Loudoun United FC

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Loudoun United FC
Loudoun United FC logo.svg
Full nameLoudoun United Football Club
FoundedJuly 18, 2018;5 years ago (2018-07-18)
Stadium Segra Field
Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.
Capacity5,000
OwnersAttain Sports and Entertainment (majority)
D.C. United (minority)
Head coach Ryan Martin
League USL Championship
2023 11th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. [1]

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History

On July 18, 2018, the team was officially announced by USL and D.C. United as were the team's name, colors and crest. Loudoun United FC replaced Richmond Kickers as D.C. United's USL affiliate. [1]

After the founding of MLS Next Pro in 2022 and the subsequent movement of MLS reserve teams to that league by 2023, Loudoun United remained the only MLS-affiliated reserve side in the USL system; due to a legal agreement for leasing Segra Field, United is required to play in the second division.

On February 2, 2023, Loudoun United FC was sold to Attain Sports and Entertainment, which owns minor league baseball teams Bowie Baysox and Frederick Keys. [2] D.C. United will continue to own a minority stake in Loudoun United. [3] Furthermore, the change of ownership also meant that Loudoun United was eligible to participate in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup. [4]

Colors and badge

Loudoun United FC colors are black, red and white, the same as parent club D.C. United. The club's crest contains the red-and-white gyronny seen in the flag and coat of arms of Loudoun County, as well as a winged horse in homage to both D.C. United's eagle logo and the county's long association with equestrian sports. [5]

Sponsorship

SeasonKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2019–2021 Adidas The National [6]
2022—
2023 Betfred USA [7]
2024–present Capelli Sport CORAS [8]

Stadium

The club plays at Segra Field, a new 5,000-seat stadium at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park in Leesburg. The stadium was built by D.C. United and the county government for $15 million. [9] [10] Construction began in 2018, and was completed in August 2019. After playing some initial home games at Audi Field, they debuted in their new stadium in a game against the Charlotte Independence that ended 3–3 in front of 5,015 spectators.[ citation needed ]

Club culture

The main supporter group of Loudoun United is the Loudoun Stampede. The supporter group hosts tailgates, events, and watch parties. [11]

Players and staff

Roster

As of May 2, 2024 [12]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dane Jacomen
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keegan Hughes(on loan from Columbus Crew)
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keegan Tingey
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tommy McCabe
5 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yanis Leerman
6 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kwame Awuah
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wesley Leggett
8 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Florian Valot
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tommy Williamson
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kalil ElMedkhar
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isaac Espinal
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Drew Skundrich
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Nagy
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Ryan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Riley Bidois
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole Turner
17 MF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Christiano François
20 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Trevor Zwetsloot
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nelson Martinez
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robby Dambrot
23 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Hugo Fauroux
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Erlandson
30 FW Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Abdellatif Aboukoura ( [B] )
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Graham Jones( [B] )
36 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Melly( [B] )
40 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gavin Turner( [B] )
77 MF Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Alessandro Maldonado( [B] )
98 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Peacock( [B] )
— FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Pape Amadou Wane
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
  2. ^
    D.C. United Academy player.

Staff

As of March 10, 2024 [13]
Executive
Executive Business Officer Flag of the United States.svg Doug Raftery
Director of Soccer Flag of England.svg Oliver Gage
Senior Analyst, Scouting Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Mullins
Team Administrator Flag of the United States.svg Kristi Beckman
Technical staff
Head Coach Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Martin
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Steve Coleman
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Poland.svg Jack Stefanowski
Head of Performance Flag of Argentina.svg Victor Lonchuk
Head Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Drazan Vukovic
Equipment Manager Flag of the United States.svg TJ Salzberg
Team PsychologistDr. Keith Kauffman

Team records

Year-by-year

As of October 14, 2023
Season USL Championship Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Avg. attendanceTop scorer 1
PWLDGFGAPtsPosPlayerGoals
2019 341117659653912th, EasternDid not qualifyIneligible1,381 [14] Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Murphy 13
2020 13193102865th, Eastern
Group F		Did not qualify495 Flag of Ghana.svg Elvis Amoh 4
2021 32425331781516th, Eastern
8th, Atlantic		Did not qualify639 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Ku-DiPietro 7
2022 34822436742811th, EasternDid not qualify1,489 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Freeman 8
2023 34723436612511th, EasternDid not qualify R4 2,664 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Ryan 10

^ 1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head coaches

CoachNationalityStartEndRecord
PWDLGFGAGDWin %
Richie Williams Flag of the United States.svg United StatesJanuary 28, 2019May 30, 201992431113−2022.22
Ryan Martin Flag of the United States.svg United StatesMay 30, 2019present105231270128233−105021.90
Total114251673139246−107021.93

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