| 2021 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owners | List
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| Head coach | Tom Soehn | |||
| Stadium | BBVA Field | |||
| USL Championship | Central Div.: 2nd | |||
| USL Championship Playoffs | Conf. Semifinals | |||
| Biggest win | BIR 6–0 SKC (10/24) | |||
| Biggest defeat | LOU 2–0 BIR (6/16) TUL 3–1 BIR (8/17) | |||
The 2021 Birmingham Legion FC season was the club's third season of existence and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | Ford Parker |  United States |
| 1 | GK | Matt Van Oekel | United States |
| 2 | MF | Marcos Ugarte | United States |
| 3 | DF | Phanuel Kavita |  DR Congo |
| 4 | DF | Freddy Kleemann (on loan from Austin FC) | United States |
| 5 | MF | Mikey Lopez | United States |
| 6 | MF | Anderson Asiedu |  Ghana |
| 7 | DF | Ryan James |  Canada |
| 8 | MF | Bruno Lapa |  Brazil |
| 10 | FW | Prosper Kasim | Ghana |
| 11 | FW | Neco Brett |  Jamaica |
| 12 | MF | Eli Crognale | United States |
| 13 | DF | Jake Rufe | United States |
| 16 | MF | Daigo Kobayashi |  Japan |
| 17 | MF | Jaden Servania |  Puerto Rico |
| 18 | GK | Trevor Spangenberg | United States |
| 20 | MF | Zach Herivaux |  Haiti |
| 21 | DF | Alex Crognale | United States |
| 22 | DF | Ben Ofeimu | United States |
| 23 | FW | JJ Williams | United States |
| 24 | DF | Jonathan Dean | United States |
| 25 | MF | Jackson Wrobel ( [A] ) | United States |
| 77 | FW | Junior Flemmings | Jamaica |
| March 13Preseason 1 | Birmingham Legion | 2–0 | Chattanooga FC | |
| Report |
| March 28Preseason 2 | Birmingham Legion | 0–0 | Atlanta United FC | Birmingham, AL |
| 11:30 AM CDT | Report | Stadium: BBVA Field |
| March 28Preseason 3 | Birmingham Legion | 0–1 | Atlanta United FC | Birmingham, AL |
| 02:00 PM CDT | Report | Walkes  33' | Stadium: BBVA Field |
| April 9Preseason 4 | Birmingham Legion | Cancelled | Nashville SC | |
| Report |
| April 17Preseason 5 | Birmingham Legion | 4–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Birmingham, AL |
| 10:30 AM CDT | Report | Stadium: BBVA Field |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | |
| 4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
Source: USLC Standings
Birmingham's schedule was announced on March 30 featuring 32 matches, 28 of which were contested against Central Division opponents. [2]
| May 11 | Birmingham Legion | 0–1 | Indy Eleven | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Asiedu  61'Williams  87' | Report | Arteaga 28' Hamilton 90+5' | Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| May 82 | Louisville City | 1–1 | Birmingham Legion | Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM CDT | McMahon 3' 58' Hubbard 60'DelPiccolo 60'Souahy 74'Gómez 90' | Report | Brett 60' (pen.) | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| May 153 | Birmingham Legion | 1–0 | Memphis 901 | Birmingham, AL |
| 3:30 PM CDT | Asiedu 10' Rufe 53'Brett 60' | Report | Carroll 20' Oduro 57' | Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 10,177 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| May 224 | San Antonio | 2–1 | Birmingham Legion | San Antonio, TX |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Patiño 1' 18' Varela 25'Cuello 60'Fogaça 74'Lindley 81'Perruzza 81' | Report | Kavita 18' Brett 90+4' | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| May 265 | Birmingham Legion | 1–0 | OKC Energy | Birmingham, AL |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Lapa 49' Kleemann 51' | Report | Brown 18' | Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: ? Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| May 306 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–1 | Birmingham Legion | Kennesaw, GA |
| 2:30 PM CDT | Mertz 49' Allan 73' | Report | Herivaux 89' Lapa 90+3' (pen.) | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| June 67 | Birmingham Legion | 2–1 | FC Tulsa | Birmingham, AL |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Brett 30', 75' James 43' | Report | Folla 47' Suarez 83' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 128 | OKC Energy | 1–2 | Birmingham Legion | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Bijev 50', 73' (pen.) | Report | Brett 3' Asiedu 37'James 66'Oekel 73'Williams 83' | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 169 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Birmingham Legion | Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM CDT | McCabe 24' Lancaster 25' (pen.)Matsoso 48' | Report | A. Crognale 90' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| June 1910 | Birmingham Legion | P–P | Austin Bold | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Jonathan Bilinski | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather. [3] | ||||
| June 2311 | Miami FC | 0–1 | Birmingham Legion | Miami, FL |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Ballard 19' Akinyode 67'Martínez 89' | Report | Williams 4' A. Crognale 40'Asiedu 70'Herivaux 79'Brett 82'Lopez 89' | Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Referee: John Griggs |
| June 3012 | Birmingham Legion | A–A | Atlanta United 2 | Birmingham, AL |
| 7:00 PM CDT | James 24' Brett 41' | Report | McFadden 13' Kamdem Fewo 19'Washington 30' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| Note: Match abandoned at half-time due to weather with score tied at 1–1 [4] | ||||
| July 313 | Indy Eleven | 0–1 | Birmingham Legion | Indianapolis, IN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Ouimette 7' Ayoze 76' | Report | Brett 8' (pen.) Lapa 29'Servania 65' | Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 6,999 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| July 1014 | Birmingham Legion | 0–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | James 62' | Report | Salazar 27' Oduro 45+2'Murphy 53' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| July 2415 | Indy Eleven | 1–2 | Birmingham Legion | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Kavita 77' (o.g.) | Report | Servania 45+1' Kasim 54'A. Crognale 64'Dean 90+1' | Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 5,999 Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| July 3116 | Birmingham Legion | 2–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Birmingham, AL |
| 8:00 PM | Lopez 52' Brett 66' (pen.)Flemmings 69'Dean 80'A. Crognale 90+1' | Report | McFadden 35' Fortune 56'Kamdem Fewo 65'Mertz 86'Matheus 90+6' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: John Matto |
| August 412 | Birmingham Legion | 3–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Birmingham, AL |
| 8:00 PM | Williams 11' Lopez 49'Flemmings 51'Dean 81'E. Crognale 89' | Report | Goodrum 9' McFadden 40'Bauer 62'Fortune 90+3' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Ben Meyer |
| Note: Re-schedule of abandoned June 30 match. [5] | ||||
| August 717 | FC Tulsa | 3–1 | Birmingham Legion | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Jadama 71' Sheldon 25'Marlon 88', 89'Kibato 90+1'Ayagwa 80' | Report | Brett 45+1', 66' (pen.) Vancaeyezeele 77'Rufe 84' | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,389 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| August 1118 | Birmingham Legion | 4–2 | Sporting Kansas City II | Birmingham, AL |
| 7:00 PM | Brett 7' Williams 70'Flemmings 81'Asiedu 90+1' | Report | Čuić 4' Duke 68'Roberts 74'Barbir 90+3' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: John Griggs |
| August 1419 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Birmingham Legion | Birmingham, AL |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Murphy 58' | Report | Flemmings 37' | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,864 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| August 2220 | Birmingham Legion | 1–2 | FC Tulsa | Birmingham, AL |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Flemmings 68' | Report | Johnson 8' Suárez 56' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 2821 | Birmingham Legion | 2–1 | Louisville City FC | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Dean 16' Lopez 44'Brett 51'Williams 78' | Report | Watts 50' DelPiccolo 62' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 122 | Sporting Kansas City II | 0–1 | Birmingham Legion | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Report | Kasim 42' Lopez 63'Williams 69' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| September 423 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–2 | Birmingham Legion | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Kissiedou 45+2' Lamah 90+3'Gonzalez 90+6' | Report | Kasim 42' Vancaeyezeele 43'Dean 70'A. Crognale 79'E. Crognale 83'Lopez 87' | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,162 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| September 1124 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Birmingham Legion | Tulsa, OK |
| 7pm CDT | Da Costa 12' Suárez 29' (pen.)Coutinho 88' | Report | Kasim 53' Lopez 65'Williams 80' | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| September 1825 | Birmingham Legion | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Flemmings 47' Lopez 55' | Report | Kurimoto 35' Bijev 39'Batista 65'Ellis-Hayden 81' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Matthew Franz |
| September 2226 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–4 | Birmingham Legion | Kennesaw, GA |
| 7:30 PM | Conway 47' Matheus 56'Kamdem Fewo 88' | Report | Vancaeyezeele 17' Servania 71'Brett 78', 90+3'Kasim 82' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 717 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| September 2627 | Birmingham Legion | 2–1 | Charlotte Independence | Birmingham, AL |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Asiedu 21' Brett 25'Williams 41'Lopez 66'E. Crognale 70'Herivaux 85' | Report | Fuchs 16' Armour 82' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Gerald Flores |
| October 128 | Sporting Kansas City II | 0–1 | Birmingham Legion | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Davis 56' | Report | A. Crognale 10' Lopez 52' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: DeShun Beard |
| October 1029 | Birmingham Legion | 3–1 | Indy Eleven | Birmingham, AL |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Brett 8' Kavita 45'Vancaeyezeele 54'E. Crognale 74'Rufe 90+4', 90+4' | Report | Law 42' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| October 1310 | Birmingham Legion | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Birmingham, AL |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Taylor 15' (o.g.) Brett 75'Lapa 82'Kavita 90+3' | Report | Adaptation 23', 61' Báez 26'Rissi 88'Guadarrama 90+3' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: John Griggs |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed June 19th match. | ||||
| October 1730 | OKC Energy FC | 0–0 | Birmingham Legion | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Osmond 90+3' Chavez 90+5' | Report | A. Crognale 52' Asiedu 88'Lopez 90+2'Kavita 90+4' | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| October 2431 | Birmingham Legion | 6–0 | Sporting Kansas City II | Birmingham, AL |
| 4:00 PM | Herivaux 4', 63' Lapa 18', 39'Brett 31'Kavita 40'Asiedu 45'Flemmings 70'Kasim 76' | Report | Lenis 86' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Greg Dopka |
| October 3032 | Birmingham Legion | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Asiedu 34' James 87' | Report | Jimenez 38' Gomez 55'Gonzalez 75'Hoppenot 82' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| November 7 Conf. QF | Birmingham Legion | w/o | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Birmingham, AL |
| 4:00 PM CST | Report | Stadium: BBVA Field | ||
| Note: Match canceled after multiple Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players tested positive for COVID-19. [6] | ||||
| November 13 Conf. SF | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | Birmingham Legion | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 6:00 CST | Ekra 57' Scarlett 90+4' | Report | A. Crognale 39' Kasim 46'E. Crognale 89'Williams 90+3' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,949 Referee: Elton García |
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Matt Van Oekel | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Marcos Ugarte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Phanuel Kavita | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Freddy Kleemann | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Mikey Lopez | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Anderson Asiedu | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Ryan James | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Bruno Lapa | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Prosper Kasim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Neco Brett | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 12 | MF | Eli Crognale | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Jake Rufe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Daigo Kobayashi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Jaden Servania | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Zachary Herivaux | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Alex Crognale | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Ben Ofeimu | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | JJ Williams | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Jonathan Dean | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Junior Flemmings | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Source: Stats
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | |||
| 1 | GK | Matt Van Oekel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Phanuel Kavita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Freddy Kleemann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Anderson Asiedu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Ryan James | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Jake Rufe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Zachary Herivaux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Alex Crognale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | JJ Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Stats
| No. | Name | USL | Total | Games Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ford Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Matt Van Oekel | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | Trevor Spangenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Stats
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