Loudoun United FC
{{short description|American soccer team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
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| fullname = Loudoun United Football Club
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2018|7|18}}
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| stadium = Segra Field
Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.
| capacity = 5,000
| owntitle = Owners
| owner = Attain Sports and Entertainment (majority)
D.C. United (minority)
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| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Ryan Martin
| league = USL Championship
| season = 2024
| position = 11th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
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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.{{cite news |url= https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/935229 |title= Loudoun United FC Joins the USL for 2019 |publisher= United Soccer League |access-date= July 18, 2018 |archive-date= January 26, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220126102300/https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/935229 |url-status= live }} After ownership changes, it ceased being the reserve squad for D.C. in 2023.
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.
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.{{cite web | url=https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news/2023/02/02/attain-sports-entertainment-ownership/ | title=D.C. United Ownership Group Partners with Attain Sports & Entertainment to Transfer Controlling Ownership at United Soccer League Championship Club Loudoun United FC | access-date=February 2, 2023 | archive-date=February 2, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202144708/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news/2023/02/02/attain-sports-entertainment-ownership/ | url-status=live }} D.C. United will continue to own a minority stake in Loudoun United.{{cite news |title=Loudoun United sold to minor league baseball owner |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/02/02/loudoun-united-sold-greg-baroni/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2023-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202145449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/02/02/loudoun-united-sold-greg-baroni/ |archive-date=2023-02-02 |url-status=live |last1=Goff |first1=Steven}} Furthermore, the change of ownership also meant that Loudoun United was eligible to participate in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.{{cite web |title=Loudoun United FC Set to Participate in 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup |url=https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news/2023/02/06/loudoun-united-fc-set-to-participate-in-2023-lamar-hunt-u-s-open-cup/ |website=Loudoun United FC |publisher=USL Network |access-date=6 February 2023 |date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206182647/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news/2023/02/06/loudoun-united-fc-set-to-participate-in-2023-lamar-hunt-u-s-open-cup/ |url-status=live }}
Colors and badge
Loudoun United FC colors are black, red and white, the same as, at the time, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/we-byde-our-time|title=We Byde Our Time|website=Loudoun United|publisher=United Soccer League|access-date=May 7, 2019|archive-date=November 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102014708/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/we-byde-our-time|url-status=live}}
=Sponsorship=
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.dcunited.com/post/2017/12/20/dc-united-and-loudoun-county-discussions-develop-facility-training-and-second |title=D.C. United and Loudoun County in discussions to develop facility for training and second division team |publisher=D.C. United |access-date=December 20, 2017 |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719060042/https://www.dcunited.com/post/2017/12/20/dc-united-and-loudoun-county-discussions-develop-facility-training-and-second |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Olsen |first=Emily |date=July 18, 2018 |title=D.C. United announces new USL affiliate Loudoun United FC |url=https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/dc-united/d-c-united-announces-new-usl-affiliate-loudoun-county-fc/ |work=Pro Soccer USA |publisher=Tronc |access-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418001937/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/dc-united/d-c-united-announces-new-usl-affiliate-loudoun-county-fc/ |url-status=dead }} 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|date=August 2019}}
Club culture
The main supporter group of Loudoun United is the Loudoun Stampede. The supporter group hosts tailgates, events, and watch parties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/stampede|title=The Loudoun Stampede|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018202235/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/stampede|url-status=live}}
Players and staff
= Roster =
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{{fs player|no=3|nat=USA|name=Keegan Tingey|pos=DF}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=USA|name=Tommy McCabe|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=FRA|name=Yanis Leerman|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=CAN|name=Kwame Awuah|pos=DF}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=USA|name=Wesley Leggett|pos=FW}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=USA|name=Moses Nyeman|pos=MF}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=FRA|name=Florian Valot|pos=MF}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=USA|name=Abdellatif Aboukoura|pos=FW}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=USA|name=Drew Skundrich|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=USA|name=Alex Nagy|pos=MF}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=USA|name=Zach Ryan|pos=FW}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=NZL|name=Riley Bidois|pos=FW}}
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{{Fs player|no=16|nat=USA|name=Cole Turner|pos=DF}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=POR|name=Pedro Santos|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ETH|name=Surafel Dagnachew|pos=MF}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=USA|name=Ben Mines|pos=MF}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=USA|name=Robby Dambrot|pos=DF}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=FRA|name=Hugo Fauroux|pos=GK}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=USA|name=Jacob Erlandson|pos=DF}}
{{fs player|no=30|nat=USA|name=Ryan Jack|pos=GK}}
{{fs player|no=35|nat=USA|name=Ethan Pendleton|pos=DF|other={{Cref2|B|group=1|1}}}}
{{fs player|no=47|nat=USA|name=Uriel Koffi|pos=FW|other={{Cref2|B|group=1|1}}}}
{{fs player|no=55|nat=USA|name=Joshua Erlandson|pos=DF}}
{{fs player|no=88|nat=JAM|name=Aaron Hurge|pos=MF|other={{Cref2|B|name=1|1}}}}
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{{Cnote2 Begin}}
{{Cnote2|A|group=1|n=1|Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.}}
{{Cnote2|B|group=1|n=1|Signed from youth academy.}}
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=Out on loan=
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{{fs player|no=1 |nat=USA|name=Dane Jacomen|pos=GK|other=on loan to Westchester SC}}
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=Staff=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#FFF; color:#E81E2D;" scope="col" colspan="2"|Executive |
|---|
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=Executive Business Officer |s= {{flagicon|USA}} Angela Baroni Berzonsky}} |
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=Team President|s= {{flagicon|GER}} Niko Eckart}} |
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=General Manager |s= {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Birnbaum}} |
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=Senior Analyst, Scouting |s= {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Mullins}} |
| style="background:#FFF; color:#E81E2D;" scope="col" colspan="2"|Technical staff |
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=Head Coach |s= {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Martin}} |
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=Assistant Coach |s= {{flagicon|ARG}} Victor Lonchuk}} |
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=Assistant Coach |s= {{flagicon|USA}} Dario Pot}} |
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=Goalkeeping Coach |s= {{flagicon|POL}} Jack Stefanowski}} |
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=Soccer Operations Manager |s= {{flagicon|USA}} Logan Angert}} |
| {{Fb cs staff |bg= y |p=Head Athletic Trainer |s= {{flagicon|USA}} Drazan Vukovic}} |
Team records
=Year-by-year=
{{updated|March 18, 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season ! colspan=8 class="unsortable" |USL Championship ! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Playoffs ! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | U.S. Open Cup ! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Avg. attendance ! scope="col" colspan="2" class="unsortable" | Top scorer{{ref|1|1}} |
| {{tooltip|P|Games played}}
!{{tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{tooltip|Pts|Points}} !{{tooltip|Pos|Position}} ! class="unsortable" | Player ! class="unsortable" | Goals |
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| 2019
|34 |11 |17 |6 |59 |65 |39 |12th, Eastern | Did not qualify |rowspan="4"| Ineligible |{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Murphy |13 |
| 2020
|13 |1 |9 |3 |10 |28 |6 |5th, Eastern | Did not qualify |495 |{{flagicon|GHA}} Elvis Amoh |4 |
| 2021
|32 |4 |25 |3 |31 |78 |15 |16th, Eastern | Did not qualify |639 |{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Ku-DiPietro |7 |
| 2022
|34 |8 |22 |4 |36 |74 |28 |11th, Eastern | Did not qualify |1,489 |{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Freeman |8 |
| 2023
|34 |7 |23 |4 |36 |61 |25 |11th, Eastern | Did not qualify | R4 |2,664 |{{flagicon|USA}} Zach Ryan |10 |
| 2024
|34 |11 |14 |9 |44 |39 |31 |11th, Eastern | Did not qualify | R5 |2,919 |{{flagicon|USA}} Zach Ryan |10 |
| 2025
|2 |2 |0 |0 |5 |2 |6 |1st, Eastern |TBD | R2 |TBD |{{flagicon|NZL}} Riley Bidois |3 |
{{note|1}}1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.
=Head coaches=
- Includes USL regular season, USL playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin-left: lem;"
!rowspan="2"|Coach!!rowspan="2"|Nationality!!rowspan="2"|Start!!rowspan="2"|End!!colspan="8"|Record | |||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Williams
| {{flagu|United States}} | {{dts|2019|January|28|format=mdy}} | {{dts|2019|May|30|format=mdy}} {{WDL | 2|4|3|for=11|against=13|diff=yes}} | ||||||
| Ryan Martin
| {{flagu|United States}} | {{dts|2019|May|30|format=mdy}} | present {{WDL | 26|12|70|for=136|against=237|diff=yes}} | ||||||
| colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot||28|16|73|for=147|against=250|diff=yes}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/}}
{{Loudoun United FC}}
{{USL Championship}}
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