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The USL is sanctioned by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">United States Soccer Federation</a> (USSF) as a <a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">Division II league</a> since 2017, placing it under <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> in the hierarchy.<a href="#cite_note-divii-1">[1]</a> The USL is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> The league is owned and operated by the <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" title="United Soccer League">United Soccer League</a> and was formed from a merger of their <a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL First</a> (USL-1) and <a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">Second Divisions</a> (USL-2) following the 2010 season. That year saw neither the USL-1 nor the new <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">North American Soccer League</a> (NASL) receive Division II sanctioning from the USSF, resulting in the temporary <a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Pro_League" class="mw-redirect" title="USSF Division 2 Pro League">USSF Division 2 Pro League</a>. United Soccer Leagues stated that the merger would strengthen the league's position within the American professional soccer landscape through stability, commercial growth, and the professional development of soccer in four main regions throughout the United States and Canada.<a href="#cite_note-restructure-3">[3]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Founding_(2010)">Founding (2010)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Founding (2010)">edit</a>]</div> On September 8, 2010, the <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" title="United Soccer League">United Soccer Leagues</a> formally announced the creation of USL Pro in a press release.<a href="#cite_note-restructure-3">[3]</a> Prior to the official announcement of the new league, on August 11, 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Dayton_Dutch_Lions" title="Dayton Dutch Lions">Dayton Dutch Lions FC</a> revealed they would be joining the "USL-Pro Championship Division (former USL-2)" at a press conference, revealing the name of the new league before its official announcement.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> With this disclosure, the Dutch Lions were the first confirmed team in USL Pro for its inaugural 2011 season. Alongside the announcement of the new league, the <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a> revealed they would be moving to USL Pro for 2011.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> With the departure of the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_(2001%E2%80%9310)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Timbers (2001–10)">Portland Timbers</a> to MLS in 2011 and the defection of the <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a> to the NASL<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> from USL-1, the <a href="/wiki/Austin_Aztex" title="Austin Aztex">Austin Aztex</a> were the only remaining USL-1 team not yet a part of USL Pro. On September 22, 2010, the "Caribbean Division" of USL Pro was announced, with teams from Puerto Rico and Antigua and Barbuda signing on to compete in the league.<a href="#cite_note-caribbean-7">[7]</a> With the addition of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_United" title="Puerto Rico United">Puerto Rico United</a> to the league and "Caribbean Division", league representatives expressed their intent to see expansion in the region continue, with an eventual 8-team "Caribbean Conference".<a href="#cite_note-PR_United-8">[8]</a> With the inclusion of a team from Los Angeles, this division eventually became the International Division. On September 22, 2010, USL announced that <a href="/wiki/Sevilla_FC_Puerto_Rico" title="Sevilla FC Puerto Rico">Sevilla FC Puerto Rico</a> and <a href="/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate_Puerto_Rico" title="Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico">River Plate Puerto Rico</a> would be joining USL Pro in 2011 alongside <a href="/wiki/Antigua_Barracuda_FC" title="Antigua Barracuda FC">Antigua Barracuda FC</a> as part of the building blocks of a Caribbean division.<a href="#cite_note-caribbean-7">[7]</a> On September 28, 2010, USL announced that one of their flagship clubs and reigning 2010 USL-2 Champions, the <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" title="Charleston Battery">Charleston Battery</a>, would be joining USL Pro for its launch in 2011.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> On September 30, 2010, nearly two months following the team's own announcement of a "USL Pro Championship Division" move, the USL formally announced Dayton Dutch Lions FC would join USL Pro.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> On October 4 and 7, 2010, the USL revealed two USL-2 clubs, the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Eagles" title="Charlotte Eagles">Charlotte Eagles</a> and the Harrisburg City Islanders (later known as <a href="/wiki/Penn_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn FC">Penn FC</a>), would be making the jump to USL Pro for 2011.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Riverhounds_SC" title="Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC">Pittsburgh Riverhounds</a> were added as the 9th official team on October 22, 2010.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> October 25, 2010, saw the addition of the <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Rhinos">Rochester Rhinos</a><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> who had previously committed to the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2010)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (2010)">NASL</a>, along with expansion team <a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> (formerly the <a href="/wiki/Austin_Aztex_FC" title="Austin Aztex FC">Austin Aztex FC</a> of USL-1) after new ownership secured and moved the team from Texas to Florida.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> On November 9, 2010, former USL-2 side <a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Hammerheads_FC" title="Wilmington Hammerheads FC">Wilmington Hammerheads</a> officially joined the league as the 12th team,<a href="#cite_note-Hammerheads-16">[16]</a> followed on November 17, 2010, by <a href="/wiki/F.C._New_York" title="F.C. New York">F.C. New York</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FCNY-17">[17]</a> The expected number of teams to launch league play in 2011 was announced as 18–20, alongside the announcement of the Wilmington Hammerheads joining the league.<a href="#cite_note-Hammerheads-16">[16]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Blues">Los Angeles Blues</a>, associated with the successful women's <a href="/wiki/Pali_Blues" title="Pali Blues">Pali Blues</a> organization, was added on December 7, 2010, with a message of future "Western Conference" growth into 2012.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> The "Caribbean Division" of USL Pro grew to four teams on December 9, 2010, with the addition of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_United" title="Puerto Rico United">Puerto Rico United</a> to the league,<a href="#cite_note-PR_United-8">[8]</a> marking the last of the 15 teams that would compete in USL Pro in its inaugural 2011 season. On September 14, 2010, United Soccer Leagues President Tim Holt expressed the desired structure for the league to launch with 14–18 teams across four specific geographic areas in 2011, expansion to 22–26 teams by 2013, and 28–32 teams by 2015.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> Following USL Pro's first annual general meeting, the league confirmed it would debut with 16 teams playing a 24-game regular season schedule in 2011, with planned growth for 20–24 teams to start the 2012 season.<a href="#cite_note-format-20">[20]</a> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; text-align:center"> <caption>Progression of expansion </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th># Teams </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_USL_Pro_season" title="2011 USL Pro season">2011</a> </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_USL_Pro_season" title="2012 USL Pro season">2012</a> </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_USL_Pro_season" title="2013 USL Pro season">2013</a> </td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_USL_Pro_season" title="2014 USL Pro season">2014</a> </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_USL_season" title="2015 USL season">2015</a> </td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_USL_season" title="2016 USL season">2016</a> </td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_USL_season" title="2017 USL season">2017</a> </td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_USL_season" title="2018 USL season">2018</a> </td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_USL_Championship_season" title="2019 USL Championship season">2019</a> </td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_USL_Championship_season" title="2020 USL Championship season">2020</a> </td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_USL_Championship_season" title="2021 USL Championship season">2021</a> </td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_USL_Championship_season" title="2022 USL Championship season">2022</a> </td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_USL_Championship_season" title="2023 USL Championship season">2023</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_USL_Championship_season" title="2024 USL Championship season">2024</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2025_USL_Championship_season" title="2025 USL Championship season">2025</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Play_begins_(2011–2012)">Play begins (2011–2012)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Play begins (2011–2012)">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2011_USL_Pro_season" title="2011 USL Pro season">2011 USL Pro season</a> and <a href="/wiki/2012_USL_Pro_season" title="2012 USL Pro season">2012 USL Pro season</a></div> USL Pro debuted in 2011,<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> starting with 15 teams playing a 24-game regular season schedule. American and National Division teams played a home-and-away series against all opponents from the two divisions (totaling 18 games), and 2 additional regional rivalry matches, with each team making an additional trip to either Los Angeles or the Caribbean to play two games while hosting International Division competition for two games. International Division teams played each team in their division four times (twice home, twice away, totaling 16 games) while traveling to face American or National Division opponents in four games and hosting those opponents for four games.<a href="#cite_note-format-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> The original playoff format saw eight teams compete in a one-game quarterfinal. Both the American and National Divisions saw their top three teams advance for an inter-divisional playoff, while the top two teams in the International Division played off against each other to reach the semi-finals. The four remaining teams were re-seeded for a single semi-final match, again with the higher seed hosting, leading up to a single match for the <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_final" title="USL Championship final">USL Cup</a>. In all playoff matches the highest seeded team hosted.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> The first league game was played on April 2, 2011. The <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> 2–0 at Richmond's <a href="/wiki/City_Stadium_(Richmond)" title="City Stadium (Richmond)">City Stadium</a>. <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Nyazamba" title="Stanley Nyazamba">Stanley Nyazamba</a> scored the first goal in the 35th minute on a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_kick_(association_football)" title="Penalty kick (association football)">penalty kick</a>.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> On May 10, 2011, early in the league's inaugural season, the league announced that it was dropping the three Puerto Rican clubs from the USL Pro schedule.<a href="#cite_note-reform-26">[26]</a> The PRSL clubs were dropped due to economic and ownership issues.<a href="#cite_note-reform-26">[26]</a> The two remaining International Division teams – <a href="/wiki/Antigua_Barracuda_FC" title="Antigua Barracuda FC">Antigua Barracuda FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Blues">Los Angeles Blues</a> – were re-aligned into the American and National Divisions. Due to the removal of the International Division, the revised playoff format featured the top four teams in each of the two divisions. The two division playoff winners met in the USL Pro Championship at the home venue of the team with the better record. Following the 2011 season, USL Pro announced with the release of the 2012 season schedule that <a href="/wiki/F.C._New_York" title="F.C. New York">F.C. New York</a> would not be returning to play, with the former National and American Divisions being dissolved to form a single, eleven-team league table.<a href="#cite_note-2012_sched-27">[27]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CharlestonBattery2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/CharlestonBattery2012.jpg/220px-CharlestonBattery2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/CharlestonBattery2012.jpg/330px-CharlestonBattery2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/CharlestonBattery2012.jpg/440px-CharlestonBattery2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4144" data-file-height="2120" /></a><figcaption>Charleston Battery celebrates winning the league title in 2012.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beginnings_of_MLS_partnership_(2013–2014)">Beginnings of MLS partnership (2013–2014)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Beginnings of MLS partnership (2013–2014)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2013_USL_Pro_season" title="2013 USL Pro season">2013 USL Pro season</a> and <a href="/wiki/2014_USL_Pro_season" title="2014 USL Pro season">2014 USL Pro season</a></div> Two expansion teams joined for the 2013 season: <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_FC" title="Phoenix FC">Phoenix FC</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> and the <a href="/wiki/VSI_Tampa_Bay_FC" title="VSI Tampa Bay FC">VSI Tampa Bay FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-announced-30">[30]</a> On January 23, 2013, the United Soccer Leagues and the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> announced a multi-year agreement to integrate <a href="/wiki/MLS_Reserve_League" title="MLS Reserve League">MLS Reserve League</a> play with USL Pro teams, first through team affiliations and "interleague" play, but eventually fully merging MLS Reserves into the USL Pro structure. The stated goals<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> of this partnership are to improve North American player development, strengthen league competition, build long-term ties between the leagues and expand the audience for both the leagues and developing players. While the 2013 season would feature partnered competitions between USL Pro and MLS Reserve teams, four Major League Soccer clubs opted to affiliate with an existing USL Pro team, agreeing to loan at least four MLS players to their affiliate: <a href="/wiki/Sporting_Kansas_City" title="Sporting Kansas City">Sporting Kansas City</a> with <a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Union" title="Philadelphia Union">Philadelphia Union</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Penn_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn FC">Harrisburg City Islanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/D.C._United" title="D.C. United">D.C. United</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Revolution" title="New England Revolution">New England Revolution</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Rhinos">Rochester Rhinos</a>. Each MLS club will eventually be expected to either affiliate with a USL Pro team or operate an independent reserve team in the league.<a href="#cite_note-MLS_USL_Deal-32">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-MLS_Partnership-33">[33]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Dynamo">Houston Dynamo</a> announced that they would be partnering with the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Riverhounds_SC" title="Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC">Pittsburgh Riverhounds</a> in 2014.<a href="#cite_note-Riverhounds-Dynamo-34">[34]</a> However, this partnership between the Riverhounds and Dynamo was dissolved after just one year.<a href="#cite_note-Riverhounds_hire_new_president,_head_coach-35">[35]</a> Following the conclusion of the 2013 season, VSI Tampa Bay folded after only one season, along with founding league member Antigua.<a href="#cite_note-odfcnews.com-36">[36]</a> In December 2012, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Republic_FC" title="Sacramento Republic FC">Sacramento</a> announced it would begin play in 2014 as an expansion team,<a href="#cite_note-Sac-37">[37]</a> and in July 2014, USL announced that <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a> would also join USL in 2014.<a href="#cite_note-OKC-38">[38]</a> <a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> announced that it would leave USL after the 2014 season to join MLS as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_Major_League_Soccer" title="Expansion of Major League Soccer">expansion team</a> for the 2015 season.<a href="#cite_note-Orlando_MLS_Expansion-39">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> The Los Angeles Blues were rebranded as <a href="/wiki/Orange_County_Blues_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange County Blues FC">Orange County Blues FC</a> on February 5, 2014.<a href="#cite_note-OCBlues-42">[42]</a> The Phoenix FC franchise was revoked and replaced with <a href="/wiki/Arizona_United_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona United SC">Arizona United SC</a> on March 13, 2014.<a href="#cite_note-AZUnitedSC-43">[43]</a> In what would become a major trend, on January 29, 2014, the <a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy">LA Galaxy</a> announced the creation of LA Galaxy II, a reserve team within the club's existing development structure. The Galaxy purchased a USL Pro expansion franchise<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> and became the first MLS club to enter its reserve team into the USL Pro. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_of_MLS_partnership_and_first_rebranding_(2015–2016)">Expansion of MLS partnership and first rebranding (2015–2016)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Expansion of MLS partnership and first rebranding (2015–2016)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2015_USL_season" title="2015 USL season">2015 USL season</a> and <a href="/wiki/2016_USL_season" title="2016 USL season">2016 USL season</a></div> USL Pro nearly doubled the number of teams in the league for 2015 in large part due to MLS franchises following the path taken by the <a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy_II" class="mw-redirect" title="LA Galaxy II">LA Galaxy II</a>. Seven MLS clubs announced the purchase of a USL Pro franchise for their reserve team. These MLS franchises joined four independent expansion teams that were previously announced for Colorado Springs, St. Louis, Tulsa, and Austin. Orlando City SC also sold its franchise rights to <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a> interests, which unveiled <a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a> on June 3, 2014, as an affiliate of the new MLS side.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> The United Soccer Leagues announced that the Charlotte Eagles would drop to its Premier Development League (PDL), now known as <a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL League Two</a>, while selling their franchise rights to another Charlotte group, which formed Charlotte Independence for play beginning in 2015.<a href="#cite_note-CE_to_CI-46">[46]</a> Finally, on December 11, 2014, the Dayton Dutch Lions self-relegated to play in the PDL starting in 2015.<a href="#cite_note-DDL_to_PDL-47">[47]</a> During 2014 and early 2015, the various MLS clubs in conjunction with the USL announced seven new franchises that would be owned or controlled by MLS team ownership, and would all begin play in 2015. On September 10, 2014, Real Salt Lake revealed the name of their previously announced USL Pro affiliate team would be <a href="/wiki/Real_Monarchs" title="Real Monarchs">Real Monarchs</a>, and confirmed that the team would begin play in 2015.<a href="#cite_note-RealMonarchs-48">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> The team played at <a href="/wiki/Rio_Tinto_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rio Tinto Stadium">Rio Tinto Stadium</a> until the 5,000-seat <a href="/wiki/Zions_Bank_Stadium" title="Zions Bank Stadium">Zions Bank Stadium</a> was built in <a href="/wiki/Herriman,_Utah" title="Herriman, Utah">Herriman, Utah</a>.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> Both the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers" title="Portland Timbers">Portland Timbers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC" title="Seattle Sounders FC">Seattle Sounders FC</a> created their own USL Pro squads, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_2" title="Portland Timbers 2">Portland Timbers 2</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle Sounders FC 2">Seattle Sounders FC 2</a> on October 14, 2014.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(MLS)" class="mw-redirect" title="Montreal Impact (MLS)">Montreal Impact</a> announced that it would field a USL Pro <a href="/wiki/FC_Montreal" title="FC Montreal">team</a> in September 2014. On November 18, 2014, <a href="/wiki/FC_Montreal" title="FC Montreal">FC Montreal</a> officially joined the league.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> On November 20, 2014, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC" title="Toronto FC">Toronto FC</a> announced that it would also field a team, subsequently named <a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC_II" title="Toronto FC II">Toronto FC II</a>, for the 2015 season.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> <a href="/wiki/Whitecaps_FC_2" title="Whitecaps FC 2">Whitecaps FC 2</a> joined USL Pro the next day.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> After discussing plans for a USL Pro team in 2015,<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> then postponing those plans in September,<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls" title="New York Red Bulls">New York Red Bulls</a> announced that their USL Pro team, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls_II" title="New York Red Bulls II">New York Red Bulls II</a> would begin play in 2015.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> MLS affiliations were announced for the remaining MLS teams that did not have an affiliation in 2014 and did not elect to purchase a USL Pro franchise. On September 18, 2014, the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rapids" title="Colorado Rapids">Colorado Rapids</a> announced an affiliation partnership with the Charlotte Independence.<a href="#cite_note-mlssoccer.com-61">[61]</a> On January 16, 2015 <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_FC" title="New York City FC">New York City FC</a> announced that it would have an affiliate relationship with the <a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Hammerheads_FC" title="Wilmington Hammerheads FC">Wilmington Hammerheads</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Fire Soccer Club">Chicago Fire</a> announced their affiliation with St Louis.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> On February 9, 2015, <a href="/wiki/FC_Dallas" title="FC Dallas">FC Dallas</a> announced it would add <a href="/wiki/Arizona_United_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona United SC">Arizona United SC</a> as its USL Pro affiliate.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> As a result, all 20 MLS teams for the 2015 season were either fielding their own team in the USL Pro or were affiliated with an independent USL Pro club. The league also announced in 2015 that the league would be divided into two conferences. Teams would play a 28-game schedule with 22 games against all the teams in their conference, and the teams would be further assigned to four-club subdivisions for the other six games with an eye towards geographic rivalries between clubs.<a href="#cite_note-conf-2015-66">[66]</a> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Soccer_League_2015_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/United_Soccer_League_2015_logo.svg/150px-United_Soccer_League_2015_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/United_Soccer_League_2015_logo.svg/225px-United_Soccer_League_2015_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/United_Soccer_League_2015_logo.svg/300px-United_Soccer_League_2015_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="337" /></a><figcaption>USL logo used from 2015 until 2018</figcaption></figure> On February 10, 2015, United Soccer Leagues announced a branding change for the league. It would now be called the United Soccer League or "USL" for short. They introduced a new logo and branding, and stated their intention to apply for Division II status within the United States Soccer Federation hierarchy.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> During the 2015 season, USL announced several expansion teams for the 2016 season. The 25th franchise was awarded to Lone Star, LLC and the team would be named <a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Valley_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Rio Grande Valley FC">Rio Grande Valley FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-RGVFC_USL-68">[68]</a> In a first for the USL, the team has a "hybrid" affiliation with the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Dynamo">Houston Dynamo</a>, who are responsible for the tactical part of the club, while the ownership group, Lone Star, is responsible for operations and management.<a href="#cite_note-RGVFC_MLS-69">[69]</a><a href="#cite_note-RGVFC_dyanamo-70">[70]</a> <a href="/wiki/FC_Cincinnati_(2016%E2%80%9318)" class="mw-redirect" title="FC Cincinnati (2016–18)">FC Cincinnati</a> was added as the 26th franchise<a href="#cite_note-youtubeannounce-71">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-cincy_announce-72">[72]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bethlehem_Steel_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethlehem Steel FC">Bethlehem Steel FC</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley" title="Lehigh Valley">Lehigh Valley</a> area and owned by the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Union" title="Philadelphia Union">Philadelphia Union</a>, became the 27th,<a href="#cite_note-philly_announce-73">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-prAug2015-74">[74]</a> <a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_B" title="Orlando City B">Orlando City B</a> (owned by <a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC" title="Orlando City SC">Orlando City SC</a>) as the 29th,<a href="#cite_note-usloc-75">[75]</a> the <a href="/wiki/Swope_Park_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Swope Park Rangers">Swope Park Rangers</a> (owned by <a href="/wiki/Sporting_Kansas_City" title="Sporting Kansas City">Sporting Kansas City</a>) as the 30th,<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_FC" title="San Antonio FC">San Antonio FC</a> as the 31st.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> The Austin Aztex announced that they would go on hiatus for the <a href="/wiki/2016_USL_season" title="2016 USL season">2016 USL season</a> on October 2, 2015. Floods damaging <a href="/wiki/House_Park" title="House Park">House Park</a> midway through the 2015 season forced the team to relocate to a high school facility. The team was intended to return in 2017, pending construction of a new, soccer-specific stadium.<a href="#cite_note-AA_HP_Flood-78">[78]</a> However, stadium and ownership issues continued to plague the franchise, and they did not return.<a href="#cite_note-No_Return_For_Aztex-79">[79]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_II_sanctioning_and_second_rebranding_(2017–2019)">Division II sanctioning and second rebranding (2017–2019)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Division II sanctioning and second rebranding (2017–2019)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2017_USL_season" title="2017 USL season">2017 USL season</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_USL_season" title="2018 USL season">2018 USL season</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2019_USL_Championship_season" title="2019 USL Championship season">2019 USL Championship season</a></div> Expansion continued for the 2017 season with <a href="/wiki/Reno_1868_FC" title="Reno 1868 FC">Reno 1868 FC</a>, which had been announced during the 2015 season as the 28th franchise, starting play.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> On October 25, 2016, the USL added two teams from the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">North American Soccer League</a> (NASL): the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a>. This was the first time a club moved from the NASL to the USL.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(MLS)" class="mw-redirect" title="Montreal Impact (MLS)">Montreal Impact</a> also announced that it would fold its USL team, <a href="/wiki/FC_Montreal" title="FC Montreal">FC Montreal</a>, in favor of affiliating with <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Mont_Imp_folds_FC_Mont-82">[82]</a> On August 31, 2016, Kyle Eng sold his majority share of Arizona United SC to an investment group led by Berke Bakay and was rebranded as <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix Rising FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a><a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> Ivory Coast Soccer Legend <a href="/wiki/Didier_Drogba" title="Didier Drogba">Didier Drogba</a> later purchased a share of the team and played the final two seasons of his career there.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> On January 6, 2017, the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors voted to grant provisional Division II status to the USL for the 2017 season,<a href="#cite_note-divii-1">[1]</a> placing the league on the same tier as the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">North American Soccer League</a>. The NASL was also downgraded from Division II sanctioning to provisional status because its membership decreased below the 12-team minimum. Following the 2017 season, the USL gained two more NASL teams: <a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">Indy Eleven</a><a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" title="North Carolina FC">North Carolina FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> For the 2018 season, the NASL's provisional sanctioning was not renewed by U.S. Soccer, while the USL was granted full sanctioning under Division II on a year-to-year basis.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> The NASL sued U.S. Soccer, asking a court to order U.S. Soccer to grant NASL Division II status, but the request was denied by the trial court, and denied again by the appeals court.<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> The USL's expansion efforts continued in the 2018 season with the additions of <a href="/wiki/Nashville_SC_(2018%E2%80%9319)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nashville SC (2018–19)">Nashville SC</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Expansion_Announcement-94">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-SCdim-95">[95]</a> <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Lights_FC" title="Las Vegas Lights FC">Las Vegas Lights FC</a>,<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-fanpick-97">[97]</a><a href="#cite_note-NAME_THE_CLUB_VOTE:_FINAL_RESULTS-98">[98]</a> <a href="/wiki/Fresno_FC" title="Fresno FC">Fresno FC</a> (affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC" title="Vancouver Whitecaps FC">Vancouver Whitecaps FC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_United_2" title="Atlanta United 2">Atlanta United 2</a> (owned by <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_United_FC" title="Atlanta United FC">Atlanta United FC</a>).<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a><a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> The league also lost <a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_B" title="Orlando City B">Orlando City B</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Rochester_New_York_FC" title="Rochester New York FC">Rochester Rhinos</a>, which each announced a hiatus,<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a><a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> while the <a href="/wiki/Whitecaps_FC_2" title="Whitecaps FC 2">Whitecaps FC 2</a> were folded after its parent team in Vancouver decided to no longer run its own development team and affiliated with the new Fresno expansion. <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FC_Cincinnati_with_2018_USL_regular_season_trophy_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/FC_Cincinnati_with_2018_USL_regular_season_trophy_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-FC_Cincinnati_with_2018_USL_regular_season_trophy_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/FC_Cincinnati_with_2018_USL_regular_season_trophy_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-FC_Cincinnati_with_2018_USL_regular_season_trophy_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/FC_Cincinnati_with_2018_USL_regular_season_trophy_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-FC_Cincinnati_with_2018_USL_regular_season_trophy_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5679" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>FC Cincinnati celebrates winning the 2018 regular season title.</figcaption></figure> Four teams left the USL top flight after the 2018 season. The ownership group of FC Cincinnati was awarded an MLS franchise that started play under the FC Cincinnati name in 2019.<a href="#cite_note-FC_Cincy_MLS-104">[104]</a> <a href="/wiki/Penn_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn FC">Penn FC</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Penn_FC_2020_L1-105">[105]</a> the Richmond Kickers,<a href="#cite_note-Richmond_Kickers_L1-106">[106]</a> and Toronto FC II voluntarily dropped to <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a>, a new third-level league that United Soccer Leagues launched in 2019.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> The Kickers and Toronto FC II began League One play in 2019; Penn FC suspended professional operations for 2019 and announced that it would resume play in League One in 2020, but it never did.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> In addition, the announced hiatuses for both the Rhinos and Orlando City B became permanent departures. The Rhinos originally announced they would extend their hiatus through 2019 before resuming play in League One in 2020,<a href="#cite_note-Rhinos_USL_III-109">[109]</a> but ended up not resuming play until 2022, by which time the club had changed its name to <a href="/wiki/Rochester_New_York_FC" title="Rochester New York FC">Rochester New York FC</a> and joined the new third-level <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a>.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> Orlando City B resumed play in 2019 in League One.<a href="#cite_note-OCB_L1-111">[111]</a> The league also approved several other expansion locations in <a href="/wiki/Austin_Bold_FC" title="Austin Bold FC">Austin</a>,<a href="#cite_note-auto-112">[112]</a> <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Legion_FC" title="Birmingham Legion FC">Birmingham</a>,<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> <a href="/wiki/Memphis_901_FC" title="Memphis 901 FC">Memphis</a>,<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a><a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> Chicago,<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a><a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> Oakland East Bay, <a href="/wiki/Hartford_Athletic" title="Hartford Athletic">Hartford</a>,<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_United" title="New Mexico United">Albuquerque</a>,<a href="#cite_note-auto1-119">[119]</a> <a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Locomotive_FC" title="El Paso Locomotive FC">El Paso</a>,<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> <a href="/wiki/Loudoun_United_FC" title="Loudoun United FC">Loudoun County, Virginia</a>,<a href="#cite_note-auto2-121">[121]</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Loyal_SC" title="San Diego Loyal SC">San Diego</a>.<a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a> All of these teams began play in 2019 except for San Diego, which began play in the 2020 season; Chicago and East Bay were both announced to launch by 2021, but were indefinitely put on hold when they had issues in securing stadium plans.<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="COVID_19_Impact_(2020–2021)">COVID 19 Impact (2020–2021)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: COVID 19 Impact (2020–2021)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2020_USL_Championship_season" title="2020 USL Championship season">2020 USL Championship season</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021_USL_Championship_season" title="2021 USL Championship season">2021 USL Championship season</a></div> Following the end of the 2019 season, three teams left the USL Championship. <a href="/wiki/Nashville_SC" title="Nashville SC">Nashville SC</a> was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> franchise,<a href="#cite_note-Nash_SC_to_MLS-124">[124]</a> <a href="/wiki/Fresno_FC" title="Fresno FC">Fresno FC</a> announced that they would not be returning to Fresno,<a href="#cite_note-NoMo_Fresno-125">[125]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a> announced that they would be suspending operations after not receiving sanctioning to remain in USL by <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">U.S. Soccer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Ottawa_Fury_Suspends_Operations-126">[126]</a> An expansion team was announced for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> borough of <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a> to be named <a href="/wiki/Queensboro_FC" title="Queensboro FC">Queensboro FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> On December 11, the Ottawa Fury announced the sale of its franchise rights to the ownership group of <a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a>, with Miami set to participate in the 2020 USL Championship season. This marked the entrance of another former NASL team into the league, with Miami having previously spent time in <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">NPSL</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Independent_Soccer_Association" title="National Independent Soccer Association">National Independent Soccer Association</a> (NISA) after the NASL folded. <a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_FC" title="Saint Louis FC">Saint Louis FC</a> folded at the end of the 2020 season. At the time, the city was set to receive an MLS franchise, with <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_City_SC" title="St. Louis City SC">St. Louis City SC</a> ultimately starting play in 2023. A spokesperson for SLFC told <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a> in August 2020, "The ownership decided that with the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_recession" title="COVID-19 recession">financial impact</a> of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19</a> and MLS on the horizon, it didn't make sense to continue operations."<a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a> Also at the end of the 2020 season, two MLS clubs, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Union" title="Philadelphia Union">Philadelphia Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers" title="Portland Timbers">Portland Timbers</a>, withdrew their reserve sides, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Union_II" title="Philadelphia Union II">Philadelphia Union II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_2" title="Portland Timbers 2">Portland Timbers 2</a>, from the United Soccer League system.<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> The proposed <a href="/wiki/East_Bay" title="East Bay">East Bay</a> club's bid had faltered due to stadium issues and its USL franchise rights were purchased by <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Roots_SC" title="Oakland Roots SC">Oakland Roots SC</a>, which had previously played in NISA, who started play in the USLC in the 2021 season.<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a><a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a> On November 6, 2020, <a href="/wiki/Reno_1868_FC" title="Reno 1868 FC">Reno 1868 FC</a> announced it was ceasing operations as a result of the financial and operational impacts of COVID-19.<a href="#cite_note-Reno_1868_Cease_Ops-132">[132]</a> On January 10, 2021, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" title="North Carolina FC">North Carolina FC</a> club chairman <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Malik" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen Malik">Stephen Malik</a> announced that the club would make a "strategic move" to <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a>.<a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a> On February 1, 2021, <a href="/wiki/Monterey_Bay_FC" title="Monterey Bay FC">Monterey Bay FC</a>, which is a continuation of USLC's <a href="/wiki/Fresno_FC" title="Fresno FC">Fresno FC</a>, joined the USL Championship since Beshoff, the owner of Fresno, was able to retain franchise rights after Fresno ceased operations due to lack of securing construction of a <a href="/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium" title="Soccer-specific stadium">soccer-specific stadium</a>, and landed the franchise in Monterey Bay at <a href="/wiki/California_State_University_Monterey_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="California State University Monterey Bay">Cardinale Stadium</a> on the campus of <a href="/wiki/California_State_University,_Monterey_Bay" title="California State University, Monterey Bay">California State University, Monterey Bay</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seaside,_California" title="Seaside, California">Seaside, California</a>. On November 13, 2021, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City</a> would join the USL Championship for the 2022 USL Championship season, becoming the third NISA team to join the league after <a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Roots_SC" title="Oakland Roots SC">Oakland Roots SC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a> On December 2, 2021, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Independence" title="Charlotte Independence">Charlotte Independence</a> decided to drop down to the third tier <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a> for 2022, with the goal of better serving its youth players, as well as the fact that a new expansion franchise in the city <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_FC" title="Charlotte FC">Charlotte FC</a> was joining <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> that season, with whom several Independence players had signed for.<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a><a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a> On December 3, 2021, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Energy_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City Energy FC">Oklahoma City Energy FC</a> announced that it would temporarily suspend soccer operations and would not compete in the 2022 USL Championship season.<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> The decision came after Energy FC's home field at Taft Stadium, which is owned and operated by the Oklahoma City Public Schools, would undergo major renovations that directly overlap with the 2022 USL Championship season and will resume play for the 2023 USL Championship season in its temporary home at Taft Stadium.<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a> This came after OKC Energy FC reached an historic agreement only roughly a month earlier renewing their lease with the school district for Taft Stadium.<a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a> After OKC announced that they would impose another hiatus for the <a href="/wiki/2023_USL_Championship_season" title="2023 USL Championship season">2023 USL Championship season</a>, they have since come out with a new majority ownership group, Echo Investment Capital that would build a stadium in <a href="/wiki/Bricktown,_Oklahoma_City" title="Bricktown, Oklahoma City">Bricktown</a> with part of the money reserved from <a href="/wiki/MAPS_4" class="mw-redirect" title="MAPS 4">the city's MAPS 4 penny tax initiative</a>, with plans to return for the 2027 USL Championship season.<a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="End_of_MLS_partnership_(2021–2022)">End of MLS partnership (2021–2022)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: End of MLS partnership (2021–2022)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2022_USL_Championship_season" title="2022 USL Championship season">2022 USL Championship season</a></div> On December 6, 2021, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> announced <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a>, a Division III league that would begin play in 2022. The MLS–USL partnership that started in 2014 came to an end: all MLS clubs with reserve teams in USL Championship or USL League One would be moving their affiliated teams to MLS Next Pro by 2023, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Loudoun_United_FC" title="Loudoun United FC">Loudoun United FC</a> (although under different ownership).<a href="#cite_note-NextPro-142">[142]</a> On December 10, 2021, the USL Championship approved a new ownership group for USL Championship club Austin Bold FC. The new ownership group consists of <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Nelson" title="Donnie Nelson">Donnie Nelson</a>, Neil Leibman, and Bobby Epstein. The team has not participated since the 2021 USL Championship season as it actively seeks relocation to another city in Texas.<a href="#cite_note-ABFC_Purchase-143">[143]</a> On January 27, 2022, the USL officially awarded <a href="/wiki/USL_Pro_Iowa" title="USL Pro Iowa">USL Pro Iowa</a> an expansion team to be based in <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a>, that would join the league in the 2024 season. The team's majority owner is Kyle Krause, who has been the majority owner of USL League Two side <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines_Menace" title="Des Moines Menace">Des Moines Menace</a> since 1998.<a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a> On July 14, 2022, the USL announced a group that intended to bring USL Championship and Super League teams to <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans, Louisiana</a>, with a goal for the Championship side to kick off by 2025.<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> On August 12, 2022, ground was broken in <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket, Rhode Island</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Tidewater_Landing_Stadium" title="Tidewater Landing Stadium">Tidewater Landing Stadium</a> that will be the permanent home of <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_FC" title="Rhode Island FC">Rhode Island FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a> The team began play in the 2024 season in Smithfield, Rhode Island, as the construction is completed in Pawtucket.<a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a> On August 30, 2022, the USL announced that a group of investors had formed to bring USL Championship and USL Super League expansion teams to <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a>, with the goal for the Championship side to kick off in 2025.<a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> On October 19, 2022, the USL awarded an expansion team to <a href="/wiki/USL_Milwaukee" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Milwaukee">USL Milwaukee</a>, set to begin play in 2025 with plans to build an <a href="/wiki/Iron_District_Stadium" title="Iron District Stadium">8,000-seat stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a>.<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_history_(2023–present)">Recent history (2023–present)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Recent history (2023–present)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2023_USL_Championship_season" title="2023 USL Championship season">2023 USL Championship season</a> and <a href="/wiki/2024_USL_Championship_season" title="2024 USL Championship season">2024 USL Championship season</a></div> On July 12, 2023, the USL awarded an expansion team to a team that would later be called <a href="/wiki/Ozark_United_FC" title="Ozark United FC">Ozark United FC</a><a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> with the intent to bring USL Championship and Super League teams to <a href="/wiki/Rogers,_Arkansas" title="Rogers, Arkansas">Rogers, Arkansas</a>, with a goal for the Championship and Super League sides to kick off by 2026 and play in a new 5,000-seat stadium.<a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a> On August 7, 2023, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" title="North Carolina FC">North Carolina FC</a> majority owner <a href="/wiki/Steve_Malik" title="Steve Malik">Steve Malik</a> announced that the club would come back from <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a> to the USL Championship starting from the 2024 season.<a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a> On August 24, 2023, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Loyal" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego Loyal">San Diego Loyal</a> ownership announced that the team would shut down at the end of the season due to an inability to find a "viable near- and long-term stadium solution".<a href="#cite_note-SDUT-2023-153">[153]</a> and the USL announced that it would transfer the franchise rights of the Loyal.<a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a> The announcement came three months after <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> announced a San Diego expansion team that would begin play in 2025 as <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_FC" title="San Diego FC">San Diego FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-SDUT-2023-153">[153]</a> The club's final game was a 4–3 extra-time playoff quarterfinal loss to <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix Rising</a>, the eventual playoff champions.<a href="#cite_note-155">[155]</a> On November 29, 2023, it was announced that Milwaukee's expansion would be deferred to the 2026 season.<a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a> On December 14, 2023, the USL awarded an expansion team to <a href="/wiki/USL_Palm_Beach" title="USL Palm Beach">USL Palm Beach</a> with the intent to bring USL Championship and Super League teams to <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_County,_Florida" title="Palm Beach County, Florida">Palm Beach County, Florida</a>, with a goal for the Super League side to kick off by 2025.<a href="#cite_note-157">[157]</a> On December 18, 2023, <a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Valley_FC_Toros" title="Rio Grande Valley FC Toros">Rio Grande Valley FC Toros</a> announced they were ceasing all soccer and business operations, officially ending their eight-year business partnership with <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" title="United Soccer League">USL</a>.<a href="#cite_note-RGVFC_Cease_Ops-158">[158]</a> On March 7, 2024, it was announced that Brooklyn FC, originally vying for a spot in League One, would instead move their efforts to try to get a team in the Championship by 2025, along with getting their women's side to play in the inaugural <a href="/wiki/USL_Super_League" title="USL Super League">USL Super League</a> season in 2024, both playing at <a href="/wiki/Maimonides_Park" title="Maimonides Park">Maimonides Park</a>, the home also to baseball's <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Cyclones" title="Brooklyn Cyclones">Brooklyn Cyclones</a>.<a href="#cite_note-159">[159]</a> This effort would be later pushed back to 2026.<a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a> In August 2024, the USL announced that <a href="/wiki/Lexington_SC" title="Lexington SC">Lexington SC</a> would move from League One to the Championship in the 2025 season.<a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a> On November 13, 2024, the USL announced that <a href="/wiki/Memphis_901_FC" title="Memphis 901 FC">Memphis 901 FC</a> would cease operations, with their franchise rights being moved to <a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Sky_FC" title="Santa Barbara Sky FC">Santa Barbara Sky FC</a>. 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Lexington_SC" title="Lexington SC">Lexington</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.02%;left:80.697%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Loudoun" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Loudoun_United_FC" title="Loudoun United FC">Loudoun</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.333%;left:67.338%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Louisville" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:90.493%;left:80.757%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Miami" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" 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href="/wiki/Monterey_Bay_FC" title="Monterey Bay FC">Monterey Bay</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:60.165%;left:31.31%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="New Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_United" title="New Mexico United">New Mexico</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:55.084%;left:80.011%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="North Carolina" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Roots_SC" title="Oakland Roots SC">Oakland</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:60.51%;left:47.304%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Oklahoma City" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/OKC_Energy_FC" title="OKC Energy FC">Oklahoma City</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:59.709%;left:11.048%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Orange County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Orange_County_SC" title="Orange County SC">Orange County</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.381%;left:21.262%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Phoenix" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:39.642%;left:76.183%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Pittsburgh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Riverhounds_SC" title="Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC">Pittsburgh</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:29.978%;left:89.237%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Rhode Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_FC" title="Rhode Island FC">Rhode Island</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.616%;left:7.507%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Sacramento" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Republic_FC" title="Sacramento Republic FC">Sacramento</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:81.658%;left:45.264%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="San Antonio" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_FC" title="San Antonio FC">San Antonio</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:84.604%;left:75.739%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Tampa Bay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_FC_(USL)" title="Brooklyn FC (USL)">Brooklyn</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:75.308%;left:76.77%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Jacksonville" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville" title="Sporting Club Jacksonville">Jacksonville</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:39.103%;left:53.849%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Iowa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/USL_Pro_Iowa" title="USL Pro Iowa">Iowa</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:30.714%;left:77.054%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Buffalo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/8px-Brown_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/16px-Brown_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Pro_Soccer" title="Buffalo Pro Soccer">Buffalo</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.208%;left:62.743%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Milwaukee" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/USL_Milwaukee" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:57.6%;left:53.174%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Ozark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Ozark_United_FC" title="Ozark United FC">Ozark</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:86.995%;left:81.071%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Palm Beach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/8px-Steel_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/12px-Steel_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/16px-Steel_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/USL_Palm_Beach" title="USL Palm Beach">Palm Beach</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:55.717%;left:7.96%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Santa Barbara" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Sky_FC" title="Santa Barbara Sky FC">Santa Barbara</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:69.544%;left:48.847%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Dallas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/USL_Dallas" title="USL Dallas">Dallas</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.37%;left:72.072%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Roswell" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/8px-Steel_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/12px-Steel_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/16px-Steel_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Roswell</div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" title="File:Usa edcp location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of teams in the USL Championship <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a> Western Conference</li><li><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a> Eastern Conference</li><li><a href="/wiki/File:Orange_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a> On hiatus (Expected 2027)</li><li><a href="/wiki/File:Pink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a> 2026</li><li><a href="/wiki/File:Brown_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/8px-Brown_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/16px-Brown_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a> 2026, Not Listed On League Website</li><li><a href="/wiki/File:Red_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a> 2027</li><li><a href="/wiki/File:Steel_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/8px-Steel_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/12px-Steel_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/16px-Steel_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a> TBD</li></ul></div></div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> The following teams are going to play in the 2025 season.<a href="#cite_note-163">[163]</a> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Overview of USL Championship teams </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Conference </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th> <th scope="col">Founded </th> <th scope="col">Joined </th> <th scope="col">Head coach </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="12" style="background:#B28350;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(USL_Championship)" title="Eastern Conference (USL Championship)">Eastern Conference</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Legion_FC" title="Birmingham Legion FC">Birmingham Legion FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Protective_Stadium" title="Protective Stadium">Protective Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-mp-164">[i]</a><a href="#cite_note-165">[164]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">47,100 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Soehn" title="Tom Soehn">Tom Soehn</a><a href="#cite_note-166">[165]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" title="Charleston Battery">Charleston Battery</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mount_Pleasant,_South_Carolina" title="Mount Pleasant, South Carolina">Mount Pleasant, South Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patriots_Point_Soccer_Complex" title="Patriots Point Soccer Complex">Patriots Point Soccer Complex</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-168">[166]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,900 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1993 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Pirmann" title="Ben Pirmann">Ben Pirmann</a><a href="#cite_note-169">[167]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamtramck,_Michigan" title="Hamtramck, Michigan">Hamtramck, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keyworth_Stadium" title="Keyworth Stadium">Keyworth Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-mp-164">[i]</a><a href="#cite_note-170">[168]</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-171">[169]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7,933 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2012 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Dichio" title="Danny Dichio">Danny Dichio</a><a href="#cite_note-172">[170]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Athletic" title="Hartford Athletic">Hartford Athletic</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford, Connecticut</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Health_Stadium" title="Trinity Health Stadium">Trinity Health Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-173">[171]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Burke_(soccer)" title="Brendan Burke (soccer)">Brendan Burke</a><a href="#cite_note-174">[172]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">Indy Eleven</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis, Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IU_Michael_A._Carroll_Track_%26_Soccer_Stadium" title="IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium">Carroll Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-mp-164">[i]</a><a href="#cite_note-175">[173]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10,524 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2013 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sean_McAuley" title="Sean McAuley">Sean McAuley</a><a href="#cite_note-176">[174]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Loudoun_United_FC" title="Loudoun United FC">Loudoun United FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Leesburg,_Virginia" title="Leesburg, Virginia">Leesburg, Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Segra_Field" title="Segra Field">Segra Field</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-177">[175]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Martin_(soccer_coach)" title="Ryan Martin (soccer coach)">Ryan Martin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Family_Stadium" title="Lynn Family Stadium">Lynn Family Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-178">[176]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11,700 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Cruz" title="Danny Cruz">Danny Cruz</a><a href="#cite_note-179">[177]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Florida" title="University Park, Florida">University Park, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FIU_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="FIU Stadium">Pitbull Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-mp-164">[i]</a><a href="#cite_note-180">[178]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a> Gastόn Maddoni </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" title="North Carolina FC">North Carolina FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WakeMed_Soccer_Park" title="WakeMed Soccer Park">WakeMed Soccer Park</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-181">[179]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/John_Bradford_(soccer)" title="John Bradford (soccer)">John Bradford</a><a href="#cite_note-182">[180]</a><a href="#cite_note-183">[181]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Riverhounds_SC" title="Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC">Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Highmark_Stadium_(Pennsylvania)" title="Highmark Stadium (Pennsylvania)">Highmark Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-184">[182]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilley_(soccer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Lilley (soccer)">Bob Lilley</a><a href="#cite_note-185">[183]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_FC" title="Rhode Island FC">Rhode Island FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket, Rhode Island</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tidewater_Landing_Stadium" title="Tidewater Landing Stadium">Tidewater Landing Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-186">[184]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,252 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda"><img alt="Bermuda" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Khano_Smith" title="Khano Smith">Khano Smith</a><a href="#cite_note-187">[185]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-bp-188">[iii]</a><a href="#cite_note-189">[186]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7,227 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2008 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Neilson" title="Robbie Neilson">Robbie Neilson</a><a href="#cite_note-190">[187]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="12" style="background:black;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(USL_Championship)" title="Western Conference (USL Championship)">Western Conference</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Switchbacks_FC" title="Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC">Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Weidner_Field" title="Weidner Field">Weidner Field</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-191">[188]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2013 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/James_Chambers_(Irish_footballer)" title="James Chambers (Irish footballer)">James Chambers</a><a href="#cite_note-192">[189]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Locomotive_FC" title="El Paso Locomotive FC">El Paso Locomotive FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southwest_University_Park" title="Southwest University Park">Southwest University Park</a><a href="#cite_note-bp-188">[iii]</a><a href="#cite_note-193">[190]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia"><img alt="Colombia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/W%C3%ADlmer_Cabrera" title="Wílmer Cabrera">Wilmer Cabrera</a><a href="#cite_note-194">[191]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Lights_FC" title="Las Vegas Lights FC">Las Vegas Lights FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas, Nevada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cashman_Field" title="Cashman Field">Cashman Field</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-195">[192]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9,334 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Nocerino" title="Antonio Nocerino">Antonio Nocerino</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lexington_SC" title="Lexington SC">Lexington SC</a><a href="#cite_note-196">[193]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lexington_SC_Stadium" title="Lexington SC Stadium">Lexington SC Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-197">[194]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021<a href="#cite_note-198">[195]</a><a href="#cite_note-199">[196]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2025<a href="#cite_note-200">[197]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Terry_Boss" title="Terry Boss">Terry Boss</a><a href="#cite_note-201">[198]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Monterey_Bay_FC" title="Monterey Bay FC">Monterey Bay FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seaside,_California" title="Seaside, California">Seaside, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardinale_Stadium" title="Cardinale Stadium">Cardinale Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-202">[199]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Stewart_(footballer,_born_1982)" title="Jordan Stewart (footballer, born 1982)">Jordan Stewart</a><a href="#cite_note-203">[200]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_United" title="New Mexico United">New Mexico United</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isotopes_Park" title="Isotopes Park">Rio Grande Credit Union Field</a><a href="#cite_note-bp-188">[iii]</a><a href="#cite_note-204">[201]</a><a href="#cite_note-205">[202]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> Dennis Sanchez </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Roots_SC" title="Oakland Roots SC">Oakland Roots SC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Coliseum" title="Oakland Coliseum">Oakland Coliseum</a><a href="#cite_note-mp-164">[i]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands"><img alt="Turks and Caicos Islands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Glinton" title="Gavin Glinton">Gavin Glinton</a><a href="#cite_note-206">[203]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Orange_County_SC" title="Orange County SC">Orange County SC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvine,_California" title="Irvine, California">Irvine, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Championship_Soccer_Stadium" title="Championship Soccer Stadium">Championship Soccer Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-207">[204]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2010 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Stone_(footballer)" title="Danny Stone (footballer)">Danny Stone</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix Rising FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_Soccer_Stadium" title="Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium">Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-208">[205]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Pa-Modou_Kah" title="Pa-Modou Kah">Pa-Modou Kah</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Republic_FC" title="Sacramento Republic FC">Sacramento Republic FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heart_Health_Park" title="Heart Health Park">Heart Health Park</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-209">[206]</a><a href="#cite_note-210">[207]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11,569 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2012 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Neill_Collins" title="Neill Collins">Neill Collins</a><a href="#cite_note-211">[208]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_FC" title="San Antonio FC">San Antonio FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Field" title="Toyota Field">Toyota Field</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-212">[209]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8,296 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Llamosa" title="Carlos Llamosa">Carlos Llamosa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/FC_Tulsa" title="FC Tulsa">FC Tulsa</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa, Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oneok_Field" title="Oneok Field">Oneok Field</a><a href="#cite_note-bp-188">[iii]</a><a href="#cite_note-213">[210]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7,833 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2013 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Luke_Spencer_(soccer)" title="Luke Spencer (soccer)">Luke Spencer</a><a href="#cite_note-214">[211]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_teams">Expansion teams</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Expansion teams">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Overview of USL Championship planned teams </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th> <th scope="col">Founded </th> <th scope="col">Joining </th> <th scope="col">Head coach </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_FC_(USL)" title="Brooklyn FC (USL)">Brooklyn FC</a><a href="#cite_note-215">[212]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn, New York">Brooklyn</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maimonides_Park" title="Maimonides Park">Maimonides Park</a><a href="#cite_note-bp-188">[iii]</a><a href="#cite_note-216">[213]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023<a href="#cite_note-217">[214]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2026<a href="#cite_note-218">[215]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville" title="Sporting Club Jacksonville">Sporting Club Jacksonville</a><a href="#cite_note-219">[216]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville">Jacksonville, Florida</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/121_Financial_Ballpark" class="mw-redirect" title="121 Financial Ballpark">121 Financial Ballpark</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2026<a href="#cite_note-220">[217]</a><a href="#cite_note-221">[218]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Sky_FC" title="Santa Barbara Sky FC">Santa Barbara Sky FC</a><a href="#cite_note-222">[219]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara,_California" title="Santa Barbara, California">Santa Barbara, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harder_Stadium" title="Harder Stadium">Harder Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-223">[220]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">17,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2026 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Pro_Soccer" title="Milwaukee Pro Soccer">Milwaukee Pro Soccer</a><a href="#cite_note-224">[221]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iron_District_Stadium" title="Iron District Stadium">Iron District Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2026<a href="#cite_note-225">[222]</a><a href="#cite_note-226">[223]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ozark_United_FC" title="Ozark United FC">Ozark United FC</a><a href="#cite_note-227">[224]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-228">[225]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rogers,_Arkansas" title="Rogers, Arkansas">Rogers, Arkansas</a> </td> <td>Ozark United Stadium<a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2026<a href="#cite_note-:0-228">[225]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Pro_Soccer" title="Buffalo Pro Soccer">Buffalo Pro Soccer</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2026<a href="#cite_note-229">[226]</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/USL_Pro_Iowa" title="USL Pro Iowa">USL Pro Iowa</a><a href="#cite_note-230">[227]</a><a href="#cite_note-231">[228]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a> </td> <td>Pro Iowa Stadium<a href="#cite_note-ss-167">[ii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,300 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD<a href="#cite_note-232">[229]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/USL_Palm_Beach" title="USL Palm Beach">USL Palm Beach</a><a href="#cite_note-233">[230]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_County,_Florida" title="Palm Beach County, Florida">Palm Beach County, Florida</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/USL_Dallas" title="USL Dallas">USL Dallas</a><a href="#cite_note-234">[231]</a><a href="#cite_note-235">[232]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Garland,_Texas" title="Garland, Texas">Garland, Texas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2027 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> Notes <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-roman"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-mp-164">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mp_164-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-mp_164-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-mp_164-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-mp_164-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-mp_164-4">e</a> <a href="/wiki/Multi-purpose_stadium" title="Multi-purpose stadium">Shared facility</a>; not a soccer-specific stadium </li> <li id="cite_note-ss-167">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-7">h</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-8">i</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-9">j</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-10">k</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-11">l</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-12">m</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-13">n</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-14">o</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-15">p</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-16">q</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-17">r</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ss_167-18">s</a> <a href="/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium" title="Soccer-specific stadium">Soccer-specific stadium</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-bp-188">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bp_188-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-bp_188-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-bp_188-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-bp_188-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-bp_188-4">e</a> <a href="/wiki/Ballpark" title="Ballpark">Baseball park</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Overview of inactive USL Championship teams </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Club </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th> <th scope="col">Joined </th> <th scope="col">Last played </th> <th scope="col">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/OKC_Energy_FC" title="OKC Energy FC">OKC Energy FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taft_Stadium" title="Taft Stadium">Taft Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Planned 2027 return, pending new stadium completion<a href="#cite_note-236">[233]</a><a href="#cite_note-237">[234]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_teams">Former teams</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Former teams">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Overview of former USL Championship teams </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Club </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th> <th scope="col">Joined </th> <th scope="col">Final season </th> <th scope="col">MLS affiliation </th> <th scope="col">Fate </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Antigua_Barracuda_FC" title="Antigua Barracuda FC">Antigua Barracuda FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s,_Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda">St. John's</a>, Antigua </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cricket_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Stanford Cricket Ground">Stanford Cricket Ground</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2013 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-odfcnews.com-36">[36]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_United_2" title="Atlanta United 2">Atlanta United 2</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kennesaw,_Georgia" title="Kennesaw, Georgia">Kennesaw, Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Third_Bank_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Third Bank Stadium">Fifth Third Bank Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8,318 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_United_FC" title="Atlanta United FC">Atlanta United</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Austin_Bold_FC" title="Austin Bold FC">Austin Bold FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Circuit_of_the_Americas" title="Circuit of the Americas">Circuit of the Americas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-ABFC_Purchase-143">[143]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Austin_Aztex" title="Austin Aztex">Austin Aztex</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/House_Park" title="House Park">House Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,500 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Crew" title="Columbus Crew">Columbus Crew SC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-AA_HP_Flood-78">[78]</a><a href="#cite_note-No_Return_For_Aztex-79">[79]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Eagles" title="Charlotte Eagles">Charlotte Eagles</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queens_Royals" title="Queens Royals">Dickson Field</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,006 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">Premier Development League</a><a href="#cite_note-PDLPre2019-239">[i]</a><a href="#cite_note-CE_to_CI-46">[46]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Independence" title="Charlotte Independence">Charlotte Independence</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium" title="American Legion Memorial Stadium">Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a><a href="#cite_note-240">[236]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/FC_Cincinnati" title="FC Cincinnati">FC Cincinnati</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nippert_Stadium" title="Nippert Stadium">Nippert Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">33,800 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a><a href="#cite_note-FC_Cincy_MLS-104">[104]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Dutch_Lions" title="Dayton Dutch Lions">Dayton Dutch Lions</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Carrollton,_Ohio" title="West Carrollton, Ohio">West Carrollton, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Outpatient_Center_Stadium" title="Dayton Outpatient Center Stadium">DOC Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Crew" title="Columbus Crew">Columbus Crew SC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">Premier Development League</a><a href="#cite_note-PDLPre2019-239">[i]</a><a href="#cite_note-DDL_to_PDL-47">[47]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/FC_Montreal" title="FC Montreal">FC Montreal</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Montreal,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Montreal, Quebec">Montreal, Quebec</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Complexe_sportif_Claude-Robillard" title="Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard">Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/CF_Montr%C3%A9al" title="CF Montréal">Montreal Impact</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded by <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> parent club<a href="#cite_note-Mont_Imp_folds_FC_Mont-82">[82]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/F.C._New_York" title="F.C. New York">F.C. New York</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belson_Stadium" title="Belson Stadium">Belson Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2,168 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">National Premier Soccer League</a><a href="#cite_note-2012_sched-27">[27]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Fresno_FC" title="Fresno FC">Fresno FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chukchansi_Park" title="Chukchansi Park">Chukchansi Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Relocated to <a href="/wiki/Monterey_County,_California" title="Monterey County, California">Monterey County, California</a>, became <a href="/wiki/Monterey_Bay_FC" title="Monterey Bay FC">Monterey Bay FC</a><a href="#cite_note-NoMo_Fresno-125">[125]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy_II" class="mw-redirect" title="LA Galaxy II">LA Galaxy II</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Carson,_California" title="Carson, California">Carson, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dignity_Health_Sports_Park" title="Dignity Health Sports Park">Dignity Health Sports Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy">LA Galaxy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_901_FC" title="Memphis 901 FC">Memphis 901 FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AutoZone_Park" title="AutoZone Park">AutoZone Park</a><a href="#cite_note-fn3-241">[ii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded; USL rights transferred to <a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Sky_FC" title="Santa Barbara Sky FC">Santa Barbara Sky FC</a><a href="#cite_note-242">[237]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nashville_SC_(2018%E2%80%9319)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nashville SC (2018–19)">Nashville SC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Tennessee_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="First Tennessee Park">First Tennessee Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a><a href="#cite_note-Nash_SC_to_MLS-124">[124]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls_II" title="New York Red Bulls II">New York Red Bulls II</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Montclair,_New_Jersey" title="Montclair, New Jersey">Montclair, New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MSU_Soccer_Park_at_Pittser_Field" title="MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field">MSU Soccer Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls" title="New York Red Bulls">New York Red Bulls</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_B" title="Orlando City B">Orlando City B</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando City Stadium">Orlando City Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC" title="Orlando City SC">Orlando City SC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a><a href="#cite_note-243">[238]</a><a href="#cite_note-OCB_L1-111">[111]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_World_Resort" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney World Resort">Bay Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Wide_World_of_Sports_Complex" title="ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex">ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Kansas_City" title="Sporting Kansas City">Sporting Kansas City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a>;<a href="#cite_note-MLS_Announcment-244">[239]</a><a href="#cite_note-245">[240]</a> USL rights transferred to <a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Place_Stadium" title="TD Place Stadium">TD Place Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/CF_Montr%C3%A9al" title="CF Montréal">Montreal Impact</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-Ottawa_Fury_Suspends_Operations-126">[126]</a> USL rights transferred to <a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami</a><a href="#cite_note-MiamiTransfer-246">[241]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Penn_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn FC">Penn FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">Harrisburg, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FNB_Field" title="FNB Field">FNB Field</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,187 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-Penn_FC_2020_L1-105">[105]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Union_II" title="Philadelphia Union II">Philadelphia Union II</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chester,_Pennsylvania" title="Chester, Pennsylvania">Chester, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subaru_Park" title="Subaru Park">Subaru Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Union" title="Philadelphia Union">Philadelphia Union</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_FC" title="Phoenix FC">Phoenix FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tempe,_Arizona" title="Tempe, Arizona">Tempe, Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Devil_Soccer_Stadium" title="Sun Devil Soccer Stadium">Sun Devil Soccer Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,400 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2013 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded; replaced by <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Arizona United SC</a><a href="#cite_note-Rising-247">[iii]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_2" title="Portland Timbers 2">Portland Timbers 2</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_Oregon" title="Hillsboro, Oregon">Hillsboro, Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro_Stadium" title="Hillsboro Stadium">Hillsboro Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7,600 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers" title="Portland Timbers">Portland Timbers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_United" title="Puerto Rico United">Puerto Rico United</a><a href="#cite_note-former-248">[iv]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Aguada,_Puerto_Rico" title="Aguada, Puerto Rico">Aguada, Puerto Rico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aguada_Stadium" title="Aguada Stadium">Aguada Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/Liga_Nacional_de_F%C3%BAtbol_de_Puerto_Rico" title="Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico">Liga Nacional (PR)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Real_Monarchs" title="Real Monarchs">Real Monarchs</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Herriman,_Utah" title="Herriman, Utah">Herriman, Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zions_Bank_Stadium" title="Zions Bank Stadium">Zions Bank Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-fn1-249">[v]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Real_Salt_Lake" title="Real Salt Lake">Real Salt Lake</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Reno_1868_FC" title="Reno 1868 FC">Reno 1868 FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Reno,_Nevada" title="Reno, Nevada">Reno, Nevada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Nevada_Field" title="Greater Nevada Field">Greater Nevada Field</a><a href="#cite_note-fn3-241">[ii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9,013 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Earthquakes" title="San Jose Earthquakes">San Jose Earthquakes</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-Reno_1868_Cease_Ops-132">[132]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/City_Stadium_(Richmond)" title="City Stadium (Richmond)">City Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/D.C._United" title="D.C. United">D.C. United</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a><a href="#cite_note-Richmond_Kickers_L1-106">[106]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Valley_FC_Toros" title="Rio Grande Valley FC Toros">Rio Grande Valley FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburg,_Texas" title="Edinburg, Texas">Edinburg, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H-E-B_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="H-E-B Park">H-E-B Park</a><a href="#cite_note-fn1-249">[v]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9,400 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-250">[242]</a><a href="#cite_note-251">[243]</a><a href="#cite_note-RGVFC_Cease_Ops-158">[158]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate_Puerto_Rico" title="Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico">River Plate Puerto Rico</a><a href="#cite_note-former-248">[iv]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fajardo,_Puerto_Rico" title="Fajardo, Puerto Rico">Fajardo, Puerto Rico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente_Stadium" title="Roberto Clemente Stadium">Roberto Clemente Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12,500 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Soccer_League" title="Puerto Rico Soccer League">Puerto Rico Soccer League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rochester_New_York_FC" title="Rochester New York FC">Rochester Rhinos</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marina_Auto_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Marina Auto Stadium">Marina Auto Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13,768 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/New_England_Revolution" title="New England Revolution">New England Revolution</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-252">[244]</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_FC" title="Saint Louis FC">Saint Louis FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fenton,_Missouri" title="Fenton, Missouri">Fenton, Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Technology_Soccer_Park" title="World Wide Technology Soccer Park">West Community Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-fn1-249">[v]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-253">[245]</a><a href="#cite_note-254">[246]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Loyal_SC" title="San Diego Loyal SC">San Diego Loyal SC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Torero_Stadium" title="Torero Stadium">Torero Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-255">[247]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sevilla_FC_Puerto_Rico" title="Sevilla FC Puerto Rico">Sevilla Puerto Rico</a><a href="#cite_note-former-248">[iv]</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Juncos,_Puerto_Rico" title="Juncos, Puerto Rico">Juncos, Puerto Rico</a> </td> <td>Josué Elevadito González Stadium </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2,500 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/Liga_Nacional_de_F%C3%BAtbol_de_Puerto_Rico" title="Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico">Liga Nacional (PR)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Kansas_City_II" title="Sporting Kansas City II">Sporting Kansas City II</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Kansas" title="Kansas City, Kansas">Kansas City, Kansas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Mercy_Park" title="Children's Mercy Park">Children's Mercy Park</a><a href="#cite_note-fn1-249">[v]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18,467 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Kansas_City" title="Sporting Kansas City">Sporting Kansas City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Defiance" title="Tacoma Defiance">Tacoma Defiance</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma, Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheney_Stadium" title="Cheney Stadium">Cheney Stadium</a><a href="#cite_note-fn3-241">[ii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC" title="Seattle Sounders FC">Seattle Sounders FC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC_II" title="Toronto FC II">Toronto FC II</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lamport_Stadium" title="Lamport Stadium">Lamport Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9,600 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC" title="Toronto FC">Toronto FC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Whitecaps_FC_2" title="Whitecaps FC 2">Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thunderbird_Stadium" title="Thunderbird Stadium">Thunderbird Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC" title="Vancouver Whitecaps FC">Vancouver Whitecaps FC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a><a href="#cite_note-2022_&_'23_MLSNP-238">[235]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/VSI_Tampa_Bay_FC" title="VSI Tampa Bay FC">VSI Tampa Bay FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Plant_City,_Florida" title="Plant City, Florida">Plant City, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plant_City_Stadium" title="Plant City Stadium">Plant City Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,700 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2013 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2013 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Folded<a href="#cite_note-odfcnews.com-36">[36]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Hammerheads_FC" title="Wilmington Hammerheads FC">Wilmington Hammerheads FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Legion_Stadium_(North_Carolina)" title="Legion Stadium (North Carolina)">Legion Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC" title="Toronto FC">Toronto FC</a> & <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_FC" title="New York City FC">New York City FC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">PDL</a><a href="#cite_note-PDLPre2019-239">[i]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-roman"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-PDLPre2019-239">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PDLPre2019_239-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-PDLPre2019_239-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-PDLPre2019_239-2">c</a> Known as USL League Two (USL2) since the <a href="/wiki/2019_USL_League_Two_season" title="2019 USL League Two season">2019 season</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-fn3-241">^ <a href="#cite_ref-fn3_241-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn3_241-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn3_241-2">c</a> <a href="/wiki/Baseball_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball park">Baseball park</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rising-247"><a href="#cite_ref-Rising_247-0">^</a> Renamed as Phoenix Rising FC in 2016. </li> <li id="cite_note-former-248">^ <a href="#cite_ref-former_248-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-former_248-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-former_248-2">c</a> <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_United" title="Puerto Rico United">Puerto Rico United</a>, <a href="/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate_Puerto_Rico" title="Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico">River Plate Puerto Rico</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sevilla_FC_Puerto_Rico" title="Sevilla FC Puerto Rico">Sevilla Puerto Rico</a> tried to participate in the USL's first season but had financial difficulties almost immediately and the league had to cancel all games after May and make significant changes to the remaining schedule </li> <li id="cite_note-fn1-249">^ <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_249-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_249-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_249-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_249-3">d</a> <a href="/wiki/Soccer_specific_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer specific stadium">Soccer specific stadium</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Timeline">edit</a>]</div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_juibiiw6l90e7d23ex93mbon80plrjy"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/USL_Dallas" coords="777,1329,852,1350" title="USL Dallas" alt="USL Dallas" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville" 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At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams in each conference will qualify for the playoffs. The USL Championship playoffs is a single-elimination tournament with a fixed bracket format, culminating in the <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Championship Final">USL Championship Final</a>.<a href="#cite_note-257">[249]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Media coverage">edit</a>]</div> The USL has been partnered with <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> since the 2016 season. The first iteration of the deal brought 20 matches to <a href="/wiki/ESPN3" title="ESPN3">ESPN3</a> and the championship match to one of its linear networks, while all remaining matches were broadcast directly by the league on its <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> channel.<a href="#cite_note-USL_Announces_Partnership_with_ESPN-258">[250]</a> Beginning with the launch of <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a> on April 12, 2018, all USL matches moved to the <a href="/wiki/Over-the-top_media_services" class="mw-redirect" title="Over-the-top media services">over-the-top</a> service, with 18 games of the week and the championship continuing to air on one of ESPN's linear channels.<a href="#cite_note-259">[251]</a> The 2019 final will also air on <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Deportes" title="ESPN Deportes">ESPN Deportes</a>. The deal with ESPN expired after the 2019 season, but was subsequently renewed for three additional seasons. Although the ESPN+ match streams are not <a href="/wiki/Blackout_(broadcasting)" title="Blackout (broadcasting)">blacked out</a> in-market, individual clubs are also allowed to <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">syndicate</a> the USL-produced broadcast to local television stations.<a href="#cite_note-260">[252]</a> The English-language commentary team for the <a href="/wiki/Soccer_on_ESPN/ABC" title="Soccer on ESPN/ABC">USL Championship on ESPN</a> has included <a href="/wiki/Mike_Watts_(sportscaster)" title="Mike Watts (sportscaster)">Mike Watts</a> and Devon Kerr since 2018. Watts and Kerr also host a weekly program, USL All-Access, on <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM" title="Sirius XM">Sirius XM</a> FC. Broadcasts on ESPN Deportes have been led by Jesús Eduardo Acosta and José Armando Rodriguez.<a href="#cite_note-261">[253]</a> In August 2020, the USL announced their first international broadcast partner with <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> broadcaster Flow Sports.<a href="#cite_note-262">[254]</a> In August 2021, the USL announced a new broadcast agreement with <a href="/wiki/OneFootball" title="OneFootball">OneFootball</a> in Italy.<a href="#cite_note-263">[255]</a> The USL announced that four-year media deal with <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a> beginning with the 2024 season through 2027.<a href="#cite_note-264">[256]</a> On February 27, 2024, the USL also announced multi-year deal with <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> as a second broadcast partner through 2026.<a href="#cite_note-265">[257]</a> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Region </th> <th>Broadcaster </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a>: (<a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paramount%2B" title="Paramount+">Paramount+</a>, <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports_Network" title="CBS Sports Network">CBS Sports Network</a> and <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports_Golazo_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Sports Golazo Network">CBS Sports Golazo Network</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Caribbean </td> <td>Flow Sports </td></tr> <tr> <td>Italy </td> <td><a href="/wiki/OneFootball" title="OneFootball">OneFootball</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Champions">Champions</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Champions">edit</a>]</div> Teams that no longer participate in the USL Championship are in italics. <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Playoff champions </th> <th>Players' Shield<a href="#cite_note-266">[a]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;">USL Professional Division (USL Pro) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_USL_Pro_season" title="2011 USL Pro season">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_USL_Pro_season" title="2012 USL Pro season">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" title="Charleston Battery">Charleston Battery</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_USL_Pro_season" title="2013 USL Pro season">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_USL_Pro_season" title="2014 USL Pro season">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Republic_FC" title="Sacramento Republic FC">Sacramento Republic FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;">United Soccer League </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_USL_season" title="2015 USL season">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Rhinos">Rochester Rhinos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Rhinos">Rochester Rhinos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_USL_season" title="2016 USL season">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls_II" title="New York Red Bulls II">New York Red Bulls II</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls_II" title="New York Red Bulls II">New York Red Bulls II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_USL_season" title="2017 USL season">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Real_Monarchs" title="Real Monarchs">Real Monarchs SLC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_USL_season" title="2018 USL season">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FC_Cincinnati" title="FC Cincinnati">FC Cincinnati</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;">USL Championship </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_USL_Championship_season" title="2019 USL Championship season">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Real_Monarchs" title="Real Monarchs">Real Monarchs SLC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix Rising FC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_USL_Championship_season" title="2020 USL Championship season">2020</a> </td> <td>Cancelled due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reno_1868_FC" title="Reno 1868 FC">Reno 1868 FC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_USL_Championship_season" title="2021 USL Championship season">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orange_County_SC" title="Orange County SC">Orange County SC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_USL_Championship_season" title="2022 USL Championship season">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_FC" title="San Antonio FC">San Antonio FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_FC" title="San Antonio FC">San Antonio FC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_USL_Championship_season" title="2023 USL Championship season">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix Rising FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Riverhounds_SC" title="Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC">Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_USL_Championship_season" title="2024 USL Championship season">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Switchbacks_FC" title="Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC">Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="USL_Championship_Final_results">USL Championship Final results</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: USL Championship Final results">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Champions </th> <th>Score </th> <th>Runners–up </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>Attendance </th> <th>MVP </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_USL_Pro_season" title="2011 USL Pro season">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> </td> <td>2–2 (<a href="/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">p</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penn_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn FC">Harrisburg City Islanders</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Citrus Bowl</a> </td> <td>11,220 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Kelley" title="Sean Kelley">Sean Kelley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">ORL</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_USL_Pro_season" title="2012 USL Pro season">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" title="Charleston Battery">Charleston Battery</a> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Hammerheads_FC" title="Wilmington Hammerheads FC">Wilmington Hammerheads</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MUSC_Health_Stadium" title="MUSC Health Stadium">Blackbaud Stadium</a> </td> <td>4,963 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jose_Cuevas_(soccer)" title="Jose Cuevas (soccer)">Jose Cuevas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" title="Charleston Battery">CHS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_USL_Pro_season" title="2013 USL Pro season">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a> </td> <td>7–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Eagles" title="Charlotte Eagles">Charlotte Eagles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Citrus Bowl</a> </td> <td>20,886 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dom_Dwyer" title="Dom Dwyer">Dom Dwyer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">ORL</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_USL_Pro_season" title="2014 USL Pro season">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Republic_FC" title="Sacramento Republic FC">Sacramento Republic</a> </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg_City_Islanders" title="Harrisburg City Islanders">Harrisburg City Islanders</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heart_Health_Park" title="Heart Health Park">Bonney Field</a> </td> <td>8,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_L%C3%B3pez_(soccer,_born_1987)" title="Rodrigo López (soccer, born 1987)">Rodrigo López</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Republic_FC" title="Sacramento Republic FC">SAC</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_USL_season" title="2015 USL season">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Rhinos">Rochester Rhinos</a> </td> <td>2–1 (<a href="/wiki/Extra_time_(association_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra time (association football)">a.e.t.</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy_II" class="mw-redirect" title="LA Galaxy II">LA Galaxy II</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Community_Sports_Complex_Stadium" title="Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium">Sahlen's Stadium</a> </td> <td>5,247 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asani_Samuels" title="Asani Samuels">Asani Samuels</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Rhinos">ROC</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_USL_season" title="2016 USL season">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls_II" title="New York Red Bulls II">New York Red Bulls II</a> </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Kansas_City_II" title="Sporting Kansas City II">Swope Park Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Arena_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)">Red Bull Arena</a> </td> <td>5,547 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Allen_(soccer)" title="Brandon Allen (soccer)">Brandon Allen</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls_II" title="New York Red Bulls II">NYRB</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_USL_season" title="2017 USL season">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Kansas_City_II" title="Sporting Kansas City II">Swope Park Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Slugger_Field" title="Louisville Slugger Field">Louisville Slugger Field</a> </td> <td>14,456 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paolo_DelPiccolo" title="Paolo DelPiccolo">Paolo DelPiccolo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">LOU</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_USL_season" title="2018 USL season">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix Rising FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dr._Mark_%26_Cindy_Lynn_Stadium" title="Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium">Lynn Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,025 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Spencer_(soccer)" title="Luke Spencer (soccer)">Luke Spencer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">LOU</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_USL_Championship_season" title="2019 USL Championship season">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Real_Monarchs" title="Real Monarchs">Real Monarchs</a> </td> <td>3–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dr._Mark_%26_Cindy_Lynn_Stadium" title="Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium">Lynn Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,025 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Konrad_Plewa" title="Konrad Plewa">Konrad Plewa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Real_Monarchs" title="Real Monarchs">SLC</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_USL_Championship_season" title="2020 USL Championship season">2020</a> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;">Final cancelled due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a><a href="#cite_note-267">[b]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_USL_Championship_playoffs" title="2021 USL Championship playoffs">2021</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orange_County_SC" title="Orange County SC">Orange County SC</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a></td> <td>7,521</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronaldo_Damus" title="Ronaldo Damus">Ronaldo Damus</a> (<a href="/wiki/Orange_County_SC" title="Orange County SC">OCO</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_USL_Championship_playoffs" title="2022 USL Championship playoffs">2022</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_FC" title="San Antonio FC">San Antonio FC</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Field" title="Toyota Field">Toyota Field</a></td> <td>8,534</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santiago_Pati%C3%B1o" title="Santiago Patiño">Santiago Patiño</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_FC" title="San Antonio FC">SAN</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_USL_Championship_playoffs" title="2023 USL Championship playoffs">2023</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix Rising FC</a></td> <td>1–1 (<a href="/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">p</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" title="Charleston Battery">Charleston Battery</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patriots_Point_Soccer_Complex" title="Patriots Point Soccer Complex">Patriots Point Soccer Complex</a></td> <td>5,094</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rocco_R%C3%ADos_Novo" title="Rocco Ríos Novo">Rocco Ríos Novo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">PHX</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_USL_Championship_playoffs" title="2024 USL Championship playoffs">2024</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Switchbacks_FC" title="Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC">Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_FC" title="Rhode Island FC">Rhode Island FC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Weidner_Field" title="Weidner Field">Weidner Field</a></td> <td>8,023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Tejada" title="Juan Tejada">Juan Tejada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Switchbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Colorado Springs Switchbacks">COS</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-266"><a href="#cite_ref-266">^</a> Known as the "Commissioners Cup" from 2011 to 2014 and the "regular season champions" from 2015 to 2022. </li> <li id="cite_note-267"><a href="#cite_ref-267">^</a> The 2020 Final was scheduled to be played at <a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a> between <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix Rising FC</a>. </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="USL_club_honors">USL club honors</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: USL club honors">edit</a>]</div> Updated to the end of the 2024 USL playoffs; sorted by major honors (championships). <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 170px;">Team </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 50px;">Seasons </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Championship Final">USL playoffs</a> </th> <th colspan="2">USL regular season </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 60px;">Total honors </th> <th rowspan="2">Major honors / championships </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 75px;">Winner </th> <th style="width: 75px;">Runner-up </th> <th style="width: 75px;">Winner </th> <th style="width: 75px;">Runner-up </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)" title="Orlando City SC (2010–2014)">Orlando City SC</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>—</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_FC" title="Phoenix Rising FC">Phoenix Rising FC</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>2<a href="#cite_note-RU-268">[a]</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>4</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_New_York_FC" title="Rochester New York FC">Rochester Rhinos</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls_II" title="New York Red Bulls II">New York Red Bulls II</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Real_Monarchs" title="Real Monarchs">Real Monarchs</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_FC" title="San Antonio FC">San Antonio FC</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>—</td> <td>2<a href="#cite_note-RU-268">[a]</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Republic_FC" title="Sacramento Republic FC">Sacramento Republic</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" title="Charleston Battery">Charleston Battery</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>2</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orange_County_SC" title="Orange County SC">Orange County SC</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Switchbacks_FC" title="Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC">Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FC_Cincinnati_(2016%E2%80%9318)" class="mw-redirect" title="FC Cincinnati (2016–18)">FC Cincinnati</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Reno_1868_FC" title="Reno 1868 FC">Reno 1868 FC</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Riverhounds_SC" title="Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC">Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg_City_Islanders" title="Harrisburg City Islanders">Harrisburg City Islanders</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>—</td> <td>2</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Hammerheads_FC" title="Wilmington Hammerheads FC">Wilmington Hammerheads</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Kansas_City_II" title="Sporting Kansas City II">Sporting Kansas City II</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>—</td> <td>2</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy_II" class="mw-redirect" title="LA Galaxy II">LA Galaxy II</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Eagles" title="Charlotte Eagles">Charlotte Eagles</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_FC" title="Rhode Island FC">Rhode Island FC</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-RU-268">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RU_268-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-RU_268-1">b</a> Includes the canceled <a href="/wiki/2020_USL_Championship_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 USL Championship Playoffs">2020 finals</a>. </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_records">Player records</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Player records">edit</a>]</div> <dl><dd>As of January 27, 2024<a href="#cite_note-269">[258]</a></dd></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Most USL goals </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Dane_Kelly" title="Dane Kelly">Dane Kelly</a> </td> <td>104 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Neco_Brett" title="Neco Brett">Neco Brett</a> </td> <td>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Corey_Hertzog" title="Corey Hertzog">Corey Hertzog</a> </td> <td>73 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia"><img alt="Colombia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Herrera_(footballer)" title="Jorge Herrera (footballer)">Jorge Herrera</a> </td> <td>72 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Lancaster" title="Cameron Lancaster">Cameron Lancaster</a> </td> <td>71 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Chandler_Hoffman" title="Chandler Hoffman">Chandler Hoffman</a> </td> <td>66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea"><img alt="Guinea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/45px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Hadji_Barry" title="Hadji Barry">Hadji Barry</a> </td> <td>63 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Greig" title="Kyle Greig">Kyle Greig</a> </td> <td>61 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Iwasa" title="Cameron Iwasa">Cameron Iwasa</a> </td> <td>59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/George_Davis_IV" title="George Davis IV">George Davis IV</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Junior_Flemmings" title="Junior Flemmings">Junior Flemmings</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Most USL appearances </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Apps </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/George_Davis_IV" title="George Davis IV">George Davis IV</a> </td> <td>242 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Mueller" title="Taylor Mueller">Taylor Mueller</a> </td> <td>241 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia"><img alt="Colombia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Herrera_(footballer)" title="Jorge Herrera (footballer)">Jorge Herrera</a> </td> <td>231 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Dane_Kelly" title="Dane Kelly">Dane Kelly</a> </td> <td>228 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Josh_Suggs" title="Josh Suggs">Josh Suggs</a> </td> <td>223 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Greig" title="Kyle Greig">Kyle Greig</a> </td> <td>222 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Neco_Brett" title="Neco Brett">Neco Brett</a> </td> <td>203 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Luke_Vercollone" title="Luke Vercollone">Luke Vercollone</a> </td> <td>200 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/25px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/38px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16" /> Christian Duke </td> <td>199 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/25px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/38px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16" /> Kareem Dacres </td> <td>197 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Most USL assists </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Asts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Kenardo_Forbes" title="Kenardo Forbes">Kenardo Forbes</a> </td> <td>45 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Barrera" title="Danny Barrera">Danny Barrera</a> </td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana"><img alt="Ghana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Asante" title="Solomon Asante">Solomon Asante</a> </td> <td>41 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba"><img alt="Cuba" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Maikel_Chang" title="Maikel Chang">Maikel Chang</a> </td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia"><img alt="Colombia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Herrera_(footballer)" title="Jorge Herrera (footballer)">Jorge Herrera</a> </td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Hoppenot" title="Antoine Hoppenot">Antoine Hoppenot</a> </td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/25px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/38px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16" /> Rodrigo Lopez </td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">7 </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/25px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/38px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16" /> Christiano Francis </td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/25px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/38px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16" /> Bryan Ownby </td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/25px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/38px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16" /> Enzo Martinez </td> <td>30 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Most USL clean sheets </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Player</th> <th>CS </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Evan_Newton" title="Evan Newton">Evan Newton</a> </td> <td>57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Miller_(soccer)" title="Brandon Miller (soccer)">Brandon Miller</a> </td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba"><img alt="Cuba" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Odisnel_Cooper" title="Odisnel Cooper">Odisnel Cooper</a> </td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Pickens" title="Matt Pickens">Matt Pickens</a> </td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Tomas_Gomez" title="Tomas Gomez">Tomas Gomez</a> </td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico"><img alt="Puerto Rico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/45px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Cody_Laurendi" title="Cody Laurendi">Cody Laurendi</a> </td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Carl_Woszczynski" title="Carl Woszczynski">Carl Woszczynski</a> </td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><img alt="Greece" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Alexandros_Tabakis" title="Alexandros Tabakis">Alex Tambakis</a> </td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Gallardo_(footballer)" title="Miguel Gallardo (footballer)">Miguel Gallardo</a> </td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Dykstra" title="Andrew Dykstra">Andrew Dykstra</a> </td> <td>32 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attendance">Attendance</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_Championship&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Attendance">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/FC_Cincinnati_(2016%E2%80%9318)" class="mw-redirect" title="FC Cincinnati (2016–18)">FC Cincinnati</a> played before a record crowd of 20,497 at <a href="/wiki/Nippert_Stadium" title="Nippert Stadium">Nippert Stadium</a> on April 16, 2016, in a rivalry match against neighboring <a href="/wiki/Louisville_City_FC" title="Louisville City FC">Louisville City FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-270">[259]</a> This broke the USL Pro's previous record for attendance at a regular-season match of 20,231 set by <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Republic_FC" title="Sacramento Republic FC">Sacramento Republic</a> in its home debut on April 26, 2014, at <a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Hughes_Stadium" title="Charles C. Hughes Stadium">Hughes Stadium</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sacbee.com-271">[260]</a> Cincinnati broke the record again on May 14, 2016, with a new all-time high of 23,375.<a href="#cite_note-272">[261]</a> Cincinnati broke the single game attendance record again on October 2, 2016, in their first ever playoff match against the Charleston Battery, losing 2–1 in the quarterfinals of the 2016 USL playoffs. The attendance of 30,187 also set the USL playoff record.<a href="#cite_note-273">[262]</a> Cincinnati broke the regular season record again on August 5, 2017, at Nippert Stadium, drawing 25,308 against <a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_B" title="Orlando City B">Orlando City B</a>. They broke their own record again about six weeks later drawing 30,417 to a 4–2 win over the New York Red Bulls II.<a href="#cite_note-274">[263]</a> Cincinnati broke the record once more in their final home regular season game as a USL team on September 29, 2018, drawing 31,478 versus <a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">Indy Eleven</a>.<a href="#cite_note-275">[264]</a> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Season </th> <th scope="col">Teams </th> <th scope="col">League avg. </th> <th scope="col">Playoff avg. </th> <th scope="col">Highest teams </th> <th scope="col">Lowest teams </th> <th scope="col">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_USL_Pro_season" title="2011 USL Pro season">2011</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>2,274</td> <td>5,555</td> <td style="text-align:left;">5,330 (Orlando City) 4,927 (Rochester)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">410 (Los Angeles Blues) 542 (Dayton)</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-usldiscussions-276">[265]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_USL_Pro_season" title="2012 USL Pro season">2012</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>2,777</td> <td>4,252</td> <td style="text-align:left;">6,606 (Orlando City) 6,265 (Rochester)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">666 (Los Angeles Blues) 722 (Dayton)</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-277">[266]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_USL_Pro_season" title="2013 USL Pro season">2013</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>2,611</td> <td>6,989</td> <td style="text-align:left;">8,056 (Orlando City) 5,898 (Rochester)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">378 (VSI Tampa Bay) 718 (Los Angeles Blues)</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-278">[267]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_USL_Pro_season" title="2014 USL Pro season">2014</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>3,114</td> <td>5,397</td> <td style="text-align:left;">11,293 (Sacramento) 5,329 (Rochester)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">533 (Dayton) 597 (LA Galaxy II)</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-279">[268]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_USL_season" title="2015 USL season">2015</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>3,369</td> <td>5,463</td> <td style="text-align:left;">11,313 (Sacramento) 6,765 (Louisville City)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">313 (FC Montreal) 479 (Toronto FC ll)</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-280">[269]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_USL_season" title="2016 USL season">2016</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>3,439</td> <td>5,281</td> <td style="text-align:left;">17,296 (FC Cincinnati) 11,514 (Sacramento)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">243 (FC Montreal) 589 (New York Red Bulls II)</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-281">[270]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_USL_season" title="2017 USL season">2017</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>4,302</td> <td>5,339</td> <td style="text-align:left;">21,198 (FC Cincinnati) 11,569 (Sacramento)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">632 (New York Red Bulls II) 869 (Vancouver Whitecaps 2)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_USL_season" title="2018 USL season">2018</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>4,923</td> <td>7,786</td> <td style="text-align:left;">25,717 (FC Cincinnati) 11,311 (Sacramento)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">810 (Toronto FC II) 812 (New York Red Bulls II)</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-282">[271]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_USL_Championship_season" title="2019 USL Championship season">2019</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>4,478</td> <td>5,389</td> <td style="text-align:left;">12,693 (New Mexico United) 10,734 (Indy Eleven)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">478 (Bethlehem Steel FC) 505 (Swope Park Rangers)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_USL_Championship_season" title="2020 USL Championship season">2020</a></td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_USL_Championship_season" title="2021 USL Championship season">2021</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>4,138</td> <td>6,645</td> <td style="text-align:left;">12,115 (Louisville City) 10,418 (New Mexico United)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">310 (Loudoun United) 369 (New York Red Bulls II)</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-283">[272]</a><a href="#cite_note-284">[273]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_USL_Championship_season" title="2022 USL Championship season">2022</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>5,061</td> <td>7,841</td> <td style="text-align:left;">14,673 (Louisville City FC) 14,519 (New Mexico United)</td> <td style="text-align:left;">122 (New York Red Bulls II) 182 (New York Red Bulls II)</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-285">[274]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_USL_Championship_season" title="2023 USL Championship season">2023</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>5,803</td> <td>6,394 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">10,627 (Sacramento) 10,547 (Louisville City) </td> <td style="text-align:left;">1,432 (Miami FC) 2,664 (Loudoun United) </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-286">[275]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div 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title="FC Tulsa">FC Tulsa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#B28350; color:#000000;;width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Expansion_clubs">Future teams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_FC_(USL)" title="Brooklyn FC (USL)">Brooklyn FC</a> (2026)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Pro_Soccer" title="Buffalo Pro Soccer">Buffalo Pro Soccer</a> (2026)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Pro_Soccer" title="Milwaukee Pro Soccer">Milwaukee Pro Soccer</a> (2026)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozark_United_FC" title="Ozark United FC">Ozark United FC</a> (2026)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Sky_FC" title="Santa Barbara Sky FC">Santa Barbara Sky FC</a> (2026)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville" title="Sporting Club Jacksonville">Sporting Club Jacksonville</a> (2026)</li> <li><a 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color:#000000;;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_USL_Pro_season" title="2011 USL Pro season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_USL_Pro_season" title="2012 USL Pro season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_USL_Pro_season" title="2013 USL Pro season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_USL_Pro_season" title="2014 USL Pro season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_USL_season" title="2015 USL season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_USL_season" title="2016 USL season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_USL_season" title="2017 USL season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_USL_season" title="2018 USL season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_USL_Championship_season" title="2019 USL Championship season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_USL_Championship_season" title="2020 USL Championship season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_USL_Championship_season" title="2021 USL Championship season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_USL_Championship_season" title="2022 USL Championship season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_USL_Championship_season" title="2023 USL Championship season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_USL_Championship_season" title="2024 USL Championship season">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_USL_Championship_season" title="2025 USL Championship season">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#B28350; 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_the_United_States" title="Soccer in the United States">Soccer in the United States</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">U.S. Soccer Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Adult_Soccer_Association" title="United States Adult Soccer Association">USASA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/US_Club_Soccer" title="US Club Soccer">USCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation_State_Soccer_Association" title="United States Soccer Federation State Soccer Association">State Soccer Associations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">League system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_soccer_in_the_United_States" title="History of soccer in the United States">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1869_Princeton_vs._Rutgers_football_game" title="1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game">First game</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_soccer" title="College soccer">College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Soccer Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_soccer_trophies_and_awards" title="Category:American soccer trophies and awards">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_clubs_in_the_United_States" title="List of soccer clubs in the United States">Clubs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_soccer_clubs_in_international_competitions" title="American soccer clubs in international competitions">International competition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_and_Canadian_soccer_champions" title="List of American and Canadian soccer champions">Champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Soccer_venues_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Soccer venues in the United States">Venues</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_stadiums_in_the_United_States" title="List of soccer stadiums in the United States">stadiums by capacity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium" title="Soccer-specific stadium">soccer-specific stadium</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_soccer_in_the_United_States" title="Women's soccer in the United States">Women's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States men's national soccer team">Senior</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team_results" title="United States men's national soccer team results">results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_men%27s_international_soccer_players" title="List of United States men's international soccer players">players</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-23_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-23 soccer team">U23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-20 soccer team">U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-18_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-18 soccer team">U18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-17_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-17 soccer team">U17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_boys%27_national_under-15_soccer_team" title="United States boys' national under-15 soccer team">U15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_beach_soccer_team" title="United States men's national beach soccer team">Beach soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_futsal_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national futsal team">Futsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_arena_soccer_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national arena soccer team">indoor soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_Paralympic_soccer_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States men's Paralympic soccer team">Paralympic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Outdoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Professional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Major_League_Soccer" title="History of Major League Soccer">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_playoffs" title="MLS Cup playoffs">Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup" title="MLS Cup">MLS Cup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">USL Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Championship Final">USLC Final</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Independent_Soccer_Association" title="National Independent Soccer Association">NISA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Amateur</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL League Two</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NISA_Nation" title="NISA Nation">NISA Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">NPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cosmopolitan_Soccer_League" title="Cosmopolitan Soccer League">CSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Premier Soccer League">EPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evergreen_Premier_League" title="Evergreen Premier League">EPLWA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_Premier_League" title="Gulf Coast Premier League">GCPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_League_for_Clubs" title="The League for Clubs">LfC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Premier_League" title="Midwest Premier League">MWPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Premier_League" title="Ohio Valley Premier League">OVPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Soccer_Football_League" title="San Francisco Soccer Football League">SFSFL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Premier_Soccer_League" title="United Premier Soccer League">UPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League_of_Pennsylvania" title="United Soccer League of Pennsylvania">USLPA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Association_(1884%E2%80%931924)" title="American Football Association (1884–1924)">AFA (1884–1924)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_League_of_Professional_Football" title="American League of Professional Football">ALPF (1894)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Premier_Soccer_League" title="American Premier Soccer League">APSL (2015–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_Football_League" title="National Association Football League">NAFL (1895–1898)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1921%E2%80%931933)" title="American Soccer League (1921–1933)">ASL (1921–1933)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1933%E2%80%931983)" title="American Soccer League (1933–1983)">ASL (1933–1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_Football_League" title="North American Soccer Football League">NASFL (1946–47)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Association" title="United Soccer Association">USA (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1967)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1967)">NPSL (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">NASL (1968–1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League_(1984%E2%80%9385)" title="United Soccer League (1984–85)">USL (1984–85)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Soccer_Alliance" title="Lone Star Soccer Alliance">LSSA (1987–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1988%E2%80%9389)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Soccer League (1988–89)">ASL (1988–89)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Soccer_Alliance" title="Western Soccer Alliance">WSA (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">USL 2nd (1990–2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Professional_Soccer_League" title="American Professional Soccer League">APSL (1990–1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A-League_(1995%E2%80%932004)" title="A-League (1995–2004)">A-League (1996–2004)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL 1st (2005–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Professional_League" title="USSF Division 2 Professional League">D2 Pro (2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_League_of_America" title="Premier League of America">PLA (2015–2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">NASL (2011–2017)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Major Arena Soccer League">MASL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League_2" title="Major Arena Soccer League 2">MASL2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League_3" title="Major Arena Soccer League 3">MASL3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Indoor_Soccer_(2022-present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Indoor Soccer (2022-present)">MLIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Premier Arena Soccer League">PASL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Western Indoor Soccer League">WISL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">NASL (1975–76, 1979–1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(1978%E2%80%931992)" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)">MISL (1978–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1984%E2%80%932001)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)">NPSL (1984–2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Continental Indoor Soccer League">CISL (1993–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Indoor Soccer League">EISL (1997–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="World Indoor Soccer League">WISL (1998–2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2001%E2%80%932008)" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)">MISL (2001–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="American Indoor Soccer League">AISL (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xtreme_Soccer_League" title="Xtreme Soccer League">XSL (2008–09)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2008%E2%80%932014)" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014)">MISL (2008–2014)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Indoor Soccer League (2021)">NISL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Futsal leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Futsal" title="Major League Futsal">MLF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Futsal_League" title="Professional Futsal League">PFL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup" title="U.S. Open Cup">U.S. Open Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Cup" title="USL Cup">USL Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Amateur_Cup" title="National Amateur Cup">National Amateur Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Steinbrecher_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Hank Steinbrecher Cup">Hank Steinbrecher Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Open_Cup_for_Arena_Soccer" title="United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer">U.S. Open (indoor)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Amateur_Football_Association_Cup" title="American Amateur Football Association Cup">AAFA Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Cup" title="American Cup">American Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cup" title="Lewis Cup">Lewis Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">Senior</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_women%27s_international_soccer_players" title="List of United States women's international soccer players">players</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-23_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-23 soccer team">U23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-20 soccer team">U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-19_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-19 soccer team">U19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-18_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-18 soccer team">U18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-17_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-17 soccer team">U17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_girls%27_national_under-15_soccer_team" title="United States girls' national under-15 soccer team">U15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_futsal_team" title="United States women's national futsal team">Futsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_deaf_soccer_team" title="United States women's national deaf soccer team">Deaf</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Outdoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Professional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">NWSL</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWSL_Challenge_Cup" title="NWSL Challenge Cup">NWSL Challenge Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWSL_Shield" title="NWSL Shield">NWSL Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWSL_playoffs" title="NWSL playoffs">Playoffs</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Super_League" title="USL Super League">USL Super League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPSL_PRO" title="WPSL PRO">WPSL PRO</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Amateur</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_W_League" title="USL W League">USL W League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Women's Premier Soccer League">WPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Soccer" title="United Women's Soccer">UWS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Premier_League" title="Ohio Valley Premier League">OVPL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premier_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Premier Arena Soccer League">PASL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Futsal leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Futsal" title="Major League Futsal">MLF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SheBelieves_Cup" title="SheBelieves Cup">SheBelieves Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tournament_of_Nations" title="Tournament of Nations">Tournament of Nations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Club competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USASA_National_Women%27s_Open" title="USASA National Women's Open">Women's Open</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USASA_National_Women%27s_Amateur" title="USASA National Women's Amateur">Women's Amateur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_W-League_(1995%E2%80%932015)" title="USL W-League (1995–2015)">W-League (1995–2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_United_Soccer_Association" title="Women's United Soccer Association">WUSA (2001–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Soccer" title="Women's Professional Soccer">WPS (2009–2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League_Elite" title="Women's Premier Soccer League Elite">WPSL Elite (2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Indoor Soccer League (2021)">NISL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Youth</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Youth_Soccer_Organization" title="American Youth Soccer Organization">AYSO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elite_Clubs_National_League" title="Elite Clubs National League">ECNL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Federation_of_State_High_School_Associations" title="National Federation of State High School Associations">NFHS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Youth_Soccer_Association" title="United States Youth Soccer Association">USYSA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Y_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Y League">Super Y League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next" title="MLS Next">MLS Next</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Academy_League" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Academy League">USL Academy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/US_Youth_Soccer_National_Championships" title="US Youth Soccer National Championships">US Youth Soccer National Championships</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By city</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_Houston" title="Soccer in Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_Los_Angeles" title="Soccer in Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_the_New_York_metropolitan_area" title="Soccer in the New York metropolitan area">New York City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_soccer_in_Seattle" class="mw-redirect" title="History of soccer in Seattle">Seattle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_St._Louis" title="Soccer in St. Louis">St. Louis</a></li></ul> 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