2019 Louisville City FC season

Louisville City 2019 soccer season

Louisville City2019 season

Owner| John Neace
Manager| John Hackworth
Stadium| Louisville Slugger Field
USL| Eastern Conf.: 4th
U.S. Open Cup| Fourth Round
USL Playoffs| Runner-Up
Top goalscorer| League: Magnus Rasmussen (13 goals)
All: Magnus Rasmussen (16 goals)
Highest home attendance| League/All: 12,188
(October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers)
Lowest home attendance| League: 6,811
(April 6 vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds)
All: 1,403
(May 29 vs. Birmingham Legion FC (USOC))
Average home league attendance| 9,041
Biggest win| 8–3
(October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers)
Biggest defeat| 1–4
(March 9 vs. North Carolina FC)

Home colors

Away colors

Third colors

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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

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As of June 29, 2019[update][1]

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1  | GK |  USA | Tim Dobrowolski
2  | DF |  USA | Taylor Peay
3  | DF |  FRA | Alexis Souahy
4  | DF |  USA | Sean Totsch
5  | DF |  ENG | Paco Craig
7  | MF |  DEN | Magnus Rasmussen
8  | DF |  USA | Akil Watts
9  | FW |  GER | Luke Spencer
10  | MF |  USA | Brian Ownby
11  | MF |  EIR | Niall McCabe
12  | FW |  LES | Sunny Jane
13  | GK |  USA | Chris Hubbard
14  | FW |  SEN | Abdou Mbacke Thiam
15  | DF |  USA | Pat McMahon
16  | MF |  USA | Geoffrey Dee
19  | MF |  USA | Oscar Jimenez
21  | DF |  JAM | Shaun Francis
22  | MF |  USA | George Davis IV
23  | FW |  USA | Richard Ballard
27  | MF |  LES | Napo Matsoso
29  | FW |  FRA | Antoine Hoppenot
30  | GK |  USA | Casey Clark
36  | MF |  USA | Paolo DelPiccolo
39  | GK |  GER | Ben Lundt (on loan from FC Cincinnati)
61  | MF |  USA | Elijah Wynder ([A])
80  | MF |  JAM | Devon Williams

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USL Academy Contract

## Transfers

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### In

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2  | DF  |  Taylor Peay |  Real Monarchs | Free Transfer  | December 11, 2018  | [2]
12  | FW  |  Sunny Jane |  Phnom Penh Crown FC | Free Transfer  | December 19, 2018  | [3]
14  | FW  |  Abdou Mbacke Thiam |  University of Connecticut | Free Transfer  | January 15, 2019  | [4]
77  | FW  |  Lucky Mkosana |  Penn FC | Free Transfer  | December 19, 2018  | [5]
16  | MF  |  Geoffrey Dee |  University of Louisville | Free Transfer  | March 6, 2019  | [6]

### Out

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14  | FW  |  Ilija Ilić |  Indy Eleven | Free Transfer  | December 3, 2018  | [7]
1  | GK  |  Greg Ranjitsingh |  Orlando City SC | Undisclosed Fee  | December 19, 2018  | [8]
24  | DF  |  Kyle Smith |  Orlando City SC | Undisclosed Fee  | December 19, 2018  | [8]
9  | FW  |  Cameron Lancaster |  Nashville SC | Free Transfer  | December 20, 2018  | [9]
17  | MF  |  Jose Carranza | Unattached  |  | March 23, 2019  | [10]

### Loans in

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39  | GK  |  Ben Lundt |  FC Cincinnati | Undisclosed Fee  | February 7, 2019  | November 18, 2019  | [11]

## Competitions

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### Exhibitions

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All times in Eastern time.

Orlando City SC v Louisville City FC February 6 Preseason|  Orlando City SC | 1–0|  Louisville City FC | Orlando, Florida

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EDT | Moutinho |  |  | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door

Nashville SC v Louisville City FC February 9 Preseason|  Nashville SC | 2–1|  Louisville City FC | Bradenton, Florida

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EDT | Hume 24'
Winn 70' | Report | Craig 45' | Stadium: IMG Academy

New England Revolution v Louisville City FC February 14 Preseason|  New England Revolution | 1–3|  Louisville City FC | Bradenton, Florida

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EDT | Caicedo  47'
Anibaba  50'
Rennicks 68'
Zahibo  77' | Report | Williams 3'
McCabe 29'
Rasmussen 65' | Stadium: IMG Academy

USF Bulls v Louisville City FC February 16 Preseason|  USF Bulls | 2–3|  Louisville City FC | Bradenton, Florida

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Memphis 901 FC v Louisville City FC February 20 Preseason|  Memphis 901 FC | 2–4|  Louisville City FC | Nashville, Tennessee

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EDT | Najem 32'
65' | Report | Spencer 20' (pen.), 33'
Mkosana 67'
Matsoso 88' | Stadium: Vanderbilt University

Kentucky Wildcats v Louisville City FC February 24 Preseason|  Kentucky Wildcats | 1–1|  Louisville City FC | Lexington, Kentucky

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EDT | Guindon 42' | Report | Jane 85' | Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex

Louisville Cardinals v Louisville City FC March 2 Preseason|  Louisville Cardinals | 1–3|  Louisville City FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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EDT | Fonseca 37' (pen.) | LCFC Report
UL Report | McCabe 53'
Williams 78'
Souahy 84' | Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC v Louisville City FC March 16 Midseason|  Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 1–1|  Louisville City FC | Chattanooga, Tennessee

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10:45 EDT | Caparelli 88' | Report | Rasmussen 45' | Stadium: David Stanton Field

### USL Championship

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Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

#### Eastern Conference standings

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Pos | Team

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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

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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

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34

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Result| L| W| W| L| L| D| W| W| L| W| D| D| W| W| L| D| D| W| D| L| L| W| W| W| W| D| D| W| W| D| W| L| W| W

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

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North Carolina FC v Louisville City FC March 9 1|  North Carolina FC | 4–1|  Louisville City FC | Cary, North Carolina

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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

Atlanta United 2 v Louisville City FC March 15 2|  Atlanta United 2 | 0–1|  Louisville City FC | Kennesaw, Georgia

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7:30 PM EDT | Metcalf  5'
Asiedu  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

Louisville City FC v Hartford Athletic March 23 3|  Louisville City FC | 2–1|  Hartford Athletic | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Spencer 14',  90'
de Wit 33' (o.g.) | Report | Lyngø  4'
Brown 6'
Jørgensen  67'
de Wit  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

Louisville City FC v Birmingham Legion FC March 31 4|  Louisville City FC | 2–3|  Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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10:00 AM EDT | Rasmussen 30'
Craig  47'
Laurent 81' (o.g.) | Report | Laurent  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]

Louisville City FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC April 6 5|  Louisville City FC | 0–1|  Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Mkosana  78'
Rasmussen  89' | Report | Greenspan  29'
Brett 74' (pen.)
James  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

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Louisville City FC April 13 6|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1|  Louisville City FC | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 PM EDT | Tinari 15'
Hoppenot  21'
Guenzatti  75'
Ekra  78'
Oduro  85' | Report | Jimenez  68'
Williams  85'
Thiam 88' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Abdel Kuttaineh
Fourth official: Miguel Martes

Louisville City FC v Ottawa Fury FC April 20 7|  Louisville City FC | 1–0|  Ottawa Fury FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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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

Louisville City FC v Memphis 901 FC April 30 8|  Louisville City FC | 2–1|  Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Craig  5'
Rasmussen 33'
Mkosana 61',  84' | Report | Thiam 71' (o.g.)
Burch  84' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,816
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Assistant referees: Noah Matos
Fourth official: William Gaither III

Swope Park Rangers v Louisville City FC May 6 9|  Swope Park Rangers | 3–2|  Louisville City FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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8:00 PM EDT | Hernandez 30'
Akhmatov 34',  45+2'
Rwatubyaye 90' | Report | Rasmussen 49'
Spencer 58'
McCabe  88' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 214
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Truman Berghall
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Fourth official: Matt Gaudreau

Birmingham Legion FC v Louisville City FC May 11 10|  Birmingham Legion FC | 0–3|  Louisville City FC | Birmingham, Alabama

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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

Louisville City FC v Saint Louis FC May 18 11|  Louisville City FC | 0–0|  Saint Louis FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Jimenez  41'
Craig  80'
Francis  90'
Williams  90+2' | Report | Abend  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

Bethlehem Steel FC v Louisville City FC May 25 12|  Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–2|  Louisville City FC | Chester, Pennsylvania

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7:00 PM EDT | Mbaizo  31'
Moumbagna  37'
Willis 51' (pen.),  57'
Topey  87'
Ofeimu  89'  90+2' | Report | Spencer 26'
Craig  30'
Matsoso  37'
Mkosana 46'
Rasmussen  56'
Thiam  87' | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 219
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Assistant referees: Jonah Kind
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Fourth official: Ariel Raban

Louisville City FC v Charleston Battery June 1 13|  Louisville City FC | 4–1|  Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Davis 3'
Rasmussen 21' (pen.)
Jimenez  49'
Craig  67'  90+2'
Marini 74' (o.g.)
Ownby  79'
McCabe 87' | Report | Mason  19'
Bosua 50'
Van Schaik  86'
Piggott  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

Louisville City FC v Loudoun United FC June 8 14|  Louisville City FC | 2–1|  Loudoun United FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Rasmussen 1'
Totsch 39'
Peay  45'
McCabe  45' | Report | Yow 49'
Nyeman  50'
Hawkins  90+4' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Anthony Frizzell

New York Red Bulls II v Louisville City FC June 16 15|  New York Red Bulls II | 1–0|  Louisville City FC | Montclair, New Jersey

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3:00 PM EDT | Louro  45+2'
Jørgenson 83' | Report | Matsoso  17'
DelPiccolo  18'
Craig  45+2' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju
Assistant referees: Patrick Casey
Fourth official: Kevin Cavalcanti

Louisville City FC v Charlotte Independence June 22 16|  Louisville City FC | 1–1|  Charlotte Independence | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Rasmussen  71'
Spencer 77'
Matsoso  87'
Jane  90+1' | Report | Oduro 12'
Mansally  58'
Taku  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

Indy Eleven v Louisville City FC June 29 17|  Indy Eleven | 1–1|  Louisville City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana

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7:00 PM EDT | Pasher 9'
Farias  45+3'
Osmond  69'
Ayoze  80' | Report | Craig  29'
DelPiccolo  53',  55'
Souahy  64' | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,584
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Assistant referees: Ian McKay
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Ramazan Altun

Louisville City FC v Nashville SC July 6 18|  Louisville City FC | 2–1|  Nashville SC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Craig 65'
Hoppenot 74' | Report | Ríos 11'
Moloto  72' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,892
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker
Fourth official: Youssef Elmessoussi

Ottawa Fury FC v Louisville City FC July 14 19|  Ottawa Fury FC | 1–1|  Louisville City FC | Ottawa, Ontario

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2:00 PM EDT | Fall 56' (pen.)
Meilleur-Giguère  77'
Obasi  90+2' | Report | Rasmussen 67',  81' | Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 5,770
Referee: Juan Márquez
Assistant referees: Andre Pickler
Assistant referees: Sean Hornsby
Fourth official: Maxime Blouin

Louisville City FC v Bethlehem Steel FC July 20 20|  Louisville City FC | 0–1|  Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Craig  45' | Report | Cortes 26',  85'
Real  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

Loudoun United FC v Louisville City FC July 28 21|  Loudoun United FC | 3–0|  Louisville City FC | Washington, D.C.

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7:30 PM EDT | A. Bustamante 22'
Murphy  68'
Martinez  72'
Amoh 84'
Nyeman 87' | Report | Souahy  30'
Ownby  90+2' | Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 593
Referee: Dejan Susak
Assistant referees: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Fourth official: Brendan Orino

Charlotte Independence v Louisville City FC August 3 22|  Charlotte Independence | 0–1|  Louisville City FC | Matthews, North Carolina

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7:00 PM EDT | Martínez  72'  72'
Johnson  90+4' | Report | Craig  29'  60'
McMahon  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

Louisville City FC v Atlanta United 2 August 11 23|  Louisville City FC | 5–1|  Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky

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3:00 PM EDT | Ownby 16'
McMahon 41'
McCabe 75'
Spencer 83'
Rasmussen 85' | Report | Decas  49'
Hernández  65'
Conway 72'
Metcalf  86' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,292
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Fourth official: Jackson Krauser

Charleston Battery v Louisville City FC August 17 24|  Charleston Battery | 1–2|  Louisville City FC | Charleston, South Carolina

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7:30 PM EDT | Guerra 7'
Anunga  41' | Report | Totsch  13'
Rasmussen 30' (pen.),  81'
Williams  67'
McMahon  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

Louisville City FC v North Carolina FC August 24 25|  Louisville City FC | 1–0|  North Carolina FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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3:00 PM EDT | Rasmussen 55',  74'
Totsch  76'
McMahon  84' | Report | Miller  78' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,168
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Noah Matos
Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins

Louisville City FC v Indy Eleven August 30 26|  Louisville City FC | 1–1|  Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Craig  21'
Thiam 70',  82'
McCabe  90+4' | Report | Pasher 43'
Newton  82'
Ouimette  87'
Ayoze  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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Louisville City FC September 7 27|  Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0–0|  Louisville City FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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7:00 PM EDT | Dover  33' | Report | Souahy  31' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Elton Garcia
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Assistant referees: Nick Balcer
Fourth official: Brandon Rea

Hartford Athletic v Louisville City FC September 14 28|  Hartford Athletic | 0–1|  Louisville City FC | Hartford, Connecticut

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7:00 PM EDT | de Wit  69'
Barrera  82'
Dixon  90+2' | Report | Matsoso 59'
Thiam  65'
Craig  71'
Ownby  90+3' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Matthew Franz
Assistant referees: Justen Lopez
Assistant referees: Patrick Casey
Fourth official: Daniel Aloi

Louisville City FC v New York Red Bulls II September 21 29|  Louisville City FC | 5–3|  New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Jimenez  17',  24'
Matsoso  29',  31',  33'
Hoppenot 45+2'
Craig  54'
McCabe 59' | Report | Bezecourt 20'
Stroud 37' (pen.)
Boateng  62'
Koffi  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

Louisville City FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies September 28 30|  Louisville City FC | 2–2|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Craig 35'
Matsoso  30',  79' | Report | Morad  34'
Doherty  36'  83'
Guenzatti  45+1',  87' (pen.)
Mkosana 89'
McCarthy  90+4' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,360
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Fourth official: Brandon Artis

Saint Louis FC v Louisville City FC October 5 31|  Saint Louis FC | 0–1|  Louisville City FC | Fenton, Missouri

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8:30 PM EDT | Kamdem  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

Nashville SC v Louisville City FC October 8 32|  Nashville SC | 2–1|  Louisville City FC | Nashville, Tennessee

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8:00 PM EDT | Washington 5'
King  45+1'
Moloto  59'
Akinyode  62'
Ríos  81'
Ockford 90+2'
Belmar  90+4' | Report | Davis  41'
Craig  51'
Spencer 79'
Williams  90+2' | Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,837
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Fourth official: Judson Holden

Louisville City FC v Swope Park Rangers October 12 33|  Louisville City FC | 8–3|  Swope Park Rangers | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT | Matsoso 36'
Souahy 40'
Hoppenot 43',  81'
Ownby 54'
Rasmussen 72',  78'
DelPiccolo  84'
Ballard 85'
Davis 88' | Report | Zé Pedro 7'
Busio 19',  45+1'
Vanacore-Decker 34'
Allach  61'
Hernandez  73' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 12,188
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

Memphis 901 FC v Louisville City FC October 19 34|  Memphis 901 FC | 1–2|  Louisville City FC | Memphis, Tennessee

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8:00 PM EDT | Epps 9' | Report | Williams 37',  87'
Rasmussen  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

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Further information: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs

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| Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23| | | Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23| | | Western Conference Play-In
October 23| | | Western Conference Play-In
October 23
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| 7| North Carolina FC| 2| 8| Ottawa Fury FC| 1 (4)| 7| Sacramento Republic| 2| 8| Austin Bold FC| 2
| 10| Birmingham Legion FC| 3| 9| Charleston Battery (p)| 1 (5)| 10| New Mexico United| 1| 9| LA Galaxy II| 0
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| Conference Quarterfinals
October 26| | | Conference Semifinals
November 1–2| | | Conference Final
November 9| | | USL Championship Final
November 17
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| 1| Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC| 7
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| 10| Birmingham Legion FC| 0| |
| | | 1| Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC| 1
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| | | 4| Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)| 2| |
| 4| Louisville City FC| 2| | | |
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| 5| Tampa Bay Rowdies| 1| |
| | | 4| Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)| 3
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| | | 3| Indy Eleven| 1| |
| 3| Indy Eleven| 1| | | | | | |
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| 6| New York Red Bulls II| 0| |
| | | 3| Indy Eleven| 1
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| | | 2| Nashville SC| 0| |
| 2| Nashville SC| 3| | | |
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| 9| Charleston Battery| 1| |
| | | 4| Louisville City FC| 1
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| | | 4| Real Monarchs SLC| 3
| 1| Phoenix Rising FC (p)| 0 (8)| | | | | | | |
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| 8| Austin Bold FC| 0 (7)| |
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| | | 4| Real Monarchs SLC| 2| |
| 4| Real Monarchs SLC| 6| | | |
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| 5| Orange County SC| 2| |
| | | 4| Real Monarchs SLC (a.e.t.)| 2
| Western Conference| | | |
| | | 6| El Paso Locomotive FC| 1| | |
| 3| Fresno FC| 2| | | | | | |
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| 6| El Paso Locomotive FC| 3| |
| | | 6| El Paso Locomotive FC| 3|
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| | | 7| Sacramento Republic| 0| | |
| 2| Reno 1868 FC| 1| | | |
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| 7| Sacramento Republic| 3| |
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Louisville City FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) First round|  Louisville City FC | 2–1|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 p.m. EDT | Rasmussen 23', 24'
Ownby  56' | Report | Ekra  40'
Diakité  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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Louisville City FC November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) Quarter Final|  Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–2 (a.e.t.)|  Louisville City FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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7:00 p.m. EDT | Vancaeyezeele 11'
Greenspan  48' | Report | Spencer 51',  85'
McMahon  54'
Craig  70'
DelPiccolo 118' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic

Indy Eleven v Louisville City FC November 9, 2019 Semi Final|  Indy Eleven | 1–3 (a.e.t.)|  Louisville City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana

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3:00 PM EDT | Barrett  45+1'
Pasher 67'
Ouimette  90+2'
Hackshaw  102' | Report | Williams  85'
Thiam  90'
Hoppenot 90+4'
Rasmussen 94'
Ownby  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

Louisville City FC v Real Monarchs SLC November 17, 2019 Final|  Louisville City FC | 1–3|  Real Monarchs SLC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM EST | Rasmussen 6'
Williams  89' | Report | Holt 25',  69'
Plewa 45'
Schmitt  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

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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]

Louisville City FC  v  Reading United AC May 15 Second Round|  Louisville City FC  | 3–0|  Reading United AC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 PM EDT |

* Thiam 12' (McCabe)
* Totsch  13'
* Davis 19'
* Jane  36',  88'

| 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

Louisville City FC v  Birmingham Legion FC May 29 Third Round|  Louisville City FC | 1–0|  Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:00 pm EDT | Totsch 90' (pen.)
Francis  90+5' | Report | Hollinger-Janzen  21'
Culbertson  82'
van Oekel  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

FC Cincinnati v  Louisville City FC June 12 Fourth Round|  FC Cincinnati | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  Louisville City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio

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7:30 pm EDT | Adi 23',  116'
Manneh 103',  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

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### Top scorers

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Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total

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1 | MF | 7 |  Magnus Rasmussen | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17
2 | FW | 9 |  Luke Spencer | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10
3 | MF | 27 |  Napo Matsoso | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5
3 | FW | 77 |  Lucky Mkosana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5
3 | FW | 29 |  Antoine Hoppenot | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5
6 | FW | 14 |  Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
6 | MF | 22 |  George Davis IV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
8 | MF | 11 |  Niall McCabe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
9 | DF | 5 |  Paco Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
9 | FW | 10 |  Brian Ownby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
9 | FW | 12 |  Sunny Jane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
9 | DF | 4 |  Sean Totsch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
14 | DF | 15 |  Pat McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
9 | MF | 36 |  Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
14 | MF | 19 |  Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
14 | DF | 3 |  Alexis Souahy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
14 | FW | 23 |  Richard Ballard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
14 | MF | 80 |  Devon Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total | 55 | 5 | 7 | 67

### Assist leaders

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1 | MF | 19 |  Oscar Jimenez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7
1 | MF | 11 |  Niall McCabe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7
3 | MF | 10 |  Brian Ownby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5
4 | FW | 9 |  Luke Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4
4 | MF | 7 |  Magnus Rasmussen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
4 | FW | 14 |  Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4
7 | MF | 22 |  George Davis IV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
7 | DF | 3 |  Alexis Souahy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
9 | DF | 2 |  Taylor Peay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
9 | MF | 21 |  Shaun Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
9 | DF | 4 |  Sean Totsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
9 | MF | 80 |  Devon Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
9 | MF | 27 |  Napo Matsoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
9 | MF | 29 |  Antoine Hoppenot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total | 36 | 2 | 3 | 41

### Clean sheets

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1 | GK | 13 |  Chris Hubbard | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7
2 | GK | 39 |  Ben Lundt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4
Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11

### Disciplinary

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No.  | Pos.  | Name  | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total

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5 | DF |  Paco Craig | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2
11 | MF |  Niall McCabe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1
10 | MF |  Brian Ownby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1
27 | MF |  Napo Matsoso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1
14 | FW |  Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0
19 | MF |  Oscar Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
77 | FW |  Lucky Mkosana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
29 | FW |  Antoine Hoppenot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
80 | MF |  Devon Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0
7 | MF |  Magnus Rasmussen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0
21 | MF |  Shaun Francis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
9 | FW |  Luke Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
2 | DF |  Taylor Peay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
15 | DF | Pat McMahon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0
5 | FW |  Sunny Jane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
4 | DF |  Sean Totsch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
36 | MF |  Paolo DelPiccolo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
3 | DF |  Alexis Souahy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1
22 | MF |  George Davis IV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
29 | MF |  Antoine Hoppenot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Total | 61 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 5

## References

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2. ^ "Louisville City FC Inks Defender Taylor Peay". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. December 10, 2018. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
3. ^ "Louisville City FC Adds Forward Sunny Jane". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
4. ^ "LouCity Injects Strength to Forward Line with Signing of Abdou Mbacke Thiam". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. January 15, 2019. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
5. ^ Lewis, Michael (December 19, 2018). "GETTING LUCKY: Louisville City FC signs ex-Cosmos Mkosana". www.frontrowsoccer.com. New York, NY: Front Row Soccer. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
6. ^ "Louisville City Signs Geoffrey Dee". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
7. ^ Brennan, Patrick (December 5, 2018). "Indy Eleven swoops for trio of former FC Cincinnati players including Kenney Walker, Paddy Barrett". www.cincinnati.com. Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
8. ^ a b Bogert, Tom (December 19, 2018). "Orlando City SC sign Louisville City duo Greg Ranjitsingh and Kyle Smith". www.mlssoccer.com. MLS. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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10. ^ Aoteoroan, Pat (March 23, 2019). "City Overcome Harrowing Hartford Hardship: Gratefully Grind it out over the Nutmeggers". louisvillecoopers.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville Coopers. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019. "It was announced by the club ahead of the game that 20-year-old depth midfielder Jose Carranza has departed Louisville City FC"
11. ^ Brennan, Patrick (February 7, 2019). "FC Cincinnati loans Ben Lundt to rival Louisville City FC, and why that's interesting". www.cincinnati.com. Bradenton, FL: FC Cincinnati loans Ben Lundt to rival Louisville City FC, and why that's interesting. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
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14. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.

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