# 2019 Loudoun United FC season

The 2019 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's first season of existence, their first in the second-division of American soccer, and their 1st in the USL Championship. It is the first season since 2011 that D.C. United fielded a reserve team.

## Background

On July 18, 2018, the club was announced by USL and D.C. United as were the team's name, colors and crest. Loudoun United replaced Richmond Kickers as D.C.'s USL affiliate.

## Review
### Early season

On March 9, 2019, Loudoun United played their first USL Championship game, losing 0–2 against Nashville SC. The next week, Loudoun had their first goal in club history, when Griffin Yow scored in the 30th minute against Memphis 901 FC in a game that ended in a 1–1 draw. On April 3, it was announced that Loudoun would play in Audi Field for three "home away from home" games. Loudoun United won their first game in history when they beat New York Red Bulls II 3–1 on April 20, 2019. On May 3, Loudoun played their first "home away from home" game at Audi Field against Bethlehem Steel. The game ended in a 3–3 draw. On May 30, the current Head Coach, Richie Williams was hired by MLS side, New England Revolution for the role of assistant coach. Williams was then replaced by former academy director, Ryan Martin.

### Midseason

On August 9, Loudoun played their first game in their newly constructed Segra Field against Charlotte Independence. The game ended in a 3–3 draw in front of 5,015 spectators. Loudoun won their first game at Segra Field on August 31, in a 4–0 against North Carolina FC.

### Late season

Loudoun won all of their 4 last regular season games. In their final regular season game, they played against the New York Red Bulls II at home, and won 7–3 in front of a crowd of 3,014 people. They finished their inaugural season in 12th place in the eastern conference and were just 4 points behind the playoffs line.

## Club
### Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 8, 2019.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Calle Brown | United States |
| 2 | DF | Hunter Gorskie | United States |
| 3 | DF | Peabo Doue | United States |
| 4 | DF | Donovan Pines | United States |
| 5 | MF | Noah Pilato | United States |
| 6 | FW | Gordon Wild | Germany |
| 7 | MF | Carlos Alvarez | United States |
| 8 | FW | Elvis Amoh | Ghana |
| 9 | FW | Kyle Murphy | United States |
| 10 | FW | Shinya Kadono | Japan |
| 11 | FW | Orlando Sinclair | Costa Rica |
| 12 | MF | Connor Presley | United States |
| 13 | DF | Allexon Saravia | El Salvador |
| 14 | MF | Kevin Paredes | United States |
| 15 | FW | Griffin Yow | United States |
| 16 | FW | Antonio Bustamante | United States |
| 17 | MF | Andrew Lubahn | United States |
| 18 | GK | Colin Miller | United States |
| 19 | GK | Earl Edwards Jr. | United States |
| 20 | FW | Christian Sorto | United States |
| 22 | DF | Harri Hawkins | England |
| 23 | MF | Sandor Bustamante | United States |
| 24 | MF | Collin Verfurth | United States |
| 25 | FW | Alioune Ndour | Senegal |
| 27 | DF | Miguel Garduño | Mexico |
| 28 | DF | Robby Dambrot | United States |
| 29 | DF | Shane Wiedt | United States |
| 30 | MF | Nelson Martinez | United States |
| 31 | DF | Chris Odoi-Atsem | United States |
| 33 | MF | Jacob Greene | United States |
| 35 | MF | Theodore Ku-DiPietro | United States |
| 36 | DF | Adam Lundegard | United States |
| 44 | MF | Moses Nyeman | United States |
| 53 | MF | Jeremy Garay | United States |
| 55 | MF | John Murphy | United States |
| 77 | GK | Sebastian Conlon | United States |
| 91 | FW | Gabriel Segal | United States |
| 99 | MF | Alexis Cerritos | El Salvador |

### Staff

Technical staff :
| Technical director | Stewart Mairs |
| Head coach | Ryan Martin |
| Assistant coach | Jason Boxx |
| Assistant coach | Luciano Emílio |
| Assistant coach | Jack Stefanowski |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 43 | Play-In Round |
| 11 | Saint Louis FC | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 42 | |
| 12 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 39 | |
| 13 | Charlotte Independence | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 38 | |
| 14 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 35 | |

#### Matches

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule. All times are in Eastern time.

### U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, LUFC is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| GK | Calle Brown | Seattle Sounders FC | Free Transfer | February 12, 2019 |
| MF | Omar Milton Campos | Dragón | Free Transfer | February 12, 2019 |
| FW | Shinya Kadono | California Golden Bears | Free Transfer | February 15, 2019 |
| MF | Andrew Lubahn | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Free Transfer | February 16, 2019 |
| DF | Harri Hawkins | Penn FC | Free Transfer | February 22, 2019 |
| DF | Peabo Doue | North Carolina FC | Free Transfer | February 26, 2019 |
| DF | Colin Miller | Providence Friars | Free Transfer | February 27, 2019 |
| FW | Orlando Sinclair | Saprissa | Free Transfer | March 1, 2019 |
| MF | Jack Jean Baptiste | Motagua | Free Transfer | March 5, 2019 |
| MF | Ariel Fantoni | San Lorenzo | Free Transfer | March 5, 2019 |
| MF | Connor Presley | San Antonio FC | Free Transfer | March 6, 2019 |
| MF | Noah Pilato | Penn State Nittany Lions | Free Transfer | March 7, 2019 |
| MF | Collin Verfurth | Virginia Tech Hokies | Free Transfer | March 8, 2019 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |