2012 FC Tucson season

FC Tucson
2012 season
Managing Partners United States Greg Foster
United States Chris Keeney
United States Jonathan Pearlman
United States Rick Schantz
Manager United States 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
Home colors
Away colors
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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

Roster

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Brendan Roslund
2 United States MF Reid Schmitt
3 United States DF Conor Spence
7 United States MF Nick Marshall
8 United States MF Carlos Montes
9 United States FW Donny Toia
10 United States FW Aaron Long
11 United States FW Max Alvarez
12 United States DF Michael Kraus
13 United States FW Wes Culver
No. Position Player
14 United States DF Eli Galbraith-Knapp
15 United States DF Dominic Papa
16 Jamaica MF Kevin King
17 Trinidad and Tobago DF Kareem Smith
18 United States GK Michael D'Arrigo
19 United States MF Phillipe Garre
21 United States MF James Cohn
22 England FW Danny Kirkland
23 United States DF Travis Campbell
24 United States DF Matt Linenberger

Management

Competitions

PDL Western Conference

Main article: 2012 PDL season

Southwest Division standings

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Ventura County Fusion 16 12 2 2 42 13 +29 38
2 FC Tucson 16 9 4 3 21 16 +5 31
3 Fresno Fuego 16 8 3 5 28 24 +4 27
4 Los Angeles Misioneros 16 5 7 4 29 23 +6 22
5 Ogden Outlaws 16 6 3 7 21 27 −6 21
6 BYU Cougars 16 6 2 8 27 25 +2 20
7 Orange County Blue Star 16 5 5 6 30 26 +4 20
8 Southern California Seahorses 16 3 3 10 21 36 −15 12
9 Pali Blues 16 2 3 11 16 45 −29 9

Schedule

All times MST (UTC-07:00)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 9 4 3 21 16 +5 31 5 2 1 9 4 +5 4 2 2 12 12 0

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAAHHHAAHAAHHHHAA
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
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

PDL Playoffs

Friendlies

References

  1. ↑ "Teams, Executives Honored at USL AGM". uslsoccer.com. December 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ Prezelski, Ted (December 20, 2012). "FC Tucson builds for new season, named rookie franchise of the year". tucsonsentinel.com.
  3. ↑ "PDL All-Conference Teams Announced". pdl.uslsoccer.com (United Soccer Leagues). July 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Spence Named to All-Conference Team". fctucson.com (FC Tucson). July 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ New England Revolution 2-1 FC Tucson
  6. ↑ San Jose 1-1 FC Tucson
  7. ↑ Sporting KC tops FC Tucson 5-1 in Arizona finale
  8. ↑ FC Tucson 1-1 FC Edmonton
  9. ↑ FC Tucson 5-0 Arizona Western College
  10. ↑ FC Tucson wins 2-1 in Chippy Affair
  11. ↑ FC Tucson Downs Monsoon, 4-2
  12. ↑ FC Tucson can’t top Municipio de Juarez
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