# 2021 Birmingham Legion FC season

The 2021 Birmingham Legion FC season was the club's third season of existence and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

## Roster

    As of May 17, 2021
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 0 | GK | Ford Parker | United States |
| 1 | GK | Matt Van Oekel | United States |
| 2 | MF | Marcos Ugarte | United States |
| 3 | DF | Phanuel Kavita | DR Congo |
| 4 | DF | Freddy Kleemann (on loan from Austin FC) | United States |
| 5 | MF | Mikey Lopez | United States |
| 6 | MF | Anderson Asiedu | Ghana |
| 7 | DF | Ryan James | Canada |
| 8 | MF | Bruno Lapa | Brazil |
| 10 | FW | Prosper Kasim | Ghana |
| 11 | FW | Neco Brett | Jamaica |
| 12 | MF | Eli Crognale | United States |
| 13 | DF | Jake Rufe | United States |
| 16 | MF | Daigo Kobayashi | Japan |
| 17 | MF | Jaden Servania | Puerto Rico |
| 18 | GK | Trevor Spangenberg | United States |
| 20 | MF | Zach Herivaux | Haiti |
| 21 | DF | Alex Crognale | United States |
| 22 | DF | Ben Ofeimu | United States |
| 23 | FW | JJ Williams | United States |
| 24 | DF | Jonathan Dean | United States |
| 25 | MF | Jackson Wrobel | United States |
| 77 | FW | Junior Flemmings | Jamaica |
* ^ USL Academy Contract

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Standings — Central Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: USLC Standings

#### Results by round

| 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Match results

Birmingham's schedule was announced on March 30 featuring 32 matches, 28 of which were contested against Central Division opponents.

#### USL Cup Playoffs
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Matt Van Oekel | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Marcos Ugarte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Phanuel Kavita | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Freddy Kleemann | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Mikey Lopez | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Anderson Asiedu | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Ryan James | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Bruno Lapa | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Prosper Kasim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Neco Brett | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 12 | MF | Eli Crognale | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Jake Rufe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Daigo Kobayashi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Jaden Servania | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Zachary Herivaux | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Alex Crognale | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Ben Ofeimu | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | JJ Williams | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Jonathan Dean | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Junior Flemmings | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Source: Stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Matt Van Oekel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Phanuel Kavita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Freddy Kleemann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Anderson Asiedu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Ryan James | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Jake Rufe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Zachary Herivaux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Alex Crognale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | JJ Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | USL | Total | Games Played |
| No. | Name | 0 | Ford Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Matt Van Oekel | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | Trevor Spangenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Stats