2019 Birmingham Legion FC season

The 2019 Birmingham Legion FC season is 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.

Birmingham Legion FC

2019 season
Owners	List Jack Bryant Billy Harbert John Harbert Jeff Logan James Outland Jim Rein Lee Styslinger III
Head coach	Tom Soehn
USL Championship	Conference: 10th (current)
USLC Playoffs	Conference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round (knocked out by Louisville City)
Top goalscorer	League: JJ Williams (7) All: Prosper Kasim, JJ Williams (7)
Highest home attendance	5,807 (March 10 vs. Bethlehem)
Lowest home attendance	3,307 (May 15 vs. West Chester, USOC)
Average home league attendance	4,562
Biggest win	5–0 (September 4 at Atlanta)
Biggest defeat	0–7 (October 26 at Pittsburgh)
Home colors Away colors

Roster

As of match played October 5, 2019[2]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
0	Joe Nasco		GK	(1984-06-18) June 18, 1984	2019	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0	0
1	Matt Van Oekel		GK	(1986-09-20) September 20, 1986	2019	OKC Energy	27	0
18	Trevor Spangenberg		GK	(1991-04-21) April 21, 1991	2019	Richmond Kickers	6	0
Defenders
3	Kyle Fisher		DF	(1994-06-19) June 19, 1994	2019	Montreal Impact	21	0
12	Eric Avila		DF	(1987-11-24) November 24, 1987	2019	Las Vegas Lights	29	0
15	Akeem Ward		DF	(1996-01-06) January 6, 1996	2019	D.C. United	10	0
17	Gael Mabiala		DF	(1994-06-07) June 7, 1994	2019	UAB Blazers	11	0
22	Mathieu Laurent		DF	(1996-02-28) February 28, 1996	2019	UAB Blazers	27	2
23	Benjamin Kucera		DF	(1994-08-10) August 10, 1994	2019	Birmingham Hammers	4	0
30	Razak Cromwell		DF	(1994-10-03) October 3, 1994	2019	Dreams FC (loan)	19	0
33	Kyle Culbertson		DF	(1992-11-03) November 3, 1992	2019	Saint Louis FC	29	1
Midfielders
2	Marcos Ugarte		MF	(1992-12-02) December 2, 1992	2019	Ringkøbing	7	0
5	Mikey Lopez		MF	(1993-02-20) February 20, 1993	2019	San Antonio FC	26	3
6	Anderson Asiedu		MF	(1996-06-12) June 12, 1996	2019	Atlanta United	12	0
8	Joe Holland		MF	(1993-04-21) April 21, 1993	2019	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	15	0
14	Daniel Johnson		MF	(1995-09-08) September 8, 1995	2019	Chicago Fire	31	4
16	Daigo Kobayashi		MF	(1983-02-19) February 19, 1983	2019	Las Vegas Lights	19	0
21	Zachary Herivaux		MF	(1996-02-01) February 1, 1996	2019	New England Revolution (loan)	19	0
Forwards
7	Brian Wright		FW	(1995-03-24) March 24, 1995	2019	New England Revolution (loan)	23	5
9	Chandler Hoffman		FW	(1990-08-17) August 17, 1990	2019	Real Monarchs	19	5
10	Prosper Kasim		FW	(1996-12-15) December 15, 1996	2019	IFK Göteborg	32	7
11	JJ Williams		FW	(1998-01-04) January 4, 1998	2019	Columbus Crew SC (loan)	18	7
13	Tyler Savitsky		FW	(1996-07-05) July 5, 1996	2019	Næstved	0	0
27	Edward Opoku		FW	(1996-08-01) August 1, 1996	2019	Columbus Crew SC (loan)	18	2
88	Femi Hollinger-Janzen		FW	(1993-12-14) December 14, 1993	2019	New England Revolution	20	1

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.

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Birmingham Legion

February 2 Friendly	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Birmingham Legion	St. Petersburg, FL
	Allen	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 0

Philadelphia Union v Birmingham Legion

February 6 Friendly	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Birmingham Legion	Clearwater, FL
6:00 PM CST	Ilsinho  14' Przybyłko  72' Accam  85'	Report	Hoffman  7'  79'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Birmingham Legion v Chattanooga Red Wolves

February 13 Friendly	Birmingham Legion	3–1	Chattanooga Red Wolves	Birmingham, AL
3:00 PM CST	Hoffman Kasim Salazar	Report	Zayed	Stadium: BBVA Field

Birmingham Legion v Nashville SC

February 16 Friendly	Birmingham Legion	0–3	Nashville SC	Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CST	38'	Report	Lancaster  31' Hume  60' Davis  82' Mensah  86'	Stadium: BBVA Field

Competitive

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Ottawa Fury FC	34	14	10	10	50	43	+7	52	Play-In Round
9	Charleston Battery	34	11	13	10	44	44	0	46
10	Birmingham Legion FC	34	12	7	15	35	51	−16	43
11	Saint Louis FC	34	11	9	14	40	41	−1	42
12	Loudoun United FC	34	11	6	17	59	65	−6	39

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

Round	1	2	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	4	34
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	D		P

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]

Birmingham Legion v Bethlehem Steel FC

March 10 1	Birmingham Legion	0–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CDT	Lopez  42' Hollinger-Janzen  71' Avila  90+5'	Report	Przybyłko  53' Zandi  68' Díaz  76'	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]

Birmingham Legion v Ottawa Fury FC

March 16 2	Birmingham Legion	0–1	Ottawa Fury FC	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Lopez  38' Culbertson  78'	Report	Haworth  16',  79'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,234 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Louisville City v Birmingham Legion

March 31 3	Louisville City	2–3	Birmingham Legion	Louisville, KY
9:00 AM CDT	Rasmussen  30' Craig  47' Laurent  81' (o.g.)	Report	Laurent  21' Kasim  31' Hoffman  36' Wright  87'	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]

Birmingham Legion v New York Red Bulls II

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]

Saint Louis FC v Birmingham Legion

April 13 5	Saint Louis FC	2–3	Birmingham Legion	Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT	Abend  37' Rivas  63' Fink  88' (pen.)	Report	Lopez  14' Laurent  38' Williams  75', 81' Fisher  78' Opoku  87'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,635 Referee: Jervis Atagana

Birmingham Legion v Swope Park Rangers

April 20 6	Birmingham Legion	0–0	Swope Park Rangers	Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CDT	Fisher  38' Culbertson  53' Laurent  57' Herivaux  72'	Report	Hernandez  44'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,872 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Birmingham Legion v Loudoun United

April 27 7	Birmingham Legion	1–0	Loudoun United	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Johnson  19' Herivaux  59' Kasim  90+4',  90+4'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,713 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

New York Red Bulls II v Birmingham Legion

May 1 8	New York Red Bulls II	5–0	Birmingham Legion	Montclair, NJ
6:00 PM CDT	Etienne  23' Nealis  55' Jørgenson  57', 81' Koffi  65' Barlow  90'	Report	Culbertson  79'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 467 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Memphis 901 v Birmingham Legion

May 4 9	Memphis 901	2–2	Birmingham Legion	Memphis, TN
3:00 PM CDT	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

Birmingham Legion v Louisville City

May 11 10	Birmingham Legion	0–3	Louisville City	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT		Report	Rasmussen  6' Mkosana  24' Spencer  53'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Matt Franz

North Carolina FC v Birmingham Legion

May 18 11	North Carolina FC	0–0	Birmingham Legion	Cary, NC
6:00 PM CDT	Brotherton  89'	Report	Hollinger-Janzen  45' Herivaux  88'  90+2'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

Birmingham Legion v Nashville SC

May 22 12	Birmingham Legion	0–1	Nashville SC	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Williams  58'	Report	Ríos  63' (pen.)	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 5,314 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Birmingham Legion v Tampa Bay Rowdies

June 1 13	Birmingham Legion	0–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Lopez  28' Kasim  69'	Report	Johnson  20' Guenzatti  28' Tinari  44' Richards  71'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Matthew Thompson

Charleston Battery v Birmingham Legion

June 8 14	Charleston Battery	3–1	Birmingham Legion	Charleston, SC
6:30 PM CDT	Piggott  25' Daley  66' Bosua  75' (pen.) Rittmeyer  81' Paterson  90+3'	Report	Lopez  44' Johnson  56' Appiah  65'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez

Charlotte Independence v Birmingham Legion

June 15 15	Charlotte Independence	4–1	Birmingham Legion	Matthews, NC
6:00 PM CDT	Gutman  7' E. Martínez  48' Herrera  60' (pen.),  70' Mansally  65'	Report	Avila  12' Kasim  26' Culbertson  28' Laurent  59'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 3,544 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

Birmingham Legion v Hartford Athletic

June 22 16	Birmingham Legion	2–2	Hartford Athletic	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Kobayashi  26' Hoffman  31' Fisher  42' Lopez  52' Turner  77'	Report	Swartz  14' Gdula  43' Jørgensen  62' Rasmussen  89' Curinga  90+7'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Eric Tattersall

Indy Eleven v Birmingham Legion

June 26 17	Indy Eleven	3–0	Birmingham Legion	Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDT	Pasher  7' Osmond  32' Laurent  44' (o.g.) Enevoldsen  82',  90+1'	Report	Mabiala  25'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 9,248 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Birmingham Legion

June 29 18	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	4–1	Birmingham Legion	Pittsburgh, PA
6:00 PM CDT	Dos Santos  13' Mertz  25', 39' Volesky  75'	Report	Avila  79' Hoffman  83'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,866 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Birmingham Legion v North Carolina FC

July 13 19	Birmingham Legion	1–0	North Carolina FC	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Williams  45+1' Wright  79',  90+4'	Report	Chester  52' Fortune  54'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,277 Referee: Luis Guardia

Birmingham Legion v Atlanta United 2

July 20 20	Birmingham Legion	4–0	Atlanta United 2	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Wright  5' Laurent  39' Johnson  89' Kasim  90+5' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,756 Referee: Elton García

Birmingham Legion v Charlotte Independence

July 27 21	Birmingham Legion	1–0	Charlotte Independence	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Williams  28' Asiedu  45+2' Lopez  90' Opoku  90+2'	Report	George  90+1'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,433 Referee: Lorant Varga

Ottawa Fury FC v Birmingham Legion

August 2 22	Ottawa Fury FC	0–0	Birmingham Legion	Ottawa, ON
6:00 PM CDT		Report	Lopez  74'  78' Van Oekel  87' Asiedu  90+3'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,015 Referee: Mathieu Souaré

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Birmingham Legion

August 10 23	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–1	Birmingham Legion	St. Petersburg, FL
6:30 PM CDT	Diakité  83'	Report	Opoku  49' Wright  66' Williams  70' Culbertson  88'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,949 Referee: Dejan Susak

Birmingham Legion v Memphis 901

August 17 24	Birmingham Legion	1–0	Memphis 901	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Holland  37' Ward  40' Avila  68' Johnson  90',  90+5'	Report	Metzger  5'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 5,219 Referee: Matthew Franz

Bethlehem Steel FC v Birmingham Legion

August 25 25	Bethlehem Steel FC	2–3	Birmingham Legion	Chester, PA
5:00 PM CDT	Zandi  42' Santos  42' Real  53' Turner  56' Ngalina  69' Mbaizo  74' (pen.) Faris  77'	Report	Kasim  20' Lopez  36',  76' Herivaux  42' Avila  54' Williams  67' Cromwell  73'  83'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 357 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Loudoun United v Birmingham Legion

August 28 26	Loudoun United	1–1	Birmingham Legion	Leesburg, VA
6:30 PM CDT	Murphy  47' Alvarez  57' Amoh  73'	Report	Williams  32',  69'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Tori Penso

Atlanta United 2 v Birmingham Legion

September 4 27	Atlanta United 2	0–5	Birmingham Legion	Kennesaw, GA
6:30 PM CDT	Reilly  37' Okonkwo  84'	Report	Wright  3' Williams  43' Johnson  51' Asiedu  76' Kasim  81' (pen.) Culbertson  88'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,223 Referee: John Griggs

Birmingham Legion v Saint Louis FC

September 13 28	Birmingham Legion	0–2	Saint Louis FC	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Ward  38' Asiedu  74' Lopez  78'	Report	Bahner  22' Blackwood  42', 72' Kavita  62' Greig  75'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,412 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

Nashville SC v Birmingham Legion

September 17 29	Nashville SC	1–0	Birmingham Legion	Nashville, TN
7:00 PM CDT	Tribbett  2' King  45+2' Ward  90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Williams  36'	Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 5,702 Referee: Matthew Thompson

Birmingham Legion v Indy Eleven

September 20 30	Birmingham Legion	1–0	Indy Eleven	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Wright  39' Asiedu  77'	Report	Conner  53' Ayoze  83'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 4,062 Referee: Greg Dopka

Swope Park Rangers v Birmingham Legion

September 30 31	Swope Park Rangers	3–1	Birmingham Legion	Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM CDT	Harris  7' Allach  28' (pen.),  65' Lepley  77' Zé Pedro  79' Dick  90'	Report	Williams  45' Culbertson  62' Wright  76' Asiedu  80'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 369 Referee: Lorant Varga

Birmingham Legion v Charleston Battery

October 5 32	Birmingham Legion	0–0	Charleston Battery	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Herivaux  60' Ugarte  70' Culbertson  90+1' Fisher  90+3'	Report	Guerra  53'  59' Paterson  67'	Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Mark Allatin

Hartford Athletic v Birmingham Legion

October 9 33	Hartford Athletic	4–0	Birmingham Legion	Hartford, CT
7:00 PM CDT	Angulo  56' Bedoya  62' de Wit  74' Barrera  81' Wojcik  86'	Report	Lopez  70'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 2,746 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Birmingham Legion v New York Red Bulls II

October 16 4	Birmingham Legion	2–1	New York Red Bulls II	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Wright  10' Williams  28' Culbertson  42' Kasim  45+2',  46' Johnson  80'	Report	Koffi  45+5' Fisher  68' (o.g.) Kilwien  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]

Birmingham Legion v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

October 20 34	Birmingham Legion	0–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Birmingham, AL
3:30 PM CDT	Ugarte  56'	Report	Greenspan  71' Forrest  90'	Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Kevin Broadley

USL Cup Playoffs

North Carolina FC v Birmingham Legion FC

October 23 Play-In	North Carolina FC	2–3	Birmingham Legion FC	Cary, NC
19:00 EDT	Albadawi  19',  40' Fortune  59',  61'	Report	Hollinger-Janzen  35' Herivaux  66' Williams  90+3'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Tim Ford

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Birmingham Legion FC

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  77'	Report	Culbertson  31' Lopez  41' Herivaux  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]

Birmingham Legion v West Chester United

May 15 Second Round	Birmingham Legion	4–1	West Chester United	Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT	Hoffman  22' (pen.) Hollinger-Janzen  38' Kasim  51' Opoku  89'	Report	Wilson  61'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 3,307 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Louisville City v Birmingham Legion

May 29 Third Round	Louisville City	1–0	Birmingham Legion	Louisville, KY
6:00 PM CDT	Totsch  90' (pen.) Francis  90+5'	Report	Hollinger-Janzen  21' Culbertson  82' Van Oekel  89'	Stadium: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Kevin Fikar

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USLC		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK		Joe Nasco	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK		Matt Van Oekel	27	0	26	0	1	0
2	MF		Marcos Ugarte	7	0	1+4	0	2	0
3	DF		Kyle Fisher	21	0	18+3	0	0	0
5	MF		Mikey Lopez	26	3	24+2	3	0	0
6	MF		Anderson Asiedu	12	0	11+1	0	0	0
7	FW		Brian Wright	23	5	20+3	5	0	0
8	MF		Joe Holland	15	0	3+10	0	1+1	0
9	FW		Chandler Hoffman	19	5	15+2	4	2	1
10	FW		Prosper Kasim	32	7	29+1	6	2	1
11	FW		JJ Williams	18	7	16+2	7	0	0
12	DF		Eric Avila	29	0	23+4	0	1+1	0
13	FW		Tyler Savitsky	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Daniel Johnson	31	4	24+5	4	0+2	0
15	DF		Akeem Ward	10	0	9+1	0	0	0
16	MF		Daigo Kobayashi	19	0	11+7	0	1	0
17	DF		Gael Mabiala	11	0	3+7	0	1	0
18	GK		Trevor Spangenberg	6	0	5	0	1	0
21	MF		Zachary Herivaux	19	0	18+1	0	0	0
22	DF		Mathieu Laurent	27	2	24+1	2	1+1	0
23	DF		Benjamin Kucera	4	0	0+3	0	1	0
27	FW		Edward Opoku	18	2	5+12	1	1	1
30	DF		Razak Cromwell	19	0	12+5	0	2	0
33	DF		Kyle Culbertson	29	1	23+4	1	1+1	0
88	FW		Femi Hollinger-Janzen	20	1	11+7	0	2	1
Players who left Birmingham during the season:
4	DF		Marcel Appiah	3	0	3	0	0	0
96	DF		Tyler Turner	14	0	7+5	0	2	0

Source: Birmingham stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	USLC		U.S. Open Cup		Total
1	GK	Matt Van Oekel	1	0	1	0	2	0
2	MF	Marcos Ugarte	1	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Kyle Fisher	4	0	0	0	4	0
5	MF	Mikey Lopez	7	1	0	0	7	1
6	MF	Anderson Asiedu	6	0	0	0	6	0
7	FW	Brian Wright	2	1	0	0	2	1
8	MF	Joe Holland	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW	Prosper Kasim	2	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	JJ Williams	5	0	0	0	5	0
12	DF	Eric Avila	6	0	0	0	6	0
14	MF	Daniel Johnson	3	0	0	0	3	0
15	DF	Akeem Ward	2	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	Daigo Kobayashi	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	DF	Gael Mabiala	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Zachary Herivaux	3	2	0	0	3	2
22	DF	Mathieu Laurent	3	0	0	0	3	0
27	FW	Edward Opoku	2	0	0	0	2	0
30	DF	Razak Cromwell	0	1	0	0	0	1
33	DF	Kyle Culbertson	8	0	1	0	9	0
88	FW	Femi Hollinger-Janzen	2	0	1	0	3	0
Players who left Birmingham during the season:
4	DF	Marcel Appiah	1	0	0	0	1	0
96	DF	Tyler Turner	1	0	0	0	1	0

Source: Birmingham stats

Clean sheets

No.	Name	USLC	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
		0	Joe Nasco	0	0	0	0
1	Matt Van Oekel	11	0	11	27
18	Trevor Spangenberg	1	0	1	6

Source: Birmingham stats

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
FW	Chandler Hoffman	Real Monarchs	Signed to a multi-year pre-contract, effective Jan 1, 2019.	Jul 30, 2018	[11]
MF	Mikey Lopez	San Antonio FC	Signed to a multi-year contract.	Nov 13, 2018	[12]
MF	Joe Holland	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Nov 20, 2018	[13]
GK	Matt Van Oekel	OKC Energy	OKC receives an undisclosed fee. Signed to a multi-year contract.	Dec 12, 2018	[14]
MF	Marcos Ugarte	Ringkøbing	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Dec 19, 2018	[15]
DF	Eric Avila	Las Vegas Lights	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Dec 21, 2018	[16]
FW	Prosper Kasim	IFK Göteborg	Signed to a multi-year contract.	Jan 2, 2019	[17]
FW	Femi Hollinger-Janzen	New England Revolution	Signed to a multi-year contract.	Jan 7, 2019	[18]
DF	Marcel Appiah	VfL Osnabrück	Signed to a multi-year contract.	Jan 9, 2019	[19]
DF	Kyle Fisher	Montreal Impact	Signed to a multi-year contract.	Jan 17, 2019	[20]
MF	Daigo Kobayashi	Las Vegas Lights	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Jan 21, 2019	[21]
DF	Mathieu Laurent	UAB Blazers	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Jan 28, 2019	[22]
DF	Gael Mabiala	UAB Blazers	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Jan 28, 2019	[22]
MF	Daniel Johnson	Chicago Fire	Signed to a multi-year contract.	Feb 15, 2019	[23]
DF	Tyler Turner	Orlando SeaWolves	Signed to a multi-year contract.	Feb 20, 2019	[24]
GK	Trevor Spangenberg	Richmond Kickers	Signed to a multi-year contract.	Feb 21, 2019	[25]
DF	Benjamin Kucera	Birmingham Hammers	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Feb 27, 2019	[26]
FW	Tyler Savitsky	Næstved	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Feb 27, 2019	[26]
DF	Kyle Culbertson	Saint Louis FC	Signed to a multi-year contract.	Mar 7, 2019	[27]
GK	Joe Nasco	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.		[2]
MF	Anderson Asiedu	Atlanta United	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Jul 15, 2019	[28]
DF	Akeem Ward	D.C. United	Terms of the contract were undisclosed.	Jul 30, 2019	[29]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Razak Cromwell	Dreams FC	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season, with an option to buy.	Nov 27, 2018		[30]
MF	Zachary Herivaux	New England Revolution	On a match-by-match basis.	Mar 14, 2019	May 25, 2019	[31][32]
				Jul 13, 2019		[33]
FW	Brian Wright	New England Revolution	On a match-by-match basis.	Mar 14, 2019	Apr 18, 2019	[31][34]
				May 18, 2019		[35]
FW	Edward Opoku	Columbus Crew SC	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season.	Mar 22, 2019		[36]
FW	JJ Williams	Columbus Crew SC	On a match-by-match basis.	Apr 12, 2019	Apr 20, 2019	[37][38]
				May 9, 2019	Jun 23, 2019	[39][40]
				Jul 13, 2019		[33]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Marcel Appiah	VfR Aalen	No longer listed on roster. Signed for Aalen on Jul 30, 2019.	Jul 22, 2019	[41][42]
DF	Tyler Turner		Contract terminated by mutual consent.	Aug 14, 2019	[43]

Awards

USLC Team of the Week

Week	Starters	Bench	Opponent(s)	Link
4	Brian Wright	Eric Avila	Louisville City
6	JJ Williams	Kyle Culbertson	Saint Louis FC
9	Daniel Johnson		New York Red Bulls II Memphis 901
16		Mikey Lopez	Hartford Athletic
19	Brian Wright		North Carolina FC
20	Mathieu Laurent		Atlanta United 2
21	Mikey Lopez		Charlotte Independence
23	Edward Opoku	Matt Van Oekel	Tampa Bay Rowdies
24	Daniel Johnson		Memphis 901
25		Prosper Kasim	Bethlehem Steel FC
27	Eric Avila Mikey Lopez	Prosper Kasim	Atlanta United 2
29		Prosper Kasim	Nashville SC Indy Eleven

USLC Goal of the Month

Month	Player	Opponent	Link
June	Chandler Hoffman	Hartford Athletic

USLC Coach of the Month

Month	Coach	Link
July	Tom Soehn

USLC Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
16	Chandler Hoffman	Hartford Athletic

Kits

Home

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Record
Home	Black	Black	Black	Match 1 vs. Bethlehem / 6–2–8
Away	White	White	White	Match 3 vs. Louisville / 6–5–6

See also

• Birmingham Legion FC
• 2019 in American soccer
• 2019 USL Championship season

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