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2021 Loudoun United FC season

The 2021 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's third season of existence, their third in the second-division of American soccer, and their third in the USL Championship.

Loudoun United FC
2021 season
Head coachRyan Martin
StadiumSegra Field
Highest home attendance1,126 (6/8 v. CHS)
Lowest home attendance310 (8/18 v. IND)
Average home league attendance639
Biggest winLDN 4–1 IND (8/18)
Biggest defeatLDN 0–5 CLT (9/8)
PIT 5–0 LDN (9/11)
MIA 6–1 LDN (9/25)
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Club

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Roster

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As of 25 September 2021[1]
No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Jermaine Fordah   England
1 GK Keegan Meyer   United States
2 DF Gaoussou Samaké (on loan from ASEC Mimosas)   Ivory Coast
4 MF Jeremy Garay ([A])   El Salvador
5 DF Hassan Pinto   United States
6 FW Massimo Ferrin   Canada
7 FW Darluis Paz   Venezuela
8 MF Barakatulla Sharifi   United States
9 FW Jovanny Bolívar ([A])   Venezuela
10 FW Michael Gamble   United States
12 FW Giovanni Montesdeoca   United States
13 MF Allexon Saravia   El Salvador
14 MF Tyler Gabarra   United States
15 MF Nicky Downs   United States
17 FW Kimarni Smith ([A])   England
18 DF Wahab Ackwei   Ghana
19 DF Landry Nanan Houssou (on loan from ASI D'Abengourou)   Ivory Coast
21 MF Ted Ku-DiPietro   United States
22 DF Robby Dambrot   United States
23 DF Diego Gomez-Ochoa ([B])   Mexico
24 FW Sammy Sergi   United States
26 DF Owen Walz ([B])   United States
27 DF Matt Di Rosa   United States
28 MF Mathias Yohannes ([B])   United States
29 DF Timmy Mehl   United States
30 GK Noah Abrams   England
31 GK Jonathan Mennell ([B])   United States
33 DF Jacob Greene ([A])   United States
34 MF Abdellatif Aboukoura ([B])   United States
35 DF Troy Matingou ([B])   United States
37 MF Jackson Hopkins ([B])   United States
44 DF Jace Clark ([B])   United States
55 DF Michael DeShields ([A])   United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
    2.
  2. ^
    D.C. United Academy player.
    3.

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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March 26 D.C. United 5–1 Loudoun United FC Washington, DC
3:00 PM EST Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
April 3 Loudoun United FC Cancelled Philadelphia Union II Leesburg, VA
Stadium: Segra Field
April 10 Loudoun United FC Cancelled Richmond Kickers Leesburg, VA
Stadium: Segra Field

USL Championship

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Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

The USLC realigned itself to place the current 31 teams into four regional divisions, with Loudoun in the Atlantic Division. Loudoun would play its divisional rivals four times each (evenly split between home and away matches), with the remaining four games against non-division teams.[2]

May 2 1 Miami FC 2–1 Loudoun United FC Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Craig   6'
Ackwei   7' (o.g.)
Löbe   14'
François   59'
Reid   84'
Walker   90+1'		 Report Sergi   53'
Amoustapha   82'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 18 2 Loudoun United FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Sergi   27',   52'
Amoustapha   36'
Ku-Dipietro   42'
Fordah   63'
Paz   75'
Panchot   74'		 Report Sowe   4',   75'
Edelman   26'
Egbo   64' (pen.)
Brummett   90+3'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 710
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 29 3 New Mexico United 0–1 Loudoun United FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:30 PM EDT Yearwood   23' Report Bolívar   40'
Mehl   57'
Samaké   60'		 Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Attendance: 8,801
Referee: Chris Ruska
June 2 4 Loudoun United FC 2–3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Landry   14'
Mehl   20'
Samaké   46'
Bolívar   50'
DeShields   57'
Panchot   70'		 Report Velarde   18'
Ackwei   41' (o.g.)
Dixon   51'
Cicerone   58' (pen.)
Gatt   72'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 817
Referee: John Griggs
June 8 5 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Charleston Battery Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro   90+5' Report Fahling   73'
Kelly-Rosales   67'
Bunting   86'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 11 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Loudoun United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Antley   13'
Guenzatti   34'
Wyke   79'
Langsdorf   85',   86'		 Report Dambrot   4',   23'
Bolívar   74'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
June 19 7 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Obregón Jr.   6'
Yacoubou   77'
Cardona   90+5'		 Report Mehl   25'
Bolivar   78' (pen.)
Houssou   86'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Christian Centeno
June 26 8 Charleston Battery 3–0 Loudoun United FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Zarokostas   2',   16'
Daley   35',   60'
Gdula   51'		 Report Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,694
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
June 30 9 Loudoun United FC 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
8:45 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro   42'
Bolivar   75'		 Report Perez   48' Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 984
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 4 10 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Hartford Athletic Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT Bolívar   58'
Gomez   89'
Downs   90'
Gamble   90+3'		 Report Gómez   44'
Rogers   64'
Preston   73'
Yacoubou   90+3'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 693
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
July 11 11 Loudoun United FC 1–4 Miami FC Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro   29'
Walz   41',   75'
Gomez   59'		 Report Akinyode   18',   26'
da Silva   38'
Anglin   61'
François   70'
Martínez   73'
Forbes   90+2'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 402
Referee: John Matto
July 17 12 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–0 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Cicerone   6'
Rovira   68'		 Report Di Rosa   8'
Saravia   42'
Smith   78'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,483
Referee: Kyle Johnston
July 24 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Loudoun United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 EDT Guillén   7'
Fernandes   21',   52'
Lasso   37'
Ekra   73'
Guenzatti   74'		 Report Smith   34'
Downs   70'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,920
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 27 14 Loudoun United FC 3–5 Charleston Battery Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Walz   2'
Ku-Dipietro   22'
Amoustapha   41'
Hogan   45' (o.g.)
Landry   87'		 Report Repetto   4',   32'
Zarokostas   9'
Archer   23'
Daley   45+5'
Harmon   56'
Lewis   90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 556
Referee: John Griggs
July 31 15 Loudoun United FC 1–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Pinto   15'
Amoustapha   41'
Mehl   66'
Smith   70'		 Report Hodge   45+2'
Torres   58'

Edwards   63',   90+4'
Toure   65'
Echevarria   68'

Barry   90+2'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 905
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 6 16 Loudoun United FC 0–0 Charlotte Independence Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Amoustapha   11'
Ku-Dipietro   60'		 Report Sabella   32'
Armour   39'
Bronico   45+3'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 519
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
August 13 17 Charleston Battery 1–0 Loudoun United FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Harmon   56'
Crawford   79'
Piggott   84'
Pérez   90+8'		 Report Downs   4'
Garay   30'
Dambrot   38'
Fordah   84'
Hopkins   90+5'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 18 18 Loudoun United FC 4–1 Indy Eleven Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Sergi   43',   45+1'
Dambrot   47'
Paz   73'
Ku-Dipietro   76'
Saravia   85'
Amoustapha   90+2'		 Report Cochran   33'
Ouimette   34',   78'
Moon   64'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 310
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 23 19 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Saravia   36'
Landry   64'		 Report Hilton   23'
Lasso   45+3'
Wyke   82'
Mkosana   87'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 360
Referee: Luis Arroyo
September 4 20 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 Loudoun United FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 p.m. CST Amoh   14' (pen.)
Pimentel   68'
Sorto   80'		 Report Mehl   13'
Saravia   15'
Ku-Dipietro   20' (pen.)		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Elton García
September 8 21 Loudoun United FC 0–5 Charlotte Independence Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Landry   3'   37' Report Parra   23',   28',   40'
Roberts   49'
Palomino   74'
Sabella   81'
Pack  84'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 546
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 11 22 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 5–0 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Wharton   20'
Forbes   58',   82'
Cicerone   75'
Williamson   80'
Perez   90+2'		 Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 25 23 Miami FC 6–1 Loudoun United FC Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT François   9',   55',   63'
Martínez   25'
Forbes   32'
Walker   39'
Reid   81'
Palacios   88'		 Report Ku-DiPietro   48' Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 418
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 30 24 New York Red Bulls II 3–3 Loudoun United FC Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Zajec   25'
Sowe   37' (pen.)
Archimède   55'
Jørgensen   58'
Knapp   63'		 Report DiPietro   4'
Hopkins   20'
Mehl   24'
Mennell   36'
Samaké   57'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 485
Referee: William Steffen
October 3 25 Charlotte Independence 5–1 Loudoun United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Obertan   7'
Johnson   8'
Bronico   13',   32'
Marveaux   19'
Kelly   45'		 Report Dambrot   38'
Mehl   76'
Clark   80',   86'		 Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,207
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
October 10 26 Loudoun United FC 3–2 Miami FC Leesburg, Virginia
1:00 PM EDT Paz   5'   26'
Greene   20'
Landry   32'
Bolívar   72',   86'
Ku-DiPietro   77' (pen.)
Clark   90+4'		 Report François   13' (pen.)
Akinyode   31'
Walker   65'
Cortez   74'
Craig   75'
Reid   88'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Referee: Matthew Franz
October 13 27 Loudoun United FC 2–3 Hartford Athletic Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EDT Bolívar   13'
Garay   38'
Gabarra   51'
Gamble   56'
Mehl   59'
Pinto   73'		 Report Yacoubou   14'
McGlynn   57'
Obregón Jr.   69'
Pinto   81' (o.g.)
Preston   90+5'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 368
Referee: DeShun Beard
October 16 28 Hartford Athletic 1–0 Loudoun United Hartford, Connecticut
11:00 a.m. EDT McGlynn   33',   51'
Obregón Jr.   60'
Cardona   78'
Haak   87'		 Report Greene   32' Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,908
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
October 20 29 New York Red Bulls II 3–0 Loudoun United FC Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Archimède   19',   40'
Sowe   38'
Harper   47' (pen.)
Egbo   56',   57'		 Report Mehl   24'
Ku-DiPietro   37',   68'
Dambrot   38'
Landry   51'
Bolívar   81'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 520
Referee: Corbyn May
October 23 30 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Houssou   75'
Paz   86'		 Report Dos Santos   40'
Antley   41'
Hilton   71'
Dalgaard   86'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 917
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
October 27 31 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Loudoun United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
5:30 PM EDT Fuchs   30'
Martínez   38'
Riascos   75'		 Report Mehl   78'
Hopkins   88'		 Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 30 32 Loudoun United FC 1–4 New York Red Bulls II Leesburg, Virginia
1:00 PM EDT Hopkins   7',   20'
Ku-DiPietro   37'
Clark   68'
Greene   86'
Fordah   86'		 Report Sowe   5'
Rafanello   26',   90+4'
Knapp   58'
Edelman   73'
Egbo   84'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Referee: Jalen Gray

Atlantic Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 23 7 2 55 23 +32 71 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charlotte Independence 32 18 9 5 57 36 +21 59
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 32 17 8 7 52 34 +18 58[a]
4 Miami FC 32 16 10 6 55 40 +15 54[a]
5 Hartford Athletic 32 12 15 5 50 50 0 41
6 Charleston Battery 32 10 15 7 49 60 −11 37
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 7 18 7 42 67 −25 28
8 Loudoun United FC 32 4 25 3 31 78 −47 15
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The USL decided to replay the sides' October 16 match from the 67th minute after the referee wrongly disallowed a Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goal. The original score was 0–0.[3]

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

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. ^ "Roster". loudoununitedfc.com. Loudoun United FC. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. March 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Miami FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds Match to be Replayed on Oct. 27, Starting from 67th Minute". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  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.
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