2020 Louisville City FC season

Louisville City
2020 season
Owner	John Neace
Manager	John Hackworth
Stadium	Lynn Family Stadium
USL	Eastern Conf.: 1st; Group E: 1st
USL Playoffs	Conf. Finals
U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Top goalscorer	League: Cameron Lancaster (10 goals); All: Cameron Lancaster (12 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,900 ; (October 3 vs. Sporting Kansas City II); (October 17 vs. Saint Louis FC); (October 24 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies)
Lowest home attendance	4,850 ; (Eight times)
Average home league attendance	4,862
Biggest win	LOU 4–1 SKC (Aug. 19); LOU 3–0 STL (Sept. 12); LOU 4–1 MEM (Sept. 19)
Biggest defeat	LOU 1–3 PIT (July 12)
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The 2020 Louisville City FC season was the club's sixth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League Championship (USLC), which as of 2020 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.^[1]

Current squad[edit]

As of March 5, 2020^[update]^[2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Chris Hubbard	United States
3	DF	Alexis Souahy	France
4	DF	Sean Totsch	United States
5	DF	Jimmy Ockford	United States
6	DF	Wesley Charpie	United States
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
13	MF	Corben Bone	United States
14	FW	Abdou Mbacke Thiam	Senegal
15	DF	Pat McMahon	United States
17	FW	Cameron Lancaster (on loan from Nashville SC)	England
19	MF	Oscar Jimenez	United States
22	MF	George Davis IV	United States
27	MF	Napo Matsoso	Lesotho
29	MF	Antoine Hoppenot	France
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
91	GK	Muamer Ugarak (^[A])	United States
—	DF	Jonathan Gómez	United States

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USL Academy Contract

Competitions[edit]

Exhibitions[edit]

February 6 Preseason 1	D.C. United	1–0	Louisville City FC	Clearwater, Florida
4:00 PM EST	Gamble 70'	Report	McCabe 57'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

February 9 Preseason 2	Nashville SC	4–1	Louisville City FC	Bradenton, Florida
4:00 PM EST	Leal 3' Ríos 15' Accam 66' (pen.) Danladi 85'	Report	Thiam 30'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 16 Preseason 3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	0–3	Louisville City FC	Herriman, Utah
9:00 PM EST		Report	Lancaster 9', 22' Thiam 90'	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium

February 19 Preseason 4	Union Omaha	1–1	Louisville City FC	Herriman, Utah
3:00 PM EST	Viader 80' (pen)	Report	Thiam 38' (pen)	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium

February 22 Preseason 5	Real Monarchs	1–3	Louisville City FC	Herriman, Utah
11:00 AM EST	Coffee 34'	Report	Thiam 7' Lancaster 25' Ownby 27'	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium

February 25 Preseason 6	Louisville City FC	4–0	Forward Madison FC	Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM EST	Lancaster 9', 11' DelPiccolo 20' Thiam 22'	1st Half Report Final Report		Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park

February 29 Preseason 7	Kentucky Wildcats	1-2	Louisville City FC	Lexington, Kentucky
5:00 PM EST	El Medkhar 15'	Report	Lancaster 80' McCabe 87'	Stadium: Bell Soccer Complex

USL Championship[edit]

Standings — Group E[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Louisville City FC	16	11	2	3	28	12	+16	35	2.19	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Saint Louis FC	16	7	4	5	22	21	+1	25	1.56	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
3	Indy Eleven	16	7	2	7	21	19	+2	23	1.44
4	Sporting Kansas City II	16	5	1	10	21	30	−9	16	1.00

Source: USL

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	11	2	3	28	12	+16	35	7	1	3	20	10	+10	4	1	0	8	2	+6

Last updated: October 5, 2020.
Source: Match reports

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Stadium	A	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[edit]

On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Louisville City's season.^[3]

March 7 1	North Carolina FC	0–1	Louisville City FC	Cary, North Carolina
TBD PM EST	Kristo 88' Taylor 90+3'	Report	Lancaster 63'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Assistant referees: Jordan Davis Fourth official: William Steffen

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisville City's schedule was announced on July 2.^[4]

July 12 2	Louisville City FC	1–3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Louisville, Kentucky
5:00 PM EDT	Williams 18'	Report	Ashworth 27' Dover 45' Mertz 46' Velarde 51' Barnathan 90'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Youssef Elmessoussi

July 18 3	Louisville City FC	0–1	Saint Louis FC	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EDT	Williams 49' Ownby 90+4'	Report	Gee 41' Blackwood 52' Wharton 73'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Joshua Few

July 25 4	Louisville City FC	1–0	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EDT	Matsoso 19' Lancaster 50' Jimenez 67'	Report	Duke 32' Rad 87'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Assistant referees: Christopher Slane Fourth official: Josh Few

July 29 5	Louisville City FC	1–2	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EDT	Lancaster 21' Ockford 36' Totsch 90+4'	Report	Rešetar 8', 61' Harris 83'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Joshua Few Assistant referees: Walt Heatherly Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

August 8 6	Louisville City FC	1–1	Indy Eleven	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EDT	Williams 3', 77'	Report	Hackshaw 43' Barrett 55' Pasher 59'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

August 12 7	Louisville City FC	P–P	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
TBA PM EDT				Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the SKCII organization.^[5]

August 15 8	Louisville City FC	2–0	Loudoun United FC	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EDT	Lancaster 39' McMahon 45+4' Matsoso 49'	Report	Gabarra 17' Amoh 24' Garay 48' Amoustapha 67' Williamson 68'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Eric Wood Assistant referees: Christopher Slane Fourth official: Josh Few
Note: Match originally to be played at Segra Field.^[6]

August 19 7	Louisville City FC	4–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EDT	Lancaster 11' Bone 29', 36' Jimenez 38' Matsoso 53' Totsch 90+5'	Report	Raben 32'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Fourth official: Joshua Few
Note: Match originally scheduled to be played on August 12.^[7]

August 26 9	Louisville City FC	1–0	Indy Eleven	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EDT	DelPiccolo 61'	Report	Gibson 37' Ouimette 75' Hackshaw 90+7'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,851 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

August 29 10	Saint Louis FC	1–1	Louisville City FC	Fenton, Missouri
8:00 PM EDT	Samb 64' Wharton 74' Umar 90+3'	Report	Totsch 30', 54' Ockford 90+7'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Assistant referees: Ryan Cook Fourth official: Matt Geringer

September 5 11	Indy Eleven	1–3	Louisville City FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT	Ouimette 29' Pasher 45+6' (pen.)	Report	Williams 23' Bone 27' Matsoso 44' Souahy 45+5' Totsch 77'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 6,778 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Assistant referees: Christian Little Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

September 12 12	Louisville City FC	3–0	Saint Louis FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT	Hoppenot 28' Totsch 39' Lancaster 44' Johnson 90+6'	Report	Fischer 90'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,852 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

September 16 13	Indy Eleven	0–2	Louisville City FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 PM EDT	Ouimette 37'	Report	Lancaster 39' Bone 66', 76' DelPiccolo 66' Hoppenot 73' Totsch 79'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Michael Samour

September 19 14	Louisville City FC	4–1	Memphis 901 FC	Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 PM EDT	Lancaster 14', 72' Ownby 24' Hoppenot 70' Bone 84'	Report	Jennings 44'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Walt Heatherly Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Fourth official: Youssef Elmessoussi

September 26 15	Saint Louis FC	0–1	Louisville City FC	Fenton, Missouri
8:00 PM EDT	Fall 67' Kavita 73'	Report	Ownby 14' Williams 43' Souahy 57'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk Assistant referees: Matt Geringer Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Fourth official: Jervis Atagana

October 3 16	Louisville City FC	2–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT	DelPiccolo 26' Lancaster 40' Spencer 89'	Report	Freeman 64' Pierre 69' Riley 90+3'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Walt Heatherly Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Christopher Slane

USL Cup Playoffs[edit]

Conference Quarterfinals
October 10

Conference Semifinals
October 17

Conference Finals
October 24

USL Championship
Cancelled

A1

Reno 1868 FC

4

B2

LA Galaxy II

1

A1

Reno 1868 FC

2 (4)

B1

Phoenix Rising FC (p)

2 (5)

B1

Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.)

1

A2

Sacramento Republic FC

0

B1

Phoenix Rising FC (p)

1 (4)

Western Conference

C1

El Paso Locomotive FC

1 (2)

C1

El Paso Locomotive FC (p)

2 (4)

D2

FC Tulsa

2 (2)

C1

El Paso Locomotive FC (p)

1 (5)

C2

New Mexico United

1 (3)

D1

San Antonio FC

0

C2

New Mexico United (a.e.t.)

1

B1

Phoenix Rising FC

Ø

H1

Tampa Bay Rowdies

Ø

E1

Louisville City FC

2

F2

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

0

E1

Louisville City FC

2

E2

Saint Louis FC

0

F1

Hartford Athletic

0

E2

Saint Louis FC

1

E1

Louisville City FC

1

Eastern Conference

H1

Tampa Bay Rowdies

2

G1

Charlotte Independence

1

H2

Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)

2

H2

Charleston Battery

0

H1

Tampa Bay Rowdies

1

H1

Tampa Bay Rowdies

4

G2

Birmingham Legion FC

2

October 10 Conf. Quarterfinals	Louisville City FC	2–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Lancaster 17' Souahy 26' Hoppenot 29' Jimenez 53' Bone 86'	Report	Thomas 45'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Ben Rigel Fourth official: Kevin Fikar

October 17 Conf. Semifinals	Louisville City FC	2–0	Saint Louis FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT	Totsch 11' Lancaster 18' Williams 20' Lundt 75' Adewole 83' (o.g.)	Report	Fall 12' Gee 25' Fink 82' Samb 90+3'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Eric Tattersall

October 24 Conf. Finals	Louisville City FC	1–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT	McMahon 27' Lachowecki 47' (o.g.)	Report	Steinberger 3' Lasso 29' Dalgaard 38' Guenzatti 45+3' Guillén 83' Ekra 90+1'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Jon Freemon

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

As a USL Championship club, Louisville will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.^[8]

April 7 2nd Round	Louisville City FC	cancelled	Cleveland SC or Nashville United	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Note: Match first postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020^[9] then cancelled the following August.^[10]

Player statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	USL Cup	Total
1	FW	17	Cameron Lancaster	10	2	12
2	MF	12	Corben Bone	5	1	6
3	MF	80	Devon Williams	4	0	4
4	MF	27	Napo Matsoso	3	0	3
5	MF	36	Paolo DelPiccolo	2	0	2
6	MF	29	Antoine Hoppenot	1	0	1
6	FW	10	Brian Ownby	1	0	1
6	DF	4	Sean Totsch	1	0	1
6	MF	77	Jason Johnson	1	0	1
Total				28	3	31

Assist leaders[edit]

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	USL Cup	Total
1	MF	29	Antoine Hoppenot	6	1	7
2	FW	10	Brian Ownby	4	0	4
3	MF	27	Napo Matsoso	2	0	2
3	FW	17	Cameron Lancaster	2	0	2
3	MF	19	Oscar Jimenez	1	1	2
6	MF	11	Niall McCabe	1	0	1
6	DF	3	Alexis Souahy	1	0	1
6	FW	9	Luke Spencer	1	0	1
6	MF	36	Paolo DelPiccolo	1	0	1
6	DF	4	Sean Totsch	1	0	1
6	MF	77	Jason Johnson	0	1	1
Total				20	3	23

Clean sheets[edit]

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	USL Cup	Total
1	GK	39	Ben Lundt	7	0	2	9
Total				7	0	2	9

Disciplinary[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	USL		U.S. Open Cup		USL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
4	DF	Sean Totsch	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
3	DF	Alexis Souahy	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
29	MF	Antoine Hoppenot	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
80	MF	Devon Williams	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
19	MF	Oscar Jimenez	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
10	MF	Brian Ownby	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Jimmy Ockford	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF	Pat McMahon	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW	Luke Spencer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF	Napo Matsoso	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36	MF	Paolo DelPiccolo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF	Corben Bone	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	GK	Ben Lundt	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			23	0	0	0	6	0	29	0

References[edit]

^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "Roster". loucity.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
^ "LouCity's Revised 2020 Schedule Loaded With Home Games". loucity.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ "LouCity's Wednesday Game Against Sporting KC II Postponed". loucity.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ "LouCity Confirms 2020 Game Times, Adds a Home Date". LouCity Communications. www.loucity.com. Louisville, KY: LouCity. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
^ "LouCity's Wednesday Game Against Sporting KC II Postponed". loucity.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^ "2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled due to COVID-19" (Press release). Chicago, IL: USSF. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

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[1] "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[2] "Roster". loucity.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[3] "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.

[4] "LouCity's Revised 2020 Schedule Loaded With Home Games". loucity.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[5] "LouCity's Wednesday Game Against Sporting KC II Postponed". loucity.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[6] "LouCity Confirms 2020 Game Times, Adds a Home Date". LouCity Communications. www.loucity.com. Louisville, KY: LouCity. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

[7] "LouCity's Wednesday Game Against Sporting KC II Postponed". loucity.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[8] "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.

[9] "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[10] "2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled due to COVID-19" (Press release). Chicago, IL: USSF. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

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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
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