Loudoun United FC

Loudoun United FC
Full nameLoudoun United Football Club
FoundedJuly 18, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-07-18)
StadiumSegra Field
Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.
Capacity5,000
Owners
Head coachAnthony Limbrick
LeagueUSL Championship
20256th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Lost in 1st Round
Websiteloudoununitedfc.com
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] After ownership changes, it ceased being the reserve squad for D.C. in 2023.[2]

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.[3] D.C. United will continue to own a minority stake in Loudoun United.[2] Furthermore, the change of ownership also meant that Loudoun United was eligible to participate in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.[4]

On April 17, 2025, it was announced that Loudoun United FC would merge with the Virginia Revolution Soccer Club, a youth and pre-professional soccer club with teams in MLS Next and the United Premier Soccer League.[5] As part of this merger, the club announced on December 2, 2025 that the united organization would host a pre-professional team in USL2, in the Chesapeake Division of the Eastern Conference, known simply as Loudoun United FC 2.[6] VA Revolution coach Matthew Mountford was tapped to be the coach of this new team,[7] with their debut set for the 2026 season. Loudoun United later announced the formation of a women's team under their same organization and brand, to play in the Mid Atlantic Division of the USL W League in 2026.[8]

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.[9]

Sponsorship

Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2021 Adidas The National[10]
2022 —
2023 Betfred USA[11]
2024–present Capelli Sport CORAS[12]

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.[13][14] 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.[15]

Players and staff

Roster

As of February 27, 2026[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Adam Beaudry (on loan from Colorado Rapids)
2 DF  USA Noah Adnan
4 DF  USA Aidan O'Connor
5 DF  CAN Salvatore Mazzaferro
6 DF  CAN Kwame Awuah
8 MF  USA James Murphy
9 FW  GUA Arquímides Ordóñez
10 MF  POR Pedro Santos
11 FW  EGY Abdellatif Aboukoura
12 DF  USA Ezra Armstrong
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  USA Andrés Souper
16 MF  USA Jack Panayotou (on loan from New England Revolution)
17 FW  ISL Thorleifur Úlfarsson
20 MF  CAN Sean Young
21 DF  NGA Bolu Akinyode
22 MF  MEX Christian Torres (on loan from C.D. Tapatío)
24 DF  USA Jacob Erlandson
33 DF  ITA Luca Piras
39 FW  BRA Marcos Dias
41 GK  USA Ethan Bandré
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with D.C. United.
    2.
  2. ^
    Signed from youth academy.
    3.


Staff

As of January 24, 2025[17]
Executive
Team President England Karl Sharman
Sporting Director Canada Alen Marcina
Director of Soccer Operations United States Logan Angert
Technical staff
Head Coach Australia Anthony Limbrick
Assistant coach Croatia Dario Pot
Health and Fitness Coach United States Drew Skundrich
Goalkeeping Coach Poland Jack Stefanowski
Head Athletic Trainer United States Drazan Vukovic
Equipment Manager Miguel Velasquez
Video Analyst Alex Gent

Team records

Year-by-year

As of March 18, 2025
Season USL Championship Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Avg. attendance Top scorer1
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[18] United States Kyle Murphy 13
2020 13 1 9 3 10 28 6 5th, Eastern
Group F 		495 Ghana Elvis Amoh 4
2021 32 4 25 3 31 78 15 16th, Eastern
8th, Atlantic 		639 United States Ted Ku-DiPietro 7
2022 34 8 22 4 36 74 28 11th, Eastern 1,489 United States Tyler Freeman 8
2023 34 7 23 4 36 61 25 11th, Eastern R4 2,664 United States Zach Ryan 10
2024 34 11 14 9 44 39 31 11th, Eastern R5 2,919 United States Zach Ryan 10
2025 30 12 12 6 45 48 42 6th, Eastern QF R3 2,333 Egypt Abdellatif Aboukoura 12

^ 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 −2 022.22
Ryan Martin  United States May 30, 2019 November 18, 2025 108 26 12 70 136 237 −101 024.07
Total 117 28 16 73 147 250 −103 023.93

References

  1. ^ a b "Loudoun United FC Joins the USL for 2019". United Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Goff, Steven (February 2, 2023). "Loudoun United sold to minor league baseball owner". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "D.C. United Ownership Group Partners with Attain Sports & Entertainment to Transfer Controlling Ownership at United Soccer League Championship Club Loudoun United FC". Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Loudoun United FC Set to Participate in 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Loudoun United FC. USL Network. February 6, 2023. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "LOUDOUN UNITED FC AND VIRGINIA REVOLUTION SOCCER CLUB MERGE TO CREATE NORTHERN VIRGINIA'S PREMIER SOCCER POWERHOUSE". VA Revolution. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Loudoun United FC 2 to join USL League Two in 2026". USL League Two. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  7. ^ @LoudounUnitedFC (December 8, 2025). "Loudoun United FC 2 has named Matthew Mountford as head coach. Welcome Matthew!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Loudoun United FC to add USL W League team for 2026 season". USLWLeague.com Staff.
  9. ^ "We Byde Our Time". Loudoun United. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  10. ^ Staff (March 2, 2019). "Loudoun United FC Announce National Conference Center as Official Hospitality and Founding Jersey Partner". Loudoun United FC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "Loudoun United FC Announce Partnership With Betfred". loudoununitedfc.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Loudoun United FC Announces CORAS, Inc. As New Front-of-Kit Sponsor". Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "D.C. United and Loudoun County in discussions to develop facility for training and second division team". D.C. United. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  14. ^ Olsen, Emily (July 18, 2018). "D.C. United announces new USL affiliate Loudoun United FC". Pro Soccer USA. Tronc. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Loudoun Stampede". Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Roster". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  17. ^ "Technical Staff". Loudoun United FC. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  18. ^ "2019 USL Championship Attendance". SoccerStadiumDigest. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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