2024 Louisville City FC season

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Louisville City FC
2024 season
OwnerJohn Neace
Manager Danny Cruz
Stadium Lynn Family Stadium
USL Eastern Conf.: 6th
U.S. Open Cup Round of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Wilson Harris (7)
All: Wilson Harris (8)
Highest home attendance11,330 (4–6 vs. IND)
Lowest home attendance8,973 (3–30 vs. BHM)
Average home league attendance9,872
Biggest win5–0 (3–30 vs. BHM)
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The 2024 Louisville City FC season is the club's tenth season of competition. Louisville City competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.

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Background

The previous season was the second consecutive season where the USL played a 34-match schedule divided into two conferences with both conferences having a single table. While being the first where all sides from both conferences played against each other. [1]

The USL Regular season was historically bad as Louisville finished fifth in the Eastern Conference; the lowest in team history. The team also set record lows in average points per game (1.47) and goal differential (-3) as they were shutout a record nine times. Leading to the first season where Louisville reached double digit losses. [2] In the USL Playoff Louisville returned to form as they reached the Eastern Conference finals for the ninth consecutive season. Upsetting Memphis 901 FC in the Conference Quarter-finals before falling to the Charleston in the Conference Finals. In the U.S. Open Cup opened the competition by defeating Lexington SC. Their first competitive match against a fellow club from the state of Kentucky. [3] Before falling the FC Cincinnati in the next round. [4]

Following the season Sean Totsch was selected for the all league team. [5] While [2] Oliver Semmle set a USL Championship Rookie record with 12 clean sheets.

Current roster

As of March 11, 2024 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Morris
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Totsch
5 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Arturo Ordoñez
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wesley Charpie
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ray Serrano
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carlos Moguel
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Ownby
11 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Niall McCabe
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Faundez
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amadou Dia
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wilson Harris
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adrien Perez
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Davila
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Damian Las (on loan from Austin FC)
20 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Gleadle
21 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Jorge Gonzalez
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Mares
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elijah Wynder
24 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tola Showunmi
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jansen Wilson
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Troutman
32 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Kyle Adams
63 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Sanchez
67 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Damm
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Davila
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Competitions

Preseason friendlies

February 3 Austin FC 2–2 Louisville City Austin, Texas
1:00 PM EST Obrian Soccerball shade.svg
Noël Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Harris Soccerball shade.svg28'
Ownby Soccerball shade.svg51'		Stadium: Q2 Stadium
February 7 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–2 Louisville City Tucson, Arizona
11:30 PM EST Report Serrano Soccerball shade.svg57'
McCabe Soccerball shade.svg62'		Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
February 11 Sacramento Republic FC 2–3 Louisville City Tucson, Arizona
2:00 PM EST López Soccerball shade.svg
Jauregui Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Perez Soccerball shade.svg19'
Showunmi Soccerball shade.svg70'
Serrano Soccerball shade.svg72'		Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
February 15 St. Louis City SC 1–2 Louisville City St. Louis, Missouri
12:00 PM EST Jackson Soccerball shade.svg51' Report Wynder Soccerball shade.svg47'
Adams Soccerball shade.svg56'		Stadium: CityPark
February 18 Louisville City 0–0 Lexington SC Louisville, Kentucky
1:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
March 2 Louisville City 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Louisville, Kentucky
1:00 PM EST Report Soccerball shade.svg54'Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park
March 9 Louisville City 2–1 One Knoxville SC Louisville, Kentucky
4:00 PM EST Harris Soccerball shade.svg Report Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

USL Championship

Standings — Eastern Conference

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Charleston Battery 8503187+1118 Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 6510177+1015
3 Detroit City FC 5500104+615
4 Birmingham Legion FC 632168−210
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6204137+610
6 Hartford Athletic 53207709
7 Loudoun United FC 6231910−17
8 Rhode Island FC 7124711−47
9 North Carolina FC 7133710−36
10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 613247−35
11 Indy Eleven 71421116−55
12 Miami FC 7151914−54
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2024. Source: USL Championship Standings

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6501177 +1015300134 +920143 +1

Last updated: April 26, 2024.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAAHHAHAH
ResultWWWWLW
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2024. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00) unless otherwise noted

Match results

March 161 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 Louisville City El Paso, Texas
3:00 PM Alfaro Yellow card.svg 41'
Dollenmayer Yellow card.svg 57'		 Report Harris Yellow card.svg 18', Soccerball shade.svg57'
Davila Yellow card.svg 33'
Wilson Yellow card.svg 36'
Serrano Yellow card.svg 42'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
Assistant referees: Stephen McGonagle
Assistant referees: Mark Novosel
Fourth official: William Hale
March 232 Louisville City 3–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Louisville, Kentucky
4:00 PM Harris Soccerball shade.svg45+5'
Totsh Yellow card.svg 54', Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)
Wynder Yellow card.svg 88'
Serrano Soccerball shade.svg90+6'		 Report Mertz Yellow card.svg 48'
Kizza Soccerball shade.svg59'		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,313
Referee: Elton Garcia
Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter
Assistant referees: Jacob Little
Fourth official: Jackson Krauser
March 303 Louisville City 5–0 Birmingham Legion FC Louisville, Kentucky
4:00 PM Jake Morris Soccerball shade.svg13'
Wilson Yellow card.svg 17'
Harris Soccerball shade.svg35', 66'
Wynder Yellow card.svg 68'
Davila Yellow card.svg 70', Soccerball shade.svg73'
Serrano Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report Pasher Yellow card.svg 61'
Crognale Yellow card.svg 64'
Paterson Yellow card.svg 76'
Kavita Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,973
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson
Assistant referees: Eric Burton
Fourth official: Shawn Westerfield
April 6 4 Louisville City 5–3 Indy Eleven Louisville, Kentucky
4:00 PM Harris Soccerball shade.svg16', 62', 71'
Wilson Soccerball shade.svg41'
Wynder Soccerball shade.svg50'
Las Yellow card.svg 77'
Serrano Yellow card.svg 87'
Gonzalez Yellow card.svg 90+6'		 Report Martínez Yellow card.svg 32'
Jack Blake Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.), 59'
Boudadi Yellow card.svg 40'
Oettl Yellow card.svg 71'
Niall McCabe Soccerball shade.svg82' (o.g.)		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 11,330
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Fourth official: Jackson Krauser
April 95 Charleston Battery 3–2 Louisville City Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM Myers Soccerball shade.svg10'
Markanich Soccerball shade.svg22' (30)
Torres Yellow card.svg 54'
Segbers Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg9'
Charpie Yellow card.svg 45'
Davila Soccerball shade.svg52', Yellow card.svg 90+8'
Harris Yellow card.svg 54'
Cruz Yellow card.svg 75'
Las Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4,465
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Assistant referees: Rhett Hammil
Fourth official: Josiah Parke
April 206 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Louisville City Leesburg, Virginia
4:00 PM Valot Yellow card.svg 45' Report Ordoñez Yellow card.svg 20'
Valot Soccerball shade.svg67' (o.g.)
Harris Yellow card.svg 89'
González Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 2,879
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Assistant referees: Nicholas Seymour
Assistant referees: Joseph Knoff
Fourth official: Gary Gutierrez
April 277 Louisville City v Hartford Athletic Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Mohamed Sadraoui
May 118 Louisville City v Orange County SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
May 189 Las Vegas Lights FC v Louisville City Las Vegas, Nevada
10:30 PMStadium: Cashman Field
May 2510 Rhode Island FC v Louisville City Smithfield, Rhode Island
4:00 PMStadium: Beirne Stadium
May 2911 Louisville City v Miami FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
June 112 Miami FC v Louisville City Miami, Florida
7:00 PMStadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
June 813 Louisville City v North Carolina FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
June 1514 Tampa Bay Rowdies v Louisville City St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PMStadium: Al Lang Stadium
June 1915 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Louisville City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:30 PMStadium: Highmark Stadium
June 2216 Louisville City v Rhode Island FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
June 2917 Birmingham Legion FC v Louisville City Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 PMStadium: Legion Field
July 618 Oakland Roots SC v Louisville City Hayward, California
10:00 PMStadium: Pioneer Stadium
July 2720 Louisville City v Monterey Bay FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
August 321 New Mexico United v Louisville City Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 PMStadium: Isotopes Park
August 1022 Louisville City v Sacramento Republic FC Louisville, Kentucky
9:00 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
August 1723 Louisville City v Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
August 2424 Hartford Athletic v Louisville City Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PMStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
August 3125 North Carolina FC v Louisville City Cary, North Carolina
7:30 PMStadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
September 626 Louisville City v Loudoun United FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
September 1427 FC Tulsa v Louisville City Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:30 PMStadium: ONEOK Field
September 2128 Detroit City FC v Louisville City Hamtramck, Michigan
3:00 PMStadium: Keyworth Stadium
September 2829 Louisville City v Memphis 901 FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
October 230 Louisville City v Miami FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
October 5 31 Indy Eleven v Louisville City Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PMStadium: Carroll Stadium
October 1232 Louisville City v Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
October 1933 San Antonio FC v Louisville City San Antonio, Texas
8:30 PMStadium: Toyota Field
October 2634 Louisville City v Phoenix Rising FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PMStadium: Lynn Family Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship that finished outside the top eight teams in the 2023 season, Louisville City entered the tournament in the Third Round, with their Cup opener played on April 16, 2024. [7] Louisville City's third round draw is against Greenville Triumph SC from USL League One. [8]

April 16Third Louisville City Flag of Kentucky.svg 3–1 Flag of South Carolina.svg Greenville Triumph SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST
 Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,373
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
May 8Round of 32 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of Washington.svg v Flag of Kentucky.svg Louisville City Tukwila, Washington
10:30 PM ESTStadium: Starfire Sports Complex

Player statistics

Goals

PlacePos.No.NameUSLUSOCUSL PlayoffsTotal
1FW14 Flag of the United States.svg Wilson Harris 7108
2MF7 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Serrano 2002
2MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Davila 2002
2DF4 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Totsch 1102
2FW9 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Gonzalez 1102
7DF3 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Morris 1001
7MF25 Flag of the United States.svg Jansen Wilson 1001
7MF23 Flag of the United States.svg Elijah Wynder 1001
Total163019

Assists

PlacePos.No.NameUSLUSOCUSL PlayoffsTotal
1MF7 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Serrano 3003
2FW16 Flag of the United States.svg Adrien Perez 2002
2MF11 Flag of Ireland.svg Niall McCabe 1102
4DF4 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Totsch 1001
4MF27 Flag of the United States.svg Evan Davila 1001
4MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Davila 1001
4FW14 Flag of the United States.svg Wilson Harris 1001
4DF3 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Morris 1001
4MF8 Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Moguel 1001
4DF5 Flag of Spain.svg Arturo Ordoñez 1001
4MF25 Flag of the United States.svg Jansen Wilson 0101
4MF20 Flag of England.svg Sam Gleadle 0101
Total133016

Clean sheets

PlacePos.No.NameUSLUSOCUSL PlayoffsTotal
1GK18 Flag of the United States.svg Damian Las 2002
2GK12 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Faundez 1001
Total3003

Disciplinary

No.Pos.NameUSLU.S. Open CupUSL CupTotal
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
14FW Flag of the United States.svg Wilson Harris 30100040
17MF Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Davila 30000030
7FW Flag of the United States.svg Ray Serrano 20000020
25MF Flag of the United States.svg Jansen Wilson 20000020
23MF Flag of the United States.svg Elijah Wynder 20000020
18GK Flag of the United States.svg Damian Las 20000020
9FW Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Gonzalez 20000020
4DF Flag of the United States.svg Sean Totsch 10000010
6DF Flag of the United States.svg Wesley Charpie 10000010
5DF Flag of Spain.svg Arturo Ordoñez 10000010
13DF Flag of the United States.svg Amadou Dia 00100010
Total1902000210

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