2023 Louisville City FC season

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.

Louisville City FC
2023 season
OwnerJohn Neace
ManagerDanny Cruz
StadiumLynn Family Stadium
USLEastern Conf.: TBD
2023 U.S. Open CupThird Round
USL PlayoffsTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Harris (2 goals)
All: Totsch (3 goals)
Highest home attendance11,589 (4-15 vs. SAN)
Lowest home attendance9,548 (4-8 vs. DET)
Average home league attendance10,824
Biggest win1–3 (3-11 at OCO)
3–1 (5-13 vs. MIA)
Biggest defeat0–5 (4-1 vs. SAC)

Background

The previous season was first season to since 2019 not to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was full 34 match regular that did away with divisions. Instead opting for a single table for each conference. It was also the first season since 2019 in which the U.S. Open Cup was held.

The team won the Eastern Conference in the penultimate match of the season against Detroit City FC. Finishing the year with a club record 72 points and earning a bye into the Conference Semi-finals.[1] They advanced to the USL Championship match by defeating the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Conference Finals. Avenging Conference Finals losses to Tampa Bay in the previous two seasons.[2] Losing the USL Championship match to San Antonio FC.[3] In the U.S. Open Cup the team reached the Round of 16 for the first time since 2018. Losing at home to MLS side Nashville SC.[4]

Kyle Morton and Elijah Wynder became the first Louisville City players to earn the league's Golden Glove[5] and Comeback Player of the Year[6] awards respectively. While Kyle Morton and Sean Totsch were both selected for all league teams.[7]

Summary

March and April

Louisville City opened the USL season with back to back matches in California. Defeating Orange County[8] and Monterey Bay[9] 1–3 and 0–1 on March 11 and 18 respectively. With Niall McCabe scoring the opening goal of the season. On March 25 they played their home opener against El Paso. A match they would lose 0–3 in front of record crowd for a opening match. This was also only the third multi-goal loss at Lynn Family Stadium.[10] They returned to California for their next match; this time against Sacramento. They would lose this match 5-0 which was the worst league loss in club history.[11] After giving up 8 goals over 2 matches reigning USL golden glove winner Kyle Morton was effectively replaced as first choice goal keeper by rookie Oliver Semmle.[12] Semmle would go on to post four consecutive clean sheets before giving up his first league goal in the 52nd minute against Memphis.[13]

This would be the start of a streak of four matches unbeaten. Beginning with a pair of 1–0 victories over Detroit[14] and San Antonio in a rematch of the previous season's USL Final.[15] Followed up by draws against Charleston[16] and Memphis.[13] During this opening stretch of the campaign goals were well distributed amongst team. Six different players scored across the first 8 league games. With only Harris scoring a second goal[15] giving Louisville City a total of 7 goals over that time frame. This gave Louisville an average of 0.875 goals per game. The lowest such rate to begin a season in club history.

Current squad

As of May 3, 2023[17]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Kyle Morton  United States
3 DF Amadou Dia  United States
4 DF Sean Totsch  United States
5 MF Rasmus Thellufsen  Denmark
6 DF Wesley Charpie  United States
8 MF Carlos Jr. Moguel  United States
9 FW Jorge González  Spain
10 FW Brian Ownby  United States
11 MF Niall McCabe  Republic of Ireland
12 MF Tyler Gibson  United States
14 FW Wilson Harris  United States
15 DF Manny Perez  United States
17 FW Cameron Lancaster  England
18 GK Danny Faundez  United States
19 DF Oscar Jimenez  United States
21 FW Ray Serrano  United States
22 MF Dylan Mares  United States
23 MF Elijah Wynder  United States
28 GK Oliver Semmle  Germany
30 DF Jordan Scarlett  Jamaica
36 MF Paolo DelPiccolo  United States
51 DF Ramzi Qawasmy  United States
66 DF Joshua Wynder  United States
67 MF Owen Damm  United States
70 FW Maarten Pouwels  Denmark
70 FW Isaac Cano ([A])  United States
71 FW Colin Elder ([A])  United States
72 DF Travis Smith ([A])  United States
77 FW Enoch Mushagalusa  DR Congo
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract


Out on loan

No. Pos. Player Nation
63 DF Sebastian Sanchez (on loan to Union Omaha)  United States

Competitions

Preseason friendlies

30 January Nashville SC 0–0 Louisville City Nashville, Tennessee
Report Stadium: Geodis Park
4 February Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Louisville City Phoenix, Arizona
Walter 75' (pen.), 90' Report Gonzalez 54'
Harris 67'
Stadium: GCU Stadium
6 February Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–3 Louisville City Phoenix, Arizona
Report Ownby 13'
Damm
Thellufsen
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: Part of FC Tucson’s Desert Showcase[18]
6 February New Mexico United 2–2 Louisville City Phoenix, Arizona
Hamilton 32'
Wehan 51'
Report Harris 1'
Ownby 74'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: Part of FC Tucson’s Desert Showcase[18]
11 February Austin FC 3–1 Louisville City Austin, TX
Zardes 17'
Driussi 24'
Fagúndez 90'
Report Wynder 64' Stadium: St. David’s Performance Center
18 February Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Louisville City Tukwila, Washington
Héber 6'
Roldan 21'
Report Mares 70' Stadium: Starfire Sports
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
25 February Louisville City 2–2 One Knoxville SC Louisville, KY
Harris 7'
Mushagalusa 20'
Report Vowinkel 34'
Waldeck 90'
Stadium: Thurman-Hutchins Park

USL Championship

Standings — Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charleston Battery 10 5 2 3 14 15 1 18 Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 9 5 2 2 10 11 1 17
3 Birmingham Legion FC 11 5 5 1 16 20 4 16
4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 13 11 +2 14
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 10 3 2 5 12 10 +2 14
6 Memphis 901 FC 8 3 2 3 13 11 +2 12
7 Miami FC 10 2 3 5 11 11 0 11
8 Loudoun United FC 9 3 5 1 11 12 1 10
9 Indy Eleven 9 2 4 3 8 13 5 9
10 FC Tulsa 10 1 3 6 13 13 0 9
11 Hartford Athletic 9 1 6 2 12 20 8 5
12 Detroit City FC 10 1 7 2 5 13 8 5
Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 2023. Source: USL Championship Standings

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 5 2 2 10 11  −1 17 3 0 1 5 4  +1 2 2 1 5 7  −2

Last updated: May 14, 2023.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAAHAAAHH
ResultWWLLWWDDW
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: Match reports
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 Yellow card 37'
Iloski 40', Yellow card 45+3'
Partida Yellow card 41'
Report McCabe 4'
Lancaster Yellow card 19', 57'
Totsch Yellow card 71'
Mushagalusa 88'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
Assistant referees: Seth Martin
Assistant referees: Matthew Schwartz
Fourth official: Adrian Gonzalez
18 March 2 Monterey Bay FC 0–1 Louisville City Seaside, California
10:00 PM Boone Yellow card 22'
Dixon Yellow card 34'
Murphy Yellow card 65'
Report Perez Yellow card 33'
Ownby 48', Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 67'
Del Piccolo Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 3,019
Referee: Elton Garcia
Assistant referees: Christian Clerc
Assistant referees: Bennett Savage
Fourth official: Alexis Da Silva
25 March 3 Louisville City 0–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM Moguel Yellow card 41'
Gibson Yellow card 90+1'
Report Rose Yellow card 23'
Navarro 39'
Zacarías 45'
Solignac Yellow card 52'
Petrović 57'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,881
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Assistant referees: Rhett Hammil
Fourth official: Christopher Slane
1 April 4 Sacramento Republic FC 5–0 Louisville City Sacramento, California
10:00 PM Felipe 5'
Gurr 24'
Cicerone 28', 71'
Viader Yellow card 40'
Vitiello Yellow card 57'
Keko 90+1' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 10,881
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Assistant referees: Bhavik Dutt
Assistant referees: 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 Yellow card 45+2' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Brian Marshall
Fourth official: Jervis Atagana
15 April 6 Louisville City 1–0 San Antonio FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM Wilson Harris 23'
Lancaster Yellow card 78'
Jimenez Yellow card 90'
Wynder Yellow card 90+4'
Report Parano Yellow card 3'
Bailey Yellow card 20'
Gomez Yellow card 58'
Batista Yellow card 71'
Alen Marcina Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 11,589
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer
Fourth official: Kevin Fikar
22 April 7 Charleston Battery 0–0 Louisville City Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:30 PM Williams Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 90'
Allan Yellow card 81'
Dodson Yellow card 84'
Trager Yellow card 86'
Report Thellufsen Yellow card 66'
Moguel Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker
Assistant referees: Marcus Moss
Fourth official: John Rush
Note: Kick off was delayed to 8:06 PM due to weather.[19]
29 April 8 Memphis 901 FC 1–1 Louisville City Memphis, Tennessee
8:00 PM Fernando 52' Report Totsch 9' Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,644
Referee: Matt Thompson
Assistant referees: Nick Goyette
Assistant referees: Michael Mysiewicz
Fourth official: Albert Kyei-Mensah
13 May 9 Louisville City 3–1 Miami FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM Mares 7', Yellow card 33'
Cruz Yellow card 24'
Jimenez Yellow card 31'
Ownby 62'
Totsch 70' (pen.)
Report Murphy 11' (pen.)
Chapman-Page Yellow card 43'
Akinyode Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 11,279
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Assistant referees: Ethan Buege
Assistant referees: Jackson Krauser
Fourth official: Patricia McCracken
24 May 10 Louisville City v FC Tulsa Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
27 May 11 Indy Eleven v Louisville City Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM Stadium: Carroll Stadium
3 June 12 Hartford Athletic v Louisville City Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
10 June 13 Louisville City v Memphis 901 FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
3 June 14 Phoenix Rising FC v Louisville City Phoenix, Arizona
9:30 PM Stadium: Sky Harbor Stadium
24 June 15 Louisville City v Las Vegas Lights FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
1 July 16 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Louisville City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Stadium: Highmark Stadium
8 July 17 Louisville City v Loudoun United FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
12 July 18 Louisville City v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
19 July 19 Detroit City FC v Louisville City Detriot, Michigan
7:00 PM Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
22 July 20 Louisville City v Birmingham Legion FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
29 July 21 Louisville City v Indy Eleven Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
4 August 22 FC Tulsa v Louisville City Tulsa, Oklahoma
9:00 PM Stadium: ONEOK Field
9 August 23 Louisville City v Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
12 August 24 Louisville City v Rio Grande Valley FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
4 August 25 Birmingham Legion FC v Louisville City Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 PM Stadium: Legion Field
26 August 26 Louisville City v Oakland Roots SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

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.[20] Following their second round win they advanced to play MLS side FC Cincinnati. The first River Cities Cup derby since the 2019.[21] A match they lost 1–0.[22]

April 5 2nd Louisville City Kentucky 1–0 Kentucky Lexington SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM Totsch 69'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 71'
Report Dlamini Yellow card 39'
Mohammed Yellow card 67'
James Yellow card 80'
Robertson Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,205
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Assistant referees: Jackson Krauser
Fourth official: Kevin Kernen
April 26 3rd FC Cincinnati Ohio 1–0 Kentucky Louisville City Cincinnati, OH
7:00 PM Jimenez Yellow card 40'
Ordóñez 85'
Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 10,062
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Michael Nickerson
Assistant referees: Zach Mcwhorter
Fourth official: Luke Sobota

Player statistics

Goals

PlacePos.No.NameUSLUSOCUSL PlayoffsTotal
1DF4United States Sean Totsch2103
2FW14United States Harris2002
2MF10United States Brian Ownby2002
3MF11Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe1001
3FW17England Cameron Lancaster1001
3FW77Democratic Republic of the Congo Enoch Mushagalusa1001
3MF22United States Dylan Mares1001
Total101011

Assists

PlacePos.No.NameUSLUSOCUSL PlayoffsTotal
1DF3United States Amadou Dia2002
1MF10United States Brian Ownby2002
3MF22United States Dylan Mares1001
3FW77Democratic Republic of the Congo Enoch Mushagalusa1001
3FW21United States Ray Serrano1001
3MF36United States Paolo DelPiccolo0101
3FW14United States Harris1001
Total8109

Clean sheets

PlacePos.No.NameUSLUSOCUSL PlayoffsTotal
1GK28Germany Oliver Semmle4105
Total4105

Disciplinary

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
10MFUnited States Brian Ownby01000001
17FWEngland Cameron Lancaster20000020
8MFUnited States Carlos Moguel Jr.20000020
19DFUnited States Oscar Jimenez20000020
36MFUnited States Paolo DelPiccolo10100020
4DFUnited States Sean Totsch10000010
15MFUnited States Manny Perez10000010
12MFUnited States Tyler Gibson10000010
5MFDenmark Rasmus Thellufsen10000010
23MFUnited States Elijah Wynder10000010
22MFUnited States Dylan Mares10000010
Total1311000141

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