Loudoun United announces 2019 USL schedule

Earlier today, the USL Championship released its 2019 schedule, giving us the dates that D.C. United’s USL team, Loudoun United FC, will play in its debut season. It was previously revealed that Loudoun’s first game would be March 9 at Nashville SC, and their home opener would be on May 3 against Bethlehem Steel FC. Following a seven-game road trip to start the season, Loudoun plays 17 of their last 27 at home, finishing their slate with a home game against New York Red Bulls II in a USL version of the Atlantic Cup.

Three of those home games are on a Wednesday. Weeknight games were a mild sore spot voiced by members of the Board of Supervisors during hearings to approve funding for the stadium and training site, so these are presumably evening timeslots (kickoff times were not yet listed).

The other question for Loudoun is the readiness of their as-yet-unnamed stadium. Ground has recently been cleared for the site, but we don’t have an ETA for materials and assembly. All of the 2019 games are currently listed for Audi Field, though it remains to be seen how many games will actually be played there. In any case, there are 79 days until Loudoun’s opener, so business on and off the field should pick up shortly.

The complete schedule is as follows:

Saturday, March 9

Nashville SC v. Loudoun United FC

Saturday, March 16

Memphis 901 FC v. Loudoun United FC

Saturday, March 23

North Carolina FC v. Loudoun United FC

Saturday, March 30

Tampa Bay Rowdies v. Loudoun United FC

Saturday, April 13

Ottawa Fury FC v. Loudoun United FC

Saturday, April 20

New York Red Bulls II v. Loudoun United FC

Saturday, April 27

Birmingham Legion FC v. Loudoun United FC

Friday, May 3

Loudoun United FC v. Bethlehem Steel FC

Saturday, May 11

Charlotte Independence v. Loudoun United FC

Sunday, May 19

Loudoun United FC v. Hartford Athletic

Saturday, May 25

Loudoun United FC v Saint Louis FC

Wednesday, June 5

Swope Park Rangers v. Loudoun United FC

Saturday, June 8

Louisville FC v. Loudoun United FC

Saturday, June 15

Loudoun United FC v. Indy Eleven

Saturday, June 29

Loudoun United FC v. Atlanta United 2

Saturday, July 6

Saint Louis FC v. Loudoun United FC

Saturday, July 20

Indy Eleven v. Loudoun United FC

Sunday, July 28

Loudoun United FC v. Louisville City FC

Friday, Aug. 2

Atlanta United 2 v. Loudoun United FC

Friday, Aug. 9

Loudoun United FC v. Charlotte Independence

Wednesday, Aug. 14

Loudoun United FC v. Charleston Battery

Saturday, Aug. 17

Loudoun United FC v. Ottawa Fury FC

Saturday, Aug. 24

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v. Loudoun United FC

Wednesday, Aug. 28

Loudoun United FC v. Birmingham Legion FC

Saturday, Aug. 31

Loudoun United FC v. North Carolina FC

Saturday, Sept. 7

Hartford Athletic v. Loudoun United FC

Friday, Sept. 13

Loudoun United FC v. Memphis 901 FC

Saturday, Sept. 21

Bethlehem Steel FC v. Loudoun United FC

Wednesday, Sept. 25

Loudoun United FC v. Swope Park Rangers

Saturday, Sept. 28

Loudoun United FC v. Nashville SC

Friday, Oct. 4

Loudoun United FC v. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Sunday, Oct. 13

Charleston Battery v. Loudoun United FC

Thursday, Oct. 17

Loudoun United FC v. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

Saturday, Oct. 19

Loudoun United FC v. New York Red Bulls II