The 2017 Louisville City FC season was the club's third season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League, which was one of the two second-tier leagues in the United States soccer league system.
The club began their pre-season campaign on March 4 before the league commenced on March 25. They also competed in the U.S. Open Cup.
Louisville City finished the season on top of the Eastern Conference for the first time in club history and had the second best record in the league overall for the third consecutive year. They also won the USL Cup after the season for the club's first title.
Current squad Final Roster. No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Previous clubGoalkeepers1Greg Ranjitsingh Mercer University13Micah Bledsoe Lipscomb University28Tim Dobrowolski Loyola University ChicagoDefenders4Sean Totsch Rochester Rhinos 6 Tarek Morad Oklahoma City Energy15Sean Reynolds Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar18Paco Craig Young Harris College Midfielders7 Mark-Anthony Kaye Toronto FC II 8 Guy Abend Hapoel Rishon LeZion 10 Brian Ownby Richmond Kickers 11 Niall McCabe Chattanooga FC 19 Oscar Jimenez Mississippi Brilla 22 George Davis IV Richmond Kickers 23 Richard Ballard Indiana University 24 Kyle Smith Transylvania University 36 Paolo DelPiccolo Charlotte Independence 80 Devon Williams New York Red Bulls II Forwards9Cameron Lancaster St Albans City 12 Luke Spencer FC Cincinnati 14 Ilija Ilic Young Harris College
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource80MF New York Red Bulls IIFree TransferDecember 26, 20173MF LimerickFree TransferJanuary 3, 20174DF Rochester RhinosFree TransferJanuary 10, 201710MF Richmond KickersFree TransferJanuary 18, 201723FW Indiana UniversityFree TransferFebruary 6, 201712FW FC CincinnatiFree TransferFebruary 9, 201719MF Mississippi BrillaFree TransferFebruary 15, 201719GK Lipscomb UniversityFree TransferMarch 28, 2017
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource20DF Sacramento RepublicNovember 10, 201617FW Real MonarchsNovember 17, 20167 FC CincinnatiDecember 15, 20162DF San AntonioDecember 23, 20164MF FC CincinnatiJanuary 13, 201777 San Francisco DeltasFebruary 22, 201731FW Derby City RoversMay 5, 201710FW Boldklubben FremMarch 20, 201719DFRetiredNovember 11, 20163MF Drogheda UnitedFree TransferJuly 9, 2017
Competitions
Pre-season
USL
Eastern Conference standings
Results summary
Results
USL Playoffs
Results
U.S. Open Cup
Louisville City entered the 2017 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round.
Player statistics
Top scorers PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1FW12 Luke Spencer1001112FW9 Cameron Lancaster721103MF22 George Davis IV70073MF10 Brian Ownby 40375MF12 Oscar Jimenez41055MF7 Mark-Anthony Kaye41057MF24 Kyle Smith40047MF23 Richard Ballard31047FW14 Ilija Ilic310410MF11 Niall McCabe300310DF6 Tarek Morad102312DF4 Sean Totsch110212MF8 Guy Abend110212DF18 Paco Craig200212MF80 Speedy Williams 200216DF15 Sean Reynolds100116MF36 Paolo DelPiccolo1001Total 58 8 7 73
Assist leaders PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1MF19 Oscar Jimenez51172MF23 Richard Ballard41052MF11 Niall McCabe41052FW12 Luke Spencer30254MF36 Paolo DelPiccolo40044MF10 Brian Ownby40044FW14 Ilija Ilic31048DF24 Kyle Smith20138FW9 Cameron Lancaster210310FW22 George Davis IV200210DF18 Paco Craig101210DF4 Sean Totsch110210MF80 Speedy Williams101214DF6 Tarek Morad100114MF7 Mark-Anthony Kaye100114MF8 Guy Abend0101Total 38 7 5 50
Clean sheets PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1GK1 Greg Ranjitsingh803112GK28 Tim Dobrowolski3104Total 11 1 3 15
Disciplinary No. Pos. Name Total 12FW Luke Spencer 3000003036MF Paolo DelPiccolo 6100006122MF George Davis IV7000007018DF Paco Craig81101010124DF Kyle Smith7110008123MF Richard Ballard200000204DF Sean Totsch200000207MF Mark-Anthony Kaye300010409MF Cameron Lancaster 100000101MF Greg Ranjitsingh 1000102019MF Oscar Jimenez 4000105014FW Ilija Ilic 100000106DF Tarek Morad 2000002080MF Speedy Williams 100000108MF Guy Abend 2010003015DF Sean Reynolds 1000001010MF Brian Ownby 2000002011MF Niall McCabe 00000101Total5333040604
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