The 2018 San Antonio FC season was the club's third season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, this was the 9th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the United Soccer League, the second division of the United States soccer league system, and participated in the U.S. Open Cup.
Club Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Head Coach|| Darren Powell |- |Assistant Coach|| Andy Thomson |- |Assistant Coach/SAFC Pro Academy Director|| Nick Evans |- |Assistant Coach/Goalkeeping Director|| Juan Lamadrid |- |Head Athletic Trainer|| Adam Quigley |- |Equipment Manager|| Rashad Moore |-Other information
Squad information
First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 0 Matt Cardone GK 19 Armando Quezada GK 24 Diego Restrepo GK Defenders 2 Darnell King DF 3 Ryan Felix DF 4 Cyprian Hedrick DF 6 Moises Hernandez DF 15 Stepthen McCarthy DF 20 Greg Cochrane DF Midfielders 5 Mikey Lopez MF 7 Lance Laing MF 8 Pecka MF 11 Ryan Roushandel MF 14 Gianluca Cuomo MF 16 Rafael Castillo MF 18 Ethan Bryant MF 21 Maxi Rodriguez MF 22 Charlie Ward MF 23 José Escalante MF 27 Connor Presley MF 33 Sonny Guadarrama MF 91 Owayne Gordon MF Forwards 10 César Elizondo FW 12 Mike Seth FW 17 Kyle Murphy FW 28 Alex Bruce FW 99 Éver Guzmán FW
Player movement
In
PlayerPrevious ClubFeeDateSource Texans SC Houston U-17/18Undisclosed New York City FCUndisclosed Tampa Bay RowdiesUndisclosed SAFC Pro AcademyUndisclosed Sacramento Republic FCUndisclosed Atlante F.C.Undisclosed Rochester RhinosUndisclosed Rochester River Dogz FCUndisclosed Rio Grande Valley FC TorosUndisclosed Houston DynamoUndisclosed UC Davis AggiesUndisclosed
Out
PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource Phoenix Rising FCUndisclosed Phoenix Rising FCUndisclosed Nashville SCUndisclosed UnattachedMutual Termination Atlanta United 2Undisclosed New York City FCUndisclosed Miami FC 2Mutual Termination UnattachedMutual Termination UnattachedMutual Termination
Loan in
PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource Club Deportivo OlimpiaEnd of season Montego Bay UnitedEnd of season FC CincinnatiEnd of season FC DallasEnd of season
Loan out
PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource
Pre-season The pre-season match against FC Dallas was announced by FCD on January 18, 2018. Remaining pre-season matches were announced on January 30, 2018, by SAFC.
Competitions
Overall Position in the Western Conference
Overview
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United Soccer League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Position in the Western Conference
Matches The first three matches of 2018 were announced on January 12, 2018. The remaining schedule was released on January 19, 2018. Home team is listed first, left to right.
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC−05) unless shown otherwise
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Exhibition On June 7, 2017, it was announced that San Antonio would play an exhibition match against Santos Laguna.
Statistics
Appearances Discipline includes league, playoffs, and Open Cup play. No.Pos.NameLeagueU.S. Open CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 0 GK Matt Cardone1303016000 2 DF Darnell King3222 (1)134 (1)3120 3 DF Ryan Felix15 (1)01 (1)016 (2)040 4 DF Cyprian Hedrick2212024150 5 MF Mikey Lopez26 (5)32 (1)128 (6)4111 6 DF Moises Hernandez60006001 7 MF Lance Laing9 (1)5009 (1)500 8 MF Pecka20 (2)10020 (2)170 10 FW César Elizondo9 (9)20010 (9)240 11 MF Ryan Roushandel18 (1)00018 (1)010 12 FW Mike Seth7 (6)03010 (6)020 14 MF Gianluca Cuomo5 (1)0207 (1)010 15 DF Stephen McCarthy60208020 16 MF Rafael Castillo5 (8)2116 (8)320 17 FW Kyle Murphy6 (10)1107 (10)110 18 MF Ethan Bryant1011 (1)011 (1)110 20 DF Greg Cochrane31 (1)02 (1)033 (2)020 21 MF Maxi Rodriguez6 (10)1319 (10)220 22 MF Charlie Ward8 (4)1008 (4)110 23 MF José Escalante15 (6)12 (1)017 (7)150 24 GK Diego Restrepo2100021050 27 MF Connor Presley15 (8)11016 (8)120 28 FW Alex Bruce8 (5)3109 (5)300 33 MF Sonny Guadarrama11 (6)01012 (6)020 91 MF Owayne Gordon21 (3)52 (1)123 (4)620 99 FW Éver Guzmán21 (6)110021 (6)1140Players who left the club DF Chris Christian40206010 GK Lee Johnston00000000 MF Kris Tyrpak5 (1)1005 (1)111
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLeagueU.S. Open CupTotal1MF99 Éver Guzmán110112FW91 Owayne Gordon5163MF7 Lance Laing5054MF5 Mikey Lopez 3145DF2 Darnell King213MF16 Rafael Castillo213FW28 Alex Bruce3038MF10 César Elizondo202MF21 Maxi Rodriguez11210DF4 Cyprian Hedrick101MF8 Pecka101FW17 Kyle Murphy101FW18 Ethan Bryant101MF19 Kris Tyrpak101MF22 Charlie Ward101MF23 José Escalante101MF27 Connor Presley101#Own goals30 3TOTALS 45550
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerLeagueU.S. Open CupTotal124 Diego Restrepo40420 Matt Cardone111TOTALS516
Summary Games played 37 (34 United Soccer League (3 U.S. Open Cup) Games won 15 (14 United Soccer League) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Games drawn 9 (8 United Soccer League) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Games lost 13 (12 United Soccer League) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Goals scored 50 (45 United Soccer League) (5 U.S. Open Cup)Goals conceded 50 (48 United Soccer League) (2 U.S. Open Cup)Goal difference +0 (-3 United Soccer League) (+3 U.S. Open Cup)Clean sheets 6 (5 United Soccer League) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Yellow cards 82 (78 United Soccer League) (4 U.S. Open Cup)Red cards 3 (3 United Soccer League) (0 U.S. Open Cup) Most appearances Greg Cochrane Darnell King (35 appearances)Top scorer Éver Guzmán (11 goals) Winning Percentage Overall: 15/37 (40.54%)
Awards
Player Player Award Week/Month Source5 Mikey LopezUSL Team of the WeekWeek 224 Diego RestrepoWeek 623 José EscalanteWeek 724 Diego RestrepoUSL Save of the WeekWeek 8USL Team of the WeekWeek 991 Owayne GordonWeek 1228 Alex BruceUSL Goal of the WeekWeek 1722 Charlie WardUSL Team of the WeekWeek 194 Cyprian Hedrick22 Charlie Ward28 Alex BruceUSL Goal of the MonthJuly2 Darnell KingUSL Team of the WeekWeek 21USL Goal of the Week7 Lance LaingUSL Team of the WeekWeek 254 Cyprian Hedrick7 Lance Laing0 Matt CardoneUSL Save of the WeekWeek 2718 Ethan BryantUSL Team of the WeekWeek 290 Matt CardoneUSL Save of the MonthSeptember7 Lance LaingUSL Team of the WeekWeek 30End of Season Awards2 Darnell King2018 USL All-League Second TeamNovember
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