# 2017 Louisville City FC season

The 2017 Louisville City FC season was the club's third season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League, which was one of the two second-tier leagues in the United States soccer league system.
The club began their pre-season campaign on March 4 before the league commenced on March 25. They also competed in the U.S. Open Cup.
Louisville City finished the season on top of the Eastern Conference for the first time in club history and had the second best record in the league overall for the third consecutive year. They also won the USL Cup after the season for the club's first title.

## Current squad

Final Roster.
| No. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Greg Ranjitsingh | (1993-07-18) July 18, 1993 (age 31) | Mercer University |
| 13 | Micah Bledsoe | (1994-09-26) September 26, 1994 (age 30) | Lipscomb University |
| 28 | Tim Dobrowolski | (1993-09-07) September 7, 1993 (age 31) | Loyola University Chicago |
| Defenders |||||
| 4 | Sean Totsch | (1991-09-16) September 16, 1991 (age 33) | Rochester Rhinos |
| 6 | Tarek Morad | (1992-08-21) August 21, 1992 (age 32) | Oklahoma City Energy |
| 15 | Sean Reynolds | (1990-04-11) April 11, 1990 (age 34) | Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar |
| 18 | Paco Craig | (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 32) | Young Harris College |
| Midfielders |||||
| 7 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 30) | Toronto FC II |
| 8 | Guy Abend | (1990-11-08) November 8, 1990 (age 34) | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| 10 | Brian Ownby | (1990-07-16) July 16, 1990 (age 34) | Richmond Kickers |
| 11 | Niall McCabe | (1990-10-06) October 6, 1990 (age 34) | Chattanooga FC |
| 19 | Oscar Jimenez | (1989-11-03) November 3, 1989 (age 35) | Mississippi Brilla |
| 22 | George Davis IV | (1987-08-05) August 5, 1987 (age 37) | Richmond Kickers |
| 23 | Richard Ballard | (1994-01-26) January 26, 1994 (age 31) | Indiana University |
| 24 | Kyle Smith | (1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 (age 33) | Transylvania University |
| 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 33) | Charlotte Independence |
| 80 | Devon Williams | (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 32) | New York Red Bulls II |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Cameron Lancaster | (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992 (age 32) | St Albans City |
| 12 | Luke Spencer | (1990-11-28) November 28, 1990 (age 34) | FC Cincinnati |
| 14 | Ilija Ilic | (1991-04-26) April 26, 1991 (age 33) | Young Harris College |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | New York Red Bulls II | Free Transfer | December 26, 2017 |
| 3 | MF | Sean Russell | Limerick | Free Transfer | January 3, 2017 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | Rochester Rhinos | Free Transfer | January 10, 2017 |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | Richmond Kickers | Free Transfer | January 18, 2017 |
| 23 | FW | Richard Ballard | Indiana University | Free Transfer | February 6, 2017 |
| 12 | FW | Luke Spencer | FC Cincinnati | Free Transfer | February 9, 2017 |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | Mississippi Brilla | Free Transfer | February 15, 2017 |
| 19 | GK | Micah Bledsoe | Lipscomb University | Free Transfer | March 28, 2017 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 20 | DF | Enrique Montano | Sacramento Republic | | November 10, 2016 |
| 17 | FW | Chandler Hoffman | Real Monarchs | | November 17, 2016 |
| 7 | MF | Kadeem Dacres | FC Cincinnati | | December 15, 2016 |
| 2 | DF | Ben Newnam | San Antonio | | December 23, 2016 |
| 4 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | FC Cincinnati | | January 13, 2017 |
| 77 | DF | Andrew Lubahn | San Francisco Deltas | | February 22, 2017 |
| 31 | FW | Kenny Doublette | Derby City Rovers | | May 5, 2017 |
| 10 | FW | Magnus Rasmussen | Boldklubben Frem | | March 20, 2017 |
| 19 | DF | Jonghyun Son | Retired | | November 11, 2016 |
| 3 | MF | Sean Russell | Drogheda United | Free Transfer | July 9, 2017 |

## Competitions
### USL
#### Eastern Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC (C) | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 62 | Conference Playoffs |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 54 | Conference Playoffs |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 53 | Conference Playoffs |
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 53 | Conference Playoffs |
| 5 | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 48 | Conference Playoffs |

#### 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Stadium | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | W |

#### USL Playoffs

| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | USL Championship | USL Championship |
| October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field | | | | | | |
| #1 Louisville City FC | 4 | | | | | | |
| #1 Louisville City FC | 4 | October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field | | | | | |
| #8 Bethlehem Steel FC | 0 | October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field | | | | |
| #8 Bethlehem Steel FC | 0 | #1 Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium | October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium | | #1 Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium | October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium | #4 Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | |
| #4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) | 2 | #4 Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | |
| #4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field | November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field | | |
| #5 Charlotte Independence | 1 | | | | November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field | November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field | |
| #5 Charlotte Independence | 1 | | | | #1 Louisville City FC (p) | 1 (4) | |
| October 21 – Al Lang Stadium | October 21 – Al Lang Stadium | | | | | #1 Louisville City FC (p) | 1 (4) | |
| October 21 – Al Lang Stadium | October 21 – Al Lang Stadium | | | | #7 New York Red Bulls II | 1 (3) | |
| #3 Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | | | | #7 New York Red Bulls II | 1 (3) | |
| #3 Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | October 28 – Al Lang Stadium | October 28 – Al Lang Stadium | | | | | |
| #6 FC Cincinnati | 0 | October 28 – Al Lang Stadium | October 28 – Al Lang Stadium | | | | |
| #6 FC Cincinnati | 0 | #3 Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | |
| October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium | October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium | | #3 Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | |
| October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium | October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium | #7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | |
| #2 Charleston Battery | 0 | #7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | |
| #2 Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | | | | November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU) | November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU) |
| #7 New York Red Bulls II | 4 | | | | | | | November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU) | November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU) |
| #7 New York Red Bulls II | 4 | | | | | | | #1 Louisville City FC | 1 |
| October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium | October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium | | | | | | | | #1 Louisville City FC | 1 |
| October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium | October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium | | | | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 0 |
| #1 Real Monarchs | 1 (1) | | | | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 0 |
| #1 Real Monarchs | 1 (1) | October 28 – Children's Mercy Park | October 28 – Children's Mercy Park | | | | | | |
| #8 Sacramento Republic FC (p) | 1 (3) | October 28 – Children's Mercy Park | October 28 – Children's Mercy Park | | | | | | |
| #8 Sacramento Republic FC (p) | 1 (3) | #8 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | | | |
| October 21 – Swope Soccer Village | October 21 – Swope Soccer Village | | #8 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | | | |
| October 21 – Swope Soccer Village | October 21 – Swope Soccer Village | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 1 | | | | | | |
| #4 Swope Park Rangers (p) | 1 (4) | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 1 | | | | | | |
| #4 Swope Park Rangers (p) | 1 (4) | | | | November 4 – Children's Mercy Park | November 4 – Children's Mercy Park | | | | |
| #5 Phoenix Rising FC | 1 (2) | | | | November 4 – Children's Mercy Park | November 4 – Children's Mercy Park | | | |
| #5 Phoenix Rising FC | 1 (2) | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers (p) | 0 (7) | | | |
| October 21 – Greater Nevada Field | October 21 – Greater Nevada Field | | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers (p) | 0 (7) | | | |
| October 21 – Greater Nevada Field | October 21 – Greater Nevada Field | | | | #6 OKC Energy FC | 0 (6) | |
| #3 Reno 1868 FC | 0 | | | | #6 OKC Energy FC | 0 (6) | |
| #3 Reno 1868 FC | 0 | October 28 – Toyota Field | October 28 – Toyota Field | | | | | |
| #6 OKC Energy FC | 1 | October 28 – Toyota Field | October 28 – Toyota Field | | | | |
| #6 OKC Energy FC | 1 | #6 OKC Energy FC (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| October 21 – Toyota Field | October 21 – Toyota Field | | #6 OKC Energy FC (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| October 21 – Toyota Field | October 21 – Toyota Field | #2 San Antonio FC | 1 (1) | | | | |
| #2 San Antonio FC | 2 | #2 San Antonio FC | 1 (1) | | | | |
| #7 Tulsa Roughnecks | 1 | | | | | | |

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

Louisville City entered the 2017 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round.

## Player statistics
### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Luke Spencer | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Cameron Lancaster | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 22 | George Davis IV | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | MF | 12 | Oscar Jimenez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 24 | Kyle Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 23 | Richard Ballard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | 14 | Ilija Ilic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | 6 | Tarek Morad | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 8 | Guy Abend | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 18 | Paco Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 80 | Speedy Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | 15 | Sean Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 8 | 7 | 73 |

### Assist leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 23 | Richard Ballard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 12 | Luke Spencer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 14 | Ilija Ilic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | 24 | Kyle Smith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Cameron Lancaster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | 22 | George Davis IV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 18 | Paco Craig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 80 | Speedy Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 6 | Tarek Morad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 7 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 8 | Guy Abend | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 7 | 5 | 50 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Greg Ranjitsingh | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | GK | 28 | Tim Dobrowolski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 |

### Disciplinary

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | USL Cup | Total | Total |
| 12 | FW | Luke Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Paco Craig | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Kyle Smith | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Richard Ballard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Cameron Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | MF | Greg Ranjitsingh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Ilija Ilic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Tarek Morad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Speedy Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Guy Abend | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Sean Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 4 |