Memphis 901 FC
2019 season
Head coachTim Mulqueen
StadiumAutoZone Park
Memphis, Tennessee
USLConference: 15th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
2019 U.S. Open Cup2nd round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 8,062
(March 9 vs. Tampa)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,142
(Sep 24 vs. Pittsburgh)
All: 1,819
(May 29 vs. Hartford, USOC )
Average home league attendance6,623
Biggest win5–0 (Sep 28 vs. Bethlehem Steel)
Biggest defeat0–5 (August 24 at Tampa)
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The 2019 Memphis 901 FC season was the inaugural season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]

Club

Roster

As of August 2, 2019[2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Jeff Caldwell (on loan from New York City FC)  United States
2 MF Morgan Hackworth  United States
3 DF Abdi Mohamed (on loan from New York City FC)  Kenya
4 MF Damani Holness  England
5 DF Triston Hodge (on loan from W Connection)  Trinidad and Tobago
6 MF Dan Metzger  United States
7 MF Raul Gonzalez  United States
8 DF Marc Burch  United States
9 FW Luca Uccello  Canada
10 MF Adam Najem  Afghanistan
11 FW Lagos Kunga (on loan from Atlanta United FC)  United States
13 FW Oliver White (on loan to Forward Madison)  United States
15 DF Jacob Hauser-Ramsey  United States
17 MF Ewan Grandison  Jamaica
18 FW Elliot Collier (on loan from Chicago Fire)  New Zealand
19 DF Louis Bennett II (on loan to Forward Madison)  United States
20 DF Todd Pratzner  United States
21 FW Duane Muckette  Trinidad and Tobago
22 DF Wesley Charpie  United States
23 MF Leston Paul  Trinidad and Tobago
24 GK Scott Levene  United States
25 GK Jim Barkei  United States
26 DF Josh Morton  United States
27 MF Cam Lindley (on loan from Orlando City SC)  United States
28 FW Jochen Graf  United States
29 FW Brandon Allen  United States
30 MF Marcus Epps (on loan from New York Red Bulls)  United States
31 FW Pierre da Silva  United States
32 DF Liam Doyle  England

Competitions

Preseason

February 9 Memphis Tigers 0–2 Memphis 901 FC Memphis, TN
Report Gonzalez
Sandoval 		Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex
February 16 Christian Brothers Buccaneers 1–4 Memphis 901 FC Memphis, TN
12:00 PM Report Cordovés
Sandoval
Hackworth
Justin Dhillon 		Stadium: Signaigo Field
February 20 Louisville City FC 4–2 Memphis 901 FC Nashville, TN
2:00 PM Spencer 20' (pen.), 33'
Mkosana 67'
Matsoso 88'		 Report Najem 32'
65'		 Stadium: Vanderbilt University
February 24 Saint Louis FC 3–0 Memphis 901 FC Fenton, MO
1:00 PM Dacres 23', 79'
Greig 27'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 1 Memphis 901 FC 5–1 Memphis Tigers Memphis, TN
6:00 PM Cordovés 33'
39'
Najem 54'
61'
66'		 Report 37' Stadium: AutoZone Park

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 −11 38
14 Atlanta United 2 34 9 8 17 45 77 −32 35
15 Memphis 901 FC 34 9 7 18 37 52 −15 34
16 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 8 7 19 49 78 −29 31
17 Hartford Athletic 34 8 5 21 49 80 −31 29
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

Match results

The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in Central time

March 9 1 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Memphis, TN
6:00 PM Metzger Yellow card 58'
Sandoval Yellow card 87'
Najem Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Guenzatti 4' (pen.)
Richards Yellow card 11'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Mike Lavergne
March 16 2 Memphis 901 FC 1–1 Loudoun United FC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Collier Yellow card 76', 78' Report Pilato Yellow card 25'
Yow 30'
Murphy Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,250
Referee: Matt Franz
March 24 3 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 Memphis 901 FC Bethlehem, PA
5:00 PM Fontana Yellow card 28' Report Dally 58'
Grandison Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 433
Referee: Luis Arroyo
March 29 4 New York Red Bulls II 3–2 Memphis 901 FC Montclair, NJ
6:00 PM Stroud 18'
Rito Yellow card 38'
Barlow 45+1'
Etienne 56'
Scarlett Yellow card 59'		 Report Najem 11', Yellow card 45+4'
Burch 61'
Dally Yellow card 73'
Hodge Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 704
Referee: Matthew Thompson
April 6 5 North Carolina FC 1–1 Memphis 901 FC Cary, NC
6:00 PM da Luz Red card 62'
Lomis 78'
Taylor Yellow card 85'		 Report Burch 64' (pen.) Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,629
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
April 10 6 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 Atlanta United 2 Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Hackworth Yellow card 44'
Caldwell Yellow card 70'		 Report Barajas 45'
Vint Yellow card 64'
Benítez Yellow card 66'
Castanheira Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,041
Referee: Alan Kelly
April 13 7 Nashville SC 2–0 Memphis 901 FC Nashville, TN
7:00 PM LaGrassa 78'
Mensah 81'		 Report Burch Yellow card 85'
Charpie Yellow card 89'
Collier Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 6,781
Referee: Carlos Pielago
April 27 8 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 Charleston Battery Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Lindley Yellow card 24' Preview Candela Yellow card 26'
Marini 90+3'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,871
Referee: Dejan Susak
April 30 9 Louisville City FC 2–1 Memphis 901 FC Louisville, KY
6:30 PM 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
May 4 10 Memphis 901 FC 2–2 Birmingham Legion FC Memphis, TN
3:00 PM Metzger Yellow card 27'
Lindley Yellow card 34', 40'
Dally Yellow card 60'
Muckette 86'
Burch Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Avila Yellow card 31'
Culbertson Yellow card 59'
Johnson 84'
Hoffman 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Eric Tattersall
May 10 11 Hartford Athletic 1–2 Memphis 901 FC Hartford, CT
6:00 PM Lee 31' Report Muckette 24'
Metzger Yellow card 29'
Charpie Yellow card 36'
Collier 70'		 Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 18 12 Memphis 901 FC Abandoned Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Note: Match abandoned at halftime due to inclement weather with the score 0-1 (Volesky 26')
May 22 13 Swope Park Rangers 2–2 Memphis 901 FC Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM Riley 34' (pen.)
Hernandez Yellow card 59'
Segbers 68'
Vanacore-Decker Yellow card 82'		 Report Metzger 3'
Najem Yellow card 52'
Hodge 73'
Morton Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 311
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 1 14 Saint Louis FC Postponed Memphis 901 FC Fenton, MO
1:00 PM Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Match postponed due to severe weather.[4]
June 8 15 Memphis 901 FC 0–3 Indy Eleven Memphis, TN
8:30 PM Charpie Yellow card 51'
Burch Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Enevoldsen 31'
Kim 52'
Pasher 58'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 6,829
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 15 16 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Memphis 901 FC Ottawa, ON
6:00 PM Attakora Yellow card 64' Report Charpie Yellow card 33' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Serge Topalian
June 29 17 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Memphis 901 FC Matthews, NC
6:00 PM A.Martinez Yellow card 67'
Herrera 74'		 Report Charpie Yellow card 70' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 6 18 Memphis 901 FC 4–1 Hartford Athletic Memphis, TN
8:30 PM Collier 6', 11', 75'
Metzger Yellow card 50'
Burch Yellow card 57'
Morton Yellow card 67'
Kunga 80'		 Report Downs Yellow card 8'
de Wit Yellow card 20'
Jørgenson 30', Yellow card 90'
Swartz Yellow card 53'
Dixon Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 6,726
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
July 13 19 Charleston Battery Postponed Memphis 901 FC Charleston, SC
7:30 PM Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather [5]
July 17 20 Memphis 901 FC 0–2 Nashville SC Memphis, TN
7:30 PM Morton Yellow card 62'
Grandison Yellow card 64'
Lindley Yellow card 89'		 Report Ockford 42', Yellow card 60'
Ríos 49'
Doyle Yellow card 87'
Belmar Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,828
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 20 21 Memphis 901 FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls II Memphis, TN
7:30 PM Allen 48', Yellow card 81', 87'
Lindley Yellow card 69'
Kunga Yellow card 69'		 Report Koffi Yellow card 7'
Scarlett 10', Yellow card 89'
Bezecourt 44'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,226
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 27 22 Memphis 901 FC 2–0 Ottawa Fury FC Memphis, TN
7:30 PM Meilleur-Giguère 59' (o.g.)
Najem 62'
Paul Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Oliveira Yellow card 80'
Haworth Yellow card 90+4'
Fall Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 6,614
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 3 23 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 4–0 Memphis 901 FC Pittsburgh, PA
6:00 PM Adewole 27'
Mertz 45+2'
Dover 64'
Dos Santos 69'
Volesky Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Paul Yellow card 51'
Metzger Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August 6 14 Saint Louis FC 0–0 Memphis 901 FC Fenton, MO
7:30 PM Kamdem Yellow card 70' Report Lindley Red card 27'
Charpie Yellow card 75'
Burch Yellow card 78'
Mohamed Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Jon Freemon
Note: Replay of June 1 match postponed due to severe weather.[6]
August 10 24 Memphis 901 FC 1–2 North Carolina FC Memphis, TN
7:30 PM Allen 20'
Burch Yellow card 79'
da Silva Yellow card 81'		 Report Fortune Yellow card 28'
Ewolo 45+1'
Comsia Yellow card 56'
Albadawi 88'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,006
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 17 25 Birmingham Legion FC 1–0 Memphis 901 FC Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM Holland Yellow card 37'
Ward Yellow card 40'
Avila Yellow card 68'
Johnson 90', Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Metzger Yellow card 5' Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 24 26 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–0 Memphis 901 FC St. Petersburg, FL
6:30 PM Poku 11', 62'
Fernandes Yellow card 28', 81'
Tinari 45+5'
Johnson 87'		 Report daSilva Yellow card 36'
Charpie Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 28 27 Atlanta United 2 1–2 Memphis 901 FC Kennesaw, GA
6:30 PM Metcalf 37' (pen.)
Tubbs Yellow card 71'
Vazquez Yellow card 81'		 Report Lindley Yellow card 55'
Najem 79', 83'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
September 2 19 Charleston Battery Postponed Memphis 901 FC Charleston, SC
5:00 PM Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Reschedule of match postponed due to inclement weather on July 13 [7] Postponed further due to evacuation order associated with Hurricane Dorian.[8]
September 7 28 Memphis 901 FC 4–2 Swope Park Rangers Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Charpie Yellow card 34'
da Silva 38'
Morton 40'
Metzger Yellow card 53'
Allen 67', 77'
Burch Yellow card 70'		 Report Harris 35' (pen.)
Segbers Yellow card 43'
Zé Pedro 50'
Allach Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Autozone Park
Attendance: 6,036
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 13 29 Loudoun United FC 1–2 Memphis 901 FC Leesburg, VA
6:30 PM Murphy 5'
Martinez Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 58'
Yow Yellow card 54'
Lubahn Yellow card 71'		 Report da Silva Yellow card 52'
Metzger Yellow card 54'
Hawkins 63' (o.g.)
Allen 81'		 Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
September 21 30 Memphis 901 FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Epps Yellow card 43', 54'
Paul Yellow card 60'
Allen Yellow card 75'
Morton Yellow card 84'		 Report Cicerone Yellow card 40'
Fernandez Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Autozone Park
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Dejan Susak
September 24 12 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Report Greenspan 15'
Mertz Yellow card 56'
Kerr Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,142
Referee: Brad Jensen
Note: Replay of abandoned May 18 match
September 28 31 Memphis 901 FC 5–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Collier 7'
Epps 15'
Allen 29', 36'
Doyle 50'
Muckette Yellow card 83'		 Report Turner Yellow card 47'
Picazo Yellow card 76'
Ofeimu Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Autozone Park
Attendance: 6,078
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
October 5 32 Indy Eleven 3–0 Memphis 901 FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM Novoa 13'
Ouimette 22'
Pasher 77'		 Report Doyle Yellow card 82' Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 13,134
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 12 33 Memphis 901 FC 1–2 Charlotte Independence Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Grandison Yellow card 59'
Allen 73' (pen.), Red card 75'
Doyle Yellow card 79'
da Silva Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Burch Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Herrera 39'
Jackson Yellow card 62', 77'
Roberts Yellow card 75'
Miller Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: John Griggs
October 16 19 Charleston Battery 2–0 Memphis 901 FC Charleston, SC
7:00 PM Mueller 30'
Lewis Yellow card 55', 63'
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Burch Yellow card 48'
Metzger Yellow card 68'
Collier Yellow card 81'
Mohamed Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,206
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 19 34 Memphis 901 FC 1–2 Louisville City FC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Epps 9' Report Williams 37', Yellow card 87'
Rasmussen Yellow card 42'
Hoppenot 78'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 6,845
Referee: Lorant Varga

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Memphis 901 FC entered the tournament in the Second Round, played May 14–15, 2019[9]

May 15 Second Round Memphis 901 FC Tennessee 3–1 New York (state) New York Red Bulls U-23 Memphis, TN
7:00 pm CDT Lindley 8'
Morton 26', 73'
Grandison Yellow card 31'
Bennett II Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Marin 5'
Sharifi Yellow card 49'
Uche Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,057
Referee: Carlos Pielago
May 29 Third Round Memphis 901 FC Tennessee 4–0 Connecticut Hartford Athletic Memphis, TN
7:00 pm CDT Burch 6' (pen.)
Graf 21', 59'
Lindley Yellow card 45'
Hackworth 83'		 Report Curinga Yellow card 19'
de Wit Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 61'		 Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,819
Referee: Leland Grant
June 12 Fourth round Memphis 901 FC Tennessee 1–3 Florida Orlando City SC Memphis, TN
7:30 pm CDT Collier 50'
Burch Yellow card 60'		 Report Kljestan 38' (pen.), 55'
Jansson 71'		 Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

References

  1. ^ "Memphis 901 FC Reveals Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Roster". Memphis 901 FC. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ USL staff (June 1, 2019). "Gameday Report: June 1, Week 13". Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Saturday Night's Memphis 901 FC Away Match at Charleston Battery Postponed". Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  6. ^ USL staff (June 13, 2019). "Away Match At Saint Louis FC Rescheduled". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Saturday Night's Memphis 901 FC Away Match at Charleston Battery Postponed". Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "Battery, 901 FC Contest Postponed due to Hurricane Warning". September 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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