2019 USL League Two season
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| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champion | Flint City Bucks (4th Title) |
| Regular Season Champions | Des Moines Menace (4th Title) |
| 2020 Hank Steinbrecher Cup qualifier | Reading United AC |
| 2020 U.S. Open Cup qualifiers | |
| Matches | 495 |
| Goals | 1,657 (3.35 per match) |
| Best Player | |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Biggest home win | NYR 6, EVG 0 (May 18) MIS 7, TXU 1 (May 18) |
| Biggest away win | CCH 1, BVC 8 (June 1) BLR 1, MAN 8 (June 22) |
| Highest scoring | TOB 7, TCO 3 (July 13) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. (May 11 - June 25) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 games (entire regular season + first round playoffs) Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. Des Moines Menace Western Mass Pioneers |
| Longest winless run | 14 games (entire regular season) Evergreen FC West Virginia Alliance FC WSA Winnipeg |
| Longest losing run | 8 games WSA Winnipeg (June 8 – July 8) |
← 2018 2020 →
All statistics correct as of August 3, 2019. | |
The 2019 USL League Two season was the 25th season of what was formerly the Premier Development League, and the first under the new League Two brand. The regular season started on May 3 and ended on July 14, consisting of 72 teams playing across 11 divisions. The Flint City Bucks won the championship, defeating Reading United AC 1–0 in extra time.[1][2][3][4][5]
New teams
A total of 12 new member clubs join League Two for the 2019 season.
Moves
- Michigan Bucks became Flint City Bucks[19] after moving from Pontiac MI, to Flint MI.
Name changes
- North County United renamed Treasure Coast Tritons
- West Virginia Chaos renamed West Virginia Alliance FC
- Carolina Dynamo renamed North Carolina Fusion U-23[20]
On hiatus
Folded / left
- Birmingham Hammers (disbanded to make way for Birmingham Legion FC in USL Championship)
- Colorado Rapids U-23
- Derby City Rovers
- FC Cleburne
- FC Tucson (moved to USL League One)
- IMG Academy Bradenton
- Lansing United (disbanded to make way for Lansing Ignite FC in USL League One)
- Memphis City FC (disbanded to make way for Memphis 901 FC in USL Championship)
- Myrtle Beach Mutiny
- Next Academy Palm Beach
- OKC Energy U23
- South Georgia Tormenta FC (moved to USL League One, replaced by Tormenta FC 2)
- SIMA Aguilas
Standings
Playoffs
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | National Semifinals | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| MS | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | SC United Bantams | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| DS | Tormenta FC 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| DS | Tormenta FC 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| SE | The Villages SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South | Tormenta FC 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| East | Reading United AC (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NE | Western Mass Pioneers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| SA | North Carolina Fusion U23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NE | Western Mass Pioneers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| MA | Reading United AC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Reading United AC (p) | 1(5) | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | GPS Portland Phoenix | 1(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| East | Reading United AC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central | Flint City Bucks (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW | FC Golden State Force | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| MT | Col. Pride Switchbacks U23 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW | FC Golden State Force | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Ventura County Fusion | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | Ventura County Fusion | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| West | FC Golden State Force | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central | Flint City Bucks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 3(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| GL2 | Flint City Bucks (p) | 3(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| GL2 | Flint City Bucks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| HL2 | Kaw Valley FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| GL1 | Chicago FC United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL2 | Kaw Valley FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Bold = winner
Conference Championships
The League Two Conference Championships will be held over the weekend of July 19–21. Matches will be played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host FC Golden State Force); Reading, PA (Eastern Conference, host Reading United AC); Des Moines, IA (Central Conference, host Des Moines Menace); and Columbia, SC (Southern Conference, host SC United Bantams). The four conference champions will advance to the League Two semifinals.[22]
Eastern Conference
| July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal | Western Mass Pioneers | 3–1 | North Carolina Fusion U23 | Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 PM | Report |
| July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal | Reading United AC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | GPS Portland Phoenix | Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM | Report 1 Report 2 | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| July 21, 2019 Conference Final | Reading United AC | 1–0 | Western Mass Pioneers | Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM | Report |
Southern Conference
| July 19, 2019 Conference Semifinal | South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 | 3–1 | The Villages SC | Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center Columbia, SC |
| 5:00 PM |
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Report |
| July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal | SC United Bantams | 0–3 | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center Columbia, SC |
| 9:00 AM | Report |
| July 21, 2019 Conference Final | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 1–5 | South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 | Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center Columbia, SC |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report |
Central Conference
| July 19, 2019 Conference Semifinal | Chicago FC United | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Kaw Valley FC | Drake Stadium Des Moines, Iowa |
| 5:30 PM CDT |
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Report |
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| July 19, 2019 Conference Semifinal | Des Moines Menace | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Flint City Bucks | Drake Stadium Des Moines, Iowa |
| 8:00 PM CDT |
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||||
| July 21, 2019 Conference Final | Kaw Valley FC | 2–4 | Flint City Bucks | Drake Stadium Des Moines, Iowa |
| 5:00 PM CDT |
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Report |
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Western Conference
| July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal | Calgary Foothills FC | 2–3 | Ventura County Fusion | Rio Hondo College Whittier, California |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Report |
| July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal | FC Golden State Force | 4–0 | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | Rio Hondo College Whittier, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report |
| July 21, 2019 Conference Final | FC Golden State Force | 2–1 | Ventura County Fusion | Rio Hondo College Whittier, California |
| 7:00 PM | Report |
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USL League Two Championship
| July 27, 2019 National Semifinal | Flint City Bucks | 1–0 | FC Golden State Force | Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 4,633 |
| July 28, 2019 National Semifinal | South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Reading United AC | Erk Russell Park Statesboro, Georgia |
| 8:00 PM | Report |
Final
| August 3, 2019 National Final | Flint City Bucks | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Reading United AC | Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Attendance: 7,198 |