A Louisville City FC blog

Soccer culture is unique from other sports fandoms for several reasons. Between the organized supporter groups, and the coordinated singing throughout the match, a special atmosphere is created. A tifo is another contributor to soccer’s unique fandom. For those unfamiliar, tifos are the large visual displays that are usually painted onto tarp/sheets and hung pre-match over the wild supporters' sections. Tifos are fan-created and generally reserved for meaningful matches. Rece

Around 10:30 AM today, Jeff Rueter of The Athletic broke the news that Coach John Hackworth and Louisville City FC had “mutually separated.” Less than two hours later, the club confirmed his departure in a press release. “Louisville City FC and head coach John Hackworth have mutually agreed to terminate Hackworth’s contract with the club." As of this writing, this is the extent that is publically know of Coach Hackworth’s exit from the club. All of this coming one game into t

After getting a little taste of the 2021 team, fans were finally treated to the first match of Louisville City’s 2021 USL campaign. With the ongoing battle with COVID-19 trending in a positive direction, the stadium capacity was able to be increased to 50%, allowing for a Lynn Family Stadium record crowd of 7,000+. Between the increased support for the team, the extended preseason, and the arguably favorable matchup, it seemed to be a recipe for a LouCity win. Louisville City

After a long offseason, the USL regular season will return this weekend! Louisville City took advantage of the time allotted and scheduled several friendlies with MLS opposition to prepare for the 2021 campaign (which is all outlined here). City will kick things off home at Lynn Family Stadium against a less-than-exciting opponent, Atlanta United 2. While an MLS 2 side doesn’t scream “match of the year”, the eagerness of the fans to see the boys in purple back in action shoul

With the start of the USL’s regular season less than a week away, now feels like a good time to run through the events of the offseason. Below are some quick recaps on items such as personnel, preseason matches, and storylines to watch. Several links have been provided to allow for additional reading should you be interested. Let’s jump right into it: Player Departures Roster members from 2020 no longer on the 2021 roster include Luke Spencer, Speedy Williams, Ben Lundt, Jimm

Louisville City soccer is back in front of fans in the bluegrass and it’s all too sweet of a feeling. The off-season always feels far too long for the fans so this match against the Riverhounds is a welcoming signal that the regular season is close. While most of the roster from the previous season had been retained there were several new pieces that fans have yet to see in action. This match served as their introduction to the fan base. Their assimilation into the squad was

Lou City has added more depth to its roster! This time, by way of a loan. Louisville City FC and Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers have agreed on a season-long loan deal sending midfielder Jorge Gonzalez. The Valencia, Spain native moved to the United States in 2016 to play collegiately at NCAA Division II’s Mercyhurst University in Erie, Penn. In his one season with the Lakers, the midfielder had a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year campaign whi