El Paso Locomotive FC is an American professional

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team based in

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. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the

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in 2019.

Club crest and colors

The Locomotive brand was unveiled on October 4, 2018, beating out finalists Lagartos, Estrellas, Stars, and Tejanos. The crest is shaped in a manner similar to Mission Style buildings and features three main colors: West Texas Sky blue, Desert Dusk blue, and High Noon Sun. The crest has 11 vertical stripes that represent the eleven players on the field and resemble the front of a

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. A city icon, The Star on The Mountain, adorns the top of the crest, which is shaped in the silhouette of the Franklin Mountains.

Sponsorship

Stadium

The club play at

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, a baseball stadium in Downtown El Paso that is also the home field for the

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of the

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Rivalries

El Paso's primary rivals are

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and

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Players and staff

Roster

Front-office staff

* Alan Ledford – president * Andrew Forrest – general manager

Technical staff

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– head coach & technical director * Marina Schachowskoj – assistant coach, video analysis * Gianluca Masucci – assistant coach * Dominic Casciato – assistant coach * Juan Carlos JC Garzon – goalkeeper coach * Saul Soto – coordinator, equipment and player operations

Team records

Year-by-year

1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head coaches

* Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.

Average attendance

Honors

Minor

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(Division 2) ** Winners (1):

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(Shield) ** Winners (1):

Player honors

References

External links

* USL Championship teams 2018 establishments in Texas Association football clubs established in 2018 Sports in El Paso, Texas {{Texas-footyclub-stub