Season | 2023 |
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Dates |
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Champions | Phoenix Rising FC |
Players' Shield | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC |
Matches played | 408 |
Goals scored | 1,121 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Albert Dikwa (20) |
Biggest home win | 6 goals: PHX 6–0 MEM (July 1) |
Biggest away win | 7 goals: CHS 0–7 SAN (May 13) |
Highest scoring | 8 goals: MB 5–3 HFD (March 11) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches OCO |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches PGH |
Longest winless run | 12 matches HFD |
Longest losing run | 9 matches HFD |
Highest attendance | 20,231 SAC 0–2 OCO (August 26) |
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of November 12, 2023. |
The 2023 USL Championship season was the 13th season of the USL Championship and the seventh season under Division II sanctioning. The 2023 season had 24 teams participating in two conferences during the regular season. [1] San Antonio FC were the defending champions.
Joined MLS Next Pro [2]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Charleston Battery | Conor Casey | Mutual separation | October 12, 2022 [4] | Ben Pirmann | November 15, 2022 [5] |
El Paso Locomotive | John Hutchinson | Mutual separation | November 15, 2022 [6] | Brian Clarhaut | December 15, 2022 [7] |
Memphis 901 FC | Ben Pirmann | Hired by Charleston Battery | November 15, 2022 | Stephen Glass | November 22, 2022 [8] |
Oakland Roots SC | Noah Delgado (Interim) | End of interim period | December 1, 2022 | Noah Delgado | December 1, 2022 [9] |
San Diego Loyal SC | Landon Donovan | Moved to front office | December 2, 2022 | Nate Miller | December 2, 2022 [10] |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Brendan Burke | Hired by Houston Dynamo as assistant coach | January 13, 2023 [11] | Stephen Hogan | January 18, 2023 [12] |
Las Vegas Lights FC | Enrique Duran | Hired by Los Angeles FC 2 | January 25, 2023 | Isidro Sanchez | January 25, 2023 [13] |
Orange County SC | Richard Chaplow | Fired | May 1, 2023 | Morten Karlsen (interim) | May 1, 2023 [14] |
New Mexico United | Zach Prince | Mutual separation | June 4, 2023 [15] | Eric Quill | June 13, 2023 [16] |
Miami FC | Anthony Pulis | Mutual separation | June 20, 2023 | Lewis Neal (interim) | June 20, 2023 [17] |
Hartford Athletic | Tab Ramos | Fired | June 26, 2023 | Omid Namazi | June 26, 2023 [18] |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | Neill Collins | Left to manage Barnsley FC | July 8, 2023 | Stuart Dobson (interim) | July 8, 2023 [19] |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | Stuart Dobson (interim) | End of interim period | July 27, 2023 | Nicky Law | July 27, 2023 [20] |
The teams will play a balanced 34-game schedule. Each team will play their conference opponents twice, and play one game each with the teams in the opposite conference. The top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (S) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 67 | Playoffs |
2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 63 | |
3 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 59 | |
4 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 52 | |
5 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 50 | |
6 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 49 | |
7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 46 | |
8 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 41 | |
9 | Miami FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 41 | |
10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 39 | |
11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 25 | |
12 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 18 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 64 | Playoffs |
2 | Orange County SC | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 57 | |
3 | San Diego Loyal SC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 57 | |
4 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 56 | |
5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 53 | |
6 | Phoenix Rising FC (C) | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 48 | |
7 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 47 | |
8 | New Mexico United | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 46 | |
9 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 43 | |
10 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 42 | |
11 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 41 | |
12 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 19 |
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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 | |
Birmingham Legion FC (BHM) | PGH | TUL | HFD | TBR | PHX | LDN | OCO | HFD | MIA | OAK | PGH | ELP | DET | IND | LDN | SAN | LVL | TBR | LOU | CHS | COS | IND | SAC | LOU | TUL | DET | SDG | NMU | RGV | MEM | MIA | MEM | MB | CHS |
1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
Charleston Battery (CHS) | PHX | SAC | TBR | HFD | TBR | TUL | LOU | COS | LVL | SAN | MB | RGV | IND | DET | PGH | HFD | MEM | LDN | IND | MIA | PGH | BHM | OAK | LOU | DET | OCO | MEM | NMU | SDG | LDN | TUL | ELP | MIA | BHM |
1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–7 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (COS) | ELP | HFD | SAN | LDN | PGH | SAC | NMU | CHS | ELP | MEM | IND | TBR | OAK | OCO | LVL | RGV | NMU | MIA | MB | SDG | PHX | SDG | BHM | TUL | OAK | MB | LOU | SAN | OCO | SAC | DET | RGV | LVL | PHX |
2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
Detroit City FC (DET) | SDG | ELP | IND | RGV | LOU | MIA | SAC | TBR | TUL | TBR | SAN | BHM | CHS | HFD | MEM | OCO | TUL | NMU | LDN | PGH | LOU | MB | OAK | CHS | LVL | BHM | MEM | MIA | PHX | HFD | COS | IND | LDN | PGH |
1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
El Paso Locomotive (ELP) | SAC | COS | DET | LOU | TUL | OCO | PGH | SDG | COS | LDN | BHM | NMU | SAN | LVL | TBR | NMU | MB | SAN | RGV | OAK | RGV | MIA | PHX | IND | HFD | MB | OCO | LVL | SAC | PHX | CHS | SDG | MEM | OAK |
0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | |
Hartford Athletic (HFD) | MB | COS | BHM | OCO | CHS | OAK | BHM | MEM | PHX | LDN | SAC | LOU | IND | DET | CHS | IND | LDN | SDG | TUL | LVL | SAN | NMU | PGH | MIA | PGH | ELP | TBR | MEM | DET | TBR | MIA | RGV | LOU | TUL |
3–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | |
Indy Eleven (IND) | TBR | DET | LVL | OAK | OCO | MB | PGH | LDN | SAC | COS | LOU | CHS | HFD | BHM | HFD | SDG | TUL | CHS | TBR | PGH | LOU | MEM | BHM | MIA | ELP | MEM | LDN | MIA | NMU | PHX | RGV | DET | TUL | SAN |
1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
Las Vegas Lights (LVL) | RGV | OCO | IND | MEM | MIA | SAN | CHS | SAN | TUL | PGH | PHX | MB | ELP | COS | LOU | TBR | NMU | BHM | HFD | OAK | SAC | RGV | LDN | DET | PHX | NMU | OCO | OAK | ELP | MB | SDG | SAC | COS | SDG |
1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
Loudoun United FC (LDN) | MEM | SAN | TUL | COS | BHM | OAK | PHX | IND | ELP | NMU | HFD | PGH | MB | TUL | MIA | BHM | TBR | CHS | HFD | LOU | DET | OCO | MIA | MEM | SDG | LVL | SAC | IND | PGH | CHS | LOU | TBR | DET | RGV |
3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0~0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
Louisville City FC (LOU) | OCO | MB | ELP | SAC | DET | SAN | CHS | MEM | MIA | TUL | IND | HFD | MEM | PHX | LVL | PGH | LDN | PGH | DET | BHM | IND | TUL | CHS | RGV | BHM | OAK | COS | TBR | SDG | MIA | LDN | NMU | HFD | TBR |
3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
Memphis 901 FC (MEM) | LDN | PGH | MIA | LVL | RGV | LOU | HFD | COS | TUL | MIA | LOU | DET | TUL | CHS | PHX | SAN | OAK | SAC | OCO | PGH | LDN | IND | SDG | IND | CHS | DET | TBR | MB | HFD | BHM | TBR | BHM | ELP | NMU |
1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | |
Miami FC (MIA) | TUL | NMU | PGH | MEM | TBR | DET | LVL | OAK | BHM | LOU | SDG | OCO | MEM | RGV | LDN | MB | COS | PHX | TUL | CHS | SAN | LDN | ELP | IND | HFD | TBR | IND | DET | PGH | LOU | BHM | HFD | CHS | SAC |
1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Monterey Bay FC (MB) | HFD | LOU | RGV | SAN | NMU | PHX | IND | RGV | PGH | NMU | CHS | TUL | LDN | LVL | SAC | MIA | OCO | COS | ELP | OAK | DET | PHX | SAC | TBR | SAN | COS | ELP | MEM | LVL | SDG | OAK | SDG | BHM | OCO |
5–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
New Mexico United (NMU) | MIA | OAK | MB | SDG | COS | OCO | RGV | MB | LDN | SAN | ELP | TBR | RGV | PHX | COS | ELP | LVL | DET | SAC | OCO | HFD | SAN | SDG | OAK | TUL | LVL | CHS | BHM | IND | SAC | PGH | LOU | PHX | MEM |
1–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
Oakland Roots SC (OAK) | SAN | RGV | NMU | IND | HFD | LDN | MIA | BHM | OCO | SAC | SDG | COS | PHX | PGH | PHX | RGV | TBR | MEM | MB | ELP | LVL | DET | CHS | COS | NMU | LOU | SAC | LVL | TUL | MB | SAN | OCO | SDG | ELP |
1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | |
Orange County SC (OCO) | LOU | TBR | LVL | HFD | ELP | IND | BHM | NMU | SDG | OAK | SAC | PHX | MIA | RGV | COS | TUL | DET | MB | RGV | LDN | MEM | NMU | SDG | PGH | CHS | SAC | LVL | ELP | COS | SAN | PHX | OAK | SAN | MB |
1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Phoenix Rising FC (PHX) | CHS | SDG | SDG | BHM | MB | SAN | LDN | TBR | HFD | OCO | LVL | PGH | OAK | LOU | NMU | OAK | MEM | MIA | COS | SAC | MB | SAN | ELP | RGV | LVL | SAC | RGV | TUL | DET | IND | ELP | OCO | NMU | COS |
1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PGH) | BHM | MEM | MIA | TUL | COS | RGV | ELP | IND | MB | BHM | LVL | LDN | PHX | CHS | OAK | SDG | LOU | SAC | LOU | DET | CHS | IND | MEM | TBR | HFD | OCO | HFD | SAN | LDN | MIA | NMU | TUL | TBR | DET |
1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
Rio Grande Valley Toros (RGV) | LVL | OAK | MB | DET | PGH | MEM | MB | NMU | SDG | TBR | CHS | OCO | MIA | NMU | COS | OAK | SAC | OCO | ELP | TUL | ELP | LVL | LOU | SAN | PHX | SDG | SAN | PHX | BHM | IND | COS | HFD | SAC | LDN |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
Sacramento Republic (SAC) | ELP | CHS | SDG | LOU | SAN | COS | DET | TUL | IND | OCO | OAK | HFD | TBR | SDG | MB | SAN | RGV | PGH | MEM | NMU | PHX | LVL | MB | BHM | LDN | OCO | PHX | OAK | ELP | NMU | COS | LVL | RGV | MIA |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
San Antonio FC (SAN) | OAK | LDN | COS | MB | SAC | LOU | PHX | LVL | LVL | CHS | DET | NMU | SDG | ELP | SDG | SAC | BHM | MEM | ELP | MIA | HFD | PHX | NMU | RGV | MB | PGH | RGV | TUL | COS | TBR | OCO | OAK | OCO | IND |
3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
San Diego Loyal (SDG) | DET | PHX | SAC | PHX | TUL | NMU | TBR | ELP | OCO | RGV | MIA | OAK | SAN | SAC | SAN | PGH | IND | HFD | COS | COS | OCO | LDN | MEM | NMU | RGV | BHM | CHS | LOU | MB | LVL | MB | ELP | OAK | LVL |
1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR) | IND | OCO | CHS | BHM | MIA | CHS | SDG | DET | PHX | DET | RGV | COS | SAC | NMU | ELP | LDN | LVL | OAK | BHM | IND | TUL | PGH | MB | TUL | MIA | HFD | MEM | LOU | SAN | MEM | HFD | LDN | PGH | LOU |
1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
FC Tulsa (TUL) | MIA | BHM | LDN | PGH | ELP | SDG | CHS | SAC | DET | LVL | MEM | LOU | MB | LDN | OCO | MEM | DET | IND | MIA | HFD | RGV | TBR | LOU | COS | TBR | BHM | NMU | SAN | PHX | OAK | CHS | PGH | IND | HFD |
1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 |
Conference Quarterfinals October 21–22 | Conference Semifinals October 27–28 | Conference Finals November 4 | USL Championship Final November 12 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Detroit City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Detroit City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Louisville City FC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Memphis 901 FC | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Louisville City FC (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Louisville City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Charleston Battery | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Indy Eleven | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Charleston Battery | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | New Mexico United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | San Antonio FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | San Antonio FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | San Diego Loyal SC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0 |
Charleston Battery | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Phoenix Rising FC |
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Penalties | ||
2–3 |
Championship Game MVP: Rocco Ríos Novo (PHX)
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Alex Dixon | Monterey Bay FC | Hartford Athletic | 5–3 (H) [23] | March 11 |
Albert Dikwa | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Memphis 901 FC | 3–1 (A) [24] | March 18 |
Russell Cicerone | Sacramento Republic FC | Indy Eleven | 3–1 (H) [25] | May 13 |
Tani Oluwaseyi | San Antonio FC | Charleston Battery | 7–0 (A) [26] | May 13 |
JJ Williams | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Detroit City FC | 5–1 (H) [27] | May 13 |
Tani Oluwaseyi | San Antonio FC | Memphis 901 FC | 4–0 (A) [28] | July 7 |
Cal Jennings | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Oakland Roots SC | 3–0 (H) [29] | July 8 |
Tani Oluwaseyi [A] | San Antonio FC | Hartford Athletic | 5–2 (H) [30] | July 29 |
Joaquin Rivas | Miami FC | Hartford Athletic | 3–0 (A) [31] | August 19 |
Neco Brett | Birmingham Legion FC | FC Tulsa | 3–1 (A) [32] | August 23 |
Rodrigo da Costa | Memphis 901 FC | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–2 (A) [33] | September 23 |
Ronaldo Damus | San Diego Loyal SC | Monterey Bay FC | 4–1 (H) [34] | September 30 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Award | Winner | Team | Reason | Ref. |
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Golden Boot | Albert Dikwa | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 20 goals in 28 games | [35] |
Golden Glove | Danny Vitiello | Sacramento Republic FC | 11 shutouts; 0.83 goals against average; 76.2 save percentage | [35] |
Golden Playmaker | Jorge Hernandez | San Antonio FC | 10 assists | [35] |
Most Valuable Player | Albert Dikwa | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 20 goals; 33.9% conversion rate | [36] |
Defender of the Year | Arturo Ordoñez | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Best defense in the Eastern Conference | [37] |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Danny Vitiello | Sacramento Republic FC | Golden Glove winner | [38] |
Coach of the Year | Bob Lilley | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Led team to the Players' Shield | [39] |
Young Player of the Year | Fidel Barajas | Charleston Battery | 5 goals; 11 assists in regular season & playoffs | [40] |
Comeback Player of the Year | Amando Moreno | New Mexico United | Came back from a torn ACL injury in 2022 | [41] |
Save of the Year | Jahmali Waite | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | vs Phoenix Rising FC | [42] |
Goal of the Year | Jairo Henriquez | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | vs Sacramento Republic FC | [43] |
First team [44] | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Danny Vitiello (SAC) | Conor Donovan (SAC) Jack Gurr (SAC) Arturo Ordoñez (PGH) | Taylor Davila (RGV) Charlie Dennis (TBR) Jorge Hernandez (SAN) Aaron Molloy (MEM) | Albert Dikwa (PGH) Cal Jennings (TBR) Danny Trejo (PHX) |
Second team [44] | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Paul Blanchette (OAK) | Adrián Diz Pe (IND) Mitchell Taintor (SAN) Sean Totsch (LOU) | Fidel Barajas (CHS) Kenardo Forbes (PGH) Cameron Lindley (COS) Enzo Martinez (BHM) | Russell Cicerone (SAC) Milan Iloski (OCO) Tani Oluwaseyi (SAN) |
Month | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | References | |||
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Player | Club | Position | Coach | Club | ||
March | Jordan Farr | San Antonio FC | Goalkeeper | Ben Pirmann | Charleston Battery | [45] [46] |
April | Christian Volesky | Monterey Bay FC | Forward | Mark Briggs | Sacramento Republic FC | [47] [48] |
May | Russell Cicerone | Sacramento Republic FC | Forward | Bob Lilley | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | [49] [50] |
June | Manuel Arteaga | Phoenix Rising FC | Forward | Stephen Glass | Memphis 901 FC | [51] [52] |
July | Tani Oluwaseyi | San Antonio FC | Forward | Morten Karlsen | Orange County SC | [53] [54] |
August | Danny Trejo | Phoenix Rising FC | Forward | Morten Karlsen | Orange County SC | [55] [56] |
September | Cal Jennings | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Forward | Bob Lilley | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | [57] [58] |
Player of the Week | |||||
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Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | Ref. |
1 | Alex Dixon | Monterey Bay FC | Forward | Hat trick vs Hartford | [59] |
2 | Albert Dikwa | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Forward | Hat trick vs Memphis | [60] |
3 | Jordan Farr | San Antonio FC | Goalkeeper | Clean Sheet vs Colorado Springs | [61] |
4 | Neco Brett | Birmingham Legion FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Tampa Bay | [62] |
5 | Christian Volesky | Monterey Bay FC | Forward | 2 goals, 1 assist vs New Mexico | [63] |
6 | Augustine Williams | Charleston Battery | Forward | 2 goals vs Tampa Bay | [64] |
7 | Christian Volesky | Monterey Bay FC | Forward | 1 goal, 1 assist vs Indy Eleven | [65] |
8 | Enzo Martinez | Birmingham Legion FC | Forward | 2 goals, 1 assist vs Hartford | [66] |
9 | Trey Muse | Charleston Battery | Goalkeeper | 6 save shutout vs Las Vegas | [67] |
10 | Luiz Fernando | Memphis 901 FC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Colorado Springs | [68] |
11 | Nate Steinwascher | Detroit City FC | Goalkeeper | 3 saves, 1 assist vs San Antonio | [69] |
12 | Trey Muse | Charleston Battery | Goalkeeper | 10 save shutout vs Rio Grande Valley | [70] |
13 | Ronaldo Damus | San Diego Loyal SC | Forward | 2 goals vs San Antonio | [71] |
14 | Kyle Murphy | Miami FC | Forward | 1 goal, 2 assists vs Rio Grande Valley | [72] |
15 | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Forward | 2 goals vs Hartford | [73] |
16 | Cal Jennings | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Forward | 1 goal; 1 assist vs Loudoun United | [74] |
17 | Phillip Goodrum | FC Tulsa | Forward | 2 goals; 1 assist vs Detroit | [75] |
18 | Tani Oluwaseyi | San Antonio FC | Forward | Hat trick vs Memphis | [76] |
19 | Phillip Goodrum | FC Tulsa | Forward | 2 goals; 1 assist; GWG vs Hartford | [77] |
20 | Ryan Telfer | Miami FC | Forward | GWG vs San Antonio | [78] |
21 | Tani Oluwaseyi | San Antonio FC | Forward | 4 goals vs Hartford; 3 hat tricks this season | [79] |
22 | Tabort Etaka Preston | Las Vegas Lights FC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Rio Grande Valley | [80] |
23 | Danny Trejo | Phoenix Rising FC | Forward | 2 goals; 2 assists vs El Paso | [81] |
24 | Joaquin Rivas | Miami FC | Forward | Hat trick vs Hartford | [82] |
25 | Neco Brett | Birmingham Legion FC | Forward | 4 goals in 2 games | [83] |
26 | Manuel Arteaga | Phoenix Rising FC | Forward | 2 goals; 1 assist in 2 games | [84] |
27 | Cal Jennings | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Forward | 3 goals in 2 games | [85] |
28 | Christian Herrera | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Goalkeeper | 8 save shutout vs Orange County | [86] |
29 | Rodrigo da Costa | Memphis 901 FC | Forward | Hat trick vs Tampa Bay | [87] |
30 | Ronaldo Damus | San Diego Loyal SC | Forward | Hat trick vs Monterey Bay | [88] |
31 | Joaquin Rivas | Miami FC | Forward | 1 goal, 1 assist vs Charleston | [89] |
32 | Cal Jennings | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Forward | 2 goals, 1 assist vs Louisville | [90] |
Sacramento Republic drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023 edition of the USL Championship.
# | Football club | Average attendance [155] |
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1 | Sacramento Republic | 10,627 |
2 | Louisville City FC | 10,547 |
3 | Indy Eleven | 9,709 |
4 | New Mexico United | 9,619 |
5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 7,753 |
6 | Phoenix Rising | 7,409 |
7 | San Antonio FC | 7,325 |
8 | El Paso Locomotive | 6,590 |
9 | Detroit City FC | 6,032 |
10 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5,984 |
11 | Birmingham Legion | 5,091 |
12 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 5,073 |
13 | Hartford Athletic | 4,882 |
14 | San Diego Loyal | 4,754 |
15 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 4,506 |
16 | Orange County SC | 4,411 |
17 | FC Tulsa | 4,320 |
18 | Monterey Bay FC | 3,963 |
19 | Oakland Roots | 3,894 |
20 | Memphis 901 | 3,344 |
21 | Charleston Battery | 3,113 |
22 | Loudoun United | 2,664 |
23 | Las Vegas Lights | 1,599 |
24 | Miami FC | 1,432 |
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