2019 Loudoun United FC season

Loudoun United FC

2019 season
Head coach	Richie Williams (from May 30) Ryan Martin (May 30–onwards)
Stadium	Segra Field
USL Championship	12th, Eastern Conference
USL Playoffs	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	Kyle Murphy (13)
Highest home attendance	5,015 (August 9 vs. Charlotte)
Lowest home attendance	550 (June 28 vs. Atlanta United 2)
Average home league attendance	1,381 (688 - Audi Field) (1,670 - Segra Field)
Biggest win	4–0 (August 31 vs. North Carolina) 7–3 (October 19 vs. NYRB2)
Biggest defeat	1–5 (September 7 at Hartford)
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The 2019 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's first season of existence, their first in the second-division of American soccer, and their 1st in the USL Championship. It is the first season since 2011 that D.C. United fielded a reserve team.

Background

On July 18, 2018, the club was announced by USL and D.C. United as were the team's name, colors and crest. Loudoun United replaced Richmond Kickers as D.C.'s USL affiliate.

Review

Early season

On March 9, 2019, Loudoun United played their first USL Championship game, losing 0–2 against Nashville SC. ^[1] The next week, Loudoun had their first goal in club history, when Griffin Yow scored in the 30th minute against Memphis 901 FC in a game that ended in a 1–1 draw. ^[2] On April 3, it was announced that Loudoun would play in Audi Field for three "home away from home" games. Loudoun United won their first game in history when they beat New York Red Bulls II 3–1 on April 20, 2019. ^[3] On May 3, Loudoun played their first "home away from home" game at Audi Field against Bethlehem Steel. The game ended in a 3–3 draw. ^[4] On May 30, the current Head Coach, Richie Williams was hired by MLS side, New England Revolution for the role of assistant coach. ^[5] Williams was then replaced by former academy director, Ryan Martin. ^[6]

Midseason

On August 9, Loudoun played their first game in their newly constructed Segra Field against Charlotte Independence. ^[7] The game ended in a 3–3 draw in front of 5,015 spectators. Loudoun won their first game at Segra Field on August 31, in a 4–0 against North Carolina FC. ^[8]

Late season

Loudoun won all of their 4 last regular season games. In their final regular season game, they played against the New York Red Bulls II at home, and won 7–3 in front of a crowd of 3,014 people. ^[9] They finished their inaugural season in 12th place in the eastern conference and were just 4 points behind the playoffs line.

Club

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of March 8, 2019. ^{[10] [11]}

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Calle Brown 2 DF   USA Hunter Gorskie 3 DF   USA Peabo Doue 4 DF   USA Donovan Pines ( [A] ) 5 MF   USA Noah Pilato 6 FW   GER Gordon Wild ( [A] ) 7 MF   USA Carlos Alvarez 8 FW   GHA Elvis Amoh 9 FW   USA Kyle Murphy 10 FW   JPN Shinya Kadono 11 FW   CRC Orlando Sinclair 12 MF   USA Connor Presley 13 DF   SLV Allexon Saravia 14 MF   USA Kevin Paredes ( [B] ) 15 FW   USA Griffin Yow ( [A] ) 16 FW   USA Antonio Bustamante ( [A] ) 17 MF   USA Andrew Lubahn 18 GK   USA Colin Miller 19 GK   USA Earl Edwards Jr. ( [A] ) 20 FW   USA Christian Sorto 22 DF   ENG Harri Hawkins 23 MF   USA Sandor Bustamante 24 MF   USA Collin Verfurth 25 FW   SEN Alioune Ndour 27 DF   MEX Miguel Garduño 28 DF   USA Robby Dambrot 29 DF   USA Shane Wiedt 30 MF   USA Nelson Martinez ( [B] ) 31 DF   USA Chris Odoi-Atsem ( [A] ) 33 MF   USA Jacob Greene ( [B] ) 35 MF   USA Theodore Ku-DiPietro ( [B] ) 36 DF   USA Adam Lundegard ( [B] ) 44 MF   USA Moses Nyeman ( [A] ) 53 MF   USA Jeremy Garay ( [B] ) 55 MF   USA John Murphy 77 GK   USA Sebastian Conlon( [B] ) 91 FW   USA Gabriel Segal( [B] ) 99 MF   SLV Alexis Cerritos

1. ^
   Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
2. ^
   D.C. United Academy player.

Staff

Technical staff
Technical director	Stewart Mairs[ citation needed ]
Head coach	Ryan Martin [12]
Assistant coach	Jason Boxx [13]
Assistant coach	Luciano Emílio
Assistant coach	Jack Stefanowski

Competitions

Exhibitions

Loudoun United FC v Bethlehem Steel FC

February 21Preseason	Loudoun United FC	2–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Leesburg, Virginia
	,			Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex
Note: Closed-door scrimmage

Richmond Kickers v Loudoun United FC

February 27Preseason	Richmond Kickers	2–3	Loudoun United FC	Richmond, Virginia
	Jackson 20' Trialist 81'	Report	Sinclair 22' Kadono 67' Lubahn 75'	Stadium: Ukrop Park

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
10	Birmingham Legion FC	34	12	7	15	35	51	−16	43	Play-In Round
11	Saint Louis FC	34	11	9	14	40	41	−1	42
12	Loudoun United FC	34	11	6	17	59	65	−6	39
13	Charlotte Independence	34	9	11	14	42	53	−11	38
14	Atlanta United 2	34	9	8	17	45	77	−32	35

Source: USL Championship 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

Matches

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule. ^[14]
All times are in Eastern time.

Nashville SC v Loudoun United FC

March 91	Nashville SC	2–0	Loudoun United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM	Lancaster 58' Ríos 61' Moloto  87'	Report		Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 5,356 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Memphis 901 FC v Loudoun United FC

March 162	Memphis 901 FC	1–1	Loudoun United FC	Memphis, Tennessee
8:00 PM	Collier  76', 78'	Report	Pilato  25' Yow 30' Murphy  87'	Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,250 Referee: Matt Franz

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Loudoun United FC

March 303	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–0	Loudoun United FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM	Oduro  38'	Report	Pilato  16' Verfurth  61' Saravia  82'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,893 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

Ottawa Fury FC v Loudoun United FC

April 134	Ottawa Fury FC	2–0	Loudoun United FC	Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM	Samb 34' Oliveira 52',  72'	Report	S. Bustamante  36' Verfurth  87'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,232 Referee: David Barrie

New York Red Bulls II v Loudoun United FC

April 205	New York Red Bulls II	1–3	Loudoun United FC	Montclair, New Jersey
12:00 PM	Jørgenson 4'	Report	Sinclair 14' Lubahn 22' Ward  55' Murphy 78'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 621 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Birmingham Legion v Loudoun United FC

April 276	Birmingham Legion	1–0	Loudoun United FC	Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM	Johnson  19' Herivaux  59' Kasim 90+4',  90+4'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Field Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Loudoun United FC v Bethlehem Steel FC

May 37	Loudoun United FC	3–3	Bethlehem Steel FC	Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM	Murphy 37', 49' Verfurth  59' Sinclair 90+3'	Report	Ngalina 31', 32' Moumbagna 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 824 Referee: Mark Allatin

Charlotte Independence v Loudoun United FC

May 118	Charlotte Independence	1–3	Loudoun United FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM	Oduro 30'	Report	S. Bustamante  24' Presley 43' Pilato 46' Kadono 58'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,466 Referee: John Griggs

Loudoun United FC v Hartford Athletic

May 199	Loudoun United FC	1–2	Hartford Athletic	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Villatoro  31' Lyngø 64' (o.g.) Campos  88'	Report	Angulo 59', 68' Gentile  90+2'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 825 Referee: Eric Tattersall

Swope Park Rangers v Loudoun United FC

June 510	Swope Park Rangers	2–3	Loudoun United FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM	Hernandez 13' Harris 45+2'	Report	Murphy 6' Yow 39' 45+1' Presley 87'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 529 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Louisville City FC v Loudoun United FC

June 811	Louisville City FC	2–1	Loudoun United FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Rasmussen 1' Totsch 39' Peay  45' McCabe  45'	Report	Yow 49' Nyeman  50' Hawkins  90+4'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

Loudoun United FC v Indy Eleven

June 1512	Loudoun United FC	1–2	Indy Eleven	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Lubahn 12' Martinez  86'	Report	Martinez 66' (o.g.) Pasher 89'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 650 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Loudoun United FC v Atlanta United 2

June 2813	Loudoun United FC	2–1	Atlanta United 2	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM	Martinez  32' Sorto 63', 79'	Report	Decas  6' Conway  41' Kissiedou  53' Hernández  64' Vint  76' Benítez 86'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 550 Referee: Calin Radosav

Saint Louis FC v Loudoun United FC

July 614	Saint Louis FC	2–2	Loudoun United FC	Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM	Hilton  55' Greig 57' Cicerone 73' Umar  88'	Report	K. Murphy 41' Martinez 51',  66' Ward  82'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,564 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

North Carolina FC v Loudoun United FC

July 1715	North Carolina FC	3–0	Loudoun United FC	Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT	Kristo 10' Wapiwo  65' Chester 72', 74'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,273 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Indy Eleven v Loudoun United FC

July 2016	Indy Eleven	2–0	Loudoun United FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT	Gibson  24' Barrett  50' Ayoze  55' Osmond  73' Enevoldsen 81' Kelly  83' Pasher 90+1'	Report	Verfurth  5' Edwards  87'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 11,059 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Loudoun United FC v Louisville City FC

July 2817	Loudoun United FC	3–0	Louisville City FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	A. Bustamante 22' Murphy  68' Martinez  72' Amoh 84' Nyeman 87'	Report	Souahy  30' Ownby  90+2'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 593 Referee: Dejan Susak
Note: Last scheduled match at Audi Field

Atlanta United 2 v Loudoun United FC

August 218	Atlanta United 2	4–2	Loudoun United FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Wyke  11' Kanakimana 19', 28', 70' Vint  46' Carleton  51' Hernández  62' Conway 87'	Report	Wild 14' Decas 24' (o.g.) Verfurth  32' Murphy  59'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Kevin Broadley

Loudoun United FC v Charlotte Independence

August 919	Loudoun United FC	3–3	Charlotte Independence	Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM EDT	Nyeman  31' Hawkins 45+4' A. Bustamante 65' Alvarez 79'	Report	Sabella 38' Johnson  48' Maund  51' Herrera 63' Oduro 70'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Luis Guardia
Note: First scheduled match at new stadium

Loudoun United FC v Charleston Battery

August 1420	Loudoun United FC	1–2	Charleston Battery	Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM EDT	Sinclair 78'	Report	Mueller 21' van Schaik  29' Marini 61' Woodbine  90+1'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Calin Radosav

Loudoun United FC v Ottawa Fury FC

August 1721	Loudoun United FC	1–3	Ottawa Fury FC	Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM EST (UTC–5)	Wild 1' Amoh  13' Hawkins  85' Sinclair  90+2'	Report	Oliviera 23' François 30' Haworth 74'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Lorant Varga

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Loudoun United FC

August 2322	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–0	Loudoun United FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Dos Santos 5' Dover  77'	Report	Martinez  53' Amoh  68'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Chris Ruska

Loudoun United FC v Birmingham Legion

August 2823	Loudoun United FC	1–1	Birmingham Legion	Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM	Murphy 47' Alvarez  57' Amoh  73'	Report	Williams 32',  69'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Tori Penso

Loudoun United FC v North Carolina FC

August 3124	Loudoun United FC	4–0	North Carolina FC	Leesburg, Virginia
19:30 EDT	Dambrot  9' Brotherton 31' (o.g.) A. Bustamante 39' Murphy 58' Hawkins  61' Amoh 63'	Report	Wapiwo  86' Storm  90+3'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Hartford Athletic v Loudoun United FC

September 725	Hartford Athletic	5–1	Loudoun United FC	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT	Barrera 5' Dixon 7', 32' Williams 10' Swartz 40' Jörgensen  54'	Report	Wild 21' Garay  51' Lubahn  62'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,582 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Loudoun United FC v Memphis 901 FC

September 1326	Loudoun United FC	1–2	Memphis 901 FC	Leesburg, Virginia
6:30 PM	Murphy 5' Martinez  34'  58' Yow  54' Lubahn  71'	Report	da Silva  52' Metzger  54' Hawkins 63' (o.g.) Allen 81'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Bethlehem Steel FC v Loudoun United FC

September 1827	Bethlehem Steel FC	5–2	Loudoun United FC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM	Chambers 35',  84' Zandi 47' Rayyan 49' Ngalina  58', 80' Picazo 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Wild 2' Murphy 45' Alvarez  90'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 298 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez

Loudoun United FC v Swope Park Rangers

September 2528	Loudoun United FC	4–1	Swope Park Rangers	Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM	Wild 10', 43', 85' (pen.) Ku-DiPietro 68',  90' Gorskie  81'	Report	Akhmatov  33' Harris 37' (pen.),  40' Vanacore-Decker  90'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 563 Referee: Natalie Simon

Loudoun United FC v Nashville SC

September 2829	Loudoun United FC	0–2	Nashville SC	Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM	Amoh  37' Paredes  60'	Report	Ríos 19' Mensah 55' Moloto  63' Winn  90+4'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Loudoun United FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

October 230	Loudoun United FC	1–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM	Murphy 52'	Report	Brett 57' Greenspan 62'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 617 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Loudoun United FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

October 431	Loudoun United FC	2–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Leesburg, Virginia
19:30 EST (UTC−5)	Ndour  18', 50' Nyeman  41' Hawkins  64' Wild 90+3'	Report	Guenzatti  64' Siaj  77'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,738 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Loudoun United FC v Saint Louis FC

October 932	Loudoun United FC	4–3	Saint Louis FC	Leesburg, Virginia
19:30 EST (UTC−5)	Ndour 47' Murphy 60' Doue  75' A. Bustamante 80' Amoh  90+2', 90+3'	Report	Hilton 35', 67' Blackwood 63' Fink  90+5'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 631 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Charleston Battery v Loudoun United FC

October 1333	Charleston Battery	1–2	Loudoun United FC	Charleston, South Carolina
2:00 PM	Bosua 6' Mueller  61' Woodbine  71'	Report	Ndour 11', 83'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,406 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

Loudoun United FC v New York Red Bulls II

October 1934	Loudoun United FC	7–3	New York Red Bulls II	Leesburg, Virginia
19:30 EST (UTC−5)	Ndour 5' A. Bustamante 13' Murphy 33' (pen.), 36',  53' Wild 42', 72' Amoh 46'	Report	Stroud 16' Jørgenson 65' Sowe 90+1'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 3,014 Referee: Eric Tattersall

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, LUFC is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition. ^[15]

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	GK	Calle Brown	Seattle Sounders FC	Free Transfer	February 12, 2019	[16]
	MF	Omar Milton Campos	Dragón	Free Transfer	February 12, 2019	[17]
	FW	Shinya Kadono	California Golden Bears	Free Transfer	February 15, 2019	[18]
	MF	Andrew Lubahn	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Free Transfer	February 16, 2019	[19]
	DF	Harri Hawkins	Penn FC	Free Transfer	February 22, 2019	[20]
	DF	Peabo Doue	North Carolina FC	Free Transfer	February 26, 2019	[21]
	DF	Colin Miller	Providence Friars	Free Transfer	February 27, 2019	[22]
	FW	Orlando Sinclair	Saprissa	Free Transfer	March 1, 2019	[23]
	MF	Jack Jean Baptiste	Motagua	Free Transfer	March 5, 2019	[24]
	MF	Ariel Fantoni	San Lorenzo	Free Transfer
	MF	Connor Presley	San Antonio FC	Free Transfer	March 6, 2019	[25]
	MF	Noah Pilato	Penn State Nittany Lions	Free Transfer	March 7, 2019	[26]
	MF	Collin Verfurth	Virginia Tech Hokies	Free Transfer	March 8, 2019	[27]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source

See also

• 2019 USL Championship season

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