2021 Loudoun United FC season

Loudoun United FC
2021 season
Head coach	Ryan Martin
Stadium	Segra Field
Highest home attendance	1,126 (6/8 v. CHS)
Lowest home attendance	310 (8/18 v. IND)
Average home league attendance	639
Biggest win	LDN 4–1 IND (8/18)
Biggest defeat	LDN 0–5 CLT (9/8); PIT 5–0 LDN (9/11); MIA 6–1 LDN (9/25)
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The 2021 Loudoun United FC season was 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 September 25, 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])	El Salvador
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
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	Noah Abrams	England
31	GK	Jonathan Mennell (^[B])	United States
33	DF	Jacob Greene (^[A])	United States
34	MF	Abdellatif Aboukoura (^[B])	United States
35	DF	Troy Matingou (^[B])	United States
37	MF	Jackson Hopkins (^[B])	United States
44	DF	Jace Clark (^[B])	United States
55	DF	Michael DeShields (^[A])	United States

^

Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.

^

D.C. United Academy player.

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

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 6' Ackwei 7' (o.g.) Löbe 14' François 59' Reid 84' Walker 90+1'	Report	Sergi 53' Amoustapha 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 27', 52' Amoustapha 36' Ku-Dipietro 42' Fordah 63' Paz 75' Panchot 74'	Report	Sowe 4', 75' Edelman 26' Egbo 64' (pen.) Brummett 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 23'	Report	Bolívar 40' Mehl 57' Samaké 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 14' Mehl 20' Samaké 46' Bolívar 50' DeShields 57' Panchot 70'	Report	Velarde 18' Ackwei 41' (o.g.) Dixon 51' Cicerone 58' (pen.) Gatt 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 90+5'	Report	Fahling 73' Kelly-Rosales 67' Bunting 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 13' Guenzatti 34' Wyke 79' Langsdorf 85', 86'	Report	Dambrot 4', 23' Bolívar 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. 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 8	Charleston Battery	3–0	Loudoun United FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Zarokostas 2', 16' Daley 35', 60' Gdula 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 42' Bolivar 75'	Report	Perez 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 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 11 11	Loudoun United FC	1–4	Miami FC	Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT	Ku-Dipietro 29' Walz 41', 75' Gomez 59'	Report	Akinyode 18', 26' da Silva 38' Anglin 61' François 70' Martínez 73' Forbes 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 6' Rovira 68'	Report	Di Rosa 8' Saravia 42' Smith 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 7' Fernandes 21', 52' Lasso 37' Ekra 73' Guenzatti 74'	Report	Smith 34' Downs 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 2' Ku-Dipietro 22' Amoustapha 41' Hogan 45' (o.g.) Landry 87'	Report	Repetto 4', 32' Zarokostas 9' Archer 23' Daley 45+5' Harmon 56' Lewis 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 15' Amoustapha 41' Mehl 66' Smith 70'	Report	Hodge 45+2' Torres 58' Edwards 63', 90+4' Toure 65' Echevarria 68' Barry 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 11' Ku-Dipietro 60'	Report	Sabella 32' Armour 39' Bronico 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 56' Crawford 79' Piggott 84' Pérez 90+8'	Report	Downs 4' Garay 30' Dambrot 38' Fordah 84' Hopkins 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 43', 45+1' Dambrot 47' Paz 73' Ku-Dipietro 76' Saravia 85' Amoustapha 90+2'	Report	Cochran 33' Ouimette 34', 78' Moon 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 36' Landry 64'	Report	Hilton 23' Lasso 45+3' Wyke 82' Mkosana 87'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 360 Referee: Luis Arroyo

September 4 20	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	1–1	Loudoun United FC	Edinburg, Texas
7:30 p.m. CST	Amoh 14' (pen.) Pimentel 68' Sorto 80'	Report	Mehl 13' Saravia 15' Ku-Dipietro 20' (pen.)	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,052 Referee: Elton García

September 8 21	Loudoun United FC	0–5	Charlotte Independence	Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT	Landry 3' 37'	Report	Parra 23', 28', 40' Roberts 49' Palomino 74' Sabella 81' Pack 84'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 546 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

September 11 22	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	5–0	Loudoun United FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Wharton 20' Forbes 58', 82' Cicerone 75' Williamson 80' Perez 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,502 Referee: Calin Radosav

September 25 23	Miami FC	6–1	Loudoun United FC	Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	François 9', 55', 63' Martínez 25' Forbes 32' Walker 39' Reid 81' Palacios 88'	Report	Ku-DiPietro 48'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 418 Referee: Brandon Stevis

September 30 24	New York Red Bulls II	3–3	Loudoun United FC	Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT	Zajec 25' Sowe 37' (pen.) Archimède 55' Jørgensen 58' Knapp 63'	Report	DiPietro 4' Hopkins 20' Mehl 24' Mennell 36' Samaké 57'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 485 Referee: William Steffen

October 3 25	Charlotte Independence	5–1	Loudoun United FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Obertan 7' Johnson 8' Bronico 13', 32' Marveaux 19' Kelly 45'	Report	Dambrot 38' Mehl 76' Clark 80', 86'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,207 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

October 10 26	Loudoun United FC	3–2	Miami FC	Leesburg, Virginia
1:00 PM EDT	Paz 5' 26' Greene 20' Landry 32' Bolívar 72', 86' Ku-DiPietro 77' (pen.) Clark 90+4'	Report	François 13' (pen.) Akinyode 31' Walker 65' Cortez 74' Craig 75' Reid 88'	Stadium: Segra Field Referee: Matthew Franz

October 13 27	Loudoun United FC	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 28	Hartford Athletic	1–0	Loudoun United	Hartford, Connecticut
11:00 a.m. EDT	McGlynn 33', 51' Obregón Jr. 60' Cardona 78' Haak 87'	Report	Greene 32'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,908 Referee: Benjamin Meyer

October 20 29	New York Red Bulls II	3–0	Loudoun United FC	Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT	Archimède 19', 40' Sowe 38' Harper 47' (pen.) Egbo 56', 57'	Report	Mehl 24' Ku-DiPietro 37', 68' Dambrot 38' Landry 51' Bolívar 81'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 520 Referee: Corbyn May

October 23 30	Loudoun United FC	0–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT	Houssou 75' Paz 86'	Report	Dos Santos 40' Antley 41' Hilton 71' Dalgaard 86'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 917 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

October 27 31	Charlotte Independence	1–0	Loudoun United FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
5:30 PM EDT	Fuchs 30' Martínez 38' Riascos 75'	Report	Mehl 78' Hopkins 88'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,782 Referee: Kevin Broadley

October 30 32	Loudoun United FC	1–4	New York Red Bulls II	Leesburg, Virginia
1:00 PM EDT	Hopkins 7', 20' Ku-DiPietro 37' Clark 68' Greene 86' Fordah 86'	Report	Sowe 5' Rafanello 26', 90+4' Knapp 58' Edelman 73' Egbo 84'	Stadium: Segra Field Referee: Jalen Gray

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	23	7	2	55	23	+32	71	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Charlotte Independence	32	18	9	5	57	36	+21	59
3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	32	17	8	7	52	34	+18	58^[a]
4	Miami FC	32	16	10	6	55	40	+15	54^[a]
5	Hartford Athletic	32	12	15	5	50	50	0	41
6	Charleston Battery	32	10	15	7	49	60	−11	37
7	New York Red Bulls II	32	7	18	7	42	67	−25	28
8	Loudoun United FC	32	4	25	3	31	78	−47	15

Source: USL
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The USL decided to replay the sides' October 16 match from the 67th minute after the referee wrongly disallowed a Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goal. The original score was 0–0.^[3]

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.^[4]

References

^ "Roster". loudoununitedfc.com. Loudoun United FC. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. March 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ "The Miami FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds Match to be Replayed on Oct. 27, Starting from 67th Minute". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
^ "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.

[cnote_A_grp_1] 
Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.

[cnote_B_grp_1] 
D.C. United Academy player.

[table_hth_MIA0.41304817582157-4] The USL decided to replay the sides' October 16 match from the 67th minute after the referee wrongly disallowed a Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goal. The original score was 0–0.^[3]

[players-1] "Roster". loudoununitedfc.com. Loudoun United FC. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[2] "USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. March 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

[3] "The Miami FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds Match to be Replayed on Oct. 27, Starting from 67th Minute". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[USSF-5] "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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