2015 Louisville City FC season
The 2015 Louisville City FC season was the club's first 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 announced in 2014 when
Orlando City relocated to Louisville, led by then-minority owner Wayne Estopinal and played their first season in 2015.[1]
Squad information
As of September 2, 2015 [2]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Scott Goodwin | United States |
2 | MF | Bryan Burke | United States |
3 | DF | Adam West | United States |
4 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | United States |
5 | DF | Conor Shanosky | United States |
6 | DF | Tarek Morad | United States |
7 | MF | Kadeem Dacres | United States |
8 | MF | Juan Guzman
|
United States |
9 | FW | Matt Fondy | United States |
10 | MF | Magnus Rasmussen | Denmark |
11 | MF | Niall McCabe | Ireland |
13 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | Canada |
14 | FW | Ilija Ilic
|
Serbia |
15 | DF | Sean Reynolds | United States |
16 | FW | Nate Polak | United States |
17 | MF | Kevin Cossette | Canada |
18 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | England |
19 | MF | Guy Abend | Israel |
20 | MF | Enrique Montano | United States |
94 | DF | Charlie Adams | England |
Competitions
Friendlies
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February 25, 2015 Preseason | Louisville City | Canceled | Evansville Purple Aces | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:45 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Assumption High School |
February 28, 2015 Preseason | Louisville City | Canceled | Young Harris Mountain Lions | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
11:00 a.m. | Report | Stadium: Woehrle Athletic Complex |
March 3, 2015 Preseason | Indiana Hoosiers | 2–3 | Louisville City | Bloomington, Indiana |
3:00 p.m. | 25' 49' |
Report | Fondy 30', 37' Lancaster 85' |
Stadium: Mellencamp Pavilion |
March 11, 2015 Preseason | Louisville Cardinals | 0–3 | Louisville City | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 p.m. | Report | Rasmussen 25' Fondy 39' Illic 86' |
Stadium: Cardinal Park |
March 14, 2015 Preseason | Kentucky Wildcats | 0–0 | Louisville City | Lexington, Kentucky |
3:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Lafayette High School |
March 17, 2015 Preseason | Louisville City | 5–0 | Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:45 p.m. | Rasmussen 4', 52' Polak 20', 86' Illic 60' |
Report | Stadium: Assumption High School |
April 9, 2015 Friendly | SIUE Cougars | 1–0 | Louisville City | Edwardsville, Illinois |
7:45 p.m. | Hull 86' | Report | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium |
August 25, 2015 Friendly | Louisville City | 3–1 | Orlando City SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | 78' | Report | Mwanga 66' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,434 |
United Soccer League
- All times in regular season on 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 |
28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 |
Source: Match reports
Results
March 28, 2015 1 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
4:00pm | Rasmussen 23' Adams 67' |
Report | Lynch 69' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,067 Referee: Brandon Artis |
April 4, 2015 2 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Louisville City | Richmond, Virginia |
5:00pm | Callahan 20' Yomby 33' Robinson 34' Delicâte 51' Davis IV 82' |
Report | Shanosky 4' King 35' Burke 70' King 78' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,683 Referee: Matthew Franz |
April 16, 2015 3 | Louisville City | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Guzman 35' |
Report | Ruggles 40' Dixon 68' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,772 Referee: Aaron Hernandez |
April 19, 2015 4 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
3:00pm | Okiomah 38' | Report | 92' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 995 Referee: Tori Penso |
April 25, 2015 5 | Louisville City | 2 - 0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Price 89' (o.g. ) |
Report | TM 56' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,877 Referee: Donovan Noocha |
May 2, 2015 6 | Charlotte Independence | 1 - 0 | Louisville City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
7:00pm | DelPiccolo 31' Cox 45' Herrera 57' Slogic 64' Duckett 71' Calvert 90' |
Report | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Jeremy Smith |
May 12, 2015 7 | Louisville City | 3 - 0 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Rasmussen 15' Quinn 39' Shanosky 42' Burke 45' |
Report | Fairclough 25' Parratt 45' Arnoux 67' 88' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,911 Referee: Joshua Brooks |
May 16, 2015 8 | Louisville City | 4 - 0 | Toronto FC II | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | 35' | Report | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,090 Referee: James Dumstorf |
May 24, 2015 9 | Saint Louis FC | 3 - 3 | Louisville City | Fenton, Missouri |
8:30pm | 89' | Report | 89' | Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Brandon Artis |
May 30, 2015 10 | Louisville City | 1 - 1 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Dacres 49' Montano 80' |
Report | Renken 69', 83' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,185 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
June 10, 2015 11 | FC Montreal | 0 - 2 | Louisville City | Montreal, Quebec |
6:30pm | Report | 90+1' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 308 Referee: Chris Grabas |
June 13, 2015 12 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 0 | Louisville City | Rochester, New York |
7:05pm | Walls 23' Forbes 43' Duba 67' |
Report | Rivera 61' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,896 Referee: Jaroslav Werel |
June 20, 2015 13 | Louisville City | 0 - 2 | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Montano 45' Fernandez 68' |
Report | 90' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,454 Referee: Esteban Rosano |
June 27, 2015 14 | Louisville City | 6 - 2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | 66' | Report | Dalgaard 16' 81' Gonzalez 44' König 50' (pen.) 61' VanCompernolle 61' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,646 Referee: Tony Crush |
July 4, 2015 15 | Louisville City | 3 - 0 | Richmond Kickers | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | 72' | Report | Sekyere 79' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,254 Referee: Vito Testa Jr |
July 11, 2015 16 | Louisville City | 1 - 0 | Charlotte Independence | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Rasmussen 32' (pen.) Morad 40' Quinn 87' |
Report | Martínez 3' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,649 Referee: Aaron Hernandez |
July 18, 2015 17 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
7:00pm | Vincent 16' Kerr 19' |
Report | Fondy 65' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,638 Referee: John Douglas |
July 25, 2015 18 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 - 3 | Louisville City | Wilmington, North Carolina |
7:00pm | Ackley 23' (pen.) 87' Parratt 45' |
Report | Guzman 87' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,373 Referee: Russell Davis |
August 1, 2015 19 | Toronto FC II | 2 - 3 | Louisville City | Vaughan, Ontario |
3:00pm | Babouli 20' Roberts 67' Hamilton 80' |
Report | Guzman 90' |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 303 Referee: Alexis Vaughan |
August 5, 2015 20 | Louisville City | 0 - 4 | FC Montreal | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Morad 51' | Report | Riggi 3', 18' Haman 20' Crépeau 73' N'Diaye 80' Morelli 88' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,836 Referee: Chris Ruska |
August 12, 2015 21 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 - 5 | Louisville City | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:00pm | Barril 55' |
Report | Fondy 1', 12', 43' (pen.), 73' Dacres 21' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Mark Treilman |
August 15, 2015 22 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2 - 2 | Louisville City | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
8:30pm | Venter 34' Black 35' Mata 75' |
Report | Cossette 11' Quinn 18' Dacres 33' McCabe 79' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Brook Weiss |
August 22, 2015 23 | Louisville City | 3 - 1 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Fondy 44', 82' Rasmussen 74' 77' |
Report | Kelly 48' Chang 84' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,850 Referee: Adam Behrens |
August 29, 2015 24 | Louisville City | 0 - 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | 60' | Report | Vincent 17' 44' (pen.) Hunt 42' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,414 Referee: Marco Antonio Vega |
September 2, 2015 25 | Louisville City | 4 - 0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Ilic 90' |
Report | Ekra 35' Dyer 88' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,702 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
September 5, 2015 26 | New York Red Bulls II | 3 - 2 | Louisville City | New York City, New York |
8:30pm | 85' | Report | McCabe 18' 30' Fondy 39' Polak 90' |
Stadium: Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium Attendance: 576 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
September 12, 2015 27 | Charleston Battery | 2 - 0 | Louisville City | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30pm | 89' | Report | Quinn 56' Shanosky 62' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,978 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
September 19, 2015 28 | Saint Louis FC | 2 - 1 | Louisville City | Fenton, Missouri |
8:30pm | Hardware 41' Bryce 76' Maher 90' |
Report | 90' | Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 5,662 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
Standings
- Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rochester Rhinos (C, X)
|
28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 61 | Conference semi-finals
|
2 | Louisville City FC | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 48 | |
3 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 46 | First round
|
4 | New York Red Bulls II | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 42 | |
5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds
|
28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 41 | |
6 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 41 | |
7 | Charlotte Independence | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | |
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 39 | |
9 | Saint Louis FC | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 33 | |
10 | FC Montreal | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 28 | |
11 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 23 | |
12 | Wilmington Hammerheads
|
28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 19 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
- Western Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orange County Blues
|
28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 47 | Conference semi-finals
|
2 | Oklahoma City Energy
|
28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 47 | |
3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 46 | First round
|
4 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 46 | |
5 | LA Galaxy II
|
28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 45 | |
6 | Seattle Sounders 2
|
28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 | |
7 | Tulsa Roughnecks
|
28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | |
8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
10 | Arizona United
|
28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 | |
11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 30 | |
12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
USL Playoffs
First round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | USL Championship | |||||||||||
October 3 | ||||||||||||||
#1 Rochester Rhinos | 2 | |||||||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||||||
#4 New York Red Bulls II | 0 | |||||||||||||
#4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | |||||||||||||
#1 Rochester Rhinos | 1 | |||||||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||||||
#2 Louisville City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
#3 a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
October 3 | ||||||||||||||
#6 Richmond Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||
#2 a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
#3 Charleston Battery | 0 | |||||||||||||
October 16 | ||||||||||||||
#1 LA Galaxy II | 1 | |||||||||||||
October 3 | ||||||||||||||
#1 LA Galaxy II | 2 | |||||||||||||
#4 LA Galaxy II | 1 | |||||||||||||
#5 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
#3 Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
Results
Oct 3, 2015 Conference Semi-finals | Louisville City | 2 - 0 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm EST | Burke 41' Fondy 106', 116' |
Report | Kelly 47' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,517 Referee: Luis Guardia |
Oct 10, 2015 Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) | Louisville City | Rochester, New York | |
7:05pm EST | 54' | Report | Quinn 48' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
U.S. Open Cup
Louisville City entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round.[3]
May 20, 2015 2R | Lansing United | 0–1 | Louisville City | East Lansing, Michigan |
7:00pm EST | DeCosemo 76' | Report | Quinn 32' Adams 48' Reynolds 79' |
Stadium: East Lansing Soccer Complex Attendance: 647 Referee: John Douglas |
May 27, 2015 Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||
7:30pm EST | Janicki 58' Wojcik 84' |
Report | King 17' Polak 115' Rivera 119', 119' |
Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,134 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
June 16, 2015 | 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) | Louisville City | Bridgeview, Illinois | |
7:30pm CST | Watson 20' Ritter 71' Amarikwa 116' |
Report | Guzman 90+4' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,544 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Media
As with the rest of the USL, all of Louisville City FC's USL matches will appear on YouTube.
See also
- 2015 in American soccer
- 2015 USL season
- Louisville City FC
- Orlando City SC, Louisville City's Major League Soccer affiliate
References
- The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Roster Louisville City Football Club". Louisville City Football Club. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.