2018 USL season

United Soccer League
Season 2018
Regular Season Title FC Cincinnati
Matches played 558
Goals scored 1,602 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorer Cameron Lancaster
(25 - USL Record)
Biggest home win TBR 5–0 OTT
(April 7)
LAG 7–2 LVL
(May 26)
OCO 6–1 TUL
(June 23)
NYR 6–1 ATL
(July 6)
LAG 6–1 SLC
(September 22)
Biggest away win RIC 0-6 LOU
(August 25)
Highest scoring POR 7–3 LAG
(May 18)
OKC 6–4 LVL
(July 11)
NYR 4–6 LOU
(August 10)
Longest winning run 10 wins
FC Cincinnati
(August 12 – October 6)
(USL Record)
Longest unbeaten run 23 games
FC Cincinnati
(June 2 – October 13)
(USL Record)
Longest winless run 18 games
Toronto FC II
(March 17 – July 21)
Longest losing run 8 games
OKC Energy FC
(March 24 – May 9)
Highest attendance 31,478
CIN 3-0 IND
(September 29)
(USL Record)
Lowest attendance 50
TOR 0–0 NCA
(April 18)
Total attendance 2,400,022
Average attendance 4,928
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of October 13, 2018.

The 2018 USL season is the eighth season of the United Soccer League and second under USSF Division II sanctioning. The previous season, the USL only 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 are the defending USL Cup champions, while Real Monarchs are the defending Supporters’ Shield champions.

This season is the last for three 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 will also join League One.

It is also the final season for the league under the "United Soccer League" name. Effective with the 2019 season, the league will be rebranded as the USL Championship.[4]

Changes from 2017

Expansion
Joined from NASL
On hiatus
  • Orlando City B[11]
    • 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.[12]
  • Rochester Rhinos[13]
    • During the 2018 season, the Rhinos announced they would not return to the main USL. The team will not resume professional operations until the 2020 season, at which time it will join USL League One.[14]
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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.[16]

Teams

Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coach MLS affiliate/ownership
Atlanta United 2 Lawrenceville, Georgia Coolray Field 10,427 United States Scott Donnelly Atlanta United FC
Bethlehem Steel FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Goodman Stadium 16,000 United States Brendan Burke Philadelphia Union
Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina MUSC Health Stadium 5,100 United States Michael Anhaeuser
Charlotte Independence Matthews, North Carolina Sportsplex at Matthews 5,000 United States Mike Jeffries Colorado Rapids
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Weidner Field 5,000 United States Steve Trittschuh
FC Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Nippert Stadium 35,061 South Africa Alan Koch
Fresno FC Fresno, California Chukchansi Park 12,500 England Adam Smith Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Indy Eleven Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium 62,421 Scotland Martin Rennie
LA Galaxy II Carson, California StubHub Center Track & Field Facility 5,000 United States Mike Muñoz LA Galaxy
Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman Field 9,334 Canada Isidro Sánchez
Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Slugger Field 8,000 United States John Hackworth
Nashville SC Nashville, Tennessee First Tennessee Park 8,500 England Gary Smith
New York Red Bulls II Montclair, New Jersey MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field 5,000 United States John Wolyniec New York Red Bulls
North Carolina FC Cary, North Carolina Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000 Northern Ireland Colin Clarke
Oklahoma City Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium 7,500 England Steve Cooke FC Dallas
Orange County SC Irvine, California Champion Stadium 5,000 United States Braeden Cloutier Los Angeles FC
Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Stadium 24,000 Serbia Nikola Popovic Montreal Impact
Penn FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania FNB Field 6,187 Germany Raoul Voss
Phoenix Rising FC Scottsdale, Arizona Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex 6,200 United States Rick Schantz (interim)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium 5,000 United States Bob Lilley
Portland Timbers 2 Portland, Oregon Providence Park 21,144 New Zealand Cameron Knowles Portland Timbers
Real Monarchs Herriman, Utah Zions Bank Stadium 5,000 Colombia Jámison Olave (interim) Real Salt Lake
Reno 1868 FC Reno, Nevada Greater Nevada Field 9,013 United States Ian Russell San Jose Earthquakes
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 22,000 United States David Bulow D.C. United
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park 9,400 United States Gerson Echeverry Houston Dynamo
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Papa Murphy's Park 11,569 New Zealand Simon Elliott
Saint Louis FC Fenton, Missouri Toyota Stadium 5,500 Wales Anthony Pulis Minnesota United FC
San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field 8,296 England Darren Powell New York City FC
Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium 6,500 Malta John Hutchinson Seattle Sounders
Swope Park Rangers Kansas City, Kansas Children's Mercy Park 18,467 Brazil Paulo Nagamura Sporting Kansas City
Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida Al Lang Stadium 7,227 Scotland Neill Collins
Toronto FC II Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium 9,600 United States Michael Rabasca Toronto FC
Tulsa Roughnecks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field 7,833 United States Michael Nsien (interim) Chicago Fire
  MLS-affiliated
  MLS-owned

Other venues

  • Nashville's March 24 game against Pittsburgh, and the July 7 game against FC Cincinnati, were played at Nissan Stadium.[18]

Competition format

The season began on March 16 and ends on October 14. The top eight finishers in each conference qualify for the playoffs.[21][22]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros United States Junior Gonzalez[23] Resigned November 8, 2017 United States Gerson Echeverry December 6, 2017[24]
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC United States Dave Brandt Ineligible November 14, 2017 United States Bob Lilley November 14, 2017[25]
Oklahoma City Energy FC Denmark Jimmy Nielsen[26] Resigned November 16, 2017 England Steve Cooke December 19, 2017[27]
Swope Park Rangers Serbia Nikola Popovic[28] Mutual separation November 17, 2017 Brazil Paulo Nagamura November 30, 2017[29]
Saint Louis FC United States Preki[30] Mutual separation November 20, 2017 Wales Anthony Pulis November 21, 2017[31]
Orange County SC United States Logan Pause[32] Mutual separation November 27, 2017 United States Braeden Cloutier December 14, 2017[33]
Ottawa Fury FC Canada Julian de Guzman[34] Interim December 12, 2017 Serbia Nikola Popovic December 12, 2017[35]
Portland Timbers 2 United States Andrew Gregor Moved to assistant coach January 8, 2018 New Zealand Cameron Knowles January 8, 2018[36]
Toronto FC II Canada Jason Bent[37] Promotion January 26, 2018 France Laurent Guyot January 26, 2018[37]
Seattle Sounders FC 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson[38] Resigned January 30, 2018 Malta John Hutchinson January 30, 2018[39]
Tampa Bay Rowdies Scotland Stuart Campbell[40] Resigned May 17, 2018 Scotland Neill Collins May 18, 2018[41]
Toronto FC II France Laurent Guyot[42] Mutual separation June 1, 2018 United States Michael Rabasca June 4, 2018[43]
Phoenix Rising FC France Patrice Carteron[44] Left to manage Egypt Al Ahly SC June 12, 2018 United States Rick Schantz (Interim) June 12, 2018[45]
Tulsa Roughnecks FC United States David Vaudreuil Fired June 25, 2018 United States Michael Nsien (Interim)[46] June 25, 2018[47]
Richmond Kickers England Leigh Cowlishaw[48] Resigned June 26, 2018 United States David Bulow June 27, 2018[49]
Louisville City FC Republic of Ireland James O'Connor[50] Left to manage Orlando City SC June 30, 2018 United States Player Coaches ‡ July 1, 2018
Louisville City FC United States Player Coaches ‡ Return to player duties August 2, 2018 United States John Hackworth August 2, 2018[51]
Real Monarchs England Mark Briggs Resigned August 24, 2018 Colombia Jámison Olave (Interim) August 24, 2018[52]

‡ Luke Spencer, Paolo DelPiccolo, & George Davis IV appointed joint interim head coaches.[53]

League table

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 23 8 3 72 34 +38 77 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 34 19 9 6 71 38 +33 66
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 15 14 5 47 26 +21 59
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 +13 56
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 +15 50
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
16 Toronto FC II 34 4 6 24 42 77 −35 18
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
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County SC 34 20 6 8 70 40 +30 66 Conference Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic 34 19 8 7 47 32 +15 65
3 Phoenix Rising FC 34 19 6 9 63 38 +25 63
4 Real Monarchs 34 19 3 12 55 47 +8 60
5 Reno 1868 FC 34 16 11 7 56 38 +18 59
6 Portland Timbers 2 34 17 4 13 58 49 +9 55
7 Swope Park Rangers 34 15 8 11 52 53 −1 53
8 Saint Louis FC 34 14 11 9 44 38 +6 53
9 San Antonio FC 34 14 8 12 45 48 −3 50
10 OKC Energy FC 34 12 7 15 43 46 −3 43
11 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 11 6 17 36 39 −3 39
12 Fresno FC 34 9 12 13 44 38 +6 39
13 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34 8 14 12 36 42 −6 38
14 LA Galaxy II 34 10 7 17 60 67 −7 37
15 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 8 7 19 50 74 −24 31
16 Seattle Sounders FC 2 34 6 7 21 40 71 −31 25
17 Tulsa Roughnecks 34 3 12 19 36 77 −41 21
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

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Atlanta United 2 – ATL • Bethlehem Steel FC – BST • Charleston Battery – CHS • Charlotte Independence – CLT • FC Cincinnati – CIN • Colorado Springs Switchbacks – COS • Fresno FC – FRS • Indy Eleven – IND • Las Vegas Lights FC – LVL
LA Galaxy II – LAG • Louisville City FC – LOU • Nashville SC – NSH • New York Red Bulls II – NYR • North Carolina FC – NCA • Oklahoma City Energy FC – OKC • Orange County SC – OCO • Ottawa Fury FC – OTT • Penn FC – PEN
Phoenix Rising FC – PHX • Pittsburgh Riverhounds – PIT • Portland Timbers 2 – POR • Real Monarchs – SLC • Reno 1868 FC – RNO • Rio Grande Valley FC Toros – RGV • Richmond Kickers – RIC • Sacramento Republic FC – SAC
San Antonio FC – SAN • Saint Louis FC – STL • Seattle Sounders FC 2 – SEA • Swope Park Rangers – SPR • Tampa Bay Rowdies – TBR • Toronto FC II – TOR • Tulsa Roughnecks – TUL

Home  • Away  • Neutral  • Win  • Loss  • Draw

ClubMatch
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Atlanta United 2NYRCLTPENLOUCHSPITCINOTTTORLOUNCATBRINDCLTNSHNYRBSTRICNSHBSTOTTCHSCININDTORPENTBRNCANSHLOUTBRCHSPITRIC
3–12–21–11–10–30–12–40–25–41–20–40–00–21–10–31–62–11–10–11–41–10–11–51–12–12–10–11–60–21–41–12–11–13–2
Bethlehem Steel FCRICTBRNSHCHSCINLOURICCHSNYRINDOTTNCALOUCINNYRCLTPENATLNCANYRINDATLRICCLTPITTOROTTNSHPENPITTOROTTINDTBR
4–10–20–11–11–11–33–11–23–02–10–12–10–02–22–24–12–31–21–11–20–14–13–03–01–22–02–02–11–31–44–00–01–1Oct 14
Charleston BatteryCINPENNYRBSTPENATLTBRCLTBSTOTTNSHINDRICCLTPITTORNCAINDLOUPITRICNCATBRATLCINNYRLOUTBRCLTNSHNCATORATLOTT
0–11–02–51–11–13–01–02–02–10–01–13–30–21–10–04–01–12–12–11–03–00–00–01–00–34–42–21–01–11–12–01–21–22–0
Charlotte IndependenceOTTTORATLNSHNCAINDCHSCINTORRICOTTNYRATLCHSRICTBRBSTINDNSHCINLOUPENBSTPITLOUNCANSHRICCHSNYRPITPENTBRNCA
4–12–02–20–20–20–00–24–12–13–11–02–41–11–11–12–21–41–21–00–21–41–10–30–00–32–61–02–11–11–12–22–22–11–3
FC CincinnatiCHSINDLOUBSTPITOTTINDATLCLTNCALOUNYRNCABSTRICTOROTTNSHTBRCLTNYRNSHPENCHSATLTBRPITLOUTORPENRICINDPITNSH
1–01–00–11–12–23–03-24-21–44-10–22-12-02–24–03–32-00–02-02-02-11–11–03-05-12-12-11–04-32-14–13–00–03–3
Colorado Springs SwitchbacksLAGPORSTLSPRRGVRNOSACSEAOCORNOLVLOKCSTLLVLSPRPORFRSSANOCOOKCSACTULSANRGVOKCTULPHXSLCLAGRGVPHXSLCFRSSEA
2–00–10–10–12–14–01–20–00–10–01–00–13–01–40–14–11–01–10–11–10–14–20–10–12–01–20–41–01–31–11–22-00–32–2
Fresno FCLVLLAGSEAOKCSTLTULSANPHXSANRGVSLCOCOSEARNOSACSPRCOSSLCSACPORPHXOKCTULSACLAGSTLLVLRNOSPROCOPORRGVCOSSLC
2–31–11–02–11–12–20–01–11–22–20–10–34–01–10–14–10–10–12–04–24–00–01–10–11–21–02–21–10–10–12–21–23–00–1
Indy ElevenRICCINNCANSHCLTCINLOUPITBSTNYRCHSATLTORNSHPENOTTCLTCHSTBRBSTLOUNCAOTTTORATLPITRICNYRPENPITTBRCINBSTLOU
1–00–11–02–10–02-31–00–01–21–43–32–03–12–01–10–12–11–21–31–02–23–20–03–21–12–21–13–00–12–32–00-31–10–1
Las Vegas LightsFRSRNOSPRSACSANSLCTULCOSSLCLAGCOSPHXSEASPRTULSTLOKCRGVPORSEARGVSTLOCOPHXFRSRNOLAGPORRNOOCOOKCSANPHXSAC
3–21–12–11–11–30–01–10–10–22–74–10–44–12–32–21–04–60–22–10–31–01–41–30–22–21–21–21–23–33–50–11–35–20–1
LA Galaxy IICOSFRSSANOCOPHXSTLNYRPHXSTLPORRGVLVLTULOCOOKCTULSEAOCORNOPORSPRSANFRSSACRGVSLCCOSLVLOKCRNOSLCSEASACSPR
0–21–10–00–30–10–11–13–46–33–71–17–21–00–10–10–25–33–01–43–41–11–22–14–11–10–43–12–11–30–16–12–21–2Oct 14
Louisville City FCNSHTBRCINRICATLBSTINDNSHATLCINBSTPENNCAPITNYRTBRCHSCLTOTTINDNYRNSHCLTRICTORCHSCINPITPENOTTATLTORNCAIND
2–01–01–02–11–13–10–10–22–12–00–03–32–20–13–32–11–24–13–02–26–40–03–06–01–42–20–12–23–04–04–13–12–11–0
Nashville SCLOUPITBSTCLTINDPENNYRLOUCHSPITPENTBRNCAINDATLCINCLTOTTATLTORCINOTTLOUBSTRICCLTNCATBRCHSATLNYRRICTORCIN
0–20–01–02–01–20–01–12–01–11–03–11–11–00–23–00–00–10–21–00–21–12–00–01–24–00–13–31–21–12–01–13–02–23–3
New York Red Bulls IITORATLCHSRICTBRLAGTOROTTNSHBSTINDCINCLTPITBSTOTTLOUATLRICBSTCINTBRPENLOUNCACHSOTTINDTORCLTNSHNCAPENPIT
2–11–35–21–14–01–10–00–01–10–34–11–24–20–32–20–33–36–15–12–11–22–22–14–62–24–41–00–33–31–11–12–13–1Oct 14
North Carolina FCTBRRICINDCHATOROTTPENCINATLBSTCINOTTNSHLOURICPITCHSBSTTORPITCHSTBRINDNYRCLTTBRNSHPENATLCHSRICNYRLOUCLT
1–31–20–12–00–01–13–01-44–01-20-24–20–12–23–10–21–11–13–12–10–02–02-32–26–20–33–31–06–10–23–21-21-23–1
Oklahoma City EnergyTULPHXOCOFRSPORSTLRNOSPRPHXCOSTULRNOSEAPORRGVLAGSANCOSLVLSACFRSSANCOSTULSLCRGVSEASPROCOLAGSACLVLSLCSTL
1–01–40–11–20–30–10–20–10–31–01–11–21–22–13–11–01–11–16–41–10–01–20–23–03–24–23–00–12–33–10–01–01–20–0
Orange County SCPHXSACOKCTULLAGSANRGVCOSSLCSTLFRSSACLAGRNOTULPHXCOSLAGSANSPRSTLPORSPRPHXLVLPORRGVSEAOKCFRSSLCLVLSEARNO
1–10–11–05–03–03–00–21–01–21–13–00–11–02–26–10–11–00–33–04–02–22–22–14–33–13–20–21–13–21–05–25–32–11–3
Ottawa Fury FCCLTTBRPITNCACINNYRPENATLCHSBSTTORCLTNCANYRCININDPITPENNSHLOUTBRATLNSHRICINDBSTPENNYRTORRICLOUTORBSTCHS
1–40–50–11–10–30–01–02–00–01–03–00–12–43–00–21–00–12–12–00–32–01–10–22–00–00–20–20–14–32–00–41–00–00–2
Penn FCCHSPITATLCHSNSHNCATBROTTTORPITNSHTORRICLOUTBRINDBSTRICOTTCLTNYRCINRICOTTBSTATLINDNCALOUCINPITCLTNYRTOR
0–10–01–11–10–00–33–00–11–00–01–33–22–13–32–11–13–21–21–21–11–20–12–32–03–11–21–00–10–31–20–22–21–30–0
Phoenix Rising FCOCOOKCRNOSLCLAGSPRFRSLAGOKCTULSACSPRSTLSACLVLTULRGVOCOFRSSEASLCPOROCOLVLSANCOSRGVSANSEACOSSTLRNOLVLPOR
1–14–11–00–11–02–21–14–33–05–11–30–13–10–04–03–00–01–00–41–01–44–13–42–04–04–01–02–31–02–12–00–02–50–1
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsNSHPENTOROTTCINATLTORINDTBRPENNSHRICNYRCHSLOUNCAOTTCHSNCARICTORBSTCLTTBRINDCINBSTLOUINDPENCLTCINATLNYR
0–00–04–01–02–21–02–10–02–20–00–12–13–00–01–02–01–00–11–23–01–02–10–01–12–21–24–12–23–22–02–20–01–1Oct 14
Portland Timbers 2SEACOSSLCTULOKCRGVRNOSACSTLSEALAGSLCSANRGVOKCCOSRNOFRSSPRLVLLAGOCOPHXSPRSANSEAOCOSTLTULLVLFRSSACRNOPHX
1–21–02–40–03–03–21–22–00–01–07–31–01–21–01–21–40–12–42–11–24–32–21–42–02–14–12–31–04–02–12–20–10–21–0
Real Monarchs SLCTULPORPHXSEATBRLVLOCOSPRFRSLVLPORSACRGVSPRSTLFRSRNOSACSEASANPHXRNOOKCTULLAGCOSSANRGVSTLOCOLAGCOSOKCFRS
3–24–21–03–10–20–02–14–11–02–00–11–02–02–31–01–00–30–02–02–44–12–12–33–24–00–11–21–21–12–51–60–22–11–0
Reno 1868 FCSPRLVLPHXCOSPOROKCRGVCOSTULSACSEASANOKCFRSOCOSANPORSLCSEALAGSTLSLCSPRSACLVLFRSSTLLAGLVLRGVTULPORPHXOCO
3–41–10–10–42–12–00–00–01–13–21–12–12–11–12–22–01–03–02–14–11–21–23–31–22–11–10–11–03–34–02–02–00–03–1
Rio Grande Valley TorosSTLSACCOSSEAPOROCORNOFRSSANSPRLAGSLCPOROKCPHXSTLTULLVLSPRCOSLVLSACOKCLAGOCOSANPHXSLCCOSSEARNOFRSTULSAN
1–12–21–22–32–32–00–02–20–00–01–10–20–11–30–00–01–12–00–01–00–11–22–41–12–01–30–12–11–13–00–42–12–11–1
Richmond KickersBSTINDNCANYRLOUTORBSTTBRCLTPITCHSPENCINCLTNCAPENNYRATLCHSPITBSTTOROTTPENLOUNSHINDCLTOTTTBRCINNCANSHATL
1–40–12–11–11–22–11–31–01–31–22–01–20–41–11–32–11–51–10–30–30–30–10–23–20–60–41–11–20–20–31–42–30–32–3
Sacramento RepublicSANOCORGVSEALVLCOSTULPORSEARNOPHXSLCOCOPHXFRSSANSTLFRSSLCSPRCOSOKCFRSRGVSTLLAGRNOSEATULOKCPORSPRLAGLVL
2–11–02–21–01–12–11–10–22–12–33–10–11–00–01–00–12–20–20–03–11–01–11–02–11–21–42–13–04–10–01–03–12–11–0
San Antonio FCSACSTLLAGSPROCOFRSLVLFRSRGVTULRNOPORSACRNOCOSOKCOCOSLCCOSOKCLAGSEAPORPHXSPRRGVSLCPHXTULSPRSTLSEALVLRGV
1–22–10–01–10–30–03–12–10–01–11–22–11–00–21–11–10–34–21–02–12–12–31–20–41–23–12–13–21–20–20–23–13–11–1
Saint Louis FCRGVSANCOSFRSLAGOKCSPRPORLAGOCOCOSPHXSPRTULSLCSACRGVLVLOCORNOSEALVLSACFRSTULSEAPORRNOSLCSPRSANPHXTULOKC
1–11–21–01–11–01–01–10–03–61–10–31–32–03–00–12–20–00–12–22–12–04–12–10–13–21–10–11–01–14–32–00–21–00–0
Seattle Sounders FC 2PORSPRFRSSACSLCRGVCOSSACPORRNOFRSOKCLVLLAGSPRRNOSLCPHXLVLSTLSANPOROKCSTLOCOTULSACPHXRGVSANLAGOCOCOSTUL
2–12–40–10–11–33–20–01–20–11–10–42–11–43–50–21–20–20–13–00–23–21–40–31–11–14–40–30–10–31–32–21–22–24–1
Swope Park RangersRNOSEALVLCOSSANPHXSTLOKCSLCRGVPHXSTLCOSSLCFRSLVLSEASACPOROCORGVLAGOCOPORRNOSANTULOKCFRSSTLSANTULSACLAG
4–34–21–21–01–12–21–11–01–40–01–00–21–03–21–43–22–01–31–20–40–01–11–20–23–32–12–11–01–03–42–01–11–3Oct 14
Tampa Bay RowdiesNCABSTLOUOTTNYRSLCCHSPENRICPITTORATLNSHPENCLTTORLOUCININDNYROTTCHSNCAPITCINNCACHSATLNSHRICINDATLCLTBST
3–12–00–15–00–42–00–10–30–12–24–20–01–11–22–23–11–20–23–12–20–20–00–21–11–23–00–11–02–13–00–21–11–2Oct 14
Toronto FC IINYRCLTPITNCARICNYRPITPENATLCLTTBROTTPENINDCINCHSTBRNCANSHPITRICBSTINDLOUATLOTTNYRCINBSTOTTCHSLOUNSHPEN
1–20–20–40–01–20–01–20–14–51–22–40–32–31–33–30–41–31–32–00–11–00–22–34–11–23–43–33-40–40–12–11–32–20–0
Tulsa RoughnecksOKCSLCOCOPORFRSSACLVLRNOPHXSANOKCLAGSTLPHXOCOLAGLVLRGVCOSFREOKCCOSSLCSTLSPRSEAPORSANSACSPRRNORGVSTLSEA
0–12–30–50–02–21–11–11–11–51–11–10–10–30–31–62–02–21–12–41–10–32–12–32–31–24–40–42–11–41–10–21–20–11–4

[54]

Playoffs

 
First Round
Conference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 20 – Nippert Stadium
 
 
#1 FC Cincinnati
 
October –
 
#8 Nashville SC
 
 
 
October 20 – MUSC Health Stadium
 
 
 
#4 Charleston Battery
 
November –
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II
 
 
 
October 20 – Highmark Stadium
 
 
 
#3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
 
October –
 
#6 Bethlehem Steel FC
 
 
 
October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 
 
#2 Louisville City FC
 
November 8 – TBD (ESPN2)
 
#7 Indy Eleven
 
 
 
October 20 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
 
 
#1 Orange County SC
 
October –
 
#8 Saint Louis FC
 
 
 
October 20 – Zions Bank Stadium
 
 
 
#4 Real Monarchs
 
November –
 
#5 Reno 1868 FC
 
 
 
October 19 – Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
 
 
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC
 
October –
 
#6 Portland Timbers 2
 
 
 
October 20 – Papa Murphy's Park
 
 
 
#2 Sacramento Republic FC
 
 
#7 Swope Park Rangers
 

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Total High Low Average
FC Cincinnati17437,19731,47822,40725,717
Sacramento Republic FC14159,34811,56911,56911,386
Nashville SC12123,24518,9227,48710,270
Indy Eleven15148,75917,5358,0799,917
Louisville City FC15116,7449,6846,0097,785
Las Vegas Lights FC1394,1029,0196,8107,289
San Antonio FC16110,9517,9466,0906,934
Phoenix Rising FC1488,6587,3815,0176,333
Tampa Bay Rowdies1474,1737,3685,0595,298
Fresno FC1362,0597,7693,7184,774
Ottawa Fury FC1569,9238,0842,7814,662
Reno 1868 FC1674,5255,7593,2244,658
Rio Grande Valley FC1462,2467,8464,1024,416
Oklahoma City Energy FC1773,0716,7572,5744,298
North Carolina FC1463,5909,5053,1694,239
Richmond Kickers1560,4165,8601,5194,028
Saint Louis FC1456,3924,0393,6834,028
Tulsa Roughnecks FC1446,8155,2032,3113,851
Seattle Sounders FC 21154,0666,0492,0903,379
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1767,6745,0002,5343,295
Orange County SC1544,2203,7422,2362,948
Charleston Battery1748,8244,6592,5972,872
Atlanta United 21438,2365,6151,9232,731
Pittsburgh Riverhounds17†40,0073,1231,8232,353
Penn FC1532,3781,7128522,159
Portland Timbers 21531,9065,8571,5482,127
Bethlehem Steel FC1537,5703,2841,4182,505
Real Monarchs1525,8764,0651,0891,725
Charlotte Independence1728,3723,3129821,669
LA Galaxy II1515,5691,2368581,038
Toronto FC II8†7,4344,10050929
Swope Park Rangers1412,3181,134737890
New York Red Bulls II1510,946903498730
Total5122,528,68831,478504,939

† Two Toronto FC II home matches were moved to Highmark Stadium and Sportsplex at Matthews due to unplayable field conditions.

Updated to games of September 9, 2018.
Sources: USL Soccer Stadium Digest

League Awards

Month USL Player of the Month USL Coach of the Month References
Player Club Position Player Club
March United States Kharlton Belmar Swope Park Rangers Forward Canada Isidro Sánchez Las Vegas Lights FC
April England Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward Republic of Ireland James O'Connor Louisville City FC
May Canada Maxime Crépeau Ottawa Fury FC Goalkeeper Serbia Nikola Popovic Ottawa Fury FC
June Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma FC Cincinnati Midfielder United States Rick Schantz Phoenix Rising FC
July Trinidad and Tobago Ataulla Guerra Charleston Battery Forward United States Mike Anhaeuser Charleston Battery
August England Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward United States Brendan Burke Bethlehem Steel FC
September Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma FC Cincinnati Midfielder South Africa Alan Koch FC Cincinnati
Week USL Player of the Week
Player Club Position Reason
1 United States Kharlton Belmar Swope Park Rangers Forward 2G 2A GWG
2 United States Chris Cortez Phoenix Rising FC Forward Hat Trick vs OKC Energy
3 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen Orange County SC Forward Hat Trick vs Tulsa
4 Jamaica Neco Brett Pittsburgh Riverhounds Forward Hat Trick vs Toronto FC II
5 Lebanon Soony Saad Indy Eleven Midfielder 2G vs Nashville
6 United States Danny Musovski Reno 1868 FC Forward GWG vs Portland
7 Canada Kyle Bekker North Carolina FC Midfielder 1G 2A
8 United States Tom Heinemann Penn FC Forward 2G
9 Mexico Efrain Alvarez LA Galaxy II Midfielder Hat Trick vs St. Louis
10 Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma FC Cincinnati Midfielder 1G 3A
11 United States Ethan Zubak LA Galaxy II Forward 4G vs Las Vegas
12 United States Brandon Allen Nashville SC Forward 2G 1A
13 United States Joey Calistri Saint Louis FC Midfielder 2G 1A
14 Jamaica Jason Johnson Phoenix Rising FC Forward 3G
15 Canada Adonijah Reid Ottawa Fury FC Forward Hat Trick vs NY Red Bulls II
16 United States Carl Woszczynski Phoenix Rising FC Goalkeeper 7-Save SO
17 Jamaica Brian Brown Reno 1868 FC Forward 3G
18 United States Cameron Iwasa Sacramento Republic Forward 2G 1A
19 Jamaica Junior Flemmings Tampa Bay Rowdies Midfielder 1G 2A
20 United States Nico Rittmeyer Charleston Battery Midfielder 2G
21 Jamaica Neco Brett Pittsburgh Riverhounds Forward 3G
22 England Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward Hat Trick vs NY Red Bulls II
23 Jamaica Michael Seaton Orange County SC Forward 2G 1A
24 United States Tom Barlow New York Red Bulls II Forward Hat Trick vs Charleston
25 Uruguay Sebastián Guenzatti Tampa Bay Rowdies Forward Hat Trick vs North Carolina
26 Colombia Jesus Ferreira Tulsa Roughnecks Forward Hat Trick vs Seattle
27 Japan Tsubasa Endoh Toronto FC II Midfielder Hat Trick vs Cincinnati
28 Cameroon Donovan Ewolo North Carolina FC Forward 4G vs Atlanta
29 Canada Kyle Bekker North Carolina FC Midfielder 2G 1A
30 Jamaica Romario Williams Atlanta United 2 Forward 2G

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