2018 Louisville City FC season
2018 season | ||||
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![]() FC Cincinnati vs Louisville City | ||||
Owner | John Neace | |||
Manager | James O'Connor (before June 30th) John Hackworth (August 2nd–onwards) | |||
Stadium | Louisville Slugger Field | |||
USL | 2nd, Eastern | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
USL playoffs | Champions | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Cameron Lancaster (25 goals) All: Cameron Lancaster (28 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance | 10,686 (October 13 vs. Indy Eleven) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 6,009 (April 14 vs. Richmond Kickers) | |||
Average home league attendance | 7,888 | |||
Biggest win | 0–6 (August 25 vs. Richmond Kickers) | |||
Biggest defeat | 4-1 (August 28 vs. Toronto FC II) | |||
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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.
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
final roster[2]
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | ||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Greg Ranjitsingh | ![]() | (1993-07-18) July 18, 1993 (age 31) | ![]() | ||
13 | Chris Hubbard | ![]() | (1994-11-23) November 23, 1994 (age 29) | ![]() | ||
28 | Tim Dobrowolski | ![]() | (1993-09-07) September 7, 1993 (age 30) | ![]() | ||
Defenders | ||||||
3 | Alexis Souahy | ![]() | (1995-01-13) January 13, 1995 (age 29) | ![]() | ||
4 | Sean Totsch | ![]() | (1991-09-16) September 16, 1991 (age 32) | ![]() | ||
5 | Paco Craig | ![]() | (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 31) | ![]() | ||
15 | Pat McMahon | ![]() | (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986 (age 37) | ![]() | ||
21 | Shaun Francis | ![]() | (1986-10-02) October 2, 1986 (age 37) | ![]() | ||
24 | Kyle Smith | ![]() | (1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 (age 32) | ![]() | ||
Midfielders | ||||||
6 | Magnus Rasmussen | ![]() | (1993-04-18) April 18, 1993 (age 31) | ![]() | ||
10 | Brian Ownby | ![]() | (1990-07-16) July 16, 1990 (age 34) | ![]() | ||
11 | Niall McCabe | ![]() | (1990-10-06) October 6, 1990 (age 33) | ![]() | ||
17 | Jose Carranza | ![]() | (1999-01-18) January 18, 1999 (age 25) | ![]() | ||
19 | Oscar Jimenez | ![]() | (1989-11-03) November 3, 1989 (age 34) | ![]() | ||
22 | George Davis IV | ![]() | (1987-08-05) August 5, 1987 (age 37) | ![]() | ||
23 | Richard Ballard | ![]() | (1994-01-26) January 26, 1994 (age 30) | ![]() | ||
27 | Napo Matsoso | ![]() | (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994 (age 30) | ![]() | ||
36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | ![]() | (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 33) | ![]() | ||
80 | Devon Williams | ![]() | (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 32) | ![]() | ||
Forwards | ||||||
9 | Cameron Lancaster | ![]() | (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992 (age 31) | ![]() | ||
12 | Luke Spencer | ![]() | (1990-11-28) November 28, 1990 (age 33) | ![]() | ||
14 | Ilija Ilić | ![]() | (1991-04-26) April 26, 1991 (age 33) | ![]() |
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | January 4, 2018 | [3] |
13 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | January 11, 2018 | [4] |
3 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | January 15, 2018 | [5] |
15 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | December 5, 2017 | [6] |
21 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | March 9, 2018 | [7] |
17 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | August 20, 2018 | [8] |
27 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | September 14, 2018 | [9] |
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | February 9, 2018 | [10][11] |
15 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | December 9, 2017 | [10][12] |
8 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | December 12, 2017 | [10][13] |
7 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed Fee | February 5, 2018 | [10][14] |
6 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | August 8, 2018 | [10][15] |
Loans in
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Start Date | End Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed Fee | August 15, 2018 | September 1, 2018 | [16] |
39 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed Fee | September 15, 2018 | October 13, 2018 | [17] |
Competitions
Pre-season
February 24, 2018 Friendly | Louisville City FC | 3–1 | Young Harris College | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
11:00AM EST | Lancaster ![]() Rasmussen ![]() McCabe ![]() | Report | Young Harris Forward ![]() | Stadium: Woehrle Soccer Complex |
March 3, 2018 Friendly | Northern Kentucky University | 0–4 | Louisville City FC | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
1:00PM EST | Report | Smith ![]() Spencer ![]() McCabe ![]() | Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium |
March 7, 2018 Friendly | Lipscomb University | 0–3 | Louisville City FC | Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
7:30PM EST | Report | Lancaster ![]() Rasmussen ![]() Davis IV ![]() Totsh ![]() | Stadium: Elizabethtown Sports Park |
March 10, 2018 Friendly | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Evansville, Indiana |
5:00PM EST | ![]() | Report | McCabe ![]() | Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium |
USL
Eastern Conference standings
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 |
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
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
March 17 1 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Nashville SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
3:00PM | Spencer ![]() ![]() McCabe ![]() | Report | LaGrassa ![]() | 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![]() Jimenez ![]() | Report | Hristov![]() Collins ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Lancaster ![]() ![]() Ilić ![]() | 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 ![]() Davis IV ![]() | Report | Shriver ![]() Cordovés ![]() | 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 ![]() Carleton ![]() | Report | Totsch ![]() Lancaster ![]() Williams ![]() Ownby ![]() | 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 ![]() Ilić ![]() Ownby ![]() | Report | Mbaizo ![]() Epps ![]() | 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 ![]() Ayoze ![]() ![]() Braun ![]() Fôn Williams ![]() | Report | DelPiccolo ![]() Craig ![]() Ownby ![]() | 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 ![]() Bourgeois ![]() Doyle ![]() Washington ![]() | Report | Lancaster ![]() | 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 ![]() Craig ![]() Souahy ![]() Ilić ![]() | Report | Kissiedou ![]() ![]() Carranza ![]() Nicklaw ![]() Gallagher ![]() | 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 ![]() Ryan ![]() Keinan ![]() | Report | Lancaster ![]() Craig ![]() Davis IV ![]() Williams ![]() | 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 ![]() Chambers ![]() | Report | Craig ![]() McMahon ![]() | 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 ![]() Ilić ![]() | Report | Mkosana ![]() Osae ![]() Baffoe ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() Kandziora ![]() | Report | Craig ![]() Ilić ![]() McCabe ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Dabo ![]() Forbes ![]() | 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 ![]() Souahy ![]() Ownby ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() Ranjitsingh ![]() McCabe ![]() Rasmussen ![]() | Report | Ndam ![]() White ![]() Cásseres Jr. ![]() Barlow ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Smith ![]() Craig ![]() Williams ![]() McMahon ![]() Lancaster ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() | 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 ![]() Hackshaw ![]() Woodbine ![]() Anunga ![]() Kuzminsky ![]() | Report | Smith ![]() Mueller ![]() Davis IV ![]() Jimenez ![]() | 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 ![]() Ilić ![]() Lancaster ![]() Davis IV ![]() | Report | George ![]() Herrera ![]() | 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 ![]() Taylor ![]() | Report | DelPiccolo ![]() Craig ![]() Williams ![]() Souahy ![]() Ranjitsingh ![]() | 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 ![]() Jimenez ![]() Davis ![]() Ownby ![]() | Report | McInerney ![]() Ouimette ![]() Starikov ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() Kutler ![]() Aguinaga ![]() Ndam ![]() | Report | Ilić ![]() Smith ![]() Lancaster ![]() Davis IV ![]() | 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 ![]() Francis ![]() | Report | Mensah ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Lancaster ![]() ![]() Spencer ![]() | 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 ![]() Troyer ![]() Agyemang ![]() Nascimento ![]() Yearwood ![]() | Report | Lancaster ![]() Davis IV ![]() Carranza ![]() McCabe ![]() Spencer ![]() | 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 ![]() Ilić ![]() ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() | Report | Endoh ![]() ![]() Mohammed ![]() Eckenrode ![]() Kübel ![]() Johnson ![]() Campbell ![]() | 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 ![]() Jimenez ![]() | Report | Guerra ![]() Okonkwo ![]() Rittmeyer ![]() Candela ![]() Bolt ![]() Mueller ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Bone ![]() Richey ![]() | 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 ![]() Ranjitsingh ![]() Forbes ![]() | Report | Lancaster ![]() ![]() Souahy ![]() Smith ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | McMahon ![]() ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() McCabe ![]() Spencer ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() Lancaster ![]() Souahy ![]() | Report | Attakora ![]() Oliveira ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() Metcalf ![]() | Report | Cochran ![]() Smith ![]() Davis IV ![]() | 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 ![]() Okello ![]() Perruzza ![]() | Report | Ilić ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() Souahy ![]() Lancaster ![]() | 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 ![]() Lancaster ![]() Jimenez ![]() | Report | Ríos ![]() ![]() Bekker ![]() | 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 ![]() Souahy ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Report | Ouimette ![]() Moses ![]() Mares ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,686 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Matthew Nelson Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry |
USL playoffs
Results
October 20 First round | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 p.m. EDT | McCabe ![]() ![]() Ilić ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Report | Mitchell ![]() Saad ![]() Ouimette ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() | Report | Moar ![]() Mbaizo ![]() Ofeimu ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() Spencer ![]() Davis ![]() Craig ![]() Ownby ![]() ![]() Williams ![]() ![]() McCabe ![]() | Report | Ndam ![]() Tinari ![]() Barlow ![]() | 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 ![]() Spencer ![]() ![]() Ranjitsingh ![]() | Report | Farrell ![]() Drogba ![]() Lambert ![]() | 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
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]
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
![New York (state)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png)
May 16 R2 | Louisville City FC ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 PM EDT | Smith ![]() Ilić ![]() Spencer ![]() Ownby ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Referee: Brandon Artis |
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
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May 23 R3 | Louisville City FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 PM EDT | Totsch ![]() | Report | Greig ![]() | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Joshua Brooks |
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
![Massachusetts](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/23px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png)
June 5 R4 | Louisville City FC ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 PM EDT | Jimenez ![]() ![]() Lancaster ![]() Ownby ![]() | Report | Segbers ![]() McMahon ![]() Agudelo ![]() | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Aaron Hernandez (Kentucky) |
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
![Tennessee](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png)
June 20 R5 | Louisville City FC ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 PM EDT | Craig ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() ![]() Ownby ![]() | Report | LaGrassa ![]() | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 4,463 |
![Illinois](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/23px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png)
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
July 18 QF | Chicago Fire ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
TDB | Nikolić ![]() Katai ![]() Collier ![]() ![]() Campos ![]() | Report | Craig ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() Smith ![]() Totsch ![]() Rasmussen ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,322 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Player statistics
Top scorers
Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 9 | ![]() | 25 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
2 | FW | 14 | ![]() | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
3 | MF | 22 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
4 | FW | 12 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
5 | MF | 11 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
6 | MF | 10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
7 | MF | 36 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
7 | MF | 24 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
9 | DF | 3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 | DF | 5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
9 | MF | 80 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | MF | 19 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
13 | MF | 6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | MF | 17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | DF | 4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 68 | 11 | 12 | 91 |
Assist leaders
Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | 19 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
2 | FW | 14 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
3 | MF | 11 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
4 | MF | 24 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
5 | MF | 36 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | MF | 10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | MF | 22 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 | DF | 5 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 | MF | 80 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | MF | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | DF | 21 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | FW | 9 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
13 | DF | 4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | FW | 12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | MF | 8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | FW | 39 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | MF | 17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 52 | 6 | 7 | 65 |
Clean sheets
Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 1 | ![]() | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
2 | GK | 28 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Disciplinary
No. | Pos. | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
15 | DF | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
24 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
3 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
19 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
11 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
36 | MF | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
80 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
12 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1 | GK | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 48 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 5 |
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