El Paso Locomotive FC 2025 soccer season
| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Wílmer Cabrera | ||
| Stadium | Southwest University Park, El Paso, TX | ||
| USLC | Western Conference: | ||
| Average home league attendance | 0 | ||
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| ← 20242026 → | |||
| All statistics correct as of 23:45, December 9, 2024 (UTC). | |||
The 2025 El Paso Locomotive FC season will be the seventh season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.
Staff
- As of September 21, 2024
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Wílmer Cabrera
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| Technical Director |  Ray Saari
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| Assistant coach | Gianluca Masucci
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| Assistant coach | Gerson Echeverry
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| Goalkeeping coach | Matt Dabrowski
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| Coordinator, equipment and player operations | Saul Soto
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Roster
- As of December 11, 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Wahab Ackwei |  Ghana
|
| 6 | MF | Eric Calvillo |  El Salvador
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| 10 | FW | Amando Moreno | El Salvador
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| 15 | DF | Noah Dollenmayer | United States
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| 18 | FW | Tumi Moshobane |  South Africa
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| 21 | DF | Bolu Akinyode |  Nigeria
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| 23 | GK | Jahmali Waite |  Jamaica
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| 25 | DF | Arturo Ortiz |  Mexico
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| 30 | MF | Robert Coronado | United States
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| 33 | MF | Ricky Ruiz | United States
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| 58 | FW | Mario Rodriguez | United States
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| 93 | DF | Tony Alfaro | Mexico
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| — | DF | Kenneth Hoban | United States
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| — | FW | Omar Mora | United States
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| — | DF | Memo Diaz | United States
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| — | DF | Alvaro Quezada | United States
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Transfers
In
| Date | No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2024 | 25 | DF | Arturo Ortiz
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FC Juárez
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| December 9, 2024 | DF | Kenneth Hoban
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El Paso Locomotive Academy
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| December 10, 2024 | FW | Omar Mora
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Oral Roberts University
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| December 11, 2024 | DF | Memo Diaz
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Oakland Roots
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| December 18, 2024 | DF | Alvaro Quezada
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Memphis 901 FC
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Out
| Date | No. | Pos. | Player | To | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2024 | 4 | DF | Lucas Stauffer
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Mutual agreement | ||
| 13 | GK | Javier Garcia
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Out of Contract | |||
| DF |  Dennis Erdmann
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Out of Contract | ||||
| 31 | DF | Nick Hinds
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Out of Contract | |||
| 16 | DF | Miles Lyons
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Out of Contract | |||
| 9 | FW | Malik McLemore
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Out of Contract | |||
| 7 | FW | Joaquín Rivas
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Out of Contract | |||
| 17 | FW | Ricardo Zacarías
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Out of Contract |
New contracts
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Contract until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2024 | DF | 25 | Arturo Ortiz
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| MF | 33 | Ricky Ruiz
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| MF | 30 | Robert Coronado
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| FW | 18 | Tumi Moshobane
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2025 |
Competitive fixtures
USL Championship
Main article: 2025 USL Championship seasonStandings — Western Conference
Match results
| Matchday | Date | Opponent | Venue | Location | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Location | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USL Jägermeister Cup
Main article: 2025 USL CupStandings
| Pos | Lg | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USLC | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | USLC | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | USLC | New Mexico United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | USLC | Phoenix Rising FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | USLC | San Antonio FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | USL1 | Texoma FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | USL1 | Union Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goals for in cup match play (only for determining wild card); 3) head-to-head points earned in small group play; 4) total wins in small group play; 5) total wins in all cup matches; 6) goals for in small group play; 7) goals for in cup match play; 8) goals assisted in cup match play; 9) goal differential in cup match play; 10) disciplinary points; 11) coin toss.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Location | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 26 | Texoma FC | Sherman Bearcat Stadium | Sherman, Texas | ||||
| 2 | May 31 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | ||||
| 3 | July 19 | Phoenix Rising FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | ||||
| 4 | July 26 | Union Omaha | Werner Park | Omaha, Nebraska |
References
- "Our History". Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- Huichapa, Alberto (May 20, 2024). "El Paso Locomotive FC Appoint Wilmer Cabrera as New Head Coach". www.ElPasoLocomotiveFC.com. El Paso Locomotive. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- Huichapa, Alberto (November 4, 2024). "El Paso Locomotive FC Appoint Ray Saari as Technical Director". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- "El Paso Locomotive FC Welcome Gerson Echeverry as New Assistant Coach". September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- "El Paso Locomotive FC Roster". www.uslchampionship.com. USL Championship.
- ^ Huichapa, Alberto (November 25, 2024). "El Paso Locomotive FC Announce 2025 Roster Decisions". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- "El Paso Locomotive FC Sign 15-Year-Old Academy Defender Kenneth Hoban for 2025". El Paso Locomotive FC. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- Huichapa, Alberto (December 10, 2024). "El Paso Locomotive FC Sign El Paso Native and Forward Omar Mora for 2025". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- Huichapa, Alberto (December 11, 2024). "El Paso Locomotive FC Sign Borderland Native and Defender Memo Diaz for 2025". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- "El Paso Locomotive FC Sign Defender Alvaro Quezada for 2025". El Paso Locomotive FC. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
