2023 Louisville City FC season
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| 2023 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Neace |
| Manager | Danny Cruz |
| Stadium | Lynn Family Stadium |
| USL | Eastern Conf.: TBD |
| 2023 U.S. Open Cup | TBD |
| USL Playoffs | TBD |
| Highest home attendance | 10,881 (3-25 vs. ELP) |
| Lowest home attendance | 9,548 (4-8 vs. DET) |
| Average home league attendance | 10,215 |
| Biggest win | 3–1 (3-11 at OC) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 (4-1 vs. SAC) |
The 2023 Louisville City FC season is the club's ninth season of competition. Louisville City competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.
Background
Current squad
- As of March 9, 2023[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kyle Morton |  United States
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| 3 | DF | Amadou Dia | United States
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| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | United States
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| 5 | MF | Rasmus Thellufsen |  Denmark
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| 6 | DF | Wesley Charpie | United States
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| 8 | MF | Carlos Jr. Moguel | United States
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| 9 | FW | Jorge González |  Spain
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| 10 | FW | Brian Ownby | United States
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| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe |  Republic of Ireland
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| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson | United States
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| 14 | FW | Wilson Harris | United States
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| 15 | DF | Manny Perez | United States
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| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster |  England
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| 18 | GK | Danny Faundez | United States
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| 19 | DF | Oscar Jimenez | United States
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| 21 | FW | Ray Serrano | United States
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| 22 | MF | Dylan Mares | United States
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| 23 | MF | Elijah Wynder | United States
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| 28 | GK | Oliver Semmle |  Germany
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| 30 | DF | Jordan Scarlett |  Jamaica
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| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | United States
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| 51 | DF | Ramzi Qawasmy | United States
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| 66 | DF | Joshua Wynder | United States
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| 67 | MF | Owen Damm | United States
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| 70 | FW | Isaac Cano ([A]) | United States
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| 77 | FW | Enoch Mushagalusa |  DR Congo
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- ^ USL Academy Contract
Out on loan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | DF | Sebastian Sanchez (on loan to Union Omaha) | United States
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Competitions
Preseason friendlies
USL Championship
Standings — Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (S) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 67 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 63 | |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 59 | |
| 4 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 52 | |
| 5 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 50 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 49 | |
| 7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 46 | |
| 8 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 41 | |
| 9 | Miami FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 39 | |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 25 | |
| 12 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 18 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
Last updated: April 8, 2023.
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on April 8, 2023. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00) unless otherwise noted
Match results
| 11 March 1 | Orange County SC | 1–3 | Louisville City | Irvine, California |
| 10:00 PM EST | Richards  37' Iloski  40', 45+3' Partida 41' |
Report | McCabe 4' Lancaster 19', 57' Totsch 71' Mushagalusa 88' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,267 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva Assistant referees: Seth Martin Matthew Schwartz Fourth official: Adrian Gonzalez |
| 18 March 2 | Monterey Bay FC | 0–1 | Louisville City | Seaside, California |
| 10:00 PM | Boone 22' Dixon 34' Murphy 65' |
Report | Perez 33' Ownby 48', 55'  67' Del Piccolo 68' |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Christian Clerc Bennett Savage Fourth official: Alexis Da Silva |
| 25 March 3 | Louisville City | 0–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM | Moguel 41' Gibson 90+1' |
Report | Rose 23' Navarro 39' Zacarías 45' Solignac 52' Petrović 57' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Rhett Hammil Fourth official: Christopher Slane |
| 1 April 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–5 | Louisville City | Sacramento, California |
| 10:00 PM | Felipe 5' Gurr 24' Cicerone 28', 71' Viader 40' Vitiello 57' Keko 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Ricardo Fierro Assistant referees: Bhavik Dutt Peter Hanson Fourth official: Adrian Gonzalez |
| 8 April 5 | Louisville City | 1–0 | Detroit City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM | Wilson Harris 80' |
Report | Rodriguez 45+2' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,548 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk Assistant referees: Tom Felice Brian Marshall Fourth official: Jervis Atagana |
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 April 5, 2023. They opened the competition against Lexington SC. The first competitive match against follow club from the state of Kentucky.[2] Following their second round win they advanced to play MLS side FC Cincinnati. The first River Cities Cup derby since the 2019.[3]
| April 5 2nd | Louisville City  | 1–0 | Lexington SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM | Totsch 69' DelPiccolo 71' |
Report | Dlamini 39' Mohammed 67' James 80' Robertson 90+4' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Jackson Krauser Fourth official: Kevin Kernen |
| April 26 3rd | FC Cincinnati  | v | Louisville City | Cincinnati, OH |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
Player statistics
Goals
| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 17 | Cameron Lancaster |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 77 | Enoch Mushagalusa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 14 | Harris |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
Assists
| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 3 | Amadou Dia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | MF | 22 | Dylan Mares |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
Clean sheets
| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 | Oliver Semmle |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
Disciplinary
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total | ||||
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| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Manny Perez |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Carlos Moguel Jr. |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ "Roster". loucity.com. Louisville City FC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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"Date, time set for LouCity's Open Cup clash with Lexington SC". www.loucity.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville City FC. February 24, 2023. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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"FC Cincinnati to host Louisville City FC in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round". www.fccincinnati.com. Cincinnati, OH: FC Cincinnati. April 6, 2023. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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External links
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