2021 OKC Energy FC season

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OKC Energy
2021 season
OwnerProdigal LLC
Head CoachLeigh Veidman (Interim)
United Soccer LeagueEastern Conference: (current)
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Villyan Bijev (9)
All: Villyan Bijev (9)
Highest home attendance3,677
(Sept. 29 vs. Indy Eleven)
Lowest home attendance1,579
(Sept. 12 vs. Louisville)
Average home league attendance2,265
Biggest winOKC 4–1 MEM (8/7)
Biggest defeatELP 4–0 OKC (10/24)
Away colors
Third colors
← 2020
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The 2021 OKC Energy FC season is the club's eight season of existence, and their eight consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from October 3, 2020 to the beginning of the 2022 USLC season.The 2021 season was the second for OKC coach John Pascarella. On June 4, 2021, following a winless start to the 2021 USL Championship season, Pascarella and the OKC Energy mutually agreed to part ways.[1]

Roster[]

As of match played July 2, 2021[2]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 C.J. Cochran United States GK (1991-09-27) September 27, 1991 (age 30) 2020 United States Fresno FC 49 0
35 Kyle Ihn United States GK (1994-12-20) December 20, 1994 (age 27) 2020 United States Lansing Ignite 1 0
23 Sam Howard United States GK (1992-12-23) December 23, 1992 (age 29) 2021 United States Union Omaha 0 0
Defenders
3 Rob Coronado United States DF (1996-08-03) August 3, 1996 (age 25) 2021 United States Rio Grande Valley FC 12 0
4 Mitch Osmond Australia DF (1994-03-11) March 11, 1994 (age 27) 2021 United States Indy Eleven 19 1
15 Lamar Batista United States DF (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 23) 2021 United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (loan) 2 1
19 Mueng Sunday Nigeria DF (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 27) 2021 United States Des Moines Menace 3 0
20 Conor Donovan United States DF (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 25) 2021 United States North Carolina FC 19 2
22 Zachary Ellis-Hayden Canada DF (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 (age 29) 2020 United States Fresno FC 27 4
28 Deklan Wynne New Zealand DF (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 (age 26) 2021 United States Phoenix Rising FC (loan) 5 0
Midfielders
6 Brad Dunwell United States MF (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 (age 24) 2020 United States Rio Grande Valley FC 24 0
7 Seyi Adekoya United States FW (1995-12-05) December 5, 1995 (age 26) 2021 United States Phoenix Rising FC (loan) 4 0
8 Hiroki Kurimoto Japan MF (1990-06-16) June 16, 1990 (age 31) 2021 United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 19 1
9 Jaime Chavez United States FW (1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 34) 2020 United States Fresno FC 29 3
10 Arun Basuljevic United States MF (1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 (age 26) 2020 United States Fresno FC 28 0
11 Frank López Cuba FW (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 26) 2020 United States San Antonio FC 20 3
12 Irakoze Donasiyano Tanzania MF (1998-02-03) February 3, 1998 (age 23) 2021 United States Nashville SC (loan) 0 0
13 Aidan Daniels Canada FW (1998-09-06) September 6, 1998 (age 23) 2021 United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 15 2
14 Charlie Ward England MF (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 26) 2020 Canada Ottawa Fury 25 1
17 Jonathan Brown Wales FW (1990-04-17) April 17, 1990 (age 31) 2019 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 89 4
18 Tucker Stephenson United States FW (1996-10-23) October 23, 1996 (age 25) 2020 United States Swope Park Rangers 28 3
21 Villyan Bijev Bulgaria FW (1993-01-03) January 3, 1993 (age 28) 2021 United States Sacramento Republic FC 18 9
24 Kodai Iida Japan FW (1994-12-06) December 6, 1994 (age 27) 2020 Canada HFX Wanderers FC 9 0

Non-competitive[]

Preseason[]

March 19, 2021 Friendly Austin FC 5–1 OKC Energy Austin, Texas
11AM CST Argudo Goal 43'
Manneh Goal 54'
Redes Goal
Hoesen Goal
Goal (o.g.)		 Report López Goal 20' Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field
Attendance: 0
March 20, 2021 Friendly FC Dallas 4–0 OKC Energy FC Frisco, Texas
2:00PM CDT (UTC-05) Vargas Goal 9' (Acosta)
ElMedkhar Goal 67' (Martinez)
Pepi Goal 74', 84' (Roberts)		 Report Stadium: Camry Field at Toyota Stadium
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods
April 6, 2021 Friendly Houston Dynamo 2–0 OKC Energy Houston, Texas
12:00 PM CDT Rodríguez Goal 11'
Bajamich Goal 42'		 Report Stadium: Aveva Stadium
April 10, 2021 Friendly OKC Energy FC 3–1 North Texas SC Oklahoma City, OK
2:00 PM CDT Frank Lopez Goal 20'
Villyan Bijev Goal 55'
Goal 75'		 Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
April 14, 2021 Friendly OKC Energy FC 0-1 Austin Bold FC Oklahoma City, OK
11:00 AM CDT Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
April 14, 2021 Friendly OKC Energy FC 3-1 USAO Oklahoma City, OK
11:00 AM CDT Tucker Stephenson Goal
Daniels Goal
Villyan Bijev Goal		 Report Stadium: Taft Stadium

Competitions[]

USL[]

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

Standings[]

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]

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
19 5 7 7 21 23  −2 22 2 4 3 9 9  0 3 3 4 12 14  −2

Source: USLC standings

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAA
ResultLLDDLDDLWWWDLWDLWDL
Source: Energy FC schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[]

April 24 1 OKC Energy 1–3 FC Tulsa Oklahoma City,OK
7:30 PM CDT Conor Donovan Goal 76' Report Joaquin Rivas Goal 29',Goal 36'
Jorge Corrales Yellow card 42'
Bradley Bourgeois Yellow card 57'
Raphael Ayagwa Yellow card 64'
Matt Sheldon Yellow card 75'
Darío Suárez Goal 87'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,380
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 1 2 OKC Energy 0–1 Atlanta United 2 Oklahoma City,OK
7:30 PM CDT Report Phillip Goodrum Goal 62'
Brendan Lambe Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 7 3 Sporting Kansas City II 1–1 OKC Energy Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM CDT Duke Yellow card 41'
Rad Yellow card 55'
Freeman Goal 84'
Cisneros Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Sunday Yellow card 14'
Basuljevic Yellow card 58'
Lopez Goal 70', Red card 90+4'
Iida Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 16 4 OKC Energy 2–2 Atlanta United 2 Oklahoma City, OK
5:00 PM CDT Bijev Goal 36'
Osmond Goal 65'
Daniels Yellow card 86'
Donovan Yellow card 90+1'
Ward Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Benítez Goal 56'
McFadden Yellow card 78'
Wolff Goal 89'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,732
Referee: John Griggs
May 26 5 Birmingham Legion 1–0 OKC Energy Birmingham, Al
7:00 PM CDT Lapa Goal 49'
Kleemann Yellow card 51'		 Report Brown Yellow card 16' Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 29 6 OKC Energy 0–0 Memphis 901 Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Dunwell Yellow card 76'
Brown Yellow card 86'		 Report Paul Yellow card 8'
Dacres Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 89'
Salazar Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,102
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 2 7 Indy Eleven 1–1 OKC Energy Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDT Moon Goal 42' Report Daniels Yellow card 65'
López Goal 69'		 Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 3,999
Referee: Calin Radosav
June 12 8 OKC Energy 1–2 Birmingham Legion Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Bijev Yellow card 50', Goal 73' (pen.) Report Brett Goal 3'
Asiedu Yellow card 37'
James Yellow card 66'
Oekel Yellow card 73'
Williams Goal 83'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 19 9 Memphis 901 0–1 OKC Energy Memphis,TN
7:30 PM CDT Oduro Yellow card 8'
Fortune Yellow card 60'		 Report Bijev Goal 18'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 30'
Coronado Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 90'
Basuljevic Yellow card 64'
Ward Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 5,265
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 23 10 OKC Energy 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Bijev Penalty missed 45+1, Goal 45+1'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Barbir Yellow card 90' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 27 11 Atlanta United 2 1–2 OKC Energy Atlanta, GA
6:30 PM CDT Benítez Goal 49'
Reilly Yellow card 65'
Mertz Yellow card 84'		 Report Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 40'
Stephenson Goal 71'
Donovan Goal 78'
Cochran Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 755
Referee: Jervis Atagana
July 2 12 OKC Energy 0–0 FC Tulsa Oklahoma City, OK
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 14 13 Louisville City FC 3–1 OKC Energy Louisville, KY
6:30 PM CDT Charpie Goal 14'
McMahon Yellow card 19'
Lancaster Goal 41'
Gomez Yellow card 46'
Bone Goal 55'
Charpie Yellow card 62'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 78'		 Report Donovan Yellow card 14'
Ward Yellow card 57'
Bijev Goal 61'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,032
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 17 14 FC Tulsa 1–2 OKC Energy Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM 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 15 OKC Energy 0–0 Sporting Kansas City II Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Rogers Yellow card 30' Report Duke Yellow card 27' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,171
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 31 16 Louisville City FC 2–1 OKC Energy Louisville, KY
6:30 PM CDT Donovan Goal 37' (o.g.)
Wynder Yellow card 45'
Lancaster Goal 76' (pen.)
Gómez Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Bijev Goal 87' (pen.) Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,602
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
August 7 17 OKC Energy 4–1 Memphis 901 FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Daniels Goal 40', Goal 45'
Yellow card 54'
Osmond Yellow card 69'
Bijev Goal 73'
Dunwell Yellow card 90+2'
Stephenson Goal 90+4'		 Report Logue Yellow card 13'
Kissiedou Red card 24'
Murphy Goal 49'
Paul Yellow card 61'
Morton Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,183
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 11 18 Atlanta United 2 2–2 OKC Energy Atlanta, GA
6:30 PM CDT Bauer Yellow card 38'
Wiley Yellow card 56'
Campbell Yellow card 64'
Mertz Goal 67'
Mejia Goal 90+3'		 Report Bijev Goal 39' (pen.), Goal 76'
Wynne Yellow card 60'
Chávez Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 14 19 Indy Eleven 2–1 OKC Energy Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDT Sissoko Yellow card 10'
Law Goal 26'
Artega Goal 53', Yellow card 90+3'
Wild Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Batista Goal 36'
Adekoya Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,999
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
August 22 20 OKC Energy 0–0 Louisville City FC Oklahoma City, OK
5:00 PM CDT Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 45+3' Report J. Wynder Yellow card 53' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,993
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 29 21 OKC Energy 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Oklahoma City, OK
5:00 PM CDT Chavez Goal 26'
Osmond Yellow card 35'
Basuljevic Goal 78'
Donovan Yellow card 84'		 Report Amoh Goal 31' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,645
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 1 22 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 OKC Energy Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDT Fortune Yellow card 8'
Logue Yellow card 70'		 Report Batista Yellow card 19'
Ellis-Hayden Red card 24'
Bijev Goal 47'
Cochran Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,816
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
September 4 23 Sporting Kansas City II 3–0 OKC Energy Kanas City, KS
4:00 PM CDT Cisneros Goal 20', Yellow card 58'
R. Smith Goal 72'
Mushagalusa Goal 79'
Davis Yellow card 87'		 Report Batista Yellow card 56' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 12 24 OKC Energy 1–1 Louisville City FC Oklahoma City, OK
5:00 PM CDT Ellis-Hayden Goal 25'
Batista Yellow card 65'		 Report DelPiccolo Goal 45+5', Yellow card 62'
Davis IV Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,579
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 18 25 Birmingham Legion FC 1–1 OKC Energy Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM CDT Flemmings Yellow card 47'
Lopez Goal 55'		 Report Kurimoto Yellow card 35'
Bijev Goal 39'
Batista Yellow card 65'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Matthew Franz
September 26 26 OKC Energy 2–0 Indy Eleven Oklahoma City, OK
5:00 PM CDT Chavez Goal 30'
Daniels Goal 74'
Kurimoto Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Seagrist Yellow card 23'
Gutjahr Yellow card 45+2'
Koffie Yellow card 70'
Sissoko Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 29 27 OKC Energy 1–1 Indy Eleven Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Chavez Yellow card 28'
Batista Yellow card 64'
Cochran Yellow card 82'
Adekoya Goal 87'
Bijev Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Arteaga Goal 12', Yellow card 66', Penalty missed 82'
Edwards Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: John Matto
October 3 28 OKC Energy 0–1 San Antonio FC Oklahoma City, OK
5:00 PM CDT Kurimoto Yellow card 31'
Batista Yellow card 54'
Bijev Yellow card 86'		 Report Taintor Yellow card 34'
Epps Goal 66'
Gallegos Yellow card 80'
Hopeau Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 10 29 Austin Bold FC 1–1 OKC Energy Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Walls Yellow card 45+1'
Báez Goal 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Bijev Goal 83' Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
October 17 30 OKC Energy 0–0 Birmingham Legion FC Oklahoma City, OK
5:00 PM CDT Osmond Yellow card 90+3'
Chavez Yellow card 90+5'		 Report A. Crognale Yellow card 52'
Asiedu Yellow card 88'
Lopez Yellow card 90+2'
Kavita Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
October 24 31 El Paso Locomotive FC 4–0 OKC Energy El Paso, TX
7:00 PM CDT Gómez Goal 40', Goal 44'
King Goal 42', Goal 45+3', Yellow card 45+4'
Bahner Yellow card 57'		 Report Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 8,011
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
October 30 32 FC Tulsa 2–0 OKC Energy Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM 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

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos. Name USL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States C.J. Cochran 18 0 18 0
3 DF United States Rob Coronado 12 0 12 0
4 DF United States Mitch Osmond 19 1 19 1
6 MF United States Brad Dunwell 12 0 12 0
7 FW United States Seyi Adekoya 3 0 3 0
8 MF Japan Hiroki Kurimoto 19 1 19 1
9 FW United States Jaime Chavez 13 0 13 0
10 MF United States Arun Basuljevic 15 0 15 0
11 FW Cuba Frank López 14 3 14 3
13 FW Canada Aidan Daniels 18 2 18 2
14 MF England Charlie Ward 15 0 15 0
15 DF United States Lamar Batista 2 1 2 1
17 FW Wales Jonathan Brown 18 0 18 0
18 FW United States Tucker Stephenson 18 2 18 2
19 DF Nigeria Mueng Sunday 3 0 3 0
20 DF United States Conor Donovan 19 2 19 2
21 FW Bulgaria Villyan Bijev 18 9 18 9
22 DF Canada Zachary Ellis-Hayden 12 0 12 0
24 FW Japan Kodai Iida 9 0 9 0
28 DF New Zealand Deklan Wynne 5 0 5 0
35 GK United States Kyle Ihn 1 0 1 0
Players who left the club during the season:
5 DF United States Sam Rogers 12 0 12 0
7 MF Haiti 1 0 1 0

Source: Energy FC stats

Disciplinary record[]

No. Pos. Name USL Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK United States C.J. Cochran 1 0 1 0
3 DF United States Rob Coronado 1 1 1 1
4 DF United States Mitch Osmond 2 0 2 0
6 MF United States Brad Dunwell 2 0 2 0
7 FW United States Seyi Adekoya 1 0 1 0
9 FW United States Jaime Chavez 1 0 1 0
10 MF United States Arun Basuljevic 2 0 2 0
11 FW Cuba Frank López 0 1 0 1
13 FW Canada Aidan Daniels 2 0 2 0
14 MF England Charlie Ward 4 0 4 0
17 FW Wales Jonathan Brown 3 0 3 0
18 FW United States Tucker Stephenson 1 0 1 0
19 DF Nigeria Mueng Sunday 1 0 1 0
20 DF United States Conor Donovan 2 0 2 0
21 FW Bulgaria Villyan Bijev 1 0 1 0
22 DF Canada Zachary Ellis-Hayden 3 0 3 0
24 FW Japan Kodai Iida 1 0 1 0

Source: Energy FC stats

Clean sheets[]

No. Name USL Total Games Played
1 United States C.J. Cochran 5 5 18
35 United States Kyle Ihn 0 0 1
23 United States Sam Howard 0 0 0

Source: Energy FC stats

Transfers[]

Loan in[]

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF New Zealand Deklan Wynne United States Phoenix Rising FC On a match-by-match basis. Jul 1, 2021 [4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "ENERGY FC AND JOHN PASCARELLA PART WAYS". EnergyFC.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ "OKC Energy roster". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 12, 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.
  4. ^ "ENERGY FC SIGNS NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL DEKLAN WYNNE TO LOAN DEAL". EnergyFC.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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