2020 Tacoma Defiance season
2020 season | |||
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Head coach | Wade Webber | ||
Stadium | Cheney Stadium | ||
USL Championship | Group A: 3rd | ||
USL Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Alec Díaz All: Alec Díaz | ||
Highest home attendance | League: 2,178 (March 3 vs. RNO) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 2,178 | ||
Biggest win | POR 0–4 TAC (Aug. 3) | ||
Biggest defeat | POR 3–0 TAC (Sept. 9) | ||
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The 2020 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's sixth year of existence, formerly as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their sixth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their third season in Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.
Roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of December 15, 2020.[1]
- ^ Signed to first team contract with Sounders FC.
- ^ Sounders FC Academy player.
Competitions
[edit]Preseason
[edit]February 6, 2020 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4–0 | Tacoma Defiance | |
(PDT) | ||||
Note: closed door 114 min match |
February 12, 2020 | LA Galaxy II | – | Tacoma Defiance | Carson, California |
(PDT) | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
Friendlies
[edit]– | ||||
(PDT) |
USL regular season
[edit]Standings — Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reno 1868 FC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 36 | 2.25 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 30 | 1.88 | |
3 | Tacoma Defiance | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 14 | 0.88 | |
4 | Portland Timbers 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 9 | 0.56 |
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 |
Last updated: October 3, 2020.
Source: USL Championship
Results by matchday
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
March 6, 2020 USL 1 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–3 | Reno 1868 FC | Tacoma, Washington |
7:00 p.m. (PST) | Hegardt 26' Daley 38' Atencio 86' |
Report | Skahan 56' François 74' Fuentes 87' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,178 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
March 11, 2020 USL 2 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–2 | San Diego Loyal SC | Tacoma, Washington |
7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Mueller 38' Dhillon 56' |
Report | Atuahene 31', 85', 89' Stoneman 57' Kempin 90+2' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Luis Guardia |
Note: Played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] |
July 13, 2020 USL 3 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–3 | Tacoma Defiance | Sacramento, California |
7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Formella 8' (pen.), 37' Hillard-Arce 23' Villareal 84' Skundrich 90+1' |
Report | Díaz 1' Daley 57' Serrano 81' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
July 18, 2020 USL 4 | Tacoma Defiance | 3–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tacoma, Washington |
7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Díaz 14' Kitahara 21' Burke-Gilroy 52' Robles 58' Reynolds 60' Pérez 64' Baker-Whiting 80' |
Report | Ornstil 45' Velásquez 60' Krolicki 60' Clapier 74' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Referee: Adorae Monroy |
August 3, 2020 USL 5 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0–4 | Tacoma Defiance | Portland, Oregon |
6:00 p.m. (PDT) | Dúran 30' Anguiano 45' Calixtro 73' |
Report | Díaz 23', 47' Mueller 40', 53' Daley 70' Pérez 72' Ocampo-Chavez 90' |
Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Isaiah Vlad |
August 8, 2020 USL 6 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–1 | Tacoma Defiance | Reno, Nevada |
7:30 p.m. (PDT) | Kikanovic 20' Hertzog 32' (pen.), 32' Rivas 48' Ycaza 90'+3' |
Report | Robles 24' Herrera 31' Cissoko 40' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Nicholas Marin |
August 15, 2020 USL 7 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–1 | Tacoma Defiance | Sacramento, California |
8:00 p.m. (PDT) | Formella 14', 41' Iwasa 33' Belmar 54' McCrary 84' |
Report | Hinds 42' Rogers 50' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
August 19, 2020 USL 8 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 3–1 | Tacoma Defiance | Las Vegas, Nevada |
7:30 p.m. (PDT) | Burgos 19' Dally 30' Sandoval 67' |
Report | Cissoko 68' Gonzalez 84' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Karen Callado |
Note: This match was originally scheduled for 8/12 but was moved due to COVID cases on the Lights squad |
September 4, 2020 USL 10 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–0 | Tacoma Defiance | Herriman, Utah |
7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Arriaga 26' Davis 90'+6' |
Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
September 9, 2020 USL 9 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–0 | Tacoma Defiance | Portland, Oregon |
7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Gonzalez 18', 24' Calixtro 21' (pen.) Ornstil 80' |
Report | Fernandez 68' | Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
Note: A covered person within the Portland Timbers 2 organization has shown symptoms for COVID-19 so the match has been postponed.[3] Match rescheduled from 8/30 to 9/9. |
September 17, 2020 USL 12 | Reno 1868 FC | 3–2 | Tacoma Defiance | Reno, Nevada |
6:30 p.m. (PDT) | Gleadle 5' Hertzog 19' Ycaza 52' Langsdorf 57' |
Report | Kinzner 37' Serrano 40', 75' Kitahara 47' Cissoko 56' Hegardt 65' Gonzalez 90' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Joseph Salinas |
Note: Due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad this match was moved from October 3. Due to a positive test in the Defiance squad the matched was moved from 9/16. |
September 20, 2020 USL 13 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–3 | Tacoma Defiance | Sacramento, California |
7:30 p.m. (PDT) | Keinan 45'+4' Bijev 48' Skundrich 56' Belmar 60' (pen.) López 90' Sargis 90'+4' |
Report | Pérez 3' Kitahara 15' Díaz 66', 80' Serrano 86' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Referee: Nicholas Marin |
Note: Due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Defiance organization the match was moved from 9/19. |
September 24, 2020 USL 11 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–1 | Tacoma Defiance | Portland, Oregon |
7:00 p.m. (PDT) | González Asensi 12', 75' (pen.) Hanson 35' Epps 49' |
Report | Robles 47' | Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
Note: Match rescheduled from September 12 due to air quality issues in the Pacific Northwest.[4] |
September 27, 2020 USL 14 | Tacoma Defiance | 2–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tacoma, Washington |
1:30 p.m. (PDT) | Dobbelaere 28' Hegardt 76' Gonzalez 85' |
Report | Anguiano 43' Velásquez 45+1' Hanson 62' Stanley 71' Gonzalez 87' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
September 30, 2020 USL 15 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Tacoma, Washington |
7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Mueller 66' Díaz 71', 90+4' |
Report | Chavez 42' Penagos 90' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
October 3, 2020 USL 16 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–2 | Reno 1868 FC | Tacoma, Washington |
7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Ocampo-Chavez 16' Robles 89' |
Report | Richards 35' Langsdorf 62' Partida 89' Rivas 90'+1' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Note: Originally schedule as a match in Tacoma on 7/23 that match was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad and then move/switch with the away match with Reno. |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[5]
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Regular season | Playoffs | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | USA | Trey Muse | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | USA | Alex Roldan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | USA | Nick Hinds | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | PUR | Alec Díaz | 12 | 5 | 9+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | USA | Sam Rogers | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | USA | Danny Robles | 13 | 3 | 11+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
37 | FW | USA | Shandon Hopeau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | MF | USA | Azriel Gonzalez | 15 | 2 | 7+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
39 | MF | USA | Marlon Vargas | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | MF | USA | Chris Hegardt | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
42 | DF | USA | Alex Villanueva | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | MF | USA | Sota Kitahara | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
45 | MF | USA | Ethan Dobbelaere | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
48 | DF | USA | Joshua Hardin | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49 | MF | USA | Reed Baker-Whiting | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | DF | USA | Eric Kinzner | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
60 | GK | USA | Conrad Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
64 | GK | USA | Christian Herrera | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
65 | GK | USA | Eric Klenofsky | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
74 | DF | USA | Taylor Mueller | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
75 | MF | USA | Danny Leyva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
80 | MF | USA | Ray Serrano | 12 | 3 | 5+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
81 | DF | ENG | Danny Reynolds | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
84 | MF | USA | Josh Atencio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
87 | MF | USA | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | 12 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
89 | MF | AUS | Jesse Daley | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
90 | MF | USA | Jesús Pérez | 13 | 3 | 4+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
92 | DF | FRA | Abdoulaye Cissoko | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
97 | MF | USA | Collin Fernandez | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
98 | DF | ENG | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
99 | FW | USA | Justin Dhillon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: October 3, 2020
- Source: [2]
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Position | Number | Name | Regular season | Playoffs | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 32 | Alec Díaz | 5 | 0 | 5 |
4 | FW | 34 | Danny Robles | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MF | 80 | Ray Serrano | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MF | 90 | Chino Pérez | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | MF | 38 | Azriel Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | DF | 33 | Sam Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 40 | Chris Hegardt | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 45 | Ethan Dobbelaere | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 74 | Taylor Mueller | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 87 | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 89 | Jesse Daley | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 92 | Abdoulaye Cissoko | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 99 | Justin Dhillon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- Last updated: October 3, 2020
- Source: [3]
Top assists
[edit]Rank | Position | Number | Name | Regular Season | Playoffs | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 34 | Danny Robles | 3 | 0 | 3 |
DF | 81 | Danny Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | FW | 32 | Alec Díaz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 39 | Marlon Vargas | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 87 | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 98 | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | FW | 37 | Shandon Hopeau | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 40 | Chris Hegardt | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 90 | Chino Pérez | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 98 | Azriel Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- Last updated: October 3, 2020
- Source: [4]
Disciplinary record
[edit]No. | Pos | Player | Regular Season | Playoffs | Total | ||||||
31 | DF | Nick Hinds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | Alec Díaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | Danny Robles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
38 | MF | Azriel Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
40 | MF | Chris Hegardt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
43 | MF | Sota Kitahara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
49 | MF | Reed Baker-Whiting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
52 | DF | Eric Kinzner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
64 | GK | Christian Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
74 | DF | Taylor Mueller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
80 | MF | Ray Serrano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
81 | DF | Danny Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
84 | MF | Josh Atencio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
87 | FW | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
89 | DF | Jesse Daley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
92 | DF | Abdoulaye Cissoko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
97 | MF | Collin Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
98 | MF | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: October 3, 2020
- Source: [5]
Honors and awards
[edit]Team of the Week
[edit]Week | Position | Player | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
4 | FW | Alec Díaz | [6] |
Bench | Danny Robles | ||
7 | FW | Alec Díaz | [7] |
15 | DF | Danny Reynolds | [8] |
Transfers
[edit]For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster.
In
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | DF | Taylor Mueller | Charleston Battery | Free transfer | December 12, 2019 | [9] |
97 | MF | Collin Fernandez | Saint Louis FC | Free transfer | January 14, 2020 | [10] |
51 | DF | Danny Reynolds | UNC Wilmington | Seattle Sounders FC MLS SuperDraft 2nd round Pick (#35) | February 7, 2020 | [11] |
90 | MF | Jesús Pérez | UIC | New York City FC MLS SuperDraft 1st round Pick (#22) | February 19, 2020 | [12] |
52 | DF | Eric Kinzner | Sounders FC Academy | July 13, 2020 | [13] | |
64 | GK | Christian Herrera | Oakland Roots SC | On loan through until September 12 | July 13, 2020 | [13] |
49 | MF | Reed Baker-Whiting | Sounders FC Academy | July 23, 2020 | [14] | |
87 | FW | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | Seattle Sounders FC | loan through end of season | August 3, 2020 | [15] |
42 | DF | Alex Villanueva | Sounders FC Academy | August 19, 2020 | [16] | |
65 | GK | Eric Klenofsky | Toronto FC II | On loan through end of season | September 2, 2020 | [17] |
45 | MF | Ethan Dobbelaere | Seattle Sounders FC | On loan through end of season | September 3, 2020 | [18] |
31 | GK | Christian Herrera | Oakland Roots SC | Signed after end of loan | December 15, 2020 | [19] |
88 | MF | Carlos Anguiano | Portland Timbers 2 | Free | December 15, 2020 | [20] |
MF | Sota Kitahara | Sounders FC Academy | December 15, 2020 | [21] |
Out
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | DF | Aleks Berkolds | Reno 1868 FC | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [22] |
88 | DF | Matt Nance | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [22] | |
96 | DF | Ever Rubio | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [22] |
90 | MF | Herbert Robinson García | Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [22] |
73 | DF | Modou Ndow | MFK Vyškov | End of loan | November 21, 2019 | [22] |
36 | DF | Denso Ulysse | Inter Miami CF | Free transfer | November 21, 2019 | [22] |
78 | MF | Ben Numbi | MFK Vyškov | End of loan | November 21, 2019 | [22] |
84 | MF | Josh Atencio | Seattle Sounders FC | Signed Homegrown contract | June 15, 2020 | [23] |
37 | FW | Shandon Hopeau | Seattle Sounders FC | Signed Homegrown contract | June 30, 2020 | [24] |
89 | MF | Jesse Daley | Brisbane Roar FC | Requested release | August 12, 2020 | [25] |
64 | GK | Christian Herrera | Oakland Roots SC | Recalled from loan | September 3, 2020 | [26] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tacoma Defiance Roster". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Tacoma Defiance Statement on Governor Inslee Announcement" (Press release). March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Tacoma Defiance's Match Sunday Evening at Portland Postponed". TacDefiance.com. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Tacoma Defiance Match at Portland Timbers 2 Rescheduled for September 24". TacDefiance.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Birmingham's Lapa Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 7". USLChampionship.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 15". USLChampionship.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Taylor Mueller". Seattle Sounders FC. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Collin Fernandez". Tacoma Defiance. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Danny Reynolds". Sounders FC Communications. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Jesús Pérez". February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Eric Kinzer". July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Tacoma Defiance signs midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT PORTLAND TIMBERS 2 – AUGUST 3, 2020". Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "TACOMA DEFIANCE SIGNS DEFENDER ALEX VILLANUEVA". August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ "TORONTO FC II LOAN ERIC KLENOFSKY TO TACOMA DEFIANCE". September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020". September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tacoma Defiance Signs Four to New Contracts". Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Sounders FC signs midfielders Atencio and Dobbelaere as Homegrown Players". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Sounders FC signs midfielder Shandon Hopeau as Homegrown Player". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "TACOMA DEFIANCE RELEASES MIDFIELDER JESSE DALEY". Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020". Retrieved September 3, 2020.