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
Position Name Head coach Wílmer Cabrera Technical Director Ray Saari Assistant coach Gianluca Masucci Assistant coach Gerson Echeverry Goalkeeping coach Matt Dabrowski Coordinator, equipment and player operations Saul Soto
Roster
No.Pos.PlayerNation Notes
Transfers
In Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source November 25, 2024 25 DF Arturo Ortiz FC Juárez December 9, 2024 29 DF Kenneth Hoban El Paso Locomotive Academy December 10, 2024 28 FW Omar Mora Oral Roberts University December 11, 2024 24 DF Memo Diaz Oakland Roots December 18, 2024 18 DF Alvaro Quezada Memphis 901 FC January 13, 2025 1 GK Sebastián Mora Celaya January 22, 2025 9 FW Frank López Miami FC February 18, 2025 14 FW Beto Avila Sporting Kansas City II February 19, 2025 21 MF Kofi Twumasi Rhode Island FC March 7, 2025 GK Marco Canales Alacranes de Durango July 21, 2025 11 FW Christian Sorto Loudoun United
Loans in No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source 25 DF Arturo Ortiz FC Juárez January 1, 2025 December 31, 2025 20 FW Daniel Carter Real C.D. España January 9, 2025 July 16, 2025 7 DF Bryan Romero FC Juárez February 26, 2025 December 31, 2025
Academy contracts DatePos.No.PlayerRef. March 5, 2025 FW 50 Axel Valdivia DF 66 Raul Vazquez
Out Date No. Pos. Player To Notes Source November 25, 2024 4 DF Lucas Stauffer Lexington SC Mutual agreement 13 GK Javier Garcia Texoma FC Out of Contract DF Dennis Erdmann Out of Contract 31 DF Nick Hinds Out of Contract 16 DF Miles Lyons Monterey Bay FC Out of Contract 9 FW Malik McLemore 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig Out of Contract 7 FW Joaquín Rivas Out of Contract 17 FW Ricardo Zacarías Out of ContractJanuary 20, 2025 21 DF Bolu Akinyode Miami FC Mutual agreementJune 30, 2025 11 FW Tumi Moshobane Charlotte Independence Mutual agreement
Loan out
No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource 15 FW Noah Dollenmayer San Antonio FC September 9, 2025 December 31, 2025
New contracts DatePos.No.PlayerContract untilRef. November 25, 2024 DF 25 Arturo Ortiz MF 33 Ricky Ruiz MF 30 Robert Coronado FW 18 Tumi Moshobane 2025 December 20, 2024 FW 19 Andy Cabrera 2025
Non-competitive fixtures Preseason WinDrawLoss
+DateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersFebruary 1Barca Residency AcademyWestside Soccer Complex El Paso, Texas4–0TorreesTrialistQuezadaMorenoFebruary 8UDA SoccerWestside Soccer Complex El Paso, TexasFebruary 19Houston Dynamo 2San Antonio, TexasFebruary 22San Antonio FCSan Antonio, TexasMarch 1New Mexico UnitedAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Competitive fixtures USL Championship
Standings — Western Conference
Match results WinDrawLoss +MatchdayDateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersAttendanceRefereePosition1March 8Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas2–2Moreno 43'Cabrera 90+2'5,787Elijio Arreguin7th, Western2March 15Phoenix Rising FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas4–4Avila 6'Moreno 43', 53'Torres 47'4,386Calin Radosav9th, Western3March 22New Mexico UnitedIsotopes ParkAlbuquerque, New Mexico0–111,005Gerald Flores9th, Western4March 29Hartford AthleticTrinity Health StadiumHartford, Connecticut2–1Avila 10'Ackwei 86'4,400Atahan Yaya6th, Western5April 5Lexington SCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas2–1Ortiz 22'Cabrera 41'4,180Igor Bych5th, Western6April 13Birmingham Legion FCProtective StadiumBirmingham, Alabama1–3Cabrera 26'6,920Abdou Ndiaye6th, Western7April 19Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCWeidner FieldColorado Springs, Colorado1–1Coronado 13'Servando Berna Rico5th, Western8May 3New Mexico UnitedSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas3–0Cabrera12', 51', 83'7,059Thomas Snyder5th, Western9May 10FC TulsaONEOK FieldTulsa, Oklahoma1–1Cabrera 32'Mark Verso5th, Western10May 16Indy ElevenSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas4–1Moreno 13'Calvillo 32'Daroma 82'5,077Greg Dopka4th, Western11May 24Las Vegas Lights FCCashman FieldLas Vegas, Nevada2–1Cabrera 37', 64'2,396Joshua Encarnación2nd, Western12June 7Oakland Roots SCOakland ColiseumOakland, California0–07,586Ramy Touchan3rd, Western13June 14Orange County SCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas0–34,573Edson Carvajal4th, Western14June 21Monterey Bay FCCardinale StadiumSeaside, California2–1Ackwei 15'3,257Rodrigo Albuquerque3rd, Western15Copa TejasJuly 4San Antonio FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–2Moreno 67'8,432Thomas Snyder4th, Western16July 12Sacramento Republic FCHeart Health ParkSacramento, California0–38,196Cristian Campo7th, Western17August 2Las Vegas Lights FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas6–0Moreno 18'Quezada 39'Calvillo 52', 75'Avila 62'M. Rodriguez 89'4,722Elijio Arreguin4th, Western18August 9Miami FCPitbull StadiumMiami, Florida0–01,496Elton García4th, Western19August 16Monterey Bay FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas2–2Sorto 23', 59'4,564Nabil Bensalah4th, Western20August 23Sacramento Republic FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–0Torres 41'6,349Edson Carvajal3rd, Western21August 30Phoenix Rising FCPhoenix Rising Soccer StadiumPhoenix, Arizona3–3Moreno 73'Torres 81'Ruiz 90+84,030Muhammad Kaleia3rd, Western22September 6Loudoun United FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–2Ortiz 66'4,720Matthew Corrigan3rd, Western23September 12North Carolina FCWakeMed Soccer ParkCary, North Carolina0–12,365Joe Surgan5th, Western24September 20Charleston BatterySouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas0–27,842Servando Berna Rico6th, Western25September 27Rhode Island FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas2–2Diaz 44'Holstad o.g. 74'5,312Joshua Encarnación6th, Western26October 1Oakland Roots SCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas3–1Moreno 1', 72Calvillo 5'4,049Amin Hadzic5th, Western27October 4Orange County SCChampionship Soccer StadiumIrvine, California0–05,000Elton García5th, Western28October 11Lexington SCLexington SC StadiumLexington, Kentucky2–1Diaz 9'Avila 31'4,434Edson Carvajal4th, Western29October 18FC TulsaSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–1Torres 24'5,657Natalie Simon4th, Western30Copa TejasOctober 25San Antonio FCToyota FieldSan Antonio, Texas2−5Moreno 7' Sorto 54'8,164Abdou Ndiaye4th, Western
USL Championship playoffs
+RoundDateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersAttendanceRefereeConference QuarterfinalsNovember 1Phoenix Rising FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas
U.S. Open Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersAttendanceRefereeFirstMarch 19 Harpos FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas5–1Avila 12'Romero 37' 45+2'Own goal 54'Torres 59'1,595Melvin RivasSecondApril 2 Ventura County FCDignity Health Sports ParkCarson, California3–0Carter 17'Alfaro 29'Cabrera 81'50Steven CardozoThirdApril 16 New Mexico UnitedUNM Soccer ComplexAlbuquerque, New Mexico2–2Carter 21'Cabrera 90+7'John GriggsR32May 7 Austin FCQ2 StadiumAustin, Texas2–3Avila 20', 34'Elton García
USL Jägermeister Cup
Standings
+RoundDateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersAttendanceReferee1April 26Texoma FCSherman Bearcat StadiumSherman, Texas0–0947Jaclyn Metz2May 31Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas0–15,845Muhammad Hassan3July 19Phoenix Rising FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas2–2Torres 11'Cabrera 38'5,416Matthew Thompson4July 26Union OmahaWerner ParkOmaha, Nebraska1-0Avila 39'2,176Amin Hadzic
Awards and honors USL Championship Team of the Matchday MatchdayPlayerOpponentPositionRef1 Frank DaromaColorado Springs SwitchbacksMF Amando MorenoBench2 Beto AvilaPhoenix Rising FCFW Amando Moreno (2)MF Gabriel TorresDF4 Wahab AckweiHartford AthleticDF 5 Gabriel Torres (2)Lexington SCMF Arturo OrtizDF7 Robert CoronadoColorado Springs Switchbacks FCMF 8/9 Andy CabreraNew Mexico UnitedFW Gabriel Torres (3)MF Frank Daroma (2)Bench10 Noah DollenmayerFC TulsaBench 11 Andy Cabrera (2)Indy ElevenFW Eric CalvilloMF Arturo Ortiz (2)Bench12 Andy Cabrera (3)Las Vegas Lights FCFW Frank Daroma (3)MF Ricky RuizBench Beto Avila (2)Bench16 Andy Cabrera (4)Monterey Bay FCFW Gabi Torres (4)DF Wahab Ackwei (2)BenchUSL Cup 4 Gabi Torres (5)Union OmahaMF 22 Amando Moreno (3)Las Vegas LightsFW Andy Cabrera (5)FW Gabriel Torres (6)MF Eric Calvillo (2)MF24 Christian SortoMonterey Bay FCFW 25 Gabriel Torres (7)Sacramento Republic FCMF 26 Ricky RuizPhoenix Rising FCDF 30 Eric Calvillo (3)Rhode Island FCBench 31 Amando Moreno (4)Orange County SCFW Eric Calvillo (4)Bench)
Player of the Matchday MatchdayPlayerOpponentRef2 Amando MorenoPhoenix Rising FC 5 Gabriel TorresLexington SC 8/9 Andy CabreraNew Mexico United 12 Andy Cabrera (2)Las Vegas Lights FC
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