2018 USL season
8th season of the USL
Football league season
The 2018 USL season was the eighth season of the United Soccer League and second under Division II sanctioning. The previous season, the USL had provisional Div. II sanctioning from the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) along with the North American Soccer League , but was given full sanctioning for the 2018 season with a two-year deadline to meet the full requirements set by U.S. Soccer.[1]
Louisville City FC were the defending USL Cup champions, while Real Monarchs were the defending Supporters’ Shield champions.
This season was the last for four teams in the USL, with all changing leagues for 2019 and beyond. FC Cincinnati will join Major League Soccer .[2] MLS side Toronto FC announced that its reserve side, Toronto FC II , would drop to USL League One , a third-level league slated to launch in 2019,[3] and the Richmond Kickers also chose to drop to League One for 2019 and beyond.[4] Near the end of the season, Penn FC announced that it would suspend professional operations for 2019 and resume play in League One in 2020.[5]
It was also the final season for the league under the "United Soccer League" name. Effective with the 2019 season, the league has been rebranded as the USL Championship.[6]
Changes from 2017
Expansion
Joined from NASL
On hiatus
Orlando City B [13]
During the 2018 season, City B's MLS parent, Orlando City SC , announced that City B would resume play in 2019 as a founding member of USL League One.[14]
Rochester Rhinos [15]
During the 2018 season, the Rhinos announced they would not return to the USL's top flight. The team will not resume professional operations until the 2020 season, at which time it will join USL League One.[16]
Folded
Rule changes
Regular season games will now be considered official after the 70th minute. Teams are allowed a fourth substitution in extra time for the USL Playoffs. Teams will submit a 23-player squad at least 48 hours before kickoff. A team's 18-player gameday roster may now contain a maximum of five players signed to USL Academy contracts.[18]
Teams
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Head coach
MLS affiliate/ownership
First Match's Goalkeeper
Atlanta United 2
Lawrenceville, Georgia /Kennesaw, Georgia
Coolray Field /Fifth Third Bank Stadium
10,427
Scott Donnelly
Atlanta United FC
Alec Kann
Bethlehem Steel FC
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Goodman Stadium
16,000
Brendan Burke
Philadelphia Union
John McCarthy
Charleston Battery
Charleston, South Carolina
MUSC Health Stadium
5,100
Michael Anhaeuser
Odisnel Cooper
Charlotte Independence
Matthews, North Carolina
Sportsplex at Matthews
5,000
Mike Jeffries
Colorado Rapids
Andrew Dykstra
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Switchbacks Training Stadium
5,000
Steve Trittschuh
Steward Ceus
FC Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nippert Stadium
35,061
Alan Koch
Evan Newton
Fresno FC
Fresno, California
Chukchansi Park
12,500
Adam Smith
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Kyle Reynish
Indy Eleven
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lucas Oil Stadium
62,421
Martin Rennie
Owain Fôn Williams
LA Galaxy II
Carson, California
StubHub Center Track & Field Facility
5,000
Mike Muñoz
LA Galaxy
Justin Vom Steeg
Las Vegas Lights FC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Cashman Field
9,334
Isidro Sánchez
Ricardo Ferriño
Louisville City FC
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville Slugger Field
8,000
John Hackworth
Greg Ranjitsingh
Nashville SC
Nashville, Tennessee
First Tennessee Park /Nissan Stadium
8,500 69,143
Gary Smith
Matt Pickens
New York Red Bulls II
Montclair, New Jersey /Harrison, New Jersey
MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field /Red Bull Arena
5,000 25,000
John Wolyniec
New York Red Bulls
Evan Louro
North Carolina FC
Cary, North Carolina
Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
10,000
Colin Clarke
Alexander Tambakis
OKC Energy FC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Taft Stadium
7,500
Steve Cooke
FC Dallas
Matt Van Oekel
Orange County SC
Irvine, California
Championship Soccer Stadium
5,000
Braeden Cloutier
Los Angeles FC
Andre Rawls
Ottawa Fury FC
Ottawa, Ontario
TD Place Stadium
24,000
Nikola Popovic
Montreal Impact
Callum Irving
Penn FC
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
FNB Field
6,187
Raoul Voss
Romuald Peiser
Phoenix Rising FC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex
6,200
Rick Schantz (interim )
Carl Woszczynski
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Highmark Stadium
5,000
Bob Lilley
Daniel Lynd
Portland Timbers 2
Portland, Oregon
Providence Park /Merlo Field
21,144 5,000
Cameron Knowles
Portland Timbers
Alex Mangels
Real Monarchs
Herriman, Utah /Sandy, Utah
Zions Bank Stadium /Rio Tinto Stadium
5,000 20,213
Jámison Olave (interim)
Real Salt Lake
Alex Horwath
Reno 1868 FC
Reno, Nevada
Greater Nevada Field
9,013
Ian Russell
San Jose Earthquakes
JT Marcinkowski
Richmond Kickers
Richmond, Virginia
City Stadium
22,000
David Bulow
D.C. United
Travis Worra
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Edinburg, Texas
H-E-B Park
9,400
Gerson Echeverry
Houston Dynamo
Nico Corti
Sacramento Republic FC
Sacramento, California
Papa Murphy's Park
11,569
Simon Elliott
Josh Cohen
Saint Louis FC
Fenton, Missouri
Toyota Stadium
5,500
Anthony Pulis
Minnesota United FC
Jake Fenlason
San Antonio FC
San Antonio, Texas
Toyota Field
8,296
Darren Powell
New York City FC
Diego Restrepo
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Tacoma, Washington
Cheney Stadium
6,500
John Hutchinson
Seattle Sounders FC
Calle Brown
Swope Park Rangers
Kansas City, Kansas /Overland Park, Kansas
Children's Mercy Park /Shawnee Mission District Stadium
18,467 6,150
Paulo Nagamura
Sporting Kansas City
Adrian Zendejas
Tampa Bay Rowdies
St. Petersburg, Florida
Al Lang Stadium
7,227
Neill Collins
Cody Mizell
Toronto FC II
Toronto, Ontario
Lamport Stadium
9,600
Michael Rabasca
Toronto FC
Angelo Cavalluzzo
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ONEOK Field
7,833
Michael Nsien (interim )
Chicago Fire
Fabian Cerda
MLS-affiliated
MLS-owned
Other venues
The season began on March 16 and ends on October 14. The top eight finishers in each conference qualify for the playoffs.[23] [24]
Managerial changes
Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Incoming manager
Date of appointment
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Junior Gonzalez [25]
Resigned
November 8, 2017
Gerson Echeverry
December 6, 2017[26]
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Dave Brandt
Ineligible[27]
November 14, 2017
Bob Lilley
November 14, 2017[28]
Oklahoma City Energy FC
Jimmy Nielsen [29]
Resigned
November 16, 2017
Steve Cooke
December 19, 2017[30]
Swope Park Rangers
Nikola Popovic [31]
Mutual separation
November 17, 2017
Paulo Nagamura
November 30, 2017[32]
Saint Louis FC
Preki [33]
Mutual separation
November 20, 2017
Anthony Pulis
November 21, 2017[34]
Orange County SC
Logan Pause [35]
Mutual separation
November 27, 2017
Braeden Cloutier
December 14, 2017[36]
Ottawa Fury FC
Julian de Guzman [37]
Interim
December 12, 2017
Nikola Popovic
December 12, 2017[38]
Portland Timbers 2
Andrew Gregor
Moved to assistant coach
January 8, 2018
Cameron Knowles
January 8, 2018[39]
Toronto FC II
Jason Bent [40]
Promotion
January 26, 2018
Laurent Guyot
January 26, 2018[40]
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Ezra Hendrickson [41]
Resigned
January 30, 2018
John Hutchinson
January 30, 2018[41]
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Stuart Campbell [42]
Resigned
May 17, 2018
Neill Collins
May 18, 2018[43]
Toronto FC II
Laurent Guyot [44]
Mutual separation
June 1, 2018
Michael Rabasca
June 4, 2018[45]
Phoenix Rising FC
Patrice Carteron [46]
Left to manage Al Ahly SC
June 12, 2018
Rick Schantz (Interim)
June 12, 2018[47]
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
David Vaudreuil
Fired
June 25, 2018
Michael Nsien (Interim)[48]
June 25, 2018[49]
Richmond Kickers
Leigh Cowlishaw [50]
Resigned
June 26, 2018
David Bulow
June 27, 2018[51]
Louisville City FC
James O'Connor [52]
Left to manage Orlando City SC
June 30, 2018
Player Coaches ‡
July 1, 2018
Louisville City FC
Player Coaches ‡
Return to player duties
August 2, 2018
John Hackworth
August 2, 2018[53]
Real Monarchs
Mark Briggs
Resigned
August 24, 2018
Jámison Olave (Interim)
August 24, 2018[54]
‡ Luke Spencer , Paolo DelPiccolo , & George Davis IV appointed joint interim head coaches.[55]
League table
Eastern Conference
Source:
2018 USL standings Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions;
(X) Regular Season League Champion
Western Conference
Source:
2018 USL standings Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results table
Color Key: Home • Away • Neutral • Win • Loss • Draw
Club
Match
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Atlanta United 2 (ATL)
NYR
CLT
PEN
LOU
CHS
PGH
CIN
OTT
TOR
LOU
NCA
TBR
IND
CLT
NSH
NYR
BST
RIC
NSH
BST
OTT
CHS
CIN
IND
TOR
PEN
TBR
NCA
NSH
LOU
TBR
CHS
PGH
RIC
3–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
0–3
0–1
2–4
0–2
5–4
1–2
0–4
0–0
0–2
1–1
0–3
1–6
2–1
1–1
0–1
1–4
1–1
0–1
1–5
1–1
2–1
2–1
0–1
1–6
0–2
1–4
1–1
2–1
1–1
3–2
Bethlehem Steel FC (BST)
RIC
TBR
NSH
CHS
CIN
LOU
RIC
CHS
NYR
IND
OTT
NCA
LOU
CIN
NYR
CLT
PEN
ATL
NCA
NYR
IND
ATL
RIC
CLT
PGH
TOR
OTT
NSH
PEN
PGH
TOR
OTT
IND
TBR
4–1
0–2
0–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
3–1
1–2
3–0
2–1
0–1
2–1
0–0
2–2
2–2
4–1
2–3
1–2
1–1
1–2
0–1
4–1
3–0
3–0
1–2
2–0
2–0
2–1
1–3
1–4
4–0
0–0
1–1
1–0
Charleston Battery (CHS)
CIN
PEN
NYR
BST
PEN
ATL
TBR
CLT
BST
OTT
NSH
IND
RIC
CLT
PGH
TOR
NCA
IND
LOU
PGH
RIC
NCA
TBR
ATL
CIN
NYR
LOU
TBR
CLT
NSH
NCA
TOR
ATL
OTT
0–1
1–0
2–5
1–1
1–1
3–0
1–0
2–0
2–1
0–0
1–1
3–3
0–2
1–1
0–0
4–0
1–1
2–1
2–1
1–0
3–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–3
4–4
2–2
1–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–2
1–2
2–0
Charlotte Independence (CLT)
OTT
TOR
ATL
NSH
NCA
IND
CHS
CIN
TOR
RIC
OTT
NYR
ATL
CHS
RIC
TBR
BST
IND
NSH
CIN
LOU
PEN
BST
PGH
LOU
NCA
NSH
RIC
CHS
NYR
PGH
PEN
TBR
NCA
4–1
2–0
2–2
0–2
0–2
0–0
0–2
4–1
2–1
3–1
1–0
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–4
1–2
1–0
0–2
1–4
1–1
0–3
0–0
0–3
2–6
1–0
2–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–1
1–3
FC Cincinnati (CIN)
CHS
IND
LOU
BST
PGH
OTT
IND
ATL
CLT
NCA
LOU
NYR
NCA
BST
RIC
TOR
OTT
NSH
TBR
CLT
NYR
NSH
PEN
CHS
ATL
TBR
PGH
LOU
TOR
PEN
RIC
IND
PGH
NSH
1–0
1–0
0–1
1–1
2–2
3–0
3–2
4–2
1–4
4–1
0–2
2–1
2–0
2–2
4–0
3–3
2–0
0–0
2–0
2–0
2–1
1–1
1–0
3–0
5–1
2–1
2–1
1–0
4–3
2–1
4–1
3–0
0–0
3–3
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (COS)
LAG
POR
STL
SPR
RGV
RNO
SAC
SEA
OCO
RNO
LVL
OKC
STL
LVL
SPR
POR
FRS
SAN
OCO
OKC
SAC
TUL
SAN
RGV
OKC
TUL
PHX
SLC
LAG
RGV
PHX
SLC
FRS
SEA
2–0
0–1
0–1
0–1
2–1
4–0
1–2
0–0
0–1
0–0
1–0
0–1
3–0
1–4
0–1
4–1
1–0
1–1
0–1
1–1
0–1
4–2
0–1
0–1
2–0
1–2
0–4
1–0
1–3
1–1
1–2
2–0
0–3
2–2
Fresno FC (FRS)
LVL
LAG
SEA
OKC
STL
TUL
SAN
PHX
SAN
RGV
SLC
OCO
SEA
RNO
SAC
SPR
COS
SLC
SAC
POR
PHX
OKC
TUL
SAC
LAG
STL
LVL
RNO
SPR
OCO
POR
RGV
COS
SLC
2–3
1–1
1–0
2–1
1–1
2–2
0–0
1–1
1–2
2–2
0–1
0–3
4–0
1–1
0–1
4–1
0–1
0–1
2–0
4–2
4–0
0–0
1–1
0–1
1–2
1–0
2–2
1–1
0–1
0–1
2–2
1–2
3–0
0–1
Indy Eleven (IND)
RIC
CIN
NCA
NSH
CLT
CIN
LOU
PGH
BST
NYR
CHS
ATL
TOR
NSH
PEN
OTT
CLT
CHS
TBR
BST
LOU
NCA
OTT
TOR
ATL
PGH
RIC
NYR
PEN
PGH
TBR
CIN
BST
LOU
1–0
0–1
1–0
2–1
0–0
2–3
1–0
0–0
1–2
1–4
3–3
2–0
3–1
2–0
1–1
0–1
2–1
1–2
1–3
1–0
2–2
3–2
0–0
3–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
3–0
0–1
2–3
2–0
0–3
1–1
0–1
Las Vegas Lights (LVL)
FRS
RNO
SPR
SAC
SAN
SLC
TUL
COS
SLC
LAG
COS
PHX
SEA
SPR
TUL
STL
OKC
RGV
POR
SEA
RGV
STL
OCO
PHX
FRS
RNO
LAG
POR
RNO
OCO
OKC
SAN
PHX
SAC
3–2
1–1
2–1
1–1
1–3
0–0
1–1
0–1
0–2
2–7
4–1
0–4
4–1
2–3
2–2
1–0
4–6
0–2
2–1
0–3
1–0
1–4
1–3
0–2
2–2
1–2
1–2
1–2
3–3
3–5
0–1
1–3
5–2
0–1
LA Galaxy II (LAG)
COS
FRS
SAN
OCO
PHX
STL
NYR
PHX
STL
POR
RGV
LVL
TUL
OCO
OKC
TUL
SEA
OCO
RNO
POR
SPR
SAN
FRS
SAC
RGV
SLC
COS
LVL
OKC
RNO
SLC
SEA
SAC
SPR
0–2
1–1
0–0
0–3
0–1
0–1
1–1
3–4
6–3
3–7
1–1
7–2
1–0
0–1
0–1
0–2
5–3
3–0
1–4
3–4
1–1
1–2
2–1
4–1
1–1
0–4
3–1
2–1
1–3
0–1
6–1
2–2
1–2
1–5
Louisville City FC (LOU)
NSH
TBR
CIN
RIC
ATL
BST
IND
NSH
ATL
CIN
BST
PEN
NCA
PGH
NYR
TBR
CHS
CLT
OTT
IND
NYR
NSH
CLT
RIC
TOR
CHS
CIN
PGH
PEN
OTT
ATL
TOR
NCA
IND
2–0
1–0
1–0
2–1
1–1
3–1
0–1
0–2
2–1
2–0
0–0
3–3
2–2
0–1
3–3
2–1
1–2
4–1
3–0
2–2
6–4
0–0
3–0
6–0
1–4
2–2
0–1
2–2
3–0
4–0
4–1
3–1
2–1
1–0
Nashville SC (NSH)
LOU
PGH
BST
CLT
IND
PEN
NYR
LOU
CHS
PGH
PEN
TBR
NCA
IND
ATL
CIN
CLT
OTT
ATL
TOR
CIN
OTT
LOU
BST
RIC
CLT
NCA
TBR
CHS
ATL
NYR
RIC
TOR
CIN
0–2
0–0
1–0
2–0
1–2
0–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–0
3–1
1–1
1–0
0–2
3–0
0–0
0–1
0–2
1–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–0
1–2
4–0
0–1
3–3
1–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–0
2–2
3–3
New York Red Bulls II (NYR)
TOR
ATL
CHS
RIC
TBR
LAG
TOR
OTT
NSH
BST
IND
CIN
CLT
PGH
BST
OTT
LOU
ATL
RIC
BST
CIN
TBR
PEN
LOU
NCA
CHS
OTT
IND
TOR
CLT
NSH
NCA
PEN
PGH
2–1
1–3
5–2
1–1
4–0
1–1
0–0
0–0
1–1
0–3
4–1
1–2
4–2
0–3
2–2
0–3
3–3
6–1
5–1
2–1
1–2
2–2
2–1
4–6
2–2
4–4
1–0
0–3
3–3
1–1
1–1
2–1
3–1
2–1
North Carolina FC (NCA)
TBR
RIC
IND
CLT
TOR
OTT
PEN
CIN
ATL
BST
CIN
OTT
NSH
LOU
RIC
PGH
CHS
BST
TOR
PGH
CHS
TBR
IND
NYR
CLT
TBR
NSH
PEN
ATL
CHS
RIC
NYR
LOU
CLT
1–3
1–2
0–1
2–0
0–0
1–1
3–0
1–4
4–0
1–2
0–2
4–2
0–1
2–2
3–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–1
0–0
2–0
2–3
2–2
6–2
0–3
3–3
1–0
6–1
0–2
3–2
1–2
1–2
3–1
Oklahoma City Energy (OKC)
TUL
PHX
OCO
FRS
POR
STL
RNO
SPR
PHX
COS
TUL
RNO
SEA
POR
RGV
LAG
SAN
COS
LVL
SAC
FRS
SAN
COS
TUL
SLC
RGV
SEA
SPR
OCO
LAG
SAC
LVL
SLC
STL
1–0
1–4
0–1
1–2
0–3
0–1
0–2
0–1
0–3
1–0
1–1
1–2
1–2
2–1
3–1
1–0
1–1
1–1
6–4
1–1
0–0
1–2
0–2
3–0
3–2
4–2
3–0
0–1
2–3
3–1
0–0
1–0
1–2
0–0
Orange County SC (OCO)
PHX
SAC
OKC
TUL
LAG
SAN
RGV
COS
SLC
STL
FRS
SAC
LAG
RNO
TUL
PHX
COS
LAG
SAN
SPR
STL
POR
SPR
PHX
LVL
POR
RGV
SEA
OKC
FRS
SLC
LVL
SEA
RNO
1–1
0–1
1–0
5–0
3–0
3–0
0–2
1–0
1–2
1–1
3–0
0–1
1–0
2–2
6–1
0–1
1–0
0–3
3–0
4–0
2–2
2–2
2–1
4–3
3–1
3–2
0–2
1–1
3–2
1–0
5–2
5–3
2–1
1–3
Ottawa Fury FC (OTT)
CLT
TBR
PGH
NCA
CIN
NYR
PEN
ATL
CHS
BST
TOR
CLT
NCA
NYR
CIN
IND
PGH
PEN
NSH
LOU
TBR
ATL
NSH
RIC
IND
BST
PEN
NYR
TOR
RIC
LOU
TOR
BST
CHS
1–4
0–5
0–1
1–1
0–3
0–0
1–0
2–0
0–0
1–0
3–0
0–1
2–4
3–0
0–2
1–0
0–1
2–1
2–0
0–3
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–0
0–2
0–2
0–1
4–3
2–0
0–4
1–0
0–0
0–2
Penn FC (PEN)
CHS
PGH
ATL
CHS
NSH
NCA
TBR
OTT
TOR
PGH
NSH
TOR
RIC
LOU
TBR
IND
BST
RIC
OTT
CLT
NYR
CIN
RIC
OTT
BST
ATL
IND
NCA
LOU
CIN
PGH
CLT
NYR
TOR
0–1
0–0
1–1
1–1
0–0
0–3
3–0
0–1
1–0
0–0
1–3
3–2
2–1
3–3
2–1
1–1
3–2
1–2
1–2
1–1
1–2
0–1
2–3
2–0
3–1
1–2
1–0
0–1
0–3
1–2
0–2
2–2
1–3
0–0
Phoenix Rising FC (PHX)
OCO
OKC
RNO
SLC
LAG
SPR
FRS
LAG
OKC
TUL
SAC
SPR
STL
SAC
LVL
TUL
RGV
OCO
FRS
SEA
SLC
POR
OCO
LVL
SAN
COS
RGV
SAN
SEA
COS
STL
RNO
LVL
POR
1–1
4–1
1–0
0–1
1–0
2–2
1–1
4–3
3–0
5–1
1–3
0–1
3–1
0–0
4–0
3–0
0–0
1–0
0–4
1–0
1–4
4–1
3–4
2–0
4–0
4–0
1–0
2–3
1–0
2–1
2–0
0–0
2–5
0–1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PGH)
NSH
PEN
TOR
OTT
CIN
ATL
TOR
IND
TBR
PEN
NSH
RIC
NYR
CHS
LOU
NCA
OTT
CHS
NCA
RIC
TOR
BST
CLT
TBR
IND
CIN
BST
LOU
IND
PEN
CLT
CIN
ATL
NYR
0–0
0–0
4–0
1–0
2–2
1–0
2–1
0–0
2–2
0–0
0–1
2–1
3–0
0–0
1–0
2–0
1–0
0–1
1–2
3–0
1–0
2–1
0–0
1–1
2–2
1–2
4–1
2–2
3–2
2–0
2–2
0–0
1–1
1–2
Portland Timbers 2 (POR)
SEA
COS
SLC
TUL
OKC
RGV
RNO
SAC
STL
SEA
LAG
SLC
SAN
RGV
OKC
COS
RNO
FRS
SPR
LVL
LAG
OCO
PHX
SPR
SAN
SEA
OCO
STL
TUL
LVL
FRS
SAC
RNO
PHX
1–2
1–0
2–4
0–0
3–0
3–2
1–2
2–0
0–0
1–0
7–3
1–0
1–2
1–0
1–2
1–4
0–1
2–4
2–1
1–2
4–3
2–2
1–4
2–0
2–1
4–1
2–3
1–0
4–0
2–1
2–2
0–1
0–2
1–0
Real Monarchs (SLC)
TUL
POR
PHX
SEA
TBR
LVL
OCO
SPR
FRS
LVL
POR
SAC
RGV
SPR
STL
FRS
RNO
SAC
SEA
SAN
PHX
RNO
OKC
TUL
LAG
COS
SAN
RGV
STL
OCO
LAG
COS
OKC
FRS
3–2
4–2
1–0
3–1
0–2
0–0
2–1
4–1
1–0
2–0
0–1
1–0
2–0
2–3
1–0
1–0
0–3
0–0
2–0
2–4
4–1
2–1
2–3
3–2
4–0
0–1
1–2
1–2
1–1
2–5
1–6
0–2
2–1
1–0
Reno 1868 FC (RNO)
SPR
LVL
PHX
COS
POR
OKC
RGV
COS
TUL
SAC
SEA
SAN
OKC
FRS
OCO
SAN
POR
SLC
SEA
LAG
STL
SLC
SPR
SAC
LVL
FRS
STL
LAG
LVL
RGV
TUL
POR
PHX
OCO
3–4
1–1
0–1
0–4
2–1
2–0
0–0
0–0
1–1
3–2
1–1
2–1
2–1
1–1
2–2
2–0
1–0
3–0
2–1
4–1
1–2
1–2
3–3
1–2
2–1
1–1
0–1
1–0
3–3
4–0
2–0
2–0
0–0
3–1
Rio Grande Valley Toros (RGV)
STL
SAC
COS
SEA
POR
OCO
RNO
FRS
SAN
SPR
LAG
SLC
POR
OKC
PHX
STL
TUL
LVL
SPR
COS
LVL
SAC
OKC
LAG
OCO
SAN
PHX
SLC
COS
SEA
RNO
FRS
TUL
SAN
1–1
2–2
1–2
2–3
2–3
2–0
0–0
2–2
0–0
0–0
1–1
0–2
0–1
1–3
0–0
0–0
1–1
2–0
0–0
1–0
0–1
1–2
2–4
1–1
2–0
1–3
0–1
2–1
1–1
3–0
0–4
2–1
2–1
1–1
Richmond Kickers (RIC)
BST
IND
NCA
NYR
LOU
TOR
BST
TBR
CLT
PGH
CHS
PEN
CIN
CLT
NCA
PEN
NYR
ATL
CHS
PGH
BST
TOR
OTT
PEN
LOU
NSH
IND
CLT
OTT
TBR
CIN
NCA
NSH
ATL
1–4
0–1
2–1
1–1
1–2
2–1
1–3
1–0
1–3
1–2
2–0
1–2
0–4
1–1
1–3
2–1
1–5
1–1
0–3
0–3
0–3
0–1
0–2
3–2
0–6
0–4
1–1
1–2
0–2
0–3
1–4
2–3
0–3
2–3
Sacramento Republic (SAC)
SAN
OCO
RGV
SEA
LVL
COS
TUL
POR
SEA
RNO
PHX
SLC
OCO
PHX
FRS
SAN
STL
FRS
SLC
SPR
COS
OKC
FRS
RGV
STL
LAG
RNO
SEA
TUL
OKC
POR
SPR
LAG
LVL
2–1
1–0
2–2
1–0
1–1
2–1
1–1
0–2
2–1
2–3
3–1
0–1
1–0
0–0
1–0
0–1
2–2
0–2
0–0
3–1
1–0
1–1
1–0
2–1
1–2
1–4
2–1
3–0
4–1
0–0
1–0
3–1
2–1
1–0
San Antonio FC (SAN)
SAC
STL
LAG
SPR
OCO
FRS
LVL
FRS
RGV
TUL
RNO
POR
SAC
RNO
COS
OKC
OCO
SLC
COS
OKC
LAG
SEA
POR
PHX
SPR
RGV
SLC
PHX
TUL
SPR
STL
SEA
LVL
RGV
1–2
2–1
0–0
1–1
0–3
0–0
3–1
2–1
0–0
1–1
1–2
2–1
1–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–3
4–2
1–0
2–1
2–1
2–3
1–2
0–4
1–2
3–1
2–1
3–2
1–2
0–2
0–2
3–1
3–1
1–1
Saint Louis FC (STL)
RGV
SAN
COS
FRS
LAG
OKC
SPR
POR
LAG
OCO
COS
PHX
SPR
TUL
SLC
SAC
RGV
LVL
OCO
RNO
SEA
LVL
SAC
FRS
TUL
SEA
POR
RNO
SLC
SPR
SAN
PHX
TUL
OKC
1–1
1–2
1–0
1–1
1–0
1–0
1–1
0–0
3–6
1–1
0–3
1–3
2–0
3–0
0–1
2–2
0–0
0–1
2–2
2–1
2–0
4–1
2–1
0–1
3–2
1–1
0–1
1–0
1–1
4–3
2–0
0–2
1–0
0–0
Seattle Sounders FC 2 (SEA)
POR
SPR
FRS
SAC
SLC
RGV
COS
SAC
POR
RNO
FRS
OKC
LVL
LAG
SPR
RNO
SLC
PHX
LVL
STL
SAN
POR
OKC
STL
OCO
TUL
SAC
PHX
RGV
SAN
LAG
OCO
COS
TUL
2–1
2–4
0–1
0–1
1–3
3–2
0–0
1–2
0–1
1–1
0–4
2–1
1–4
3–5
0–2
1–2
0–2
0–1
3–0
0–2
3–2
1–4
0–3
1–1
1–1
4–4
0–3
0–1
0–3
1–3
2–2
1–2
2–2
4–1
Swope Park Rangers (SPR)
RNO
SEA
LVL
COS
SAN
PHX
STL
OKC
SLC
RGV
PHX
STL
COS
SLC
FRS
LVL
SEA
SAC
POR
OCO
RGV
LAG
OCO
POR
RNO
SAN
TUL
OKC
FRS
STL
SAN
TUL
SAC
LAG
4–3
4–2
1–2
1–0
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–0
1–4
0–0
1–0
0–2
1–0
3–2
1–4
3–2
2–0
1–3
1–2
0–4
0–0
1–1
1–2
0–2
3–3
2–1
2–1
1–0
1–0
3–4
2–0
1–1
1–3
5–1
Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR)
NCA
BST
LOU
OTT
NYR
SLC
CHS
PEN
RIC
PGH
TOR
ATL
NSH
PEN
CLT
TOR
LOU
CIN
IND
NYR
OTT
CHS
NCA
PGH
CIN
NCA
CHS
ATL
NSH
RIC
IND
ATL
CLT
BST
3–1
2–0
0–1
5–0
0–4
2–0
0–1
0–3
0–1
2–2
4–2
0–0
1–1
1–2
2–2
3–1
1–2
0–2
3–1
2–2
0–2
0–0
0–2
1–1
1–2
3–0
0–1
1–0
2–1
3–0
0–2
1–1
1–2
0–1
Toronto FC II (TOR)
NYR
CLT
PGH
NCA
RIC
NYR
PGH
PEN
ATL
CLT
TBR
OTT
PEN
IND
CIN
CHS
TBR
NCA
NSH
PGH
RIC
BST
IND
LOU
ATL
OTT
NYR
CIN
BST
OTT
CHS
LOU
NSH
PEN
1–2
0–2
0–4
0–0
1–2
0–0
1–2
0–1
4–5
1–2
2–4
0–3
2–3
1–3
3–3
0–4
1–3
1–3
2–0
0–1
1–0
0–2
2–3
4–1
1–2
3–4
3–3
3–4
0–4
0–1
2–1
1–3
2–2
0–0
Tulsa Roughnecks (TUL)
OKC
SLC
OCO
POR
FRS
SAC
LVL
RNO
PHX
SAN
OKC
LAG
STL
PHX
OCO
LAG
LVL
RGV
COS
FRE
OKC
COS
SLC
STL
SPR
SEA
POR
SAN
SAC
SPR
RNO
RGV
STL
SEA
0–1
2–3
0–5
0–0
2–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–5
1–1
1–1
0–1
0–3
0–3
1–6
2–0
2–2
1–1
2–4
1–1
0–3
2–1
2–3
2–3
1–2
4–4
0–4
2–1
1–4
1–1
0–2
1–2
0–1
1–4
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Playoffs
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
USL Championship
Championship Game MVP: Luke Spencer (LOU )
Attendance
Average home attendances
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
Team
FC Cincinnati
17
437,197
31,478
22,407
25,717
Sacramento Republic FC
17
192,293
11,569
9,757
11,311
Indy Eleven
17
172,776
17,535
8,079
10,163
Nashville SC
17
162,640
18,922
7,487
9,561
Louisville City FC
17
134,153
9,684
6,009
7,891
Las Vegas Lights FC
17
123,529
9,019
6,810
7,256
San Antonio FC
17
117,969
7,946
6,090
6,939
Phoenix Rising FC
17
108,475
7,381
5,017
6,381
Tampa Bay Rowdies
17
94,399
7,368
5,059
5,553
Reno 1868 FC
17
86,128
7,103
3,224
5,066
Fresno FC
17
82,810
7,769
3,718
4,871
Ottawa Fury FC
17
80,778
8,084
2,781
4,752
North Carolina FC
17
80,414
9,505
3,169
4,730
Rio Grande Valley FC
17
79,049
7,846
4,102
4,650
Oklahoma City Energy FC
17
73,071
6,757
2,574
4,298
Richmond Kickers
17
67,594
5,860
1,519
3,976
Saint Louis FC
17
72,615
6,019
3,683
4,271
Seattle Sounders FC 2
17
57,285
6,049
2,090
3,370
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
17
67,674
5,000
2,534
3,295
Orange County SC
17
52,618
3,742
2,236
3,095
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
17
52,099
5,203
2,311
3,065
Charleston Battery
17
48,824
4,659
2,597
2,872
Atlanta United 2
17
44,158
5,615
1,923
2,598
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
18†
43,212
3,123
1,823
2,401
Penn FC
17
36,498
2,909
852
2,147
Portland Timbers 2
17
34,256
5,857
1,548
2,015
Bethlehem Steel FC
17
39,898
3,284
1,418
2,347
Real Monarchs
17
29,432
4,065
1,089
1,731
Charlotte Independence
18†
29,858
3,312
982
1,659
LA Galaxy II
17
17,818
1,236
858
1,048
Toronto FC II
15†
12,143
4,100
50
810
Swope Park Rangers
17
14,978
1,134
737
881
New York Red Bulls II
17
10,946
1,592
498
812
Total
561
2,756,759
31,478
50
4,923
† Two Toronto FC II home matches were moved to Highmark Stadium and Sportsplex at Matthews due to unplayable field conditions.
Updated to games of October 14, 2018.
Sources: USL Soccer Stadium Digest
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
Source:[58]
Top assists
Source:[58]
Shutouts
Source:[58]
Hat-tricks
League awards
Individual awards
All-League teams
First Team
F: Thomas Enevoldsen (OCO ), Cameron Lancaster (LOU ), Daniel Rios (NCA )
M: Tah Anunga (CHS ), Solomon Asante (PHX ), Emmanuel Ledesma (CIN ), Aodhan Quinn (OCO )
D: Paco Craig (LOU ), Joe Greenspan (PIT ), Forrest Lasso (CIN )
G: Maxime Crépeau (OTT )
Second Team
F: Hadji Barry (SPR ), Ataulla Guerra (CHS ), Cameron Iwasa (SAC )
M: Kyle Bekker (NCA ), Corben Bone (CIN ), Kenardo Forbes (PIT ), Lebo Moloto (NSH )
D: Ayoze (IND ), Darnell King (SAN ), Denso Ulysse (SEA )
G: Josh Cohen (SAC )
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