2020–21 San Diego 1904 FC season

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San Diego 1904 FC
2020–21 NISA season
OwnerDemba Ba
Eden Hazard
Vagno Chandara
Alexandre Gontran
Head coachScott Morrison[a]
StadiumChula Vista Elite
Athlete Training Center
Chula Vista, California
NISAFall: Did not compete
Spring: 7th
PlayoffsFall: Did not compete
Spring: Did not qualify
Legends CupSemifinals
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: César Romero: 3
All: César Romero: 5
Biggest winMBFC 1–2 1904
(Apr. 16, NISA Legends Cup)
Biggest defeat1904 1–4 NAFC (June 16)
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The 2020–21 San Diego 1904 FC season was the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) and second overall.

Roster[]

Players[]

As of April 13, 2021[1][2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Rodrigo Sarmiento  United States
2 DF Edwin Lara  United States
3 DF James Hone-Blanchet  Canada
4 MF Ozzie Ramos  United States
5 DF Jonathan Stoop  United States
6 DF Dallin Cutler  United States
7 MF Felipe Liborio  United States
8 FW Faisal Almubaslat  United States
9 FW Lorenzo Ramirez  United States
10 FW Moe Espinoza  United States
11 MF Romario Lomeli  United States
12 MF Gael Ruiz  United States
13 DF Eder Arreola  United States
14 MF Brandon Zambrano  Mexico
15 FW Ivan Garduno  United States
16 GK Misha Marson  United States
18 FW Ashkanov Apollon  United States
19 FW César Romero  Mexico
21 DF Amadou Mogossirega  Mali
22 DF Andrew Keszweski  United States
23 MF Diego Esquivel  United States
24 MF Jomar Munaf  United States
26 MF Rhys Gourdie  Scotland
30 GK Mateo Zabala  Colombia

Staff[]

  • Scotland Scott Morrison – Head coach
  1. ^ During the Legends Cup tournament Alexandre Gontran served as head coach since Morrison could not travel due to COVID complications

Transfers[]

In[]

# Pos. Player Signed from Details Date Source
4 DF United States Ozzie Ramos Mexico Atlético Jalisco Free transfer March 27, 2021 [3]
8 FW United States Faisal Almubaslat United States Moros FC (UPSL) Free transfer March 29, 2021 [4]
11 MF United States Romario Lomeli United States Cal FC Free transfer April 6, 2021 [5][6]
18 FW United States Ashkanov Apollon United States Sacramento Republic FC Free transfer May 11, 2021 [7]

Out[]

# Pos. Player Signed to Details Date Source
11 FW El Salvador Nelson Blanco United States Oakland Roots SC Not re-signed August 6, 2020 [8]
21 GK Haiti Jean Antoine United States Detroit City FC Not re-signed August 11, 2020 [9]
4 DF United States Ozzie Ramos Mexico Atlético Jalisco Not re-signed August 19, 2020 [10]
GK Cameroon Antony Siaha United States San Diego Sockers (Indoor) Not re-signed January 8, 2021 [11]
19 MF England Billy Garton Jr. United States California United Strikers FC Not re-signed April 7, 2021 [12]

Friendlies[]

February 26, 2021 (2021-02-26) Scrimmage California United Strikers FC 4–2 San Diego 1904 FC Irvine, California
1:30 PM PST Broadcast Stadium: Orange County Great Park
March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07) Scrimmage San Diego 1904 FC 2–2 White Tigers FC (UPSL) Temecula, California
11:30 AM PST Broadcast Stadium: Patricia H. Birdsall Sports Park
March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20) Scrimmage Temecula FC 3–6 San Diego 1904 FC Temecula, California
3:00 PM PDT Report Stadium: Birdsall Sports Park
Attendance: 0
Note: Match consisted of three 35 minute periods and was played behind closed doors
March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28) Preseason San Diego Loyal SC 3–1 San Diego 1904 FC Chula Vista, California
12:00 PM PDT
  • Ibarra 17'
  • Adams 22'
  • Blake 45'
 Report
  • Lomeli 8'
 Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was 75 minutes long and played behind closed doors. The two teams also played a scrimmage between their trialists which ended 6–0 for the Loyal.[13]
March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) Preseason Los Angeles Force 1–0 San Diego 1904 FC Whittier, California
12:00 p.m. PDT Report Stadium: Rio Hondo Stadium
April 4, 2021 (2021-04-04) Preseason San Diego 1904 FC 3–2 FC Arizona Irvine, California
10:00 a.m. PDT Report
Match Info		 Stadium: Orange County Great Park

Competitions[]

2020 Fall season[]

Main article: 2020–21 NISA season § Fall season

Initial details for the NISA Fall 2020 season were released on June 4, 2020.[14] In late July, it was announced that 1904 FC would not be taking part in either the Fall Season or NISA Independent Cup due to concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] A second NISA team, Stumptown Athletic, followed shortly after.[16]

On September 2, NISA confirmed San Diego would return for the NISA Spring 2021 season.[17]

2021 Spring Season[]

Main article: 2020–21 NISA season § Spring season

NISA Legends Cup[]

NISA announced initial spring season plans in early February 2021, including starting the season with a tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a standard regular season to follow.[18][19] The tournament, now called the NISA Legends Cup, was officially announced on March 10 and is scheduled to run between April 13 and 25.[20] All nine NISA members teams take part in the Spring will be divided into three team groups. The highest placing group winner would automatically qualify for the tournament final, while the second and third highest finishing teams overall would play one-another in a semifinal to determine a second finalist.

1904 were drawn into Group 1 alongside Michigan Stars FC and the debuting Maryland Bobcats FC.[21]

Group 1 Standings[]
Home \ Away 		MAR MIC SDG
Maryland Bobcats FC — 1–1 1–2
Michigan Stars FC — 1–1
San Diego 1904 FC —
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legends Cup Standings[]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chattanooga FC 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Advance to Legends Cup final
2 Detroit City FC 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
3 San Diego 1904 FC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
4 Los Angeles Force 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
5 Michigan Stars FC 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
6 California United Strikers FC 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
7 Maryland Bobcats FC 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
8 Stumptown AC 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
9 New Amsterdam FC 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
Matches[]
April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13) Group 1 Round 1 Michigan Stars FC 1–1 San Diego 1904 FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Yellow card 29'
  • 60'
  • Yellow card 67'
  • Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+3'
 NISA Report
Stars Report
Broadcast
  • Lara Yellow card 8'
  • Yellow card 45+1'
  • 90+4' (pen)
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Referee: Andrew Musashe
April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16) Group 1 Round 2 Maryland Bobcats FC 1–2 San Diego 1904 FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Argueta Yellow card 20', 61'
  • Akinlosotu Yellow card 28'
  • Mason Yellow card 39'
  • Sesay Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 90+1'
  • Caulker Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 82'
 Report
Stadium: Finley Stadium
Referee: Ben Meyer
April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) Legends Cup Semifinal #2 Detroit City FC 1–0 #3 San Diego 1904 FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Finley Stadium

Regular season[]

The Spring Season schedule was announced on March 18 with each association member playing eight games, four home and four away, in a single round-robin format.[22]

Standings[]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Detroit City FC (Y, X) 8 6 2 0 14 3 +11 20 Advance to season final
2 Los Angeles Force 8 6 0 2 11 6 +5 18 Advance to spring final[a]
3 Stumptown AC 8 4 3 1 8 4 +4 15
4 California United Strikers FC 8 4 1 3 12 10 +2 13
5 Maryland Bobcats FC 8 3 2 3 9 8 +1 11
6 Chattanooga FC (Z) 8 2 2 4 6 8 −2 8 Advance to spring final
7 San Diego 1904 FC 8 2 1 5 8 17 −9 7
8 Michigan Stars FC 8 1 2 5 5 12 −7 5
9 New Amsterdam FC 8 1 1 6 5 10 −5 4
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
(X) Spring Legends Cup champion; (Y) Fall Champion, qualifies for season final; (Z) Spring Legends Cup runner-up, qualifies for spring final [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.
Results summary[]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 2 1 5 8 17  −9 7 1 1 2 4 8  −4 1 0 3 4 9  −5

Last updated: June 26, 2021.
Source: Match reports

Matches[]
May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08) Week 1 Los Angeles Force 0–1 San Diego 1904 FC Whittier, California
7:00 p.m. PDT
Report
Broadcast (Non-U.S.)
  • Marson Yellow card 32'
  • Garduno Yellow card 45+1'
  • Esquivel 67'
  • Cutler Yellow card 79'
 Stadium: Rio Hondo Stadium
Referee: Omeed Azadpour
Note: Report missing Ivan Garduno's caution, 1904 subs (Lomeli on for Arreola in the 55', Ramirez on for Apollon in the 64'), LAF subs (Culwell on for Barrera in the 82')
May 15, 2021 (2021-05-15) Week 2 San Diego 1904 FC 1–3 Detroit City FC Chula Vista, California
7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Ramos Yellow card 32'
  • Keszweski Yellow card 35'
  • Romero Jr Yellow card 70', 87' (Pen)
 NISA Report
Detroit Report
Broadcast
  • Manning 45+3'
  • Rutz 51'
  • Todd Yellow card 52'
  • Filerman 84'
 Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Referee: Randy Hoffman
May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) Week 3 San Diego 1904 FC 1–0 Michigan Stars FC Chula Vista, California
7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Ramirez 2'
  • Almubaslat Yellow card 72'
  • Espinoza Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
Broadcast
  • Chalbaud Yellow card 32'
  • Reynolds Yellow card 43'
 Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Referee: Brendon Gardner
June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09) Week 4 California United Strikers FC 3–1 San Diego 1904 FC Irvine, California
2:00 p.m. PDT
Report
Highlights
  • Cutler 51', Yellow card 55'
  • Ramos Yellow card 54'
 Stadium: Auxilary Field at Great Park
Note: Not streamed, match report incomplete with details and stats taken from Strikers' Twitter. All players listed as subs for 1904 made appearances during the match.
June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12) Week 5 San Diego 1904 FC 1–1 Chattanooga FC Chula Vista, California
7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Ramos Yellow card 37'
  • Gourdie 45+2'
  • Keszweski Yellow card 85'
 Report
Broadcast
  • Coleman Yellow card 24'
  • McKinley Yellow card 46'
  • McGrath 89'
 Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Referee: Samantha Martinez
June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16) Week 6 San Diego 1904 FC 1–4 New Amsterdam FC Chula Vista, California
7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Espinoza Yellow card 24'
  • Hone-Blanchet 57'
  • Ramos Yellow card 73'
  • Cutler Yellow card 79'
 Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Referee: Jervis Atagana
June 22, 2021 (2021-06-22) Week 7 Stumptown AC 3–1 San Diego 1904 FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • McGrath 8', Yellow card 89'
  • Ward 13'
  • Garcia Sosa 45+3'
 Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Alexander Zhelyazkov
June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26) Week 8 Maryland Bobcats FC 3–1 San Diego 1904 FC Germantown, Maryland
7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Banjo 20'
  • Argueta Yellow card 69'
  • Balogun 71'
  • Sesay 90'
 NISA Report
FotMob Report
Match Recording
  • Gourdie Yellow card 46'
  • Romero Yellow card 70', 85'
  • Espinoza Yellow card 89'
 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Referee: Balvir Cabrera Garcia
Note: Match was not streamed due to technical issue and the match report only shows the starting lineups. Further detail was gathered from team social media and a match recording provided by Maryland. 1904 Subs (63' Lomeli in for Almubaslat, 75' Ramirez Jr in for Esquivel), MBFC Subs (56' Pato in for Alvarado, 79' Mason in for Balogun / Gray in for Kao / Kahsai in for Banjo, 85' Blystone in for Dawkins). Additionally, match report incorrectly lists Marson as starting GK for 1904 when it was actually Sarmiento.[23]

U.S. Open Cup[]

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

As a team playing in a recognized professional league, San Diego would normally be automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA has only been allotted 1 to 2 teams spots.[24] On March 29, U.S. Soccer announced 2020 Fall Champion Detroit City FC as NISA's representative in the tournament.[25]

Squad statistics[]

As of Match played June 26, 2021

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Legends Cup Spring Season
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Rodrigo Sarmiento 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 GK United States USA Misha Marson 7 0 3+0 0 4+0 0
30 GK Colombia COL Mateo Zabala 2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Defenders
2 DF United States USA Edwin Lara 9 0 3+0 0 4+2 0
3 DF Canada CAN James Hone-Blanchet 7 1 0+0 0 2+5 1
5 DF United States USA Jonathan Stoop 6 0 3+0 0 1+2 0
6 DF United States USA Dallin Cutler 10 1 2+0 0 8+0 1
13 DF United States USA Eder Arreola 9 0 2+1 0 4+2 0
21 DF Mali MLI Amadou Mogossirega 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF United States USA Andrew Keszweski 6 0 0+0 0 6+0 0
Midfielders
4 MF United States USA Ozzie Ramos 11 0 3+0 0 8+0 0
7 MF United States USA Felipe Liborio 11 0 3+0 0 7+1 0
11 MF United States USA Romario Lomeli 10 0 3+0 0 5+2 0
12 MF United States USA Gael Ruiz 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
14 MF Mexico MEX Brandon Zambrano 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF United States USA Diego Esquivel 9 1 2+1 0 1+5 1
24 MF United States USA Jomar Munaf 10 0 0+2 0 2+6 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Rhys Gourdie 5 1 0+0 0 5+0 1
Forwards
8 FW United States USA Faisal Almubaslat 11 0 3+0 0 7+1 0
9 FW United States USA Lorenzo Ramirez 11 1 1+2 0 6+2 1
10 FW United States USA Moe Espinoza 9 1 3+0 1 5+1 0
15 FW United States USA Ivan Garduno 5 0 0+3 0 1+1 0
18 FW United States USA Ashkanov Apollon 2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW Mexico MEX César Romero 8 5 2+0 2 6+0 3
Left during season

Goal scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name Legends Cup Spring Season Total
1 FW Mexico 19 César Romero 2 3 5
2 DF Canada 3 James Hone-Blanchet 0 1 1
DF United States 6 Dallin Cutler 0 1 1
FW United States 9 Lorenzo Ramirez 0 1 1
FW United States 10 Moe Espinoza 1 0 1
MF United States 23 Diego Esquivel 0 1 1
MF Scotland 26 Rhys Gourdie 0 1 1

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name Legends Cup Spring Season Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 United States DF Edwin Lara 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 United States MF Ozzie Ramos 0 0 5 0 5 0
6 United States DF Dallin Cutler 1 0 3 0 4 0
8 United States FW Faisal Almubaslat 0 0 1 0 1 0
10 United States FW Moe Espinoza 0 0 3 0 3 0
11 United States MF Romario Lomeli 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 United States DF Eder Arreola 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 United States FW Ivan Garduno 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 United States GK Misha Marson 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 United States FW César Romero 0 0 2 0 2 0
22 United States DF Andrew Keszweski 0 0 2 0 2 0
26 Scotland MF Rhys Gourdie 0 0 1 0 1 0

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