2017 Louisville City FC season

The 2017 Louisville City FC season was the club's third season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League, which as of 2017 is one of two second-tier leagues in the United States soccer league system.

Louisville City
2017 season
OwnerJohn Neace
ManagerJames O'Connor
StadiumLouisville Slugger Field
USL1st, Eastern
U.S. Open CupThird Round
USL PlayoffsChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Luke Spencer (10 goals)
All: Luke Spencer (11 goals)
Highest home attendance13,812
(August 12 vs. FC Cincinnati)
Lowest home attendance6,698
(September 20 vs. Rochester Rhinos)
Average home league attendance8,601
Biggest win5–0
(August 12 vs. FC Cincinnati)
(August 23 vs. Harrisburg City)
Biggest defeat0–3
(August 26 at Orlando City B)

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 would finish the season on top of the Eastern Conference for the first time in club history and have the second best record in the league overall for the third consecutive year. They would also win 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 (1993-07-18) July 18, 1993 Mercer University
13 Micah Bledsoe (1994-09-26) September 26, 1994 Lipscomb University
28 Tim Dobrowolski (1993-09-07) September 7, 1993 Loyola University Chicago
Defenders
4 Sean Totsch (1991-09-16) September 16, 1991 Rochester Rhinos
6 Tarek Morad (1992-08-21) August 21, 1992 Oklahoma City Energy
15 Sean Reynolds (1990-04-11) April 11, 1990 Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
18 Paco Craig (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 Young Harris College
Midfielders
7 Mark-Anthony Kaye (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 Toronto FC II
8 Guy Abend (1990-11-08) November 8, 1990 Hapoel Rishon LeZion
10 Brian Ownby (1990-07-16) July 16, 1990 Richmond Kickers
11 Niall McCabe (1990-10-06) October 6, 1990 Chattanooga FC
19 Oscar Jimenez (1989-11-03) November 3, 1989 Mississippi Brilla
22 George Davis IV (1987-08-05) August 5, 1987 Richmond Kickers
23 Richard Ballard (1994-01-26) January 26, 1994 Indiana University
24 Kyle Smith (1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 Transylvania University
36 Paolo DelPiccolo (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 Charlotte Independence
80 Devon Williams (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 New York Red Bulls II
Forwards
9 Cameron Lancaster (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992 St Albans City
12 Luke Spencer (1990-11-28) November 28, 1990 FC Cincinnati
14 Ilija Ilic (1991-04-26) April 26, 1991 Young Harris College

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
80 MF Devon Williams New York Red Bulls II Free Transfer December 26, 2017 [2]
3 MF Sean Russell Limerick Free Transfer January 3, 2017 [3]
4 DF Sean Totsch Rochester Rhinos Free Transfer January 10, 2017 [4]
10 MF Brian Ownby Richmond Kickers Free Transfer January 18, 2017 [5]
23 FW Richard Ballard Indiana University Free Transfer February 6, 2017 [6]
12 FW Luke Spencer FC Cincinnati Free Transfer February 9, 2017 [7]
19 MF Oscar Jimenez Mississippi Brilla Free Transfer February 15, 2017 [8]
19 GK Micah Bledsoe Lipscomb University Free Transfer March 28, 2017 [9]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
20 DF Enrique Montano Sacramento Republic November 10, 2016 [10][11]
17 FW Chandler Hoffman Real Monarchs November 17, 2016 [10][12]
7 MF Kadeem Dacres FC Cincinnati December 15, 2016 [10][13]
2 DF Ben Newnam San Antonio December 23, 2016 [10][14]
4 MF Aodhan Quinn FC Cincinnati January 13, 2017 [10][15]
77 DF Andrew Lubahn San Francisco Deltas February 22, 2017 [10][16]
31 FW Kenny Doublette Derby City Rovers May 5, 2017 [10][17]
10 FW Magnus Rasmussen Boldklubben Frem March 20, 2017 [10][18]
19 DF Jonghyun Son Retired November 11, 2016 [10]
3 MF Sean Russell Drogheda United Free Transfer July 9, 2017 [19]

Competitions

Pre-season

March 4, 2017 Friendly Louisville City FC 3–1 Young Harris College Louisville, Kentucky
11:00AM Lancaster  24'
Spencer  48'
Ballard  90'
Report Stanley  32' Stadium: LouCity Training Ground
Attendance: 100
March 8, 2017 Friendly Lipscomb University 1–0 Louisville City FC Elizabethtown, Kentucky
7:15PM Sakou  74' Report Stadium: Elizabethtown Sports Park

Eastern Conference Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC (C) 32 18 8 6 58 31 +27 62 Conference Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 32 15 9 8 53 33 +20 54
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 14 11 7 50 35 +15 53
4 Rochester Rhinos 32 14 11 7 36 28 +8 53
5 Charlotte Independence 32 13 9 10 52 40 +12 48
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 18 8 6 58 31  +27 62 11 3 2 32 14  +18 7 5 4 26 17  +9

Source: Match reports

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHAAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAAAHH
ResultDWWWDDLWDWWWLWDLWWLWWWLWWDWDLDWW
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 25 1 Louisville City FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Louisville, Kentucky
2:00PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,758
Referee: Calin Radosav
March 30 2 Orlando City B 1–3 Louisville City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30PM
  • Morad (og)  42'
  • Cox  58'
  • Pereira  90+3'
Report Lancaster  11'
Davis IV  57'
Spencer  76'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 2,741
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 8 3 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Louisville City FC Richmond, Virginia
5:00PM
Report Davis IV  81' (pen.)  10' Stadium: City Stadium (Richmond)
Attendance: 7.603
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 15 4 Louisville City FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,074
Referee: Andrew Musashe
April 22 5 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Louisville City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 20,437
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 29 6 Louisville City FC 0–0 Toronto FC II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,282
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 13 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Louisville City FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30PM
Report Craig  87' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,410
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
May 20 8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–0 Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00PM Greenspan  41' Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,253
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
June 3 9 Charleston Battery 4–4 Louisville City FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,710
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 7 10 Louisville City FC 1–0 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,403
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 11 11 New York Red Bulls II 0–3 Louisville City FC Montclair, New Jersey
4:00PM
Report
Stadium: Montclair State University
Attendance: 581
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
June 17 12 Louisville City FC 3–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,741
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
June 24 13 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–0 Louisville City FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00PM
Report Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
July 1 14 Louisville City FC 2–1 Ottawa Fury FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,814
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
July 9 15 Charleston Battery 1–1 Louisville City FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,701
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 15 16 Louisville City FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Ilić  8' (pen.)
Smith  27'
Davis  36'
DelPiccolo  78'
Wiedeman  90+3' (o.g.)
Report Fall  16'
Bone  52'
Delbridge  55'
König  77'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 11,632
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 22 17 Saint Louis FC 1–4 Louisville City FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,310
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
July 29 18 Louisville City FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 5 19 Charlotte Independence 3–1 Louisville City FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Christopher Spivey
August 12 20 Louisville City FC 5–0 FC Cincinnati Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 13,812
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 20 21 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–3 Louisville City FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00PM
Report
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,147
Referee: Luis Arroyo
August 23 22 Louisville City FC 5–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
August 26 23 Louisville City FC 0–3 Orlando City B Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,251
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 2 24 Louisville City FC 1–0 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
5:00PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,612
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 9 25 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–3 Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,936
Referee: Jorge Ramírez
September 15 26 Louisville City FC 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,303
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 20 27 Louisville City FC 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,698
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 24 28 Ottawa Fury 1–1 Louisville City FC Ottawa, Canada
2:00PM
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 27 29 Toronto FC II 1–0 Louisville City FC Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 726
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 30 30 Rochester Rhinos 0–0 Louisville City FC Rochester, New York
6:05PM
Report
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 7 31 Louisville City FC 2–1 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,357
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 14 32 Louisville City FC 3–1 Richmond Kickers Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,104
Referee: Joshua Brooks

USL Playoffs

 
First RoundConference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 
#1 Louisville City FC 4
 
October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#8 Bethlehem Steel FC 0
 
#1 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos 0
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) 2
 
November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#5 Charlotte Independence 1
 
#1 Louisville City FC (pen.)1 (4)
 
October 21 – Al Lang Stadium
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II 1 (3)
 
#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
 
October 28 – Al Lang Stadium
 
#6 FC Cincinnati 0
 
#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
 
October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) 2
 
#2 Charleston Battery 0
 
November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU)
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II 4
 
#1 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 0
 
#1 Real Monarchs 1 (1)
 
October 28 – Children's Mercy Park
 
#8 Sacramento Republic FC (pen.) 1 (3)
 
#8 Sacramento Republic FC 0
 
October 21 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 1
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (pen.)1 (4)
 
November 4 – Children's Mercy Park
 
#5 Phoenix Rising FC 1 (2)
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (pen.)0 (7)
 
October 21 – Greater Nevada Field
 
#6 OKC Energy FC 0 (6)
 
#3 Reno 1868 FC 0
 
October 28 – Toyota Field
 
#6 OKC Energy FC 1
 
#6 OKC Energy FC (pen.)1 (4)
 
October 21 – Toyota Field
 
#2 San Antonio FC 1 (1)
 
#2 San Antonio FC 2
 
 
#7 Tulsa Roughnecks 1
 

Results

October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) First Round Louisville City FC 4–0Bethlehem Steel FCLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT Morad  14', 31'
Spencer  70'
Ownby  79'
Report Real  57'
Burke  63'
Conneh  75'
Jones  87'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,378
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) Conference Semi-finals Louisville City FC 1–0Rochester RhinosLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT Jimenez  52'
Ownby  77'
Ranjitsingh  90+1'
Report Felix  55' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Victor Rivas
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) Championship Louisville City FC 1–0Swope Park RangersLouisville, Kentucky
9:00 PM EST Lancaster  88'
Kaye  90+3'
McCabe  90+8'
Report
Report
Musa  17'
Didic  24'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 14,456
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Note: Niall McCabe was sent off from the bench

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.

May 17 R2 Tartan Devils Oak Avalon 0–9 Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Derek Mackenzie  15'
Andrew Kalas  61'
Report Varga  8' (o.g.)
Kaye  16'
Ballard  22'
Lancaster  54', 81'
Ilić  41'
Totsch  68'
Jimenez  77'
Abend  85'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
May 31 R3 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Louisville City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 6,519
Referee: Brandon Artis

Player statistics

Top scorers

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 FW 12 Luke Spencer 10 0 1 11
2 FW 9 Cameron Lancaster 7 2 1 10
3 MF 22 George Davis IV 7 0 0 7
3 MF 10 Brian Ownby 4 0 3 7
5 MF 12 Oscar Jimenez 4 1 0 5
5 MF 7 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 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 Paco Craig 2 0 0 2
12 MF 80 Speedy Williams 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

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 MF 19 Oscar Jimenez 5 1 1 7
2 MF 23 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 Ilija Ilic 3 1 0 4
8 DF 24 Kyle Smith 2 0 1 3
8 FW 9 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 Speedy Williams 1 0 1 2
14 DF 6 Tarek Morad 1 0 0 1
14 MF 7 Mark-Anthony Kaye 1 0 0 1
14 MF 8 Guy Abend 0 1 0 1
Total 38 7 5 50

Clean sheets

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 GK 1 Greg Ranjitsingh 8 0 3 11
2 GK 28 Tim Dobrowolski 3 1 0 4
Total 11 1 3 15

Disciplinary

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
12FW Luke Spencer30000030
36MF Paolo DelPiccolo61000061
22 MF George Davis IV 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
18 DF 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
9MF Cameron Lancaster10000010
1MF Greg Ranjitsingh10001020
19MF Oscar Jimenez40001050
14FW Ilija Ilic10000010
6DF Tarek Morad20000020
80MF Speedy Williams10000010
8MF Guy Abend20100030
15DF Sean Reynolds10000010
10MF Brian Ownby20000020
11MF Niall McCabe00000101
Total5333040604

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