2018 USL season

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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]

Season2018
ChampionsLouisville City FC (2nd Title)
Regular season titleFC Cincinnati (1st Title)
Matches561
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
United Soccer League
Season2018
ChampionsLouisville City FC (2nd Title)
Regular season titleFC Cincinnati (1st Title)
Matches561
Goals1,612 (2.87 per match)
Best PlayerArgentina Emmanuel Ledesma FC Cincinnati
Top goalscorerEngland Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC
(25 Goals)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Evan Newton FC Cincinnati
Biggest home winTBR 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 winRIC 0–6 LOU
(August 25)
Highest scoringPOR 7–3 LAG
(May 18)
OKC 6–4 LVL
(July 11)
NYR 4–6 LOU
(August 10)
Longest winning run10 wins
FC Cincinnati
(August 12 – October 6)
Longest unbeaten run23 games
FC Cincinnati
(June 2 – October 13)
(USL Record)
Longest winless run18 games
Toronto FC II
(March 17 – July 21)
Longest losing run8 games
OKC Energy FC
(March 24 – May 9)
Highest attendance31,478
CIN 3–0 IND
(September 29)
(USL Record)
Lowest attendance50
TOR 0–0 NCA
(April 18)
Total attendance2,756,759
Average attendance4,923
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2019 →
All statistics correct as of November 8, 2018.
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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]
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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.[18]

Teams

Locations of teams for the 2018 United Soccer League season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference
More information Team, Location ...
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 United States Scott Donnelly Atlanta United FC United States Alec Kann
Bethlehem Steel FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Goodman Stadium 16,000 United States Brendan Burke Philadelphia Union United States John McCarthy
Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina MUSC Health Stadium 5,100 United States Michael Anhaeuser Cuba Odisnel Cooper
Charlotte Independence Matthews, North Carolina Sportsplex at Matthews 5,000 United States Mike Jeffries Colorado Rapids United States Andrew Dykstra
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Switchbacks Training Stadium 5,000 United States Steve Trittschuh Haiti Steward Ceus
FC Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Nippert Stadium 35,061 South Africa Alan Koch United States Evan Newton
Fresno FC Fresno, California Chukchansi Park 12,500 England Adam Smith Vancouver Whitecaps FC United States Kyle Reynish
Indy Eleven Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium 62,421 Scotland Martin Rennie Wales Owain Fôn Williams
LA Galaxy II Carson, California StubHub Center Track & Field Facility 5,000 United States Mike Muñoz LA Galaxy United States Justin Vom Steeg
Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman Field 9,334 Canada Isidro Sánchez Mexico Ricardo Ferriño
Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Slugger Field 8,000 United States John Hackworth Trinidad and Tobago Greg Ranjitsingh
Nashville SC Nashville, Tennessee First Tennessee Park/Nissan Stadium 8,500 69,143 England Gary Smith United States 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 United States John Wolyniec New York Red Bulls United States Evan Louro
North Carolina FC Cary, North Carolina Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000 Northern Ireland Colin Clarke Greece Alexander Tambakis
OKC Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium 7,500 England Steve Cooke FC Dallas United States Matt Van Oekel
Orange County SC Irvine, California Championship Soccer Stadium 5,000 United States Braeden Cloutier Los Angeles FC United States Andre Rawls
Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Stadium 24,000 Serbia Nikola Popovic Montreal Impact Canada Callum Irving
Penn FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania FNB Field 6,187 Germany Raoul Voss France Romuald Peiser
Phoenix Rising FC Scottsdale, Arizona Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex 6,200 United States Rick Schantz (interim) United States Carl Woszczynski
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium 5,000 United States Bob Lilley United States Daniel Lynd
Portland Timbers 2 Portland, Oregon Providence Park/Merlo Field 21,144 5,000 New Zealand Cameron Knowles Portland Timbers United States Alex Mangels
Real Monarchs Herriman, Utah/Sandy, Utah Zions Bank Stadium/Rio Tinto Stadium 5,000 20,213 Colombia Jámison Olave (interim) Real Salt Lake United States Alex Horwath
Reno 1868 FC Reno, Nevada Greater Nevada Field 9,013 United States Ian Russell San Jose Earthquakes United States JT Marcinkowski
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 22,000 United States David Bulow D.C. United United States Travis Worra
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park 9,400 United States Gerson Echeverry Houston Dynamo Belgium Nico Corti
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Papa Murphy's Park 11,569 New Zealand Simon Elliott United States Josh Cohen
Saint Louis FC Fenton, Missouri Toyota Stadium 5,500 Wales Anthony Pulis Minnesota United FC United States Jake Fenlason
San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field 8,296 England Darren Powell New York City FC United States Diego Restrepo
Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium 6,500 Malta John Hutchinson Seattle Sounders FC United States Calle Brown
Swope Park Rangers Kansas City, Kansas/Overland Park, Kansas Children's Mercy Park/Shawnee Mission District Stadium 18,467 6,150 Brazil Paulo Nagamura Sporting Kansas City Mexico Adrian Zendejas
Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida Al Lang Stadium 7,227 Scotland Neill Collins United States Cody Mizell
Toronto FC II Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium 9,600 United States Michael Rabasca Toronto FC Canada Angelo Cavalluzzo
Tulsa Roughnecks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field 7,833 Nigeria Michael Nsien (interim) Chicago Fire Chile Fabian Cerda
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  MLS-affiliated
  MLS-owned

Other venues

Competition format

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

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros United States Junior Gonzalez[25] Resigned November 8, 2017 United States Gerson Echeverry December 6, 2017[26]
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC United States Dave Brandt Ineligible[27] November 14, 2017 United States Bob Lilley November 14, 2017[28]
Oklahoma City Energy FC Denmark Jimmy Nielsen[29] Resigned November 16, 2017 England Steve Cooke December 19, 2017[30]
Swope Park Rangers Serbia Nikola Popovic[31] Mutual separation November 17, 2017 Brazil Paulo Nagamura November 30, 2017[32]
Saint Louis FC United States Preki[33] Mutual separation November 20, 2017 Wales Anthony Pulis November 21, 2017[34]
Orange County SC United States Logan Pause[35] Mutual separation November 27, 2017 United States Braeden Cloutier December 14, 2017[36]
Ottawa Fury FC Canada Julian de Guzman[37] Interim December 12, 2017 Serbia Nikola Popovic December 12, 2017[38]
Portland Timbers 2 United States Andrew Gregor Moved to assistant coach January 8, 2018 New Zealand Cameron Knowles January 8, 2018[39]
Toronto FC II Canada Jason Bent[40] Promotion January 26, 2018 France Laurent Guyot January 26, 2018[40]
Seattle Sounders FC 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson[41] Resigned January 30, 2018 Malta John Hutchinson January 30, 2018[41]
Tampa Bay Rowdies Scotland Stuart Campbell[42] Resigned May 17, 2018 Scotland Neill Collins May 18, 2018[43]
Toronto FC II France Laurent Guyot[44] Mutual separation June 1, 2018 United States Michael Rabasca June 4, 2018[45]
Phoenix Rising FC France Patrice Carteron[46] Left to manage Egypt Al Ahly SC June 12, 2018 United States Rick Schantz (Interim) June 12, 2018[47]
Tulsa Roughnecks FC United States David Vaudreuil Fired June 25, 2018 Nigeria Michael Nsien (Interim)[48] June 25, 2018[49]
Richmond Kickers England Leigh Cowlishaw[50] Resigned June 26, 2018 United States David Bulow June 27, 2018[51]
Louisville City FC Republic of Ireland James O'Connor[52] 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[53]
Real Monarchs England Mark Briggs Resigned August 24, 2018 Colombia Jámison Olave (Interim) August 24, 2018[54]
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‡ Luke Spencer, Paolo DelPiccolo, & George Davis IV appointed joint interim head coaches.[55]

League table

Eastern Conference
Main article: Eastern Conference (USL)
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (X) 34 23 8 3 72 34 +38 77 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC (C) 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
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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
Main article: Western Conference (USL)
More information Pos, Pld ...
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
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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

More information Color Key: Home • Away • Neutral • Win • Loss • Draw, Club ...
Color Key: Home  • Away  • Neutral  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
ClubMatch
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Atlanta United 2
(ATL)		NYRCLTPENLOUCHSPGHCINOTTTORLOUNCATBRINDCLTNSHNYRBSTRICNSHBSTOTTCHSCININDTORPENTBRNCANSHLOUTBRCHSPGHRIC
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 FC
(BST)		RICTBRNSHCHSCINLOURICCHSNYRINDOTTNCALOUCINNYRCLTPENATLNCANYRINDATLRICCLTPGHTOROTTNSHPENPGHTOROTTINDTBR
4–10–20–11–11–11–33–11–23–02–10–12–10–02–22–24–12–31–21–11–20–14–13–03–01–22–02–02–11–31–44–00–01–11–0
Charleston Battery
(CHS)		CINPENNYRBSTPENATLTBRCLTBSTOTTNSHINDRICCLTPGHTORNCAINDLOUPGHRICNCATBRATLCINNYRLOUTBRCLTNSHNCATORATLOTT
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 Independence
(CLT)		OTTTORATLNSHNCAINDCHSCINTORRICOTTNYRATLCHSRICTBRBSTINDNSHCINLOUPENBSTPGHLOUNCANSHRICCHSNYRPGHPENTBRNCA
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 Cincinnati
(CIN)		CHSINDLOUBSTPGHOTTINDATLCLTNCALOUNYRNCABSTRICTOROTTNSHTBRCLTNYRNSHPENCHSATLTBRPGHLOUTORPENRICINDPGHNSH
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 Switchbacks
(COS)		LAGPORSTLSPRRGVRNOSACSEAOCORNOLVLOKCSTLLVLSPRPORFRSSANOCOOKCSACTULSANRGVOKCTULPHXSLCLAGRGVPHXSLCFRSSEA
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 FC
(FRS)		LVLLAGSEAOKCSTLTULSANPHXSANRGVSLCOCOSEARNOSACSPRCOSSLCSACPORPHXOKCTULSACLAGSTLLVLRNOSPROCOPORRGVCOSSLC
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 Eleven
(IND)		RICCINNCANSHCLTCINLOUPGHBSTNYRCHSATLTORNSHPENOTTCLTCHSTBRBSTLOUNCAOTTTORATLPGHRICNYRPENPGHTBRCINBSTLOU
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 Lights
(LVL)		FRSRNOSPRSACSANSLCTULCOSSLCLAGCOSPHXSEASPRTULSTLOKCRGVPORSEARGVSTLOCOPHXFRSRNOLAGPORRNOOCOOKCSANPHXSAC
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 II
(LAG)		COSFRSSANOCOPHXSTLNYRPHXSTLPORRGVLVLTULOCOOKCTULSEAOCORNOPORSPRSANFRSSACRGVSLCCOSLVLOKCRNOSLCSEASACSPR
0–21–10–00–30–10–11–13–46–33–71–17–21–00–10–10–25–33–01–43–41–11–22–14–11–10–43–12–11–30–16–12–21–21–5
Louisville City FC
(LOU)		NSHTBRCINRICATLBSTINDNSHATLCINBSTPENNCAPGHNYRTBRCHSCLTOTTINDNYRNSHCLTRICTORCHSCINPGHPENOTTATLTORNCAIND
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 SC
(NSH)		LOUPGHBSTCLTINDPENNYRLOUCHSPGHPENTBRNCAINDATLCINCLTOTTATLTORCINOTTLOUBSTRICCLTNCATBRCHSATLNYRRICTORCIN
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 II
(NYR)		TORATLCHSRICTBRLAGTOROTTNSHBSTINDCINCLTPGHBSTOTTLOUATLRICBSTCINTBRPENLOUNCACHSOTTINDTORCLTNSHNCAPENPGH
2–11–35–21–14–01–10–00–01–10–34–11–24–20–32–20–33–36–15–12–11–22–22–14–62–24–41–00–33–31–11–12–13–12–1
North Carolina FC
(NCA)		TBRRICINDCLTTOROTTPENCINATLBSTCINOTTNSHLOURICPGHCHSBSTTORPGHCHSTBRINDNYRCLTTBRNSHPENATLCHSRICNYRLOUCLT
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 Energy
(OKC)		TULPHXOCOFRSPORSTLRNOSPRPHXCOSTULRNOSEAPORRGVLAGSANCOSLVLSACFRSSANCOSTULSLCRGVSEASPROCOLAGSACLVLSLCSTL
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 SC
(OCO)		PHXSACOKCTULLAGSANRGVCOSSLCSTLFRSSACLAGRNOTULPHXCOSLAGSANSPRSTLPORSPRPHXLVLPORRGVSEAOKCFRSSLCLVLSEARNO
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 FC
(OTT)		CLTTBRPGHNCACINNYRPENATLCHSBSTTORCLTNCANYRCININDPGHPENNSHLOUTBRATLNSHRICINDBSTPENNYRTORRICLOUTORBSTCHS
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 FC
(PEN)		CHSPGHATLCHSNSHNCATBROTTTORPGHNSHTORRICLOUTBRINDBSTRICOTTCLTNYRCINRICOTTBSTATLINDNCALOUCINPGHCLTNYRTOR
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 FC
(PHX)		OCOOKCRNOSLCLAGSPRFRSLAGOKCTULSACSPRSTLSACLVLTULRGVOCOFRSSEASLCPOROCOLVLSANCOSRGVSANSEACOSSTLRNOLVLPOR
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 Riverhounds
(PGH)		NSHPENTOROTTCINATLTORINDTBRPENNSHRICNYRCHSLOUNCAOTTCHSNCARICTORBSTCLTTBRINDCINBSTLOUINDPENCLTCINATLNYR
0–00–04–01–02–21–02–10–02–20–00–12–13–00–01–02–01–00–11–23–01–02–10–01–12–21–24–12–23–22–02–20–01–11–2
Portland Timbers 2
(POR)		SEACOSSLCTULOKCRGVRNOSACSTLSEALAGSLCSANRGVOKCCOSRNOFRSSPRLVLLAGOCOPHXSPRSANSEAOCOSTLTULLVLFRSSACRNOPHX
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
(SLC)		TULPORPHXSEATBRLVLOCOSPRFRSLVLPORSACRGVSPRSTLFRSRNOSACSEASANPHXRNOOKCTULLAGCOSSANRGVSTLOCOLAGCOSOKCFRS
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 FC
(RNO)		SPRLVLPHXCOSPOROKCRGVCOSTULSACSEASANOKCFRSOCOSANPORSLCSEALAGSTLSLCSPRSACLVLFRSSTLLAGLVLRGVTULPORPHXOCO
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 Toros
(RGV)		STLSACCOSSEAPOROCORNOFRSSANSPRLAGSLCPOROKCPHXSTLTULLVLSPRCOSLVLSACOKCLAGOCOSANPHXSLCCOSSEARNOFRSTULSAN
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 Kickers
(RIC)		BSTINDNCANYRLOUTORBSTTBRCLTPGHCHSPENCINCLTNCAPENNYRATLCHSPGHBSTTOROTTPENLOUNSHINDCLTOTTTBRCINNCANSHATL
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 Republic
(SAC)		SANOCORGVSEALVLCOSTULPORSEARNOPHXSLCOCOPHXFRSSANSTLFRSSLCSPRCOSOKCFRSRGVSTLLAGRNOSEATULOKCPORSPRLAGLVL
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 FC
(SAN)		SACSTLLAGSPROCOFRSLVLFRSRGVTULRNOPORSACRNOCOSOKCOCOSLCCOSOKCLAGSEAPORPHXSPRRGVSLCPHXTULSPRSTLSEALVLRGV
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 FC
(STL)		RGVSANCOSFRSLAGOKCSPRPORLAGOCOCOSPHXSPRTULSLCSACRGVLVLOCORNOSEALVLSACFRSTULSEAPORRNOSLCSPRSANPHXTULOKC
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 2
(SEA)		PORSPRFRSSACSLCRGVCOSSACPORRNOFRSOKCLVLLAGSPRRNOSLCPHXLVLSTLSANPOROKCSTLOCOTULSACPHXRGVSANLAGOCOCOSTUL
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 Rangers
(SPR)		RNOSEALVLCOSSANPHXSTLOKCSLCRGVPHXSTLCOSSLCFRSLVLSEASACPOROCORGVLAGOCOPORRNOSANTULOKCFRSSTLSANTULSACLAG
4–34–21–21–01–12–21–11–01–40–01–00–21–03–21–43–22–01–31–20–40–01–11–20–23–32–12–11–01–03–42–01–11–35–1
Tampa Bay Rowdies
(TBR)		NCABSTLOUOTTNYRSLCCHSPENRICPGHTORATLNSHPENCLTTORLOUCININDNYROTTCHSNCAPGHCINNCACHSATLNSHRICINDATLCLTBST
3–12–00–15–00–42–00–10–30–12–24–20–01–11–22–23–11–20–23–12–20–20–00–21–11–23–00–11–02–13–00–21–11–20–1
Toronto FC II
(TOR)		NYRCLTPGHNCARICNYRPGHPENATLCLTTBROTTPENINDCINCHSTBRNCANSHPGHRICBSTINDLOUATLOTTNYRCINBSTOTTCHSLOUNSHPEN
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 Roughnecks
(TUL)		OKCSLCOCOPORFRSSACLVLRNOPHXSANOKCLAGSTLPHXOCOLAGLVLRGVCOSFREOKCCOSSLCSTLSPRSEAPORSANSACSPRRNORGVSTLSEA
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Playoffs

Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs
 
First roundConference SemifinalsConference finalsUSL championship
 
              
 
October 20 – Nippert Stadium
 
 
#1 FC Cincinnati (p)1 (6)
 
October 27 – Nippert Stadium
 
#8 Nashville SC 1 (5)
 
#1 FC Cincinnati 0
 
October 20 – MUSC Health Stadium
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II 1
 
#4 Charleston Battery 0
 
November 2 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II 1
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II1
 
October 20 – Highmark Stadium
 
#2 Louisville City FC5
 
#3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2 (7)
 
October 27 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#6 Bethlehem Steel FC (p)2 (8)
 
 #6 Bethlehem Steel FC0
 
October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 #2 Louisville City FC 2
 
#2 Louisville City FC 4
 
November 8 – Lynn Stadium (ESPN2)
 
#7 Indy Eleven 1
 
 #2 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 20 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC0
 
#1 Orange County SC4
 
October 27 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
#8 Saint Louis FC 0
 
#1 Orange County SC 1
 
October 20 – Zions Bank Stadium
 
 #5 Reno 1868 FC 0
 
#4 Real Monarchs 0
 
November 3 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
#5 Reno 1868 FC 1
 
#1 Orange County SC1
 
October 19 – PRFC Soccer Complex
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC2
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC 3
 
October 26 – PRFC Soccer Complex
 
#6 Portland Timbers 2 0
 
 #3 Phoenix Rising FC4
 
October 20 – Papa Murphy's Park
 
#7 Swope Park Rangers 2
 
#2 Sacramento Republic FC 1
 
 
#7 Swope Park Rangers 2
 

Eastern Conference

October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QF FC Cincinnati 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Nashville SCCincinnati, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT Bone 95'
Smith Yellow card 104'
Ledesma Yellow card 111'		 Report Davis Yellow card 110'
Bourgeois 115'
Tyrpak Yellow card 116'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 20,217
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Penalties
Adi football with check mark
McLaughlin football with check mark
Smith football with check mark
Hoyte football with check mark
Lasso football with check mark
Walker football with check mark		 football with check mark Doyle
football with check mark Allen
football with check mark Winn
football with check mark LaGrassa
football with check mark Tyrpak
football with red X Davis
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QFCharleston Battery0–1 New York Red Bulls II Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Bolt Yellow card 16' Report Barlow 21'
Stroud Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,687
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QFPittsburgh Riverhounds SC2–2 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Bethlehem Steel FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Zemanski 25'
Dover Yellow card 86'
Roberts 105' Yellow card 109'
Forbes Yellow card 113'
Holland Red card 119'		 Report Moumbagna Yellow card 45'
Ngalina 70'
Chambers 109'
Nanco Yellow card 111'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Penalties
Kerr football with check mark
Forbes football with check mark
Banjo football with check mark
Greenspan football with check mark
François football with check mark
Vancaeyezeele football with check mark
Dabo football with check mark
Lee football with red X		 football with check mark Chambers
football with check mark Nanco
football with check mark Holness
football with check mark Moar
football with check mark Skundrich
football with check mark Mahoney
football with check mark Real
football with check mark Mbaizo
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QF Louisville City FC 4–1Indy ElevenLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT McCabe 29', 48' Yellow card 66'
Ilić 42'
Lancaster 73'		 Report Mitchell Yellow card 46'
Saad 67'
Ouimette Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) SFFC Cincinnati0–1 New York Red Bulls II Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT Adi Yellow card 41' Report Moreno 12' Yellow card 72' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 16,617
Referee: Tim Ford
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) SF Louisville City FC 2–0Bethlehem Steel FCLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT Ownby 34', 59' Yellow card 79'
Smith Yellow card 64'		 Report Moar Yellow card 57'
Mbaizo Yellow card 83'
Ofeimu Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,881
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02) F Louisville City FC 5–1New York Red Bulls IILouisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT Ilić 23' (pen.), Yellow card 40'
Spencer 32'
Davis Yellow card 61'
Craig Yellow card 65'
Ownby Yellow card 69', 81'
Williams 73', 75'
McCabe Yellow card 80'		 Report Ndam Yellow card 22'
Tinari Yellow card 44'
Barlow 60'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,059
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Western Conference

October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) QF Phoenix Rising FC 3–0Portland Timbers 2Tempe, Arizona
7:30 p.m. MST Drogba 28'
Johnson 62'
Asante 90'		 Report Zambrano Yellow card 40'
Hanson Yellow card 84'
Diz Pe Red card 90+5'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QFReal Monarchs0–1 Reno 1868 FC Herriman, Utah
3:00 PM MDT Velásquez Yellow card 45+4' Report Brown 90+2' Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QF Orange County SC 4–0Saint Louis FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Seaton 11', 29', 64' Yellow card 21'
Quinn Yellow card 47'
Bjurman 66'		 Report Walls Red card 21'
Hertzog Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,360
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QFSacramento Republic FC1–2 Swope Park Rangers Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT Bijev 16'
Matjašič Yellow card 38'
Hord Yellow card 68'		 Report Kuzain 27'
Barry 31'
Akhmatov Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26) SF Phoenix Rising FC 4–2Swope Park RangersTempe, Arizona
7:30 p.m. MST Johnson 22'
Drogba Yellow card 29' 90+4'
Cortez 36'
Lambert 48'		 Report Blackwood 26'
Barry 33'
Akhmatov Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,707
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) SF Orange County SC 1–0Reno 1868 FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Alston Yellow card 21'
Quinn 29'
Duke Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Richards Yellow card 12'
Brown Yellow card 41'
Hoppenot Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Victor Rivas
November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03) FOrange County SC1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00 p.m. PDT Chaplow Yellow card 47'
Hashimoto 82'		 Report Cortez 2'
Drogba 73'
Forbes Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Tim Ford

USL Championship

November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)[57] Final Louisville City FC 1–0Phoenix Rising FCLouisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EST Smith Yellow card 45'
Spencer 62', Yellow card 90+1'
Ranjitsingh Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Farrell Yellow card 39'
Drogba Yellow card 73'
Lambert Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Championship Game MVP: United States Luke Spencer (LOU)

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

More information Team, GP ...
Team GP Total High Low Average
FC Cincinnati17437,19731,47822,40725,717
Sacramento Republic FC17192,29311,5699,75711,311
Indy Eleven17172,77617,5358,07910,163
Nashville SC17162,64018,9227,4879,561
Louisville City FC17134,1539,6846,0097,891
Las Vegas Lights FC17123,5299,0196,8107,256
San Antonio FC17117,9697,9466,0906,939
Phoenix Rising FC17108,4757,3815,0176,381
Tampa Bay Rowdies1794,3997,3685,0595,553
Reno 1868 FC1786,1287,1033,2245,066
Fresno FC1782,8107,7693,7184,871
Ottawa Fury FC1780,7788,0842,7814,752
North Carolina FC1780,4149,5053,1694,730
Rio Grande Valley FC1779,0497,8464,1024,650
Oklahoma City Energy FC1773,0716,7572,5744,298
Richmond Kickers1767,5945,8601,5193,976
Saint Louis FC1772,6156,0193,6834,271
Seattle Sounders FC 21757,2856,0492,0903,370
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1767,6745,0002,5343,295
Orange County SC1752,6183,7422,2363,095
Tulsa Roughnecks FC1752,0995,2032,3113,065
Charleston Battery1748,8244,6592,5972,872
Atlanta United 21744,1585,6151,9232,598
Pittsburgh Riverhounds18†43,2123,1231,8232,401
Penn FC1736,4982,9098522,147
Portland Timbers 21734,2565,8571,5482,015
Bethlehem Steel FC1739,8983,2841,4182,347
Real Monarchs1729,4324,0651,0891,731
Charlotte Independence18†29,8583,3129821,659
LA Galaxy II1717,8181,2368581,048
Toronto FC II15†12,1434,10050810
Swope Park Rangers1714,9781,134737881
New York Red Bulls II1710,9461,592498812
Total5612,756,75931,478504,923
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† 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

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League awards

Individual awards

All-League teams

First Team

F: Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen (OCO), England Cameron Lancaster (LOU), Mexico Daniel Rios (NCA)
M: Cameroon Tah Anunga (CHS), Ghana Solomon Asante (PHX), Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma (CIN), United States Aodhan Quinn (OCO)
D: England Paco Craig (LOU), United States Joseph Greenspan (PIT), United States Forrest Lasso (CIN)
G: Canada Maxime Crépeau (OTT)

Second Team

F: Guinea Hadji Barry (SPR), Trinidad and Tobago Ataulla Guerra (CHS), United States Cameron Iwasa (SAC)
M: United States Kyle Bekker (NCA), United States Corben Bone (CIN), Jamaica Kenardo Forbes (PIT), South Africa Lebo Moloto (NSH)
D: Spain Ayoze (IND), United States Darnell King (SAN), Haiti Denso Ulysse (SEA)
G: United States Josh Cohen (SAC)

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More information Month, USL Player of the Month ...
Month USL Player of the Month USL Coach of the Month References
Player Club Position Player Club
March Grenada 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
October England Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward United States John Wolyniec New York Red Bulls II
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More information USL Player of the Week, Week ...
USL Player of the Week
Week Player Club Position Reason
1 Grenada 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 North Macedonia 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 Guatemala 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 United States Jesús 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
31 England Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward 3G
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