Eastern Conference (USL)

Eastern Conference
League	United Soccer League
Sport	Soccer
Founded	January 21, 2015
Teams
No. of teams	16
Championships
Most recent Eastern Conference champion(s)	Louisville City FC; (1st title)
Most Eastern Conference titles	Louisville City FC; New York Red Bulls II; Rochester Rhinos; (1 title each)

The Eastern Conference is one of United Soccer League's two conferences.^[1]

Current standings

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

Members

Current

Club	City	Stadium
Atlanta United 2	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Coolray Field ^{[lower-roman 1]}
Bethlehem Steel FC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Goodman Stadium ^{[lower-roman 1]}
Charleston Battery	Charleston, South Carolina	MUSC Health Stadium
Charlotte Independence	Matthews, North Carolina	Sportsplex at Matthews
FC Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Nippert Stadium ^{[lower-roman 1]}
Indy Eleven	Indianapolis, Indiana	Lucas Oil Stadium ^{[lower-roman 1]}
Louisville City FC	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Slugger Field ^{[lower-roman 2]}^{[lower-roman 3]}
Nashville SC	Nashville, Tennessee	First Tennessee Park
New York Red Bulls II	Montclair, New Jersey	MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
North Carolina FC	Cary, North Carolina	WakeMed Soccer Park
Ottawa Fury FC	Ottawa, Ontario	TD Place Stadium ^{[lower-roman 1]}
Penn FC	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	FNB Field ^{[lower-roman 2]}
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Highmark Stadium
Richmond Kickers	Richmond, Virginia	City Stadium ^{[lower-roman 1]}
Tampa Bay Rowdies	St. Petersburg, Florida	Al Lang Stadium ^{[lower-roman 2]}
Toronto FC II	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 Shared facility; not a soccer-specific stadium
1 2 3 Baseball park
↑ Team has announced plans to move into a soccer-specific stadium

Locations of announced teams for the 2018 United Soccer League season

MLS-owned club;

MLS-affiliated club;

no MLS affiliation;

Future club;

On hiatus

Conference Lineups

Clubs timeline

Conference Member Club moved to Western Conference Club moved to PDL Former clubs

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

2015

Lineup for 2015

2016

Lineup for 2016

Changes from 2015

Bethlehem Steel FC, FC Cincinnati, Orlando City B were added as expansion franchises ^[4]
St. Louis FC was moved to the Western Conference

2017

Lineup for 2017

Changes from 2016

Ottawa Fury FC, Tampa Bay Rowdies were added from the North American Soccer League
FC Montreal was disbanded
Saint Louis FC was moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference^[5]
Wilmington Hammerheads FC self-relegated to the Premier Development League

2018

Lineup for 2018

Changes from 2017

Atlanta United 2 was added as an expansion franchise
Indy Eleven, North Carolina FC were added from the North American Soccer League
Harrisburg City Islanders were renamed Penn FC
Orlando City B, Rochester Rhinos went on Hiatus
Saint Louis FC was moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference

Eastern Conference Playoff champions by year

Bold	USL Champions

Season	Champions	Score	Runners Up
2015	Rochester Rhinos	1–0	Louisville City FC
2016	New York Red Bulls II	1–1 (4–3 PK)	Louisville City FC
2017	Louisville City FC	1–1 (4–3 PK)	New York Red Bulls II

Eastern Conference regular season champions by year

Bold	USL Regular Season Champions

Season	Team	Record	Playoffs result
2015	Rochester Rhinos	17–1–10 (+25)	Won USL Championship
2016	New York Red Bulls II	21–3–6 (+40)	Won USL Championship
2017	Louisville City FC	18–6–8 (+27)	Won USL Championship
2018	FC Cincinnati	23–3–8 (+38)	TBD

USL Champions produced

References

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

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[fn2-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shared facility; not a soccer-specific stadium

[fn3-3] 1 2 3 Baseball park

[fn5-4] Team has announced plans to move into a soccer-specific stadium

[1] "Expanded USL Unveils 2015 Format". United Soccer League (USL). January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

[5] Tsujimoto, Ben (November 30, 2017). "Rochester Rhinos to take hiatus from United Soccer League". Buffalo, NY: Buffalo News. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

[6] "Orlando City B Elects to Forgo 2018 USL Division II Season". Orlando City SC. January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

[2016format-7] "2016 USL Alignment and Format Announced". United Soccer League (USL). January 20, 2016. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[2017format-8] "USL Announces 2017 Conference Alignment". www.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League (USL). January 9, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

United Soccer League
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United 2 Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Indy Eleven Louisville City FC Nashville SC New York Red Bulls II North Carolina FC Ottawa Fury FC Penn FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Richmond Kickers Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto FC II
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fresno FC LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights FC OKC Energy FC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Reno 1868 FC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento Republic FC Saint Louis FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks FC
Future teams	Austin Bold FC (2019) Birmingham Legion FC (2019) El Paso Locomotive FC (2019) Hartford Athletic (2019) Loudoun United FC (2019) Memphis 901 FC (2019) New Mexico United (2019) Chicago (2021) East Bay (2021)
Former teams	Antigua Barracuda Austin Aztex Charlotte Eagles Dayton Dutch Lions FC Montreal Puerto Rico United River Plate Puerto Rico Sevilla FC Puerto Rico F.C. New York Orlando City B Orlando City SC Phoenix FC Rochester Rhinos Whitecaps FC 2 VSI Tampa Bay FC Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Miscellaneous	Foreign players United Soccer Leagues USL Cup USL League One USL League Two