2025 Lexington SC season

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Lexington SC
2025 season
OwnersBill and Donna Shively Stephen Dawahare
Head coach Terry Boss
Stadium Lexington SC Stadium
Lexington, Kentucky
USLC TBD
USLC playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup Second Round
USL Jägermeister Cup TBD
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The 2025 Lexington SC season is the club's third season since their establishment on October 5, 2021. [1] The club is competing in their first season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer, after being promoted from the USL League One following the completion of their own soccer-specific stadium, Lexington SC Stadium.

Contents

Staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Terry Boss
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Timm
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Jose Robles
Director of Goalkeeping Flag of the United States.svg Nate Walzer
Head of Performance Flag of Malta.svg Nigel McCarthy
Director of Soccer Operations Flag of the United States.svg Nick Gettelfinger
Equipment Manager Flag of the United States.svg Kaleb Aleman
Head Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Spyker

Season squad

Squad No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Logan Ketterer Flag of the United States.svg November 9, 1993 (age 31)
31 Brooks Thompson Flag of the United States.svg May 28, 2002 (age 23)
Defenders
2Kimball Jackson Flag of the United States.svg August 2, 2004 (age 20)
4 Lucas Stauffer Flag of the United States.svg April 21, 1995 (age 29)
5 Kendall Burks Flag of the United States.svg October 8, 1999 (age 25)
6 Joe Hafferty Flag of the United States.svg March 21, 1998 (age 27)
12Xavier Zengue Flag of the United States.svg Mar 21, 2001 (age 24)
14 Danny Barbir Flag of the United States.svg January 31, 1998 (age 27)
15 Daniel Wu Flag of the United States.svg November 2, 2000 (age 24)
19 Josh Ramsey Flag of the United States.svg August 22, 2002 (age 22)
22 Jacob Greene Flag of the United States.svg March 23, 2003 (age 22)
24Kieran Sargeant Flag of the United States.svg May 15, 2003 (age 21)
27Gaël Gibert Flag of France.svg Jul 31, 2000 (age 24)
Forwards
7 Dylan Borczak Flag of the United States.svg June 13, 1999 (age 25)
9 Azaad Liadi Flag of the United States.svg May 14, 1998 (age 27)
11 Marcus Epps Flag of the United States.svg January 16, 1995 (age 30)
13 Christian Volesky Flag of the United States.svg September 15, 1992 (age 32)
17 Cameron Lancaster (C) Flag of England.svg November 5, 1992 (age 31)
18 Malik Henry-Scott Flag of the United States.svg November 28, 2001 (age 23)
20 Milo Yosef Flag of Germany.svg September 11, 1998 (age 26)
32 Ates Diouf Flag of Senegal.svg March 24, 2000 (age 25)
33 Forster Ajago Flag of Ghana.svg August 16, 2001 (age 23)
72Braudílio Rodrigues Flag of Portugal (official).svg November 15, 1999 (age 25)
77 Nico Brown Flag of the United States.svg August 11, 1998 (age 26)
83 Hugo Mbongue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg July 27, 2004 (age 20)
99 Cory Burke Flag of Jamaica.svg December 28, 1991 (age 33)
Midfielders
3 Sofiane Djeffal Flag of France.svg April 19, 1999 (age 26)
8 Nicolas Firmino Flag of Brazil.svg January 30, 2001 (age 24)
10 Yannick Yankam Flag of Malta.svg December 12, 1997 (age 27)
16Edrey Cáceres Flag of El Salvador.svg May 29, 2001 (age 24)
23Alfredo Midence Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg June 29, 2002 (age 22)
37 Eliot Goldthorp Flag of England.svg November 3, 2001 (age 23)
71 Michael Adedokun Flag of Nigeria.svg May 27, 2001 (age 24)
80 Devon Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg April 8, 1992 (age 33)

Last updated: June 3, 2025.
Source: Lexington SC

Competitions

USL Championship

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
3 El Paso Locomotive FC 208573327+631 Playoffs
4 San Antonio FC 198742526−128 [a]
5 Lexington SC 217772327−428 [a]
6 New Mexico United 198832628−227 [b]
7 Orange County SC 198832825+327 [b]
Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. 1 2 San Antonio FC are ahead of Lexington SC on points-per-game in conference matches: SAN 1.61, LEX 1.46.
  2. 1 2 New Mexico United are ahead of Orange County SC on points in head-to-head matches: NMU 3, OCO 0.

Matches

On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams. [2]

All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

March
March 81 Lexington SC 2–0 Hartford Athletic Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
March 152 Orange County SC 2–2 Lexington SC Irvine, California
10:30
 Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,550
March 223 Lexington SC 1–1 Indy Eleven Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 4,299
Referee: Luis Arroyo
March 294 Lexington SC 2–3 San Antonio FC Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 4,437
Referee: John Matto
April
April 55 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–1 Lexington SC El Paso, Texas
9:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 4,180
Referee: Igor Bych
April 126 Lexington SC 0–0 Las Vegas Lights FC Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM Report
Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 3,337
Referee: Calin Radosav
April 197 Lexington SC 0–0 Monterey Bay FC Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM
 Report Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Thomas Snyder
May
May 18 Louisville City FC 2–0 Lexington SC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM
 Report
  • Ajago Red card.svg 50'
  • Sargeant Yellow card.svg 55'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,233
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
May 109 Loudoun United FC 5–1 Lexington SC Leesburg, Virginia
6:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
May 1810 Lexington SC 0–2 FC Tulsa Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
May 2411 Lexington SC 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June
June 712 Monterey Bay FC 2−1 Lexington SC Seaside, California
7:00 PM
 Report Firmino Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.)Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 2,420
Referee: Mark Verso
June 1413 Lexington SC 2−1 New Mexico United Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 3,471
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July
July 415 Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 Lexington SC Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM Report Adedokun Soccerball shade.svg34'Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,814
Referee: Elton García
July 1216 Miami FC 1–1 Lexington SC Miami, Florida
10:30 PM Bonfiglio Soccerball shade.svg24' Report Burke Soccerball shade.svg90'+3'Stadium: Pitbull Stadium
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 1917 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Lexington SC Sacramento, California
11:00 PM Report Wu Yellow card.svg 22' Yellow-red card.svg 37'Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 9,880
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August
August 118 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–1 Lexington SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
9:00 PM
 Report Midence Soccerball shade.svg77'Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 7,349
Referee: Mark Verso
August 919 Lexington SC 2–0 Phoenix Rising FC Lexington, Kentucky
6:00 PM
 Report Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 4,233
Referee: Alyssa Pennington
August 1620 San Antonio FC 0–1 Lexington SC San Antonio, Texas
9:00 PM Hernandez Red card.svg 90'+3' Report Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg9' (o.g.)Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,767
Referee: Calin Radosav
September
October

USL Jägermeister Cup

Lexington will participate in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One. [3] [4]

Group stage standings

PosLgTeam
PldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPts
2 USL1 Charlotte Independence 4211084+49
3 USLC Louisville City FC 4300184+49
4 USLC Lexington SC 4101265+14
5 USLC North Carolina FC 4110234−15
6 USL1 Richmond Kickers 40004111−100
Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26). Source: USL

Group matches

April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26) Lexington SC 0–1 Loudoun United FC Lexington, Kentucky
6:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31) Charlotte Independence 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Lexington SC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,809
Referee: Gerald Flores
Penalties
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) Richmond Kickers 0–3 Lexington SC Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,290
Referee: John Griggs
July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26) Lexington SC 1−2 Louisville City FC Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 8,252
Referee: Corbyn May

U.S. Open Cup

Lexington are playing in the 110th edition of the U.S. Open Cup. Entering the tournament in the first round alongside half the teams in the USL Championship, the club was drawn as hosts against amateur club Southern Indiana FC of the UPSL. [5] After thrashing the visitors 5–0, [6] the club is scheduled to play away against MLS Next Pro club Columbus Crew 2, academy club of MLS club Columbus Crew who deferred from participating. [7] [8]

March 19First Round Lexington SC (USLC) Flag of Kentucky.svg 5–0 Flag of Indiana.svg Southern Indiana FC (UPSL) Lexington, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 1,835
Referee: Rogelio Alvarez
April 1Second Round Columbus Crew 2 (MLSNP) Flag of Ohio.svg 3–0 Flag of Kentucky.svg Lexington SC (USLC) Columbus, Ohio
6:00 PM EDT
  • Presthus Soccerball shade.svg7'
  • Ortiz Soccerball shade.svg65'
  • Pruter Yellow card.svg 75'
  • Adu-Gyamfi Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 378
Referee: Salvador Flores

References

  1. ↑ "United Soccer League Welcomes Lexington Pro Soccer as League One Expansion Club". USL League One. October 5, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hakala, Josh (February 6, 2025). "Draw for 2025 US Open Cup revealed, 110th tournament begins March 18". thecup.us. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ Hunt, Jon (March 21, 2025). "2025 US Open Cup Round 1: Lexington Sporting Club blanks Southern Indiana to earn first USOC win". thecup.us. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew 2 to Host Lexington Sporting Club in the Second Round of the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Announces Matchups for Second Round of 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.


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