Eastern Conference (USL Championship)

The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.[1]

Eastern Conference
LeagueUSL Championship
SportSoccer
FoundedJanuary 21, 2015
Teams
No. of teams17
Championships
Most recent champion(s)Tampa Bay Rowdies
(1st title)
Most titlesLouisville City FC
(3 titles)

Current standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 16 11 3 2 28 12 +16 35 2.19 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Hartford Athletic 16 11 3 2 31 24 +7 35 2.19
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 16 11 4 1 39 10 +29 34 2.13
4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 10 3 3 25 11 +14 33 2.06
5 Charleston Battery 15 9 3 3 26 15 +11 30 2.00
6 Charlotte Independence 16 8 4 4 24 22 +2 28 1.75
7 Birmingham Legion FC 16 7 5 4 29 19 +10 25 1.56
8 Saint Louis FC 16 7 5 4 22 21 +1 25 1.56
9 Indy Eleven 16 7 7 2 21 19 +2 23 1.44
10 North Carolina FC 15 6 8 1 17 21 −4 19 1.27
11 Memphis 901 FC 15 4 7 4 24 31 −7 16 1.07
12 Sporting Kansas City II 16 5 10 1 21 30 −9 16 1.00
13 Miami FC 16 4 8 4 20 34 −14 16 1.00
14 New York Red Bulls II 16 5 11 0 30 37 −7 15 0.94
15 Atlanta United 2 16 3 10 3 23 33 −10 12 0.75
16 Philadelphia Union II 16 2 11 3 20 45 −25 9 0.56
17 Loudoun United FC 13 1 9 3 10 28 −18 6 0.46
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Members

Current
Club City Stadium
Atlanta United 2 Kennesaw, Georgia Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Birmingham Legion FC Birmingham, Alabama BBVA Field
Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Charlotte Independence Matthews, North Carolina Sportsplex at Matthews
Hartford Athletic Hartford, Connecticut Dillon Stadium
Indy Eleven Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium [lower-roman 1]
Loudoun United FC Leesburg, Virginia Audi Field [lower-roman 2]
Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Lynn Family Stadium
Memphis 901 FC Memphis, Tennessee AutoZone Park [lower-roman 3]
Miami FC Miami, Florida Riccardo Silva Stadium [lower-roman 1]
New York Red Bulls II Montclair, New Jersey MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
North Carolina FC Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park
Philadelphia Union II Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Subaru Park
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium
Saint Louis FC Fenton, Missouri West Community Stadium
Sporting Kansas City II Kansas City, Kansas Children's Mercy Park
Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida Al Lang Stadium [lower-roman 3][lower-roman 2]

Notes

  1. Shared facility; not a soccer-specific stadium
  2. Team has announced plans to move into a soccer-specific stadium
  3. Baseball park
Locations of announced teams for the 2020 USL Championship season
MLS-owned club; MLS-affiliated club; no MLS affiliation

Conference Lineups

Clubs timeline
Memphis 901 FCLoudoun United FCHartford AthleticBirmingham Legion FCNorth Carolina FCNashville SCIndy ElevenAtlanta United 2Miami FCOttawa Fury FCTampa Bay RowdiesOrlando City BPhiladelphia Union IIBethlehem Steel FC (USL)FC Cincinnati (2016–18)Wilmington Hammerheads FCToronto FC IISporting Kansas City IISwope Park RangersWestern Conference (USL)Saint Louis FCRochester RhinosRichmond KickersPittsburgh RiverhoundsNew York Red Bulls IILouisville City FCFC MontrealPenn FCHarrisburg City IslandersCharlotte IndependenceCharleston Battery

Conference Member   Club moved to Western Conference   Former clubs   Club playing in different league

‡Orlando City B & Rochester Rhinos went on hiatus after the 2017 season.[2][3]

Lineup for 2015

Lineup for 2016

Changes from 2015

Lineup for 2017

Changes from 2016

Lineup for 2018

Changes from 2017

Lineup for 2019

Changes from 2018

Lineup for 2020

Changes from 2019

Eastern Conference Playoff champions by year
Bold USL Champions
Season Champions Score Runners Up
2015 Rochester Rhinos 1–0 Louisville City FC
2016 New York Red Bulls II 1–1 (4–3 PK) Louisville City FC
2017 Louisville City FC 1–1 (4–3 PK) New York Red Bulls II
2018 Louisville City FC 5–1 New York Red Bulls II
2019 Louisville City FC 3–1 (AET) Indy Eleven
2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Louisville City FC

Eastern Conference regular season champions by year
Bold USL Regular Season Champions
Season Team Record Playoffs result
2015 Rochester Rhinos 17–1–10 (+25) Won USL Championship
2016 New York Red Bulls II 21–3–6 (+40) Won USL Championship
2017 Louisville City FC 18–6–8 (+27) Won USL Championship
2018 FC Cincinnati 23–3–8 (+38) Lost Conference Semifinals
2019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 19-4-11 (+28) Lost Conference Semifinals
2020 Louisville City FC 11-3-2 (+16) Lost Conference Final

See also

References
  1. "Expanded USL Unveils 2015 Format". United Soccer League (USL). January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. Tsujimoto, Ben (November 30, 2017). "Rochester Rhinos to take hiatus from United Soccer League". Buffalo, NY: Buffalo News. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. "Orlando City B Elects to Forgo 2018 USL Division II Season". Orlando City SC. January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  4. "2016 USL Alignment and Format Announced". United Soccer League (USL). January 20, 2016. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. "USL Announces 2017 Conference Alignment". www.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League (USL). January 9, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  6. "USL Championship Unveils 2019 Conference Alignment". United Soccer League (USL). December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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