Summary
USL Championship (USA2) is currently comprised of 36 clubs, 35 from the United States and 1 from Canada (Ottawa).
Leagues Pyramid - United States
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| USA1 | Major League Soccer | 24 |
| USA2 | USL Championship | 36 |
| USA3 | USL League One | 10 |
Competition Structure
36: United States (35), Canada (1)
Season Format
Each team currently plays an "unbalanced" schedule of 34 regular season matches, where more emphasis is placed on Conference matches versus a true "Home-Home" type of schedule. With the United States and Canada being very large countries, the current USA2 schedule cuts down on travel time and puts a premium on building regional rivalries. Conference standings and play-offs also nullifies any advantages/disadvantages that teams in one conference might have over another. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) total wins, (2) goal difference, (3) total goals scored, (4) disciplinary points, then (5) coin toss or a draw.
Playoffs
The USA2 Playoffs start immediately after the USA2 Regular season. The Top 8 teams in each conference qualify for the Playoffs. Every match is a Knockout match with two 15-minute overtime periods (if tied after regular time) and penalty kicks (if tied after overtimes). In the 1st Round, from each conference, 1st plays 8th, 2nd plays 7th, 3rd plays 6th, and 4th plays 8th in "Knockout" matches. In the 2nd round, the Conference Semifinals, 1st/8th winner plays 4th/5th winner, 3rd/6th winner plays 2nd/7th winner.The same process is followed for the Conference Finals and the USL Championship. The Championship match is played at the Home field of the team with the most points acquired during the USA2 Regular season.
Relegation
There is no Promotion/Relegation between the USA1 and the USA2.
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Conference Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 10 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Lynn Family Stadium | |||
| Eastern Conference: AET | ||||||
 | 20 | Colorado Springs | Toyota Field (San Antonio) | |||
| Western Conference | ||||||
Conference Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 30 | Oakland Roots SC | Toyota Field (San Antonio) | |||
| Western Conference | ||||||
| 22 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Lynn Family Stadium | |||
| Eastern Conference: Louisville City FC advances on PKs (5-3) | ||||||
| 21 | Sacramento Republic FC | Weidner Field | |||
| Western Conference: AET | ||||||
 | 01 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | AutoZone Park | |||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
Conference Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 31 | Miami FC | Al Lang Stadium | |||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
| 31 | Detroit City FC | AutoZone Park | |||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
| 30 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | Weidner Field | |||
| Western Conference | ||||||
| 20 | New Mexico United | Heart Health Park | |||
| Western Conference | ||||||
 | 22 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Protective Stadium | |||
| Eastern Conference: Pittsburgh Riverhounds advance on PKs (8-7) | ||||||
 | 03 | Oakland Roots SC | Torero Stadium | |||
| Western Conference | ||||||
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 22 -6-6 | 72 | - | 65 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 13 -2-2 | 41 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 21 -5-8 | 68 | - | 67 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 11 -1-5 | 34 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 10 -4-3 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 20 -7-7 | 67 | - | 73 | 33 | 40 | 17 | 12 -3-2 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 28 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 12 |
| 4 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 17 -7-10 | 58 | - | 56 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 8 -3-6 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 5 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 34 | 16 -9-9 | 57 | - | 50 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 -5-3 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| 6 | Miami FC | 34 | 15 -10-9 | 55 | - | 47 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 5 -7-5 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 10 -3-4 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| 7 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 14 -12-8 | 54 | - | 44 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 6 -8-3 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| 8 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 12 -6-16 | 42 | - | 48 | 58 | -10 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 3 -3-11 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -14 |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 12 -5-17 | 41 | - | 41 | 55 | -14 | 17 | 9 -2-6 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 3 -3-11 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -18 |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 10 -6-18 | 36 | - | 47 | 57 | -10 | 17 | 7 -1-9 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 19 | 29 | -10 |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 8 -4-22 | 28 | - | 36 | 74 | -38 | 17 | 6 -2-9 | 20 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 17 | 2 -2-13 | 8 | 14 | 44 | -30 |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 6 -7-21 | 25 | - | 41 | 77 | -36 | 17 | 5 -2-10 | 17 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 17 | 1 -5-11 | 8 | 18 | 42 | -24 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC II | 34 | 6 -5-23 | 23 | - | 39 | 85 | -46 | 17 | 3 -4-10 | 13 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 17 | 3 -1-13 | 10 | 21 | 49 | -28 |
| 14 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 3 -6-25 | 15 | - | 24 | 76 | -52 | 17 | 2 -5-10 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 17 | 1 -1-15 | 4 | 10 | 43 | -33 |
| Western | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 24 -5-5 | 77 | - | 54 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 11 -5-1 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 13 -0-4 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| 2 | San Diego Loyal SC | 34 | 18 -6-10 | 60 | - | 68 | 55 | 13 | 17 | 12 -1-4 | 37 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 28 | 31 | -3 |
| 3 | Colorado Springs | 34 | 17 -4-13 | 55 | - | 59 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 10 -3-4 | 33 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 7 -1-9 | 22 | 24 | 29 | -5 |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 34 | 15 -8-11 | 53 | - | 48 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 10 -5-2 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | 16 | 23 | -7 |
| 5 | New Mexico United | 34 | 13 -12-9 | 51 | - | 49 | 40 | 9 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 7 -7-3 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| 6 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 14 -7-13 | 49 | - | 51 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 8 -2-7 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 7 |
| 7 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 11 -13-10 | 46 | - | 51 | 46 | 5 | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 4 -8-5 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| 8 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 -7-14 | 46 | - | 56 | 52 | 4 | 17 | 8 -2-7 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | 23 | 29 | -6 |
| 9 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 12 -9-13 | 45 | - | 40 | 50 | -10 | 17 | 7 -3-7 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
| 10 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 12 -6-16 | 42 | - | 50 | 58 | -8 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 3 -3-11 | 12 | 18 | 37 | -19 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 11 -7-16 | 40 | - | 53 | 63 | -10 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 20 | 31 | -11 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 12 -4-18 | 40 | - | 42 | 59 | -17 | 17 | 8 -3-6 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 4 -1-12 | 13 | 15 | 39 | -24 |
| 13 | Orange County SC | 34 | 7 -13-14 | 34 | - | 49 | 59 | -10 | 17 | 5 -8-4 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 2 -5-10 | 11 | 21 | 35 | -14 |
Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 11 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Dignity Health Sports Park |
 | 31 | Atlanta United FC II | Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse PassS |
| 40 | San Diego Loyal SC | Heart Health Park |
| 20 | Colorado Springs | Isotopes Park |
 | 03 | Memphis 901 FC | ONEOK Field |
| 41 | Monterey Bay FC | H-E-B Park |
| 22 | Orange County SC | Toyota Field (San Antonio) |
| 21 | Hartford Athletic | Lynn Family Stadium |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls II | Al Lang Stadium |
| 31 | Oakland Roots SC | Highmark Stadium |
 | 11 | Loudoun United FC | Patriots Point Soccer Stadium |
| 01 | Miami FC | Keyworth Stadium |
| 32 | LA Galaxy II | Isotopes Park |
| 20 | Monterey Bay FC | ONEOK Field |
| 31 | Indy Eleven | Protective Stadium |
| 31 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Al Lang Stadium |
| 33 | New Mexico United | Torero Stadium |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Heart Health Park |
| 12 | San Antonio FC | Protective Stadium |
| 21 | New York Red Bulls II | AutoZone Park |