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2019 USL Championship season

9th season of the USL Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2019 USL Championship season is the ninth season of the USL Championship and third under Division II sanctioning. This is the first season in which the league is operating under the name "USL Championship," having used the name "United Soccer League" through 2018. The season began on March 8, 2019, and concluded on October 20, 2019; with each team playing 34 matches.[1] 36 teams competed in the 2019 USL Championship season, split into 2 conferences of 18 teams each. Louisville City FC are the two-time defending USL Cup champions.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
USL Championship
Season2019
ChampionsReal Monarchs SLC
Regular season titlePhoenix Rising FC
Matches played612
Goals scored1,904 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerSolomon Asante (22)
Biggest home winNYR 8–1 ATL
(July 13)
PGH 7–0 BHM
(October 26) - USL Playoff Record
Biggest away winATL 0–5 PIT
(June 15)
CHS 0–5 TBR
(August 3)
Highest scoringLOU 8–3 SPR
(October 12)
Longest winning run20 games
Phoenix Rising FC
(May 10 – September 21)
(USLC Record, North American Record)
Longest unbeaten run20 games
Phoenix Rising FC
(May 10 – September 21)
Longest winless run17 games
Tulsa Roughnecks
(April 27 – August 28)
Longest losing run8 games
Hartford Athletic
(March 9 – April 27)
Highest attendance20,251
IND 1–0 HFD
(March 30)
Lowest attendance214
SPR 3–2 LOU
(May 6)
Total attendance2,740,323
Average attendance4,478
← 2018
2020 →
All statistics correct as of November 17, 2019.
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The 2019 season is the last for the current version of Nashville SC. The club's identity transferred to a Major League Soccer team that started to play in 2020.[2] Additionally, this season was the last for Ottawa Fury FC. On November 8, the club announced that it had suspended operations; Fury FC had received sanctioning from its country's governing body, Canada Soccer, but was denied by U.S. Soccer and the continental governing body of CONCACAF.[3]

Changes from 2018

Expansion clubs
Departing clubs
Rebranded clubs

Teams

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Locations of teams for the 2019 USL Championship season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

The following teams are playing in the 2019 USL Championship season:[6]

More information Team, Location/State ...
Team Location/State Stadium Capacity Head coach
Atlanta United 2 Kennesaw, Georgia Fifth Third Bank Stadium 8,318 Scotland Stephen Glass
Austin Bold FC Austin, Texas Bold Stadium 5,000 Brazil Marcelo Serrano
Bethlehem Steel FC Chester, Pennsylvania Talen Energy Stadium 16,000 United States Brendan Burke
Birmingham Legion FC Birmingham, Alabama BBVA Field 5,000 United States Tom Soehn
Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina MUSC Health Stadium 5,100 United States Michael Anhaeuser
Charlotte Independence Matthews, North Carolina Sportsplex at Matthews 5,000 United States Michael Jeffries
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Weidner Field 5,000 South Africa Alan Koch
El Paso Locomotive FC El Paso, Texas Southwest University Park 9,500 England Mark Lowry
Fresno FC Fresno, California Chukchansi Park 12,500 England Adam Smith
Hartford Athletic Hartford, Connecticut Dillon Stadium 5,500 Denmark Jimmy Nielsen
Indy Eleven Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium 62,421 Scotland Martin Rennie
LA Galaxy II Carson, California Dignity Health Track Stadium 5,000 United States Junior Gonzalez
Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman Field 9,334 United States Eric Wynalda
Loudoun United FC Leesburg, Virginia Segra Field 5,000 United States Ryan Martin
Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Slugger Field 8,000 United States John Hackworth
Memphis 901 FC Memphis, Tennessee AutoZone Park 10,000 United States Tim Mulqueen
Nashville SC Nashville, Tennessee First Tennessee Park 10,000 England Gary Smith
New Mexico United Albuquerque, New Mexico Isotopes Park 13,500 United States Troy Lesesne
New York Red Bulls II Montclair, New Jersey MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field 5,000 United States John Wolyniec
North Carolina FC Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000 United States David Sarachan
OKC Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium 7,500 England Steve Cooke
Orange County SC Irvine, California Champion Stadium 5,000 United States Braeden Cloutier
Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Stadium 24,000 SerbiaNikola Popović
Phoenix Rising FC Tempe, Arizona Casino Arizona Field 6,200 United States Rick Schantz
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium 5,000 United States Bob Lilley
Portland Timbers 2 Portland, Oregon Providence Park 25,218 New Zealand Cameron Knowles
Real Monarchs Herriman, Utah Zions Bank Stadium 5,000 Colombia Jámison Olave
Reno 1868 FC Reno, Nevada Greater Nevada Field 9,013 United States Ian Russell
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park 9,400 United States Gerson Echeverry
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Papa Murphy's Park 11,569 New Zealand Simon Elliott
Saint Louis FC Fenton, Missouri Toyota Stadium 5,500 WalesAnthony Pulis
San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field 8,296 England Darren Powell
Swope Park Rangers Kansas City, Kansas Children's Mercy Park 18,467 Brazil Paulo Nagamura
Tacoma Defiance Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium 6,500 Scotland Chris Little
Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida Al Lang Stadium 7,227 Scotland Neill Collins
Tulsa Roughnecks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field 7,833 United States Michael Nsien
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  MLS-affiliated
  MLS-owned

Competition format

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The season began the weekend of March 8–10 and will conclude the weekend of October 18–20. The 2019 USL Cup Playoffs are expected to begin October 25–27, and conclude with the final match November 14–18.[1]

This is the first season where the USL teams will only play teams within their own conference for regular-season and playoff games until the USL Cup final. Thus, each team will play a balanced home-and-away schedule against each of the other teams in its conference, resulting in a 34-game schedule.[7]

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Las Vegas Lights FC MexicoCanadaIsidro Sánchez[8] Contract not renewed October 14, 2018 United States Eric Wynalda[9] October 17, 2018
North Carolina FC Northern Ireland Colin Clarke[10] Contract not renewed October 17, 2018 United States David Sarachan December 17, 2018
Phoenix Rising FC United States Rick Schantz End of interim period November 14, 2018 United States Rick Schantz[11] November 14, 2018
Charlotte Independence United States Michael Jefferies Promoted to general manager December 7, 2018 Republic of Ireland Jim McGuinness December 7, 2018
Tulsa Roughnecks United States Michael Nsien End of interim period United States Michael Nsien
Real Monarchs Colombia Jámison Olave End of interim period January 21, 2019 United States Martín Vásquez January 21, 2019
Tacoma Defiance AustraliaMaltaJohn Hutchinson Left organization January 23, 2019 Scotland Chris Little January 23, 2019
Atlanta United 2 United States Scott Donnelly Left organization January 10, 2019 Scotland Stephen Glass January 30, 2019
Loudoun United FC United States Richie Williams[12] Left organization May 30, 2019 United States Ryan Martin[13] May 30, 2019
Charlotte Independence Republic of Ireland Jim McGuinness Sacked June 12, 2019 United States Michael Jeffries[14] June 12, 2019
Real Monarchs United States Martín Vásquez[15] Left organization July 1, 2019 Colombia Jámison Olave (Interim) July 1, 2019
Colorado Springs Switchbacks United States Steve Trittschuh[16] Sacked July 1, 2019 Jamaica Wolde Harris (Interim) July 1, 2019
LA Galaxy II United States Mike Muñoz[17] Sacked July 19, 2019 United States Junior Gonzalez (Interim) July 19, 2019
Colorado Springs Switchbacks Jamaica Wolde Harris End of interim period September 23, 2019 South Africa Alan Koch[18] September 23, 2019
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League table

Eastern Conference
Main article: Eastern Conference (USL Championship)
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 19 11 4 58 30 +28 68 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Nashville SC 34 20 7 7 59 26 +33 67
3 Indy Eleven 34 19 6 9 48 29 +19 63
4 Louisville City FC 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 60
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 16 10 8 61 33 +28 58
6 New York Red Bulls II 34 17 6 11 74 51 +23 57
7 North Carolina FC 34 16 8 10 57 37 +20 56 Play-In Round
8 Ottawa Fury FC 34 14 10 10 50 43 +7 52
9 Charleston Battery 34 11 13 10 44 44 0 46
10 Birmingham Legion FC 34 12 7 15 35 51 −16 43
11 Saint Louis FC 34 11 9 14 40 41 −1 42
12 Loudoun United FC 34 11 6 17 59 65 −6 39
13 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 −11 38
14 Atlanta United 2 34 9 8 17 45 77 −32 35
15 Memphis 901 FC 34 9 7 18 37 52 −15 34
16 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 8 7 19 49 78 −29 31
17 Hartford Athletic 34 8 5 21 49 80 −31 29
18 Swope Park Rangers 34 6 8 20 46 80 −34 26
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Source: USL Championship Standings
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
Western Conference
Main article: Western Conference (USL Championship)
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Phoenix Rising FC (X) 34 24 6 4 89 36 +53 78 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Reno 1868 FC 34 18 6 10 72 51 +21 60
3 Fresno FC 34 16 9 9 58 44 +14 57
4 Real Monarchs (C) 34 16 8 10 71 53 +18 56
5 Orange County SC 34 15 9 10 54 43 +11 54
6 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 13 11 10 42 36 +6 50
7 Sacramento Republic 34 14 6 14 50 43 +7 48 Play-In Round
8 Austin Bold FC 34 13 9 12 53 52 +1 48
9 LA Galaxy II 34 12 12 10 59 62 −3 48
10 New Mexico United 34 11 13 10 59 57 +2 46
11 San Antonio FC 34 12 9 13 62 57 +5 45
12 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34 11 8 15 50 58 −8 41
13 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 11 8 15 46 56 −10 41
14 Portland Timbers 2 34 10 8 16 65 71 −6 38
15 OKC Energy FC 34 9 11 14 45 58 −13 38
16 Tulsa Roughnecks 34 8 10 16 45 69 −24 34
17 Tacoma Defiance 34 8 7 19 42 82 −40 31
18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 7 6 21 31 65 −34 27
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Source: USL Championship Standings
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) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Results table

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More information Color Key: Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw, Club ...
Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
ClubMatch
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Atlanta United 2
(ATL)		HFDLOUCLTSTLMEMNCATBROTTNSHBSTSPRCHSNYRPGHINDLDNNYRBHMCLTNCALDNLOUSPRHFDMEMBHMOTTTBRCHSINDSTLPGHBSTNSH
2–00–13–30–21–02–11–40–20–21–11–11–11–30–50–11–21–80–42–22–44–21–52–12–31–20–53–21–13–12–11–11–15–20–3
Austin Bold FC
(AUS)		LVLRNOSANSACPHXELPSLCLAGOKCOCOFRSNMUTULPORTACRGVCOSSANOCOPHXFRSNMULAGTULOKCRGVCOSSACRNOLVLPORELPSLCTAC
0–01–21–00–11–00–03–20–12–12–20–11–33–22–21–11–05–00–33–20–61–02–21–35–12–43–01–11–21–24–12–11–12–21–3
Bethlehem Steel FC
(BST)		BHMNCAMEMPGHSPRCHSCLTINDLDNATLOTTLOUNYRNSHSTLTBRHFDPGHNYRLOUSTLHFDNSHBHMSPRNCAINDLDNTBRMEMCLTATLOTTCHS
2–00–10–12–24–33–11–20–33–31–10–32–20–41–43–11–23–00–13–41–00–30–30–02–32–03–31–25–21–60–51–22–51–11–5
Birmingham Legion FC
(BHM)		BSTOTTLOUSTLSPRLDNNYRMEMLOUNCANSHTBRCHSCLTHFDINDPGHNCAATLCLTOTTTBRMEMBSTLDNATLSTLNSHINDSPRCHSHFDNYRPGH
0–20–13–23–20–01–00–52–20–30–00–10–21–31–42–20–31–41–04–01–00–01–01–03–21–15–00–20–11–01–30–00–42–10–1
Charleston Battery
(CHS)		OTTHFDNCACLTBSTNSHMEMPGHSTLINDATLLOUBHMTBRSPROTTNYRHFDTBRSTLLDNLOUNSHCLTINDSPRPGHATLNCANYRBHMLDNMEMBST
1–12–11–12–01–33–11–02–20–00–11–11–43–11–11–12–31–13–20–51–12–11–21–20–01–00–00–11–32–11–10–01–22–05–1
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)		INDATLSTLCHSNYRBETNCATBRHFDLDNNSHPGHOTTSPRBHMLOUMEMNCAPGHSTLATLBHMLOULDNNSHINDCHSTBRNYRSPRHFDBSTMEMOTT
2–33–30–10–21–22–10–31–11–11–31–10–01–40–04–11–11–01–11–02–12–20–10–13–31–31–30–01–30–20–34–02–12–13–1
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
(COS)		LAGSACSANPHXOCORNOPORTULELPLVLNMUOKCFRSTACRGVSLCAUSOCOTULOKCRNOSLCPORRGVSACFRSPHXAUSNMUELPLVLLAGTACSAN
4–10–11–02–20–20–22–20–20–20–31–30–11–03–00–31–20–51–21–01–00–40–12–23–30–41–20–31–11–30–21–32–00–22–2
El Paso Locomotive
(ELP)		OKCSLCRGVOCOPHXAUSRNOCOSNMUSACPORTACLAGTULLVLSANFRSOKCSANSLCNMUPHXTACRGVTULLVLOCOCOSSACFRSRNOAUSPORLAG
1–30–02–22–00–20–01–02–02–23–11–12–13–02–00–10–00–31–11–30–00–31–22–00–12–23–00–22–02–12–10–01–14–10–2
Fresno FC
(FRS)		NMURGVRNOPHXTULOCOSLCSACLAGAUSTACCOSOKCPORSANELPSACNMUPORAUSLVLOKCSLCCOSTULRNOLVLRGVPHXSANELPTACLAGOCO
1–12–01–10–03–12–24–20–13–01–03–30–11–12–23–23–01–02–12–10–12–12–11–12–11–23–21–35–02–11–21–21–42–20–2
Hartford Athletic
(HFD)		ATLCHSLOUINDTBRPGHNYRNCACLTMEMLDNOTTNCASTLNSHBHMBSTMEMINDSPRCHSPGHBSTNSHNYRATLSTLLDNLOUOTTCLTSPRBHMTBR
0–21–21–20–10–41–30–41–41–11–22–11–11–12–12–32–20–31–42–13–42–32–43–00–41–53–22–35–10–11–40–42–24–02–1
Indy Eleven
(IND)		STLCLTHFDSPRBSTNYRTBRNCACHSNSHPGHMEMLDNATLBHMLOUHFDLDNNSHNCASTLCLTLOUNYRCHSOTTBSTBHMATLPGHOTTMEMTBRSPR
1–23–21–02–13–01–20–00–01–00–02–13–02–11–03–01–11–22–00–22–12–13–11–11–00–12–02–10–11–20–30–13–01–12–1
Las Vegas Lights
(LVL)		AUSOKCPORSLCSANTACRGVLAGSACCOSPHXTULRNOOCONMUELPOKCLAGTACRGVFRSSACOCOPORTULSLCELPPHXFRSAUSCOSSANRNONMU
0–01–21–31–01–25–02–50–04–23–00–40–00–41–15–11–00–12–21–42–11–20–00–31–01–12–20–30–13–11–43–14–20–20–2
LA Galaxy II
(LAG)		COSTACSLCPORTULSANRGVLVLAUSFRERGVOCOTACOKCELPRNONMUOCOLVLRNOTULPORPHXAUSNMUSACSLCPHXSANOKCSACCOSFREELP
1–43–00–53–24–20–24–40–01–00–32–22–22–20–00–32–41–12–12–21–23–12–12–33–12–21–03–11–41–15–12–20–22–22–0
Loudoun United FC
(LDN)		NSHMEMTBROTTNYRBHMBSTCLTHFDSPRLOUINDATLSTLNCAINDLOUATLCLTCHSOTTPGHBHMNCAHFDMEMBSTSPRNSHPGHTBRSTLCHSNYR
0–21–10–00–23–10–13–33–11–23–21–21–22–12–20–30–23–02–43–31–21–30–11–14–01–51–22–54–10–21–22–04–32–17–3
Louisville City FC
(LOU)		NCAATLHFDBHMPGHTBROTTMEMSPRBHMSTLBSTCHSLDNNYRCLTINDNSHOTTBSTLDNCLTATLCHSNCAINDPGHHFDNYRTBRSTLNSHSPRMEM
1–41–02–12–30–11–11–02–12–33–00–02–24–12–10–11–11–12–11–10–10–31–05–12–11–01–10–01–05–32–21–01–28–32–1
Memphis 901 FC
(MEM)		TBRLDNBSTNYRNCAATLNSHCHSLOUBHMHFDSPRINDOTTCLTHFDNSHNYROTTPGHSTLNCABHMTBRATLSPRLDNSTLPGHBSTINDCLTCHSLOU
0–11–11–02–31–10–10–20–11–22–22–12–20–30–00–14–10–22–22–00–40–01–20–10–52–14–22–11–00–15–00–31–20–21–2
Nashville SC
(NSH)		LDNSTLNYROTTMEMCHSPGHATLTBRSPRCLTBHMINDBSTHFDOTTNCALOUMEMINDSPRHFDBSTCLTNYRCHSTBRSTLBHMPGHLDNLOUNCAATL
2–00–11–13–02–01–32–22–00–15–11–11–00–04–13–23–30–11–22–02–02–04–00–03–11–22–12–10–11–00–02–02–12–03–0
New Mexico United
(NMU)		FREPHXTULOCOTACRGVSLCRNOPORSANELPCOSAUSOKCSACLVLLAGSLCFRESACELPAUSPORLAGSANOCOOKCCOSRNOPHXRGVTULTACLVL
1–13–32–12–22–10–05–11–23–33–02–23–13–11–10–31–51–10–11–22–13–02–22–32–20–50–23–13–11–32–21–11–21–12–0
New York Red Bulls II
(NYR)		SPRNSHMEMCLTHFDLDNINDBHMOTTTBRNCABSTATLLOUPGHCHSOTTBSTATLMEMTBRSTLHFDPGHNSHSPRINDCLTSTLLOUCHSNCABHMLDN
3–11–13–22–14–01–32–15–01–10–21–24–03–11–00–31–11–14–38–12–22–02–05–11–22–15–10–12–00–23–51–10–21–23–7
North Carolina FC
(NCA)		LOUBSTCHSMEMATLCLTHFDINDOTTBHMNYRHFDTBRSPRSTLNSHCLTBHMLDNPGHATLINDMEMPGHTBRLOULDNBSTSPRCHSOTTNYRNSHSTL
4–11–01–11–11–23–04–10–01–20–02–11–13–12–02–21–01–10–13–00–14–21–22–15–04–20–10–43–30–11–23–12–00–21–0
Oklahoma City Energy
(OKC)		ELPLVLSACRNOPORRGVOCOTULTACAUSSLCCOSLAGNMUFRSSANPHXLVLELPRNOCOSTACTULFRSPORAUSSLCNMUSANSACLAGOCORGVPHX
3–12–11–43–32–31–21–01–12–11–21–11–00–01–11–11–11–41–01–12–30–12–01–11–24–24–22–21–31–30–01–50–20–21–3
Orange County SC
(OCO)		RNOTULNMUELPCOSTACOKCFRSPHXSANAUSLAGRGVLVLPHXPORLAGCOSAUSSANRNOSACTACLVLSLCNMUPORELPTULRGVOKCSLCSACFRS
2–23–52–20–22–04–00–12–22–10–02–22–22–11–10–30–21–22–12–30–04–10–01–23–03–12–02–12–01–00–22–00–23–22–0
Ottawa Fury FC
(OTT)		CHSBHMNSHLDNLOUATLNYRNCABSTHFDCLTPGHMEMNSHCHSTBRNYRLOUSPRMEMBHMLDNSTLPGHSTLATLINDTBRHFDNCAINDSPRBSTCLT
1–11–00–32–00–12–01–12–13–01–14–12–20–03–33–21–21–11–14–00–20–03–12–10–40–12–30–21–04–11–31–02–11–11–3
Phoenix Rising FC
(PHX)		SANNMUCOSFRSELPAUSTACSACOCORGVLVLSLCTULOCORNOOKCPORRGVAUSTULLAGELPRNOSACTACCOSSANLVLLAGFRSNMUPORSLCOKC
3–33–32–20–02–00–14–00–01–23–14–04–25–03–03–04–14–21–06–01–03–22–14–22–14–23–01–01–04–11–22–25–31–23–1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
(PGH)		TBRSPRBSTLOUHFDSTLNSHCHSCLTINDOTTATLNYRBHMBSTCLTTBRNCAHFDMEMSPRNYRNCALDNOTTLOUCHSNSHMEMINDLDNATLSTLBHM
0–22–22–21–03–10–02–22–20–01–22–25–03–04–11–00–11–11–04–24–03–22–10–51–04–00–01–00–01–03–02–11–11–01–0
Portland Timbers 2
(POR)		TULSANLVLLAGOKCSACCOSNMURGVTACELPSLCAUSFREOCORNOPHXTULSACFRELAGCOSNMUOKCLVLRNOOCOSLCTACAUSPHXSANELPRGV
1–13–13–12–33–21–02–23–31–24–11–12–12–22–22–01–22–41–10–11–21–22–23–22–40–13–11–21–56–31–23–53–41–41–2
Real Monarchs
(SLC)		SACELPLAGLVLRNONMUSANAUSFRSOKCPHXPORRGVCOSTULNMUTACELPSANCOSTULFRSOCOOKCLVLLAGPORTACRGVRNOOCOPHXAUSSAC
1–10–05–00–13–11–53–22–32–41–12–41–25–32–13–11–05–00–01–31–04–11–11–32–22–21–35–14–11–32–12–02–12–23–0
Reno 1868 FC
(RNO)		OCOAUSFRSOKCSLCCOSNMUELPTULSACTACLVLSANLAGPHXPORSACRGVOKCLAGOCOCOSRGVSANPHXPORFRSTACAUSNMUSLCELPLVLTUL
2–22–11–13–31–32–02–10–12–24–11–14–02–34–20–32–12–04–03–22–11–44–02–11–42–41–32–35–02–13–11–20–02–03–0
Rio Grande Valley Toros
(RGV)		TACFRSELPTULNMUOKCLVLLAGPORPHXLAGSANOCOSLCCOSAUSRNOTACPHXSACLVLRNOCOSSANELPAUSTULSACFRSSLCOCONMUOKCPOR
0–10–22–21–20–02–15–24–42–11–32–23–11–23–53–00–10–40–00–12–11–21–23–32–21–00–30–11–20–53–12–01–12–02–1
Sacramento Republic
(SAC)		SLCCOSOKCTACAUSPORPHXLVLFRSRNOELPSANNMUTULRNOFRSPORRGVNMUOCOSANLVLCOSPHXLAGTACAUSRGVOKCELPLAGTULOCOSLC
1–11–04–11–21–00–10–02–41–01–41–32–13–06–00–20–11–01–21–20–03–20–04–01–20–13–02–12–10–01–22–23–22–30–3
San Antonio FC
(SAN)		PHXPORCOSAUSLVLLAGSLCTACNMUOCOTULRGVSACRNOOKCFRSELPAUSELPOCOSLCSACRNORGVNMUTACPHXOKCLAGTULFRSLVLPORCOS
3–31–30–10–12–12–02–33–00–30–01–11–31–23–21–12–30–03–03–10–03–12–34–12–25–01–50–13–11–13–42–12–44–32–2
Saint Louis FC
(STL)		INDNSHTBRCLTATLBHMPGHSPRCHSLOUHFDBSTNCASPRLDNCLTTBRBSTNYRMEMCHSINDOTTHFDOTTNSHBHMNYRMEMATLLOULDNPGHNCA
2–11–01–11–02–02–30–03–10–00–01–21–32–21–22–21–21–43–00–20–01–11–21–23–21–01–02–02–00–11–10–13–40–10–1
Swope Park Rangers
(SPR)		NYRPGHBSTINDBHMSTLLOUNSHATLMEMTBRLDNCLTNCACHSSTLTBRHFDOTTNSHPGHATLNYRBSTMEMCHSNCACLTLDNBHMHFDOTTLOUIND
1–32–23–41–30–01–33–21–51–12–20–12–30–00–21–12–11–34–30–40–22–31–21–50–22–40–01–03–01–43–12–21–23–81–2
Tacoma Defiance
(TAC)		RGVLAGTULNMUSACOCOLVLPHXSANOKCPORRNOFRSLAGELPCOSAUSRGVSLCLVLOKCOCOELPPHXSANSACRNOSLCPORTULFRSCOSNMUAUS
1–00–30–41–22–10–40–50–40–31–21–41–13–32–21–20–31–10–00–54–10–22–10–22–45–10–30–51–43–61–14–12–01–13–1
Tampa Bay Rowdies
(TBR)		MEMPGHSTLLDNHFDLOUATLCLTINDNSHNYRSPRBHMNCACHSBSTOTTSPRPGHSTLNYRCHSBHMNCAMEMNSHCLTATLOTTBSTLOULDNINDHFD
1–02–01–10–04–01–14–11–10–01–02–01–02–01–31–12–12–13–11–14–10–25–00–12–45–01–23–11–10–16–12–20–21–11–2
Tulsa Roughnecks
(TUL)		POROCONMUTACRGVLAGFRSCOSOKCRNOSANLVLAUSPHXELPSACSLCPORCOSLAGPHXOKCSLCAUSLVLFRSELPRGVOCOSANTACSACNMURNO
1–15–31–24–02–12–41–32–01–12–21–10–02–30–50–20–61–31–10–11–30–11–11–41–51–12–12–21–00–14–31–12–32–10–3
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Playoffs

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Main article: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs

Format

The top 10 teams from each conference will qualify for the playoffs. Each conference will have a "play-in round" where the 7 seed will host the 10 seed and the 8 host 9. The lowest remaining seed will then play the 1 seed and the other play-in survivor will play the 2 seed to form an 8 team playoff bracket. Each of the 8 team playoff brackets will consist of teams within their respective conference and the matches will be hosted by the higher seed. The USL Cup will be the season's only match that involves teams from different conferences; it will be hosted by the conference champion with the better regular-season record.[7]

Bracket

Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23
   
7 North Carolina FC 2
10 Birmingham Legion FC 3
Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23
   
8 Ottawa Fury FC 1(4)
9 Charleston Battery (pen.) 1(5)
Western Conference Play-In
October 23
   
7 Sacramento Republic 2
10 New Mexico United 1
Western Conference Play-In
October 23
   
8 Austin Bold FC 2
9 LA Galaxy II 0
Conference Quarterfinals
October 26 		Conference Semifinals
November 2–3 		Conference Final
November 9 		USL Championship Final
November 17
            
1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 7
10 Birmingham Legion FC 0
1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1
4 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) 2
4 Louisville City FC 2
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
4 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) 3
Eastern Conference
3 Indy Eleven 1
3 Indy Eleven 1
6 New York Red Bulls II 0
3 Indy Eleven 1
2 Nashville SC 0
2 Nashville SC 3
9 Charleston Battery 1
4 Louisville City FC 1
4 Real Monarchs SLC 3
1 Phoenix Rising FC 0(8)
8 Austin Bold FC 0(7)
1 Phoenix Rising FC 1
4 Real Monarchs SLC 2
4 Real Monarchs SLC 6
5 Orange County SC 2
4 Real Monarchs SLC (a.e.t.) 2
Western Conference
6 El Paso Locomotive FC 1
3 Fresno FC 2
6 El Paso Locomotive FC 3
6 El Paso Locomotive FC 3
7 Sacramento Republic 0
2 Reno 1868 FC 1
7 Sacramento Republic 3

Eastern Conference

October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) P-INorth Carolina FC2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST Albadawi 19', Yellow card 40'
Fortune 59', Yellow card 61'		 Report Hollinger-Janzen 35'
Herivaux 66'
Williams 90+3'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Tim Ford
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) P-IOttawa Fury FC1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Charleston Battery Ottawa, Ontario
8:00 PM EST Samb 40'
Fall Yellow card 117'		 Report Higashi 27'
Marini Yellow card 116'
Lewis Yellow card 117'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: David Barrie
Penalties
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Haworth soccer ball with check mark
Barry soccer ball with check mark
Samb soccer ball with red X
Thiago soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Lewis
soccer ball with check mark Bosua
soccer ball with check mark Marini
soccer ball with check mark Svantesson
soccer ball with check mark van Schaik
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) QF Pittsburgh Riverhounds 7–0Birmingham Legion FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EST Brett 13', 27', 34' (pen.), 71'
Fisher 17' (o.g.)
Dover 45+1'
Mertz 62' (pen.)
Adewole Yellow card 77'		 Report Culbertson Yellow card 31'
Lopez Yellow card 41'
Herivaux Red card 61'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,672
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) QF Nashville SC 3–1Charleston BatteryNashville, Tennessee
6:00 PM EDT Moloto 10'
King Yellow card 38'
Ríos 43'
Ockford Yellow card 77'
Davis Yellow card 85'
Jones 88'		 Report Lewis 35' (pen.) Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) QF Indy Eleven 1–0New York Red Bulls IIIndianapolis, Indiana
7:30 PM EDT Ouimette 27' Report Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,175
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) QF Louisville City FC 2–1Tampa Bay RowdiesLouisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST Rasmussen 23', 24'
Ownby Yellow card 56'		 Report Ekra Yellow card 40'
Diakité Yellow card 70'
Guenzatti 80'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) SFPittsburgh Riverhounds SC1–2 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Vancaeyezeele 11'
Greenspan Yellow card 48'		 Report Spencer 51', Yellow card 85'
McMahon Yellow card 54'
Craig Yellow card 70'
DelPiccolo 118'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Michael Radchuk
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) SFNashville SC0–1 Indy Eleven Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EST Washington Yellow card 24'
LaGrassa Yellow card 81'
Ockford Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ayoze Yellow card 22'
Ouimette Yellow card 24'
Pasher 59'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 4,174
Referee: Elton García
November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09) FIndy Eleven1–3 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
8:00 PM EST Barrett Yellow card 45+1'
Pasher 67'
Ouimette Yellow card 90+2'
Hackshaw Yellow card 102'
Watson Yellow card 119'		 Report Williams Yellow card 85'
Thiam Yellow card 90'
Hoppenot 90+4'
Rasmussen 94'
Ownby Yellow card 106'
Spencer 113' (pen.)		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,171
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

Western Conference

October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) P-I Austin Bold FC 2–0LA Galaxy IIAustin, Texas
9:30 PM EDT Twumasi 9', Yellow card 76'
Lima Yellow card 32'
Soto Yellow card 49'
McFarlane 54'
Braafheid Yellow card 60'		 Report Harvey Yellow card 35'
Hernández Yellow card 76'
Kamara Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) P-I Sacramento Republic FC 2–1New Mexico UnitedSacramento, California
10:00 PM EDT Enevoldsen Yellow card 44', 82'
Alemán 45+3'
Villarreal Yellow card 67'
Werner Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Sandoval 1'
Padilla Yellow card 44'
Wehan Yellow card 64'
Guzmán Yellow card 69'
Schmidt Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,907
Referee: Elton Garcia
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) QF Phoenix Rising FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)		Austin Bold FCScottsdale, Arizona
10:30 PM EDT Lambert Yellow card 70'
Jahn Yellow card 86'		 Report Soto Yellow card 14'
McFarlane Yellow card 35'
Guadarrama Yellow card 68'
de Villardi Yellow card 95'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Penalties
Flemmings soccer ball with check mark
Bakero soccer ball with check mark
Calistri soccer ball with check mark
Lambert soccer ball with red X
Spencer soccer ball with check mark
Farrell soccer ball with check mark
Johnson soccer ball with check mark
Dia soccer ball with check mark
Cochran soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Tyrpak
soccer ball with red X de Villardi
soccer ball with check mark McFarlane
soccer ball with check mark Soto
soccer ball with check mark Braafheid
soccer ball with check mark Okugo
soccer ball with check mark Atuahene
soccer ball with check mark Twumasi
soccer ball with red X Taylor
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) QFReno 1868 FC1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
6:30 PM MDT Hertzog 5' Report Werner 8'
Iwasa 70'
Taintor Yellow card 73'
Enevoldsen 75'
Skundrich Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) QFFresno FC2–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, California
10:30 PM EDT Chaney 49'
Strong Yellow card 51' Red card 86'
Cooper 55'		 Report Gómez 19'
Kiffe 77'
Velásquez 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) QF Real Monarchs SLC 6–2Orange County SCHerriman, Utah
12:00 PM MDT Chang 13'
Martínez 28'
Mulholland Yellow card 34'
Blake 59', 90'
Schmitt 77'
Holt 81'		 Report Orozco 35', Yellow card 80'
Forrester Yellow card 40' Red card 49'
Hume Yellow card 67'
Seaton 90+1'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01) SFPhoenix Rising FC1–2 Real Monarchs SLC Scottsdale, Arizona
10:30 PM EST Flemmings 25'
Asante Yellow card 47'		 Report Blake 33', Yellow card 61'
Chang 43'
Powder Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 7,548
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) SF El Paso Locomotive FC 3–0Sacramento Republic FCEl Paso, Texas
9:30 PM EST Beckie Yellow card 25'
Gómez 40'
Ryan Yellow card 70'
Contreras 83' (pen.)
Yuma Yellow card 86'
Velásquez 88'		 Report Alemán Yellow card 51'
Enevoldsen Yellow card 70'
Barahona Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,460
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09) F Real Monarchs SLC 2–1 (a.e.t.)El Paso Locomotive FCHerriman, Utah
3:00 PM EST Schmitt Yellow card 21'
Ryden 48'
Portillo Yellow card 88'
Mulholland Yellow card 90+4'
Holt Yellow card 116', 120'		 Report Fox 45+1'
Kiffe Yellow card 47' Red card 51'
Gómez Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

USL Championship Final

November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) FinalLouisville City FC1–3 Real Monarchs SLC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EST Rasmussen 6'
Williams Yellow card 89'		 Report Holt 25', Yellow card 69'
Plewa 45'
Schmitt Yellow card 59'
Powder 66'		 Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Tim Ford

    Championship Game MVP: Konrad Plewa (SLC)

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    More information Team, GP ...
    Team GP Total High Low Average
    New Mexico United17215,77515,2478,33012,693
    Indy Eleven17182,48120,2518,03510,734
    Sacramento Republic FC17177,40911,5699,32410,436
    Louisville City FC17153,70512,1886,8119,041
    Las Vegas Lights FC17131,08510,1175,1017,711
    Nashville SC17118,98513,0475,3566,999
    San Antonio FC17115,0098,4065,7046,765
    Phoenix Rising FC17114,7897,6066,3726,752
    Memphis 901 FC17112,5988,0624,1426,623
    El Paso Locomotive FC17111,9308,3245,0156,584
    Tampa Bay Rowdies1793,4457,8514,0225,497
    Hartford Athletic1785,42411,3462,7465,025
    Ottawa Fury FC1777,4316,8073,0944,555
    Birmingham Legion FC1777,3655,8073,8244,551
    Saint Louis FC1777,0385,9633,5244,532
    OKC Energy FC1775,5146,5493,0964,442
    Reno 1868 FC1773,3255,1122,9194,313
    North Carolina FC1770,0086,1722,8334,118
    Fresno FC1769,9887,8632,3434,117
    Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1768,0915,6062,7024,005
    Rio Grande Valley FC1764,8064,9672,4083,812
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC1763,4008,3912,1503,729
    Orange County SC1754,2585,1221,5583,192
    Tacoma Defiance1744,8045,1851,3962,636
    Charleston Battery1741,2113,9151,3592,424
    Austin Bold FC1740,7145,8031,2012,395
    Tulsa Roughnecks FC1734,5233,2601,2152,031
    Real Monarchs1733,7132,9361,0361,983
    Portland Timbers 21732,2893,5131,1161,899
    Atlanta United 21729,8243,1091,0151,754
    Charlotte Independence1729,7453,5441,2171,750
    Loudoun United FC1723,4835,0155501,381
    LA Galaxy II1714,9701,984535881
    New York Red Bulls II1714,4761,522467852
    Swope Park Rangers178,5851,565214505
    Bethlehem Steel FC178,1271,537219478
    Total6122,740,32320,2512144,478
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    Updated to games of October 20, 2019.
    Sources: USL Championship Soccer Stadium Digest

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    League awards

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    Award Winner Team Reason Ref.
    Golden Boot Ghana Solomon Asante Phoenix Rising FC 22 Goals [21]
    Golden Glove United States Matt Pickens Nashville SC 0.64 Goals against average; 14 Shutouts [21]
    Assists Champion Ghana Solomon Asante Phoenix Rising FC 17 Assists - USL Championship Record [21]
    Coach of the Year United States Rick Schantz Phoenix Rising FC 20 straight victories, USLC / North American Record [22]
    Goalkeeper of the Year United States Matt Pickens Nashville SC 14 Shutouts; 79.8 Save percentage [23]
    Defender of the Year United States Joe Greenspan Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 69.4 percent of duels and 75 percent of aerial duels [24]
    Young Player of the Year Argentina Cristian Parano San Antonio FC 7 Goals; 6 Assists; 53 Key Passes [25]
    Most Valuable Player Ghana Solomon Asante Phoenix Rising FC 39 Goals & Assists, USLC Record [26]
    Goal of the Year Nigeria Tobenna Uzo Tulsa Roughnecks FC Bicycle Kick vs New Mexico United [27]
    Save of the Year United States Joe Kuzminsky Charleston Battery vs Nashville SC [28]
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    All-League Teams

    More information First team, Goalkeeper ...
    First team[29]
    Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
    United States Matt Pickens (NSH) Trinidad and Tobago Neveal Hackshaw (IND)
    United States Joe Greenspan (PGH)
    United States Forrest Lasso (NSH)
    United States Oscar Jimenez (LOU)    		 United States Jared Stroud (NYR)
    Denmark Magnus Rasmussen (LOU)
    Jamaica Kenardo Forbes (PGH)    		 Mexico Daniel Rios (NSH)
    United States Adam Jahn (PHX)
    Ghana Solomon Asante (PHX)
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    Second team[29]
    Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
    United States Zac Lubin (PHX) French Guiana Thomas Vancaeyezeele (PGH)
    Senegal Papé Diakité (TBR)
    England Paco Craig (LOU)
    United States A.J. Cochran (PHX)    		 Spain Santi Moar (NMU)
    United States Chris Lema (NYR)
    Brazil Rodrigo da Costa (TUL)    		 Uruguay Sebastián Guenzatti (TBR)
    United States Corey Hertzog (RNO)
    Jamaica Neco Brett (PGH)
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    Monthly awards

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    Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Save of the Month Coach of the Month References
    Player Club Position Player Club Position Player Club Coach Club
    March Spain Santi Moar New Mexico United Forward Spain Santi Moar New Mexico United Forward United States Carl Woszczynski Phoenix Rising FC Nigeria Michael Nsien Tulsa Roughnecks FC
    April Jamaica Kevaughn Frater New Mexico United Forward Jamaica Kevaughn Frater New Mexico United Forward Greece Alex Tambakis North Carolina FC Scotland Neill Collins Tampa Bay Rowdies
    May United States Jerome Kiesewetter El Paso Locomotive FC Forward United States Connor Presley Loudoun United FC Midfielder Greece Alex Tambakis North Carolina FC United States Troy Lesesne New Mexico United
    June Ghana Solomon Asante Phoenix Rising FC Forward United States Chandler Hoffman Birmingham Legion FC Forward Greece Alex Tambakis North Carolina FC United States Rick Schantz Phoenix Rising FC
    July United States Corey Hertzog Reno 1868 FC Forward United States Arun Basuljevic Fresno FC Midfielder United States Joe Kuzminsky Charleston Battery United States Tom Soehn Birmingham Legion FC
    August Ghana Solomon Asante Phoenix Rising FC Forward Brazil Rodrigo da Costa Tulsa Roughnecks FC Midfielder United States Cody Mizell New Mexico United United States Rick Schantz Phoenix Rising FC
    September United States Devon Sandoval New Mexico United Forward Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe Louisville City FC Midfielder Greece Alex Tambakis North Carolina FC United States Bob Lilley Pittsburgh Riverhounds
    October United States Kyle Murphy Loudoun United FC Forward Nigeria Tobenna Uzo Tulsa Roughnecks FC Forward Greece Alex Tambakis North Carolina FC Colombia Jámison Olave Real Monarchs
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    Weekly awards

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