2016 Louisville City FC season
2016 season | |
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Owner | Wayne Estopinal |
Manager | James O'Connor |
Stadium | Louisville Slugger Field |
USL | 2nd, Eastern |
USL playoffs | Conference finals |
U.S. Open Cup | 3rd Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Chandler Hoffman (14) All: Chandler Hoffman (16) |
Highest home attendance | 10,062 (Jun 25 vs. Cincinnati) |
Lowest home attendance | 5,298 (Apr 2 vs. Orlando) |
Average home league attendance | 7,218 |
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[1]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
---|---|---|---|
2 | DF | Ben Newnam | ![]() |
4 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | ![]() |
6 | DF | Tarek Morad | ![]() |
7 | MF | Kadeem Dacres | ![]() |
8 | MF | Guy Abend | ![]() |
9 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | ![]() |
10 | FW | Magnus Rasmussen | ![]() |
11 | MF | Niall McCabe | ![]() |
12 | MF | Mark-Anthony Kaye | ![]() |
13 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | ![]() |
14 | FW | Ilija Ilic | ![]() |
15 | DF | Sean Reynolds | ![]() |
17 | FW | Chandler Hoffman | ![]() |
18 | DF | Paco Craig | ![]() |
19 | DF | Jonghyun Son | ![]() |
20 | DF | Enrique Montano | ![]() |
22 | MF | George Davis IV | ![]() |
24 | MF | Kyle Smith | ![]() |
28 | GK | Tim Dobrowolski | ![]() |
31 | FW | Kenny Doublette | ![]() |
36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | ![]() |
77 | DF | Andrew Lubahn | ![]() |
Competitions
Friendlies
March 5, 2016 Preseason | Louisville City | 4–0 | SIUE Cougars | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:45pm EST | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field |
March 10, 2016 Preseason | Louisville Cardinals | 0–1 | Louisville City | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm EST | Dacres ![]() | Report | Stadium: Cardinal Park Attendance: 1,168 |
March 16, 2016 Preseason | Kentucky Wildcats | 0–3 | Louisville City | Lexington, Kentucky |
3:00pm EDT | Stadium: Lafayette High School |
March 19, 2016 Friendly | Louisville City | 1–0 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
2:00pm EDT | Lubahn ![]() | Report | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: Closed |
United Soccer League
- All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 60 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 |
Source: Match reports
Results
March 26, 2016 1 | Charlotte Independence | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
7:00pm | Metcalf ![]() Herrera ![]() Duckett ![]() Martínez ![]() | Report | Lancaster ![]() Shanosky ![]() Kaye ![]() | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira |
April 2, 2016 2 | Louisville City FC | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
3:00pm | Davis IV ![]() Del Piccolo ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Report | Powder ![]() Flemmings ![]() Allen ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,522 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
April 2, 2016 3 | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Orlando City B | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Hoffman ![]() Reynolds ![]() Lubahn ![]() Quinn ![]() Dacres ![]() ![]() Ilic ![]() | Report | Cox ![]() Mendoza ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,298 Referee: Joshua Brooks |
April 16, 2016 4 | FC Cincinnati | 2–3 | Louisville City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
7:00pm | Berry ![]() Okoli ![]() Delbridge ![]() McMahon ![]() | Report | Hoffman ![]() Reynolds ![]() ![]() Montano ![]() | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 20,497 Referee: Brandon Artis |
April 22, 2016 5 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–3 | Louisville City FC | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:30pm | Foster ![]() Wilson ![]() Jankouskas ![]() | Report | Hoffman ![]() Abend ![]() Lancaster ![]() Kaye ![]() ![]() | Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Corson Fidler |
April 27, 2016 6 | Louisville City FC | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Hoffman ![]() Newnam ![]() Goodwin ![]() Shanosky ![]() | Report | Parkes ![]() Branson ![]() Hertzog ![]() Murrell ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,751 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira |
May 1, 2016 7 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
3:00pm | Conceição ![]() Jones ![]() Chambers ![]() | Report | Quinn ![]() Smith ![]() Davis IV ![]() | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,018 Referee: Rosario Candela |
May 4, 2016 8 | Toronto FC II | 0–2 | Louisville City FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30pm | Edwards ![]() Bloom ![]() | Report | Shanosky ![]() McCabe ![]() Kaye ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 672 Referee: Alexis Vaughan |
May 14, 2016 9 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Davis ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Report | Conner ![]() Pais ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,859 Referee: Aaron Hernandez |
May 21, 2016 10 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00pm | Alex Lee ![]() ![]() Asante ![]() | Report | Reynolds ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,411 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
May 28, 2016 11 | Charleston Battery | 0–2 | Louisville City FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30pm | Portillo ![]() Williams ![]() | Report | Davis ![]() Smith ![]() Newnam ![]() McCabe ![]() | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Marcos Deoliveira |
June 5, 2016 12 | Orlando City B | 3–4 | Louisville City FC | Melbourne, Florida |
7:30pm | Heath ![]() Turner ![]() Barry ![]() Laryea ![]() Cox ![]() | Report | Hoffman ![]() Davis ![]() ![]() Newman ![]() Lubahn ![]() Quinn ![]() Smith ![]() | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 781 Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr |
June 11, 2016 13 | Louisville City FC | 2–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Hoffman ![]() | Report | Parker ![]() Lawal ![]() Fairclough ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,761 Referee: Greg Dopka |
June 18, 2016 14 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Rochester, New York |
6:00pm | Kamdem ![]() | Report | Lubahn ![]() Del Piccolo ![]() | Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Referee: Patrick Rosas |
June 21, 2016 15 | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Toronto FC II | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Abend ![]() McCabe ![]() Morad ![]() | Report | Daniels ![]() Furlano ![]() Hundal ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,066 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
June 25, 2016 16 | Louisville City FC | 0–0 | FC Cincinnati | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:50pm | Reynolds ![]() | Report | Delbridge ![]() Polak ![]() McMahon ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Brandon Artis |
July 4, 2016 17 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | FC Montreal | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Davis ![]() Hoffman ![]() Quinn ![]() | Report | Gagnon-Laparé ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,686 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
July 9, 2016 18 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Hoffman ![]() Newnam ![]() | Report | Cordovés ![]() Williams ![]() Prince ![]() Tsonis ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,526 Referee: Michael Lavergne |
July 17, 2016 19 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1–4 | Louisville City FC | Wilmington, North Carolina |
6:00pm | Perone ![]() | Report | Abend ![]() Hoffman ![]() Quinn ![]() | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,927 Referee: Caleb Mendez |
July 23, 2016 20 | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 | Louisville City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
4:00pm | Wiedeman ![]() Berry ![]() Okoli ![]() Bone ![]() | Report | Lubahn ![]() Abend ![]() Quinn ![]() | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 20,151 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
July 30, 2016 21 | Louisville City FC | 1–2 | Orlando City B | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Abend ![]() Reynolds ![]() Davis ![]() | Report | Cox ![]() Turner ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,351 Referee: Jon Freemon |
August 5, 2016 22 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00pm | Hertzog ![]() Green ![]() Moloto ![]() | Report | Quinn ![]() Davis IV ![]() ![]() Reynolds ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,560 Referee: Henrik Karlsson |
August 10, 2016 23 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Smith ![]() Del Piccolo ![]() | Report | Barril ![]() Thomas ![]() Dabo ![]() Broome ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Georgios Zervos |
August 13, 2016 24 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Newman ![]() Craig ![]() | Report | Volesky ![]() Fall ![]() Apostolopoulos ![]() Farrell ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,373 Referee: Artur Sibiga |
August 19, 2016 25 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00pm | Powder![]() Allen ![]() | Report | Powder![]() Quinn ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
August 27, 2016 26 | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Abend ![]() Lancaster ![]() Smith ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() | Report | Conceição ![]() Burke ![]() Richter ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,788 Referee: Tony Crush |
September 3, 2016 27 | FC Montreal | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Montreal, Quebec |
3:00pm | Temguia ![]() Riggi ![]() | Report | Quinn ![]() Dacres ![]() Lancaster ![]() Lubahn ![]() | Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard |
September 10, 2016 28 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Richmond Kickers | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Lancaster ![]() ![]() Craig ![]() Rasmussen ![]() Smith ![]() | Report | Asante![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,362 Referee: Brandon Artis |
September 17, 2016 29 | Saint Louis FC | 1–5 | Louisville City FC | Fenton, Missouri |
8:30pm | Roberts![]() Dixon ![]() Musa ![]() Ambersley ![]() David ![]() | Report | Dacres ![]() Lancaster ![]() Rasmussen ![]() Ilic ![]() | Stadium: Marshall Wireless Stadium Referee: Andrew Musashe |
September 24, 2016 30 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Quinn ![]() Kalungi ![]() | Report | Davidson![]() Brown ![]() Martínez ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,301 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
Schedule source
Standings
- Eastern Conference
Pos | Team
| 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 | |
3 | FC Cincinnati | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 56 | |
4 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 51 | |
5 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 50 |
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
USL playoffs
Results
Oct 2, 2016 First round | Louisville City | 2 - 0 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00pm EDT | Davis IV ![]() Hoffman ![]() | Report | Asante ![]() Lee ![]() Yeisley ![]() Yomby ![]() Troyer ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) Conference semi-finals | Louisville City | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm | Smith ![]() Dacres ![]() Reynolds ![]() | Report | Tsonis ![]() Marini ![]() Adjetey ![]() Woodbine ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,581 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) Conference finals | New York Red Bulls II | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Louisville City | Harrison, New Jersey |
6:00 PM | Valot ![]() Williams ![]() | USL Report | Craig ![]() ![]() ![]() Reynolds ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Penalties | ||||
Etienne ![]() Long ![]() Allen ![]() Bezecourt ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
![Michigan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png)
May 18, 2016 2R | Louisville City ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | ![]() | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00pm EDT | Ilić ![]() ![]() | Report | Harris ![]() | Stadium: Owsley B. Frazier Stadium |
![Indiana](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png)
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
June 1, 2016 3R | Indy Eleven ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Indianapolis, Indiana |
7:30pm EDT | Gordon ![]() Zayed ![]() ![]() Keller ![]() | Hoffman ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Brandon Artis |
Player statistics
Top scorers
Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 17 | ![]() | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
2 | MF | 22 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
3 | MF | 8 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
4 | FW | 9 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | FW | 14 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
5 | MF | 4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | MF | 13 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | MF | 10 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | DF | 77 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
10 | MF | 11 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | DF | 5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | MF | 12 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
13 | MF | 36 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | MF | 24 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | DF | 2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | DF | 6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | DF | 5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 57 |
Assist leaders
Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | 24 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
1 | MF | 36 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
3 | MF | 4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | MF | 11 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | MF | 22 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | FW | 9 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | MF | 13 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | DF | 2 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 | MF | 12 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | DF | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | DF | 5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | MF | 8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | DF | 77 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | DF | 15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 35 | 2 | 4 | 41 |
Clean sheets
Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 13 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
2 | GK | 1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | GK | 28 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Disciplinary
No. | Pos. | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
15 | DF | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
24 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
36 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
13 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
77 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | GK | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
20 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
5 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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.[2]