2019 Memphis 901 FC season

The 2019 Memphis 901 FC season was the inaugural season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]

Memphis 901 FC
2019 season
Head CoachTim Mulqueen
StadiumAutoZone Park
Memphis, Tennessee
USLConference: 15th
USL PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
2019 U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 8,062
(March 9 vs. Tampa)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,142
(Sept. 24 vs. Pittsburgh)
All: 1,819
(May 29 vs. Hartford, USOC )
Average home league attendance6,623
Biggest win5–0 (Sept. 28 vs. Bethlehem Steel)
Biggest defeat0–5 (August 24 at Tampa)

Club

Current roster
As of August 2, 2019[2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Jeff Caldwell (on loan from New York City FC)  United States
2 Midfielder Morgan Hackworth  United States
3 Defender Abdi Mohamed (on loan from New York City FC)  Kenya
4 Midfielder Damani Holness  England
5 Defender Tristan Hodge (on loan from W Connection)  Trinidad and Tobago
6 Midfielder Dan Metzger  United States
7 Midfielder Raul Gonzalez  United States
8 Defender Marc Burch  United States
9 Forward Luca Uccello  Canada
10 Midfielder Adam Najem  Afghanistan
11 Forward Lagos Kunga (on loan from Atlanta United)  United States
13 Forward Oliver White (on loan to Forward Madison)  United States
15 Defender Jacob Hauser-Ramsey  United States
17 Midfielder Ewan Grandison  Jamaica
18 Forward Elliot Collier (on loan from Chicago Fire)  New Zealand
19 Defender Louis Bennett II (on loan to Forward Madison)  United States
20 Defender Todd Pratzner  United States
21 Forward Duane Muckette  Trinidad and Tobago
22 Defender Wesley Charpie  United States
23 Midfielder Leston Paul  Trinidad and Tobago
24 Goalkeeper Scott Levene  United States
25 Goalkeeper Jim Barkei  United States
26 Defender Josh Morton  United States
27 Midfielder Cam Lindley (on loan from Orlando City)  United States
28 Forward Jochen Graf  United States
29 Forward Brandon Allen  United States
30 Midfielder Marcus Epps (on loan from New York Red Bulls)  United States
31 Forward Pierre da Silva  United States
32 Defender Liam Doyle  England

Competitions

Preseason
9 February Memphis Tigers0–2Memphis 901 FCMemphis, TN
Report Gonzalez
Sandoval 		Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex
16 February Christian Brothers Buccaneers1–4Memphis 901 FCMemphis, TN
12:00 PM Report Cordovés
Sandoval
Hackworth
Justin Dhillon 		Stadium: Signaigo Field
20 February Louisville City FC4–2Memphis 901 FCNashville, TN
2:00 PM Spencer  20' (pen.), 33'
Mkosana  67'
Matsoso  88'		 Report Najem  32'
 65'		 Stadium: Vanderbilt University
24 February Saint Louis FC3–0Memphis 901 FCFenton, MO
1:00 PM Dacres  23',  79'
Greig  27'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
1 March Memphis 901 FC5–1Memphis TigersMemphis, TN
6:00 PM Cordovés  33'
 39'
Najem  54'
 61'
 66'		 Report  37' Stadium: AutoZone Park

USL Championship
Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 −11 38
14 Atlanta United 2 34 9 8 17 45 77 −32 35
15 Memphis 901 FC 34 9 7 18 37 52 −15 34
16 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 8 7 19 49 78 −29 31
17 Hartford Athletic 34 8 5 21 49 80 −31 29
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results

The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in Central time

9 March 1Memphis 901 FC0–1Tampa Bay RowdiesMemphis, TN
6:00 PM Metzger  58'
Sandoval  87'
Najem  90+1'		 Report Guenzatti  4' (pen.)
Richards  11'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Mike Lavergne
16 March 2Memphis 901 FC1–1Loudoun United FCMemphis, TN
7:00 PM Collier  76',  78' Report Pilato  25'
Yow  30'
Murphy  87'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,250
Referee: Matt Franz
24 March 3Bethlehem Steel FC0–1Memphis 901 FCBethlehem, PA
5:00 PM Fontana  28' Report Dally  58'
Grandison  78'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 433
Referee: Luis Arroyo
29 March 4New York Red Bulls II3–2Memphis 901 FCMontclair, NJ
6:00 PM Stroud  18'
Rito  38'
Barlow  45+1'
Etienne  56'
Scarlett  59'		 Report Najem  11',  45+4'
Burch  61'
Dally  73'
Hodge  90+6'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 704
Referee: Matthew Thompson
6 April 5North Carolina FC1–1Memphis 901 FCCary, NC
6:00 PM da Luz  62'
Lomis  78'
Taylor  85'		 Report Burch  64' (pen.) Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,629
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
10 April 6Memphis 901 FC0–1Atlanta United 2Memphis, TN
7:00 PM Hackworth  44'
Caldwell  70'		 Report Barajas  45'
Vint  64'
Benítez  66'
Castanheira  70'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,041
Referee: Alan Kelly
13 April 7Nashville SC2–0Memphis 901 FCNashville, TN
7:00 PM LaGrassa  78'
Mensah  81'		 Report Burch  85'
Charpie  89'
Collier  90'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 6,781
Referee: Carlos Pielago
27 April 8Memphis 901 FC0–1Charleston BatteryMemphis, TN
7:00 PM Lindley  24' Preview Candela  26'
Marini  90+3'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,871
Referee: Dejan Susak
30 April 9Louisville City FC2–1Memphis 901 FCLouisville, KY
6:30 PM Craig  5'
Rasmussen  33'
Mkosana  61',  84'		 Report Thiam  71' (o.g.)
Burch  84'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,816
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
4 May 10Memphis 901 FC2–2Birmingham Legion FCMemphis, TN
3:00 PM Metzger  27'
Lindley  34',  40'
Dally  60'
Muckette  86'
Burch  90+3'		 Report Avila  31'
Culbertson  59'
Johnson  84'
Hoffman  90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Eric Tattersall
10 May 11Hartford Athletic1–2Memphis 901 FCHartford, CT
6:00 PM Lee  31' Report Muckette  24'
Metzger  29'
Charpie  36'
Collier  70'		 Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
18 May 12Memphis 901 FCAbandonedPittsburgh Riverhounds SCMemphis, TN
7:00 PM Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Note: Match abandoned at halftime due to inclement weather with the score 0-1 (Volesky  26')
22 May 13Swope Park Rangers2–2Memphis 901 FCKansas City, KS
7:00 PM Riley  34' (pen.)
Hernandez  59'
Segbers  68'
Vanacore-Decker  82'		 Report Metzger  3'
Najem  52'
Hodge  73'
Morton  90'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 311
Referee: Jon Freemon
1 June 14Saint Louis FCPostponedMemphis 901 FCFenton, MO
1:00 PM Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Match postponed due to severe weather.[4]
8 June 15Memphis 901 FC0–3Indy ElevenMemphis, TN
8:30 PM Charpie  51'
Burch  90+3'		 Report Enevoldsen  31'
Kim  52'
Pasher  58'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 6,829
Referee: Malik Badawi
15 June 16Ottawa Fury FC0–0Memphis 901 FCOttawa, ON
6:00 PM Attakora  64' Report Charpie  33' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Serge Topalian
29 June 17Charlotte Independence1–0Memphis 901 FCMatthews, NC
6:00 PM A.Martinez  67'
Herrera  74'		 Report Charpie  70' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
6 July 18Memphis 901 FC4–1Hartford AthleticMemphis, TN
8:30 PM Collier  6',  11',  75'
Metzger  50'
Burch  57'
Morton  67'
Kunga  80'		 Report Downs  8'
de Wit  20'
Jørgenson  30',  90'
Swartz  53'
Dixon  57'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 6,726
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
13 July 19Charleston BatteryPostponedMemphis 901 FCCharleston, SC
7:30 PM Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather [5]
17 July 20Memphis 901 FC0–2Nashville SCMemphis, TN
7:30 PM Morton  62'
Grandison  64'
Lindley  89'		 Report Ockford  42',  60'
Ríos  49'
Doyle  87'
Belmar  89'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,828
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
20 July 21Memphis 901 FC2–2New York Red Bulls IIMemphis, TN
7:30 PM Allen  48',  81',  87'
Lindley  69'
Kunga  69'		 Report Koffi  7'
Scarlett  10',  89'
Bezecourt  44'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,226
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
27 July 22Memphis 901 FC2–0Ottawa Fury FCMemphis, TN
7:30 PM Meilleur-Giguère  59' (o.g.)
Najem  62'
Paul  90+6'		 Report Oliveira  80'
Haworth  90+4'
Fall  90+6'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 6,614
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
3 August 23Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC4–0Memphis 901 FCPittsburgh, PA
6:00 PM Adewole  27'
Mertz  45+2'
Dover  64'
Dos Santos  69'
Volesky  90+1'		 Report Paul  51'
Metzger  76'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
6 August 14Saint Louis FC0–0Memphis 901 FCFenton, MO
7:30 PM Kamdem  70' Report Lindley  27'
Charpie  75'
Burch  78'
Mohamed  84'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Jon Freemon
Note: Replay of June 1 match postponed due to severe weather.[6]
10 August 24Memphis 901 FC1–2North Carolina FCMemphis, TN
7:30 PM Allen  20'
Burch  79'
da Silva  81'		 Report Fortune  28'
Ewolo  45+1'
Comsia  56'
Albadawi  88'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,006
Referee: Lorant Varga
17 August 25Birmingham Legion FC1–0Memphis 901 FCBirmingham, AL
7:00 PM Holland  37'
Ward  40'
Avila  68'
Johnson  90',  90+5'		 Report Metzger  5' Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: Matthew Franz
24 August 26Tampa Bay Rowdies5–0Memphis 901 FCSt. Petersburg, FL
6:30 PM Poku  11',  62'
Fernandes  28',  81'
Tinari  45+5'
Johnson  87'		 Report daSilva  36'
Charpie  47'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Kevin Broadley
28 August 27Atlanta United 21–2Memphis 901 FCKennesaw, GA
6:30 PM Metcalf  37' (pen.)
Tubbs  71'
Vazquez  81'		 Report Lindley  55'
Najem  79',  83'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
2 September 19Charleston BatteryPostponedMemphis 901 FCCharleston, SC
5:00 PM Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Reschedule of match postponed due to inclement weather on 13 July [7] Postponed further due to evacuation order associated with Hurricane Dorian. [8]
7 September 28Memphis 901 FC4–2Swope Park RangersMemphis, TN
7:00 PM Charpie  34'
da Silva  38'
Morton  40'
Metzger  53'
Allen  67',  77'
Burch  70'		 Report Harris  35' (pen.)
Segbers  43'
Zé Pedro  50'
Allach  86'		 Stadium: Autozone Park
Attendance: 6,036
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
13 September 29Loudoun United FC1–2Memphis 901 FCLeesburg, VA
6:30 PM Murphy  5'
Martinez  34'  58'
Yow  54'
Lubahn  71'		 Report da Silva  52'
Metzger  54'
Hawkins  63' (o.g.)
Allen  81'		 Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
21 September 30Memphis 901 FC1–0Saint Louis FCMemphis, TN
7:00 PM Epps  43',  54'
Paul  60'
Allen  75'
Morton  84'		 Report Cicerone  40'
Fernandez  85'		 Stadium: Autozone Park
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Dejan Susak
24 September 12Memphis 901 FC0–1Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCMemphis, TN
7:00 PM Report Greenspan  15'
Mertz  56'
Kerr  90'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,142
Referee: Brad Jensen
Note: Replay of abandoned 18 May match
28 September 31Memphis 901 FC5–0Bethlehem Steel FCMemphis, TN
7:00 PM Collier  7'
Epps  15'
Allen  29',  36'
Doyle  50'
Muckette  83'		 Report Turner  47'
Picazo  76'
Ofeimu  89'		 Stadium: Autozone Park
Attendance: 6,078
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
5 October 32Indy Eleven3–0Memphis 901 FCIndianapolis, IN
7:00 PM Novoa  13'
Ouimette  22'
Pasher  77'		 Report Doyle  82' Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 13,134
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
12 October 33Memphis 901 FC1–2Charlotte IndependenceMemphis, TN
7:00 PM Grandison  59'
Allen  73' (pen.),  75'
Doyle  79'
da Silva  88'  90+6'
Burch  90+4'		 Report Herrera  39'
Jackson  62',  77'
Roberts  75'
Miller  75'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: John Griggs
16 October 19Charleston Battery2–0Memphis 901 FCCharleston, SC
7:00 PM Mueller  30'
Lewis  55',  63'
Kelly-Rosales  90+1'		 Report Burch  48'
Metzger  68'
Collier  81'
Mohamed  86'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,206
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
19 October 34Memphis 901 FC1–2Louisville City FCMemphis, TN
7:00 PM Epps  9' Report Williams  37',  87'
Rasmussen  42'
Hoppenot  78'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 6,845
Referee: Lorant Varga

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Memphis 901 FC entered the tournament in the Second Round, played May 14-15, 2019[9]

15 May Second RoundMemphis 901 FC 3–1 New York Red Bulls U-23Memphis, TN
7:00 pm CDT Lindley  8'
Morton  26',  73'
Grandison  31'
Bennett II  90+4'		 Report Marin  5'
Sharifi  49'
Uche  90+4'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,057
Referee: Carlos Pielago
29 May Third RoundMemphis 901 FC 4–0 Hartford AthleticMemphis, TN
7:00 pm CDT Burch  6' (pen.)
Graf  21',  59'
Lindley  45'
Hackworth  83'		 Report Curinga  19'
de Wit  39'  61'		 Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,819
Referee: Leland Grant
12 June Fourth RoundMemphis 901 FC 1–3 Orlando City SCMemphis, TN
7:30 pm CDT Collier  50'
Burch  60'		 Report Kljestan  38' (pen.),  55'
Jansson  71'		 Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

References
  1. "Memphis 901 FC Reveals Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "Roster". Memphis 901 FC. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. USL staff (1 June 2019). "Gameday Report: June 1, Week 13". Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. https://www.memphis901fc.com/news_article/show/1034694
  6. USL staff (13 June 2019). "Away Match At Saint Louis FC Rescheduled". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. https://www.memphis901fc.com/news_article/show/1034694
  8. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1045893
  9. "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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