2024 Louisville City FC season
| 2024 season | ||||
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| Owner | John Neace | |||
| Manager | Danny Cruz | |||
| Stadium | Lynn Family Stadium | |||
| USL | Eastern Conf.: 1st | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| USL Playoffs | Qualified | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Wilson Harris (19) All: Wilson Harris (20) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 13,526 (8–17 vs. CHS) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,197 (9–28 vs. MEM) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 9,704 | |||
| Biggest win | 6–0 (4–27 vs. HFD) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 2–5 (6–22 vs. RI) | |||
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The 2024 Louisville City FC season is the club's tenth season of competition. Louisville City competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.
Background
[edit]The previous season was the second consecutive season where the USL played a 34-match schedule divided into two conferences with both conferences having a single table. While being the first where all sides from both conferences played against each other.[1]
The USL Regular season was historically bad as Louisville finished fifth in the Eastern Conference; the lowest in team history. The team also set record lows in average points per game (1.47) and goal differential (-3) as they were shutout a record nine times. Leading to the first season where Louisville reached double digit losses.[2] In the USL Playoff Louisville returned to form as they reached the Eastern Conference finals for the ninth consecutive season. Upsetting Memphis 901 FC in the Conference Quarter-finals before falling to the Charleston in the Conference Finals. In the U.S. Open Cup opened the competition by defeating Lexington SC. Their first competitive match against a fellow club from the state of Kentucky.[3] Before falling the FC Cincinnati in the next round.[4]
Following the season Sean Totsch was selected for the all league team.[5] While [2] Oliver Semmle set a USL Championship Rookie record with 12 clean sheets.
Summary
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]During the offseason Louisville City went through a generational shift that saw twelve players leave the club. This included long time captain Paolo DelPiccolo who retired from on field play to take a coaching position with the team and all-time leading goal scorer Cameron Lancaster signing with Lexington SC.[6] Furthermore, Louisville was able to transfer two players to other clubs for a fee as goalkeeper Oliver Semmle[7] transferred to MLS side Philadelphia Union and defender Manny Perez[8] became the third Louisville player to transfer directly to a European league when he was transferred to AC Horsens of the Danish 1st Division. In return eleven new players were signed before the start of the regular season with most of which having previous USL experience.[6] The preeminent signing was Arturo Ordoñez, the reigning USL Defensive Player of the year, from rival Pittsburgh.[9] In addition three goal keepers were added to the roster with Damian Las becoming the first choice keeper after being loaned for the season from Austin FC.[10]
Louisville played seven preseason friendlies compiling a record of 4 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss. Which included two matches against MLS sides; a 2–2 draw against Austin and 1–2 victory against St. Louis. The lone loss was a one-goal affair against Pittsburgh.[11] The most significant event during these matches was an injury to team captain Brian Ownby who injured his leg in the final friendly against Knoxville. This injury required surgery and caused him to miss a significant amount of time.[12]
March and April
[edit]Louisville kicked off the USL regular season away from home against Western Conference Side El Paso in a match were seven players made their debuts for the team. The match remained scoreless until the second half when Wilson Harris scored the games only goal after a Sean Totsch cross.[13] This was the 50th USL Champsionship goal of Harris' career making him the fastest player to 50 goals in USL history.[14] On the defensive side of the ball Damian Las earned his first USL Championship clean sheet. Louisville's next game was their home opener against Pittsburgh which was the first of three consecutive games at home. In this match Louisville and Pittsburgh would trade goals as Harris scored his second goal in as many games in first half stoppage time while Edward Kizza scored an equalizer in the 59th minute. Six minutes later Louisville would retake the lead after Ray Serrano was fouled in the box leading to successful penalty kick by Sean Totsch. In stoppage time Serrano would add his first goal of the year leading to a 3–1 Louisville victory.[15] To close out March Louisville played Birmingham and turned in its first five-goal performance since July 2022. Four different players found the back of the net as Taylor Davila and Jake Morris scored their first goals in a Louisville jersey while Harris registered a brace. For the second consecutive match Serrano would score Louisville final goal while Las made three saves as Louisville won 5–0.[16] With four goals in three matches Harris was voted March's USL Player of the Month. The first Louisville player to earn that earn that honor since Cameron Lancaster in 2018.[17]
To begin April Louisville hosted the Indy Eleven in the first edition of LIPAFC of the 2024 season. In a match that was given the honor of being the first ever USL championship match to be broadcast nationwide on network TV as part of the USL's media rights agreement with CBS.[18] The match was a high scoring affair with Harris scoring the opening goal in the 16th minute. Indy would then level the score on a penalty kick by Jack Blake only for Wilson to put Louisville back in front before the half time whistle. To begin the second half Louisville and Indy again traded goals as Elijah Wynder scored his first goal of the year while Blake scored his second of the match. Then, an hour into the match Harris found the back of the net twice within a span of ten minutes earning the first hat-trick of his professional career as well as the first hat-trick of the USL season and LIPAFC history. In the final ten minutes of the match Indy would score a third and final goal as Louisville went on to win in front of a crowd of over 11,000. Their largest crowd of the season to that point.[19] The final score line of 5–3 set LIPAFC records for the most goals by a single team as well as the highest combined score. It was also the first time in team history that Louisville has had consecutive 5 goal performances. In addition it was also Wesley Charpie 100th appearance for the club.[20]
Three days later Louisville returned to the road to face Charleston in a rematch of the previous year's Eastern Conference final in front of a soldout crowd. Louisville struck first when Jorge Gonzalez scored his first goal of the season in the 9th minute only for Charleston to pull level one minute later when MD Myers scored off of a shot that rebounded off of the goalposts. Approximately 10 minutes later Kyle Adams was called for a handball in box giving a Charleston penalty kick. Markanich successfully converted the penalty giving Charleston the lead and Louisville their first deficit of the season. Markanich scored again in the 30th minute allowing Charleston to go into half time with a 3–1 lead.[21] In the second half Louisville reduced the deficit to one when new signing Taylor Davila scored his first goal for the club. Louisville conceded another penalty in 84th minute which was subsequently saved by Las. However, the first half goals proved too much and Louisville went on to lose their first game of the season. The loss ended Louisville four match winning streak as well as ending Harris' four match goal scoring streak.[22] Louisville returned to their winning ways during the next match when it travelled to face Loudon. Although Louisville earned all three points this match the first of the year where a Louisville player failed to find the back of the net as the only goal of the game was a 67th minute own goal by Loudon's Florian Valot. On the defensive end of the pitch Danny Faundez made his first start of the year in goal earning a clean sheet.[23] To close out April Louisville hosted Hartford were they turned in a dominating performance. Starting with Wynder scoring his second goal of the season in the 5th minute Louisville went on to score six goals with six different players finding the back of the net. Of those six players Adrien Perez, Aiden McFadden, and Tola Showunmi scored their first goals in Louisville Jerseys while Jake Morris contributed two assists. Defensively Las earned his third clean sheet of the season as Louisville won 6–0.[24] Louisville's largest margin of victory in a league game since defeating New York Red Bulls II 6–0 in July 2022.[25] This match also marked Niall McCabe's 200th league appearance for the club. The fourth player in league history to reach that milestone with a single organization.[26]
May and June
[edit]Louisville began May at home against Western Conference side Orange County SC on short rest after playing in the U.S. Open Cup midweek. Harris opened the scoring in the 19th minute for his eighth goal of the year and first in three matches. After the break Serrano scored goal for the second consecutive match with Wilson scoring Louisville's third goal and final goal in the 86th minute. On the defensive side of the ball Las earned a clean sheet as Louisville won 3–0. The first back to back clean sheets of the season.[27] Next, Louisville travelled to play Las Vegas. In this match Louisville scored quickly as Davila found the back of the net after seven minutes. However, Las Vegas responded quickly as Noël levelled the score in the 16th minute. Louisville then fell behind for only the second time this year when former Louisville City original player, Charlie Adams, gave Las Vegas a 2–1 lead. After the half, Danny Cruz made several substitutions including bringing on Serrano who drew Louisville level in the 70th minute. This would be the final goal of the game as Louisville earned a draw for the first time this season.[28] Louisville then travelled to Smithfield for their first ever match against USL expansion side Rhode Island FC in a match where both sides failed to score a single goal with Rhode Island failing to record a shot on target. The scoreless draw ended Serrano's three match scoring streak as well being the first match of the season where Louisville failed to find the back of the net.[29] Louisville closed out May with a mid-week home game against Detroit City FC. In this match Louisville went down first as Matt Sheldon scored off of a rebound in the 34th minute. Only for Louisville to respond with an avalanche of goals. Beginning with Arturo Ordoñez scoring his first goal in a Louisville jersey in the 42nd minute Louisville scored five unanswered goals. Including goals by Morris and Perez and a brace by Harris bringing his goal total to 10 for the season. This was the fourth time Louisville has scored at least 5 goals in a match this season setting a team record.[30]
Current roster
[edit]- As of August 15, 2024[31]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Preseason and friendlies
[edit]| February 3 | Austin FC | 2–2 | Louisville City | Austin, Texas |
| 1:00 PM EST | Obrian  Noël 80' |
Report | Harris 28' Ownby 51' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium |
| February 7 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–2 | Louisville City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 11:30 PM EST | Report | Serrano 57' McCabe 62' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| February 11 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–3 | Louisville City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 2:00 PM EST | López Jauregui 77' |
Report | Perez 19' Showunmi 70' Serrano 72' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| February 15 | St. Louis City SC | 1–2 | Louisville City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 12:00 PM EST | Jackson 51' |
Report | Wynder 47' Adams 56' |
Stadium: CityPark |
| February 18 | Louisville City | 0–0 | Lexington SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| March 2 | Louisville City | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1:00 PM EST | Report | 54' |
Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park |
| March 9 | Louisville City | 2–1 | One Knoxville SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 4:00 PM EST | Harris |
Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| July 30 | Louisville City  | 0–4 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Report | Ekitike 42' Skhiri 48' Matanović 50', 80' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,218 |
| Sept 10 | Louisville City | 4–2 |  Cancún F.C. | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Davila 51' Perez 61' Wilson 75' Harris 87' |
Report | Pérez 71', 86' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,071 |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for July 13.[32] | ||||
USL Championship
[edit]Standings — Eastern Conference
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Louisville City FC (S) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 76 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 64 | |
| 3 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 56 | |
| 4 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 51 | |
| 5 | Rhode Island FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 | |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 50 | |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 48 | |
| 8 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 48 | |
| 9 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 45 | |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 44 | |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 42 | |
| 12 | Miami FC | 34 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 89 | −63 | 11 |
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 |
Last updated: November 1, 2024.
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00) unless otherwise noted
Match results
[edit]| March 16 1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | Louisville City | El Paso, Texas |
| 3:00 PM | Alfaro  41' Dollenmayer 57' |
Report | Harris 18', 57' Davila 33' Wilson 36' Serrano 42' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 4,876 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye Assistant referees: Stephen McGonagle Mark Novosel Fourth official: William Hale |
| March 23 2 | Louisville City | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 4:00 PM | Harris 45+5' Totsh 54', 65' (pen.) Wynder 88' Serrano 90+6' |
Report | Mertz 48' Kizza 59' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,313 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Jacob Little Fourth official: Jackson Krauser |
| March 30 3 | Louisville City | 5–0 | Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 4:00 PM | Morris 13' Wilson 17' Harris 35', 66' Wynder 68' Davila 70', 73' Serrano 82' |
Report | Pasher 61' Crognale 64' Paterson 76' Kavita 78' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,973 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson Eric Burton Fourth official: Shawn Westerfield |
| April 6 4 | Louisville City | 5–3 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 4:00 PM | Harris 16', 62', 71' Wilson 41' Wynder 50' Las 77' Serrano 87' Gonzalez 90+6' |
Report | Martínez 32' Blake 34' (pen.), 59' Boudadi 40' Oettl 71' McCabe 82' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 11,330 Referee: Jeremy Scheer Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Tom Felice Fourth official: Jackson Krauser |
| April 9 5 | Charleston Battery | 3–2 | Louisville City | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Myers 10' Markanich 22' (pen.), 30' Torres 54' Segbers 89' |
Report | Gonzalez 9' Charpie 45' Davila 52', 90+8' Harris 54' Cruz 75' Las 84' |
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,465 Referee: Alexis Da Silva Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Rhett Hammil Fourth official: Josiah Parke |
| April 20 6 | Loudoun United FC | 0–1 | Louisville City | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 4:00 PM | Valot 45' |
Report | Ordoñez 20' Valot 67' (o.g.) Harris 89' González 89' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 2,879 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Nicholas Seymour Joseph Knoff Fourth official: Gary Gutierrez |
| April 27 7 | Louisville City | 6–0 | Hartford Athletic | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Wynder 5' Perez 12' McFadden 32' Gonzalez 67' Totsch 81' Serrano 83' Showunmi 90+3' |
Report | Epps 10' Buckmaster 37' Hodge 57' Asiedu 78' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,887 Referee: Ricardo Fierro Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Mohamed Sadraoui |
| May 11 8 | Louisville City | 3–0 | Orange County SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Harris 19' Jake Morris 32' Serrano 68' Wilson 86' |
Report | Iloski 23' Scott 42' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,239 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Rhett Hammil Christian Clerc Fourth official: Noah Matos |
| May 18 9 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2–2 | Louisville City | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 10:30 PM | Noël 16' Adams 36' Smart 55' |
Report | Davila 7' Harris 48' Adams 62' Serrano 70' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion Assistant referees: Stephen McGonagle William Aten Fourth official: Pavel Georgiev |
| May 25 10 | Rhode Island FC | 0–0 | Louisville City | Smithfield, Rhode Island |
| 4:00 PM | Alves 24' Smith 50' Dikwa 55' Smith 57' Yao 61' |
Report | Totsh 53' Wynder 90+4' |
Stadium: Beirne Stadium Attendance: 4,914 Referee: Jeremy Scheer Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson Eric Del Rosario Gandara Fourth official: Stearne Briem |
| May 29 11 | Louisville City | 5–1 | Detroit City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Ordoñez 20', 42' Wynder 38' Perez 48', 57' Harris 61', 84' (pen.) Morris 74' Cruz 75' |
Report | Sheldon 34' Murphy 40' Rutz 72' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,338 Referee: Matthew Corrigan Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Christian Little Fourth official: Mohamed Sadraoui |
| June 1 12 | Miami FC | 1–2 | Louisville City | Miami, Florida |
| 7:00 PM | Nocerino 17' Daltyn Knutson 27' Booth 30' Cardona 42' López 61' Lawrence 71' Mitrano 81' |
Report | Wynder 31' Perez 38' Charpie 59' Totsh 84' (pen.) Las 90+2' |
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Alejo Calume Assistant referees: Jonathan Smith Carlos Morales-Lastra Fourth official: JJ Bilinski |
| June 8 13 | Louisville City | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Gleadle 31' Ordoñez 62' Totsh 70' (pen.) Wynder 83' |
Report | Washington 25' Conway 90+2' Batista 90+5' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,733 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye Assistant referees: Matt Trotter Eric Burton Fourth official: Matthew Fotia |
| June 15 14 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–2 | Louisville City | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 PM | Pérez 11' Jennings 30' Arteaga 36' (pen.) Munjoma 73' Niyongabire 87' Rivera 90+2' Guillén 90+4' Dennis 90+5' |
Report | Gonzalez 25', 51' Jake Morris 42' McFadden 45+5' Ordoñez 68' Dia 90+5' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,393 Referee: Ricardo Fierro Assistant referees: Ben Rigel Juan Pablo Casas Fourth official: Mario Maric |
| June 19 15 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0–1 | Louisville City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM | Luke Biasi 17'  76' Brunallergene Etou 70' |
Report | Cruz 45+3' Ordoñez 45+6' Wilson 49' Harris 66' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Matt Thompson Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Nicholas Seymour Fourth official: Ali Zolgharnain |
| June 22 16 | Louisville City | 2–5 | Rhode Island FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Dia 3' Cruz 45+2' Serrano 56' Mares 85' Jake Morris 90+5' |
Report | Holstad 30' Kwizera 45+2' Dikwa 56' Williams 67' Lee 84' Fuson 90+1' Yao 90+4' Angking 90+6' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,197 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Mateusz Dulski Christopher Slane Fourth official: Josh Braunstein |
| June 29 17 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–4 | Louisville City | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7:30 PM | Tabort Etaka 82' |
Report | Charpie 17' Gonzalez 41' Ordoñez 45+4' Gleadle 51' Harris 58' Serrano 80' Showunmi 87' |
Stadium: Legion Field Referee: Joshua Encarnacion Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Sarah Gaddes Fourth official: Joshua Belk |
| July 6 18 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–0 | Louisville City | Hayward, California |
| 10:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: CJ Koll Andrew Hanks Fourth official: Robert Vincze |
| July 19 19 | Louisville City | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Wynder 18' 27' Dia 36' Totsch 39' 90'+5' |
Report | Foster 16' Santos 55' Huerman 66' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,418 Referee: Muhammad Hassan Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Mohamed Sadraoui |
| July 27 20 | Louisville City | 4–1 | Monterey Bay FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Morris 3' Harris 7' Wynder 28' Gleadle 81' |
Report | Fehr 24' Martinez 37' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,701 Referee: Matthew Corrigan Assistant referees: Seth Barton Noah Kenyawani Fourth official: Noah Matos |
| August 3 21 | New Mexico United | 0–1 | Louisville City | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 9:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,376 Referee: Brandon Stevis Assistant referees: Darren Bandy Zach McWhorter Fourth official: Mario Garcia |
| August 10 22 | Louisville City | 4–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 9:00 PM | Harris 8', 90'+4' Serrano 39' Davila 46' Wilson 66' Dia 69' McFadden 88' Adams 90'+2' |
Report | Fernandes 19' Portillo 45'+2' Ross 52', 59' Phillips 55' 67' Ukaegbu 80' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,768 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Matt Trotter Fourth official: Christopher Slane |
| August 17 23 | Louisville City | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | McFadden 17' Dia 22' Harris 25' Wilson 82' Goodrum 82' |
Report | Archer 54' Segbers 54' Smith 63', 90+2' Chapman 70' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 13,526 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: John Krill Seun Yinka-Kehinde Fourth official: Salvador Flores |
| August 24 24 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | Louisville City | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM | Burke 45+5' Dieng 48', 84' Farrell 69' Hairston 90+2' |
Report | Cruz 25' 66' Perez  29' Davila 37' |
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Ricardo Ocampo Jacob Little Fourth official: Stearne Briem |
| August 31 25 | North Carolina FC | 4–6 | Louisville City | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | da Costa 11' Anderson 29', 56' Adams 45+3' (o.g.) Craig 58' |
Report | Adams 10' Wilson 18', 29' Craig 32' (o.g.) Malou 36' (o.g.) Harris 60' (pen.), 69' Serrano 67' McFadden 70' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,219 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez Assistant referees: Eric Del Rosario Gandara Aaron Riley Fourth official: Josiah Parke |
| September 6 26 | Louisville City | 1–0 | Loudoun United FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | McFadden 52' Davila 57' Adams 88' |
Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,207 Referee: Ricardo Montero Araya Assistant referees: Andrew Charron Jake Brochu Fourth official: Alexander Adkins | |
| Note: Match was delayed to 8:36 PM due to lightning.[33] A red card was shown to Louisville's Bench.[34] | ||||
| September 14 27 | FC Tulsa | 0–1 | Louisville City | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 8:30 PM | Tetteh 20' Bourgeois 29' Souahy 68' St Clair 71' |
Report | Wilson 33' Wynder 55' Adams 84' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,818 Referee: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Clarence Clark William Aten Fourth official: Brandon Queri |
| September 22 28 | Detroit City FC | 2–1 | Louisville City | Hamtramck, Michigan |
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Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Referee: Ricardo Fierro Assistant referees: Brian Marshall Eric Burton Fourth official: Atahan Yaya |
| September 28 29 | Louisville City | 4–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Harris 25' Davila 40', 55' Wynder 45'+6' Adams 60' Gleadle 79' |
Report | Lapa 14', 18' Fernando 53' Jimenez 80' Turci 81' Cissoko 90'+2' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,197 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: James Duling Stephen Milhoan Fourth official: Christopher Slane |
| October 2 30 | Louisville City | 3–0 | Miami FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Totsh 11' Serrano 19', 83' Wynder 26' Goodrum 73' |
Report | Joseph 57' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,020 Referee: Thomas Snyder Assistant referees: Matt Trotter Eric Del Rosario Gandara Fourth official: Jackson Krauser |
| October 5 31 | Indy Eleven | 2–2 | Louisville City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 PM | Quinn 4' Foster 20' Williams 45+3', 68' |
Report | Dia 12' McFadden 29' Cruz 30' Serrano 44' Adams 85' Morris 90+4' |
Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,780 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Justin Mack Fourth official: Braeden Frey |
| October 12 32 | Louisville City | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Totsh 71' (pen.) Goodrum 73' Ordoñez 90+6' |
Report | Hilton 20', 61' Niyongabire 68' Arteaga 69' Neilson 69' Fernandes 90+4' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,940 Referee: Elijio Arreguin Assistant referees: John Krill Tom Felice Fourth official: Benjamin Meyer |
| October 19 33 | San Antonio FC | 1–1 | Louisville City | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:30 PM | Haakenson 34' Hernandez 61' Lambert 61' Marcina 62' Djeffal 64' |
Report | Totsh 3' Goodrum 45+2' McFadden 90+4' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,199 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye Assistant referees: Clarence Clark Joseph Jeffers Fourth official: Collins Gitau |
| October 26 34 | Louisville City | 4–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Harris 24', 28' Serrano 66' Goodrum 90+2' |
Report | Margaritha 8' Fuenmayor 81' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,187 Referee: Jeremy Scheer Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Nicholas Seymour Fourth official: Alexander Adkins |
USL Cup Playoffs
[edit]The top eight teams in each USL Championship conference advanced to the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs. Louisville City entered the playoffs as the first seed out of the Eastern Conference.
| Conference Quarterfinals November 1–3 | Conference Semifinals November 9–10 | Conference Finals November 16 | USL Championship Final November 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Louisville City FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | North Carolina FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Louisville City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Indy Eleven | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Charleston Battery | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Detroit City FC | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Charleston Battery | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | New Mexico United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | New Mexico United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Memphis 901 FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Orange County SC (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| November 2, 2024 Conference Quarter-finals | Louisville City FC | 3–2 | North Carolina FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,875 Referee: Matthew Corrigan Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Rhett Hammil Fourth official: Kyle Johnston |
| November 9, 2024 Conference Semi-finals | Louisville City FC | v | Rhode Island FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Ricardo Ocampo Fourth official: Abdou Ndiaye |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]As a member of the USL Championship that finished outside the top eight teams in the 2023 season, Louisville City entered the tournament in the Third Round, with their Cup opener played on April 16, 2024.[35] Louisville City's third round draw is against Greenville Triumph SC from USL League One.[36]
| April 16 Third | Louisville City  | 3–1 |  Greenville Triumph SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,373 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| May 8 Round of 32 | Seattle Sounders FC  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Louisville City | Tukwila, Washington |
| 10:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Referee: Ricardo Ocampo | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Player statistics
[edit]Goals
[edit]| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris |
19 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | MF | 25 | Jansen Wilson |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch |
7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Ray Serrano |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | MF | 17 | Taylor Davila |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | 23 | Elijah Wynder |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Jake Morris |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | 9 |  Jorge Gonzalez |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Aiden McFadden |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | 9 | Phillip Goodrum |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | 20 |  Sam Gleadle |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | FW | 16 | Adrien Perez |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | 24 | Tola Showunmi |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 5 | Arturo Ordoñez |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | 22 | Dylan Mares |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | 13 | Amadou Dia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 83 | 5 | 0 | 88 | |||
Assists
[edit]| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 16 | Adrien Perez |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | DF | 3 | Jake Morris |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Taylor Davila |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | 2 | Aiden McFadden |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Ray Serrano |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | 32 |  Kyle Adams |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 20 | Sam Gleadle |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Jorge Gonzalez |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 22 | Dylan Mares |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 11 |  Niall McCabe |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | 27 | Evan Davila |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 8 | Carlos Moguel |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 5 | Arturo Ordoñez |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 23 | Elijah Wynder |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 13 | Amadou Dia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 25 | Jansen Wilson |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 6 | Wesley Charpie |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 54 | 4 | 0 | 58 | |||
Clean sheets
[edit]| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 18 | Damian Las |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | GK | 12 | Danny Faundez |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | GK | 30 | Ryan Troutman |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||
Disciplinary
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total | ||||
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| 16 | FW | Adrien Perez |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Phillip Goodrum |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Elijah Wynder |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Kyle Adams |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Ray Serrano |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Wilson Harris |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Amadou Dia |
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Arturo Ordoñez |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Taylor Davila |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jorge Gonzalez |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Aiden McFadden |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Wesley Charpie |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Damian Las |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Jansen Wilson |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jake Morris |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Carlos Moguel |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Arturo Ordoñez |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Sam Gleadle |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Manny Perez |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 74 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | ||
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