2020 Loudoun United FC season

The 2020 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's second season of existence, their second in the second-division of American soccer, and their 2nd in the USL Championship. The team only played one competitive match before the USL Championship suspended all league matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] until further notice.

Loudoun United FC
2020 season
Head coachRyan Martin
StadiumSegra Field
USL ChampionshipGroup F: 5th
Eastern Conf.: 17th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerElvis Amoh (4)
Highest home attendance520
(Sep 12 vs. PHI)
Lowest home attendance452
(Aug 19 vs. PIT)
Average home league attendance495
Biggest winNY 1–2 LDN (Aug. 12)
Biggest defeatPHI 4–0 LDN (Sept. 16)
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On July 11, the league resumed play in a radically different format: all USLC teams were sorted into regional Groups for a round-robin style tournament, where the top two teams from each Group would earn a playoff spot. Loudoun United was drawn into Group F with other teams from the Northeastern US, and would resume play on July 20 against Hartford Athletic.

On September 25, Loudoun United announced that some of their team members had tested positive for COVID-19, and that they would cancel the rest of the season.[2] The team's poor performance resulted in only one win throughout the entire season and mathematical elimination from competing for the USL Championship Final.

Club

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Roster

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As of September 25, 2020[3]

No. Position Player Nation
0 GK Colin Miller   United States
5 DF Shane Wiedt   United States
6 MF Ally Hamis Ng’anzi   Tanzania
7 FW Elvis Amoh   Ghana
9 FW Alioune Ndour   Senegal
10 FW Michael Gamble   United States
12 FW Kairou Amoustapha   Niger
13 MF Gabriel Gómez   Argentina
14 DF Nelson Martinez   United States
16 FW Massimo Ferrin   Canada
17 MF Ted Ku-DiPietro   United States
18 GK Lorenzo Gordon ([B])   United States
19 MF Brandon Williamson   United States
20 DF Allexon Saravia   El Salvador
21 FW Josh Fawole   United States
22 DF Robby Dambrot   United States
23 FW Christian Sorto   United States
24 DF Jeremy Garay ([B])   United States
25 DF Jake Dengler   United States
27 DF EruMuse Momoh   United States
28 MF Tyler Gabarra   United States
29 DF Timothy Mehl   United States
30 MF Sebastian Falsone ([B])   United States
33 MF Jacob Greene ([B])   United States
36 DF Adam Lundegard ([B])   United States
37 FW Juston Rainey ([B])   United States
38 DF Liam Moore ([B])   United States
40 GK Simon Lefebvre   France
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
  2. ^

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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February 15 Loudoun United FC Richmond Kickers Leesburg, Virginia
12:00 PM EST Stadium: Segra Field
Note: Match not reported.
February 22 North Carolina FC v Loudoun United FC Cary, NC
1:00 PM EST Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Match was cancelled on February 21 announced by North Carolina FC.
February 26 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–1 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, PA
12:00 PM EST Fernandes   24' (Mertz) Report   70' (pen.) Stadium: Highmark Stadium

USL Championship

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March 7 1 Philadelphia Union II 0–0 Loudoun United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST Turner   59'
Ofeimu   85'
Huckaby   87'
Report Saravia   45+3' Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 467
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 20 2 Hartford Athletic 3–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Politz   3'
Swartz   45'
Johnson   55'
Dixon   65'
Report Amoh   43',   58' (pen.)
Doue   90'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
August 2 3 Hartford Athletic 4–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Guzmán   7',   18'
Lara   45'
Barrera   66'
Dixon   84'
Torres   90+3'
Vazquez Villar   90+8'
Report Amoh   21' (pen.),   56' Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
August 12 4 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 Loudoun United FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Lapsley   15'
Kilwien   79',   90+5'
Rito   90+1'
Report Ku-DiPietro   45+4'
Amoh   60',   65' (pen.)
Mehl   80'
Doue   85'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
August 15 5 Louisville City FC 2–0 Loudoun United FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 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
August 19 6 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Martinez   17'   45+1'
Wiedt   58'
Saravia   59'
Report Dos Santos   7'
Fernandes   11'
Barnathan   50'
Vancaeyezeele   85'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 452
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 23 7 Hartford Athletic 2–2 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Swartz   28'
Barrera   67'
Silva   69'
Naglestad   85'
Dixon   89'
Report Wiedt   22'
Ndour   23'
Amoustapha   44'
Amoh   73',   84'
Greene   88'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August 29 8 Loudoun United FC 2–3 New York Red Bulls II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Amoustapha   40',   64'
Wiedt   90+6'
Report LaCava   19',   45+5'
Boateng   22'
Dieye   26'
Clark   56',   69'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 512
Referee: John Griggs
September 1 9 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3–0 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Forrest   5' (pen.)
Velarde   8' (pen.)
Dikwa   66',   88'
Report Fawole   17'
Amoh   38'
Ndour   55'
Williamson   71'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 5 10 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Silva   6'
Rogers   17',   56'
Strong   43'
Guzmán   70'
Torres   76'
Report Fawole   4'
Ndour   30'
Mehl   77'   87'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 1,375
Referee: Christian Centeno
September 12 11 Loudoun United FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Lundegard   8'   13'
Amoustapha   42'
Gabarra   51'
Ku-DiPietro   90+2'
Gamble   90+4'
Report Bohui   10'
Kingue   29'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 520
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 16 12 Philadelphia Union II 4–0 Loudoun United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Craig   6'
Sorenson   20',   90+3'
Kingue   32'
Huckaby   71'
Stafford   83',   87'
Report Ndour   29'
Amoustapha   40'
Saravia   90+3'
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Ernie Constantine
September 19 13 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT Fawole   37'
Saravia   45+4'   90+4'
Report Vancaeyezeele   51'
Dikwa   81'
Walls   90+2'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 494
Referee: John Griggs
September 26 14 Charleston Battery Cancelled Loudoun United FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC[2]
September 30 15 Loudoun United FC Cancelled New York Red Bulls II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Segra Field
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC[2]
October 4 16 Loudoun United FC Cancelled North Carolina FC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Segra Field
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC[2]

Original Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG
13 Miami FC 16 4 8 4 20 34 −14 16 1.00
14 New York Red Bulls II 16 5 11 0 30 37 −7 15 0.94
15 Atlanta United 2 16 3 10 3 23 33 −10 12 0.75
16 Philadelphia Union II 16 2 11 3 20 45 −25 9 0.56
17 Loudoun United FC 13 1 9 3 10 28 −18 6 0.46
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Group F Table

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The standings for the Group include the results of any games that were played before the season was suspended.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Hartford Athletic 16 11 2 3 31 24 +7 35 2.19 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 16 11 1 4 39 10 +29 34 2.13
3 New York Red Bulls II 16 5 0 11 30 37 −7 15 0.94
4 Philadelphia Union II 16 2 3 11 20 45 −25 9 0.56
5 Loudoun United FC 13 1 3 9 10 28 −18 6 0.46
Source: USL

U.S. Open Cup

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Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (D.C. United), LUFC is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". USL Championship. March 12, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Goff, Steven (September 25, 2020). "Loudoun United cancels remaining matches because of positive coronavirus tests". Washington Post. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster". Loudoun United FC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.