2024 Birmingham Legion FC season

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The 2024 Birmingham Legion season was the sixth season of play in the club's history in the USL Championship,[1] the second tier of American soccer.

General ManagerJay Heaps
Head CoachTom Soehn
StadiumProtective Stadium
USL ChampionshipEastern Conference: 9th
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Birmingham Legion FC
2024 season
General ManagerJay Heaps
Head CoachTom Soehn
StadiumProtective Stadium
USL ChampionshipEastern Conference: 9th
PlayoffsDNQ
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Stefano Pinho (10 goals)
All: Stefano Pinho (13 goals)
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Squad Information

Roster

As of July 24, 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Competitions

Preseason

In preparation for the start of league play, the Birmingham Legion played in a preseason match against Chattanooga FC, a team in the third division league MLS Next Pro, away.[3]

All times in Eastern Time Zone.

March 2, 2024 (2024-03-02) Chattanooga FC 0–3 Birmingham Legion Chattanooga, Tennessee
2:00 p.m. Report Preston 18' 46'
Pasher 26' (pen.)		 Stadium: Finley Stadium

USL Championship

Main article: 2024 USL Championship season

Standings

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 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 12 10 12 41 28 +13 48 Playoffs
8 North Carolina FC 34 13 12 9 54 43 +11 48
9 Birmingham Legion FC 34 13 15 6 44 51 −7 45
10 Hartford Athletic 34 12 14 8 39 52 −13 44
11 Loudoun United FC 34 11 14 9 44 39 +5 42
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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

Match results

On December 18, 2023, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.[4]

All times in Eastern Time Zone.

March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09) 1 Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 Birmingham Legion Phoenix, Arizona
9:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 8,187
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23) 2 Hartford Athletic 1–0 Birmingham Legion Hartford, Connecticut
2:00 pm
Report Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,969
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) 3 Louisville City FC 5–0 Birmingham Legion Louisville, Kentucky
4:00 pm Morris 13'
Wilson Yellow card 17'
Harris 35', 66'
Wynder Yellow card 68'
Davila Yellow card 70', 73'
Serrano 82'		 Report Pasher Yellow card 61'
Crognale Yellow card 64'
Paterson Yellow card 76'
Kavita Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,973
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Mike Nickerson
Assistant referees: Eric Burton
Fourth official: Shawn Westerfield
April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07) 4 Birmingham Legion 3–1 Loudoun United FC Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 pm Mensah Yellow card 45'
Leerman red-colored football 67' (o.g.)
Pasher 74'
Murana 90+6'		 Report McCabe Yellow card 22'
Aboukoura 48'
Erlandson Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 2,112
Referee: Melvin Rivas
April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14) 5 North Carolina FC 1–1 Birmingham Legion Cary, North Carolina
5:00 pm da Costa 2' (pen.) Report Martinez 23' Yellow card 58'
Paterson Yellow card 31'
Perez Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,807
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
April 20, 2024 (2024-04-20) 6 Miami FC 0–1 Birmingham Legion Miami, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 1,092
Referee: United States Lorenzo Hernandez
April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27) 7 Birmingham Legion 0–3 Memphis 901 FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 pm Kavita Yellow card 72'
Hernandez-Foster Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Lapa 4', 54'
Turci 17'
Fernando Yellow card 45+3'
Ward Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 2,541
Referee: Alejo Calume
May 4, 2024 (2024-05-04) 8 Birmingham Legion 2–2 FC Tulsa Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 pm Martínez 71'
Pinho 90+4'		 Report Goodrum 21'
Stojanovic 57'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 2,541
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11) 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Birmingham Legion St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm Guillen Yellow card 80' Report Kavita Yellow card 9'
Murana Yellow card 32'
Hernandez-Foster Yellow card 37'
Martínez 67'
Pasher Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,433
Referee: Elton García
May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15) 10 Birmingham Legion 0–1 Charleston Battery Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 pm Martínez Yellow card 46'
Crognale Yellow card 74'
Tabortetaka Yellow card 86'		 Report Ycaza 61'
Molloy Yellow card 69'
Conway Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 3,937
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
May 25, 2024 (2024-05-25) 11 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Birmingham Legion Sacramento, California
10:00 pm Timmer Yellow card 13'
Nick Ross Yellow card 22'
Gurr Yellow card 89'
Herrera Red card 89'		 Report Rufe Yellow card 88'
Kavita Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 10,188
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 1, 2024 (2024-06-01) 12 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–3 Birmingham Legion El Paso, Texas
8:00 pm Craig Yellow card 29'
Dhillon 44'		 Report McCartney 26'
Pasher Yellow card 34'
Prosper 45+3'
McCartney Yellow card 45+7'
Pasher 64'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,707
Referee: John Matto
June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) 13 Birmingham Legion 0–1 Indy Eleven Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 pm Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 5,147
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) 14 Birmingham Legion 3–0 San Antonio FC Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 pm Rufe Yellow card 16'
Crognale 51'
Tabort Etaka 55'
Pasher 87'		 Report Gomez Yellow card 51'
Taintor Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) 15 Detroit City FC 1–2 Birmingham Legion Hamtramack, Michigan
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,244
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) 16 Birmingham Legion 1–4 Louisville City FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 pm Tabort Etaka 82' Report Charpie Yellow card 17'
Gonzalez Yellow card 41'
Ordoñez Yellow card 45+4'
Gleadle 51'
Harris 58'
Serrano 80'
Showunmi 87'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 5,011
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Sarah Gaddes
Fourth official: Joshua Belk
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 17 Charleston Battery 2–0 Birmingham Legion Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 pm Markanich 43' (pen.) 70' Report Prosper Yellow card 21'
Crognale Yellow card 40'
Kavita Yellow card 54'
Perez Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,396
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
July 13, 2024 (2024-07-13) 18 Birmingham Legion 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Birmingham, Alabama
8:30 pm McCartney 45+1'
Paterson Yellow card 69'
Pinho 85'		 Report Zandi 11' Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 1,704
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) 19 Birmingham Legion 1–3 Rhode Island FC Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,136
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 20 New Mexico United 1–1 Birmingham Legion Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 pm Rivas 60'
Bailey Yellow card 65'
Maples Yellow card 66'
Tabakis Yellow card 81'		 Report Hamouda Yellow card 15'
Paterson 81'		 Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 9,096
Referee: Luis Arroyo
July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27) 21 Birmingham Legion 3–0 Orange County SC Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 pm Pinho 51', 89'
Martínez Yellow card 85'
Pasher 90+5'		 Report Flood Yellow card 3'
Nakkim Yellow card 10'
Scott Yellow card 10'
Lambe Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 3, 2024 22 Birmingham Legion FC 2–2 Hartford Athletic Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Corbyn May
August 10, 2024 (2024-08-10) 23 Monterey Bay FC 1–2 Birmingham Legion Seaside, California
10:00 pm Rebollar Yellow card 16'
Fehr Yellow card 54'
Trager 60'		 Report Hernandez-Foster 33' Yellow card 45'
Pinho 48'
Crognale Red card 71'		 Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
August 16, 2024 (2024-08-16) 24 Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 Detroit City FC Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 24, 2024 (2024-08-24) 25 Birmingham Legion FC 0–3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Birmingham, AL
7:00 pm Zouhir Yellow card 27'
McCartney Yellow card 43'
Dodson Yellow card 83'
Hernandez-Foster Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Kizza 34', 39'
Biasi Yellow card 79'
Johnson 84'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 3,945
Referee: Gerald Flores
August 31, 2024 (2024-08-31) 26 Rhode Island FC 2–0 Birmingham Legion Smithfield, Rhode Island
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Beirne Stadium
Attendance: 3,713
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 11, 2024 27 Birmingham Legion FC 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 pm Hernandez-Foster Yellow card 13', 86'
Pinho Yellow card 32', 36'
Mensah Yellow card 43'
Dodson Yellow card 48'
Nwegbo Yellow card 58'		 Report Kleemann Yellow card 55'
Crisostomo Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 5,058
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
September 14, 2024 (2024-09-14) 28 Loudoun United FC 4–2 Birmingham Legion Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 pm Hughes Yellow card 36'
Erlandson 48'
Johnston 56'
Ryan 69'
Williamson 78'
Valot 90'		 Report Crognale 15'
Martínez Yellow card 19'
McCartney Yellow card 62'
Nwegbo 63'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 3,120
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
September 22, 2024 (2024-09-22) 29 Birmingham Legion 1–0 Miami FC Birmingham, Alabama
5:00 pm Zouhir Yellow card 39'
Martínez Yellow card 90'
Matheus 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,279
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28) 30 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–1 Birmingham Legion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm Kizza 22'
Hogan Yellow card 72'
Johnson Yellow card 90+4'		 Report McCartney Yellow card 25'
Nwegbo Yellow card 33'
Pinho 79'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,537
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06) 31 Birmingham Legion 2–3 North Carolina FC Birmingham, Alabama
6:00 pm Martínez 32'
Rufe Yellow card 45+3'
Hernandez-Foster Yellow card 46'
Zouhir Yellow card 80' 89'		 Report Armstrong 8', 65'
Anderson 59'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Alejo Calume
October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13) 32 Birmingham Legion 0–3 Las Vegas Lights FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 pm Hernandez-Foster Yellow card 5'
Rufe Yellow card 45'
Tabortetaka Yellow card 64'		 Report Gyau 18'
Bennett Yellow card 73'
Gannon 87'
Pinzon 90+3'		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19) 33 Indy Eleven 3–2 Birmingham Legion Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 10,540
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14) 34 Oakland Roots SC 0–5 Birmingham Legion Hayward, California
10:00 pm Hackshaw Yellow card 24' Report Tabortetaka 21', 40'
Pinho 31'
Nwegbo 35'
Martínez 87' Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 4,995
Referee: Elton García

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, the Birmingham Legion were matched up against the Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, a fellow team governed by the United Soccer League in the third division USL League One, at home.[5] After winning in added extra time 4-2 after forward Stefano Pinho scored four goals,[6] the Legion were matched up against fellow USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies away,[7][8] where they would come back and force added extra time after being down by four goals in regular time, before eventually losing 6-4.[9][10]

April 17 Third Round Birmingham Legion FC (USLC) Alabama 4–2 (a.e.t.)Tennessee Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (USL1)Montevallo, Alabama
 Report
Stadium: University of Montevallo[11]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kyle Johnston
May 8 Round of 32 Tampa Bay Rowdies Florida 6–4 (a.e.t.)Alabama Birmingham Legion FC St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,195
Referee: Alyssa Nichols

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