2017 Reno 1868 FC season explained
| Club: | Reno 1868 FC |
| Season: | 2017 |
| League: | USL |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Herbert Simon |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Ian Russell |
| Stadium: | Greater Nevada Field |
| League Result: | Conference: 12th
Overall: 23rd |
| Cup1: | USL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | TBD |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| Largest Win: | RNO 9–0 LA (7/31) |
| Largest Loss: | SA 4–0 RNO (4/15) |
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| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Reno 1868 FC season was the club's inaugural season of existence, and their first in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.
Background
Ahead of the 2017 season, there had been three professional soccer clubs in Northern Nevada: Reno Rattlers, Northern Nevada Aces, and Nevada Wonders. The announcement of an expansion franchise to join the USL was announced in September 2015.[1]
The club's named was decided with a contest known as "USL Reno 2017". Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted, followed by fans choosing from amongst the top six names: Reno FC, FC Reno, Reno Silver FC, Reno City FC, Reno United, or Reno 1868. The fans response refined the contest down to three finalists—Reno FC, Reno United, and Reno 1868—with the winner being Reno 1868, a nod to the founding year of the City of Reno.[2]
On June 29, 2016, the club announced a two-year partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS. It was also stated that San Jose would have control over the technical side of the club.[3] The team hired Earthquakes Assistant Coach Ian Russell as Head Coach on November 22, 2016.[4]
Transfers
Transfers out
Squad
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
|---|
| Goalkeepers |
|---|
| 1 | Russ Klabough |  | GK | November 1, 2017 | Stanislaus State Warriors |
| 12 | Matt Bersano | | GK | November 1, 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Defenders |
|---|
| 4 | Jordan Murrell |  | LB | November 1, 2017 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 5 | Nick von Niederhäusern | | DF | November 1, 2017 |  Vaduz |
| 6 | Thomas Janjigian | | LB | November 1, 2017 | FC Golden State Force |
| 15 | Jimmy Ockford | | CB | November 1, 2017 | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 16 | Brent Richards | | RB | November 1, 2017 | Portland Timbers 2 |
| 18 | Kip Colvey |  | RB | November 1, 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 23 | Brenton Griffiths |  | CB | November 1, 2017 | Orange County SC |
| Midfielders |
|---|
| 2 | Jackson Yueill | | CM | November 1, 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 7 | Jordan Roberts | | CM | November 1, 2017 | Saint Louis FC |
| 10 | Junior Burgos |  | AM | November 1, 2017 | Atlanta United FC |
| 11 | Anibal Echeverria | | CM | November 1, 2017 | Turlock Express |
| 14 | Chris Wehan | | LM | November 1, 2017 | New Mexico Lobos |
| 17 | Lindo Mfeka | | CM | November 1, 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 20 | Matt LaGrassa | | LM | November 1, 2017 | Sacramento Republic FC |
| 38 | Matheus Silva |  | MF | November 1, 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 84 | Seth Casiple | | RM | November 1, 2017 | Portland Timbers 2 |
| 96 | Luis Fernandes | | CM | November 1, 2017 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
| Forwards |
|---|
| 8 | Mackenzie Pridham | | LF | November 1, 2017 | Sacramento Republic |
| 9 | Dane Kelly | | ST | November 1, 2017 | Swope Park Rangers |
| 19 | Dembakwi Yomba |  / | CF | November 1, 2017 | Orlando City B |
| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot |  | RF | November 1, 2017 | FC Cincinnati | |
Non-competitive
Midseason friendlies
Competitive
USL
See main article: 2017 USL season.
Results
USL Playoffs
See main article: 2017 USL Playoffs.
First round
U.S. Open Cup
See main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup.
See also
Notes and References
- News: USL Announces 2017 Expansion Club in Reno . www.uslsoccer.com . September 16, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150920204618/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210347424 . September 20, 2015 .
- ">News: USL Reno 2017 Name the Team . www.uslsoccer.com . January 24, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160123194639/http://uslsoccer.com/fls/32800/reno/reno2017_nameteam.html . January 23, 2016 .
- News: Reno 1868 FC, San Jose Earthquakes agree to two-year affiliation . www.reno1868fc.com . June 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920181803/http://reno1868fc.com/news/?article_id=35 . September 20, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
- Web site: 1868 FC Unveils Russell as First Head Coach. uslsoccer.com. November 22, 2016. November 22, 2016.
