2018 USL season
The 2018 USL season was the eighth season of the United Soccer League and second under Division II sanctioning. The previous season, the USL had provisional Div. II sanctioning from the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) along with the North American Soccer League, but was given full sanctioning for the 2018 season with a two-year deadline to meet the full requirements set by U.S. Soccer.[1]
Season | 2018 |
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Champions | Louisville City FC |
Regular season title | FC Cincinnati |
Matches played | 561 |
Goals scored | 1,612 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cameron Lancaster (25 – USL Record) |
Biggest home win | TBR 5–0 OTT (April 7) LAG 7–2 LVL (May 26) OCO 6–1 TUL (June 23) NYR 6–1 ATL (July 6) LAG 6–1 SLC (September 22) |
Biggest away win | RIC 0–6 LOU (August 25) |
Highest scoring | POR 7–3 LAG (May 18) OKC 6–4 LVL (July 11) NYR 4–6 LOU (August 10) |
Longest winning run | 10 wins FC Cincinnati (August 12 – October 6) |
Longest unbeaten run | 23 games FC Cincinnati (June 2 – October 13) (USL Record) |
Longest winless run | 18 games Toronto FC II (March 17 – July 21) |
Longest losing run | 8 games OKC Energy FC (March 24 – May 9) |
Highest attendance | 31,478 CIN 3–0 IND (September 29) (USL Record) |
Lowest attendance | 50 TOR 0–0 NCA (April 18) |
Total attendance | 2,756,759 |
Average attendance | 4,923 |
← 2017 2019 →
All statistics correct as of November 8, 2018. |
Louisville City FC were the defending USL Cup champions, while Real Monarchs were the defending Supporters’ Shield champions.
This season was the last for four teams in the USL, with all changing leagues for 2019 and beyond. FC Cincinnati will join Major League Soccer.[2] MLS side Toronto FC announced that its reserve side, Toronto FC II, would drop to USL League One, a third-level league slated to launch in 2019,[3] and the Richmond Kickers also chose to drop to League One for 2019 and beyond.[4] Near the end of the season, Penn FC announced that it would suspend professional operations for 2019 and resume play in League One in 2020.[5]
It was also the final season for the league under the "United Soccer League" name. Effective with the 2019 season, the league has been rebranded as the USL Championship.[6]
Changes from 2017
- Expansion
- Joined from NASL
- On hiatus
- Orlando City B[13]
- During the 2018 season, City B's MLS parent, Orlando City SC, announced that City B would resume play in 2019 as a founding member of USL League One.[14]
- Rochester Rhinos[15]
- During the 2018 season, the Rhinos announced they would not return to the USL's top flight. The team will not resume professional operations until the 2020 season, at which time it will join USL League One.[16]
- Folded
Rule changes
Regular season games will now be considered official after the 70th minute. Teams are allowed a fourth substitution in extra time for the USL Playoffs. Teams will submit a 23-player squad at least 48 hours before kickoff. A team's 18-player gameday roster may now contain a maximum of five players signed to USL Academy contracts.[18]
Teams
Other venues
- Four Toronto FC II home games were played at Marina Auto Stadium in Rochester, New York.[19]
- Nashville's March 24 game against Pittsburgh, and the July 7 game against FC Cincinnati, were played at Nissan Stadium.[20]
- Toronto's May 9 game against Penn FC was moved to Monarch Park Stadium due to BMO Field needing time to recover due to a busy early schedule.[21]
- The conclusion of a suspended game from June 16 between Atlanta United 2 and Ottawa was played August 7 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.[22]
Competition format
The season began on March 16 and ends on October 14. The top eight finishers in each conference qualify for the playoffs.[23][24]
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Junior Gonzalez[25] | Resigned | November 8, 2017 | Gerson Echeverry | December 6, 2017[26] |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Dave Brandt | Ineligible | November 14, 2017 | Bob Lilley | November 14, 2017[27] |
Oklahoma City Energy FC | Jimmy Nielsen[28] | Resigned | November 16, 2017 | Steve Cooke | December 19, 2017[29] |
Swope Park Rangers | Nikola Popovic[30] | Mutual separation | November 17, 2017 | Paulo Nagamura | November 30, 2017[31] |
Saint Louis FC | Preki[32] | Mutual separation | November 20, 2017 | Anthony Pulis | November 21, 2017[33] |
Orange County SC | Logan Pause[34] | Mutual separation | November 27, 2017 | Braeden Cloutier | December 14, 2017[35] |
Ottawa Fury FC | Julian de Guzman[36] | Interim | December 12, 2017 | Nikola Popovic | December 12, 2017[37] |
Portland Timbers 2 | Andrew Gregor | Moved to assistant coach | January 8, 2018 | Cameron Knowles | January 8, 2018[38] |
Toronto FC II | Jason Bent[39] | Promotion | January 26, 2018 | Laurent Guyot | January 26, 2018[39] |
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Ezra Hendrickson[40] | Resigned | January 30, 2018 | John Hutchinson | January 30, 2018[40] |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | Stuart Campbell[41] | Resigned | May 17, 2018 | Neill Collins | May 18, 2018[42] |
Toronto FC II | Laurent Guyot[43] | Mutual separation | June 1, 2018 | Michael Rabasca | June 4, 2018[44] |
Phoenix Rising FC | Patrice Carteron[45] | Left to manage Al Ahly SC | June 12, 2018 | Rick Schantz (Interim) | June 12, 2018[46] |
Tulsa Roughnecks FC | David Vaudreuil | Fired | June 25, 2018 | Michael Nsien (Interim)[47] | June 25, 2018[48] |
Richmond Kickers | Leigh Cowlishaw[49] | Resigned | June 26, 2018 | David Bulow | June 27, 2018[50] |
Louisville City FC | James O'Connor[51] | Left to manage Orlando City SC | June 30, 2018 | Player Coaches ‡ | July 1, 2018 |
Louisville City FC | Player Coaches ‡ | Return to player duties | August 2, 2018 | John Hackworth | August 2, 2018[52] |
Real Monarchs | Mark Briggs | Resigned | August 24, 2018 | Jámison Olave (Interim) | August 24, 2018[53] |
‡ Luke Spencer, Paolo DelPiccolo, & George Davis IV appointed joint interim head coaches.[54]
League table
- Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Cincinnati (X) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 77 | Conference Playoffs |
2 | Louisville City FC (C) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 66 | |
3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | |
4 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 56 | |
5 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 52 | |
6 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 50 | |
7 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 49 | |
8 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 49 | |
9 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 47 | |
10 | Ottawa Fury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 45 | |
11 | Charlotte Independence | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 42 | |
12 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 | |
13 | Penn FC | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 37 | |
14 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 31 | |
15 | Richmond Kickers | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 22 | |
16 | Toronto FC II | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.
- Western Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Orange County SC | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 66 | Conference Playoffs |
2 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 65 | |
3 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 63 | |
4 | Real Monarchs | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 60 | |
5 | Reno 1868 FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 59 | |
6 | Portland Timbers 2 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 55 | |
7 | Swope Park Rangers | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 53 | |
8 | Saint Louis FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 53 | |
9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 50 | |
10 | OKC Energy FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 43 | |
11 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 39 | |
12 | Fresno FC | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 39 | |
13 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 38 | |
14 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 37 | |
15 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 31 | |
16 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 25 | |
17 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 34 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 77 | −41 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results table
Color Key: Home • Away • Neutral • Win • Loss • Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Atlanta United 2 (ATL) | NYR | CLT | PEN | LOU | CHS | PGH | CIN | OTT | TOR | LOU | NCA | TBR | IND | CLT | NSH | NYR | BST | RIC | NSH | BST | OTT | CHS | CIN | IND | TOR | PEN | TBR | NCA | NSH | LOU | TBR | CHS | PGH | RIC |
3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Bethlehem Steel FC (BST) | RIC | TBR | NSH | CHS | CIN | LOU | RIC | CHS | NYR | IND | OTT | NCA | LOU | CIN | NYR | CLT | PEN | ATL | NCA | NYR | IND | ATL | RIC | CLT | PGH | TOR | OTT | NSH | PEN | PGH | TOR | OTT | IND | TBR |
4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Charleston Battery (CHS) | CIN | PEN | NYR | BST | PEN | ATL | TBR | CLT | BST | OTT | NSH | IND | RIC | CLT | PGH | TOR | NCA | IND | LOU | PGH | RIC | NCA | TBR | ATL | CIN | NYR | LOU | TBR | CLT | NSH | NCA | TOR | ATL | OTT |
0–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
Charlotte Independence (CLT) | OTT | TOR | ATL | NSH | NCA | IND | CHS | CIN | TOR | RIC | OTT | NYR | ATL | CHS | RIC | TBR | BST | IND | NSH | CIN | LOU | PEN | BST | PGH | LOU | NCA | NSH | RIC | CHS | NYR | PGH | PEN | TBR | NCA |
4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
FC Cincinnati (CIN) | CHS | IND | LOU | BST | PGH | OTT | IND | ATL | CLT | NCA | LOU | NYR | NCA | BST | RIC | TOR | OTT | NSH | TBR | CLT | NYR | NSH | PEN | CHS | ATL | TBR | PGH | LOU | TOR | PEN | RIC | IND | PGH | NSH |
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (COS) | LAG | POR | STL | SPR | RGV | RNO | SAC | SEA | OCO | RNO | LVL | OKC | STL | LVL | SPR | POR | FRS | SAN | OCO | OKC | SAC | TUL | SAN | RGV | OKC | TUL | PHX | SLC | LAG | RGV | PHX | SLC | FRS | SEA |
2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
Fresno FC (FRS) | LVL | LAG | SEA | OKC | STL | TUL | SAN | PHX | SAN | RGV | SLC | OCO | SEA | RNO | SAC | SPR | COS | SLC | SAC | POR | PHX | OKC | TUL | SAC | LAG | STL | LVL | RNO | SPR | OCO | POR | RGV | COS | SLC |
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
Indy Eleven (IND) | RIC | CIN | NCA | NSH | CLT | CIN | LOU | PGH | BST | NYR | CHS | ATL | TOR | NSH | PEN | OTT | CLT | CHS | TBR | BST | LOU | NCA | OTT | TOR | ATL | PGH | RIC | NYR | PEN | PGH | TBR | CIN | BST | LOU |
1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Las Vegas Lights (LVL) | FRS | RNO | SPR | SAC | SAN | SLC | TUL | COS | SLC | LAG | COS | PHX | SEA | SPR | TUL | STL | OKC | RGV | POR | SEA | RGV | STL | OCO | PHX | FRS | RNO | LAG | POR | RNO | OCO | OKC | SAN | PHX | SAC |
3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–7 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–6 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | |
LA Galaxy II (LAG) | COS | FRS | SAN | OCO | PHX | STL | NYR | PHX | STL | POR | RGV | LVL | TUL | OCO | OKC | TUL | SEA | OCO | RNO | POR | SPR | SAN | FRS | SAC | RGV | SLC | COS | LVL | OKC | RNO | SLC | SEA | SAC | SPR |
0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 3–7 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | |
Louisville City FC (LOU) | NSH | TBR | CIN | RIC | ATL | BST | IND | NSH | ATL | CIN | BST | PEN | NCA | PGH | NYR | TBR | CHS | CLT | OTT | IND | NYR | NSH | CLT | RIC | TOR | CHS | CIN | PGH | PEN | OTT | ATL | TOR | NCA | IND |
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
Nashville SC (NSH) | LOU | PGH | BST | CLT | IND | PEN | NYR | LOU | CHS | PGH | PEN | TBR | NCA | IND | ATL | CIN | CLT | OTT | ATL | TOR | CIN | OTT | LOU | BST | RIC | CLT | NCA | TBR | CHS | ATL | NYR | RIC | TOR | CIN |
0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | |
New York Red Bulls II (NYR) | TOR | ATL | CHS | RIC | TBR | LAG | TOR | OTT | NSH | BST | IND | CIN | CLT | PGH | BST | OTT | LOU | ATL | RIC | BST | CIN | TBR | PEN | LOU | NCA | CHS | OTT | IND | TOR | CLT | NSH | NCA | PEN | PGH |
2–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–6 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
North Carolina FC (NCA) | TBR | RIC | IND | CLT | TOR | OTT | PEN | CIN | ATL | BST | CIN | OTT | NSH | LOU | RIC | PGH | CHS | BST | TOR | PGH | CHS | TBR | IND | NYR | CLT | TBR | NSH | PEN | ATL | CHS | RIC | NYR | LOU | CLT |
1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
Oklahoma City Energy (OKC) | TUL | PHX | OCO | FRS | POR | STL | RNO | SPR | PHX | COS | TUL | RNO | SEA | POR | RGV | LAG | SAN | COS | LVL | SAC | FRS | SAN | COS | TUL | SLC | RGV | SEA | SPR | OCO | LAG | SAC | LVL | SLC | STL |
1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
Orange County SC (OCO) | PHX | SAC | OKC | TUL | LAG | SAN | RGV | COS | SLC | STL | FRS | SAC | LAG | RNO | TUL | PHX | COS | LAG | SAN | SPR | STL | POR | SPR | PHX | LVL | POR | RGV | SEA | OKC | FRS | SLC | LVL | SEA | RNO |
1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
Ottawa Fury FC (OTT) | CLT | TBR | PGH | NCA | CIN | NYR | PEN | ATL | CHS | BST | TOR | CLT | NCA | NYR | CIN | IND | PGH | PEN | NSH | LOU | TBR | ATL | NSH | RIC | IND | BST | PEN | NYR | TOR | RIC | LOU | TOR | BST | CHS |
1–4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
Penn FC (PEN) | CHS | PGH | ATL | CHS | NSH | NCA | TBR | OTT | TOR | PGH | NSH | TOR | RIC | LOU | TBR | IND | BST | RIC | OTT | CLT | NYR | CIN | RIC | OTT | BST | ATL | IND | NCA | LOU | CIN | PGH | CLT | NYR | TOR |
0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
Phoenix Rising FC (PHX) | OCO | OKC | RNO | SLC | LAG | SPR | FRS | LAG | OKC | TUL | SAC | SPR | STL | SAC | LVL | TUL | RGV | OCO | FRS | SEA | SLC | POR | OCO | LVL | SAN | COS | RGV | SAN | SEA | COS | STL | RNO | LVL | POR |
1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PGH) | NSH | PEN | TOR | OTT | CIN | ATL | TOR | IND | TBR | PEN | NSH | RIC | NYR | CHS | LOU | NCA | OTT | CHS | NCA | RIC | TOR | BST | CLT | TBR | IND | CIN | BST | LOU | IND | PEN | CLT | CIN | ATL | NYR |
0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
Portland Timbers 2 (POR) | SEA | COS | SLC | TUL | OKC | RGV | RNO | SAC | STL | SEA | LAG | SLC | SAN | RGV | OKC | COS | RNO | FRS | SPR | LVL | LAG | OCO | PHX | SPR | SAN | SEA | OCO | STL | TUL | LVL | FRS | SAC | RNO | PHX |
1–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 7–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
Real Monarchs (SLC) | TUL | POR | PHX | SEA | TBR | LVL | OCO | SPR | FRS | LVL | POR | SAC | RGV | SPR | STL | FRS | RNO | SAC | SEA | SAN | PHX | RNO | OKC | TUL | LAG | COS | SAN | RGV | STL | OCO | LAG | COS | OKC | FRS |
3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
Reno 1868 FC (RNO) | SPR | LVL | PHX | COS | POR | OKC | RGV | COS | TUL | SAC | SEA | SAN | OKC | FRS | OCO | SAN | POR | SLC | SEA | LAG | STL | SLC | SPR | SAC | LVL | FRS | STL | LAG | LVL | RGV | TUL | POR | PHX | OCO |
3–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
Rio Grande Valley Toros (RGV) | STL | SAC | COS | SEA | POR | OCO | RNO | FRS | SAN | SPR | LAG | SLC | POR | OKC | PHX | STL | TUL | LVL | SPR | COS | LVL | SAC | OKC | LAG | OCO | SAN | PHX | SLC | COS | SEA | RNO | FRS | TUL | SAN |
1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Richmond Kickers (RIC) | BST | IND | NCA | NYR | LOU | TOR | BST | TBR | CLT | PGH | CHS | PEN | CIN | CLT | NCA | PEN | NYR | ATL | CHS | PGH | BST | TOR | OTT | PEN | LOU | NSH | IND | CLT | OTT | TBR | CIN | NCA | NSH | ATL |
1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | |
Sacramento Republic (SAC) | SAN | OCO | RGV | SEA | LVL | COS | TUL | POR | SEA | RNO | PHX | SLC | OCO | PHX | FRS | SAN | STL | FRS | SLC | SPR | COS | OKC | FRS | RGV | STL | LAG | RNO | SEA | TUL | OKC | POR | SPR | LAG | LVL |
2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
San Antonio FC (SAN) | SAC | STL | LAG | SPR | OCO | FRS | LVL | FRS | RGV | TUL | RNO | POR | SAC | RNO | COS | OKC | OCO | SLC | COS | OKC | LAG | SEA | POR | PHX | SPR | RGV | SLC | PHX | TUL | SPR | STL | SEA | LVL | RGV |
1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
Saint Louis FC (STL) | RGV | SAN | COS | FRS | LAG | OKC | SPR | POR | LAG | OCO | COS | PHX | SPR | TUL | SLC | SAC | RGV | LVL | OCO | RNO | SEA | LVL | SAC | FRS | TUL | SEA | POR | RNO | SLC | SPR | SAN | PHX | TUL | OKC |
1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Seattle Sounders FC 2 (SEA) | POR | SPR | FRS | SAC | SLC | RGV | COS | SAC | POR | RNO | FRS | OKC | LVL | LAG | SPR | RNO | SLC | PHX | LVL | STL | SAN | POR | OKC | STL | OCO | TUL | SAC | PHX | RGV | SAN | LAG | OCO | COS | TUL |
2–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
Swope Park Rangers (SPR) | RNO | SEA | LVL | COS | SAN | PHX | STL | OKC | SLC | RGV | PHX | STL | COS | SLC | FRS | LVL | SEA | SAC | POR | OCO | RGV | LAG | OCO | POR | RNO | SAN | TUL | OKC | FRS | STL | SAN | TUL | SAC | LAG |
4–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | |
Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR) | NCA | BST | LOU | OTT | NYR | SLC | CHS | PEN | RIC | PGH | TOR | ATL | NSH | PEN | CLT | TOR | LOU | CIN | IND | NYR | OTT | CHS | NCA | PGH | CIN | NCA | CHS | ATL | NSH | RIC | IND | ATL | CLT | BST |
3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
Toronto FC II (TOR) | NYR | CLT | PGH | NCA | RIC | NYR | PGH | PEN | ATL | CLT | TBR | OTT | PEN | IND | CIN | CHS | TBR | NCA | NSH | PGH | RIC | BST | IND | LOU | ATL | OTT | NYR | CIN | BST | OTT | CHS | LOU | NSH | PEN |
1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
Tulsa Roughnecks (TUL) | OKC | SLC | OCO | POR | FRS | SAC | LVL | RNO | PHX | SAN | OKC | LAG | STL | PHX | OCO | LAG | LVL | RGV | COS | FRE | OKC | COS | SLC | STL | SPR | SEA | POR | SAN | SAC | SPR | RNO | RGV | STL | SEA |
0–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
October 20, 2018 QF | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Nashville SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Bone 95' Smith 104' Ledesma 111' |
Report | Davis 110' Bourgeois 115' Tyrpak 116' |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 20,217 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Penalties | ||||
Adi McLaughlin Smith Hoyte Lasso Walker |
Doyle Allen Winn LaGrassa Tyrpak Davis |
October 20, 2018 QF | Charleston Battery | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Bolt 16' | Report | Barlow 21' Stroud 66' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
October 20, 2018 QF | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Bethlehem Steel FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00 PM EDT | Zemanski 25' Dover 86' Roberts 105' 109' Forbes 113' Holland 119' |
Report | Moumbagna 45' Ngalina 70' Chambers 109' Nanco 111' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
Penalties | ||||
Kerr Forbes Banjo Greenspan François Vancaeyezeele Dabo Lee |
Chambers Nanco Holness Moar Skundrich Mahoney Real Mbaizo |
October 20, 2018 QF | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Indy Eleven | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 p.m. EDT | McCabe 29', 48' 66' Ilić 42' Lancaster 73' |
Report | Mitchell 46' Saad 67' Ouimette 72' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,763 Referee: Mark Allatin |
October 27, 2018 SF | FC Cincinnati | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Cincinnati, Ohio |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Adi 41' | Report | Moreno 12' 72' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 16,617 Referee: Tim Ford |
October 27, 2018 SF | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Ownby 34', 59' 79' Smith 64' |
Report | Moar 57' Mbaizo 83' Ofeimu 86' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,881 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
November 2, 2018 F | Louisville City FC | 5–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Ilić 23' (pen.), 40' Spencer 32' Davis 61' Craig 65' Ownby 69', 81' Williams 73', 75' McCabe 80' |
Report | Ndam 22' Tinari 44' Barlow 60' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,059 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Western Conference
October 19, 2018 QF | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tempe, Arizona |
7:30 p.m. MST | Drogba 28' Johnson 62' Asante 90' |
Report | Zambrano 40' Hanson 84' Diz Pe 90+5' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,511 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
October 20, 2018 QF | Real Monarchs | 0–1 | Reno 1868 FC | Herriman, Utah |
3:00 PM MDT | Velásquez 45+4' | Report | Brown 90+2' | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
October 20, 2018 QF | Orange County SC | 4–0 | Saint Louis FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM PDT | Seaton 11', 29', 64' 21' Quinn 47' Bjurman 66' |
Report | Walls 21' Hertzog 88' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
October 20, 2018 QF | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Sacramento, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Bijev 16' Matjašič 38' Hord 68' |
Report | Kuzain 27' Barry 31' Akhmatov 58' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
October 26, 2018 SF | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Tempe, Arizona |
7:30 p.m. MST | Johnson 22' Drogba 29' 90+4' Cortez 36' Lambert 48' |
Report | Blackwood 26' Barry 33' Akhmatov 49' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,707 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
October 27, 2018 SF | Orange County SC | 1–0 | Reno 1868 FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM PDT | Alston 21' Quinn 29' Duke 90+2' |
Report | Richards 12' Brown 41' Hoppenot 45+2' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Victor Rivas |
November 3, 2018 F | Orange County SC | 1–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 p.m. PDT | Chaplow 47' Hashimoto 82' |
Report | Cortez 2' Drogba 73' Forbes 90+7' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Tim Ford |
USL Championship
November 8, 2018[56] Final | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
8:00 PM EST | Smith 45' Spencer 62', 90+1' Ranjitsingh 90+3' |
Report | Farrell 39' Drogba 73' Lambert 85' |
Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
Championship Game MVP: Luke Spencer (LOU)
Attendance
Average home attendances
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
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FC Cincinnati | 17 | 437,197 | 31,478 | 22,407 | 25,717 |
Sacramento Republic FC | 17 | 192,293 | 11,569 | 9,757 | 11,311 |
Indy Eleven | 17 | 172,776 | 17,535 | 8,079 | 10,163 |
Nashville SC | 17 | 162,640 | 18,922 | 7,487 | 9,561 |
Louisville City FC | 17 | 134,153 | 9,684 | 6,009 | 7,891 |
Las Vegas Lights FC | 17 | 123,529 | 9,019 | 6,810 | 7,256 |
San Antonio FC | 17 | 117,969 | 7,946 | 6,090 | 6,939 |
Phoenix Rising FC | 17 | 108,475 | 7,381 | 5,017 | 6,381 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 17 | 94,399 | 7,368 | 5,059 | 5,553 |
Reno 1868 FC | 17 | 86,128 | 7,103 | 3,224 | 5,066 |
Fresno FC | 17 | 82,810 | 7,769 | 3,718 | 4,871 |
Ottawa Fury FC | 17 | 80,778 | 8,084 | 2,781 | 4,752 |
North Carolina FC | 17 | 80,414 | 9,505 | 3,169 | 4,730 |
Rio Grande Valley FC | 17 | 79,049 | 7,846 | 4,102 | 4,650 |
Oklahoma City Energy FC | 17 | 73,071 | 6,757 | 2,574 | 4,298 |
Richmond Kickers | 17 | 67,594 | 5,860 | 1,519 | 3,976 |
Saint Louis FC | 17 | 72,615 | 6,019 | 3,683 | 4,271 |
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 17 | 57,285 | 6,049 | 2,090 | 3,370 |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 17 | 67,674 | 5,000 | 2,534 | 3,295 |
Orange County SC | 17 | 52,618 | 3,742 | 2,236 | 3,095 |
Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 17 | 52,099 | 5,203 | 2,311 | 3,065 |
Charleston Battery | 17 | 48,824 | 4,659 | 2,597 | 2,872 |
Atlanta United 2 | 17 | 44,158 | 5,615 | 1,923 | 2,598 |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 18† | 43,212 | 3,123 | 1,823 | 2,401 |
Penn FC | 17 | 36,498 | 2,909 | 852 | 2,147 |
Portland Timbers 2 | 17 | 34,256 | 5,857 | 1,548 | 2,015 |
Bethlehem Steel FC | 17 | 39,898 | 3,284 | 1,418 | 2,347 |
Real Monarchs | 17 | 29,432 | 4,065 | 1,089 | 1,731 |
Charlotte Independence | 18† | 29,858 | 3,312 | 982 | 1,659 |
LA Galaxy II | 17 | 17,818 | 1,236 | 858 | 1,048 |
Toronto FC II | 15† | 12,143 | 4,100 | 50 | 810 |
Swope Park Rangers | 17 | 14,978 | 1,134 | 737 | 881 |
New York Red Bulls II | 17 | 10,946 | 1,592 | 498 | 812 |
Total | 561 | 2,756,759 | 31,478 | 50 | 4,923 |
† Two Toronto FC II home matches were moved to Highmark Stadium and Sportsplex at Matthews due to unplayable field conditions.
Updated to games of October 14, 2018.
Sources: USL Soccer Stadium Digest
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
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Top assists
Source:[57]
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Shutouts
Source:[57]
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Hat-tricks
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League awards
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Emmanuel Ledesma (CIN) [58]
- Defender of the Year: Forrest Lasso (CIN) [59]
- Young Player of the Year: Efrain Alvarez (LAG) [60]
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Maxime Crépeau (OTT) [61]
- Coach of the Year: Alan Koch (CIN) [62]
- Golden Boot: Cameron Lancaster (LOU)
- Assists Champion: Emmanuel Ledesma (CIN)
- Golden Glove: Evan Newton (CIN)
All-League teams
First Team
F: Thomas Enevoldsen (OCO), Cameron Lancaster (LOU), Daniel Rios (NCA)
M: Tah Anunga (CHS), Solomon Asante (PHX), Emmanuel Ledesma (CIN), Aodhan Quinn (OCO)
D: Paco Craig (LOU), Joe Greenspan (PIT), Forrest Lasso (CIN)
G: Maxime Crépeau (OTT)
Second Team
F: Hadji Barry (SPR), Ataulla Guerra (CHS), Cameron Iwasa (SAC)
M: Kyle Bekker (NCA), Corben Bone (CIN), Kenardo Forbes (PIT), Lebo Moloto (NSH)
D: Ayoze (IND), Darnell King (SAN), Denso Ulysse (SEA)
G: Josh Cohen (SAC)
Month | USL Player of the Month | USL Coach of the Month | References | |||
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Player | Club | Position | Player | Club | ||
March | Kharlton Belmar | Swope Park Rangers | Forward | Isidro Sánchez | Las Vegas Lights FC | |
April | Cameron Lancaster | Louisville City FC | Forward | James O'Connor | Louisville City FC | |
May | Maxime Crépeau | Ottawa Fury FC | Goalkeeper | Nikola Popovic | Ottawa Fury FC | |
June | Emmanuel Ledesma | FC Cincinnati | Midfielder | Rick Schantz | Phoenix Rising FC | |
July | Ataulla Guerra | Charleston Battery | Forward | Mike Anhaeuser | Charleston Battery | |
August | Cameron Lancaster | Louisville City FC | Forward | Brendan Burke | Bethlehem Steel FC | |
September | Emmanuel Ledesma | FC Cincinnati | Midfielder | Alan Koch | FC Cincinnati | |
October | Cameron Lancaster | Louisville City FC | Forward | John Wolyniec | New York Red Bulls II |
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