2025 New Mexico United season

New Mexico United
2025 season
CEO	Peter Trevisani
Head coach	Dennis Sanchez
Stadium	Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park; Albuquerque, New Mexico
USL	Western Conference: 3rd ; Overall: 6th
USLC Playoffs	Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
USL Cup	Group stage

The 2025 New Mexico United season was the seventh season for New Mexico United in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States.

Roster

As of July 10, 2024^[1]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Season signed	Previous club	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Alex Tambakis	GK	(1992-12-08) December 8, 1992	2021	North Carolina FC	0
13	Kristopher Shakes	GK	(2001-04-27) April 27, 2001	2024	Philadelphia Union Academy	0
Defenders
3	Christopher Gloster	DF	(2000-07-28) July 28, 2000	2024	Atlanta United 2
4	Anthony Herbert	DF	(1998-04-18) April 18, 1998	2024	FC Haka
12	Jon-Talen Maples	DF	(1998-11-20) November 20, 1998	2024	Houston Dynamo 2
16	Will Seymore	DF	(1992-02-29) February 29, 1992	2022	Finn Harps F.C.
22	Kalen Ryden	DF	(1991-04-12) April 12, 1991	2020	Real Monarchs
24	Jaylin Lindsey	DF	(2000-03-27) March 27, 2000	2025	Charlotte FC
42	Jace Sais	DF	(2006-01-17) January 17, 2006	2024	New Mexico United U23
47	Jackson DuBois	DF	(2006-02-22) February 22, 2006	2024	New Mexico United U23
Midfielders
5	Dayonn Harris	MF	(1997-08-29) August 29, 1997	2024	Tampa Bay Rowdies
6	Gedion Zelalem	MF	(1997-01-26) January 26, 1997	2024	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
7	Sergio Rivas	AM	(1997-10-03) October 3, 1997	2021	Reno 1868
8	Marlon Vargas	MF	(1998-09-21) September 21, 1998	2023	FC Dallas
9	Marco Micaletto	MF	(1996-01-19) January 19, 1996	2024	Columbus Crew 2
15	Avionne Flanagan	MF	(1999-04-06) April 6, 1999	2024	Charlotte Independence
19	Cristian Nava	MF	(2003-09-02) September 2, 2003	2021	New Mexico United U23
27	Yuto Oketani	MF	(2005-03-27) March 27, 2005	2024	New Mexico United U23
Forwards
10	McKinze Gaines	CF	(1998-03-02) March 2, 1998	2024	Houston Dynamo 2
11	Mukwelle Akale	LW/RW	(1997-01-18) January 18, 1997	2024	Tormenta FC
17	Greg Hurst	CF	(1997-04-08) April 8, 1997	2023	Phoenix Rising FC
23	Thomas Amang	CF	(1998-02-09) February 9, 1998	2024	Orange County SC
25	Daniel Bruce	LW	(1996-05-13) May 13, 1996	2019	UNC Charlotte 49ers
54	Derek Lozano-Villa	LW	(2005-06-06) June 6, 2005	2024	New Mexico United U23

Competitions

USL Championship

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Tulsa	30	16	5	9	50	30	+20	57	Playoffs
2	Sacramento Republic FC	30	13	8	9	44	27	+17	48^[a]
3	New Mexico United	30	14	10	6	45	41	+4	48^[a]
4	El Paso Locomotive FC	30	10	9	11	47	45	+2	41
5	Phoenix Rising FC	30	9	8	13	48	48	0	40^[b]

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 Sacramento Republic FC are ahead of New Mexico United on head-to-head points: SAC 6, NMU 0.
^ Phoenix Rising FC are ahead of San Antonio FC on head-to-head points: PHX 6, SAN 0.

Match results

On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.^[2]

All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

March

March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08)	Sacramento Republic FC	2–1	New Mexico United	Sacramento, California
8:00 PM MST				Stadium: Heart Health Park

March 15, 2025 (2025-03-15)	Las Vegas Lights FC	2–3	New Mexico United	Las Vegas, Nevada
8:30 PM				Stadium: Cashman Field

March 22, 2025 (2025-03-22)	New Mexico United	1–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
3:00 PM				Stadium: Isotopes Park

March 29, 2025 (2025-03-29)	Miami FC	0–1	New Mexico United	Miami, Florida
5:00 PM				Stadium: Pitbull Stadium

April

April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12)	New Mexico United	1−0	North Carolina FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Akale 22' Zelalem 38' Jabang 67' Amang 90+2'	Report	Perez 9' Mentzingen 36' Somersall 56' Dolabella 71'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,291 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

April 23, 2025 (2025-04-23)	New Mexico United	1−0	Monterey Bay FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Seymore 26' Jabang 29'	Report	Lara 90+3'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 6,713 Referee: Greg Dopka

May

May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03)	El Paso Locomotive FC	3–0	New Mexico United	El Paso, Texas
7:00 PM	Cabrera 12', 51', 83'	Report		Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,059 Referee: Thomas Snyder

May 10, 2025 (2025-05-10)	New Mexico United	1–2	Phoenix Rising FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Tabakis 57' Gaines 84'	Report	Avayevu 13' Johnson 62'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,844 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17)	Orange County SC	0–3	New Mexico United	Irvine, California
8:00 PM		Report	Maples 28' (pen.), 53' Fernando 79'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: John Matto

May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24)	Oakland Roots SC	0–3	New Mexico United	Oakland, California
8:00 PM		Report	Gloster 3' Bailey 6' Akale 89'	Stadium: Oakland Coliseum Attendance: 8,757 Referee: Trevor Wiseman

June

June 7, 2025	New Mexico United	1–1	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
	Vargas 22'	Report	Ryden 41' (o.g.)	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,862 Referee: Timothy Ford

June 14, 2025	Lexington SC	2−1	New Mexico United	Lexington, Kentucky
5:00 PM	Djeffal 66' Zengue 73'	Report	Fernando 45'+6'	Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Matthew Thompson

June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21)	New Mexico United	4−2	San Antonio FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Lindsey 10' Akale 59' Fernando 90'+1' Vargas 90'+3'	Report	Taintor 54' (pen.) Buckmaster 76' Paredes 40' 88'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,801 Referee: Servando Berna Rico

July

July 4, 2025 (2025-07-04)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–0	New Mexico United	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Mertz 73'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,626 Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

July 12, 2025 (2025-07-12)	New Mexico United	1–2	Charleston Battery	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Maples 63' (pen.)	Report	Jabang 49' (o.g.) Rubín 68'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

July 30, 2025 (2025-07-30)	Hartford Athletic	0–4	New Mexico United	Hartford, Connecticut
5:30 PM		Report	Mamadou 17', 24' Ngalina 26' Edwards 82' Gloster 87'	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Elton Garcia

August

August 9, 2025 (2025-08-09)	FC Tulsa	5–2	New Mexico United	Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:30 PM	Calheira 18' (pen.) St Clair 46' Serrato 51' ElMedkhar 54' Dalou 83'	Report	Hurst 34' Jabang 41'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,706 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

August 16, 2025 (2025-08-16)	New Mexico United	2–2	Las Vegas Lights FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Noël 5' Maples 64' 66' Amang 87'	Report	Herbert 12' Pickering 74'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,581 Referee: Luis Arroyo

August 23, 2025 (2025-08-23)	Louisville City FC	0−0	New Mexico United	Louisville, Kentucky
6:00 PM		Report		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,719 Referee: Brandon Stevis

August 30, 2025 (2025-08-30)	New Mexico United	0–2	Sacramento Republic FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM		Report	Bennett 52', 69'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,752 Referee: Mark Verso

September

September 6, 2025	San Antonio FC	0–1	New Mexico United	San Antonio, Texas
7:00 PM	Walker	Report	Archimede 67'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,210 Referee: Alyssa Pennington

September 10, 2025 (2025-09-10)	New Mexico United	4–0	Detroit City FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Bailey 5' Gloster 20' Hurst 69' Noël 90'+7'	Report		Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 7,347 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

September 13, 2025 (2025-09-13)	New Mexico United	0–1	FC Tulsa	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM		Report	Rivas 90'+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,177 Referee: Calin Radosav

September 20, 2025 (2025-09-20)	Monterey Bay FC	1–1	New Mexico United	Seaside, California
7:00 PM	Gnaulati 48'	Report	Archimede 87'	Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,299 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

September 24, 2025 (2025-09-24)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1–2	New Mexico United	Colorado Springs, Colorado
4:00 PM	Hanya 3'		Harris 64' Moguel 83'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,059 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia

September 28, 2025	New Mexico United	2–1	Lexington SC	Las Vegas, Nevada
6:00 PM	Vargas 7' Maples 10' (pen.)	Report	Wu 38' Epps 64'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

October

October 4, 2025 (2025-10-04)	Phoenix Rising FC	0–1	New Mexico United	Phoenix, Arizona
6:00 PM		Report	Maples 90'+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Atahan Yaya

October 11, 2025 (2025-10-11)	New Mexico United	3–3	Orange County SC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Hurst 33', 35' Keller 51'	Report	Trager 15', 39' Kelly 45'+1'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,148 Referee: Thomas Snyder

October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)	New Mexico United	3–3	Oakland Roots SC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
3:00 PM	Akale 13' Hackshaw 19' (o.g.) Maples 28' (pen.)	Report	Wilson 16' (pen.), 41' (pen.) Margvelashvili 82'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,756 Referee: John Griggs

October 24, 2025	New Mexico United	2−1	Rhode Island FC	Albuquerque, NM
7:00 PM	Akale 21' Maples 44' (pen.)	Report	Dikwa 35' Bacharach 38' Ybarra 41' Williams 82'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Brandon Stevis

USL Championship playoffs

New Mexico qualified for the 2025 USL Championship playoffs by placing in the top eight seeds in the Western Conference. Being the third seed, New Mexico was given a home playoff match, hosting San Antonio FC on November 1st.^[3] At home, New Mexico beat San Antonio 2–0.^[4]

November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01) Conference Quarter-Finals	New Mexico United	2–0	San Antonio FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM MT	Akale 20' Noël 58'	Report		Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

November 8, 2025 West	New Mexico United	2–1	Orange County SC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 PM ET	Hurst 49' Harris 90+4'	Report	Pinto 68'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Elton García

November 15 West	FC Tulsa	3–0	New Mexico United	Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:30 PM	Calheira 39', 57' Webber 76'	Report		Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 9,180 Referee: Greg Dopka

USL Cup

New Mexico participated in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.^[5]^[6]

Standings

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

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

Group stage

April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26)	New Mexico United	2−0	Union Omaha	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM MDT	Maples 42' (pen.) Seymore 46' Akale 86' Vargas 90+3'	Report	Ouamri 6' Schneider 15' Kallman 25' Gómez 75'	Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,495 Referee: Brandon Stevis

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)	New Mexico United	2–2 (3–2 p)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM MDT	Amang 24' Maples 34' (pen.)	Report	Tejada 28' Fontana 65'	Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,747 Referee: Nabil Bensalah
	Penalties
	Fernando Jabang Maples Gloster		Adams Huerman Lacroix Zandi Mahoney

July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26)	San Antonio FC	2–2 (0–3 p)	New Mexico United	San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Agudelo 8', 51'	Report	Noël 90+2' Harris 90+9'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Matthew Corrigan
	Penalties
	Hernández Taintor Neville		Hurst Akale Maples

US Open Cup

April 16	New Mexico United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	El Paso Locomotive (USLC)	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30 p.m. MDT	Vargas 39' Lindsey 72'	Report	Carter 21' Cabrera Jr. 90+7'	Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Referee: John Griggs
	Penalties
	Zelalem Maples Ryden		Coronado Ruiz Torres Cabrera Jr.

References

^ "2024 Roster". USL Network. USL Championship. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
^ DeKunder, David (October 25, 2025). "San Antonio FC secures playoff spot, ends scoreless skid with big win over El Paso". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ Benson, Bradly (November 1, 2025). "NM United wins opening round playoff match". KRQE 13. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
^ Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[table_hth_SAC0.89573101834195-2] Sacramento Republic FC are ahead of New Mexico United on head-to-head points: SAC 6, NMU 0.

[table_hth_PHX0.89573101834195-3] Phoenix Rising FC are ahead of San Antonio FC on head-to-head points: PHX 6, SAN 0.

[1] "2024 Roster". USL Network. USL Championship. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[4] USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.

[5] DeKunder, David (October 25, 2025). "San Antonio FC secures playoff spot, ends scoreless skid with big win over El Paso". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[6] Benson, Bradly (November 1, 2025). "NM United wins opening round playoff match". KRQE 13. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[7] Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[8] Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

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New Mexico United
Founded 2018 Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Club	History Players Coaches
Stadiums	Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park (2019–present)
Rivalries	Derby Del Camino Real (El Paso Locomotive FC) Phoenix Rising FC
Affiliated teams	New Mexico United U23
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026