2020_Tacoma_Defiance_season

2020 Tacoma Defiance season

2020 Tacoma Defiance season

Tacoma Defiance 2020 soccer season

The 2020 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's sixth year of existence, formerly as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their sixth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their third season in Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

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Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of December 15, 2020.[1]

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    Signed to first team contract with Sounders FC.
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    Sounders FC Academy player.

Competitions

Preseason

February 6, 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance
(PDT)
Note: closed door 114 min match
February 12, 2020 LA Galaxy II – Tacoma Defiance Carson, California
(PDT) Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Friendlies

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(PDT)

USL regular season

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group A

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Source: USL

Results summary

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Last updated: October 3, 2020.
Source: USL Championship

Results by matchday

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A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 6, 2020 USL 1 Tacoma Defiance 1–3 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PST) Hegardt 26'
Daley Yellow card 38'
Atencio Yellow card 86'		 Report Skahan 56'
François 74'
Fuentes 87'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 11, 2020 USL 2 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 San Diego Loyal SC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Mueller Yellow card 38'
Dhillon 56'		 Report Atuahene 31', 85', Yellow card 89'
Stoneman Yellow card 57'
Kempin Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luis Guardia
Note: Played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
July 13, 2020 USL 3 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Formella 8' (pen.), 37'
Hillard-Arce 23'
Villareal Yellow card 84'
Skundrich Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Díaz 1'
Daley 57'
Serrano 81'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 18, 2020 USL 4 Tacoma Defiance 3–0 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Díaz 14'
Kitahara Yellow card 21'
Burke-Gilroy Yellow card 52'
Robles 58'
Reynolds Yellow card 60'
Pérez 64'
Baker-Whiting Yellow card 80'		 Report Ornstil Yellow card 45'
Velásquez Yellow card 60'
Krolicki Yellow card 60'
Clapier Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 3, 2020 USL 5 Portland Timbers 2 0–4 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
6:00  p.m. (PDT) Dúran Yellow card 30'
Anguiano Yellow card 45'
Calixtro Yellow card 73'		 Report Díaz 23', 47'
Mueller 40', Yellow card 53'
Daley Yellow card 70'
Pérez 72'
Ocampo-Chavez Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
August 8, 2020 USL 6 Reno 1868 FC 2–1 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Kikanovic 20'
Hertzog 32' (pen.), Yellow card 32'
Rivas Yellow card 48'
Ycaza Yellow card 90'+3'		 Report Robles 24'
Herrera Yellow card 31'
Cissoko Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Nicholas Marin
August 15, 2020 USL 7 Sacramento Republic FC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
8:00  p.m. (PDT) Formella 14', 41'
Iwasa 33'
Belmar Yellow card 54'
McCrary Yellow card 84'		 Report Hinds Yellow card 42'
Rogers 50'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 19, 2020 USL 8 Las Vegas Lights FC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Burgos 19'
Dally 30'
Sandoval 67'		 Report Cissoko Yellow card 68'
Gonzalez 84'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Karen Callado
Note: This match was originally scheduled for 8/12 but was moved due to COVID cases on the Lights squad
September 4, 2020 USL 10 Real Monarchs SLC 1–0 Tacoma Defiance Herriman, Utah
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Arriaga 26'
Davis Yellow card 90'+6'		 Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 9, 2020 USL 9 Portland Timbers 2 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Gonzalez 18', 24'
Calixtro 21' (pen.)
Ornstil Yellow card 80'		 Report Fernandez Yellow card 68' Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Note: A covered person within the Portland Timbers 2 organization has shown symptoms for COVID-19 so the match has been postponed.[3] Match rescheduled from 8/30 to 9/9.
September 17, 2020 USL 12 Reno 1868 FC 3–2 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
6:30  p.m. (PDT) Gleadle 5'
Hertzog Yellow card 19'
Ycaza 52'
Langsdorf 57'		 Report Kinzner Yellow card 37'
Serrano Yellow card 40', 75'
Kitahara Yellow card 47'
Cissoko 56'
Hegardt Yellow card 65'
Gonzalez Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Joseph Salinas
Note: Due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad this match was moved from October 3. Due to a positive test in the Defiance squad the matched was moved from 9/16.
September 20, 2020 USL 13 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Keinan Yellow card 45'+4'
Bijev 48'
Skundrich Yellow card 56'
Belmar 60' (pen.)
López 90'
Sargis Yellow card 90'+4'		 Report Pérez 3'
Kitahara Yellow card 15'
Díaz 66', Yellow card 80'
Serrano 86'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin
Note: Due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Defiance organization the match was moved from 9/19.
September 24, 2020 USL 11 Portland Timbers 2 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:00  p.m. (PDT) González Asensi 12', 75' (pen.)
Hanson Yellow card 35'
Epps 49'		 Report Robles 47' Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Note: Match rescheduled from September 12 due to air quality issues in the Pacific Northwest.[4]
September 27, 2020 USL 14 Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
1:30  p.m. (PDT) Dobbelaere 28'
Hegardt Yellow card 76'
Gonzalez 85'		 Report Anguiano Yellow card 43'
Velásquez Yellow card 45+1'
Hanson Yellow card 62'
Stanley Yellow card 71'
Gonzalez 87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 30, 2020 USL 15 Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Mueller Yellow card 66'
Díaz 71', Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Chavez Yellow card 42'
Penagos Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 3, 2020 USL 16 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Ocampo-Chavez 16'
Robles Yellow card 89'		 Report Richards 35'
Langsdorf 62'
Partida Yellow card 89'
Rivas Yellow card 90'+1'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Note: Originally schedule as a match in Tacoma on 7/23 that match was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad and then move/switch with the away match with Reno.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[5]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

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Top scorers

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Top assists

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Disciplinary record

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Honors and awards



Team of the Week

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Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster.

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References

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    "Tacoma Defiance Roster". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Tacoma Defiance Statement on Governor Inslee Announcement" (Press release). March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Tacoma Defiance's Match Sunday Evening at Portland Postponed". TacDefiance.com. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Tacoma Defiance Match at Portland Timbers 2 Rescheduled for September 24". TacDefiance.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
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    "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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    "Birmingham's Lapa Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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    "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 7". USLChampionship.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. [8]
    "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 15". USLChampionship.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Taylor Mueller". Seattle Sounders FC. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Collin Fernandez". Tacoma Defiance. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Danny Reynolds". Sounders FC Communications. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  12. [12]
    "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Jesús Pérez". February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Eric Kinzer". July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Tacoma Defiance signs midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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    "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT PORTLAND TIMBERS 2 – AUGUST 3, 2020". Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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    "TACOMA DEFIANCE SIGNS DEFENDER ALEX VILLANUEVA". August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
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    "TORONTO FC II LOAN ERIC KLENOFSKY TO TACOMA DEFIANCE". September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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    "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020". September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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    "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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    "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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    "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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    "Tacoma Defiance Signs Four to New Contracts". Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  23. [23]
    "Sounders FC signs midfielders Atencio and Dobbelaere as Homegrown Players". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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    "Sounders FC signs midfielder Shandon Hopeau as Homegrown Player". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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    "TACOMA DEFIANCE RELEASES MIDFIELDER JESSE DALEY". Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  26. [26]
    "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020". Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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