Season | 2024 |
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Dates |
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Champions | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC |
Players' Shield | Louisville City FC |
Matches played | 408 |
Goals scored | 1,082 (2.65 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nick Markanich (28 goals - League record) |
Biggest home win | RI 8–1 MIA (October 26) |
Biggest away win | MIA 0–4 NCA (May 25) MIA 0–4 DCFC (June 29) |
Highest scoring | NCA 4–6 LOU (August 31) |
Longest winning run | 8 games: Indy Eleven |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 games: Charleston Battery Sacramento Republic FC |
Longest winless run | 17 games: Miami FC |
Longest losing run | 9 games: Miami FC |
Highest attendance | 13,526 LOU 3-1 CHS (August 17) |
Lowest attendance | 223 TBR 2–2 HFD (October 23) at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida |
Total attendance | 61,177 |
Average attendance | 6,118 |
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of October 26, 2024. |
The 2024 USL Championship season was the 14th season of the USL Championship and the seventh season under Division II sanctioning. The 2024 season had 24 teams participating in two conferences during the regular season. Conference realignment moved Memphis 901 FC and FC Tulsa to the Western Conference, while expansion sides North Carolina FC and Rhode Island FC joined the Eastern Conference. [1] Phoenix Rising FC are the defending league champions and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC are the defending Players' Shield winners.
Expansion clubs
Departing clubs
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Detroit City FC | ![]() | Promoted to sporting director | October 29, 2023 [9] | ![]() | November 29, 2023 [10] |
Hartford Athletic | ![]() | Fired | November 1, 2023 [11] | ![]() | December 12, 2023 [12] |
Orange County SC | ![]() | End of interim period | November 6, 2023 | ![]() | November 6, 2023 [13] |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | ![]() | November 9, 2023 | ![]() | November 9, 2023 [14] | |
Miami FC | ![]() | November 9, 2023 [15] | ![]() | November 14, 2023 [16] | |
Indy Eleven | ![]() | Mutual Separation | November 28, 2023 [17] | ![]() | January 8, 2024 [18] |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks | ![]() | Promoted to sporting director / GM | January 5, 2024 | ![]() | January 5, 2024 [19] |
Phoenix Rising FC | ![]() | Mutual Separation [20] | January 8, 2024 | ![]() | January 18, 2024 [21] |
FC Tulsa | ![]() | Mutual Separation [22] | January 8, 2024 | ![]() | January 16, 2024 [23] |
Las Vegas Lights FC | ![]() | Mutual Separation | January 29, 2024 | ![]() | January 29, 2024 [24] |
Oakland Roots SC | ![]() | Fired | April 28, 2024 | ![]() | April 28, 2024 [25] |
El Paso Locomotive FC | ![]() | Fired | May 17, 2024 [26] | ![]() | May 20, 2024 [27] |
Orange County SC | ![]() | Hired by ![]() | June 25, 2024 | ![]() | June 25, 2024 [28] |
Phoenix Rising FC | ![]() | Fired | June 29, 2024 [29] | ![]() | June 29, 2024 |
Monterey Bay FC | ![]() | Fired | July 31, 2024 [30] | ![]() | August 1, 2024 [31] |
Monterey Bay FC | ![]() | End of interim period | August 5, 2024 | ![]() | August 5, 2024 [32] |
Orange County SC | ![]() | Mutual Separation | August 29, 2024 | ![]() | August 29, 2024 [33] |
Miami FC | ![]() | Mutual Separation | October 16, 2024 | ![]() | October 16, 2024 [34] |
The teams played a balanced 34-game schedule. Each team played their conference opponents twice and played one game each with the teams in the opposite conference. The top 8 teams in each conference made the playoffs. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Louisville City FC (S) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 76 | Playoffs |
2 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 64 | |
3 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 56 | |
4 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 51 | |
5 | Rhode Island FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 | |
6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 50 | |
7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 48 | |
8 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 48 | |
9 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 45 | |
10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 44 | |
11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 42 | |
12 | Miami FC | 34 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 89 | −63 | 11 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Mexico United | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 59 | Playoffs |
2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (C) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 52 | |
3 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 51 | |
4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | |
5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 49 | |
6 | Orange County SC | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 46 | |
7 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 44 | |
8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 42 | |
9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 39 | |
10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 38 | |
11 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 34 | |
12 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 32 |
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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) | PHX | HFD | LOU | LDN | NCA | MIA | MEM | TUL | TBR | CHS | SAC | ELP | IND | SAN | DET | LOU | CHS | COS | RI | NMU | OCO | HFD | MB | DET | PGH | RI | TBR | LND | MIA | PGH | NCA | LVL | IND | OAK |
1–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | |
Charleston Battery (CHS) | NCA | OAK | NMU | MIA | RI | LOU | IND | TUL | LVL | HFD | BHM | ELP | MB | PGH | DET | PHX | NCA | BHM | HFD | MIA | LDN | TBR | IND | MEM | LOU | OCO | SAN | SAC | COS | TBR | DET | PGH | RI | LDN |
0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (COS) | MIA | DET | SAN | SAC | PHX | IND | OAK | ELP | HFD | RI | OAK | MEM | OCO | LVL | NMU | MB | TUL | BHM | LOU | LVL | PHX | NCA | PGH | NMU | MEM | TUL | TBR | CHS | ELP | LDN | OCO | SAN | MB | SAC |
0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Detroit City FC (DET) | COS | LDN | IND | NCA | OAK | PGH | LDN | PHX | LOU | OCO | RI | CHS | BHM | MIA | TBR | MEM | NCA | SAC | HFD | RI | PGH | LVL | BHM | TBR | TUL | HFD | ELP | NMU | LOU | MB | CHS | IND | MIA | SAN |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
El Paso Locomotive (ELP) | HFD | MB | LOU | LVL | NMU | OAK | TBR | TUL | COS | LDN | MEM | CHS | BHM | SAN | PHX | OAK | RI | LVL | PHX | NMU | MEM | MIA | SAC | OCO | MB | DET | IND | COS | NCA | TUL | SAN | OCO | SAC | PGH |
0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
Hartford Athletic (HFD) | ELP | BHM | NCA | MIA | SAN | LOU | CHS | COS | IND | MB | RI | NMU | PGH | TBR | SAC | LDN | CHS | PGH | PHX | DET | BHM | RI | LVL | LOU | DET | IND | MEM | MIA | OAK | LDN | NCA | TUL | TBR | OCO |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
Indy Eleven (IND) | OAK | MEM | SAC | DET | LOU | CHS | COS | NCA | MB | MIA | HFD | PHX | PGH | BHM | SAN | OCO | RI | LDN | TBR | TUL | CHS | RI | NMU | LVL | PGH | HFD | ELP | NCA | MIA | LOU | LDN | DET | BHM | TBR |
1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | |
Las Vegas Lights (LVL) | MEM | TUL | ELP | OAK | SAN | MB | RI | CHS | NMU | SAN | LOU | TBR | PHX | MIA | LDN | COS | MEM | PGH | SAC | ELP | COS | NMU | DET | HFD | IND | OCO | TUL | MB | SAC | PHX | OCO | BHM | OAK | NCA |
1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
Loudoun United FC (LDN) | SAN | NCA | DET | BHM | MEM | LOU | SAC | DET | ELP | NCA | MB | OCO | TUL | LVL | MIA | TBR | HFD | IND | CHS | PGH | MIA | OAK | TBR | RI | PHX | LOU | BHM | NMU | COS | HFD | IND | RI | PGH | CHS |
2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
Louisville City FC (LOU) | ELP | PGH | BHM | IND | CHS | LDN | HFD | OCO | LVL | RI | DET | MIA | NCA | TBR | PGH | RI | BHM | OAK | COS | MB | NMU | SAC | CHS | HFD | NCA | LDN | TUL | DET | MEM | MIA | IND | TBR | SAN | PHX |
1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
Memphis 901 FC (MEM) | LVL | IND | SAC | OCO | LDN | MB | BHM | TBR | MB | ELP | PGH | SAN | COS | RI | NMU | LVL | PHX | OCO | DET | TUL | SAN | ELP | CHS | MIA | TUL | OAK | COS | HFD | NCA | LOU | OAK | SAC | PHX | NMU |
2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
Miami FC (MIA) | COS | SAC | OCO | CHS | HFD | TBR | BHM | SAN | PGH | IND | PHX | NCA | LOU | LVL | TUL | LDN | DET | NCA | RI | CHS | OAK | LDN | ELP | MEM | TBR | MB | NMU | HFD | BHM | IND | LOU | PGH | DET | RI |
2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–8 | |
Monterey Bay FC (MB) | ELP | PHX | RI | SAN | OAK | LVL | MEM | OCO | IND | MEM | LDN | HFD | CHS | NMU | SAC | NCA | OAK | COS | PGH | TUL | LOU | TBR | BHM | NMU | ELP | MIA | SAN | LVL | OCO | DET | PHX | SAC | COS | TUL |
1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
New Mexico United (NMU) | PGH | RI | CHS | PHX | ELP | NCA | TBR | LVL | OAK | SAN | MB | HFD | MEM | COS | SAN | OCO | BHM | ELP | LVL | LOU | IND | TUL | MB | COS | OAK | MIA | DET | SAC | LDN | SAC | PHX | TUL | OCO | MEM |
1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
North Carolina FC (NCA) | CHS | LDN | TBR | HFD | DET | BHM | NMU | IND | RI | LDN | PGH | MIA | LOU | MB | PGH | CHS | MIA | SAC | DET | RI | OCO | COS | SAN | PHX | LOU | OAK | MEM | IND | ELP | BHM | TUL | HFD | TBR | LVL |
0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–6 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
Oakland Roots SC (OAK) | IND | CHS | PHX | LVL | MB | ELP | DET | COS | SAN | NMU | OCO | TUL | COS | TBR | SAC | ELP | MB | OCO | LOU | PGH | SAC | MIA | LDN | RI | MEM | NMU | NCA | SAN | HFD | TUL | MEM | PHX | LVL | BHM |
2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | |
Orange County SC (OCO) | SAC | PGH | MIA | TUL | MEM | SAN | SAC | MB | LOU | OAK | LDN | DET | PHX | COS | IND | OAK | NMU | MEM | TBR | SAN | BHM | NCA | TUL | ELP | CHS | LVL | RI | MB | PHX | LVL | COS | ELP | NMU | HFD |
2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
Phoenix Rising FC (PHX) | BHM | MB | OAK | NMU | TUL | COS | PGH | RI | SAC | DET | MIA | IND | LVL | OCO | ELP | CHS | MEM | SAN | ELP | HFD | COS | TBR | NCA | LDN | TUL | SAC | SAN | OCO | LVL | MB | NMU | OAK | MEM | LOU |
0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PGH) | NMU | OCO | LOU | TBR | RI | PHX | DET | MIA | TUL | NCA | MEM | IND | CHS | HFD | LOU | NCA | LVL | MB | OAK | HFD | LDN | SAC | DET | SAN | COS | BHM | IND | RI | TBR | BHM | MIA | CHS | LDN | ELP |
0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Rhode Island FC (RI) | NMU | MB | TBR | CHS | PGH | LVL | PHX | NCA | SAC | COS | LOU | HFD | DET | MEM | LOU | ELP | IND | MIA | BHM | NCA | DET | IND | HFD | OAK | LDN | BHM | PGH | OCO | TUL | SAN | TBR | LDN | CHS | MIA |
1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 8–1 | |
Sacramento Republic (SAC) | OCO | MIA | IND | MEM | COS | TUL | OCO | LDN | PHX | RI | BHM | TBR | MB | OAK | TUL | HFD | LVL | NCA | OAK | DET | PGH | LOU | ELP | SAN | CHS | PHX | NMU | LVL | NMU | SAN | MB | MEM | ELP | COS |
2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
San Antonio FC (SAN) | LDN | TBR | COS | MB | LVL | OCO | HFD | MIA | OAK | LVL | NMU | MEM | ELP | TUL | IND | BHM | NMU | PHX | OCO | MEM | TUL | PGH | NCA | SAC | CHS | MB | OAK | PHX | RI | SAC | ELP | COS | LOU | DET |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR) | SAN | NCA | RI | PGH | MIA | ELP | NMU | MEM | BHM | TUL | LVL | SAC | OAK | LOU | HFD | LDN | DET | OCO | IND | CHS | MB | PHX | LDN | DET | MIA | COS | BHM | PGH | CHS | RI | LOU | NCA | HFD | IND |
2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
FC Tulsa (TUL) | LVL | OCO | PHX | SAC | CHS | ELP | BHM | PGH | TBR | OAK | LDN | SAN | MIA | SAC | COS | MB | MEM | IND | SAN | OCO | NMU | MEM | DET | COS | PHX | LVL | LOU | RI | OAK | ELP | NCA | NMU | HFD | MB |
3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Conference Quarterfinals November 1–3 | Conference Semifinals November 9–10 | Conference Finals November 16 | USL Championship Final November 23 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Louisville City FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | North Carolina FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Louisville City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Indy Eleven | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Rhode Island FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Charleston Battery | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Detroit City FC | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Charleston Battery | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Rhode Island FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | New Mexico United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | New Mexico United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Memphis 901 FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Orange County SC (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 |
Championship Game MVP: Juan Tejada (COS)
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Louisville City FC | Indy Eleven | 5–3 (H) [38] | April 6 |
![]() | Charleston Battery | Las Vegas Lights FC | 6–0 (H) [39] | April 27 |
![]() | Charleston Battery | North Carolina FC | 5–2 (H) [40] | June 28 |
![]() | Charleston Battery | Orange County SC | 6–0 (H) [41] | August 24 |
![]() | Indy Eleven | Miami FC | 4–0 (H) [42] | September 28 |
![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Miami FC | 4–0 (A) [43] | October 5 |
![]() | Rhode Island FC | Miami FC | 8–1 (H) [44] | October 26 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Award | Winner | Team | Reason | Ref. |
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Golden Boot | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Single season record with 28 goals | [45] |
Golden Glove | ![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 14 shutouts; 0.69 goals against average; 79.1 save percentage | [45] |
Golden Playmaker | ![]() | Rhode Island FC | 10 assists | [45] |
Goalkeeper of the Year | ![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 14 shutouts; 0.69 goals against average; 79.1 save percentage | [46] |
Defender of the Year | ![]() | Charleston Battery | 159 duels overall at a 72% success rate | [47] |
Coach of the Year | ![]() | Louisville City FC | Led Louisville to the Players' Shield title | [48] |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() | Louisville City FC | 6 goals; 37 tackles won | [49] |
Most Valuable Player | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Scored 30 goals in the regular season and playoffs | [50] |
Comeback Player of the Year | ![]() | Rhode Island FC | Career best 4 goals and 3 assists. | [51] |
Goal of the Year | ![]() | Tampa Bay Rowdies | vs Charleston Battery | [52] |
Save of the Year | ![]() | Miami FC | vs Loudoun United FC | [53] |
First team [54] | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Second team [54] | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Month | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | References | |||
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Player | Club | Position | Coach | Club | ||
March | ![]() | Louisville City FC | Forward | ![]() | Detroit City FC | [55] [56] |
April | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Forward | ![]() | Charleston Battery | [57] [58] |
May | ![]() | Memphis 901 FC | Forward | ![]() | Indy Eleven | [59] [60] |
June | ![]() | Las Vegas Lights FC | Forward | ![]() | Oakland Roots SC | [61] [62] |
July | ![]() | FC Tulsa | Goalkeeper | ![]() | Rhode Island FC | [63] [64] |
August | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Forward | ![]() | Louisville City FC | [65] [66] |
September | ![]() | Orange County SC | Goalkeeper | ![]() | Detroit City FC | [67] [68] |
October | ![]() | Rhode Island FC | Forward | ![]() | Orange County SC | [69] [70] |
Player of the Week | |||||
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Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | Ref. |
1 | ![]() | Sacramento Republic FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [71] |
2 | ![]() | Monterey Bay FC | Midfielder | GWG goal vs Phoenix | [72] |
3 | ![]() | Miami FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [73] |
4 | ![]() | Detroit City FC | Midfielder | 1 goal; 1 assist vs Indy | [74] |
5 | ![]() | Louisville City FC | Forward | Hat trick vs Indy | [75] |
6 | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Forward | 3 goals; 1 assist in 2 games | [76] |
7 | ![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Forward | 1 goal; 1 assist vs Phoenix | [77] |
8 | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Forward | 4 goals; 1 assist vs Las Vegas | [78] |
9 | ![]() | Memphis 901 FC | Forward | 2 goals; 1 assist vs Tampa Bay | [79] |
10 | ![]() | Indy Eleven | Defender | 2 assists vs Miami | [80] |
11 | ![]() | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Defender | 2 goals vs Tulsa | [81] |
12 | ![]() | El Paso Locomotive | Forward | 2 goals vs Charleston | [82] |
13 | ![]() | Monterey Bay FC | Goalkeeper | 2 clean sheets; 13 total saves | [83] |
14 | ![]() | Phoenix Rising FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [84] |
15 | ![]() | Oakland Roots SC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Sacramento | [85] |
16 | ![]() | Orange County SC | Goalkeeper | 8 save shutout vs Indy | [86] |
17 | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Forward | Hat trick vs North Carolina | [87] |
18 | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Forward | 2 goals vs Birmingham | [88] |
19 | ![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Defender | 2 goals vs Oakland | [89] |
20 | ![]() | Rhode Island FC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Birmingham | [90] |
21 | ![]() | Birmingham Legion FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [91] |
22 | ![]() | Loudoun United FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Miami | [92] |
23 | ![]() | Louisville City FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Sacramento | [93] |
24 | ![]() | New Mexico United | Forward | 2 goals vs Tulsa | [94] |
25 | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Forward | Hat trick vs Orange County | [95] |
26 | ![]() | Las Vegas Lights FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [96] |
27 | ![]() | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Midfielder | 1 goal; 1 assist vs Tampa Bay | [97] |
28 | ![]() | Hartford Athletic | Goalkeeper | 10 saves; 2 shutouts | [98] |
29 | ![]() | Charleston Battery | Forward | Set single season scoring record | [99] |
30 | ![]() | Indy Eleven | Forward | Hat trick vs Miami | [100] |
31 | ![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Forward | Hat trick vs Miami | [101] |
32 | ![]() | Hartford Athletic | Midfielder | 2 goals; 1 assist vs North Carolina | [102] |
33 | ![]() | Oakland Roots SC | Forward | 2 goals vs Las Vegas | [103] |
34 | ![]() | Rhode Island FC | Forward | Hat trick vs Miami | [104] |
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