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| 2016 season | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.
As of October 1, 2016 [1]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| March 5, 2016Preseason | Louisville City | 4–0 | SIUE Cougars | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:45pm EST | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field |
| March 10, 2016Preseason | Louisville Cardinals | 0–1 | Louisville City | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30pm EST | Dacres | Report | Stadium: Cardinal Park Attendance: 1,168 |
| March 16, 2016Preseason | Kentucky Wildcats | 0–3 | Louisville City | Lexington, Kentucky |
| 3:00pm EDT | Stadium: Lafayette High School |
| March 19, 2016Friendly | Louisville City | 1–0 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2:00pm EDT | Lubahn | Report | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: Closed |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| March 26, 20161 | 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, 20162 | 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, 20163 | 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, 20164 | 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, 20165 | 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, 20166 | 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, 20167 | 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, 20168 | 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, 20169 | 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, 201610 | 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, 201611 | 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, 201612 | 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, 201613 | 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, 201614 | 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, 201615 | 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, 201616 | 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, 201617 | 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, 201618 | 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, 201619 | 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, 201620 | 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, 201621 | 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, 201622 | 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, 201623 | 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, 201624 | 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, 201625 | 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, 201626 | 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, 201627 | 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, 201628 | 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, 201629 | 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, 201630 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 | ||||
Louisville City entered the 2016 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
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]