2019 Louisville City FC season

Louisville City

2019 season

Owner

John Neace

Manager

John Hackworth

Stadium

Louisville Slugger Field

USL

Eastern Conf.: 4th

U.S. Open Cup

Fourth Round

USL Playoffs

Runner-Up

Top goalscorer

League: Magnus Rasmussen (13 goals)
All: Magnus Rasmussen (16 goals)

Highest home attendance

League/All: 12,188
(October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers)

Lowest home attendance

League: 6,811
(April 6 vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds)
All: 1,403
(May 29 vs. Birmingham Legion FC (USOC))

Average home league attendance

9,041

Biggest win

8–3
(October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers)

Biggest defeat

1–4
(March 9 vs. North Carolina FC)

Home colors

Away colors

Third colors

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The 2019 Louisville City FC season was the club's fifth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League Championship, which as of 2019 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system.

It was Louisville City's final season at Louisville Slugger Field, a baseball park in downtown Louisville. The team opened the new Lynn Family Stadium in the nearby Butchertown neighborhood for the 2020 season.

Current squad

As of June 29, 2019^[update]^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Tim Dobrowolski	United States
2	DF	Taylor Peay	United States
3	DF	Alexis Souahy	France
4	DF	Sean Totsch	United States
5	DF	Paco Craig	England
7	MF	Magnus Rasmussen	Denmark
8	DF	Akil Watts	United States
9	FW	Luke Spencer	Germany
10	MF	Brian Ownby	United States
11	MF	Niall McCabe	Ireland
12	FW	Sunny Jane	Lesotho
13	GK	Chris Hubbard	United States
14	FW	Abdou Mbacke Thiam	Senegal
15	DF	Pat McMahon	United States
16	MF	Geoffrey Dee	United States
19	MF	Oscar Jimenez	United States
21	DF	Shaun Francis	Jamaica
22	MF	George Davis IV	United States
23	FW	Richard Ballard	United States
27	MF	Napo Matsoso	Lesotho
29	FW	Antoine Hoppenot	France
30	GK	Casey Clark	United States
36	MF	Paolo DelPiccolo	United States
39	GK	Ben Lundt (on loan from FC Cincinnati)	Germany
61	MF	Elijah Wynder (^[A])	United States
80	MF	Devon Williams	Jamaica

USL Academy Contract

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
2	DF	Taylor Peay	Real Monarchs	Free Transfer	December 11, 2018	^[2]
12	FW	Sunny Jane	Phnom Penh Crown FC	Free Transfer	December 19, 2018	^[3]
14	FW	Abdou Mbacke Thiam	University of Connecticut	Free Transfer	January 15, 2019	^[4]
77	FW	Lucky Mkosana	Penn FC	Free Transfer	December 19, 2018	^[5]
16	MF	Geoffrey Dee	University of Louisville	Free Transfer	March 6, 2019	^[6]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
14	FW	Ilija Ilić	Indy Eleven	Free Transfer	December 3, 2018	^[7]
1	GK	Greg Ranjitsingh	Orlando City SC	Undisclosed Fee	December 19, 2018	^[8]
24	DF	Kyle Smith	Orlando City SC	Undisclosed Fee	December 19, 2018	^[8]
9	FW	Cameron Lancaster	Nashville SC	Free Transfer	December 20, 2018	^[9]
17	MF	Jose Carranza	Unattached		March 23, 2019	^[10]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Start Date	End Date	Source
39	GK	Ben Lundt	FC Cincinnati	Undisclosed Fee	February 7, 2019	November 18, 2019	^[11]

Competitions

Exhibitions

All times in Eastern time.

February 6 Preseason	Orlando City SC	1–0	Louisville City FC	Orlando, Florida
EDT	Moutinho			Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: Closed-door

February 9 Preseason	Nashville SC	2–1	Louisville City FC	Bradenton, Florida
EDT	Hume 24' Winn 70'	Report	Craig 45'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 14 Preseason	New England Revolution	1–3	Louisville City FC	Bradenton, Florida
EDT	Caicedo 47' Anibaba 50' Rennicks 68' Zahibo 77'	Report	Williams 3' McCabe 29' Rasmussen 65'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 16 Preseason	USF Bulls	2–3	Louisville City FC	Bradenton, Florida
EDT			Rasmussen Spencer DelPiccolo	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 20 Preseason	Memphis 901 FC	2–4	Louisville City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
EDT	Najem 32' 65'	Report	Spencer 20' (pen.), 33' Mkosana 67' Matsoso 88'	Stadium: Vanderbilt University

February 24 Preseason	Kentucky Wildcats	1–1	Louisville City FC	Lexington, Kentucky
EDT	Guindon 42'	Report	Jane 85'	Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex

March 2 Preseason	Louisville Cardinals	1–3	Louisville City FC	Louisville, Kentucky
EDT	Fonseca 37' (pen.)	LCFC Report UL Report	McCabe 53' Williams 78' Souahy 84'	Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium

March 16 Midseason	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	1–1	Louisville City FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
10:45 EDT	Caparelli 88'	Report	Rasmussen 45'	Stadium: David Stanton Field

USL Championship

Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Nashville SC	34	20	7	7	59	26	+33	67	Conference Quarterfinals
3	Indy Eleven	34	19	6	9	48	29	+19	63
4	Louisville City FC	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	60
5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	16	10	8	61	33	+28	58
6	New York Red Bulls II	34	17	6	11	74	51	+23	57

Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	60	10	4	3	38	21	+17	7	5	5	20	20	0

Last updated: September 8, 2019.
Source: Match reports

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	33	34
Stadium	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on August 11, 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.^[12]
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Results

March 9 1	North Carolina FC	4–1	Louisville City FC	Cary, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST	Lomis 34' McCabe 50' Ewolo 53' Kristo 83'	Report	Jane 90+4'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Matt Franz Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Assistant referees: Justin Howard

March 15 2	Atlanta United 2	0–1	Louisville City FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Metcalf 5' Asiedu 62'	Report	Thiam 72'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,571 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Assistant referees: Richonne Clark Fourth official: Brandon Adams

March 23 3	Louisville City FC	2–1	Hartford Athletic	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Spencer 14', 90' de Wit 33' (o.g.)	Report	Lyngø 4' Brown 6' Jørgensen 67' de Wit 90+4'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,561 Referee: Charles Murphy Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

March 31 4	Louisville City FC	2–3	Birmingham Legion FC	Louisville, Kentucky
10:00 AM EDT	Rasmussen 30' Craig 47' Laurent 81' (o.g.)	Report	Laurent 21' Kasim 31' Hoffman 36' Wright 87'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,811 Referee: Mike Lavergne Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim Assistant referees: Ethan Buege Fourth official: Chad Collins
Note: Match originally scheduled for March 30, 2019, 7:00 pm EDT kickoff^[13]

April 6 5	Louisville City FC	0–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Mkosana 78' Rasmussen 89'	Report	Greenspan 29' Brett 74' (pen.) James 75'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,544 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Fourth official: William Gaither III

April 13 6	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Louisville City FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Tinari 15' Hoppenot 21' Guenzatti 75' Ekra 78' Oduro 85'	Report	Jimenez 68' Williams 85' Thiam 88'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Assistant referees: Abdel Kuttaineh Fourth official: Miguel Martes

April 20 7	Louisville City FC	1–0	Ottawa Fury FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Mkosana 60'	Report		Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,110 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Matthew Seem Fourth official: Malik Oudghiri

April 30 8	Louisville City FC	2–1	Memphis 901 FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Craig 5' Rasmussen 33' Mkosana 61', 84'	Report	Thiam 71' (o.g.) Burch 84'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,816 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Eric Wood Assistant referees: Noah Matos Fourth official: William Gaither III

May 6 9	Swope Park Rangers	3–2	Louisville City FC	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM EDT	Hernandez 30' Akhmatov 34', 45+2' Rwatubyaye 90'	Report	Rasmussen 49' Spencer 58' McCabe 88'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 214 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Truman Berghall Assistant referees: Matthew Seem Fourth official: Matt Gaudreau

May 11 10	Birmingham Legion FC	0–3	Louisville City FC	Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT		Report	Rasmussen 6' Mkosana 24' Spencer 53'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Field Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Matt Franz Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Matthew Thompson

May 18 11	Louisville City FC	0–0	Saint Louis FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Jimenez 41' Craig 80' Francis 90' Williams 90+2'	Report	Abend 35'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,688 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Assistant referees: Christopher Slane Fourth official: Chad Collins

May 25 12	Bethlehem Steel FC	2–2	Louisville City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Mbaizo 31' Moumbagna 37' Willis 51' (pen.), 57' Topey 87' Ofeimu 89' 90+2'	Report	Spencer 26' Craig 30' Matsoso 37' Mkosana 46' Rasmussen 56' Thiam 87'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 219 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Jonah Kind Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim Fourth official: Ariel Raban

June 1 13	Louisville City FC	4–1	Charleston Battery	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Davis 3' Rasmussen 21' (pen.) Jimenez 49' Craig 67' 90+2' Marini 74' (o.g.) Ownby 79' McCabe 87'	Report	Mason 19' Bosua 50' Van Schaik 86' Piggott 90'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,369 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma Assistant referees: Matthew Osterhouse Fourth official: Johann Pedolzky

June 8 14	Louisville City FC	2–1	Loudoun United FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Rasmussen 1' Totsch 39' Peay 45' McCabe 45'	Report	Yow 49' Nyeman 50' Hawkins 90+4'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Anthony Frizzell

June 16 15	New York Red Bulls II	1–0	Louisville City FC	Montclair, New Jersey
3:00 PM EDT	Louro 45+2' Jørgenson 83'	Report	Matsoso 17' DelPiccolo 18' Craig 45+2'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Elijio Arreguin Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju Assistant referees: Patrick Casey Fourth official: Kevin Cavalcanti

June 22 16	Louisville City FC	1–1	Charlotte Independence	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Rasmussen 71' Spencer 77' Matsoso 87' Jane 90+1'	Report	Oduro 12' Mansally 58' Taku 90+2'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,379 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Assistant referees: Justin Mack Fourth official: Casie Anderson

June 29 17	Indy Eleven	1–1	Louisville City FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT	Pasher 9' Farias 45+3' Osmond 69' Ayoze 80'	Report	Craig 29' DelPiccolo 53', 55' Souahy 64'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 10,584 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Ian McKay Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Ramazan Altun

July 6 18	Louisville City FC	2–1	Nashville SC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Craig 65' Hoppenot 74'	Report	Ríos 11' Moloto 72'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,892 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker Fourth official: Youssef Elmessoussi

July 14 19	Ottawa Fury FC	1–1	Louisville City FC	Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM EDT	Fall 56' (pen.) Meilleur-Giguère 77' Obasi 90+2'	Report	Rasmussen 67', 81'	Stadium: TD Place Attendance: 5,770 Referee: Juan Márquez Assistant referees: Andre Pickler Assistant referees: Sean Hornsby Fourth official: Maxime Blouin

July 20 20	Louisville City FC	0–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Craig 45'	Report	Cortes 26', 85' Real 90+3'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,965 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma Fourth official: Steve Eordogh

July 28 21	Loudoun United FC	3–0	Louisville City FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	A. Bustamante 22' Murphy 68' Martinez 72' Amoh 84' Nyeman 87'	Report	Souahy 30' Ownby 90+2'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 593 Referee: Dejan Susak Assistant referees: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: Eric Wood Fourth official: Brendan Orino

August 3 22	Charlotte Independence	0–1	Louisville City FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Martínez 72' 72' Johnson 90+4'	Report	Craig 29' 60' McMahon 47' Spencer 80'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,835 Referee: Malik Badawi Assistant referees: Ian McKay Assistant referees: Jordan Davis Fourth official: John Matto

August 11 23	Louisville City FC	5–1	Atlanta United 2	Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM EDT	Ownby 16' McMahon 41' McCabe 75' Spencer 83' Rasmussen 85'	Report	Decas 49' Hernández 65' Conway 72' Metcalf 86'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,292 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Fourth official: Jackson Krauser

August 17 24	Charleston Battery	1–2	Louisville City FC	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Guerra 7' Anunga 41'	Report	Totsch 13' Rasmussen 30' (pen.), 81' Williams 67' McMahon 74' Davis 88'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,972 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Fourth official: Mychal Frost

August 24 25	Louisville City FC	1–0	North Carolina FC	Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM EDT	Rasmussen 55', 74' Totsch 76' McMahon 84'	Report	Miller 78'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,168 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Assistant referees: Noah Matos Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins

August 30 26	Louisville City FC	1–1	Indy Eleven	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Craig 21' Thiam 70', 82' McCabe 90+4'	Report	Pasher 43' Newton 82' Ouimette 87' Ayoze 90'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,211 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

September 7 27	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	0–0	Louisville City FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Dover 33'	Report	Souahy 31'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Assistant referees: Nick Balcer Fourth official: Brandon Rea

September 14 28	Hartford Athletic	0–1	Louisville City FC	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT	de Wit 69' Barrera 82' Dixon 90+2'	Report	Matsoso 59' Thiam 65' Craig 71' Ownby 90+3'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,742 Referee: Matthew Franz Assistant referees: Justen Lopez Assistant referees: Patrick Casey Fourth official: Daniel Aloi

September 21 29	Louisville City FC	5–3	New York Red Bulls II	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Jimenez 17', 24' Matsoso 29', 31', 33' Hoppenot 45+2' Craig 54' McCabe 59'	Report	Bezecourt 20' Stroud 37' (pen.) Boateng 62' Koffi 66' Sowe 71'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,946 Referee: Malik Badawi Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Fourth official: Ramazan Altun

September 28 30	Louisville City FC	2–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Craig 35' Matsoso 30', 79'	Report	Morad 34' Doherty 36' 83' Guenzatti 45+1', 87' (pen.) Mkosana 89' McCarthy 90+4'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,360 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Fourth official: Brandon Artis

October 5 31	Saint Louis FC	0–1	Louisville City FC	Fenton, Missouri
8:30 PM EDT	Kamdem 51'	Report	Rasmussen 12'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Assistant referees: Justen Lopez Fourth official: Phillip Gomez

October 8 32	Nashville SC	2–1	Louisville City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT	Washington 5' King 45+1' Moloto 59' Akinyode 62' Ríos 81' Ockford 90+2' Belmar 90+4'	Report	Davis 41' Craig 51' Spencer 79' Williams 90+2'	Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 5,837 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Assistant referees: Eric Wood Fourth official: Judson Holden

October 12 33	Louisville City FC	8–3	Swope Park Rangers	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Matsoso 36' Souahy 40' Hoppenot 43', 81' Ownby 54' Rasmussen 72', 78' DelPiccolo 84' Ballard 85' Davis 88'	Report	Zé Pedro 7' Busio 19', 45+1' Vanacore-Decker 34' Allach 61' Hernandez 73'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 12,188 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

October 19 34	Memphis 901 FC	1–2	Louisville City FC	Memphis, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT	Epps 9'	Report	Williams 37', 87' Rasmussen 42' Hoppenot 78'	Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 6,845 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Rebecca Luther

USL Championship Playoffs


Eastern Conference Play-In October 23			Eastern Conference Play-In October 23			Western Conference Play-In October 23			Western Conference Play-In October 23


7	North Carolina FC	2	8	Ottawa Fury FC	1 (4)	7	Sacramento Republic	2	8	Austin Bold FC	2

10	Birmingham Legion FC	3	9	Charleston Battery (p)	1 (5)	10	New Mexico United	1	9	LA Galaxy II	0


Conference Quarterfinals October 26			Conference Semifinals November 1–2			Conference Final November 9			USL Championship Final November 17



1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	7

10	Birmingham Legion FC	0
			1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1

			4	Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)	2
4	Louisville City FC	2

5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1
						4	Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)	3
Eastern Conference
						3	Indy Eleven	1
3	Indy Eleven	1

6	New York Red Bulls II	0
			3	Indy Eleven	1

			2	Nashville SC	0
2	Nashville SC	3

9	Charleston Battery	1
									4	Louisville City FC	1

									4	Real Monarchs SLC	3
1	Phoenix Rising FC (p)	0 (8)

8	Austin Bold FC	0 (7)
			1	Phoenix Rising FC	1

			4	Real Monarchs SLC	2
4	Real Monarchs SLC	6

5	Orange County SC	2
						4	Real Monarchs SLC (a.e.t.)	2
Western Conference
						6	El Paso Locomotive FC	1
3	Fresno FC	2

6	El Paso Locomotive FC	3
			6	El Paso Locomotive FC	3

			7	Sacramento Republic	0
2	Reno 1868 FC	1

7	Sacramento Republic	3

October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) First round	Louisville City FC	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT	Rasmussen 23', 24' Ownby 56'	Report	Ekra 40' Diakité 70' Guenzatti 80'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,636 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek Fourth official: Eric Tattersall

November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) Quarter Final	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Louisville City FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Vancaeyezeele 11' Greenspan 48'	Report	Spencer 51', 85' McMahon 54' Craig 70' DelPiccolo 118'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Michael Radchuk Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic

November 9, 2019 Semi Final	Indy Eleven	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Louisville City FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
3:00 PM EDT	Barrett 45+1' Pasher 67' Ouimette 90+2' Hackshaw 102'	Report	Williams 85' Thiam 90' Hoppenot 90+4' Rasmussen 94' Ownby 106' Spencer 113' (pen.)	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,171 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Fourth official: Victor Rivas

November 17, 2019 Final	Louisville City FC	1–3	Real Monarchs SLC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EST	Rasmussen 6' Williams 89'	Report	Holt 25', 69' Plewa 45' Schmitt 59' Powder 66'	Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Tim Ford Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Fourth official: Malik Badawi

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Louisville City entered the tournament in the second round, with their Cup opener played on May 15, 2019.^[14]

May 15 Second Round	Louisville City FC	3–0	Reading United AC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Thiam 12' (McCabe) Totsch 13' Davis 19' Jane 36', 88'	Report		Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Attendance: 1,468 Referee: Brandon Artis Assistant referees: Mathew Fotia Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: William Gaither III

May 29 Third Round	Louisville City FC	1–0	Birmingham Legion FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 pm EDT	Totsch 90' (pen.) Francis 90+5'	Report	Hollinger-Janzen 21' Culbertson 82' van Oekel 89'	Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Maggie Short Assistant referees: Casie Anderson Fourth official: Mathew Fotia

June 12 Fourth Round	FC Cincinnati	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Louisville City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm EDT	Adi 23', 116' Manneh 103', 104'	Report	Mkosana 30'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 6,895 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Brian Marshall Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Austin Saini

Player statistics

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	USL Cup	Total
1	MF	7	Magnus Rasmussen	13	0	4	17
2	FW	9	Luke Spencer	8	0	2	10
3	MF	27	Napo Matsoso	5	0	0	5
3	FW	77	Lucky Mkosana	4	1	0	5
3	FW	29	Antoine Hoppenot	4	0	1	5
6	FW	14	Abdou Mbacke Thiam	3	1	0	4
6	MF	22	George Davis IV	3	1	0	4
8	MF	11	Niall McCabe	3	0	0	3
9	DF	5	Paco Craig	2	0	0	2
9	FW	10	Brian Ownby	2	0	0	2
9	FW	12	Sunny Jane	1	1	0	2
9	DF	4	Sean Totsch	1	1	0	2
14	DF	15	Pat McMahon	1	0	0	1
9	MF	36	Paolo DelPiccolo	1	0	1	2
14	MF	19	Oscar Jimenez	1	0	0	1
14	DF	3	Alexis Souahy	1	0	0	1
14	FW	23	Richard Ballard	1	0	0	1
14	MF	80	Devon Williams	1	0	0	1
Total				55	5	7	67

Assist leaders

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	USL Cup	Total
1	MF	19	Oscar Jimenez	7	0	0	7
1	MF	11	Niall McCabe	5	1	1	7
3	MF	10	Brian Ownby	4	0	1	5
4	FW	9	Luke Spencer	4	0	0	4
4	MF	7	Magnus Rasmussen	3	1	0	4
4	FW	14	Abdou Mbacke Thiam	3	0	1	4
7	MF	22	George Davis IV	2	0	0	2
7	DF	3	Alexis Souahy	2	0	0	2
9	DF	2	Taylor Peay	1	0	0	1
9	MF	21	Shaun Francis	1	0	0	1
9	DF	4	Sean Totsch	1	0	0	1
9	MF	80	Devon Williams	1	0	0	1
9	MF	27	Napo Matsoso	1	0	0	1
9	MF	29	Antoine Hoppenot	1	0	0	1
Total				36	2	3	41

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	GK	13	Chris Hubbard	5	2	7
2	GK	39	Ben Lundt	4	0	4
Total				9	2	11

Disciplinary

No.	Pos.	Name	USL		U.S. Open Cup		USL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
5	DF	Paco Craig	12	2	0	0	1	0	13	2
11	MF	Niall McCabe	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
10	MF	Brian Ownby	2	1	0	0	2	0	4	1
27	MF	Napo Matsoso	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
14	FW	Abdou Mbacke Thiam	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
19	MF	Oscar Jimenez	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
77	FW	Lucky Mkosana	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
29	FW	Antoine Hoppenot	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
80	MF	Devon Williams	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
7	MF	Magnus Rasmussen	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
21	MF	Shaun Francis	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	Luke Spencer	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF	Taylor Peay	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	Pat McMahon	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
5	FW	Sunny Jane	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	Sean Totsch	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
36	MF	Paolo DelPiccolo	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	Alexis Souahy	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
22	MF	George Davis IV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	MF	Antoine Hoppenot	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			61	5	3	0	7	0	71	5

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v t e Louisville City FC
Founded 2014 Based in Louisville, Kentucky
Club	History Players Coaches Seasons
Stadiums	Louisville Slugger Field (2015–2019) Lynn Family Stadium (2020–present)
Rivalries	River Cities Cup (FC Cincinnati) LIPAFC (Indy Eleven) Kings' Cup (Saint Louis FC)
Affiliated teams	Racing Louisville FC Louisville City U-23
Seasons	2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e USL Championship
Eastern Conference	Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United FC Louisville City FC Miami FC North Carolina FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas Lights FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC FC Tulsa
Future teams	Lexington SC (2025) Brooklyn FC (2026) Buffalo Pro Soccer (2026) Milwaukee Pro Soccer (2026) Ozark United FC (2026) Santa Barbara Sky FC (2026) Sporting Club Jacksonville (2026) USL Dallas (2027) USL Pro Iowa (TBD) USL Palm Beach (TBD) OKC Energy FC (on hiatus)
Former teams	Antigua Barracuda FC Atlanta United 2 Austin Aztex Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Dayton Dutch Lions Fresno FC LA Galaxy II Memphis 901 FC FC Montreal Nashville SC F.C. New York New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Orlando City SC Ottawa Fury FC Penn FC Philadelphia Union II Phoenix FC Portland Timbers 2 Puerto Rico United Real Monarchs Reno 1868 FC Richmond Kickers Rio Grande Valley FC Toros River Plate Puerto Rico Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC San Diego Loyal SC Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II VSI Tampa Bay FC Whitecaps FC 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Miscellaneous	Foreign players USL Championship Final United Soccer League USL League One USL League Two

v t e 2019 USL Championship season
Playoffs
Eastern	Atlanta United 2 Bethlehem Steel Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United Louisville City Memphis 901 Nashville SC New York Red Bulls II North Carolina FC Ottawa Fury Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Saint Louis FC Swope Park Rangers Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western	Austin Bold Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive Fresno FC LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights New Mexico United OKC Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Reno 1868 FC RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC Tacoma Defiance Tulsa Roughnecks

2019 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	MLS MLS Cup Playoffs USLC Playoffs USL1 USL2 NISA NPSL UPSL Spring Fall MASL 2018–19 2019–20 M2 2018–19 2019–20 NCAA Division I Spring College Program Division II Division III
Women	NWSL NWSL Shield NWSL Playoffs WPSL UWS NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

National teams

Men	CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Nations League
Women	FIFA Women's World Cup

Team seasons

Men

MLS	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew SC D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
USLC	Atlanta United 2 Austin Bold Bethlehem Steel FC Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive Fresno FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights Loudoun United Louisville City Memphis 901 Nashville SC New Mexico United New York Red Bulls II North Carolina FC OKC Energy Orange County SC Ottawa Fury FC Phoenix Rising Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Reno 1868 RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic Saint Louis FC San Antonio FC Tacoma Defiance Swope Park Rangers Tampa Bay Rowdies Tulsa Roughnecks
USL1	Chattanooga Red Wolves Forward Madison Greenville Triumph Lansing Ignite North Texas SC Orlando City B Richmond Kickers Tormenta FC Toronto FC II FC Tucson
NISA	Atlanta SC California United Strikers FC Chattanooga FC Detroit City FC Los Angeles Force Miami FC Michigan Stars FC Oakland Roots SC Philadelphia Fury San Diego 1904 FC Stumptown Athletic

Women

NWSL	Chicago Red Stars Houston Dash North Carolina Courage Orlando Pride Portland Thorns Reign FC Sky Blue FC Utah Royals Washington Spirit

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	60	10	4	3	38	21	+17	7	5	5	20	20	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	60	10	4	3	38	21	+17	7	5	5	20	20	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	60	10	4	3	38	21	+17	7	5	5	20	20	0