2019 Louisville City FC season
The 2019 Louisville City FC season was the club's fifth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League Championship, which as of 2019 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system.
| 2019 season | ||||
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| Owner | John Neace | |||
| Manager | John Hackworth | |||
| Stadium | Louisville Slugger Field | |||
| USL | Eastern Conf.: 4th | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth Round | |||
| USL Playoffs | Runner-Up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Magnus Rasmussen (13 goals) All: Magnus Rasmussen (16 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 12,188 (October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 6,811 (April 6 vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds) All: 1,403 (May 29 vs. Birmingham Legion FC (USOC)) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 9,041 | |||
| Biggest win | 8–3 (October 12 vs. Swope Park Rangers) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 (March 9 vs. North Carolina FC) | |||
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It was Louisville City's final season at Louisville Slugger Field, a baseball park in downtown Louisville. The team opened the new Lynn Family Stadium in the nearby Butchertown neighborhood for the 2020 season.
Current squad
As of June 29, 2019[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tim Dobrowolski |  United States |
| 2 | DF | Taylor Peay | United States |
| 3 | DF | Alexis Souahy |  France |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | United States |
| 5 | DF | Paco Craig |  England |
| 7 | MF | Magnus Rasmussen |  Denmark |
| 8 | DF | Akil Watts | United States |
| 9 | FW | Luke Spencer |  Germany |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | United States |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe |  Ireland |
| 12 | FW | Sunny Jane |  Lesotho |
| 13 | GK | Chris Hubbard | United States |
| 14 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam |  Senegal |
| 15 | DF | Pat McMahon | United States |
| 16 | MF | Geoffrey Dee | United States |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | United States |
| 21 | DF | Shaun Francis |  Jamaica |
| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | United States |
| 23 | FW | Richard Ballard | United States |
| 27 | MF | Napo Matsoso | Lesotho |
| 29 | FW | Antoine Hoppenot | France |
| 30 | GK | Casey Clark | United States |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | United States |
| 39 | GK | Ben Lundt (on loan from FC Cincinnati) | Germany |
| 61 | MF | Elijah Wynder ([A]) | United States |
| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | Jamaica |
- ^ USL Academy Contract
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Taylor Peay |
Real Monarchs |
Free Transfer | December 11, 2018 | [2] |
| 12 | FW | Sunny Jane |
 Phnom Penh Crown FC |
Free Transfer | December 19, 2018 | [3] |
| 14 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam |
University of Connecticut |
Free Transfer | January 15, 2019 | [4] |
| 77 | FW |  Lucky Mkosana |
Penn FC |
Free Transfer | December 19, 2018 | [5] |
| 16 | MF | Geoffrey Dee |
University of Louisville |
Free Transfer | March 6, 2019 | [6] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | FW |  Ilija Ilić |
Indy Eleven |
Free Transfer | December 3, 2018 | [7] |
| 1 | GK |  Greg Ranjitsingh |
Orlando City SC |
Undisclosed Fee | December 19, 2018 | [8] |
| 24 | DF | Kyle Smith |
Orlando City SC |
Undisclosed Fee | December 19, 2018 | [8] |
| 9 | FW | Cameron Lancaster |
Nashville SC |
Free Transfer | December 20, 2018 | [9] |
| 17 | MF | Jose Carranza |
Unattached | March 23, 2019 | [10] |
Loans in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Start Date | End Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | GK | Ben Lundt |
FC Cincinnati |
Undisclosed Fee | February 7, 2019 | November 18, 2019 | [11] |
Competitions
Exhibitions
All times in Eastern time.
| February 6 Preseason | Orlando City SC | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Orlando, Florida |
| EDT | Moutinho  |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: Closed-door |
| February 9 Preseason | Nashville SC | 2–1 | Louisville City FC | Bradenton, Florida |
| EDT | Hume 24' Winn 70' |
Report | Craig 45' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 14 Preseason | New England Revolution | 1–3 | Louisville City FC | Bradenton, Florida |
| EDT | Caicedo  47'Anibaba 50'Rennicks 68'Zahibo 77' |
Report | Williams 3' McCabe 29'Rasmussen 65' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 16 Preseason | USF Bulls | 2–3 | Louisville City FC | Bradenton, Florida |
| EDT | |
Rasmussen Spencer DelPiccolo |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 20 Preseason | Memphis 901 FC | 2–4 | Louisville City FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| EDT | Najem 32' 65' |
Report | Spencer 20' (pen.), 33' Mkosana 67'Matsoso 88' |
Stadium: Vanderbilt University |
| February 24 Preseason | Kentucky Wildcats | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Lexington, Kentucky |
| EDT | Guindon 42' |
Report | Jane 85' |
Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex |
| March 2 Preseason | Louisville Cardinals | 1–3 | Louisville City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| EDT | Fonseca 37' (pen.) |
LCFC Report UL Report |
McCabe 53' Williams 78'Souahy 84' |
Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium |
| March 16 Midseason | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 10:45 EDT | Caparelli 88' |
Report | Rasmussen 45' |
Stadium: David Stanton Field |
USL Championship
Eastern Conference standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nashville SC | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 67 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 63 | |
| 4 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 60 | |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 58 | |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 57 |
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Last updated: September 8, 2019.
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on August 11, 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[12]
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)
Results
| March 9 1 | North Carolina FC | 4–1 | Louisville City FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 3:00 PM EST | Lomis 34' McCabe 50' Ewolo 53' Kristo 83' |
Report | Jane 90+4' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Matt Franz Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Justin Howard |
| March 15 2 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Metcalf 5' Asiedu 62' |
Report | Thiam 72' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,571 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Richonne Clark Fourth official: Brandon Adams |
| March 23 3 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Hartford Athletic | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Spencer 14', 90' de Wit 33' (o.g.) |
Report | Lyngø 4' Brown 6'Jørgensen 67'de Wit 90+4' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,561 Referee: Charles Murphy Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz |
| March 31 4 | Louisville City FC | 2–3 | Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 10:00 AM EDT | Rasmussen 30' Craig 47' Laurent 81' (o.g.) |
Report | Laurent 21' Kasim 31' Hoffman 36' Wright 87' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,811 Referee: Mike Lavergne Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim Ethan Buege Fourth official: Chad Collins |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for March 30, 2019, 7:00 pm EDT kickoff[13] | ||||
| April 6 5 | Louisville City FC | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Mkosana 78' Rasmussen 89' |
Report | Greenspan 29' Brett 74' (pen.) James 75' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,544 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Fourth official: William Gaither III |
| April 13 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Tinari 15' Hoppenot 21' Guenzatti 75' Ekra 78' Oduro 85' |
Report | Jimenez 68' Williams 85' Thiam 88' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Abdel Kuttaineh Fourth official: Miguel Martes |
| April 20 7 | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Ottawa Fury FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Mkosana 60' |
Report | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,110 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Tom Felice Matthew Seem Fourth official: Malik Oudghiri |
| April 30 8 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Craig 5' Rasmussen 33' Mkosana 61', 84' |
Report | Thiam 71' (o.g.) Burch 84' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,816 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Eric Wood Noah Matos Fourth official: William Gaither III |
| May 6 9 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–2 | Louisville City FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Hernandez 30' Akhmatov 34', 45+2' Rwatubyaye 90' |
Report | Rasmussen 49' Spencer 58' McCabe  88' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 214 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Truman Berghall Matthew Seem Fourth official: Matt Gaudreau |
| May 11 10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0–3 | Louisville City FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Report | Rasmussen 6' Mkosana 24' Spencer 53' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Field Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Matt Franz Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Matthew Thompson |
| May 18 11 | Louisville City FC | 0–0 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Jimenez 41' Craig 80' Francis 90'Williams 90+2' |
Report | Abend 35' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,688 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Christopher Slane Fourth official: Chad Collins |
| May 25 12 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–2 | Louisville City FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Mbaizo 31' Moumbagna 37' Willis 51' (pen.), 57' Topey 87' Ofeimu 89'  90+2' |
Report | Spencer 26' Craig 30' Matsoso 37' Mkosana 46' Rasmussen 56' Thiam 87' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 219 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Jonah Kind Ben Pilgrim Fourth official: Ariel Raban |
| June 1 13 | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Davis 3' Rasmussen 21' (pen.)Jimenez 49'Craig 67' 90+2'Marini 74' (o.g.)Ownby 79'McCabe 87' |
Report | Mason 19' Bosua 50'Van Schaik 86'Piggott 90' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,369 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma Matthew Osterhouse Fourth official: Johann Pedolzky |
| June 8 14 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Loudoun United FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Rasmussen 1' Totsch 39' Peay 45' McCabe 45' |
Report | Yow 49' Nyeman 50' Hawkins 90+4' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Anthony Frizzell |
| June 16 15 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Louro 45+2' Jørgenson 83' |
Report | Matsoso 17' DelPiccolo 18' Craig 45+2' |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Elijio Arreguin Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju Patrick Casey Fourth official: Kevin Cavalcanti |
| June 22 16 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Rasmussen 71' Spencer 77' Matsoso 87' Jane 90+1' |
Report | Oduro 12' Mansally 58' Taku 90+2' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,379 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Justin Mack Fourth official: Casie Anderson |
| June 29 17 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Pasher 9' Farias 45+3' Osmond 69' Ayoze 80' |
Report | Craig 29' DelPiccolo 53', 55' Souahy 64' |
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 10,584 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Ian McKay Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Ramazan Altun |
| July 6 18 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Nashville SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Craig 65' Hoppenot 74' |
Report | Ríos 11' Moloto 72' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,892 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Tom Felice Jeffrey Skinker Fourth official: Youssef Elmessoussi |
| July 14 19 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2:00 PM EDT | Fall 56' (pen.) Meilleur-Giguère 77' Obasi 90+2' |
Report | Rasmussen 67', 81' |
Stadium: TD Place Attendance: 5,770 Referee: Juan Márquez Assistant referees: Andre Pickler Sean Hornsby Fourth official: Maxime Blouin |
| July 20 20 | Louisville City FC | 0–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Craig 45' |
Report | Cortes 26', 85' Real 90+3' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,965 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Trent Robert Van Haitsma Fourth official: Steve Eordogh |
| July 28 21 | Loudoun United FC | 3–0 | Louisville City FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 PM EDT | A. Bustamante 22' Murphy 68' Martinez 72' Amoh 84' Nyeman 87' |
Report | Souahy 30' Ownby 90+2' |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 593 Referee: Dejan Susak Assistant referees: Nick Balcer Eric Wood Fourth official: Brendan Orino |
| August 3 22 | Charlotte Independence | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Martínez 72' 72' Johnson 90+4' |
Report | Craig 29' 60' McMahon 47' Spencer 80' |
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,835 Referee: Malik Badawi Assistant referees: Ian McKay Jordan Davis Fourth official: John Matto |
| August 11 23 | Louisville City FC | 5–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Ownby 16' McMahon 41'McCabe 75'Spencer 83'Rasmussen 85' |
Report | Decas 49' Hernández 65'Conway 72'Metcalf 86' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,292 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Ryan Graves Fourth official: Jackson Krauser |
| August 17 24 | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Guerra 7' Anunga 41' |
Report | Totsch 13' Rasmussen 30' (pen.), 81' Williams 67' McMahon 74' Davis 88' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,972 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Jeremy Smith Fourth official: Mychal Frost |
| August 24 25 | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Rasmussen 55', 74' Totsch 76' McMahon 84' |
Report | Miller 78' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,168 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Noah Matos Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins |
| August 30 26 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Craig 21' Thiam 70', 82' McCabe 90+4' |
Report | Pasher 43' Newton 82' Ouimette 87' Ayoze 90' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,211 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma Zach McWhorter Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz |
| September 7 27 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Dover 33' |
Report | Souahy 31' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Nick Balcer Fourth official: Brandon Rea |
| September 14 28 | Hartford Athletic | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM EDT | de Wit 69' Barrera 82' Dixon 90+2' |
Report | Matsoso 59' Thiam 65' Craig 71' Ownby 90+3' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,742 Referee: Matthew Franz Assistant referees: Justen Lopez Patrick Casey Fourth official: Daniel Aloi |
| September 21 29 | Louisville City FC | 5–3 | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Jimenez 17', 24' Matsoso 29', 31', 33' Hoppenot 45+2' Craig 54' McCabe 59' |
Report | Bezecourt 20' Stroud 37' (pen.) Boateng 62' Koffi 66' Sowe 71' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,946 Referee: Malik Badawi Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Zach McWhorter Fourth official: Ramazan Altun |
| September 28 30 | Louisville City FC | 2–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Craig 35' Matsoso 30', 79' |
Report | Morad 34' Doherty 36' 83' Guenzatti 45+1', 87' (pen) Mkosana 89' McCarthy 90+4' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,360 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: Tom Felice Art Arustamyan Fourth official: Brandon Artis |
| October 5 31 | Saint Louis FC | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Kamdem 51' |
Report | Rasmussen 12' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Justen Lopez Fourth official: Phillip Gomez |
| October 8 32 | Nashville SC | 2–1 | Louisville City FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Washington 5' King 45+1' Moloto 59' Akinyode 62' Ríos 81' Ockford 90+2' Belmar 90+4' |
Report | Davis 41' Craig 51' Spencer 79' Williams 90+2' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 5,837 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Eric Wood Fourth official: Judson Holden |
| October 12 33 | Louisville City FC | 8–3 | Swope Park Rangers | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Matsoso 36' Souahy 40' Hoppenot 43', 81' Ownby 54' Rasmussen 72', 78' DelPiccolo 84' Ballard 85' Davis 88' |
Report | Zé Pedro 7' Busio 19', 45+1' Vanacore-Decker 34' Allach 61' Hernandez 73' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 12,188 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Matthew Rodman Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz |
| October 19 34 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Epps 9' |
Report | Williams 37', 87' Rasmussen 42' Hoppenot 78' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 6,845 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Tom Felice Justin Howard Fourth official: Rebecca Luther |
USL Championship Playoffs
| Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | North Carolina FC | 2 | 8 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1 (4) | 7 | Sacramento Republic | 2 | 8 | Austin Bold FC | 2 | |||||||
| 10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 3 | 9 | Charleston Battery (pen.) | 1 (5) | 10 | New Mexico United | 1 | 9 | LA Galaxy II | 0 | |||||||
| Conference Quarterfinals October 26 | Conference Semifinals November 1–2 | Conference Final November 9 | USL Championship Final November 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Louisville City FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New York Red Bulls II | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nashville SC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nashville SC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Charleston Battery | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Louisville City FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0 (8) | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Austin Bold FC | 0 (7) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Orange County SC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Real Monarchs SLC (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fresno FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Reno 1868 FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| October 27, 2019 First round | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Rasmussen 23', 24' Ownby 56' |
Report | Ekra 40' Diakité 70'Guenzatti 80' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,636 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker Tyler Wyrostek Fourth official: Eric Tattersall |
| November 2, 2019 Quarter Final | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Louisville City FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Vancaeyezeele 11' Greenspan 48' |
Report | Spencer 51', 85' McMahon 54'Craig 70'DelPiccolo 118' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Michael Radchuk Assistant referees: Tom Felice Ben Pilgrim Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic |
| November 9, 2019 Semi Final | Indy Eleven | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Louisville City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Barrett 45+1' Pasher 67' Ouimette 90+2' Hackshaw 102' |
Report | Williams 85' Thiam 90' Hoppenot 90+4' Rasmussen 94' Ownby 106' Spencer 113' (pen.) |
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,171 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel Ryan Graves Fourth official: Victor Rivas |
| November 17, 2019 Final | Louisville City FC | 1–3 | Real Monarchs SLC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EST | Rasmussen 6' Williams 89' |
Report | Holt 25', 69' Plewa 45' Schmitt 59' Powder 66' |
Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Tim Ford Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso Cory Richardson Fourth official: Malik Badawi |
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Louisville City entered the tournament in the second round, with their Cup opener played on May 15, 2019.[14]
| May 15 Second Round | Louisville City FC  | 3–0 |  Reading United AC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Attendance: 1,468 Referee: Brandon Artis Assistant referees: Mathew Fotia Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: William Gaither III |
| May 29 Third Round | Louisville City FC | 1–0 |  Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Totsch 90' (pen.) Francis 90+5' |
Report | Hollinger-Janzen 21' Culbertson 82' van Oekel 89' |
Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Maggie Short Casie Anderson Fourth official: Mathew Fotia |
| June 12 Fourth Round | FC Cincinnati  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Louisville City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Adi 23', 116' Manneh 103', 104' |
Report | Mkosana 30' |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 6,895 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Brian Marshall Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Austin Saini |
Player statistics
Top scorers
| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 7 | Magnus Rasmussen | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Luke Spencer | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 27 | Napo Matsoso | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 77 | Lucky Mkosana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 14 | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 22 | George Davis IV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | 11 |  Niall McCabe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Paco Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 10 | Brian Ownby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 12 | Sunny Jane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 15 | Pat McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 3 | Alexis Souahy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 23 | Richard Ballard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 80 | Devon Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 55 | 5 | 7 | 67 | |||
Assist leaders
| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Luke Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Magnus Rasmussen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 14 | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 22 | George Davis IV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Alexis Souahy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Taylor Peay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 21 | Shaun Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 80 | Devon Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 27 | Napo Matsoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 2 | 3 | 41 | |||
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 13 | Chris Hubbard | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | GK | 39 | Ben Lundt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||
Disciplinary
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | |||
| 5 | DF | Paco Craig | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Napo Matsoso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Lucky Mkosana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Antoine Hoppenot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Magnus Rasmussen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Shaun Francis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Luke Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Taylor Peay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Pat McMahon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | Sunny Jane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Alexis Souahy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Antoine Hoppenot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 61 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 5 | ||
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