Louisville City
2017 season
OwnerJohn Neace
ManagerJames O'Connor
StadiumLouisville Slugger Field
USL1st, Eastern
U.S. Open CupThird Round
USL PlayoffsChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Luke Spencer (10 goals)
All: Luke Spencer (11 goals)
Highest home attendance13,812
(August 12 vs. FC Cincinnati)
Lowest home attendance6,698
(September 20 vs. Rochester Rhinos)
Average home league attendance8,601
Biggest win5–0
(August 12 vs. FC Cincinnati)
(August 23 vs. Harrisburg City)
Biggest defeat0–3
(August 26 at Orlando City B)

The 2017 Louisville City FC season was the club's third season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League, which was one of the two second-tier leagues in the United States soccer league system.

The club began their pre-season campaign on March 4 before the league commenced on March 25. They also competed in the U.S. Open Cup.

Louisville City finished the season on top of the Eastern Conference for the first time in club history and had the second best record in the league overall for the third consecutive year. They also won the USL Cup after the season for the club's first title.

Current squad

Final Roster.[1]

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Greg Ranjitsingh Trinidad and Tobago July 18, 1993 United States Mercer University
13 Micah Bledsoe United States September 26, 1994 United States Lipscomb University
28 Tim Dobrowolski United States September 7, 1993 United States Loyola University Chicago
Defenders
4 Sean Totsch United States September 16, 1991 United States Rochester Rhinos
6 Tarek Morad United States August 21, 1992 United States Oklahoma City Energy
15 Sean Reynolds United States April 11, 1990 Iceland Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
18 Paco Craig England October 19, 1992 United States Young Harris College
Midfielders
7 Mark-Anthony Kaye Canada December 2, 1994 Canada Toronto FC II
8 Guy Abend Israel November 8, 1990 Israel Hapoel Rishon LeZion
10 Brian Ownby United States July 16, 1990 United States Richmond Kickers
11 Niall McCabe Republic of Ireland October 6, 1990 United States Chattanooga FC
19 Oscar Jimenez United States November 3, 1989 United States Mississippi Brilla
22 George Davis IV United States August 5, 1987 United States Richmond Kickers
23 Richard Ballard United States January 26, 1994 United States Indiana University
24 Kyle Smith United States January 9, 1992 United States Transylvania University
36 Paolo DelPiccolo United States May 28, 1991 United States Charlotte Independence
80 Devon Williams Jamaica April 8, 1992 United States New York Red Bulls II
Forwards
9 Cameron Lancaster England November 5, 1992 England St Albans City
12 Luke Spencer United States November 28, 1990 United States FC Cincinnati
14 Ilija Ilic Serbia April 26, 1991 United States Young Harris College

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
80 MF Jamaica Devon Williams United States New York Red Bulls II Free Transfer December 26, 2017 [2]
3 MF Republic of Ireland Sean Russell Republic of Ireland Limerick Free Transfer January 3, 2017 [3]
4 DF United States Sean Totsch United States Rochester Rhinos Free Transfer January 10, 2017 [4]
10 MF United States Brian Ownby United States Richmond Kickers Free Transfer January 18, 2017 [5]
23 FW United States Richard Ballard United States Indiana University Free Transfer February 6, 2017 [6]
12 FW United States Luke Spencer United States FC Cincinnati Free Transfer February 9, 2017 [7]
19 MF United States Oscar Jimenez United States Mississippi Brilla Free Transfer February 15, 2017 [8]
19 GK United States Micah Bledsoe United States Lipscomb University Free Transfer March 28, 2017 [9]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
20 DF United States Enrique Montano United States Sacramento Republic November 10, 2016 [10][11]
17 FW United States Chandler Hoffman United States Real Monarchs November 17, 2016 [10][12]
7 MF United States Kadeem Dacres United States FC Cincinnati December 15, 2016 [10][13]
2 DF United States Ben Newnam United States San Antonio December 23, 2016 [10][14]
4 MF United States Aodhan Quinn United States FC Cincinnati January 13, 2017 [10][15]
77 DF United States Andrew Lubahn United States San Francisco Deltas February 22, 2017 [10][16]
31 FW Haiti Kenny Doublette United States Derby City Rovers May 5, 2017 [10][17]
10 FW Denmark Magnus Rasmussen Denmark Boldklubben Frem March 20, 2017 [10][18]
19 DF South Korea Jonghyun Son Retired November 11, 2016 [10]
3 MF Republic of Ireland Sean Russell Republic of Ireland Drogheda United Free Transfer July 9, 2017 [19]

Competitions

Pre-season

March 4, 2017 Friendly Louisville City FC 3–1 Young Harris College Louisville, Kentucky
11:00AM Lancaster 24'
Spencer 48'
Ballard 90'
Report Stanley 32' Stadium: LouCity Training Ground
Attendance: 100
March 8, 2017 Friendly Lipscomb University 1–0 Louisville City FC Elizabethtown, Kentucky
7:15PM Sakou 74' Report Stadium: Elizabethtown Sports Park

USL

Eastern Conference standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC (C) 32 18 8 6 58 31 +27 62 Conference Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 32 15 9 8 53 33 +20 54
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 14 11 7 50 35 +15 53
4 Rochester Rhinos 32 14 11 7 36 28 +8 53
5 Charlotte Independence 32 13 9 10 52 40 +12 48
Source: 2017 USL standings
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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 18 8 6 58 31  +27 62 11 3 2 32 14  +18 7 5 4 26 17  +9

Source: Match reports

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumHAAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAAAHH
ResultDWWWDDLWDWWWLWDLWWLWWWLWWDWDLDWW
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 25 1 Louisville City FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Louisville, Kentucky
2:00PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,758
Referee: Calin Radosav
March 30 2 Orlando City B 1–3 Louisville City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30PM
Report Lancaster 11'
Davis IV 57'
Spencer 76'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 2,741
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 8 3 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Louisville City FC Richmond, Virginia
5:00PM
Report Davis IV 81' (pen.) Yellow card 10' Stadium: City Stadium (Richmond)
Attendance: 7.603
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 15 4 Louisville City FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,074
Referee: Andrew Musashe
April 22 5 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Louisville City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 20,437
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 29 6 Louisville City FC 0–0 Toronto FC II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,282
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 13 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Louisville City FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30PM
Report Craig Yellow card 87' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,410
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
May 20 8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–0 Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00PM Greenspan Yellow card 41' Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,253
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
June 3 9 Charleston Battery 4–4 Louisville City FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,710
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 7 10 Louisville City FC 1–0 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,403
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 11 11 New York Red Bulls II 0–3 Louisville City FC Montclair, New Jersey
4:00PM
Report
Stadium: Montclair State University
Attendance: 581
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
June 24 13 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–0 Louisville City FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00PM
Report Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
July 1 14 Louisville City FC 2–1 Ottawa Fury FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,814
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
July 9 15 Charleston Battery 1–1 Louisville City FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,701
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 15 16 Louisville City FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Ilić 8' (pen.)
Smith Yellow card 27'
Davis Yellow card 36'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 78'
Wiedeman 90+3' (o.g.)
Report Fall 16'
Bone Yellow card 52'
Delbridge 55'
König 77'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 11,632
Referee: United States Marcos de Oliveira
July 22 17 Saint Louis FC 1–4 Louisville City FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,310
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
July 29 18 Louisville City FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 5 19 Charlotte Independence 3–1 Louisville City FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Christopher Spivey
August 12 20 Louisville City FC 5–0 FC Cincinnati Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 13,812
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 20 21 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–3 Louisville City FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00PM
Report
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,147
Referee: Luis Arroyo
August 23 22 Louisville City FC 5–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
August 26 23 Louisville City FC 0–3 Orlando City B Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,251
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 2 24 Louisville City FC 1–0 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
5:00PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,612
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 9 25 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–3 Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00PM
Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,936
Referee: Jorge Ramírez
September 15 26 Louisville City FC 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,303
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 20 27 Louisville City FC 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,698
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 24 28 Ottawa Fury 1–1 Louisville City FC Ottawa, Canada
2:00PM
Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 27 29 Toronto FC II 1–0 Louisville City FC Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 726
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 30 30 Rochester Rhinos 0–0 Louisville City FC Rochester, New York
6:05PM
Report
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 7 31 Louisville City FC 2–1 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,357
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 14 32 Louisville City FC 3–1 Richmond Kickers Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM
Report
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,104
Referee: Joshua Brooks

USL Playoffs

 
Conference QuarterfinalsConference SemifinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 
#1 Louisville City FC 4
 
October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#8 Bethlehem Steel FC 0
 
#1 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos 0
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) 2
 
November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#5 Charlotte Independence 1
 
#1 Louisville City FC (p)1 (4)
 
October 21 – Al Lang Stadium
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II 1 (3)
 
#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
 
October 28 – Al Lang Stadium
 
#6 FC Cincinnati 0
 
#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
 
October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) 2
 
#2 Charleston Battery 0
 
November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU)
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II 4
 
#1 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 0
 
#1 Real Monarchs 1 (1)
 
October 28 – Children's Mercy Park
 
#8 Sacramento Republic FC (p) 1 (3)
 
#8 Sacramento Republic FC 0
 
October 21 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 1
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (p)1 (4)
 
November 4 – Children's Mercy Park
 
#5 Phoenix Rising FC 1 (2)
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (p)0 (7)
 
October 21 – Greater Nevada Field
 
#6 OKC Energy FC 0 (6)
 
#3 Reno 1868 FC 0
 
October 28 – Toyota Field
 
#6 OKC Energy FC 1
 
#6 OKC Energy FC (p)1 (4)
 
October 21 – Toyota Field
 
#2 San Antonio FC 1 (1)
 
#2 San Antonio FC 2
 
 
#7 Tulsa Roughnecks 1
 

Results

October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) First round Louisville City FC 4–0Bethlehem Steel FCLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT Morad 14', 31'
Spencer 70'
Ownby 79'
Report Real Yellow card 57'
Burke Yellow card 63'
Conneh Yellow card 75'
Jones Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,378
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) Conference Semi-finals Louisville City FC 1–0Rochester RhinosLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT Jimenez Yellow card 52'
Ownby 77'
Ranjitsingh Yellow card 90+1'
Report Felix Yellow card 55' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Victor Rivas
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) Championship Louisville City FC 1–0Swope Park RangersLouisville, Kentucky
9:00 PM EST Lancaster 88'
Kaye Yellow card 90+3'
McCabe Red card 90+8'
Report
Report
Musa Yellow card 17'
Didic Yellow card 24'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 14,456
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Note: Niall McCabe was sent off from the bench

U.S. Open Cup

Louisville City entered the 2017 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round.

May 17 R2 Tartan Devils Oak Avalon Pennsylvania 0–9 Kentucky Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Derek Mackenzie Yellow card 15'
Andrew Kalas Yellow card 61'
Report Varga 8' (o.g.)
Kaye 16'
Ballard 22'
Lancaster 54', 81'
Ilić 41'
Totsch 68'
Jimenez 77'
Abend 85'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
May 31 R3 FC Cincinnati Ohio 1–0 Kentucky Louisville City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 6,519
Referee: Brandon Artis

Player statistics

Top scorers

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 FW 12 United States Luke Spencer 10 0 1 11
2 FW 9 England Cameron Lancaster 7 2 1 10
3 MF 22 United States George Davis IV 7 0 0 7
3 MF 10 United States Brian Ownby 4 0 3 7
5 MF 12 United States Oscar Jimenez 4 1 0 5
5 MF 7 Canada Mark-Anthony Kaye 4 1 0 5
7 MF 24 United States Kyle Smith 4 0 0 4
7 MF 23 United States Richard Ballard 3 1 0 4
7 FW 14 Serbia Ilija Ilic 3 1 0 4
10 MF 11 Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe 3 0 0 3
10 DF 6 United States Tarek Morad 1 0 2 3
12 DF 4 United States Sean Totsch 1 1 0 2
12 MF 8 Israel Guy Abend 1 1 0 2
12 DF 18 England Paco Craig 2 0 0 2
12 MF 80 Jamaica Speedy Williams 2 0 0 2
16 DF 15 United States Sean Reynolds 1 0 0 1
16 MF 36 United States Paolo DelPiccolo 1 0 0 1
Total 58 8 7 73

Assist leaders

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 MF 19 United States Oscar Jimenez 5 1 1 7
2 MF 23 United States Richard Ballard 4 1 0 5
2 MF 11 Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe 4 1 0 5
2 FW 12 United States Luke Spencer 3 0 2 5
4 MF 36 United States Paolo DelPiccolo 4 0 0 4
4 MF 10 United States Brian Ownby 4 0 0 4
4 FW 14 Serbia Ilija Ilic 3 1 0 4
8 DF 24 United States Kyle Smith 2 0 1 3
8 FW 9 England Cameron Lancaster 2 1 0 3
10 FW 22 United States George Davis IV 2 0 0 2
10 DF 18 England Paco Craig 1 0 1 2
10 DF 4 United States Sean Totsch 1 1 0 2
10 MF 80 Jamaica Speedy Williams 1 0 1 2
14 DF 6 United States Tarek Morad 1 0 0 1
14 MF 7 Canada Mark-Anthony Kaye 1 0 0 1
14 MF 8 Israel Guy Abend 0 1 0 1
Total 38 7 5 50

Clean sheets

Place Position Number Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 GK 1 Trinidad and Tobago Greg Ranjitsingh 8 0 3 11
2 GK 28 United States Tim Dobrowolski 3 1 0 4
Total 11 1 3 15

Disciplinary

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
12FWUnited States Luke Spencer30000030
36MFUnited States Paolo DelPiccolo61000061
22 MF United States George Davis IV 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
18 DF England Paco Craig 8 1 1 0 1 0 10 1
24 DF United States Kyle Smith 7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
23 MF United States Richard Ballard 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF United States Sean Totsch 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF Canada Mark-Anthony Kaye 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
9MFEngland Cameron Lancaster10000010
1MFTrinidad and Tobago Greg Ranjitsingh10001020
19MFUnited States Oscar Jimenez40001050
14FWSerbia Ilija Ilic10000010
6DFUnited States Tarek Morad20000020
80MFJamaica Speedy Williams10000010
8MFIsrael Guy Abend20100030
15DFUnited States Sean Reynolds10000010
10MFUnited States Brian Ownby20000020
11MFRepublic of Ireland Niall McCabe00000101
Total5333040604

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