July 19, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Louisville City FC News Release
Louisville City FC in action
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The USL Championship’s inaugural Summer Showcase will make its debut at Lynn Family Stadium at 7 p.m. Wednesday when Louisville City FC hosts Phoenix Rising FC in a meeting of the league’s two most recently successful clubs.
The Summer Showcase is intended to be a standout event, putting both LouCity and the USL on display for a national audience, with ESPN2 broadcasting the rematch of the 2018 USL Championship final and league executives from around the country holding mid-year meetings in Louisville.
Wednesday’s game is the first meaningful meeting between LouCity and Phoenix since that 2018 final, which LouCity won, 1-0, thanks to a second-half goal from Luke Spencer to claim its second league title in as many years. The teams also played to a 2-2 draw this preseason in Arizona.
LouCity (13-3-3, 42 points) has won five consecutive league matches and is in first place in the Eastern Conference standings coming off a frenetic 2-1 win over then-second-place Memphis 901 FC.
Phoenix (7-10-1, 22 points) arrives in Louisville amid its toughest stretch of the season, a six-match winless drought. The Rick Schantz-led Rising stands in 11th place in the Western Conference, seven points off a playoff position.
On Tuesday, fans can attend “The Warmup,” a party running from 5-11 p.m. at Noble Funk Brewing Company, 922 South 2nd Street. The main event is a live broadcast of the weekly SiriusXM FC show, “USL All Access,” with show hosts Mike Watts and Devon Kerr, the league’s lead broadcasters, also in town to call Wednesday’s game.
On game day, attendees are encouraged to arrive early to Lynn Family Stadium for a Fan Fest that will include an array of activities, displays and giveaways from both USL and LouCity partners – plus $2 beers. The Fan Fest begins at 5 p.m. outside Gates 4 and 5 at the stadium’s waterfront end and is open to those with valid match tickets.
Follow along
The game will air live nationally on ESPN2 and Sirius XM FC and locally on ESPN Louisville’s 680/105.7.
For Starting XI and in-game updates, follow @loucityfc on Twitter and Louisville City FC on Facebook. Also find the club at louisvillecityfc on Instagram.
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