Loudoun United Fc
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.
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| Full name | Loudoun United Football Club | ||
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| Founded | July 18, 2018 | ||
| Stadium | Segra Field Leesburg, Virginia | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owners | Attain Sports and Entertainment (majority) D.C. United (minority) | ||
| Head coach | Ryan Martin | ||
| League | USL Championship | ||
| 2023 | 11th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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. D.C. United will continue to own a minority stake in Loudoun United. Furthermore, the change of ownership also meant that Loudoun United was eligible to participate in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.
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.
Sponsorship
| Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2019–2021 | Adidas | The National |
| 2022 | — | |
| 2023 | Betfred USA | |
| 2024–present | Capelli Sport | CORAS |
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. 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.
Players and staff
Roster
- As of April 17, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- As of March 10, 2024
| Executive | |
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| Executive Business Officer |  Doug Raftery |
| Director of Soccer |  Oliver Gage |
| Senior Analyst, Scouting | Patrick Mullins |
| Team Administrator | Kristi Beckman |
| Technical staff | |
| Head Coach | Ryan Martin |
| Assistant Coach | Steve Coleman |
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Jack Stefanowski |
| Head of Performance |  Victor Lonchuk |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Drazan Vukovic |
| Equipment Manager | TJ Salzberg |
| Team Psychologist | Dr. Keith Kauffman |
Team records
Year-by-year
- As of October 14, 2023
| Season | USL Championship | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Avg. attendance | Top scorer1 | ||||||||
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| P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2019 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 59 | 65 | 39 | 12th, Eastern | Did not qualify | Ineligible | 1,381 | Kyle Murphy | 13 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 5th, Eastern Group F | Did not qualify | 495 |  Elvis Amoh | 4 | |
| 2021 | 32 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 78 | 15 | 16th, Eastern 8th, Atlantic | Did not qualify | 639 | Ted Ku-DiPietro | 7 | |
| 2022 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 74 | 28 | 11th, Eastern | Did not qualify | 1,489 | Tyler Freeman | 8 | |
| 2023 | 34 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 61 | 25 | 11th, Eastern | Did not qualify | R4 | 2,664 | Zach Ryan | 10 |
^ 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||
References
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