2023 Lexington SC season

The 2023 Lexington SC season was the club's first season since their establishment on October 5, 2021.^[1] The club made its league debut in the USL League One as well as its domestic cup debut in the U.S. Open Cup.

Lexington SC

2023 season
2023 Toyota Stadium - LSC v. One Knox
President	Bill and Donna Shively Stephen Dawahare Carter Carnegie
Manager	Sam Stockley and Nacho Novo (interim)
Stadium	Toyota Stadium Georgetown, Kentucky
USL Championship	9th
USL1 playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Round 2
Top goalscorer	Ates Diouf (15)
Highest home attendance	3,029 (04/08 vs. Forward Madison FC)
Lowest home attendance	1,911 (9/17 vs. Charlotte Independence)
Average home league attendance	2232
Biggest win	LSC 3–0 OMA (7/22)
Biggest defeat	TOR 5–1 LSC (7/02)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Background

On October 5, 2021, the United Soccer League announced that Tower Hill Sports had been granted a USL League One expansion team in Lexington to start play in the 2023 season.^[1] Tentatively named "Lexington Pro Soccer," the team revealed its official colors, crest, and branding as Lexington Sporting Club on March 22, 2022.^[2] The club named Sporting Director Sam Stockley as the club's first ever head coach on October 13, 2022.^[3] Following this announcement, the team announced that Warren Goodhind would be joining the coaching staff as the First Assistant Coach on October 18, 2022. On November 15, the team announced that Rangers F.C. legend Nacho Novo would be joining the coaching staff as an assistant coach and head coach of the U-23 squad.^[4] Connor Talbot was appointed the Head of Goalkeeping and the goalkeeping coach for the squad in September 2022.^[5]

Coaching Change

In the afternoon of September 17, before their matchup against the Charlotte Independence, the club announced that head coach Sam Stockley would be stepping down from his role to focus on being the club's sporting director full-time. Nacho Novo was promoted to interim manager for the remaining 5 matches. The club's president Vince Gabbert, was quoted as saying the following about the move -

“With our youth academy continuing to grow and permanent facilities coming to fruition, the Sporting Director role will require Sam’s full attention for the long-term success of this club,” Gabbert said. “Our original plan was for Sam’s dual role as Head Coach and Sporting Director to be short-term. Sam has been an integral part of the formation of Lexington SC and one of its centerpieces since the beginning. We can’t thank him enough for putting this club on the path to success.”^[6]

Season squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Austin Causey		Aug 20, 2001 (21)
13	Amal Knight		Nov 19, 1993 (29)
44	Luke Phillips^		Oct 25, 2006 (16)
Defenders
2	Tate Robertson		May 31, 1997 (26)
3	Owen Green		Sep 9, 1998 (24)
4	Kimball Jackson		Aug 2, 2004 (18)
5	Kaelon Fox		May 31, 1995 (28)
17	Erick Ceja-Gonzalez		Sep 1, 2001 (21)
20	Diallo Irakoze		Feb 10, 2001 (22)
26	Cesar Murillo		Feb 16, 1996 (27)
33	Franky Martinez		Aug 9, 1995 (27)
57	Terique Mohammed		Jan 27, 2000 (23)
Midfielders
8	Charlie Machell (C)		Oct 25, 1994 (28)
10	Don Smart		Dec 2, 1987 (35)
11	Seo-In Kim "SoSo"		Apr 18, 1995 (28)
22	Phila Dlamini		Feb 26, 1999 (24)
25	Pierre Mané		Jun 16, 1998 (25)
32	Ates Diouf		Mar 24, 2000 (23)
Forwards
7	Jalen James		May 10, 2000 (23)
9	Will Baynham		Jun 13, 1997 (26)
14	Khalid Balogun		Jul 25, 1998 (24)
18	Drew Patterson		Apr 20, 2001 (22)
77	Nico Brown		Aug 11, 1998 (24)
80	Josh Head		Jan 6, 2004 (19)

^ - Lexington SC Academy Contract

Last updated: December 15, 2023.
Source: Lexington SC, League One stats

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Previous Club	Details	Date	Source
DF	Kaelon Fox	FC Tucson	Free Transfer	January 9, 2023	[7]
MF	Ates Diouf	San Antonio FC	Free Transfer	January 10, 2023	[8]
MF	Charlie Machell	FC Tucson	Free Transfer	January 10, 2023	[9]
GK	Amal Knight	Harbour View F.C.	Free Transfer	January 11, 2023	[10]
DF	Tate Robertson	Chattanooga FC	Free Transfer	January 12, 2023	[11]
FW	Will Baynham	Queen's Park F.C.	Free Transfer	January 12, 2023	[12]
DF	Owen Green	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Free Transfer	January 13, 2023	[13]
MF	Pierre Mané	Virginia Commonwealth Rams	Free Transfer	January 16, 2023	[14]
DF	Kimball Jackson	Xavier Musketeers	Free Transfer	January 17, 2023	[15]
FW	Khalid Balogun	Maryland Bobcats FC	Free Transfer	January 17, 2023	[16]
DF	Diallo Irakoze	Lexington SC Academy	Free Transfer	January 18, 2023	[17]
DF	Franky Martinez	Chattanooga FC	Free Transfer	January 18, 2023	[18]
MF	Phila Dlamini	Saginaw Valley State Cardinals	Free Transfer	January 19, 2023	[19]
FW	Nico Brown	Greenville Triumph SC	Free Transfer	January 20, 2023	[20]
MF	Seo-In Kim "SoSo"	Chicago House AC	Free Transfer	January 23, 2023	[21]
FW	Drew Patterson	Cal Poly Mustangs	Free Transfer	January 23, 2023	[22]
FW	Jalen James	Campbell Fighting Camels	Free Transfer	January 24, 2023	[23]
DF	Erick Ceja-Gonzalez	Reno United	Free Transfer	January 25, 2023	[24]
GK	Austin Causey	Richmond Kickers	Free Transfer	January 25, 2023	[25]
MF	Don Smart	Greenville Triumph SC	Free Transfer	January 26, 2023	[26]
DF	Terique Mohammed	FC Edmonton	Free Transfer	January 27, 2023	[27]
DF	Cesar Murillo	Forward Madison FC	Free Transfer	March 15, 2023	[28]
GK	Luke Phillips	Lexington SC Academy	Academy Contract	March 28, 2023	[29]
FW	Josh Head	FC Cincinnati 2	Free Transfer	August 29, 2023	[30]

Competitions

Preseason

Lexington SC played five preseason exhibition matches in preparation of their first season.^[31]

Cumberlands Patriots v Lexington SC

February 11, 2023 (2023-02-11)	Cumberlands Patriots	0–2	Lexington SC	Williamsburg, Kentucky
EST		Report	Ceja-Gonzalez 3rd session' (Mohammed) Brown 3rd session' (Balogun)	Stadium: UC Lacrosse/Soccer Complex
Note: Match was played as 3 30-minute sessions

Columbus Crew 2 v Lexington SC

February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18)	Columbus Crew 2	2–0	Lexington SC	Columbus, Ohio
3:45 pm EST	Not reported by team	Report		Stadium: Indoor Facility (unknown location)

Georgetown Tigers v Lexington SC

February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26)	Georgetown Tigers	1–2	Lexington SC	Lexington, Kentucky
12:00 pm EST	Not reported by team	Report	Baynham 1st half' (Brown) Brown 2nd half' (Irakoze)	Stadium: Pat Deacon Stadium

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC v Lexington SC

March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04)	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	1–1	Lexington SC	East Ridge, Tennessee
4:30 pm EST	Trialist 1st half'	Report	Patterson 2nd half' (Robertson)	Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium

Kentucky Wildcats v Lexington SC

March 11, 2023 (2023-03-11)	Kentucky Wildcats	3–2	Lexington SC	Lexington, Kentucky
3:00 pm EST	Player Unknown <15' Player Unknown 1st half' (pen.) Player Unknown >70'	Report	Baynham 15' (Mané) Fox 55' (Mohammed)	Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex

USL League One

Further information: 2023 USL League One season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Union Omaha (S)	32	19	5	8	61	41	+20	65	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	North Carolina FC (C)	32	19	7	6	58	39	+19	63
3	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	32	18	6	8	59	37	+22	62	Qualification for the play-offs
4	Charlotte Independence	32	13	9	10	50	42	+8	49
5	Greenville Triumph SC	32	13	10	9	45	40	+5	48
6	Forward Madison FC	32	11	11	10	38	40	−2	43
7	Tormenta FC	32	12	14	6	55	56	−1	42
8	One Knoxville SC	32	9	12	11	36	39	−3	38
9	Lexington SC	32	7	14	11	46	57	−11	32
10	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	32	8	17	7	46	65	−19	31
11	Richmond Kickers	32	6	15	11	42	55	−13	29
12	Central Valley Fuego FC	32	6	21	5	36	61	−25	23

Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (S) Players' Shield winner

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
32	7	11	14	46	57	−11	32	6	6	4	24	24	0	1	5	10	22	33	−11

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Stadium	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	D
Position	9	10	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on December 6, 2023. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

One Knoxville SC v Lexington SC

March 18, 2023 (2023-03-18) 1	One Knoxville SC	2–1	Lexington SC	Knoxville, Tennessee
7:00 PM EST	Villalobos 17' (pen.)  90+5' van der Pluijm  23' Keegan 40' Lewis  45+1' Kelly-Rosales  67' Ross  86'	Report	Smart 28' (pen.)  70' Balogun  52' Mohammed  61'	Stadium: Regal Stadium Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Note: Kickoff was delayed 30 minutes due to an issue with the stadium flood lights

North Carolina FC v Lexington SC

April 1, 2023 (2023-04-01) 2	North Carolina FC	2–1	Lexington SC	Seaside, California
7:00 PM EST	Mentzingen  40' 73' (Anderson) Navarro  47' Lue Young  53' Holliday  89'	Report	Balogun 5' (Robertson)  26' Green 48' (o.g.) Brown  18' Martinez  30'	Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Shawn Tehini

Lexington SC v Forward Madison FC

April 8, 2023 (2023-04-08) 3	Lexington SC	0–0	Forward Madison FC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Machell  60' Balogun  68'	Report	Mesias  48' Osmond  65' Cichero  71'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 3,029 Referee: John Matto

Lexington SC v Tormenta FC

April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15) 4	Lexington SC	2–1	Tormenta FC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Brown 15' (Diouf) Mohammed  30' Diouf  59' Green 71' (Dlamini) Fox  87' Robertson  89' Balogun  90+3'	Report	Khoury 53' (pen.) Otieno  67' Kilwien  90+7'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Benjamin Meyer

Lexington SC v Greenville Triumph SC

April 22, 2023 (2023-04-22) 5	Lexington SC	0–2	Greenville Triumph SC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Murillo  27' Green  59' Fox  66'	Report	Coutinho  36' Pilato 37' Polak  49' Shaw  62' Castro 90+4' (Mackinnon)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,260 Referee: Alex Beehler

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC v Lexington SC

April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29) 6	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	3–1	Lexington SC	East Ridge, Tennessee
7:30 PM EST	Varela  51' Paoli  59' Cardona 80' Mensah 82' Madrid  84' Malango 90+6' (Liborio Jr.)	Report	Fox  5' Machell  27' SoSo 78' (Robertson)	Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Austin Saini

Lexington SC v Charlotte Independence

May 13, 2023 (2023-05-13) 7	Lexington SC	1–0	Charlotte Independence	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Robertson  57' Balogun 78' Fox  90+4' Mohammed  90+6'	Report	Dutey  17' Ibarra  55' Pack  77' Spielman  87' Talboys  87'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2.288 Referee: Fevzi Demirhan

Richmond Kickers v Lexington SC

May 20, 2023 (2023-05-20) 8	Richmond Kickers	2–1	Lexington SC	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EST	Belmar 60' (Gordon) Gomiero 76' (Mecham)  90+2' Bentley  87' Sukow  90+2' Morán  90+8'	Report	Dlamini  28' Mané  68' Smart 90+3' (pen.) Green  90+4'	Stadium: City Stadium (Richmond) Attendance: 5,252 Referee: Adam Brzozowiec

Lexington SC v One Knoxville SC

May 27, 2023 (2023-05-27) 9	Lexington SC	1–1	One Knoxville SC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Fox  19' Brown 43' (Robertson) Dlamini  52' Machell  54'	Report	van der Pluijim  6' Keegan 66' (Leinhos)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,282 Referee: Servando Berna Rico

Lexington SC v Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC

June 3, 2023 (2023-06-03) 10	Lexington SC	2–2	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Diouf 21' (James) 81' (Machell)  82' Brown  35' James  45+2' Green  48' Balogun  85'	Report	King 4' (Rogers)  45+4' Lukic  34' Rendón 39' Opara  85'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,302 Referee: Donovan Eubank

Tormenta FC v Lexington SC

June 10, 2023 (2023-06-10) 11	Tormenta FC	1–1	Lexington SC	Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EST	Sterling 6' (pen.)  56' Mocyunas  23' Akale  59'	Report	Diouf 16' (Murillo) Robertson  31' Dlamini  36' Brown  46' Balogun  82' Fox  90+1' SoSo  90+2' Mané  90+3'	Stadium: Tormenta Stadium Referee: 1,361
Note: Edgar Garcia

Lexington SC v Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14) 12	Lexington SC	2–0	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Smart 30' (pen.) Baynham  40' Machell  57' Balogun 63' (Robertson) Green  74' Knight  90+4'	Report	Ualefi  14' Lombardi  29' Williams  39' Nicklaw  65' Hernández  89'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 1,986 Referee: Kevin Fikar

North Carolina FC v Lexington SC

June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18) 13	North Carolina FC	2-2	Lexington SC	Cary, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST	Pérez 50' (McLaughlin) McLaughlin 54' (Mentzingen) Navarro  62'	Report	Baynham 31' (Brown) Green  38' Robertson 81'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Cristian Campo

Forward Madison FC v Lexington SC

June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22) 14	Forward Madison FC	3–2	Lexington SC	Madison, Wisconsin
8:00 PM EST	Bartman 18' (Onen) Crull 35' Chaney 43' Cichero  64'	Report	Green  34' Brown 38' (Machell) 60' (Balogun) Knight  64'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,572 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

Lexington SC v Tormenta FC

July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) 15	Lexington SC	1–5	Tormenta FC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Fox 60' (o.g.) Brown 74'  86' Diouf  82'	Report	Otieno 4' (Fonseca) Nembhard 27' (Adjei) Dengler  41' Sterling 48' (Adjei) Cassini 78' (Khoury)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,029 Referee: Michael O'Reilly

Charlotte Independence v Lexington SC

July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) 16	Charlotte Independence	2-1	Lexington SC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST	Kelly 11' (Ciss) Djedje  35' Mbuyu 55' (Ibarra) Johnson  71'	Report	Diouf 36' (pen.) Brown  64'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,376 Referee: Donovan Eubank

Central Valley Fuego FC v Lexington SC

July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15) 17	Central Valley Fuego FC	2-1	Lexington SC	Fresno, California
7:00 PM EST	Carrera-García  35' Smith (Manager)  41' Hanson  45+5' Ekk 48' (Cerritos) Chavez 57' (Vera)  88' North  84'	Report	Diouf  56' 62' (Green) Mohammed  80'	Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Dion Coxe-Trieger

Lexington SC v Union Omaha

July 22, 2023 (2023-07-22) 18	Lexington SC	3–0	Union Omaha	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Brown 10' (Mohammed) Mohammed  26' Fox  36' Diouf 41' (Mohammed) Knight  53' Machell  70' Ceja-Gonzalez  75' Balogun 81' (Robertson)	Report	Willis  38' Dolabella  78'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,178 Referee: Benjamin Meyer

Lexington SC v Richmond Kickers

July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29) 19	Lexington SC	2–2	Richmond Kickers	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Smart 10' (pen.)  63' Machell  16' Dlamini  45+2' Diouf  88'	Report	Vinyals 7' 16' (Gomiero)  90+3' Fitzgerald  9' Fitch  23' 68' (o.g.) Morán  26' Aune  88'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,105 Referee: Drew Klemp

Union Omaha v Lexington SC

August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02) 20	Union Omaha	2-0	Lexington SC	Papillion, Nebraska
8:00 PM EST	Dos Santos 24' (Doyle) Brito  38' Scearce 52' (Milanese)  73'	Report	Ceja-Gonzalez  9' Diouf  36' Smart  45' Robertson  90+4'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Gloria Martinez

Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC v Lexington SC

August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05) 21	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	3-4	Lexington SC	Windsor, Colorado
9:00 PM EST	Amann 28' (Opara) 37' (Hernández)  45+1' King 46' (Lukic) Rogers  68' Delgado  71'  90+8' Noah Powder  74'	Report	Diouf 4' 65' (Robertson) 90+5' (Machell)  90+6' Dlamini  34' Mohammed  35' Robertson 74'  82'	Stadium: Future Legends Complex Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Gabriele Ciampi

Lexington SC v Central Valley Fuego FC

August 12, 2023 (2023-08-12) 22	Lexington SC	3–2	Central Valley Fuego FC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Robertson 4' Brown 8' (Robertson) Mané  43' Smart 59' (pen.)	Report	Arce  30' Falck 53' (Lemus) Cerritos  85' 88' (Chavez)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Joe Surgan

One Knoxville SC v Lexington SC

August 18, 2023 (2023-08-18) 23	One Knoxville SC	1-0	Lexington SC	Knoxville, Tennessee
7:30 PM EST	Calixtro  39' Kelly-Rosales 49' (Crisler) Castro  60'	Report	Dlamini  35' Ceja-Gonzalez  57' Green  59' SoSo  86'	Stadium: Regal Stadium Attendance: 2,522 Referee: Cristian Campo

Lexington SC v Richmond Kickers

August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26) 24	Lexington SC	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:55 PM EST	Mohammed  15' Diouf 83' (pen.) Balogun  89' SoSo  90+5'	Report	Barnathan  34'  81' O'Dwyer  70'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Richonne Clark

Lexington SC v Greenville Triumph SC

September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01) 25	Lexington SC	1-1	Greenville Triumph SC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Smart  24' Robertson 49' (Mohammed) Brown  61' Balogun  76' Mohammed  90+9'	Report	Coutinho  6' Shultz  16' Smith 90+8' (Pilato)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Gloria Martinez

Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC v Lexington SC

September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06) 26	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	3-2	Lexington SC	Windsor, Colorado
9:00 PM EST	Hernández 16' (King) Rogers 43' King  47' Powder 55'  62' Robles  59'	Report	Machell  26' Green  29' Ceja-Gonzalez  37' Dlamini 75' (Balogun) Smart 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Future Legends Complex Attendance: 964 Referee: Mark Verso

Central Valley Fuego FC v Lexington SC

September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) 27	Central Valley Fuego FC	2–2	Lexington SC	Fresno, California
10:30 PM EST	Cerritos 48' Chavez  67' Ruelas 90+3'	Report	Diouf 18' (Robertson)  32' 86' (pen.) Brown  45+3' Machell  63' Balogun  85'	Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 629 Referee: Corbyn May
Note: Sam Stockley's last match before stepping down to be full time Sporting Director

Lexington SC v Charlotte Independence

September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17) 28	Lexington SC	2-2	Charlotte Independence	Georgetown, Kentucky
8:55 PM EST	Balogun  32' Green  47' Mané 60'	Report	Obertan 33' (Ciss) Johnson 67' (o.g.) Kelly 72'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 1,911 Referee: Joe Surgan
Note: First match with Nacho Novo as interim head coach

Lexington SC v Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

September 23, 2023 (2023-09-23) 29	Lexington SC	3–5	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Brown 39' (pen.) Mané  72' Diouf 77' 90+2'	Report	Lomis 13' (Filipe) Filipe 18' (Hernández) Mensah 41' (Kraft) Williams  46' Gómez 56' (Kraft) Malango 58' (Filipe)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Amin Hadzic

Forward Madison FC v Lexington SC

September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30) 30	Forward Madison FC	2–2	Lexington SC	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM EST	Martinez  55' Gebhard 65' Cichero 78'	Report	Diouf 74' Jackson 84'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Cristian Campo

Lexington SC v North Carolina FC

October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) 31	Lexington SC	0-1	North Carolina FC	Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST	Murillo  48' Green  48' Mané  57'  63' Balogun  65' Diouf  73' Brown  89' Mohammed  90+2'	Report	Anderson 29' (McLaughlin) Blanco  31' Maldonado  61' Semmersall  69' Perez  78' Benton  90+2'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky) Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Richonne Clark

Greenville Triumph SC v Lexington SC

October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14) 32	Greenville Triumph SC	1-1	Lexington SC	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EST	Smith 82' (o.g.) 90+5'	Report	Smart  6' Robertson  18'	Stadium: Paladin Stadium Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Joe Surgan

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U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL League One, Lexington SC entered their first-ever Open Cup tournament in the 2nd round, with their Cup opener played on April 5, 2023. They opened the competition against USL Championship powerhouse Louisville City FC. The match was the first competitive match against a fellow professional club from the state of Kentucky for both teams.^[33] Fans of both sides named the in-state matchup "El Bluegrassico" inspired by soccer derbies from around the world.

Louisville City FC v Lexington SC

April 5 2nd	Louisville City FC	1–0	Lexington SC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM	Totsch 69' (DelPiccolo) DelPiccolo  71'	Report	Dlamini  39' Mohammed  67' James  80' Robertson  90+4'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Player statistics

Goals

Place[34]	Pos.	No.	Name	USL1	USOC	Total
1	MF	32	Ates Diouf	15	0	15
2	FW	77	Nico Brown	8	0	8
3	MF	10	Don Smart	6	0	6
4	DF	2	Tate Robertson	4	0	4
4	FW	14	Khalid Balogun	4	0	4
6	DF	3	Owen Green	1	0	1
6	MF	22	Phila Dlamini	1	0	1
6	MF	25	Pierre Mané	1	0	1
6	FW	9	Will Baynham	1	0	1
6	MF	11	Seo-In Kim "SoSo"	1	0	1
6	DF	4	Kimball Jackson	1	0	1
Total				43	0	43

Assists

Place[34]	Pos.	No.	Name	USL1	USOC	Total
1	DF	2	Tate Robertson	8	0	8
2	MF	8	Charlie Machell	3	0	3
3	DF	57	Terique Mohammed	3	0	3
3	FW	14	Khalid Balogun	2	0	2
3	MF	22	Phila Dlamini	2	0	2
5	DF	3	Owen Green	1	0	1
5	MF	32	Ates Diouf	1	0	1
5	FW	77	Nico Brown	1	0	1
5	DF	26	Cesar Murillo	1	0	1
5	FW	7	Jalen James	1	0	1
Total				23	0	23

Clean sheets

Place[34]	Pos.	No.	Name	USL1	USOC	Total
1	GK	13	Amal Knight	4	0	4
2	GK	1	Austin Causey	1	0	1
Total				5	0	5

Disciplinary

No.[34]	Pos.	Name	USL		U.S. Open Cup		Total
5	DF	Kaelon Fox	6	1	0	0	6	1
32	MF	Ates Diouf	9	0	0	0	9	0
8	MF	Charlie Machell	8	0	0	0	8	0
13	GK	Amal Knight	3	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	Tate Robertson	6	0	1	0	7	0
9	ST	Will Baynham	1	0	0	0	1	0
3	FW	Owen Green	10	0	0	0	10	0
25	MF	Pierre Mané	4	1	0	0	4	1
4	DF	Kimball Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	Khalid Balogun	11	0	0	0	11	0
20	DF	Diallo Irakoze	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Phila Dlamini	6	0	1	0	7	0
77	FW	Nico Brown	8	0	0	0	8	0
11	MF	Seo-In Kim "SoSo"	3	0	0	0	3	0
18	FW	Drew Patterson	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	Jalen James	1	0	1	0	2	0
17	DF	Erick Ceja-Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	4	0
1	GK	Austin Causey	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Don Smart	4	1	0	0	4	1
57	DF	Terique Mohammed	8	1	1	0	9	1
26	DF	Cesar Murillo	1	1	0	0	1	1
33	DF	Franky Martinez	1	0	0	0	1	0
44	GK	Luke Phillips	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	FW	Josh Head	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			95	5	4	0	100	5