2020 Phoenix Rising FC season explained

Club:	Phoenix Rising FC
Season:	2020
Manager:	Rick Schantz (11-3-2) Blair Gavin (Interim)(3-0-0)
Chrtitle:	Owners
Stadium:	Casino Arizona Field
League:	USL Championship
Cup1:	USL playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Finalist
Cup3:	Four Corners Cup
League Topscorer:	Junior Flemmings (14)
Highest Attendance:	6,585 (March 7 v. Portland Timbers 2)
Average Attendance:	Regular season:
Largest Win:	PHX 6–1 POR (March 7)
Largest Loss:	OC 1–0 PHX RNO 2–1 PHX
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Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2021

The 2020 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's seventh season in the USL Championship and their fourth as Rising FC. They were the defending USL Championship regular season champions.

Competitions

Friendlies

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time

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USL Championship

Conference table

USL Championship Playoffs

USL Championship Final

The Final was cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. No league champion was chosen.^[3]

U.S. Open Cup

The U.S. Open Cup was cancelled.

Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
18				3 October 1994	2020	Sporting Kansas City (loan)
22	Landon Carter			23 October 2003	2020	Phoenix Rising Academy
28				15 August 1989	2020	Ljungskile SK
Defenders
2				23 September 1990	2020	Nashville SC
3				9 February 1993	2020	Atlanta United 2
4				12 December 1997	2020	Crewe Alexandra
13				15 March 1995	2020	FC Tucson
15				13 February 1994	2020	Rochester Rhinos
16				15 July 1995	2020	FC Tucson
23				24 August 1993	2020	Orange County SC
31				5 May 1993	2020	IK Start
Midfielders
6				19 April 1994	2020	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
8				14 November 1994	2020
10				5 November 1996	2020	Toronto FC
12				19 April 1994	2020	Dundee United
17				5 September 1993	2020	New Mexico United
19				11 May 1995	2020	New York Red Bulls II
27				22 March 1997	2020	Montego Bay United
Forwards
7				16 January 1996	2020	Tampa Bay Rowdies
9				29 September 1991	2020	SC Preußen Münster
14				2 December 2005	2020	Phoenix Rising Academy
20				6 March 1990	2020	TP Mazembe
21				20 November 1993	2020	Saint Louis FC
24	Denis Conteh			18 September 2001	2020	Phoenix Rising Academy
70				20 October 1998	2020	Atlanta United FC (loan)
87	Alex Krzykos			6 October 2002	2020	Phoenix Rising Academy

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Transfers

Loan in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club
January 21, 2020	End of Season	Forward	70	Lagos Kunga	Atlanta United FC^[5]
February 4, 2020	End of Season	Goalkeeper	18	Eric Dick	Sporting Kansas City^[6]

Loan out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club

Statistics

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		Name				Goals	Assists
7	FW	Junior Flemmings	14	14	1192	14	2	1	0
9	FW	Rufat Dadashov	18	16	1465	11	4	3	0
20	FW	Solomon Asante	17	16	1537	8	9	2	0
12	MF	Sam Stanton	17	14	1220	3	1	1	0
10	MF	Jon Bakero	18	16	1208	2	4	1	0
3	DF	A. J. Cochran	14	13	1157	2	0	1	0
17	MF	Santi Moar	15	9	897	2	8	1	1
6	MF	Jordan Schweitzer	16	4	502	2	1	0	0
2	DF	Darnell King	18	18	1697	1	1	5	0
27	MF	Kevon Lambert	17	17	1603	1	3	7	0
70	FW	Lagos Kunga	9	0	73	1	1	0	0
4	DF	Corey Whelan	18	18	1709	0	0	1	0
15	DF	Joe Farrell	15	11	1066	0	1	2	0
23	DF	Owusu-Ansah Kontoh	8	6	526	0	0	1	1
21	FW	Joey Calistri	15	3	404	0	0	2	0
31	DF	Damion Lowe	5	2	291	0	0	2	0
19	MF	Jose Aguinaga	10	1	276	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Jack Barmby	9	1	165	0	0	2	0
13	DF	Kyle Bjornethun	1	1	58	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Austin Ledbetter	1	0	5	0	0	0	0
25	FW	Ansuh Kanneh	1	0	3	0	0	0	0

Goalkeepers

	Name
28	Zac Lubin	16	16	1530	46	16	0.941	5	0	0
18	Eric Dick	2	2	180	6	4	2.000	0	1	0

See also

• 2020 in American soccer
• 2020 USL Championship season
• Phoenix Rising FC
• Casino Arizona Field

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Schedule Announced. Phoenix Rising Communications. January 7, 2020. January 7, 2020.
2. Web site: Full Phoenix Rising Preseason Schedule Released. Phoenix Rising Communications. January 21, 2020. January 21, 2020.
3. Web site: USL Championship Final Cancelled, Season Concludes with Tampa Bay, Phoenix as Conference Title-Winners. USLChampionship.com Staff. October 31, 2020. October 31, 2020.
4. Web site: Phoenix Rising Roster. PHXRisingFC.com. September 16, 2020. May 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150341/https://www.phxrisingfc.com/pro-roster. dead.
5. Web site: Phoenix Rising Transfers Adam Jahn to Atlanta United . Phoenix Rising Football Club . January 21, 2020 . January 22, 2020 . March 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200304193237/https://www.phxrisingfc.com/news_article/show/1078313 . dead .
6. Web site: Phoenix Rising Acquires Goalkeeper Eric Dick On Loan From Sporting KC . Phoenix Rising Football Club . February 4, 2020.
7. Web site: 2020 Player Stats . October 26, 2020.