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2023 Birmingham Legion FC season

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Birmingham Legion FC
2023 season
President and
general manager
Jay Heaps
Head coachTom Soehn
StadiumProtective Stadium
USL Championship7th
PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerEnzo Martínez (11 goals)
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The 2023 Birmingham Legion season was the fifth season of play in the club's history in the USL Championship.

Squad information

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Roster

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As of March 9, 2023[1]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Matt Van Oekel  United States
2 DF Ben Reveno (on loan from New England Revolution)  United States
3 DF Phanuel Kavita  DR Congo
4 DF Collin Smith (on loan from FC Dallas)  United States
5 MF Mikey Lopez  United States
6 MF Anderson Asiedu  Ghana
7 FW Diba Nwegbo  Nigeria
9 FW Juan Agudelo  United States
10 FW Prosper Kasim  Ghana
11 FW Neco Brett  Jamaica
13 MF Jake Rufe  United States
15 FW Tyler Pasher  Canada
16 DF Gabriel Alves  Brazil
17 MF Matthew Corcoran  United States
18 GK Trevor Spangenberg  United States
19 MF Enzo Martínez  Uruguay
21 DF Alex Crognale  United States
23 MF Grayson Dupont  United States
30 GK Seth Torman  United States
33 DF Moses Mensah  Ghana
  1. ^
    USL Academy contract

Competitions

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Preseason

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18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) Charlotte FC 3–2 Birmingham Legion FC Charlotte, North Carolina
Jóźwiak 11'
Świderski 26'
Copetti 34'
Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

USL Championship

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Eastern Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Louisville City FC 34 14 12 8 41 44 −3 50 Playoffs
6 Indy Eleven 34 13 11 10 46 38 +8 49
7 Birmingham Legion FC 34 14 16 4 44 53 −9 46
8 Detroit City FC 34 11 15 8 30 39 −9 41
9 Miami FC 34 11 15 8 43 44 −1 41
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Regular season

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All times in Eastern Time Zone.

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 1 Birmingham Legion 1–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 6,722
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
17 March 2023 (2023-03-17) 2 Birmingham Legion 3–2 FC Tulsa Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,077
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) 3 Hartford Athletic 0–1 Birmingham Legion Hartford, Connecticut
1:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,106
Referee: DeShun Beard
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–2 Birmingham Legion St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,397
Referee: Thomas Snyder
9 April 2023 (2023-04-09) 5 Birmingham Legion 1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Birmingham, Alabama
4:30 p.m. Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: John Griggs
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 6 Loudoun United FC 3–0 Birmingham Legion Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 2,505
Referee: Luis Arroyo
22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) 7 Orange County SC 1–2 Birmingham Legion Irvine, California
9:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) 8 Birmingham Legion 3–2 Hartford Athletic Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,813
Referee: Greg Dopka
3 May 2023 (2023-05-03) 9 Miami FC 3–1 Birmingham Legion Miami
6:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
6 May 2023 (2023-05-06) 10 Birmingham Legion 1–4 Oakland Roots SC Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Sergii Boiko
13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) 11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2–1 Birmingham Legion Pittsburgh
6:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 12 Birmingham Legion 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Matthew Thompson
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) 13 Detroit City FC 1–0 Birmingham Legion Hamtramck, Michigan
3:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Melvin Rivas
17 June 2023 (2023-06-17) 14 Birmingham Legion 2–1 Indy Eleven Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Olvin Oliva
21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) 15 Birmingham Legion 2–0 Loudoun United FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) 16 San Antonio FC 3–1 Birmingham Legion San Antonio
8:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 8,266
Referee: Natalie Simon
8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) 17 Las Vegas Lights FC 3–3 Birmingham Legion Las Vegas
9:30 p.m. Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Brad Jensen
15 July 2023 (2023-07-15) 18 Birmingham Legion 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
22 July 2023 (2023-07-22) 19 Louisville City FC 1–2 Birmingham Legion Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,584
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
29 July 2023 (2023-07-29) 20 Birmingham Legion 1–2 Charleston Battery Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Matt Thompson
4 August 2023 (2023-08-04) 21 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–1 Birmingham Legion Colorado Springs, Colorado
8:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Natalie Simon
9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) 22 Indy Eleven 4–0 Birmingham Legion Indianapolis
6:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,194
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 23 Birmingham Legion 1–1 Sacramento Republic FC Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Gerald Flores
19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 24 Birmingham Legion 2–0 Louisville City FC Birmingham, Alabama
5:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
23 August 2023 (2023-08-23) 25 FC Tulsa 1–3 Birmingham Legion Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Calin Radosav
27 August 2023 (2023-08-27) 26 Birmingham Legion 2–3 Detroit City FC Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Greg Dopka
3 September 2023 (2023-09-03) 27 San Diego Loyal SC 3–0 Birmingham Legion San Diego
5:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 4,224
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) 28 Birmingham Legion 1–0 New Mexico United Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) 29 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 Birmingham Legion Edinburg, Texas
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,705
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) 30 Birmingham Legion 1–1 Memphis 901 FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 31 Birmingham Legion 0–2 Miami FC Birmingham, Alabama
5:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 32 Memphis 901 FC 1–2 Birmingham Legion Memphis, Tennessee
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Referee: Alejo Calume
8 October 2023 (2023-10-08) 33 Birmingham Legion 2–0 Monterey Bay FC Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 p.m.
Report Okoli Yellow card 36' Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 6,329
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) 34 Charleston Battery 1–0 Birmingham Legion Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
4:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,265
Referee: Austin Saini

Playoffs

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Conference Quarter-finals
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October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) Birmingham Legion 3–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,249
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Conference Semifinals
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October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) Charleston Battery 2–1 Birmingham Legion Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,762
Referee: Elton Garcia

U.S. Open Cup

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Second round

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5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Tennessee 1–4 Alabama Birmingham Legion East Ridge, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. EDT Report
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Benjamin Meyer

Third round

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Round of 32

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10 May 2023 (2023-05-10) Birmingham Legion Alabama 3–0 Tennessee Memphis 901 FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Round of 16

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24 May 2023 (2023-05-24) Birmingham Legion Alabama 1–0 North Carolina Charlotte FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 12,722
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Quarter-finals

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7 June 2023 (2023-06-07) Birmingham Legion Alabama 0–1 Florida Inter Miami CF Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 18,418
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

References

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  1. ^ "Team Roster". BHMLegion.com. Birmingham Legion FC. Retrieved July 8, 2021.