2017 Louisville City FC season explained

Club:	Louisville City
Season:	2017
Manager:	James O'Connor
Chairman:	John Neace
Stadium:	Louisville Slugger Field
League:	USL
League Result:	1st, Eastern
Cup1:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third Round
Cup2:	USL Playoffs
Cup2 Result:	Champions
League Topscorer:	Luke Spencer (10 goals)
Chrtitle:	Owner
Season Topscorer:	Luke Spencer (11 goals)
Highest Attendance:	13,812 (August 12 vs. FC Cincinnati)
Lowest Attendance:	6,698 (September 20 vs. Rochester Rhinos)
Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2018
Largest Win:	5–0 (August 12 vs. FC Cincinnati) (August 23 vs. Harrisburg City)
Largest Loss:	0–3 (August 26 at Orlando City B)
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The 2017 Louisville City FC season was the club's third season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League, which was one of the two second-tier leagues in the United States soccer league system.

The club began their pre-season campaign on March 4 before the league commenced on March 25. They also competed in the U.S. Open Cup.

Louisville City finished the season on top of the Eastern Conference for the first time in club history and had the second best record in the league overall for the third consecutive year. They also won the USL Cup after the season for the club's first title.

Current squad

Final Roster.^[1]

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Greg Ranjitsingh		18 July 1993	align=left	Mercer University
13	Micah Bledsoe		26 September 1994	align=left	Lipscomb University
28	Tim Dobrowolski		7 September 1993	align=left	Loyola University Chicago
Defenders
4	Sean Totsch		16 September 1991	align=left
6			21 August 1992	align=left	Oklahoma City Energy
15	Sean Reynolds		11 April 1990	align=left	Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
18			19 October 1992	align=left
Midfielders
7			2 December 1994	align=left
8			8 November 1990	align=left
10			16 July 1990	align=left
11			6 October 1990	align=left
19			3 November 1989	align=left
22			5 August 1987	align=left
23			26 January 1994	align=left
24			9 January 1992	align=left
36			28 May 1991	align=left
80			8 April 1992	align=left
Forwards
9			5 November 1992	align=left
12			28 November 1990	align=left
14	Ilija Ilic		26 April 1991	align=left

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
80	MF		New York Red Bulls II	Free Transfer	December 26, 2017	^[2]
3	MF		Limerick	Free Transfer	January 3, 2017	^[3]
4	DF		Rochester Rhinos	Free Transfer	January 10, 2017	^[4]
10	MF		Richmond Kickers	Free Transfer	January 18, 2017	^[5]
23	FW		Indiana University	Free Transfer	February 6, 2017	^[6]
12	FW		FC Cincinnati	Free Transfer	February 9, 2017	^[7]
19	MF		Mississippi Brilla	Free Transfer	February 15, 2017	^[8]
19	GK		Lipscomb University	Free Transfer	March 28, 2017	^[9]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
20	DF		Sacramento Republic		November 10, 2016	^[10] ^[11]
17	FW		Real Monarchs		November 17, 2016	^[12]
7			FC Cincinnati		December 15, 2016	^[13]
2	DF		San Antonio		December 23, 2016	^[14]
4	MF		FC Cincinnati		January 13, 2017	^[15]
77			San Francisco Deltas		February 22, 2017	^[16]
31	FW		Derby City Rovers		May 5, 2017	^[17]
10	FW		Boldklubben Frem		March 20, 2017	^[18]
19	DF		Retired		November 11, 2016
3	MF		Drogheda United	Free Transfer	July 9, 2017	^[19]

Competitions

USL

Results

U.S. Open Cup

Louisville City entered the 2017 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round.

Player statistics

Top scorers

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1	FW	12	Luke Spencer	10	0	1	11
2	FW	9	align=left	Cameron Lancaster	7	2	1	10
3	MF	22	align=left	George Davis IV	7	0	0	7
3	MF	10		4	0	3	7
5	MF	12	Oscar Jimenez	4	1	0	5
5	MF	7	align=left	Mark-Anthony Kaye	4	1	0	5
7	MF	24	Kyle Smith	4	0	0	4
7	MF	23	Richard Ballard	3	1	0	4
7	FW	14	align=left	Ilija Ilic	3	1	0	4
10	MF	11	Niall McCabe	3	0	0	3
10	DF	6	Tarek Morad	1	0	2	3
12	DF	4	Sean Totsch	1	1	0	2
12	MF	8	Guy Abend	1	1	0	2
12	DF	18	align=left	Paco Craig	2	0	0	2
12	MF	80		2	0	0	2
16	DF	15	Sean Reynolds	1	0	0	1
16	MF	36	Paolo DelPiccolo	1	0	0	1
Total				58	8	7	73

Assist leaders

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1	MF	19	Oscar Jimenez	5	1	1	7
2	MF	23	align=left	Richard Ballard	4	1	0	5
2	MF	11	Niall McCabe	4	1	0	5
2	FW	12	Luke Spencer	3	0	2	5
4	MF	36	Paolo DelPiccolo	4	0	0	4
4	MF	10	Brian Ownby	4	0	0	4
4	FW	14	align=left	Ilija Ilic	3	1	0	4
8	DF	24	Kyle Smith	2	0	1	3
8	FW	9	align=left	Cameron Lancaster	2	1	0	3
10	FW	22	George Davis IV	2	0	0	2
10	DF	18	Paco Craig	1	0	1	2
10	DF	4	Sean Totsch	1	1	0	2
10	MF	80	align=left	Speedy Williams	1	0	1	2
14	DF	6	Tarek Morad	1	0	0	1
14	MF	7	align=left	Mark-Anthony Kaye	1	0	0	1
14	MF	8	Guy Abend	0	1	0	1
Total				38	7	5	50

Clean sheets

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1	GK	1	align=left	Greg Ranjitsingh	8	0	3	11
2	GK	28	align=left	Tim Dobrowolski	3	1	0	4
Total				11	1	3	15

Disciplinary

No.	Pos.	Name							Total
12	FW		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
36	MF		6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
22	MF	George Davis IV	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
18	DF	align=left	Paco Craig	8	1	1	0	1	0	10	1
24	DF	Kyle Smith	7	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
23	MF	Richard Ballard	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	Sean Totsch	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF	Mark-Anthony Kaye	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
9	MF		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1	MF		1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
19	MF		4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
14	FW		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
80	MF		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
15	DF		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	MF		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Total			53	3	3	0	4	0	60	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 Roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118083209/http://www.louisvillecityfc.com/2017roster. dead. January 18, 2017. Louisville City FC. February 12, 2017.
2. News: LouCity signs 'Speedy' midfielder for 2017 season. FC. Louisville City. 2016-12-26. Louisville City FC. 2017-02-12. en-us.
3. News: LouCity signs versatile Irishman Russell for 2017 season. FC. Jonathan Lintner / Louisville City. 2017-01-03. Louisville City FC. 2017-02-12. en-us.
4. News: LouCity signs Totsch, a 'sleeper' with USL championship experience. FC. Jonathan Lintner / Louisville City. 2017-01-10. Louisville City FC. 2017-02-12. en-us.
5. News: LouCity signs USL veteran Ownby for 2017 season. FC. Jonathan Lintner / Louisville City. 2017-01-18. Louisville City FC. 2017-02-12. en-us.
6. News: LouCity signs Louisville native, IU product Ballard for 2017 season. FC. Jonathan Lintner / Louisville City. 2017-02-06. Louisville City FC. 2017-02-12. en-us.
7. News: LouCity signs former MLS SuperDraft pick Spencer for 2017 season. FC. Jonathan Lintner / Louisville City. 2017-02-09. Louisville City FC. 2017-02-12. en-us.
8. News: LouCity adds midfielder Jimenez for the 2017 season. Lintner. Jonathan. 2017-02-15. Louisville City FC. 2017-02-15. en-us.
9. News: LouCity signs third keeper Bledsoe after standout trial. Lintner. Jonathan. 2017-03-28. Louisville City FC. 2017-03-28. en-us.
10. News: LouCity's O'Connor announces returning players for 2017. FC. Jonathan Lintner / Louisville City. 2016-11-11. Louisville City FC. 2017-02-12. en-us.
11. News: Sacramento Republic FC Sign Defender Enrique Montano. sradmin. 2016-11-10. Sacramento Republic FC – USL. 2017-02-12. en-us.
12. Web site: Monarchs Sign Chandler Hoffman, Daniel Haber and Chase Minter. November 17, 2016. www.rsl.com.
13. News: FCC Returns Stevenson, Signs Dacres. Kimura. Fumi. 2016-12-15. FC Cincinnati – The Queen City's Professional Soccer Club. 2017-02-12. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164925/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/734610-fcc-returns-stevenson-signs-dacres. February 12, 2017. dead.
14. News: SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER BEN NEWNAM. Communications. San Antonio FC. 2016-12-23. San Antonio FC. 2017-02-12. en-us.
15. News: FCC Brings Back Jaye, Williams; Signs Quinn. Kimura. Fumi. 2017-01-13. FC Cincinnati – The Queen City's Professional Soccer Club. 2017-02-12. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164651/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/744556-fcc-brings-back-jaye-williams-signs-quinn. February 12, 2017. dead.
16. Web site: Team News: Player Announcement. 2017-02-23. sfdeltas. 2017-03-31.
17. News: Kenny Doublette Signs with Derby City. Staff. Rovers. 2017-05-04. Derby City Rovers. 2017-05-11. en-us.
18. News: Magnus Rasmussen. Boldklubben Frem. Staff. Boldklubben. 2017-06-20. da.
19. News: Sean Russell Signs For Drogheda United. Grimes. Gerard. 2017-07-09. 2017-07-23. en-us.