2021 USL Championship season

USL Championship
Season	2021
Dates	April 24 – October 30
Champions	Orange County SC; (1st title)
Regular season title	Tampa Bay Rowdies (1st Title)
Matches	498
Goals	1,421 (2.85 per match)
Best Player	Hadji Barry Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Top goalscorer	Hadji Barry Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC; (25 Goals)
Best goalkeeper	Evan Louro Tampa Bay Rowdies
Biggest home win	HFD 7–0 NYRB; (June 5)
Biggest away win	LDN 0–5 CLT; (September 8)
Highest scoring	LVL 3–6 PHX; (October 16)
Longest winning run	9 matches; TBR
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches; TBR
Longest winless run	13 matches; LVL
Longest losing run	10 matches; LVL
Highest attendance	12,115; LOU 3–0 MEM; (June 12)
Lowest attendance	0; Various
Total attendance	1,742,808
Average attendance	4,138
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Season2021

DatesApril 24 – October 30

ChampionsOrange County SC
(1st title)

Regular season titleTampa Bay Rowdies (1st Title)

The 2021 USL Championship season was the eleventh season of the USL Championship and the fifth season under Division II sanctioning. This was the third season under the name "USL Championship", having used the name "United Soccer League" through 2018. The 2021 season saw 31 teams participate in four divisions during the regular season.^[1]

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Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Head coach	MLS affiliate / ownership
Atlanta United 2	Kennesaw, Georgia	Fifth Third Bank Stadium	8,318	Jack Collison	Atlanta United FC
Austin Bold FC	Austin, Texas	Bold Stadium	5,000	Ryan Thompson
Birmingham Legion FC	Birmingham, Alabama	BBVA Field	5,000	Tom Soehn
Charleston Battery	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	Patriots Point Soccer Complex	3,900	Mike Anhaeuser
Charlotte Independence	Matthews, North Carolina	Sportsplex at Matthews	5,000	Mike Jeffries
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Weidner Field	8,000	Brendan Burke	Colorado Rapids
FC Tulsa	Tulsa, Oklahoma	ONEOK Field	7,833	Michael Nsien
El Paso Locomotive FC	El Paso, Texas	Southwest University Park	9,500	Mark Lowry
Hartford Athletic	Hartford, Connecticut	Dillon Stadium	5,500	Harry Watling
Indy Eleven	Indianapolis, Indiana	IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium	10,524	Max Rogers
LA Galaxy II	Carson, California	Dignity Health Track Stadium	5,000	Junior Gonzalez	LA Galaxy
Las Vegas Lights FC	Las Vegas, Nevada	Cashman Field	9,334	Steve Cherundolo	Los Angeles FC
Loudoun United FC	Leesburg, Virginia	Segra Field	5,000	Ryan Martin	D.C. United
Louisville City FC	Louisville, Kentucky	Lynn Family Stadium	11,700	Danny Cruz
Memphis 901 FC	Memphis, Tennessee	AutoZone Park	10,000	Ben Pirmann^[7]
Miami FC	Miami, Florida	Riccardo Silva Stadium	25,000	Paul Dalglish
New Mexico United	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Isotopes Park	13,500	Troy Lesesne
New York Red Bulls II	Montclair, New Jersey	MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field	5,000	John Wolyniec	New York Red Bulls
OKC Energy FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Taft Stadium	7,500	Leigh Veidman
Oakland Roots SC	Oakland, California	Laney College Football Stadium	5,500	Jordan Ferrell
Orange County SC	Irvine, California	Champions Stadium	5,000	Richard Chaplow (interim)
Phoenix Rising FC	Chandler, Arizona	Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass	10,000	Rick Schantz
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Highmark Stadium	5,000	Bob Lilley
Real Monarchs	Herriman, Utah	Zions Bank Stadium	5,000	Jámison Olave	Real Salt Lake
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Edinburg, Texas	H-E-B Park	9,400	Wilmer Cabrera	Houston Dynamo FC
Sacramento Republic FC	Sacramento, California	Heart Health Park	11,569	Mark Briggs
San Antonio FC	San Antonio, Texas	Toyota Field	8,296	Alen Marcina	New York City FC
San Diego Loyal SC	San Diego, California	Torero Stadium	6,000	Landon Donovan
Sporting Kansas City II	Kansas City, Kansas	Children's Mercy Park	18,467	Paulo Nagamura	Sporting Kansas City
Tacoma Defiance	Tacoma, Washington	Cheney Stadium	6,500	Wade Webber	Seattle Sounders FC
Tampa Bay Rowdies	St. Petersburg, Florida	Al Lang Stadium	7,227	Neill Collins

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AT	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	23	2	7	55	23	+32	71	Playoffs
2	CT	Louisville City FC	32	18	7	7	61	37	+24	61
3	CT	Birmingham Legion FC	32	18	6	8	51	31	+20	60
4	AT	Charlotte Independence	32	18	5	9	57	36	+21	59
5	AT	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	32	17	7	8	52	34	+18	58
6	AT	Miami FC	32	16	6	10	55	40	+15	54
7	CT	Memphis 901 FC	32	14	8	10	47	42	+5	50
8	CT	FC Tulsa	32	14	5	13	49	48	+1	47
9	AT	Hartford Athletic	32	12	5	15	50	50	0	41
10	AT	Charleston Battery	32	10	7	15	49	60	−11	37
11	CT	OKC Energy FC	32	8	13	11	30	38	−8	37
12	CT	Indy Eleven	32	9	8	15	32	47	−15	35
13	CT	Atlanta United 2	32	8	10	14	47	56	−9	34
14	AT	New York Red Bulls II	32	7	7	18	42	67	−25	28
15	CT	Sporting Kansas City II	32	4	8	20	33	64	−31	20
16	AT	Loudoun United FC	32	4	3	25	31	78	−47	15

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	PC	Phoenix Rising FC	32	20	7	5	68	35	+33	67	Playoffs
2	MT	El Paso Locomotive FC	32	18	10	4	56	34	+22	64
3	PC	Orange County SC	32	15	7	10	44	37	+7	52
4	MT	San Antonio FC	32	14	10	8	50	38	+12	52
5	MT	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	32	13	10	9	60	50	+10	49
6	PC	San Diego Loyal SC	32	14	6	12	51	43	+8	48
7	MT	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	32	13	8	11	49	42	+7	47
8	MT	New Mexico United	32	12	10	10	44	40	+4	46
9	MT	Austin Bold FC	32	10	12	10	32	42	−10	42
10	PC	Oakland Roots SC	32	11	8	13	36	43	−7	41	Playoffs
11	PC	LA Galaxy II	32	11	6	15	55	57	−2	39
12	PC	Tacoma Defiance	32	10	9	13	37	41	−4	39
13	PC	Sacramento Republic FC	32	8	12	12	36	42	−6	36
14	MT	Real Monarchs	32	5	7	20	28	56	−28	22
15	PC	Las Vegas Lights FC	32	6	3	23	41	77	−36	21

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Hartford Athletic	Radhi Jaïdi	Mutual separation	October 20, 2020^[9]	Harry Watling	January 13, 2021^[10]
Rio Grande Valley FC	Gerson Echeverry	Contract not renewed	November 6, 2020^[11]	Wilmer Cabrera	February 11, 2021^[12]
Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Alan Koch	Resigned	November 14, 2020^[13]	Brendan Burke	December 12, 2020^[14]
Tacoma Defiance	Chris Little	Resigned	February 26, 2021	Wade Webber	February 26, 2021^[15]
Las Vegas Lights FC	Frank Yallop	Mutual separation	March 12, 2021	Steve Cherundolo	March 12, 2021^[16]
Atlanta United 2	Stephen Glass^[17]	Signed by Aberdeen	March 23, 2021	Tony Annan (interim)	March 23, 2021
Oakland Roots SC	Dario Pot	Mutual separation	April 25, 2021^[18]	Jordan Ferrell^[a]	April 25, 2021^[18]
Louisville City FC	John Hackworth	Mutual separation	April 27, 2021	Danny Cruz^[b]	April 27, 2021^[21]
Atlanta United 2	Tony Annan (interim)	End of interim period	June 3, 2021	Jack Collison	June 3, 2021^[22]
OKC Energy FC	John Pascarella	Mutual separation	June 4, 2021^[23]	Leigh Veidman^[c]	June 4, 2021
Indy Eleven	Martin Rennie	Mutual separation	June 16, 2021^[25]	Max Rogers (interim)	June 19, 2021^[26]
Orange County SC	Braeden Cloutier	Sacked	August 19, 2021^[27]	Richard Chaplow^[d]	August 19, 2021^[27]
Austin Bold FC	Marcelo Serrano	Promoted to Sporting Director	September 4, 2021^[29]	Ryan Thompson	September 4, 2021^[29]

Color key: Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw
Club	Matches^[30]
Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Atlanta United 2 (ATL)	LOU	OKC	OKC	TUL	MEM	BHM	LOU	SKC	MEM	OKC	MEM	IND	SKC	LOU	TUL	BHM	BHM	IND	OKC	SKC	PGH	TUL	IND	CHS	TBR	BHM	RGV	LOU	IND	SKC	MEM	TUL
Atlanta United 2 (ATL)	0–2	1–0	2–2	5–0	2–2	0–1	1–0	2–2	0–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	0–1	0–2	2–1	2–2	1–3	6–2	2–2	4–1	1–4	1–3	1–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	3–0^[a]	2–4	0–4
Austin Bold FC (ATX)	NMU	SLC	SLC	ELP	PGH	NMU	RGV	COS	OAK	SAN	RGV	SLC	RGV	SAN	COS	ELP	MIA	RGV	NMU	COS	SAN	NMU	TUL	ELP	COS	TAC	OKC	BHM	SLC	ELP	SAN	CLT
Austin Bold FC (ATX)	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–3	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	0–3	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–1	1–0	1–0	2–2	1–3	1–0	1–1	1–3	3–4	0–3	0–0	1–1
Birmingham Legion FC (BHM)	IND	LOU	MEM	SAN	OKC	ATL	TUL	OKC	LOU	MIA	IND	MEM	IND	ATL	ATL	TUL	SKC	MEM	TUL	LOU	SKC	MEM	TUL	OKC	ATL	CLT	SKC	IND	ATX	OKC	SKC	LOU
Birmingham Legion FC (BHM)	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	0–1	2–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–2	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–0	2–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	3–1	0–0	6–0	0–1
Charleston Battery (CHS)	NYR	CLT	NYR	LDN	MIA	CLT	LDN	TBR	PGH	NMU	HFD	CLT	LDN	MIA	PGH	LDN	HFD	NYR	OCO	TBR	ATL	MIA	NYR	PGH	TBR	TBR	HFD	CLT	LAG	PGH	HFD	MIA
Charleston Battery (CHS)	1–1	0–3	2–2	1–0	2–1	0–3	3–0	0–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	5–3	2–3	2–3	1–0	1–2	3–2	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–3	1–2	2–4	4–3	1–5	3–1	1–2	0–2	0–4
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	TBR	CHS	PGH	MIA	TBR	HFD	NYR	CHS	MIA	PGH	NYR	PHX	CHS	TBR	LDN	NYR	PGH	COL	TBR	MIA	LDN	HFD	PGH	MIA	BHM	HFD	LDN	NYR	CHS	HFD	LDN	ATX
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	0–3	3–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	3–2	1–3	3–0	1–2	0–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–0	3–2	1–0	3–3	0–2	2–2	5–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–2	2–1	5–1	2–1	5–1	2–1	1–0	1–1
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (COS)	SAN	SKC	NMU	SAN	ELP	TAC	ATX	NMU	OCO	SLC	NMU	SAN	LOU	LDN	ATX	HFD	MEM	RGV	CLT	ATX	NMU	SLC	RGV	ELP	RGV	ATX	ELP	SLC	ELP	RGV	SLC	SAN
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (COS)	0–3	4–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	4–2	3–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–2	4–2	1–1	5–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	0–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	0–0	2–4	1–0	1–1	0–3
El Paso Locomotive (ELP)	NMU	RGV	SKC	ATX	IND	COS	SLC	RGV	NMU	SLC	LVL	NMU	SAN	SLC	SAN	ATX	NMU	RGV	SAN	OCO	SAC	COS	ATX	SLC	COS	SAN	TUL	COS	LAG	ATX	OKC	RGV
El Paso Locomotive (ELP)	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–3	2–1	3–1	1–0	0–0	2–1	3–1	2–0	3–0	1–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	0–0	2–2	1–0	1–1	3–3	2–1	4–2	0–5	3–0	4–0	1–4
Hartford Athletic (HFD)	NYR	MIA	PGH	NYR	CLT	LDN	TBR	LDN	NYR	TBR	CHS	MIA	PGH	MIA	COS	TBR	CHS	MIA	PGH	NYR	LOU	CLT	SLC	TBR	CLT	NMU	CHS	LDN	LDN	CLT	CHS	PGH
Hartford Athletic (HFD)	3–2	1–0	1–1	7–0	2–3	2–1	0–1	2–0	2–2	1–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–4	0–1	2–1	0–2	2–3	0–2	2–4	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–2	2–2	3–4	3–2	1–0	1–2	2–0	0–0
Indy Eleven (IND)	BHM	TUL	SKC	LOU	OKC	MEM	ELP	PGH	SKC	LOU	BHM	ATL	MEM	BHM	TUL	ATL	OKC	LDN	SKC	SLC	ATL	TUL	SKC	LOU	MEM	OKC	OKC	ATL	BHM	LOU	TUL	MEM
Indy Eleven (IND)	1–0	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–1	2–1	3–3	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–6	2–1	1–4	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–2	0–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–0	1–1	0–3
LA Galaxy II (LAG)	SAC	LVL	TAC	SLC	SKC	OAK	OCO	SDG	LVL	OCO	TAC	PHX	TAC	PHX	OAK	SDG	OCO	OAK	LVL	SAC	SDG	PHX	OAK	SAC	PHX	SDG	LVL	SAC	ELP	CHS	TAC	OCO
LA Galaxy II (LAG)	0–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	4–3	1–2	3–4	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–1	0–5	3–0	0–2	3–2	1–2	3–2	3–3	2–4	3–4	1–0	2–0	3–0	0–3	1–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	2–3	0–1
Las Vegas Lights (LVL)	LAG	SAC	PHX	SDG	TAC	SAN	LAG	OCO	SDG	TAC	OAK	SAC	ELP	SLC	OCO	PHX	SAC	SDG	OAK	LAG	TAC	SAC	OAK	OCO	PHX	SDG	OAK	LAG	TAC	PHX	OCO	TBR
Las Vegas Lights (LVL)	0–5	1–3	1–5	1–2	2–0	1–1	4–3	1–3	1–2	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–1	2–3	3–1	2–2	1–2	1–5	1–3	2–3	1–2	1–3	0–1	0–3	1–4	2–4	2–2	0–1	1–0	3–6	1–2	1–2
Loudoun United FC (LDN)	MIA	NYR	NMU	PGH	CHS	TBR	HFD	CHS	PGH	HFD	MIA	PGH	TBR	CHS	COS	CLT	CHS	IND	TBR	RGV	CLT	PGH	MIA	NYR	CLT	MIA	HFD	HFD	NYR	TBR	CLT	NYR
Loudoun United FC (LDN)	1–2	1–2	1–0	2–3	0–1	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	0–2	1–4	0–1	1–3	3–5	1–3	0–0	0–1	4–1	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–6	3–3	1–5	3–2	2–3	0–1	0–3	0–1	0–1	1–4
Louisville City FC (LOU)	ATL	BHM	SDG	IND	ATL	MEM	BHM	TUL	IND	SKC	TUL	OKC	ATL	COS	SKC	OKC	SKC	TUL	OKC	BHM	TUL	HFD	OKC	IND	MEM	ATL	NMU	SKC	MEM	IND	MEM	BHM
Louisville City FC (LOU)	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–2	0–1	3–0	2–0	3–2	3–3	4–2	2–3	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	4–1	2–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	4–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–3	1–2	0–1	3–1	1–0
Memphis 901 FC (MEM)	BHM	ATL	OKC	IND	LOU	ATL	OKC	SKC	ATL	BHM	IND	TUL	SKC	OKC	COS	BHM	TUL	SKC	OKC	BHM	MIA	NYR	IND	LOU	TUL	SKC	SAN	LOU	ATL	LOU	TUL	IND
Memphis 901 FC (MEM)	0–1	2–2	0–0	2–1	0–3	1–0	0–1	2–3	2–2	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–0	0–1	3–2	0–2	3–0	1–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	2–4	2–1	4–2	1–3	3–2	3–0
Miami FC (MIA)	LDN	HFD	NYR	TBR	CLT	RGV	PGH	CHS	BHM	CLT	NYR	TBR	LDN	TBR	HFD	CHS	HFD	PGH	ATX	HFD	NYR	CLT	MEM	CHS	CLT	LDN	PGH	LDN	TBR	NYR	PGH	CHS
Miami FC (MIA)	2–1	0–1	1–0	1–2	2–1	2–4	1–1	1–2	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	4–1	2–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	3–2	0–0	2–0	3–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	6–1	3–2	2–3	0–3	2–0	0–1^[b]	4–0
New Mexico United (NMU)	RGV	ELP	ATX	COS	LDN	SLC	ATX	SAN	COS	SLC	ELP	COS	CHB	SAN	ELP	TAC	ELP	OAK	ATX	PHX	COS	ATX	SLC	SAN	RGV	LOU	HFD	RGV	SDG	SAN	RGV	SLC
New Mexico United (NMU)	0–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–1	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–3	2–3	1–2	3–1	2–1	0–3	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	3–1
New York Red Bulls II (NYR)	HFD	CHS	MIA	LDN	CHS	PGH	TBR	HFD	CLT	PGH	MIA	CLT	HFD	PGH	SAC	TBR	CLT	CHS	MIA	PGH	HFD	TBR	SAN	MEM	CHS	SLC	LDN	CLT	TBR	LDN	MIA	LDN
New York Red Bulls II (NYR)	2–3	1–1	0–1	2–1	2–2	0–3	0–1	0–7	3–1	1–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–2	2–3	2–3	0–3	0–1	2–0	0–6	1–2	0–3	3–2	0–0	3–3	1–2	1–1	3–0	0–2	4–1
Oakland Roots SC (OAK)	PHX	LAG	SAC	OCO	ATX	SDG	SAC	LVL	LAG	OCO	PHX	TAC	SAC	LAG	NMU	LVL	PHX	TAC	TBR	LVL	SDG	TAC	LAG	SDG	OCO	LVL	SAC	PHX	OCO	TAC	SDG	SKC
Oakland Roots SC (OAK)	0–3	3–2	3–3	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–1	1–3	0–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	0–3	1–0	0–0	3–1	0–1	2–1	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–1	0–1	0–0	4–3	1–0
OKC Energy (OKC)	TUL	ATL	SKC	ATL	BHM	MEM	IND	BHM	MEM	SKC	ATL	TUL	LOU	TUL	SKC	LOU	MEM	ATL	IND	LOU	RGV	MEM	SKC	LOU	BHM	IND	IND	SAN	ATX	BHM	ELP	TUL
OKC Energy (OKC)	1–3	0–1	1–1	2–2	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	1–3	2–1	0–0	1–2	4–1	2–2	1–2	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–4	0–2
Orange County SC (OCO)	TAC	SAC	LAG	SAC	SDG	OAK	LVL	LAG	COS	TAC	SAC	SDG	RGV	SAC	LVL	OAK	LAG	PHX	TAC	SDG	CHS	ELP	LVL	PHX	OAK	PHX	TAC	PHX	OAK	SDG	LVL	LAG
Orange County SC (OCO)	0–1	1–0	3–4	3–1	1–1	1–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	3–0	2–3	1–1	0–3	2–1	0–0	2–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	0–1	1–4	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–0
Phoenix Rising FC (PHX)	SDG	OAK	TBR	LVL	SAC	SDG	TAC	SDG	SAC	LAG	CLT	LAG	SDG	RGV	OAK	LVL	OCO	SAC	OAK	NMU	TAC	LAG	LVL	OCO	TAC	LAG	OCO	OAK	OCO	LVL	SAC	TAC
Phoenix Rising FC (PHX)	4–1	3–0	1–2	5–1	1–0	2–2	3–0	1–2	3–1	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–0	3–1	1–0	2–2	1–1	0–0	1–3	3–2	3–1	4–3	4–1	2–1	2–1	0–3	1–0	1–0	0–1	6–3	1–1	1–1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (PGH)	TBR	HFD	CLT	NYR	LDN	ATX	MIA	IND	TBR	NYR	LDN	CLT	CHS	LDN	NYR	HFD	CHS	MIA	CLT	TBR	ATL	HFD	NYR	SAN	LDN	CLT	CHS	MIA	TBR	CHS	MIA	HFD
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (PGH)	0–3	1–1	0–1	3–0	3–2	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–1	3–1	3–2	2–3	0–1	0–0	4–1	3–2	1–0	1–1	5–0	0–1	3–3	2–3	2–0	2–1	1–0^[b]	0–0
Real Monarchs (SLC)	SAN	LAG	ATX	ATX	NMU	SAC	RGV	ELP	TAC	SAN	NMU	COS	ELP	ATX	LVL	ELP	RGV	SDG	IND	SAN	COS	SAN	HFD	NMU	NYR	ELP	RGV	COS	ATX	COL	RGV	NMU
Real Monarchs (SLC)	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–1	2–0	0–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–3	1–3	0–1	3–2	1–3	0–3	1–0	0–2	2–3	0–2	0–1	0–2	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–3	0–0	4–3	1–1	1–3	1–3
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (RGV)	NMU	SDG	SAN	ELP	SAN	MIA	SLC	ATX	SAN	TUL	ELP	ATX	OCO	ATX	PHX	SLC	SAN	COS	ATX	ELP	OKC	LDN	COS	COS	ATL	NMU	SLC	NMU	COS	NMU	SLC	ELP
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (RGV)	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–1	1–1	4–2	1–0	1–2	1–1	1–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–0	1–2	2–5	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–2	0–2	3–0	1–1	0–1	2–0	3–1	4–1
Sacramento Republic FC (SAC)	LAG	LVL	OCO	PHX	OAK	OCO	SLC	PHX	SDG	OAK	OCO	LVL	OCO	NYR	TAC	OAK	LVL	PHX	SDG	LAG	LVL	ELP	SAN	TAC	LAG	TAC	OAK	SDG	LAG	TAC	PHX	SDG
Sacramento Republic FC (SAC)	1–0	3–1	0–1	0–1	3–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–0	0–2	2–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–3	3–3	3–1	0–2	0–1	1–0	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–1
San Antonio FC (SAN)	COS	SLC	RGV	BHM	RGV	COS	LVL	NMU	RGV	SLC	ATX	COS	NMU	ELP	ATX	ELP	RGV	ELP	SLC	PGH	ATX	SLC	NYR	SAC	NMU	OKC	ELP	MEM	TUL	NMU	ATX	COS
San Antonio FC (SAN)	3–0	2–2	1–2	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–1	3–2	3–0	1–2	3–0	0–2	2–1	2–1	3–2	1–1	1–2	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	3–3	4–2	1–1	2–4	0–0	3–0
San Diego Loyal SC (SDG)	PHX	RGV	TAC	LOU	LVL	PHX	OCO	LAG	PHX	LVL	OAK	SAC	OCO	PHX	TAC	LAG	SLC	TAC	LVL	OCO	SAC	LAG	OAK	TAC	OAK	LVL	LAG	SAC	NMU	OCO	OAK	SAC
San Diego Loyal SC (SDG)	1–4	0–1	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–2	2–0	0–1	1–2	5–1	1–2	3–1	4–2	0–0	1–0	1–2	4–2	3–0	2–1	1–1	0–1	3–4	1–1
Sporting Kansas City II (SKC)	TUL	OKC	COS	LAG	IND	ELP	TUL	ATL	TUL	IND	OKC	MEM	LOU	ATL	OKC	LOU	MEM	LOU	BHM	ATL	IND	MEM	BHM	OKC	IND	TUL	BHM	MEM	LOU	ATL	BHM	OAK
Sporting Kansas City II (SKC)	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–0	4–1	2–2	3–4	1–2	0–1	3–2	2–4	1–0	0–0	1–2	1–2	1–4	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–0	0–1	3–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–3	3–4	0–3^[a]	0–6	0–1
Tacoma Defiance (TAC)	LAG	SDG	OCO	LVL	PHX	COS	SLC	LAG	LVL	OCO	LAG	SDG	NMU	SAC	OAK	SDG	OCO	OAK	LVL	PHX	OAK	SDG	SAC	PHX	SAC	ATX	OCO	LVL	SAC	OAK	LAG	PHX
Tacoma Defiance (TAC)	1–1	3–1	1–0	0–2	0–3	2–4	1–1	2–0	0–1	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	1–1	3–1	2–1	3–0	1–3	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–1	0–1	1–2	1–3	0–1	4–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	3–2	1–1
Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR)	CLT	PGH	PHX	MIA	NYR	CLT	LDN	PGH	HFD	CHS	MIA	HFD	MIA	LDN	CLT	NYR	HFD	PGH	LDN	CLT	OAK	CHS	NYR	ATL	HFD	CHS	CHS	PGH	NYR	MIA	LDN	LVL
Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR)	3–0	3–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–0	2-0	3–0	1–0	6–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	4–2	0–2	1–1	3–0	1–0	2–1
FC Tulsa (TUL)	OKC	SKC	IND	ATL	SKC	BHM	SKC	LOU	RGV	OKC	LOU	OKC	MEM	ATL	IND	BHM	LOU	BHM	MEM	ATL	LOU	IND	BHM	ATX	SKC	MEM	ELP	SAN	ATL	IND	MEM	OKC
FC Tulsa (TUL)	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–5	1–4	1–2	4–3	2–3	2–1	0–0	3–2	1–2	0–1	1–2	0–2	3–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–3	1–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–3	2–0

2021 USL Championship season

Teams

Conference Tables

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Competition format

Managerial changes

Results table

Playoffs

Bracket

Conference quarter-finals

Conference semi-finals

Conference finals

USL Championship Final

Average home attendances

Regular season statistical leaders

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Top assists

Clean sheets

League awards

Individual awards

All-league teams

Monthly awards

Weekly awards

References

Related Articles

November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) East	Charlotte Independence	3–1	Memphis 901 FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Johnson 10' Fuchs 32' Bronico 35' Marveaux 72'	Report	Kissiedou 39' Murphy 83' Segbers 89' Carroll 90+3'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Mark Allatin

November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) East	Tampa Bay Rowdies	6–2	FC Tulsa	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Guenzatti 21' Guillén 45+2' Benton 46' (o.g.) Dos Santos 56' 79' Fernandes 89', 90+5' Mkosana 90+2'	Report	Bird 63' 72' Rivas 67' Suárez 90'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,262 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) East	Louisville City FC	1–0	Miami FC	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EDT	Gonzalez 74' Lancaster 87' Greig 89'	Report	Craig 24' Da Silva 72'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,097 Referee: Elton García

November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) East	Birmingham Legion FC	w/o	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Birmingham, Alabama
5:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: BBVA Field
Note: Match canceled after multiple Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players tested positive for COVID-19.^[33]

November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05) West	San Antonio FC	2–0	San Diego Loyal SC	San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Giro 6' Nathan 14' Patiño 25' Epps 46' Maloney 60'	Report	Stoneman 16' Martin 81' Martin 86'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,003 Referee: Matthew Thompson

November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05) West	El Paso Locomotive FC	0–1	Oakland Roots SC	El Paso, Texas
7:30 PM MDT	Fox 20' Luna 78'	Report	Nane 26' Bokila 76' Morad 90+3'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) West	Orange County SC	1–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT	Kuningas 20' Kiernan 31' Damus 45+1' Orozco 50' Romero 90+6'	Report	Ockford 27' Beckford 66' Hodge 86'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,194 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) West	Phoenix Rising FC	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Chandler, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Asante 23', 101' Rodríguez 39' 54' Asante 73' Moar 120+1'	Report	Njie 19' 22' Cabezas 37' Pimentel 66' López 71' 72' Amoh 109' (pen.)	Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Attendance: 8,234 Referee: Brandon Stevis
	Penalties
	Bakero Rodríguez Quinn Farrell Moar		Njie Ycaza Pimentel López Amoh

November 13, 2021 East	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Birmingham Legion FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 pm EST	Ekra 57' Scarlett 90+4'	Report	Crognale 38' Kasim 46' Crognale 89' Williams 90+3'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,949 Referee: Elton García

November 13, 2021 West	Orange County SC	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Oakland Roots SC	Irvine, California
7:00 pm PST		Report	Ward 97'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,218 Referee: Matthew Thompson
	Penalties
	Kuningas Powers Casiple Enevoldsen Okoli Damus		Morad Bokila Mbumba Nane Harish Ward

Team	GP	Total	High	Low	Average
Louisville City FC	16	161,406	12,115	7,652	10,088
New Mexico United	16	125,627	10,418	5,377	7,852
Sacramento Republic FC	16	117,486	9,983	2,313	7,343
Phoenix Rising FC	16	111,941	9,236	4,995	6,996
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	16	100,335	8,023	4,792	6,271
El Paso Locomotive FC	16¹	92,110	8,138	4,688	6,141
Indy Eleven	16	90,484	7,999	1,999	5,655
Las Vegas Lights FC	16⁶	55,204	7,298	2,219	5,520
Birmingham Legion FC	16⁶	54,344	11,105	2,363	5,434
San Antonio FC	16	77,311	6,516	3,735	4,832
Hartford Athletic	16	73,702	5,500	2,750	4,606
Memphis 901 FC	16	65,202	5,425	3,029	4,075
San Diego Loyal SC	16¹	59,295	6,000	2,000	3,953
Oakland Roots SC	16⁵	41,707	5,508	813	3,792
Tampa Bay Rowdies	16	60,052	6,882	1,870	3,753
Orange County SC	16	56,592	5,740	2,042	3,537
FC Tulsa	16	55,616	5,009	2,302	3,476
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	16¹	46,988	3,115	2,003	3,133
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	16	48,475	4,440	2,195	3,030
Charleston Battery	16¹	41,136	3,738	2,024	2,742
OKC Energy FC	16	36,168	3,677	1,579	2,261
Charlotte Independence	16	32,147	4,231	533	2,009
Real Monarchs	16	20,017	1,818	763	1,251
Tacoma Defiance	16	17,890	1,993	811	1,118
Austin Bold FC	16	15,036	1,577	531	940
Atlanta United 2	16	11,944	1,421	612	747
Miami FC	16⁹	6,293	1,083	418	699
Loudoun United FC	16²	9,213	1,126	310	658
New York Red Bulls II	16	8,496	803	369	531
LA Galaxy II	16	0	0	0	0
Sporting Kansas City II	16	0	0	0	0
Total	496	1,654,553	12,115	310 or 246	3,336 or 4,138

Award	Winner	Team	Reason	Ref.
Golden Boot	Hadji Barry	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	25 goals; ties league record	^[43]
Golden Glove	Evan Louro	Tampa Bay Rowdies	14 shutouts; 0.74 goals against average	^[43]
Assists Champion	Danny Barrera	Hartford Athletic	12 assists	^[43]
Goalkeeper of the Year	Evan Louro	Tampa Bay Rowdies	14 shutouts; 58 saves	^[44]
Defender of the Year	Forrest Lasso		154 clearances; 132 aerial duels, 26 blocked shots	^[45]
Coach of the Year	Neill Collins		Regular season champions with 23 wins	^[46]
Young Player of the Year	Jonathan Gomez	Louisville City FC	2 goals; 8 assists; 39 interceptions	^[47]
Most Valuable Player	Hadji Barry	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	25 goals; 5 assists; 30.5 shot conversion rate	^[48]
Goal of the Year	Austin Yearwood	New Mexico United	vs San Antonio FC	^[49]
Save of the Year	Joe Kuzminsky	Charleston Battery	vs Tampa Bay Rowdies	^[50]

Player of the Week
Week	Player	Club	Position	Reason	Ref.
1	Paolo DelPiccolo	Louisville City FC	Midfielder	Scored brace vs Atlanta United 2	^[76]
2	Santiago Patiño	San Antonio FC	Forward	Scored a hat-trick vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	^[77]
3	Joaquin Rivas	FC Tulsa	Forward	Scored brace vs Indy Eleven	^[78]
4	Matt Van Oekel	Birmingham Legion FC	Goalkeeper	Made a five-save shutout and one assist	^[79]
5	Aiden McFadden	Atlanta United 2	Midfielder	Scored four goals in two games	^[80]
6	Bruno Lapa	Birmingham Legion FC	Midfielder	Scored game-winning goals in two consecutive matches	^[81]
7	Elvis Amoh	Rio Grande Valley FC	Forward	Scored a hat-trick vs Miami FC	^[82]
8	Alejandro Guido	San Diego Loyal SC	Midfielder	Created one goal and one assist from the bench vs LA Galaxy II	^[83]
9	Cameron Lancaster	Louisville City FC	Forward	Scored three goals in two games	^[84]
10	Hadji Barry	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Forward	Scored four goals in two games	^[85]
11	Dylan Mares	El Paso Locomotive FC	Forward	Created two goals and one assist in two games	^[86]
12	Kyle Morton	Memphis 901 FC	Goalkeeper	Eight save shutout vs Birmingham Legion FC	^[87]
13	Solomon Asante	Phoenix Rising FC	Forward	Created one goal and three assists vs LA Galaxy II	^[88]
14	Joe Kuzminsky	Charleston Battery	Goalkeeper	Penalty-kick save and an assist vs Charlotte Independence	^[89]
15	Luis Solignac	El Paso Locomotive FC	Forward	Three goals in two games	^[90]
16	Tyler Wolff	Atlanta United 2	Forward	Scored a hat-trick vs Indy Eleven	^[91]
17	Speedy Williams	Miami FC	Midfielder	Scored two goals vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	^[92]
18	Russell Cicerone	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Forward	Scored a hat-trick vs Atlanta United 2	^[93]
19	Evan Louro	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Goalkeeper	Back-to-back shutouts	^[94]
20	Corey Hertzog	San Diego Loyal SC	Forward	Two goals vs LA Galaxy II	^[95]
21	Yann Ekra	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Midfielder	Two goals & two assists vs Red Bulls II	^[96]
22	Sebastian Guenzatti	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Forward	Two goals in two games	^[97]
23	Neco Brett	Birmingham Legion FC	Forward	Three goals and one assist in two games	^[98]
24	Laurent Kissiedou	Memphis 901 FC	Midfielder	Two goals vs FC Tulsa	^[99]
25	Samuel Adeniran	Tacoma Defiance	Forward	Scored a hat-trick vs Orange County SC	^[100]
26	Dane Kelly	Charlotte Independence	Forward	Two goals vs Charleston Battery	^[101]
27	Cameron Lancaster	Louisville City FC	Forward	Scored a hat-trick vs Memphis 901 FC	^[102]
28	Kyle Edwards	Rio Grande Valley FC	Forward	Two goals vs El Paso Locomotive FC	^[103]

November 20, 2021 East	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Louisville City FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 pm EST	Tejada 43' Dos Santos 73' 102' Wyke 83' Guillén 98' Mkosana 83', 90+6'	Report	Ownby 5' 10' Lasso 23' (o.g.) Gómez 55' Jimenez 100'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,120 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

November 20, 2021 West	Orange County SC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	San Antonio FC	Irvine, California
7:00 pm PST	Damus 6' 39' Alston 60'	Report	Fogaça 64' Epps 67' Giro 88' Taintor 105+3'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,386 Referee: Elton García
	Penalties
	Casiple Powers Mines Enevoldsen Okoli		Maloney Patiño Khmiri Dhillon

November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–3	Orange County SC	St. Petersburg, Florida
8:30 PM EST	Lasso 16' Fernandes 57'	Report	Damus 25', 38' Kuningas 45' Mines 90+2'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,521 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[34]
1	Hadji Barry	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	25
2	Sebastián Guenzatti	Tampa Bay Rowdies	21
3	Cameron Lancaster	Louisville City FC	20
3	Kyle Murphy	Memphis 901 FC	20
5	Neco Brett	Birmingham Legion FC	18
6	Preston Judd	LA Galaxy II	17
7	Russell Cicerone	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	16
7	Santi Moar	Phoenix Rising FC	16
9	Ronaldo Damus	Orange County SC	14
9	Chris Wehan	Orange County SC	14

Rank	Player	Club	Assists^[34]
1	Danny Barrera	Hartford Athletic	12
2	Brian Ownby	Louisville City FC	11
2	Aodhan Quinn	Phoenix Rising FC	11
4	Zeiko Lewis	Charleston Battery	10
5	Alex Dixon	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	9
5	Josh Drack	LA Galaxy II	9
7	Russell Cicerone	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	8
	Kadeem Dacres	Memphis 901 FC
	Jonathan Gómez	Louisville City FC
	Michee Ngalina	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets^[34]
1	Evan Louro	Tampa Bay Rowdies	14
2	Elliot Panicco	Austin Bold FC	11
3	Danny Vitiello	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	9
	Jeff Caldwell	Hartford Athletic
	C. J. Cochran	OKC Energy FC
	Logan Ketterer	El Paso Locomotive FC
	Patrick Rakovsky	Orange County SC
	Matt Van Oekel	Birmingham Legion FC
9	Justin Vom Steeg	LA Galaxy II	8
10	Matt Cardone	San Antonio FC	7
10	Alexandros Tabakis	New Mexico United	7

First team^[51]
Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Evan Louro (TBR)	Paco Craig (MIA) Jonathan Gómez (LOU) Forrest Lasso (TBR) Sean Totsch (LOU)	Danny Barrera (HAR) Jorge Hernandez (LAG) Aodhan Quinn (PHX)	Hadji Barry (COS) Sebastian Guenzatti (TBR) Santi Moar (PHX)

Month	Player of the Month			Goal of the Month			Save of the Month		Coach of the Month		References
Month	Player	Club	Position	Player	Club	Position	Player	Club	Coach	Club	References
April / May	Santi Moar	Phoenix Rising FC	Forward	Daniel Bruce	New Mexico United	Midfielder	Matt Cardone	San Antonio FC	Neill Collins	Tampa Bay Rowdies	^[52]^[53]^[54]^[55]
June	Hadji Barry	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Forward	Austin Yearwood	New Mexico United	Defender	Matt Van Oekel	Birmingham Legion FC	Landon Donovan	San Diego Loyal SC	^[56]^[57]^[58]^[59]
July	Kyle Murphy	Memphis 901 FC	Forward	Hiroki Kurimoto	OKC Energy FC	Midfielder	Alex Tambakis	New Mexico United	Mark Lowry	El Paso Locomotive FC	^[60]^[61]^[62]^[63]
August	Hadji Barry	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Forward	Aidan Daniels	OKC Energy FC	Forward	Patrick Rakovsky	Orange County SC	Paul Dalglish	Miami FC	^[64]^[65]^[66]^[67]
September	Sebastian Guenzatti	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Forward	Julian Chavez	Sacramento Republic FC	Forward	Joe Kuzminsky	Charleston Battery	Neill Collins	Tampa Bay Rowdies	^[68]^[69]^[70]^[71]
October	Kyle Murphy	Memphis 901 FC	Forward	Luis Felipe Fernandes	Sacramento Republic FC	Midfielder	Joe Kuzminsky	Charleston Battery	Mike Jeffries	Charlotte Independence	^[72]^[73]^[74]^[75]

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