2021 FC Tulsa season

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FC Tulsa
2021 season
FC Tulsa wordmark gold.svg
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
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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]

Club[]

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

Staff[]

  • United States James Cannon – President
  • Nigeria Michael Nsien – Head Coach
  • Jamaica Donovan Ricketts – First Assistant and Goalkeeping Coach
  • Serbia Nemanja Vuković – Assistant Coach
  • Cameroon Cyprian Hedrick – Assistant Coach
  • Cameroon Miguel Wickert – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • United States Johnathon Millwee – Head Athletic Trainer

Competitions[]

Preseason[]

March 20 Scrimmage Team Ricketts 1–1 Team Vuko Tulsa, Oklahoma
10am CDT Suárez Goal 4' (pen.) Report Rivas Goal 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 Goal 15' (Pasher)
Pasher Goal 34'
Vera Goal 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 Goal 50'
Goal 82'
Trialist #2 Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 3'
Rivas Goal 22'
Kiesewetter Goal 43'
Kiesewetter Goal 52'
da Costa Goal 54'		 Report Stadium: Titan Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
April 17 Preseason 5 FC Tulsa 1–1 Austin Bold FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
2pm CDT Garcia Goal 68' Report Báez Goal 37' Stadium: ONEOK Field

USL Championship[]

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

Standings — Central Division[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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[a]
8 Sporting Kansas City II 32 4 20 8 33 64 −31 20[a]
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 Goal 76' Report Rivas Goal 29', Goal 36'
Suarez Goal 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 Goal 14'
Suarez Goal 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 Goal 62', Goal 81' (pen.) Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 19 4 Atlanta United 2 5–0 FC Tulsa Kennesaw, Georgia
6:30 CDT Allan Goal 34'
McFadden Goal 36', Goal 39'
Wolff Goal 45+2'
Morales Yellow card 78'
Gannon Goal 80'		 Report Corrales Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 68'
Jadama Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41', Goal 54'
Duke Goal 45+3'
Barber Goal 49'
Harris Yellow card 55'
R. Smith Goal 73'		 Report Coutinho Goal 14'
Marlon Yellow card 23'
Bird Yellow card 71'
Kiesewetter Yellow card 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 Goal 30', Goal 75'
James Yellow card 43'		 Report Folla Yellow card 47'
Suarez Goal 83'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 16 7 FC Tulsa 4–3 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00pm CDT Kibato Yellow card 18'
da Costa Goal 42'
Marlon Goal 45', Yellow card 45+2'
Suarez Goal 62' (pen.)
Rivas Goal 72'
Ayagwa Yellow card 90+5'		 Report R. Smith Goal 7'
Džankić Yellow card 34'
Rešetar Yellow card 45+3'
Freeman Goal 87', Goal 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 Goal 23'
Marlon Goal 55'
Rivas Yellow card 60'		 Report Lancaster Goal 2', Goal 10' (pen.)
Gómez Goal 7'
McCabe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 4'
Njie Goal 90+2'		 Report da Costa Goal 22', Goal 60'
Kibato Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 78'
Sheldon Yellow card 57'
Kiesewetter Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+2' Report Ayagwa Yellow card 42'
Winters Yellow card 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 Goal 6'
Kibato Goal 16'
da Costa Goal 40'
Suarez Yellow card 65'
Moloto Yellow card 81'		 Report Hoppenot Yellow card 5'
Greig Goal 45+1'
Lancaster Goal 61'
Watts Yellow card 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 Yellow card 14'
Suárez Yellow card 25'
da Costa Yellow card 63', Goal 90+1'		 Report Ward Yellow card 39'
López Goal 65'
Osmond Yellow card 89'
Kurimoto Goal 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 Goal 45+4'
Carroll Yellow card 64'
Dally Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Marlon Yellow card 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 Yellow card 14'
Macky Diop Goal 25' (pen.)
Fortune Goal 49'
Matheus Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Bourgeois Yellow card 18'
da Costa Penalty missed 42', Goal 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 Yellow card 37'
Arteaga Yellow card 54'
Wild Goal 79'
Hackshaw Yellow card 81'
Vassell Goal 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 Yellow card 71'
Sheldon Goal 25'
Marlon Goal 88', Yellow card 89'
Kibato Goal 90+1'
Ayagwa Yellow card 80'		 Report Brett Yellow card 45+1', Goal 66' (pen.)
Vancaeyezeele Yellow card 77'
Rufe Yellow card 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 Goal 10', Goal 66'
McMahon Yellow card 66'
Gómez Yellow card 85'		 Report Sheldon Yellow card 72'
Moloto Yellow card 81'
Bourgeois Goal 90+1'
Bird Yellow card 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 Goal 68' Report Johnson Goal 8'
Suárez Goal 56'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 25 19 FC Tulsa 2–1 Memphis 901 FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7pm CDT Jadama Yellow card 8'
Moloto Yellow card 75'
Marlon Goal 80', Goal 90+2'		 Report Dacres Yellow card 16'
Reynolds Yellow card 39'
Murphy Goal 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 Goal 14', Yellow card 70'
Moloto Goal 30', Goal 34'
Suárez Yellow card 54'
Jadama Yellow card 64'		 Report Chol Goal 17'
Washington Yellow card 50'
Benítez Yellow card 70'
Macky Diop Yellow card 73'
Kamdem Fewo Yellow card 75'
McFadden Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'
Ownby Yellow card 82'		 Report Suárez Goal 20'
Marlon Yellow card 47'
Lewis Yellow card 71'
Da Costa Yellow card 79'
Fenwick Yellow card 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 Goal 9', Yellow card 67'
Corrales Yellow card 51'
Suárez Goal 89' (pen.)
Da Costa Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Arteaga Goal 34'
Haworth Yellow card 41'
Farr Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12'
Suárez Goal 29' (pen.)
Coutinho Yellow card 88'		 Report Kasim Yellow card 53'
Lopez Yellow card 65'
Williams Goal 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 Goal 11'
Rissi Yellow card 14'
Diouf Yellow card 78'
Ciss Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Pierre Goal 65'
Cisneros Yellow card 87'		 Report Suárez Goal 8' (pen.)
Johnson Yellow card 16'
Flanagan Yellow card 88'
Da Costa Yellow card 90+1'
Jadama Yellow card 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 Penalty missed 2'
Marlon Yellow card 70'		 Report Bourgeois Goal 17' (o.g.)
Logue Yellow card 33'
Kissiedou Yellow card 25', Goal 35', Goal 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 Goal 45+1' Report Gómez Goal 7'
SolignacGoal 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 Yellow card 25'
Gallegos Goal 56'		 Report Da Costa Goal 27'
Kibato Yellow card 45+1'
Marlon Yellow card 59'
Ayagwa Yellow card 87'
Milke Yellow card 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 Goal 17'
Johnson Goal 21'
Garcia Goal 23'
Marlon Yellow card 34'
Wormell Yellow card 70'
Coutinho Goal 90+1'		 Report Washington Yellow card 31'
Yellow card 83'
McFadden Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,730
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 23 30 Indy Eleven 1–1 FC Tulsa Indianapolis, Indiana
TBD CDT Arteaga Yellow card 43'
Vassell Goal 71'
Adewole Yellow card 77'		 Report Fenwick Yellow card 32'
Johnson Goal 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 Goal 24', Yellow card 39'
Segbers Goal 33'
Murphy Goal 75', Yellow card 85'
Paul Yellow card 88'
Oduro Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Marlon Goal 8' (pen.)
Logue Goal 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 Goal 11'
Jadama Yellow card 68'
Marlon Goal 82'		 Report Chavez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63', Red card 72'
Rivas Goal 67'
Suárez Goal 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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