2022 Louisville City FC season
The 2022 Louisville City FC season is the club's eighth season of competition. Louisville City competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Neace |
| Manager | Danny Cruz |
| Stadium | Lynn Family Stadium |
| USL | Division: TBD Conference: TBD Overall: TBD |
| Highest home attendance | 11,093 (4-30 vs. PIT) |
Background
The previous season was impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, though to a lesser extent than the 2020 season. The main alteration was to the regular season schedule, which saw Louisville City play seven division opponents four times each to reduce travel distance and frequency. The U.S. Open Cup was also cancelled for the second straight year due to the effects of the pandemic. Louisville City also began the season with Lynn Family Stadium open to limited capacity crowds, before expanding to maximum capacity on June 12, 2021. Louisville City had its highest attendance of the season on that date with 12,115.
The team won the Cental Division with a victory at Birmingham Legion FC on the final matchday of the season, and advanced through the playoffs before falling in extra time to Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Eastern Conference final. Standout right back Jonathan Gómez tallied eight assists and a pair goals on the year. After being named the league's Young Player of the Year and to the All-League First Team at the conclusion of the season, Gómez was transferred to Real Sociedad of Spain's La Liga, Louisville City's first direct transfer to a top-flight European club. Cameron Lancaster led Louisville City in scoring with 21 goals in all comps and was named to the All-League Second Team, while Brian Ownby was the team leader in assists with 10. Defender Sean Totsch was named to the All-League First Team for the second consecutive season.
In addition to Jonathan Gómez's transfer, a number of other players departed the club. Louisville City reloaded from a variety of sources, bringing in players from other USL Championship and Major League Soccer clubs, signing Louisville City Academy players, and picking up free agents from the European and collegiate ranks. Prior season loanee Jorge Gonzalez stayed with the team and signed a contract with Louisville City.
Current squad
As of April 14, 2022[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kyle Morton |  United States |
| 3 | DF | Amadou Dia | United States |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | United States |
| 6 | DF | Wesley Charpie | United States |
| 7 | MF | Napo Matsoso |  Lesotho |
| 8 | MF | Carlos Moguel Jr. | United States |
| 9 | FW | Jorge González |  Spain |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | United States |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe |  Republic of Ireland |
| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson | United States |
| 13 | MF | Corben Bone | United States |
| 14 | FW | Wilson Harris | United States |
| 15 | MF | Manny Perez | United States |
| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster |  England |
| 19 | DF | Oscar Jimenez | United States |
| 21 | MF | Ray Serrano | United States |
| 24 | GK | Parker Siegfried | United States |
| 30 | DF | Jan-Erik Leinhos |  Germany |
| 32 | DF | Ían Soler | Spain |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | United States |
| 66 | DF | Joshua Wynder | United States |
| 77 | FW | Enoch Mushagalusa |  DR Congo |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | MF | Elijah Wynder (on loan to FC Tucson) | United States |
| 18 | GK | Danny Faundez (on loan to Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC) | United States |
| 63 | DF | Sebastian Sanchez (on loan to South Georgia Tormenta FC) | United States |
| 67 | MF | Owen Damm (on loan to Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC) | United States |
Competitions
Preseason friendlies
| January 30, 2022 | Austin FC | v | Louisville City | Austin, Texas |
| Stadium: St. David's Performance Center | ||||
| Note: Result not published | ||||
| February 5, 2022 | Columbus Crew | v | Louisville City | Columbus, Ohio |
| Stadium: OhioHealth Performance Center | ||||
| Note: Match cancelled due to weather conditions | ||||
| February 12, 2021 | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 0–3 | Louisville City | Phoenix, Arizona |
Mushagalusa  Moguel Serrano |
Stadium: GCU Stadium |
| February 16, 2022 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–5 | Louisville City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 2:00 PM MT/4:00 PM ET | Hinds |
Report | Lancaster , Ownby Gonzalez , |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 19, 2022 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–2 | Louisville City | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MT/9:00 PM ET | King 17' Calistri 65' |
Report | DelPiccolo 45+1' Harris 54' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex |
| February 26, 2022 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–1 | Louisville City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2:00 PM ET | Dixon 31' (pen.) |
Report | Harris 12' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium |
| March 5, 2022 | St. Louis City SC 2 | 1–0 | Louisville City | Maryland Heights, Missouri |
| 3:00 PM CT/4:00 PM ET | Dias 62' |
Report | Stadium: Creve Coeur Park Soccer Complex |
USL Championship
Standings — Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 21 | Qualification for the Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Detroit City FC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 17 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 16 | |
| 4 | Indy Eleven | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Miami FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | |
| 6 | Memphis 901 FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Birmingham Legion FC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 11 | |
| 9 | FC Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 | |
| 10 | Loudoun United FC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 | |
| 11 | Atlanta United 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 6 | |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | |
| 13 | New York Red Bulls II | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 4 | |
| 14 | Hartford Athletic | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 |
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 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
Last updated: April 17, 2022.
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
For the 2022 USL Championship season, divisional separation of clubs used in the 2021 season was dropped. Louisville City will compete within the Eastern Conference. They will also face eight cross-conference opponents, most for the first time in competitive matches: LA Galaxy II, Monterey Bay FC, Orange County SC, El Paso Locomotive FC, Sacramento Republic FC, and Rio Grande Valley FC.
| 12 March 1 | Louisville City | 1–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Harris  57', 70' Wynder 64' |
Report | Brick 69' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,318 Referee: Melvin Rias |
| 19 March 2 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Miami FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Dia 18' DelPiccolo 30', 36' Gibson 45' Harris 51' Matsoso 70' Ownby 74', 82' |
Report | Pérez 10' Palacios 18' Williams 53' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,846 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| 23 March 3 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–2 | Louisville City | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7:00 PM ET | Castillo 20' Filipe 62' Conte 77',  86' |
Report | Serrano 18' Mushagalusa 57' Del Piccolo 62' Morton 63' Harris 88' |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 182 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| 26 March 4 | Louisville City | 1–1 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Totsch 53' Ownby 84' Dia 89' |
Report | Pinho 22' Timmer 34' Briggs 86' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,551 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| 2 April 5 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0–0 | Louisville City | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7:30 PM ET | Santos 18' Kavita 40' |
Report | DelPiccolo 28' Matsoso 42' Bone 53' Totsch 86' |
Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| 10 April 6 | Loudoun United FC | 0–2 | Louisville City | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 4:00 PM ET | Ku-Pietro 55' Diarra 68' |
Report | Harris 4' Wynder 28' Ownby 53' Gonzalez 65' Totsch 75' Gibson 77' Mushagalusa 89' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,444 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| 16 April 7 | San Diego Loyal FC | 2–5 | Louisville City | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PT/10:00 PM ET | Carleton 14' (pen.), 54' Fodrey 45+1' Adams 49' Vassell 52', 89' Stoneman 82' |
Report | Harris 4' Totsch 15', 51' (pen.),  56' Charpie 45+4' McCabe 83' (pen.) Ownby 90+4' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 3,482 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| 23 April 8 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Louisville City | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 5:00 PM ET | Cichero 32' Weber 34' Apodaca 71' Kuzminsky 90+2' |
Report | DelPiccolo 59' Mushagalusa 66', 73' Soler 79' |
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| 30 April 9 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Harris 20' Mushagalusa 39' |
Report | Peters 30' Ordoñez 49' D. Kelly 80' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 11,093 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| 4 May 10 | Atlanta United 2 | v | Louisville City | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium |
| 13 May 11 | LA Galaxy II | v | Louisville City | Carson, California |
| 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| 21 May 12 | Louisville City | v | Monterey Bay FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 28 May 13 | Louisville City | v | FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2:00 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 4 June 14 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | v | Louisville City | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
| 18 June 15 | Louisville City | v | Orange County SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 25 June 16 | Hartford Athletic | v | Louisville City | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1:00 PM ET | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| 2 July 17 | Louisville City | v | Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 9 July 18 | Louisville City | v | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 16 July 19 | Memphis 901 FC | v | Louisville City | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM CT/8:30 PM ET | Stadium: AutoZone Park |
| 20 July 20 | Louisville City | v | Phoenix Rising FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 30 July 21 | El Paso Locomotive FC | v | Louisville City | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:30 PM MT/9:30 PM ET | Stadium: Southwest University Park |
| 6 August 22 | Louisville City | v | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 13 August 23 | Louisville City | v | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 20 August 24 | Detroit City FC | v | Louisville City | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium |
| 27 August 25 | Miami FC | v | Louisville City | University Park, Florida |
| 7:00 PM ET | Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium |
| 31 August 26 | Indy Eleven | v | Louisville City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 PM ET | Stadium: Carroll Stadium |
| 3 September 27 | Louisville City | v | Sacramento Republic FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 7 September 28 | FC Tulsa | v | Louisville City | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CT/8:30 PM ET | Stadium: Oneok Field |
| 10 September 29 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | v | Louisville City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM ET | Stadium: Highmark Stadium |
| 17 September 30 | Louisville City | v | Loudoun United FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 23 September 31 | Louisville City | v | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 1 October 32 | Rio Grande Valley FC | v | Louisville City | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CT/8:30 PM ET | Stadium: H-E-B Park |
| 5 October 33 | Louisville City | v | Detroit City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| 15 October 34 | Louisville City | v | Hartford Athletic | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
USL Cup Playoffs
The top seven teams in each USL Championship conference will reach the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs, with the conference winners each receiving a bye to the Conference Semifinals.
U.S. Open Cup
| 6 April 2nd | Louisville City  | 1–0 |  Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | DelPiccolo 24' Harris 75', 87' |
Report | Bement 43' Hernández 59' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,520 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| 20 April 3rd | Louisville City | v |  St. Louis City SC 2 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM ET | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
Player statistics
Goals
| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 14 | Brian Ownby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 21 | Ray Serrano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | Wes Charpie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |||
Assists
| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 77 | Enoch Mushagalusa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | DF | 15 | Manny Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | MF | 13 | Corben Bone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Jorge Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | DF | 6 | Wes Charpie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Kyle Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
Clean sheets
| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 | Kyle Morton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
Disciplinary
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | |||
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Wilson Harris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Amadou Dia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Napo Matsoso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 66 | DF | Joshua Wynder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | FW | Enoch Mushagalusa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | GK | Kyle Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Corben Bone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Jorge Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | ||
References
- "Roster". loucity.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
