2021 Louisville City FC season
| 2021 season | |||
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| Owner | John Neace | ||
| Manager | Danny Cruz | ||
| Stadium | Lynn Family Stadium | ||
| USL | Division: 1st Conference: 2nd Overall: 4th | ||
| USL Playoffs | Eastern Conference Finals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Not Held | ||
| Top goalscorer | Cameron Lancaster (21) | ||
| Biggest win | LOU 3–0 MEM (6/12) LOU 4–1 SKC (8/7) | ||
| Biggest defeat | All by 1 goal | ||
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The 2021 Louisville City FC season was the club's seventh season of competition. City competed in the USL Championship, the second tier of soccer in the United States.
Background
The previous season was significantly altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Louisville City played one match to start the USL Championship season on March 7, 2020, before the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. Louisville City resumed the season on July 12, 2020, under an abbreviated 16-game season instead of 32. Stadium capacity was capped at 4,900; or about 31% of stadium capacity, to enforce social distancing measures.
Louisville City FC finished the truncated 2020 season with a record of 11–2–3, which was good enough to finish in first in Group E, first in the eastern conference, and second overall in the league. City reached the Eastern Conference Final, or semifinals of the USL Championship Playoffs before losing to the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Cameron Lancaster led Louisville in scoring with 10 goals across all competitions, good enough for the fifth highest goal scoring tally in the league. Lancaster, along with league Goalkeeper of the Year Ben Lundt, defender Sean Totsch, and midfielder Speedy Williams, were named to the All-League First Team.
Current squad
As of June 3, 2021[1]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | Chris Hubbard |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Alexis Souahy |
| 4 | DF | USA | Sean Totsch |
| 6 | DF | USA | Wesley Charpie |
| 7 | MF | LES | Napo Matsoso |
| 8 | DF | USA | Akil Watts |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Jorge Gonzalez (on loan from Portland Timbers) |
| 10 | MF | USA | Brian Ownby |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Niall McCabe |
| 12 | MF | USA | Tyler Gibson |
| 13 | MF | USA | Corben Bone |
| 14 | FW | SEN | Abdou Mbacke Thiam |
| 15 | DF | USA | Pat McMahon |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Simon Lefebvre |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Cameron Lancaster |
| 19 | MF | USA | Oscar Jimenez |
| 20 | FW | USA | Jimmy McLaughlin |
| 21 | FW | USA | Kyle Greig |
| 22 | MF | USA | George Davis IV |
| 23 | MF | USA | Elijah Wynder |
| 24 | GK | USA | Parker Siegfried |
| 29 | MF | FRA | Antoine Hoppenot |
| 36 | MF | USA | Paolo DelPiccolo |
| 42 | DF | USA | Jonathan Gómez |
| 66 | DF | USA | Joshua Wynder |
Competitions
Preseason friendlies
| March 3, 2021 | Louisville City | 7–0 | Centre Colonels | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Lancaster , , Thiam , |
Stadium: Louisville City Training Facility Attendance: 0 |
| March 13, 2021 | FC Cincinnati | 0–3 | Louisville City | Milford, Ohio |
| 1:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Mercy Health Training Center Attendance: 0 |
| March 20, 2021 | Nashville SC | 4–0 | Louisville City | Brentwood, Tennessee |
| 4:30 PM EST | Sapong 7' (Mukhtar) Mukhtar 17' (pen.), 19' (Godoy) Trialist 58' (Haakenson) |
NSH Report LOU Report |
Stadium: Jeffrey Kuhn Field at Currey Ingram Academy | |
| Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. | ||||
| March 25, 2021 | Austin FC | v | Louisville City | Austin, Texas |
| TBD EST | Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field | |||
| Note: Result not published. | ||||
| March 28, 2021 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Louisville City | Houston, Texas |
| 2:00 PM EST | Picault 5' Urruti 27' |
LOU Report | Stadium: Houston Sports Park | |
| Note: Extra 25 minutes played after initial 90. | ||||
| April 3, 2021 | Chattanooga FC | 2–3 | Louisville City | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 2:00 PM EST | Hoffstatter 10' 73' Hernandez 74' 86' |
Louisville Report Chattanooga Report |
42' DelPiccolo 66' McLaughlin 73' Lancaster 83' |
Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 1,767 |
| April 7, 2021 | Louisville City | v | FC Cincinnati | Louisville, Kentucky |
| TBA | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium | |||
| Note: Match cancelled by FC Cincinnati | ||||
| April 11, 2021 | Greenville Triumph | 2–4 | Louisville City FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 1:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Legacy Early College Field |
| April 16, 2021 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM EST | USL Report | Perez 55 | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
USL Championship
Louisville City entered the season coached by John Hackworth, who had been at the helm since August 2018. On April 27, 2021, it was announced that Hackworth and Louisville City had mutually terminated Hackworth's contract; Danny Cruz was named the interim head coach.[2] On October 11, 2021, Cruz was named the permanent head coach.[3]
Standings — Central Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | |
| 4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
| 7 | Atlanta United 2 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 34[a] | |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 32 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20[a] |
Source: USL
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[4]
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 |
| 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 |
Last updated: October 30, 2021.
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on October 30, 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
For the 2021 USL Championship season, Louisville City was placed in the Central Division. The club played four matches against each divisional opponent (two home, two away), and four other matches against teams outside the division. Louisville City faced San Diego Loyal SC, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, and New Mexico United for the first time in their history.[5] For the first time in their history, Louisville City completed a full-length regular season without a player being sent off, and without a multi-goal loss, accomplishments the team would sustain through the playoff run.
| April 24 1 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Souahy 25' Totsch 37' Jimenez 39' DelPiccolo 69', 87' |
Report | Kamdem 33' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Walt Heatherly Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah |
| May 8 2 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | McMahon 3', 58' Hubbard 60' DelPiccolo 61' Souahy 75' Gómez 90' |
Report | Brett 60' (pen.) | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Nicholas Balcer Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah |
| May 22 3 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | San Diego Loyal SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Lancaster 45+3' (pen.) McCabe 45+4' Matsoso 50' Grieg 88' |
Report | Spencer 45+4' E. Martin 76' C. Martin 78' Donovan 89' Blake 90+1' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek Walt Heatherly Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz |
| May 29 4 | Louisville City FC | 1–2 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Lancaster 11' Bone 45' DelPiccolo 71' Hubbard 88' |
Report | Hamilton 63' (pen.), 89' (pen.) Seagrist 77' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,731 Referee: Elijio Arreguin Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Jeffrey Skinker Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah |
| June 6 5 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM ET | Mertz 17' McFadden 26' Mejia 32' Stanley 44' Allan 67' Benítez 78' Fortune 90+6' |
USL Report Soccerway Rpt |
Greig 56' McCabe 81' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 835 Referee: Chris Ruska Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Ben Rigel Fourth official: Madzid Coric |
| June 12 6 | Louisville City FC | 3–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Ownby 22', 70' Charpie 58' Lancaster 68' (pen.) McCabe 72' |
Report | Segbers 16' Thomas 50' 57' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 12,115 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Justen Lopez Mike Nickerson Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz |
| June 16 7 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | McCabe 24' Lancaster 25' (pen.) Matsoso 48' |
Report | Crognale 90' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,576 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Matthew Seem Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Michael Samour |
| June 19 8 | FC Tulsa | 2–3 | Louisville City FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | da Costa 23' Marlon 55' Rivas 60' |
Report | Lancaster 2', 10' (pen.) Gómez 7' McCabe 88' |
Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 3,976 Referee: Brandon Stevis Assistant referees: Francisco Bermudez Truman Berghall Fourth official: Connor Stockton |
| June 26 9 | Louisville City FC | 3–3 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | DelPiccolo 6' Gómez 14' Bone 32', 78' Hoppenot 70' |
Report | Smith 9', 33' Hackshaw 20' Arteaga 41' Vassell 74' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,927 Referee: Gabriele Giusti Assistant referees: Chris Shurfranz Christopher Slane Fourth official: Michael Samour |
| July 2 10 | Sporting Kansas City II | 2–4 | Louisville City FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | Duke 21' R Smith 13' Mushagalusa 42' Jones 80' |
Report | Greig 5', 67' Ownby 57' Souahy 59' Davis IV 81' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| July 10 11 | FC Tulsa | 3–2 | Louisville City FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 3:00 PM CT/4:00 PM ET (moved forward from 7:00 PM CT to avoid weather) | Marlon 6' Kibato 16' Corrales 22' da Costa 40' Suarez 65' Moloto 81' |
Report | Hoppenot 5' Greig 45+1' Lancaster 61' Watts 90+1' |
Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Matthew Corrigan Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Shane Kennard Fourth official: Brandon Queri |
| July 14 12 | Louisville City FC | 3–1 | OKC Energy FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Charpie 14', 62' McMahon 19' Lancaster 41' Gómez 46' Bone 55' DelPiccolo 78' |
Report | Donovan 13' Ward 57' Bijev 61' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,032 Referee: Thomas Snyder Assistant referees: Tom Felice Mike Nickerson Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz |
| July 17 13 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Matsoso 54', 73' McLaughlin 63' Greig 82' González 89' |
Report | Wiley 34' McFadden 90' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 11,105 Referee: Gerald Flores Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Seun Yinka-Kehinde |
| July 23 14 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MT/9:00 PM ET | Hodge 33' Makangila 65' Mayaka 70' Ngalina 87' Lewis 89' |
USL Report Soccerway Rpt |
Ownby 31' Hoppenot 70', 74' Greig 79' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,488 Referee: Jeremy Scheer Assistant referees: Eric Wood Matthew Seem Fourth official: Laura Rodriguez |
| July 28 15 | Sporting Kansas City II | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | Duke 53' Cisneros 89' Mushagalusa 90+4' |
Report | Gibson 6' González 46' Greig 56' McMahon 72' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| July 31 16 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | OKC Energy FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Donovan 37' (o.g.) J Wynder 45' Lancaster 76' (pen.) Gómez 90+2' |
Report | Bijev 87' (pen.) | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,602 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| August 7 17 | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Sporting Kansas City II | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | González 45+3' Ownby 71' Lancaster 75' Matsoso 84' Hoppenot 87' McLaughlin 90+4' |
USL Report Soccerway Rpt |
Jones 9' Mushagalusa 68' Davis 89' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,470 Referee: Elton García Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly Christopher Slane Fourth official: Noah Matos |
| August 14 18 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Lancaster 10', 66' McMahon 66' Gómez 85' |
Report | Sheldon 72' Moloto 81' Bourgeois 90+1' Bird 90+3' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,675 Referee: Malik Badawi Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim John Krill Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz |
| August 22 19 | OKC Energy FC | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET | Ellis-Hayden 45+3' | Report | J. Wynder 53' | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,993 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| August 28 20 | Birmingham Legion FC | 2–1 | Louisville City FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET | Dean 16' Lopez 44' Brett 51' Williams 78' |
Report | Watts 50' DelPiccolo 62' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 3 21 | Louisville City FC | 0–1 | FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky |
| TBD CDT | DelPiccolo 68' Ownby 82' |
Report | Suárez 20' Marlon 47' Lewis 71' Da Costa 79' Fenwick 90+3' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,206 Referee: John Matto |
| September 7 22 | Hartford Athletic | 2–4 | Louisville City FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM ET | Obregón Jr. 31' Dodson 44' Boudadi 52' |
Report | Lancaster 7' Souahy 19' Ownby 26', 56' González 29' Totsch 47' Hoppenot 59', 85' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 12 23 | OKC Energy FC | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET | Ellis-Hayden 25' Batista 65' |
Report | DelPiccolo 45+5', 62' Davis IV 63' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,579 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| September 18 24 | Indy Eleven | 0–2 | Louisville City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 PM ET | Hackshaw 57' Arteaga 60' Timmer 65' Farr 71' |
Report | DelPiccolo 32' Hoppenot 41' Lancaster 69' McCabe 80' Souahy 83' |
Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 6,499 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| September 25 25 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | Murphy 3' Oduro 55' Fortune 84' Segbers 88' |
Report | Lancaster 8' Ownby 23' DelPiccolo 55' Hoppenot 64' Greig 87' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,616 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| September 29 26 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM ET | Goodrum 31' Bauer 40' |
Report | Lancaster 51' Gómez 60' Davis 84' DelPiccolo 87' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 680 Referee: John Griggs |
| October 3 27 | Louisville City FC | 3–1 | New Mexico United | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM ET | DelPiccolo 8', 14' McLaughlin 75' McCabe 77' Ownby 84' |
Report | Tetteh 24' Moreno 45+2', 54' Suggs 74' Azira 88' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,349 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Seun Yinka-Kehinde |
| October 9 28 | Louisville City FC | 4–3 | Sporting Kansas City II | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | DelPiccolo 8' Totsch 15' Lancaster 30' (pen.), 90+4' McLaughlin 82' Jimenez 88' |
Report | Davis 24', 45+1', 84' Roberts 85' Ch. Duke 90+3' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,762 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Brian Marshall Amilcar Sicaju Fourth official: Christopher Slane |
| October 13 29 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–1 | Louisville City FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET | Oduro 25' Salazar 45' Kissiedou 57' Fortune 61' Segbers 78' |
LOU Report USL Report |
DelPiccolo 12' Charpie 30' J Wynder 35' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,034 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| October 16 30 | Indy Eleven | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 PM ET | Arteaga 85' Buckmaster 90+2' |
Report | DelPiccolo 43' Gómez 78' McCabe 82' |
Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 6,499 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| October 23 31 | Louisville City FC | 3–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Lancaster 21', 45+3', 65' (pen.) Ownby 25' |
Report | Dacres 36' Salazar 41' Kissiedou 70' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,900 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion |
| October 30 32 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET | Asiedu 34' James 87' |
Report | Jimenez 38' Gomez 55' Gonzalez 75' Hoppenot 82' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Matthew Thompson |
USL Cup Playoffs
The top four teams in each of the four USL Championship divisions advanced to the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs. Louisville City entered the playoffs as the top seed out of the Central Division, and second overall seed in the Eastern Conference.
| Conference Quarterfinals November 5–7 | Conference Semifinals November 13 | Conference Finals November 20 | USL Championship Final November 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | FC Tulsa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Birmingham Legion FC | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Louisville City FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Charlotte Independence | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Memphis 901 FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Charlotte Independence | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Louisville City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Louisville City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Miami FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Orange County SC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Oakland Roots SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Orange County SC (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Orange County SC (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| M2 | San Antonio FC | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | San Antonio FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| P3 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | San Antonio FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (p) | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| November 6 Conf. Quarterfinals | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Miami FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM ET | Gonzalez 74' Lancaster 87' Greig 89' |
Report | Craig 24' Da Silva 72' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,097 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| November 13 Conf. Semifinals | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Charlotte Independence | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | DelPiccolo 5' Ownby 21' McCabe 44' Lancaster 89' (pen.) |
Report | Kelly 34' Parra 44' Riascos 76' Martínez 87' Pack 87' Fuchs 90+2' Johnson 90+6' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,155 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| November 20 Conf. Finals | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Louisville City FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 PM ET | Tejada 43' Dos Santos 77', 102' Wyke 83' Mkosana 83', 90+6' Guillén 98' |
Report | Ownby 5', 10' Lasso 23' (o.g.) Gómez 55' Jimenez 100' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,120 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
U.S. Open Cup
On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced a truncated format for the 2021 U.S. Open Cup. 16 clubs would participate, each entering at the same time in a Round of 16: 8 from MLS to be determined by league table position after three weeks of play; 4 from the USL Championship, specifically each conference finalist from the 2020 USL Championship Playoffs, including Louisville City; Greenville Triumph SC of USL League One; Detroit City FC of the NISA, and Open Division sides FC Golden State Force and Newtown Pride FC. All non-MLS sides would be drawn against an MLS side for the Round of 16. The competition would begin in May and conclude by the end of June.[6]
On April 16, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that the competition would not go forward in the spring as planned, and that it would evaluate holding the competition later in the year.[7]
On July 20, 2021, in conjunction with announcing a tentative schedule for the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation also declared that the 2021 edition of the competition was officially cancelled.[8]
Player statistics
Top scorers
| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 17 | Cameron Lancaster | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 21 | Kyle Greig | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Jorge Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 13 | Corben Bone | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 20 | Jimmy McLaughlin | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 42 | Jonathan Gomez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 6 | Wes Charpie | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 7 | Napo Matsoso | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 15 | Pat McMahon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 3 | Alexis Souahy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | - | - | Opponent Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 61 | 4 | 65 | |||
Assist leaders
| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | DF | 42 | Jonathan Gomez | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 13 | Corben Bone | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 21 | Kyle Greig | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Alexis Souahy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 15 | Pat McMahon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 22 | George Davis IV | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 6 | Wes Charpie | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 8 | Akil Watts | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 14 | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 44 | |||
Clean sheets
| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 | Chris Hubbard | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | GK | 24 | Parker Siegfried | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||
Disciplinary
The 2021 season was Louisville City's first full-length campaign without having a player sent off. However, the club accumulated more yellow cards than any previous season.
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 42 | MF | Jonathan Gómez | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | DF | Pat McMahon | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | MF | Antoine Hoppenot | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | FW | Kyle Greig | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | Alexis Souahy | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | Napo Matsoso | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | MF | George Davis IV | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 66 | DF | Joshua Wynder | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | GK | Chris Hubbard | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | Akil Watts | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Wes Charpie | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Jorge Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | Corben Bone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Jimmy McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 77 | 8 | 85 | ||
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