The 2020 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's second season of existence, their second in the second-division of American soccer, and their 2nd in the USL Championship. The team only played one competitive match before the USL Championship suspended all league matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] until further notice.
| 2020 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ryan Martin |
| Stadium | Segra Field |
| USL Championship | Group F: 5th Eastern Conf.: 17th |
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Top goalscorer | Elvis Amoh (4) |
| Highest home attendance | 520 (Sep 12 vs. PHI) |
| Lowest home attendance | 452 (Aug 19 vs. PIT) |
| Average home league attendance | 495 |
| Biggest win | NY 1–2 LDN (Aug. 12) |
| Biggest defeat | PHI 4–0 LDN (Sept. 16) |
On July 11, the league resumed play in a radically different format: all USLC teams were sorted into regional Groups for a round-robin style tournament, where the top two teams from each Group would earn a playoff spot. Loudoun United was drawn into Group F with other teams from the Northeastern US, and would resume play on July 20 against Hartford Athletic.
On September 25, Loudoun United announced that some of their team members had tested positive for COVID-19, and that they would cancel the rest of the season.[2] The team's poor performance resulted in only one win throughout the entire season and mathematical elimination from competing for the USL Championship Final.
Club edit
Roster edit
As of September 25, 2020[update][3]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | Colin Miller |  United States
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| 5 | DF | Shane Wiedt | United States
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| 6 | MF | Ally Hamis Ng’anzi |  Tanzania
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| 7 | FW | Elvis Amoh |  Ghana
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| 9 | FW | Alioune Ndour |  Senegal
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| 10 | FW | Michael Gamble | United States
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| 12 | FW | Kairou Amoustapha |  Niger
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| 13 | MF | Gabriel Gómez |  Argentina
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| 14 | DF | Nelson Martinez | United States
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| 16 | FW | Massimo Ferrin |  Canada
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| 17 | MF | Ted Ku-DiPietro | United States
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| 18 | GK | Lorenzo Gordon ([B]) | United States
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| 19 | MF | Brandon Williamson | United States
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| 20 | DF | Allexon Saravia |  El Salvador
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| 21 | FW | Josh Fawole | United States
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| 22 | DF | Robby Dambrot | United States
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| 23 | FW | Christian Sorto | United States
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| 24 | DF | Jeremy Garay ([B]) | United States
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| 25 | DF | Jake Dengler | United States
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| 27 | DF | EruMuse Momoh | United States
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| 28 | MF | Tyler Gabarra | United States
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| 29 | DF | Timothy Mehl | United States
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| 30 | MF | Sebastian Falsone ([B]) | United States
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| 33 | MF | Jacob Greene ([B]) | United States
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| 36 | DF | Adam Lundegard ([B]) | United States
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| 37 | FW | Juston Rainey ([B]) | United States
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| 38 | DF | Liam Moore ([B]) | United States
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| 40 | GK | Simon Lefebvre |  France
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- ^ Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
- ^ D.C. United Academy player.
Competitions edit
Exhibitions edit
| February 15 | Loudoun United FC | – | Richmond Kickers | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 12:00 PM EST | Stadium: Segra Field | |||
| Note: Match not reported. | ||||
| February 22 | North Carolina FC | v | Loudoun United FC | Cary, NC |
| 1:00 PM EST | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park | |||
| Note: Match was cancelled on February 21 announced by North Carolina FC. | ||||
| February 26 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–1 | Loudoun United FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 PM EST | Fernandes  24' (Mertz) |
Report | 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium |
USL Championship edit
| March 7 1 | Philadelphia Union II | 0–0 | Loudoun United FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM EST | Turner  59' Ofeimu 85' Huckaby 87' |
Report | Saravia 45+3' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 467 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| July 20 2 | Hartford Athletic | 3–1 | Loudoun United FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Politz 3' Swartz 45' Johnson 55' Dixon 65' |
Report | Amoh 43', 58' (pen.) Doue 90' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| August 2 3 | Hartford Athletic | 4–1 | Loudoun United FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Guzmán 7', 18' Lara 45' Barrera 66' Dixon 84' Torres 90+3' Vazquez Villar 90+8' |
Report | Amoh 21' (pen.), 56' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| August 12 4 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–2 | Loudoun United FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Lapsley  15' Kilwien 79', 90+5' Rito 90+1' |
Report | Ku-DiPietro 45+4' Amoh 60', 65' (pen.) Mehl 80' Doue 85' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| August 15 5 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Loudoun United FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Lancaster 39' McMahon 45+4' Matsoso 49' |
Report | Gabarra 17' Amoh 24' Garay 48' Amoustapha 67' Williamson 68' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| August 19 6 | Loudoun United FC | 0–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Martinez 17'  45+1' Wiedt 58' Saravia 59' |
Report | Dos Santos 7' Fernandes 11' Barnathan 50' Vancaeyezeele 85' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 452 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 23 7 | Hartford Athletic | 2–2 | Loudoun United FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Swartz 28' Barrera 67' Silva 69' Naglestad 85' Dixon 89' |
Report | Wiedt 22' Ndour 23' Amoustapha 44' Amoh 73', 84' Greene 88' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| August 29 8 | Loudoun United FC | 2–3 | New York Red Bulls II | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Amoustapha 40', 64' Wiedt 90+6' |
Report | LaCava 19', 45+5' Boateng 22' Dieye  26' Clark 56', 69' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 512 Referee: John Griggs |
| September 1 9 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 3–0 | Loudoun United FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Forrest 5' (pen.) Velarde 8' (pen.) Dikwa 66', 88' |
Report | Fawole 17' Amoh 38' Ndour 55' Williamson 71' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| September 5 10 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | Loudoun United FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Silva 6' Rogers 17', 56' Strong 43' Guzmán 70' Torres 76' |
Report | Fawole 4' Ndour 30' Mehl 77' 87' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Christian Centeno |
| September 12 11 | Loudoun United FC | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union II | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Lundegard 8' 13' Amoustapha 42' Gabarra 51' Ku-DiPietro 90+2' Gamble 90+4' |
Report | Bohui 10' Kingue 29' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 520 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| September 16 12 | Philadelphia Union II | 4–0 | Loudoun United FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Craig 6' Sorenson 20', 90+3' Kingue 32' Huckaby 71' Stafford 83', 87' |
Report | Ndour 29' Amoustapha 40' Saravia 90+3' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Ernie Constantine |
| September 19 13 | Loudoun United FC | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Fawole 37' Saravia 45+4' 90+4' |
Report | Vancaeyezeele 51' Dikwa 81' Walls 90+2' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 494 Referee: John Griggs |
| September 26 14 | Charleston Battery | Cancelled | Loudoun United FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex | |||
| Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC[2] | ||||
| September 30 15 | Loudoun United FC | Cancelled | New York Red Bulls II | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Segra Field | |||
| Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC[2] | ||||
| October 4 16 | Loudoun United FC | Cancelled | North Carolina FC | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Segra Field | |||
| Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC[2] | ||||
Original Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Miami FC | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 14 | New York Red Bulls II | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 15 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Atlanta United 2 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Philadelphia Union II | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 9 | 0.56 |
| 17 | Loudoun United FC | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 6 | 0.46 |
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Group F Table edit
The standings for the Group include the results of any games that were played before the season was suspended.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford Athletic | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 35 | 2.19 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 34 | 2.13 | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls II | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 15 | 0.94 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union II | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 9 | 0.56 | |
| 5 | Loudoun United FC | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 6 | 0.46 |
Source: USL
U.S. Open Cup edit
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.[4]
References edit
- ^ "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". USL Championship. March 12, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Goff, Steven (September 25, 2020). "Loudoun United cancels remaining matches because of positive coronavirus tests". Washington Post. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Roster". Loudoun United FC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "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.