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 | Trevor James | Promoted to sporting director | October 29, 2023 [9] | Danny Dichio | November 29, 2023 [10] |
Hartford Athletic | Omid Namazi | Fired | November 1, 2023 [11] | Brendan Burke | December 12, 2023 [12] |
Orange County SC | Morten Karlsen (interim) | End of interim period | November 6, 2023 | Morten Karlsen | November 6, 2023 [13] |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | Nicky Law (interim) | November 9, 2023 | Robbie Neilson | November 9, 2023 [14] | |
Miami FC | Lewis Neal (interim) | November 9, 2023 [15] | Antonio Nocerino | November 14, 2023 [16] | |
Indy Eleven | Mark Lowry | Mutual Separation | November 28, 2023 [17] | Sean McAuley | January 8, 2024 [18] |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Stephen Hogan | Promoted to sporting director / GM | January 5, 2024 | James Chambers | January 5, 2024 [19] |
Phoenix Rising FC | Juan Guerra | Mutual Separation [20] | January 8, 2024 | Danny Stone | January 18, 2024 [21] |
FC Tulsa | Blair Gavin | Mutual Separation [22] | January 8, 2024 | Mario Sanchez | January 16, 2024 [23] |
Las Vegas Lights FC | Isidro Sánchez | Mutual Separation | January 29, 2024 | Dennis Sanchez | January 29, 2024 [24] |
Oakland Roots SC | Noah Delgado | Fired | April 28, 2024 | Gavin Glinton (interim) | April 28, 2024 [25] |
El Paso Locomotive FC | Brian Clarhaut | Fired | May 17, 2024 [26] | Wilmer Cabrera | May 20, 2024 [27] |
Orange County SC | Morten Karlsen | Hired by Lyngby BK | June 25, 2024 | Paul Hardyman (interim) | June 25, 2024 [28] |
Phoenix Rising FC | Danny Stone | Fired | June 29, 2024 [29] | Diego Gómez (interim) | June 29, 2024 |
Monterey Bay FC | Frank Yallop | Fired | July 31, 2024 [30] | Simon Dawkins (interim) | August 1, 2024 [31] |
Monterey Bay FC | Simon Dawkins (interim) | End of interim period | August 5, 2024 | Jordan Stewart | August 5, 2024 [32] |
Orange County SC | Paul Hardyman (interim) | Mutual Separation | August 29, 2024 | Danny Stone (interim) | August 29, 2024 [33] |
Miami FC | Antonio Nocerino | Mutual Separation | October 16, 2024 | Marcello Alves (interim) | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wilson Harris | Louisville City FC | Indy Eleven | 5–3 (H) [38] | April 6 |
Nick Markanich [A] | Charleston Battery | Las Vegas Lights FC | 6–0 (H) [39] | April 27 |
MD Myers | Charleston Battery | North Carolina FC | 5–2 (H) [40] | June 28 |
Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Orange County SC | 6–0 (H) [41] | August 24 |
Augustine Williams | Indy Eleven | Miami FC | 4–0 (H) [42] | September 28 |
Bertin Jacquesson | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Miami FC | 4–0 (A) [43] | October 5 |
JJ Williams | Rhode Island FC | Miami FC | 8–1 (H) [44] | October 26 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Award | Winner | Team | Reason | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Boot | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Single season record with 28 goals | [45] |
Golden Glove | Eric Dick | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 14 shutouts; 0.69 goals against average; 79.1 save percentage | [45] |
Golden Playmaker | Noah Fuson | Rhode Island FC | 10 assists | [45] |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Eric Dick | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 14 shutouts; 0.69 goals against average; 79.1 save percentage | [46] |
Defender of the Year | Graham Smith | Charleston Battery | 159 duels overall at a 72% success rate | [47] |
Coach of the Year | Danny Cruz | Louisville City FC | Led Louisville to the Players' Shield title | [48] |
Young Player of the Year | Elijah Wynder | Louisville City FC | 6 goals; 37 tackles won | [49] |
Player of the Year | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Scored 30 goals in the regular season and playoffs | [50] |
Comeback Player of the Year | Zachary Herivaux | Rhode Island FC | Career best 4 goals and 3 assists. | [51] |
First team [52] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Eric Dick (PGH) | Jack Gurr (SAC) Matt Mahoney (COS) Arturo Ordoñez (LOU) Graham Smith (CHS) | Taylor Davila (LOU) Jorge Hernandez (SAN) Aaron Molloy (CHS) Maxi Rodriguez (DET) | Wilson Harris (LOU) Nick Markanich (CHS) |
Second team [52] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Danny Vitiello (SAC) | Devon Amoo-Mensah (DET) Ezra Armstrong (NCA) Pape Mar Boye (PHX) Sean Totsch (LOU) | Noah Fuson (RI) Bruno Lapa (MEM) J.C. Ngando (LVL) Elijah Wynder (LOU) | Manuel Arteaga (TBR) Cal Jennings (TBR) |
Month | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | References | |||
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Player | Club | Position | Coach | Club | ||
March | Wilson Harris | Louisville City FC | Forward | Danny Dichio | Detroit City FC | [53] [54] |
April | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Forward | Ben Pirmann | Charleston Battery | [55] [56] |
May | Marlon | Memphis 901 FC | Forward | Sean McAuley | Indy Eleven | [57] [58] |
June | Khori Bennett | Las Vegas Lights FC | Forward | Gavin Glinton | Oakland Roots SC | [59] [60] |
July | Johan Peñaranda | FC Tulsa | Goalkeeper | Khano Smith | Rhode Island FC | [61] [62] |
August | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Forward | Danny Cruz | Louisville City FC | [63] [64] |
September | Colin Shutler | Orange County SC | Goalkeeper | Danny Dichio | Detroit City FC | [65] [66] |
October | JJ Williams | Rhode Island FC | Forward | Danny Stone | Orange County SC | [67] [68] |
Player of the Week | |||||
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Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | Ref. |
1 | Trevor Amann | Sacramento Republic FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [69] |
2 | Rafael Baca | Monterey Bay FC | Midfielder | GWG goal vs Phoenix | [70] |
3 | Allen Gavilanes | Miami FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [71] |
4 | Maxi Rodriguez | Detroit City FC | Midfielder | 1 goal; 1 assist vs Indy | [72] |
5 | Wilson Harris | Louisville City FC | Forward | Hat trick vs Indy | [73] |
6 | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Forward | 3 goals; 1 assist in 2 games | [74] |
7 | Edward Kizza | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Forward | 1 goal; 1 assist vs Phoenix | [75] |
8 | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Forward | 4 goals; 1 assist vs Las Vegas | [76] |
9 | Marlon | Memphis 901 FC | Forward | 2 goals; 1 assist vs Tampa Bay | [77] |
10 | Aedan Stanley | Indy Eleven | Defender | 2 assists vs Miami | [78] |
11 | Forrest Lasso | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Defender | 2 goals vs Tulsa | [79] |
12 | Amando Moreno | El Paso Locomotive | Forward | 2 goals vs Charleston | [80] |
13 | Antony Siaha | Monterey Bay FC | Goalkeeper | 2 clean sheets; 13 total saves | [81] |
14 | Dariusz Formella | Phoenix Rising FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [82] |
15 | Lindo Mfeka | Oakland Roots SC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Sacramento | [83] |
16 | Colin Shutler | Orange County SC | Goalkeeper | 8 save shutout vs Indy | [84] |
17 | MD Myers | Charleston Battery | Forward | Hat trick vs North Carolina | [85] |
18 | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Forward | 2 goals vs Birmingham | [86] |
19 | Junior Etou | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Defender | 2 goals vs Oakland | [87] |
20 | Zachary Herivaux | Rhode Island FC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Birmingham | [88] |
21 | Stefano Pinho | Birmingham Legion FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [89] |
22 | Kalil ElMedkhar | Loudoun United FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Miami | [90] |
23 | Wilson Harris | Louisville City FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Sacramento | [91] |
24 | Harry Swartz | New Mexico United | Forward | 2 goals vs Tulsa | [92] |
25 | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Forward | Hat trick vs Orange County | [93] |
26 | Khori Bennett | Las Vegas Lights FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Orange County | [94] |
27 | Yosuke Hanya | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Midfielder | 1 goal; 1 assist vs Tampa Bay | [95] |
28 | Renan Ribeiro | Hartford Athletic | Goalkeeper | 10 saves; 2 shutouts | [96] |
29 | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Forward | Set single season scoring record | [97] |
30 | Augustine Williams | Indy Eleven | Forward | Hat trick vs Miami | [98] |
31 | Bertin Jacquesson | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Forward | Hat trick vs Miami | [99] |
32 | Danny Barrera | Hartford Athletic | Midfielder | 2 goals; 1 assist vs North Carolina | [100] |
33 | Johnny Rodriguez | Oakland Roots SC | Forward | 2 goals vs Las Vegas | [101] |
34 | JJ Williams | Rhode Island FC | Forward | Hat trick vs Miami | [102] |
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