Loudoun United FC

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Loudoun United FC
File:Loudoun United FC logo.svg
Full name Loudoun United Football Club
Founded July 18, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-07-18)
Stadium Segra Field
Leesburg, Virginia
Stadium
capacity		 5,000
Owners Attain Sports and Entertainment (majority)
D.C. United (minority)
Head coach Ryan Martin
League USL Championship
2022 11th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page
Current season

Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.[1]

History

On July 18, 2018, the team was officially announced by USL and D.C. United as were the team's name, colors and crest. Loudoun United FC replaced Richmond Kickers as D.C. United's USL affiliate.[1]

After the founding of MLS Next Pro in 2022 and the subsequent movement of MLS reserve teams to that league by 2023, Loudoun United remained the only MLS-affiliated reserve side in the USL system; due to a legal agreement for leasing Segra Field, United is required to play in the second division.

On February 2, 2023, Loudoun United FC was sold to Attain Sports and Entertainment, which owns minor league baseball teams Bowie Baysox and Frederick Keys.[2] D.C. United will continue to own a minority stake in Loudoun United.[3] Furthermore, the change of ownership also means that Loudoun United is eligible to participate in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.[4]

Colors and badge

Loudoun United FC colors are black, red and white, the same as parent club D.C. United. The club's crest contains the red-and-white gyronny seen in the flag and coat of arms of Loudoun County, as well as a winged horse in homage to both D.C. United's eagle logo and the county's long association with equestrian sports.[5]

Sponsorship

Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2021 Adidas The National[6]
2022 —
2023–present Betfred USA[7]

Stadium

The club plays at Segra Field, a new 5,000-seat stadium at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park in Leesburg. The stadium was built by D.C. United and the county government for $15 million.[8][9] Construction began in 2018, and was completed in August 2019. After playing some initial home games at Audi Field, they debuted in their new stadium in a game against the Charlotte Independence that ended 3–3 in front of 5,015 spectators.[citation needed]

Club culture

The main supporter group of Loudoun United is the Loudoun Stampede. The supporter group hosts tailgates, events, and watch parties.[10]

Players and staff

Roster

As of June 10, 2023[11]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Dane Jacomen      United States
2 Defender Laukoa Santos      United States
3 Defender Hayden Sargis ([A])     United States
4 Midfielder Aidan Rocha      United States
5 Defender Yanis Leerman      France
6 Defender Kwame Awuah      Canada
7 Midfielder Abdoul Zanne (on loan from ASEC Mimosas)     Ivory Coast
8 Midfielder Abdoul Koanda      Ivory Coast
9 Forward Tommy Williamson      United States
11 Midfielder Jeremy Garay ([A])     El Salvador
12 Midfielder Jackson Hopkins ([A])     United States
14 Forward Wesley Leggett      United States
15 Midfielder Alex Nagy      United States
16 Defender Cole Turner      United States
17 Midfielder Juan Ramírez      United States
19 Midfielder Landry Houssou      Ivory Coast
20 Defender Daniel Chica      United States
22 Midfielder Isaac Espinal      United States
23 Midfielder Kalil ElMedkhar      United States
27 Defender Bryce Washington      United States
28 Forward Zach Ryan      United States
30 Goalkeeper Hugo Fauroux      France
31 Defender Graham Jones ([B])     United States
32 Defender Dash Papez ([B])     United States
34 Midfielder Brian Chavez ([B])     United States
35 Defender Ethan Pendleton ([B])     United States
36 Defender Jace Clark ([B])     United States
37 Midfielder Ignacio Alem ([B])     United States
45 Defender Matai Akinmboni ([A])     United States
46 Forward Xavier O'Neil ([B])     Trinidad and Tobago
53 Goalkeeper Drew Hartman ([B])     United States
  1. ^ Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
  2. ^ D.C. United Academy player.

Staff

As of June 10, 2023[12]
Executive
Executive Business Officer United States Doug Raftery
General Manager United States Stewart Mairs
Assistant General Manager United States Clarens Cheridieu
Technical staff
Head Coach United States Ryan Martin
Assistant Coach The Gambia Mattar M'Boge
Assistant Coach United States Garland "GR" Cannon
Goalkeeping Coach Poland Jack Stefanowski
Head of Performance Australia Claudio Altieri
Head Athletic Trainer United States Teresse Rehwoldt
Equipment Manager United States TJ Salzberg

Team records

Year-by-year

As of October 15, 2022
Season USL Championship Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Top scorer 1 Head coach
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2019 34 11 17 6 59 65 39 12th, Eastern Did not qualify Ineligible
(MLS reserve team)		 United States Kyle Murphy 13 United States Richie Williams (2-3-4)
United States Ryan Martin (9-14-2)
2020 13 1 9 3 10 28 6 5th, Eastern
Group F		 Did not qualify Ghana Elvis Amoh 4 United States Ryan Martin
2021 32 4 25 3 31 78 15 16th, Eastern
8th, Atlantic		 Did not qualify United States Ted Ku-DiPietro 7 United States Ryan Martin
2022 34 8 22 4 36 74 28 11th, Eastern Did not qualify United States Tyler Freeman 8 United States Ryan Martin

^ 1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head coaches

  • Includes USL regular season, USL playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
Coach Nationality Start End Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Richie Williams  United States January 28, 2019 May 30, 2019 9 2 4 3 11 13 −2 22.22
Ryan Martin  United States May 30, 2019 present 105 23 12 70 128 233 −105 21.90
Total 114 25 16 73 139 246 −107 21.93

Average attendance

Year Reg. season Playoffs
2019 1,381[13] —
2020 495
2021 639
2022 1,489

References

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