2019 OKC Energy FC season explained

Club:	OKC Energy
Season:	2019
League:	United Soccer League
League Result:	Western Conference 15th
Owner:	Prodigal LLC
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Steve Cooke
Cup1:	USL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Did not qualify
Cup2 Result:	Fourth round (knocked out by FC Dallas)
League Topscorer:	Deshorn Brown (10)
Season Topscorer:	Deshorn Brown (8)
Highest Attendance:	5,586 (July 17 vs. Reno)
Lowest Attendance:	3,096 (June 1 vs. LA Galaxy II)
Average Attendance:	League: All:
Largest Win:	League/All: 3–1 (March 9 vs. El Paso) (May 14 vs. NTX Rayados, USOC)
Largest Loss:	League/All: 0–4 (June 12 vs. FC Dallas, USOC) 1–5 (September 28 vs. LA Galaxy II)
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Prevseason:	2018
Nextseason:	2020

The 2019 OKC Energy FC season was the club's sixth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Energy FC also took part in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 14, 2018, to the beginning of the 2020 USLC season.

Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1				15 August 1988	2016		96	0
16				2 October 1991	2018		12	0
72				22 December 2000	2019		0	0
Defenders
2				10 September 1991	2019		2	7
3				1 March 1991	2016		109	7
5				10 January 1990	2018		59	3
13				13 October 1994	2019		3	0
15				9 January 1985	2018		45	2
19				5 November 1989	2018		14	0
25				8 October 1994	2019		5	1
55				24 July 1990	2019		27	1
61				9 July 1994	2019		20	1
Midfielders
4				15 September 1994	2018		64	2
7				19 December 1988	2019		28	6
8				17 July 1996	2019		1	0
9				22 December 1990	2018		34	15
11				23 June 1992	2019		29	7
12				13 October 1993	2019		6	0
17				15 July 1992	2019		28	3
21				28 July 1993	2019		3	1
23				22 October 1983	2019		15	1
26				17 April 1990	2019		51	1
27				15 October 1995	2019		6	0
91				8 October 1991	2019		34	5

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitions

USL Championship

See main article: article and 2019 USL Championship season.

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: article and 2019 U.S. Open Cup.

As a member of the USL Championship, OKC Energy will enter the tournament in the second round, to be played May 14, 2019^[1]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Cody Laurendi	32	0	1	0	33	0
2	DF		6	0	0	0	6	0
3	DF	Kyle Hyland	21	2	2	0	23	2
4	MF	Callum Ross	32	0	2	0	33	0
5	DF	Christian Ibeagha	30	1	3	0	33	1
7	MF	Rafael Garcia	28	4	3	0	31	4
8	MF	Ian McGrath	1	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Deshorn Brown	30	15	2	1	32	16
11	FW	Christian Eissele	29	4	3	2	32	6
12	MF	Kal Okot	4	0	2	0	6	0
13	DF	Nicolas Taravel	3	0	0	0	3	0
15	DF	Atiba Harris	33	2	1	0	34	2
16	GK	Bryan Byars	2	0	2	0	4	0
17	FW	Cordell Cato	30	3	1	0	31	3
19	DF	Max Gunderson	0	0	1	0	1	0
21	MF	Josh García	0	0	2	0	2	0
23	MF	Je-Vaughn Watson	16	0	2	1	18	1
25	DF	Amir Sasivarevic	3	0	2	1	5	1
26	FW	Jonathan Brown	10	1	0	0	10	1
27	FW	Derek Gebhard	5	0	0	0	5	0
55	DF	Mekeil Williams	28	2	1	0	29	2
61	DF	Alvin Jones	21	0	0	0	21	0
91	FW	Owayne Gordon	34	5	3	1	37	6
Players who left the club during the season:
2	DF	Mike da Fonte	12	0	3	0	15	1
6	DF	Drew Beckie	1	0	1	0	2	0
10	FW	Alexy Bosetti	25	2	3	0	25	2
22	MF	Marco Bustos	7	0	0	0	7	0

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	Total
3	DF	Kyle Hyland	1	1	0	0	1	1
4	MF	Callum Ross	8	0	1	0	8	0
5	DF	Christian Ibeagha	4	0	0	0	4	0
7	MF	Rafael Garcia	9	0	0	0	9	0
9	FW	Deshorn Brown	0	0	1	0	1	0
11	FW	Christian Eissele	2	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF	Atiba Harris	10	0	1	0	10	0
23	MF	Je-Vaughn Watson	5	1	0	0	5	1
25	DF	Amir Sasivarevic	1	0	0	0	1	0
26	FW	Jonathan Brown	2	0	0	0	2	0
27	FW	Derek Gebhard	1	0	0	0	1	0
55	DF	Mekeil Williams	2	0	0	0	2	0
61	DF	Alvin Jones	2	0	0	0	2	0
91	FW	Owayne Gordon	2	0	0	0	2	0
Players who left the club during the season:
2	DF	Mike da Fonte	3	0	0	0	3	0

Clean sheets

No.	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
		1	Cody Laurendi	6	0	6	32
16	Bryan Byars	0	0	0	4
72	Harrison Bouma	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	Jonathan Brown	Hartford Athletic	Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018	^[2]
MF	Justin Chavez		Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018
FW	Alex Dixon	Hartford Athletic	Contract expired. Signed for Hartford on Dec 18, 2018.	Oct 29, 2018	^[3]
DF	Richard Dixon	Chattanooga Red Wolves	Option declined. Signed for Chattanooga on Dec 5, 2018.	Oct 29, 2018	^[4]
MF	Miguel González	Miami FC	Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018
MF	Juan Guzman	New Mexico United	Contract expired. Signed for New Mexico on Nov 6, 2018.	Oct 29, 2018	^[5]
DF	Shawn McLaws		Option declined.	Oct 29, 2018
MF	Monty Patterson	Hønefoss BK	Option declined.	Oct 29, 2018
MF	Philip Rasmussen	Hartford Athletic	Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018
FW	Christian Volesky	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Contract expired.	Oct 29, 2018
GK	Matt Van Oekel	Birmingham Legion	OKC receives an undisclosed fee.	Dec 12, 2018	^[6]

Kits

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Record
Home	White	White	White	Match 1 @ El Paso / 9–9–11
Away	Blue	Blue	Blue	Match 13 vs LA Galaxy II / 0–2–1

See also

• OKC Energy FC
• 2019 in American soccer
• 2019 USL Championship season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized . February 15, 2019.
2. Web site: Vaughn. Tyler. ENERGY FC ANNOUNCE FIRST SET OF ROSTER MOVES. EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. December 24, 2018. October 29, 2018.
3. Web site: Hartford Athletic. FIRST THREE PLAYERS IN CLUB HISTORY ANNOUNCED. HartfordAthletic.com. Hartford Athletic. December 24, 2018. December 18, 2018.
4. Web site: Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. CHATTANOOGA RED WOLVES SC SIGNS FORMER OKC ENERGY FC DEFENDER RICHARD DIXON. ChattRedWolves.com. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. December 24, 2018. December 5, 2018. December 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225125936/https://www.chattredwolves.com/news_article/show/974320. dead.
5. Web site: USLSoccer.com Staff. New Mexico United Announces First Six Players. USLSoccer.com. USL Championship. December 24, 2018. November 6, 2018.
6. Web site: Vaughn. Tyler. ENERGY FC TRADE MATT VANOEKEL TO BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC. EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. December 24, 2018. December 12, 2018.