2015 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2015 season
PresidentNick Ragain
ManagerSteve Trittschuh
StadiumSand Creek Stadium
USL Pro PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLuke Vercollone (7)
Highest home attendance3,726
(June 10 vs. Portland 2)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,012
(June 13 vs. Real Monarchs)
(June 24 vs. Orange County)
All: 679
(May 20 vs. Harpo's)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,484
All: 2,258

The 2015 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's first season of existence, and their first season in the United Soccer League, the third division of the American soccer pyramid. The Switchbacks played in the Western Conference of USL.

Competitions

Preseason

February 28 Scrimmage Air Force Falcons 1–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
Stadium: Cadet Soccer Stadium
March 7 Friendly CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves 0–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Pueblo, Colorado
King Stadium: Rawling Soccer Complex
March 14 Friendly Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–1 UCCS Mountain Lions Colorado Springs, Colorado
Durr 48'
King 57'
Burt Yellow card 81'		 Report Berkson Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
March 18 Friendly Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Real Monarchs SLC Grand Junction, Colorado
7:00pm MDT Report Velazco 61' Stadium: Walker Field
Referee: Alex Krelo
Assistant referees: Kali Smith
Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson

USL

Main article: 2015 USL season
March 28 1 Austin Aztex 2–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Austin, Texas
19:00 MT Touray 40'
King Yellow card 60'
Caesar 80'		 Report Maybin Yellow card 29'
Bejarano Yellow card 55'
Badr Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Luis Guardia
April 4 2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–2 Oklahoma City Energy FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
13:00 MT Harada Yellow card 23'
Burt Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 57'
Badr Yellow card 58'
Seth 68'		 Report Lopez Yellow card 12'
König 35', 90+'
Evans Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,990
Referee: Adam Finney
April 11 3 Real Monarchs SLC 0–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sandy, Utah
16:30 MT Baldin Yellow card 17' Report Harada Yellow card 28'
Seth 29', Yellow card 30'
N. Robinson Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 3,310
Referee: Brad Jensen
April 17 4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 5–2 Real Monarchs SLC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Gonzalez 12'
Vercollone Yellow card 17', 25' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
S. Robinson 42'
Harada Yellow card 45'
Maybin 88'
Armstrong Yellow card 90'		 Report Tavares 18'
Sundly Yellow card 61'
Rauhofer 88'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Younes Marrakcji
April 25 5 Austin Aztex 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Austin, Texas
19:00 MT Tyrpak 9' Report Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
May 2 6 Arizona United SC 2–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Scottsdale, Arizona
20:30 MT Top Yellow card 5', 51'
Malki Yellow card 81'
Cuevas 90+'		 Report Phillips Yellow card 72' Yellow card Yellow-red card
King 4'
Harada Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 52'
Gorrick Yellow card 31'
Vercollone 33' (pen.), Yellow card 68'
Gonzalez Yellow card 42'
Seth 45'
Bejarano Yellow card 82'
Argueta Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 13 7 Orange County Blues FC 3–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Irvine, California
20:30 MT Ramírez 38', 80', Yellow card 75'
Griffiths 57'		 Report Greer 50'
S. Robinson Yellow card 55'
Seth Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 674
Referee: Robert Sarfaraz
May 23 8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 5–0 Arizona United SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Seth Yellow card 29'
Vercollone 49', 89', Yellow card 73'
S. Robinson 75', Yellow card 76'
Gonzalez 85'
Maybin 87'		 Report Ruthven Yellow card 29'
Malki Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: M. Urbina-Barrios
May 30 9 LA Galaxy II 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Carson, California
20:30 MT Auras Yellow card 12'
Bowen Yellow card 37'
Steres 45+'
Mendiola Yellow card 82', 90+'		 Report Gonzalez 17'
Gorrick Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 635
June 6 10 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–0 Whitecaps FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT King 41'
Vercollone 78'
Maybin 83'
Phillips Yellow card 88'		 Report Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Adam Zarrin
June 10 11 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–1 Portland Timbers 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Gonzalez 25', 35'
Harada 47'
Bejarano Yellow card 90'		 Report Safiu Yellow card 76'
Richards 84'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 3,726
Referee: Karen Abt
June 13 12 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–1 Real Monarchs SLC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Gonzalez 10'
Burt Yellow card 19'
Harada 30'		 Report Baldin Yellow card 21'
Rauhofer 45' (pen.), Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Adam Finney
June 19 13 Saint Louis FC 0–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fenton, Missouri
18:30 MT Report Argueta 15'
Gonzalez Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
June 24 14 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 5–0 Orange County Blues FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT King 18', 40'
Argueta Yellow card 33'
Vercollone 57' (pen.)
Hunter 59'
Seth 69'		 Report Suggs Yellow card 25'
Crettenand Yellow card 45+'
Payeras Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Younes Marrackhi
July 3 15 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2-0 Austin Aztex Colorado Springs, Colorado
20:00 MT Gonzalez 53' 79'
King Yellow card 74'		 Report Rozeboom Yellow card 33' Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: United States Tyler Mitcham
July 11 16 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 3-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
18:30 MT Venter
Nwabueze
Ballew 		Report Vercollone Stadium: ONEOK Field
July 15 17 Whitecaps FC 2 2-2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Vancouver, British Columbia
20:00 MT Bustos 18'
Rodríguez Yellow card 43'
Lewis 50'
McKendry Yellow card 72'		 Summary Phillips 10'
King 45' (pen.)		 Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Canada Kent Waechter
July 18 18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1 - 1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT King 9'
Harada Yellow card 37'
Bejarano Yellow card 51'
Argueta Yellow card 90'		 Summary Lowe Yellow card 45'
Sérgio Mota 61' Red card 88'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 3,563
Referee: United States Mark Sauro
July 31 19 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
August 5 20 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Tulsa Roughnecks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
August 8 21 Sacramento Republic FC v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sacramento, California
21:00 MT Stadium: Bonney Field
August 14 22 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
August 19 23 Seattle Sounders FC 2 v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tukwila, Washington
20:30 MT Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
August 26 24 Real Monarchs SLC v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 MT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
September 5 25 Portland Timbers 2 v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Portland, Oregon
16:00 MT Stadium: Merlo Field
September 9 26 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Austin Aztex Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
September 12 27 Oklahoma City Energy FC v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
18:00 MT Stadium: Taft Stadium
September 19 28 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium

USL Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
May 20 Third round Colorado Springs Switchbacks Colorado 2–1 Colorado Harpo's Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Maybin 1', 35'
Argueta Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 76'		 Report Haber 49'
Cullen Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 679
Referee: Hamed Sadeghi
June 16 Fourth round Colorado Rapids Colorado 4–1 Colorado Colorado Springs Switchbacks Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MT Badji 26'
Greenspan 32'
Serna 65',Yellow card 71', 90+3'		 Report Bejarano Yellow card 61'
Phillips Red card 61'
Burt 90+1'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 1,727
Referee: Chipalo Street (Washington)

References

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