Nickname(s) Lou City Arena/Stadium Louisville Slugger Field Head coach James O'Connor Founded 2014 | Website Club home page League United Soccer League Manager James O'Connor | |
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Full name Louisville City Football Club Stadium
capacity Soccer: 8,000 / 13,131 (maximum) 2016 2nd, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Conference Finals Headquarters Louisville, Kentucky, United States Profiles | ||
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Louisville City FC is an American professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The team plays in the United Soccer League, which is currently the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
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- History
- Current roster
- Staff
- Coaching staff
- Team records
- Head coaches
- US Open Cup
- Honors
- League honors
- References
Louisville City FC principal owner Wayne Estopinal acquired the USL license previously held by Orlando City when the latter began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) as an expansion side in 2014. Orlando City SC holds a minority ownership stake in Louisville City FC.
The team maintained the colors of the Orlando City franchise, and installed former Orlando City player-coach James O'Connor as its first manager.
Home games are played at Louisville Slugger Field, a multi-use facility that serves as the primary home of the Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Though Slugger Field officially seats 13,131 for baseball games, an attendance of 8,000 is considered a soccer sellout due to limited viewing in the stadium's current baseball diamond configuration.
The pitcher's mound at Slugger Field was retrofitted with a retractable jack to allow a level playing surface for soccer games prior to the start of the inaugural season.
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History
In 2013, a group of soccer fans in Louisville formed a supporters group, The Coopers, to build support for professional soccer in Louisville. The Coopers take their name from Louisville's bourbon distilling tradition, where coopers make barrels that are used to age bourbon and give it a distinct flavor.
In January 2014, a potential local ownership group invited the owners of Orlando City Soccer Club to Louisville to meet with The Coopers. After the meeting, Orlando City owner Phil Rawlins noted that The Coopers were already a "great supporters group" and predicted that a professional team would be successful in Louisville.
The Coopers occupy a supporter zone in sections 121-123 of Slugger Field behind the Preston Street goal.
Beginning with the 2016 season, Orlando City SC ended its affiliation with LCFC and began operating an Orlando-based USL franchise. LCFC announced that while it has no immediate plans to seek an affiliation, it most likely will partner with an international franchise over an MLS one. Despite this move, Orlando City SC plans to maintain ties with Louisville.
Current roster
As of 15 February 2017
Staff
Coaching staff
Team records
All information in this section as of October 19, 2016
Head coaches
^ Includes USL regular season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
U.S. Open Cup
On May 13, 2015, Louisville City FC competed in the second round of the 102nd Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, versus Lansing United, a member of the fourth tier NPSL. Lou City beat Lansing United 1-0 on an own goal. On May 27, 2015, Louisville City defeated Indy Eleven of the second-tier NASL 2-0 in added time to advance to the fourth round, where they would lose 1-0 AET to MLS side Chicago Fire, its first ever match against an MLS side.