2020 Birmingham Legion FC season

The 2020 Birmingham Legion FC season is the club's second season of existence and their second in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.[1] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[2]

Birmingham Legion FC
2020 season
Owners
Head coachTom Soehn
USL ChampionshipConference: TBD
USLC PlayoffsTBD
2020 U.S. Open CupTBD
Biggest win3–0
(July 15 vs. Memphis)
4–1
(August 5 vs. Charlotte)

Roster
As of January 22, 2020[3]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
0Joe NascoGK (1984-06-18) June 18, 19842019 Fort Lauderdale Strikers00
1Matt Van OekelGK (1986-09-20) September 20, 19862019 OKC Energy00
18Trevor SpangenbergGK (1991-04-21) April 21, 19912019 Richmond Kickers00
Defenders
3Kyle FisherDF (1994-06-19) June 19, 19942019 Montreal Impact00
12Eric AvilaDF (1987-11-24) November 24, 19872019 Las Vegas Lights00
15Akeem WardDF (1996-01-06) January 6, 19962019 D.C. United00
17Gael MabialaDF (1994-06-07) June 7, 19942019 UAB Blazers00
22Mathieu LaurentDF (1996-02-28) February 28, 19962019 UAB Blazers00
23Benjamin KuceraDF (1994-08-10) August 10, 19942019 Birmingham Hammers00
30Razak CromwellDF (1994-10-03) October 3, 19942019 Dreams FC (loan)00
33Kyle CulbertsonDF (1992-11-03) November 3, 19922019 Saint Louis FC00
Midfielders
2Marcos UgarteMF (1992-12-02) December 2, 19922019 Ringkøbing00
5Mikey LopezMF (1993-02-20) February 20, 19932019 San Antonio FC00
6Anderson AsieduMF (1996-06-12) June 12, 19962019 Atlanta United00
8Joe HollandMF (1993-04-21) April 21, 19932019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC00
14Daniel JohnsonMF (1995-09-08) September 8, 19952019 Chicago Fire00
16Daigo KobayashiMF (1983-02-19) February 19, 19832019 Las Vegas Lights00
21Zachary HerivauxMF (1996-02-01) February 1, 19962019 New England Revolution (loan)00
Forwards
7Brian WrightFW (1995-03-24) March 24, 19952019 New England Revolution (loan)00
9Chandler HoffmanFW (1990-08-17) August 17, 19902019 Real Monarchs00
10Prosper KasimFW (1996-12-15) December 15, 19962019 IFK Göteborg00
11JJ WilliamsFW (1998-01-04) January 4, 19982019 Columbus Crew SC (loan)00
13Tyler SavitskyFW (1996-07-05) July 5, 19962019 Næstved00
27Edward OpokuFW (1996-08-01) August 1, 19962019 Columbus Crew SC (loan)00
88Femi Hollinger-JanzenFW (1993-12-14) December 14, 19932019 New England Revolution00

Competitions

Exhibitions
February 8 Preseason 1Birmingham Legion2–3Atlanta United FCBirmingham, AL
3:30PM CDT Brett  48' (pen.)
Mensah  80'		 BIR report
ATL report		 Barco  44'
Mulraney  51'
Jahn  67' (pen.)
Rossetto  90+2'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 6,722
February 16 Preseason 2Birmingham LegionvTBDBirmingham, AL
CDT Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: Closed
February 19 Preseason 3Birmingham Legion3–0Forward Madison FCHoover, AL
1:00 PM CST
  • Bergmann  27'
  • Servania  40'
  • Hoffman  50'
 Report Stadium: Hoover Metropolitan Complex
Attendance: Closed
Note: 70 minute scrimmage
February 22 Preseason 4Birmingham LegionvAtlanta United 2Marietta, GA
CDT Stadium: Atlanta United Training Facility
February 22 Preseason 5Antigua GFC v Birmingham LegionAntigua, Guatemala
12:45PM CDT

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Birmingham Legion FC 8 5 2 1 14 5 +9 17 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charlotte Independence 6 2 3 1 10 11 −1 9
3 North Carolina FC 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 7
4 Memphis 901 FC 7 1 2 4 9 15 −6 5
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Match Results

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, Birmingham's schedule was announced on July 7.[4]

July 15 1Birmingham Legion3–0Memphis 901 FCBirmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Lapa  22',  41'
Servania  30'
Wright  31'
Crognale  52'		 Report da Silva  27'
Carroll  58'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Note: Televised live on ESPN2
July 19 2Charleston Battery1–2Birmingham LegionCharleston, SC
6:00 PM CDT Lewis  29'
Daley  51'		 Report Wright  12'
Crognale  40'
Rufe  45+1'
Cromwell  48'
Lapa  54'
Akinyode  82'
Servania		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 25 3Birmingham Legion1–1Tampa Bay RowdiesBirmingham, AL
7:30 PM CDT Crognale  16'
Akinyode  45+1'
Asiedu  66'		 Report Lasso  13'
Guenzatti  51'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Chris Ruska
August 1 4North Carolina FC1–0Birmingham LegionCary, NC
6:00 PM CDT Donovan  29'
Fortune  51',  90+2'
Kristo  87'		 Report Akinyode  33'
Brett  45'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 5 5Birmingham Legion4–1Charlotte IndependenceBirmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Dean  5'
Brett  11',  66'
Lapa  52'		 Report Vadalá  29'
Martínez  76' (pen.)		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 8 6Birmingham Legion1–0Atlanta United 2Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM CDT Crognale  27'
Kasim  45+1'		 Report Jadama  36' Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
August 12 7North Carolina FC1–1Birmingham LegionMatthews, NC
6:00 PM CDT Etou  52'
Kelly  82'		 Report Lopez  3',  90+3'
E. Crognale  47'
Kasim  56'
Asiedu  68'  80'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: John Matto
August 15 8North Carolina FC0–2Birmingham LegionCary, NC
7:30 PM CDT Donovan  48' Report Servania  18'
Brett  21' (pen.)
A. Crognale  42'
Akinyode  46'
Van Oekel  59'
Lopez  60'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 22 9Birmingham LegionvMemphis 901 FCBirmingham, AL
TBA PM CDT Stadium: BBVA Field
August 29 10Charlotte IndependencevBirmingham LegionMatthews, NC
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
September 2 11Birmingham LegionvNorth Carolina FCBirmingham, AL
TBA PM CDT Stadium: BBVA Field
September 5 12Memphis 901vBirmingham LegionMemphis, TN
TBA PM CDT Stadium: AutoZone Park
September 12 13Birmingham LegionvCharlotte IndependenceBirmingham, AL
TBA PM CDT Stadium: BBVA Field
September 16 14Miami FCvBirmingham LegionMiami, FL
TBA PM CDT Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
September 26 15Birmingham LegionvNorth Carolina FCBirmingham, AL
TBA PM CDT Stadium: BBVA Field
October 3 16Memphis 901vBirmingham LegionMemphis, TN
TBA PM CDT Stadium: AutoZone Park


U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Birmingham will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[5]

April 7 2nd RoundChattanooga Red Wolves SC P–P Birmingham LegionChattanooga, TN
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Chattanooga Christian School
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[6]

References
  1. Humphries, Clayton (December 14, 2018). "Inaugural Legion FC match set for March 9, 2019". BHMLegion.com. Birmingham Legion FC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "Birmingham Legion roster". BHMLegion.com. Birmingham Legion FC. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. "Legion FC Releases New 2020 USL Championship Schedule". bhmlegion.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  5. "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  6. "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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