2021 Loudoun United FC season

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Loudoun United FC
2021 season
Head coachRyan Martin
StadiumSegra Field
Highest home attendance1,126 (6/8 v. CHS)
Lowest home attendance310 (8/18 v. IND)
Average home league attendance639
Biggest winLDN 4–1 IND (8/18)
Biggest defeatLDN 0–5 CLT (9/8)
PIT 5–0 LDN (9/11)
MIA 6–1 LDN (9/25)
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The 2021 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's third season of existence, their third in the second-division of American soccer, and their third in the USL Championship.

Club

Roster

As of September 25, 2021[1]
No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Jermaine Fordah File:Flag of England.svg England
1 GK Keegan Meyer File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2 DF Gaoussou Samaké (on loan from ASEC Mimosas) File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
4 MF Jeremy Garay ([A]) File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
5 DF Hassan Pinto File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
6 FW Massimo Ferrin File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
7 FW Darluis Paz File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela
8 MF Barakatulla Sharifi File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
9 FW Jovanny Bolívar ([A]) File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela
10 FW Michael Gamble File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
12 FW Giovanni Montesdeoca File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
13 MF Allexon Saravia File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
14 MF Tyler Gabarra File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
15 MF Nicky Downs File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
17 FW Kimarni Smith ([A]) File:Flag of England.svg England
18 DF Wahab Ackwei File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
19 DF Landry Nanan Houssou (on loan from ASI D'Abengourou) File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
21 MF Ted Ku-DiPietro File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
22 DF Robby Dambrot File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
23 DF Diego Gomez-Ochoa ([B]) File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
24 FW Sammy Sergi File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
26 DF Owen Walz ([B]) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
27 DF Matt Di Rosa File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
28 MF Mathias Yohannes ([B]) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
29 DF Timmy Mehl File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
30 GK Noah Abrams File:Flag of England.svg England
31 GK Jonathan Mennell ([B]) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
33 DF Jacob Greene ([A]) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
34 MF Abdellatif Aboukoura ([B]) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
35 DF Troy Matingou ([B]) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
37 MF Jackson Hopkins ([B]) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
44 DF Jace Clark ([B]) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
55 DF Michael DeShields ([A]) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
  2. ^

Competitions

Exhibitions

March 26 D.C. United 5–1 Loudoun United FC Washington, DC
3:00 PM EST Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
April 3 Loudoun United FC Cancelled Philadelphia Union II Leesburg, VA
Stadium: Segra Field
April 10 Loudoun United FC Cancelled Richmond Kickers Leesburg, VA
Stadium: Segra Field

USL Championship

The USLC realigned itself to place the current 31 teams into four regional divisions, with Loudoun in the Atlantic Division. Loudoun would play its divisional rivals four times each (evenly split between home and away matches), with the remaining four games against non-division teams.[2]

May 2 1 Miami FC 2–1 Loudoun United FC Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Craig File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Ackwei File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (o.g.)
Löbe Red card 14'
François Yellow card 59'
Reid Yellow card 84'
Walker Yellow card 90+1'
Report Sergi Yellow card 53'
Amoustapha File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 29 3 New Mexico United 0–1 Loudoun United FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:30 PM EDT Yearwood Red card 23' Report Bolívar File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Mehl Yellow card 57'
Samaké Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Attendance: 8,801
Referee: Chris Ruska
June 8 5 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Charleston Battery Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro Yellow card 90+5' Report Fahling File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 67'
Bunting Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 19 7 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Obregón Jr. File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Yacoubou Yellow card 77'
Cardona File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5'
Report Mehl Yellow card 25'
Bolivar File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (pen.)
Houssou Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Christian Centeno
June 30 9 Loudoun United FC 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
8:45 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Bolivar File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'
Report Perez File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 984
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 4 10 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Hartford Athletic Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT Bolívar soccer ball with red X 58'
Gomez Yellow card 89'
Downs Yellow card 90'
Gamble Red card 90+3'
Report Gómez Yellow card 44'
Rogers File:Soccerball shade.svg 64'
Preston File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Yacoubou Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 693
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
July 17 12 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–0 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Cicerone File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Rovira Yellow card 68'
Report Di Rosa Yellow card 8'
Saravia Yellow card 42'
Smith Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,483
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 6 16 Loudoun United FC 0–0 Charlotte Independence Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Amoustapha Yellow card 11'
Ku-Dipietro Yellow card 60'
Report Sabella Yellow card 32'
Armour Yellow card 39'
Bronico Yellow card 45+3'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 519
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
August 23 19 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Saravia Yellow card 36'
Landry Yellow card 64'
Report Hilton File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Lasso File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+3'
Wyke Yellow card 82'
Mkosana Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 360
Referee: Luis Arroyo
September 4 20 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 Loudoun United FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 p.m. CST Amoh File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' (pen.)
Pimentel Yellow card 68'
Sorto Yellow card 80'
Report Mehl Yellow card 13'
Saravia Yellow card 15'
Ku-Dipietro File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (pen.)
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Elton García
October 13 27 Loudoun United FC 2–3 Hartford Athletic Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EDT Bolívar File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Garay Yellow card 38'
Gabarra File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Gamble Yellow card 56'
Mehl Yellow card 59'
Pinto Yellow card 73'
Report Yacoubou Yellow card 14'
McGlynn File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Obregón Jr. File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Pinto File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (o.g.)
Preston Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 368
Referee: DeShun Beard
October 16 28 Hartford Athletic 1–0 Loudoun United Hartford, Connecticut
11:00 a.m. EDT McGlynn File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', Yellow card 51'
Obregón Jr. Yellow card 60'
Cardona Yellow card 78'
Haak Yellow card 87'
Report Greene Yellow card 32' Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,908
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
October 23 30 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Houssou Yellow card 75'
Paz Yellow card 86'
Report Dos Santos File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Antley Yellow card 41'
Hilton Yellow card 71'
Dalgaard Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 917
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
October 27 31 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Loudoun United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
5:30 PM EDT Fuchs Yellow card 30'
Martínez File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Riascos Yellow card 75'
Report Mehl Yellow card 78'
Hopkins Yellow card 88'
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: Kevin Broadley

Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 23 7 2 55 23 +32 71 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charlotte Independence 32 18 9 5 57 36 +21 59
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 32 17 8 7 52 34 +18 58[lower-alpha 1]
4 Miami FC 32 16 10 6 55 40 +15 54[lower-alpha 1]
5 Hartford Athletic 32 12 15 5 50 50 0 41
6 Charleston Battery 32 10 15 7 49 60 −11 37
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 7 18 7 42 67 −25 28
8 Loudoun United FC 32 4 25 3 31 78 −47 15
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 The USL decided to replay the sides' October 16 match from the 67th minute after the referee wrongly disallowed a Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goal. The original score was 0–0.[3]

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (D.C. United), LUFC is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[4]

References

  1. "Roster". loudoununitedfc.com. Loudoun United FC. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. "USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. March 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. "The Miami FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds Match to be Replayed on Oct. 27, Starting from 67th Minute". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.