2021 Memphis 901 FC season

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).

Memphis 901 FC
2021 season
Head coachBen Pirmann
StadiumAutoZone Park
Memphis, Tennessee
USLConference: 7th
USL PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
2021 U.S. Open CupCanceled
Highest home attendance5,425 (7/24 v. TUL)
Lowest home attendance3,029 (10/6 v. SKC)
Average home league attendance4,125
Biggest winNY 0–3 MEM (9/19)
Biggest defeatLOU 3–0 MEM (6/12)
OKC 4–1 MEM (8/7)
← 2020
2022 →

Club

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Roster

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As of July 10, 2021[2]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Kyle Morton (on loan from Houston Dynamo)   United States
2 DF Mark Segbers   United States
3 DF Zach Carroll   United States
5 DF Brecc Evans   United States
7 MF Mitch Guitar   United States
8 DF Raúl González   Puerto Rico
9 FW Kyle Murphy   United States
10 MF Kadeem Dacres   United States
11 FW Michael Salazar   Belize
13 GK John Berner   United States
14 FW Francis Atuahene   Ghana
16 FW Rashawn Dally   Jamaica
17 MF Tycho Collins ([A])   China
18 MF Dominic Oduro   Ghana
19 MF Dre Fortune   Trinidad and Tobago
20 MF Roland Lamah   Belgium
22 GK Cody Cropper   United States
23 MF Leston Paul   Trinidad and Tobago
27 MF Simeon Betapudi ([A])   United States
28 GK Brady Scott (on loan from Austin FC)   United States
30 MF Laurent Kissiedou   Ivory Coast
31 GK Jake Gelnovatch   United States
33 DF Skylar Thomas   Canada
36 DF Andre Reynolds II (on loan from Chicago Fire)   United States
49 FW Matt Brucker ([A])   United States
50 DF Niall Logue (on loan from El Paso Locomotive)   Northern Ireland
88 MF Max Talley ([A])   United States
  1. ^
    Signed to a USL academy contract

Competitions

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USL Championship

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Central Division standings

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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:
  1. ^ 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Memphis 901 FC Reveals Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "2021 Team Roster". Memphis 901 FC. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "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.