2018 Louisville City FC season explained

Club:	Louisville City
Season:	2018
Manager:	James O'Connor (before June 30th) John Hackworth (August 2nd–onwards)
Chairman:	John Neace
Stadium:	Louisville Slugger Field
League:	USL
League Result:	2nd, Eastern
Cup1:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup1 Result:	Quarter-finals
Cup2:	USL playoffs
Cup2 Result:	Champions
League Topscorer:	Cameron Lancaster (25 goals)
Chrtitle:	Owner
Season Topscorer:	Cameron Lancaster (28 goals)
Highest Attendance:	10,686 (October 13 vs. Indy Eleven)
Lowest Attendance:	6,009 (April 14 vs. Richmond Kickers)
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2019
Largest Win:	0–6 (August 25 vs. Richmond Kickers)
Largest Loss:	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
Goalkeepers
1	Greg Ranjitsingh		18 July 1993	Mercer University
13	Chris Hubbard		23 November 1994	University of Notre Dame
28	Tim Dobrowolski		7 September 1993	Loyola University Chicago
Defenders
3	Alexis Souahy		13 January 1995	Bowling Green State University
4	Sean Totsch		16 September 1991	Rochester Rhinos
5	Paco Craig		19 October 1992	Young Harris College
15	Pat McMahon		5 November 1986	FC Cincinnati
21	Shaun Francis		2 October 1986	Montreal Impact
24	Kyle Smith		9 January 1992	Transylvania University
Midfielders
6	Magnus Rasmussen		18 April 1993	BK Frem
10	Brian Ownby		16 July 1990	Richmond Kickers
11	Niall McCabe		6 October 1990	Chattanooga FC
17	Jose Carranza		18 January 1999	Atlanta United 2
19	Oscar Jimenez		3 November 1989	Mississippi Brilla
22	George Davis IV		5 August 1987	Richmond Kickers
23	Richard Ballard		26 January 1994	Indiana University
27	Napo Matsoso		27 May 1994	University of Kentucky
36	Paolo DelPiccolo		28 May 1991	Charlotte Independence
80	Devon Williams		8 April 1992	New York Red Bulls II
Forwards
9	Cameron Lancaster		5 November 1992	St Albans City
12	Luke Spencer		28 November 1990	FC Cincinnati
14	Ilija Ilić		26 April 1991	Young Harris College

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
6	MF		Boldklubben Frem	Free Transfer	January 4, 2018	^[3]
13	GK		University of Notre Dame	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		Mississippi Brilla	Free Transfer	September 14, 2018	^[9]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
13	GK		Nashville SC	Free Transfer	February 9, 2018	^[10]
15	DF		Saint Louis FC	Free Transfer	December 9, 2017	^[11]
8	MF		Reno 1868 FC	Free Transfer	December 12, 2017	^[12]
7	MF		Los Angeles FC	Undisclosed Fee	February 5, 2018	^[13]
6	DF		Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free Transfer	August 8, 2018	^[14] ^[15]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Start Date	End Date	Source
9	DF		New York City FC	Undisclosed Fee	August 15, 2018	September 1, 2018	^[16]
39	FW		New York City FC	Undisclosed Fee	September 15, 2018	October 13, 2018	^[17]

Competitions

USL

Results

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.^[18] This included a 3–2 victory over the New England Revolution of MLS; Louisville's first victory over an MLS side.^[19]

Player statistics

Top scorers

width=40	Place!	width=40	Position!	width=40	Number!	width=150	Name!	width=80	!	width=80	!	width=80	!	width=80	Total
1	FW	9		25	2	1	28
2	FW	14	Ilija Ilić	11	1	2	14
3	MF	22	George Davis IV	8	0	0	8
4	FW	12	Luke Spencer	5	1	2	8
5	MF	11	Niall McCabe	4	0	2	6
6	MF	10	Brian Ownby	0	2	3	5
7	MF	36	Paolo DelPiccolo	3	1	0	4
7	MF	24	Kyle Smith	3	1	0	4
9	DF	3	Alexis Souahy	3	0	0	3
9	DF	5	Paco Craig	2	1	0	3
9	MF	80		1	0	2	3
12	MF	19	Oscar Jimenez	1	1	0	2
13	MF	6	Magnus Rasmussen	1	0	0	1
13	MF	17		1	0	0	1
13	DF	4	Sean Totsch	0	1	0	1
Total				68	11	12	91

Assist leaders

width=40	Place!	width=40	Position!	width=40	Number!	width=150	Name!	width=80	!	width=80	!	width=80	!	width=80	Total
1	MF	19	Oscar Jimenez	10	3	3	16
2	FW	14	Ilija Ilić	10	1	0	11
3	MF	11	Niall McCabe	4	0	2	6
4	MF	24	Kyle Smith	5	0	0	5
5	MF	36	Paolo DelPiccolo	4	0	0	4
5	MF	10	Brian Ownby	1	1	2	4
7	MF	22		2	1	0	3
7	DF	5	Paco Craig	3	0	0	3
9	MF	80	Devon Williams	2	0	0	2
9	MF	6	Magnus Rasmussen	2	0	0	2
9	DF	21	Shaun Francis	2	0	0	2
9	FW	9	Cameron Lancaster	2	0	0	2
13	DF	4	Sean Totsch	1	0	0	1
13	FW	12	Luke Spencer	1	0	0	1
13	MF	8	James Sands	1	0	0	1
13	FW	39	Jonathan Lewis	1	0	0	1
13	MF	17	Jose Carranza	1	0	0	1
Total				52	6	7	65

Clean sheets

width=40	Place!	width=40	Position!	width=40	Number!	width=150	Name!	width=80	!	width=80	!	width=80	!	width=80	Total
1	GK	1	Greg Ranjitsingh	11	0	2	13
2	GK	28	Tim Dobrowolski	0	2	0	2
Total				11	2	2	15

Disciplinary

No.	Pos.	Name							Total
15	DF		4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
24	MF	Kyle Smith	2	0	0	1	2	0	4	1
3	DF		3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
19	MF	Oscar Jimenez	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
11	MF	Magnus Rasmussen	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
36	MF	Paolo DelPiccolo	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
5	DF	Paco Craig	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	George Davis IV	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
21	DF	Shaun Francis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	MF	James Sands	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			48	3	4	2	11	0	63	5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Where Does Louisville City FC's 2018 Season Rank All-Time?. www.uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. Nicholas. Murray. https://web.archive.org/web/20190220174249/https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/967380. February 20, 2019. live . February 20, 2019. November 10, 2018.
2. Web site: 09/01/18 Roster. cdn4.sportngin.com. LCFC. Louisville, KY. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907152107/https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0155/6676/09-01-18-Roster.pdf. September 7, 2018. dead. September 7, 2018. September 1, 2018.
3. News: Louisville City FC Inks Magnus Rasmussen. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. 2018-03-20. 2018-01-04. March 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180321131259/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/872030. dead.
4. News: Louisville City FC Adds Goalkeeper Chris Hubbard to Complete 'Keeper Corps. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. 2018-03-20. 2018-01-11. March 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180321132115/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/874680. dead.
5. News: Louisville City FC Pens Defender Alexis Souahy. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. 2018-03-20. 2018-01-15. March 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180321132112/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/875987. dead.
6. News: New Player Alert: Pat McMahon. Louisville Coopers. Louisville, KY. louisvillecoopers.com. Sorrels. Taylor. 2018-03-20. 2017-12-05.
7. News: Louisville City FC Signs Defender Shuan Francis. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. 2018-03-20. 2018-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014438/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/895759. September 26, 2018. dead.
8. News: LouCity Inks Midfielder Jose Carranza. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. 2018-08-20. 2018-08-20. August 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820235143/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/943240. dead.
9. News: LouCity Signs Midfielder Napo Matsoso. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. 2018-09-15. 2018-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915153132/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/950052. 2018-09-15. live.
10. News: Nashville SC Adds Three More Players Ahead of Atlanta United Friendly. NSC. Nashville, TN. www.nashvillesc.com. 2018-03-20. 2018-02-09. March 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130812/https://www.nashvillesc.com/news_article/show/884922-nashville-sc-adds-three-more-players-ahead-of-atlanta-united-friendly. dead.
11. News: STLFC Announces Sean Reynolds Signing. STLFC. St Louis, MO. www.saintlouisfc.com. 2018-03-20. 2017-12-09.
12. News: 2017 USL Cup Champion, Israeli Standout Guy Abend Signs with Reno 1868 FC. Reno 1868 FC. Reno, NV. www.reno1868fc.com. Amato. Aldo. 2018-03-20. 2017-12-07. March 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130416/https://www.reno1868fc.com/news_article/show/864557. dead.
13. News: LAFC sign Canadian international Mark-Anthony Kaye from Louisville City. MLS. Reno, NV. www.mlssoccer.com. Rodriguez. Alicia. 2018-03-20. 2018-02-05.
14. News: Louisville City FC Announces Roster Changes. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. 2018-03-20. 2017-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122629/http://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/857889. December 8, 2017. dead.
15. News: Rowdies Sign 2017 USL cup Champion Tarek Morad. Tampa Bay Rowdies. St Petersburg, FL. www.rowdiessoccer.com. 2018-08-08. 2018-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20180809001933/https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/940274. 2018-08-09. live.
16. News: Louisville City adds New York City FC player on a loan through August. The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. www.courier-journal.com. Sayers. Justin. 2018-08-15. 2018-08-15. https://archive.today/20240528085928/https://www.webcitation.org/71hA71GX6?url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/soccer/louisville-city-fc/2018/08/15/louisville-city-adds-james-sands-new-york-city-fc-midfielder-loan/996636002/. May 28, 2024. live. mdy-all.
17. News: Jonathan Lewis Joins Louisville City FC on Loan. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. 2018-09-17. 2018-09-15. September 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180917215426/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/950616. dead.
18. Web site: Louisville City FC knocked out of Open Cup with loss to Chicago Fire. Danielle. Lerner. www.courier-journal.com. The Courier Journal. July 18, 2018 . November 20, 2018. Bridgeview, IL. mdy-all.
19. Web site: RECAP: Revs eliminated from U.S. Open Cup with 3-2 loss to Louisville City FC. 2018-06-05. www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. 19 November 2018. Louisville, KY. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120020552/https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2018/06/05/recap-revs-eliminated-us-open-cup-3-2-loss-louisville-city-fc. 20 November 2018. live. mdy-all.