2021 Birmingham Legion FC season

The 2021 Birmingham Legion FC season was the club's third season of existence and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

Birmingham Legion FC
2021 season
Owners
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Head coachTom Soehn
StadiumBBVA Field
USL ChampionshipCentral Div.: 2nd
USL Championship PlayoffsConf. Semifinals
Biggest winBIR 6–0 SKC (10/24)
Biggest defeatLOU 2–0 BIR (6/16)
TUL 3–1 BIR (8/17)
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Roster

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As of May 17, 2021[1]
No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Ford Parker   United States
1 GK Matt Van Oekel   United States
2 MF Marcos Ugarte   United States
3 DF Phanuel Kavita   DR Congo
4 DF Freddy Kleemann (on loan from Austin FC)   United States
5 MF Mikey Lopez   United States
6 MF Anderson Asiedu   Ghana
7 DF Ryan James   Canada
8 MF Bruno Lapa   Brazil
10 FW Prosper Kasim   Ghana
11 FW Neco Brett   Jamaica
12 MF Eli Crognale   United States
13 DF Jake Rufe   United States
16 MF Daigo Kobayashi   Japan
17 MF Jaden Servania   Puerto Rico
18 GK Trevor Spangenberg   United States
20 MF Zach Herivaux   Haiti
21 DF Alex Crognale   United States
22 DF Ben Ofeimu   United States
23 FW JJ Williams   United States
24 DF Jonathan Dean   United States
25 MF Jackson Wrobel ([A])   United States
77 FW Junior Flemmings   Jamaica
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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March 13 Preseason 1 Birmingham Legion 2–0 Chattanooga FC
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March 28 Preseason 2 Birmingham Legion 0–0 Atlanta United FC Birmingham, AL
11:30 AM CDT Report Stadium: BBVA Field
March 28 Preseason 3 Birmingham Legion 0–1 Atlanta United FC Birmingham, AL
02:00 PM CDT Report Walkes   33' Stadium: BBVA Field
April 9 Preseason 4 Birmingham Legion Cancelled Nashville SC
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April 17 Preseason 5 Birmingham Legion 4–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Birmingham, AL
10:30 AM CDT Report Stadium: BBVA Field

USL Championship

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Standings — Central Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 32 18 7 7 61 37 +24 61 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Birmingham Legion FC 32 18 8 6 51 31 +20 60
3 Memphis 901 FC 32 14 10 8 47 42 +5 50
4 FC Tulsa 32 14 13 5 49 48 +1 47
5 OKC Energy FC 32 8 11 13 30 38 −8 37
Source: USL

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 5 1 3 9 8  +1 16 3 0 1 4 2  +2 2 1 2 5 6  −1

Source: USLC Standings

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHH
ResultLDWLWWWWL
Source: Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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Birmingham's schedule was announced on March 30 featuring 32 matches, 28 of which were contested against Central Division opponents.[2]

May 1 1 Birmingham Legion 0–1 Indy Eleven Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM CDT Asiedu   61'
Williams   87'
Report Arteaga   28'
Hamilton   90+5'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 8 2 Louisville City 1–1 Birmingham Legion Louisville, KY
6:30 PM CDT McMahon   3'   58'
Hubbard   60'
DelPiccolo   60'
Souahy   74'
Gómez   90'
Report Brett   60' (pen.) Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,652
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
May 15 3 Birmingham Legion 1–0 Memphis 901 Birmingham, AL
3:30 PM CDT Asiedu   10'
Rufe   53'
Brett   60'
Report Carroll   20'
Oduro   57'
Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 10,177
Referee: Kyle Johnston
May 22 4 San Antonio 2–1 Birmingham Legion San Antonio, TX
7:30 PM CDT Patiño   1'   18'
Varela   25'
Cuello   60'
Fogaça   74'
Lindley   81'
Perruzza   81'
Report Kavita   18'
Brett   90+4'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 26 5 Birmingham Legion 1–0 OKC Energy Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Lapa   49'
Kleemann   51'
Report Brown   18' Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: ?
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 30 6 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Birmingham Legion Kennesaw, GA
2:30 PM CDT Mertz   49'
Allan   73'
Report Herivaux   89'
Lapa   90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 6 7 Birmingham Legion 2–1 FC Tulsa Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CDT Brett   30',   75'
James   43'
Report Folla   47'
Suarez   83'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 12 8 OKC Energy 1–2 Birmingham Legion Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Bijev   50',   73' (pen.) Report Brett   3'
Asiedu   37'
James   66'
Oekel   73'
Williams   83'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 16 9 Louisville City 2–0 Birmingham Legion Louisville, KY
6:30 PM CDT McCabe   24'
Lancaster   25' (pen.)
Matsoso   48'
Report A. Crognale   90' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
June 19 10 Birmingham Legion P–P Austin Bold Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather.[3]
June 23 11 Miami FC 0–1 Birmingham Legion Miami, FL
7:00 PM CDT Ballard   19'
Akinyode   67'
Martínez   89'
Report Williams   4'
A. Crognale   40'
Asiedu   70'
Herivaux   79'
Brett   82'
Lopez   89'
Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium
Referee: John Griggs
June 30 12 Birmingham Legion A–A Atlanta United 2 Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT James   24'
Brett   41'
Report McFadden   13'
Kamdem Fewo   19'
Washington   30'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Note: Match abandoned at half-time due to weather with score tied at 1–1[4]
July 3 13 Indy Eleven 0–1 Birmingham Legion Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM CDT Ouimette   7'
Ayoze   76'
Report Brett   8' (pen.)
Lapa   29'
Servania   65'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,999
Referee: Jervis Atagana
July 10 14 Birmingham Legion 0–1 Memphis 901 FC Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM CDT James   62' Report Salazar   27'
Oduro   45+2'
Murphy   53'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
July 24 15 Indy Eleven 1–2 Birmingham Legion Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDT Kavita   77' (o.g.) Report Servania   45+1'
Kasim   54'
A. Crognale   64'
Dean   90+1'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,999
Referee: Kevin Fikar
July 31 16 Birmingham Legion 2–2 Atlanta United 2 Birmingham, AL
8:00 PM Lopez   52'
Brett   66' (pen.)
Flemmings   69'
Dean   80'
A. Crognale   90+1'
Report McFadden   35'
Fortune   56'
Kamdem Fewo   65'
Mertz   86'
Matheus   90+6'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: John Matto
August 4 12 Birmingham Legion 3–1 Atlanta United 2 Birmingham, AL
8:00 PM Williams   11'
Lopez   49'
Flemmings   51'
Dean   81'
E. Crognale   89'
Report Goodrum   9'
McFadden   40'
Bauer   62'
Fortune   90+3'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Ben Meyer
Note: Re-schedule of abandoned June 30 match.[5]
August 7 17 FC Tulsa 3–1 Birmingham Legion Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM CDT Jadama   71'
Sheldon   25'
Marlon   88',   89'
Kibato   90+1'
Ayagwa   80'
Report Brett   45+1',   66' (pen.)
Vancaeyezeele   77'
Rufe   84'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,389
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
August 11 18 Birmingham Legion 4–2 Sporting Kansas City II Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM Brett   7'
Williams   70'
Flemmings   81'
Asiedu   90+1'
Report Čuić   4'
Duke   68'
Roberts   74'
Barbir   90+3'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: John Griggs
August 14 19 Memphis 901 FC 1–1 Birmingham Legion Birmingham, AL
7:30 PM CDT Murphy   58' Report Flemmings   37' Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,864
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
August 22 20 Birmingham Legion 1–2 FC Tulsa Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CDT Flemmings   68' Report Johnson   8'
Suárez   56'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 28 21 Birmingham Legion 2–1 Louisville City FC Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM CDT Dean   16'
Lopez   44'
Brett   51'
Williams   78'
Report Watts   50'
DelPiccolo   62'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Brad Jensen
September 1 22 Sporting Kansas City II 0–1 Birmingham Legion Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM CDT Report Kasim   42'
Lopez   63'
Williams   69'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 4 23 Memphis 901 FC 3–2 Birmingham Legion Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDT Kissiedou   45+2'
Lamah   90+3'
Gonzalez   90+6'
Report Kasim   42'
Vancaeyezeele   43'
Dean   70'
A. Crognale   79'
E. Crognale   83'
Lopez   87'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,162
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 11 24 FC Tulsa 1–1 Birmingham Legion Tulsa, OK
7pm CDT Da Costa   12'
Suárez   29' (pen.)
Coutinho   88'
Report Kasim   53'
Lopez   65'
Williams   80'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Natalie Simon
September 18 25 Birmingham Legion 1–1 OKC Energy Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM CDT Flemmings   47'
Lopez   55'
Report Kurimoto   35'
Bijev   39'
Batista   65'
Ellis-Hayden   81'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Matthew Franz
September 22 26 Atlanta United 2 0–4 Birmingham Legion Kennesaw, GA
7:30 PM Conway   47'
Matheus   56'
Kamdem Fewo   88'
Report Vancaeyezeele   17'
Servania   71'
Brett   78',   90+3'
Kasim   82'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 717
Referee: Luis Arroyo
September 26 27 Birmingham Legion 2–1 Charlotte Independence Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CDT Asiedu   21'
Brett   25'
Williams   41'
Lopez   66'
E. Crognale   70'
Herivaux   85'
Report Fuchs   16'
Armour   82'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Gerald Flores
October 1 28 Sporting Kansas City II 0–1 Birmingham Legion Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM CDT Davis   56' Report A. Crognale   10'
Lopez   52'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: DeShun Beard
October 10 29 Birmingham Legion 3–1 Indy Eleven Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CDT Brett   8'
Kavita   45'
Vancaeyezeele   54'
E. Crognale   74'
Rufe   90+4',   90+4'
Report Law   42' Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 13 10 Birmingham Legion 3–1 Austin Bold Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Taylor   15' (o.g.)
Brett   75'
Lapa   82'
Kavita   90+3'
Report Adaptation   23',   61'
Báez   26'
Rissi   88'
Guadarrama   90+3'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: John Griggs
Note: Re-schedule of postponed June 19th match.
October 17 30 OKC Energy FC 0–0 Birmingham Legion Oklahoma City, OK
5:00 PM CDT Osmond   90+3'
Chavez   90+5'
Report A. Crognale   52'
Asiedu   88'
Lopez   90+2'
Kavita   90+4'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
October 24 31 Birmingham Legion 6–0 Sporting Kansas City II Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM Herivaux   4',   63'
Lapa   18',   39'
Brett   31'
Kavita   40'
Asiedu   45'
Flemmings   70'
Kasim   76'
Report Lenis   86' Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 30 32 Birmingham Legion 0–1 Louisville City FC Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM CDT Asiedu   34'
James   87'
Report Jimenez   38'
Gomez   55'
Gonzalez   75'
Hoppenot   82'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Matthew Thompson

USL Cup Playoffs

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November 7 Conf. QF Birmingham Legion w/o Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CST Report Stadium: BBVA Field
Note: Match canceled after multiple Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players tested positive for COVID-19.[6]
November 13 Conf. SF Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Birmingham Legion St. Petersburg, FL
6:00 CST Ekra   57'
Scarlett   90+4'
Report A. Crognale   39'
Kasim   46'
E. Crognale   89'
Williams   90+3'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,949
Referee: Elton García

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos. Name USL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Matt Van Oekel 9 0 9 0
2 MF   Marcos Ugarte 1 0 1 0
3 DF   Phanuel Kavita 9 0 9 0
4 DF   Freddy Kleemann 2 0 2 0
5 MF   Mikey Lopez 4 0 4 0
6 MF   Anderson Asiedu 9 0 9 0
7 DF   Ryan James 9 0 9 0
8 MF   Bruno Lapa 9 2 9 2
10 FW   Prosper Kasim 3 0 3 0
11 FW   Neco Brett 9 6 9 6
12 MF   Eli Crognale 9 0 9 0
13 DF   Jake Rufe 3 0 3 0
16 MF   Daigo Kobayashi 6 0 6 0
17 MF   Jaden Servania 8 0 8 0
20 MF   Zachary Herivaux 6 0 6 0
21 DF   Alex Crognale 5 0 5 0
22 DF   Ben Ofeimu 7 0 7 0
23 FW   JJ Williams 8 1 8 1
24 DF   Jonathan Dean 8 0 8 0
77 FW   Junior Flemmings 6 0 6 0

Source: Stats

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name USL Total
       
1 GK   Matt Van Oekel 1 0 1 0
3 DF   Phanuel Kavita 1 0 1 0
4 DF   Freddy Kleemann 1 0 1 0
6 MF   Anderson Asiedu 3 0 3 0
7 DF   Ryan James 2 0 2 0
13 DF   Jake Rufe 1 0 1 0
20 MF   Zachary Herivaux 1 0 1 0
21 DF   Alex Crognale 1 0 1 0
23 FW   JJ Williams 0 1 0 1

Source: Stats

Clean sheets

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No. Name USL Total Games Played
0   Ford Parker 0 0 0
1   Matt Van Oekel 3 3 9
18   Trevor Spangenberg 0 0 0

Source: Stats

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Team Roster". BHMLegion.com. Birmingham Legion FC. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Legion FC's 2021 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". bhmlegion.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Legion FC Match vs. Austin Bold Abandoned". uslchampionship.com. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Birmingham Legion FC vs. Atlanta United 2 Contest Postponed". USLChampionship.com. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Atlanta United 2 vs. Birmingham Legion FC Contest Rescheduled". atlutd.com. Atlanta United Communications. July 12, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Birmingham Legion FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Playoff Match Canceled". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.