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2018 Louisville City FC season

The 2018 Louisville City FC season was the club's fourth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League, which as of 2018 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system.

Louisville City
2018 season
FC Cincinnati vs Louisville City
OwnerJohn Neace
ManagerJames O'Connor
(before June 30th)
John Hackworth
(August 2nd–onwards)
StadiumLouisville Slugger Field
USL2nd, Eastern
U.S. Open CupQuarter-finals
USL playoffsChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Cameron Lancaster (25 goals)
All: Cameron Lancaster (28 goals)
Highest home attendance10,686
(October 13 vs. Indy Eleven)
Lowest home attendance6,009
(April 14 vs. Richmond Kickers)
Average home league attendance7,888
Biggest win0–6
(August 25 vs. Richmond Kickers)
Biggest defeat4-1
(August 28 vs. Toronto FC II)
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The club began their pre-season campaign on February 24 before the league commenced on March 17. They also competed in the U.S. Open Cup entering in the second round. They entered the season as the reigning USL Cup champions and became the first team in USL history to successfully defend their title.[1]

Current squad edit

final roster[2]

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Greg Ranjitsingh   (1993-07-18) July 18, 1993 (age 30)   Mercer University
13 Chris Hubbard   (1994-11-23) November 23, 1994 (age 29)   University of Notre Dame
28 Tim Dobrowolski   (1993-09-07) September 7, 1993 (age 30)   Loyola University Chicago
Defenders
3 Alexis Souahy   (1995-01-13) January 13, 1995 (age 29)   Bowling Green State University
4 Sean Totsch   (1991-09-16) September 16, 1991 (age 32)   Rochester Rhinos
5 Paco Craig   (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 31)   Young Harris College
15 Pat McMahon   (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986 (age 37)   FC Cincinnati
21 Shaun Francis   (1986-10-02) October 2, 1986 (age 37)   Montreal Impact
24 Kyle Smith   (1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 (age 32)   Transylvania University
Midfielders
6 Magnus Rasmussen   (1993-04-18) April 18, 1993 (age 31)   BK Frem
10 Brian Ownby   (1990-07-16) July 16, 1990 (age 33)   Richmond Kickers
11 Niall McCabe   (1990-10-06) October 6, 1990 (age 33)   Chattanooga FC
17 Jose Carranza   (1999-01-18) January 18, 1999 (age 25)   Atlanta United 2
19 Oscar Jimenez   (1989-11-03) November 3, 1989 (age 34)   Mississippi Brilla
22 George Davis IV   (1987-08-05) August 5, 1987 (age 36)   Richmond Kickers
23 Richard Ballard   (1994-01-26) January 26, 1994 (age 30)   Indiana University
27 Napo Matsoso   (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994 (age 29)   University of Kentucky
36 Paolo DelPiccolo   (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 32)   Charlotte Independence
80 Devon Williams   (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 32)   New York Red Bulls II
Forwards
9 Cameron Lancaster   (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992 (age 31)   St Albans City
12 Luke Spencer   (1990-11-28) November 28, 1990 (age 33)   FC Cincinnati
14 Ilija Ilić   (1991-04-26) April 26, 1991 (age 33)   Young Harris College

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
6 MF   Magnus Rasmussen   Boldklubben Frem Free Transfer January 4, 2018 [3]
13 GK   Chris Hubbard   University of Notre Dame Free Transfer January 11, 2018 [4]
3 DF   Alexis Souahy   Bowling Green State University Free Transfer January 15, 2018 [5]
15 DF   Pat McMahon   FC Cincinnati Free Transfer December 5, 2017 [6]
21 DF   Shaun Francis   Montreal Impact Free Transfer March 9, 2018 [7]
17 MF   Jose Carranza   Atlanta United 2 Free Transfer August 20, 2018 [8]
27 MF   Napo Matsoso   Mississippi Brilla Free Transfer September 14, 2018 [9]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
13 GK   Micah Bledsoe   Nashville SC Free Transfer February 9, 2018 [10][11]
15 DF   Sean Reynolds   Saint Louis FC Free Transfer December 9, 2017 [10][12]
8 MF   Guy Abend   Reno 1868 FC Free Transfer December 12, 2017 [10][13]
7 MF   Mark-Anthony Kaye   Los Angeles FC Undisclosed Fee February 5, 2018 [10][14]
6 DF   Tarek Morad   Tampa Bay Rowdies Free Transfer August 8, 2018 [10][15]

Loans in edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Start Date End Date Source
9 DF   James Sands   New York City FC Undisclosed Fee August 15, 2018 September 1, 2018 [16]
39 FW   Jonathan Lewis   New York City FC Undisclosed Fee September 15, 2018 October 13, 2018 [17]

Competitions edit

Pre-season edit

February 24, 2018 Friendly Louisville City FC 3–1 Young Harris College Jeffersonville, Indiana
11:00AM EST Lancaster   56'
Rasmussen   65'
McCabe   90'		 Report Young Harris Forward   56' Stadium: Woehrle Soccer Complex
March 3, 2018 Friendly Northern Kentucky University 0–4 Louisville City FC Highland Heights, Kentucky
1:00PM EST Report Smith   6'
Spencer   15', 24'
McCabe   88'		 Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
March 7, 2018 Friendly Lipscomb University 0–3 Louisville City FC Elizabethtown, Kentucky
7:30PM EST Report Lancaster   17'
Rasmussen   41'
Davis IV   47'
Totsh   60'		 Stadium: Elizabethtown Sports Park
March 10, 2018 Friendly Saint Louis FC 1–1 Louisville City FC Evansville, Indiana
5:00PM EST   3' (o.g.) Report McCabe   72' Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium

USL edit

Eastern Conference standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (X) 34 23 8 3 72 34 +38 77 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC (C) 34 19 9 6 71 38 +33 66
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 15 14 5 47 26 +21 59
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 +13 56
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52
Source: 2018 USL 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
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

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
34 19 9 6 71 38  +33 66 9 5 3 32 21  +11 10 4 3 39 17  +22

Last updated: October 13, 2018.
Source: Match reports

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Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

March 17 1 Louisville City FC 2–0 Nashville SC Louisville, Kentucky
3:00PM Spencer   56',   81'
McCabe   66'		 Report LaGrassa   79' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,933
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Assistant referees: Kevin Lock
Fourth official: Brandon Artis
March 31 2 Louisville City FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM McMahon  26'
Jimenez  69'		 Report Hristov  60'
Collins  70'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,336
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant referees: Paul Terry
Assistant referees: Chad Collins
Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez
April 7 3 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Louisville City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00PM Ledesma   35' Report Lancaster   13',   47'
Ilić  90+5'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,667
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Assistant referees: Jame Duling
Fourth official: William Gaither III
April 14 4 Louisville City FC 2–1 Richmond Kickers Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Smith   64' (pen.)
Davis IV   90+1'		 Report Shriver   18'
Cordovés   66'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,009
Referee: Joshua Brooks
Assistant referees: Kevin Lock
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Fourth official: Johann Pedolzky
April 21 5 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Louisville City FC Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00PM Shannon   51'
Carleton   90+1' (pen.)		 Report Totsch   44'
Lancaster  66'
Williams   84'
Ownby   90'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Jon Skinner
Assistant referees: Kevin Huet
Fourth official: Amin Hadzic
April 28 6 Louisville City FC 3–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Lancaster   13', 22'
Ilić   17'
Ownby   73'		 Report Mbaizo   24'
Epps   44'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Referee: David Barrie
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Assistant referees: Kevin Lock
Fourth official: Casie Anderson
May 5 7 Indy Eleven 1–0 Louisville City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
12:00PM McInerney   67'
Ayoze   78' (pen.)  79'
Braun   90+5'
Fôn Williams   90+7'		 Report DelPiccolo   36'
Craig   77'
Ownby   90+2'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,008
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant referees: Adrienne McDonald
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Eric Burton
May 13 8 Nashville SC 2–0 Louisville City FC Nashville, Tennessee
6:00PM Moloto   39', 84'
Bourgeois   49'
Doyle   59'
Washington   64'		 Report Lancaster   66' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,610
Referee: Greg Dopka
Assistant referees: Walter Heartherly
Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter
Fourth official: Joshua Nobles
May 19 9 Louisville City FC 2–1 Atlanta United 2 Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Lancaster   24'
Craig   80'
Souahy   85'
Ilić   90+1' (pen.)		 Report Kissiedou   31',   69'
Carranza   72'
Nicklaw   90'
Gallagher   90+2'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,683
Referee: Ismir pekmic
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Chris Schurfanz
May 26 10 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Louisville City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM Barrett   28'
Ryan   33'
Keinan   81'		 Report Lancaster   15'
Craig   55'
Davis IV   73'
Williams   85'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 26,495
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant referees: Kyle Longville
Assistant referees: Dan Stupca
Fourth official: Adam Warner
June 9 11 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–0 Louisville City FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00PM Fontana   45+5'
Chambers   58'		 Report Craig   48'
McMahon   90'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Zeno (Gyu Ho) Cho
Assistant referees: Joshua Encarnacion
Fourth official: Jay Hutchinson
June 16 12 Louisville City FC 3–3 Penn FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM DelPiccolo   9'
Ilić   12', 45+1'		 Report Mkosana   1', 63'
Osae   32'
Baffoe   84'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,978
Referee: JJ Bilinsk
Assistant referees: Chad Collins
Assistant referees: Khary Williams
June 23 13 North Carolina FC 2–2 Louisville City FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00PM Ríos   11', 87',   76'
Kandziora   90+2'		 Report Craig   39'
Ilić   59'
McCabe   72'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Fourth official: Jeremy Smith
June 27 14 Louisville City FC 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Craig   85' Report Dabo   75'
Forbes   79'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Fourth official: Joshua Kelley
June 30 15 Louisville City FC 3–3 New York Red Bulls II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Lancaster   8', 36'
Souahy   28'
Ownby   40'
DelPiccolo   45+5'
Ranjitsingh   64'
McCabe   67'
Rasmussen   90+5'		 Report Ndam   20'
White   49'
Cásseres Jr.   64' (pen.)
Barlow   87'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,689
Referee: Javier Santos Escobar
Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez
July 7 16 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Louisville City FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30PM Flemmings   71' Report Smith   22'
Craig   41'
Williams   44'
McMahon   51'
Lancaster   76'
DelPiccolo   88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Guido Gonzales
Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju
Assistant referees: Albert Escovar
Fourth official: Alexander Derostaing
July 14 17 Charleston Battery 2–1 Louisville City FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00PM Guerra   5'
Hackshaw   27'
Woodbine   35'
Anunga   70'
Kuzminsky   90'		 Report Smith   73'
Mueller  88' (o.g.)
Davis IV   90+1'
Jimenez   90+7'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,451
Referee: Greg Dopka
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Dallas Rosier
Fourth official: James Boswell
July 21 18 Louisville City FC 4–1 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM McCabe   21'
Ilić   72' (pen.)
Lancaster   81'
Davis IV   87'		 Report George   71'
Herrera  90'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,006
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Johann Pedolzky
July 28 19 Ottawa Fury FC 0–3 Louisville City FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00PM Obasi   58'
Taylor   83'		 Report DelPiccolo   13'
Craig   47'
Williams   57'
Souahy   77'
Ranjitsingh   79'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
Assistant referees: Philippe Bettez Quessy
Assistant referees: Andre Pickler
Fourth official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
August 5 20 Louisville City FC 2–2 Indy Eleven Louisville, Kentucky
5:00PM Ilić   17'
Jimenez   44'
Davis   59'
Ownby   90+2'		 Report McInerney   16', 21'
Ouimette   40'
Starikov   74'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,437
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: John Krill
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Fourth official: Zachary McWhorter
August 10 21 New York Red Bulls II 4–6 Louisville City FC Montclair, New Jersey
7:00PM Tinari   7',   57'
Kutler   14'
Aguinaga   80'
Ndam   90+1' (pen.)		 Report Ilić   18', 53'
Smith   32'
Lancaster   43', 63', 88'
Davis IV   48'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 713
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Assistant referees: Gjovalin Bori
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Fourth official: Luis Arroyo
August 18 22 Louisville City FC 0–0 Nashville SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Totsch   68'
Francis   90+4'		 Report Mensah   84' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,684
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson
Fourth official: Joshua Brooks
August 22 23 Charlotte Independence 0–3 Louisville City FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:30PM Mwape   90' Report Lancaster   13' (pen.), 29',   42'
Spencer   65'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Assistant referees: Jordan Davis
Fourth official: John Rush
August 25 24 Richmond Kickers 0–6 Louisville City FC Richmond, Virginia
7:00PM Hlavaty   40'
Troyer   52'
Agyemang   56'
Nascimento   68'
Yearwood   87'		 Report Lancaster   33'
Davis IV   37'
Carranza   58'
McCabe   61'
Spencer   78', 82'		 Stadium: City Stadium (Richmond)
Attendance: 5,869
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Assistant referees: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: Kristopher Garwood
Fourth official: Nicholas Seymour
August 28 25 Louisville City FC 1–4 Toronto FC II Louisville, Kentucky
7:00PM Sands   15'
Ilić   37',   53'
DelPiccolo   78'		 Report Endoh   28',   64'
Mohammed   33'
Eckenrode   47'
Kübel   54'
Johnson   70'
Campbell   90+3'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant referees: Kevin Fikar
Assistant referees: Khary Williams
Fourth official: Casie Anderson
Note: Match was originally scheduled for July 18 but was rescheduled to accommodate the Quarter Final U.S. Open Cup match against the Chicago Fire.[18]
August 31 26 Louisville City FC 2–2 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Lancaster   18', 41'
Jimenez   62'		 Report Guerra   7'
Okonkwo   14'
Rittmeyer   21'
Candela   38'
Bolt   65'
Mueller   74'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,971
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Fourth official: Eric Burton
September 11 27 Louisville City FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati Louisville, Kentucky
7:00PM DelPiccolo   90+3' Report Bone   23'
Richey   90+2'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,009
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Fourth official: William Gaither III
Note: Match was suspended in the 38th minute due to downpours and lightning with FC Cincinnati having a 0–1 advantage. It was resumed on September 11.[19]
September 15 28 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–2 Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00PM Greenspan   69'
Ranjitsingh   86' (og)
Forbes   90+1' (pen)		 Report Lancaster   31',   55'
Souahy   70'
Smith   90+4'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma
Assistant referees: Alicia Messer
Fourth official: Alfonso Fajardo
September 19 29 Penn FC 0–3 Louisville City FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30PM Venter   40' Report McMahon   24'   73'
DelPiccolo   25'
McCabe   28'
Spencer   90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Fourth official: Patrick Sudol
September 22 30 Louisville City FC 4–0 Ottawa Fury FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Davis IV   39',   45+1'
Lancaster   45+4', 83'
Souahy   78'		 Report Attakora   39'
Oliveira   58'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,729
Referee: Matt Franz
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
September 29 31 Atlanta United 2 1–4 Louisville City FC Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00PM Williams   44',   71'
Metcalf   89'		 Report Cochran   24' (o.g.), 69' (o.g.)
Smith   37'
Davis IV   41'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,718
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Assistant referees: Ben Meyer
Fourth official: Carlos Pielago
October 5 32 Toronto FC II 1–3 Louisville City FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00PM Akinola   38'
Okello   67'
Perruzza   88'		 Report Ilić   11'
DelPiccolo   34'
Souahy   40'
Lancaster   81'		 Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Attendance: 128
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
October 9 33 Louisville City FC 2–1 North Carolina FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00PM Craig   25'
Lancaster   47', 84'
Jimenez   72'		 Report Ríos   29',   38'
Bekker   61'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,693
Referee: Tim Ford
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz
Note: Match was originally scheduled for March 24 but was postponed due to rain.[20]
October 13 34 Louisville City FC 1–0 Indy Eleven Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM DelPiccolo   25'
Souahy   31'
Lancaster   34' (pen)		 Report Ouimette   51'
Moses   78'
Mares   82'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: Greg Dopka
Assistant referees: Matthew Nelson
Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry

USL playoffs edit

Further information: 2018 USL playoffs
 
First roundConference SemifinalsConference finalsUSL championship
 
              
 
October 20 – Nippert Stadium
 
 
#1 FC Cincinnati (p)1 (6)
 
October 27 – Nippert Stadium
 
#8 Nashville SC 1 (5)
 
#1 FC Cincinnati 0
 
October 20 – MUSC Health Stadium
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II 1
 
#4 Charleston Battery 0
 
November 2 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II 1
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II1
 
October 20 – Highmark Stadium
 
#2 Louisville City FC5
 
#3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2 (7)
 
October 27 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#6 Bethlehem Steel FC (p)2 (8)
 
 #6 Bethlehem Steel FC0
 
October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 #2 Louisville City FC 2
 
#2 Louisville City FC 4
 
November 8 – Lynn Stadium (ESPN2)
 
#7 Indy Eleven 1
 
 #2 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 20 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC0
 
#1 Orange County SC4
 
October 27 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
#8 Saint Louis FC 0
 
#1 Orange County SC 1
 
October 20 – Zions Bank Stadium
 
 #5 Reno 1868 FC 0
 
#4 Real Monarchs 0
 
November 3 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
#5 Reno 1868 FC 1
 
#1 Orange County SC1
 
October 19 – PRFC Soccer Complex
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC2
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC 3
 
October 26 – PRFC Soccer Complex
 
#6 Portland Timbers 2 0
 
 #3 Phoenix Rising FC4
 
October 20 – Papa Murphy's Park
 
#7 Swope Park Rangers 2
 
#2 Sacramento Republic FC 1
 
 
#7 Swope Park Rangers 2
 

Results edit

October 20 First round Louisville City FC 4–1 Indy Eleven Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT McCabe   29', 48'   66'
Ilić   42'
Lancaster   73'		 Report Mitchell   46'
Saad   67'
Ouimette   72'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Mark Allatin
Assistant referees: Ian McKay
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala
October 27 Conference Semi-finals Louisville City FC 2–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT Ownby   34', 59'   79'
Smith   64'		 Report Moar   57'
Mbaizo   83'
Ofeimu   86'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,881
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo
Fourth official: Ismir Pekmic
November 2 Conference finals Louisville City FC 5–1 New York Red Bulls II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT Ilić   23' (pen.),   40'
Spencer   32'
Davis   61'
Craig   65'
Ownby   69',   81'
Williams   73',   75'
McCabe   80'		 Report Ndam   22'
Tinari   44'
Barlow   60'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,059
Referee: Ramy Touchan[21]
Assistant referees: Chris Elliott
Assistant referees: Gjovalin Bori
Fourth official: Victor Rivas
November 8[22] Championship Louisville City FC 1–0 Phoenix Rising FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EST Smith   45'
Spencer   62',   90+1'
Ranjitsingh   90+3'		 Report Farrell   39'
Drogba   73'
Lambert   85'		 Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Joseph Dickerson[23]
Assistant referees: Eric Weisbrod
Assistant referees: Logan Brown
Fourth official: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Fifth official: Andrew Bigelow
Man of the Match: Spencer

U.S. Open Cup edit

Further information: 2018 U.S. Open Cup

Louisville City entered the 2018 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round. Louisville reached the quarter finals of the competition for the first time in its history; the only non-MLS side to reach that round.[24] This included a 3–2 victory over the New England Revolution of MLS; Louisville's first victory over an MLS side.[25]

May 16 R2 Louisville City FC   5–0 Long Island Rough RidersLouisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Smith   25'
Ilić   37'
Spencer   68'
Ownby   81'
Lancaster   86'		 Report Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 23 R3 Louisville City FC   1–0  Saint Louis FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Totsch   68' Report Greig   80' Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 2,008
Referee: Joshua Brooks
June 5 R4 Louisville City FC   3–2  New England Revolution Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Jimenez   11',   85'
Lancaster   37'
Ownby   62'		 Report Segbers   5'
McMahon   26' (o.g.)
Agudelo   90+4'		 Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 5,196
Referee: Aaron Hernandez (Kentucky)
June 20 R5 Louisville City FC   2–1  Nashville SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Craig   24' (Jimenez)
DelPiccolo   35'   58'
Ownby   52'		 Report LaGrassa   68' (Davis IV) Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 4,463
July 18 QF Chicago Fire   4–0   Louisville City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
TDB Nikolić   16' (Katai)
Katai   32' (Schweinsteiger)
Collier   86'   90+2' (Corrales)
Campos   90'		 Report Craig   62'
DelPiccolo   64'
Smith   84'
Totsch   89'
Rasmussen   90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,322
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Player statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 FW 9   Cameron Lancaster 25 2 1 28
2 FW 14   Ilija Ilić 11 1 2 14
3 MF 22   George Davis IV 8 0 0 8
4 FW 12   Luke Spencer 5 1 2 8
5 MF 11   Niall McCabe 4 0 2 6
6 MF 10   Brian Ownby 0 2 3 5
7 MF 36   Paolo DelPiccolo 3 1 0 4
7 MF 24   Kyle Smith 3 1 0 4
9 DF 3   Alexis Souahy 3 0 0 3
9 DF 5   Paco Craig 2 1 0 3
9 MF 80   Devon Williams 1 0 2 3
12 MF 19   Oscar Jimenez 1 1 0 2
13 MF 6   Magnus Rasmussen 1 0 0 1
13 MF 17   Jose Carranza 1 0 0 1
13 DF 4   Sean Totsch 0 1 0 1
Total 68 11 12 91

Assist leaders edit

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 MF 19   Oscar Jimenez 10 3 3 16
2 FW 14   Ilija Ilić 10 1 0 11
3 MF 11   Niall McCabe 4 0 2 6
4 MF 24   Kyle Smith 5 0 0 5
5 MF 36   Paolo DelPiccolo 4 0 0 4
5 MF 10   Brian Ownby 1 1 2 4
7 MF 22   George Davis IV 2 1 0 3
7 DF 5   Paco Craig 3 0 0 3
9 MF 80   Devon Williams 2 0 0 2
9 MF 6   Magnus Rasmussen 2 0 0 2
9 DF 21   Shaun Francis 2 0 0 2
9 FW 9   Cameron Lancaster 2 0 0 2
13 DF 4   Sean Totsch 1 0 0 1
13 FW 12   Luke Spencer 1 0 0 1
13 MF 8   James Sands 1 0 0 1
13 FW 39   Jonathan Lewis 1 0 0 1
13 MF 17   Jose Carranza 1 0 0 1
Total 52 6 7 65

Clean sheets edit

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 GK 1   Greg Ranjitsingh 11 0 2 13
2 GK 28   Tim Dobrowolski 0 2 0 2
Total 11 2 2 15

Disciplinary edit

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
               
15 DF   Pat McMahon 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
24 MF   Kyle Smith 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 1
3 DF   Alexis Souahy 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
19 MF   Oscar Jimenez 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
11 MF   Magnus Rasmussen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
36 MF   Paolo DelPiccolo 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
5 DF   Paco Craig 8 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
10 MF   Brian Ownby 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
9 FW   Cameron Lancaster 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
80 MF   Devon Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF   Sean Totsch 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
11 MF   Niall McCabe 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
12 FW   Luke Spencer 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
14 FW   Ilija Ilić 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1 GK   Greg Ranjitsingh 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
22 MF   George Davis IV 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
21 DF   Shaun Francis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 MF   James Sands 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 48 3 4 2 11 0 63 5

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