2012 FC Tucson season
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| 2012 season | |||
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| Managing Partners |  Greg Foster Chris Keeney Jonathan Pearlman Rick Schantz | ||
| Manager | Rick Schantz | ||
| Stadium | North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex (850 seats) | ||
| USL PDL | 2nd, Southwest | ||
| PDL Playoffs | Western Conference Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Donny Toia (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 827 vs VCF (June 30) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 574 vs BYU (July 6) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 705 | ||
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The 2012 FC Tucson season was the club's second season of existence and their first competing in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth division of both the Canadian and American soccer pyramids. After finishing second in the Southwest Division with a league record of 9 wins, 3 losses, and 4 draws, the club was named PDL Rookie Franchise of the Year.[1][2] Defender Conor Spence was named to the All-Western Conference Team.[3][4]
Club[edit]
Roster[edit]
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Management[edit]
- Greg Foster - Managing Partner
- Rick Schantz - Managing Partner & Head Coach
- Jonathan Pearlman - Managing Partner & Technical Director
- Chris Keeney - Managing Partner & CBO
- Kate Norton - Assistant General Manager and Director of Operations
- Brian Murray - Team Administrator
Henry Brauner - Assistant Coach- Jeff Rogers - Assistant Coach
Competitions[edit]
PDL Western Conference[edit]
Southwest Division standings[edit]
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Schedule[edit]
| May 5, 2012 1 | Fresno Fuego | 2 – 1 | FC Tucson | Fresno, California |
| 7:00pm | Gonzalez  57'Blanco 84'  84' |
Report Report |
Toia 61' Kaus 84' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Michael Zapata |
| May 12, 2012 2 | Pali Blues | 0 – 1 | FC Tucson | Los Angeles, California |
| 7:00pm | Fregoso 38' Tabor 49' |
Report Report |
King 8' 47'  {{{3}}}'Long 31'Sanchez 83' |
Stadium: Palisades Charter High School Referee: Reed Christy |
| May 19, 2012 3 | FC Tucson | 1 – 0 | Southern California Seahorses | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Toia 44' Iwasaki 81'Papa 84' |
Report Report |
Bautista 33' |
Stadium: North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 812 Referee: Paul Nothman |
| May 26, 2012 4 | FC Tucson | 1 – 0 | Pali Blues | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | King 80' Garre 81'Smith 90' |
Report Report |
Saul 27' Nicholson 33'Moll 53'Shelton 62' |
Stadium: North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 634 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| June 2, 2012 5 | FC Tucson | 1 – 0 | Fresno Fuego | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Papa 34' King 80' |
Report Report |
Spurgeon 7' Santiago 77' 78' {{{3}}}' |
Stadium: North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 686 Referee: Charles Farr |
| June 5, 2012 6 | BYU Cougars | 0 – 1 | FC Tucson | Provo, Utah |
| 6:00pm | Leyton 27' Burton 48'Lossee 71' |
Report Report |
King 32' Kraus 57' 82' {{{3}}}' |
Stadium: BYU-The Stadium at South Field Attendance: 207 |
| June 7, 2012 7 | Ogden Outlaws | 0 – 3 | FC Tucson | Washington Terrace, Utah |
| 7:30pm | Hickman 31' Christiensen 34'Garcia 44'Burnham 56'Martinez 80' |
Report Report |
Garre 11' Toia 40'Marshall 44'Campbell 44'Alvarez 78'Galbraith-Knapp 80' |
Stadium: Bonneville High School Attendance: 109 Referee: Jeff Young |
| June 14, 2012 8 | FC Tucson | 1 – 1 | Los Angeles Misioneros | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Toia 50' Spence 64' 84'Campbell 71' |
Report Report |
Mendoza 3' 40' |
Stadium: North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 586 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| June 16, 2012 9 | Ventura County Fusion | 1 – 1 | FC Tucson | Ventura, California |
| 7:00pm | Lopez 28' 50' Chongo 56'Sangha 84'Mirkovic 90' |
Report Report |
Marshall 25' Galbrath-Knapp 30'Toia 61' |
Stadium: Ventura College Attendance: 871 Referee: Manuel Torres |
| June 18, 2012 10 | Los Angeles Misioneros | 1 – 1 | FC Tucson | Los Angeles, California |
| 7:30pm | Samaniago 52' 62' (pen.) Mendoza 75'De Alba 87' |
Report Report |
Long 8' (pen.) Toia 56'Smith 78' |
Stadium: Carver Middle School Attendance: 100 Referee: Magic Berenji |
| June 23, 2012 11 | FC Tucson | 2 – 1 | Orange County Blue Star | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Galbraith-Knapp 84' Garre 87'Toia 90+' |
Report Report |
Sofia 21' Sanatana 37'Cardenas 90' |
Stadium: North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 812 Referee: Mike Ambrose |
| June 30, 2012 12 | FC Tucson | 0 – 2 | Ventura County Fusion | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Toia 89' |
Report Report |
López 19' Daly 34'Mirkovic 57'Tsonis 77' 89' |
Stadium: North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 827 Referee: Mark DeClouet |
| July 6, 2012 13 | FC Tucson | 3 – 0 | BYU Cougars | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Schmitt 8' Cohn 35' 44'Spence 37'Velaso 40'Montes 46' 49' |
Junca 49' Baure 53' |
Stadium: North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 574 Referee: Charles Farr |
| July 8, 2012 14 | FC Tucson | 0 – 0 | Ogden Outlaws | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Velasco 49' Galbraith-Knapp 64'Spence 77'Toia 81' |
Report Report |
Christensen 47' Hickman 64'Williamson 88' |
Stadium: North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 711 Referee: Mark Deloulet |
| July 11, 2012 15 | Southern California Seahorses | 2 – 4 | FC Tucson | La Mirada, California |
| 7:00pm | Chew 9' Bautista 14'Chrzan 84' |
Report Report |
Hukari 2' 31' Schmitt 6' 83'Toia 33' 58'Velasco 50' |
Stadium: Biola University Attendance: 250 Referee: Goyham Vardanyan |
| July 13, 2012 16 | Orange County Blue Star | 6 – 0 | FC Tucson | Irvine, California |
| 7:30pm | Cardenas 10' 13' 22' Craven 17' 37'Wise 56'Ponce 71' 90' |
Report Report |
Linenbberger 50' Long 54'Culver 89' |
Stadium: Concordia University Attendance: 130 Referee: Saul Gonzalez |
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Source: Match reports
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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| Ground | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L |
Last updated: July 9, 2013.
Source: Match reports
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
PDL Playoffs[edit]
| July 21, 2012 Western Conference Semi-Final | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 2 – 1 | FC Tucson | Ventura, California |
| 7:30pm | Monge 24' Jones 55'Morris 64'Quinn 65' |
Report Report |
Toia 47' McQuown 88' |
Stadium: Ventura College Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Robert Sarfaraz |
Friendlies[edit]
- January 28, 2012 — FC Tucson 1–2 New England Revolution [5]
- February 1, 2012 — FC Tucson 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes [6]
- February 14, 2012— FC Tucson 1–5 Sporting Kansas City [7]
- March 10, 2012 — FC Tucson 1–1 FC Edmonton [8]
- March 15, 2012 — FC Tucson 5–0 Arizona Western College [9]
- April 20, 2012 — FC Tucson 2–1 Grand Canyon University [10]
- May 23, 2012 — FC Tucson 4–2 Phoenix Monsoon [11]
- July 3, 2012 — FC Tucson 0–1 Municipio de Juarez [12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Teams, Executives Honored at USL AGM". uslsoccer.com. December 14, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-08-24.
- ↑ Prezelski, Ted (December 20, 2012). "FC Tucson builds for new season, named rookie franchise of the year". tucsonsentinel.com.
- ↑ "PDL All-Conference Teams Announced". pdl.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. July 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Spence Named to All-Conference Team". fctucson.com. FC Tucson. July 30, 2012.
- ↑ New England Revolution 2-1 FC Tucson
- ↑ San Jose 1-1 FC Tucson
- ↑ Sporting KC tops FC Tucson 5-1 in Arizona finale
- ↑ FC Tucson 1-1 FC Edmonton
- ↑ FC Tucson 5-0 Arizona Western College
- ↑ FC Tucson wins 2-1 in Chippy Affair
- ↑ FC Tucson Downs Monsoon, 4-2
- ↑ FC Tucson can’t top Municipio de Juarez
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