A Louisville City FC blog

Louisville City FC's early performances in 2026 are largely what you would expect based on the previous two seasons. With seven regular-season matches in the books (plus three Open Cup games), they appear poised to be a serious contender for earning their third straight Players' Shield. Despite this success, there have already been interesting twists for LouCity. Will 2026 continue the dominance we've become accustomed to, or is there evidence that the team's fortune may be c

Photo Credit: Connor Cunningham Two matches into the 2026 season, it has been announced that Coach Danny Cruz is departing the club to pursue a new opportunity in professional soccer. While there has yet to be any official announcement, he is rumored to be joining the Minnesota United staff  in the MLS (where he played in 2016 during their NASL days). Danny Cruz joined Louisville City in 2018 as an assistant to then–head coach John Hackworth. When Hackworth abruptly parted wa

In many ways, Louisville City’s 2025 season mirrored 2024: a dominant campaign that ended with a Players’ Shield and an earlier-than-expected playoff exit. 2025, however, reached even higher extremes. The club set the league record for points per game but saw the two-time champs eliminated at home in their first playoff match. Despite that shortcoming, it was one of LouCity’s most dominant teams. Personal events kept me from writing a recap on them, which they certainly deser

With international friendlies and the Jägermeister Cup in the rear-view mirror, the regular season takes front and center. With the number of games beginning to dwindle, success in each match becomes more and more critical. As of the last review , Louisville City and the Charleston Battery were nearly even on all measures. LouCity owned the tiebreaker (by way of the win against the Battery at the beginning of the season), but that thin margin leaves neither party sitting comf