With general manager Jon Pearlman stepping into the coach’s box to replace Rick Schantz, FC Tucson still kept up its winning ways.
Sparked by a club-record 12 PDL goals by Moshe Perez, the team won its fourth straight Mountain Division title after going 9-2-3 in league play.
In addition to making the playoffs, where it lost in the Western Conference semifinals, the club also reached the second round of the U.S. Open Cup.
FC Tucson was purchased by Phoenix Rising FC of the United Soccer League (now the USL Championship), on October 11, 2017, to serve as Phoenix’s PDL affiliate.
Perez was named to the All-Conference and All-League teams.
| DATE | OPPONENT | SITE | LEAGUE | ROUND | SCORE | RESULT | RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri., May 5 | BYU Cougars | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 0-3 | L | 0-1-0 |
| Sat., May 6 | BYU Cougars | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 1-1 | T | 0-1-1 |
| Sat., May 13 | San Diego Zest FC | James Madison High School | PDL | Regular Season | 2-0 | W | 1-1-1 |
| Sat., May 20 | Albuquerque Sol FC | Ben Rios Field at St Pius X High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico | PDL | Regular Season | 4-2 | W | 2-1-1 |
| Thur., May 25 | Colorado Rapids U23 | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Field 20 | PDL | Regular Season | 1-2 | L | 2-2-1 |
| Fri., May 26 | FC Boulder U23 | Pleasant View Soccer Complex | PDL | Regular Season | 5-0 | W | 3-2-1 |
| Fri., June 2 | FC Boulder U23 | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 5-1 | W | 4-2-1 |
| Sat., June 17 | San Diego Zest FC | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 1-0 | W | 5-2-1 |
| Sat., June 24 | Albuquerque Sol FC | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 3-1 | W | 6-2-1 |
| Sat., July 1 | Albuquerque Sol FC | UNM Soccer Stadium | PDL | Regular Season | 2-2 | T | 6-2-2 |
| Mon., July 3 | Albuquerque Sol FC | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 2-1 | W | 7-2-2 |
| Tues., July 11 | BYU Cougars | BYU South Field, Provo, Utah | PDL | Regular Season | 2-1 | W | 8-2-2 |
| Wed., July 12 | BYU Cougars | BYU South Field, Provo, Utah | PDL | Regular Season | 4-1 | W | 9-2-2 |
| Sat., July 15 | Colorado Rapids U23 | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Regular Season | 2-2 | T | 9-2-3 |
| Fri., July 21 | Fresno Fuego | Kino North Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | PDL | Conference Semifinals | 0-1 | L |
PLAYER STATISTICS
INDIVIDUAL
| # | NAME | GP | MIN | G | A | SH | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Moshe Perez | 12 | 718 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Daniel Krutzen | 7 | 583 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tate Schmitt | 11 | 914 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Daniel Musovski | 7 | 516 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Afonso Pinheiro | 11 | 785 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Kevin Partida | 8 | 555 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Kalem Scott | 11 | 316 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ferrer | 4 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Sebastián Pineda | 13 | 915 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Wedner Delmonte | 7 | 441 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Austin Polster | 13 | 927 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Nicolás Solabarrieta | 8 | 319 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Romario Georgis | 3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Blackwood | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ozzie Ramos | 7 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | Lucas Vallilo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Banton | 9 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Gordon Hall | 9 | 586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Nicolas Harguindeguy | 12 | 581 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Giovanny Vazquez | 7 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Luis Barraza | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Esteban Berumen | 8 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Gavino Carranza | 7 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Carl Hinkson | 8 | 486 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Adam Musovski | 3 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Edgar Reyna | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kyle Van Alstine | 5 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jose Ortiz Teran | 2 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Herrera | 6 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Erik Virgen | 3 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yuki Tatsuma | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Shawn Spitzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryosuke Hitayama | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GOALKEEPING
| # | NAME | GP | MIN | GA | SV | YC | RC | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Barraza | 5 | 450 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0.824 | 1.2 |
| 0 | Lucas Vallilo | 6 | 540 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.833 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Briley Guarneri | 2 | 180 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
