2024 FC Tulsa season explained

Club:	FC Tulsa
Season:	2024
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Mario Sanchez
Stadium:	ONEOK Field Tulsa, Oklahoma
League:	USL Championship
League Result:	Conference: TBD Overall: TBD
Cup1:	USL Cup
Cup2:	2024 U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Round of 16
Cup3:	Black Gold Derby
Cup3 Result:	Not Held^[1]
Prevseason:	2023
Nextseason:	2025
American:	true
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The 2024 FC Tulsa season was the franchise's 10th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. The team also participated in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup.

On January 18, 2024, FC Tulsa announced a strategic partnership with Serie C team US Triestina Calcio 1918 covering all areas of technical squad management including scouting, data analysis, player development and operational best practices.^[2]

Club

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Michael Creek		GK	5 March 1998	Saint Louis City SC
24	Joey Roggeveen		GK	20 March 1998	FC Den Bosch
99	Johan Peñaranda		GK	3 January 2000	Northern Colorado Hailstorm
Defenders
20	Patrick Seagrist		LB	21 February 1998	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
2	Anthony Harper		CB	4 April 2007	Tulsa Soccer Club
3	Alexis Souahy		CB	13 January 1995	Union Omaha
12	Rashid Tetteh		CB	14 July 1995	New Mexico United
22	Bradley Bourgeois		CB	13 April 1994
63	Sebastian Sanchez		CB	20 December 2003	Louisville City FC
4	Arthur Rogers		RB	26 September 1996	Northern Colorado Hailstorm
26	Angel Bernal		RB	26 February 2005	FC Dallas Academy
31	Owen Damm		RB	22 August 2003	Louisville City FC
47	Harvey St Clair		RB	13 November 1998	Vis Pesaro
Midfielders
5	Camilo Ponce		AM	5 December 2003	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
14	Luca Sowinski		AM	5 June 2004	Charlotte Independence
6			CM	9 December 2002	Philadelphia Union II
8			CM	29 September 2000	North Texas SC
33	Aaron Kacinari		CM	18 August 2001	US Triestina Calcio 1918
77	Faysal Bettache		CM	7 July 2000	Tacoma Defiance
11	Milo Yosef		RM	11 September 1998	Marshall Thundering Herd
17	Edwin Laszo		DM	2 March 1999	Beroe
66	Santiago Sanchez		MF	20 January 2008	FC Tulsa Academy
Forwards
10	Matthew Bell		LW	27 August 2002	Real Salt Lake
19	Stefan Stojanovic		FW	3 March 2001	Philadelphia Union II
21	Alexander Dalou		FW	24 August 2000	Albion San Diego
29	Aaron Bibout		FW	3 September 2004	Los Angeles Galaxy
70	Diogo Pacheco		LW	13 September 1998	Minnesota United FC 2

Staff

• Mario Sanchez – head coach and technical director
• Luke Spencer – first assistant coach
• Adam Lewis – goalkeeping coach
• Johnathon Millwee – head athletic trainer

Competitions

Preseason

FC Tulsa announced their full preseason schedule on January 24, 2024.^[3] FC Tulsa withdrew from the Huntsville City FC Blastoff Battle on February 2.^[4] FC Tulsa added a friendly with Tulsa Athletic on February 7.^[5] FC Tulsa's preseason match against Missouri State Bears scheduled for February 11 was canceled due to inclement weather, and an intrasquad scrimmage was played instead.^[6]

USL Championship

See main article: 2024 USL Championship season.

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Energy FC. 2022-11-18. CLUB STATEMENT FROM ENERGY FC. 2022-12-22. OKC Energy. en-us.
2. Web site: FC Tulsa. 2024-01-18. FC Tulsa Announces Transformational Partnership with Italian Professional Club Triestina. FC Tulsa. en-us.
3. Web site: FC Tulsa Announces 2024 Preseason Schedule . FCTulsa.com . . 25 January 2024.
4. Web site: Club Announcement Regarding Huntsville City FC Blastoff Battle Preseason Tournament . FCTulsa.com . . 3 February 2024.
5. Web site: FC Tulsa defeats Tulsa Athletic 3-0 in a preseason friendly . FCTulsa.com . . 8 February 2024.
6. Web site: Preseason Intrasquad Match Ends in a Draw . FCTulsa.com . . 12 February 2024.