2023 USL Championship season

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Season2023
Dates
  • March 11 – October 14
    (regular season)
  • October 21 – November 12
    (playoffs)
ChampionsPhoenix Rising FC (1st Title)
Players' ShieldPittsburgh Riverhounds SC (1st Title)
USL Championship
Season2023
Dates
  • March 11 – October 14
    (regular season)
  • October 21 – November 12
    (playoffs)
ChampionsPhoenix Rising FC (1st Title)
Players' ShieldPittsburgh Riverhounds SC (1st Title)
Matches408
Goals1,121 (2.75 per match)
Best PlayerCameroon Albert Dikwa Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Top goalscorerCameroon Albert Dikwa Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (20 Goals)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Danny Vitiello Sacramento Republic FC
Biggest home win6 goals:
PHX 6–0 MEM
(July 1)
Biggest away win7 goals:
CHS 0–7 SAN
(May 13)
Highest scoring8 goals:
MB 5–3 HFD
(March 11)
Longest winning run8 matches
OCO
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
PGH
Longest winless run12 matches
HFD
Longest losing run9 matches
HFD
Highest attendance20,231
SAC 0–2 OCO
(August 26)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of November 12, 2023.

The 2023 USL Championship season was the 13th season of the USL Championship and the seventh season under Division II sanctioning. The 2023 season had 24 teams participating in two conferences during the regular season.[1] San Antonio FC were the defending champions.

Changes from 2022

Regular season

Format

The teams will play a balanced 34-game schedule. Each team will play their conference opponents twice, and play one game each with the teams in the opposite conference. The top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs.[1]

Eastern Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (S) 34 19 5 10 50 29 +21 67 Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 19 9 6 60 39 +21 63
3 Charleston Battery 34 17 9 8 47 43 +4 59
4 Memphis 901 FC 34 14 10 10 59 53 +6 52
5 Louisville City FC 34 14 12 8 41 44 −3 50
6 Indy Eleven 34 13 11 10 46 38 +8 49
7 Birmingham Legion FC 34 14 16 4 44 53 −9 46
8 Detroit City FC 34 11 15 8 30 39 −9 41
9 Miami FC 34 11 15 8 43 44 −1 41
10 FC Tulsa 34 10 15 9 43 55 −12 39
11 Loudoun United FC 34 7 23 4 36 61 −25 25
12 Hartford Athletic 34 4 24 6 40 79 −39 18
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(S) Players' Shield winner

Western Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic FC 34 18 6 10 51 26 +25 64 Playoffs
2 Orange County SC 34 17 11 6 46 39 +7 57
3 San Diego Loyal SC 34 16 9 9 61 43 +18 57
4 San Antonio FC 34 14 6 14 63 38 +25 56
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 34 16 13 5 49 42 +7 53
6 Phoenix Rising FC (C) 34 12 10 12 54 41 +13 48
7 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 13 13 8 41 51 −10 47
8 New Mexico United 34 13 14 7 51 49 +2 46
9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 34 10 11 13 43 48 −5 43
10 Oakland Roots SC 34 11 14 9 45 48 −3 42
11 Monterey Bay FC 34 11 15 8 42 53 −11 41
12 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 3 21 10 36 66 −30 19
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
ClubMatch[21]
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Birmingham Legion FC
(BHM)		PGHTULHFDTBRPHXLDNOCOHFDMIAOAKPGHELPDETINDLDNSANLVLTBRLOUCHSCOSINDSACLOUTULDETSDGNMURGVMEMMIAMEMMBCHS
1–13–21–02–01–20–32–13–21–31–41–21–20–12–12–01–33–31–02–11–21–20–41–12–03–12–30–31–00–11–10–22–12–00–1
Charleston Battery
(CHS)		PHXSACTBRHFDTBRTULLOUCOSLVLSANMBRGVINDDETPGHHFDMEMLDNINDMIAPGHBHMOAKLOUDETOCOMEMNMUSDGLDNTULELPMIABHM
1–11–13–03–22–12–10–02–11–00–71–02–00–40–00–24–32–33–01–11–13–12–10–11–11–00–21–01–02–02–22–12–31–21–0
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
(COS)		ELPHFDSANLDNPGHSACNMUCHSELPMEMINDTBROAKOCOLVLRGVNMUMIAMBSDGPHXSDGBHMTULOAKMBLOUSANOCOSACDETRGVLVLPHX
2–11–10–11–01–00–42–11–22–31–20–11–20–14–02–00–11–22–04–00–51–10–22–11–13–21–22–31–11–02–03–01–13–22–0
Detroit City FC
(DET)		SDGELPINDRGVLOUMIASACTBRTULTBRSANBHMCHSHFDMEMOCOTULNMULDNPGHLOUMBOAKCHSLVLBHMMEMMIAPHXHFDCOSINDLDNPGH
1–03–10–10–10–10–00–10–11–11–51–01–00–03–10–00–12–30–11–10–22–01–01–10–11–03–21–12–10–53–00–30–33–00–0
El Paso Locomotive
(ELP)		SACCOSDETLOUTULOCOPGHSDGCOSLDNBHMNMUSANLVLTBRNMUMBSANRGVOAKRGVMIAPHXINDHFDMBOCOLVLSACPHXCHSSDGMEMOAK
0–11–21–33–02–21–02–02–13–21–02–11–02–22–11–10–10–01–21–11–32–50–40–52–32–01–20–01–00–11–13–20–00–42–1
Hartford Athletic
(HFD)		MBCOSBHMOCOCHSOAKBHMMEMPHXLDNSACLOUINDDETCHSINDLDNSDGTULLVLSANNMUPGHMIAPGHELPTBRMEMDETTBRMIARGVLOUTUL
3–51–10–11–12–32–12–30–21–32–01–40–01–11–33–40–21–20–22–32–02–52–10–20–33–40–21–22–40–30–20–22–21–12–5
Indy Eleven
(IND)		TBRDETLVLOAKOCOMBPGHLDNSACCOSLOUCHSHFDBHMHFDSDGTULCHSTBRPGHLOUMEMBHMMIAELPMEMLDNMIANMUPHXRGVDETTULSAN
1–11–00–00–30–12–31–12–11–31–00–14–01–11–22–02–20–11–10–03–10–21–24–01–03–20–02–11–02–31–10–13–02–13–3
Las Vegas Lights
(LVL)		RGVOCOINDMEMMIASANCHSSANTULPGHPHXMBELPCOSLOUTBRNMUBHMHFDOAKSACRGVLDNDETPHXNMUOCOOAKELPMBSDGSACCOSSDG
1–12–20–02–21–41–10–11–21–11–41–01–21–20–20–11–22–23–30–20–11–22–10–30–12–33–31–53–10–12–31–10–22–30–2
Loudoun United FC
(LDN)		MEMSANTULCOSBHMOAKPHXINDELPNMUHFDPGHMBTULMIABHMTBRCHSHFDLOUDETOCOMIAMEMSDGLVLSACINDPGHCHSLOUTBRDETRGV
3–11–10–30–13–02–01–31–20–11–30–20–11–43–12–10–22–40–32–10–11–11–31–20~01–23–01–31–21–32–21–20–10–31–2
Louisville City FC
(LOU)		OCOMBELPSACDETSANCHSMEMMIATULINDHFDMEMPHXLVLPGHLDNPGHDETBHMINDTULCHSRGVBHMOAKCOSTBRSDGMIALDNNMUHFDTBR
3–11–00–30–51–01–00–01–13–11–21–00–01–32–21–00–01–00–10–21–22–03–01–12–20–22–13–21–21–03–42–10–21–12–3
Memphis 901 FC
(MEM)		LDNPGHMIALVLRGVLOUHFDCOSTULMIALOUDETTULCHSPHXSANOAKSACOCOPGHLDNINDSDGINDCHSDETTBRMBHFDBHMTBRBHMELPNMU
1–31–31–12–23–01–12–02–12–15–13–10–04–03–20–60–41–11–13–42–40–02–11–00–00–11–13–20–14–21–14–21–24–01–4
Miami FC
(MIA)		TULNMUPGHMEMTBRDETLVLOAKBHMLOUSDGOCOMEMRGVLDNMBCOSPHXTULCHSSANLDNELPINDHFDTBRINDDETPGHLOUBHMHFDCHSSAC
1–10–11–11–10–20–04–10–03–11–32–30–01–53–31–20–10–22–10–11–11–02–14–00–13–00–20–11–21–24–32–02–02–10–1
Monterey Bay FC
(MB)		HFDLOURGVSANNMUPHXINDRGVPGHNMUCHSTULLDNLVLSACMIAOCOCOSELPOAKDETPHXSACTBRSANCOSELPMEMLVLSDGOAKSDGBHMOCO
5–30–11–11–24–21–13–20–02–21–20–10–04–12–11–01–01–30–40–01–30–10–20–11–40–02–12–11–03–22–32–21–40–20–1
New Mexico United
(NMU)		MIAOAKMBSDGCOSOCORGVMBLDNSANELPTBRRGVPHXCOSELPLVLDETSACOCOHFDSANSDGOAKTULLVLCHSBHMINDSACPGHLOUPHXMEM
1–00–12–41–11–23–12–22–13–11–20–12–32–21–32–11–02–21–03–00–11–20–32–21–22–13–30–10–13–20–01–22–02–14–1
Oakland Roots SC
(OAK)		SANRGVNMUINDHFDLDNMIABHMOCOSACSDGCOSPHXPGHPHXRGVTBRMEMMBELPLVLDETCHSCOSNMULOUSACLVLTULMBSANOCOSDGELP
1–31–11–03–01–20–20–04–13–01–32–01–02–20–01–10–20–31–13–13–11–01–11–02–32–11–20–11–30–12–22–21–32–41–2
Orange County SC
(OCO)		LOUTBRLVLHFDELPINDBHMNMUSDGOAKSACPHXMIARGVCOSTULDETMBRGVLDNMEMNMUSDGPGHCHSSACLVLELPCOSSANPHXOAKSANMB
1–31–12–21–10–11–01–21–31–20–31–00–10–02–00–43–01–03–10–23–14–31–03–11–02–02–05–10–00–10–41–13–11–01–0
Phoenix Rising FC
(PHX)		CHSSDGSDGBHMMBSANLDNTBRHFDOCOLVLPGHOAKLOUNMUOAKMEMMIACOSSACMBSANELPRGVLVLSACRGVTULDETINDELPOCONMUCOS
1–10–32–22–11–11–13–10–23–11–00–10–12–22–23–11–16–01–21–10–42–01–25–00–13–22–12–00–05–01–11–11–11–20–2
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
(PGH)		BHMMEMMIATULCOSRGVELPINDMBBHMLVLLDNPHXCHSOAKSDGLOUSACLOUDETCHSINDMEMTBRHFDOCOHFDSANLDNMIANMUTULTBRDET
1–13–11–10–00–12–00–21–12–22–14–11–01–02–00–02–10–00–01–02–01–31–34–21–02–00–14–30–03–12–12–13–22–00–0
Rio Grande Valley Toros
(RGV)		LVLOAKMBDETPGHMEMMBNMUSDGTBRCHSOCOMIANMUCOSOAKSACOCOELPTULELPLVLLOUSANPHXSDGSANPHXBHMINDCOSHFDSACLDN
1–11–11–11–00–20–30–02–23–20–30–20–23–32–21–02–01–12–01–11–25–21–22–21–21–02–30–00–21–01–01–12–22–32–1
Sacramento Republic
(SAC)		ELPCHSSDGLOUSANCOSDETTULINDOCOOAKHFDTBRSDGMBSANRGVPGHMEMNMUPHXLVLMBBHMLDNOCOPHXOAKELPNMUCOSLVLRGVMIA
1–01–11–05–00–04–01–01–13–10–13–14–11–11–10–13–11–10–01–10–34–02–11–01–13–10–21–21–01–00–00–22–03–21–0
San Antonio FC
(SAN)		OAKLDNCOSMBSACLOUPHXLVLLVLCHSDETNMUSDGELPSDGSACBHMMEMELPMIAHFDPHXNMURGVMBPGHRGVTULCOSTBROCOOAKOCOIND
3–11–11–02–10–00–11–11–12–17–00–12–13–32–22–21–33–14–02–10–15–22–13–02–10–00–00–01–21–13–34–02–20–13–3
San Diego Loyal
(SDG)		DETPHXSACPHXTULNMUTBRELPOCORGVMIAOAKSANSACSANPGHINDHFDCOSCOSOCOLDNMEMNMURGVBHMCHSLOUMBLVLMBELPOAKLVL
1–03–00–12–22–11–11–01–22–12–33–20–23–31–12–21–22–22–05–02–01–32–10–12–23–23–00–20–13–21–14–10–04–22–0
Tampa Bay Rowdies
(TBR)		INDOCOCHSBHMMIACHSSDGDETPHXDETRGVCOSSACNMUELPLDNLVLOAKBHMINDTULPGHMBTULMIAHFDMEMLOUSANMEMHFDLDNPGHLOU
1–11–10–30–22–01–20–10–12–05–13–02–11–13–21–14–22–13–00–10–03–00–14–12–12–02–12–32–13–32–42–01–00–23–2
FC Tulsa
(TUL)		MIABHMLDNPGHELPSDGCHSSACDETLVLMEMLOUMBLDNOCOMEMDETINDMIAHFDRGVTBRLOUCOSTBRBHMNMUSANPHXOAKCHSPGHINDHFD
1–12–33–00–02–21–21–21–11–11–11–22–10–01–30–30–43–21–01–03–22–10–30–31–11–21–31–22–10–01–01–22–31–25–2

Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals
October 21–22 		Conference Semifinals
October 27–28 		Conference Finals
November 4 		USL Championship Final
November 12
            
E1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0
E8 Detroit City FC 1
E8 Detroit City FC 0
E5 Louisville City FC 4
E4 Memphis 901 FC 1 (4)
E5 Louisville City FC (p) 1 (5)
E5 Louisville City FC 1
Eastern Conference
E3 Charleston Battery 2
E3 Charleston Battery 5
E6 Indy Eleven 0
E3 Charleston Battery 2
E7 Birmingham Legion FC 1
E2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0
E7 Birmingham Legion FC 3
E3 Charleston Battery 1 (2)
W6 Phoenix Rising FC (p) 1 (3)
W1 Sacramento Republic FC 1
W8 New Mexico United 0
W1 Sacramento Republic FC 3
W4 San Antonio FC 1
W4 San Antonio FC 1
W5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0
W1 Sacramento Republic FC 1
Western Conference
W6 Phoenix Rising FC 2
W3 San Diego Loyal SC 3
W6 Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) 4
W6 Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) 2
W2 Orange County SC 1
W2 Orange County SC 1
W7 El Paso Locomotive FC 0

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) EastMemphis 901 FC1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Louisville City FC Memphis, Tennessee
6:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,587
Referee: Elton García
Penalties
October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) EastPittsburgh Riverhounds SC0–1 Detroit City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) EastTampa Bay Rowdies0–3 Birmingham Legion FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,249
Referee: Matthew Thompson
October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) West San Antonio FC 1–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksSan Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,304
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) West Sacramento Republic FC 1–0New Mexico UnitedSacramento, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) West Orange County SC 1–0El Paso Locomotive FCIrvine, California
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Natalie Simon
October 22, 2023 (2023-10-22) East Charleston Battery 5–0Indy ElevenMount Pleasant, South Carolina
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,972
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
October 22, 2023 (2023-10-22) WestSan Diego Loyal SC3–4 (a.e.t.) Phoenix Rising FC San Diego California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,671
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Conference Semifinals

October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27) West Sacramento Republic FC 3–1San Antonio FCSacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 10,619
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) East Charleston Battery 2–1Birmingham Legion FCMount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,762
Referee: Elton Garcia
October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) East Louisville City FC 4–0Detroit City FCLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,959
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) WestOrange County SC1–2 (a.e.t.) Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Calin Radosav

Conference Finals

November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04) East Charleston Battery 2–1Louisville City FCMount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4,438
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04) WestSacramento Republic FC1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento, California
7:00 PM PST
Report
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

USL Championship Final

Championship Game MVP: Rocco Ríos Novo (PHX)

Regular season statistical leaders

League awards

Attendances

References

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