The 2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his first season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 41st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Background
The 2018 Louisville men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–5–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. The Cardinals were seeded fourth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cardinals upset the number two seeded North Carolina Tar Heels and number one seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons along the way to their first ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title. The Cardinals earned an automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Louisville was defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round.
At the end of the season, one Cardinal men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Adam Wilson.
Head Coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018
Player movement
Players leaving Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Adam Wilson 5 MF 6'1" 171 Senior Auchterarder, Scotland Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 39th overall by Toronto FC Geoffrey Dee 6 MF 5'11" 167 Senior Germantown, TN Graduated Tate Schmitt 10 FW 5'11" 161 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated Watterson Young 21 FW 5'11" 190 Senior Vestavia Hills, AL Graduated
Players arriving Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Louisville, KY Derby City Rovers Fruita, CO Montverde Academy Naperville, IL Sockers FC Academy Channahon, IL Sockers FC Academy Louisville, KY Javanon
Squad
Roster
Updated August 19, 2019
Team management Position Staff Head coach John Michael Hayden Associate head coach Bryan Green Assistant Coach Donovan Dowling Volunteer Assistant Coach Robbe Tarver Director of Operations James Kusak
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors Emil Elveroth MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 1, 2019 Jake Gelnovatch ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 9, 2019 Cherif Dieye ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 23, 2019 All-ACC Second Team November 13, 2019
2020 MLS SuperDraft
Cherif Dieye New York Red Bulls 1 15 MF
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Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. PollPre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Final United Soccer 14 RV 20 RV 17 24 RV RV RV 25 RV RV None Released 20 TopDrawer Soccer 9 9 8 5 10 10 11 5 20 20 22 20 24 RV 12 14 14 14
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