# 2025 El Paso Locomotive FC season

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.

## Staff

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

## Roster

    As of March 15, 2025
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Sebastián Mora | United States |
| 3 | DF | Wahab Ackwei | Ghana |
| 5 | DF | Tony Alfaro | Mexico |
| 6 | MF | Eric Calvillo | El Salvador |
| 7 | DF | Bryan Romero | United States |
| 8 | MF | Frank Daroma | Sierra Leone |
| 9 | FW | Frank López | Cuba |
| 10 | FW | Amando Moreno | El Salvador |
| 11 | FW | Tumi Moshobane | South Africa |
| 12 | MF | Ricky Ruiz | United States |
| 13 | FW | Andy Cabrera | Colombia |
| 14 | FW | Beto Avila | United States |
| 15 | DF | Noah Dollenmayer | United States |
| 16 | DF | Gabi Torres | Brazil |
| 18 | DF | Alvaro Quezada | United States |
| 19 | GK | Marco Canales | Mexico |
| 20 | FW | Daniel Carter | Honduras |
| 21 | DF | Kofi Twumasi | Ghana |
| 23 | GK | Jahmali Waite | Jamaica |
| 24 | DF | Memo Diaz | United States |
| 25 | DF | Arturo Ortiz | Mexico |
| 28 | FW | Omar Mora | United States |
| 29 | DF | Kenneth Hoban | United States |
| 30 | MF | Robert Coronado | United States |
| 31 | FW | Mario Rodriguez | United States |
| 50 | FW | Axel Valdivia | United States |
| 66 | DF | Raul Vazquez | United States |

### Notes

* ^ USL Academy contract

## Transfers
### In

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

### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
| 20 | FW | Daniel Carter | Real C.D. España | January 9, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | |
| 7 | DF | Bryan Romero | FC Juárez | February 26, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | |

### Academy contracts

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

### Out

| Date | No. | Pos. | Player | Notes |
| November 25, 2024 | 4 | DF | Lucas Stauffer | Mutual agreement |
| November 25, 2024 | 13 | GK | Javier Garcia | Out of Contract |
| November 25, 2024 | | DF | Dennis Erdmann | Out of Contract |
| November 25, 2024 | 31 | DF | Nick Hinds | Out of Contract |
| November 25, 2024 | 16 | DF | Miles Lyons | Out of Contract |
| November 25, 2024 | 9 | FW | Malik McLemore | Out of Contract |
| November 25, 2024 | 7 | FW | Joaquín Rivas | Out of Contract |
| November 25, 2024 | 17 | FW | Ricardo Zacarías | Out of Contract |
| January 20, 2025 | 21 | DF | Bolu Akinyode | Mutual agreement |

### New contracts

| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Contract until |
| November 25, 2024 | DF | 25 | Arturo Ortiz | |
| November 25, 2024 | MF | 33 | Ricky Ruiz | |
| November 25, 2024 | MF | 30 | Robert Coronado | |
| November 25, 2024 | 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
#### Standings — Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Antonio FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Orange County SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Lexington SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 6 | New Mexico United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Monterey Bay FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 9 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Oakland Roots SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Match results

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Matchday | Date | Opponent | Venue | Location | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 1 | March 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | 2–2 | Moreno 43' Cabrera 90+2' | 5,787 | 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 | 9th, Western |
| 3 | March 22 | New Mexico United | Isotopes Park | Albuquerque, New Mexico | | | | |
| 4 | March 29 | Hartford Athletic | Trinity Health Stadium | Hartford, Connecticut | | | | |
| 5 | April 5 | Lexington SC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 6 | April 13 | Birmingham Legion FC | Protective Stadium | Birmingham, Alabama | | | | |
| 7 | April 19 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Weidner Field | Colorado Springs, Colorado | | | | |
| 8 | May 3 | New Mexico United | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 9 | May 10 | FC Tulsa | ONEOK Field | Tulsa, Oklahoma | | | | |
| 10 | May 16 | Indy Eleven | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 11 | May 24 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Cashman Field | Las Vegas, Nevada | | | | |
| 12 | June 7 | Oakland Roots SC | Oakland Coliseum | Oakland, California | | | | |
| 13 | June 14 | Orange County SC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 14 | June 21 | Monterey Bay FC | Cardinale Stadium | Seaside, California | | | | |
| 15 Copa Tejas | July 4 | San Antonio FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 16 | July 12 | Sacramento Republic FC | Heart Health Park | Sacramento, California | | | | |
| 17 | August 2 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 18 | August 9 | Miami FC | Pitbull Stadium | Miami, Florida | | | | |
| 19 | August 16 | Monterey Bay FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 20 | August 23 | Sacramento Republic FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 21 | August 30 | Phoenix Rising FC | Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium | Phoenix, Arizona | | | | |
| 22 | September 6 | Loudoun United FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 23 | September 12 | North Carolina FC | WakeMed Soccer Park | Cary, North Carolina | | | | |
| 24 | September 20 | Charleston Battery | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 25 | September 27 | Rhode Island FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 26 | October 1 | Oakland Roots SC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 27 | October 4 | Orange County SC | Championship Soccer Stadium | Irvine, California | | | | |
| 28 | October 11 | Lexington SC | Lexington SC Stadium | Lexington, Kentucky | | | | |
| 29 | October 18 | FC Tulsa | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |
| 30 Copa Tejas | October 25 | San Antonio FC | Toyota Field | San Antonio, Texas | | | | |

### U.S. Open Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Location | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| First | March 19 | Harpos FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | | | | |

### USL Jägermeister Cup
#### Standings

| Pos | Lg | Teamvte | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | USLC | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | USLC | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | USLC | New Mexico United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | USLC | Phoenix Rising FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | USLC | San Antonio FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | USL1 | Texoma FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | USL1 | Union Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Location |
| 1 | April 26 | Texoma FC | Sherman Bearcat Stadium | Sherman, Texas |
| 2 | May 31 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas |
| 3 | July 19 | Phoenix Rising FC | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas |
| 4 | July 26 | Union Omaha | Werner Park | Omaha, Nebraska |

## Awards and honors
### USL Championship Team of the Matchday

| Matchday | Player | Opponent | Position |
| 1 | Frank Daroma | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | MF |
| 1 | Amando Moreno | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Bench |
| 2 | Beto Avila | Phoenix Rising FC | FW |
| 2 | Amando Moreno | Phoenix Rising FC | MF |
| 2 | Gabi Torres | Phoenix Rising FC | DF |

### Player of the Matchday

| Matchday | Player | Opponent | Ref |
| 2 | Amando Moreno | Phoenix Rising FC | |