Loudoun United FC explained
Clubname: | Loudoun United FC |
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Nickname: | Pegasus |
Fullname: | Loudoun United Football Club |
Stadium: | Segra Field Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. |
Capacity: | 5,000 |
Owntitle: | Owners |
Owner: | Attain Sports and Entertainment (majority) D.C. United (minority) |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Ryan Martin |
League: | USL Championship |
Season: | 2024 |
Position: | 11th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: DNQ |
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Current: | 2024 Loudoun United FC season |
Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.[1]
History
On July 18, 2018, the team was officially announced by USL and D.C. United as were the team's name, colors and crest. Loudoun United FC replaced Richmond Kickers as D.C. United's USL affiliate.[1]
After the founding of MLS Next Pro in 2022 and the subsequent movement of MLS reserve teams to that league by 2023, Loudoun United remained the only MLS-affiliated reserve side in the USL system; due to a legal agreement for leasing Segra Field, United is required to play in the second division.
On February 2, 2023, Loudoun United FC was sold to Attain Sports and Entertainment, which owns minor league baseball teams Bowie Baysox and Frederick Keys.[2] D.C. United will continue to own a minority stake in Loudoun United.[3] Furthermore, the change of ownership also meant that Loudoun United was eligible to participate in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.[4]
Colors and badge
Loudoun United FC colors are black, red and white, the same as parent club D.C. United. The club's crest contains the red-and-white gyronny seen in the flag and coat of arms of Loudoun County, as well as a winged horse in homage to both D.C. United's eagle logo and the county's long association with equestrian sports.[5]
Sponsorship
Stadium
The club plays at Segra Field, a new 5,000-seat stadium at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park in Leesburg. The stadium was built by D.C. United and the county government for $15 million.[9] [10] Construction began in 2018, and was completed in August 2019. After playing some initial home games at Audi Field, they debuted in their new stadium in a game against the Charlotte Independence that ended 3–3 in front of 5,015 spectators.
Club culture
The main supporter group of Loudoun United is the Loudoun Stampede. The supporter group hosts tailgates, events, and watch parties.[11]
Players and staff
Roster
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Staff
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Team records
Year-by-year
Season | USL Championship | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Avg. attendance | Top scorer |
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2019 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 59 | 65 | 39 | 12th, Eastern | Did not qualify | Ineligible | 1,381[14] | Kyle Murphy | 13 |
2020 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 5th, Eastern Group F | Did not qualify | 495 | Elvis Amoh | 4 |
2021 | 32 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 78 | 15 | 16th, Eastern 8th, Atlantic | Did not qualify | 639 | Ted Ku-DiPietro | 7 |
2022 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 74 | 28 | 11th, Eastern | Did not qualify | 1,489 | Tyler Freeman | 8 |
2023 | 34 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 61 | 25 | 11th, Eastern | Did not qualify | R4 | 2,664 | Zach Ryan | 10 |
2024 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 39 | 31 | 11th, Eastern | Did not qualify | R5 | 2,919 | Zach Ryan | 10 | |
1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.
Head coaches
- Includes USL regular season, USL playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
Notes and References
- News: Loudoun United FC Joins the USL for 2019 . United Soccer League . July 18, 2018 . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126102300/https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/935229 . live .
- Web site: D.C. United Ownership Group Partners with Attain Sports & Entertainment to Transfer Controlling Ownership at United Soccer League Championship Club Loudoun United FC . February 2, 2023 . February 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202144708/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news/2023/02/02/attain-sports-entertainment-ownership/ . live .
- News: Loudoun United sold to minor league baseball owner . . 2023-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202145449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/02/02/loudoun-united-sold-greg-baroni/ . 2023-02-02 . live . Goff . Steven.
- Web site: Loudoun United FC Set to Participate in 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup . Loudoun United FC . USL Network . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023 . February 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206182647/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news/2023/02/06/loudoun-united-fc-set-to-participate-in-2023-lamar-hunt-u-s-open-cup/ . live .
- Web site: We Byde Our Time. Loudoun United. United Soccer League. May 7, 2019. November 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181102014708/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/we-byde-our-time. live.
- Web site: Loudoun United FC Announce National Conference Center as Official Hospitality and Founding Jersey Partner. Staff. March 2, 2019. Loudoun United FC. March 7, 2019. March 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308081647/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news_article/show/1000330-loudoun-united-fc-announce-national-conference-center-as-official-hospitality-and-founding-jersey-partner. live.
- Web site: Loudoun United FC Announce Partnership With Betfred . December 20, 2022 . loudoununitedfc.com . en . December 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221220160101/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news/2022/12/20/loudoun-united-fc-announce-partnership-with-betfred/ . live .
- Web site: Loudoun United FC Announces CORAS, Inc. As New Front-of-Kit Sponsor . December 7, 2023 . November 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121224339/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news/2023/08/17/loudoun-united-fc-announces-coras-inc-as-new-front-of-kit-sponsor/ . live .
- News: D.C. United and Loudoun County in discussions to develop facility for training and second division team . D.C. United . December 20, 2017 . July 19, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180719060042/https://www.dcunited.com/post/2017/12/20/dc-united-and-loudoun-county-discussions-develop-facility-training-and-second . live .
- News: Olsen . Emily . July 18, 2018 . D.C. United announces new USL affiliate Loudoun United FC . Pro Soccer USA . . July 18, 2018 . April 18, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418001937/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/dc-united/d-c-united-announces-new-usl-affiliate-loudoun-county-fc/ . dead .
- Web site: The Loudoun Stampede. October 18, 2019. October 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018202235/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/stampede. live.
- Web site: Roster. August 27, 2022. Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. August 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220808081745/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/roster/. live.
- Web site: Technical Staff. February 21, 2023. Loudoun United FC. February 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207191940/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/technical/. live.
- Web site: 2019 USL Championship Attendance. SoccerStadiumDigest. April 26, 2020. September 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927012729/https://soccerstadiumdigest.com/2019-usl-championship-attendance/. live.