# 2016 Louisville City FC season

The 2016 Louisville City FC season was the club's second 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 formed in 2014 when its United Soccer League license was acquired from Orlando City by minority owner Wayne Estopinal. Louisville City is treated as a unique and new team, with the previous team's history claimed by its Major League Soccer successor, Orlando City SC.

## Squad information

As of October 1, 2016
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 2 | DF | Ben Newnam | United States |
| 4 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | United States |
| 6 | DF | Tarek Morad | United States |
| 7 | MF | Kadeem Dacres | United States |
| 8 | MF | Guy Abend | Israel |
| 9 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | England |
| 10 | FW | Magnus Rasmussen | Denmark |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | Ireland |
| 12 | MF | Mark-Anthony Kaye | Canada |
| 13 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 14 | FW | Ilija Ilic | Serbia |
| 15 | DF | Sean Reynolds | United States |
| 17 | FW | Chandler Hoffman | United States |
| 18 | DF | Paco Craig | England |
| 19 | DF | Jonghyun Son | South Korea |
| 20 | DF | Enrique Montano | United States |
| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | United States |
| 24 | MF | Kyle Smith | United States |
| 28 | GK | Tim Dobrowolski | United States |
| 31 | FW | Kenny Doublette | Haiti |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | United States |
| 77 | DF | Andrew Lubahn | United States |

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

#### Results

Schedule source

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls II (C, X) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 69 | Conference Playoffs |
| 2 | Louisville City FC | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 60 | Conference Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 56 | Conference Playoffs |
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 51 | Conference Playoffs |
| 5 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 50 | Conference Playoffs |

#### USL playoffs

| First round | First round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | | Conference finals | Conference finals | | USL Championship | USL Championship |
| October 2 – Red Bull Arena | October 2 – Red Bull Arena | | | | | | |
| #1 New York Red Bulls II | 4 | | | | | | |
| #1 New York Red Bulls II | 4 | October 7 – Red Bull Arena | October 7 – Red Bull Arena | | | | | |
| #8 Orlando City B | 0 | October 7 – Red Bull Arena | October 7 – Red Bull Arena | | | | |
| #8 Orlando City B | 0 | #1 New York Red Bulls II (p) | 3 (5) | | | | |
| October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium | October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium | | #1 New York Red Bulls II (p) | 3 (5) | | | | |
| October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium | October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium | #4 Rochester Rhinos | 3 (4) | | | | |
| #4 Rochester Rhinos | 3 | #4 Rochester Rhinos | 3 (4) | | | | |
| #4 Rochester Rhinos | 3 | | | | October 16 - Red Bull Arena | October 16 - Red Bull Arena | | |
| #5 Charlotte Independence | 1 | | | | October 16 - Red Bull Arena | October 16 - Red Bull Arena | |
| #5 Charlotte Independence | 1 | | | | #1 New York Red Bulls II (p) | 1 (4) | |
| October 2 – Nippert Stadium | October 2 – Nippert Stadium | | | | | #1 New York Red Bulls II (p) | 1 (4) | |
| October 2 – Nippert Stadium | October 2 – Nippert Stadium | | | | #2 Louisville City FC | 1 (3) | |
| #3 FC Cincinnati | 1 | | | | #2 Louisville City FC | 1 (3) | |
| #3 FC Cincinnati | 1 | October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field | | | | | |
| #6 Charleston Battery | 2 | October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field | | | | |
| #6 Charleston Battery | 2 | #6 Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | |
| October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field | | #6 Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | |
| October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field | #2 Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| #2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | #2 Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| #2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | October 23 - Red Bull Arena | October 23 - Red Bull Arena |
| #7 Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | October 23 - Red Bull Arena | October 23 - Red Bull Arena |
| #7 Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | #1 New York Red Bulls II | 5 |
| October 1 – Bonney Field | October 1 – Bonney Field | | | | | | | | #1 New York Red Bulls II | 5 |
| October 1 – Bonney Field | October 1 – Bonney Field | | | | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 1 |
| #1 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 (4) | | | | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 1 |
| #1 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 (4) | October 9 – Swope Soccer Village | October 9 – Swope Soccer Village | | | | | | |
| #8 Orange County Blues FC (p) | 0 (5) | October 9 – Swope Soccer Village | October 9 – Swope Soccer Village | | | | | | |
| #8 Orange County Blues FC (p) | 0 (5) | #8 Orange County Blues FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| September 30 – Swope Soccer Village | September 30 – Swope Soccer Village | | #8 Orange County Blues FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| September 30 – Swope Soccer Village | September 30 – Swope Soccer Village | #4 Swope Park Rangers (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| #4 Swope Park Rangers | 3 | #4 Swope Park Rangers (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| #4 Swope Park Rangers | 3 | | | | October 15 - Swope Soccer Village | October 15 - Swope Soccer Village | | | | |
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 0 | | | | October 15 - Swope Soccer Village | October 15 - Swope Soccer Village | | | |
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 0 | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 3 | | | |
| September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium | September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium | | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 3 | | | |
| September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium | September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium | | | | #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 0 | |
| #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 | | | | #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 0 | |
| #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 | October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium | October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium | | | | | |
| #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 2 | October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium | October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium | | | | |
| #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 2 | #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 3 | | | | |
| October 1 – H-E-B Park | October 1 – H-E-B Park | | #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 3 | | | | |
| October 1 – H-E-B Park | October 1 – H-E-B Park | #7 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2 | | | | |
| #2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2 | #7 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2 | | | | |
| #7 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3 | | | | | | |

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

Louisville City entered the 2016 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 | 17 | Chandler Hoffman | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | MF | 22 | George Davis IV | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Guy Abend | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Cameron Lancaster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 14 | Ilija Ilić | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 4 | Aodhan Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 13 | Kadeem Dacres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Magnus Rasmussen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 77 | Andrew Lubahn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Paco Craig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 12 | Mark Anthony Kaye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 24 | Kyle Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 2 | Ben Newnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 6 | Tarek Morad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 5 | Conor Shanosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 57 |

### Assist leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 24 | Kyle Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 4 | Aodhan Quinn | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 22 | George Davis IV | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Cameron Lancaster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 13 | Kadeem Dacres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 2 | Ben Newnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 12 | Mark Anthony Kaye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 6 | Tarek Morad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Paco Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | Guy Abend | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 77 | Andrew Lubahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 15 | Sean Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 2 | 4 | 41 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 13 | Greg Ranjitsingh | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Scott Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | GK | 28 | Tim Dobrowolski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |

### Disciplinary

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | USL Cup | Total | Total |
| 15 | DF | Sean Reynolds | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Kyle Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Ben Newnam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Guy Abend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Paco Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Kadeem Dacres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Mark Anthony Kaye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Andrew Lubahn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Tarek Morad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Scott Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Enrique Montano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Conor Shanosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 4 |

## Media

As with the rest of the USL, all of Louisville City FC's USL matches will appear on YouTube. There is also a weekly Radio show on 790 WKRD.