2020 Loudoun United FC season

The 2020 Loudoun United FC season is Loudoun United FC's second season of existence, their second in the second-division of American soccer, and their 2nd in the USL Championship. The team only played one competitive match before the USL Championship suspended all league matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] until further notice.

Loudoun United FC
2020 season
Head coachRyan Martin
StadiumSegra Field
USL ChampionshipGroup F: 5th
Eastern Conf.: 17th
USL PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
Top goalscorerElvis Amoh (4)
Highest home attendance520
(Sept. 12 vs. PHI)
Lowest home attendance452
(Aug. 19 vs. PIT)
Average home league attendance495
Biggest winNY 1–2 LDN (Aug. 12)
Biggest defeatPHI 4–0 LDN (Sept. 16)

On July 11, the league resumed play in a radically different format: all USLC teams were sorted into regional Groups for a round-robin style tournament, where the top two teams from each Group would earn a playoff spot. Loudoun United was drawn into Group F with other teams from the Northeastern US, and would resume play on July 20 against Hartford Athletic.

On September 25, Loudoun United announced that some of their team members had tested positive for COVID-19, and that they would cancel the rest of the season.[2] The team's poor performance resulted in only one win throughout the entire season and mathematical elimination from competing for the USL Championship Final.

Club

Roster

As of September 25, 2020[3]

No. Position Player Nation
0 GK Colin Miller  United States
5 DF Shane Wiedt  United States
6 MF Ally Hamis Ng’anzi  Tanzania
7 FW Elvis Amoh  Ghana
9 FW Alioune Ndour  Senegal
10 FW Michael Gamble  United States
12 FW Kairou Amoustapha  Niger
13 MF Gabriel Gómez  Argentina
14 DF Nelson Martinez  United States
16 FW Massimo Ferrin  Canada
17 MF Ted Ku-DiPietro  United States
18 GK Lorenzo Gordon ([B])  United States
19 MF Brandon Williamson  United States
20 DF Allexon Saravia  El Salvador
21 FW Josh Fawole  United States
22 DF Robby Dambrot  United States
23 FW Christian Sorto  United States
24 DF Jeremy Garay ([B])  United States
25 DF Jake Dengler  United States
27 DF EruMuse Momoh  United States
28 MF Tyler Gabarra  United States
29 DF Timothy Mehl  United States
30 MF Sebastian Falsone ([B])  United States
33 MF Jacob Greene ([B])  United States
36 DF Adam Lundegard ([B])  United States
37 FW Juston Rainey ([B])  United States
38 DF Liam Moore ([B])  United States
40 GK Simon Lefebvre  France
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
  2. ^

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 15 Loudoun United FC Richmond Kickers Leesburg, Virginia
12:00 PM EST Stadium: Segra Field
Note: Match not reported.
February 22 North Carolina FC v Loudoun United FC Cary, NC
1:00 PM EST Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Match was cancelled on February 21st announced by North Carolina FC.
February 26 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–1 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, PA
12:00 PM EST Fernandes 24' (Mertz) Report 70' (pen.) Stadium: Highmark Stadium

USL Championship

March 7 1 Philadelphia Union II 0–0 Loudoun United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST Turner  59'
Ofeimu  85'
Huckaby  87'
Report Saravia  45+3' Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 467
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 20 2 Hartford Athletic 3–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Politz 3'
Swartz 45'
Johnson 55'
Dixon  65'
Report Amoh  43', 58' (pen.)
Doue  90'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
August 2 3 Hartford Athletic 4–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Guzmán 7', 18'
Lara  45'
Barrera 66'
Dixon  84'
Torres  90+3'
Vazquez Villar 90+8'
Report Amoh 21' (pen.),  56' Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
August 12 4 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 Loudoun United FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Lapsley  15'
Kilwien 79',  90+5'
Rito  90+1'
Report Ku-DiPietro 45+4'
Amoh  60', 65' (pen.)
Mehl  80'
Doue  85'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
August 15 5 Louisville City FC 2–0 Loudoun United FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Lancaster 39'
McMahon  45+4'
Matsoso 49'
Report Gabarra  17'
Amoh  24'
Garay  48'
Amoustapha  67'
Williamson  68'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Eric Tattersall
August 19 6 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Martinez  17'  45+1'
Wiedt  58'
Saravia  59'
Report Dos Santos 7'
Fernandes 11'
Barnathan  50'
Vancaeyezeele  85'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 452
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 23 7 Hartford Athletic 2–2 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Swartz  28'
Barrera  67'
Silva  69'
Naglestad 85'
Dixon 89'
Report Wiedt 22'
Ndour  23'
Amoustapha  44'
Amoh 73',  84'
Greene  88'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August 29 8 Loudoun United FC 2–3 New York Red Bulls II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Amoustapha 40', 64'
Wiedt  90+6'
Report LaCava 19', 45+5'
Boateng  22'
Dieye 26'
Clark 56',  69'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 512
Referee: John Griggs
September 1 9 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3–0 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Forrest 5' (pen.)
Velarde 8' (pen.)
Dikwa  66', 88'
Report Fawole 17'
Amoh  38'
Ndour  55'
Williamson  71'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 5 10 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Silva  6'
Rogers 17',  56'
Strong  43'
Guzmán  70'
Torres 76'
Report Fawole 4'
Ndour  30'
Mehl  77'  87'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 1,375
Referee: Christian Centeno
September 12 11 Loudoun United FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Lundegard  8'  13'
Amoustapha 42'
Gabarra  51'
Ku-DiPietro  90+2'
Gamble  90+4'
Report Bohui 10'
Kingue  29'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 520
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 16 12 Philadelphia Union II 4–0 Loudoun United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Craig 6'
Sorenson 20',  90+3'
Kingue 32'
Huckaby  71'
Stafford 83',  87'
Report Ndour  29'
Amoustapha  40'
Saravia  90+3'
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Ernie Constantine
September 19 13 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT Fawole  37'
Saravia  45+4'  90+4'
Report Vancaeyezeele  51'
Dikwa 81'
Walls  90+2'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 494
Referee: John Griggs
September 26 14 Charleston Battery Cancelled Loudoun United FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC[2]
September 30 15 Loudoun United FC Cancelled New York Red Bulls II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Segra Field
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC[2]
October 4 16 Loudoun United FC Cancelled North Carolina FC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Segra Field
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC[2]

Original Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG
13 Miami FC 16 4 8 4 20 34 14 16 1.00
14 New York Red Bulls II 16 5 11 0 30 37 7 15 0.94
15 Atlanta United 2 16 3 10 3 23 33 10 12 0.75
16 Philadelphia Union II 16 2 11 3 20 45 25 9 0.56
17 Loudoun United FC 13 1 9 3 10 28 18 6 0.46
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Group F Table

The standings for the Group include the results of any games that were played before the season was suspended.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Hartford Athletic 16 11 2 3 31 24 +7 35 2.19 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 16 11 1 4 39 10 +29 34 2.13
3 New York Red Bulls II 16 5 0 11 30 37 7 15 0.94
4 Philadelphia Union II 16 2 3 11 20 45 25 9 0.56
5 Loudoun United FC 13 1 3 9 10 28 18 6 0.46
Source: USL

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (D.C. United), LUFC is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[4]

References

  1. "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". USL Championship. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Goff, Steven (25 September 2020). "Loudoun United cancels remaining matches because of positive coronavirus tests". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. "Roster". Loudoun United FC.
  4. "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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