2020 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

The 2020 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his second season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 42nd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020 record1–6–1 (1–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Green (2nd season)
  • Donovan Dowling (2nd season)
Home stadiumLynn Stadium
2020 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North
No. 2 Pittsburgh 4 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
No. 4 Virginia Tech 3 –1 –2  3 –2 –2
Notre Dame 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –3 –1  3 –4 –1
Louisville 1 –4 –1  1 –6 –1
Syracuse 0 –3 –2  0 –3 –2
South
No. 3 Wake Forest 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
North Carolina 3 –1 –2  3 –2 –2
No. 1 Clemson‡ 3 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Duke 2 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
NC State 0 –5 –1  0 –6 –1
Boston College†   –      –  
As of November 24, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, Boston College has suspended the 2020 men's soccer season.

The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in Spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

Background
Main article: 2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

The 2019 Louisville men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–8–2 overall record and a 3–4–1 ACC record. The Cardinals were seeded sixth–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cardinals lost to the eleventh seeded Virginia Tech Hokies in the first round. The Cardinals earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the tournament, Louisville was defeated South Florida and UC Davis before losing to Georgetown in the Third Round.

At the end of the season, one Cardinal men's soccer player was selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Cherif Dieye.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Will Meyer1GK6'1"174 JuniorSolon, OHGraduated
Lamine Conte3MF5'11"188 SeniorConakary, GuineaGraduated
Leonard Getz6DF5'9"FreshmanFredrikstad, NorwayJoined Kvik Halden FK
Kino Ryosuke10FW5'9"159SeniorHyogo, JapanGraduated
Cameron Wheeler11MF5'10"154 SophomoreLouisville, KYDismissed from team[2]
Cherif Dieye12MF5'9"150SeniorDakar, SenegalDeclared for 2020 MLS SuperDraft, drafted 15th overall by New York Red Bulls
Connor Brazil15DF5'8"135 JuniorChesterfield, MIGraduated
Diallo Irakoze16MF5'8"FreshmanKigoma, Tanzania
Isaiah Wynder19DF6'1"FreshmanLouisville, KY
Cody Cochran20DF5'10"151 SeniorLouisville, KYGraduated
Neil Boyal21MF5'6"JuniorOlympia, WATransferred to Cal Poly
Liam Bennett22MF5'10"168 JuniorLeeds, EnglandGraduated
Izaiah Jennings23FW6'0"168JuniorBarrington, RI
Louka Masset27DF6'0"177SeniorParis, FranceGraduated
Weston King30GK5'8"FreshmanLakeland, FL

Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Macoumba Ba
FW
 SENDakar, SenegalSIMA[3]
Aboubacar Camara
FW
 USAUpper Darby, PAPhiladelphia Union Academy[4]
Nicolas Carrera
DF
 USAFrisco, TXFC Dallas Academy[5]
Osmar Chavero
GK
 USAMission, TXHouston Dynamo Academy[6]
Eric Danquah
MF
 GHAAccra GhanaSIMA[7]
Nico Diaz
FW
 USANew Smyrna Beach, FLInter Miami CF U18[8]
Sebastian Falsone
FW
 USAWarrenton, VADC United Academy[9]
Bryce LeBel
DF
 USASparta, NJNew York Red Bulls Academy[10]
Ayden Nocus
MF
 USADanville, KYFC Dallas Academy[11]
Rafael Pinzón
MF
 MEXMexico City, MexicoFC Dallas Academy[12]
Roarke Schmeider
MF
 USAAurora, OHInternationals SC[13]

Squad

Roster

Updated October 29, 2020[14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Osmar Chavero
2 DF  ENG William Portman
3 MF  GUI Lamine Conte
4 FW  KEN Haji Abdikadir
5 DF  USA William Hirschman
6 MF  MEX Rafael Pinzón
7 FW  BRA Pedro Fonseca
8 MF  USA Jack Fasteen
9 FW  SWE Emil Elveroth
10 MF  ESP Carlos Sanchis
11 FW  SEN Macoumba Ba
13 MF  USA Bradley Sample
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  GHA Eric Danquah
15 MF  USA RC Schmeider
17 MF  USA Elijah Amo
18 DF  USA Jack Hickey
20 FW  USA Nico Diaz
21 MF  USA Ayden Nocus
24 DF  USA Bryce Lebel
27 FW  USA Aboubacar Camara
28 GK  USA William Howard
29 DF  USA Sebastian Falsone
31 GK  USA Jake Gelnovatch

Team management
PositionStaff
Head CoachJohn Michael Hayden
Associate Head CoachBryan Green
Assistant CoachDonovan Dowling
Volunteer Assistant CoachDarren Yeagle
Director of OperationsJames Kusak

Source:[14]

Schedule

Source:[15][16]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
September 12, 2020*
3:00 p.m.		 Notre Dame T 1–1  –
 Grand Park
Westfield, IN
September 19, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 4 Pittsburgh L 0–5  –
 Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Fall Regular Season
September 25, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 1 Wake Forest L 1–3  0–1–0
 Lynn Stadium (112)
Louisville, KY
September 28, 2020*
1:30 p.m., ESPN3		 at Kentucky
Rivalry		 L 1–3  0–2–0
 Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex (115)
Lexington, KY
October 3, 2020
2:30 p.m., ACCNX		 Notre Dame W 2–1  1–2–0
(1–0–0)		 Lynn Stadium (169)
Louisville, KY
October 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at No. 5 Virginia L 1–2 2OT 1–3–0
(1–1–0)		 Klöckner Stadium (177)
Charlottesville, VA
October 16, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at Syracuse T 2–2 2OT 1–3–1
(1–1–1)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1)
Syracuse, NY
October 23, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 1 Pittsburgh L 1–4  1–4–1
(1–2–1)		 Lynn Stadium (0)
Louisville, KY
October 30, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Virginia Tech L 1–2 OT 1–5–1
(1–3–1)		 Lynn Stadium (212)
Louisville, KY
November 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., Fox Sports Go		 at Notre Dame L 1–4  1–6–1
(1–4–1)		 Alumni Stadium (266)
Notre Dame, IN
Spring Regular Season
March 4, 2021
6:00 p.m.		 at NC State   
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
March 12, 2021
7:00 p.m.		 Syracuse   
Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
March 20, 2021
2:00 p.m.		 at Boston College   
Newton Soccer Complex
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 27, 2021
7:00 p.m.		 at Wake Forest   
Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
April 2, 2021
7:00 p.m.		 Virginia   
Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
April 9, 2021
7:00 p.m.		 Clemson   
Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.

2021 MLS SuperDraft
Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Elijah AmoReal Salt Lake234FW
Lamine ConteNew York Red Bulls240MF

Source:[17]

Rankings
Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings

Fall 2020
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Final
United Soccer[18]

Spring 2021
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer[18] None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [19]

References
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  4. "Aboubacar Camara". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  5. "Nicolas Carrera". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  6. "Osmar Chavero". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  7. "Eric Danquah". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  8. "Nico Diaz". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  9. "Sebastian Falsone". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  10. "Bryce LeBel". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  11. "Ayden Nocus". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  12. "Rafael Pinzón". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. "Roarke Schmeider". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  14. "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  15. "2020 Men's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  16. "Louisville Men's Soccer Announces Spring Slate". gocards.com. Louisville Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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