Another coaching change — this time with Pima Community College men’s coach Dave Cosgrove taking over for Pearlman — didn’t stop the string of success for FC Tucson.
The club, paced by Damian German’s 11 goals, went 7-3-4 to finish second in the Premier Development League’s Mountain Division. In its fifth-straight postseason appearance, the club reached the Western Conference final for the fourth time.
Defender Henry Lander was named to the All-Western Conference team.
The season was the 24th and final under the PDL banner; on Feb. 6, 2018, FC Tucson was the second team to join the to join the USL Division III (now USL League One) League, becoming a professional club.
| DATE | OPPONENT | SITE | LEAGUE | ROUND | SCORE | RESULT | RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., May 12 | Albuquerque Sol FC | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 2-1 | W | 1-0-0 |
| Fri., May 25 | Ogden City SC | Spence Eccles Ogden Sports Complex | PDL | Regular Season | 0-1 | L | 1-1-0 |
| Sat., May 26 | Ogden City SC | Spence Eccles Ogden Sports Complex | PDL | Regular Season | 2-1 | W | 2-1-0 |
| Fri., June 1 | Ogden City SC | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 3-0 | W | 3-1-0 |
| Sat., June 2 | Ogden City SC | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 1-2 | L | 3-2-0 |
| Fri., June 8 | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 5-0 | W | 4-2-0 |
| Sat., June 9 | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 1-0 | W | 5-2-0 |
| Fri., June 15 | Albuquerque Sol FC | University of New Mexico | PDL | Regular Season | 2-4 | L | 5-3-0 |
| Sun., June 17 | Colorado Rapids U23 | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 1-1 | T | 5-3-1 |
| Mon., July 3 | Albuquerque Sol FC | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 2-2 | T | 5-3-2 |
| Sat., July 7 | Albuquerque Sol FC | Ben Rios Field at St Pius X High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico | PDL | Regular Season | 3-3 | T | 5-3-3 |
| Wed., July 11 | Colorado Rapids U23 | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Field 20 | PDL | Regular Season | 2-2 | T | 5-3-4 |
| Fri., July 13 | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | Colorado College | PDL | Regular Season | 2-1 | W | 6-3-4 |
| Sat., July 14 | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | Weidner Stadium | PDL | Regular Season | 3-1 | W | 7-3-4 |
| Fri., July 20 | FC Golden State Force | Rio Hondo College, North Whittier, California | PDL | Conference Semifinals | 2-2 (3-1 PKs) | W | |
| Sat., July 21 | Calgary Foothills FC | Rio Hondo College, North Whittier, California | PDL | Conference Finals | 0-2 | L |
PLAYER STATISTICS
INDIVIDUAL
| # | NAME | GP | MIN | G | A | SH | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Damian German | 12 | 981 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Alejandro Gonzalez | 12 | 584 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Adrian Valenzuela | 9 | 682 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Dalton Pando | 14 | 846 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Angel Rey Heredia | 11 | 783 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Daisuke Takanaka | 9 | 376 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Adeola Oke | 7 | 306 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Julian Gaona | 7 | 340 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | James Mcghee | 11 | 958 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kyle VanAlstine | 12 | 590 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Gavino Carranza | 13 | 910 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Miguel Salazar | 14 | 1196 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Adrian Martinez | 4 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Kevin Perez | 6 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Romero | 4 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tate Schmitt | 5 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francisco Vazquez | 3 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Keith | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Henry Lander | 13 | 1012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreu Cases | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amr Mokhtar | 3 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Isaias German | 9 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wedner Delmonte | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Briley Guarnari | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ryan Scarpulla | 13 | 825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Morris | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jose Ortiz Teran | 12 | 411 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Spinks | 4 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Diego Silva | 2 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Muhammed Sanyang | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yuki Tatsuma | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Shawn Spitzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryosuke Hitayama | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GOALKEEPING
| # | NAME | GP | MIN | GA | SV | YC | RC | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Shawn Spitzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreu Cases | 7 | 636 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.789 | 1.13 | |
| 26 | Briley Guarnari | 7 | 635 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0.656 | 1.56 |
