LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A recent survey of 550 local young professionals — a majority of whom were born in Louisville — voiced heavy support for Louisville City FC.
Asked which of five Louisville sports they considered most interesting, 35 percent of respondents in the Young Professionals Association of Louisville survey said it’s LouCity, according to Louisville Business First.
Other choices were University of Louisville basketball (29 percent), the Louisville Bats (16 percent), U of L football (13 percent) and NBA teams playing in Louisville (8 percent).
YPAL president David Haney said, “Research suggests that by 2020, the young professional population, and more specifically, millennials, will comprise over half of the U.S. workforce. However, we rarely hear from this demographic about what they look for in a place to both live and work.”
Haney added that while some responses were surprising, “others confirmed what we may have already suspected.”
Average attendance through four Louisville City FC home matches — it’s the United Soccer League club’s second season — is up from 5,146 to 6,607 compared to this time last year.
First place in the USL’s Eastern Conference with an 8-1-3 record, LouCity returns home Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. meeting with the Wilmington Hammerheads (buy tickets here). Then, after a June 18 trip to play the Rochester Rhinos, coach James O’Connor’s team will play four straight at Louisville Slugger Field.
