2021 Louisville City FC season

Louisville City 2021 soccer season

Louisville City2021 season

Owner| John Neace
Manager| Danny Cruz
Stadium| Lynn Family Stadium
USL| Division: 1st
Conference: 2nd
Overall: 4th
USL Playoffs| Eastern Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup| Not Held
Top goalscorer| Cameron Lancaster (21)
Biggest win| LOU 3–0 MEM (6/12)
LOU 4–1 SKC (8/7)
Biggest defeat| All by 1 goal

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The 2021 Louisville City FC season was the club's seventh season of competition. City competed in the USL Championship, the second tier of soccer in the United States.

## Background

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Main article: 2020 Louisville City FC season

The previous season was significantly altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Louisville City played one match to start the USL Championship season on March 7, 2020, before the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. Louisville City resumed the season on July 12, 2020, under an abbreviated 16-game season instead of 32. Stadium capacity was capped at 4,900; or about 31% of stadium capacity, to enforce social distancing measures.

Louisville City FC finished the truncated 2020 season with a record of 11–2–3, which was good enough to finish in first in Group E, first in the eastern conference, and second overall in the league. City reached the Eastern Conference Final, or semifinals of the USL Championship Playoffs before losing to the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Cameron Lancaster led Louisville in scoring with 10 goals across all competitions, good enough for the fifth highest goal scoring tally in the league. Lancaster, along with league Goalkeeper of the Year Ben Lundt, defender Sean Totsch, and midfielder Speedy Williams, were named to the All-League First Team.

## Current squad

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As of June 3, 2021[update][1]

No.  | Position  | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  USA | Chris Hubbard
3  | DF |  FRA | Alexis Souahy
4  | DF |  USA | Sean Totsch
6  | DF |  USA | Wesley Charpie
7  | MF |  LES | Napo Matsoso
8  | DF |  USA | Akil Watts
9  | FW |  ESP | Jorge Gonzalez (on loan from Portland Timbers)
10  | MF |  USA | Brian Ownby
11  | MF |  IRL | Niall McCabe
12  | MF |  USA | Tyler Gibson
13  | MF |  USA | Corben Bone
14  | FW |  SEN | Abdou Mbacke Thiam
15  | DF |  USA | Pat McMahon
16  | GK |  FRA | Simon Lefebvre
17  | FW |  ENG | Cameron Lancaster
19  | MF |  USA | Oscar Jimenez
20  | FW |  USA | Jimmy McLaughlin
21  | FW |  USA | Kyle Greig
22  | MF |  USA | George Davis IV
23  | MF |  USA | Elijah Wynder
24  | GK |  USA | Parker Siegfried
29  | MF |  FRA | Antoine Hoppenot
36  | MF |  USA | Paolo DelPiccolo
42  | DF |  USA | Jonathan Gómez
66  | DF |  USA | Joshua Wynder

## Competitions

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### Preseason friendlies

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Louisville City v Centre Colonels March 3, 2021 |  Louisville City | 7–0|  Centre Colonels | Louisville, Kentucky

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Attendance: 0

FC Cincinnati v Louisville City March 13, 2021 |  FC Cincinnati | 0–3|  Louisville City | Milford, Ohio

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* Thiam 37' (pen.)
* Ownby 63'
* Davis IV 85'

| Stadium: Mercy Health Training Center
Attendance: 0

Nashville SC v Louisville City March 20, 2021 |  Nashville SC | 4–0|  Louisville City | Brentwood, Tennessee

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4:30 PM EST | Sapong 7' (Mukhtar)
Mukhtar 17' (pen.), 19' (Godoy)
Trialist  58' (Haakenson) | NSH Report
LOU Report |  | Stadium: Jeffrey Kuhn Field at Currey Ingram Academy
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.

Austin FC v Louisville City March 25, 2021 |  Austin FC | v|  Louisville City | Austin, Texas

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TBD EST |  |  |  | Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field
Note: Result not published.

Houston Dynamo v Louisville City March 28, 2021 |  Houston Dynamo | 2–0|  Louisville City | Houston, Texas

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2:00 PM EST | Picault 5'
Urruti 27' | LOU Report |  | Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: Extra 25 minutes played after initial 90.

Chattanooga FC v Louisville City April 3, 2021 |  Chattanooga FC | 2–3|  Louisville City | Chattanooga, Tennessee

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2:00 PM EST | Hoffstatter 10'
73'
Hernandez 74'  86' | Louisville Report
Chattanooga Report |  42'
DelPiccolo 66'
McLaughlin 73'
Lancaster 83' | Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 1,767

Louisville City v FC Cincinnati April 7, 2021 |  Louisville City | v|  FC Cincinnati | Louisville, Kentucky

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Note: Match cancelled by FC Cincinnati

Greenville Triumph v Louisville City FC April 11, 2021 |  Greenville Triumph | 2–4|  Louisville City FC | Greenville, South Carolina

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| Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

Louisville City v Pittsburgh Riverhounds April 16, 2021 |  Louisville City | 2–0|  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Louisville, Kentucky

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* Jimenez 2'
* Bone 80'

| USL Report | Perez 55 | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

### USL Championship

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Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

Louisville City entered the season coached by John Hackworth, who had been at the helm since August 2018. On April 27, 2021, it was announced that Hackworth and Louisville City had mutually terminated Hackworth's contract; Danny Cruz was named the interim head coach.[2] On October 11, 2021, Cruz was named the permanent head coach.[3]

#### Standings — Central Division

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Pos | Team

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1  | Louisville City FC | 32  | 18  | 7  | 7  | 61  | 37  | +24  | 61  | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2  | Birmingham Legion FC | 32  | 18  | 8  | 6  | 51  | 31  | +20  | 60
3  | Memphis 901 FC | 32  | 14  | 10  | 8  | 47  | 42  | +5  | 50
4  | FC Tulsa | 32  | 14  | 13  | 5  | 49  | 48  | +1  | 47
5  | OKC Energy FC | 32  | 8  | 11  | 13  | 30  | 38  | −8  | 37  |
6  | Indy Eleven | 32  | 9  | 15  | 8  | 32  | 47  | −15  | 35
7  | Atlanta United 2 | 32  | 8  | 14  | 10  | 47  | 56  | −9  | 34[a]
8  | Sporting Kansas City II | 32  | 4  | 20  | 8  | 33  | 64  | −31  | 20[a]

Source: USL
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1. ^ a b The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[4]

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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32  | 18  | 7  | 7  | 61  | 37  |  +24  | 61  | 12  | 2  | 2  | 37  | 17  |  +20  | 6  | 5  | 5  | 24  | 20  |  +4

Last updated: October 30, 2021.
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

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Stadium| H| H| H| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| H| A| A| H| A| A| A| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| A
Result| W| D| W| L| L| W| W| W| D| W| L| W| W| D| W| W| W| W| D| L| L| W| D| W| D| D| W| W| L| L| W| W

Updated to match(es) played on October 30, 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Match results

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For the 2021 USL Championship season, Louisville City was placed in the Central Division. The club played four matches against each divisional opponent (two home, two away), and four other matches against teams outside the division. Louisville City faced San Diego Loyal SC, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, and New Mexico United for the first time in their history.[5] For the first time in their history, Louisville City completed a full-length regular season without a player being sent off, and without a multi-goal loss, accomplishments the team would sustain through the playoff run.

Louisville City FC v Atlanta United 2 April 24 1|  Louisville City FC | 2–0|  Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | Souahy  25'
Totsch  37'
Jimenez  39'
DelPiccolo 69',  87' | Report | Kamdem  33' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,652
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant referees: Walt Heatherly
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

Louisville City FC v Birmingham Legion FC May 8 2|  Louisville City FC | 1–1|  Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | McMahon 3',  58'
Hubbard  60'
DelPiccolo  61'
Souahy  75'
Gómez  90' | Report | Brett 60' (pen.) | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,652
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer
Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

Louisville City FC v San Diego Loyal SC May 22 3|  Louisville City FC | 2–1|  San Diego Loyal SC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | Lancaster 45+3' (pen.)
McCabe  45+4'
Matsoso  50'
Grieg 88' | Report | Spencer  45+4'
E. Martin  76'
C. Martin  78'
Donovan  89'
Blake 90+1' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,652
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek
Assistant referees: Walt Heatherly
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

Louisville City FC v Indy Eleven May 29 4|  Louisville City FC | 1–2|  Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | Lancaster  11'
Bone 45'
DelPiccolo  71'
Hubbard  88' | Report | Hamilton 63' (pen.),  89' (pen.)
Seagrist  77' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker
Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

Atlanta United 2 v Louisville City FC June 6 5|  Atlanta United 2 | 1–0|  Louisville City FC | Kennesaw, Georgia

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7:30 PM ET | Mertz  17'
McFadden 26'
Mejia  32'
Stanley  44'
Allan  67'
Benítez  78'
Fortune  90+6' | USL Report
Soccerway Rpt | Greig  56'
McCabe 81' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 835
Referee: Chris Ruska
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Assistant referees: Ben Rigel
Fourth official: Madzid Coric

Louisville City FC v Memphis 901 FC June 12 6|  Louisville City FC | 3–0|  Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | Ownby  22',  70'
Charpie 58'
Lancaster 68' (pen.)
McCabe  72' | Report | Segbers  16'
Thomas  50'  57' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 12,115
Referee: Greg Dopka
Assistant referees: Justen Lopez
Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

Louisville City FC v Birmingham Legion FC June 16 7|  Louisville City FC | 2–0|  Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | McCabe  24'
Lancaster 25' (pen.)
Matsoso 48' | Report | Crognale  90' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,576
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Michael Samour

FC Tulsa v Louisville City FC June 19 8|  FC Tulsa | 2–3|  Louisville City FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma

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7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | da Costa 23'
Marlon 55'
Rivas  60' | Report | Lancaster 2',  10' (pen.)
Gómez 7'
McCabe  88' | Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 3,976
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Assistant referees: Francisco Bermudez
Assistant referees: Truman Berghall
Fourth official: Connor Stockton

Louisville City FC v Indy Eleven June 26 9|  Louisville City FC | 3–3|  Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | DelPiccolo 6'
Gómez 14'
Bone  32',  78'
Hoppenot  70' | Report | Smith 9',  33'
Hackshaw 20'
Arteaga 41'
Vassell  74' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,927
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
Assistant referees: Chris Shurfranz
Assistant referees: Christopher Slane
Fourth official: Michael Samour

Sporting Kansas City II v Louisville City FC July 2 10|  Sporting Kansas City II | 2–4|  Louisville City FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | Duke  21'
R Smith 13'
Mushagalusa  42'
Jones 80' | Report | Greig 5',  67'
Ownby 57'
Souahy 59'
Davis IV  81' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Kevin Fikar

FC Tulsa v Louisville City FC July 10 11|  FC Tulsa | 3–2|  Louisville City FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma

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3:00 PM CT/4:00 PM ET (moved forward from 7:00 PM CT to avoid weather) | Marlon 6'
Kibato 16'
Corrales  22'
da Costa 40'
Suarez  65'
Moloto  81' | Report | Hoppenot  5'
Greig 45+1'
Lancaster 61'
Watts  90+1' | Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Shane Kennard
Fourth official: Brandon Queri

Louisville City FC v OKC Energy FC July 14 12|  Louisville City FC | 3–1|  OKC Energy FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | Charpie 14',  62'
McMahon  19'
Lancaster 41'
Gómez  46'
Bone 55'
DelPiccolo  78' | Report | Donovan  13'
Ward  57'
Bijev 61' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,032
Referee: Thomas Snyder
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

Louisville City FC v Atlanta United 2 July 17 13|  Louisville City FC | 2–0|  Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | Matsoso 54',  73'
McLaughlin 63'
Greig  82'
González  89' | Report | Wiley  34'
McFadden  90' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 11,105
Referee: Gerald Flores
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Seun Yinka-Kehinde

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Louisville City FC July 23 14|  Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1|  Louisville City FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado

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7:00 PM MT/9:00 PM ET | Hodge  33'
Makangila  65'
Mayaka  70'
Ngalina 87'
Lewis  89' | USL Report
Soccerway Rpt | Ownby  31'
Hoppenot  70',  74'
Greig  79' | Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 6,488
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Fourth official: Laura Rodriguez

Sporting Kansas City II v Louisville City FC July 28 15|  Sporting Kansas City II | 1–2|  Louisville City FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | Duke  53'
Cisneros 89'
Mushagalusa  90+4' | Report | Gibson  6'
González 46'
Greig 56'
McMahon  72' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Kevin Broadley

Louisville City FC v OKC Energy FC July 31 16|  Louisville City FC | 2–1|  OKC Energy FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | Donovan 37' (o.g.)
J Wynder  45'
Lancaster 76' (pen.)
Gómez  90+2' | Report | Bijev 87' (pen.) | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,602
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

Louisville City FC v Sporting Kansas City II August 7 17|  Louisville City FC | 4–1|  Sporting Kansas City II | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | González 45+3'
Ownby 71'
Lancaster 75'
Matsoso  84'
Hoppenot  87'
McLaughlin 90+4' | USL Report
Soccerway Rpt | Jones  9'
Mushagalusa 68'
Davis  89' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,470
Referee: Elton García
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Christopher Slane
Fourth official: Noah Matos

Louisville City FC v FC Tulsa August 14 18|  Louisville City FC | 2–1|  FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | Lancaster 10',  66'
McMahon  66'
Gómez  85' | Report | Sheldon  72'
Moloto  81'
Bourgeois 90+1'
Bird  90+3' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,675
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Assistant referees: John Krill
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

OKC Energy FC v Louisville City FC August 22 19|  OKC Energy FC | 0–0|  Louisville City FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET | Ellis-Hayden  45+3' | Report | J. Wynder  53' | Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,993
Referee: Calin Radosav

Birmingham Legion FC v Louisville City FC August 28 20|  Birmingham Legion FC | 2–1|  Louisville City FC | Birmingham, Alabama

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6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET | Dean  16'
Lopez  44'
Brett 51'
Williams 78' | Report | Watts  50'
DelPiccolo 62' | Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Brad Jensen

Louisville City FC v FC Tulsa September 3 21|  Louisville City FC | 0–1|  FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky

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TBD CDT | DelPiccolo  68'
Ownby  82' | Report | Suárez 20'
Marlon  47'
Lewis  71'
Da Costa  79'
Fenwick  90+3' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,206
Referee: John Matto

Hartford Athletic v Louisville City FC September 7 22|  Hartford Athletic | 2–4|  Louisville City FC | Hartford, Connecticut

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7:00 PM ET | Obregón Jr. 31'
Dodson 44'
Boudadi  52' | Report | Lancaster 7'
Souahy  19'
Ownby  26',  56'
González 29'
Totsch  47'
Hoppenot 59',  85' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,159
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

OKC Energy FC v Louisville City FC September 12 23|  OKC Energy FC | 1–1|  Louisville City FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET | Ellis-Hayden 25'
Batista  65' | Report | DelPiccolo 45+5',  62'
Davis IV  63' | Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,579
Referee: Matthew Thompson

Indy Eleven v Louisville City FC September 18 24|  Indy Eleven | 0–2|  Louisville City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana

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7:00 PM ET | Hackshaw  57'
Arteaga  60'
Timmer  65'
Farr  71' | Report | DelPiccolo  32'
Hoppenot 41'
Lancaster 69'
McCabe  80'
Souahy  83' | Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,499
Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Memphis 901 FC v Louisville City FC September 25 25|  Memphis 901 FC | 1–1|  Louisville City FC | Memphis, Tennessee

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7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | Murphy 3'
Oduro  55'
Fortune  84'
Segbers  88' | Report | Lancaster 8'
Ownby  23'
DelPiccolo  55'
Hoppenot  64'
Greig  87' | Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Calin Radosav

Atlanta United 2 v Louisville City FC September 29 26|  Atlanta United 2 | 1–1|  Louisville City FC | Kennesaw, Georgia

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7:30 PM ET | Goodrum  31'
Bauer 40' | Report | Lancaster 51'
Gómez  60'
Davis  84'
DelPiccolo  87' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 680
Referee: John Griggs

Louisville City FC v New Mexico United October 3 27|  Louisville City FC | 3–1|  New Mexico United | Louisville, Kentucky

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3:00 PM ET | DelPiccolo 8',  14'
McLaughlin 75'
McCabe  77'
Ownby  84' | Report | Tetteh  24'
Moreno 45+2',  54'
Suggs  74'
Azira  88' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,349
Referee: Mark Allatin
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Seun Yinka-Kehinde

Louisville City FC v Sporting Kansas City II October 9 28|  Louisville City FC | 4–3|  Sporting Kansas City II | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | DelPiccolo 8'
Totsch  15'
Lancaster 30' (pen.),  90+4'
McLaughlin  82'
Jimenez 88' | Report | Davis  24',  45+1',  84'
Roberts 85'
Ch. Duke  90+3' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,762
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Assistant referees: Brian Marshall
Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju
Fourth official: Christopher Slane

Memphis 901 FC v Louisville City FC October 13 29|  Memphis 901 FC | 2–1|  Louisville City FC | Memphis, Tennessee

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7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | Oduro  25'
Salazar 45'
Kissiedou  57'
Fortune  61'
Segbers 78' | LOU Report
USL Report | DelPiccolo 12'
Charpie  30'
J Wynder  35' | Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,034
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Indy Eleven v Louisville City FC October 16 30|  Indy Eleven | 1–0|  Louisville City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana

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7:00 PM ET | Arteaga 85'
Buckmaster  90+2' | Report | DelPiccolo  43'
Gómez  78'
McCabe  82' | Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,499
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Louisville City FC v Memphis 901 FC October 23 31|  Louisville City FC | 3–1|  Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | Lancaster 21',  45+3',  65' (pen.)
Ownby  25' | Report | Dacres  36'
Salazar 41'
Kissiedou  70' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion

Birmingham Legion FC v Louisville City FC October 30 32|  Birmingham Legion FC | 0–1|  Louisville City FC | Birmingham, Alabama

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6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET | Asiedu  34'
James  87' | Report | Jimenez  38'
Gomez  55'
Gonzalez  75'
Hoppenot 82' | Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Matthew Thompson

#### USL Cup Playoffs

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Further information: 2021 USL Championship Playoffs

The top four teams in each of the four USL Championship divisions advanced to the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs. Louisville City entered the playoffs as the top seed out of the Central Division, and second overall seed in the Eastern Conference.

| Conference Quarterfinals
November 5–7 | | | Conference Semifinals
November 13 | | | Conference Finals
November 20 | | | USL Championship Final
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| A1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 | | | |
| C4 | FC Tulsa | 2 |
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| C2 | Birmingham Legion FC | w/o |

| A3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC |  |
| | A1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (a.e.t.) | 3 |
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| | | C1 | Louisville City FC | 2 |
| A2 | Charlotte Independence | 3 | |

| C3 | Memphis 901 FC | 1 |
| | A2 | Charlotte Independence | 0 |
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| C1 | Louisville City FC | 1 |

| A4 | Miami FC | 0 |
| | A1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 |
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| M1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0 | | |

| P4 | Oakland Roots SC | 1 |
| | P4 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 (5) |
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| P2 | Orange County SC | 1 |

| M3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0 |
| | P2 | Orange County SC (p) | 1 (5) |
| Western Conference |
| | | M2 | San Antonio FC | 1 (3) |
| M2 | San Antonio FC | 2 | |

| P3 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0 |
| | M2 | San Antonio FC | 3 |
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| | | M4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1 |
| P1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 3 (3) |

| M4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (p) | 3 (4) |

Louisville City FC v Miami FC November 6 Conf. Quarterfinals|  Louisville City FC | 1–0|  Miami FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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8:00 PM ET | Gonzalez 74'
Lancaster  87'
Greig  89' | Report | Craig  24'
Da Silva  72' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,097
Referee: Elton Garcia

Louisville City FC v Charlotte Independence November 13 Conf. Semifinals|  Louisville City FC | 1–0|  Charlotte Independence | Louisville, Kentucky

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7:30 PM ET | DelPiccolo  5'
Ownby  21'
McCabe  44'
Lancaster 89' (pen.) | Report | Kelly  34'
Parra  44'
Riascos  76'
Martínez  87'
Pack  87'
Fuchs  90+2'
Johnson  90+6' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,155
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Louisville City FC November 20 Conf. Finals|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–2 (a.e.t.)|  Louisville City FC | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 PM ET | Tejada  43'
Dos Santos  77',  102'
Wyke  83'
Mkosana 83', 90+6'
Guillén  98' | Report | Ownby  5',  10'
Lasso 23' (o.g.)
Gómez  55'
Jimenez  100' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,120
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

### U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced a truncated format for the 2021 U.S. Open Cup. 16 clubs would participate, each entering at the same time in a Round of 16: 8 from MLS to be determined by league table position after three weeks of play; 4 from the USL Championship, specifically each conference finalist from the 2020 USL Championship Playoffs, including Louisville City; Greenville Triumph SC of USL League One; Detroit City FC of the NISA, and Open Division sides FC Golden State Force and Newtown Pride FC. All non-MLS sides would be drawn against an MLS side for the Round of 16. The competition would begin in May and conclude by the end of June.[6]

On April 16, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that the competition would not go forward in the spring as planned, and that it would evaluate holding the competition later in the year.[7]

On July 20, 2021, in conjunction with announcing a tentative schedule for the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation also declared that the 2021 edition of the competition was officially cancelled.[8]

## Player statistics

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### Top scorers

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Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | Total

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1 | FW | 17 |  Cameron Lancaster | 20 | 1 | 21
2 | MF | 36 |  Paolo DelPiccolo | 9 | 0 | 9
3 | FW | 21 |  Kyle Greig | 5 | 0 | 5
3 | MF | 10 |  Brian Ownby | 4 | 1 | 5
5 | MF | 29 |  Antoine Hoppenot | 4 | 0 | 4
5 | FW | 9 |  Jorge Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 4
7 | MF | 13 |  Corben Bone | 3 | 0 | 3
7 | MF | 20 |  Jimmy McLaughlin | 3 | 0 | 3
9 | DF | 42 |  Jonathan Gomez | 2 | 0 | 2
9 | DF | 6 |  Wes Charpie | 2 | 0 | 2
9 | MF | 7 |  Napo Matsoso | 2 | 0 | 2
12 | DF | 15 |  Pat McMahon | 1 | 0 | 1
12 | DF | 3 |  Alexis Souahy | 1 | 0 | 1
12 | MF | 19 |  Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 1
- | - | - | Opponent Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 2
Total | 61 | 4 | 65

### Assist leaders

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Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | Total

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1 | MF | 10 |  Brian Ownby | 10 | 0 | 10
2 | DF | 42 |  Jonathan Gomez | 8 | 0 | 8
3 | MF | 13 |  Corben Bone | 6 | 1 | 7
4 | MF | 29 |  Antoine Hoppenot | 4 | 0 | 4
4 | MF | 19 |  Oscar Jimenez | 3 | 1 | 4
6 | FW | 21 |  Kyle Greig | 2 | 0 | 2
6 | MF | 11 |  Niall McCabe | 2 | 0 | 2
6 | DF | 3 |  Alexis Souahy | 2 | 0 | 2
6 | DF | 15 |  Pat McMahon | 2 | 0 | 2
10 | MF | 22 |  George Davis IV | 1 | 0 | 1
10 | MF | 36 |  Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 1
10 | DF | 6 |  Wes Charpie | 1 | 0 | 1
10 | DF | 8 |  Akil Watts | 1 | 0 | 1
10 | FW | 14 |  Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 42 | 2 | 44

### Clean sheets

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1 | GK | 1 |  Chris Hubbard | 6 | 2 | 8
2 | GK | 24 |  Parker Siegfried | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 7 | 2 | 9

### Disciplinary

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The 2021 season was Louisville City's first full-length campaign without having a player sent off. However, the club accumulated more yellow cards than any previous season.

No.  | Pos.  | Name  | USL | USL Playoffs | Total

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36 | MF |  Paolo DelPiccolo | 9 | 1 | 10
42 | MF |  Jonathan Gómez | 8 | 1 | 9
10 | MF |  Brian Ownby | 7 | 2 | 9
11 | MF |  Niall McCabe | 7 | 1 | 8
15 | DF |  Pat McMahon | 6 | 0 | 6
29 | MF |  Antoine Hoppenot | 6 | 0 | 6
21 | FW |  Kyle Greig | 4 | 1 | 5
3 | DF |  Alexis Souahy | 4 | 0 | 4
7 | MF |  Napo Matsoso | 3 | 0 | 3
22 | MF |  George Davis IV | 3 | 0 | 3
4 | DF |  Sean Totsch | 3 | 0 | 3
66 | DF |  Joshua Wynder | 3 | 0 | 3
19 | MF |  Oscar Jimenez | 2 | 1 | 3
1 | GK |  Chris Hubbard | 2 | 0 | 2
8 | DF |  Akil Watts | 2 | 0 | 2
6 | DF |  Wes Charpie | 2 | 0 | 2
9 | FW |  Jorge Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 2
17 | FW |  Cameron Lancaster | 1 | 1 | 2
13 | MF |  Corben Bone | 1 | 0 | 1
12 | MF |  Tyler Gibson | 1 | 0 | 1
20 | MF |  Jimmy McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 77 | 8 | 85

## References

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1. ^ "Roster". loucity.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
2. ^ "Cruz Assumes Interim Head Coaching Position with LouCity". Retrieved April 27, 2021.
3. ^ "LouCity Removes Interim Tag, Taps Cruz as Permanent Head Coach". Retrieved October 11, 2021.
4. ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
5. ^ "Louisville City FC schedule 2021". Retrieved May 7, 2021.
6. ^ "OPEN CUP COMMITTEE DECIDES NOT TO PLAY OPENING ROUND OF U.S. OPEN CUP DUE TO CHALLENGES SURROUNDING COVID PANDEMIC; TEAMS WILL ENTER TOURNAMENT AT ROUND OF 16". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
7. ^ "OPEN CUP COMMITTEE DETERMINES 2021 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP WILL NOT BE HELD THIS SPRING". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
8. ^ "SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT EDITION OF LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP IN 2022". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

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