2019 OKC Energy FC season

OKC Energy 2019 soccer season

The 2019 OKC Energy FC season is the club’s sixth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Energy FC will also take part in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 14, 2018, to the beginning of the 2020 USLC season.

As of match played July 27, 2019^[1]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Cody Laurendi	GK	(1988-08-15) August 15, 1988 (age 34)	2016	Austin Aztex	96	0
16	Bryan Byars	GK	(1991-10-02) October 2, 1991 (age 31)	2018	Tulsa Roughnecks FC	12	0
72	Harrison Bouma	GK	(2000-12-22) December 22, 2000 (age 22)	2019	Sporting KC Academy	0	0
Defenders
2	Chris Duvall	DF	(1991-09-10) September 10, 1991 (age 31)	2019	Houston Dynamo	2	7
3	Kyle Hyland	DF	(1991-03-01) March 1, 1991 (age 32)	2016	Indy Eleven	109	7
5	Christian Ibeagha	DF	(1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 (age 33)	2018	North Carolina FC	59	3
13	Nicolas Taravel	DF	(1994-10-13) October 13, 1994 (age 28)	2019	Grenoble	3	0
15	Atiba Harris	DF	(1985-01-09) January 9, 1985 (age 38)	2018	Murciélagos	45	2
19	Max Gunderson	DF	(1989-11-05) November 5, 1989 (age 33)	2018	OKC Energy U23	14	0
25	Amir Šašivarević	DF	(1994-10-08) October 8, 1994 (age 28)	2019	Lane United FC	5	1
55	Mekeil Williams	DF	(1990-07-24) July 24, 1990 (age 32)	2019	Richmond Kickers	27	1
61	Alvin Jones	DF	(1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 (age 28)	2019	W Connection	20	1
Midfielders
4	Callum Ross	MF	(1994-09-15) September 15, 1994 (age 28)	2018	Charlotte Independence	64	2
7	Rafael Garcia	MF	(1988-12-19) December 19, 1988 (age 34)	2019	Las Vegas Lights	28	6
8	Ian McGrath	MF	(1996-07-17) July 17, 1996 (age 26)	2019	Philadelphia Fury	1	0
9	Deshorn Brown	FW	(1990-12-22) December 22, 1990 (age 32)	2018	Lorca	34	15
11	Christian Eissele	FW	(1992-06-23) June 23, 1992 (age 30)	2019	Sacramento Republic	29	7
12	Kal Okot	MF	(1993-10-13) October 13, 1993 (age 29)	2019	OKC Energy U23	6	0
17	Cordell Cato	FW	(1992-07-15) July 15, 1992 (age 30)	2019	Charlotte Independence	28	3
21	Josh García	MF	(1993-07-28) July 28, 1993 (age 29)	2019	OKC Energy U23	3	1
23	Je-Vaughn Watson	FW	(1983-10-22) October 22, 1983 (age 39)	2019	Charlotte Independence	15	1
26	Jonathan Brown	FW	(1990-04-17) April 17, 1990 (age 33)	2019	Abahani Limited Dhaka	51	1
27	Derek Gebhard	FW	(1995-10-15) October 15, 1995 (age 27)	2019	El Paso Locomotive FC	6	0
91	Owayne Gordon	FW	(1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 31)	2019	San Antonio FC	34	5

Table of Contents

Non-competitive[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Competitions[edit]

USL Championship[edit]

Standings[edit]

Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary[edit]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
32	9	11	12	44	53	−9	38	5	6	4	20	20	0	4	5	8	24	33	−9

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L

Match results[edit]

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

As a member of the USL Championship, OKC Energy will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14, 2019^[2]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Disciplinary record[edit]

Clean sheets[edit]

Transfers[edit]

Out[edit]

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
FW	Jonathan Brown	Hartford Athletic	Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]
MF	Justin Chavez		Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]
FW	Alex Dixon	Hartford Athletic	Contract expired. Signed for Hartford on Dec 18, 2018.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]^[4]
DF	Richard Dixon	Chattanooga Red Wolves	Option declined. Signed for Chattanooga on Dec 5, 2018.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]^[5]
MF	Miguel González	Miami FC	Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]
MF	Juan Guzman	New Mexico United	Contract expired. Signed for New Mexico on Nov 6, 2018.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]^[6]
DF	Shawn McLaws		Option declined.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]
MF	Monty Patterson	Hønefoss BK	Option declined.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]
MF	Philip Rasmussen	Hartford Athletic	Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]
FW	Christian Volesky	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]
GK	Matt Van Oekel	Birmingham Legion	OKC receives an undisclosed fee.	Dec 12, 2018	^[7]

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Record
Home	White	White	White	Match 1 @ El Paso / 9–9–11
Away	Blue	Blue	Blue	Match 13 vs LA Galaxy II / 0–2–1

References[edit]

^ “OKC Energy roster”. EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^ “2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized”. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Vaughn, Tyler (October 29, 2018). “ENERGY FC ANNOUNCE FIRST SET OF ROSTER MOVES”. EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^ Hartford Athletic (December 18, 2018). “FIRST THREE PLAYERS IN CLUB HISTORY ANNOUNCED”. HartfordAthletic.com. Hartford Athletic. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^ Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (December 5, 2018). “CHATTANOOGA RED WOLVES SC SIGNS FORMER OKC ENERGY FC DEFENDER RICHARD DIXON”. ChattRedWolves.com. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^ USLSoccer.com Staff (November 6, 2018). “New Mexico United Announces First Six Players”. USLSoccer.com. USL Championship. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^ Vaughn, Tyler (December 12, 2018). “ENERGY FC TRADE MATT VANOEKEL TO BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC”. EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[1] “OKC Energy roster”. EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[2] “2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized”. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[RosterMoves-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Vaughn, Tyler (October 29, 2018). “ENERGY FC ANNOUNCE FIRST SET OF ROSTER MOVES”. EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[4] Hartford Athletic (December 18, 2018). “FIRST THREE PLAYERS IN CLUB HISTORY ANNOUNCED”. HartfordAthletic.com. Hartford Athletic. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[5] Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (December 5, 2018). “CHATTANOOGA RED WOLVES SC SIGNS FORMER OKC ENERGY FC DEFENDER RICHARD DIXON”. ChattRedWolves.com. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[6] USLSoccer.com Staff (November 6, 2018). “New Mexico United Announces First Six Players”. USLSoccer.com. USL Championship. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[7] Vaughn, Tyler (December 12, 2018). “ENERGY FC TRADE MATT VANOEKEL TO BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC”. EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 24, 2018.