# 2022 Louisville City FC season

The 2022 Louisville City FC season was the club's eighth season of competition. Louisville City competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.

## Background

The previous season was impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, though to a lesser extent than the 2020 season. The main alteration was to the regular season schedule, which saw Louisville City play seven division opponents four times each to reduce travel distance and frequency. The U.S. Open Cup was also cancelled for the second straight year due to the effects of the pandemic. Louisville City also began the season with Lynn Family Stadium open to limited capacity crowds, before expanding to maximum capacity on June 12, 2021. Louisville City had its highest attendance of the season on that date with 12,115.
The team won the Central Division with a victory at Birmingham Legion FC on the final matchday of the season, and advanced through the playoffs before falling in extra time to Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Eastern Conference final. Standout right back Jonathan Gómez tallied eight assists and a pair goals on the year. After being named the league's Young Player of the Year and to the All-League First Team at the conclusion of the season, Gómez was transferred to Real Sociedad of Spain's La Liga, Louisville City's first direct transfer to a top-flight European club. Cameron Lancaster led Louisville City in scoring with 21 goals in all comps and was named to the All-League Second Team, while Brian Ownby was the team leader in assists with 10. Defender Sean Totsch was named to the All-League First Team for the second consecutive season.
In addition to Jonathan Gómez's transfer, a number of other players departed the club. Louisville City reloaded from a variety of sources, bringing in players from other USL Championship and Major League Soccer clubs, signing Louisville City Academy players, and picking up free agents from the European and collegiate ranks. Prior season loanee Jorge Gonzalez stayed with the team and signed a contract with Louisville City.

## Current squad

    As of March 1, 2022
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Kyle Morton | United States |
| 3 | DF | Amadou Dia | United States |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | United States |
| 6 | DF | Wesley Charpie | United States |
| 7 | MF | Napo Matsoso | Lesotho |
| 8 | MF | Carlos Moguel Jr. | United States |
| 9 | FW | Jorge González | Spain |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | United States |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | Republic of Ireland |
| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson | United States |
| 13 | MF | Corben Bone | United States |
| 14 | FW | Wilson Harris | United States |
| 15 | MF | Manny Perez | United States |
| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | England |
| 19 | DF | Oscar Jimenez | United States |
| 21 | MF | Ray Serrano | United States |
| 24 | GK | Parker Siegfried | United States |
| 30 | DF | Jan-Erik Leinhos | Germany |
| 32 | DF | Ían Soler | Spain |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | United States |
| 66 | DF | Joshua Wynder | United States |
| 68 | FW | Hunter Sekelsky | United States |
| 77 | FW | Enoch Mushagalusa | DR Congo |

### Out on loan

| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 18 | GK | Danny Faundez (on loan to Northern Colorado Hailstorm) | United States |
| 23 | MF | Elijah Wynder (on loan to FC Tucson) | United States |
| 63 | DF | Sebastian Sanchez (on loan to South Georgia Tormenta) | United States |
| 67 | MF | Owen Damm (on loan to Northern Colorado Hailstorm) | United States |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Standings — Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 72 | Qualification for the Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 68 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 67 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 58 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 57 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Miami FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 54 | Playoffs |
| 8 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 41 | |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 36 | |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 28 | |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 25 | |
| 13 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 23 | |
| 14 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 15 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 17, 2022. 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 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W |

#### Match results

For the 2022 USL Championship season, divisional separation of clubs used in the 2021 season was dropped. Louisville City will compete within the Eastern Conference. They will also face eight cross-conference opponents, most for the first time in competitive matches: LA Galaxy II, Monterey Bay FC, Orange County SC, El Paso Locomotive FC, Sacramento Republic FC, and Rio Grande Valley FC.

#### USL Cup Playoffs

The top seven teams in each USL Championship conference advanced to the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs, with the conference winners each receiving a bye to the conference semifinals. Louisville City entered the playoffs as the top seed out of the Eastern Conference.
| Conference Quarterfinals October 22–23 | Conference Quarterfinals October 22–23 | Conference Quarterfinals October 22–23 | | | Conference Semifinals October 28–30 | Conference Semifinals October 28–30 | Conference Semifinals October 28–30 | Conference Finals November 5–6 | Conference Finals November 5–6 | Conference Finals November 5–6 | | USL Championship Final November 13 | USL Championship Final November 13 | USL Championship Final November 13 |
| | | | | | E1 | Louisville City FC (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2 (3) | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Birmingham Legion FC | 2 (7) | | | E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2 (3) | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (p) | 2 (8) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (p) | 2 (8) | | | | | | E1 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | | | | |
| E2 | Memphis 901 FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | |
| E7 | Detroit City FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Detroit City FC | 1 | | | E2 | Memphis 901 FC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | | | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Miami FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Miami FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Louisville City FC | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | San Antonio FC | 3 |
| | | | | | W1 | San Antonio FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0 | | | W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 3 | | | | | | W1 | San Antonio FC | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | San Antonio FC | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0 | | | | |
| W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0 | |
| W6 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 0 | | | W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2 | | | W4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | New Mexico United | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### U.S. Open Cup
## Player statistics
### Goals

| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | 77 | Enoch Mushagalusa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 17 | Cameron Lancaster | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Jorge Gonzalez Asensi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 21 | Ray Serrano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | 66 | Joshua Wynder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 23 | Elijah Wynder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 7 | Napo Matsoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 6 | Wesley Charpie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 15 | Manny Perez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 64 | 3 | 4 | 71 |

### Assists

| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | DF | 2 | Amadou Dia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 13 | Corben Bone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 77 | Enoch Mushagalusa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 21 | Ray Serrano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Jorge Gonzalez Asensi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 15 | Manny Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 6 | Wesley Charpie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | 1 | Kyle Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 7 | Napo Matsoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 2 | 1 | 42 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Kyle Morton | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | GK | 18 | Danny Faundez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |

### Disciplinary

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | USL Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Amadou Dia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Jorge Gonzalez Asensi | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Joshua Wynder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Wesley Charpie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 77 | FW | Enoch Mushagalusa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Wilson Harris | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | Ían Pino Soler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Carlos Moguel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Corben Bone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | Kyle Morton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Napo Matsoso | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Ray Serrano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Manny Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Danny Faundez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 70 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 85 | 8 |