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USL Championship Reveals LouCity's 32-Game Schedule

March 30, 2021 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Louisville City FC News Release


Louisville City FC midfielder Niall McCabe
Louisville City FC midfielder Niall McCabe
(Louisville City FC, Credit: EM Dash Photography)

The USL Championship on Tuesday announced a 32-game Louisville City FC schedule that will see a pair of prominent Western Conference opponents visit Lynn Family Stadium in 2021.

On May 22, the boys in purple host San Diego Loyal SC - co-owned and managed by U.S. Soccer legend Landon Donovan - and on Oct. 3 receive a visit from New Mexico United, one of the league's most well-supported clubs since its launch three years ago.

Two standout road dates include a trips to play Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on July 24 in a new $35 million soccer-specific stadium, Weidner Field. On Sept. 7, LouCity goes to Hartford Athletic, pitting last year's top Eastern Conference points earners against one another.

Those four cross-conference and regional matchups complement the bulk of a regular season to be played within the Eastern Conference's new Central Division. Starting with the April 24 home opener against Atlanta United 2, LouCity will match up against each divisional opponent twice home and away, accounting for the 2021 season's remaining 28 games.

More information regarding stadium capacity, kickoff times and broadcast assignments will follow in the weeks to come.

"We're glad to have more dates to work toward, especially visits from San Diego and New Mexico that will be highly anticipated matchups for our fan bases," said LouCity's head coach and sporting director, John Hackworth. "At the same time, this schedule presents a number of challenges.

"While we're starting the season as early as allowed, the back half of the season is congested with games well beyond normal. Finding ways to keep legs fresh will be key while pushing for another trophy."

LouCity, which has brought back the core of a roster that advanced to last year's Eastern Conference Final, will be vying to win its third USL Championship Final in 2021. Among the club's returners are All-League First Team forward Cameron Lancaster and defender Sean Totsch.

The rest of the Central Division consists of rival Indy Eleven - which will not have defeated LouCity in 1,120 days when the clubs next meet on May 29 - along with Birmingham Legion FC, FC Tulsa, Memphis 901 FC, OKC Energy and Sporting KC II.

San Diego Loyal's Donovan, who led the club to a playoffs near miss in its debut season last year, remains the joint U.S. Men's National Team leader in goals (57) with Clint Dempsey and is alone atop the assists list (58). His presence won't be the only story line when San Diego visits with Hackworth's oldest son, Morgan, a defender for the Loyal.

As for Louisville's other Western Conference visitors, New Mexico United led the USL championship in attendance in 2019 at 12,963 per game, ensuring a large crowd will be on hand at Lynn Family Stadium with plenty more watching from afar.

The club's first cross-conference away date should be a headliner for Colorado Springs as well. Its new venue, Weidner Field in downtown, will hold 8,000 fans and notably is the USL Championship's highest elevated stadium some 6,035 feet above sea level.

Hartford Athletic, perhaps the strongest test a regional opponent could provide LouCity, went 11-3-2 during 2020's abbreviated campaign, posting the same record as the boys in purple. Goal differential elevated LouCity to the Eastern Conference's No. 1 playoffs seed.

Hartford hails from the USL Championship's Atlantic Division, Colorado Springs from the Mountain Division and San Diego from the Pacific Division. The league's 2021 playoff format is to be announced.

2021 Louisville City FC regular season schedule

(Home games listed in bold.)

April 24: LouCity vs. Atlanta United 2

May 8: LouCity vs. Birmingham Legion FC

May 22: LouCity vs. San Diego Loyal SC

May 29: LouCity vs. Indy Eleven

June 6: Atlanta United 2 vs. LouCity

June 12: LouCity vs. Memphis 901 FC

June 16: LouCity vs. Birmingham Legion FC

June 19: FC Tulsa vs. LouCity

June 26: LouCity vs. Indy Eleven

July 2: Sporting KC II vs. LouCity

July 10: FC Tulsa vs. LouCity

July 14: LouCity vs. OKC Energy FC

July 17: LouCity vs. Atlanta United 2

July 23: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. LouCity

July 28: Sporting KC II vs. LouCity

July 31: LouCity vs. OKC Energy FC

Aug. 7: LouCity vs. Sporting KC II

Aug. 14: LouCity vs. FC Tulsa

Aug. 22: OKC Energy FC vs. LouCity

Aug. 28: Birmingham Legion FC vs. LouCity

Sept. 3: LouCity vs. FC Tulsa

Sept. 7: Hartford Athletic vs. LouCity

Sept. 12: OKC Energy FC vs. LouCity

Sept. 18: Indy Eleven vs. LouCity

Sept. 25: Memphis 901 FC vs. LouCity

Sept. 29: Atlanta United 2 vs. LouCity

Oct. 3: LouCity vs. New Mexico United

Oct. 9: LouCity vs. Sporting KC II

Oct. 13: Memphis 901 FC vs. LouCity

Oct. 16: Indy Eleven vs. LouCity

Oct. 23: LouCity vs. Memphis 901 FC

Oct. 30: Birmingham Legion FC vs. LouCity

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Louisville City FC midfielder Niall McCabe
Louisville City FC midfielder Niall McCabe
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