The 2023 Louisville City FC season was the club's ninth season of competition. Louisville City competed in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.
| 2023 season | ||||
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| Owner | John Neace | |||
| Manager | Danny Cruz | |||
| Stadium | Lynn Family Stadium | |||
| USL | Eastern Conf.: 5th | |||
| 2023 U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | |||
| USL Playoffs | Eastern Conference Finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Harris (9 goals) All: Lancaster (11 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 13,248 (7-29 vs. IND) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,285 (8-9 vs. CHS) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 10,549 | |||
| Biggest win | 0–3 (8–1 at TUL) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 (4–1 vs. SAC) | |||
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Background
editThe previous season was the first season since 2019 not to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was full 34 match regular that did away with divisions. Instead opting for a single table for each conference.[clarify] It was also the first season since 2019 in which the U.S. Open Cup was held.
The team won the Eastern Conference in the penultimate match of the season against Detroit City FC, and finished the year with a club record 72 points and earning a bye into the Conference Semi-finals.[1] They advanced to the USL Championship match by defeating the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Conference Finals, avenging Conference Finals losses to Tampa Bay in the previous two seasons.[2] They lost the USL Championship match to San Antonio FC.[3] In the U.S. Open Cup the team reached the Round of 16 for the first time since 2018, losing at home to MLS side Nashville SC.[4]
Kyle Morton and Elijah Wynder became the first Louisville City players to earn the league's Golden Glove[5] and Comeback Player of the Year[6] awards respectively, while Kyle Morton and Sean Totsch were both selected for all league teams.[7]
Summary
editMarch and April
editLouisville City opened the USL season with back to back matches in California. Defeating Orange County[8] and Monterey Bay[9] 1–3 and 0–1 on March 11 and 18 respectively. With Niall McCabe scoring the opening goal of the season. On March 25 they played their home opener against El Paso. A match they would lose 0–3 in front of record crowd for an opening match. This was also only the third multi-goal loss at Lynn Family Stadium.[10] They returned to California for their next match; this time against Sacramento. They would lose this match 5-0 which was the worst league loss in club history.[11] After giving up 8 goals over 2 matches reigning USL golden glove winner Kyle Morton was effectively replaced as first choice goal keeper by rookie Oliver Semmle.[12] Semmle would go on to post four consecutive clean sheets before giving up his first league goal in the 52nd minute against Memphis.[13]
This would be the start of a streak of five matches unbeaten. Beginning with a pair of 1–0 victories over Detroit[14] and San Antonio in a rematch of the previous seasons' USL Final.[15] Followed up by draws against Charleston[16] and Memphis.[13] During this opening stretch of the campaign goals were well distributed amongst team. Six different players scored across the first 8 league games. With only Harris scoring a second goal[15] giving Louisville City a total of 7 goals over that time frame. This gave Louisville an average of 0.875 goals per game. The lowest such rate to begin a season in club history. The Memphis match was also the last match where Joshua Wynder would appear before making a record breaking USL transfer to Benfica.[17]
May and June
editFollowing a break for the Kentucky Derby Louisville returned home to defeat Miami FC 3–1.[18] Only the second multi-goal performance of the season and first since the opening match.[19] For the following two matches returned to scoring only a single goal per match. With the first match being a 1–2 home loss in front of a record mid-week crowd to FC Tulsa with Phillip Goodrum scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute.[20] Ending a 5 match streak of allowing no more than one goal per match. The second match was a 0–1 away victory in a rivalry match Indy Eleven. Louisville's first victory in LIPAFC since the 2021 season.[21]
In the following match Semmle earned another clean sheet in a scoreless draw against Hartford. Not only did Louisville fail to score they also didn't have a shot on target.[22] Louisville would then return home to face Memphis. Louisville would find the scoresheet again as Harris scored his team leading fourth league goal. However, Memphis went on the win the game 1–3. The first time since the pandemic shortened season of 2020 that Louisville would lose back-to-back home games.[23] For the next match Louisville travelled on June 17 to western conference side Phoenix. In this match Louisville scored two goals. The first match since May 13 where Louisville scored multiple goals. Louisville was leading the match 1–2 until the 74th minute when Manuel Arteaga converted a penalty to draw Phoenix level. Phoenix was then awarded another penalty in 80th minute. This penalty, taken by Danny Trejo, was saved by Semmle preserving a 2–2 draw and marking the beginning of a four match unbeaten streak.[24] In the next match Louisville played another western conference side. This time at home against Las Vegas in the first ever meeting between the two clubs. Semmle would earn his league leading seventh clean sheet with a Enoch Mushagalusa goal leading to a 1–0 for the home side. Mushagalusa's first goal since the opening match of the season and the beginning of three match clean sheet streak for Semmle.[25]
July and August
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On July 1 Louisville travelled to Pittsburgh to play the conference leading Riverhounds. A match played to a goalless draw in the rain. Louisville would fail to have a shot on target but did have an Elijah Wynder shot cleared off the line by Dani Rovira.[26] Next, Louisville returned home to play Loudoun United in Sean Totsch's 200th appearance for the club. This began a stretch of six home league matches out of eight. A match they won 1–0 as Cameron Lancaster scored his first goal since the opening match of the season.[27] This marked the halfway point of the season. Over the first half of the season Louisville scored an average of 1 goal per game. The lowest such average to open the season in club history and second lowest in the conference. Eight different players scored with Harris being the club leader with four. On the defensive side of the field Louisville and Semmle lead the league with nine clean sheets; setting a club record for number of clean sheets in the opening half of a 34 match season. The club conceded 18 goals. The second lowest goals allowed in the conference; trailing Pittsburgh.
To begin the second half of the season Louisville played Pittsburgh for the second time in three matches. Louisville would again fail to score while a 68th goal by Albert Dikwa led to a 0–1 defeat.[28] The following match Louisville played Detroit away. Detroit came into the match on a six-game winless streak and went ahead in the 5th minute on a Ben Morris goal. After halftime Totsch would score an own goal as Louisville failed to find the scoresheet for the second match in a row. Marking the first lose to Detroit in team history.[29] Louisville then returned home to face Birmingham in a match that would mark McCabe's 200th appearance for the club.[30] Louisville took the lead in the 34th minute on a Dylan Mares goal. However, Birmingham would score twice in the second half including a stoppage time goal by Alex Crognale. Leading to Louisville's third consecutive loss. The first three match losing streak since the club's inaugural season.[31] Louisville ended the month of July against the Indy Eleven in the return leg of the LIPAFC rivalry. In front of the largest home crowd of the season to date Wynder and Lancaster both found the back of the net with Oscar Jimenez assisting on both goals. Winning the season series against Indy for the first time 2020. This marked only the third victory over the last 10 matches as Louisville only earned 12 points out of the 30 in June and July.[32]
Louisville opened August on the road against FC Tulsa and turned in what Head Coach Danny Cruz called a true 'Louisville City performance'. Louisville would register three goals while recording a clean sheet for the largest victory of the season to date. This marked the first back-to-back wins of the season since early April as well as the first back-to-back multi goal performances of the season overall. With a goal in the 58th minute Lancaster's became the first Louisville player to score in consecutive games while Semmle set a USL Championship rookie record with his eleventh clean sheet.[33] Louisville followed that performance with two consecutive draws at home. First 1–1 draw in the rain against Charleston[34] followed by a 2–2 draw against Rio Grande.[35] In both matches Louisville would take the lead only to allow game tying goals in the 80th minute. Lancaster scored the lone goal against Charleston creating a streak of three consecutive scoring matches. Against Rio Grande Elijah Wynder scored the Louisville's second goal marking the first time he registered multiple goals in a single season. The draws extended Louisville's unbeaten streak to four. A streak that ended the following on the road against Birmingham. Louisville allowed a goal by Enzo Martínez in the fifth minute followed by a Neco Brett penalty while failing to score goal. The first time Louisville lost multiple games to Birmingham during the same season.[36] Louisville closed out the month of August at home in their first ever match against western conference side Oakland. A Johnny Rodriguez goal right before half time put Oakland ahead while Brian Ownby would score an equalizer in the 71st minute. Eight minutes into stoppage time Oscar Jimenez put Louisville ahead with his first goal of the season leading to a 2–1 victory. While Louisville won the game this marked the fourth consecutive game without a clean sheet. The longest streak of the season to date.[37]
September and October
editLouisville next travelled to Colorado Springs to play the Switchbacks which began a stretch of five matches out of six away from home. Louisville and Colorado exchanged goals in the first half as Gonzalez scored a header off of a corner in the 22nd minute while Romario Williams responded with a goal in the 41st. In the second half Louisville would regain the lead off of another header following a corner in the 49th minute. This time scored by Wynder. Louisville added to their lead in the 88th minute as midseason signing Maarten Pouwels scored his first goal for the club. This goal proved to be vital as Colorado earned a penalty in the 90th minute which was converted by Williams for his second goal of the game. This gave Louisville a 2–3 victory and their first ever victory over Colorado.[38] Louisville then went to Florida to play Tampa Bay in a rematch of the previous three season's Eastern Conference's final as well as Paolo DelPiccolo's 250th appearance in the USL Championship.[39] In this match Tampa Bay went ahead just before halftime while Louisville drew level in the 46th minute as Cal Jennings and Harris exchanged goals. Tampa Bay would regain the lead in the 61st minute when Jennings completed a brace giving Tampa a 2–1 victory.[40] Louisville returned home on September 16 to play San Diego. Louisville's only home match in September. In this match Louisville would immediately take the lead as Harris scored off a rebound of Gonzalez's attempt in the fifth minute. This was only goal of the game as Semmle earned a clean sheet. His first in six matches.[41] Louisville then returned to the road to play Miami FC in what would be the highest scoring match they played this season. The match was a back-and-forth event with Louisville taking one goal leads on three separate occasions only for Miami to score equalizers. Totsch earned a brace after scoring the Louisville's opening goal as well their closing goal when he converted a penalty in the 74th minute. With a goal by Harris sandwiched in between. Totsch would then give up a penalty by tripping Joaquín Rivas in box in the 86th minute. Rivas converted the penalty for his second goal of the game to give Miami a 4–3 victory.[42] Louisville next travelled Leesburg, VA to play Loudoun United in the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia. In this match Louisville gave up the opening goal to Zach Ryan in the 20th minute and went into the half trailing 1–0. After the break they drew level as substitute Dylan Mares scored a goal 6 minutes after entering the pitch. Then in stoppage time Mares earned the assist on the game-winning goal by Harris to give Louisville a 1–2 win. With this win Louisville cliched a spot in the USL Playoffs for ninth consecutive season. It was also the 150 league win in club history. Only the third club in league history to reach that mark.[43] Louisville ended September with a match against New Mexico United. Their last game of the season away from home and first ever match in New Mexico. Louisville's performance in the match was described by Head Coach Danny Cruz as a disgrace as Louisville was shut out for the first time in seven games. Ending Harris' four match goal scoring streak. New Mexico scored twice despite have two men sent off. Including a goal by Nicky Hernandez while playing with a one-man disadvantage.[44]
Louisville City closed out the USL season with two home matches. The first being against Hartford Athletic on October 7 and the second against Tampa Bay on October 14. In the match against bottom of the table Hartford both teams would go into the half time scoreless. After the break Rasmus Thellufsen would find the back of the net in the 58th minute. For his first goal both for Louisville City and for an American club. Despite having eight shots on target this was the Louisville's only goal of the game. Meanwhile, Hartford scored an equalizer in the 75th minute leading to the match ending in a 1–1 draw. The first point that Hartford had earned away from home since July 22.[45] The in season finale against Tampa Bay, Louisville immediately fell behind as JJ Williams scored 28 seconds into the match. 18 minutes later Louisville drew level on a Tampa Bay own goal. Only to fall behind again as Cal Jennings scored twice in quick succession. His second brace in as many games against Louisville this season. Lancaster would score his eighth and Louisville final goal of the season in stoppage time. Louisville's only shot on target of the match. However it wasn't enough as Louisville lost 2–3.[46]
Louisville finished the regular season with 50 points and a record of 14–12–8. The first time that they reached double digit losses in team history. Furthermore, their average points per game of 1.47 and goal differential of -3 were record lows for the club while they were shutout a record 9 times. The team finished 5th in their conference and 10th in the league overall. Both the worst such finishes in team history. For the second consecutive Harris was the top goal scorer with 9. The first time in club history that the Louisville failed to have a double-digit goal scorer. On the defensive side of the pitch Semmle set a USL Championship Rookie record with 12 clean sheets. Tied with Charleston's Trey Muse for the most clean sheets in the USL Championship this year as well as the second most clean sheets in team history. Despite these difficulties the team still set a new high in attendance averaging 10,549 fans a game. Besting the previous season's record of 10,465.[47]
USL Cup Playoffs
editFor the first time in club history Louisville began the playoffs away from home. Travelling to play a Memphis side who were missing their top two goal scorers in the Conference Quarterfinals. In a repeat of events from their final match of the regular season Louisville immediately fell behind. As Bruno Lapa scored 32 seconds into the match. 18 minutes later Louisville would score an equalizer when Lancaster found the back of the net off of a Moguel corner kick. The scoreline did not change for the rest of the game as the match went into extra time. Following two scoreless extra periods the match went to a Penalty shoot-out. In the shoot-out both Goalkeepers failed to save a penalty as both teams took all five kicks. On Memphis' fifth with Louisville leading by one and needing a conversion to extend the shoot-out Aiden McFadden miss the target as his shot went wide. Giving Louisville a 4–5 shoot-out victory.[48] In the Conference Semi-finals Louisville returned home to play 8th seeded Detroit. Who defeated regular season champions, Pittsburgh, the round before.[49] This match was a one-sided event led by veterans Ownby and Lancaster. In the 14th minutes Ownby was fouled in the box by Michael Bryant allowing Louisville to take the lead as Lancaster converted the ensuing penalty. Ownby himself was the next to find the scoresheet when scored in the 43rd minute despite calls for a handball. In the second half Lancaster and Ownby linked up again when Lancaster chested in an Ownby cross. 92 seconds later Lancaster contributed to another goal as he dispossessed Matt Lewis near midfield and passed it to Gonzalez for Louisville's fourth an final goal. The first time across all competitions this season that Louisville scored four goals. On the other side of the ball Detroit managed one shot on target on six attempts as Semmle earned his first cleansheet in the playoffs as Louisville won 4–0.[50] This sent Louisville to the Eastern Conference finals for the ninth consecutive season. Every year since the formation of the club. For the final they travelled to play USL Championship founding member Charleston in their first ever Eastern Conference finals match.[51] In the match, Louisville conceded the opening in the fifth minute. After Ownby fouled Nick Markanich outside the penalty area giving a Charleston a free kick. Which Arturo Rodríguez was able to put into the back of the net. Charleston would pull farther ahead when Markanich was fouled again. This time in the penalty area by Manny Perez giving Charleston a penalty kick which was successfully converted by Augustine Williams in the 58th minute. Already down two goals Louisville then went down a man when Moguel was shown two yellows in a span of three minutes. Louisville eventually found the score sheet when mid-season signing, Kyle Adams, scored his first goal for club in the 90th minute. However, this wasn't enough as Louisville lost 2–1. Ending their season.[52]
Current squad
edit- As of July 27, 2023[53]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Kyle Morton |  United States
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| 3 | DF | Amadou Dia | United States
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| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | United States
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| 5 | MF | Rasmus Thellufsen |  Denmark
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| 6 | DF | Wesley Charpie | United States
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| 8 | MF | Carlos Jr. Moguel | United States
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| 9 | FW | Jorge González |  Spain
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| 10 | FW | Brian Ownby | United States
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| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe |  Republic of Ireland
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| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson | United States
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| 14 | FW | Wilson Harris | United States
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| 15 | DF | Manny Perez | United States
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| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster |  England
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| 18 | GK | Danny Faundez | United States
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| 19 | DF | Oscar Jimenez | United States
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| 21 | FW | Ray Serrano | United States
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| 22 | MF | Dylan Mares | United States
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| 23 | MF | Elijah Wynder | United States
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| 28 | GK | Oliver Semmle |  Germany
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| 30 | DF | Jordan Scarlett |  Jamaica
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| 32 | DF | Kyle Adams |  New Zealand
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| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | United States
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| 51 | DF | Ramzi Qawasmy | United States
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| 66 | DF | Joshua Wynder | United States
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| 67 | MF | Owen Damm | United States
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| 70 | FW | Maarten Pouwels | Denmark
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| 70 | FW | Isaac Cano ([A]) | United States
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| 71 | FW | Colin Elder ([A]) | United States
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| 72 | DF | Travis Smith ([A]) | United States
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- ^ USL Academy Contract
Out on loan
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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| 63 | DF | Sebastian Sanchez (on loan to Union Omaha) | United States
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Competitions
editPreseason friendlies
edit| January 30 | Nashville SC | 0–0 | Louisville City | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Report | Stadium: Geodis Park |
| February 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–2 | Louisville City | Phoenix, Arizona |
Walter  75' (pen.), 90' |
Report | Gonzalez 54' Harris 67' |
Stadium: GCU Stadium |
| February 6 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–3 | Louisville City | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Report | Ownby 13' Damm Thellufsen |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) | ||
| Note: Part of FC Tucson’s Desert Showcase[54] | ||||
| February 6 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Louisville City | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Hamilton 32' Wehan 51' |
Report | Harris 1' Ownby 74' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) | |
| Note: Part of FC Tucson’s Desert Showcase[54] | ||||
| February 11 | Austin FC | 3–1 | Louisville City | Austin, TX |
| Zardes 17' Driussi 24' Fagúndez 90' |
Report | Wynder 64' |
Stadium: St. David’s Performance Center |
| February 18 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–1 | Louisville City | Tukwila, Washington |
| Héber 6' Roldan 21' |
Report | Mares 70' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| February 25 | Louisville City | 2–2 | One Knoxville SC | Louisville, KY |
| Harris 7' Mushagalusa 20' |
Report | Vowinkel 34' Waldeck 90' |
Stadium: Thurman-Hutchins Park |
| March 4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0–0 | Louisville City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium |
USL Championship
editStandings — Eastern Conference
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | −4 |
Last updated: October 16, 2023.
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00) unless otherwise noted
Match results
edit| March 11 1 | Orange County SC | 1–3 | Louisville City | Irvine, California |
| 10:00 PM EST | Richards  37' Iloski 40', 45+3' Partida 41' |
Report | McCabe 4' Lancaster 19', 57' Totsch 71' Mushagalusa 88' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,267 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva Assistant referees: Seth Martin Matthew Schwartz Fourth official: Adrian Gonzalez |
| March 18 2 | Monterey Bay FC | 0–1 | Louisville City | Seaside, California |
| 10:00 PM | Boone 22' Dixon 34' Murphy 65' |
Report | Perez 33' Ownby 48', 55'  67' Del Piccolo 68' |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Christian Clerc Bennett Savage Fourth official: Alexis Da Silva |
| March 25 3 | Louisville City | 0–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM | Moguel 41' Gibson 90+1' |
Report | Rose 23' Navarro 39' Zacarías 45' Solignac 52' Petrović 57' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Rhett Hammil Fourth official: Christopher Slane |
| April 1 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 5–0 | Louisville City | Sacramento, California |
| 10:00 PM | Felipe 5' Gurr 24' Cicerone 28', 71' Viader 40' Vitiello 57' Keko 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Ricardo Fierro Assistant referees: Bhavik Dutt Peter Hanson Fourth official: Adrian Gonzalez |
| April 8 5 | Louisville City | 1–0 | Detroit City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM | Harris 80' |
Report | Rodriguez 45+2' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,548 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk Assistant referees: Tom Felice Brian Marshall Fourth official: Jervis Atagana |
| April 15 6 | Louisville City | 1–0 | San Antonio FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Harris 23' Lancaster 78' Jimenez 90' Wynder 90+4' |
Report | Parano 3' Bailey 20' Gomez 58' Batista 71' Marcina 76' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 11,589 Referee: Malik Badawi Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Nicholas Balcer Fourth official: Kevin Fikar |
| April 22 7 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Louisville City | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | Williams 7' 90' Allan 81' Dodson 84' Trager 86' |
Report | Thellufsen 66' Moguel 88' |
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker Marcus Moss Fourth official: John Rush |
| Note: Kick off was delayed to 8:06 PM due to weather.[55] | ||||
| April 29 8 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Louisville City | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 8:00 PM | Fernando 52' |
Report | Totsch 9' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,644 Referee: Matt Thompson Assistant referees: Nick Goyette Michael Mysiewicz Fourth official: Albert Kyei-Mensah |
| May 13 9 | Louisville City | 3–1 | Miami FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM | Mares 7', 33' Cruz 24' Jimenez 31' Ownby 62' Totsch 70' (pen.) |
Report | Murphy 11' (pen.) Chapman-Page 43' Akinyode 77' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 11,279 Referee: Elijio Arreguin Assistant referees: Ethan Buege Jackson Krauser Fourth official: Patricia McCracken |
| May 24 10 | Louisville City | 1–2 | FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Gonzalez 29' Del Piccolo 33' Charpie 78' Dia 90+5' |
Report | Fernandez 23' Bird 77' Goodrum 89' Suárez 90+1' Dyer 90+5' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 11,434 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker Tom Felice Fourth official: Benjamin Meyer |
| May 27 11 | Indy Eleven | 0–1 | Louisville City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 PM | Lindley 11' Vázquez 29' Jérôme 77' Martínez 84' |
Report | Harris 20' Pouwels 90+3' |
Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,532 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Eric Del Rosario Fourth official: Jackson Krauser |
| June 3 12 | Hartford Athletic | 0–0 | Louisville City | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM | Hoppenot 76' |
Report | Mushagalusa 72' Gibson 82' |
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 5,098 Referee: Luis Diego Arroyo Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson Patrick Casey Fourth official: Christian Centeno |
| June 10 13 | Louisville City | 1–3 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Damm 17' Thellufsen 25' Gibson 55' Harris 71' |
Report | Pickering 45+2' Ward 60' Damm 69' (o.g.) Glass 73' da Costa 74' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,706 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Jacob Little Fourth official: Kevin Fikar |
| June 17 14 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–2 | Louisville City | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 10:30 PM | Harvey 5' Krutzen 45+2' Armenakas 53' Arteaga 74' (pen.) |
Report | Totsch 42' (pen.) Mares 57' Dia 73' Cruz 90+4' |
Stadium: Sky Harbor Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk Assistant referees: Matt Trotter Noah Kenyawani Fourth official: Killian Richardson |
| June 24 15 | Louisville City | 1–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Serrano 28' Mares 35' Mushagalusa 77' |
Report | Ledesma 60' Ingram 65' Díaz 87' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,653 Referee: Melvin Rivas Assistant referees: Eric Burton Christian Little Fourth official: Benjamin Meyer |
| July 1 16 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0–0 | Louisville City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM | Etou 51' Forbes 51' |
Report | Harris 49' Wynder 64' Charpie 76' Lancaster 85' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Austin Saini Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Eric Del Rosario Fourth official: Gary Gutierrez |
| July 8 17 | Louisville City | 1–0 | Loudoun United FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Lancaster 53' McCabe 79' Dia 90+4' DelPiccolo 90+6' |
Report | Morris 49' Leerman 71' Hopkins 81' Chica 90' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,709 Referee: John Matto Assistant referees: Ethan Buege Christopher Slane Fourth official: Rebecca Luther |
| Note: Kick off was delayed to 9:00 PM due to weather.[27] | ||||
| July 12 18 | Louisville City | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Moguel 60' |
Report | Griffin 51' Dikwa 68' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,882 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Jackson Krauser |
| July 19 19 | Detroit City FC | 2–0 | Louisville City | Detroit, Michigan |
| 7:00 PM | Morris 5', 84' Bryant 45' Totsch 60' (o.g.) Rodriguez 79' Steinwascher 90+6' |
Report | Jimenez 78' Charpie 82' Pouwels 90+6' |
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,382 Referee: Alexis Da Silva Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson Matthew Seem Fourth official: Jacob Little |
| July 22 20 | Louisville City | 1–2 | Birmingham Legion FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Mares 35', 70' McCabe 57' Ownby 67' |
Report | Smith 14' Crognale 19', 90+2' Agudelo 55' Rufe 77' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,584 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye Assistant referees: Austin Holt Jeffrey Skinker Fourth official: Alex Beehler |
| July 29 21 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Wynder 28' Lancaster 65' |
Report | Dambrot 61' Quinn 67' Diz 86' Boudadi 90+4' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 13,248 Referee: Ricardo Fierro Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Stephen Milhoan Fourth official: Zach McWhorter |
| August 4 22 | FC Tulsa | 0–3 | Louisville City | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 9:00 PM | Ruxi 45+7' Bird 57' Dyer 68' |
Report | Totsch 31', 741' Thellufsen 45+6' Lancaster 58' Charpie 68' Harris 80' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,277 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Jason Guillen Fourth official: Brandon Queri |
| August 9 23 | Louisville City | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Lancaster 67' |
Report | Palma 73' Ycaza 80' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,285 Referee: Brandon Stevis Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Eric Burton Fourth official: Benjamin Meyer |
| August 12 24 | Louisville City | 2–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Perez 29' Mares 42', 58' Wynder 72' |
Report | Cabezas 50' Galindrez 80' Ackwei  90+7' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,678 Referee: Elton Garcia Assistant referees: Ben Rigel Jackson Krauser Fourth official: Kevin Fikar |
| August 19 25 | Birmingham Legion FC | 2–0 | Louisville City | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7:30 PM | Martínez 5' Brett 24' (pen.) Crognale 46' Mensah 81' |
Report | Jimenez 45+4' Lancaster 59' Charpie 90+6' |
Stadium: Legion Field Referee: Matthew Corrigan Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Ethan Buege Fourth official: Wes Caouette |
| August 26 26 | Louisville City | 2–1 | Oakland Roots SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Cruz 45+5' Ownby 71' Jimenez 90+8' |
Report | Rodriguez 45+6' Morad 45' Hackshaw 81' Blanchette 87' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,584 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Christopher Slane Fourth official: Matt Geringer |
| September 2 27 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2–3 | Louisville City | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 9:00 PM | Williams 41', 90' (pen.), 59' Beckford 73' Skundrich 79' Hogan 83' |
Report | Moguel 4' Gonzalez 22' Del Piccolo 42' Wynder 49' Serrano 62' Pouwels 88' Lancaster 90+3' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,457 Referee: Gerald Flores Assistant referees: Ricardo Ocampo William Aten Fourth official: Marcelo Soto |
| September 9 28 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–1 | Louisville City | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 PM | Lasso 37' Jennings 39', 61' Williams 86' |
Report | Moguel 5' Del Piccolo 21' Charpie 43' Harris 46' Wynder 72' Adams 77' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Elijio Arreguin Assistant referees: Zeno Cho Diego Lucio Fourth official: JJ Bilinski |
| September 16 29 | Louisville City | 1–0 | San Diego Loyal SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Harris 5' Charpie 22' Gibson 73' Serrano 75' Perez 87' |
Report | Conway 78' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 11,121 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Jacob Little Fourth official: Noah Matos |
| September 20 30 | Miami FC | 4–3 | Louisville City | Miami, Florida |
| 7:00 PM | Sorto 32' Segbers 35' Rivas 62', 86' (pen.) de Freitas 78' Repetto 90+3' |
Report | Totsch 15', 74' (pen.) Wynder 30' Harris 48' Charpie 79' |
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Rhett Hammil Fourth official: John Ocampo |
| September 23 31 | Loudoun United FC | 1–2 | Louisville City | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 6:30 PM | Ryan 20' Turner 32' Rocha 40' |
Report | Adams 39' Harris 56', 90+1' Mares 79', 74' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,271 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju Max Smith Fourth official: Nick Karnovsky |
| September 30 32 | New Mexico United | 2–0 | Louisville City | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 9:00 PM | Borgelin 15' 53' Swartz 32' Portillo 59' Hernandez 74', 70' 75' |
Report | Moguel 49' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,102 Referee: Corbyn May Assistant referees: Cameron Siler Benjamin Davis Fourth official: Osvaldo Delgado Landeros |
| October 7 33 | Louisville City | 1–1 | Hartford Athletic | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Mares 37' Ownby 45+2' Thellufsen 58' Charpie 74' |
Report | Makangila 25' Merrill 75' Rice 90+4' Barrera 90+7' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,927 Referee: Benjamin Meyer Assistant referees: Eric Burton Christian Little Fourth official: Kevin Fikar |
| October 14 34 | Louisville City | 2–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Kleemann 19' (o.g.) Ownby 26' Adams 57' Lancaster 78', 90+2' |
Report | Williams 1' Ekra 29' Jennings 36', 38' Kleemann 43' Antley 43' Areman 82' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 12,230 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Eric Del Rosario Stephen Milhoan Fourth official: Jackson Krauser |
USL Cup Playoffs
editThe top eight teams in each USL Championship conference advanced to the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs. Louisville City entered the playoffs as the fifth seed out of the Eastern Conference.
| Conference Quarterfinals October 21–22 | Conference Semifinals October 27–28 | Conference Finals November 4 | USL Championship Final November 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Detroit City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Detroit City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Louisville City FC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Memphis 901 FC | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Louisville City FC (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Louisville City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Charleston Battery | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Indy Eleven | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Charleston Battery | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | New Mexico United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | San Antonio FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | San Antonio FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | San Diego Loyal SC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| October 21, 2023 Conference Quarter-finals | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Louisville City FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,587 Referee: Elton García Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Zach McWhorter Fourth official: Kevin Broadley | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| October 28, 2023 Conference Semi-finals | Louisville City FC | 4–0 | Detroit City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,959 Referee: Ricardo Fierro Assistant referees: Ben Rigel Ricardo Ocampo Fourth official: Jeremy Scheer |
| November 4, 2023 Conference Finals | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Louisville City FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,438 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Seth Barton Darren Bandy Fourth official: Matt Thompson |
U.S. Open Cup
editAs a member of the USL Championship, Louisville City entered the tournament in the Second Round, with their Cup opener played on April 5, 2023. They opened the competition against Lexington SC. The first competitive match against a fellow club from the state of Kentucky.[56] Following their second round win they advanced to play MLS side FC Cincinnati. The first River Cities Cup derby since the 2019.[57] A match they lost 1–0.[58]
| April 5 2nd | Louisville City  | 1–0 | Lexington SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM | Totsch 69' DelPiccolo 71' |
Report | Dlamini 39' Mohammed 67' James 80' Robertson 90+4' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Jackson Krauser Fourth official: Kevin Kernen |
| April 26 3rd | FC Cincinnati  | 1–0 | Louisville City | Cincinnati, OH |
| 7:00 PM | Jimenez 40' Ordóñez 85' |
Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Michael Nickerson Zach Mcwhorter Fourth official: Luke Sobota |
Player statistics
editGoals
edit| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 17 | Cameron Lancaster |
8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 22 | Dylan Mares |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby |
3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 23 | Elijah Wynder |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Jorge Gonzalez |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 77 |  Enoch Mushagalusa |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 70 | Maarten Pouwels |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 5 | Rasmus Thellufsen |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 32 | Kyle Adams |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 40 | 1 | 6 | 47 | |||
Assists
edit| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 21 | Ray Serrano |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | FW | 8 | Carlos Moguel Jr. |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 3 | Amadou Dia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 15 | Manny Perez |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 12 | Tyler Gibson |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 22 | Dylan Mares |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 17 | Cameron Lancaster |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | 77 | Enoch Mushagalusa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 67 | Owen Damm |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 23 | Elijah Wynder |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 34 | |||
Clean sheets
edit| Place | Pos. | No. | Name | USL | USOC | USL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 | Oliver Semmle |
12 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||
Disciplinary
edit| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 8 | MF | Carlos Moguel Jr. |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Wesley Charpie |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Dylan Mares |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Oscar Jimenez |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Elijah Wynder |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Amadou Dia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Maarten Pouwels |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Manny Perez |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Ray Serrano |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Kyle Adams |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Rasmus Thellufsen |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Wilson Harris |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Enoch Mushagalusa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Owen Damm |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | Oliver Semmle |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 2 | ||
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