# 2023 Phoenix Rising FC season

The 2023 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's tenth season in the USL Championship and their seventh as Rising FC. This season ended with Phoenix Rising winning their first USL Championship through the USLC Playoffs by winning 3–2 on penalty shootouts after a 1–1 tie after extra time against the Charleston Battery.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)

### USL Championship

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | L |
| Position | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |

#### Group table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 56 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 53 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Phoenix Rising FC (C) | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 7 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 47 | Playoffs |
| 8 | New Mexico United | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 46 | Playoffs |

### U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Phoenix Rising entered the tournament proper in the Second Round.

### USL Championship Playoffs
#### USL Championship Final
## Roster

| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Rocco Ríos Novo | GK | (2002-06-04) June 4, 2002 (age 22) | 2023 | CA Lanús (loan) |
| 22 | Patrick Rakovsky | GK | (1993-06-02) June 2, 1993 (age 31) | 2023 | Orange County SC |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Darnell King | DF | (1990-09-23) September 23, 1990 (age 34) | 2021 | Nashville SC |
| 3 | John Stenberg | DF | (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 32) | 2023 | Östers IF |
| 4 | Daniel Krutzen | DF | (1996-09-16) September 16, 1996 (age 28) | 2023 | Forge FC |
| 5 | Mohamed Traore | DF | (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 22) | 2023 | Los Angeles FC (loan) |
| 6 | Baboucarr Njie | DF | (1995-06-05) June 5, 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | Rio Grande Valley FC |
| 15 | Henry Uzochukwu | DF | (1999-01-22) January 22, 1999 (age 26) | 2022 | KuPs |
| 19 | Niall Dunn | DF | (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 20) | 2021 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 23 | Eddie Munjoma | DF | (1998-07-18) July 18, 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | FC Dallas |
| 30 | Alejandro Fuenmayor | DF | (1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Oakland Roots SC |
| 35 | Santi Hanus | DF | (2005-04-08) April 8, 2005 (age 19) | 2023 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | José Hernández | MF | (1996-04-12) April 12, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Oakland Roots SC |
| 10 | Federico Varela | MF | (1996-05-07) May 7, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | CSKA Sofia |
| 13 | Carlos Anguiano | MF | (1999-09-13) September 13, 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Tacoma Defiance |
| 14 | Emil Cuello | MF | (1997-01-02) January 2, 1997 (age 28) | 2023 | Sacramento Republic FC |
| 16 | Gabriel Torres | MF | (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | FC Tulsa |
| 21 | Panos Armenakas | MF | (1998-08-05) August 5, 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | Loudoun United FC |
| 26 | Renzo Zambrano | MF | (1994-08-26) August 26, 1994 (age 30) | 2022 | FC Pyunik |
| 27 | Kevon Lambert | MF | (1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 (age 27) | 2021 | Montego Bay United |
| 29 | Dariusz Formella | MF | (1995-10-21) October 21, 1995 (age 29) | 2023 | Oakland Roots SC |
| 33 | Joel Torbic | MF | (2005-10-14) October 14, 2005 (age 19) | 2023 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 36 | Efetobo Aror | MF | (2005-09-26) September 26, 2005 (age 19) | 2023 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 45 | Jack Ramirez | MF | (2006-10-10) October 10, 2006 (age 18) | 2023 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 62 | David Landis | MF | (2006-03-03) March 3, 2006 (age 18) | 2023 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 67 | Carlos Harvey | MF | (2000-02-03) February 3, 2000 (age 25) | 2023 | LA Galaxy |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Erickson Gallardo | FW | (1996-07-26) July 26, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Zamora FC |
| 9 | Manuel Arteaga | FW | (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 30) | 2022 | Indy Eleven |
| 17 | Danny Trejo | FW | (1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | Los Angeles FC |
| 28 | Jackson Conway | FW | (2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 (age 23) | 2023 | Atlanta United FC (loan) |
| 40 | Liam Mullins | FW | (2005-07-15) July 15, 2005 (age 19) | 2023 | Phoenix Rising Academy |

## Player transactions
### Loan in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
| January 24, 2023 | End of Season | Goalkeeper | 1 | Rocco Ríos Novo | CA Lanús |
| February 28, 2023 | End of Season | Defender | 5 | Mohamed Traore | Los Angeles FC |
| March 17, 2023 | June 9, 2023 | Forward | 28 | Jackson Conway | Atlanta United FC |

### Loan out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Ref. |
| March 7, 2023 | August 2, 2023 | Defender | 3 | John Stenberg | Östers IF | |

### Transfer In

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref. |
| June 2, 2023 | Midfielder | 21 | Panos Armenakas | Loudoun United FC | |
| July 25, 2023 | Midfielder | 29 | Dariusz Formella | Oakland Roots SC | |

### Transfer Out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Ref. |
| July 25, 2023 | Defender | 6 | Baboucarr Njie | Oakland Roots SC | |
| August 16, 2023 | Defender | 27 | Kevon Lambert | Real Salt Lake | |

## Statistics

As of November 12, 2023 (Regular Season & Playoffs)
| # | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | | |
| 17 | FW | Danny Trejo | 37 | 34 | 3129 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Manuel Arteaga | 37 | 31 | 2801 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 67 | MF | Carlos Harvey | 34 | 29 | 2639 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | Dariusz Formella | 17 | 8 | 840 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Panos Armenakas | 27 | 23 | 1936 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Emil Cuello | 21 | 5 | 629 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Eddie Munjoma | 36 | 27 | 2551 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Fede Varela | 26 | 15 | 1140 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | José Hernández | 34 | 24 | 2075 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | John Stenberg | 17 | 16 | 1541 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Kevon Lambert | 15 | 15 | 1349 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Erickson Gallardo | 21 | 9 | 996 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Gabriel Torres | 16 | 8 | 708 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Baboucarr Njie | 19 | 4 | 579 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Alejandro Fuenmayor | 35 | 33 | 2986 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Renzo Zambrano | 35 | 29 | 2747 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Daniel Krutzen | 28 | 20 | 1906 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mohamed Traore | 24 | 20 | 1731 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Darnell King | 26 | 20 | 1542 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Henry Uzochukwu | 25 | 10 | 1090 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Carlos Anguiano | 5 | 3 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Jackson Conway | 8 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | MF | Efetobo Aror | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Liam Mullins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalkeepers

| # | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | | |
| 1 | Rocco Ríos Novo | 36 | 36 | 3330 | 115 | 42 | 1.135 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Rakovsky | 2 | 2 | 180 | 9 | 5 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |