Athletics team
Louisville City FC
Club · United States · USL Championship
«The Boys in Purple»
James O'Connor took the job in 2015. Three seasons later he had turned Louisville City FC into the first team in USL history to defend its championship, beating Swope Park Rangers 1-0 in the 2017 final and Phoenix Rising FC by the same score in 2018.
John Hackworth took over the team he left and reached another final in 2019, losing 1-3 to Real Monarchs SLC. Danny Cruz, who had played for the club, has coached it since 2021.
Louisville plays in purple, at Lynn Family Stadium — 11,700 seats plus standing areas for a capacity of 15,304 — and answers to LouCity, or Los Morados, as often as to its full name. Two fixtures carry more weight than the rest of the schedule: the Dirty River Derby against FC Cincinnati, both clubs sitting on opposite banks of the Ohio, and LIPAFC against Indy Eleven, a rivalry sharp enough that CBS has carried it.
Cameron Lancaster, once on Tottenham Hotspur's books, remains the club's leading scorer with 42 goals. The record more likely to be mentioned now belongs to Elijah Wynder, who came through the academy and left for LA Galaxy in 2025 for the highest fee USL has taken for a player.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 26 Sep | USL Championship |
Hartford Athletic
A
|
2:2 | D |
| 20 Sep | USL Championship |
Loudoun United FC
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 13 Sep | USL Championship |
El Paso Locomotive
H
|
1:2 | L |
| 9 Sep | USL League One Cup |
San Antonio FC
A
|
0:0 | D |
| 6 Sep | USL Championship |
Rhode Island
A
|
1:1 | D |
| 30 Aug | USL Championship |
Detroit City
H
|
0:0 | D |
Standing
USL ChampionshipGroup stage · USL Championship
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
|
27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 28:27 | 38 |
| 5 |
 Orange County SC
|
26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 35:40 | 39 |
| 6 |
 Louisville City FC
|
26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43:42 | 37 |
| 6 |
 Colorado Springs
|
26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40:37 | 39 |
| 7 |
 Indy Eleven
|
25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32:31 | 33 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 268| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 268 | 139 | 129 |
| Scored | 482 | 284 | 198 |
| Conceded | 305 | 140 | 165 |
| Scored per game | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Conceded per game | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Difference | +177 | +144 | +33 |
Fixtures of Louisville City FC
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4 Oct · 20:00
Hartford Athletic
A
USL League One Cup
-
26 Sep
Hartford Athletic
A
2:2
D
-
20 Sep
Loudoun United FC
H
2:1
W
-
13 Sep
El Paso Locomotive
H
1:2
L
-
9 Sep
San Antonio FC
A
0:0
D
-
6 Sep
Rhode Island
A
1:1
D
-
30 Aug
Detroit City
H
0:0
D
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23 Aug
Indy Eleven
A
1:2
L
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16 Aug
Orange County SC
A
3:2
W
Honours of Louisville City FC
- USL Championship 2017, 2018 2
- USL Cup 2017, 2018 2
- Commonwealth Cup 2023 1
- USL Jägermeister Cup 2025 1
- USL Championship 2019, 2022 2
- USL Cup 2019 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Tola Showunmi Crawley Town 25/26
- Kevon Lambert Salt Lake 25/26
- Chris Donovan Philadelphia 25/26
- Kevon Lambert Salt Lake 24/25
- Damian Las Austin 24/25
- Tola Showunmi Pittsburgh 23/24
Departures
- Kevon Lambert Salt Lake 25/26
- Damian Las Austin 25/26
- Tola Showunmi Crawley Town 24/25
- Elijah Wynder LA Galaxy 24/25 €380.00K
- Wilson Harris M. Petah Tikva 24/25 €100.00K
- Damian Las Austin 24/25