Louisville City
2015 season
OwnerWayne Estopinal
ManagerJames O'Connor
StadiumLouisville Slugger Field
USL2nd, Eastern
USL PlayoffsConference finals
U.S. Open Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Fondy (22)
All: Matt Fondy (24)
Highest home attendance8,517
(Oct 3 vs. Charleston)
Lowest home attendance4,772
(Apr 16 vs. Rochester)
Average home league attendance6,765

The 2015 Louisville City FC season was the club's first season playing in Louisville, Kentucky in the United Soccer League (USL), in the third tier of the United States soccer league system.

Background

The club was announced in 2014 when Orlando City relocated to Louisville, led by then-minority owner Wayne Estopinal and played their first season in 2015.[1]

Squad information

As of September 2, 2015 [2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Scott Goodwin  United States
2 MF Bryan Burke  United States
3 DF Adam West  United States
4 MF Aodhan Quinn  United States
5 DF Conor Shanosky  United States
6 DF Tarek Morad  United States
7 MF Kadeem Dacres  United States
8 MF Juan Guzman  United States
9 FW Matt Fondy  United States
10 MF Magnus Rasmussen  Denmark
11 MF Niall McCabe  Ireland
13 GK Greg Ranjitsingh  Canada
14 FW Ilija Ilic  Serbia
15 DF Sean Reynolds  United States
16 FW Nate Polak  United States
17 MF Kevin Cossette  Canada
18 FW Cameron Lancaster  England
19 MF Guy Abend  Israel
20 MF Enrique Montano  United States
94 DF Charlie Adams  England

Competitions

Friendlies

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February 25, 2015 Preseason Louisville City Canceled Evansville Purple Aces Louisville, Kentucky
7:45 p.m. Report Stadium: Assumption High School
February 28, 2015 Preseason Louisville City Canceled Young Harris Mountain Lions Jeffersonville, Indiana
11:00 a.m. Report Stadium: Woehrle Athletic Complex
March 3, 2015 Preseason Indiana Hoosiers 2–3 Louisville City Bloomington, Indiana
3:00 p.m. 25'
49'		 Report Fondy 30', 37'
Lancaster 85'		 Stadium: Mellencamp Pavilion
March 11, 2015 Preseason Louisville Cardinals 0–3 Louisville City Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. Report Rasmussen 25'
Fondy 39'
Illic 86'		 Stadium: Cardinal Park
March 14, 2015 Preseason Kentucky Wildcats 0–0 Louisville City Lexington, Kentucky
3:00 p.m. Report Stadium: Lafayette High School
March 17, 2015 Preseason Louisville City 5–0 Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders Louisville, Kentucky
7:45 p.m. Rasmussen 4', 52'
Polak 20', 86'
Illic 60'		 Report Stadium: Assumption High School
April 9, 2015 Friendly SIUE Cougars 1–0 Louisville City Edwardsville, Illinois
7:45 p.m. Hull 86' Report Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
August 25, 2015 Friendly Louisville City 3–1 Orlando City SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Fondy 35'
Guzman 50'
Adams 78'		 Report Mwanga 66' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,434

United Soccer League

Further information: 2015 USL season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

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
28 14 6 8 55 34  +21 48 9 2 3 30 12  +18 5 4 5 25 22  +3

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumHAHAHAHHAHAAHHHHAAAHAAHHHAAA
ResultWDDDWLWWDDWLLWWWWWWLWDWLWLLL
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 28, 2015 1 Louisville City 2–0 Saint Louis FC Louisville, Kentucky
4:00pm Rasmussen 23'
Adams 67'		 Report Lynch Yellow card 69' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,067
Referee: Brandon Artis
April 4, 2015 2 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Louisville City Richmond, Virginia
5:00pm Callahan Yellow card 20'
Yomby Yellow card 33'
Robinson Yellow card 34'
Delicâte 51'
Davis IV Yellow card 82'		 Report Shanosky Yellow card 4'
King 35'
Burke Yellow card 70'
KingYellow card 78'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: Matthew Franz
April 16, 2015 3 Louisville City 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm West Yellow card 20'
Guzman 35'		 Report Ruggles Yellow card 40'
Dixon 68'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,772
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
April 19, 2015 4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 1 Louisville City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3:00pm Okiomah 38' Report Guzman Yellow card 90'
Dacres 92'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 995
Referee: Tori Penso
April 25, 2015 5 Louisville City 2 - 0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Fondy 22'
Burke Yellow card 53'
Adams Red card 54'
Price 89' (o.g.)		 Report TM Yellow card 56' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,877
Referee: Donovan Noocha
May 2, 2015 6 Charlotte Independence 1 - 0 Louisville City Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm DelPiccolo Yellow card 31'
Cox Yellow card 45'
Herrera Yellow card 57'
Slogic 64'
Duckett Yellow card 71'
Calvert Yellow card 90'		 Report Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,987
Referee: Jeremy Smith
May 12, 2015 7 Louisville City 3 - 0 Wilmington Hammerheads Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Rasmussen 15'
Quinn 39'
Shanosky 42'
Burke Yellow card 45'		 Report Fairclough Yellow card 25'
Parratt Yellow card 45'
Arnoux Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 88'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,911
Referee: Joshua Brooks
May 16, 2015 8 Louisville City 4 - 0 Toronto FC II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Dacres 6'
Fondy 14', 55'
Shanosky 35'		 Report Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,090
Referee: James Dumstorf
May 24, 2015 9 Saint Louis FC 3 - 3 Louisville City Fenton, Missouri
8:30pm Lynch 20'
Bushue Yellow card 38'
Gasecki Yellow card 49'
Ambersley 60'
Gaul Yellow card 70', 77'
Kann Yellow card 80'
Musa Yellow card 89'		 Report Fondy 29', 74'
Morad Yellow card 37'
Goodwin Yellow card 75'
Polak 82'
Rivera Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,783
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 30, 2015 10 Louisville City 1 - 1 Saint Louis FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Dacres 49'
Montano Yellow card 80'		 Report Renken 69', Yellow card 83' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,185
Referee: Andrew Musashe
June 10, 2015 11 FC Montreal 0 - 2 Louisville City Montreal, Quebec
6:30pm Report Morad 15'
Fondy 27'
Guzman Yellow card 68'
Quinn Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 308
Referee: Chris Grabas
June 13, 2015 12 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Louisville City Rochester, New York
7:05pm Walls Yellow card 23'
Forbes 43'
Duba 67'		 Report Rivera Yellow card 61' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,896
Referee: Jaroslav Werel
June 20, 2015 13 Louisville City 0 - 2 New York Red Bulls II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Montano Yellow card 45'
Fernandez Yellow card 68'		 Report Plewa 3'
Jean-Baptiste Yellow card 43'
Etienne 49'
Adams Yellow card 53'
Bedoya Yellow card 62'
Akinyode Yellow card 76'
Castano Yellow card 88'
da Fonte Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,454
Referee: Esteban Rosano
June 27, 2015 14 Louisville City 6 - 2 Oklahoma City Energy FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Rasmussen 25', 59' (pen.)
Fondy 38', 56', 86' Yellow card 51'
Quinn Yellow card 49'
Dacres 66'		 Report Dalgaard 16' Red card 81'
Gonzalez Yellow card 44'
König 50' (pen.) Yellow card 61'
VanCompernolle Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,646
Referee: Tony Crush
July 4, 2015 15 Louisville City 3 - 0 Richmond Kickers Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Fondy 16'
Morad 50'
Rasmussen 59'
Dacres Yellow card 72'		 Report Sekyere Yellow card 79' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,254
Referee: Vito Testa Jr
July 11, 2015 16 Louisville City 1 - 0 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Rasmussen 32' (pen.)
Morad Yellow card 40'
Quinn Yellow card 87'		 Report Martínez Yellow card 3' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,649
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
July 18, 2015 17 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 2 Louisville City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Vincent Yellow card 16'
Kerr 19'		 Report Rasmussen 14'
Fondy 65'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,638
Referee: John Douglas
July 25, 2015 18 Wilmington Hammerheads 1 - 3 Louisville City Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00pm Ackley 23' (pen.) Yellow card 87'
Parratt Yellow card 45'		 Report Montano Yellow card 17'
Fondy 45+1'
Shanosky 51'
Adams 56'
Guzman Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,373
Referee: Russell Davis
August 1, 2015 19 Toronto FC II 2 - 3 Louisville City Vaughan, Ontario
3:00pm Babouli 20'
Roberts Yellow card 67'
Hamilton 80'		 Report Quinn Yellow card 32'
Dacres 57'
McCabe 66'
Burke 72'
Guzman Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 303
Referee: Alexis Vaughan
August 5, 2015 20 Louisville City 0 - 4 FC Montreal Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Morad Yellow card 51' Report Riggi 3', 18'
Haman 20'
Crépeau Yellow card 73'
N'Diaye Yellow card 80'
Morelli 88'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,836
Referee: Chris Ruska
August 12, 2015 21 Harrisburg City Islanders 1 - 5 Louisville City Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Barril 55' Report Fondy 1', 12', 43' (pen.), 73'
Dacres 21'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Mark Treilman
August 15, 2015 22 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2 - 2 Louisville City Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:30pm Venter 34'
Black Yellow card 35'
Mata 75'		 Report Cossette Yellow card 11'
Quinn 18'
Dacres Yellow card 33'
McCabe 79'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,519
Referee: Brook Weiss
August 22, 2015 23 Louisville City 3 - 1 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Fondy 44', 82'
Rasmussen 74' Yellow card 77'		 Report Kelly Yellow card 48'
Chang 84'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,850
Referee: Adam Behrens
August 29, 2015 24 Louisville City 0 - 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Guzman Yellow card 29'
Rasmussen Yellow card 60'		 Report Vincent Yellow card 17' 44' (pen.)
Hunt Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,414
Referee: Marco Antonio Vega
September 2, 2015 25 Louisville City 4 - 0 Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Fondy 19', 21', 39'
Quinn Yellow card 77'
Morad Yellow card 83'
Ilic 90'		 Report Ekra Yellow card 35'
Dyer Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 5, 2015 26 New York Red Bulls II 3 - 2 Louisville City New York City, New York
8:30pm Sanchez 25'
Stolz Yellow card 55'
Bedoya 70'
Akinyode 85'		 Report McCabe 18'Yellow card 30'
Fondy 39'
Polak Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 576
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 12, 2015 27 Charleston Battery 2 - 0 Louisville City Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm Portillo 63'
vanSchaik Yellow card 78'
Kelly 80'
Marini Yellow card 89'		 Report Quinn Yellow card 56'
Shanosky Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,978
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 19, 2015 28 Saint Louis FC 2 - 1 Louisville City Fenton, Missouri
8:30pm Hardware 41'
Bryce 76'
Maher Yellow card 90'		 Report McCabe 10'
Guzman Yellow card 85'
Montano Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,662
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X) 28 17 10 1 40 15 +25 61 Conference semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 28 14 6 8 55 34 +21 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 12 10 6 43 28 +15 46 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 12 6 10 46 45 +1 42
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 11 8 9 53 42 +11 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 6 5 17 26 52 −26 23
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28 3 10 15 22 42 −20 19
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County Blues 28 14 5 9 38 34 +4 47 Conference semi-finals
2 Oklahoma City Energy 28 13 8 7 44 36 +8 47
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 28 14 4 10 53 35 +18 46 First round
4 Sacramento Republic 28 13 7 8 43 31 +12 46
5 LA Galaxy II 28 14 3 11 39 31 +8 45
6 Seattle Sounders 2 28 13 3 12 45 42 +3 42
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 11 6 11 49 46 +3 39
8 Portland Timbers 2 28 11 2 15 38 45 −7 35
9 Austin Aztex 28 10 3 15 32 41 −9 33
10 Arizona United 28 10 2 16 31 55 −24 32
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 28 8 6 14 39 53 −14 30
12 Real Monarchs 28 7 8 13 32 42 −10 29
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

USL Playoffs

Main article: 2015 USL Playoffs § Bracket
 
First roundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
 
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos2
 
September 26
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II0
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)4
 
October 10
 
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds2
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos1
 
September 26
 
#2 Louisville City FC0
 
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)2
 
October 3
 
#6 Richmond Kickers1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#3 Charleston Battery0
 
 
October 16
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Orange County Blues FC0
 
September 26
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
#4 Sacramento Republic FC0
 
October 11
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
September 25
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC1
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2
 
October 4
 
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 20
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p)2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2 (3)
 
 
 
 

Results

Oct 3, 2015 Conference Semi-finals Louisville City 2 - 0 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm EST Burke Yellow card 41'
Fondy 106', 116'		 Report Kelly Yellow card 47' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Luis Guardia
Oct 10, 2015 Conference finals Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) Louisville City Rochester, New York
7:05pm EST Apostolopolous 22'
McMahon Yellow card 28'
Forbes Yellow card 48'
Walls Yellow card 59'
Dixon Yellow card 73'
Dos Santos Red card 54'		 Report Quinn Yellow card 48' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Louisville City entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round.[3]

May 20, 2015 2R Lansing United Michigan 0–1 Kentucky Louisville City East Lansing, Michigan
7:00pm EST DeCosemo Yellow card 76' Report Quinn Yellow card 32'
Adams 48'
Reynolds Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: East Lansing Soccer Complex
Attendance: 647
Referee: John Douglas
May 27, 2015 3R Indy Eleven Indiana 0–2 (a.e.t.) Kentucky Louisville City Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30pm EST Janicki Yellow card 58'
Wojcik Yellow card 84'		 Report King Yellow card 17'
Polak 115'
Rivera 119', Yellow card 119'		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,134
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
June 16, 2015 4R Chicago Fire Illinois 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) Kentucky Louisville City Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30pm CST Watson Yellow card 20'
Ritter Yellow card 71'
Amarikwa 116'		 Report Montano Yellow card 53'
Guzman Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,544
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Media

As with the rest of the USL, all of Louisville City FC's USL matches will appear on YouTube.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lintner, Jonathan (June 3, 2014). "Louisville pro soccer club to be unveiled Wednesday". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Roster Louisville City Football Club". Louisville City Football Club. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
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