2020 Tacoma Defiance season
Tacoma Defiance 2020 soccer season
The 2020 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's sixth year of existence, formerly as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their sixth season in the USL Championship , the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid . It was their third season in Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC .
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of December 15, 2020. [ 1]
Competitions
Preseason
Friendlies
v
USL regular season
Standings — Group A
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
16
4
2
10
25
32
−7
14
3
0
3
9
8
+1
1
2
7
16
24
−8
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Stadium H H A H A A A A A A A A A H H H Result L L D W W L L L L L L D L W W L
Source:
[1] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Upcoming fixture
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC ), Tacoma is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[ 5]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute .
Last updated: October 3, 2020
Source: [2]
Top scorers
Last updated: October 3, 2020
Source: [3]
Top assists
Last updated: October 3, 2020
Source: [4]
Disciplinary record
Last updated: October 3, 2020
Source: [5]
Honors and awards
Team of the Week
Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster.
In
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
74
DF
Taylor Mueller
Charleston Battery
Free transfer
December 12, 2019
[ 9]
97
MF
Collin Fernandez
Saint Louis FC
Free transfer
January 14, 2020
[ 10]
51
DF
Danny Reynolds
UNC Wilmington
Seattle Sounders FC MLS SuperDraft 2nd round Pick (#35)
February 7, 2020
[ 11]
90
MF
Jesús Pérez
UIC
New York City FC MLS SuperDraft 1st round Pick (#22)
February 19, 2020
[ 12]
52
DF
Eric Kinzner
Sounders FC Academy
July 13, 2020
[ 13]
64
GK
Christian Herrera
Oakland Roots SC
On loan through until September 12
July 13, 2020
[ 13]
49
MF
Reed Baker-Whiting
Sounders FC Academy
July 23, 2020
[ 14]
87
FW
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
Seattle Sounders FC
loan through end of season
August 3, 2020
[ 15]
42
DF
Alex Villanueva
Sounders FC Academy
August 19, 2020
[ 16]
65
GK
Eric Klenofsky
Toronto FC II
On loan through end of season
September 2, 2020
[ 17]
45
MF
Ethan Dobbelaere
Seattle Sounders FC
On loan through end of season
September 3, 2020
[ 18]
31
GK
Christian Herrera
Oakland Roots SC
Signed after end of loan
December 15, 2020
[ 19]
88
MF
Carlos Anguiano
Portland Timbers 2
Free
December 15, 2020
[ 20]
MF
Sota Kitahara
Sounders FC Academy
December 15, 2020
[ 21]
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
71
DF
Aleks Berkolds
Reno 1868 FC
Option declined
November 21, 2019
[ 22]
88
DF
Matt Nance
Option declined
November 21, 2019
[ 22]
96
DF
Ever Rubio
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Option declined
November 21, 2019
[ 22]
90
MF
Herbert Robinson García
Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco
Option declined
November 21, 2019
[ 22]
73
DF
Modou Ndow
MFK Vyškov
End of loan
November 21, 2019
[ 22]
36
DF
Denso Ulysse
Inter Miami CF
Free transfer
November 21, 2019
[ 22]
78
MF
Ben Numbi
MFK Vyškov
End of loan
November 21, 2019
[ 22]
84
MF
Josh Atencio
Seattle Sounders FC
Signed Homegrown contract
June 15, 2020
[ 23]
37
FW
Shandon Hopeau
Seattle Sounders FC
Signed Homegrown contract
June 30, 2020
[ 24]
89
MF
Jesse Daley
Brisbane Roar FC
Requested release
August 12, 2020
[ 25]
64
GK
Christian Herrera
Oakland Roots SC
Recalled from loan
September 3, 2020
[ 26]
References
^ "Tacoma Defiance Roster" . Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 12, 2019 .
^ "Tacoma Defiance Statement on Governor Inslee Announcement" (Press release). March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
^ "Tacoma Defiance's Match Sunday Evening at Portland Postponed" . TacDefiance.com . August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ "Tacoma Defiance Match at Portland Timbers 2 Rescheduled for September 24" . TacDefiance.com . September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
^ "Birmingham's Lapa Voted Championship Player of the Week" . USLChampionship.com. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 7" . USLChampionship.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020 .
^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 15" . USLChampionship.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020 .
^ "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Taylor Mueller" . Seattle Sounders FC. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019 .
^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Collin Fernandez" . Tacoma Defiance. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Danny Reynolds" . Sounders FC Communications. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Jesús Pérez" . February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020 .
^ a b "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Eric Kinzer" . July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ "Tacoma Defiance signs midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting" . July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020 .
^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT PORTLAND TIMBERS 2 – AUGUST 3, 2020" . Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
^ "TACOMA DEFIANCE SIGNS DEFENDER ALEX VILLANUEVA" . August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020 .
^ "TORONTO FC II LOAN ERIC KLENOFSKY TO TACOMA DEFIANCE" . September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020" . September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020 .
^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13" . December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13" . December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13" . December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g "Tacoma Defiance Signs Four to New Contracts" . Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
^ "Sounders FC signs midfielders Atencio and Dobbelaere as Homegrown Players" . Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
^ "Sounders FC signs midfielder Shandon Hopeau as Homegrown Player" . Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 30, 2020 .
^ "TACOMA DEFIANCE RELEASES MIDFIELDER JESSE DALEY" . Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020" . Retrieved September 3, 2020 .
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