2025 Phoenix Rising FC season

Phoenix Rising FC
2025 season
Owners	List Vincere Capital (Pablo Prichard); Berke Bakay; Alex Zheng; Tim Riester; Mark Detmer; Brett M. Johnson; Didier Drogba; Brandon McCarthy; Diplo; Pete Wentz; David Rappaport; Dave Stearns; Rick Hauser; William Kraus; Kevin Kusatsu; Mark Leber; Jim Scussel; Christopher Yeung;
Manager	Pa-Modou Kah
Stadium	Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
USL Championship	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth Round
USL Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	Hope Avayevu, Charlie Dennis, Ihsan Sacko (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	6,478 ; (March 8 vs FC Tulsa)
Lowest home attendance	3,757 ; (August 2 vs Birmingham Legion)
Average home league attendance	4,875
Biggest win	3-1; (June 7 vs Orange County SC)
Biggest defeat	4–1; (June 21 vs Charleston Battery)
Home colors	Away colors

The 2025 Phoenix Rising FC season is the club's 12th season in the USL Championship and their 9th with the name Phoenix Rising FC.

Competitions

Friendlies

February 22, 2025 (2025-02-22) Friendly	Phoenix Rising FC	v	St. Louis City SC 2	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: Season ticket holders only

February 28, 2025 (2025-02-28) Intrasquad Scrimmage	Phoenix Rising FC Red	v	Phoenix Rising FC Black	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

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USL Championship


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	6	6	7	30	36	−6	24	2	3	3	14	14	0	4	3	4	16	22	−6

Last updated: April 4, 2025.
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
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L
Position	10	9	9	10	10	11	10	11	9	7	6	5	4	6	7	5	5	4	7

First match(es) will be played on March 8, 2025. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular Season Matches

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

March 8, 2025 1	Phoenix Rising FC	0–1	FC Tulsa	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Formella 34'	Report	Dalou 25', 24' Cissoko 66'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,478 Referee: Elton Garcia

March 15, 2025 2	El Paso Locomotive FC	4–4	Phoenix Rising FC	El Paso, Texas
7:00 PM MST	Avila 6' Moreno 34', 53' Torres 4' Diaz 58' Ortiz 80' Twumasi 80' Daroma 90+2' 90+3' Alfaro 90+5'	Report	Okello 45+3' Cabral 69' Sacko 80' Traore 86'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 4,386 Referee: Calin Radosav

March 22, 2025 3	Phoenix Rising FC	2–2	Rhode Island FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Rivera 40' Avayevu 55' Cuello 28' Smith 46' Boye 76'	Report	Williams 6' Boye 43' (o.g.) Fuson 19' Sanchez 48'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,549 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

March 29, 2025 4	Monterey Bay FC	3–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Seaside, California
7:00 PM MST	Guzmán 3' Rebollar 64' Søjberg 73', 55' Lyons 15' Gnaulati 40'	Report	Cabral 17' Okello 2' Margaritha 21' Boye 26' 62' Neville 43' Sainté Ping 89'	Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,210 Referee: Brandon Stevis

April 6, 2025 5	San Antonio FC	1–2	Phoenix Rising	San Antonio, Texas
	Hernandez 65', 90+6' Blanco 79' Crognale 83'	Report	Okello 38' Cabral 65' Henry 64' Margaritha 67'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,498 Referee: Greg Dopka

April 12, 2025 6	Phoenix Rising FC	2–3	Detroit City FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Smith 42' Avayevu 71' Smith 15' Margaritha 50'	Report	Smith 87,89' Cedeno 90' Rh. Williams 11'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,861 Referee: Natalie Simon

April 19, 2025 7	Phoenix Rising FC	2-2	Sacramento Republic FC	Phoenix, Arizona
1:00 PM MST	Margaritha 37' Rivera 78'	Report	Herrera 18' Wanner 34'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,423 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

May 3, 2025 8	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	1-1	Phoenix Rising FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
				Stadium: Weidner Field

May 10, 2025 9	New Mexico United	1-2	Phoenix Rising FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
				Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park

May 17, 2025 10	Phoenix Rising FC	2-0	Monterey Bay FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

May 28, 2025 11	Las Vegas Lights FC	0-1	Phoenix Rising FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
				Stadium: Cashman Field

June 7, 2025 12	Phoenix Rising FC	3-1	Orange County SC	Phoenix, Arizona
8:00 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

June 14, 2025 13	FC Tulsa	1-1	Phoenix Rising FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
				Stadium: Oneok Field

June 21, 2025 14	Charleston Battery	4–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
	Myers 8' Rodriguez 44', 77' Landry 88'	Report	Avayevu 36'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Luis Arroyo

July 4, 2025 15	Phoenix Rising FC	0-1	Lexington SC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

July 12, 2025 16	Oakland Roots SC	1-2	Phoenix Rising FC	Oakland, California
				Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

July 30, 2025 17	Orange County SC	4-1	Phoenix Rising FC	Irvine, California
	Sacko 68' Boye	Report	Zubak 30' Doghman 58' Jamison 72' Guimaraes 89'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,536 Referee: Brandon Stevis

August 2, 2025 18	Phoenix Rising FC	3–3	Birmingham Legion FC	Phoenix, Arizona
	Cuello 16' Avayevu 25' Dennis 90'	Report	Pasher 39' Tregarthen 54' Martínez 64'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,757 Referee: John Matto

August 9, 2025 19	Lexington SC	2–0	Phoenix Rising FC	Lexington, Kentucky
	Ajago 29' Adedokun 79'	Report		Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Alyssa Pennington

August 16, 2025 20	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Phoenix Rising FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Arteaga 75'	Report	Rizzo 73'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,547 Referee: Muhammad Hassan

August 23, 2025 21	Phoenix Rising FC	v	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Phoenix, Arizona
8:00 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

August 30, 2025 22	Phoenix Rising FC	v	El Paso Locomotive FC	Phoenix, Arizona
4:30 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

September 5, 2025 23	Phoenix Rising FC	v	Las Vegas Lights FC	Phoenix, Arizona
8:00 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

September 13, 2025 24	Sacramento Republic FC	v	Phoenix Rising FC	Sacramento, California
				Stadium: Heart Health Park

September 20, 2025 25	Phoenix Rising FC	v	Loudoun United FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

September 27, 2025 26	Phoenix Rising FC	v	Oakland Roots SC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

October 4, 2025 27	Phoenix Rising FC	v	New Mexico United	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

October 10, 2025 28	North Carolina FC	v	Phoenix Rising FC	Cary, North Carolina
				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

October 18, 2025 29	Phoenix Rising FC	v	San Antonio FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

October 25, 2025 30	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	v	Phoenix Rising FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
				Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Group table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	New Mexico United	18	8	8	2	26	28	−2	26	Playoffs
7	Lexington SC	20	6	7	7	21	26	−5	25^[a]
8	Phoenix Rising FC	20	6	7	7	31	36	−5	25^[a]
9	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	19	6	7	6	24	25	−1	24
10	Monterey Bay FC	21	6	10	5	23	29	−6	23

Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Lexington SC are ahead of Phoenix Rising FC on points in head-to-head matches: LEX 6, PHX 0

USL Jägermeister Cup

April 26, 2025	Phoenix Rising FC	0-1	San Antonio FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31)	Phoenix Rising FC	3–3 (3–2 p)	New Mexico United	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Sacko 40' (pen.) Avayevu 45+2' Scearce 70'	Report	Akale 14' Fernando 57' Gaines 63'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,122 Referee: John Griggs
	Penalties
	Scearce Dennis Formella Margaritha Sacko		Bruce Maples Pondeca Seymore Ryden

June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)	Texoma FC	4–5	Phoenix Rising FC	Sherman, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	McManus 7' Pepi 26', 41' Jawneh 68'	Report	Dennis 21' (pen.), 52', 71' (pen.) Johnson 24' Cuello 90+6'	Stadium: Sherman Bearcat Stadium Attendance: 1,045 Referee: Corbyn May

July 19, 2025	El Paso Locomotive FC	2-2	Phoenix Rising FC	El Paso, Texas
	2		2	Stadium: Southwest University Park

Group 2 table

Pos	Lg	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USLC	San Antonio FC	4	3	0	1	0	6	2	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	USLC	New Mexico United	4	1	2	1	0	9	7	+2	8
3	USLC	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	4	2	0	1	1	7	4	+3	7
4	USLC	Phoenix Rising FC	4	1	2	0	1	10	10	0	7
5	USLC	El Paso Locomotive FC	4	1	1	1	1	3	3	0	6
6	USL1	Union Omaha	4	1	0	0	3	3	5	−2	3
7	USL1	Texoma FC	4	0	0	1	3	5	12	−7	1

Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025. Source: USL

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Roster

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Patrick Rakovsky	GK	(1993-06-02) June 2, 1993	2023	Orange County SC
13	Triston Henry	GK	(1993-09-08) September 8, 1993	2025	Memphis 901 FC
Defenders
2	Collin Smith	DF	(2003-12-04) December 4, 2003	2025	Rhode Island FC
3	Harvey Neville	DF	(2002-06-26) June 26, 2002	2025	Portland Timbers 2
4	Pape Mar Boye	DF	(2003-12-30) December 30, 2003	2024	Clemson University
5	Mohamed Traore	DF	(2002-08-15) August 15, 2002	2024	Los Angeles FC
15	Alejandro Araneda	DF	(2003-01-20) January 20, 2003	2025	North Texas SC
23	Ryan Flood	DF	(1998-10-17) October 17, 1998	2024	Finn Harps
Midfielders
6	Noble Okello	MF	(2000-07-20) July 20, 2000	2025	Atlanta United 2
10	Hope Avayevu	MF	(2002-10-19) October 19, 2002	2025	Ventura County FC
12	Charlie Dennis	MF	(1995-09-28) September 28, 1995	2024	Tampa Bay Rowdies
14	Emil Cuello	MF	(1997-01-02) January 2, 1997	2023	Sacramento Republic FC
17	JP Scearce	MF	(1997-12-19) December 19, 1997	2023	Union Omaha
18	Carl Sainté	MF	(2002-08-09) August 9, 2002	2025	FC Dallas (loan)
70	Giulio Doratiotto	MF	(2004-05-18) May 18, 2004	2024	Juventus Next Gen
Forwards
9	Ihsan Sacko	FW	(1997-07-19) July 19, 1997	2025	FC Thun
19	Damian Rivera	FW	(2002-12-08) December 8, 2002	2025	New England Revolution II
29	Dariusz Formella	FW	(1995-10-21) October 21, 1995	2023	Oakland Roots SC
38	Darius Johnson	FW	(2000-03-15) March 15, 2000	2024	FC Volendam
71	Jearl Margaritha	FW	(2000-04-10) April 10, 2000	2024	Sabah FC
91	Rémi Cabral	FW	(1999-07-10) July 10, 1999	2025	Colorado Rapids 2

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USL Academy contract.

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Player transactions

Loan in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Ref.
January 3, 2025	End of Season	Midfielder	18	Carl Sainte	FC Dallas	^[5]

Loan out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Ref.
January 14, 2025	Until recalled	Defender	72	Edgardo Rito	Caracas FC	^[6]

Transfer out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Ref.
January 8, 2025	Defender	13	Gabriel Torres	El Paso Locomotive FC	^[7]

References

^ Butler, Tyler (January 17, 2025). "Phoenix Rising Releases its 2025 Preseason Schedule". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ Butler, Tyler (December 19, 2024). "Phoenix Rising FC Announces 2025 Schedule and Theme Nights". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USLChampionship.com Staff. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "Phoenix Rising Roster". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ Butler, Tyler (January 3, 2025). "Phoenix Rising Signs Haitian International Carl Sainte". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
^ Duran, Isabella (January 14, 2025). "Phoenix Rising FC Loans Edgardo Rito to Caracas FC". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
^ Butler, Tyler (January 8, 2025). "Phoenix Rising FC Trades Gabriel Torres to El Paso Locomotive FC". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[table_hth_LEX0.79670089892889-2] Lexington SC are ahead of Phoenix Rising FC on points in head-to-head matches: LEX 6, PHX 0

[cnote_A_grp_1] 
USL Academy contract.

[1] Butler, Tyler (January 17, 2025). "Phoenix Rising Releases its 2025 Preseason Schedule". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[PRFCschedule-3] Butler, Tyler (December 19, 2024). "Phoenix Rising FC Announces 2025 Schedule and Theme Nights". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[PRFCschedule2-4] "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USLChampionship.com Staff. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[PRFCroster-5] "Phoenix Rising Roster". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[loanin1-6] Butler, Tyler (January 3, 2025). "Phoenix Rising Signs Haitian International Carl Sainte". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[loanout1-7] Duran, Isabella (January 14, 2025). "Phoenix Rising FC Loans Edgardo Rito to Caracas FC". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

[8] Butler, Tyler (January 8, 2025). "Phoenix Rising FC Trades Gabriel Torres to El Paso Locomotive FC". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

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