| 2024 season | |||
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| Owners | Peter Freund Craig Unger | ||
| Head coach | Stephen Glass | ||
| Stadium | AutoZone Park Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| USLC | Western Conference: 3rd | ||
| USLC Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | Bruno Lapa (11 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,688 (October 12, against Sacramento Republic FC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,188 (June 12, against Rhode Island FC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,951 | ||
The 2024 Memphis 901 FC season was the sixth, and final season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States soccer system.
Following the season's end, the club would fold, citing a failure to secure funding for a soccer-specific stadium. [1] Their USL Championship franchise rights were transferred to an unrelated club, Santa Barbara Sky FC, a club which was supposed to originally play in the USL League One. [2] [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Technical staff | |
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| Sporting Director | Caleb Patterson-Sewell |
| Head Coach | Stephen Glass |
| Team Administrator/Equipment Manager | Thomas Campbell |
| Head of Sports Science | Leandro Spinola |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Langston Smith |
| Sports Performance and Wellness | Drew Graham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico United | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 59 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (C) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 52 | |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 51 | |
| 4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 49 |
On December 18, 2023, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams. [6]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in Central time
| March 91 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 3:00 PM | Careaga Pickering Duncan Ward | Report | Noël Azcona | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,290 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| March 162 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–2 | Indy Eleven | Memphis, TN |
| 3:00 PM | Report |
| Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| March 303 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Sacramento, California |
| 9:00 PM | Fernandes López Donovan Ricketts | Report | Duncan Turci Pickering Vom Steeg Yellow Careaga Meza | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,488 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| April 64 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–2 | Orange County SC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 3:00 PM | Lopes | Report | Iloski Amang Djeffal Partida Fox | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| April 135 | Loudoun United FC | 2–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 3:00 PM | Ryan Skundrich Williamson Leggett | Report | Careaga Marlon Duncan Paul Hyndman | Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| April 206 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–2 | Monterey Bay FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM | Lara Jimenez Duncan Quezada | Report | Trager Lara | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,598 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
| April 277 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0–3 | Memphis 901 FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 6:30 PM | Kavita Hernandez-Foster | Report | Lapa Turci Fernando Ward | Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Alejo Calume |
| May 48 | Memphis 901 FC | 4–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 3:00 PM | Marlon Fernando Borczak Careaga Pickering Ward | Report | Lasso Guillen Arteaga Niyongabire | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,384 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
| May 8- | Miami FC | P–P | Memphis 901 FC | Miami, Florida |
| 6:00 PM | Report | Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium | ||
| Note: Postponed to August 14 to accommodate U.S. Open Cup scheduling conflict | ||||
| May 119 | Monterey Bay FC | 2–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Seaside, California |
| 9:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,580 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| May 1710 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Ward Lyons Stauffer Rose Dhillon Alfaro Hinds | Report | Marlon Turci Deric Cissoko Lapa | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| May 2511 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30 PM | Marlon Cissoko Jimenez Quezada | Report | Biasi | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,020 Referee: Velimir Stefanovic |
| June 112 | San Antonio FC | 1–0 | Memphis 901 FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Haakenson Agudelo Bura Hernández Gomez Lambert | Report | Marlon Careaga Luiz Fernando DePuy | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,094 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
| June 813 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:30 P.M. | Fernando Turci Ward Duncan | Report | Ackwei Tejada Mahoney Pierre Santos | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,090 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| June 1214 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–2 | Rhode Island FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,188 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| June 1515 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM | Lapa Turci Careaga Paul Yellow | Report | Landry Akale Rivas Hurst | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,196 Referee: Elton García |
| June 2216 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 9:30 PM | Adams Howell Bennett Azcona Bennett | Report | Lapa Hyndman Paul Fernando Careaga | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 1,657 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
| June 2817 | Memphis 901 FC | 5–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 6:30 PM | Report | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,775 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| July 618 | Orange County SC | 4–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Irvine, California |
| 9:00 PM | Jamison Zubak Lambe Chattha Miles Sorto | Report | Hyndman Ward Vom Steeg Borczak Pickering Yacoubou | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,725 Referee: John Griggs |
| July 1319 | Detroit City FC | 0–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 6:00 PM |
| Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,122 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| July 2020 | FC Tulsa | 1–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM | Goodrum Bourgeois Laszo Ferri | Report | Pickering Lopes Duncan Cissoko Turci Hyndman | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,950 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| July 2721 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–0 | San Antonio FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM | Careaga Pickering Duncan | Report | Agudelo Haakenson Taintor Lambert | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,594 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| August 322 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM | Turci Ward Lopes Fernando | Report | Stauffer Moreno Coronado | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,714 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| August 1023 | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Markanich Myers Ycaza Torres | Report | Turci Careaga | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,579 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| August 1424 | Miami FC | 1–5 | Memphis 901 FC | Miami, Florida |
| López Pedro | Report | Borczak Armenakas Cardona Pickering Careaga Quezada | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 563 Referee: Jeremy Scheer | |
| Note: Rescheduled match that was to be played on May 8 | ||||
| August 1725 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–0 | FC Tulsa | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM | Lapa Careaga | Report | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,868 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| August 2426 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Hayward, California |
| 9:00 PM | Nije Diaz Chéry Margvelashvili Rodriguez Riley | Report | Turci Armenakas Meza Cissoko Deric | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
| August 2827 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 8:00 PM | Fjellberg Hanya Real Damus | Report | Lapa Mahoney Careaga Ward Marlon Paul | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,481 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
| September 1128 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–0 | Hartford Athletic | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM |
| Report |
| Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,013 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| September 1429 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–0 | North Carolina FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM | Lopes Fernando Cissoko | Report | Malou Martin Anderson | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,610 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| September 2830 | Louisville City FC | 4–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 6:30 PM | Harris Davila Wynder Adams Gleadle | Report | Lapa Fernando Jimenez Turci Cissoko | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,197 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| October 531 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Oakland Roots SC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Lapa Hyndman Quezada Turci | Report | Baca Riley Njie Dwyer | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,195 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| October 1232 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM | Cissoko Duncan Jimenez Lapa Marlon Yacoubou | Report | Neville Viader | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,688 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
| October 1933 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,620 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| October 2634 | New Mexico United | 2–3 | Memphis 901 FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 9:00 PM | Hurst Ryden Vargas | Report | Bakero Yacoubou Careaga Turci Cissoko | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,220 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| November 2, 2024Conference Quarterfinals | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Orange County SC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 1:00 PM CDT | Ward Paul Turci Lapa | Report | Lambe Casiple Nakkim Norris Powers | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,014 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
As a member of the USL Championship, Memphis 901 FC entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round. [7] It was announced by the U.S. Soccer Federation on April 4, that Memphis would face off against Miami United FC of the UPSL, an amateur club, at home. [8] After winning 2–0, [9] [10] they were matched up against FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on April 18, [11] [12] where they would ultimately fail to advance in the tournament, losing 1–0 away on May 7. [13] [14]
| April 17Third Round | Memphis 901 FC (USLC) | 2–0 | | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 6:30 PM | Report |
| Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 724 Referee: Wes Caouette |
| May 7Round of 32 | FC Dallas | 1–0 | | Frisco, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,511 Referee: Eduardo Jeff |