2021 Memphis 901 FC season

The 2021 Memphis 901 FC season was the third season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1] This article covers the period from November 2, 2020 (the day after the ultimately cancelled 2020 USLC playoffs final) to the end of the 2021 USLC season (tentatively scheduled for November 2021).

Memphis 901 FC
2021 season
Head coachBen Pirmann
StadiumAutoZone Park
Memphis, Tennessee
USLConference: 7th
USL PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
2021 U.S. Open CupCanceled
Highest home attendance5,425 (7/24 v. TUL)
Lowest home attendance3,029 (10/6 v. SKC)
Average home league attendance4,125
Biggest winNY 0–3 MEM (9/19)
Biggest defeatLOU 3–0 MEM (6/12)
OKC 4–1 MEM (8/7)
← 2020
2022 →

Club

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Roster

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As of July 10, 2021[2]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
1GKKyle Morton (on loan from Houston Dynamo)  United States
2DFMark Segbers  United States
3DFZach Carroll  United States
5DFBrecc Evans  United States
7MFMitch Guitar  United States
8DFRaúl González  Puerto Rico
9FWKyle Murphy  United States
10MFKadeem Dacres  United States
11FWMichael Salazar  Belize
13GKJohn Berner  United States
14FWFrancis Atuahene  Ghana
16FWRashawn Dally  Jamaica
17MFTycho Collins ([A])  China
18MFDominic Oduro  Ghana
19MFDre Fortune  Trinidad and Tobago
20MFRoland Lamah  Belgium
22GKCody Cropper  United States
23MFLeston Paul  Trinidad and Tobago
27MFSimeon Betapudi ([A])  United States
28GKBrady Scott (on loan from Austin FC)  United States
30MFLaurent Kissiedou  Ivory Coast
31GKJake Gelnovatch  United States
33DFSkylar Thomas  Canada
36DFAndre Reynolds II (on loan from Chicago Fire)  United States
49FWMatt Brucker ([A])  United States
50DFNiall Logue (on loan from El Paso Locomotive)  Northern Ireland
88MFMax Talley ([A])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to a USL academy contract

Competitions

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USL Championship

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Central Division Standings

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PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Louisville City FC3218776137+2461Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2Birmingham Legion FC3218865131+2060
3Memphis 901 FC32141084742+550
4FC Tulsa32141354948+147
5OKC Energy FC32811133038−837
6Indy Eleven3291583247−1535
7Atlanta United 232814104756−934[a]
8Sporting Kansas City II3242083364−3120[a]
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[3]

Match results

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The 2021 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[4]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in Central time

May 15 1 Birmingham Legion FC 1–0 Memphis 901 FC Birmingham, AL
3:30 PM CDTAsiedu  10'
Rufe  53'
Brett 60'
ReportCarroll  20'
Oduro  57'
Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 10,177
Referee: Kyle Johnston
May 23 2 Atlanta United 2 2–2 Memphis 901 FC Kennesaw, GA
3:30 pmMcFadden 28', 90+3'ReportDacres 45'
Kissiedou 73'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 643
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
May 29 3 OKC Energy FC 0–0 Memphis 901 FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDTDunwell  76'
Brown  86'
ReportPaul  8'
Dacres  72'   89'
Salazar  90+1'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,102
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 5 4 Indy Eleven 1–2 Memphis 901 FC Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDTSmith  30'
Cochran  43'
Ouimette 90+6'
ReportSalazar 3'
Murphy 35'
Atuahene  44'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 12 5 Louisville City FC 3–0 Memphis 901 FC Louisville, KY
7:30 PM ETOwnby  22', 70'
Charpie 58'
Lancaster 68' (pen.)
McCabe  72'
ReportSegbers  16'
Thomas  50'   57'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 12,115
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 16 6 Memphis 901 FC 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Memphis,TN
8:30 PMThomas 75'ReportStadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
June 19 7 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 OKC Energy FC Memphis,TN
7:30 PM CDTOduro  8'
Fortune  60'
ReportBijev 18'
Ellis-Hayden  30'
Coronado  49'   90'
Basuljevic  64'
Ward  77'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 5,265
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 26 8 Memphis 901 FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City II Memphis,TN
7:30 PM CDTDacres  32', 64'
Kissiedou  48'
Carroll  53'
Murphy 58'
ReportR. Smith 8'
G. Smith  39'
Mushagalusa  43', 55'
Čuić  59'
Barbir 72',  87'
Džankić  90+6'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,875
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
July 3 9 Atlanta United 2 2–2 Memphis 901 FC Kennesaw, GA
7:30 PMSebhatu 54'
Matheus 90+4' (pen.)
ReportMurphy 21', 27'Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 706
Referee: Joshua Belk
July 10 10 Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 Memphis 901 FC Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM CDTJames  62'ReportSalazar  27'
Oduro  45+2'
Murphy 53'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
July 17 11 Indy Eleven 1–1 Memphis 901 FC Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDTMoon 47'ReportSalazar 51'
Dally  85'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,999
Referee: Luis Arroyo
July 24 12 Memphis 901 FC 1–0 FC Tulsa Memphis,TN
7:30 PM CDTMurphy 45+4'
Carroll  64'
Dally  90+5'
ReportMarlon  39'Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 5,425
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
August 1 13 Sporting Kansas City II 1–2 Memphis 901 FC Kansas City, KS
4:00 PM CDTHarris 25' (pen.),  45'
Rad  90+2'
ReportMurphy 12'
Salazar 48'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Mathew Corrigan
August 7 14 OKC Energy FC 4–1 Memphis 901 FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDTDaniels 40', 45'
Brown  54'
Osmond  69'
Bijev 73'
Dunwell  90+2'
Stephenson 90+4'
ReportLogue  13'
Kissiedou  24'
Murphy 49'
Paul  61'
Morton  85'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,183
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 10 15 Memphis 901 FC 1–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Memphis,TN
7:30 PM CDTScott  34'
Murphy  44', 84' (pen.)
Salazar  47'
Atuahene  59'
Logue  81'
ReportBarry 35' (pen.)
Beckford  53'
Ockford  56'   83'
Argueta  70'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: John Matto
August 14 16 Memphis 901 FC 1–1 Birmingham Legion FC Memphis,TN
7:30 PM CDTMurphy 58'ReportFlemmings 37'Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,864
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
August 25 17 FC Tulsa 2–1 Memphis 901 FC Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM CDTJadama  8'
Moloto  75'
Marlon 80', 90+2'
ReportDacres  16'
Reynolds  39'
Murphy 87'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,302
Referee: Jervis Atagana
September 1 19 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 OKC Energy FC Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDTFortune  8'
Logue  70'
ReportBatista  19'
Ellis-Hayden  24'
Bijev 47'
Cochran  90+1'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,816
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
September 4 20 Memphis 901 FC 3–2 Birmingham Legion FC Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDTKissiedou 45+2'
Lamah 90+3'
Gonzalez 90+6'
ReportKasim 42'
Vancaeyezeele  43'
Dean  70'
A. Crognale 79'
E. Crognale  83'
Lopez  87'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,162
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 11 21 Memphis 901 FC 0–2 Miami FC Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDTOduro  29'
Fortune  57'
Reportda Silva  28'
François 32', 50'
Craig  68'
Chapman-Page  74'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
September 19 22 New York Red Bulls II 0–3 Memphis 901 FC Montclair, NJ
12:00 p.m. EDTEdelman  28'   39'
Tombul  67'
Egbo  70'
ReportMurphy 21' (pen.), 79'
Thomas 26'
Segbers  33'
Paul  90+4'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 506
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 22 23 Memphis 901 FC 1–0 Indy Eleven Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDTMurphy 31'
Paul  56'
Reynolds  75'
Cropper  90'
Kissiedou  90+6'
ReportMoon  28'Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,716
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
September 25 24 Memphis 901 FC 1–1 Louisville City FC Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDTMurphy 3'
Oduro  55'
Fortune  84'
Segbers  88'
ReportLancaster 8'
Ownby  23'
DelPiccolo  55'
Hoppenot  64'
Greig  87'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 2 25 FC Tulsa 0–3 Memphis 901 FC Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM CDTRivas 2'
Marlon  70'
ReportBourgeois 17' (o.g.)
Logue  33'
Kissiedou  25', 35', 45+3'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,405
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
October 6 26 Memphis 901 FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City II Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDTMurphy 20',  60', 74' (pen.)
Paul  25'
Oduro  89'
Lamah 90+5'
ReportMushagalusa 17'
K. Rad  39'
Davis  69'
McIntosh  73'
G. Smith  86'
Čuić  87'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,029
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 10 27 San Antonio FC 4–2 Memphis 901 FC San Antonio, TX
7:30 PM CDTDeplagne  11'
Gallegos 30'
Nathan  44', 66', 86'
Khmiri  45+1'   90+3'
Taintor  51'
Cardone  82'
ReportSalazar  13', 22'
Thomas  73'
Dacres 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 13 28 Memphis 901 FC 2–1 Louisville City FC Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDTOduro  25'
Salazar 45'
Kissiedou  57'
Fortune  61'
Segbers 78'
ReportDelPiccolo 12'
Charpie  30'
J Wynder  35'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,034
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
October 16 29 Memphis 901 FC 4–2 Atlanta United 2 Memphis,TN
6:00 PMSegbers  43'
Lamah 50'
Dacres 53'
Murphy 60'
Winn 69'
ReportMacky Diop  37', 44' (pen.)
Fortune 64'
Washington  75'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,482
Referee: Gerald Flores
October 23 30 Louisville City FC 3–1 Memphis 901 FC Louisville, KY
6:30 PM CDTLancaster 21', 45+3', 65' (pen.)
Ownby  25'
ReportDacres  36'
Salazar 41'
Kissiedou  70'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
October 27 31 Memphis 901 FC 3–2 FC Tulsa Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDTFortune 24',  39'
Segbers 33'
Murphy 75',  85'
Paul  88'
Oduro  90+2'
ReportMarlon 8' (pen.)
Logue 74' (o.g.)
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,443
Referee: Elton García
October 30 32 Memphis 901 FC 3–0 Indy Eleven Memphis,TN
6:00 PM CDTFortune  7', 56'
Lamah 12'
Murphy 31'
Reynolds  66'
Carroll  81'
ReportVassell  25'
Moon  80'
Partida  85'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,015
Referee: Matthew Franz

U.S. Open Cup

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On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced a truncated format for the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, with 16 clubs participating, entering at the same time in a Round of 16. The format included just four teams from the USL Championship, the four semi-finalists from the 2020 playoffs (El Paso, Louisville, Phoenix, and Tampa). Due to the fact that Memphis failed to qualify for the 2020 USLC playoffs, this eliminated the club from the 2021 U.S. Open Cup.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Memphis 901 FC Reveals Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "2021 Team Roster". Memphis 901 FC. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "Open Cup Committee Decides Not To Play Opening Round Of U.S. Open Cup Due To Challenges Surrounding COVID Pandemic; Teams Will Enter Tournament At Round Of 16". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved July 15, 2021.