2024 season | |||
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Owners | Bill and Donna Shively Stephen Dawahare Carter Carnegie | ||
Head coach | Darren Powell | ||
Stadium | Toyota Stadium Georgetown, Kentucky | ||
USL1 | TBD | ||
USL1 playoffs | TBD | ||
U.S. Open Cup | 1st Round | ||
USL Jägermeister Cup | TBD | ||
The 2024 Lexington SC season is the club's second season since their establishment on October 5, 2021. [1] The club will be competing in their second season in USL League One and will be part of the inaugural USL1 in-season tournament. They made their 2nd ever appearance in the U.S. Open Cup on March 19, falling 3–4 to amateur USL League Two side Vermont Green FC in what was the first-ever cup match played in the state, and LSC became the first professional club to play a competitive match in Vermont.
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Director of Goalkeeping and USL1 Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Head of Performance | ![]() |
Director of Soccer Operations | ![]() |
Equipment Manager | ![]() |
Head Athletic Trainer | ![]() |
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) |
---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||
1 | Austin Causey | ![]() | Aug 20, 2001 (22) |
13 | Amal Knight (C) | ![]() | Nov 19, 1993 (30) |
23 | Nico Campuzano | ![]() | Jan 29, 1998 (25) |
Defenders | |||
2 | Tate Robertson | ![]() | May 31, 1997 (27) |
4 | Kimball Jackson | ![]() | Aug 2, 2004 (19) |
3 | Ebenezer Ackon | ![]() | Feb 12, 1996 (27) |
5 | Kaelon Fox | ![]() | May 31, 1995 (29) |
12 | Jorge Corrales (C) | ![]() | May 20, 1991 (32) |
15 | Anthony Patti | ![]() | Nov 28, 2002 (21) |
16 | CC Uche | ![]() | Mar 3, 1998 (26) |
20 | Daniel Chica | ![]() | Feb 18, 2002 (22) |
21 | Christian Lue Young | ![]() | Dec 9, 1996 (27) |
44 | Modesto Méndez | ![]() | Jan 6, 1998 (25) |
74 | Erick Ceja-Gonzalez | ![]() | Sep 1, 2001 (22) |
88 | Michael Agboola | ![]() | Aug 15, 2001 (22) |
Midfielders | |||
6 | Abel Caputo | ![]() | Jul 11, 2000 (23) |
8 | Yannick Yankam | ![]() | Dec 12, 1997 (26) |
10 | Jayden Onen | ![]() | Feb 17, 2001 (22) |
25 | Pierre Mané | ![]() | Jun 16, 1998 (26) |
32 | Ates Diouf | ![]() | Mar 24, 2000 (24) |
98 | David Loera | ![]() | Sep 10, 1998 (25) |
Forwards | |||
7 | Issac Cano (on loan from Louisville City) | ![]() | Mar 26, 2004 (19) |
9 | Azaad Liadi | ![]() | May 14, 1998 (25) |
11 | Alexis Cerritos | ![]() | Oct 2, 2000 (23) |
14 | Khalid Balogun (Out on loan to Miami FC) | ![]() | Jul 25, 1998 (25) |
17 | Cameron Lancaster (C) | ![]() | Nov 5, 1992 (31) |
77 | Nico Brown | ![]() | Aug 11, 1998 (25) |
Last updated: February 3, 2024.
Source: Lexington SC
Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | December 15, 2023 | [5] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | December 18, 2023 | [6] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | December 20, 2023 | [7] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | December 22, 2023 | [8] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 2, 2024 | [9] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 4, 2024 | [10] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 8, 2024 | [11] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 12, 2024 | [12] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 16, 2024 | [13] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 17, 2024 | [14] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 19, 2024 | [15] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 22, 2024 | [16] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 26, 2024 | [17] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Season-Long Loan | February 2, 2024 | [18] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Upgraded from Trialist | March 27, 2024 | [19] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Transfer | April 26, 2024 | [20] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free Transfer | May 17, 2024 | [21] |
Date | Pos. | Player | Transaction | Details | New Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1, 2023 | MF | ![]() | Released | Contract expired | ![]() | [23] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
DF | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
DF | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
MF | ![]() | |||||
FW | ![]() | |||||
FW | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
MF | ![]() | |||||
DF | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
DF | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
GK | ![]() | |||||
FW | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
DF | ![]() | |||||
January 1, 2024 | MF | ![]() | Free agent | Announced on Instagram that he was leaving the club. No official press release by the club yet | [28] | |
June 29, 2024 | FW | ![]() | Out on Loan | Season long loan to USLC club Miami FC | ![]() | [29] |
Note - Kaelon Fox and Ates Diouf were signed on multi-year deals. [30] [31] Players are in the order of how the club announced their return on their social media platforms, starting on December 4th.
Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Details | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 6, 2023 | DF | 17 | ![]() | New contract for 2024 | [32] |
DF | 2 | ![]() | Option exercised | ||
GK | 13 | ![]() | New contract for 2024 | ||
GK | 1 | ![]() | New contract for 2024 | ||
FW | 14 | ![]() | New contract for 2024 | ||
FW | 77 | ![]() | Option exercised | ||
DF | 4 | ![]() | New contract for 2024 | ||
MF | 25 | ![]() | New contract for 2024 |
February 10, 20241 | Columbus Crew 2 | 0-1 | Lexington SC | Columbus, Ohio |
1 PM EST | Report | Lancaster ![]() | Stadium: Unannounced |
February 18, 20242 | Louisville City FC | 0-0 | Lexington SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
1 pm | Report | Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park |
February 24, 20243 | Lexington SC | 0-1 | Indy Eleven | Lexington, Kentucky |
12 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Lexington SC Training Grounds |
February 24, 20244 | Lexington SC | 2-3 | Cumberland Patriots | Lexington, Kentucky |
2 PM EST | Cano ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lexington SC Training Grounds |
March 2, 20245 | Lexington SC | 2-1 | University of Kentucky Wildcats | Georgetown, Kentucky |
4 PM EST | Diouf ![]() | Report | Not announced | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) |
March 2, 20246 | Lexington SC | 2-0 | Georgetown College Tigers | Georgetown, Kentucky |
6 pm EST | Trailist #1 ![]()
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 22 | Playoffs |
2 | Union Omaha | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 19 | |
3 | Forward Madison FC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 19 | |
4 | Charlotte Independence | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 17 | |
5 | One Knoxville SC | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | |
6 | Spokane Velocity FC | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 14 | |
7 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 12 | |
8 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
9 | Richmond Kickers | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 12 | |
10 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 | |
11 | Lexington SC | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | |
12 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 5 |
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 |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 |
Source: Match reports
Matches
March 9, 20241 | Lexington SC | 0-0 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | Georgetown, Kentucky |
7 pm EST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 1,273 Referee: Gary Gutierrez Assistant referees: Jackson Krauser Eric Burton Fourth official: Kevin Fikar Man of the Match: Amal Knight |
March 15, 20242 | Lexington SC | 1-0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Georgetown, Kentucky |
7 pm EST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 1,041 Referee: Izlen Peksenar Assistant referees: Scott Irwin Laura Chambers Waliski Fourth official: Donovan Eubank Man of the Match: Amal Knight |
March 23, 20243 | One Knoxville SC | 2-0 | Lexington SC | Knoxville, Tennessee |
6:30 PM EST |
| Report | Stadium: Regal Stadium Attendance: 1,975 Referee: Ryan Farrell | |
Note: Battle of the Barrel Derby Match |
March 29, 20234 | Lexington SC | 2-3 | Greenville Triumph SC | Georgetown, Kentucky |
7 pm EST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Olvin Oliva | ||
Note: First ever USL League One Match on the CBS Golazo Network |
April 6, 20245 | Tormenta FC | 3-0 | Lexington SC | Statesboro, Georgia |
Report | Stadium: Tormenta Stadium Attendance: 1,024 Referee: Michael O'Reilly |
April 14, 20246 | Lexington SC | 2-2 | Spokane Velocity FC | Georgetown, Kentucky |
4 pm EST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Joe Surgan |
June 1, 20247 | Forward Madison FC | 4-1 | Lexington SC | Madison, Wisconsin |
Report | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Lukasz Jozefecki |
June 23, 20248 | Spokane Velocity FC | 1-1 | Lexington SC | Spokane, Washington |
9 pm EST | Report | Stadium: One Spokane Stadium Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Yannick Rothfuss |
July 6, 20249 | Lexington SC | 2-4 | Union Omaha | Georgetown, Kentucky |
7 pm EST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Erick Lezama |
July 13, 202410 | Lexington SC | TBD | Tormenta FC | Georgetown, Kentucky |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) |
July 27, 202411 | Lexington SC | TBD | Richmond Kickers | Georgetown, Kentucky |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) |
August 3, 202412 | Charlotte Independence | TBD | Lexington SC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Report | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium |
August 16, 202413 | Central Valley Fuego FC | TBD | Lexington SC | Fresno, California |
Report | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium |
August 24, 202414 | Lexington SC | TBD | Forward Madison FC | Lexington, Kentucky |
Report | Stadium: TBD |
September 7, 202415 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | TBD | Lexington SC | Windsor, Colorado |
Report | Stadium: Future Legends Complex |
September 14, 202416 | Lexington SC | TBD | One Knoxville SC | Lexington, Kentucky |
Report | Stadium: TBD |
September 18, 202417 | Lexington SC | TBD | Central Valley Fuego FC | Lexington, Kentucky |
Report | Stadium: TBD |
September 21, 202418 | Richmond Kickers | TBD | Lexington SC | Lexington, Kentucky |
Report | Stadium: City Stadium (Richmond) |
October 5, 202419 | Greenville Triumph SC | TBD | Lexington SC | Greenville, South Carolina |
Report | Stadium: Paladin Stadium |
October 12, 202420 | Union Omaha | TBD | Lexington SC | Papillion, Nebraska |
Report | Stadium: Werner Park |
October 19, 202421 | Lexington SC | TBD | Charlotte Independence | Lexington, Kentucky |
Report | Stadium: TBD |
October 26, 202422 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | TBD | Lexington SC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
Report | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lexington SC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | One Knoxville SC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |
3 | Forward Madison FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
April 28, 20241-GS | Lexington SC | 1-0 | Forward Madison FC | Georgetown, Kentucky |
4 pm EST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 1,296 Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
May 11, 20242 | Lexington SC | 2-2 (4-1 p) | Central Valley Fuego FC | Georgetown, Kentucky |
7 pm EST | Report |
| Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 1,210 Referee: DeShun Beard | |
Penalties | ||||
Note: For the USL Cup, matches that end in a draw go instantly to PKs to determine which side gets an extra point in the group table |
May 25, 20243-GS | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 3-4 | Lexington SC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
7:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,308 Referee: Erick Lezama |
June 8, 20244-GS | One Knoxville SC | 2-0 | Lexington SC | Knoxville, Tennessee |
7 pm EST | Report | Stadium: Regal Stadium Attendance: 1,955 Referee: Rafael Santos |
June 29, 20245 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0-1 | Lexington SC | Greenville, South Carolina |
7 pm EST | Report | Stadium: Paladin Stadium Attendance: 2,077 Referee: DeShun Beard | ||
Note: Liadi wore #24 in this match due to his #9 jersey being left back in Lexington |
July 20, 20246-GS | Forward Madison FC | TBD | Lexington SC | Madison, Wisconsin |
Report | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field |
August 10, 20247-GS | Lexington SC | TBD | One Knoxville SC | Lexington, Kentucky |
Report | Stadium: TBD |
August 31, 20248-GS | Lexington SC | TBD | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Lexington, Kentucky |
Report | Stadium: TBD |
Lexington SC will travel to Burlington, Vermont for their 2nd ever U.S. Open Cup game in club history as they take on Vermont Green FC of USL League Two. According to available records, the matchup is set to make history as the first ever Open Cup match to be played in the state of Vermont, and Lexington SC will be the first professional club to play a competitive game in the state. [33]
March 19, 2024 2024 U.S. Open Cup | ![]() | 4-3 | Lexington SC ![]() | Burlington, Vermont |
7 pm EST |
| Report | Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Brendan Fanning |
Place [34] | Pos. | No. | Name | USL1 | USL1 Cup | USOC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ST | 17 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
2 | FW | 32 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2 | FW | 77 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | FW | 7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | MF | 8 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | FW | 9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | DF | 4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | FW | 11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | FW | 14 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
Place [34] | Pos. | No. | Name | USL1 | USL1 Cup | USOC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 32 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | MF | 6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | MF | 10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | DF | 21 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | DF | 44 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | FW | 9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | DF | 12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | FW | 11 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
Place [34] | Pos. | No. | Name | USL1 | USL1 Cup | USOC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 13 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
No. [34] | Pos. | Name | USL1 | USL1 Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
5 | DF | ![]() | 2 | - | - | 2 | ||||
32 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | |||
13 | GK | ![]() | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | ||
2 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
25 | MF | ![]() | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||||
4 | DF | ![]() | - | - | ||||||
14 | FW | ![]() | 1 | - | - | |||||
77 | FW | ![]() | 1 | - | - | |||||
74 | DF | ![]() | - | - | ||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | - | - | ||||||
44 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | |||
3 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
6 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 | |||
21 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | |||
15 | DF | ![]() | - | - | ||||||
10 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |||
8 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | |
88 | DF | ![]() | - | - | ||||||
23 | GK | ![]() | - | - | ||||||
12 | DF | ![]() | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |||
9 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |||
17 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | ||||
98 | MF | ![]() | - | - | ||||||
7 | FW | ![]() | - | - | ||||||
20 | FW | ![]() | 1 | - | - | |||||
11 | FW | ![]() | 1 | - | - | |||||
16 | DF | ![]() | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||||
Total | 31 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
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