# 2015 Louisville City FC season

The 2015 Louisville City FC season was the club's first season playing in Louisville, Kentucky in the United Soccer League (USL), in the third tier of the United States soccer league system.

## Background

The club was announced in 2014 when Orlando City relocated to Louisville, led by then-minority owner Wayne Estopinal and played their first season in 2015.

## Squad information

As of September 2, 2015
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Scott Goodwin | United States |
| 2 | MF | Bryan Burke | United States |
| 3 | DF | Adam West | United States |
| 4 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | United States |
| 5 | DF | Conor Shanosky | United States |
| 6 | DF | Tarek Morad | United States |
| 7 | MF | Kadeem Dacres | United States |
| 8 | MF | Juan Guzman | United States |
| 9 | FW | Matt Fondy | United States |
| 10 | MF | Magnus Rasmussen | Denmark |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | Ireland |
| 13 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | Canada |
| 14 | FW | Ilija Ilic | Serbia |
| 15 | DF | Sean Reynolds | United States |
| 16 | FW | Nate Polak | United States |
| 17 | MF | Kevin Cossette | Canada |
| 18 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | England |
| 19 | MF | Guy Abend | Israel |
| 20 | MF | Enrique Montano | United States |
| 94 | DF | Charlie Adams | England |

## Competitions
### United Soccer League

    All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L |

#### Standings
##### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rochester Rhinos (C, X) | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 61 | Conference semi-finals |
| 2 | Louisville City FC | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 48 | Conference semi-finals |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 46 | First round |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls II | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 42 | First round |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 41 | First round |

##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orange County Blues | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 47 | Conference semi-finals |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Energy | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 47 | Conference semi-finals |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 46 | First round |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 46 | First round |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 45 | First round |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 | First round |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
| 9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
| 10 | Arizona United | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 30 | |
| 12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 | |

#### USL Playoffs

| First round | First round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | USL Championship | USL Championship |
| | | October 3 | October 3 | | | | | |
| | | #1 Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | |
| September 26 | September 26 | | #1 Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | |
| September 26 | September 26 | #4 New York Red Bulls II | 0 | | | | |
| #4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 4 | #4 New York Red Bulls II | 0 | | | | |
| #4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | October 10 | October 10 | | |
| #5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | October 10 | October 10 | |
| #5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | #1 Rochester Rhinos | 1 | |
| September 26 | September 26 | | | | | #1 Rochester Rhinos | 1 | |
| September 26 | September 26 | | | | #2 Louisville City FC | 0 | |
| #3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | #2 Louisville City FC | 0 | |
| #3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | October 3 | October 3 | | | | | |
| #6 Richmond Kickers | 1 | October 3 | October 3 | | | | |
| #6 Richmond Kickers | 1 | #2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | |
| | | #3 Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | October 16 | October 16 |
| | | | | | | | | #1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | #5 LA Galaxy II | 1 |
| | | October 3 | October 3 | | | | | | |
| | | #1 Orange County Blues FC | 0 | | | | | | |
| September 26 | September 26 | | #1 Orange County Blues FC | 0 | | | | | |
| September 26 | September 26 | #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | | | | |
| #4 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | | | | |
| #4 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | October 11 | October 11 | | | |
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | | | | October 11 | October 11 | | | |
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | | | | #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | |
| September 25 | September 25 | | | | | #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | | |
| September 25 | September 25 | | | | #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | |
| #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | | | | #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | |
| #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | October 4 | October 4 | | | | | |
| #6 Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | October 4 | October 4 | | | | |
| #6 Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p) | 2 (4) | | | | |
| | | #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 (3) | | | | |

#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup

Louisville City entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round.

## Media

As with the rest of the USL, all of Louisville City FC's USL matches will appear on YouTube.