El Paso Locomotive FC
FoundedMarch 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)
StadiumSouthwest University Park
Capacity7,500
OwnerMountainStar Sports Group
Head coachBrian Clarhaut
LeagueUSL Championship
20237th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
WebsiteClub website

El Paso Locomotive FC is an American professional soccer team based in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.[1][2]

Club crest and colors

The Locomotive brand was unveiled on October 4, 2018, beating out finalists Lagartos, Estrellas, Stars, and Tejanos.[3] The crest is shaped in a manner similar to Mission Style buildings and features three main colors: West Texas Sky blue, Desert Dusk blue, and High Noon Sun. The crest has 11 vertical stripes that represent the eleven players on the field and resemble the front of a locomotive. A city icon, The Star on The Mountain, adorns the top of the crest, which is shaped in the silhouette of the Franklin Mountains.[4][5]

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2020 BLK Southwest University
2021–2023 Adidas[6]
2024– Hummel

Stadium

The club play at Southwest University Park, a baseball stadium in Downtown El Paso that is also the home field for the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Pacific Coast League.

Rivalries

El Paso's primary rivals are New Mexico United[7][8] and FC Juárez.[9]

Players and staff

Roster

As of January 12, 2024[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Mexico MEX Eder Borelli
6 MF El Salvador SLV Eric Calvillo
8 MF United States USA Luis Moreno
13 GK United States USA Javier Garcia
15 DF United States USA Noah Dollenmayer
16 DF United States USA Miles Lyons
19 MF United States USA Arun Basuljevic
22 MF Australia AUS Liam Rose
24 MF Spain ESP Yuma
27 DF Sweden SWE Petar Petrović
31 DF United States USA Nick Hinds
No. Pos. Nation Player
77 MF United States USA Diego Abarca
— DF Mexico MEX Tony Alfaro
— FW United States USA Justin Dhillon
— DF United States USA Elijah Martin
— MF Nigeria NGA Bolu Akinyode
— FW El Salvador SLV Amando Moreno
— FW South Africa RSA Tumi Moshobane
— FW El Salvador SLV Joaquín Rivas
— DF United States USA Lucas Stauffer
— GK Jamaica JAM Jahmali Waite
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW United States USA Christopher Garcia (on loan to Austin FC II)

Front-office staff

  • Alan Ledford – president
  • Andrew Forrest – general manager

Technical staff

  • Brian Clarhaut – head coach & technical director
  • Jon Burklo – 1st assistant coach
  • Ray Saari – video analyst and assistant coach
  • Gianluca Masucci – assistant coach
  • Juan Carlos JC Garzon – goalkeeper coach
  • Saul Soto – coordinator, equipment and player operations

Team records

Year-by-year

As of October 21, 2023
Season USL Championship Play-offs U.S. Open Cup Top scorer 1 Head coach
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2019 34 13 10 11 42 36 50 6th, Western Conference Final 2nd round United States Jerome Kiesewetter 12 England Mark Lowry
2020 16 9 2 5 24 14 32 4th, Western
1st, Group C		 Conference Final Cancelled Mexico Aarón Gómez 5
2021 32 18 4 10 56 34 64 2nd, Western
1st, Mountain Division		 Conference Quarterfinals Cancelled Mexico Aarón Gómez
Argentina Luis Solignac		 10
2022 34 13 14 7 56 52 46 8th, Western Did not qualify Second Round Argentina Luis Solignac 17 Malta John Hutchinson
2023 34 13 13 8 41 51 47 7th, Western Conference Quarterfinals Second Round Argentina Luis Solignac 9 United States Brian Clarhaut

^ 1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head coaches

  • Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Mark Lowry  England July 25, 2018 November 15, 2021[11] 57 26 15 16 045.61
John Hutchinson  Malta December 9, 2021 November 15, 2022[12] 35 13 15 7 037.14
Brian Clarhaut  United States December 15, 2022[13] present 36 13 15 8 036.11

Average attendance

YearReg. seasonPlayoffs
2019[14] 6,584 7,460

Honors

Minor

Player honors

Year Player Country Position Honor
2021 Diego Luna United States United States Midfielder All-League Second Team

References

  1. ↑ "El Paso Joins the United Soccer League for 2019 Season". Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "El Paso gets new expansion USL soccer team, will play at Southwest University Park in 2019". Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "El Paso USL: Soccer team nickname will be the Locomotive; logo, crest unveiled". El Paso Times. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Our Crest". El Paso Locomotive FC. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ "El Paso Locomotive FC Rolled Out as City's New Professional Soccer Team" (Press release). El Paso Locomotive FC. October 4, 2018. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Business Wire.
  6. ↑ "El Paso Locomotive FC Launches Partnership with Global Sports Brand Adidas". Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "One final United-El Paso matchup has big stakes". Albuquerque Journal. Journal Publishing Company. October 14, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ Morgan, Andy (July 14, 2020). "Locomotive FC set to renew rivalry with New Mexico United". KTSM-TV. Nexstar Media Group. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Friendly Rival On The Border". eplocomotivefc.com. February 14, 2019. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ "El Paso Locomotive FC Roster". www.uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Locomotive FC Announces Departure of Mark Lowry". Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ Huichapa, Alberto (November 15, 2022). "El Paso Locomotive FC Head Coach and Technical Director John Hutchinson to Depart Organization". El Paso Locomotive FC. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  13. ↑ Huichapa, Alberto (December 15, 2022). "El Paso Locomotive Announce Brian Clarhaut as New Head Coach and Technical Director". El Paso Locomotive FC. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2019 USL Championship Attendance". Soccer Stadium Digest. October 20, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.


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