2019 Las Vegas Lights FC season

Las Vegas Lights FC
2019 season
General manager	Brett Lashbrook
Head coach	Eric Wynalda
Stadium	Cashman Field
USL	Conference: 13th; Overall: 25th
USL Cup Playoffs	Did Not Qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
Silver State Cup	Runner-Up
Top goalscorer	League: Irvin Parra (10); All: Irvin Parra (10)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 10,117; (October 12 vs. Reno
Lowest home attendance	League: 6,123; (May 11 vs. Col. Springs); All: 2,536; (May 14 vs. Cal FC)
Average home league attendance	7,711
Biggest win	5–0; (April 13 vs. Tacoma)
Biggest defeat	0–4; (May 18 vs. Phoenix)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2018 2020 →

Last updated September 28, 2022

The 2019 Las Vegas Lights FC season was the club's second season, and their second season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second division of American soccer.

Background

Lights FC finished its inaugural season third-bottom of the Western Conference table, with the fifth worst record in the United Soccer League. Lights FC were able to score 50 goals during the 2018 season, however the defensive record was poor – conceding 74 goals during the game, third most in the league. Lights FC were led by Raúl Mendiola and Sammy Ochoa, whom each scored 10 goals for Lights FC over all competitions. Despite a poor winning record, Lights FC proved to be highly successful off of the field, recording the fifth highest average attendance in the league and the second highest in the Western Conference.

Following the completion of the Light's 2018 campaign, CEO/Owner/General Manager informed manager Isidro Sánchez Macip that he would not be retained for the 2019 season, following his father, Chelís who had resigned less than a month prior.^[1] Three days after announcing Sánchez' sacking, Lights FC introduced former United States national team player Eric Wynalda as Head Coach and Technical Director. Prior to accepting Lights FC's offer, Wynalda had been an analyst and color commentator for Fox Sports 1 and had previous coaching stints with L.A. Wolves FC, Atlanta Silverbacks, and Cal FC whom he led to a U.S. Open Cup upset of Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers in 2012.^[2]

With the Las Vegas's minor league baseball franchise moving to a new ballpark in Summerlin, Light FC became the primary tenant at Cashman Field.

Summary

Preseason

On December 12, 2018, Lights FC announced two preseason friendlies against MLS sides at Cashman Field in preparations for the 2019 season. The matches were to be on February 2 against Toronto FC and February 12th against Colorado Rapids.^[3] A final preseason friendly was added to the schedule for March 2 against USL side Orange County SC for March 2.^[4]

Lights FC would begin their preseason with a dominating 5–1 victory over Toronto FC, being led by a brace from former Toronto FC draft pick Edwin Rivas and additional goals from Alex Harlley, Irvin Parra, and Bryan Arguez.^[5] In the second preseason friendly, Lights FC and Colorado traded goals through the first and second half, leading to a 2–2 draw between the two clubs. Lights FC would get goals from Cristhian Hernández and Christian Torres, while the Rapids would receive goals from Dillon Serna and Nicolás Mezquida.^[6] In Lights FC's final preseason friendly, Irvin Parra netted a brace for the club in a 2–1 victory over Orange County.

Club

As of February 23, 2019^[7]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Thomas Olsen	United States
3	DF	Kevin Garcia-Lopez	United States
4	DF	Gabe Robinson	United States
5	DF	Javan Torre	United States
6	DF	Mobi Fehr	United States
7	MF	Pablo Cruz	United States
8	FW	Edwin Rivas	United States
9	FW	Sammy Ochoa	United States
11	MF	Irvin Parra	United States
13	MF	Jesus Gonzalez	United States
15	DF	Bryan de la Fuente	United States
16	MF	Lucas Scaglia	Argentina
18	MF	Víctor Rojas	Venezuela
19	FW	Tabort Etaka Preston (on loan from MFK Vyškov)	Cameroon
22	GK	Angel Alvarez	United States
23	DF	Christian Torres	Mexico
24	FW	Jose Villarreal	United States
25	DF	Panzani Sousa	DR Congo
29	FW	Santiago Echavarría	Colombia
32	DF	Jonathan Levin	Mexico
88	FW	Junior Sandoval	Honduras
—	MF	Vinnie Vermeer (on loan from Nashville SC)	Netherlands

Competitions

Exhibitions

All times in Pacific Time

2 FebruaryPreseason	Las Vegas Lights FC	5–1	Toronto FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
	Hernández 29' Harlley 38' Parra 42' Rivas 67', 90+1' Arguez 86'	Report	Telfer 64'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 5,232

16 FebruaryPreseason	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–3	Colorado Rapids	Las Vegas, Nevada
		Report	Gashi 23', 25' Hundley 24'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: Closed

16 FebruaryPreseason	Las Vegas Lights FC	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Las Vegas, Nevada
	Hernández 44' Torres 63'	Report	Serna 45+1' Mezquida 60'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 5,619

2 MarchPreseason	Las Vegas Lights FC	2–1	Orange County SC	Las Vegas, Nevada
	Parra 11', 72'	Report	13'	Stadium: Cashman Field

USL Championship

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	San Antonio FC	34	12	9	13	62	57	+5	45
12	Rio Grande Valley Toros	34	11	8	15	50	58	−8	41
13	Las Vegas Lights FC	34	11	8	15	46	56	−10	41
14	Portland Timbers 2	34	10	8	16	65	71	−6	38
15	OKC Energy FC	34	9	11	14	45	58	−13	38

Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on April 20, 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.^[8]

Win Draw Loss Postponed Upcoming fixture

All times in Pacific Time

9 March1	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–0	Austin Bold FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Parra 45+1' Thomas 87'	Report	Guadarrama 25' Lima 90+2'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 8,017 Referee: Timothy Ford

16 March2	OKC Energy	2–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5:30 PM	Brown 13' Harris 49' Ross 69' Gordon 78'	Report	Scaglia 26' Torre 58'	Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,544 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

23 March3	Portland Timbers 2	3–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM	Langsdorf 10' Asprilla 44' (pen.), 74'	Report	Hernández 22' Torres 45+1' Rivas 59' Robinson 70'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 2,124 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

30 March4	Las Vegas Lights FC	1–0	Real Monarchs	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Parra 45+3' Scaglia 45+3' Harlley 49' Torre 90+1'	Report	Blake 37' Martínez 56' Powder 58' Moberg 74' Etoundi 90+1'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 9,102 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

6 April5	San Antonio FC	2–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Jamieson 16' Barmby 45' Guzmán 70', 83' Cardone 89'	Report	Torres 44' Torre 45+1' Rivas 75' Parra 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,067 Referee: Alan Kelly

13 April6	Las Vegas Lights FC	5–0	Tacoma Defiance	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 pm (PDT)	Tabortetaka 11', 50' Parra 23' (pen.), 32', 60', 61'	Report	Daley 28' 63' Campbell 56'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,805 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

20 April7	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	5–2	Las Vegas Lights FC	Edinburg, Texas
5:30 PM	Cabrera 15' (pen.) Martinez 19' Robinson 46' (o.g.) Foster 74', 79' Small 85' Adams 90'	Report	Sandoval 35' Etaka 63' Torres 65' Cruz 86' Ochoa 90+1'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,483 Referee: Matt Franz

29 April8	LA Galaxy II	0–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Carson, California
19:30	Cuello 26' Romney 39' Tchilao 48' 79'	Report	Scaglia 45+2' Robinson 52'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 771 Referee: Victor Rivas

4 May9	Las Vegas Lights FC	4–2	Sacramento Republic FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Parra 67' Robinson 71' Echavarria 75' Sandoval 90'	Report	Partain 51' Blackwood 90+4'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,487 Referee: Malik Badawi

11 May10	Las Vegas Lights FC	3–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Las Vegas, Nevada
8:30 PM	Parra 34', 76' (pen.) Fehr 41' Ochoa 45+1' Sandoval 65' Hernandez 90+1'	Report	Hitzeman 87'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,023 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera

18 May11	Phoenix Rising FC	4–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm	Lambert 40' Asante 51' Bjornethun 73' Jahn 77' Flemmings 90+2'	Report Report	Fehr 31' 82' Hernández 79' Ochoa 80'	Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 6,474 Referee: Mark Allatin

25 May12	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Las Vegas, Nevada
8:30 PM	Garcia-Lopez 10' Sandoval 55' Hernández 85'	Report	Mompremier 67'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 6,123 Referee: Kevin Stott

1 June13	Reno 1868 FC	4–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Reno, Nevada
7:30 PM	Partida 23' Hertzog 41' Brown 48' Mendiola 64', 79' Lacroix 86'	Report	Cruz 58' Tabortetaka 76' Hernández 90'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

8 June14	Las Vegas Lights FC	1–1	Orange County SC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Parra 39' Torre 43' Villareal 76'	Report	Amico 45+1' Seaton 45+4' Leonardo 70'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 6,801 Referee: Dejan Susak

15 June15	Las Vegas Lights FC	5–1	New Mexico United	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Torre 32', 33' Hernández 40' Garcia-Lopez 45' Tabortetaka 47' Robinson 69' Estrada 90' Sandoval 90+4'	Report	Tetteh 39' Estrada 88'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,882 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

22 June16	El Paso Locomotive FC	0–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	El Paso, Texas
7:30 PM	Kiesewetter 66' Beckie 90+3'	Report	Torres 27' Tabortetaka 42' Robinson 70' Sandoval 71' J. Gonzalez 81' Olsen 86' Fehr 90+5'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Michael Radchuk

29 June17	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–1	OKC Energy FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Garcia-Lopez 14' Robinson 35'	Report	J. Brown 66' Jones 69' Bosetti 83' D.Brown 89'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 9,418 Referee: Victor Rivas

4 July18	Las Vegas Lights FC	2–2	LA Galaxy II	Las Vegas, Nevada
19:30	Gonzalez 18' Fehr 58' Parra 85' (pen.), 87'	Report	Harvey 30' López 47' Tchilao 83'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 8,404 Referee: Elton García

24 July19	Tacoma Defiance	4–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT)	Dhillon 31' Ocampo-Chavez 47', 66' Burke-Gilroy 73' Hopeau 85'	Report	Sandoval 4' Torre 36', 75' Parra 45'+2' Olsen 69' Gonzalez 70' Ochoa 86' Preston 90'+4'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,208 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

27 July20	Las Vegas Lights FC	2–1	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Las Vegas, Nevada
9:30 PM	Robinson 10' Parra 31' Tabortetaka 41' Rojas 88'	Report	Small 26' Bird 38'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 8,818 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

3 August21	Fresno FC	2–1	Las Vegas Lights	Fresno, California
8:30 PM	Chavez 41', 56'	Report	Levin 45+3' Cruz 80'	Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,413 Referee: Turan Ozdemir

7 August22	Sacramento Republic FC	0–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Sacramento, California
8:00 PM	Alemán 32' Mahoney 46' Barahona 87'	Report	Torres 26' Parra 31' Tabortetaka 70'	Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,431 Referee: Mark Allatin

17 August23	Orange County SC	3–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Irvine, California
7:00 PM	Amico 12' Duke 46' Forrester 56' van Ewijk 68' Quinn 76' Seaton 86'	Report	Sandoval 49' 89'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,287 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

24 August24	Las Vegas Lights FC	1–0	Portland Timbers 2	Las Vegas, Nevada
9:30 PM	Villareal 45'	Report	Williamson 52' Smith 83' Langsdorf 90+5'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,686 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

28 August25	Tulsa Roughnecks	1–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 PM	Mompremier 33' Uzo 70'	Report	Gonzalez 34' Martínez 39' Torre 62' Sousa 67'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Thomas Snyder

4 September26	Real Monarchs	2–2	Las Vegas Lights FC	Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM	Blake 44' (pen.), 90+6' Holt 52' Martínez 90+6'	Report	Torres 9' Sousa 15' Robinson 31' Tabortetaka 81'	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

7 September27	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–3	El Paso Locomotive FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Torres 20' Sandoval 29' 85' Torre 39'	Report	Kiffe 46' Velásquez 52' (pen.), 68' Gómez 81', 90'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 6,308 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

11 September28	Las Vegas Lights	0–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30pm	Tabortetaka 65' Villarreal 88'	Report	Calistri 49' Jahn 62'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 5,101 Referee: David Barrie

14 September29	Las Vegas Lights FC	3–1	Fresno FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Martínez 21' Sousa 54' Tabortetaka 58' Parra 71' (pen.)	Report	Daly 9' Cooper 17', 78' del Campo 52'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,228 Referee: Malik Badawi

22 September30	Austin Bold FC	4–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	Austin, Texas
4:00 PM	Kléber 21', 31', 90+1' Lima 51' Báez 61'	Report	Sousa 23', 28' Sandoval 45+1'	Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Luis Guardia

28 September31	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	1–3	Las Vegas Lights FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM	Malcolm 25' Rwatubyaye 90+2'	Report	de la Fuente 42' Parra 55', 75', 84' Tabortetaka 81'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,279 Referee: Mark Allatin

5 October32	Las Vegas Lights FC	4–2	San Antonio FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Parra 8', 19', 45+5' Etaka 22' Fehr 34' Garcia-Lopez 78' Martínez 90+8'	Report	Gómez 10' López 70' (pen.), 90+6' Ackon 90'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,765 Referee: Greg Dopka

12 October33	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–2	Reno 1868 FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Villareal 90'	Report	Torre 35' (o.g.) Haji 76'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 10,117 Referee: Michael Radchuk

19 October34	New Mexico United	2–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Wehan 37' Tetteh 75' Hamilton 77' Sandoval 87'	Report	Torre 58' Torres 81'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,788 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Las Vegas Lights entered the tournament in the Second Round.^[9]

May 14Second Round	Las Vegas Lights FC	2–0	Cal FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 pm	Ochoa 13', 60' Torres 41' Rojas 50' Sandoval 62' Cruz 68' Levin 90+2'	Report	Barrera 82' Vásquez 87' 90+2'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera

May 29Third Round	Las Vegas Lights FC	3–5	Orange County FC (NPSL)	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 pm PDT	Echavarría 23' (pen.) Sandoval 32', 85' Rivas 47' Torres 74'	Report	Shelton 6', 74' Fehr 16' (o.g.) Holland 23' Collins 35' Lombardi 84' Frischknecht 89' Flores 90+1'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,378 Referee: Samantha Martinez

Statistics

Appearances

Source:^[10]

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad, but only as unused substitutes.

Discipline includes league, playoffs, and Open Cup play.

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

No.	Pos.	Name	League		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Thomas Olsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	Miguel Palafox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Kevin Garcia-Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	Gabe Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	Javan Torre	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF	Pablo Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	FW	Edwin Rivas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Sammy Ochoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Cristhian Hernández	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	MF	Irvin Parra	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF	Alex Harlley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
15	DF	Bryan de la Fuente	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Lucas Scaglia	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF	Bryan Arguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Tabort Etaka Preston	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
20	FW	Bin Adolf Enow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Matt Thomas	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0
22	GK	Angel Alvarez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Christian Torres	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
25	MF	Panzani Sousa	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
28	MF	Eric Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Last updated: March 10, 2019.
Source: Las Vegas Lights FC

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	United Soccer League	USL Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	1	Thomas Olsen	1	0	0	1
TOTALS			1	0	0	1

Last updated: March 10, 2019.
Source: Las Vegas Lights FC

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References

↑ Hill, Adam (October 14, 2018). "Las Vegas Lights FC fire coach Isidro Sanchez". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved March 5, 2019.
↑ Kantowski, Ron (October 17, 2018). "Former US soccer great Eric Wynalda named Lights FC Head Coach". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved March 5, 2019.
↑ Lights FC Communications (December 12, 2018). "Lights FC Soccer Spring Training Returns To Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved March 5, 2019.
↑ Lights FC Communications (February 20, 2019). "Final Pre-Season Match Announced As Part Of Special Season Ticket Members Only Event". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved March 5, 2019.
↑ Lights FC Communications (February 2, 2019). "Lights FC Start Wynalda Era With 5–1 Win". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved March 5, 2019.
↑ Lights FC Communications (February 16, 2019). "Lights FC & Rapids Entertain Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved March 5, 2019.
↑ "Lights FC 2019 Roster". Las Vegas Lights FC. February 23, 2019. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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↑ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" . Retrieved February 15, 2019.
↑ "Player Stats". Las Vegas Lights FC. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

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[1] Hill, Adam (October 14, 2018). "Las Vegas Lights FC fire coach Isidro Sanchez". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[2] Kantowski, Ron (October 17, 2018). "Former US soccer great Eric Wynalda named Lights FC Head Coach". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved March 5, 2019.

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v t e Las Vegas Lights FC
Las Vegas, Nevada
The Club	History Players Cashman Field
Key personnel	Owner; CEO & General Manager: Brett Lashbrook Director of Soccer Operations: Stephen Campos Head Coach: Enrique Duran
Affiliated clubs	Los Angeles FC (MLS)
Seasons	2018 2019 2020 2021
Supporters groups	The Electric Company Luz y Fuerza LV
Category

v t e USL Championship
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United 2 Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United FC Louisville City FC Memphis 901 FC Miami FC New York Red Bulls II Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Tampa Bay Rowdies FC Tulsa
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal SC
Future teams	Austin Bold FC (on hiatus) OKC Energy FC (on hiatus) Queensboro FC (2023) USL Pro Iowa (2024)
Former teams	Antigua Barracuda FC Austin Aztex Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Dayton Dutch Lions Fresno FC FC Montreal Nashville SC F.C. New York North Carolina FC Orlando City B Orlando City SC Ottawa Fury FC Penn FC Philadelphia Union II Phoenix FC Portland Timbers 2 Puerto Rico United Real Monarchs Reno 1868 FC Richmond Kickers River Plate Puerto Rico Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II VSI Tampa Bay FC Whitecaps FC 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Miscellaneous	Foreign players USL Championship Final United Soccer League USL League One USL League Two

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Playoffs
Eastern	Atlanta United 2 Bethlehem Steel Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United Louisville City Memphis 901 Nashville SC New York Red Bulls II North Carolina FC Ottawa Fury Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Saint Louis FC Swope Park Rangers Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western	Austin Bold Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive Fresno FC LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights New Mexico United OKC Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Reno 1868 FC RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC Tacoma Defiance Tulsa Roughnecks