# 2020 Louisville City FC season

The 2020 Louisville City FC season was the club's sixth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League Championship (USLC), which as of 2020 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.

## Current squad

As of March 5, 2020
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Chris Hubbard | United States |
| 3 | DF | Alexis Souahy | France |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | United States |
| 5 | DF | Jimmy Ockford | United States |
| 6 | DF | Wesley Charpie | United States |
| 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 |
| 13 | MF | Corben Bone | United States |
| 14 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | Senegal |
| 15 | DF | Pat McMahon | United States |
| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster (on loan from Nashville SC) | England |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | United States |
| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | United States |
| 27 | MF | Napo Matsoso | Lesotho |
| 29 | MF | Antoine Hoppenot | France |
| 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 |
| 91 | GK | Muamer Ugarak | United States |
| — | DF | Jonathan Gómez | United States |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Standings — Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 35 | 2.19 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Saint Louis FC | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 25 | 1.56 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 23 | 1.44 | |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City II | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 16 | 1.00 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 5, 2020. Source: Match reports
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Stadium | A | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |

#### Match results

On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Louisville City's season.
In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisville City's schedule was announced on July 2.

#### USL Cup Playoffs

| Conference Quarterfinals October 10 | Conference Quarterfinals October 10 | Conference Quarterfinals October 10 | | | Conference Semifinals October 17 | Conference Semifinals October 17 | Conference Semifinals October 17 | Conference Finals October 24 | Conference Finals October 24 | Conference Finals October 24 | | USL Championship Cancelled | USL Championship Cancelled | USL Championship Cancelled |
| A1 | Reno 1868 FC | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | LA Galaxy II | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | LA Galaxy II | 1 | | | A1 | Reno 1868 FC | 2 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | | | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1 (2) | | | | |
| C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC (p) | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1 (2) | | | | |
| D2 | FC Tulsa | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | FC Tulsa | 2 (2) | | | C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C2 | New Mexico United | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| D1 | San Antonio FC | 0 | | | C2 | New Mexico United | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| C2 | New Mexico United (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | New Mexico United (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Ø |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ø |
| E1 | Louisville City FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ø |
| F2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | | | E1 | Louisville City FC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Saint Louis FC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| F1 | Hartford Athletic | 0 | | | E2 | Saint Louis FC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Saint Louis FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Saint Louis FC | 1 | | | | | | E1 | Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | | | | |
| G1 | Charlotte Independence | 1 | | | | | | | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | | | | |
| H2 | Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H2 | Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | H2 | Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| G2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Louisville will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.

## Player statistics
### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 17 | Cameron Lancaster | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | MF | 12 | Corben Bone | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 80 | Devon Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 27 | Napo Matsoso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 10 | Brian Ownby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 77 | Jason Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 31 |

### Assist leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Brian Ownby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 27 | Napo Matsoso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 17 | Cameron Lancaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Alexis Souahy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Luke Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 77 | Jason Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 39 | Ben Lundt | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |

### Disciplinary

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | USL Cup | Total | Total |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Alexis Souahy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Antoine Hoppenot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jimmy Ockford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Pat McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Luke Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Napo Matsoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Corben Bone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | Ben Lundt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |