2024 San Antonio FC season explained

Club:	San Antonio FC
Season:	2024
Chrtitle:	Owner
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Alen Marcina
Stadium:	Toyota Field
League:	USLC
Cup1:	USLC
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Round of 32
Cup3:	Copa Tejas
Cup3 Result:	2nd
Cup4:	Copa Tejas Shield
Cup4 Result:	4th
League Topscorer:	Juan Agudelo (7 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Juan Agudelo (7 goals)
Highest Attendance:	^[1]
Lowest Attendance:	^[2]
Average Attendance:	League: Playoffs:
Largest Win:	2–0 (March 23 vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) 3–1 (April 20 at Hartford Athletic)
Largest Loss:	0–3 (June 19 at Birmingham Legion FC)
American:	true
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Prevseason:	2023
Nextseason:	2025

The 2024 San Antonio FC season is the club's ninth season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, it is the 15th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club plays in the USL Championship, the second division of the United States soccer league system, and will participate in the U.S. Open Cup.

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Squad information

First team squad

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Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Pablo Sisniega		GK	7 July 1995
21	Kendall McIntosh		GK	24 January 1994
50	Brandon Gongora		GK
Defenders
2	Carter Manley		DF	29 April 1996
3	Mitchell Taintor		DF	11 September 1994
4	Nelson Blanco		DF	17 August 1999
5	Kendall Burks		DF	8 October 1999
12	Lucas Silva		DF	19 February 1997
22	Shannon Gomez		DF	5 October 1996
23	Rece Buckmaster		DF	7 July 1996
40	Richard Windbichler		DF	2 April 1991
48	Giovanni Padilla		DF	23 March 2006
66	Trova Boni		DF	21 December 1999
Midfielders
6	Mohamed Omar		MF	22 January 1999
7	Luke Haakenson		MF	10 September 1997
8	Sofiane Djeffal		MF	19 April 1999
10	Jorge Hernández		MF	8 November 2000
13	Bura Nogueira		MF	22 December 1995
27	Kevon Lambert		MF	22 March 1997
42	Andy Bacho		MF	24 December 2006
43	Landry Walker		MF	15 May 2009
44	Dalziel Ozuna		MF	5 March 2007
49	Adrian Valencia		MF	27 January 2006
59	Jesús Brígido		MF
Forwards
9	Jake LaCava		FW	12 January 2001
11	Kameron Lacey		FW	16 January 2001
17	Juan Agudelo		FW	23 November 1992
18	Hugo Mbongue		FW	27 July 2004
19	Luis Solignac		FW	16 February 1991
41	Jake Salas		FW	30 September 2005
46	Eduardo Fernandez		FW	25 April 2006
47	Izaiah Garza		FW	22 August 2006
80	Machop Chol		FW	14 November 1998

Player movement

In

	Player	Previous Club	Fee	Date	Source
		HFX Wanderers FC	Undisclosed		^[4]
		El Paso Locomotive FC	Undisclosed		^[5]
		Birmingham Legion FC	Undisclosed		^[6]
		Crown Legacy FC	Undisclosed		^[7]
		Minnesota United FC 2	Undisclosed		^[8]
		C.D. Feirense	Undisclosed		^[9]
		Sanat Mes Kerman F.C.	Undisclosed		^[10]
		Nashville SC	Undisclosed		^[11]
		Chengdu Rongcheng F.C.	Undisclosed		^[12]
		Chicago Fire FC	Undisclosed		^[13]
		Sporting Kansas City	Undisclosed		^[14]
		SAFC Pro Academy	Undisclosed		^[15]
		SAFC Pro Academy	Undisclosed		^[16]
		Atlanta United FC	Undisclosed		^[17]
		SAFC Pro Academy	Undisclosed		^[18]
		SAFC Pro Academy	Undisclosed		^[19]
		SAFC Pro Academy	Undisclosed		^[20]
		SAFC Pro Academy	Undisclosed		^[21]
		SAFC Pro Academy	Undisclosed		^[22]
		Charleston Battery	Undisclosed		^[23]
		North Carolina FC	Undisclosed		^[24]
		Hartford Athletic	Undisclosed		^[25]
		Orange County SC	Undisclosed		^[26]

Out

	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
		El Paso Locomotive FC	Undisclosed		^[27]
		North Carolina FC	Undisclosed		^[28]
		Phoenix Rising FC	Undisclosed		^[29]
		Retired	Undisclosed		^[30]
		Las Vegas Lights FC	Mutual termination		^[31]
		Tampa Bay Rowdies	Undisclosed		^[32]
		Union Omaha	Undisclosed		^[33]
		Ho Chi Minh City FC	Undisclosed		^[34]
		Retired	Undisclosed		^[35]

Loan in

	Player	Loaned From	Start	End	Source
		B-SAD		End of season	^[36]
		Real Salt Lake		End of season	^[37]
		Toronto FC		End of season	^[38]
		FC Dallas			^[39] ^[40]
		C.D. Guadalajara		End of season	^[41]

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was released on January 26, 2024, by SAFC.^[42]

Competitions

Overall

Position in the Western Conference

Overview

Competition	Record
USL Championship
U.S. Open Cup
Total USL Championship Conference table Western Conference Results by matchday Position in the Western Conference Matches The 2024 schedule was released on December 18, 2023.^[43] Home team is listed first, left to right. Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup. Exhibition On June 12, 2024, it was announced that San Antonio would host Liga Promerica side Deportivo Saprissa for an international friendly.^[44] Statistics Appearances Discipline includes league, playoffs, and Open Cup play. No. Pos. Name League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Discipline Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Pablo Sisniega 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 2 0 0 2 DF Carter Manley 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 1 0 3 DF Mitchell Taintor 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 7 0 0 4 DF Nelson Blanco 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 5 DF Kendall Burks 23 0 0 0 1 0 24 0 2 0 0 6 MF Mohamed Omar 4 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 5 (3) 0 3 0 0 7 MF Luke Haakenson 20 (2) 2 0 0 0 0 20 (2) 2 6 0 0 8 MF Sofiane Djeffal 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 9 FW Jake LaCava 9 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 9 (1) 0 0 0 0 10 MF Jorge Hernández 21 1 0 0 1 0 22 1 8 1 0 11 FW Kameron Lacey 8 (8) 0 0 0 1 0 9 (8) 0 5 0 0 12 DF Lucas Silva 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2 3 0 0 13 MF Bura Nogueira 8 (4) 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 8 (5) 1 3 0 0 17 FW Juan Agudelo 21 7 0 0 1 0 22 7 3 0 0 18 FW Hugo Mbongue 4 (8) 1 0 0 0 0 4 (8) 1 2 0 0 19 FW Luis Solignac 3 (3) 2 0 0 0 0 3 (3) 2 0 0 0 21 GK Kendall McIntosh 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 22 DF Shannon Gomez 14 (6) 0 0 0 1 0 15 (6) 0 5 0 0 23 DF Rece Buckmaster 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 0 0 27 MF Kevon Lambert 17 2 0 0 1 0 18 2 8 0 0 40 DF Richard Windbichler 3 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 4 (1) 0 0 0 0 41 FW Jake Salas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 MF Andy Bacho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 MF Landry Walker 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 44 MF Dalziel Ozuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 FW Eduardo Fernandez 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 47 FW Izaiah Garza 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 48 DF Giovanni Padilla 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 49 MF Adrian Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 GK Brandon Gongora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 MF Jesús Brígido 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 66 DF Trova Boni 6 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 7 (3) 0 1 0 0 80 FW Machop Chol 11 (5) 2 0 0 1 0 12 (5) 2 4 0 0 Players who left the club MF Mohammed Abu 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 FW José Mulato 1 (7) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (8) 0 0 0 0 FW Santiago Patiño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. width=10 width=10 width=10 width=150 Player width=50 League width=50 Playoffs width=50 U.S. Open Cup width=50 Total 1 FW 17 Juan Agudelo 7 0 0 7 2 DF 2 Carter Manley 2 0 0 2 MF 7 Luke Haakenson 2 0 0 2 DF 12 Lucas Silva 2 0 0 2 FW 19 Luis Solignac 2 0 0 2 MF 27 Kevon Lambert 2 0 0 2 FW 80 Machop Chol 2 0 0 2 8 MF 10 Jorge Hernández 1 0 0 1 MF 13 Bura Nogueira 1 0 0 1 FW 18 Hugo Mbongue 1 0 0 1 MF 59 Jesús Brígido 1 0 0 1 FW 80 Machop Chol 1 0 0 1 Own goals 1 0 0 1 TOTALS 24 0 0 24 Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. width=10 width=10 width=150 Player width=50 League width=50 Playoffs width=50 U.S. Open Cup width=50 Total 1 1 Pablo Sisniega 4 0 0 4 2 21 Kendall McIntosh 1 0 0 1 TOTALS 5 0 0 5 Summary Games played 24 (23 USL Championship) (1 U.S. Open Cup) Games won 6 (6 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) Games drawn 6 (6 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) Games lost 12 (11 USL Championship) (1 U.S. Open Cup) Goals scored 24 (24 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) Goals conceded 33 (31 USL Championship) (2 U.S. Open Cup) Goal difference -9 (-7 USL Championship) (-2 U.S. Open Cup) Clean sheets 5 (5 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) Yellow cards 65 (61 USL Championship) (4 U.S. Open Cup) Red cards 2 (2 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) Most appearances Kendall Burks (24 appearances) Top scorer Juan Agudelo (7 goals) Winning Percentage Overall: 6/24 (25.00%) Awards Player Player Award Week/Month Source 10 Jorge Hernández Championship Team of the Week Week 1 ^[45] 12 Lucas Silva Week 3 ^[46] HC Alen Marcina Championship Coach of the Week 3 Mitchell Taintor Championship Team of the Week Week 4 ^[47] 2 Carter Manley Championship Goal of the Week ^[48] 10 Jorge Hernández Championship Team of the Week Week 7 ^[49] Week 9 ^[50] Week 14 ^[51] Championship Goal of the Week ^[52] 5 Kendall Burks Midseason Defender of the Year July ^[53] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: San Antonio – Monterey Bay. March 30, 2024. San Antonio FC. March 31, 2024.
2. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC FALLS 1-3 TO FC TULSA. August 3, 2024. San Antonio FC. August 6, 2024.
3. Web site: San Antonio FC Roster . sanantoniofc.com . . January 31, 2020.
4. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER MOHAMED OMAR. San Antonio FC. Communications. December 11, 2023. San Antonio FC.
5. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD LUIS SOLIGNAC. San Antonio FC. Communications. December 14, 2023. San Antonio FC.
6. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS JUAN AGUDELO. San Antonio FC. Communications. December 21, 2023. San Antonio FC.
7. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS GOALKEEPER PABLO SISNIEGA. San Antonio FC. Communications. January 12, 2024. San Antonio FC.
8. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD KAMERON LACEY. San Antonio FC. Communications. January 17, 2024. San Antonio FC.
9. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER LUCAS SILVA. San Antonio FC. Communications. January 18, 2024. San Antonio FC.
10. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS BURA NOGUEIRA. San Antonio FC. Communications. January 19, 2024. San Antonio FC.
11. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER LUKE HAAKENSON. San Antonio FC. Communications. January 23, 2024. San Antonio FC.
12. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER RICHARD WINDBICHLER. San Antonio FC. Communications. January 25, 2024. San Antonio FC.
13. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS KENDALL BURKS. San Antonio FC. Communications. February 6, 2024. San Antonio FC.
14. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS GOALKEEPER KENDALL MCINTOSH. San Antonio FC. Communications. February 14, 2024. San Antonio FC.
15. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS TWO ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 22, 2024. San Antonio FC.
16. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS TWO ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 22, 2024. San Antonio FC.
17. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD MACHOP CHOL. San Antonio FC. Communications. April 2, 2024. San Antonio FC.
18. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS FIVE ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 8, 2024. San Antonio FC.
19. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS FIVE ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 8, 2024. San Antonio FC.
20. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS FIVE ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 8, 2024. San Antonio FC.
21. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS FIVE ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 8, 2024. San Antonio FC.
22. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS FIVE ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 8, 2024. San Antonio FC.
23. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ACQUIRES FORWARD JAKE LACAVA VIA TRANSFER FROM CHARLESTON BATTERY. San Antonio FC. Communications. June 4, 2024. San Antonio FC.
24. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ACQUIRES DEFENDER NELSON FLORES BLANCO VIA TRANSFER FROM NORTH CAROLINA FC. San Antonio FC. Communications. June 14, 2024. San Antonio FC.
25. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ACQUIRES RECE BUCKMASTER VIA TRANSFER FROM HARTFORD ATHLETIC. San Antonio FC. Communications. July 15, 2024. San Antonio FC.
26. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER SOFIANE DJEFFAL. San Antonio FC. Communications. July 22, 2024. San Antonio FC.
27. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC TRANSFERS FORWARD JUSTIN DHILLON TO EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC. San Antonio FC. Communications. December 6, 2023. San Antonio FC.
28. Web site: North Carolina inks experienced midfielder Jacori Hayes. USL Championship. Communications. December 18, 2023. USL Championship.
29. Web site: Rising FC adds Juan Carlos Azócar to back line. USL Championship. Communications. December 19, 2023. USL Championship.
30. https://x.com/SanAntonioFC/status/1737573438972149918?s=20
31. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC AND DEFENDER FABIEN GARCIA MUTUALLY AGREE TO PART WAYS. San Antonio FC. Communications. January 11, 2024. San Antonio FC.
32. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC TRANSFERS GOALKEEPER JORDAN FARR TO TAMPA BAY ROWDIES FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE. San Antonio FC. Communications. January 22, 2024. San Antonio FC.
33. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS MLS & USL CHAMPIONSHIP TALENT VICTOR "PC" GIRO. Union Omaha. Communications. February 6, 2024. Union Omaha.
34. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC TRANSFERS FORWARD SANTIAGO PATIÑO TO HO CHI MINH CITY FC FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 18, 2024. San Antonio FC.
35. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC MIDFIELDER MOHAMMED ABU ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 29, 2024. San Antonio FC.
36. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS DEFENDER TROVA BONI ON LOAN. San Antonio FC. Communications. January 18, 2024. San Antonio FC.
37. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ACQUIRES KEVON LAMBERT ON LOAN FROM REAL SALT LAKE. San Antonio FC. Communications. February 19, 2024. San Antonio FC.
38. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ACQUIRES FORWARD HUGO MBONGUE ON LOAN. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 5, 2024. San Antonio FC.
39. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ACQUIRES JOSÉ MULATO ON LOAN FROM FC DALLAS. San Antonio FC. Communications. March 6, 2024. San Antonio FC.
40. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC FORWARD JOSÉ MULATO RETURNS TO PARENT CLUB FC DALLAS. San Antonio FC. Communications. June 27, 2024. San Antonio FC.
41. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ACQUIRES MIDFIELDER JESÚS BRÍGIDO ON LOAN FROM C.D. GUADALAJARA. San Antonio FC. Communications. August 14, 2024. San Antonio FC.
42. https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news/2024/01/26/san-antonio-fc-announces-2024-preseason-schedule/
43. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC ANNOUNCES 2024 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE.
44. Web site: SAN ANTONIO FC TO HOST TOP COSTA RICAN SIDE DEPORTIVO SAPRISSA On JULY 13. San Antonio FC. Communications. June 12, 2024. San Antonio FC.
45. News: USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 1. uslchampionship.com . March 12, 2024 . March 19, 2024 .
46. News: USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 3. uslchampionship.com . March 26, 2024 . March 26, 2024 .
47. News: USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 4. uslchampionship.com . April 2, 2024 . April 2, 2024 .
48. News: USL Championship Goal of the Week – Week 4. twitter.com/uslchampionship . April 4, 2024 . April 4, 2024 .
49. News: USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 7. uslchampionship.com . April 23, 2024 . April 25, 2024 .
50. News: USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 9. uslchampionship.com . May 7, 2024 . May 10, 2024 .
51. News: USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 14. uslchampionship.com . June 11, 2024 . June 12, 2024 .
52. News: USL Championship Fans' Choice Goal of the Week – Week 14. uslchampionship.com . June 13, 2024 . June 13, 2024 .
53. News: USL Championship Fans’ Choice Midseason Award Winners. uslchampionship.com/. July 9, 2024 . July 9, 2024 .