2019_Birmingham_Legion_FC_season

2019 Birmingham Legion FC season

2019 Birmingham Legion FC season

Birmingham Legion FC 2019 soccer season

The 2019 Birmingham Legion FC season was the club's inaugural season and their first in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.[1] The season covers the period from the founding of the club to the start of the 2020 USL Championship season.

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Roster

As of match played October 5, 2019[2]
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Non-competitive

Preseason

Although Legion FC officially announced just one preseason game, the matchup against Nashville SC on February 16,[3] the club wound up playing a four-game preseason schedule ahead of its inaugural season. Two of the four games were against fellow USL Championship clubs, with one fixture against a team from Major League Soccer and one against a USL League One opponent. The first two preseason matches saw Birmingham as the road team, with Legion FC hosting the final two games at BBVA Field.

February 2 Friendly Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Birmingham Legion St. Petersburg, FL
  • Allen
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 0
February 6 Friendly Philadelphia Union 3–1 Birmingham Legion Clearwater, FL
6:00 PM CST
Report
Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 13 Friendly Birmingham Legion 3–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves Birmingham, AL
3:00 PM CST
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
February 16 Friendly Birmingham Legion 0–3 Nashville SC Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CST
  • Yellow card 38'
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Stadium: BBVA Field

Competitive

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

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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

Results by round

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Source: Birmingham schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

The league announced home openers for every club on December 14, 2018. Legion FC were initially set to play the inaugural match in club history on March 9, facing Bethlehem Steel FC at BBVA Field;[4] the game would later be postponed to March 10 due to inclement weather.[5]

The full Birmingham schedule was released on December 19. Legion FC's inaugural season will consist of 34 matches, with home and away games against every Eastern Conference opponent. The club will be one of six new teams in the Eastern Conference: Hartford Athletic, Loudoun United, and Memphis 901 are also joining as expansion clubs, while Saint Louis FC and Swope Park Rangers move over from the Western Conference.[6]

March 10 1 Birmingham Legion 0–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CDT
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Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 5,807
Referee: Amin Hadzic
Note: The game was initially scheduled for March 9 but was postponed due to inclement weather.[5]
March 16 2 Birmingham Legion 0–1 Ottawa Fury FC Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
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Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,234
Referee: Thomas Snyder
March 31 3 Louisville City 2–3 Birmingham Legion Louisville, KY
9:00 AM CDT
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Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,811
Referee: Mike Lavergne
Note: The game was initially scheduled for March 30 but was postponed due to inclement weather.[7]
April 6 4 Birmingham Legion Postponed New York Red Bulls II Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Note: The game was abandoned in the 17th minute due to inclement weather. NYRBII were leading, 1–0, on a goal in the 8th minute from Tom Barlow. The match was replayed in full on the rescheduled date.[8]
April 13 5 Saint Louis FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,635
Referee: Jervis Atagana
April 20 6 Birmingham Legion 0–0 Swope Park Rangers Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,872
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 27 7 Birmingham Legion 1–0 Loudoun United Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,713
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 1 8 New York Red Bulls II 5–0 Birmingham Legion Montclair, NJ
6:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 467
Referee: Thomas Snyder
May 4 9 Memphis 901 2–2 Birmingham Legion Memphis, TN
3:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Eric Tattersall
May 11 10 Birmingham Legion 0–3 Louisville City Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 3,877
Referee: Matt Franz
May 18 11 North Carolina FC 0–0 Birmingham Legion Cary, NC
6:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,448
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
May 22 12 Birmingham Legion 0–1 Nashville SC Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 5,314
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 1 13 Birmingham Legion 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 8 14 Charleston Battery 3–1 Birmingham Legion Charleston, SC
6:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
June 15 15 Charlotte Independence 4–1 Birmingham Legion Matthews, NC
6:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 3,544
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
June 22 16 Birmingham Legion 2–2 Hartford Athletic Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Eric Tattersall
June 26 17 Indy Eleven 3–0 Birmingham Legion Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,248
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 29 18 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 4–1 Birmingham Legion Pittsburgh, PA
6:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,866
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 13 19 Birmingham Legion 1–0 North Carolina FC Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,277
Referee: Luis Guardia
July 20 20 Birmingham Legion 4–0 Atlanta United 2 Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: Elton García
July 27 21 Birmingham Legion 1–0 Charlotte Independence Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,433
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 2 22 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Birmingham Legion Ottawa, ON
6:00 PM CDT Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,015
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 10 23 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Birmingham Legion St. Petersburg, FL
6:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,949
Referee: Dejan Susak
August 17 24 Birmingham Legion 1–0 Memphis 901 Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 25 25 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion Chester, PA
5:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 357
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
August 28 26 Loudoun United 1–1 Birmingham Legion Leesburg, VA
6:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Tori Penso
September 4 27 Atlanta United 2 0–5 Birmingham Legion Kennesaw, GA
6:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,223
Referee: John Griggs
September 13 28 Birmingham Legion 0–2 Saint Louis FC Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
September 17 29 Nashville SC 1–0 Birmingham Legion Nashville, TN
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,702
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 20 30 Birmingham Legion 1–0 Indy Eleven Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,062
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 30 31 Swope Park Rangers 3–1 Birmingham Legion Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 369
Referee: Lorant Varga
October 5 32 Birmingham Legion 0–0 Charleston Battery Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 9 33 Hartford Athletic 4–0 Birmingham Legion Hartford, CT
7:00 PM CDT Angulo 56'
Bedoya 62'
de Wit Yellow card 74'
Barrera 81'
Wojcik 86'		 Report Lopez Yellow card 70' Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 16 4 Birmingham Legion 2–1 New York Red Bulls II Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Wright 10'
Williams Yellow card 28'
Culbertson Red card 42'
Kasim Yellow card 45+2', 46'
Johnson Yellow card 80'		 Report Koffi Yellow card 45+5'
Fisher 68' (o.g.)
Kilwien Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: Elton García
Note: The game was abandoned in the 17th minute due to inclement weather. NYRBII were leading, 1–0, on a goal in the 8th minute from Tom Barlow. The match was replayed in full on the rescheduled date.[8][9]
October 20 34 Birmingham Legion 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Birmingham, AL
3:30 PM CDT Ugarte Yellow card 56' Report Greenspan Yellow card 71'
Forrest 90'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Kevin Broadley

USL Cup Playoffs

October 23 Play-In North Carolina FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Cary, NC
19:00 EDT Albadawi 19', Yellow card 40'
Fortune 59', Yellow card 61'		 Report Hollinger-Janzen 35'
Herivaux 66'
Williams 90+3'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Tim Ford
October 26 Conference Quarterfinals Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 7–0 Birmingham Legion FC Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT Brett 13', 27', 34' (pen.), 71'
Fisher 17' (o.g.)
Dover 45+1'
Mertz 62' (pen.)
Adewole Yellow card 77'		 Report Culbertson Yellow card 31'
Lopez Yellow card 41'
Herivaux Red card 61'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Mark Allatin

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Birmingham Legion will enter the tournament in the second round, to be played May 15, 2019.[10]

May 15 Second round Birmingham Legion Alabama 4–1 Pennsylvania West Chester United Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT
Report
  • Wilson 61'
 Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 3,307
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 29 Third round Louisville City Kentucky 1–0 Alabama Birmingham Legion Louisville, KY
6:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Kevin Fikar

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Clean sheets

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Transfers

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Out

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Awards

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Kits

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See also

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