2023 Memphis 901 FC season

The 2023 Memphis 901 FC season was the fifth season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Memphis 901 FC
2023 season
Head coachStephen Glass
StadiumAutoZone Park
Memphis, Tennessee
USLCConference: 4th
Overall: 9th
USLC PlayoffsEastern Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Highest home attendance4,001
(Mar 11 vs. Loudoun)
Lowest home attendance2,264
(Sep 6 vs Tampa)
Average home league attendance3,447
Biggest winMEM 5–1 MIA (Jun 3)
MEM 4–0 TUL (Jun 21)
MEM 4–0 ELP (Oct 7)
Biggest defeatPHX 6–0 MEM (Jul 1)
← 2022
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New head coach Stephen Glass had a rough start to the season with back to back 1-3 home losses. Memphis 901 FC found their rhythm though and went undefeated in the months of April, May, and June with a record of 8-0-4 (W-L-D). They hit a slump in July with 2 draws and 4 losses while being scored against 18 times. They finished the season with 52 from a record of 14–10–10.[1] Their 52pts landed them in 4th place in the east and a home playoff match.[2]

The playoffs began on October 21 as Memphis hosted Louisville City. 901 FC went up quick with a 32 second goal by Bruno Lapa - 2nd fastest in League history at the time. Louisville found the equilizer later that half as the game slowed down and went into overtime and then to penalties. Louisville went first, with both teams exchanging goals until the fifth Memphis player was unable to hit the back of the net. Memphis 901 FC ultimately came up short and their 2023 season came to a close. [3]

Players and staff

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Final roster

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As of October 20, 2023[4]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Drew Romig   United States
3 DF Carson Vom Steeg   United States
4 MF Emerson Hyndman   United States
5 MF Samuel Careaga (on loan from Lanús)   Argentina
6 MF Aaron Molloy   Republic of Ireland
7 MF Bruno Lapa   Brazil
8 DF Lucas Turci   Brazil
9 MF Luiz Fernando   Brazil
10 FW Rodrigo da Costa   Brazil
11 MF Laurent Kissiedou   Ivory Coast
14 DF Akeem O'Connor-Ward   United States
15 FW Calvin Harrison ([A])   United States
16 DF Graham Smith   United States
18 MF Jeremy Kelly   United States
19 DF Rece Buckmaster   United States
20 FW Nighte Pickering   United States
23 MF Leston Paul   Trinidad and Tobago
24 FW Rashawn Dally   Jamaica
26 GK Aren Seeger   United States
27 DF Jelani Peters   Trinidad and Tobago
32 GK Richard Sánchez   Mexico
14 DF Aiden McFadden (on loan from Atlanta)   United States
15 DF Logan Haddad ([A])   United States
77 FW Dylan Borczak   United States
  1. ^
    Signed to a USL academy contract

Staff

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As of October 20, 2023[5]
Technical staff
Sporting director Tim Howard
Assistant sporting director Caleb Patterson-Sewell
Head coach Stephen Glass
Assistant coach Mark Spalding
Assistant coach Caleb Patterson-Sewell

Competitions

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USL Championship

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Eastern Conference standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (S) 34 19 5 10 50 29 +21 67 Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 19 9 6 60 39 +21 63
3 Charleston Battery 34 17 9 8 47 43 +4 59
4 Memphis 901 FC 34 14 10 10 59 53 +6 52
5 Louisville City FC 34 14 12 8 41 44 −3 50
6 Indy Eleven 34 13 11 10 46 38 +8 49
7 Birmingham Legion FC 34 14 16 4 44 53 −9 46
8 Detroit City FC 34 11 15 8 30 39 −9 41
9 Miami FC 34 11 15 8 43 44 −1 41
10 FC Tulsa 34 10 15 9 43 55 −12 39
11 Loudoun United FC 34 7 23 4 36 61 −25 25
12 Hartford Athletic 34 4 24 6 40 79 −39 18
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(S) Players' Shield winner

Match results

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in Central time

Mar 11 01 Memphis 901 FC 1–3 Loudoun United FC Memphis, TN
4:00PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Autozone Park
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Mar 18 02 Memphis 901 FC 1–3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Memphis, TN
4:00PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,587
Referee: Serhiy Boyko
Apr 01 04 Miami FC 1–1 Memphis 901 FC Miami, Florida
6:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Apr 15 05 Memphis 901 FC 2–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,734
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
Apr 22 06 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0-3 Memphis 901 FC Edinburg, TX
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: HEB Park
Attendance: 6,162
Referee: Gerald Flores
Apr 29 07 Memphis 901 FC 1–1 Louisville City Memphis, TN
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,644
Referee: Matt Thompson
May 06 08 Hartford Athletic 0-2 Memphis 901 FC Hartford,CT
6:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
May 13 09 Memphis 901 FC 2-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Memphis, TN
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
May 19 10 FC Tulsa 1-2 Memphis 901 FC Tulsa, OK
8:00P.M. CDT
Report
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,577
Referee: Alejo Calume
Jun 03 11 Memphis 901 FC 5–1 Miami FC Memphis, TN
7:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,672
Referee: Katja Koroleva
Jun 10 13 Louisville City FC 1–3 Memphis 901 FC Louisville, KY
8:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Jun 17 14 Memphis 901 FC 0–0 Detroit City FC Memphis, TN
8:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
Jun 21 15 Memphis 901 FC 4-0 FC Tulsa Memphis, TN
7:00P.M. CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Melvin Rivas
Jun 24 16 Memphis 901 FC 3–2 Charleston Battery Memphis, TN
7:30 PM CDT Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,688
Referee: Gerald Flores
Jul 01 17 Phoenix Rising FC 6-0 Memphis 901 FC Phoenix, AZ
9:30 PM CDT Report Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Jul 07 18 Memphis 901 FC 0–4 San Antonio FC Memphis, TN
7:30 PM CDT Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,623
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
Jul 12 03 Oakland Roots SC 1-1 Memphis 901 FC Hayward, CA
8:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,098
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Jul 15 19 Sacramento Republic FC 1-1 Memphis 901 FC Sacramento,CA
9:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 9,311
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Jul 22 20 Memphis 901 FC 3–4 Orange County SC Memphis, TN
7:30 PM CDT Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,971
Referee: John Griggs
Jul 29 21 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 4-2 Memphis 901 FC Pittsburgh, PA
6:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,466
Referee: Elton García
Aug 02 22 Loudoun United 0-0 Memphis 901 FC Leesburg, VA
10:00AM CDT
Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: Thomas Snyder
Aug 05 23 Indy Eleven 1-2 Memphis 901 FC Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,194
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Aug 12 24 San Diego Loyal SC 0-1 Memphis 901 FC San Diego, CA
8:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 4,524
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Aug 23 25 Memphis 901 FC 0–0 Indy Eleven Memphis, TN
7:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Aug 26 26 Charleston Battery 1-0 Memphis 901 FC Mt. Pleasant,SC
6:30 PM CDT Report Stadium: Patriots Point
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Sep 02 27 Detroit City FC 1-1 Memphis 901 FC Hamtramck, MI
6:30 PM CDT Report Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,266
Referee: Thomas Snyder
Sep 06 28 Memphis 901 FC 3-2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Memphis, TN
7:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 2,264
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Sep 09 29 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 Monterey Bay FC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,238
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
Sep 16 30 Memphis 901 FC 4–2 Hartford Athletic Memphis, TN
7:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Luis Arroyo
Sep 20 12 Birmingham Legion FC 1–1 Memphis 901 FC Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Sep 23 31 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-4 Memphis 901 FC St. Petersburg, FL
6:30 PM CDT Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,862
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Sep 30 32 Memphis 901 FC 1–2 Birmingham Legion FC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Referee: Alejo Calume
Oct 07 33 Memphis 901 FC 4–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Memphis, TN
7:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,537
Referee: Calin Radosav
Oct 13 34 New Mexico United 4-1 Memphis 901 FC Albuquerque, NM
8:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 11,385
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk


USL Playoffs

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Oct 21 Quarter-finals Memphis 901 FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Louisville City FC Memphis, Tennessee
6:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,587
Referee: Elton García
Penalties


US Open Cup

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Memphis 901 FC entered the 2022 US Open Cup in the 2nd round with the rest of the USLC teams.[6]

Apr 4 USOC Rnd 2 One Knoxville SC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Memphis 901 FC Knoxville, TN
7:00PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Regal Stadium
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Apr 26 USOC Rnd 3 Atlanta United FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Memphis 901 FC Kennesaw, GA
7:30PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 3,034
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
May 10 USOC Rnd 4 Birmingham Legion FC 3-0 Memphis 901 FC Birmingham, AL
8:00PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez


Stats

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Regular Season
No. Player Name Pos. Apps Sta. M G A        


6   Aaron Molloy MF 33 33 2917 2 8 10 0 0
37   Aiden McFadden DF 12 12 1069 1 3 3 0 0
14   Akeem Ward DF 34 33 2951 3 2 8 0 0
26   Aren Seeger GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21   Bill Hamid GK 10 10 900 0 0 1 0 0
7   Bruno Lapa MF 28 19 1491 4 4 3 0 2
15   Calvin Harrison FW 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
3   Carson Vom Steeg DF 19 15 1317 1 0 2 0 0
1   Drew Romig GK 22 22 1980 0 0 0 0 0
77   Dylan Borczak FW 25 6 586 0 1 0 0 0
4   Emerson Hyndman MF 14 7 688 3 0 2 0 0
28   Farid Chouyouti FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16   Graham Smith DF 29 28 2557 1 1 11 1 0
27   Jelani Peters DF 18 15 1357 1 0 4 1 0
18   Jeremy Kelly FW 33 33 2830 3 1 2 1 0
11   Laurent Kissiedou MF 27 21 1723 6 4 1 0 1
23   Leston Paul MF 16 11 1020 0 1 2 0 0
8   Lucas Turci DF 27 16 1613 2 1 3 0 0
9   Luiz Fernando Nascimento FW 27 24 2056 8 4 1 0 0
35   Nick Dyer DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20   Nighte Pickering FW 30 9 979 4 3 3 0 0
10   Phillip Goodrum FW 9 8 715 0 0 3 0 0
24   Rashawn Dally FW 29 6 785 3 2 1 0 0
19   Rece Buckmaster DF 20 20 1776 1 1 4 0 0
32   Richard Sánchez GK 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0
10   Rodrigo da Costa MF 25 23 1943 12 3 - 0 0
5   Samuel Careaga MF 6 1 218 2 1 - 0 0
55   Sebastián Velásquez MF 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0


References

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  1. ^ 901 Soccer Podcast (January 3, 2024). "901 Soccer Podcast: 2023 Season in Review" (video). youtube.com. Bluff City Media.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "USL Championship Playoff Bracket: Memphis secures home game in first-round against Louisville". Bluff City Media. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Memphis 901 FC elimininated in penalty shootout to Louisville City". Bluff City Media. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 Team Roster". USL Championship. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Technical Staff". memphis901fc.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Record-Setting 103 Teams Confirmed For 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.