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The 2021 OKC Energy FC season was the club's eighth and final season of existence, and their eight consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from October 3, 2020, to the beginning of the 2022 USLC season. The 2021 season was the second for OKC coach John Pascarella. On June 4, 2021, following a winless start to the 2021 USL Championship season, Pascarella and the OKC Energy mutually agreed to part ways.[1]
| 2021 season | ||||
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| Owner | Prodigal LLC | |||
| Head Coach | Leigh Veidman (Interim) | |||
| United Soccer League | Eastern Conference: (current) | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Villyan Bijev (12) All: Villyan Bijev (12) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 3,677 (Sept. 29 vs. Indy Eleven) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,579 (Sept. 12 vs. Louisville) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 2,265 | |||
| Biggest win | OKC 4–1 MEM (8/7) | |||
| Biggest defeat | ELP 4–0 OKC (10/24) | |||
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- As of match played July 2, 2021[2]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | C.J. Cochran |  | GK | September 27, 1991 | 2020 | Fresno FC | 58 | 0 |
| 35 | Kyle Ihn | | GK | December 20, 1994 | 2020 | Lansing Ignite | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Sam Howard | | GK | December 23, 1992 | 2021 | Union Omaha | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 3 | Rob Coronado | | DF | August 3, 1996 | 2021 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Mitch Osmond |  | DF | March 11, 1994 | 2021 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 1 |
| 15 | Lamar Batista | | DF | March 7, 1998 | 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (loan) | 15 | 1 |
| 19 | Mueng Sunday |  | DF | March 1, 1994 | 2021 | Des Moines Menace | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Conor Donovan | | DF | January 8, 1996 | 2021 | North Carolina FC | 32 | 2 |
| 22 | Zachary Ellis-Hayden |  | DF | March 1, 1992 | 2020 | Fresno FC | 37 | 1 |
| 28 | Deklan Wynne |  | DF | March 20, 1995 | 2021 | Phoenix Rising FC (loan) | 14 | 4 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 6 | Brad Dunwell | | MF | December 31, 1996 | 2020 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 35 | 0 |
| 7 | Seyi Adekoya | | FW | December 5, 1995 | 2021 | Phoenix Rising FC (loan) | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | Hiroki Kurimoto |  | MF | June 16, 1990 | 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 32 | 1 |
| 9 | Jaime Chavez | | FW | July 17, 1987 | 2020 | Fresno FC | 42 | 5 |
| 10 | Arun Basuljevic | | MF | December 17, 1995 | 2020 | Fresno FC | 41 | 1 |
| 11 | Frank López |  | FW | February 25, 1995 | 2020 | San Antonio FC | 20 | 3 |
| 12 | Irakoze Donasiyano |  | MF | February 3, 1998 | 2021 | Nashville SC (loan) | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Aidan Daniels | | FW | September 6, 1998 | 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 30 | 3 |
| 14 | Charlie Ward |  | MF | February 19, 1995 | 2020 | Ottawa Fury | 33 | 0 |
| 17 | Jonathan Brown |  | FW | April 17, 1990 | 2019 |  Abahani Limited Dhaka | 89 | 4 |
| 18 | Tucker Stephenson | | FW | October 23, 1996 | 2020 | Swope Park Rangers | 42 | 3 |
| 21 | Villyan Bijev |  | FW | January 3, 1993 | 2021 | Sacramento Republic FC | 31 | 12 |
| 24 | Kodai Iida | | FW | December 6, 1994 | 2020 | HFX Wanderers FC | 23 | 0 |
Preseason
| March 19, 2021 Friendly | Austin FC | 5–1 | OKC Energy | Austin, Texas |
| 11AM CST | Argudo  43'Manneh 54'Redes Hoesen (o.g.) |
Report | López 20' |
Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field Attendance: 0 |
| March 20, 2021 Friendly | FC Dallas | 4–0 | OKC Energy FC | Frisco, Texas |
| 2:00PM CDT (UTC-05) | Vargas 9' (Acosta) ElMedkhar 67' (Martinez)Pepi 74', 84' (Roberts) |
Report | Stadium: Camry Field at Toyota Stadium | |
| Note: Played in three 30-minute periods | ||||
| April 6, 2021 Friendly | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | OKC Energy | Houston, Texas |
| 12:00 PM CDT | Rodríguez 11' Bajamich 42' |
Report | Stadium: Aveva Stadium |
| April 10, 2021 Friendly | OKC Energy FC | 3–1 | North Texas SC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Frank Lopez 20' Villyan Bijev 55' Mitch Osmond 75' |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
| April 14, 2021 Friendly | OKC Energy FC | 0–1 | Austin Bold FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 11:00 AM CDT | Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
| April 14, 2021 Friendly | OKC Energy FC | 3–1 | USAO | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 11:00 AM CDT | Tucker Stephenson Daniels Villyan Bijev |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
USL
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | |
| 4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
| 7 | Atlanta United 2 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 34[a] | |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 32 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20[a] |
Source: USL
Notes:
Notes:
- The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[3]
Results summary
| 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 |
| 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | −10 |
Source: USLC standings
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 |
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| Stadium | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | L |
Match results
| April 24 1 | OKC Energy | 1–3 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City,OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Conor Donovan 76' |
Report | Joaquin Rivas 29', 36' Jorge Corrales  42' Bradley Bourgeois 57' Raphael Ayagwa 64' Matt Sheldon 75' Darío Suárez 87' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 1 2 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Oklahoma City,OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report | Phillip Goodrum 62' Brendan Lambe 90' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| May 7 3 | Sporting Kansas City II | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Duke 41' Rad 55' Freeman 84' Cisneros 90+1' |
Report | Sunday 14' Basuljevic 58' Lopez 70',  90+4' Iida 79' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Jon Freemon |
| May 16 4 | OKC Energy | 2–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Bijev 36' Osmond 65' Daniels 86' Donovan 90+1' Ward 90+2' |
Report | Benítez 56' McFadden 78' Wolff 89' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,732 Referee: John Griggs |
| May 26 5 | Birmingham Legion | 1–0 | OKC Energy | Birmingham, Al |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Lapa 49' Kleemann 51' |
Report | Brown 16' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| May 29 6 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | Memphis 901 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Dunwell 76' Brown 86' |
Report | Paul 8' Dacres 72'  89' Salazar 90+1' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,102 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| June 2 7 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Moon 42' |
Report | Daniels 65' López 69' |
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 3,999 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| June 12 8 | OKC Energy | 1–2 | Birmingham Legion | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Bijev 50', 73' (pen.) |
Report | Brett 3' Asiedu 37' James 66' Oekel 73' Williams 83' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 19 9 | Memphis 901 | 0–1 | OKC Energy | Memphis,TN |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Oduro 8' Fortune 60' |
Report | Bijev 18' Ellis-Hayden 30' Coronado 49' 90' Basuljevic 64' Ward 77' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 5,265 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 23 10 | OKC Energy | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City II | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Bijev  45+1, 45+1' Ellis-Hayden 90+4' |
Report | Barbir 90' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,721 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 27 11 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–2 | OKC Energy | Atlanta, GA |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Benítez 49' Reilly 65' Mertz 84' |
Report | Ellis-Hayden 40' Stephenson 71' Donovan 78' Cochran 90+5' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 755 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| July 2 12 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Stephenson 90+2' |
Report | Ayagwa 42' Winters 74' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| July 14 13 | Louisville City FC | 3–1 | OKC Energy | Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Charpie 14' McMahon 19' Lancaster 41' Gomez 46' Bone 55' Charpie 62' DelPiccolo 78' |
Report | Donovan 14' Ward 57' Bijev 61' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,032 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| July 17 14 | FC Tulsa | 1–2 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Corrales 14' Suárez 25' da Costa 63', 90+1' |
Report | Ward 39' López 65' Osmond 89' Kurimoto 90+6' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| July 24 15 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City II | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Rogers 30' |
Report | Duke 27' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,171 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 31 16 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | OKC Energy | Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Donovan 37' (o.g.) Wynder 45' Lancaster 76' (pen.) Gómez 90+2' |
Report | Bijev 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,602 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| August 7 17 | OKC Energy | 4–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Daniels 40', 45' Brown 54' Osmond 69' Bijev 73' Dunwell 90+2' Stephenson 90+4' |
Report | Logue 13' Kissiedou 24' Murphy 49' Paul 61' Morton 85' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,183 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| August 11 18 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 | OKC Energy | Atlanta, GA |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Bauer 38' Wiley 56' Campbell 64' Mertz 67' Mejia 90+3' |
Report | Bijev 39' (pen.), 76' Wynne 60' Chávez 90+5' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| August 14 19 | Indy Eleven | 2–1 | OKC Energy | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Sissoko 10' Law 26' Artega 53', 90+3' Wild 90+4' |
Report | Batista 36' Adekoya 45' |
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 5,999 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion |
| August 22 20 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Ellis-Hayden 45+3' |
Report | J. Wynder 53' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,993 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| August 29 21 | OKC Energy | 2–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Chavez 26' Osmond 35' Basuljevic 78' Donovan 84' |
Report | Amoh 31' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,645 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| September 1 22 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | OKC Energy | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Fortune 8' Logue 70' |
Report | Batista 19' Ellis-Hayden 24' Bijev 47' Cochran 90+1' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,816 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| September 4 23 | Sporting Kansas City II | 3–0 | OKC Energy | Kanas City, KS |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Cisneros 20', 58' R. Smith 72' Mushagalusa 79' Davis 87' |
Report | Batista 56' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Malik Badawi |
| September 12 24 | OKC Energy | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Ellis-Hayden 25' Batista 65' |
Report | DelPiccolo 45+5', 62' Davis IV 63' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,579 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| September 18 25 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Flemmings 47' Lopez 55' |
Report | Kurimoto 35' Bijev 39' Batista 65' Ellis-Hayden 81' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Matthew Franz |
| September 26 26 | OKC Energy | 2–0 | Indy Eleven | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Chavez 30' Daniels 74' Kurimoto 90+2' |
Report | Seagrist 23' Gutjahr 45+2' Koffie 70' Sissoko 90+4' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,960 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| September 29 27 | OKC Energy | 1–1 | Indy Eleven | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Chavez 28' Batista 64' Cochran 82' Adekoya 87' Bijev 90+3' |
Report | Arteaga 12', 66', 82' Edwards 90+3' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,677 Referee: John Matto |
| October 3 28 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | San Antonio FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Kurimoto 31' Batista 54' Bijev 86' |
Report | Taintor 34' Epps 66' Gallegos 80' Hopeau 90+4' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,828 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| October 10 29 | Austin Bold FC | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Walls 45+1' Báez 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Bijev 83' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| October 17 30 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | Birmingham Legion FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Osmond 90+3' Chavez 90+5' |
Report | A. Crognale 52' Asiedu 88' Lopez 90+2' Kavita 90+4' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| October 24 31 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4–0 | OKC Energy | El Paso, TX |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Gómez 40', 44' King 42', 45+3', 45+4' Bahner 57' |
Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,011 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | C.J. Cochran |
31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Rob Coronado |
12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | Mitch Osmond |
32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 6 | MF | Brad Dunwell |
22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | Seyi Adekoya |
12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | Hiroki Kurimoto |
32 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | Jaime Chavez |
26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | Arun Basuljevic |
28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 12 | MF | Irakoze Donasiyano |
14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | Aidan Daniels |
30 | 3 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 14 | MF | Charlie Ward |
23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF | Lamar Batista |
15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Brown |
23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | Tucker Stephenson |
31 | 2 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 19 | DF | Mueng Sunday |
9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | Conor Donovan |
32 | 2 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 21 | FW | Villyan Bijev |
31 | 12 | 31 | 12 | ||
| 22 | DF | Zachary Ellis-Hayden |
22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 24 | FW | Kodai Iida |
16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | Deklan Wynne |
14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 35 | GK | Kyle Ihn |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players who left the club during the season: | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | Sam Rogers |
12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF |  Groutchov Pierre |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | Frank López |
14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | ||
Source: Energy FC stats
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | |||
| 1 | GK | C.J. Cochran |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Rob Coronado |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Mitch Osmond |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Brad Dunwell |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Seyi Adekoya |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Hiroki Kurimoto |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jaime Chavez |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Arun Basuljevic |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Frank López |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Aidan Daniels |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Charlie Ward |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Lamar Batista |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Brown |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Tucker Stephenson |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Mueng Sunday |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Conor Donovan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Villyan Bijev |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Zachary Ellis-Hayden |
5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | Kodai Iida |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Deklan Wynne |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Energy FC stats
Clean sheets
| No. | Name | USL | Total | Games Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Cochran |
31 | 9 | 31 |
| 35 | Kyle Ihn |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Sam Howard |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Energy FC stats
Loan in
| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Deklan Wynne |
Phoenix Rising FC |
On a match-by-match basis. | Jul 1, 2021 | [4] |
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