2023 Hartford Athletic season

Hartford Athletic
2023 season
Head coachTab Ramos
StadiumTrinity Health Stadium
USL ChampionshipConference: 12th
Overall: 24th
U.S. Open CupThird Round

The 2023 Hartford Athletic season was the club's fifth season of existence and their fifth in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.[1]

Hartford Athletic also played in the U.S. Open Cup for the second time in club history.

Transfers

In

Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Antoine Hoppenot Detroit City FC Free transfer December 1, 2022 [2]
FW Kyle Edwards Houston Dynamo 2 Free transfer December 7, 2022 [3]
MF Kembo Kibato FC Tulsa Free transfer December 12, 2022 [4]
DF Niall Logue Memphis 901 FC Free transfer December 15, 2022 [5]
DF Triston Hodge Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Free transfer December 19, 2022 [6]
GK Richard Sánchez LA Galaxy Free transfer January 3, 2023 [7]
FW Elvis Amoh Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Undisclosed January 5, 2023 [8][9]
MF Jonathan Filipe New York Red Bulls II Free transfer January 13, 2023 [10]
DF Kaveh Rad Sporting Kansas City Free transfer January 20, 2023 [11]
GK Joe Rice Loudoun United Free transfer January 24, 2023 [12]
FW Joel Quist Tryout Free transfer January 25, 2023 [13]
DF Luke Merrill Tryout Free transfer January 27, 2023 [14]
DF Matthew Sheldon Charleston Battery Free transfer January 31, 2023 [15]
MF Beverly Makangila Colorado Springs Switchbacks Free transfer January 31, 2023 [16]
FW Ali Taleb Academy Free transfer March 8, 2023 [17]
DF Dren Dobruna Academy Free transfer March 8, 2023 [18]
DF Juan Pablo Torres Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Free transfer April 21, 2023 [19]
DF Edgardo Rito Oakland Roots SC Undisclosed June 8, 2023 [20]

Out

Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
DF Tulu San Antonio FC Undisclosed May 24, 2023 [21]
MF Jeciel Cedeño Oakland Roots SC Undisclosed June 8, 2023 [22]

Schedule

Exhibitions

February 8 Preseason Hartford Athletic v UConn Huskies (NCAA) Hartford, Connecticut
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Note: Closed-door
February 13 Preseason Hartford Athletic v Fairfield Stags (NCAA) Hartford, Connecticut
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Note: Closed-door
February 13 Preseason Hartford Athletic v Javier Velasco Soccer Academy Hartford, Connecticut
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Note: Closed-door
February 18 Preseason Hartford Athletic 1-2 Columbus Crew (MLS) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Report
Note: Closed-door
February 23 Preseason Hartford Athletic 5-1 Orlando City B (MLSNP) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Report
Note: Closed-door
March 4 Preseason New England Revolution II (MLSNP) 0-2 Hartford Athletic Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium

USL Championship

March 11 1 Monterey Bay FC 5−3 Hartford Athletic Seaside, California
10:00 PM EST
  • Dixon 2', 39', 44' (pen.)
  • Rebollar  23', 67'
Report
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 3,615
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 18 2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1−1 Hartford Athletic Colorado Springs, Colorado
10:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Calin Radosav
March 25 3 Hartford Athletic 0−1 Birmingham Legion FC Hartford, Connecticut
2:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,106
Referee: DeShun Beard
April 1 4 Hartford Athletic 1−1 Orange County SC Hartford, Connecticut
2:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Eric Tattersall
April 8 5 Charleston Battery 3−2 Hartford Athletic Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point
Attendance: 1,661
Referee: Sergii Boiko
April 15 6 Oakland Roots SC 1–2 Hartford Athletic Hayward, California
10:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 4,036
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
April 30 7 Birmingham Legion FC 3-2 Hartford Athletic Birmingham, Alabama
5:00 PM EST
  • Asiedu  45'
  • Enzo Martínez  64', 65', 76'
  • Mikey Lopez  82'
  • Crognale 90+3'
Report
  • Cedeno 38',  60'
  • Lewis  45+4'
  • Edwards  67'
  • Richard Sánchez 89'
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,813
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 6 8 Hartford Athletic 0-2 Memphis 901 FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EST
  • Cedeno  19'
  • McGlynn  45+2'
Report
  • Kissiedou 32'
  • Dally 83'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
May 13 9 Phoenix Rising FC 3-1 Hartford Athletic Phoenix, Arizona
10:30 PM EST
  • Trejo 5'
  • Njie  10'
  • Zambrano  70'
  • C. Harvey 73'
  • Arteaga 81'
  • Lambert  84'
Report
  • Logue  2'
  • Sheldon  17'
  • McGlynn  19'
  • Edwards 44' (pen.)
  • Hodge  61'
  • Barrera  80'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
May 20 10 Hartford Athletic 2-0 Loudoun United Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EST
  • Torres 23'
  • Sheldon  36'
  • Amoh 67'
  • Torres  71'
  • Merrill  84'
  • Rad  88'
Report
  • Houssou  10'
  • Hopkins  81'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
May 26 11 Hartford Athletic 1-4 Sacramento Republic Hartford, Connecticut
7:30 PM EST
  • Edwards 23'
  • Edwards  28'
  • Cedeño  38'
  • Logue  45+3'
  • Amoh  77'
Report
  • Cicerone 19'
  • Herrera 38'
  • Herrera  42'
  • Sanchez  45+2'
  • Gurr 51'
  • Archimède 85'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5270
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
June 3 12 Hartford Athletic 0-0 Louisville City Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EST
  • Hoppenot  76'
Report
  • Mushagalusa  72'
  • Gibson  82'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5098
Referee: Luis Arroyo
June 10 13 Indy Eleven 1-1 Hartford Athletic Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EST
  • Diz Pe  6'
  • Lindley  50'
  • Martínez  64'
  • Blake 85'
  • Rissi  90+3'
Report
  • Hoppenot  6'
  • Edwards 11'
  • Hodge  45+1'
  • Hodge  49' 
  • Merrill  58'
  • Barrera  77'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9073
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
June 14 14 Hartford Athletic 1-3 Detroit City Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EST
  • Rito  34'
  • Hoppenot 37'
  • Edwards  42'
  • Hoppenot  45'
  • Morris 24'
  • Simonsen 43'
  • Morris 59'
  • Matthews  65'
  • Rutz  68'
  • Rodriguez  74'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4194
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
June 17 15 Hartford Athletic 3-4 Charleston Battery Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EST
  • Lewis 31'
  • Hoppenot  34'  48'
  • McGlynn  36'
  • Edwards 45+3'
  • Edwards 57'
  • Rito  89'
  • Lapert  90+4'
Report
  • Markanich  10'
  • Markanich 43'
  • Allan  62'
  • Markanich 64'
  • Dodson 87'
  • Paterson 90'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4404
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
June 24 16 Hartford Athletic 0-2 Indy Eleven Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EST
  • Saydee  70'
  • Rito  87'
  • Amoh  90+5'
Report
  • Boudadi  4'
  • King  49'
  • Robledo  65'
  • Lindley 73'
  • Lindley  74'
  • Rissi  87'
  • Martínez 90+5'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4784
Referee: Amiel Aleman
July 3 17 Loudoun United 0-2 Hartford Athletic Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EST
  • Hopkins 20'
  • Rocha  61'
  • Houssou  70'
  • Ryan  80'
  • Williamson 83'
  • Chica  89'
Report
  • Saydee 8'
  • Merrill  51'
  • Barrera  90+3'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 3907
Referee: John Griggs
July 8 18 Hartford Athletic 0-2 San Diego Loyal Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EST
  • Edwards  67'
  • Lapert  84'
Report
  • Perez  12'
  • Conway 18'
  • Martin  26'
  • Conway  28'
  • Conway 61'
  • Riley  90+3'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5500
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
July 15 19 FC Tulsa 3-2 Hartford Athletic Tulsa, Oklahoma
9:00 PM EST
  • Epps 13'
  • Ruxi  19'
  • Goodrum 35'
  • Yosef  62'
  • Pearson  82'
  • Goodrum 90+5'
Report
  • Amoh 24'
  • McGlynn  28'
  • Barrera  28'
  • Tetteh (OG) 60'
  • Torres  69'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4110
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
July 22 20 Las Vegas Lights 0-2 Hartford Athletic Las Vegas, Nevada
10:30 PM EST
  • Bagley  89'
  • Carleton  90+4'
Report
  • Torres 23'
  • Edwards 81'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: --
Referee: Joshua Encarnación

U.S. Open Cup

Hartford Athletic entered the U.S. Open Cup in the second round.[23]

Apr 4 Second Round Hartford Athletic 3−0 Lansdowne Yonkers FC (EPSL) Hartford, Connecticut
7:00pm EDT
Report
  • Speed  57'
  • Danso  72'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: E. Constantine
Assistant referees: T. Felice
Assistant referees: A. Carr
Fourth official: C. Johnston
Apr 25 Third Round New England Revolution (MLS) 2-1 Hartford Athletic Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30pm EDT Rennicks 13'
Romney 76'
Gil  86'
Report Torres  30'
Cedeno  36'
Hoppenot 52'
Lapert  90+2'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 1,988
Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Source:[24]

References

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  2. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGN VETERAN FORWARD ANTOINE HOPPENOT". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGNS FORWARD KYLE EDWARDS". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGN MIDFIELDER KEMBO KIBATO". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGN DEFENDER NIALL LOGUE". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC ADD TRISTON HODGE TO BACK LINE". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGN FORMER MLS GOALKEEPER RICHARD SÁNCHEZ". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "STRIKER ELVIS AMOH ACQUIRED BY HARTFORD ATHLETIC". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  9. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (January 5, 2023). "Hartford acquires forward Elvis Amoh from Colorado Springs". USL Championship. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "DANBURY NATIVE JONATHAN FILIPE SIGNS WITH HARTFORD ATHLETIC". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "FORMER SPORTING KC DEFENDER KAVEH RAD SIGNS WITH HARTFORD ATHLETIC". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGN GOALKEEPER JOE RICE". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGN FORWARD JOEL QUIST". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  14. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC ADD LUKE MERRILL TO DEFENSE". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  15. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC ADD VETERAN DEFENDER MATT SHELDON". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  16. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGN CONGOLESE MIDFIELDER BEVERLY MAKANGILA". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  17. ^ "Hartford Athletic Sign Dren Dobruna and Ali Taleb to USL Academy Contracts". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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  19. ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGN FORMER NYCFC MIDFIELDER JUAN PABLO TORRES". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  20. ^ "Hartford Athletic Acquire First Team All-USL Defender Edgardo Rito From Oakland Roots". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  21. ^ "Tulu Transferred to San Antonio FC". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  22. ^ "Hartford Athletic Acquire First Team All-USL Defender Edgardo Rito From Oakland Roots". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  23. ^ "2023 US Open Cup: 107 clubs enter qualifying, will play for 9 places in 108th edition of tournament". thecup.us. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  24. ^ "New England Revolution begin 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in Third Round vs. Hartford Athletic". New England Revolution. April 6, 2023.