# 2019 Louisville City FC season

The 2019 Louisville City FC season was the club's fifth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League Championship, which as of 2019 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system.
It was Louisville City's final season at Louisville Slugger Field, a baseball park in downtown Louisville. The team opened the new Lynn Family Stadium in the nearby Butchertown neighborhood for the 2020 season.

## Current squad

As of June 29, 2019
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Tim Dobrowolski | United States |
| 2 | DF | Taylor Peay | United States |
| 3 | DF | Alexis Souahy | France |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | United States |
| 5 | DF | Paco Craig | England |
| 7 | MF | Magnus Rasmussen | Denmark |
| 8 | DF | Akil Watts | United States |
| 9 | FW | Luke Spencer | Germany |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | United States |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | Ireland |
| 12 | FW | Sunny Jane | Lesotho |
| 13 | GK | Chris Hubbard | United States |
| 14 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | Senegal |
| 15 | DF | Pat McMahon | United States |
| 16 | MF | Geoffrey Dee | United States |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | United States |
| 21 | DF | Shaun Francis | Jamaica |
| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | United States |
| 23 | FW | Richard Ballard | United States |
| 27 | MF | Napo Matsoso | Lesotho |
| 29 | FW | Antoine Hoppenot | France |
| 30 | GK | Casey Clark | United States |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | United States |
| 39 | GK | Ben Lundt (on loan from FC Cincinnati) | Germany |
| 61 | MF | Elijah Wynder | United States |
| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | Jamaica |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 2 | DF | Taylor Peay | Real Monarchs | Free Transfer | December 11, 2018 |
| 12 | FW | Sunny Jane | Phnom Penh Crown FC | Free Transfer | December 19, 2018 |
| 14 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | University of Connecticut | Free Transfer | January 15, 2019 |
| 77 | FW | Lucky Mkosana | Penn FC | Free Transfer | December 19, 2018 |
| 16 | MF | Geoffrey Dee | University of Louisville | Free Transfer | March 6, 2019 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 14 | FW | Ilija Ilić | Indy Eleven | Free Transfer | December 3, 2018 |
| 1 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | Orlando City SC | Undisclosed Fee | December 19, 2018 |
| 24 | DF | Kyle Smith | Orlando City SC | Undisclosed Fee | December 19, 2018 |
| 9 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | Nashville SC | Free Transfer | December 20, 2018 |
| 17 | MF | Jose Carranza | Unattached | | March 23, 2019 |

### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Start Date | End Date | Source |
| 39 | GK | Ben Lundt | FC Cincinnati | Undisclosed Fee | February 7, 2019 | November 18, 2019 | |

## Competitions
### Exhibitions

All times in Eastern time.

### USL Championship
#### Eastern Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 67 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 63 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 60 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 58 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 57 | Conference Quarterfinals |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 8, 2019. 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 | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W |
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule. All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

#### USL Championship Playoffs

| Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 |
| 7 | North Carolina FC | 2 | 8 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1 (4) | 7 | Sacramento Republic | 2 | 8 | Austin Bold FC | 2 |
| 10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 3 | 9 | Charleston Battery (p) | 1 (5) | 10 | New Mexico United | 1 | 9 | LA Galaxy II | 0 |
| Conference Quarterfinals October 26 | Conference Quarterfinals October 26 | Conference Quarterfinals October 26 | | | Conference Semifinals November 1–2 | Conference Semifinals November 1–2 | Conference Semifinals November 1–2 | Conference Final November 9 | Conference Final November 9 | Conference Final November 9 | USL Championship Final November 17 | USL Championship Final November 17 | USL Championship Final November 17 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0 | | | 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Louisville City FC | 2 | | | 4 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | 4 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 4 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | | | |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls II | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls II | 0 | | | 3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Nashville SC | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 3 | | | 2 | Nashville SC | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Louisville City FC | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 3 |
| 1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 0 (8) | | | | | | | | | 4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 3 |
| 8 | Austin Bold FC | 0 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Austin Bold FC | 0 (7) | | | 1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 6 | | | 4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Orange County SC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Orange County SC | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Real Monarchs SLC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 4 | Real Monarchs SLC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Fresno FC | 2 | | | | | | 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1 | | | |
| 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3 | | | 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Sacramento Republic | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Reno 1868 FC | 1 | | | 7 | Sacramento Republic | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Louisville City entered the tournament in the second round, with their Cup opener played on May 15, 2019.

## Player statistics
### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Magnus Rasmussen | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Luke Spencer | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 27 | Napo Matsoso | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 77 | Lucky Mkosana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 14 | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 22 | George Davis IV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Paco Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 10 | Brian Ownby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 12 | Sunny Jane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 15 | Pat McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 3 | Alexis Souahy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 23 | Richard Ballard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 80 | Devon Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 5 | 7 | 67 |

### Assist leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Luke Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Magnus Rasmussen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 14 | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 22 | George Davis IV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Alexis Souahy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Taylor Peay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 21 | Shaun Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 80 | Devon Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 27 | Napo Matsoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 2 | 3 | 41 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 13 | Chris Hubbard | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | GK | 39 | Ben Lundt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |

### Disciplinary

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | USL Cup | Total | Total |
| 5 | DF | Paco Craig | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Napo Matsoso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Lucky Mkosana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Antoine Hoppenot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Magnus Rasmussen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Shaun Francis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Luke Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Taylor Peay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Pat McMahon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | Sunny Jane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Alexis Souahy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Antoine Hoppenot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 61 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 5 |