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Louisville City 2021 soccer season
Louisville City
2021 season
OwnerJohn Neace
ManagerDanny Cruz
StadiumLynn Family Stadium
USLDivision: 1st
Conference: 2nd
Overall: 4th
USL PlayoffsEastern Conference Finals
U.S. Open CupNot Held
Top goalscorerCameron Lancaster (21)
Biggest winLOU 3–0 MEM (6/12)
LOU 4–1 SKC (8/7)
Biggest defeatAll by 1 goal
Home colors Away colors
← 20202022 →

The 2021 Louisville City FC season was the club's seventh season of competition. City competed in the USL Championship, the second tier of soccer in the United States.

Background

Main article: 2020 Louisville City FC season

The previous season was significantly altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Louisville City played one match to start the USL Championship season on March 7, 2020, before the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. Louisville City resumed the season on July 12, 2020, under an abbreviated 16-game season instead of 32. Stadium capacity was capped at 4,900; or about 31% of stadium capacity, to enforce social distancing measures.

Louisville City FC finished the truncated 2020 season with a record of 11–2–3, which was good enough to finish in first in Group E, first in the eastern conference, and second overall in the league. City reached the Eastern Conference Final, or semifinals of the USL Championship Playoffs before losing to the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Cameron Lancaster led Louisville in scoring with 10 goals across all competitions, good enough for the fifth highest goal scoring tally in the league. Lancaster, along with league Goalkeeper of the Year Ben Lundt, defender Sean Totsch, and midfielder Speedy Williams, were named to the All-League First Team.

Current squad

As of June 3, 2021

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Chris Hubbard  United States
3 DF Alexis Souahy  France
4 DF Sean Totsch  United States
6 DF Wesley Charpie  United States
7 MF Napo Matsoso  Lesotho
8 DF Akil Watts  United States
9 FW Jorge Gonzalez (on loan from Portland Timbers)  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 Abdou Mbacke Thiam  Senegal
15 DF Pat McMahon  United States
16 GK Simon Lefebvre  France
17 FW Cameron Lancaster  England
19 MF Oscar Jimenez  United States
20 FW Jimmy McLaughlin  United States
21 FW Kyle Greig  United States
22 MF George Davis IV  United States
23 MF Elijah Wynder  United States
24 GK Parker Siegfried  United States
29 MF Antoine Hoppenot  France
36 MF Paolo DelPiccolo  United States
42 DF Jonathan Gómez  United States
66 DF Joshua Wynder  United States

Competitions

Preseason friendlies

Louisville City v Centre Colonels
March 3, 2021 Louisville City 7–0 Centre Colonels Louisville, Kentucky
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Stadium: Louisville City Training Facility
Attendance: 0
FC Cincinnati v Louisville City
March 13, 2021 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Louisville City Milford, Ohio
1:30 PM EDT Stadium: Mercy Health Training Center
Attendance: 0
Nashville SC v Louisville City
March 20, 2021 Nashville SC 4–0 Louisville City Brentwood, Tennessee
4:30 PM EST Sapong 7' (Mukhtar)
Mukhtar 17' (pen.), 19' (Godoy)
Trialist 58' (Haakenson)		 NSH Report
LOU Report		 Stadium: Jeffrey Kuhn Field at Currey Ingram Academy
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
Austin FC v Louisville City
March 25, 2021 Austin FC v Louisville City Austin, Texas
TBD EST Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field
Note: Result not published.
Houston Dynamo v Louisville City
March 28, 2021 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Louisville City Houston, Texas
2:00 PM EST Picault 5'
Urruti 27'		 LOU Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: Extra 25 minutes played after initial 90.
Chattanooga FC v Louisville City
April 3, 2021 Chattanooga FC 2–3 Louisville City Chattanooga, Tennessee
2:00 PM EST Hoffstatter 10'
Yellow card 73'
Hernandez 74' Red card 86'		 Louisville Report
Chattanooga Report		 Yellow card 42'
DelPiccolo 66'
McLaughlin 73'
Lancaster 83'		 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 1,767
Louisville City v FC Cincinnati
April 7, 2021 Louisville City v FC Cincinnati Louisville, Kentucky
TBA Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Note: Match cancelled by FC Cincinnati
Greenville Triumph v Louisville City FC
April 11, 2021 Greenville Triumph 2–4 Louisville City FC Greenville, South Carolina
1:00 PM EST Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Louisville City v Pittsburgh Riverhounds
April 16, 2021 Louisville City 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM EST USL Report Perez soccer ball with red X 55 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

USL Championship

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

Louisville City entered the season coached by John Hackworth, who had been at the helm since August 2018. On April 27, 2021, it was announced that Hackworth and Louisville City had mutually terminated Hackworth's contract; Danny Cruz was named the interim head coach. On October 11, 2021, Cruz was named the permanent head coach.

Standings — Central Division

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
8 Sporting Kansas City II 32 4 20 8 33 64 −31 20
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.

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
32 18 7 7 61 37  +24 61 12 2 2 37 17  +20 6 5 5 24 20  +4

Last updated: October 30, 2021.
Source: Match reports

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Updated to match(es) played on October 30, 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

For the 2021 USL Championship season, Louisville City was placed in the Central Division. The club played four matches against each divisional opponent (two home, two away), and four other matches against teams outside the division. Louisville City faced San Diego Loyal SC, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, and New Mexico United for the first time in their history. For the first time in their history, Louisville City completed a full-length regular season without a player being sent off, and without a multi-goal loss, accomplishments the team would sustain through the playoff run.

Louisville City FC v Atlanta United 2
April 24 1 Louisville City FC 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Souahy Yellow card 25'
Totsch Yellow card 37'
Jimenez Yellow card 39'
DelPiccolo 69', 87'		 Report Kamdem Yellow card 33' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,652
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant referees: Walt Heatherly
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah
Louisville City FC v Birmingham Legion FC
May 8 2 Louisville City FC 1–1 Birmingham Legion FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET McMahon 3', Yellow card 58'
Hubbard Yellow card 60'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 61'
Souahy Yellow card 75'
Gómez Yellow card 90'		 Report Brett 60' (pen.) Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,652
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer
Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah
Louisville City FC v San Diego Loyal SC
May 22 3 Louisville City FC 2–1 San Diego Loyal SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Lancaster 45+3' (pen.)
McCabe Yellow card 45+4'
Matsoso Yellow card 50'
Grieg 88'		 Report Spencer Yellow card 45+4'
E. Martin Yellow card 76'
C. Martin Yellow card 78'
Donovan Red card 89'
Blake 90+1'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,652
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek
Assistant referees: Walt Heatherly
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz
Louisville City FC v Indy Eleven
May 29 4 Louisville City FC 1–2 Indy Eleven Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Lancaster Yellow card 11'
Bone 45'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 71'
Hubbard Yellow card 88'		 Report Hamilton 63' (pen.), 89' (pen.)
Seagrist Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker
Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah
Atlanta United 2 v Louisville City FC
June 6 5 Atlanta United 2 1–0 Louisville City FC Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Mertz Yellow card 17'
McFadden 26'
Mejia Yellow card 32'
Stanley Yellow card 44'
Allan Yellow card 67'
Benítez Yellow card 78'
Fortune Yellow card 90+6'		 USL Report
Soccerway Rpt		 Greig Yellow card 56'
McCabe soccer ball with red X 81'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 835
Referee: Chris Ruska
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Assistant referees: Ben Rigel
Fourth official: Madzid Coric
Louisville City FC v Memphis 901 FC
June 12 6 Louisville City FC 3–0 Memphis 901 FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Ownby Yellow card 22', 70'
Charpie 58'
Lancaster 68' (pen.)
McCabe Yellow card 72'		 Report Segbers Yellow card 16'
Thomas Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 57'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 12,115
Referee: Greg Dopka
Assistant referees: Justen Lopez
Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz
Louisville City FC v Birmingham Legion FC
June 16 7 Louisville City FC 2–0 Birmingham Legion FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET McCabe Yellow card 24'
Lancaster 25' (pen.)
Matsoso 48'		 Report Crognale Yellow card 90' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,576
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Michael Samour
FC Tulsa v Louisville City FC
June 19 8 FC Tulsa 2–3 Louisville City FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET da Costa 23'
Marlon 55'
Rivas Yellow card 60'		 Report Lancaster 2', 10' (pen.)
Gómez 7'
McCabe Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 3,976
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Assistant referees: Francisco Bermudez
Assistant referees: Truman Berghall
Fourth official: Connor Stockton
Louisville City FC v Indy Eleven
June 26 9 Louisville City FC 3–3 Indy Eleven Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET DelPiccolo 6'
Gómez 14'
Bone Yellow card 32', 78'
Hoppenot Yellow card 70'		 Report Smith 9', Yellow card 33'
Hackshaw 20'
Arteaga 41'
Vassell Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,927
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
Assistant referees: Chris Shurfranz
Assistant referees: Christopher Slane
Fourth official: Michael Samour
Sporting Kansas City II v Louisville City FC
July 2 10 Sporting Kansas City II 2–4 Louisville City FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET Duke Yellow card 21'
R Smith 13'
Mushagalusa Yellow card 42'
Jones 80'		 Report Greig 5', 67'
Ownby 57'
Souahy 59'
Davis IV Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Kevin Fikar
FC Tulsa v Louisville City FC
July 10 11 FC Tulsa 3–2 Louisville City FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
3:00 PM CT/4:00 PM ET (moved forward from 7:00 PM CT to avoid weather) Marlon 6'
Kibato 16'
Corrales Yellow card 22'
da Costa 40'
Suarez Yellow card 65'
Moloto Yellow card 81'		 Report Hoppenot Yellow card 5'
Greig 45+1'
Lancaster 61'
Watts Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Shane Kennard
Fourth official: Brandon Queri
Louisville City FC v OKC Energy FC
July 14 12 Louisville City FC 3–1 OKC Energy FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Charpie 14', Yellow card 62'
McMahon Yellow card 19'
Lancaster 41'
Gómez Yellow card 46'
Bone 55'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 78'		 Report Donovan Yellow card 13'
Ward Yellow card 57'
Bijev 61'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,032
Referee: Thomas Snyder
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz
Louisville City FC v Atlanta United 2
July 17 13 Louisville City FC 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Matsoso 54', Yellow card 73'
McLaughlin 63'
Greig Yellow card 82'
González Yellow card 89'		 Report Wiley Yellow card 34'
McFadden Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 11,105
Referee: Gerald Flores
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Seun Yinka-Kehinde
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Louisville City FC
July 23 14 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 Louisville City FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM MT/9:00 PM ET Hodge Yellow card 33'
Makangila Yellow card 65'
Mayaka Yellow card 70'
Ngalina 87'
Lewis Yellow card 89'		 USL Report
Soccerway Rpt		 Ownby Yellow card 31'
Hoppenot Yellow card 70', 74'
Greig Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 6,488
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Fourth official: Laura Rodriguez
Sporting Kansas City II v Louisville City FC
July 28 15 Sporting Kansas City II 1–2 Louisville City FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET Duke Yellow card 53'
Cisneros 89'
Mushagalusa Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Gibson Yellow card 6'
González 46'
Greig 56'
McMahon Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Louisville City FC v OKC Energy FC
July 31 16 Louisville City FC 2–1 OKC Energy FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Donovan 37' (o.g.)
J Wynder Yellow card 45'
Lancaster 76' (pen.)
Gómez Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Bijev 87' (pen.) Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,602
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
Louisville City FC v Sporting Kansas City II
August 7 17 Louisville City FC 4–1 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET González 45+3'
Ownby 71'
Lancaster 75'
Matsoso Yellow card 84'
Hoppenot Yellow card 87'
McLaughlin 90+4'		 USL Report
Soccerway Rpt		 Jones Yellow card 9'
Mushagalusa 68'
Davis Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,470
Referee: Elton García
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Christopher Slane
Fourth official: Noah Matos
Louisville City FC v FC Tulsa
August 14 18 Louisville City FC 2–1 FC Tulsa Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Lancaster 10', 66'
McMahon Yellow card 66'
Gómez Yellow card 85'		 Report Sheldon Yellow card 72'
Moloto Yellow card 81'
Bourgeois 90+1'
Bird Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,675
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Assistant referees: John Krill
Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz
OKC Energy FC v Louisville City FC
August 22 19 OKC Energy FC 0–0 Louisville City FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 45+3' Report J. Wynder Yellow card 53' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,993
Referee: Calin Radosav
Birmingham Legion FC v Louisville City FC
August 28 20 Birmingham Legion FC 2–1 Louisville City FC Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET Dean Yellow card 16'
Lopez Yellow card 44'
Brett 51'
Williams 78'		 Report Watts Yellow card 50'
DelPiccolo 62'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Brad Jensen
Louisville City FC v FC Tulsa
September 3 21 Louisville City FC 0–1 FC Tulsa Louisville, Kentucky
TBD CDT DelPiccolo Yellow card 68'
Ownby Yellow card 82'		 Report Suárez 20'
Marlon Yellow card 47'
Lewis Yellow card 71'
Da Costa Yellow card 79'
Fenwick Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,206
Referee: John Matto
Hartford Athletic v Louisville City FC
September 7 22 Hartford Athletic 2–4 Louisville City FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM ET Obregón Jr. 31'
Dodson 44'
Boudadi Yellow card 52'		 Report Lancaster 7'
Souahy Yellow card 19'
Ownby Yellow card 26', 56'
González 29'
Totsch Yellow card 47'
Hoppenot 59', Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,159
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
OKC Energy FC v Louisville City FC
September 12 23 OKC Energy FC 1–1 Louisville City FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET Ellis-Hayden 25'
Batista Yellow card 65'		 Report DelPiccolo 45+5', Yellow card 62'
Davis IV Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,579
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Indy Eleven v Louisville City FC
September 18 24 Indy Eleven 0–2 Louisville City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM ET Hackshaw Yellow card 57'
Arteaga Yellow card 60'
Timmer Yellow card 65'
Farr Yellow card 71'		 Report DelPiccolo Yellow card 32'
Hoppenot 41'
Lancaster 69'
McCabe Yellow card 80'
Souahy Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,499
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Memphis 901 FC v Louisville City FC
September 25 25 Memphis 901 FC 1–1 Louisville City FC Memphis, Tennessee
7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET Murphy 3'
Oduro Yellow card 55'
Fortune Yellow card 84'
Segbers Yellow card 88'		 Report Lancaster 8'
Ownby Yellow card 23'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 55'
Hoppenot Yellow card 64'
Greig Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Calin Radosav
Atlanta United 2 v Louisville City FC
September 29 26 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Louisville City FC Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Goodrum Yellow card 31'
Bauer 40'		 Report Lancaster 51'
Gómez Yellow card 60'
Davis Yellow card 84'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 680
Referee: John Griggs
Louisville City FC v New Mexico United
October 3 27 Louisville City FC 3–1 New Mexico United Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM ET DelPiccolo 8', 14'
McLaughlin 75'
McCabe Yellow card 77'
Ownby Yellow card 84'		 Report Tetteh Yellow card 24'
Moreno 45+2', Yellow card 54'
Suggs Yellow card 74'
Azira Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,349
Referee: Mark Allatin
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Fourth official: Seun Yinka-Kehinde
Louisville City FC v Sporting Kansas City II
October 9 28 Louisville City FC 4–3 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET DelPiccolo 8'
Totsch Yellow card 15'
Lancaster 30' (pen.), 90+4'
McLaughlin Yellow card 82'
Jimenez 88'		 Report Davis Yellow card 24', 45+1', 84'
Roberts 85'
Ch. Duke Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,762
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Assistant referees: Brian Marshall
Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju
Fourth official: Christopher Slane
Memphis 901 FC v Louisville City FC
October 13 29 Memphis 901 FC 2–1 Louisville City FC Memphis, Tennessee
7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET Oduro Yellow card 25'
Salazar 45'
Kissiedou Yellow card 57'
Fortune Yellow card 61'
Segbers 78'		 LOU Report
USL Report		 DelPiccolo 12'
Charpie Yellow card 30'
J Wynder Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,034
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Indy Eleven v Louisville City FC
October 16 30 Indy Eleven 1–0 Louisville City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM ET Arteaga 85'
Buckmaster Yellow card 90+2'		 Report DelPiccolo Yellow card 43'
Gómez Yellow card 78'
McCabe Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,499
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Louisville City FC v Memphis 901 FC
October 23 31 Louisville City FC 3–1 Memphis 901 FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET Lancaster 21', 45+3', 65' (pen.)
Ownby Yellow card 25'		 Report Dacres Yellow card 36'
Salazar 41'
Kissiedou Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
Birmingham Legion FC v Louisville City FC
October 30 32 Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 Louisville City FC Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET Asiedu Yellow card 34'
James Yellow card 87'		 Report Jimenez Yellow card 38'
Gomez Yellow card 55'
Gonzalez Yellow card 75'
Hoppenot 82'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Matthew Thompson

USL Cup Playoffs

Further information: 2021 USL Championship Playoffs

The top four teams in each of the four USL Championship divisions advanced to the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs. Louisville City entered the playoffs as the top seed out of the Central Division, and second overall seed in the Eastern Conference.


Conference Quarterfinals
November 5–7 		Conference Semifinals
November 13 		Conference Finals
November 20 		USL Championship Final
November 28
            
A1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6
C4 FC Tulsa 2
A1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
C2 Birmingham Legion FC 0
C2 Birmingham Legion FC w/o
A3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
A1 Tampa Bay Rowdies (a.e.t.) 3
Eastern Conference
C1 Louisville City FC 2
A2 Charlotte Independence 3
C3 Memphis 901 FC 1
A2 Charlotte Independence 0
C1 Louisville City FC 1
C1 Louisville City FC 1
A4 Miami FC 0
A1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
P2 Orange County SC 3
M1 El Paso Locomotive FC 0
P4 Oakland Roots SC 1
P4 Oakland Roots SC 0 (5)
P2 Orange County SC (p) 0 (6)
P2 Orange County SC 1
M3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0
P2 Orange County SC (p) 1 (5)
Western Conference
M2 San Antonio FC 1 (3)
M2 San Antonio FC 2
P3 San Diego Loyal SC 0
M2 San Antonio FC 3
M4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1
P1 Phoenix Rising FC 3 (3)
M4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (p) 3 (4)
Louisville City FC v Miami FC
November 6 Conf. Quarterfinals Louisville City FC 1–0 Miami FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM ET Gonzalez 74'
Lancaster Yellow card 87'
Greig Yellow card 89'		 Report Craig Yellow card 24'
Da Silva Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,097
Referee: Elton Garcia
Louisville City FC v Charlotte Independence
November 13 Conf. Semifinals Louisville City FC 1–0 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET DelPiccolo Yellow card 5'
Ownby Yellow card 21'
McCabe Yellow card 44'
Lancaster 89' (pen.)		 Report Kelly Yellow card 34'
Parra Yellow card 44'
Riascos Yellow card 76'
Martínez Yellow card 87'
Pack Yellow card 87'
Fuchs Yellow card 90+2'
Johnson Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,155
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Louisville City FC
November 20 Conf. Finals Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM ET Tejada Yellow card 43'
Dos Santos Yellow card 77', 102'
Wyke Yellow card 83'
Mkosana 83', 90+6'
Guillén Yellow card 98'		 Report Ownby Yellow card 5', 10'
Lasso 23' (o.g.)
Gómez Yellow card 55'
Jimenez Yellow card 100'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,120
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced a truncated format for the 2021 U.S. Open Cup. 16 clubs would participate, each entering at the same time in a Round of 16: 8 from MLS to be determined by league table position after three weeks of play; 4 from the USL Championship, specifically each conference finalist from the 2020 USL Championship Playoffs, including Louisville City; Greenville Triumph SC of USL League One; Detroit City FC of the NISA, and Open Division sides FC Golden State Force and Newtown Pride FC. All non-MLS sides would be drawn against an MLS side for the Round of 16. The competition would begin in May and conclude by the end of June.

On April 16, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that the competition would not go forward in the spring as planned, and that it would evaluate holding the competition later in the year.

On July 20, 2021, in conjunction with announcing a tentative schedule for the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation also declared that the 2021 edition of the competition was officially cancelled.

Player statistics

Top scorers

Place Pos. No. Name USL USL Playoffs Total
1 FW 17 England Cameron Lancaster 20 1 21
2 MF 36 United States Paolo DelPiccolo 9 0 9
3 FW 21 United States Kyle Greig 5 0 5
3 MF 10 United States Brian Ownby 4 1 5
5 MF 29 France Antoine Hoppenot 4 0 4
5 FW 9 Spain Jorge Gonzalez 3 1 4
7 MF 13 United States Corben Bone 3 0 3
7 MF 20 United States Jimmy McLaughlin 3 0 3
9 DF 42 United States Jonathan Gomez 2 0 2
9 DF 6 United States Wes Charpie 2 0 2
9 MF 7 Lesotho Napo Matsoso 2 0 2
12 DF 15 United States Pat McMahon 1 0 1
12 DF 3 France Alexis Souahy 1 0 1
12 MF 19 United States Oscar Jimenez 1 0 1
- - - Opponent Own Goals 1 1 2
Total 61 4 65

Assist leaders

Place Pos. No. Name USL USL Playoffs Total
1 MF 10 United States Brian Ownby 10 0 10
2 DF 42 United States Jonathan Gomez 8 0 8
3 MF 13 United States Corben Bone 6 1 7
4 MF 29 France Antoine Hoppenot 4 0 4
4 MF 19 United States Oscar Jimenez 3 1 4
6 FW 21 United States Kyle Greig 2 0 2
6 MF 11 Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe 2 0 2
6 DF 3 France Alexis Souahy 2 0 2
6 DF 15 United States Pat McMahon 2 0 2
10 MF 22 United States George Davis IV 1 0 1
10 MF 36 United States Paolo DelPiccolo 1 0 1
10 DF 6 United States Wes Charpie 1 0 1
10 DF 8 United States Akil Watts 1 0 1
10 FW 14 Senegal Abdou Mbacke Thiam 1 0 1
Total 42 2 44

Clean sheets

Place Pos. No. Name USL USL Playoffs Total
1 GK 1 United States Chris Hubbard 6 2 8
2 GK 24 United States Parker Siegfried 1 0 1
Total 7 2 9

Disciplinary

The 2021 season was Louisville City's first full-length campaign without having a player sent off. However, the club accumulated more yellow cards than any previous season.

No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow card
36 MF United States Paolo DelPiccolo 9 1 10
42 MF United States Jonathan Gómez 8 1 9
10 MF United States Brian Ownby 7 2 9
11 MF Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe 7 1 8
15 DF United States Pat McMahon 6 0 6
29 MF France Antoine Hoppenot 6 0 6
21 FW United States Kyle Greig 4 1 5
3 DF France Alexis Souahy 4 0 4
7 MF Lesotho Napo Matsoso 3 0 3
22 MF United States George Davis IV 3 0 3
4 DF United States Sean Totsch 3 0 3
66 DF United States Joshua Wynder 3 0 3
19 MF United States Oscar Jimenez 2 1 3
1 GK United States Chris Hubbard 2 0 2
8 DF United States Akil Watts 2 0 2
6 DF United States Wes Charpie 2 0 2
9 FW Spain Jorge Gonzalez 2 0 2
17 FW England Cameron Lancaster 1 1 2
13 MF United States Corben Bone 1 0 1
12 MF United States Tyler Gibson 1 0 1
20 MF United States Jimmy McLaughlin 1 0 1
Total 77 8 85

References

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  3. "LouCity Removes Interim Tag, Taps Cruz as Permanent Head Coach". Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  4. "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. "Louisville City FC schedule 2021". Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  6. "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 May 7, 2021.
  7. "OPEN CUP COMMITTEE DETERMINES 2021 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP WILL NOT BE HELD THIS SPRING". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
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