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Soccer Rivalry in Kentucky USA

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Kentucky Derby Derby

Louisville City
Other names	El Bluegrassico
Sport	Soccer
Type	Inner-State Derby
Teams	Lexington SC Louisville City
First meeting	April 5th, 2023 U.S. Open Cup Louisville 1 - 0 Lexington
Stadiums	Toyota Stadium Georgetown, Kentucky Lynn Family Stadium Louisville, Kentucky
Lexington SC Louisville City Location of the Two Teams

The Kentucky Derby Derby or El Bluegrassico is a rivalry between two American United Soccer League (USL) teams in Kentucky: Louisville City FC and Lexington SC^[1]. Currently, the two teams are in different leagues within the USL^[2]. Louisville City is in the USL Championship (USLC) and Lexington is in USL League One. Due to this, matches between Louisville City and Lexington must occur in non-regular season play (unless relegation is introduced in the USL).^[3]

The name "Kentucky Derby Derby" originates from their first match. On April 5th, 2023, Louisville City and Lexington played in the 2nd Round of the U.S. Open Cup. During the match, the announcer joked that "This is the Kentucky Derby...uh Derby," playing on the name of Thoroughbred Racing's premier competition, the Kentucky Derby^[4]. As of July 2024, Louisville City and Lexington have only played once.

The soccer rivalry is a manifestation of the two cities, Lexington and Louisville, rivaling in ways beyond sports. As the two most populous cities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, there is a lot of tension politically, socially and culturally^[5]. On top of that, both cities possessive the two largest universities in the state; the rival University of Kentucky and University of Louisville.^[6]

Background[edit]

Louisville City was founded in 2014, and has been on the USL's top clubs. Louisville City has won two USL Championships and remains near the top of the USL's ranking for average attendance^[7][8]. Unfortunately for Louisville City, the club developed two fierce rivalries with FC Cincinnati and Saint Louis FC-- two clubs that would dissolve due to their respective cities both gaining an MLS club. Due to the club's success and average attendance, many felt that Kentucky was primed for expansion to the MLS or for another club in the USL... thus, Lexington SC was born^[9].

Lexington SC was founded in 2021, and has seen a stable beginning. To support their new club, the City of Lexington announced it would be building a new soccer stadium and complex around the team, expecting to host >5,000 fans..^[10]

In their first match, Louisville City and Lexington met in the 2nd Round of the U.S. Open Club. Louisville City soundly beat Lexington 1-0. Louisville outshot and outpossessed Lexington in both halves of the game^[11].

In January of 2024, Lexington SC announced it was signing former Louisville City captain and all-time club leading scorer Cameron Lancaster. He was later announced to be Lexington SC's Captain^[12]

Statistics[edit]

Head to Head Record[edit]

Season	Date	Competition	Stadium	Home team	Result	Away team	Goal scorers	Attendance	Series	Ref
2023	April 5	U.S. Open Cup	Lynn Family Stadium	Louisville City FC	1–0	Lexington SC	(LOU) Totsch 69' (DelPiccolo)	4,205	LOU 1–0–0	[1]

All-Time Leading Scorers[edit]

Players that have played for both clubs[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 FW  USA Issac Cano (Loaned from Louisville City to Lexington SC) 17 FW  ENG Cameron Lancaster (C) (Captained both teams)|} References[edit] ^ "Derby day! LouCity draws Lexington SC in U.S. Open Cup". Louisville City FC. Retrieved 2024-06-26. ^ "LouCity, Lexington SC lay foundation for a 'friendly' rivalry in first meeting". Louisville City FC. Retrieved 2024-06-26. ^ Nalton, James (2024-04-09). "A relegation push and CBS: USL's quest to become America's go-to league". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-25. ^ B/R Football (2023-04-05). Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Second Round LIVE: Louisville City vs. Lexington Sporting Club. Retrieved 2024-06-25 – via YouTube. ^ "Lexington vs. Louisville: A sibling rivalry for the ages". LEXtoday. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-26. ^ Locke, Daniel (2023-12-20). "The history of the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry". Sports Illustrated Kentucky Wildcats News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-06-26. ^ "2023 USL Championship Attendance". Soccer Stadium Digest. Retrieved 2024-06-26. ^ "Our Club". Louisville City FC. Retrieved 2024-06-26. ^ Stinnett, Kevin O. (2021-10-05). "Professional soccer team coming to Lexington in 2023". Lane Report | Kentucky Business & Economic News. Retrieved 2024-06-26. ^ "Lexington Sporting Club selects site, unveils plans for stadium". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25. ^ "Louisville 1-0 Lexington (Apr 5, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-06-26. ^ Staff, USLLeagueOne com (2024-01-22). "Lexington sign USL Championship legend Cameron Lancaster". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-06-25.