NEWS & NOTES

SAN ANTONIO CONTINUES PERFECT START TO SEASON
San Antonio FC earned its fourth consecutive victory to start the 2025 USL Championship season with its 3-2 victory against Lexington SC this past Saturday, setting a club record for wins to start a campaign. The side also became the 10th team in the Championship’s history to record at least four wins to start a regular season, chasing the league record of six consecutive victories held by the 2011 Richmond Kickers and 2012 Rochester Rhinos.

San Antonio Head Coach Carlos Llamosa, meanwhile, is only the third first-year manager to lead his side to a four-game winning streak to start a season. The Rhinos’ six-game streak was led by Jesse Myers, who was appointed prior to the 2012 season, while Detroit City FC’s five-game streak a season ago was led by current Head Coach Danny Dichio, who was appointed prior to the 2024 season.

Of the previous nine teams to record at least a four-game winning streak to start the season, one has gone on to win the USL Championship title (Louisville City FC, 2018), one has gone on to win the USL Championship Players’ Shield (Tampa Bay Rowdies, 2021), and one went on to miss out on a postseason berth (Indy Eleven, 2020). 

Longest Winning Streaks to Start a USL Championship Season
6 – Richmond Kickers (2011), Rochester Rhinos (2012)
5 – Detroit City FC (2024), Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (2022), Tampa Bay Rowdies (2021)
4 – San Antonio FC (2025)*, Louisville City FC (2024), Indy Eleven (2020), Louisville City FC (2018), Real Monarchs SLC (2018)

* - Active Streak

SEAN TOTSCH SET FOR ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON MINUTES RECORD

Louisville City FC defender Sean Totsch is on the verge of becoming the USL Championship’s all-time leader in regular season minutes when his side visits Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday night at Heart Health Park. Totsch will enter the game 55 minutes behind the recently-retired Kenardo Forbes, formerly of Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, who holds the record of 22,224 minutes of regular season play.

Totsch has been ever-present for Louisville City this season, playing the full 360 minutes in the club’s four outings. Overall, he has recorded 22,169 minutes in 275 regular season appearances, accounting for 89.6 percent of available minutes over his career, which is now in its 11th season.

Most Regular Season Minutes in USL Championship History
1. Kenardo Forbes – 22,224
2. Sean Totsch – 22,169*
3. Aodhan Quinn – 22,039*
4. Hugh Roberts – 21,237
5. Enzo Martinez – 21,146*

* - Active Player

LOUISVILLE CITY MOVES CLOSER TO HOME WINNING STREAK MARK

Louisville City FC won its 11th consecutive home regular season contest this past Saturday with a 2-0 win against Detroit City FC at Lynn Family Stadium, moving the side into a tie for the third-longest regular season home winning streak in the USL Championship’s history. Louisville is pursuing the mark set by Orlando City SC in the 2014 season, when the side won 13 consecutive home games on the way to winning the Players’ Shield in its final season in the league.

LouCity’s streak dates to the club’s 2-1 victory against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on July 19, 2024. Taylor Davila, Aiden McFadden, Ray Serrano, and Sean Totsch have appeared in all 11 contests while the side has recorded 31 goals and conceded only 10 over the course of the streak.

Most Consecutive Regular Season Home Wins in USL Championship History
1. Orlando City SC – 13 games, 2014
2. Phoenix Rising FC – 12 games, 2019    
T-3. Louisville City FC – 11 games, 2024-25*
T-3. Indy Eleven – 11 games, 2019-20
T-3 Real Monarchs SLC – 11 games, 2018
6. New Mexico United – 10 games, 2023-24

* - Active Streak

Quick Hits

- Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC’s Marco Micaletto became the second player to record two goals as a substitute this season in the USL Championship in his side’s 3-2 win against Indy Eleven this past Saturday, joining teammate Justin Dhillon.

- San Antonio FC’s 3-2 victory against Lexington SC this past Saturday marked the first time the club had won after trailing by two goals since a 3-2 victory against Reno 1868 FC on June 9, 2019.

- Oakland Roots SC’s Kai Greene became the 13th player in USL Championship history to record 20,000 regular season minutes in the USL Championship, moving to 20,043 minutes in his side’s scoreless draw against Las Vegas Lights FC this past Saturday.

- North Carolina FC’s 2-1 victory against the Charleston Battery this past Saturday marked the club’s first win in the head-to-head series since July 11, 2009 when the then-Carolina RailHawks took a 1-0 victory at Blackbaud Stadium.

Upcoming Player Milestones

Appearances
Approaching 250 regular-season appearances
Bolu Akinyode (MIA) – 249
Speedy Williams (LEX) – 247

Approaching 200 regular-season appearances
Duke Lacroix (COS) – 196

Approaching 150 regular season appearances
Dariusz Formella (PHX) – 149
JJ Williams (RI) – 148
Tumi Moshobane (ELP) – 148
Akeem Ward (COS) – 147
Jorge Hernández (SA) – 147

Approaching 100 regular-season appearances
Michael Bryant (DET) – 99
Adrian Rebollar (MB) – 99
Christian Herrera (COS) – 98
Mohamed Traore (PHX) – 98
Arturo Ordóñez (LOU) – 98
Evan Conway (NC) – 97  

Minutes
Approaching 15,000 regular season minutes
Matt VanOekel (BHM) – 14,934
Mark Segbers (CHS) – 14,709

Approaching 10,000 regular season minutes
James Murphy (IND) – 9,944
JJ Williams (RI) – 9,838
Laurence Wyke (TBR) – 9,814
Justin Dhillon (COS) – 9,789
Ben Ofeimu (IND) – 9,748
Drew Skundrich (LDN) – 9,744
Grant Stoneman (RI) – 9,683
Amando Moreno (ELP) – 9,670
Aaron Molloy (CHS) – 9,663
Sam Gleadle (LOU) – 9,655
Tommy McCabe (LDN) – 9,646
Romario Williams (IND) – 9,642

Goals
Approaching 80 regular season goals
Augustine Williams (PIT) – 77

Approaching 70 regular season goals
Cal Jennings (CHS) – 68

Approaching 50 regular season goals
Phillip Goodrum (LOU) – 48
Manuel Arteaga (TBR) – 47

Approaching 40 regular season goals
Brian Ownby (LOU) – 39
Rodrigo Lopez (SAC) – 38
Ethan Zubak (OC) – 37
Dariusz Formella (PHX) – 37
Justin Portillo (SAC) – 37
Tyler Pasher (BHM) – 37

Assists
Approaching 50 regular season assists
Rodrigo Lopez (SAC) – 46
Brian Ownby (LOU) – 46

Approaching 30 regular season assists
Niall McCabe (LOU) – 29
Cam Lindley (IND) – 28
Robbie Mertz (PIT) – 27  

Saves
Approaching 300 regular season saves
Christian Herrera (COS) – 291
Jake McGuire (NC) – 284

Approaching 250 regular season saves
Hugo Fauroux (LDN) – 242

Approaching 200 regular season saves
Eric Dick (PIT) – 187

Shutouts
Approaching 50 regular season shutouts
Matt Van Oekel (BHM) – 48

Discipline Report – Week 5

TAMPA, Fla. – The following is the USL Championship’s discipline report for Week 5 of the 2025 USL Championship season:

Louisville City FC’s Kevon Lambert has been suspended for one game following his red card for serious foul play against Detroit City FC on March 29. Lambert will be unavailable for selection in Louisville’s contest against Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday.

Rhode Island FC’s Zach Herivaux has been suspended for one game following his red card for denial of a goalscoring opportunity against Loudoun United FC on March 29. Herivaux will be unavailable for selection in Rhode Island’s contest against Oakland Roots SC on Saturday.

Phoenix Rising FC’s Carl Sainte has been suspended for one game following his red card for violent conduct against Monterey Bay FC on March 29. Sainte will be unavailable for selection in Phoenix’s contest against San Antonio FC on Sunday.

Loudoun United FC’s Yanis Leerman has been suspended for one game following his red card for two cautionable offenses against Rhode Island FC on March 29. Leerman will be unavailable for selection in Loudoun’s contest against Hartford Athletic on Saturday.

Phoenix Rising FC’s Pape Mar Boye has been suspended for one game following his red card for two cautionable offenses against Monterey Bay FC on March 29. Boye will be unavailable for selection in Phoenix’s contest against San Antonio FC on Sunday.