2024 USL League One season

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USL League One
Season2024
DatesMarch 9 – October 26 (regular season)
Matches played28
Goals scored73 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Lyam MacKinnon (5 goals)
Biggest home win2 goals:
GVL 3–1 SPK (March 9)
Biggest away win3 goals:
CV 0–3 MAD (March 29)
Highest scoring6 goals:
CV 2–4 CHA (April 13)
Longest winning run3 matches:
KNX
Longest unbeaten run4 matches:
GVL
MAD
Longest winless run4 matches:
CV
LEX
Longest losing run4 matches:
CV
Highest attendance5,086
SPK 2–1 RIC (March 16)
Lowest attendance397
CV 2–4 CHA (April 13)
Total attendance45,224
Average attendance1,966
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of April 21, 2024.

The 2024 USL League One season will be the sixth season of USL League One, a professional men's soccer league in the third tier of the United States league system.

Contents

Twelve teams are participating in the 2024 season. Spokane Velocity FC entered as an expansion team. North Carolina FC, having defeated the Charlotte Independence in the 2023 final, left to rejoin the USL Championship. [1] [2] [3] The regular season started on March 9. [4] The 2024 season will also include a new in-season tournament, the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). The 2024 USL Cup will feature a group stage and knockout round to be played between April and September. [5]

Teams

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TRM
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LEX
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GVL
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MAD
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RIC
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NCO
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CHA
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SPK
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CLT
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CV
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OMA
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KNX
Locations of teams for the 2024 USL League One season
ClubCityStadiumCapacityHead coachJersey manufacturerJersey sponsor
Central Valley Fuego FC Fresno, California Fresno State Soccer Stadium1,000 Jermaine Jones Capelli Sport DAISYPRESS.COM
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 10,500 Mike Jeffries Capelli Sport Novant Health
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Chattanooga, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium 5,000Scott Mackenzie Adidas Transcard
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field 5,000 Matt Glaeser Hummel Dairyland Insurance
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Paladin Stadium 16,000Rick Wright Hummel Scansource
One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Regal Stadium 3,000Mark McKeever Hummel KUB Fiber
Lexington SC Lexington, Kentucky Toyota Stadium (Georgetown)5,000 Darren Powell Nike UK HealthCare
Lexington SC Stadium [lower-alpha 1] 7,500 [7]
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Windsor, Colorado TicketSmarter Stadium at Future Legends Complex 6,000 Éamon Zayed Puma New Belgium Brewing Company
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 6,000 Darren Sawatzky Adidas Ukrop's
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium 5,300 Ian Cameron Puma Optim Healthcare
Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium 5,100 Leigh Veidman Capelli Sport Community Sponsors [8]
Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park 9,023Dominic Casciato Hummel Centris Federal Credit Union
  1. Lexington SC expects to open its new stadium during the 2024 USL1 season. [6]

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment
Central Valley Fuego FC Flag of the United States.svg Edison GonzalezEnd of interim periodNovember 5, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Jermaine Jones November 6, 2023 [9]
Lexington SC Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Novo End of interim periodOctober 23, 2023 Flag of England.svg Darren Powell November 11, 2023 [10]
Greenville Triumph SC Flag of the United States.svg John Harkes End of contractDecember 31, 2023 [11] Flag of Bermuda.svg Rick WrightJanuary 1, 2024 [12]

League table

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Greenville Triumph SC 6411125+713 Playoffs
2 Spokane Velocity FC 632198+110
3 One Knoxville SC 431052+39
4 Union Omaha 320131+27
5 Charlotte Independence 421143+17
6 South Georgia Tormenta FC 62318807
7 Forward Madison FC 410363+36
8 Lexington SC 613251055
9 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 311154+14
10 Richmond Kickers 513171144
11 Central Valley Fuego FC 514071363
12 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 40222532
Updated to match(es) played on April 21, 2024. Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.

Results table

Color key: Home Away Win Loss Draw
ClubMatches [13]
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CV Fuego FC
(CV)
TRMOMAMADRICCHACLTKNXRICNCOMADTRMCHALEXCLTSPKLEXGVLNCOSPKKNXGVLOMA
2–11–20–32–32–45/35/176/157/37/137/278/38/168/249/79/189/2110/210/910/1510/2010/26
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)
KNXSPKGVLOMACVOMATRMCHAGVLNCOCHASPKLEXMADCVKNXRICTRMMADNCOLEXRIC
1–22–11–00–05/35/176/16/146/197/67/167/278/38/148/249/79/149/2110/410/1210/1910/26
Chattanooga Red Wolves
(CHA)
LEXCVNCOTRMGVLOMACLTTRMSPKRICCLTOMACVSPKKNXMADGVLNCOKNXMADRICLEX
0–14–21–15/186/26/56/146/227/67/137/167/278/38/78/179/79/149/2110/510/1210/1910/26
Forward Madison FC
(MAD)
TRMGVLCVRICGVLKNXSPKLEXTRMOMARICCVNCOOMACLTLEXCHASPKCLTCHAKNXNCO
1–10–03–02–25/45/85/196/16/156/207/37/137/278/38/148/249/79/2110/410/1210/1910/26
Greenville Triumph SC
(GVL)
SPKMADLEXNCOCLTTRMMADRICCHACLTKNXOMAKNXRICNCOOMACHACVLEXSPKCVTRM
3–10–03–23–10–13–05/45/186/26/196/227/137/278/168/259/79/149/2110/510/1210/2010/26
One Knoxville SC
(KNX)
CLTLEXTRMOMARICMADCVRICNCOGVLTRMNCOGVLCHASPKCLTLEXOMACHACVMADSPK
2–12–01–00–15/35/85/176/16/176/227/57/137/278/178/249/79/149/2110/510/1510/1910/26
Lexington SC
(LEX)
NCOCHAKNXGVLTRMSPKMADSPKOMATRMRICCLTCVMADNCOKNXCVRICGVLOMACLTCHA
0–01–00–22–30–32–26/16/237/67/137/278/38/168/249/79/149/189/2110/510/1210/1910/26
NoCo Hailstorm FC
(NCO)
LEXSPKGVLCHAOMAKNXRICCVCLTKNXMADRICTRMGVLLEXOMACHACVTRMCLTSPKMAD
0–00–11–31–16/16/176/227/37/67/137/278/38/178/259/79/149/2110/210/510/1210/1910/26
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)
SPKTRMCVMADSPKKNXGVLKNXCVNCOMADCHALEXNCOGVLOMACLTLEXOMATRMCHACLT
1–21–33–22–20–25/35/186/16/156/227/37/137/278/38/168/249/149/2110/510/1210/1910/26
Spokane Velocity FC
(SPK)
GVLRICNCOCLTLEXRICMADLEXCHACLTTRMCHAKNXOMACVTRMMADOMACVGVLNCOKNX
1–32–11–01–22–22–05/196/237/67/278/38/78/249/49/79/149/2110/210/910/1210/1910/26
Tormenta FC
(TRM)
CVMADRICKNXLEXGVLOMACHACLTMADCHAKNXLEXCVSPKNCOSPKCLTNCORICOMAGVL
1–21–13–10–13–00–35/45/186/16/156/227/57/137/278/38/179/149/2110/510/1210/1910/26
Union Omaha
(OMA)
CVKNXCLTTRMCLTNCOCHAMADLEXGVLCHAMADRICSPKGVLNCOKNXSPKRICLEXTRMCV
2–11–00–05/45/176/16/56/207/67/137/278/38/249/49/79/149/2110/210/510/1210/1910/26

Regular season statistical leaders

As of April 21, 2024 [14]

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lyam MacKinnon Greenville Triumph SC 5
2 Flag of Ghana.svg Ropapa Mensah Chattanooga Red Wolves 4
3 Flag of Germany.svg Adrian Billhardt Richmond Kickers 3
Flag of Colombia.svg Leonardo Castro Greenville Triumph SC
5 Flag of the United States.svg Devin Boyce Forward Madison FC 2
Flag of the United States.svg Derek Gebhard Forward Madison FC
Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil Spokane Velocity
Flag of Honduras.svg Angelo Kelly-Rosales One Knoxville SC
Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Longmire Spokane Velocity
Flag of Madagascar.svg Romain Métanire Spokane Velocity
Flag of England.svg Chandler O'Dwyer Richmond Kickers
Flag of Colombia.svg Gabriel Rodriguez Tormenta FC
Flag of the United States.svg Zahir Vasquez Central Valley Fuego FC
Flag of England.svg Niall Watson Tormenta FC
Flag of Malta.svg Yannick Yankam Lexington SC

Hat tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Flag of Ghana.svg Ropapa Mensah Chattanooga Red Wolves Central Valley Fuego FC 4–2 (A) [15] April 13
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of Haiti.svg Ashkanov Apollon Central Valley Fuego FC 2
Flag of England.svg Jack Denton Spokane Velocity
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos Union Omaha
Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil Spokane Velocity
Flag of the United States.svg Callum Johnson One Knoxville SC
Flag of Honduras.svg Angelo Kelly-Rosales One Knoxville SC
Flag of the United States.svg Pierre Reedy Spokane Velocity
Flag of the United States.svg Zion Scarlett Greenville Triumph SC
933 players1

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubShutouts
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Amal Knight Lexington SC 2
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Lewis One Knoxville SC
Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Merancio Spokane Velocity
Flag of Ghana.svg Rashid Nuhu Union Omaha
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Pack Charlotte Independence
Flag of the Philippines.svg Bernd Schipmann Forward Madison FC
7 Flag of the United States.svg Lalo Delgado Northern Colorado Hailstorm 1
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Garner Greenville Triumph SC
Flag of the United States.svg Ford Parker Tormenta FC
Flag of Germany.svg Gunther Rankenburg Greenville Triumph SC

League awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the Month (sponsored by eFootball )Coach of the MonthReferences
PlayerClubPositionCoachClub
March Flag of Honduras.svg Angelo Kelly-Rosales One Knoxville SC Midfielder Flag of Scotland.svg Mark McKeever One Knoxville SC [16] [17]

Weekly awards

USL Cup

See also

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