Louisville City FC schedule for 2023 USL Championship season: Game times and how to watch
The 2023 USL Championship season will be one of redemption for Louisville City FC.
Sure, the boys in purple set a club record with 72 regular-season points last year and earned their first trip to the league championship since 2019 on the strength of a dramatic playoff run. A 3-1 loss to San Antonio FC in the final, however, spoiled those accomplishments for team captain and former U of L standout Paolo DelPiccolo.
"I know that there's positives that people are gonna take from the season, but, right now emotionally after the game, my immediate reaction is that we underachieved," DelPiccolo said Nov. 14, 2022. "I thought we had a great group of people and a good group of players, and for us not to put on a better performance today and give ourselves a better chance to lift the trophy is very frustrating.
"Maybe in a month or, in my case, probably 10 years, I'll look back and be proud of it, but right now it's just a lot of disappointment and frustration."
LouCity's quest for its third USL title begins March 11, when the boys in purple kick off the 2023 season against Orange County SC in Irvine, California. The club's first match at Lynn Family Stadium will be March 25 against El Paso Locomotive FC.
Louisville will also play host to a rematch of last year's final when San Antonio FC visits April 15.
To get another shot at winning its first championship since 2018, Louisville must be among the top eight in the Eastern Conference standings when the regular season ends in October. Reaching the postseason hasn't been a problem for the club, which has secured a berth in the conference final every year since its 2015 inaugural season.
Here's a look at the upcoming slate for head coach Danny Cruz and company. Note: TV broadcast assignments will be announced in the coming weeks, according to a news release from LouCity.
Louisville City's 2023 USL Championship schedule: Game times, TV and livestream info
Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
March 11 | at Orange County SC | 10 p.m. | TBD |
March 18 | at Monterey Bay FC | 10 p.m. | TBD |
March 25 | vs. El Paso Locomotive FC | 3 p.m. | TBD |
April 1 | at Sacramento Republic FC | 10 p.m. | TBD |
April 8 | vs. Detroit City FC | 3 p.m. | TBD |
April 15 | vs. San Antonio FC | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
April 22 | at Charleston Battery | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
April 29 | at Memphis 901 FC | 8 p.m. | TBD |
May 13 | vs. Miami FC | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
May 24 | vs. FC Tulsa | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
May 27 | at Indy Eleven | 7 p.m. | TBD |
June 3 | at Hartford Athletic | 7 p.m. | TBD |
June 10 | vs. Memphis 901 FC | 8 p.m. | TBD |
June 17 | at Phoenix Rising FC | 9:30 p.m. | TBD |
June 24 | vs. Las Vegas Lights FC | 8 p.m. | TBD |
July 1 | at Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 7 p.m. | TBD |
July 8 | vs. Loudoun United FC | 8 p.m. | TBD |
July 12 | vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 8 p.m. | TBD |
July 19 | at Detroit City FC | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
July 22 | vs. Birmingham Legion FC | 8 p.m. | TBD |
July 29 | vs. Indy Eleven | 8 p.m. | TBD |
Aug. 4 | at FC Tulsa | 9 p.m. | TBD |
Aug. 9 | vs. Charleston Battery | 8 p.m. | TBD |
Aug. 12 | vs. Rio Grande Valley FC | 8 p.m. | TBD |
Aug. 19 | at Birmingham Legion FC | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
Aug. 26 | vs. Oakland Roots SC | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
Sept. 2 | at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 9 p.m. | TBD |
Sept. 9 | at Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
Sept. 16 | vs. San Diego Loyal SC | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
Sept. 20 | at Miami FC | 7 p.m. | TBD |
Sept. 23 | at Loudoun United FC | 6:30 p.m. | TBD |
Sept. 30 | at New Mexico United | 9 p.m. | TBD |
Oct. 7 | vs. Hartford Athletic | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
Oct. 14 | vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7:30 p.m. | TBD |
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: USL Championship schedule 2023: Times, how to watch Louisville City FC
