2021 Memphis 901 FC season
| 2021 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ben Pirmann |
| Stadium | AutoZone Park Memphis, Tennessee |
| USL | Conference: 7th |
| USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 2021 U.S. Open Cup | Canceled |
| Highest home attendance | 5,425 (7/24 v. TUL) |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,029 (10/6 v. SKC) |
| Average home league attendance | 4,125 |
| Biggest win | NY 0–3 MEM (9/19) |
| Biggest defeat | LOU 3–0 MEM (6/12) OKC 4–1 MEM (8/7) |
The 2021 Memphis 901 FC season was the third season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1] This article covers the period from November 2, 2020 (the day after the ultimately cancelled 2020 USLC playoffs final) to the end of the 2021 USLC season (tentatively scheduled for November 2021).
Club
Roster
- As of July 10, 2021[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | Kyle Morton (on loan from Houston Dynamo) |
| 2 | DF | USA | Mark Segbers |
| 3 | DF | USA | Zach Carroll |
| 5 | DF | USA | Brecc Evans |
| 7 | MF | USA | Mitch Guitar |
| 8 | DF | PUR | Raúl González |
| 9 | FW | USA | Kyle Murphy |
| 10 | MF | USA | Kadeem Dacres |
| 11 | FW | BLZ | Michael Salazar |
| 13 | GK | USA | John Berner |
| 14 | FW | GHA | Francis Atuahene |
| 16 | FW | JAM | Rashawn Dally |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Tycho Collins ([A]) |
| 18 | MF | GHA | Dominic Oduro |
| 19 | MF | TRI | Dre Fortune |
| 20 | MF | BEL | Roland Lamah |
| 22 | GK | USA | Cody Cropper |
| 23 | MF | TRI | Leston Paul |
| 27 | MF | USA | Simeon Betapudi ([A]) |
| 28 | GK | USA | Brady Scott (on loan from Austin FC) |
| 30 | MF | CIV | Laurent Kissiedou |
| 31 | GK | USA | Jake Gelnovatch |
| 33 | DF | CAN | Skylar Thomas |
| 36 | DF | USA | Andre Reynolds II (on loan from Chicago Fire) |
| 49 | FW | USA | Matt Brucker ([A]) |
| 50 | DF | NIR | Niall Logue (on loan from El Paso Locomotive) |
| 88 | MF | USA | Max Talley ([A]) |
- ^ Signed to a USL academy contract
Competitions
USL Championship
Central Division standings
| 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.[3]
Match results
The 2021 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[4]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in Central time
| May 15 1 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Birmingham, AL |
| 3:30 PM CDT | Asiedu 10' Rufe 53' Brett 60' |
Report | Carroll 20' Oduro 57' |
Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 10,177 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| May 23 2 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Kennesaw, GA |
| 3:30 pm | McFadden 28', 90+3' | Report | Dacres 45' Kissiedou 73' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 643 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| May 29 3 | OKC Energy FC | 0–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Dunwell 76' Brown 86' |
Report | Paul 8' Dacres 72' 89' Salazar 90+1' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,102 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| June 5 4 | Indy Eleven | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Smith 30' Cochran 43' Ouimette 90+6' |
Report | Salazar 3' Murphy 35' Atuahene 44' |
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| June 12 5 | Louisville City FC | 3–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, KY |
| 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 |
| June 16 6 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Memphis,TN |
| 8:30 PM | Thomas 75' | Report | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| June 19 7 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | OKC Energy FC | Memphis,TN |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Oduro 8' Fortune 60' |
Report | Bijev 18' Ellis-Hayden 30' Coronado 49' 90' Basuljevic 64' Ward 77' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 5,265 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 26 8 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–3 | Sporting Kansas City II | Memphis,TN |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Dacres 32', 64' Kissiedou 48' Carroll 53' Murphy 58' |
Report | R. Smith 8' G. Smith 39' Mushagalusa 43', 55' Čuić 59' Barbir 72', 87' Džankić 90+6' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,875 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| July 3 9 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Kennesaw, GA |
| 7:30 PM | Sebhatu 54' Matheus 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Murphy 21', 27' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 706 Referee: Joshua Belk |
| July 10 10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | James 62' | Report | Salazar 27' Oduro 45+2' Murphy 53' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| July 17 11 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Moon 47' | Report | Salazar 51' Dally 85' |
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 6,999 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| July 24 12 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–0 | FC Tulsa | Memphis,TN |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Murphy 45+4' Carroll 64' Dally 90+5' |
Report | Marlon 39' | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 5,425 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| August 1 13 | Sporting Kansas City II | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Kansas City, KS |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Harris 25' (pen.), 45' Rad 90+2' |
Report | Murphy 12' Salazar 48' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Mathew Corrigan |
| August 7 14 | OKC Energy FC | 4–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Daniels 40', 45' Brown 54' Osmond 69' Bijev 73' Dunwell 90+2' Stephenson 90+4' |
Report | Logue 13' Kissiedou 24' Murphy 49' Paul 61' Morton 85' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,183 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| August 10 15 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Memphis,TN |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Scott 34' Murphy 44', 84' (pen.) Salazar 47' Atuahene 59' Logue 81' |
Report | Barry 35' (pen.) Beckford 53' Ockford 56' 83' Argueta 70' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,512 Referee: John Matto |
| August 14 16 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Memphis,TN |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Murphy 58' | Report | Flemmings 37' | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,864 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| August 25 17 | FC Tulsa | 2–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Jadama 8' Moloto 75' Marlon 80', 90+2' |
Report | Dacres 16' Reynolds 39' Murphy 87' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,302 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 29 18 | Sporting Kansas City II | 0–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Kansas City, KS |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Čuić 25' | Report | Murphy 54' Oduro 64' Winn 75' Segbers 86' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| September 1 19 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | OKC Energy FC | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Fortune 8' Logue 70' |
Report | Batista 19' Ellis-Hayden 24' Bijev 47' Cochran 90+1' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,816 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| September 4 20 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–2 | Birmingham Legion FC | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Kissiedou 45+2' Lamah 90+3' Gonzalez 90+6' |
Report | Kasim 42' Vancaeyezeele 43' Dean 70' A. Crognale 79' E. Crognale 83' Lopez 87' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,162 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| September 11 21 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–2 | Miami FC | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Oduro 29' Fortune 57' |
Report | da Silva 28' François 32', 50' Craig 68' Chapman-Page 74' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,865 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| September 19 22 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–3 | Memphis 901 FC | Montclair, NJ |
| 12:00 p.m. EDT | Edelman 28' 39' Tombul 67' Egbo 70' |
Report | Murphy 21' (pen.), 79' Thomas 26' Segbers 33' Paul 90+4' |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 506 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 22 23 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–0 | Indy Eleven | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Murphy 31' Paul 56' Reynolds 75' Cropper 90' Kissiedou 90+6' |
Report | Moon 28' | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,716 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| September 25 24 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | 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 |
| October 2 25 | FC Tulsa | 0–3 | Memphis 901 FC | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Rivas 2' Marlon 70' |
Report | Bourgeois 17' (o.g.) Logue 33' Kissiedou 25', 35', 45+3' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| October 6 26 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City II | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Murphy 20', 60', 74' (pen.) Paul 25' Oduro 89' Lamah 90+5' |
Report | Mushagalusa 17' K. Rad 39' Davis 69' McIntosh 73' G. Smith 86' Čuić 87' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,029 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| October 10 27 | San Antonio FC | 4–2 | Memphis 901 FC | San Antonio, TX |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Deplagne 11' Gallegos 30' Nathan 44', 66', 86' Khmiri 45+1' 90+3' Taintor 51' Cardone 82' |
Report | Salazar 13', 22' Thomas 73' Dacres 90+5' (pen.) |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,005 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| October 13 28 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–1 | Louisville City FC | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Oduro 25' Salazar 45' Kissiedou 57' Fortune 61' Segbers 78' |
Report | DelPiccolo 12' Charpie 30' J Wynder 35' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,034 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| October 16 29 | Memphis 901 FC | 4–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Memphis,TN |
| 6:00 PM | Segbers 43' Lamah 50' Dacres 53' Murphy 60' Winn 69' |
Report | Macky Diop 37', 44' (pen.) Fortune 64' Washington 75' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,482 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| October 23 30 | Louisville City FC | 3–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM CDT | 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 27 31 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–2 | FC Tulsa | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Fortune 24', 39' Segbers 33' Murphy 75', 85' Paul 88' Oduro 90+2' |
Report | Marlon 8' (pen.) Logue 74' (o.g.) |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Elton García |
| October 30 32 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–0 | Indy Eleven | Memphis,TN |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Fortune 7', 56' Lamah 12' Murphy 31' Reynolds 66' Carroll 81' |
Report | Vassell 25' Moon 80' Partida 85' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,015 Referee: Matthew Franz |
U.S. Open Cup
On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced a truncated format for the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, with 16 clubs participating, entering at the same time in a Round of 16. The format included just four teams from the USL Championship, the four semi-finalists from the 2020 playoffs (El Paso, Louisville, Phoenix, and Tampa). Due to the fact that Memphis failed to qualify for the 2020 USLC playoffs, this eliminated the club from the 2021 U.S. Open Cup.[5]
References
- ^ "Memphis 901 FC Reveals Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Team Roster". Memphis 901 FC. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Open Cup Committee Decides Not To Play Opening Round Of U.S. Open Cup Due To Challenges Surrounding COVID Pandemic; Teams Will Enter Tournament At Round Of 16". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved July 15, 2021.