2015 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

The 2015 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's first season of existence, and their first season in United Soccer League, the third division of the American soccer pyramid. The Switchbacks play in the Western Conference of USL.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2015 season
President Nick Ragain
Manager Steve Trittschuh
StadiumSand Creek Stadium
USL Pro PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLuke Vercollone (7)
Highest home attendance3,726
(June 10 vs. Portland 2)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,012
(June 13 vs. Real Monarchs)
(June 24 vs. Orange County)
All: 679
(May 20 vs. Harpo's)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,484
All: 2,258

Competitions

Preseason
February 28 ScrimmageAir Force Falcons1–2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCColorado Springs, Colorado
Stadium: Cadet Soccer Stadium
March 7 FriendlyCSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves0–1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCPueblo, Colorado
King Stadium: Rawling Soccer Complex
March 14 FriendlyColorado Springs Switchbacks FC2–1UCCS Mountain LionsColorado Springs, Colorado
Durr  48'
King  57'
Burt  81'		 Report Berkson Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
March 18 FriendlyColorado Springs Switchbacks FC0–1Real Monarchs SLCGrand Junction, Colorado
7:00pm MDT Report Velazco  61' Stadium: Walker Field
Referee: Alex Krelo
Assistant referees: Kali Smith
Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson

USL
Main article: 2015 USL season
March 28 1Austin Aztex2–0Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCAustin, Texas
19:00 MT Touray  40'
King  60'
Caesar  80'		 Report Maybin  29'
Bejarano  55'
Badr  65'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Luis Guardia
April 4 2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1–2Oklahoma City Energy FCColorado Springs, Colorado
13:00 MT Harada  23'
Burt  48'  57'
Badr  58'
Seth  68'		 Report Lopez  12'
König  35', 90+'
Evans  58'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,990
Referee: Adam Finney
April 11 3Real Monarchs SLC0–1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSandy, Utah
16:30 MT Baldin  17' Report Harada  28'
Seth  29',  30'
N. Robinson  82'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 3,310
Referee: Brad Jensen
April 17 4Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC5–2Real Monarchs SLCColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Gonzalez  12'
Vercollone  17',  25' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
S. Robinson  42'
Harada  45'
Maybin  88'
Armstrong  90'		 Report Tavares  18'
Sundly  61'
Rauhofer  88'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Younes Marrakcji
April 25 5Austin Aztex1–0Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCAustin, Texas
19:00 MT Tyrpak  9' Report Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
May 2 6Arizona United SC2–3Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCScottsdale, Arizona
20:30 MT Top  5',  51'
Malki  81'
Cuevas  90+'		 Report Phillips  72'  
King  4'
Harada  22'  52'
Gorrick  31'
Vercollone  33' (pen.),  68'
Gonzalez  42'
Seth  45'
Bejarano  82'
Argueta  90'		 Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 13 7Orange County Blues FC3–1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCIrvine, California
20:30 MT Ramírez  38', 80',  75'
Griffiths  57'		 Report Greer  50'
S. Robinson  55'
Seth  83'		 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 674
Referee: Robert Sarfaraz
May 23 8Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC5–0Arizona United SCColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Seth  29'
Vercollone  49', 89',  73'
S. Robinson  75',  76'
Gonzalez  85'
Maybin  87'		 Report Ruthven  29'
Malki  74'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: M. Urbina-Barrios
May 30 9LA Galaxy II2–1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCCarson, California
20:30 MT Auras  12'
Bowen  37'
Steres  45+'
Mendiola  82',  90+'		 Report Gonzalez  17'
Gorrick  90+'		 Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 635
June 6 10Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC3–0Whitecaps FC 2Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT King  41'
Vercollone  78'
Maybin  83'
Phillips  88'		 Report Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Adam Zarrin
June 10 11Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC3–1Portland Timbers 2Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Gonzalez  25', 35'
Harada  47'
Bejarano  90'		 Report Safiu  76'
Richards  84'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 3,726
Referee: Karen Abt
June 13 12Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2–1Real Monarchs SLCColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Gonzalez  10'
Burt  19'
Harada  30'		 Report Baldin  21'
Rauhofer  45' (pen.),  72'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Adam Finney
June 19 13Saint Louis FC0–1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCFenton, Missouri
18:30 MT Report Argueta  15'
Gonzalez  85'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
June 24 14Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC5–0Orange County Blues FCColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT King  18', 40'
Argueta  33'
Vercollone  57' (pen.)
Hunter  59'
Seth  69'		 Report Suggs  25'
Crettenand  45+'
Payeras  64'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Younes Marrackhi
July 3 15Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2-0Austin AztexColorado Springs, Colorado
20:00 MT Gonzalez  53'  79'
King  74'		 Report Rozeboom  33' Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Tyler Mitcham
July 11 16Tulsa Roughnecks FC3-1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCTulsa, Oklahoma
18:30 MT Venter
Nwabueze
Ballew 		Report Vercollone Stadium: ONEOK Field
July 15 17Whitecaps FC 22-2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCVancouver, British Columbia
20:00 MT Bustos  18'
Rodríguez  43'
Lewis  50'
McKendry  72'		 Summary Phillips  10'
King  45' (pen.)		 Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Kent Waechter
July 18 18Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1 - 1Seattle Sounders FC 2Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT King  9'
Harada  37'
Bejarano  51'
Argueta  90'		 Summary Lowe  45'
Sérgio Mota  61'  88'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 3,563
Referee: Mark Sauro
July 31 19Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCvLA Galaxy IIColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
August 5 20Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCvTulsa Roughnecks FCColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
August 8 21Sacramento Republic FCvColorado Springs Switchbacks FCSacramento, California
21:00 MT Stadium: Bonney Field
August 14 22Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCvSacramento Republic FCColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
August 19 23Seattle Sounders FC 2vColorado Springs Switchbacks FCTukwila, Washington
20:30 MT Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
August 26 24Real Monarchs SLCvColorado Springs Switchbacks FCSandy, Utah
19:00 MT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
September 5 25Portland Timbers 2vColorado Springs Switchbacks FCPortland, Oregon
16:00 MT Stadium: Merlo Field
September 9 26Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCvAustin AztexColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
September 12 27Oklahoma City Energy FCvColorado Springs Switchbacks FCOklahoma City, Oklahoma
18:00 MT Stadium: Taft Stadium
September 19 28Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCvLA Galaxy IIColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium

USL Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
May 20 Third roundColorado Springs Switchbacks 2–1 Harpo'sColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Maybin  1', 35'
Argueta  66'  76'		 Report Haber  49'
Cullen  70'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 679
Referee: Hamed Sadeghi
June 16 Fourth roundColorado Rapids 4–1 Colorado Springs SwitchbacksCommerce City, Colorado
19:00 MT Badji  26'
Greenspan  32'
Serna  65', 71', 90+3'		 Report Bejarano  61'
Phillips  61'
Burt  90+1'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 1,727
Referee: Chipalo Street (Washington)

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