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.
2017 season | ||||
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Owner | John Neace | |||
Manager | James O'Connor | |||
Stadium | Louisville Slugger Field | |||
USL | 1st, Eastern | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | |||
USL Playoffs | Champions | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Luke Spencer (10 goals) All: Luke Spencer (11 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance | 13,812 (August 12 vs. FC Cincinnati) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 6,698 (September 20 vs. Rochester Rhinos) | |||
Average home league attendance | 8,601 | |||
Biggest win | 5–0 (August 12 vs. FC Cincinnati) (August 23 vs. Harrisburg City) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 (August 26 at Orlando City B) | |||
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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]
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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80 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | December 26, 2017 | [2] |
3 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | January 3, 2017 | [3] |
4 | DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | January 10, 2017 | [4] |
10 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | January 18, 2017 | [5] |
23 | FW | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | February 6, 2017 | [6] |
12 | FW | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | February 9, 2017 | [7] |
19 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | February 15, 2017 | [8] |
19 | GK | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | March 28, 2017 | [9] |
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred To | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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20 | DF | ![]() |
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November 10, 2016 | [10][11] | |
17 | FW | ![]() |
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November 17, 2016 | [10][12] | |
7 | MF | ![]() |
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December 15, 2016 | [10][13] | |
2 | DF | ![]() |
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December 23, 2016 | [10][14] | |
4 | MF | ![]() |
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January 13, 2017 | [10][15] | |
77 | DF | ![]() |
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February 22, 2017 | [10][16] | |
31 | FW | ![]() |
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May 5, 2017 | [10][17] | |
10 | FW | ![]() |
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March 20, 2017 | [10][18] | |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Retired | November 11, 2016 | [10] | |
3 | MF | ![]() |
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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 ![]() Spencer ![]() Ballard ![]() |
Report | Stanley ![]() |
Stadium: LouCity Training Ground Attendance: 100 |
March 8, 2017 Friendly | Lipscomb University | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
7:15PM | Sakou ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Elizabethtown Sports Park |
March 15, 2017 Friendly | University of Kentucky | Canceled | Louisville City FC | Lexington, Kentucky |
7:00PM | Report | Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex |
March 18, 2017 Friendly | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Evansville, Indiana |
6:00PM | Vuković ![]() |
Report | Lancaster ![]() |
Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium |
Eastern Conference Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 |
Source: Match reports
Results
March 25 1 | Louisville City FC | 0–0 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
2:00PM |
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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 | Report | Lancaster ![]() Davis IV ![]() Spencer ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() |
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 |
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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 |
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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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 ![]() Smith ![]() Davis ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() Wiedeman ![]() |
Report | Fall ![]() Bone ![]() Delbridge ![]() König ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 11,632 Referee: ![]() |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,104 Referee: Joshua Brooks |
USL Playoffs
Results
October 20, 2017 First Round | Louisville City FC | 4–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm EDT | Morad ![]() Spencer ![]() Ownby ![]() |
Report | Real ![]() Burke ![]() Conneh ![]() Jones ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
October 28, 2017 Conference Semi-finals | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm EDT | Jimenez ![]() Ownby ![]() Ranjitsingh ![]() |
Report | Felix ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Victor Rivas |
November 4, 2017 Conference Finals | Louisville City FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm EDT | Ownby ![]() Craig ![]() |
Report | Flemmings ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,047 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
Penalties | ||||
Smith ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() Totsch ![]() Jimenez ![]() Ballard ![]() |
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November 13, 2017 Championship | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Louisville, Kentucky |
9:00 PM EST | Lancaster ![]() Kaye ![]() McCabe ![]() |
Report Report |
Musa ![]() Didic ![]() |
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 | ![]() | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Derek Mackenzie ![]() Andrew Kalas ![]() |
Report | Varga ![]() Kaye ![]() Ballard ![]() Lancaster ![]() Ilić ![]() Totsch ![]() Jimenez ![]() Abend ![]() |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel |
May 31 R3 | FC Cincinnati ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | 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 |
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1 | FW | 12 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
2 | FW | 9 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
3 | MF | 22 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
3 | MF | 10 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
5 | MF | 12 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
5 | MF | 7 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
7 | MF | 24 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
7 | MF | 23 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
7 | FW | 14 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
10 | MF | 11 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
10 | DF | 6 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | DF | 4 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | MF | 8 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | DF | 18 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
12 | MF | 80 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
16 | DF | 15 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | MF | 36 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 58 | 8 | 7 | 73 |
Assist leaders
Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
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1 | MF | 19 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2 | MF | 23 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | MF | 11 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | FW | 12 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | MF | 36 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | MF | 10 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | FW | 14 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
8 | DF | 24 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
8 | FW | 9 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
10 | FW | 22 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | DF | 18 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | DF | 4 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | MF | 80 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
14 | DF | 6 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | MF | 7 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | MF | 8 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 38 | 7 | 5 | 50 |
Clean sheets
Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
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1 | GK | 1 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
2 | GK | 28 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
Disciplinary
No. | Pos. | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total | ||||
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12 | FW | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
36 | MF | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
9 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
80 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 4 |
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