2019 New Mexico United season
| 2019 season | |||
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| Head coach | Troy Lesesne | ||
| Stadium | Isotopes Park Albuquerque, New Mexico  | ||
| USL | Conference: 10th | ||
| USL Cup Playoffs | Play-In Round | ||
| 2019 U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round | ||
| Four Corners Cup | 2nd | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 15,247  (August 17 vs. LA Galaxy II)  | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 8,330  (March 20 vs. Tulsa)  | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 12,693 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–1 (April 13 vs. Real Monarchs)  | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–6 (July 10 at Minnesota United FC, USOC QF) 0–5 (August 24 at San Antonio)  | ||
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The 2019 New Mexico United season was the inaugural season for New Mexico United in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]
Club
Roster
| No. | Position | Nation | Player | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cody Mizell | |
| 2 | DF | Ethen Sampson | |
| 3 | DF | Austin Yearwood | |
| 4 | MF | Sam Hamilton | |
| 5 | DF | Josh Suggs | |
| 6 | MF | Toni Soler | |
| 7 | MF | Ryan Williams | |
| 8 | MF | Juan Guzmán | |
| 9 | FW | Devon Sandoval | |
| 10 | FW | Kevaughn Frater | |
| 11 | FW | Santi Moar | |
| 12 | GK | Ben Beaury | |
| 14 | MF | Chris Wehan | |
| 15 | DF | Rashid Tetteh | |
| 16 | MF | Saalih Muhammad | |
| 17 | DF | Justin Schmidt | |
| 19 | FW | David Estrada | |
| 20 | MF | Josh Goss | |
| 23 | MF | Tommy Madden | |
| 24 | DF | Manny Padilla | |
| 25 | MF | Daniel Bruce | |
| 26 | MF | Kenny Akamatsu | 
Competitions
Exhibition
| February 9 Preseason | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, Texas | 
| 2:00 PM CST | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex Attendance: Closed-door  | 
| February 16 Preseason | New Mexico United | 1–0 | Denver Pioneers | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 
| Sandoval  |  USL Report | Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,215  | 
| February 24 Preseason | Sporting AZ FC | 0–4 | New Mexico United | Tucson, Arizona | 
| Report | Akamatsu  Frater Sandoval  |  Stadium: Kino Sports Complex | 
| February 27 Preseason | New Mexico United | 3–1 | OKC Energy FC | Tucson, Arizona | 
| Soler  Moar Frater  |  Report | Eissele  |  Stadium: Kino Sports Complex | 
| March 1 Preseason | FC Tucson | – | New Mexico United | Tucson, Arizona | 
| Stadium: Kino Sports Complex | ||||
| Note: Match result not publicized. | ||||
| July 18 Midseason |  New Mexico United  | 1–1 |   | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 
| 7:45 pm | Akamatsu  |  USL Report CCFC Report  |  Bogle  |  Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,347  | 
USL Championship
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Austin Bold FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 48 | Play-In Round | 
| 9 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 48 | |
| 10 | New Mexico United | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 46 | |
| 11 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 45 | |
| 12 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 41 | 
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
 Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Match results
The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[2]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in MST
| March 9 1 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval  |  Report | Jackson  Daly  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,896 Referee: Mark Allatin  | 
| March 16 2 Four Corners Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–3 | New Mexico United | Tempe, AZ | 
| 8:30 PM | Pérez  Asante Jahn Johnson  |  Report | Moar  Estrada Mizell Frater Williams Schmidt  |  Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,607 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal  | 
| March 20 3 | New Mexico United | 2–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:00 PM | Sandoval  Moar Padilla Mizell Muhammad  |  Report | Hedrick  Lobo Bastidas  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,330 Referee: Kevin Broadley  | 
| March 23 4 | Orange County SC | 2–2 | New Mexico United | Irvine, CA | 
| 8:00 PM | Jones  Crisostomo Leonardo  |  Report | Moar  Frater Guzman  |  Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Gustavo Solorio  | 
| March 29 5 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Tacoma, WA | 
| 8:00 PM | Gonzalez  Ndow  |  Report | Frater  Moar Williams  |  Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 1,837 Referee: Dejan Susak  | 
| April 6 6 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | New Mexico United | Edinburg, TX | 
| 7:30 PM | Cabezas  Foster Salazar Samuels  |  Report | Madden  |  Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Michael Radchuk  | 
| April 13 7 Four Corners Cup | New Mexico United | 5–1 | Real Monarchs | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:30 PM | Moar  Frater Suggs Wehan Muhammad  |  Report | Blake  Heard  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,327 Referee: Ricardo Robledo-Grajeda  | 
| April 20 8 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Reno, NV | 
| 7:00 PM | Rivas  Lacroix  |  Report | Suggs  Padilla Moar  |  Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 3,656 Referee: Victor Rivas  | 
| April 26 9 | New Mexico United | 3–3 | Portland Timbers 2 | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 8:30 PM | Suggs  Frater  |  Report | Ornstil  Williamson Sierakowski Wharton Leeker  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,921 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera, Jr.  | 
| May 5 10 | New Mexico United | 3–0 | San Antonio FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 5:00 p.m. CDT | Sandoval  Wehan Guzman  |  Report | Hernández  Ackon  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Thomas Snyder  | 
| May 12 11 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–2 | New Mexico United | El Paso, TX | 
| 6:00 PM | Rezende  Kiesewetter Contreras Monsalvez  |  Report | Hamilton  Williams Moar Suggs  |  Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,276 Referee: Gustavo Solorio  | 
| May 18 12 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, CO | 
| 6:00 PM | Molano  Reaves Seth  |  Report | Frater  Guzman  |  Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Farhad Dadkho  | 
| May 25 13 | Austin Bold FC | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Austin, TX | 
| 6:30 PM | Isaac  Garcia Okugo  |  Report | Okugo  Moar Tetteh Williams  |  Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 2,907 Referee: Matthew Franz  | 
| June 5 14 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | OKC Energy FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Sandoval  Frater  |  Report | Bosetti  Brown  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,574 Referee: Ismir Pekmic  | 
| June 8 15 | New Mexico United | 0–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:30 PM | Frater  Padilla Guzman  |  Report | Iwasa  Mahoney Saari  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 14,780 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic  | 
| June 15 16 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 5–1 | New Mexico United | Las Vegas, NV | 
| 8:30 PM | Torre  Hernández Garcia-Lopez Tabortetaka Robinson Rivas Sandoval  |  Report | Tetteh  Estrada  |  Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,882 Referee: Farhad Dadkho  | 
| June 22 17 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Carson, CA | 
| 8:00 PM | Hilliard-Arce  Fiddes DePuy López  |  Report | Wehan  Hamilton Frater Sampson  |  Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Mark Allatin  | 
| July 6 18 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | New Mexico United | Herriman, UT | 
| 8:00 P.M. | Plewa  Chang Ávila Ryden  |  Report | Wehan  Suggs Frater Guzmán  |  Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,159 Referee: Dejan Susak  | 
| July 13 19 | Fresno FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Fresno, CA | 
| 8:30 PM | Johnson  Caffa Daly  |  Report | Schmidt  |  Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,029 Referee: Matthew Thompson  | 
| July 24 20 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, CA | 
| 8:00 PM | Iwasa  Taintor Werner  |  Report | Wehan  Moar Sandoval Bruce  |  Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,523 Referee: Elijio Arreguin  | 
| July 31 21 | New Mexico United | 3–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:00 PM | Frater  Wehan Madden  |  Report | Herrera  Ryan Beckie  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,521 Referee: Elton García  | 
| August 3 22 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Austin Bold FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 8:30 PM | Bruce  Williams Frater  |  Report | Okugo  McFarlane Promise Faris Phillips  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Michael Radchuk  | 
| August 11 23 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–2 | New Mexico United | Portland, OR | 
| 6:00 PM | Langsdorf  Williamson Sierakowski Wharton  |  Report | Padilla  Suggs Frater Moar Schmidt Bruce  |  Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Greg Dopka  | 
| August 17 24 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | LA Galaxy II | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 19:30 | Wehan  Frater Soler Sandoval  |  Report | Kamara  Saldana José Hernández Vera Williams  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 15,247 Referee: Lukasz Szpala  | 
| August 24 25 | San Antonio FC | 5–0 | New Mexico United | San Antonio, TX | 
| 6:30 PM | Parano  Yaro Gómez Greene López Restrepo  |  Report | Muhammad  Guzmán  |  Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,057 Referee: Jon Freemon  | 
| September 1 26 | New Mexico United | 0–2 | Orange County SC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 19:30 | Suggs  |  Report | Orozco  Forrester van Ewijk Seaton Quinn Arellano  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,873 Referee: Luis Guardia  | 
| September 8 27 | OKC Energy | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Oklahoma City, OK | 
| 5:00 PM | Williams  Brown Harris R. Garcia  |  Report | Sandoval  Tetteh Guzman Wehan Suggs  |  Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Mark Allatin  | 
| September 14 28 | New Mexico United | 3–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval  Moar Hamilton  |  Report | Romero  Reaves Burt Jome  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Farhad Dadkho  | 
| September 20 29 | New Mexico United | 1–3 | Reno 1868 FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:30 PM | Moar  Wehan  |  Report | Hertzog  Richards Galindo Partida Lacroix  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,518 Referee: Matthew Franz  | 
| September 28 30 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval  Frater Hamilton Schmidt Padilla Guzmán  |  Report | Jahn  Calistri  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,009 Referee: Michael Radchuk  | 
| October 5 31 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 8:30 PM | Hamilton  Moar Muhammad  |  Report | Junqua  Small Rodriguez  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,196 Referee: Matthew Thompson  | 
| October 12 32 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Tulsa, OK | 
| 6:00 PM | Uzo  Marlon Boakye-Mensa Lobo Silva  |  Report | Suggs  Sandoval Moar  |  Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Lukasz Szpala  | 
| October 16 33 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | Tacoma Defiance | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:00 PM | Wehan  Frater  |  Report | Gonzalez  Rubio  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,323 Referee: Yusri Rudolf  | 
| October 19 34 | New Mexico United | 2–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 7:00 PM | Wehan  Tetteh Hamilton Sandoval  |  Report | Torre  Torres  |  Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,788 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza  | 
USL Cup Playoffs
| 23 October Play-In Round | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, CA | 
| 8:30 PM | Enevoldsen  Alemán Villarreal Werner  |  Report | Sandoval  Padilla Wehan Guzmán Schmidt  |  Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,907 Referee: Elton Garcia  | 
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, New Mexico United will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019[3]
| May 15 Second round |  Phoenix Rising FC  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)  |   | Scottsdale, Arizona | 
| 7:30 PM MST | Flemmings  Musa Jahn  |  Report | Muhammad  Frater Sandoval Moar  |  Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Dejan Susak  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Jahn  Asante Dia Spencer Cochran  |  ||||
| May 29 Third round |  Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC  | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |   | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 
| 7:00 pm MDT | Burt  Reaves Donsu Argueta  |  Report | Frater  Wehan  |  Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 349 Referee: Karen Abt  | 
| June 12 Fourth round |  Colorado Rapids  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)  |   | Commerce City, Colorado | 
| 7:00 PM MDT | Sjöberg  Rubio Blomberg Rosenberry Mezquida Acosta Wilson  |  Report | Sandoval  Hamilton Sampson Wehan Frater Moar Guzman  |  Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Malik Badawi  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Acosta  Wilson Rosenberry Nicholson  |  ||||
| June 19 Round of 16 |  FC Dallas  | 1–2 |   | Dallas, Texas | 
| 6:00 PM | Servania  Cerrillo Bressan  |  Report | Frater  Hamilton Yearwood Mizell Padilla  |  Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 1,424 Referee: Jon Freemon  | 
| July 10 Quarter-final |  Minnesota United FC  | 6–1 |   | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Rodríguez  Quintero Greguš Ibarra  |  Report | Moar  Wehan  |  Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Ramy Touchan  | 
References
- ^ "New Mexico United Unveils Official Name, Branding". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
 - ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
 - ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
 
