2019 Memphis 901 FC season
| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Tim Mulqueen |
| Stadium | AutoZone Park Memphis, Tennessee |
| USL | Conference: 15th |
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| 2019 U.S. Open Cup | 2nd round |
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 8,062 (March 9 vs. Tampa) |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 4,142 (Sep 24 vs. Pittsburgh) All: 1,819 (May 29 vs. Hartford, USOC ) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,623 |
| Biggest win | 5–0 (Sep 28 vs. Bethlehem Steel) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 (August 24 at Tampa) |
The 2019 Memphis 901 FC season was the inaugural season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]
Club
Roster
- As of August 2, 2019[2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | Jeff Caldwell (on loan from New York City FC) |
| 2 | MF | USA | Morgan Hackworth |
| 3 | DF | KEN | Abdi Mohamed (on loan from New York City FC) |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Damani Holness |
| 5 | DF | TRI | Triston Hodge (on loan from W Connection) |
| 6 | MF | USA | Dan Metzger |
| 7 | MF | USA | Raul Gonzalez |
| 8 | DF | USA | Marc Burch |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Luca Uccello |
| 10 | MF | AFG | Adam Najem |
| 11 | FW | USA | Lagos Kunga (on loan from Atlanta United FC) |
| 13 | FW | USA | Oliver White (on loan to Forward Madison) |
| 15 | DF | USA | Jacob Hauser-Ramsey |
| 17 | MF | JAM | Ewan Grandison |
| 18 | FW | NZL | Elliot Collier (on loan from Chicago Fire) |
| 19 | DF | USA | Louis Bennett II (on loan to Forward Madison) |
| 20 | DF | USA | Todd Pratzner |
| 21 | FW | TRI | Duane Muckette |
| 22 | DF | USA | Wesley Charpie |
| 23 | MF | TRI | Leston Paul |
| 24 | GK | USA | Scott Levene |
| 25 | GK | USA | Jim Barkei |
| 26 | DF | USA | Josh Morton |
| 27 | MF | USA | Cam Lindley (on loan from Orlando City SC) |
| 28 | FW | USA | Jochen Graf |
| 29 | FW | USA | Brandon Allen |
| 30 | MF | USA | Marcus Epps (on loan from New York Red Bulls) |
| 31 | FW | USA | Pierre da Silva |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Liam Doyle |
Competitions
Preseason
| February 9 | Memphis Tigers | 0–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Memphis, TN |
| Report | Gonzalez Sandoval |
Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex |
| February 16 | Christian Brothers Buccaneers | 1–4 | Memphis 901 FC | Memphis, TN |
| 12:00 PM | Report | Cordovés Sandoval Hackworth Justin Dhillon |
Stadium: Signaigo Field |
| February 20 | Louisville City FC | 4–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Nashville, TN |
| 2:00 PM | Spencer 20' (pen.), 33' Mkosana 67' Matsoso 88' |
Report | Najem 32' 65' |
Stadium: Vanderbilt University |
| February 24 | Saint Louis FC | 3–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Fenton, MO |
| 1:00 PM | Dacres 23', 79' Greig 27' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| March 1 | Memphis 901 FC | 5–1 | Memphis Tigers | Memphis, TN |
| 6:00 PM | Cordovés 33' 39' Najem 54' 61' 66' |
Report | 37' | Stadium: AutoZone Park |
USL Championship
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Charlotte Independence | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 38 |
| 14 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 35 |
| 15 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 34 |
| 16 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 31 |
| 17 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 80 | −31 | 29 |
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
Match results
The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[3]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in Central time
| March 9 1 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Memphis, TN |
| 6:00 PM | Metzger 58' Sandoval 87' Najem 90+1' |
Report | Guenzatti 4' (pen.) Richards 11' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 8,062 Referee: Mike Lavergne |
| March 16 2 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Loudoun United FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Collier 76', 78' | Report | Pilato 25' Yow 30' Murphy 87' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,250 Referee: Matt Franz |
| March 24 3 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Bethlehem, PA |
| 5:00 PM | Fontana 28' | Report | Dally 58' Grandison 78' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 433 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| March 29 4 | New York Red Bulls II | 3–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Montclair, NJ |
| 6:00 PM | Stroud 18' Rito 38' Barlow 45+1' Etienne 56' Scarlett 59' |
Report | Najem 11', 45+4' Burch 61' Dally 73' Hodge 90+6' |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 704 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| April 6 5 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Cary, NC |
| 6:00 PM | da Luz 62' Lomis 78' Taylor 85' |
Report | Burch 64' (pen.) | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| April 10 6 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Hackworth 44' Caldwell 70' |
Report | Barajas 45' Vint 64' Benítez 66' Castanheira 70' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,041 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| April 13 7 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Nashville, TN |
| 7:00 PM | LaGrassa 78' Mensah 81' |
Report | Burch 85' Charpie 89' Collier 90' |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 6,781 Referee: Carlos Pielago |
| April 27 8 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | Charleston Battery | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Lindley 24' | Preview | Candela 26' Marini 90+3' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,871 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| April 30 9 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM | Craig 5' Rasmussen 33' Mkosana 61', 84' |
Report | Thiam 71' (o.g.) Burch 84' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,816 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 4 10 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–2 | Birmingham Legion FC | Memphis, TN |
| 3:00 PM | Metzger 27' Lindley 34', 40' Dally 60' Muckette 86' Burch 90+3' |
Report | Avila 31' Culbertson 59' Johnson 84' Hoffman 90+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,563 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| May 10 11 | Hartford Athletic | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Hartford, CT |
| 6:00 PM | Lee 31' | Report | Muckette 24' Metzger 29' Charpie 36' Collier 70' |
Stadium: Rentschler Field Attendance: 5,045 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| May 18 12 | Memphis 901 FC | Abandoned | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: AutoZone Park | ||
| Note: Match abandoned at halftime due to inclement weather with the score 0-1 (Volesky 26') | ||||
| May 22 13 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:00 PM | Riley 34' (pen.) Hernandez 59' Segbers 68' Vanacore-Decker 82' |
Report | Metzger 3' Najem 52' Hodge 73' Morton 90' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 311 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 1 14 | Saint Louis FC | Postponed | Memphis 901 FC | Fenton, MO |
| 1:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Matthew Franz | ||
| Note: Match postponed due to severe weather.[4] | ||||
| June 8 15 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–3 | Indy Eleven | Memphis, TN |
| 8:30 PM | Charpie 51' Burch 90+3' |
Report | Enevoldsen 31' Kim 52' Pasher 58' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 6,829 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| June 15 16 | Ottawa Fury FC | 0–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Ottawa, ON |
| 6:00 PM | Attakora 64' | Report | Charpie 33' | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Serge Topalian |
| June 29 17 | Charlotte Independence | 1–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Matthews, NC |
| 6:00 PM | A.Martinez 67' Herrera 74' |
Report | Charpie 70' | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,623 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| July 6 18 | Memphis 901 FC | 4–1 | Hartford Athletic | Memphis, TN |
| 8:30 PM | Collier 6', 11', 75' Metzger 50' Burch 57' Morton 67' Kunga 80' |
Report | Downs 8' de Wit 20' Jørgenson 30', 90' Swartz 53' Dixon 57' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 6,726 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| July 13 19 | Charleston Battery | Postponed | Memphis 901 FC | Charleston, SC |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky | ||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather [5] | ||||
| July 17 20 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–2 | Nashville SC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30 PM | Morton 62' Grandison 64' Lindley 89' |
Report | Ockford 42', 60' Ríos 49' Doyle 87' Belmar 89' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,828 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| July 20 21 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30 PM | Allen 48', 81', 87' Lindley 69' Kunga 69' |
Report | Koffi 7' Scarlett 10', 89' Bezecourt 44' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,226 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| July 27 22 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–0 | Ottawa Fury FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30 PM | Meilleur-Giguère 59' (o.g.) Najem 62' Paul 90+6' |
Report | Oliveira 80' Haworth 90+4' Fall 90+6' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 6,614 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| August 3 23 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 4–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 6:00 PM | Adewole 27' Mertz 45+2' Dover 64' Dos Santos 69' Volesky 90+1' |
Report | Paul 51' Metzger 76' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| August 6 14 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM | Kamdem 70' | Report | Lindley 27' Charpie 75' Burch 78' Mohamed 84' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,179 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| Note: Replay of June 1 match postponed due to severe weather.[6] | ||||
| August 10 24 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–2 | North Carolina FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30 PM | Allen 20' Burch 79' da Silva 81' |
Report | Fortune 28' Ewolo 45+1' Comsia 56' Albadawi 88' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,006 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| August 17 25 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Birmingham, AL |
| 7:00 PM | Holland 37' Ward 40' Avila 68' Johnson 90', 90+5' |
Report | Metzger 5' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Field Attendance: 5,219 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 24 26 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5–0 | Memphis 901 FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 6:30 PM | Poku 11', 62' Fernandes 28', 81' Tinari 45+5' Johnson 87' |
Report | daSilva 36' Charpie 47' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| August 28 27 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Kennesaw, GA |
| 6:30 PM | Metcalf 37' (pen.) Tubbs 71' Vazquez 81' |
Report | Lindley 55' Najem 79', 83' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| September 2 19 | Charleston Battery | Postponed | Memphis 901 FC | Charleston, SC |
| 5:00 PM | Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky | ||
| Note: Reschedule of match postponed due to inclement weather on July 13 [7] Postponed further due to evacuation order associated with Hurricane Dorian.[8] | ||||
| September 7 28 | Memphis 901 FC | 4–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Charpie 34' da Silva 38' Morton 40' Metzger 53' Allen 67', 77' Burch 70' |
Report | Harris 35' (pen.) Segbers 43' Zé Pedro 50' Allach 86' |
Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 6,036 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| September 13 29 | Loudoun United FC | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Leesburg, VA |
| 6:30 PM | Murphy 5' Martinez 34' 58' Yow 54' Lubahn 71' |
Report | da Silva 52' Metzger 54' Hawkins 63' (o.g.) Allen 81' |
Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| September 21 30 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Epps 43', 54' Paul 60' Allen 75' Morton 84' |
Report | Cicerone 40' Fernandez 85' |
Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 6,701 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| September 24 12 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Greenspan 15' Mertz 56' Kerr 90' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,142 Referee: Brad Jensen | |
| Note: Replay of abandoned May 18 match | ||||
| September 28 31 | Memphis 901 FC | 5–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Collier 7' Epps 15' Allen 29', 36' Doyle 50' Muckette 83' |
Report | Turner 47' Picazo 76' Ofeimu 89' |
Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 6,078 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| October 5 32 | Indy Eleven | 3–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Indianapolis, IN |
| 7:00 PM | Novoa 13' Ouimette 22' Pasher 77' |
Report | Doyle 82' | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 13,134 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| October 12 33 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–2 | Charlotte Independence | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Grandison 59' Allen 73' (pen.), 75' Doyle 79' da Silva 88' 90+6' Burch 90+4' |
Report | Herrera 39' Jackson 62', 77' Roberts 75' Miller 75' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 5,780 Referee: John Griggs |
| October 16 19 | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Charleston, SC |
| 7:00 PM | Mueller 30' Lewis 55', 63' Kelly-Rosales 90+1' |
Report | Burch 48' Metzger 68' Collier 81' Mohamed 86' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,206 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 19 34 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 PM | Epps 9' | Report | Williams 37', 87' Rasmussen 42' Hoppenot 78' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 6,845 Referee: Lorant Varga |
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Memphis 901 FC entered the tournament in the Second Round, played May 14–15, 2019[9]
| May 15 Second Round | Memphis 901 FC | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 pm CDT | Lindley 8' Morton 26', 73' Grandison 31' Bennett II 90+4' |
Report | Marin 5' Sharifi 49' Uche 90+4' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,057 Referee: Carlos Pielago |
| May 29 Third Round | Memphis 901 FC | 4–0 | Hartford Athletic | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 pm CDT | Burch 6' (pen.) Graf 21', 59' Lindley 45' Hackworth 83' |
Report | Curinga 19' de Wit 39' 61' |
Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Leland Grant |
| June 12 Fourth round | Memphis 901 FC | 1–3 | Orlando City SC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Collier 50' Burch 60' |
Report | Kljestan 38' (pen.), 55' Jansson 71' |
Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,088 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
References
- ^ "Memphis 901 FC Reveals Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Roster". Memphis 901 FC. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ USL staff (June 1, 2019). "Gameday Report: June 1, Week 13". Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Saturday Night's Memphis 901 FC Away Match at Charleston Battery Postponed". Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ USL staff (June 13, 2019). "Away Match At Saint Louis FC Rescheduled". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ "Saturday Night's Memphis 901 FC Away Match at Charleston Battery Postponed". Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ "Battery, 901 FC Contest Postponed due to Hurricane Warning". September 2019.
- ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.