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.
| 2019 season | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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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
editAs of June 29, 2019[update][1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tim Dobrowolski |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Taylor Peay | United States
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| 3 | DF | Alexis Souahy |  France
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| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | United States
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| 5 | DF | Paco Craig |  England
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| 7 | MF | Magnus Rasmussen |  Denmark
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| 8 | DF | Akil Watts | United States
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| 9 | FW | Luke Spencer |  Germany
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| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | United States
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| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe |  Ireland
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| 12 | FW | Sunny Jane |  Lesotho
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| 13 | GK | Chris Hubbard | United States
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| 14 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam |  Senegal
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| 15 | DF | Pat McMahon | United States
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| 16 | MF | Geoffrey Dee | United States
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| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | United States
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| 21 | DF | Shaun Francis |  Jamaica
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| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | United States
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| 23 | FW | Richard Ballard | United States
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| 27 | MF | Napo Matsoso | Lesotho
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| 29 | FW | Antoine Hoppenot | France
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| 30 | GK | Casey Clark | United States
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| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | United States
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| 39 | GK | Ben Lundt (on loan from FC Cincinnati) | Germany
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| 61 | MF | Elijah Wynder ([A]) | United States
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| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | Jamaica
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- ^ USL Academy Contract
Transfers
editIn
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Taylor Peay
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Real Monarchs
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Free Transfer | December 11, 2018 | [2] |
| 12 | FW | Sunny Jane
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 Phnom Penh Crown FC
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Free Transfer | December 19, 2018 | [3] |
| 14 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam
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University of Connecticut
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Free Transfer | January 15, 2019 | [4] |
| 77 | FW |  Lucky Mkosana
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Penn FC
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Free Transfer | December 19, 2018 | [5] |
| 16 | MF | Geoffrey Dee
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University of Louisville
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Free Transfer | March 6, 2019 | [6] |
Out
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | FW |  Ilija Ilić
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Indy Eleven
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Free Transfer | December 3, 2018 | [7] |
| 1 | GK |  Greg Ranjitsingh
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Orlando City SC
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Undisclosed Fee | December 19, 2018 | [8] |
| 24 | DF | Kyle Smith
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Orlando City SC
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Undisclosed Fee | December 19, 2018 | [8] |
| 9 | FW | Cameron Lancaster
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Nashville SC
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Free Transfer | December 20, 2018 | [9] |
| 17 | MF | Jose Carranza
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Unattached | March 23, 2019 | [10] |
Loans in
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Start Date | End Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | GK | Ben Lundt
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FC Cincinnati
|
Undisclosed Fee | February 7, 2019 | November 18, 2019 | [11] |
Competitions
editExhibitions
editAll 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
editEastern Conference standings
edit| Pos | Team | 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
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
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 | 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
Updated to match(es) played on August 11, 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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
edit| 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Justin Howard Fourth official: Rebecca Luther |
USL Championship Playoffs
edit| 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 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 Tyler Wyrostek Fourth official: Eric Tattersall |
| November 2, 2019 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 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 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 Cory Richardson Fourth official: Malik Badawi |
U.S. Open Cup
editAs 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 | Report | Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Attendance: 1,468 Referee: Brandon Artis Assistant referees: Mathew Fotia 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 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 Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Austin Saini |
Player statistics
editTop scorers
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 13 | Chris Hubbard |
5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | GK | 39 | Ben Lundt |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||
Disciplinary
edit| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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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