Season | 2024 |
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Dates | March 9 – October 26 (regular season) |
Matches played | 105 |
Goals scored | 314 (2.99 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lyam MacKinnon Juan Carlos Obregón (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | 6 goals: LEX 7–1 CV (September 18) |
Biggest away win | 3 goals: CV 0–3 MAD (March 29) SPK 0–3 MAD (May 19) CHA 2–5 OMA (June 5) CHA 2–5 GVL (September 14) |
Highest scoring | 8 goals: LEX 7–1 CV (September 18) |
Longest winning run | 3 matches: CLT KNX MAD NCO OMA |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches: MAD |
Longest winless run | 9 matches: CV |
Longest losing run | 6 matches: CV |
Highest attendance | 5,574 RIC 2–1 MAD (July 3) |
Lowest attendance | 397 CV 2–4 CHA (April 13) |
Total attendance | 228,356 |
Average attendance | 2,261 |
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of September 21, 2024. |
The 2024 USL League One season is the sixth season of USL League One, a professional men's soccer league in the third tier of the United States league system.
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]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Central Valley Fuego FC | Edison Gonzalez | End of interim period | November 5, 2023 | Jermaine Jones | November 6, 2023 [8] |
Lexington SC | Nacho Novo | End of interim period | October 23, 2023 | Darren Powell | November 11, 2023 [9] |
Greenville Triumph SC | John Harkes | End of contract | December 31, 2023 [10] | Rick Wright | January 1, 2024 [11] |
One Knoxville SC | Mark McKeever | Mutual agreement | August 15, 2024 [12] | Ilija Ilić (interim) | August 15, 2024 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Union Omaha (Q) | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 35 | Playoffs |
2 | Forward Madison FC | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 31 | |
3 | Charlotte Independence | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 30 | |
4 | Greenville Triumph SC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 28 | |
5 | One Knoxville SC | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 28 | |
6 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 26 | |
7 | Spokane Velocity FC | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 26 | |
8 | Richmond Kickers | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 19 | |
9 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 19 | |
10 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 17 | |
11 | Lexington SC | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 17 | |
12 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 12 |
Color key: Home •Away •Win •Loss •Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Matches [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
CV Fuego FC (CV) | TRM | OMA | MAD | RIC | CHA | CLT | KNX | RIC | NCO | MAD | TRM | CHA | LEX | CLT | SPK | LEX | GVL | NCO | SPK | KNX | GVL | OMA |
2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–7 | 2–2 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/15 | 10/20 | 10/26 | |
Charlotte Independence (CLT) | KNX | SPK | GVL | OMA | CV | OMA | TRM | CHA | GVL | NCO | CHA | SPK | LEX | MAD | CV | KNX | RIC | TRM | MAD | NCO | LEX | RIC |
1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 10/4 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Chattanooga Red Wolves (CHA) | LEX | CV | NCO | TRM | GVL | OMA | CLT | TRM | SPK | RIC | CLT | OMA | CV | SPK | KNX | MAD | GVL | NCO | KNX | MAD | RIC | LEX |
0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Forward Madison FC (MAD) | TRM | GVL | CV | RIC | GVL | SPK | LEX | TRM | OMA | RIC | CV | NCO | OMA | CLT | LEX | CHA | SPK | KNX | CLT | CHA | KNX | NCO |
1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 10/1 | 10/4 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) | SPK | MAD | LEX | NCO | CLT | TRM | MAD | RIC | CHA | CLT | KNX | OMA | KNX | RIC | NCO | OMA | CHA | CV | LEX | SPK | CV | TRM |
3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/20 | 10/26 | |
One Knoxville SC (KNX) | CLT | LEX | TRM | OMA | RIC | CV | RIC | NCO | GVL | TRM | NCO | GVL | CHA | SPK | CLT | LEX | OMA | MAD | CHA | CV | MAD | SPK |
2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 10/1 | 10/5 | 10/15 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Lexington SC (LEX) | NCO | CHA | KNX | GVL | TRM | SPK | MAD | SPK | OMA | TRM | RIC | CLT | CV | MAD | NCO | KNX | CV | RIC | GVL | OMA | CLT | CHA |
0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
NoCo Hailstorm FC (NCO) | LEX | SPK | GVL | CHA | OMA | KNX | RIC | CV | CLT | KNX | MAD | RIC | TRM | GVL | LEX | OMA | CHA | CV | TRM | CLT | SPK | MAD |
0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 10/2 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Richmond Kickers (RIC) | SPK | TRM | CV | MAD | SPK | KNX | GVL | KNX | CV | NCO | MAD | CHA | LEX | NCO | GVL | OMA | CLT | LEX | OMA | TRM | CHA | CLT |
1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Spokane Velocity FC (SPK) | GVL | RIC | NCO | CLT | LEX | RIC | MAD | LEX | CHA | CLT | TRM | CHA | KNX | OMA | CV | TRM | MAD | OMA | CV | GVL | NCO | KNX |
1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Tormenta FC (TRM) | CV | MAD | RIC | KNX | LEX | GVL | OMA | CHA | CLT | MAD | CHA | KNX | LEX | CV | SPK | NCO | SPK | CLT | NCO | RIC | OMA | GVL |
1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Union Omaha (OMA) | CV | KNX | CLT | TRM | CLT | NCO | CHA | MAD | LEX | GVL | CHA | MAD | RIC | SPK | GVL | NCO | KNX | SPK | RIC | LEX | TRM | CV |
2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 10/2 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 |
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Ropapa Mensah | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Central Valley Fuego FC | 4–2 (A) [15] | April 13 |
Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 5–2 (A) [16] | September 14 |
Cameron Lancaster | Lexington SC | Central Valley Fuego FC | 7–1 (H) [17] | September 18 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | Alfredo Midence | Central Valley Fuego FC | 7 |
2 | Luis Gil | Spokane Velocity FC | 5 |
Gabriel Obertan | Charlotte Independence | ||
Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | ||
5 | Ates Diouf | Lexington SC | 4 |
Pedro Dolabella | Union Omaha | ||
Joe Gallardo | Union Omaha | ||
Derek Gebhard | Forward Madison FC | ||
Stefan Lukic | Chattanooga Red Wolves | ||
Wolfgang Prentice | Forward Madison FC | ||
Zion Scarlett | Greenville Triumph SC | ||
Ben Zakowski | Greenville Triumph SC | ||
Month | Player of the Month (sponsored by eFootball ) | Coach of the Month | References | |||
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Player | Club | Position | Coach | Club | ||
March | Angelo Kelly-Rosales | One Knoxville SC | Midfielder | Mark McKeever | One Knoxville SC | [18] [19] |
April | Ropapa Mensah | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Forward | Mike Jeffries | Charlotte Independence | [20] [21] |
May | Pedro Dolabella | Union Omaha | Midfielder | Dominic Casciato | Union Omaha | [22] [23] |
June | Juan Carlos Obregón | Charlotte Independence | Forward | Matt Glaeser | Forward Madison FC | [24] [25] |
July | Alfredo Midence | Central Valley Fuego FC | Forward | Mike Jeffries | Charlotte Independence | [26] [27] |
August | Ethan Hoard | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Forward | Darren Powell | Lexington SC | [28] [29] |
Player of the Week (sponsored by eFootball ) | |||||
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Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | Ref. |
1 | Leonardo Castro | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | Goal vs Spokane | [30] |
2 | Angelo Kelly-Rosales | One Knoxville SC | Forward | 2 goals vs Charlotte | [31] |
3 | Luis Gil | Spokane Velocity FC | Midfielder | GWG PK vs Northern Colorado | [32] |
4 | Luis Álvarez | Charlotte Independence | Midfielder | GWG vs Spokane | [33] |
5 | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Northern Colorado | [34] |
6 | Ropapa Mensah | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Forward | Hat trick vs Central Valley Fuego | [35] |
7 | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | 2 goals vs Tormenta FC | [36] |
8 | Joe Gallardo | Union Omaha | Midfielder | 1 goal; 2 assists vs Tormenta FC | [37] |
9 | Sebastián Vivas | South Georgia Tormenta FC | Forward | 2 goals; 1 assist vs Chattanooga | [38] |
10 | Chevone Marsh | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Forward | 3 goals in 2 matches | [39] |
11 | Juan Carlos Obregón | Charlotte Independence | Forward | 2 goals vs Chattanooga | [40] |
12 | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 2 goals in 2 games | [41] |
13 | Steevan Dos Santos | Union Omaha | Forward | 2 goals vs Lexington | [42] |
14 | Ropapa Mensah | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Forward | 2 goals vs Richmond | [43] |
15 | Alfredo Midence | Central Valley Fuego FC | Forward | 3 assists vs Tormenta FC | [44] |
16 | Andre Lewis | Spokane Velocity FC | Midfielder | 2 goals; 1 assists | [45] |
17 | Kempes Tekiela | One Knoxville SC | Forward | 2 goals; 1 assist vs Chattanooga | [46] |
18 | Joe Gallardo | Union Omaha | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Richmond | [47] |
19 | Luis Gil | Spokane Velocity FC | Midfielder | 1 goal; 1 assist in 2 games | [48] |
20 | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | Hat Trick vs Chattanooga | [49] |
21 | Cameron Lancaster | Lexington SC | Forward | Hat Trick vs Central Valley Fuego | [50] |
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