Louisville City
2019 season
OwnerJohn Neace
ManagerJohn Hackworth
StadiumLouisville Slugger Field
USLEastern Conf.: 4th
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
USL PlayoffsRunner-Up
Top goalscorerLeague: Magnus Rasmussen (13 goals)
All: Magnus Rasmussen (16 goals)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 12,188
(October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 6,811
(April 6 vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds)
All: 1,403
(May 29 vs. Birmingham Legion FC (USOC))
Average home league attendance9,041
Biggest win8–3
(October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers)
Biggest defeat1–4
(March 9 vs. North Carolina FC)
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The 2019 Louisville City FC season was the club's fifth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League Championship, which as of 2019 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system.

It was Louisville City's final season at Louisville Slugger Field, a baseball park in downtown Louisville. The team opened the new Lynn Family Stadium in the nearby Butchertown neighborhood for the 2020 season.

Current squad

As of June 29, 2019[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Tim Dobrowolski  United States
2 DF Taylor Peay  United States
3 DF Alexis Souahy  France
4 DF Sean Totsch  United States
5 DF Paco Craig  England
7 MF Magnus Rasmussen  Denmark
8 DF Akil Watts  United States
9 FW Luke Spencer  Germany
10 MF Brian Ownby  United States
11 MF Niall McCabe  Ireland
12 FW Sunny Jane  Lesotho
13 GK Chris Hubbard  United States
14 FW Abdou Mbacke Thiam  Senegal
15 DF Pat McMahon  United States
16 MF Geoffrey Dee  United States
19 MF Oscar Jimenez  United States
21 DF Shaun Francis  Jamaica
22 MF George Davis IV  United States
23 FW Richard Ballard  United States
27 MF Napo Matsoso  Lesotho
29 FW Antoine Hoppenot  France
30 GK Casey Clark  United States
36 MF Paolo DelPiccolo  United States
39 GK Ben Lundt (on loan from FC Cincinnati)  Germany
61 MF Elijah Wynder ([A])  United States
80 MF Devon Williams  Jamaica
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract
    2.

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
2 DF United States Taylor Peay United States Real Monarchs Free Transfer December 11, 2018 [2]
12 FW Lesotho Sunny Jane Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown FC Free Transfer December 19, 2018 [3]
14 FW Senegal Abdou Mbacke Thiam United States University of Connecticut Free Transfer January 15, 2019 [4]
77 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana United States Penn FC Free Transfer December 19, 2018 [5]
16 MF United States Geoffrey Dee United States University of Louisville Free Transfer March 6, 2019 [6]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
14 FW Serbia Ilija Ilić United States Indy Eleven Free Transfer December 3, 2018 [7]
1 GK Trinidad and Tobago Greg Ranjitsingh United States Orlando City SC Undisclosed Fee December 19, 2018 [8]
24 DF United States Kyle Smith United States Orlando City SC Undisclosed Fee December 19, 2018 [8]
9 FW England Cameron Lancaster United States Nashville SC Free Transfer December 20, 2018 [9]
17 MF United States Jose Carranza Unattached March 23, 2019 [10]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Start Date End Date Source
39 GK United States Ben Lundt United States FC Cincinnati Undisclosed Fee February 7, 2019 November 18, 2019 [11]

Competitions

Exhibitions

All times in Eastern time.

February 6 Preseason Orlando City SC 1–0 Louisville City FC Orlando, Florida
EDT Moutinho Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
February 9 Preseason Nashville SC 2–1 Louisville City FC Bradenton, Florida
EDT Hume 24'
Winn 70'		 Report Craig 45' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 14 Preseason New England Revolution 1–3 Louisville City FC Bradenton, Florida
EDT Caicedo Yellow card 47'
Anibaba Yellow card 50'
Rennicks 68'
Zahibo Yellow card 77'		 Report Williams 3'
McCabe 29'
Rasmussen 65'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 16 Preseason USF Bulls 2–3 Louisville City FC Bradenton, Florida
EDT
Rasmussen
Spencer
DelPiccolo 		Stadium: IMG Academy
February 20 Preseason Memphis 901 FC 2–4 Louisville City FC Nashville, Tennessee
EDT Najem 32'
65'		 Report Spencer 20' (pen.), 33'
Mkosana 67'
Matsoso 88'		 Stadium: Vanderbilt University
February 24 Preseason Kentucky Wildcats 1–1 Louisville City FC Lexington, Kentucky
EDT Guindon 42' Report Jane 85' Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
March 2 Preseason Louisville Cardinals 1–3 Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky
EDT Fonseca 37' (pen.) LCFC Report
UL Report		 McCabe 53'
Williams 78'
Souahy 84'		 Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
March 16 Midseason Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1–1 Louisville City FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
10:45 EDT Caparelli 88' Report Rasmussen 45' Stadium: David Stanton Field

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Eastern Conference standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Nashville SC 34 20 7 7 59 26 +33 67 Conference Quarterfinals
3 Indy Eleven 34 19 6 9 48 29 +19 63
4 Louisville City FC 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 60
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 16 10 8 61 33 +28 58
6 New York Red Bulls II 34 17 6 11 74 51 +23 57
Source: USL Championship 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

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 17 9 8 58 41  +17 60 10 4 3 38 21  +17 7 5 5 20 20  0

Last updated: September 8, 2019.
Source: Match reports

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StadiumAAHHHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHA
ResultLWWLLDWWLWDDWWLDDWDLLWWWWDDWWDWLWW
Updated to match(es) played on August 11, 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[12]
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Results

March 9 1 North Carolina FC 4–1 Louisville City FC Cary, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST Lomis 34'
McCabe 50'
Ewolo 53'
Kristo 83'		 Report Jane 90+4' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,213
Referee: Matt Franz
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
March 15 2 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Louisville City FC Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Metcalf Yellow card 5'
Asiedu Yellow card 62'		 Report Thiam 72' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,571
Referee: Elton Garcia
Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter
Assistant referees: Richonne Clark
Fourth official: Brandon Adams
March 23 3 Louisville City FC 2–1 Hartford Athletic Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Spencer 14', Yellow card 90'
de Wit 33' (o.g.)		 Report Lyngø Yellow card 4'
Brown 6'
Jørgensen Yellow card 67'
de Wit Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,561
Referee: Charles Murphy
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz
March 31 4 Louisville City FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Louisville, Kentucky
10:00 AM EDT Rasmussen 30'
Craig Yellow card 47'
Laurent 81' (o.g.)		 Report Laurent Yellow card 21'
Kasim 31'
Hoffman 36'
Wright 87'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,811
Referee: Mike Lavergne
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Assistant referees: Ethan Buege
Fourth official: Chad Collins
Note: Match originally scheduled for March 30, 2019, 7:00 pm EDT kickoff[13]
April 6 5 Louisville City FC 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Mkosana Yellow card 78'
Rasmussen Yellow card 89'		 Report Greenspan Yellow card 29'
Brett 74' (pen.)
James Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,544
Referee: Greg Dopka
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Fourth official: William Gaither III
April 13 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Louisville City FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Tinari 15'
Hoppenot Yellow card 21'
Guenzatti Yellow card 75'
Ekra Yellow card 78'
Oduro Yellow card 85'		 Report Jimenez Yellow card 68'
Williams Yellow card 85'
Thiam 88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Abdel Kuttaineh
Fourth official: Miguel Martes
April 20 7 Louisville City FC 1–0 Ottawa Fury FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Mkosana 60' Report Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,110
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Fourth official: Malik Oudghiri
April 30 8 Louisville City FC 2–1 Memphis 901 FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Craig Yellow card 5'
Rasmussen 33'
Mkosana 61', Yellow card 84'		 Report Thiam 71' (o.g.)
Burch Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,816
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Assistant referees: Noah Matos
Fourth official: William Gaither III
May 6 9 Swope Park Rangers 3–2 Louisville City FC Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM EDT Hernandez 30'
Akhmatov 34', Yellow card 45+2'
Rwatubyaye 90'		 Report Rasmussen 49'
Spencer 58'
McCabe Red card 88'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 214
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Truman Berghall
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Fourth official: Matt Gaudreau
May 11 10 Birmingham Legion FC 0–3 Louisville City FC Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT Report Rasmussen 6'
Mkosana 24'
Spencer 53'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 3,877
Referee: Matt Franz
Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner
Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin
Fourth official: Matthew Thompson
May 18 11 Louisville City FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Jimenez Yellow card 41'
Craig Yellow card 80'
Francis Yellow card 90'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Abend Yellow card 35' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,688
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Assistant referees: Christopher Slane
Fourth official: Chad Collins
May 25 12 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–2 Louisville City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Mbaizo Yellow card 31'
Moumbagna Red card 37'
Willis 51' (pen.), 57'
Topey Yellow card 87'
Ofeimu Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Report Spencer 26'
Craig Yellow card 30'
Matsoso Red card 37'
Mkosana 46'
Rasmussen Yellow card 56'
Thiam Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 219
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Assistant referees: Jonah Kind
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Fourth official: Ariel Raban
June 1 13 Louisville City FC 4–1 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Davis 3'
Rasmussen 21' (pen.)
Jimenez Yellow card 49'
Craig Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Marini 74' (o.g.)
Ownby Red card 79'
McCabe 87'		 Report Mason Red card 19'
Bosua 50'
Van Schaik Yellow card 86'
Piggott Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,369
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma
Assistant referees: Matthew Osterhouse
Fourth official: Johann Pedolzky
June 8 14 Louisville City FC 2–1 Loudoun United FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Rasmussen 1'
Totsch 39'
Peay Yellow card 45'
McCabe Yellow card 45'		 Report Yow 49'
Nyeman Yellow card 50'
Hawkins Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Anthony Frizzell
June 16 15 New York Red Bulls II 1–0 Louisville City FC Montclair, New Jersey
3:00 PM EDT Louro Yellow card 45+2'
Jørgenson 83'		 Report Matsoso Yellow card 17'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 18'
Craig Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju
Assistant referees: Patrick Casey
Fourth official: Kevin Cavalcanti
June 22 16 Louisville City FC 1–1 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Rasmussen Yellow card 71'
Spencer 77'
Matsoso Yellow card 87'
Jane Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Oduro 12'
Mansally Yellow card 58'
Taku Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,379
Referee: Elton Garcia
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Assistant referees: Justin Mack
Fourth official: Casie Anderson
June 29 17 Indy Eleven 1–1 Louisville City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT Pasher 9'
Farias Yellow card 45+3'
Osmond Yellow card 69'
Ayoze Yellow card 80'		 Report Craig Yellow card 29'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 53', 55'
Souahy Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,584
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Assistant referees: Ian McKay
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Ramazan Altun
July 6 18 Louisville City FC 2–1 Nashville SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Craig 65'
Hoppenot 74'		 Report Ríos 11'
Moloto Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,892
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker
Fourth official: Youssef Elmessoussi
July 14 19 Ottawa Fury FC 1–1 Louisville City FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM EDT Fall 56' (pen.)
Meilleur-Giguère Yellow card 77'
Obasi Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Rasmussen 67', Yellow card 81' Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 5,770
Referee: Juan Márquez
Assistant referees: Andre Pickler
Assistant referees: Sean Hornsby
Fourth official: Maxime Blouin
July 20 20 Louisville City FC 0–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Craig Yellow card 45' Report Cortes 26', Yellow card 85'
Real Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,965
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma
Fourth official: Steve Eordogh
July 28 21 Loudoun United FC 3–0 Louisville City FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT A. Bustamante 22'
Murphy Yellow card 68'
Martinez Yellow card 72'
Amoh 84'
Nyeman 87'		 Report Souahy Red card 30'
Ownby Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 593
Referee: Dejan Susak
Assistant referees: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Fourth official: Brendan Orino
August 3 22 Charlotte Independence 0–1 Louisville City FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martínez Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 72'
Johnson Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Craig Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 60'
McMahon Yellow card 47'
Spencer 80'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,835
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant referees: Ian McKay
Assistant referees: Jordan Davis
Fourth official: John Matto
August 11 23 Louisville City FC 5–1 Atlanta United 2 Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM EDT Ownby 16'
McMahon 41'
McCabe 75'
Spencer 83'
Rasmussen 85'		 Report Decas Yellow card 49'
Hernández Yellow card 65'
Conway 72'
Metcalf Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,292
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Fourth official: Jackson Krauser
August 17 24 Charleston Battery 1–2 Louisville City FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Guerra 7'
Anunga Yellow card 41'		 Report Totsch Yellow card 13'
Rasmussen 30' (pen.), Yellow card 81'
Williams Yellow card 67'
McMahon Yellow card 74'
Davis 88'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,972
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Fourth official: Mychal Frost
August 24 25 Louisville City FC 1–0 North Carolina FC Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM EDT Rasmussen 55', Yellow card 74'
Totsch Yellow card 76'
McMahon Yellow card 84'		 Report Miller Yellow card 78' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,168
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Noah Matos
Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins
August 30 26 Louisville City FC 1–1 Indy Eleven Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Craig Yellow card 21'
Thiam 70', Yellow card 82'
McCabe Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Pasher 43'
Newton Yellow card 82'
Ouimette Yellow card 87'
Ayoze Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,211
Referee: Mark Allatin
Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma
Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz
September 7 27 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–0 Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Dover Yellow card 33' Report Souahy Yellow card 31' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Elton Garcia
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Assistant referees: Nick Balcer
Fourth official: Brandon Rea
September 14 28 Hartford Athletic 0–1 Louisville City FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT de Wit Yellow card 69'
Barrera Yellow card 82'
Dixon Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Matsoso 59'
Thiam Yellow card 65'
Craig Yellow card 71'
Ownby Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Matthew Franz
Assistant referees: Justen Lopez
Assistant referees: Patrick Casey
Fourth official: Daniel Aloi
September 21 29 Louisville City FC 5–3 New York Red Bulls II Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Jimenez Yellow card 17', 24'
Matsoso Yellow card 29', 31', 33'
Hoppenot 45+2'
Craig Yellow card 54'
McCabe 59'		 Report Bezecourt 20'
Stroud 37' (pen.)
Boateng Yellow card 62'
Koffi Yellow card 66'
Sowe 71'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,946
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter
Fourth official: Ramazan Altun
September 28 30 Louisville City FC 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Craig 35'
Matsoso Yellow card 30', 79'		 Report Morad Yellow card 34'
Doherty Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 83'
Guenzatti Yellow card 45+1', 87' (pen)
Mkosana 89'
McCarthy Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,360
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Fourth official: Brandon Artis
October 5 31 Saint Louis FC 0–1 Louisville City FC Fenton, Missouri
8:30 PM EDT Kamdem Yellow card 51' Report Rasmussen 12' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,512
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Assistant referees: Justen Lopez
Fourth official: Phillip Gomez
October 8 32 Nashville SC 2–1 Louisville City FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Washington 5'
King Yellow card 45+1'
Moloto Yellow card 59'
Akinyode Yellow card 62'
Ríos Yellow card 81'
Ockford 90+2'
Belmar Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Davis Yellow card 41'
Craig Yellow card 51'
Spencer 79'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,837
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Fourth official: Judson Holden
October 12 33 Louisville City FC 8–3 Swope Park Rangers Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Matsoso 36'
Souahy 40'
Hoppenot 43', Yellow card 81'
Ownby 54'
Rasmussen 72', 78'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 84'
Ballard 85'
Davis 88'		 Report Zé Pedro 7'
Busio 19', Yellow card 45+1'
Vanacore-Decker 34'
Allach Yellow card 61'
Hernandez Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 12,188
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz
October 19 34 Memphis 901 FC 1–2 Louisville City FC Memphis, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Epps 9' Report Williams 37', Yellow card 87'
Rasmussen Yellow card 42'
Hoppenot 78'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 6,845
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Fourth official: Rebecca Luther

USL Championship Playoffs

Further information: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs
Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23		Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23		Western Conference Play-In
October 23		Western Conference Play-In
October 23
7North Carolina FC28Ottawa Fury FC1 (4)7Sacramento Republic28Austin Bold FC2
10Birmingham Legion FC39Charleston Battery (p)1 (5)10New Mexico United19LA Galaxy II0
Conference Quarterfinals
October 26		Conference Semifinals
November 1–2		Conference Final
November 9		USL Championship Final
November 17
1Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC7
10Birmingham Legion FC0
1Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC1
4Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
4Louisville City FC2
5Tampa Bay Rowdies1
4Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)3
Eastern Conference
3Indy Eleven1
3Indy Eleven1
6New York Red Bulls II0
3Indy Eleven1
2Nashville SC0
2Nashville SC3
9Charleston Battery1
4Louisville City FC1
4Real Monarchs SLC3
1Phoenix Rising FC (p)0 (8)
8Austin Bold FC0 (7)
1Phoenix Rising FC1
4Real Monarchs SLC2
4Real Monarchs SLC6
5Orange County SC2
4Real Monarchs SLC (a.e.t.)2
Western Conference
6El Paso Locomotive FC1
3Fresno FC2
6El Paso Locomotive FC3
6El Paso Locomotive FC3
7Sacramento Republic0
2Reno 1868 FC1
7Sacramento Republic3
October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) First round Louisville City FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT Rasmussen 23', 24'
Ownby Yellow card 56'		 Report Ekra Yellow card 40'
Diakité Yellow card 70'
Guenzatti 80'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker
Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek
Fourth official: Eric Tattersall
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) Quarter Final Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Vancaeyezeele 11'
Greenspan Yellow card 48'		 Report Spencer 51', Yellow card 85'
McMahon Yellow card 54'
Craig Yellow card 70'
DelPiccolo 118'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic
November 9, 2019 Semi Final Indy Eleven 1–3 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
3:00 PM EDT Barrett Yellow card 45+1'
Pasher 67'
Ouimette Yellow card 90+2'
Hackshaw Yellow card 102'		 Report Williams Yellow card 85'
Thiam Yellow card 90'
Hoppenot 90+4'
Rasmussen 94'
Ownby Yellow card 106'
Spencer 113' (pen.)		 Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,171
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Fourth official: Victor Rivas
November 17, 2019 Final Louisville City FC 1–3 Real Monarchs SLC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EST Rasmussen 6'
Williams Yellow card 89'		 Report Holt 25', Yellow card 69'
Plewa 45'
Schmitt Yellow card 59'
Powder 66'		 Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Tim Ford
Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Malik Badawi

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2019 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 May 15, 2019.[14]

May 15 Second Round Louisville City FC Kentucky 3–0 Pennsylvania Reading United AC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 1,468
Referee: Brandon Artis
Assistant referees: Mathew Fotia
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: William Gaither III
May 29 Third Round Louisville City FC Kentucky 1–0 Alabama Birmingham Legion FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 pm EDT Totsch 90' (pen.)
Francis Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Hollinger-Janzen Yellow card 21'
Culbertson Yellow card 82'
van Oekel Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Kevin Fikar
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Assistant referees: Casie Anderson
Fourth official: Mathew Fotia
June 12 Fourth Round FC Cincinnati Ohio 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kentucky Louisville City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm EDT Adi 23', Yellow card 116'
Manneh 103', Yellow card 104'		 Report Mkosana 30' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 6,895
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant referees: Brian Marshall
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Austin Saini

Player statistics

Top scorers

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 MF 7 Denmark Magnus Rasmussen 13 0 4 17
2 FW 9 United States Luke Spencer 8 0 2 10
3 MF 27 Lesotho Napo Matsoso 5 0 0 5
3 FW 77 Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana 4 1 0 5
3 FW 29 France Antoine Hoppenot 4 0 1 5
6 FW 14 Senegal Abdou Mbacke Thiam 3 1 0 4
6 MF 22 United States George Davis IV 3 1 0 4
8 MF 11 Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe 3 0 0 3
9 DF 5 England Paco Craig 2 0 0 2
9 FW 10 United States Brian Ownby 2 0 0 2
9 FW 12 Lesotho Sunny Jane 1 1 0 2
9 DF 4 United States Sean Totsch 1 1 0 2
14 DF 15 United States Pat McMahon 1 0 0 1
9 MF 36 United States Paolo DelPiccolo 1 0 1 2
14 MF 19 United States Oscar Jimenez 1 0 0 1
14 DF 3 France Alexis Souahy 1 0 0 1
14 FW 23 United States Richard Ballard 1 0 0 1
14 MF 80 Jamaica Devon Williams 1 0 0 1
Total 55 5 7 67

Assist leaders

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 MF 19 United States Oscar Jimenez 7 0 0 7
1 MF 11 Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe 5 1 1 7
3 MF 10 United States Brian Ownby 4 0 1 5
4 FW 9 United States Luke Spencer 4 0 0 4
4 MF 7 Denmark Magnus Rasmussen 3 1 0 4
4 FW 14 Senegal Abdou Mbacke Thiam 3 0 1 4
7 MF 22 United States George Davis IV 2 0 0 2
7 DF 3 France Alexis Souahy 2 0 0 2
9 DF 2 United States Taylor Peay 1 0 0 1
9 MF 21 Jamaica Shaun Francis 1 0 0 1
9 DF 4 United States Sean Totsch 1 0 0 1
9 MF 80 Jamaica Devon Williams 1 0 0 1
9 MF 27 Lesotho Napo Matsoso 1 0 0 1
9 MF 29 France Antoine Hoppenot 1 0 0 1
Total 36 2 3 41

Clean sheets

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 GK 13 United States Chris Hubbard 5 2 0 7
2 GK 39 Germany Ben Lundt 4 0 0 4
Total 9 2 0 11

Disciplinary

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
5 DF England Paco Craig 12 2 0 0 1 0 13 2
11 MF Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
10 MF United States Brian Ownby 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 1
27 MF Lesotho Napo Matsoso 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
14 FW Senegal Abdou Mbacke Thiam 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
19 MF United States Oscar Jimenez 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
77 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
29 FW United States Antoine Hoppenot 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
80 MF Jamaica Devon Williams 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
7 MF Denmark Magnus Rasmussen 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
21 MF Jamaica Shaun Francis 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW United States Luke Spencer 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF United States Taylor Peay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF United StatesPat McMahon 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
5 FW Lesotho Sunny Jane 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF United States Sean Totsch 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
36 MF United States Paolo DelPiccolo 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF France Alexis Souahy 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
22 MF United States George Davis IV 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF France Antoine Hoppenot 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 61 5 3 0 7 0 71 5

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