2023 USL League Two season

USL League Two

Season	2023
Dates	May 6 – July 18 (Regular season)
Champions	Ballard FC
Regular Season title	Chicago City SC
Matches played	758
Goals scored	2,711 (3.58 per match)
Biggest home win	TEX 22, BLG 0 (July 8)
Biggest away win	BLG 0, TEX 11 (June 10)
Highest scoring	TEX 22, BLG 0 (July 8)
Longest winning run	11 matches Chicago City SC
Longest unbeaten run	13 matches Ocean City Nor'easters
Longest winless run	14 matches Boston City FC Ironbound SC
Longest losing run	11 matches Boston City FC
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of July 18, 2023.

The 2023 USL League Two season is the 29th season of USL League Two, a semi-professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 18. 122 teams participated in this season. Two additional divisions were added to the league this season, Nor Cal and South Florida. ^{[1] [2]}

Team changes

New teams

• Academica SC (Turlock, CA) ^[3]
• Arizona Arsenal SC (Mesa, AZ) ^[4]
• Bavarian United SC (Milwaukee, WI) ^[5]
• Boulder County United (Lafayette, CO) ^[6]
• Brevard SC (Melbourne, FL) ^[7]
• Capo FC (San Juan Capistrano, CA) ^[8]
• FC Buffalo ^[9]
• FC Carolinas (Waxhaws, NC) ^[10]
• Ironbound SC (Newark, NJ) ^[11]
• Monterey Bay FC 2 (Salinas, CA) ^[12]
• North Alabama SC (Huntsville, AL) ^[13]
• Redlands FC (Redlands, CA) ^[14]
• RKC Third Coast (Racine & Kenosha, WI) ^[15]
• Rochester FC (Rochester, MN) ^[16]
• St. Charles FC (St. Charles, MO) ^[17]
• Sarasota Paradise (Sarasota, FL) ^{[18] [19]}
• St. Petersburg FC (St. Petersburg, FL) ^[20]
• United PDX (Portland, OR) ^[21]
• Virginia Marauders FC (Winchester, VA) ^[22]

Departing teams

• Caledonia SC
• Central Valley Fuego FC 2
• Chicago FC United
• Commonwealth Cardinals FC
• FC Florida U23
• FC Golden State Force
• Kaw Valley FC
• One Knoxville SC (to USL League One)
• OVF Alliance
• Peachtree City MOBA
• St. Louis Lions
• Tri-Cities Otters

Returning teams

• FC Tucson (from USL League One) ^[23]

Name changes

• Blackwatch Rush to Albany Rush
• East Atlanta FC to East Atlanta Dutch Lions FC ^[24]
• Florida Tropics SC to Swan City SC
• Brazos Valley Cavalry FC to Twin City Toucans FC ^[25]

On hiatus

• South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 ^[26]

Map

Seacoast United Phantoms

Western Mass Pioneers

Vermont Green FC

Pathfinder FC

Albany Rush

AC Connecticut

Black Rock FC

Ocean City Nor'easters

Reading United AC

Real Central New Jersey

Lehigh Valley United

Hudson Valley Hammers

Lionsbridge FC

Northern Virginia FC

Christos FC

Virginia Beach United FC

Patuxent Football Athletics

Virginia Marauders FC

North Carolina Fusion U23

West Virginia United

Tobacco Road FC

Flint City Bucks

AFC Ann Arbor

Oakland County FC

Lansing City Football

Midwest United

Kalamazoo FC

South Bend Lions FC

Chicago City

Des Moines Menace

Peoria City

St. Charles FC

FC Wichita

Chicago Dutch Lions FC

Springfield Athletic SC

Fort Wayne FC

Cleveland Force SC

Toledo
Villa FC

Kings Hammer FC

Dayton Dutch Lions

FC Buffalo

Thunder Bay Chill

RKC Third Coast

FC Manitoba

St. Croix SC

Rochester FC

Minneapolis City SC

Bavarian United SC

Asheville City SC

SC United Bantams

East Atlanta Dutch Lions FC

Dalton Red Wolves SC

Tennessee SC

Southern Soccer Academy

North Alabama SC

The Villages SC

NONA FC

Florida Elite SA

Brevard SC

Swan City SC

Sarasota Paradise

Altitude Rush

Texas United

Little Rock Rangers

Louisiana Krewe FC

Mississippi Brilla FC

LA Parish AC

Blue Goose SC

Twin City Toucans FC

Corpus Christi FC

Round Rock SC

Park City Red Wolves SC

New Mexico United U23

Boulder County United

Salt City SC

Ballard FC

Oly Town FC

Capital FC

Lane United FC

Monterey Bay FC 2

Academica SC

Davis Legacy SC

Redlands FC

Ventura County Fusion

FC Tucson

Southern California Seahorses

Arizona Arsenal SC

Capo FC

Boston

Denver

Portland

San Francisco Bay Area

Philadelphia

New York

Charlotte

Raleigh

Tampa

Miami

Houston

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Locations of teams who participated in the 2023 season.

• Eastern Conference
• Central Conference
• Southern Conference
• Western Conference
• Multiple Teams

Metro areas with multiple teams:

• Boston: Boston Bolts, Boston City FC
• Charlotte: FC Carolinas, Charlotte Eagles, Charlotte Independence 2
• Denver: Colorado International Soccer Academy (CISA), Flatirons Rush SC
• Houston: AC Houston Sur, AHFC Royals, Houston FC
• Miami: FC Miami City, Miami AC, Weston FC
• New York: Cedar Stars Rush, F.A. Euro, FC Motown, Ironbound SC, Long Island Rough Riders, Manhattan SC, Morris Elite SC, New Jersey Copa SC, Westchester Flames
• Philadelphia: Philadelphia Lone Star FC, West Chester United SC
• Portland: PDX FC, United PDX
• Raleigh: North Carolina FC U23, Wake FC
• San Francisco Bay Area: Marin FC Legends, Project 51O, San Francisco City FC, San Francisco Glens SC
• Tampa: St. Petersburg FC, Tampa Bay United SC

Standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Seacoast United Phantoms	14	11	1	2	34	18	+16	34	2.43	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Western Mass Pioneers	14	10	3	1	36	9	+27	33	2.36
3	Vermont Green FC	14	10	1	3	38	12	+26	31	2.21
4	Pathfinder FC	14	5	4	5	20	23	−3	19	1.36
5	Boston Bolts	14	3	6	5	21	20	+1	15 [lower-alpha 1]	1.07 [lower-alpha 1]
6	Albany Rush	14	4	3	7	22	29	−7	15 [lower-alpha 2]	1.07 [lower-alpha 2]
7	AC Connecticut	14	4	3	7	19	29	−10	15	1.07
8	Black Rock FC	14	3	4	7	12	18	−6	13	0.93
9	Boston City FC	14	0	1	13	8	52	−44	1	0.07

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Boston Bolts wins the tiebreaker over Albany Rush & AC Connecticut on head-to-head record.
2. Albany Rush wins the tiebreaker over AC Connecticut on goal differential.

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Ocean City Nor'easters	14	8	5	1	28	15	+13	29	2.07	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	West Chester United SC	14	8	4	2	37	21	+16	28	2.00
3	Reading United AC	14	5	7	2	26	19	+7	22	1.57
4	Real Central New Jersey	14	4	5	5	23	20	+3	17	1.21
5	Philadelphia Lone Star FC	14	3	2	9	21	33	−12	11	0.79
6	Lehigh Valley United	14	1	3	10	10	37	−27	6	0.43

Source: USL

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Long Island Rough Riders	14	12	1	1	44	9	+35	37	2.64	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Hudson Valley Hammers	14	10	1	3	37	18	+19	31	2.21
3	Manhattan SC	14	8	3	3	29	25	+4	27	1.93
4	New Jersey Copa FC	14	8	2	4	32	22	+10	26	1.86
5	Cedar Stars Rush	14	7	1	6	29	22	+7	22	1.57
6	FC Motown	14	5	4	5	41	33	+8	19	1.36
7	Westchester Flames	14	4	4	6	25	29	−4	16	1.14
8	Morris Elite SC	14	3	2	9	16	37	−21	11	0.79
9	F.A. Euro	14	2	2	10	12	32	−20	8	0.57
10	Ironbound SC	14	1	0	13	10	48	−38	3	0.21

Source: USL

Chesapeake Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Lionsbridge FC	12	9	1	2	31	10	+21	28	2.33	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Northern Virginia FC	12	7	2	3	23	19	+4	23	1.92
3	Christos FC	12	6	3	3	33	20	+13	21	1.75
4	Virginia Beach United	12	6	1	5	13	19	−6	19	1.58
5	Patuxent Football Athletics	12	1	3	8	10	19	−9	6	0.50
6	Virginia Marauders FC	12	1	2	9	10	33	−23	5	0.42

Source: USL

South Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	North Carolina Fusion U23	14	10	2	2	32	12	+20	32	2.29	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Charlotte Eagles	14	9	3	2	38	21	+17	30	2.14
3	FC Carolinas	14	5	4	5	25	22	+3	19 [lower-alpha 1]	1.36 [lower-alpha 1]
4	West Virginia United	14	4	7	3	25	26	−1	19	1.36
5	Wake FC	14	5	3	6	27	25	+2	18	1.29
6	Tobacco Road FC	14	5	2	7	27	28	−1	17 [lower-alpha 2]	1.21 [lower-alpha 2]
7	North Carolina FC U23	14	5	2	7	22	29	−7	17	1.21
8	Charlotte Independence 2	14	1	1	12	15	48	−33	4	0.29

Source: USL
Notes:

1. FC Carolinas wins the tiebreaker over West Virginia United on goal differential.
2. Tobacco Road FC wins the tiebreaker over North Carolina FC U23 on head-to-head record.

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Flint City Bucks	12	10	1	1	29	9	+20	31	2.58	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	AFC Ann Arbor	12	6	1	5	24	15	+9	19	1.58
3	Oakland County FC	12	5	3	4	23	22	+1	18	1.50
4	Lansing City Football	12	4	4	4	15	21	−6	16	1.33
5	Midwest United FC	12	4	3	5	22	18	+4	15 [lower-alpha 1]	1.25 [lower-alpha 1]
6	Kalamazoo FC	12	4	3	5	26	29	−3	15	1.25
7	South Bend Lions	12	0	3	9	8	33	−25	3	0.25

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Midwest United FC wins the tiebreaker over Kalamazoo FC on head-to-head record.

Heartland Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Chicago City SC	12	11	0	1	36	9	+27	33	2.75	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Des Moines Menace	12	10	0	2	42	11	+31	30	2.50
3	Peoria City	12	6	0	6	27	17	+10	18 [lower-alpha 1]	1.50 [lower-alpha 1]
4	St. Charles FC	12	6	0	6	23	31	−8	18	1.50
5	FC Wichita	12	4	0	8	22	28	−6	12	1.00
6	Chicago Dutch Lions	12	3	0	9	12	35	−23	9	0.75
7	Springfield Athletic SC	12	2	0	10	9	40	−31	6	0.50

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Peoria City wins the tiebreaker over St. Charles FC on goal differential.

Valley Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Fort Wayne FC	12	10	2	0	31	3	+28	32	2.67	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Cleveland Force SC	12	5	4	3	27	18	+9	19 [lower-alpha 1]	1.58 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Toledo Villa FC	12	5	4	3	21	19	+2	19	1.58
4	Kings Hammer FC	11	2	4	5	12	17	−5	10	0.91
5	Dayton Dutch Lions	12	2	3	7	11	24	−13	9	0.75
6	FC Buffalo	11	1	3	7	11	32	−21	6	0.55

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Cleveland Force SC wins the tiebreaker over Toledo Villa FC on goal differential.

Deep North Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Thunder Bay Chill	12	9	2	1	29	9	+20	29	2.42	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	RKC Third Coast	12	8	1	3	35	20	+15	25	2.08
3	FC Manitoba	12	5	3	4	22	16	+6	18	1.50
4	St. Croix SC	12	5	1	6	16	22	−6	16	1.33
5	Rochester FC	12	4	2	6	15	25	−10	14	1.17
6	Minneapolis City SC	12	3	3	6	17	26	−9	12	1.00
7	Bavarian United SC	12	1	2	9	14	30	−16	5	0.42

Source: USL

Southern Conference

South Central Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Asheville City SC	12	10	1	1	36	9	+27	31 [lower-alpha 1]	2.58 [lower-alpha 1]	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	SC United Bantams	12	10	1	1	27	8	+19	31	2.58
3	East Atlanta Dutch Lions	12	6	2	4	19	15	+4	20	1.67
4	Dalton Red Wolves	12	4	1	7	18	14	+4	13 [lower-alpha 2]	1.08 [lower-alpha 2]
5	Tennessee SC	12	3	4	5	14	16	−2	13	1.08
6	Southern Soccer Academy Kings	12	4	0	8	17	19	−2	12	1.00
7	North Alabama SC	12	0	1	11	4	54	−50	1	0.08

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Asheville City SC wins the tiebreaker over SC United Bantams on goal differential.
2. Dalton Red Wolves wins the tiebreaker over Tennessee SC on head-to-head record.

Southeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	The Villages SC	12	8	3	1	24	7	+17	27	2.25	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	NONA FC	12	8	2	2	30	7	+23	26	2.17
3	Florida Elite SA	12	6	3	3	19	10	+9	21	1.75
4	Tampa Bay United	12	3	2	7	14	19	−5	11 [lower-alpha 1]	0.92 [lower-alpha 1]
5	Brevard SC	12	3	2	7	17	32	−15	11	0.92
6	Swan City SC	12	1	2	9	9	38	−29	5	0.42

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Tampa Bay United wins the tiebreaker over Brevard SC on goal differential.

South Florida Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Weston FC	12	7	2	3	14	11	+3	23	1.92	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Miami AC	12	6	3	3	17	9	+8	21	1.75
3	FC Miami City	12	5	4	3	16	13	+3	19	1.58
4	Sarasota Paradise	12	5	2	5	18	14	+4	17	1.42
5	St. Petersburg FC	12	4	3	5	22	21	+1	15	1.25
6	Altitude Rush	12	1	2	9	13	32	−19	5	0.42

Source: USL

Mid South Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Texas United	12	10	2	0	72	5	+67	32	2.67	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Little Rock Rangers	12	8	2	2	42	7	+35	26	2.17
3	Louisiana Krewe FC	12	6	1	5	26	15	+11	19	1.58
4	Mississippi Brilla	12	5	2	5	20	27	−7	17	1.42
5	LA Parish AC	12	2	0	10	10	33	−23	6	0.50
6	Blue Goose SC	12	1	1	10	4	87	−83	4	0.33

Source: USL

Lone Star Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	AHFC Royals	12	10	1	1	33	11	+22	31	2.58	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Twin City Toucans FC	12	7	3	2	37	12	+25	24	2.00
3	Corpus Christi FC	12	5	3	4	30	21	+9	18	1.50
4	AC Houston Sur	12	4	1	7	14	18	−4	13	1.08
5	Houston FC	12	3	3	6	13	21	−8	12	1.00
6	Round Rock SC	12	1	1	10	7	51	−44	4	0.33

Source: USL

Western Conference

Mountain Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Park City Red Wolves	10	7	3	0	18	7	+11	24	2.40	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	New Mexico United U23	10	6	0	4	17	14	+3	18	1.80
3	Boulder County United	10	4	3	3	17	18	−1	15	1.50
4	Salt City SC	10	3	3	4	18	15	+3	12 [lower-alpha 1]	1.20 [lower-alpha 1]
5	Flatirons Rush SC	10	4	0	6	15	13	+2	12	1.20
6	CISA	10	1	1	8	6	24	−18	4	0.40

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Salt City SC wins the tiebreaker over Flatirons Rush SC on goal differential.

Northwest Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Ballard FC	12	10	1	1	41	13	+28	31	2.58	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Oly Town FC	12	6	2	4	23	24	−1	20	1.67
3	United PDX	12	5	1	6	26	26	0	16 [lower-alpha 1]	1.33 [lower-alpha 1]
4	Capital FC Atletico	12	5	1	6	21	28	−7	16	1.33
5	Lane United FC	12	3	4	5	21	19	+2	13	1.08
6	PDX FC	12	1	3	8	12	34	−22	6	0.50

Source: USL
Notes:

1. United PDX wins the tiebreaker over Capital FC Atletico on goal differential.

Nor Cal Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Monterey Bay FC 2	12	10	1	1	32	12	+20	31	2.58	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	San Francisco Glens SC	12	9	1	2	25	11	+14	28	2.33
3	Project 51O	12	5	0	7	19	23	−4	15 [lower-alpha 1]	1.25 [lower-alpha 1]
4	Marin FC Legends	12	4	3	5	20	24	−4	15	1.25
5	San Francisco City FC	12	4	2	6	18	19	−1	14	1.17
6	Academica SC	12	4	1	7	21	26	−5	13	1.08
7	Davis Legacy SC	12	1	2	9	15	35	−20	5	0.42

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Project 51O wins the tiebreaker over Marin FC Legends on total wins.

Southwest Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Redlands FC	12	8	2	2	22	13	+9	26	2.17	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Ventura County Fusion	12	8	1	3	33	14	+19	25 [lower-alpha 1]	2.08 [lower-alpha 1]
3	FC Tucson	12	7	4	1	30	14	+16	25	2.08
4	Southern California Seahorses	12	4	1	7	19	21	−2	13	1.08
5	Arizona Arsenal SC	12	2	2	8	14	28	−14	8	0.67
6	Capo FC	12	1	2	9	12	40	−28	5	0.42

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Ventura County Fusion wins the tiebreaker over FC Tucson on head-to-head record.

Playoffs

Bracket

	Conference Quarterfinals				Conference Semifinals				Conference Finals				National Semifinals				National Final
	North Carolina Fusion U23	2
	Western Mass Pioneers	1
					North Carolina Fusion U23	1
					Lionsbridge FC	3
	Lionsbridge FC	1
	Charlotte Eagles	0
									Lionsbridge FC (a.e.t.)	4
	Eastern Conference
									Ocean City Nor'easters	2
	Seacoast United Phantoms	1
	Hudson Valley Hammers	2
					Hudson Valley Hammers	1
					Ocean City Nor'easters	2
	Long Island Rough Riders	1
	Ocean City Nor'easters	2
													Lionsbridge FC (p)	1 (5)
													The Villages SC	1 (3)
	The Villages SC	2
	SC United Bantams	1
					The Villages SC	1
					Asheville City SC	0
	Asheville City SC	4
	Weston FC	1
									The Villages SC (p)	1 (5)
	Southern Conference
									Little Rock Rangers	1 (3)
	Texas United (p)	1 (9)
	NONA FC	1 (8)
					Texas United	0
					Little Rock Rangers	2
	Little Rock Rangers	2
	AHFC Royals	0
																	Lionsbridge FC	1
																	Ballard FC	2
	Thunder Bay Chill (a.e.t.)	5
	AFC Ann Arbor	3
					Thunder Bay Chill	2
					Des Moines Menace (a.e.t.)	3
	Des Moines Menace	3
	RKC Third Coast	1
									Des Moines Menace	0
	Central Conference
									Flint City Bucks	2
	Chicago City SC	5
	Cleveland Force SC	1
					Chicago City SC	0
					Flint City Bucks	2
	Fort Wayne FC	2
	Flint City Bucks (a.e.t.)	3
													Flint City Bucks	0
													Ballard FC	1
	Park City Red Wolves	0
	Oly Town FC	4
					Oly Town FC	0
					Ballard FC	3
	Ballard FC	3
	New Mexico United U23	0
									Ballard FC (a.e.t.)	4
	Western Conference
									Ventura County Fusion	3
	Redlands FC	1
	San Francisco Glens	2
					San Francisco Glens	1
					Ventura County Fusion	4
	Ventura County Fusion	1
	Monterey Bay FC 2	0

Eastern Conference

Seacoast United Phantoms v Hudson Valley Hammers

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Seacoast United Phantoms	1–2	Hudson Valley Hammers	Mitchel Athletic Complex Uniondale, New York
4:00 PM EDT	Barry  44' Musu 62'	Report	Epitime 11' Rojek  30' Zakowski 58' Heanue  74'	Referee: Genti Holovic

North Carolina Fusion U23 v Western Mass Pioneers

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	North Carolina Fusion U23	2–1	Western Mass Pioneers	TowneBank Stadium Newport News, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT	Santos 2' Layton  23' Forster  37' Estencio 45+5' Cases  77'	Report	Pacheco  43' Albo  45'  65' Hughes 76' Rose  63'  85' Molinari  90'	Referee: David Elliott

Long Island Rough Riders v Ocean City Nor'easters

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Long Island Rough Riders	1–2	Ocean City Nor'easters	Mitchel Athletic Complex Uniondale, New York
7:00 PM EDT	Sharifi 21' Bowen  78' Fitzgerald  81' Dang  90' Kocevski  90'	Report	Jones 4' 47' Flynn  42' Kawahara  55' Becher  79' Sarkos 83' Camerlengo  86' Arlotti  90'	Referee: Kevin Jessup Jr

Lionsbridge FC v Charlotte Eagles

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Lionsbridge FC	1–0	Charlotte Eagles	TowneBank Stadium Newport News, Virginia
7:30 PM EDT	Materazzi  50' Chisolm 52' Hogan  61' Rowe  77'	Report	John  69'	Referee: Otto Leon

Ocean City Nor'easters v Hudson Valley Hammers

July 23, 2023Conference Semifinal	Ocean City Nor'easters	2–1	Hudson Valley Hammers	Mitchel Athletic Complex Uniondale, New York
2:00 PM EDT	Russell  27' Pariano 42' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) Davis  74' Veltri  87'	Report	Zielonka 54' Wyant II  88' Epitime  90'	Referee: Sean Lyons

Lionsbridge FC v North Carolina Fusion U23

July 23, 2023Conference Semifinal	Lionsbridge FC	3–1	North Carolina Fusion U23	TowneBank Stadium Newport News, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT	Bennett 5' 32' Hatley 11', 22' Chisolm  41'  56' Rowe  84' Fay  90+5'	Report	O'Gara 45+4' Layton  56' Williams  69'	Referee: Izzy Campos

Lionsbridge FC v Ocean City Nor'easters

July 28, 2023Conference Final	Lionsbridge FC	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Ocean City Nor'easters	TowneBank Stadium Newport News, Virginia
11:00 PM EDT	Materazzi  17' Kirkwood 31' 61' Hatley 34' Chisolm  70' Hall 95' Blondel 111'		Veltri 6' Pariano 17' Kawahara  52' Russell  98'	Referee: Nick Karnovsky

Southern Conference

The Villages SC v SC United Bantams

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	The Villages SC	2–1	SC United Bantams	Greenwood Field Asheville, North Carolina
4:00 PM EDT	Mauro 27', 57' Ferreira  74'	Report	Sumner  29' Dymond  30' Jenkinson  74' Kushima 90+1'	Referee: Joshua Lampkins

Texas United v NONA FC

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Texas United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p)	NONA FC	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas
4:00 PM CDT	Medina 15' Estrada-Avila  101'	Report	Junior  8' Barbosa  11' Rodrigues  75' Soares  34'  75' Fernandes  77' Pannholzer 55'	Referee: Andrew Musashe
	Penalties
	Navarro Boneau Coste Renteria Kurija Voelker Badawiya Dyson Ka Singh		Pereira Sangwa Koliniatis Nygaard Ramos Drey Pannholzer Camacho Lopez Hunter

Asheville City SC v Weston FC

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Asheville City SC	4–1	Weston FC	Greenwood Field Asheville, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Carlson 10', 84' (pen.) Vatne 37' Richards  68'79'	Report	Fajardo  42' Cates 45+1' Han  75'	Attendance: 1,137 Referee: Josiah Parke

Little Rock Rangers v AHFC Royals

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Little Rock Rangers	2–0	AHFC Royals	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas
7:30 PM CDT	Corvino 14' Pisaneschi  17' Phillip 33' Panfino  50' Garvey  89' Wroblewski  90'	Report	Bernard-Le  55'	Attendance: 7,101 [27] Referee: Albert Kyei-Mensah

Asheville City SC v The Villages SC

July 23, 2023Conference Semifinal	Asheville City SC	0–1	The Villages SC	Greenwood Field Asheville, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Carlson  59' Lavenant  65' Gonzalez  71'  90+' Huerman  76' Ledoux  85' Dotte  90+'	Report	Luro  43' Ferreira 50' Arrude  57' Mauro  69' Andrade  83' Adrian  90'	Referee: Tyler Buchman

Little Rock Rangers v Texas United

July 23, 2023Conference Semifinal	Little Rock Rangers	2–0	Texas United	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas
7:00 PM CDT	Juarista 19' Beltran  28' Campisi 42' Candal  56' Wróblewski  77' Hardin  90'	Report	Reyes  90'	Attendance: 7,723 [28] Referee: Jose Lara

The Villages SC v Little Rock Rangers

July 28, 2023Conference Final	The Villages SC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Little Rock Rangers	TowneBank Stadium Newport News, Virginia
4:00 PM CDT	Luro  45' Ferreira 76' Muench  90' Ribeiro  100' Lopes  105'	Report	Blake 90+7'	Referee: Andrew Strasberg
	Penalties
	Mauro Muench Lukasik Santos Andrade		Sibanda Campisi Zwane Uneo

Central Conference

Chicago City SC v Cleveland Force SC

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Chicago City SC	5–1	Cleveland Force SC	Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, Indiana
4:00 PM EDT	Franklin 11', 51' 90+3' Suddeth  38' Warden 69' Cisneros  83' Anamoo 86', 90+3'	Report	Csiszar  85' Valentic 87'	Referee: Ryan Birdsall

Thunder Bay Chill v AFC Ann Arbor

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Thunder Bay Chill	5–3 (a.e.t.)	AFC Ann Arbor	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
4:00 PM CDT	Wynn 9', 56' Lurot  45' Avellaneda 50' (pen.) Rolli  76' Silva  90+10' Lehr  105' Kafeero 120+3' Ananias 120+5' (pen.)	Report	Sowerby  34' Hannosh 72', 90' 105' Kodjo 86'	Referee: Noah Brenny

Fort Wayne FC v Flint City Bucks

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Fort Wayne FC	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Flint City Bucks	Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT	Hovius 32' Dias  37' Mihov  45+5' Kumwenda  45+6' Karani 65' Parafita  90' Wilson  120+3'	Report	Skokalook 12' Robinson 45+2' Ault  86' Osei-Tutu  89' Fock 120+3'	Referee: Shane Richards

Des Moines Menace v RKC Third Coast

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Des Moines Menace	3–1	RKC Third Coast	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
7:00 PM CDT	Garcia 12' 78' Sagardoy  33' Cupid  54' Goldthorp 58' 90+5' Kay  68' Johnson  86' Nedic  87' Enzugusi 90+4' Gameiro  90+5'	Report	Jimenez 80' Reilly  90+2'	Attendance: 4,043 [29] Referee: Kyle Armstrong

Chicago City SC v Flint City Bucks

July 23, 2023Conference Semifinal	Chicago City SC	0–2	Flint City Bucks	Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, Indiana
6:00 PM EDT	Cisneros  36' D'argento  90+2'	Report	Shannon  16' Pickett 21' Bacharach 45+1' Fock  86'	Referee: Jarin Harrell

Des Moines Menace v Thunder Bay Chill

July 23, 2023Conference Semifinal	Des Moines Menace	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Thunder Bay Chill	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
7:00 PM CDT	Pearson  58' Sewell  59' Nedic  81' Kunga 90+1', 115' 115' Enzugusi 103' Morgan  108'	Report	Cutts 45+1' 45+2' Tempestilli  61' Sallah  85' Lehr  90+7' Wynne 120+3'	Attendance: 3,845 [30] Referee: Nathan Colling

Flint City Bucks v Des Moines Menace

July 28, 2023Conference Final	Flint City Bucks	2–0	Des Moines Menace	Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT	Adedokun 11' Bacharach  26' Creek 46' (o.g.)	Report	Cupid  11' Kay  17' Garcia  67' Valor-Martinez  90'	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Justin Janulewicz

Western Conference

Park City Red Wolves v Oly Town FC

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Park City Red Wolves	0–4	Oly Town FC	Interbay Stadium Seattle, Washington
2:00 PM PDT	Lott  39' Miles  58'	Report	Famuditimi  37'39' Miller 44' La Luz 46' Brunell 69'	Referee: Hanif Zarrabi-Kashani

Redlands FC v San Francisco Glens SC

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Redlands FC	1–2	San Francisco Glens SC	Dodge Stadium Redlands, California
7:00 PM PDT	Yehya 58' (pen.) 90' Mogharei  89' Kibrom  90'	Report	Medina 21' Hernandez  61' Valdivia  80' Johnsen  90' Ibrahim 90+8'	Referee: Juan Hernandez

Ventura County Fusion v Monterey Bay FC 2

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Ventura County Fusion	1–0	Monterey Bay FC 2	Ventura College Sportsplex Ventura, California
7:00 PM PDT	Alvarez  32' Farrington 52' Apolinar  71'	Report	Vargos-Rios  36' Madrigal  45' Lomeli  84'	Referee: Ivan De Cristofaro

Ballard FC v New Mexico United U23

July 21, 2023Conference Quarterfinals	Ballard FC	3–0	New Mexico United U23	Interbay Stadium Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM PDT	Korzeniowski 16', 90+5' Robles 47'	Report		Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jaclyn Metz

Ballard FC v Oly Town FC

July 23, 2023Conference Semifinal	Ballard FC	3–0	Oly Town FC	Interbay Stadium Seattle, Washington
2:00 PM PDT	Thetsane 29' Brisco  55' Korzeniowski 72' (pen.) McGlynn 81'	Report	Russo  53' Famuditimi  66'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jordan Price

Ventura County Fusion v San Francisco Glens SC

July 23, 2023Conference Semifinal	Ventura County Fusion	4–1	San Francisco Glens SC	Ventura College Sportsplex Ventura, California
3:00 PM PDT	Farrington 7', 63', 84' 85' Alvarez  55' Apolinar 88'	Report	Ibrahim  67' Charalaghi  70' Lo 74' Pigott  81'	Referee: Juan Notario

Ballard FC v Ventura County Fusion

July 28, 2023Conference Final	Ballard FC	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Ventura County Fusion	Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan
3:00 PM EDT	Robles  47' Burney  48' Korzeniowski 82', 90' (pen.), 93' Gaffney 102'	Report	Fofanah 7' Cekrezi  42' Ricketts  45+1' Alvarez 60' Kadono  89' Lopez  99'105' Farrington  106'	Referee: Ryan Homik

National Semifinals

Flint City Bucks v Ballard FC

July 30, 2023	Flint City Bucks	0–1	Ballard FC	Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan
6:00 PM CDT	Bacharach  49' Creek  54' Ault  84'	Report	Onodera 9' Brisco  25'  90+3' Lagos  83' Letherman  85'	Referee: Jason Cross

Lionsbridge FC v The Villages SC

July 30, 2023	Lionsbridge FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	The Villages SC	TowneBank Stadium Newport News, Virginia
7:15 PM EDT	Kirkwood  51' Rowe  53' Baker 68' Hall  74' Bennett  90+1'	Report	Ferreira  36' Carrera 46' Luro  61'	Referee: Adam Mitchell
	Penalties
	Materazzi Fay Hall Bennett Jennings		Mauro Muench Ferreira Lukasik Santos

USL League Two Championship Game

August 5, 2023

7:00 PM PDT

Ballard FC	2–1	Lionsbridge FC
Korzeniowski  19'  83'23' Letherman  54' Burney  65' Martin  79'90+4'	Report	Kirkwood  28'  37' Whalley  38' Wyatt  45+4' Materazzi  45+4' Baker 80'

Starfire Stadium , Tukwila, Washington

Attendance: 3,416

Referee: Christopher Calderon

Championship MVP: Peter Kingston (BAL)

Awards

Award	Winner	Team	Reason	Ref.
Golden Boot	Logan Farrington	Ventura County Fusion	13 Goals in 11 games	[31]
	Sergio Ors Navarro	Texas United	13 Goals in 10 games
Golden Glove	Aurie Briscoe	Fort Wayne FC	0.43 Goals Against Average; 10 Shutouts
Young (U20) Player of the Year	Aidan Morrison	Charlotte Independence 2	3 Goals in 4 games	[32]
Defender of the Year	Hugo Bacharach	Flint City Bucks	Helped with 7 shutouts	[33]
Player of the Year	Logan Farrington	Ventura County Fusion	13 goals	[34]
Goal of the Year	Alexander Frank	Fort Wayne FC	vs Kings Hammer FC	[35]
Save of the Year	Mathias Tieppo	The Villages SC	vs Swan City SC

Team of the Year [36]
Player	Team	Position
Jason Smith	Park City Red Wolves	Goalkeeper
Hosei Kijima	Sarasota Paradise	Right Back
Hugo Bacharach	Flint City Bucks	Center Back
Reid Sproat	Fort Wayne FC
Lesia Thetsane	Ballard FC	Left Back
Nick Pariano	Ocean City Nor'easters	Midfielder
Marc Torrellas	Chicago City SC
Jeorgio Kocevski	Long Island Rough Riders
Bernardo dos Santos Monteiro	Charlotte Eagles	Left Wing
Eliot Goldthorp	Des Moines Menace	Right Wing
Logan Farrington	Ventura County Fusion	Striker

Divisional Players of the Year [37] [A]
Division	Player	Team
Eastern Conference
Chesapeake	Taylor Calheira	Christos FC
Metropolitan	Jeorgio Kocevski	Long Island Rough Riders
Mid-Atlantic	Nick Pariano	Ocean City Nor'easters
Northeast	Taig Healy	Seacoast United Phantoms
South Atlantic	Bernardo Dos Santos Monteiro	Charlotte Eagles
Central Conference
Deep North	Bradley Sample	Thunder Bay Chill
Great Lakes	Hugo Bacharach	Flint City Bucks
Heartland	Eliot Goldthorp	Des Moines Menace
Valley	Seth Antwi	Fort Wayne FC
Southern Conference
Lone Star	Jack Clarkson	AHFC Royals
Mid South	Sergio Ors Navarro	Texas United
South Central	Quentin Huerman	Asheville City SC
South Florida	Hosei Kijima	Sarasota Paradise
Southeast	Alvaro Carrero	The Villages SC
Western Conference
Mountain	Jason Smith	Park City Red Wolves
Nor Cal	Max Chretien	San Francisco Glens SC
Northwest	Stas Korzeniowski	Ballard FC
Southwest	Logan Farrington	Ventura County Fusion

Notes

1. ^
   Replaces the conference all-star teams of previous seasons.

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External links

• USL League Two website