| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Owner | Hartford Sports Group | ||
| Head coach | Harry Watling | ||
| Stadium | Dillon Stadium | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,138 (8/4 vs. TBR) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,480 (10/26 vs. CHS) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,640 | ||
| Biggest win | HFD 7–0 NY (6/5) | ||
| Biggest defeat | |||
The 2021 Hartford Athletic season is the club's third season of existence and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. [1]
To start the season, Hartford Athletic will allow 50% capacity at home games at Dillon Stadium. [2]
Starting with the home game on May 29, they will be allowed to have a full capacity at home games. [3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Carlos Merancio |  Mexico |
| 2 | DF | Alex Lara |  United States |
| 3 | DF | Younes Boudadi |  Morocco |
| 4 | DF | Nicolás Cardona |  Puerto Rico |
| 5 | MF | Nii Armah Ashitey |  Ghana |
| 6 | MF | Arthur Rogers |  England |
| 7 | FW | Bradford Jamieson IV | United States |
| 8 | MF | Christian Gómez |  Venezuela |
| 9 | FW | Sebastian Elney | United States |
| 10 | MF | Danny Barrera | United States |
| 11 | MF | Luka Prpa | United States |
| 13 | GK | Jeff Caldwell | United States |
| 14 | FW | Derek Dodson (on loan from Orlando City) | United States |
| 15 | DF | Walid Yacoubou |  Togo |
| 16 | MF | Gabriel Torres |  Brazil |
| 17 | FW | Alfonso Vazquez | United States |
| 18 | FW | Walmer Martinez |  El Salvador |
| 19 | MF | Kenan Hot ( [A] ) | United States |
| 20 | DF | Thomas Janjigian | United States |
| 21 | MF | Jaciel Cedeño |  Ecuador |
| 22 | DF | Richie Schlentz | United States |
| 23 | FW | Tabort Etaka Preston |  Cameroon |
| 24 | DF | Giovanni Calderón ( [A] ) | Puerto Rico |
| 28 | MF | Conor McGlynn | United States |
| 29 | FW | Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. |  Honduras |
| 31 | GK | Sebastian Pliszka ( [A] ) | United States |
| April 3, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 4–0 | Newtown Pride FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
Trialist 8  Elney Trialist 4 , | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| April 10, 2021 | New York City FC | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Medina 40', 44' | Report | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| April 16, 2021 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–2 | Hartford Athletic | Montclair, New Jersey |
| Sowe | Report | Elney Obregón Jr. | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park |
| April 21, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 3–3 | Philadelphia Union II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12:00 p.m. EST | Jamieson IV 3' Janjigian 43'Obregón Jr. 59' | Report | Stafford 13' Sullivan 62'Jasinski 83' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| April 24, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 3–0 | University of Hartford | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Rogers 29' McGlynn 42'Jeciel Cedeño (Trialist) 77' | Report | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| May 4, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–2 | New England Revolution II | Farmington, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | McGlynn 55' Prpa 66' | Report | 1'86' | Stadium: Farmington Sports Arena |
| July 20, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | Cancelled | Western Mass Pioneers | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
Source: [5]
| April 30, 2021 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–3 | Hartford Athletic | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | LaCava 68' Egbo 90+1' (pen.) | Report | Barrera 13' Obregón Jr. 36'Rogers 85' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| May 8, 2021 | Miami FC | 0–1 | Hartford Athletic | Miami, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Preston 59' | Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| May 15, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Prpa 90+1' | Cicerone 42' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| May 29, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | Postponed | Real Monarchs | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| June 5, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 7–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 15', 45+3' Elney 45+2'Barrera 50', 65'Rogers  58'McGlynn 59'Preston 71'Torres 82'Lara 90+4' | Report | Knapp 32' Egbo 51'Castillo 62' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| June 13, 2021 | Charlotte Independence | 3–2 | Hartford Athletic | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Parra  19'Dimick 26'Kelly 73'Palomino 80'Sabella 83', 85' | Report | Barrera 50' Boudadi 66'Preston 74' | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 533 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 19, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | Loudoun United | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 6' Yacoubou 77'Cardona 90+5' | Report | Mehl 25' Bolivar 78' (pen.)Houssou 86' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Christian Centeno |
| June 26, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 56' Lara 58' | Report | Guenzatti 33' Fernandes 79' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,966 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| July 4, 2021 | Loudoun United | 0–2 | Hartford Athletic | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT | Bolívar 58' Gomez 89'Downs 90'Gamble  90+3' | Report | Gómez 44' Rogers 64'Preston 73'Yacoubou 90+3' | Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 693 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| July 10, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Barrera 36' McGlynn 58'Yacoubou 59'Rogers 76'Dodson 86'Janjigian 90+2' | Report | Sowe 4' Acosta 18'Harper 24'Zajec 39'Tombul 61'  83' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,002 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| July 13, 2021 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–1 | Hartford Athletic | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Dodson 23' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 2,943 |
| July 17, 2021 | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Hartford Athletic | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Piggott 21' Repetto 58'Nicque Daley 90' | Report | Tulu 83' | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,515 |
| July 24, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–0 | Miami FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Lara 30' McGlynn 67' | Report | Palacios 59' Reid 82'Kcira 90+5' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,983 Referee: Mathew Corrigan |
| July 31, 2021 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3–1 | Hartford Athletic | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Dixon 49', 83' Wiedt 82'Perez 88' | Report | Dodson 26' Yacoubou 36' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| August 4, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–1 | Miami FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Dodson 4' Jamieson 14' (pen.)McGlynn 20'Martinez 66' | Report | Craig 13' Othello 25'Palacios 49' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,065 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| August 7, 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 4–2 | Hartford Athletic | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 9:00 p.m. EDT | Barry 19' (pen.) Ngalina 38'Lewis 51', 63' | Report | Yacoubou 18' McGlynn 24'Ashitey 58'Martinez 90+4' | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 13, 2021 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | Hartford Athletic | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EST | Adebayo-Smith 85' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,682 |
| August 17, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | Charleston Battery | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Dodson 31' Barrera 35' (pen.) | Repetto 45' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| August 22, 2021 | Miami FC | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Miami, Florida |
| 6:30 p.m. EDT | D. Williams 45+1 Forbes 48', 90'Sylvestre 87' | Report | Obregón Jr. 19' Barrera 49'Cedeño 67'Rogers 85' | Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 574 Referee: Elton García |
| August 28, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Caldwell 1' Obregón Jr. 18'Yacoubou 36'Barrera 51' (pen.)Martinez 54'Lom 69' | Report | Cicerone 2' (pen.), 90+1' Rovira 25'Dixon 37', 57'Kilwien 45+2' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| September 1, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | P–P | Charleston Battery | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Dillon Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather. [6] | ||||
| September 4, 2021 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | LaCava 12' Williams 48'Rafanello 52'Ngoma 90+2' | Report | Preston 52' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 803 Referee: Kenneth Rojas |
| September 7, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–4 | Louisville City FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 31' Dodson 44' | Report | Lancaster 7' González 29'Ownby 56'Hoppenot 59' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 11, 2021 | Charlotte Independence | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Marveaux 36', 54' Parra 41'Palomino 57'Bronico 60'Martínez 64' | Report | Torres 12' Boudadi 13'McGlynn 89' | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,663 Referee: John Griggs |
| September 15, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–0 | Real Monarchs | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 30' Cardona 69'Flores 83' (o.g.) | Report | Orozco 5' Halsey 45+2'Saucedo 52'Nydegger 67' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| September 25, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Yacoubou 31' Haak 52'McGlynn 63'Preston 86'Fernandes 79' | Report | Guenzatti 12', 32', 45+2' Hilton 27' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,138 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| September 30, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–2 | Charlotte Independence | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Janjigian 17' Haak 44'McGlynn 67'Bronico 82' (o.g.)Boudadi 86'Elney 90' | Report | Martínez 12' Kelly 48', 83'Palomino 81'Armour 90+1' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 6, 2021 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Hartford Athletic | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 9:00 p.m. EST | Rivas 26' Wehan 35'Sandoval 45+3', 55'Muhammad 53' | Report | Barrera 45+5' (pen.) Obregón Jr. 48'Boudadi 84' | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 6,444 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| October 10, 2021 | Charleston Battery | 4–3 | Hartford Athletic | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT | Janjigian 2' (o.g.) Daley 10', 43'Fahling 61'Repetto 83'van Schaik 89' | Report | Barrera 40' 58' Piggott 45+1' (o.g.)Haak 49'Boudadi 74'Obregón Jr. 81'Hot 88' | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| October 13, 2021 | Loudoun United | 2–3 | Hartford Athletic | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Bolívar 13' Garay 38'Gabarra 51'Gamble 56'Mehl 59'Pinto 73' | Report | Yacoubou 14' McGlynn 57'Obregón Jr. 69'Pinto 81' (o.g.)Preston 90+5' | Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 368 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| October 16, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–0 | Loudoun United | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11:00 a.m. EST | McGlynn 33', 51' Obregón Jr. 60'Cardona 78'Haak 87' | Report | Greene 32' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,908 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| October 22, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–2 | Charlotte Independence | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Prpa 16' Roberts 37' (o.g.)Preston 43'Haak 90+3' | Report | Obertan 49' Johnson 68'Kelly 90+4' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| October 26, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–0 | Charleston Battery | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Martinez 8', 40', 70' Cardona 84'Rogers 88' | Report | Kelly-Rosales 86' | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed September 1st match. [7] | ||||
| October 30, 2021 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–0 | Hartford Athletic | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Rovira 54' Griffin 75'Peters 90+1' | Report | Barrera 16' Cardona 28'Boudadi 43'Obregón Jr. 57'Caldwell 90'Martinez 90+1' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,532 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
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