2021 Hartford Athletic season

The 2021 Hartford Athletic season is the club's third season of existence and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.^[1]

Hartford Athletic

2021 season
Owner	Hartford Sports Group
Head coach	Harry Watling
Stadium	Dillon Stadium
Highest home attendance	5,138 (8/4 vs. TBR)
Lowest home attendance	3,480 (10/26 vs. CHS)
Average home league attendance	4,640
Biggest win	HFD 7–0 NY (6/5)
Biggest defeat	–2 goals (7 times) CHS 3–1 HFD (6/17) PIT 3–1 HFD (7/31) COL 4–2 HFD (8/7) MIA 2–0 HFD (8/22) NY 2–0 HFD (9/4) HFD 2–4 LOU (9/7) CLT 2–0 HFD (9/11)
Home colors Away colors
← 2020 2022 →

Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic

To start the season, Hartford Athletic will allow 50% capacity at home games at Dillon Stadium.^[2]

Starting with the home game on May 29, they will be allowed to have a full capacity at home games.^[3]

Roster

As of August 12, 2021^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Carlos Merancio	Mexico
2	DF	Alex Lara	United States
3	DF	Younes Boudadi	Morocco
4	DF	Nicolás Cardona	Puerto Rico
5	MF	Nii Armah Ashitey	Ghana
6	MF	Arthur Rogers	England
7	FW	Bradford Jamieson IV	United States
8	MF	Christian Gómez	Venezuela
9	FW	Sebastian Elney	United States
10	MF	Danny Barrera	United States
11	MF	Luka Prpa	United States
13	GK	Jeff Caldwell	United States
14	FW	Derek Dodson (on loan from Orlando City)	United States
15	DF	Walid Yacoubou	Togo
16	MF	Gabriel Torres	Brazil
17	FW	Alfonso Vazquez	United States
18	FW	Walmer Martinez	El Salvador
19	MF	Kenan Hot ([A])	United States
20	DF	Thomas Janjigian	United States
21	MF	Jaciel Cedeño	Ecuador
22	DF	Richie Schlentz	United States
23	FW	Tabort Etaka Preston	Cameroon
24	DF	Giovanni Calderón ([A])	Puerto Rico
28	MF	Conor McGlynn	United States
29	FW	Juan Carlos Obregón Jr.	Honduras
31	GK	Sebastian Pliszka ([A])	United States

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   USL Academy player

Competitions

Exhibitions

Hartford Athletic v Newtown Pride FC

April 3, 2021	Hartford Athletic	4–0	Newtown Pride FC	Hartford, Connecticut
	Trialist 8 Elney Trialist 4 ,			Stadium: Dillon Stadium

New York City FC v Hartford Athletic

April 10, 2021	New York City FC	2–0	Hartford Athletic	Hartford, Connecticut
	Medina 40', 44'	Report		Stadium: Dillon Stadium

New York Red Bulls II v Hartford Athletic

April 16, 2021	New York Red Bulls II	1–2	Hartford Athletic	Montclair, New Jersey
	Sowe	Report	Elney Obregón Jr.	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park

Hartford Athletic v Philadelphia Union II

April 21, 2021	Hartford Athletic	3–3	Philadelphia Union II	Hartford, Connecticut
12:00 p.m. EST	Jamieson IV 3' Janjigian 43' Obregón Jr. 59'	Report	Stafford 13' Sullivan 62' Jasinski 83'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium

Hartford Athletic v University of Hartford

April 24, 2021	Hartford Athletic	3–0	University of Hartford	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EST	Rogers 29' McGlynn 42' Jeciel Cedeño (Trialist) 77'	Report		Stadium: Dillon Stadium

Hartford Athletic v New England Revolution II

May 4, 2021	Hartford Athletic	2–2	New England Revolution II	Farmington, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EST	McGlynn 55' Prpa 66'	Report	1' 86'	Stadium: Farmington Sports Arena

Hartford Athletic v Western Mass Pioneers

July 20, 2021	Hartford Athletic	Cancelled	Western Mass Pioneers	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: Dillon Stadium

USL Championship

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

Source:^[5]

New York Red Bulls II v Hartford Athletic

April 30, 2021	New York Red Bulls II	2–3	Hartford Athletic	Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EDT	LaCava 68' Egbo 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Barrera 13' Obregón Jr. 36' Rogers 85'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Miami FC v Hartford Athletic

May 8, 2021	Miami FC	0–1	Hartford Athletic	Miami, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Preston 59'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Matthew Thompson

Hartford Athletic v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 15, 2021	Hartford Athletic	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EST	Prpa 90+1'		Cicerone 42'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium

Hartford Athletic v Real Monarchs

May 29, 2021	Hartford Athletic	Postponed	Real Monarchs	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Dillon Stadium

Hartford Athletic v New York Red Bulls II

June 5, 2021	Hartford Athletic	7–0	New York Red Bulls II	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Obregón Jr. 15', 45+3' Elney 45+2' Barrera 50', 65' Rogers  58' McGlynn 59' Preston 71' Torres  82' Lara  90+4'	Report	Knapp  32' Egbo  51' Castillo  62'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Charlotte Independence v Hartford Athletic

June 13, 2021	Charlotte Independence	3–2	Hartford Athletic	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Parra 19' Dimick  26' Kelly 73' Palomino 80' Sabella 83',  85'	Report	Barrera 50' Boudadi  66' Preston 74'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 533 Referee: Jon Freemon

Hartford Athletic v Loudoun United

June 19, 2021	Hartford Athletic	2–1	Loudoun United	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Obregón Jr. 6' Yacoubou  77' Cardona 90+5'	Report	Mehl  25' Bolivar 78' (pen.) Houssou  86'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Christian Centeno

Hartford Athletic v Tampa Bay Rowdies

June 26, 2021	Hartford Athletic	0–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Obregón Jr. 56' Lara  58'	Report	Guenzatti 33' Fernandes  79'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,966 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Loudoun United v Hartford Athletic

July 4, 2021	Loudoun United	0–2	Hartford Athletic	Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 p.m. EDT	Bolívar 58' Gomez  89' Downs  90' Gamble  90+3'	Report	Gómez  44' Rogers 64' Preston 73' Yacoubou  90+3'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 693 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Hartford Athletic v New York Red Bulls II

July 10, 2021	Hartford Athletic	2–2	New York Red Bulls II	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Barrera  36' McGlynn  58' Yacoubou  59' Rogers  76' Dodson 86' Janjigian 90+2'	Report	Sowe 4' Acosta 18' Harper  24' Zajec  39' Tombul  61'  83'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,002 Referee: Kyle Johnston

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Hartford Athletic

July 13, 2021	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–1	Hartford Athletic	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Dodson 23'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 2,943

Charleston Battery v Hartford Athletic

July 17, 2021	Charleston Battery	3–1	Hartford Athletic	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT	Piggott 21' Repetto 58' Nicque Daley 90'	Report	Tulu 83'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,515

Hartford Athletic v Miami FC

July 24, 2021	Hartford Athletic	2–0	Miami FC	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Lara 30' McGlynn 67'	Report	Palacios  59' Reid  82' Kcira  90+5'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,983 Referee: Mathew Corrigan

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Hartford Athletic

July 31, 2021	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–1	Hartford Athletic	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Dixon 49', 83' Wiedt  82' Perez 88'	Report	Dodson 26' Yacoubou  36'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Matthew Thompson

Hartford Athletic v Miami FC

August 4, 2021	Hartford Athletic	1–1	Miami FC	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Dodson  4' Jamieson 14' (pen.) McGlynn  20' Martinez  66'	Report	Craig  13' Othello 25' Palacios  49'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,065 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Colorado Springs Switchbacks v Hartford Athletic

August 7, 2021	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	4–2	Hartford Athletic	Colorado Springs, Colorado
9:00 p.m. EDT	Barry 19' (pen.) Ngalina 38' Lewis 51', 63'	Report	Yacoubou  18' McGlynn 24' Ashitey 58' Martinez  90+4'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Malik Badawi

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Hartford Athletic

August 13, 2021	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Hartford Athletic	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST	Adebayo-Smith 85'			Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,682

Hartford Athletic v Charleston Battery

August 17, 2021	Hartford Athletic	2–1	Charleston Battery	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EST	Dodson 31' Barrera 35' (pen.)		Repetto 45'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium

Miami FC v Hartford Athletic

August 22, 2021	Miami FC	2–0	Hartford Athletic	Miami, Florida
6:30 p.m. EDT	D. Williams 45+1 Forbes 48', 90' Sylvestre  87'	Report	Obregón Jr.  19' Barrera  49' Cedeño  67' Rogers  85'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 574 Referee: Elton García

Hartford Athletic v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

August 28, 2021	Hartford Athletic	2–3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Caldwell  1' Obregón Jr. 18' Yacoubou  36' Barrera 51' (pen.) Martinez  54' Lom  69'	Report	Cicerone 2' (pen.), 90+1' Rovira  25' Dixon 37', 57' Kilwien  45+2'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Hartford Athletic v Charleston Battery

September 1, 2021	Hartford Athletic	P–P	Charleston Battery	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather.[6]

New York Red Bulls II v Hartford Athletic

September 4, 2021	New York Red Bulls II	2–0	Hartford Athletic	Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EDT	LaCava 12' Williams  48' Rafanello  52' Ngoma 90+2'	Report	Preston  52'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 803 Referee: Kenneth Rojas

Hartford Athletic v Louisville City FC

September 7, 2021	Hartford Athletic	2–4	Louisville City FC	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Obregón Jr. 31' Dodson 44'	Report	Lancaster 7' González 29' Ownby 56' Hoppenot 59'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Charlotte Independence v Hartford Athletic

September 11, 2021	Charlotte Independence	2–0	Hartford Athletic	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Marveaux 36', 54' Parra  41' Palomino  57' Bronico  60' Martínez  64'	Report	Torres  12' Boudadi  13' McGlynn  89'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,663 Referee: John Griggs

Hartford Athletic v Real Monarchs

September 15, 2021	Hartford Athletic	2–0	Real Monarchs	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Obregón Jr. 30' Cardona  69' Flores 83' (o.g.)	Report	Orozco  5' Halsey  45+2' Saucedo  52' Nydegger  67'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Kevin Broadley

Hartford Athletic v Tampa Bay Rowdies

September 25, 2021	Hartford Athletic	1–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Yacoubou  31' Haak  52' McGlynn  63' Preston  86' Fernandes 79'	Report	Guenzatti 12', 32', 45+2' Hilton  27'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,138 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Hartford Athletic v Charlotte Independence

September 30, 2021	Hartford Athletic	1–2	Charlotte Independence	Hartford, Connecticut
8:00 p.m. EDT	Janjigian  17' Haak  44' McGlynn  67' Bronico 82' (o.g.) Boudadi  86' Elney  90'	Report	Martínez 12' Kelly  48', 83' Palomino  81' Armour  90+1'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

New Mexico United v Hartford Athletic

October 6, 2021	New Mexico United	2–2	Hartford Athletic	Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 p.m. EST	Rivas 26' Wehan  35' Sandoval  45+3', 55' Muhammad  53'	Report	Barrera 45+5' (pen.) Obregón Jr. 48' Boudadi  84'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 6,444 Referee: Brad Jensen

Charleston Battery v Hartford Athletic

October 10, 2021	Charleston Battery	4–3	Hartford Athletic	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
2:00 p.m. EDT	Janjigian 2' (o.g.) Daley 10', 43' Fahling 61' Repetto  83' van Schaik  89'	Report	Barrera  40'  58' Piggott 45+1' (o.g.) Haak  49' Boudadi  74' Obregón Jr. 81' Hot 88'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Loudoun United v Hartford Athletic

October 13, 2021	Loudoun United	2–3	Hartford Athletic	Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Bolívar 13' Garay  38' Gabarra 51' Gamble  56' Mehl  59' Pinto  73'	Report	Yacoubou  14' McGlynn 57' Obregón Jr. 69' Pinto 81' (o.g.) Preston  90+5'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 368 Referee: DeShun Beard

Hartford Athletic v Loudoun United

October 16, 2021	Hartford Athletic	1–0	Loudoun United	Hartford, Connecticut
11:00 a.m. EST	McGlynn 33',  51' Obregón Jr.  60' Cardona  78' Haak  87'	Report	Greene  32'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,908 Referee: Benjamin Meyer

Hartford Athletic v Charlotte Independence

October 22, 2021	Hartford Athletic	1–2	Charlotte Independence	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Prpa  16' Roberts 37' (o.g.) Preston  43' Haak  90+3'	Report	Obertan 49' Johnson 68' Kelly  90+4'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Hartford Athletic v Charleston Battery

October 26, 2021	Hartford Athletic	2–0	Charleston Battery	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EDT	Martinez  8', 40', 70' Cardona  84' Rogers  88'	Report	Kelly-Rosales  86'	Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Natalie Simon
Note: Re-schedule of postponed September 1st match.[7]

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Hartford Athletic

October 30, 2021	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–0	Hartford Athletic	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Rovira  54' Griffin  75' Peters  90+1'	Report	Barrera  16' Cardona  28' Boudadi  43' Obregón Jr.  57' Caldwell  90' Martinez  90+1'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,532 Referee: Kevin Broadley

See also

• Hartford Athletic
• 2021 in American soccer
• 2021 USL Championship season

References

1. "Our Story". www.hartfordathletic.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
2. Athletic, Hartford (2021-04-09). "Hartford Athletic Announces Fifty Percent Capacity At 2021 Home Matches". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
3. "Hartford Athletic to allow 100% capacity at Dillon Stadium starting May 29". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
4. "Roster". HartfordAthletic.com. Hartford Athletic. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
5. "Hartford Athletic". FotMob. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
6. "Hartford Athletic vs. Charleston Battery Postponed". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
7. "Contest Between Hartford, Charleston Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. September 9, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.