2021 FC Tulsa season

The 2021 FC Tulsa season is the franchise's 7th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. It is their second season since the club's rebranding from Tulsa Roughnecks FC[1] to FC Tulsa.[2]

FC Tulsa
2021 season
Head coachMichael Nsien
StadiumONEOK Field
Tulsa, Oklahoma
USL ChampionshipDivision: 4th
Overall: 14th
USL CupConference Quarterfinals
2021 U.S. Open CupCancelled
Black Gold DerbyChampions
Highest home attendance4,241
(7/17 vs. OKC)
Lowest home attendance2,302
(8/25 vs. MEM)
Average home league attendance3,438
Biggest winTUL 4–0 ATL (10/20)
Biggest defeatATL 5–0 TUL (5/19)
City Kit colors
State Kit colors

Club
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps [1] Goals [2]
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Lewis GK (1992-04-17) April 17, 1992 Penn FC 35 0
12 Daniel Gagliardi GK (1997-01-21) January 21, 1997 Fort Lauderdale CF 0 0
31 Austin Wormell GK (1998-05-26) May 26, 1998 Rogers State University Hillcats 0 0
Defenders
2 Kevin Garcia CB (1990-08-21) August 21, 1990 Houston Dynamo FC 19 0
3 Piercen Fisher [A] DF (2004-06-03) June 3, 2004 Tulsa SC Academy 0 0
4 Modou Jadama CB (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 Atlanta United 2 37 1
5 Leo Folla CB (1995-03-02) March 2, 1995 Chattanooga Red Wolves 0 0
13 Matt Sheldon RB (1992-08-23) August 23, 1992 Waterside Karori 39 1
18 Solomon Kwambe RB (1993-09-30) September 30, 1993 Lobi Stars F.C. 6 0
22 Bradley Bourgeois CB (1994-04-13) April 13, 1994 Nashville SC 51 0
26 Jorge Corrales LB (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 CF Montréal 37 1
28 Jesus Hernandez [A] DF (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002 Tulsa Soccer Academy 0 0
Midfielders
16 Rodrigo da Costa AM (1993-12-20) December 20, 1993 Florida Soccer Soldiers 52 14
20 Ciaran Winters MF (2001-05-29) May 29, 2001 Sporting Kansas City Academy 3 0
21 Kembo Kibato[†] AM (2000-09-16) September 16, 2000 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2 0
24 Tony Mota [A] MF (2002-09-27) September 27, 2002 Tulsa SC Academy 0 0
30 Lebo Moloto CM (1990-05-21) May 21, 1990 Nashville SC 16 1
33 Lucas Coutinho AM (1993-08-12) August 12, 1993 Tormenta FC 0 0
44 Eric Bird CM (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 Houston Dynamo FC 16 2
99 Raphael Ayagwa DM (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 Lobi Stars F.C. 19 0
Forwards
7 Stanley Oganbor FW (1998-07-10) July 10, 1998 Flight FC 0 0
9 Jerome Kiesewetter CF (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 Inter Miami CF 3 0
10 Marlon RW (1995-04-29) April 29, 1995 Madureira Esporte Clube 27 8
11 Joaquín Rivas RW (1992-04-26) April 26, 1992 Saint Louis FC 69 22 [+]
17 Martin Martinez-Leyva [A] FW (2004-01-11) January 11, 2004 Tulsa SC Academy 0 0
72 Promise Akinpelu [A] FW (2001-07-03) July 3, 2001 NK Trnje 0 0
77 Michael Cunningham FW (1991-02-05) February 5, 1991 Rochester Lancers 0 0
92 Darío Suárez LW (1992-08-25) August 25, 1992 Miami FC 19 10
    1. ^
      USL Academy player
      2.
    2. ^
      On Loan from Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
      3.
    3. ^
      Total Career Appearances for Club
      4.
    4. ^
      Total Career Goals for Club
      5.
    5. ^
      Club Record
      6.

    Staff

    Competitions

    Preseason
    March 20 Scrimmage Team Ricketts 1–1 Team Vuko Tulsa, Oklahoma
    10am CDT Suárez  4' (pen.) Report Rivas  42' Stadium: Titan Sports Complex
    Attendance: 0
    Note: Intrasquad scrimmage
    March 24 Preseason 1 Houston Dynamo FC 3–0 FC Tulsa College Station, Texas
    4pm CDT Urruti  15' (Pasher)
    Pasher  34'
    Vera  57' (Urruti)    		 TUL Report
    HOU Report    		 Stadium: Ellis Field
    Attendance: 0
    March 25 Preseason 2 North Texas SC 3–0 FC Tulsa Frisco, Texas
    3pm CDT Trialist #1  50'
    Pickering  82'
    Trialist #2  86'    		 Report Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Field #5
    Attendance: 0
    March 27 Preseason 3 North Texas SC 1–0 FC Tulsa Frisco, Texas
    11am CDT Trialist #1  61' Report Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Field #5
    Attendance: 0
    April 2 Preseason 4 FC Tulsa 5–0 FC Wichita Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Moloto  3'
    Rivas  22'
    Kiesewetter  43'
    Kiesewetter  52'
    da Costa  54'    		 Report Stadium: Titan Sports Complex
    Attendance: 0
    April 17 Preseason 5 FC Tulsa 1–1 Austin Bold FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    2pm CDT Garcia  68' Report Báez  37' Stadium: ONEOK Field

    USL Championship
    Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

    Standings — Central Division
    Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Louisville City FC 32 18 7 7 61 37 +24 61 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
    2 Birmingham Legion FC 32 18 8 6 51 31 +20 60
    3 Memphis 901 FC 32 14 10 8 47 42 +5 50
    4 FC Tulsa 32 14 13 5 49 48 +1 47
    5 OKC Energy FC 32 8 11 13 30 38 −8 37
    6 Indy Eleven 32 9 15 8 32 47 −15 35
    7 Atlanta United 2 32 8 14 10 47 56 −9 34[lower-alpha 1]
    8 Sporting Kansas City II 32 4 20 8 33 64 −31 20[lower-alpha 1]
    Source: USL
    Notes:
    1. The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[3]

    Match results
    April 24 1 OKC Energy 1–3 FC Tulsa Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    7:30pm CDT Donovan  76' Report Rivas  29',  36'
    Suarez  87'    		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
    Attendance: 3,380
    Referee: Ismir Pekmic
    May 1 2 FC Tulsa 2–0 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT da Costa  14'
    Suarez  25'    		 Report Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 4,241
    Referee: Elijio Arreguin
    May 8 3 Indy Eleven 0–2 FC Tulsa Indianapolis, Indiana
    6pm CDT Report Rivas  62',  81' (pen.) Stadium: Carroll Stadium
    Referee: Lukasz Szpala
    May 19 4 Atlanta United 2 5–0 FC Tulsa Kennesaw, Georgia
    6:30 CDT Allan  34'
    McFadden  36',  39'
    Wolff  45+2'
    Morales  78'
    Gannon  80'    		 Report Corrales  34'  68'
    Jadama  76'    		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Attendance: 650
    Referee: Alyssa Nichols
    June 2 5 Sporting Kansas City II 4–1 FC Tulsa Kansas City, Kansas
    7:00 PM CDT Rad  41',  54'
    Duke  45+3'
    Barber  49'
    Harris  55'
    R. Smith  73'    		 Report Coutinho  14'
    Marlon  23'
    Bird  71'
    Kiesewetter  85'    		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Referee: Matthew Thompson
    June 6 6 Birmingham Legion 2–1 FC Tulsa Birmingham, Alabama
    4:00 PM CDT Brett  30',  75'
    James  43'    		 Report Folla  47'
    Suarez  83'    		 Stadium: BBVA Field
    Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
    June 16 7 FC Tulsa 4–3 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7:00pm CDT Kibato  18'
    da Costa  42'
    Marlon  45',  45+2'
    Suarez  62' (pen.)
    Rivas  72'
    Ayagwa  90+5'    		 Report R. Smith  7'
    Džankić  34'
    Rešetar  45+3'
    Freeman  87',  90+4'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 3,690
    Referee: Matthew Franz
    June 19 8 FC Tulsa 2–3 Louisville City FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT da Costa  23'
    Marlon  55'
    Rivas  60'    		 Report Lancaster  2',  10' (pen.)
    Gómez  7'
    McCabe  88'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 3,976
    Referee: Brandon Stevis
    June 25 9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–2 FC Tulsa Edinburg, Texas
    7:30 PM CDT Diz Pe  4'
    Njie  90+2'    		 Report da Costa  22',  60'
    Kibato  25'  78'
    Sheldon  57'
    Kiesewetter  89'    		 Stadium: HEB Park
    Attendance: 2,955
    Referee: Mark Allatin
    July 2 10 OKC Energy 0–0 FC Tulsa Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    7:30 PM CDT Stephenson  90+2' Report Ayagwa  42'
    Winters  74'    		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
    Attendance: 2,673
    Referee: Matthew Thompson
    July 10 11 FC Tulsa 3–2 Louisville City FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Marlon  6'
    Kibato  16'
    da Costa  40'
    Suarez  65'
    Moloto  81'    		 Report Hoppenot  5'
    Greig  45+1'
    Lancaster  61'
    Watts  90+2'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 3,006
    Referee: Matthew Corrigan
    July 17 12 FC Tulsa 1–2 OKC Energy Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Corrales  14'
    Suárez  25'
    da Costa  63',  90+1'    		 Report Ward  39'
    López  65'
    Osmond  89'
    Kurimoto  90+6'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 5,009
    Referee: Brad Jensen
    July 24 13 Memphis 901 FC 1–0 FC Tulsa Memphis, Tennessee
    7:30 PM CDT Murphy  45+4'
    Carroll  64'
    Dally  90+5'    		 Report Marlon  39' Stadium: Autozone Park
    Attendance: 5,425
    Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
    July 28 14 Atlanta United 2 2–1 FC Tulsa Kennesaw, Georgia
    TBD CDT Fewo  14'
    Macky Diop  25' (pen.)
    Fortune  49'
    Matheus  90+3'    		 Report Bourgeois  18'
    da Costa 42',  55'    		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Attendance: 769
    Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
    August 4 15 FC Tulsa 0–2 Indy Eleven Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Report Moon  37'
    Arteaga  54'
    Wild  79'
    Hackshaw  81'
    Vassell  85'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 3,099
    Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
    August 7 16 FC Tulsa 3–1 Birmingham Legion FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Jadama  71'
    Sheldon  25'
    Marlon  88',  89'
    Kibato  90+1'
    Ayagwa  80'    		 Report Brett  45+1',  66' (pen.)
    Vancaeyezeele  77'
    Rufe  84'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 3,389
    Referee: Jeremy Scheer
    August 14 17 Louisville City FC 2–1 FC Tulsa Louisville, Kentucky
    TBD CDT Lancaster  10',  66'
    McMahon  66'
    Gómez  85'    		 Report Sheldon  72'
    Moloto  81'
    Bourgeois  90+1'
    Bird  90+3'    		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
    Attendance: 10,675
    Referee: Malik Badawi
    August 22 18 Birmingham Legion FC 1–2 FC Tulsa Birmingham, Alabama
    4:00 PM CDT Flemmings  68' Report Johnson  8'
    Suárez  56'    		 Stadium: BBVA Field
    Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
    August 25 19 FC Tulsa 2–1 Memphis 901 FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Jadama  8'
    Moloto  75'
    Marlon  80',  90+2'    		 Report Dacres  16'
    Reynolds  39'
    Murphy  87'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 2,302
    Referee: Jervis Atagana
    August 28 20 FC Tulsa 3–1 Atlanta United 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Sheldon  14',  70'
    Moloto  30',  34'
    Suárez  54'
    Jadama  64'    		 Report Chol  17'
    Washington  50'
    Benítez  70'
    Macky Diop  73'
    Kamdem Fewo  75'
    McFadden  81'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 3,221
    Referee: Laura Rodriguez
    September 3 21 Louisville City FC 0–1 FC Tulsa Louisville, Kentucky
    TBD CDT DelPiccolo  68'
    Ownby  82'    		 Report Suárez  20'
    Marlon  47'
    Lewis  71'
    Da Costa  79'
    Fenwick  90+3'    		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
    Attendance: 10,206
    Referee: John Matto
    September 8 22 FC Tulsa 2–1 Indy Eleven Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Marlon  9',  67'
    Corrales  51'
    Suárez  89' (pen.)
    Da Costa  90+6'    		 Report Arteaga  34'
    Haworth  41'
    Farr  88'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 2,312
    Referee: John Griggs
    September 11 23 FC Tulsa 1–1 Birmingham Legion FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Da Costa  12'
    Suárez  29' (pen.)
    Coutinho  88'    		 Report Kasim  53'
    Lopez  65'
    Williams  80'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 3,439
    Referee: Natalie Simon
    September 18 24 FC Tulsa 0–1 Austin Bold FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Report Garcia  11'
    Rissi  14'
    Diouf  78'
    Ciss  90+3'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 3,588
    Referee: Gerald Flores
    September 24 25 Sporting Kansas City II 1–1 FC Tulsa Kansas City, Kansas
    7:00 PM CDT Čuić  55'
    Pierre  65'
    Cisneros  87'    		 Report Suárez  8' (pen.)
    Johnson  16'
    Flanagan  88'
    Da Costa  90+1'
    Jadama  90+5'    		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Referee: Kevin Fikar
    October 2 26 FC Tulsa 0–3 Memphis 901 FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Rivas 2'
    Marlon  70'    		 Report Bourgeois  17' (o.g.)
    Logue  33'
    Kissiedou  25',  35',  45+3'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 3,405
    Referee: Matthew Corrigan
    October 9 27 FC Tulsa 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Da Costa  45+1' Report Gómez  7'
    Solignac 14'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 4,156
    Referee: Brandon Stevis
    October 16 28 San Antonio FC 1–1 FC Tulsa San Antonio, Texas
    7:30 CDT Maloney  25'
    Gallegos  56'    		 Report Da Costa  27'
    Kibato  45+1'
    Marlon  59'
    Ayagwa  87'
    Milke  87'    		 Stadium: Toyota Field
    Attendance: 5,090
    Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
    October 20 29 FC Tulsa 4–0 Atlanta United 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Da Costa  17'
    Johnson  21'
    Garcia  23'
    Marlon  34'
    Wormell  70'
    Coutinho  90+1'    		 Report Washington  31'
    Cobb  83'
    McFadden  84'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 2,730
    Referee: Mark Allatin
    October 23 30 Indy Eleven 1–1 FC Tulsa Indianapolis, Indiana
    TBD CDT Arteaga  43'
    Vassell  71'
    Adewole  77'    		 Report Fenwick  32'
    Johnson  78'    		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
    Attendance: 6,499
    Referee: Melvin Rivas
    October 27 31 Memphis 901 FC 3–2 FC Tulsa Memphis, Tennessee
    7:00 PM CDT Fortune  24',  39'
    Segbers  33'
    Murphy  75',  85'
    Paul  88'
    Oduro  90+2'    		 Report Marlon  8' (pen.)
    Logue  74' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: Autozone Park
    Attendance: 3,443
    Referee: Elton García
    October 30 32 FC Tulsa 2–0 OKC Energy Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7pm CDT Rivas  11'
    Jadama  68'
    Marlon  82'    		 Report Chavez  71' Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 4,053
    Referee: Michael Radchuk

    USL Championship Playoffs
    Main article: 2021 USL Championship Playoffs
    November 6, 2021 Conference Quarterfinals Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–2 FC Tulsa Tampa Bay, FL
    7:30 p.m. EDT Report Bird  63',  72'
    Rivas  67'
    Suárez  90'    		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
    Attendance: 6,262
    Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

    References
    1. Bailey, Eric (February 26, 2014). "Fans vote to resurrect Roughnecks name for new Tulsa pro soccer team". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
    2. "FC Tulsa Unveils New Name, Crest and Colors to Usher in New Era of Pro Soccer in Tulsa" (Press release). FC Tulsa. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
    3. "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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