The 2023 San Antonio FC season was the club's eighth season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, it was the 14th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the USL Championship, the second division of the United States soccer league system, and participated in the U.S. Open Cup. San Antonio were the reigning USL Champions. They came off their most successful season in club history in which they captured five trophies; the Copa Tejas, Copa Tejas shield, USLC regular season title, the Western Conference championship, and the USL Championship by beating Louisville City FC 3-1 in the 2022 USL Championship Final.
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Squad information
First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Goalkeepers 1 Jordan Farr GK 21 Nick Marsman GK 50 Jude Bosshardt GK 99 Carlos Mercado GK Defenders 2 Carter Manley DF 3 Mitchell Taintor DF 4 Fabien Garcia DF 15 Lamar Batista DF 22 Shannon Gomez DF 23 Tulu DF 24 Isaiah Parker DF 30 Ismaila Jome DF 31 Connor Maloney DF 33 Trova Boni DF 46 Kibukila Mbula DF 48 Giovanni Padilla DF Midfielders 5 Jacori Hayes MF 6 PC MF 7 Juan Carlos Azócar MF 8 Jorge Hernández MF 9 Niko Hansen MF 10 David Loera MF 18 Rida Zouhir MF 25 Mohammed Abu MF 44 Dalziel Ozuna MF 51 Henrik Sakshaug MF Forwards 11 Justin Dhillon FW 16 Tani Oluwaseyi FW 17 Nathan Fogaça FW 19 Santiago Patiño FW 20 Ignacio Bailone FW 45 Mateo Gonzales DF 49 Eduardo Fernandez FW
Player movement
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PlayerPrevious clubFeeDateSource Multi-year extension Undisclosed Multi-year extension Undisclosed Signed extension Undisclosed Option exercised Undisclosed Option exercised Undisclosed Option exercised Undisclosed Option exercised Undisclosed Multi-year extension Undisclosed Minnesota United FC Undisclosed D.C. United Undisclosed Paços de Ferreira Undisclosed San Antonio FC Undisclosed Minnesota United FC Undisclosed Rochester New York FC 25-day contract SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed FC Cincinnati 25-day contract Rochester New York FC Undisclosed LA Galaxy 25-day contract FC Cincinnati Undisclosed Columbus Crew 25-day contract K.V. Mechelen Undisclosed Kickers Emden 25-day contract Hartford Athletic Undisclosed Portland Timbers 2 Undisclosed Avaí FC Undisclosed
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PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Undisclosed San Diego Loyal SC Undisclosed Austin FC II Undisclosed D.C. United $10,000 Sarasota Paradise Undisclosed Opt-out exercised, signed with Sacramento Republic FC Undisclosed Mutual termination Undisclosed Mutual termination Undisclosed
Loan in
PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource Deportivo La Guaira F.C.End of season Colorado Rapids FC DallasEnd of season CF MontréalEnd of season St. Louis City SC Minnesota United FCEnd of season B-SADEnd of season Portland TimbersEnd of season Major League SoccerEnd of season
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Pre-season
The pre-season schedule was released on January 18, 2022, by SAFC.
Competitions
Overall Position in the Western Conference
Overview
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USL Championship
Conference table Western Conference
Results summary
Results by matchday
Position in the Western Conference
Matches The home opener vs Oakland Roots was announced on January 4, 2023. The remaining 2023 schedule was released on January 9, 2023. Home team is listed first, left to right.
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
USL Championship Playoffs
On September 23, 2023, San Antonio clinched a spot in the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs. San Antonio secured fourth place on the final match day of the regular season.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Exhibition On February 20, 2023, it was announced that San Antonio would host EFL Championship side Sunderland A.F.C. for an international friendly.
On August 14, 2023, it was announced that San Antonio would host Liga de Expansión MX side C.D. Tapatío for an international friendly. Dubbed the "Duelo de Campeones", this match will pit the 2022 USL champions against the 2023 Clausura champions.
Statistics
Appearances Discipline includes league, playoffs, and Open Cup play. No.Pos.NameLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GK Jordan Farr280001029002 2 DF Carter Manley13 (1)1200 (1)015 (2)100 3 DF Mitchell Taintor2832000303121 4 DF Fabien Garcia30 (2)2201033 (2)270 5 MF Jacori Hayes22 (6)0201025 (6)180 6 MF PC8 (6)00 (1)0008 (7)020 7 MF Juan Carlos Azócar6 (10)000006 (10)030 8 MF Jorge Hernández23 (3)2210 (1)025 (4)371 9 MF Niko Hansen10 (4)2000010 (4)200 10 MF David Loera1 (3)000102 (3)000 11 FW Justin Dhillon7 (14)30 (1)0007 (15)300 15 DF Lamar Batista18 (6)200 (1)1019 (7)2141 16 FW Tani Oluwaseyi24 (1)17210026 (1)1861 17 FW Nathan Fogaça4 (2)20 (1)0004 (3)220 18 MF Rida Zouhir20 (5)8000020 (5)850 19 FW Santiago Patiño127200014740 20 FW Ignacio Bailone11 (17)50 (2)01012 (19)510 21 GK Nick Marsman5020007000 22 DF Shannon Gomez18 (7)0201021 (7)060 23 DF Tulu3 (3)100003 (3)110 24 DF Isaiah Parker3 (5)000003 (5)010 25 MF Mohammed Abu13 (7)1200015 (7)130 30 DF Ismaila Jome16 (2)00 (2)00016 (4)030 31 DF Connor Maloney25 (3)0200 (1)027 (4)030 33 DF Trova Boni2 (3)000002 (3)030 40 FW Dane Augustin00000 (1)10 (1)100 41 MF Matthew Matsuzaki0000101010 42 MF Andres Bacho0000101000 43 DF Adrian Gutierrez0000101000 44 MF Dalziel Ozuna0 (1)000101 (1)000 45 DF Mateo Gonzales0000101010 46 DF Kibukila Mbula0000101000 48 DF Giovanni Padilla0000101000 49 FW Eduardo Fernandez0000101010 50 GK Jude Bosshardt0000000000 51 MF Henrik Sakshaug0000000000 52 MF Jeremiah Posada0000101000 53 MF Adrian Valencia00000 (1)00 (1)000 54 MF Max Salinas00000 (1)00 (1)010 99 GK Carlos Mercado1000102000Players who left the club DF Ayodeji Adeniran0000000000 FW Samuel Adeniran6 (1)4000 (1)06 (2)420 DF Zico Bailey6 (5)100107 (5)120 DF Roman Holt0000212100 FW Erik Hurtado0 (2)000000 (2)000 FW Kai Koreniuk0 (1)000101 (1)000 MF Cristian Parano6 (5)2000 (1)06 (6)220 FW Kimarni Smith4 (6)000105 (6)010
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1FW16 Tani Oluwaseyi1800182FW18 Rida Zouhir80083FW19 Santiago Patiño70074FW20 Ignacio Bailone50055FW14 Samuel Adeniran40046DF3 Mitchell Taintor3003MF8 Jorge Hernández2103FW11 Justin Dhillon30039DF4 Fabien Garcia2002MF9 Niko Hansen2002DF15 Lamar Batista2002FW17 Nathan Fogaça2002MF19 Cristian Parano200214DF2 Carter Manley1001DF23 Tulu1001MF25 Mohammed Abu1001DF27 Zico Bailey1001FW40 Dane Augustin0011DF47 Roman Holt0011#Own goals0000TOTALS632267
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal11 Jordan Farr8008221 Nick Marsman1102TOTALS91010
Summary Games played 38 (34 USL Championship) (2 USL Championship Playoffs) (2 U.S. Open Cup)Games won 16 (14 USL Championship) (1 USL Championship Playoffs) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Games drawn 14 (14 USL Championship) (0 USL Championship Playoffs) (0 U.S. Open Cup)Games lost 8 (6 USL Championship) (1 USL Championship Playoffs) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Goals scored 67 (63 USL Championship) (2 USL Championship Playoffs) (2 U.S. Open Cup)Goals conceded 43 (38 USL Championship) (3 USL Championship Playoffs) (2 U.S. Open Cup)Goal difference +25 (+25 USL Championship) (-1 USL Championship Playoffs) (+0 U.S. Open Cup)Clean sheets 10 (9 USL Championship) (1 USL Championship Playoffs) (0 U.S. Open Cup)Yellow cards 98 (87 USL Championship) (5 USL Championship Playoffs) (6 U.S. Open Cup)Red cards 6 (6 USL Championship) (0 USL Championship Playoffs) (0 U.S. Open Cup)Most appearances Fabien Garcia (35 appearances)Top scorer Tani Oluwaseyi (18 goals)Winning Percentage Overall: 16/38 (42.11%)
Awards
Player Player Award Week/Month Source15 Lamar BatistaChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 1Championship Goal of the Week1 Jordan FarrChampionship Save of the Week3 Mitchell TaintorChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 21 Jordan FarrChampionship Save of the WeekChampionship Player of the WeekWeek 3Championship Save of the Week31 Connor MaloneyChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 427 Zico BaileyChampionship Goal of the Week15 Lamar BatistaChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 51 Jordan FarrChampionship Player of the MonthMarch14 Samuel AdeniranChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 916 Tani OluwaseyiChampionship Goal of the Week4 Fabien GarciaChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 1016 Tani Oluwaseyi15 Lamar BatistaWeek 124 Fabien Garcia13 Rida ZouhirChampionship Goal of the WeekWeek 133 Mitchell TaintorChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 142 Carter ManleyWeek 1516 Tani OluwaseyiChampionship Player of the WeekWeek 188 Jorge HernándezChampionship Team of the Week3 Mitchell Taintor8 Jorge HernándezChampionship Goal of the Week 1 Jordan FarrChampionship Save of the Week 4 Fabien GarciaChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 1918 Rida Zouhir Rida ZouhirChampionship Goal of the Week16 Tani OluwaseyiChampionship Player of the WeekWeek 218 Jorge HernándezChampionship Team of the Week3 Mitchell TaintorChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 228 Jorge Hernández16 Tani OluwaseyiChampionship Player of the MonthJuly4 Fabien GarciaChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 2318 Rida Zouhir18Championship Goal of the Week18Week 248 Jorge HernándezChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 27 17 Nathan FogaçaWeek 28 Week 29 End of Season Awards8 Jorge Hernández2023 USL Championship Golden PlaymakerOctober 2023 USL Championship All-League First TeamNovember 16 Tani Oluwaseyi2023 USL Championship All-League Second Team3 Mitchell Taintor
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