The 2021 Hartford Athletic season is the club's third season of existence and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.[1]
| 2021 season | |||
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| Owner | Hartford Sports Group | ||
| Head coach | Harry Watling | ||
| Stadium | Dillon Stadium | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,138 (8/4 vs. TBR) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,480 (10/26 vs. CHS) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,640 | ||
| Biggest win | HFD 7–0 NY (6/5) | ||
| Biggest defeat | |||
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Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic edit
To start the season, Hartford Athletic will allow 50% capacity at home games at Dillon Stadium.[2]
Starting with the home game on May 29, they will be allowed to have a full capacity at home games.[3]
Roster edit
- As of August 12, 2021[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Carlos Merancio |  Mexico
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| 2 | DF | Alex Lara |  United States
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| 3 | DF | Younes Boudadi |  Morocco
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| 4 | DF | Nicolás Cardona |  Puerto Rico
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| 5 | MF | Nii Armah Ashitey |  Ghana
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| 6 | MF | Arthur Rogers |  England
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| 7 | FW | Bradford Jamieson IV | United States
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| 8 | MF | Christian Gómez |  Venezuela
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| 9 | FW | Sebastian Elney | United States
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| 10 | MF | Danny Barrera | United States
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| 11 | MF | Luka Prpa | United States
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| 13 | GK | Jeff Caldwell | United States
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| 14 | FW | Derek Dodson (on loan from Orlando City) | United States
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| 15 | DF | Walid Yacoubou |  Togo
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| 16 | MF | Gabriel Torres |  Brazil
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| 17 | FW | Alfonso Vazquez | United States
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| 18 | FW | Walmer Martinez |  El Salvador
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| 19 | MF | Kenan Hot ([A]) | United States
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| 20 | DF | Thomas Janjigian | United States
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| 21 | MF | Jaciel Cedeño |  Ecuador
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| 22 | DF | Richie Schlentz | United States
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| 23 | FW | Tabort Etaka Preston |  Cameroon
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| 24 | DF | Giovanni Calderón ([A]) | Puerto Rico
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| 28 | MF | Conor McGlynn | United States
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| 29 | FW | Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. |  Honduras
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| 31 | GK | Sebastian Pliszka ([A]) | United States
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- ^ USL Academy player
Competitions edit
Exhibitions edit
| April 3, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 4–0 | Newtown Pride FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
Trialist 8  Elney Trialist 4 , |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| April 10, 2021 | New York City FC | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Medina 40', 44' |
Report | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| April 16, 2021 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–2 | Hartford Athletic | Montclair, New Jersey |
| Sowe |
Report | Elney Obregón Jr. |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park |
| April 21, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 3–3 | Philadelphia Union II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12:00 p.m. EST | Jamieson IV 3' Janjigian 43'Obregón Jr. 59' |
Report | Stafford 13' Sullivan 62'Jasinski 83' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| April 24, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 3–0 | University of Hartford | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Rogers 29' McGlynn 42'Jeciel Cedeño (Trialist) 77' |
Report | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| May 4, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–2 | New England Revolution II | Farmington, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | McGlynn 55' Prpa 66' |
Report | 1' 86' |
Stadium: Farmington Sports Arena |
| July 20, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | Cancelled | Western Mass Pioneers | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
USL Championship edit
Source:[5]
| April 30, 2021 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–3 | Hartford Athletic | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | LaCava 68' Egbo 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Barrera 13' Obregón Jr. 36'Rogers 85' |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| May 8, 2021 | Miami FC | 0–1 | Hartford Athletic | Miami, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Preston 59' |
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| May 15, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Prpa 90+1' |
Cicerone 42' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| May 29, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | Postponed | Real Monarchs | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| June 5, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 7–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 15', 45+3' Elney 45+2' Barrera 50', 65' Rogers  58' McGlynn 59' Preston 71' Torres 82' Lara 90+4' |
Report | Knapp 32' Egbo 51' Castillo 62' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| June 13, 2021 | Charlotte Independence | 3–2 | Hartford Athletic | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Parra  19' Dimick 26' Kelly 73' Palomino 80' Sabella 83', 85' |
Report | Barrera 50' Boudadi 66' Preston 74' |
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 533 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 19, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | Loudoun United | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 6' Yacoubou 77' Cardona 90+5' |
Report | Mehl 25' Bolivar 78' (pen.) Houssou 86' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Christian Centeno |
| June 26, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 56' Lara 58' |
Report | Guenzatti 33' Fernandes 79' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,966 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| July 4, 2021 | Loudoun United | 0–2 | Hartford Athletic | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT | Bolívar 58' Gomez 89' Downs 90' Gamble  90+3' |
Report | Gómez 44' Rogers 64' Preston 73' Yacoubou 90+3' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 693 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| July 10, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Barrera 36' McGlynn 58' Yacoubou 59' Rogers 76' Dodson 86' Janjigian 90+2' |
Report | Sowe 4' Acosta 18' Harper 24' Zajec 39' Tombul 61'  83' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,002 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| July 13, 2021 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–1 | Hartford Athletic | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Dodson 23' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 2,943 |
| July 17, 2021 | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Hartford Athletic | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Piggott 21' Repetto 58'Nicque Daley 90' |
Report | Tulu 83' |
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,515 |
| July 24, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–0 | Miami FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Lara 30' McGlynn 67' |
Report | Palacios 59' Reid 82' Kcira 90+5' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,983 Referee: Mathew Corrigan |
| July 31, 2021 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3–1 | Hartford Athletic | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Dixon 49', 83' Wiedt 82' Perez 88' |
Report | Dodson 26' Yacoubou 36' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| August 4, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–1 | Miami FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Dodson 4' Jamieson 14' (pen.) McGlynn 20' Martinez 66' |
Report | Craig 13' Othello 25' Palacios 49' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,065 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| August 7, 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 4–2 | Hartford Athletic | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 9:00 p.m. EDT | Barry 19' (pen.) Ngalina 38' Lewis 51', 63' |
Report | Yacoubou 18' McGlynn 24' Ashitey 58' Martinez 90+4' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 13, 2021 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | Hartford Athletic | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EST | Adebayo-Smith 85' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,682 |
| August 17, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | Charleston Battery | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Dodson 31' Barrera 35' (pen.) |
Repetto 45' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium |
| August 22, 2021 | Miami FC | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Miami, Florida |
| 6:30 p.m. EDT | D. Williams 45+1 Forbes 48', 90' Sylvestre 87' |
Report | Obregón Jr. 19' Barrera 49' Cedeño 67' Rogers 85' |
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 574 Referee: Elton García |
| August 28, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Caldwell 1' Obregón Jr. 18' Yacoubou 36' Barrera 51' (pen.) Martinez 54' Lom 69' |
Report | Cicerone 2' (pen.), 90+1' Rovira 25' Dixon 37', 57' Kilwien 45+2' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| September 1, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | P–P | Charleston Battery | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Dillon Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather.[6] | ||||
| September 4, 2021 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | LaCava 12' Williams 48' Rafanello 52' Ngoma 90+2' |
Report | Preston 52' |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 803 Referee: Kenneth Rojas |
| September 7, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–4 | Louisville City FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 31' Dodson 44' |
Report | Lancaster 7' González 29' Ownby 56' Hoppenot 59' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 11, 2021 | Charlotte Independence | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Marveaux 36', 54' Parra 41' Palomino 57' Bronico 60' Martínez 64' |
Report | Torres 12' Boudadi 13' McGlynn 89' |
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,663 Referee: John Griggs |
| September 15, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–0 | Real Monarchs | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Obregón Jr. 30' Cardona 69' Flores 83' (o.g.) |
Report | Orozco 5' Halsey 45+2' Saucedo 52' Nydegger 67' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| September 25, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Yacoubou 31' Haak 52' McGlynn 63' Preston 86'Fernandes 79' |
Report | Guenzatti 12', 32', 45+2' Hilton 27' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,138 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| September 30, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–2 | Charlotte Independence | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Janjigian 17' Haak 44' McGlynn 67' Bronico 82' (o.g.) Boudadi 86' Elney 90' |
Report | Martínez 12' Kelly 48', 83' Palomino 81' Armour 90+1' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 6, 2021 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Hartford Athletic | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 9:00 p.m. EST | Rivas 26' Wehan 35' Sandoval 45+3', 55' Muhammad 53' |
Report | Barrera 45+5' (pen.) Obregón Jr. 48' Boudadi 84' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 6,444 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| October 10, 2021 | Charleston Battery | 4–3 | Hartford Athletic | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT | Janjigian 2' (o.g.) Daley 10', 43' Fahling 61' Repetto 83' van Schaik 89' |
Report | Barrera 40' 58' Piggott 45+1' (o.g.) Haak 49' Boudadi 74' Obregón Jr. 81' Hot 88' |
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| October 13, 2021 | Loudoun United | 2–3 | Hartford Athletic | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Bolívar 13' Garay 38' Gabarra 51' Gamble 56' Mehl 59' Pinto 73' |
Report | Yacoubou 14' McGlynn 57' Obregón Jr. 69' Pinto 81' (o.g.) Preston 90+5' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 368 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| October 16, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–0 | Loudoun United | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11:00 a.m. EST | McGlynn 33', 51' Obregón Jr. 60' Cardona 78' Haak 87' |
Report | Greene 32' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,908 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| October 22, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 1–2 | Charlotte Independence | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Prpa 16' Roberts 37' (o.g.) Preston 43' Haak 90+3' |
Report | Obertan 49' Johnson 68' Kelly 90+4' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| October 26, 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 2–0 | Charleston Battery | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Martinez 8', 40', 70' Cardona 84' Rogers 88' |
Report | Kelly-Rosales 86' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed September 1st match.[7] | ||||
| October 30, 2021 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–0 | Hartford Athletic | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Rovira 54' Griffin 75' Peters 90+1' |
Report | Barrera 16' Cardona 28' Boudadi 43' Obregón Jr. 57' Caldwell 90' Martinez 90+1' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,532 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Our Story". www.hartfordathletic.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ Athletic, Hartford (2021-04-09). "Hartford Athletic Announces Fifty Percent Capacity At 2021 Home Matches". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Hartford Athletic to allow 100% capacity at Dillon Stadium starting May 29". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Roster". HartfordAthletic.com. Hartford Athletic. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Hartford Athletic". FotMob. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Hartford Athletic vs. Charleston Battery Postponed". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Contest Between Hartford, Charleston Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. September 9, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.