2018 Louisville City FC season

Louisville City
2018 season
Owner	John Neace
Manager	James O'Connor; (before June 30th); John Hackworth; (August 2nd–onwards)
Stadium	Louisville Slugger Field
USL	2nd, Eastern
U.S. Open Cup	Quarter Finals
USL Playoffs	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Cameron Lancaster (25 goals); All: Cameron Lancaster (28 goals)
Highest home attendance	10,686; (October 13 vs. Indy Eleven)
Lowest home attendance	6,009; (April 14 vs. Richmond Kickers)
Average home league attendance	7,888
Biggest win	0–6; (August 25 vs. Richmond Kickers)
Biggest defeat	4-1; (August 28 vs. Toronto FC II)

The 2018 Louisville City FC season was the club's fourth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League, which as of 2018 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system.

The club began their pre-season campaign on February 24 before the league commenced on March 17. They also competed in the U.S. Open Cup entering in the second round. They entered the season as the reigning USL Cup champions and became the first team in USL history to successfully defend their title.[1]

Current squad

final roster[2]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Greg Ranjitsingh	(1993-07-18) July 18, 1993	Mercer University
13	Chris Hubbard	(1994-11-23) November 23, 1994	University of Notre Dame
28	Tim Dobrowolski	(1993-09-07) September 7, 1993	Loyola University Chicago
Defenders
3	Alexis Souahy	(1995-01-13) January 13, 1995	Bowling Green State University
4	Sean Totsch	(1991-09-16) September 16, 1991	Rochester Rhinos
5	Paco Craig	(1992-10-19) October 19, 1992	Young Harris College
15	Pat McMahon	(1986-11-05) November 5, 1986	FC Cincinnati
21	Shaun Francis	(1986-10-02) October 2, 1986	Montreal Impact
24	Kyle Smith	(1992-01-09) January 9, 1992	Transylvania University
Midfielders
6	Magnus Rasmussen	(1993-04-18) April 18, 1993	BK Frem
10	Brian Ownby	(1990-07-16) July 16, 1990	Richmond Kickers
11	Niall McCabe	(1990-10-06) October 6, 1990	Chattanooga FC
17	Jose Carranza	(1999-01-18) January 18, 1999	Atlanta United 2
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
27	Napo Matsoso	(1994-05-27) May 27, 1994	University of Kentucky
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 Ilić	(1991-04-26) April 26, 1991	Young Harris College

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
6	MF	Magnus Rasmussen	Boldklubben Frem	Free Transfer	January 4, 2018	[3]
13	GK	Chris Hubbard	University of Notre Dame	Free Transfer	January 11, 2018	[4]
3	DF	Alexis Souahy	Bowling Green State University	Free Transfer	January 15, 2018	[5]
15	DF	Pat McMahon	FC Cincinnati	Free Transfer	December 5, 2017	[6]
21	DF	Shaun Francis	Montreal Impact	Free Transfer	March 9, 2018	[7]
17	MF	Jose Carranza	Atlanta United 2	Free Transfer	August 20, 2018	[8]
27	MF	Napo Matsoso	Mississippi Brilla	Free Transfer	September 14, 2018	[9]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
13	GK	Micah Bledsoe	Nashville SC	Free Transfer	February 9, 2018	[10][11]
15	DF	Sean Reynolds	Saint Louis FC	Free Transfer	December 9, 2017	[10][12]
8	MF	Guy Abend	Reno 1868 FC	Free Transfer	December 12, 2017	[10][13]
7	MF	Mark-Anthony Kaye	Los Angeles FC	Undisclosed Fee	February 5, 2018	[10][14]
6	DF	Tarek Morad	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free Transfer	August 8, 2018	[10][15]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	Fee/Notes	Start Date	End Date	Source
9	DF	James Sands	New York City FC	Undisclosed Fee	August 15, 2018	September 1, 2018	[16]
39	FW	Jonathan Lewis	New York City FC	Undisclosed Fee	September 15, 2018	October 13, 2018	[17]

Competitions

Pre-season

February 24, 2018 Friendly	Louisville City FC	3–1	Young Harris College	Jeffersonville, Indiana
11:00AM EST	Lancaster 56' Rasmussen 65' McCabe 90'	Report	Young Harris Forward 56'	Stadium: Woehrle Soccer Complex

March 3, 2018 Friendly	Northern Kentucky University	0–4	Louisville City FC	Highland Heights, Kentucky
1:00PM EST		Report	Smith 6' Spencer 15', 24' McCabe 88'	Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium

March 7, 2018 Friendly	Lipscomb University	0–3	Louisville City FC	Elizabethtown, Kentucky
7:30PM EST		Report	Lancaster 17' Rasmussen 41' Davis IV 47' Totsh 60'	Stadium: Elizabethtown Sports Park

March 10, 2018 Friendly	Saint Louis FC	1–1	Louisville City FC	Evansville, Indiana
5:00PM EST	3' (o.g.)	Report	McCabe 72'	Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium

Eastern Conference Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati (X)	34	23	8	3	72	34	+38	77	Conference Playoffs
2	Louisville City FC (C)	34	19	9	6	71	38	+33	66
3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	34	15	14	5	47	26	+21	59
4	Charleston Battery	34	14	14	6	47	34	+13	56
5	New York Red Bulls II	34	13	13	8	71	59	+12	52

Source: 2018 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; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

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
34	19	9	6	71	38	+33	66	9	5	3	32	21	+11	10	4	3	39	17	+22

Last updated: October 13, 2018.
Source: Match reports

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 17 1	Louisville City FC	2–0	Nashville SC	Louisville, Kentucky
3:00PM	Spencer 56', 81' McCabe 66'	Report	LaGrassa 79'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,933 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Maggie Short Assistant referees: Kevin Lock Fourth official: Brandon Artis

March 31 2	Louisville City FC	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	McMahon 26' Jimenez 69'	Report	Hristov 60' Collins 70'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,336 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: Paul Terry Assistant referees: Chad Collins Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez

April 7 3	FC Cincinnati	0–1	Louisville City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00PM	Ledesma 35'	Report	Lancaster 13', 47' Ilić 90+5'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Joseph Dickerson Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Assistant referees: Jame Duling Fourth official: William Gaither III

April 14 4	Louisville City FC	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	Smith 64' (pen.) Davis IV 90+1'	Report	Shriver 18' Cordovés 66'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,009 Referee: Joshua Brooks Assistant referees: Kevin Lock Assistant referees: Matthew Seem Fourth official: Johann Pedolzky

April 21 5	Atlanta United 2	1–1	Louisville City FC	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00PM	Shannon 51' Carleton 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Totsch 44' Lancaster 66' Williams 84' Ownby 90'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Jon Skinner Assistant referees: Kevin Huet Fourth official: Amin Hadzic

April 28 6	Louisville City FC	3–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	Lancaster 13', 22' Ilić 17' Ownby 73'	Report	Mbaizo 24' Epps 44'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Referee: David Barrie Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Assistant referees: Kevin Lock Fourth official: Casie Anderson

May 5 7	Indy Eleven	1–0	Louisville City FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
12:00PM	McInerney 67' Ayoze 78' (pen.) 79' Braun 90+5' Fôn Williams 90+7'	Report	DelPiccolo 36' Craig 77' Ownby 90+2'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 9,008 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: Adrienne McDonald Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Eric Burton

May 13 8	Nashville SC	2–0	Louisville City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
6:00PM	Moloto 39', 84' Bourgeois 49' Doyle 59' Washington 64'	Report	Lancaster 66'	Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,610 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Walter Heartherly Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Fourth official: Joshua Nobles

May 19 9	Louisville City FC	2–1	Atlanta United 2	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	Lancaster 24' Craig 80' Souahy 85' Ilić 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Kissiedou 31', 69' Carranza 72' Nicklaw 90' Gallagher 90+2'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,683 Referee: Ismir pekmic Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Chris Schurfanz

May 26 10	FC Cincinnati	0–2	Louisville City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM	Barrett 28' Ryan 33' Keinan 81'	Report	Lancaster 15' Craig 55' Davis IV 73' Williams 85'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 26,495 Referee: Ramy Touchan Assistant referees: Kyle Longville Assistant referees: Dan Stupca Fourth official: Adam Warner

June 9 11	Bethlehem Steel FC	0–0	Louisville City FC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00PM	Fontana 45+5' Chambers 58'	Report	Craig 48' McMahon 90'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Zeno (Gyu Ho) Cho Assistant referees: Joshua Encarnacion Fourth official: Jay Hutchinson

June 16 12	Louisville City FC	3–3	Penn FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	DelPiccolo 9' Ilić 12', 45+1'	Report	Mkosana 1', 63' Osae 32' Baffoe 84'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,978 Referee: JJ Bilinsk Assistant referees: Chad Collins Assistant referees: Khary Williams

June 23 13	North Carolina FC	2–2	Louisville City FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00PM	Ríos 11', 87', 76' Kandziora 90+2'	Report	Craig 39' Ilić 59' McCabe 72'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,554 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Fourth official: Jeremy Smith

June 27 14	Louisville City FC	0–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	Craig 85'	Report	Dabo 75' Forbes 79'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,126 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Fourth official: Joshua Kelley

June 30 15	Louisville City FC	3–3	New York Red Bulls II	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	Lancaster 8', 36' Souahy 28' Ownby 40' DelPiccolo 45+5' Ranjitsingh 64' McCabe 67' Rasmussen 90+5'	Report	Ndam 20' White 49' Cásseres Jr. 64' (pen.) Barlow 87'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,689 Referee: Javier Santos Escobar Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez

July 7 16	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–2	Louisville City FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30PM	Flemmings 71'	Report	Smith 22' Craig 41' Williams 44' McMahon 51' Lancaster 76' DelPiccolo 88'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,232 Referee: Guido Gonzales Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju Assistant referees: Albert Escovar Fourth official: Alexander Derostaing

July 14 17	Charleston Battery	2–1	Louisville City FC	Charleston, South Carolina
7:00PM	Guerra 5' Hackshaw 27' Woodbine 35' Anunga 70' Kuzminsky 90'	Report	Smith 73' Mueller 88' (o.g.) Davis IV 90+1' Jimenez 90+7'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,451 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Assistant referees: Dallas Rosier Fourth official: James Boswell

July 21 18	Louisville City FC	4–1	Charlotte Independence	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	McCabe 21' Ilić 72' (pen.) Lancaster 81' Davis IV 87'	Report	George 71' Herrera 90'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,006 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Johann Pedolzky

July 28 19	Ottawa Fury FC	0–3	Louisville City FC	Ottawa, Ontario
2:00PM	Obasi 58' Taylor 83'	Report	DelPiccolo 13' Craig 47' Williams 57' Souahy 77' Ranjitsingh 79'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla Assistant referees: Philippe Bettez Quessy Assistant referees: Andre Pickler Fourth official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

August 5 20	Louisville City FC	2–2	Indy Eleven	Louisville, Kentucky
5:00PM	Ilić 17' Jimenez 44' Davis 59' Ownby 90+2'	Report	McInerney 16', 21' Ouimette 40' Starikov 74'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,437 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: John Krill Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Fourth official: Zachary McWhorter

August 10 21	New York Red Bulls II	4–6	Louisville City FC	Montclair, New Jersey
7:00PM	Tinari 7', 57' Kutler 14' Aguinaga 80' Ndam 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Ilić 18', 53' Smith 32' Lancaster 43', 63', 88' Davis IV 48'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 713 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk Assistant referees: Gjovalin Bori Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak Fourth official: Luis Arroyo

August 18 22	Louisville City FC	0–0	Nashville SC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	Totsch 68' Francis 90+4'	Report	Mensah 84'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,684 Referee: Ramy Touchan Assistant referees: Maggie Short Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson Fourth official: Joshua Brooks

August 22 23	Charlotte Independence	0–3	Louisville City FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:30PM	Mwape 90'	Report	Lancaster 13' (pen.), 29', 42' Spencer 65'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Assistant referees: Jordan Davis Fourth official: John Rush

August 25 24	Richmond Kickers	0–6	Louisville City FC	Richmond, Virginia
7:00PM	Hlavaty 40' Troyer 52' Agyemang 56' Nascimento 68' Yearwood 87'	Report	Lancaster 33' Davis IV 37' Carranza 58' McCabe 61' Spencer 78', 82'	Stadium: City Stadium (Richmond) Attendance: 5,869 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Kristopher Garwood Fourth official: Nicholas Seymour

August 28 25	Louisville City FC	1–4	Toronto FC II	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00PM	Sands 15' Ilić 37', 53' DelPiccolo 78'	Report	Endoh 28', 64' Mohammed 33' Eckenrode 47' Kübel 54' Johnson 70' Campbell 90+3'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,248 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Khary Williams Fourth official: Casie Anderson
Note: Match was originally scheduled for July 18 but was rescheduled to accommodate the Quarter Final U.S. Open Cup match against the Chicago Fire.[18]

August 31 26	Louisville City FC	2–2	Charleston Battery	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	Lancaster 18', 41' Jimenez 62'	Report	Guerra 7' Okonkwo 14' Rittmeyer 21' Candela 38' Bolt 65' Mueller 74'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,971 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Assistant referees: Tom Felice Fourth official: Eric Burton

September 11 27	Louisville City FC	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00PM	DelPiccolo 90+3'	Report	Bone 23' Richey 90+2'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,009 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Fourth official: William Gaither III
Note: Match was suspended in the 38th minute due to downpours and lightning with FC Cincinnati having a 0–1 advantage. It was resumed on September 11.[19]

September 15 28	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2–2	Louisville City FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00PM	Greenspan 69' Ranjitsingh 86' (og) Forbes 90+1' (pen)	Report	Lancaster 31', 55' Souahy 70' Smith 90+4'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Fourth official: Alfonso Fajardo

September 19 29	Penn FC	0–3	Louisville City FC	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30PM	Venter 40'	Report	McMahon 24' 73' DelPiccolo 25' McCabe 28' Spencer 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 2,095 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak Fourth official: Patrick Sudol

September 22 30	Louisville City FC	4–0	Ottawa Fury FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	Davis IV 39', 45+1' Lancaster 45+4', 83' Souahy 78'	Report	Attakora 39' Oliveira 58'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,729 Referee: Matt Franz Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz

September 29 31	Atlanta United 2	1–4	Louisville City FC	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00PM	Williams 44', 71' Metcalf 89'	Report	Cochran 24' (o.g.), 69' (o.g.) Smith 37' Davis IV 41'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 2,718 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim Assistant referees: Ben Meyer Fourth official: Carlos Pielago

October 5 32	Toronto FC II	1–3	Louisville City FC	Toronto, Ontario
8:00PM	Akinola 38' Okello 67' Perruzza 88'	Report	Ilić 11' DelPiccolo 34' Souahy 40' Lancaster 81'	Stadium: Lamport Stadium Attendance: 128 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

October 9 33	Louisville City FC	2–1	North Carolina FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00PM	Craig 25' Lancaster 47', 84' Jimenez 72'	Report	Ríos 29', 38' Bekker 61'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,693 Referee: Tim Ford Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz
Note: Match was originally scheduled for March 24 but was postponed due to rain.[20]

October 13 34	Louisville City FC	1–0	Indy Eleven	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM	DelPiccolo 25' Souahy 31' Lancaster 34' (pen)	Report	Ouimette 51' Moses 78' Mares 82'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,686 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Matthew Nelson Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry

USL Playoffs

First Round

Conference Semi-Finals

Conference Finals

USL Championship

October 20 – Nippert Stadium

#1 FC Cincinnati (a.e.t.)

1 (6)

October 27 – Nippert Stadium

#8 Nashville SC

1 (5)

#1 FC Cincinnati

0

October 20 – MUSC Health Stadium

#5 New York Red Bulls II

1

#4 Charleston Battery

0

November 2 – Louisville Slugger Field

#5 New York Red Bulls II

1

#5 New York Red Bulls II

1

October 20 – Highmark Stadium

#2 Louisville City FC

5

#3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

2 (7)

October 27 – Louisville Slugger Field

#6 Bethlehem Steel FC

2 (8)

#6 Bethlehem Steel FC

0

October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field

#2 Louisville City FC

2

#2 Louisville City FC

4

November 8 – Lynn Stadium (ESPN2)

#7 Indy Eleven

1

#2 Louisville City FC

1

October 20 – Championship Soccer Stadium

#3 Phoenix Rising FC

0

#1 Orange County SC

4

October 27 – Championship Soccer Stadium

#8 Saint Louis FC

0

#1 Orange County SC

1

October 20 – Zions Bank Stadium

#5 Reno 1868 FC

0

#4 Real Monarchs

0

November 3 – Championship Soccer Stadium

#5 Reno 1868 FC

1

#1 Orange County SC

1

October 19 – PRFC Soccer Complex

#3 Phoenix Rising FC

2

#3 Phoenix Rising FC

3

October 26 – PRFC Soccer Complex

#6 Portland Timbers 2

0

#3 Phoenix Rising FC

4

October 20 – Papa Murphy's Park

#7 Swope Park Rangers

2

#2 Sacramento Republic FC

1

#7 Swope Park Rangers

2

Results

October 20 First Round	Louisville City FC	4–1	Indy Eleven	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT	McCabe 29', 48' 66' Ilić 42' Lancaster 73'	Report	Mitchell 46' Saad 67' Ouimette 72'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,763 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Ian McKay Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala

October 27 Conference Semi-finals	Louisville City FC	2–0	Bethlehem Steel FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ownby 34', 59' 79' Smith 64'	Report	Moar 57' Mbaizo 83' Ofeimu 86'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,881 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Fourth official: Ismir Pekmic

November 2 Conference Finals	Louisville City FC	5–1	New York Red Bulls II	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ilić 23' (pen.), 40' Spencer 32' Davis 61' Craig 65' Ownby 69', 81' Williams 73', 75' McCabe 80'	Report	Ndam 22' Tinari 44' Barlow 60'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,059 Referee: Ramy Touchan[21] Assistant referees: Chris Elliott Assistant referees: Gjovalin Bori Fourth official: Victor Rivas

November 8[22] Championship	Louisville City FC	1–0	Phoenix Rising FC	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EST	Smith 45' Spencer 62', 90+1' Ranjitsingh 90+3'	Report	Farrell 39' Drogba 73' Lambert 85'	Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Joseph Dickerson[23] Assistant referees: Eric Weisbrod Assistant referees: Logan Brown Fourth official: Guido Gonzales Jr. Fifth official: Andrew Bigelow Man of the Match: Spencer

U.S. Open Cup

Louisville City entered the 2018 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round. Louisville reached the quarter finals of the competition for the first time in its history; the only non-MLS side to reach that round.[24] This included a 3–2 victory over the New England Revolution of MLS; Louisville's first victory over an MLS side.[25]

May 16 R2	Louisville City FC	5–0	Long Island Rough Riders	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Smith 25' Ilić 37' Spencer 68' Ownby 81' Lancaster 86'	Report		Stadium: Lynn Stadium Referee: Brandon Artis

May 23 R3	Louisville City FC	1–0	Saint Louis FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Totsch 68'	Report	Greig 80'	Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Joshua Brooks

June 5 R4	Louisville City FC	3–2	New England Revolution	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Jimenez 11', 85' Lancaster 37' Ownby 62'	Report	Segbers 5' McMahon 26' (o.g.) Agudelo 90+4'	Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Aaron Hernandez (Kentucky)

June 20 R5	Louisville City FC	2–1	Nashville SC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Craig 24' (Jimenez) DelPiccolo 35' 58' Ownby 52'	Report	LaGrassa 68' (Davis IV)	Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 4,463

July 18 QF	Chicago Fire	4–0	Louisville City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
TDB	Nikolić 16' (Katai) Katai 32' (Schweinsteiger) Collier 86' 90+2' (Corrales) Campos 90'	Report	Craig 62' DelPiccolo 64' Smith 84' Totsch 89' Rasmussen 90+3'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,322 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Player statistics

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	USL Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Cameron Lancaster	25	2	1	28
2	FW	14	Ilija Ilić	11	1	2	14
3	MF	22	George Davis IV	8	0	0	8
4	FW	12	Luke Spencer	5	1	2	8
5	MF	11	Niall McCabe	4	0	2	6
6	MF	10	Brian Ownby	0	2	3	5
7	MF	36	Paolo DelPiccolo	3	1	0	4
7	MF	24	Kyle Smith	3	1	0	4
9	DF	3	Alexis Souahy	3	0	0	3
9	DF	5	Paco Craig	2	1	0	3
9	MF	80	Devon Williams	1	0	2	3
12	MF	19	Oscar Jimenez	1	1	0	2
13	MF	6	Magnus Rasmussen	1	0	0	1
13	MF	17	Jose Carranza	1	0	0	1
13	DF	4	Sean Totsch	0	1	0	1
Total				68	11	12	91

Assist leaders

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	USL Cup	Total
1	MF	19	Oscar Jimenez	10	3	3	16
2	FW	14	Ilija Ilić	10	1	0	11
3	MF	11	Niall McCabe	4	0	2	6
4	MF	24	Kyle Smith	5	0	0	5
5	MF	36	Paolo DelPiccolo	4	0	0	4
5	MF	10	Brian Ownby	1	1	2	4
7	MF	22	George Davis IV	2	1	0	3
7	DF	5	Paco Craig	3	0	0	3
9	MF	80	Devon Williams	2	0	0	2
9	MF	6	Magnus Rasmussen	2	0	0	2
9	DF	21	Shaun Francis	2	0	0	2
9	FW	9	Cameron Lancaster	2	0	0	2
13	DF	4	Sean Totsch	1	0	0	1
13	FW	12	Luke Spencer	1	0	0	1
13	MF	8	James Sands	1	0	0	1
13	FW	39	Jonathan Lewis	1	0	0	1
13	MF	17	Jose Carranza	1	0	0	1
Total				52	6	7	65

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	U.S. Open Cup	USL Cup	Total
1	GK	1	Greg Ranjitsingh	11	0	2	13
2	GK	28	Tim Dobrowolski	0	2	0	2
Total				11	2	2	15

Disciplinary

No.	Pos.	Name	USL		U.S. Open Cup		USL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
15	DF	Pat McMahon	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
24	MF	Kyle Smith	2	0	0	1	2	0	4	1
3	DF	Alexis Souahy	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
19	MF	Oscar Jimenez	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
11	MF	Magnus Rasmussen	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
36	MF	Paolo DelPiccolo	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
5	DF	Paco Craig	8	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
10	MF	Brian Ownby	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
9	FW	Cameron Lancaster	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
80	MF	Devon Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF	Sean Totsch	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
11	MF	Niall McCabe	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
12	FW	Luke Spencer	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
14	FW	Ilija Ilić	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
1	GK	Greg Ranjitsingh	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
22	MF	George Davis IV	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
21	DF	Shaun Francis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	MF	James Sands	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			48	3	4	2	11	0	63	5

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[4] "Louisville City FC Adds Goalkeeper Chris Hubbard to Complete 'Keeper Corps". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. January 11, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[5] "Louisville City FC Pens Defender Alexis Souahy". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. January 15, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[6] Sorrels, Taylor (December 5, 2017). "New Player Alert: Pat McMahon". louisvillecoopers.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville Coopers. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[7] "Louisville City FC Signs Defender Shuan Francis". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[8] "LouCity Inks Midfielder Jose Carranza". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[9] "LouCity Signs Midfielder Napo Matsoso". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. September 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

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