2019 Louisville City FC season explained

Club:Louisville City
Season:2019
Manager:John Hackworth
Chairman:John Neace
Stadium:Louisville Slugger Field
League:USL
League Result:Eastern Conf.: 4th
Cup1:U.S. Open Cup
Cup1 Result:Fourth Round
Cup2:USL Playoffs
Cup2 Result:Runner-Up
League Topscorer:Magnus Rasmussen (13 goals)
Chrtitle:Owner
Season Topscorer:Magnus Rasmussen (16 goals)
Highest Attendance:League/All: 12,188
(October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers)
Lowest Attendance:League: 6,811
(April 6 vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds)
All: 1,403
(May 29 vs. Birmingham Legion FC (USOC))
Average Attendance:9,041
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020
Largest Win:8–3
(October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers)
Largest Loss:1–4
(March 9 vs. North Carolina FC)
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The 2019 Louisville City FC season was the club's fifth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League Championship, which as of 2019 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system.

It was Louisville City's final season at Louisville Slugger Field, a baseball park in downtown Louisville. The team opened the new Lynn Family Stadium in the nearby Butchertown neighborhood for the 2020 season.

Current squad

[1]

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
2DF Real MonarchsFree TransferDecember 11, 2018[2]
12FW Phnom Penh Crown FCFree TransferDecember 19, 2018[3]
14FW University of ConnecticutFree TransferJanuary 15, 2019[4]
77FW Penn FCFree TransferDecember 19, 2018[5]
16MF University of LouisvilleFree TransferMarch 6, 2019[6]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
14FW Indy ElevenFree TransferDecember 3, 2018[7]
1GK Orlando City SCUndisclosed FeeDecember 19, 2018[8]
24DF Orlando City SCUndisclosed FeeDecember 19, 2018
9FW Nashville SCFree TransferDecember 20, 2018[9]
17MFUnattachedMarch 23, 2019[10]

Loans in

Competitions

Exhibitions

All times in Eastern time.

USL Championship

See main article: 2019 USL Championship season.

Results summary

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[12]
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time

USL Championship Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Louisville City entered the tournament in the second round, with their Cup opener played on May 15, 2019.[13]

Player statistics

Top scorers

width=40Place!width=40Position!width=40Number!width=150Name!width=80!width=80!width=80!width=80Total
1MF7align=left Magnus Rasmussen130417
2FW9align=left Luke Spencer80210
3MF275005
3FW77align=left Lucky Mkosana4105
3FW294015
6FW14align=left Abdou Mbacke Thiam3104
6MF223104
8MF11align=left Niall McCabe3003
9DF52002
9FW102002
9FW121102
9DF41102
14DF151001
9MF361012
14MF191001
14DF3 Alexis Souahy1001
14FW23 Richard Ballard1001
14MF801001
Total555767

Assist leaders

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1MF19align=left Oscar Jimenez7007
1MF11align=left Niall McCabe5117
3MF10align=left Brian Ownby4015
4FW9align=left Luke Spencer4004
4MF7align=left Magnus Rasmussen3104
4FW143014
7MF22align=left George Davis IV2002
7DF3align=left Alexis Souahy2002
9DF2align=left Taylor Peay1001
9MF21align=left Shaun Francis1001
9DF4align=left Sean Totsch1001
9MF80align=left Devon Williams1001
9MF27align=left Napo Matsoso1001
9MF29align=left Antoine Hoppenot1001
Total362341

Clean sheets

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1GK13align=left Chris Hubbard5207
2GK39align=left Ben Lundt4004
Total92011

Disciplinary

No.Pos.NameTotal
5DFalign=left 1220010132
11MFalign=left 21000021
10MFalign=left Brian Ownby21002041
27MFalign=left 41000041
14FWalign=left Abdou Mbacke Thiam30001040
19MFalign=left 40000040
77FWalign=left 30000030
29FWalign=left 30000030
80MFalign=left 50001060
7MFalign=left 70000070
21MFalign=left Shaun Francis10100020
9FWalign=left 10001020
2DFalign=left 10000010
15DFalign=left 30001040
5FWalign=left 10100020
4DFalign=left 20100030
36MFalign=left 30000030
3DFalign=left 21000021
22MFalign=left George Davis IV10000010
29MFalign=left Antoine Hoppenot10000010
Total6153070715

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club Roster. www.louisvillecityfc.com. LCFC. Louisville, KY. https://web.archive.org/web/20190319225458/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/club. March 19, 2019. live . March 18, 2019. 2019.
  2. News: Louisville City FC Inks Defender Taylor Peay. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. March 5, 2019. December 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305183924/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/975926. March 5, 2019. live.
  3. News: Louisville City FC Adds Forward Sunny Jane. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. March 5, 2019. December 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305184508/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/978730. March 5, 2019. live.
  4. News: LouCity Injects Strength to Forward Line with Signing of Abdou Mbacke Thiam. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. March 5, 2019. January 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305184820/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/985446. March 5, 2019. live.
  5. News: GETTING LUCKY: Louisville City FC signs ex-Cosmos Mkosana. Front Row Soccer. New York, NY. www.frontrowsoccer.com. Lewis. Michael. March 5, 2019. December 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305184825/https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2018/12/19/getting-lucky-louisville-city-fc-signs-ex-cosmos-mkosana/. March 5, 2019. live.
  6. News: Louisville City Signs Geoffrey Dee. LCFC. Louisville, KY. www.louisvillecityfc.com. March 6, 2019. March 6, 2019. https://archive.today/20190306175851/https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/1001664. March 6, 2019. live.
  7. News: Indy Eleven swoops for trio of former FC Cincinnati players including Kenney Walker, Paddy Barrett. Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, OH. www.cincinnati.com. Brennan. Patrick. March 7, 2019. December 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308015246/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2018/12/05/paddy-barrett-thanks-fc-cincinnati-2018-season-he-done-club/2216713002/. March 8, 2019. live.
  8. News: Orlando City SC sign Louisville City duo Greg Ranjitsingh and Kyle Smith. MLS. www.mlssoccer.com. Bogert. Tom. March 7, 2019. December 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308014033/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/12/19/orlando-city-sc-sign-louisville-city-duo-ranjitsingh-and-smith. March 8, 2019. live.
  9. News: Nashville MLS Signs Record Goal Scorer Cameron Lancaster. NSC. Nashville, TN. www.nashvillesc.com. March 7, 2019. December 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308014648/https://www.nashvillesc.com/news_article/show/979027-nashville-mls-signs-record-goal-scorer-cameron-lancaster. March 8, 2019. live.
  10. Web site: March 23, 2019. City Overcome Harrowing Hartford Hardship: Gratefully Grind it out over the Nutmeggers. Louisville, KY. Aoteoroan. Pat. louisvillecoopers.com. Louisville Coopers . April 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428120705/https://louisvillecoopers.com/city-overcome-harrowing-hartford-hardship-gratefully-grind-it-out-over-the-nutmeggers/. live. April 28, 2019. It was announced by the club ahead of the game that 20-year-old depth midfielder Jose Carranza has departed Louisville City FC.
  11. News: FC Cincinnati loans Ben Lundt to rival Louisville City FC, and why that's interesting. FC Cincinnati loans Ben Lundt to rival Louisville City FC, and why that's interesting. Bradenton, FL. www.cincinnati.com. Brennan. Patrick. February 27, 2019. February 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190227175506/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2019/02/07/fc-cincinnati-loans-ben-lundt-rival-louisville-city-fc/2806927002/. February 27, 2019. live.
  12. Web site: 2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled. February 23, 2019.
  13. Web site: 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized . February 15, 2019.