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 attendance648
Biggest winLDN 4–1 IND (8/18)
Biggest defeatCHS 3–0 LDN (6/26)
LDN 1–4 MIA (7/11)
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The 2021 Loudoun United FC season is 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 July 11, 2021[1]
No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Jermaine Fordah  England
1 GK Keegan Meyer  United States
2 DF Gaoussou Samaké (on loan from ASEC Mimosas)  Ivory Coast
4 MF Jeremy Garay ([A])  United States
5 DF Hassan Pinto  United States
6 FW Massimo Ferrin  Canada
7 FW Darluis Paz  Venezuela
8 MF Barakatulla Sharifi  United States
9 FW Jovanny Bolívar ([A])  Venezuela
10 FW Michael Gamble  United States
11 FW Kairou Amoustapha  Niger
12 FW Giovanni Montesdeoca  United States
13 MF Allexon Saravia  El Salvador
14 MF Tyler Gabarra  United States
15 MF Nicky Downs  United States
17 FW Kimarni Smith ([A])  England
18 DF Wahab Ackwei  Ghana
19 DF Landry Nanan Houssou (on loan from ASI D'Abengourou)  Ivory Coast
21 MF Ted Ku-DiPietro  United States
22 DF Robby Dambrot  United States
23 DF Diego Gomez-Ochoa ([B])  Mexico
24 FW Sammy Sergi  United States
26 DF Owen Walz ([B])  United States
27 DF Matt Di Rosa  United States
28 MF Mathias Yohannes ([B])  United States
29 DF Timmy Mehl  United States
30 GK  United States
31 GK ([B])  United States
32 GK ([B])  United States
33 DF Jacob Greene ([A])  United States
34 MF ([B])  United States
35 DF ([B])  United States
37 MF Jackson Hopkins ([B])  United States
55 DF Michael DeShields ([A])  Trinidad and Tobago
— MF ([B])  United States
— MF Drew Skundrich ([A])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
    2.
  2. ^
    D.C. United Academy player.
    3.

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[]

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

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 Goal 6'
Ackwei Goal 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 Goal 82'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 18 2 Loudoun United FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Sergi Goal 27', Yellow card 52'
Amoustapha Yellow card 36'
Ku-Dipietro Yellow card 42'
Fordah Yellow card 63'
Paz Yellow card 75'
Panchot Yellow card 74'		 Report Sowe Goal 4', Yellow card 75'
Edelman Yellow card 26'
Egbo Goal 64' (pen.)
Brummett Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 710
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 29 3 New Mexico United 0–1 Loudoun United FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:30 PM EDT Yearwood Red card 23' Report Bolívar Goal 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 2 4 Loudoun United FC 2–3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Landry Yellow card 14'
Mehl Yellow card 20'
Samaké Yellow card 46'
Bolívar Goal 50'
DeShields Yellow card 57'
Panchot Goal 70'		 Report Velarde Goal 18'
Ackwei Goal 41' (o.g.)
Dixon Yellow card 51'
Cicerone Goal 58' (pen.)
Gatt Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 817
Referee: John Griggs
June 8 5 Loudoun United FC 0–1 Charleston Battery Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro Yellow card 90+5' Report Fahling Goal 73'
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 67'
Bunting Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 11 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Loudoun United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Antley Yellow card 13'
Guenzatti Goal 34'
Wyke Yellow card 79'
Langsdorf Goal 85', Yellow card 86'		 Report Dambrot Goal 4', Yellow card 23'
Bolívar Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
June 19 7 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Obregón Jr. Goal 6'
Yacoubou Yellow card 77'
Cardona Goal 90+5'		 Report Mehl Yellow card 25'
Bolivar Goal 78' (pen.)
Houssou Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Christian Centeno
June 26 8 Charleston Battery 3–0 Loudoun United FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Zarokostas Yellow card 2', Goal 16'
Daley Goal 35', Goal 60'
Gdula Yellow card 51'		 Report Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,694
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
June 30 9 Loudoun United FC 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Leesburg, Virginia
8:45 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro Goal 42'
Bolivar Goal 75'		 Report Perez Goal 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 Penalty missed 58'
Gomez Yellow card 89'
Downs Yellow card 90'
Gamble Red card 90+3'		 Report Gómez Yellow card 44'
Rogers Goal 64'
Preston Goal 73'
Yacoubou Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 693
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
July 11 11 Loudoun United FC 1–4 Miami FC Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT Ku-Dipietro Yellow card 29'
Walz Yellow card 41', Goal 75'
Gomez Yellow card 59'		 Report Akinyode Yellow card 18', Goal 26'
da Silva Yellow card 38'
Anglin Yellow card 61'
François Goal 70'
Martínez Goal 73'
Forbes Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 402
Referee: John Matto
July 17 12 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–0 Loudoun United FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Cicerone Goal 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
July 24 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Loudoun United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 EDT Guillén Goal 7'
Fernandes Yellow card 21', Goal 52'
Lasso Yellow card 37'
Ekra Yellow card 73'
Guenzatti Goal 74'		 Report Smith Yellow card 34'
Downs Goal 70'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,920
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 27 14 Loudoun United FC 3–5 Charleston Battery Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Walz Yellow card 2'
Ku-Dipietro Goal 22'
Amoustapha Goal 41'
Hogan Goal 45' (o.g.)
Landry Yellow card 87'		 Report Repetto Goal 4', Goal 32'
Zarokostas Goal 9'
Archer Yellow card 23'
Daley Yellow card 45+5'
Harmon Goal 56'
Lewis Goal 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 556
Referee: John Griggs
July 31 15 Loudoun United FC 1–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Pinto Yellow card 15'
Amoustapha Yellow card 41'
Mehl Yellow card 66'
Smith Goal 70'		 Report Hodge Yellow card 45+2'
Torres Yellow card 58'

Edwards Goal 63', Yellow card 90+4'
Toure Goal 65'
Echevarria Yellow card 68'

Barry Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 905
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
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 13 17 Charleston Battery 1–0 Loudoun United FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Harmon Yellow card 56'
Crawford Goal 79'
Piggott Yellow card 84'
Pérez Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Downs Yellow card 4'
Garay Yellow card 30'
Dambrot Penalty missed 38'
Fordah Yellow card 84'
Hopkins Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 18 18 Loudoun United FC 4–1 Indy Eleven Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Sergi Goal 43', Goal 45+1'
Dambrot Yellow card 47'
Paz Goal 73'
Ku-Dipietro Goal 76'
Saravia Yellow card 85'
Amoustapha Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Cochran Yellow card 33'
Ouimette Yellow card 34', Goal 78'
Moon Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 310
Referee: Matthew Franz
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 Goal 23'
Lasso Goal 45+3'
Wyke Yellow card 82'
Mkosana Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 360
Referee: Luis Arroyo

Atlantic Division[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 13 1 6 28 15 +13 40 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 22 12 4 6 35 25 +10 40
3 Miami FC 21 11 4 6 33 25 +8 37
4 Charleston Battery 19 8 4 7 30 28 +2 28
5 Hartford Athletic 19 8 3 8 32 28 +4 27
6 Charlotte Independence 19 8 3 8 25 25 0 27
7 New York Red Bulls II 19 3 4 12 24 44 −20 13
8 Loudoun United FC 19 3 1 15 19 38 −19 10
Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2021. Source: USL

U.S. Open Cup[]

Main article: 2021 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.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Roster". loudoununitedfc.com. Loudoun United FC. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
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