2021 Loudoun United FC season

The 2021 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's third season of existence, their third in the second-division of American soccer, and their third in the USL Championship.

Loudoun United FC
2021 season
Head coachRyan Martin
StadiumSegra Field
Highest home attendance1,126 (6/8 v. CHS)
Lowest home attendance310 (8/18 v. IND)
Average home league attendance639
Biggest winLDN 4–1 IND (8/18)
Biggest defeatLDN 0–5 CLT (9/8)
PIT 5–0 LDN (9/11)
MIA 6–1 LDN (9/25)

Club

Roster
As of September 25, 2021[1]
No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Jermaine Fordah  England
1 GK Keegan Meyer  United States
2 DF Gaoussou Samaké (on loan from ASEC Mimosas)  Ivory Coast
4 MF Jeremy Garay ([A])  El Salvador
5 DF Hassan Pinto  United States
6 FW Massimo Ferrin  Canada
7 FW Darluis Paz  Venezuela
8 MF Barakatulla Sharifi  United States
9 FW Jovanny Bolívar ([A])  Venezuela
10 FW Michael Gamble  United States
12 FW Giovanni Montesdeoca  United States
13 MF Allexon Saravia  El Salvador
14 MF Tyler Gabarra  United States
15 MF Nicky Downs  United States
17 FW Kimarni Smith ([A])  England
18 DF Wahab Ackwei  Ghana
19 DF Landry Nanan Houssou (on loan from ASI D'Abengourou)  Ivory Coast
21 MF Ted Ku-DiPietro  United States
22 DF Robby Dambrot  United States
23 DF Diego Gomez-Ochoa ([B])  Mexico
24 FW Sammy Sergi  United States
26 DF Owen Walz ([B])  United States
27 DF Matt Di Rosa  United States
28 MF Mathias Yohannes ([B])  United States
29 DF Timmy Mehl  United States
30 GK Noah Abrams  England
31 GK Jonathan Mennell ([B])  United States
33 DF Jacob Greene ([A])  United States
34 MF Abdellatif Aboukoura ([B])  United States
35 DF Troy Matingou ([B])  United States
37 MF Jackson Hopkins ([B])  United States
44 DF Jace Clark ([B])  United States
55 DF Michael DeShields ([A])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
    2.
  2. ^
    D.C. United Academy player.
    3.

Competitions

Exhibitions
March 26 D.C. United 5–1 Loudoun United FC Washington, DC
3:00 PM EST Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
April 3 Loudoun United FC Cancelled Philadelphia Union II Leesburg, VA
Stadium: Segra Field
April 10 Loudoun United FC Cancelled Richmond Kickers Leesburg, VA
Stadium: Segra Field

USL Championship
Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

The USLC realigned itself to place the current 31 teams into four regional divisions, with Loudoun in the Atlantic Division. Loudoun would play its divisional rivals four times each (evenly split between home and away matches), with the remaining four games against non-division teams.[2]

May 2 1 Miami FC 2–1 Loudoun United FC Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Craig 6'
Ackwei 7' (o.g.)
Löbe  14'
François  59'
Reid  84'
Walker  90+1'		 Report Sergi  53'
Amoustapha 82'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 18 2 Loudoun United FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Sergi 27',  52'
Amoustapha  36'
Ku-Dipietro  42'
Fordah  63'
Paz  75'
Panchot  74'		 Report Sowe 4',  75'
Edelman  26'
Egbo 64' (pen.)
Brummett  90+3'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 710
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 29 3 New Mexico United 0–1 Loudoun United FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:30 PM EDT Yearwood  23' Report Bolívar 40'
Mehl  57'
Samaké  60'		 Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Attendance: 8,801
Referee: Chris Ruska
June 2 4 Loudoun United FC 2–3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Landry  14'
Mehl  20'
Samaké  46'
Bolívar 50'
DeShields  57'
Panchot 70'		 Report Velarde 18'
Ackwei 41' (o.g.)
Dixon  51'
Cicerone 58' (pen.)
Gatt  72'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 817
Referee: John Griggs
June 8 5 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Charleston Battery Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro  90+5' Report Fahling 73'
Kelly-Rosales  67'
Bunting  86'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 11 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Loudoun United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Antley  13'
Guenzatti 34'
Wyke  79'
Langsdorf 85',  86'		 Report Dambrot 4',  23'
Bolívar  74'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
June 19 7 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Obregón Jr. 6'
Yacoubou  77'
Cardona 90+5'		 Report Mehl  25'
Bolivar 78' (pen.)
Houssou  86'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Christian Centeno
June 26 8 Charleston Battery 3–0 Loudoun United FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Zarokostas  2', 16'
Daley 35', 60'
Gdula  51'		 Report Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,694
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
June 30 9 Loudoun United FC 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
8:45 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro 42'
Bolivar 75'		 Report Perez 48' Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 984
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 4 10 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Hartford Athletic Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT Bolívar 58'
Gomez  89'
Downs  90'
Gamble  90+3'		 Report Gómez  44'
Rogers 64'
Preston 73'
Yacoubou  90+3'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 693
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
July 11 11 Loudoun United FC 1–4 Miami FC Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro  29'
Walz  41', 75'
Gomez  59'		 Report Akinyode  18', 26'
da Silva  38'
Anglin  61'
François 70'
Martínez 73'
Forbes 90+2'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 402
Referee: John Matto
July 17 12 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–0 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Cicerone 6'
Rovira  68'		 Report Di Rosa  8'
Saravia  42'
Smith  78'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,483
Referee: Kyle Johnston
July 24 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Loudoun United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 EDT Guillén 7'
Fernandes  21', 52'
Lasso  37'
Ekra  73'
Guenzatti 74'		 Report Smith  34'
Downs 70'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,920
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 27 14 Loudoun United FC 3–5 Charleston Battery Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Walz  2'
Ku-Dipietro 22'
Amoustapha 41'
Hogan 45' (o.g.)
Landry  87'		 Report Repetto 4', 32'
Zarokostas 9'
Archer  23'
Daley  45+5'
Harmon 56'
Lewis 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 556
Referee: John Griggs
July 31 15 Loudoun United FC 1–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Pinto  15'
Amoustapha  41'
Mehl  66'
Smith 70'		 Report Hodge  45+2'
Torres  58'

Edwards 63',  90+4'
Toure 65'
Echevarria  68'

Barry 90+2'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 905
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 6 16 Loudoun United FC 0–0 Charlotte Independence Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Amoustapha  11'
Ku-Dipietro  60'		 Report Sabella  32'
Armour  39'
Bronico  45+3'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 519
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
August 13 17 Charleston Battery 1–0 Loudoun United FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Harmon  56'
Crawford 79'
Piggott  84'
Pérez  90+8'		 Report Downs  4'
Garay  30'
Dambrot 38'
Fordah  84'
Hopkins  90+5'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 18 18 Loudoun United FC 4–1 Indy Eleven Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Sergi 43', 45+1'
Dambrot  47'
Paz 73'
Ku-Dipietro 76'
Saravia  85'
Amoustapha  90+2'		 Report Cochran  33'
Ouimette  34', 78'
Moon  64'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 310
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 23 19 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Saravia  36'
Landry  64'		 Report Hilton 23'
Lasso 45+3'
Wyke  82'
Mkosana  87'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 360
Referee: Luis Arroyo
September 4 20 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 Loudoun United FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 p.m. CST Amoh 14' (pen.)
Pimentel  68'
Sorto  80'		 Report Mehl  13'
Saravia  15'
Ku-Dipietro 20' (pen.)		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Elton García
September 8 21 Loudoun United FC 0–5 Charlotte Independence Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Landry  3'  37' Report Parra  23', 28', 40'
Roberts 49'
Palomino 74'
Sabella 81'
Pack 84'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 546
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 11 22 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 5–0 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Wharton 20'
Forbes 58', 82'
Cicerone 75'
Williamson 80'
Perez  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 25 23 Miami FC 6–1 Loudoun United FC Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT François  9', 55', 63'
Martínez 25'
Forbes 32'
Walker 39'
Reid 81'
Palacios  88'		 Report Ku-DiPietro 48' Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 418
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 30 24 New York Red Bulls II 3–3 Loudoun United FC Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Zajec  25'
Sowe 37' (pen.)
Archimède 55'
Jørgensen 58'
Knapp  63'		 Report DiPietro 4'
Hopkins 20'
Mehl  24'
Mennell  36'
Samaké 57'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 485
Referee: William Steffen
October 3 25 Charlotte Independence 5–1 Loudoun United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Obertan 7'
Johnson 8'
Bronico 13',  32'
Marveaux 19'
Kelly 45'		 Report Dambrot  38'
Mehl  76'
Clark 80',  86'		 Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,207
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
October 10 26 Loudoun United FC 3–2 Miami FC Leesburg, Virginia
1:00 PM EDT Paz  5'  26'
Greene 20'
Landry  32'
Bolívar  72', 86'
Ku-DiPietro 77' (pen.)
Clark  90+4'		 Report François 13' (pen.)
Akinyode  31'
Walker  65'
Cortez 74'
Craig  75'
Reid  88'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Referee: Matthew Franz
October 13 27 Loudoun United FC 2–3 Hartford Athletic Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EDT Bolívar 13'
Garay  38'
Gabarra 51'
Gamble  56'
Mehl  59'
Pinto  73'		 Report Yacoubou  14'
McGlynn 57'
Obregón Jr. 69'
Pinto 81' (o.g.)
Preston  90+5'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 368
Referee: DeShun Beard
October 16 28 Hartford Athletic 1–0 Loudoun United Hartford, Connecticut
11:00 a.m. EDT McGlynn 33',  51'
Obregón Jr.  60'
Cardona  78'
Haak  87'		 Report Greene  32' Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,908
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
October 20 29 New York Red Bulls II 3–0 Loudoun United FC Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Archimède 19',  40'
Sowe  38'
Harper 47' (pen.)
Egbo 56',  57'		 Report Mehl  24'
Ku-DiPietro 37',  68'
Dambrot  38'
Landry  51'
Bolívar  81'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 520
Referee: Corbyn May
October 23 30 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Houssou  75'
Paz  86'		 Report Dos Santos 40'
Antley  41'
Hilton  71'
Dalgaard  86'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 917
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
October 27 31 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Loudoun United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
5:30 PM EDT Fuchs  30'
Martínez 38'
Riascos  75'		 Report Mehl  78'
Hopkins  88'		 Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 30 32 Loudoun United FC 1–4 New York Red Bulls II Leesburg, Virginia
1:00 PM EDT Hopkins 7',  20'
Ku-DiPietro  37'
Clark  68'
Greene  86'
Fordah  86'		 Report Sowe 5'
Rafanello 26', 90+4'
Knapp  58'
Edelman 73'
Egbo  84'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Referee: Jalen Gray

Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 23 7 2 55 23 +32 71 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charlotte Independence 32 18 9 5 57 36 +21 59
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 32 17 8 7 52 34 +18 58[lower-alpha 1]
4 Miami FC 32 16 10 6 55 40 +15 54[lower-alpha 1]
5 Hartford Athletic 32 12 15 5 50 50 0 41
6 Charleston Battery 32 10 15 7 49 60 −11 37
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 7 18 7 42 67 −25 28
8 Loudoun United FC 32 4 25 3 31 78 −47 15
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. The USL decided to replay the sides' October 16 match from the 67th minute after the referee wrongly disallowed a Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goal. The original score was 0–0.[3]

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2021 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. "Roster". loudoununitedfc.com. Loudoun United FC. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. "USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "The Miami FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds Match to be Replayed on Oct. 27, Starting from 67th Minute". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  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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