2025 El Paso Locomotive FC season

El Paso Locomotive FC
2025 season
Head coachWílmer Cabrera
StadiumSouthwest University Park, El Paso, TX
USLCWestern Conference: 4th
USL Cup PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
2025 U.S. Open CupRound of 32
USL CupGroup Stage
Copa Tejas Division II2nd
Copa Tejas Shield3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Cabrera (10 goals)
All: Andy Cabrera (13 goals)
Highest home attendance8,432
Lowest home attendance1,565
Average home league attendance5,194
Biggest winELP 6–0 LAS (8/2) (USLC)
ELP 5–1 HFC (3/19) (USOC)
OMA 0–1 ELP (7/26) (USL Cup)
Biggest defeat3 matches by 3 goals (USLC)
ATX 3–2 ELP (5/7) (USOC)
ELP 0–1 COS (5/31) (USL Cup)
All statistics correct as of 15:46, October 26, 2025 (UTC).

The 2025 El Paso Locomotive FC season will be the seventh season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.[1]

Staff

As of September 21, 2024
Position Name
Head coach Wílmer Cabrera[2]
Technical Director Ray Saari[3]
Assistant coach Gianluca Masucci
Assistant coach Gerson Echeverry[4]
Goalkeeping coach Matt Dabrowski
Coordinator, equipment and player operations Saul Soto

Roster

As of July 21, 2025[5]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK  USA Sebastián Mora
3 DF  GHA Wahab Ackwei
5 DF  MEX Tony Alfaro
6 MF  SLV Eric Calvillo
7 DF  USA Bryan Romero
8 MF  SLE Frank Daroma
9 FW  CUB Frank López
10 FW  SLV Amando Moreno
11 FW  USA Christian Sorto
12 MF  USA Ricky Ruiz
13 FW  COL Andy Cabrera
14 FW  USA Beto Avila
15 DF  DOM Noah Dollenmayer
16 DF  BRA Gabi Torres
18 DF  USA Alvaro Quezada
19 GK  MEX Marco Canales
21 DF  GHA Kofi Twumasi
23 GK  JAM Jahmali Waite
24 DF  USA Memo Diaz
25 DF  MEX Arturo Ortiz
28 FW  USA Omar Mora
29 DF  USA Kenneth Hoban
30 MF  USA Robert Coronado
31 FW  USA Mario Rodriguez
50 FW  USA Axel Valdivia[A]
66 DF  USA Raul Vazquez[A]
Notes
  1. ^
    USL Academy contract

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
November 25, 2024 25 DF Arturo Ortiz FC Juárez [6]
December 9, 2024 29 DF Kenneth Hoban El Paso Locomotive Academy [7]
December 10, 2024 28 FW Omar Mora Oral Roberts University [8]
December 11, 2024 24 DF Memo Diaz Oakland Roots [9]
December 18, 2024 18 DF Alvaro Quezada Memphis 901 FC [10]
January 13, 2025 1 GK Sebastián Mora Celaya [11]
January 22, 2025 9 FW Frank López Miami FC [12]
February 18, 2025 14 FW Beto Avila Sporting Kansas City II [13]
February 19, 2025 21 MF Kofi Twumasi Rhode Island FC [14]
March 7, 2025 GK Marco Canales Alacranes de Durango [15]
July 21, 2025 11 FW Christian Sorto Loudoun United [16]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
25 DF Arturo Ortiz FC Juárez January 1, 2025 December 31, 2025
20 FW Daniel Carter Real C.D. España January 9, 2025 July 16, 2025 [17][18]
7 DF Bryan Romero FC Juárez February 26, 2025 December 31, 2025 [19]

Academy contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Ref.
March 5, 2025 FW 50 Axel Valdivia [20]
DF 66 Raul Vazquez

Out

Date No. Pos. Player To Notes Source
November 25, 2024 4 DF Lucas Stauffer Lexington SC Mutual agreement [6]
13 GK Javier Garcia Texoma FC Out of Contract
DF Dennis Erdmann Out of Contract
31 DF Nick Hinds Out of Contract
16 DF Miles Lyons Monterey Bay FC Out of Contract
9 FW Malik McLemore 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig Out of Contract
7 FW Joaquín Rivas Out of Contract
17 FW Ricardo Zacarías Out of Contract
January 20, 2025 21 DF Bolu Akinyode Miami FC Mutual agreement [21]
June 30, 2025 11 FW Tumi Moshobane Charlotte Independence Mutual agreement [22]

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
15 FW Noah Dollenmayer San Antonio FC September 9, 2025 December 31, 2025

New contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Ref.
November 25, 2024 DF 25 Arturo Ortiz [6]
MF 33 Ricky Ruiz
MF 30 Robert Coronado
FW 18 Tumi Moshobane 2025
December 20, 2024 FW 19 Andy Cabrera 2025

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Location Result Scorers
February 1 Barca Residency Academy Westside Soccer Complex El Paso, Texas 4–0 Torrees
Trialist
Quezada
Moreno
February 8 UDA Soccer Westside Soccer Complex El Paso, Texas
February 19 Houston Dynamo 2 San Antonio, Texas
February 22 San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas
March 1 New Mexico United Albuquerque, New Mexico

Competitive fixtures

USL Championship

Main article: 2025 USL Championship season

Standings — Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Tulsa 30 16 5 9 50 30 +20 57 Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC 30 13 8 9 44 27 +17 48[a]
3 New Mexico United 30 14 10 6 45 41 +4 48[a]
4 El Paso Locomotive FC 30 10 9 11 47 45 +2 41
5 Phoenix Rising FC 30 9 8 13 48 48 0 40[b]
6 San Antonio FC 30 11 12 7 39 38 +1 40[b]
7 Orange County SC 30 10 11 9 44 45 −1 39
8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 30 10 13 7 35 47 −12 37
9 Lexington SC 30 9 12 9 31 42 −11 36
10 Oakland Roots SC 30 8 14 8 42 52 −10 32
11 Monterey Bay FC 30 7 15 8 27 45 −18 29
12 Las Vegas Lights FC 30 6 15 9 23 50 −27 27
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per-game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sacramento Republic FC are ahead of New Mexico United on head-to-head points: SAC 6, NMU 0.
  2. ^ a b Phoenix Rising FC are ahead of San Antonio FC on head-to-head points: PHX 6, SAN 0.

Match results

Win Draw Loss
Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result Scorers Attendance Referee Position
1 March 8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 2–2 Moreno 43'
Cabrera 90+2' 		5,787 Elijio Arreguin 7th, Western
2 March 15 Phoenix Rising FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 4–4 Avila 6'
Moreno 43', 53'
Torres 47' 		4,386 Calin Radosav 9th, Western
3 March 22 New Mexico United Isotopes Park Albuquerque, New Mexico 0–1 11,005 Gerald Flores 9th, Western
4 March 29 Hartford Athletic Trinity Health Stadium Hartford, Connecticut 2–1 Avila 10'
Ackwei 86' 		4,400 Atahan Yaya 6th, Western
5 April 5 Lexington SC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 2–1 Ortiz 22'
Cabrera 41' 		4,180 Igor Bych 5th, Western
6 April 13 Birmingham Legion FC Protective Stadium Birmingham, Alabama 1–3 Cabrera 26' 6,920 Abdou Ndiaye 6th, Western
7 April 19 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Weidner Field Colorado Springs, Colorado 1–1 Coronado 13' Servando Berna Rico 5th, Western
8 May 3 New Mexico United Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 3–0 Cabrera
12', 51', 83' 		7,059 Thomas Snyder 5th, Western
9 May 10 FC Tulsa ONEOK Field Tulsa, Oklahoma 1–1 Cabrera 32' Mark Verso 5th, Western
10 May 16 Indy Eleven Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 4–1 Moreno 13'
Calvillo 32'
Daroma 82' 		5,077 Greg Dopka 4th, Western
11 May 24 Las Vegas Lights FC Cashman Field Las Vegas, Nevada 2–1 Cabrera 37', 64' 2,396 Joshua Encarnación 2nd, Western
12 June 7 Oakland Roots SC Oakland Coliseum Oakland, California 0–0 7,586 Ramy Touchan 3rd, Western
13 June 14 Orange County SC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 0–3 4,573 Edson Carvajal 4th, Western
14 June 21 Monterey Bay FC Cardinale Stadium Seaside, California 2–1 Ackwei 15'
Cabrera 56' (pen) 		3,257 Rodrigo Albuquerque 3rd, Western
15
Copa Tejas 		July 4 San Antonio FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 1–2 Moreno 67' 8,432 Thomas Snyder 4th, Western
16 July 12 Sacramento Republic FC Heart Health Park Sacramento, California 0–3 8,196 Cristian Campo 7th, Western
17 August 2 Las Vegas Lights FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 6–0 Moreno 18'
Quezada 39'
Calvillo 52', 75'
Avila 62'
M. Rodriguez 89' 		4,722 Elijio Arreguin 4th, Western
18 August 9 Miami FC Pitbull Stadium Miami, Florida 0–0 1,496 Elton García 4th, Western
19 August 16 Monterey Bay FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 2–2 Sorto 23', 59' 4,564 Nabil Bensalah 4th, Western
20 August 23 Sacramento Republic FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 1–0 Torres 41' 6,349 Edson Carvajal 3rd, Western
21 August 30 Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 3–3 Moreno 73'
Torres 81'
Ruiz 90+8 		4,030 Muhammad Kaleia 3rd, Western
22 September 6 Loudoun United FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 1–2 Ortiz 66' 4,720 Matthew Corrigan 3rd, Western
23 September 12 North Carolina FC WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina 0–1 2,365 Joe Surgan 5th, Western
24 September 20 Charleston Battery Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 0–2 7,842 Servando Berna Rico 6th, Western
25 September 27 Rhode Island FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 2–2 Diaz 44'
Holstad o.g. 74' 		5,312 Joshua Encarnación 6th, Western
26 October 1 Oakland Roots SC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 3–1 Moreno 1', 72
Calvillo 5' 		4,049 Amin Hadzic 5th, Western
27 October 4 Orange County SC Championship Soccer Stadium Irvine, California 0–0 5,000 Elton García 5th, Western
28 October 11 Lexington SC Lexington SC Stadium Lexington, Kentucky 2–1 Diaz 9'
Avila 31' 		4,434 Edson Carvajal 4th, Western
29 October 18 FC Tulsa Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 1–1 Torres 24' 5,657 Natalie Simon 4th, Western
30
Copa Tejas 		October 25 San Antonio FC Toyota Field San Antonio, Texas 2−5 Moreno 7'
Sorto 54' 		8,164 Abdou Ndiaye 4th, Western

USL Championship playoffs

Main article: 2025 USL Championship playoffs
Round Date Opponent Venue Location Result Scorers Attendance Referee
Conference Quarterfinals November 1 Phoenix Rising FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Location Result Scorers Attendance Referee
First March 19 Harpos FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 5–1 Avila 12'
Romero 37' 45+2'
Own goal 54'
Torres 59' 		1,595 Melvin Rivas
Second April 2 Ventura County FC Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, California 3–0 Carter 17'
Alfaro 29'
Cabrera 81' 		50 Steven Cardozo
Third April 16 New Mexico United UNM Soccer Complex Albuquerque, New Mexico 2–2(a.e.t.)
(4–1 p) 		Carter 21'
Cabrera 90+7' 		John Griggs
R32 May 7 Austin FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–3 Avila 20', 34' Elton García

USL Jägermeister Cup

Main article: 2025 USL Cup

Standings

Pos Lg Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 USLC San Antonio FC 4 3 0 1 0 6 2 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 USLC New Mexico United 4 1 2 1 0 9 7 +2 8
3 USLC Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4 2 0 1 1 7 4 +3 7
4 USLC Phoenix Rising FC 4 1 2 0 1 10 10 0 7
5 USLC El Paso Locomotive FC 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 0 6
6 USL1 Union Omaha 4 1 0 0 3 3 5 −2 3
7 USL1 Texoma FC 4 0 0 1 3 5 12 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26). Source: USL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points earned in group play; 3) total wins in group play; 4) goals for in group play; 5) goals against in group play; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss.
Round Date Opponent Venue Location Result Scorers Attendance Referee
1 April 26 Texoma FC Sherman Bearcat Stadium Sherman, Texas 0–0
(6–5 p) 		947 Jaclyn Metz
2 May 31 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 0–1 5,845 Muhammad Hassan
3 July 19 Phoenix Rising FC Southwest University Park El Paso, Texas 2–2
(6–7 p) 		Torres 11'
Cabrera 38' 		5,416 Matthew Thompson
4 July 26 Union Omaha Werner Park Omaha, Nebraska 1-0 Avila 39' 2,176 Amin Hadzic

Awards and honors

USL Championship Team of the Matchday

Matchday Player Opponent Position Ref
1 Frank Daroma Colorado Springs Switchbacks MF [23]
Amando Moreno Bench
2 Beto Avila Phoenix Rising FC FW [24]
Amando Moreno (2) MF
Gabriel Torres DF
4 Wahab Ackwei Hartford Athletic DF [25]
5 Gabriel Torres (2) Lexington SC MF [26]
Arturo Ortiz DF
7 Robert Coronado Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC MF [27]
8/9 Andy Cabrera New Mexico United FW [28]
Gabriel Torres (3) MF
Frank Daroma (2) Bench
10 Noah Dollenmayer FC Tulsa Bench [29]
11 Andy Cabrera (2) Indy Eleven FW [30]
Eric Calvillo MF
Arturo Ortiz (2) Bench
12 Andy Cabrera (3) Las Vegas Lights FC FW [31]
Frank Daroma (3) MF
Ricky Ruiz Bench
Beto Avila (2) Bench
16 Andy Cabrera (4) Monterey Bay FC FW [32]
Gabi Torres (4) DF
Wahab Ackwei (2) Bench
USL Cup 4 Gabi Torres (5) Union Omaha MF [33]
22 Amando Moreno (3) Las Vegas Lights FW [34]
Andy Cabrera (5) FW
Gabriel Torres (6) MF
Eric Calvillo (2) MF
24 Christian Sorto Monterey Bay FC FW [35]
25 Gabriel Torres (7) Sacramento Republic FC MF [36]
26 Ricky Ruiz Phoenix Rising FC DF [37]
30 Eric Calvillo (3) Rhode Island FC Bench [38]
31 Amando Moreno (4) Orange County SC FW [39]
Eric Calvillo (4) Bench)

Player of the Matchday

Matchday Player Opponent Ref
2 Amando Moreno Phoenix Rising FC [24]
5 Gabriel Torres Lexington SC [26]
8/9 Andy Cabrera New Mexico United [28]
12 Andy Cabrera (2) Las Vegas Lights FC [31]


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