The 2022 Louisville City FC season was the club's eighth season of competition. Louisville City competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.
Background
The previous season was impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, though to a lesser extent than the 2020 season. The main alteration was to the regular season schedule, which saw Louisville City play seven division opponents four times each to reduce travel distance and frequency. The U.S. Open Cup was also cancelled for the second straight year due to the effects of the pandemic. Louisville City also began the season with Lynn Family Stadium open to limited capacity crowds, before expanding to maximum capacity on June 12, 2021. Louisville City had its highest attendance of the season on that date with 12,115.
The team won the Central Division with a victory at Birmingham Legion FC on the final matchday of the season, and advanced through the playoffs before falling in extra time to Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Eastern Conference final. Standout right back Jonathan Gómez tallied eight assists and a pair goals on the year. After being named the league's Young Player of the Year and to the All-League First Team at the conclusion of the season, Gómez was transferred to Real Sociedad of Spain's La Liga, Louisville City's first direct transfer to a top-flight European club. Cameron Lancaster led Louisville City in scoring with 21 goals in all comps and was named to the All-League Second Team, while Brian Ownby was the team leader in assists with 10. Defender Sean Totsch was named to the All-League First Team for the second consecutive season.
In addition to Jonathan Gómez's transfer, a number of other players departed the club. Louisville City reloaded from a variety of sources, bringing in players from other USL Championship and Major League Soccer clubs, signing Louisville City Academy players, and picking up free agents from the European and collegiate ranks. Prior season loanee Jorge Gonzalez stayed with the team and signed a contract with Louisville City.
Current squad
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Out on loan No.Pos.PlayerNation
Competitions Preseason friendlies
USL Championship
Standings — Eastern Conference
Results summary
Match results For the 2022 USL Championship season, divisional separation of clubs used in the 2021 season was dropped. Louisville City will compete within the Eastern Conference. They will also face eight cross-conference opponents, most for the first time in competitive matches: LA Galaxy II, Monterey Bay FC, Orange County SC, El Paso Locomotive FC, Sacramento Republic FC, and Rio Grande Valley FC.
USL Cup Playoffs
The top seven teams in each USL Championship conference advanced to the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs, with the conference winners each receiving a bye to the conference semifinals. Louisville City entered the playoffs as the top seed out of the Eastern Conference.
U.S. Open Cup
Player statistics
Goals PlacePos.No.NameTotal1FW14 Wilson Harris1520172MF10 Brian Ownby911113FW77 Enoch Mushagalusa1000104DF4 Sean Totsch90095MF36 Paolo DelPiccolo40045FW17 Cameron Lancaster30147FW9 Jorge Gonzalez Asensi30037MF11 Niall McCabe30037MF21 Ray Serrano300310DF66 Joshua Wynder200210MF23 Elijah Wynder101212MF7 Napo Matsoso100112DF6 Wesley Charpie100112MF15 Manny Perez0011Total643471
Assists PlacePos.No.NameTotal1DF2 Amadou Dia81092MF11 Niall McCabe50053MF10 Brian Ownby40043MF13 Corben Bone31045FW77 Enoch Mushagalusa30035FW14 Wilson Harris30035MF21 Ray Serrano30038FW9 Jorge Gonzalez Asensi20028MF15 Manny Perez20028MF36 Paolo DelPiccolo20028DF6 Wesley Charpie101212GK1 Kyle Morton100112MF7 Napo Matsoso100112MF19 Oscar Jimenez1001Total392142
Clean sheets PlacePos.No.NameTotal1GK1 Kyle Morton1310142GK18 Danny Faundez2114Total152118
Disciplinary No. Pos. Name Total 2DF Amadou Dia710010819FW Jorge Gonzalez Asensi7010008036MF Paolo DelPiccolo7010008066DF Joshua Wynder600010704DF Sean Totsch611010816DF Wesley Charpie6100107177FW Enoch Mushagalusa5000106010MF Brian Ownby3000003011MF Niall McCabe3010004012MF Tyler Gibson3100003114FW Wilson Harris3120005132DF Ían Pino Soler300000308DF Carlos Moguel2000002017FW Cameron Lancaster2000103013MF Corben Bone201001311GK Kyle Morton200000207MF Napo Matsoso2100002119MF Oscar Jimenez1000001021MF Ray Serrano0100000115MF Manny Perez0000101018GK Danny Faundez00001010Total7077081858
References
External links Louisville City