2023 USL League One season

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Season2023
DatesMarch 17 – October 14
(regular season)
October 20 – November 5 (playoffs)
ChampionsNorth Carolina FC (1st Title)
Players' ShieldUnion Omaha (2nd Title)
USL League One
Season2023
DatesMarch 17 – October 14
(regular season)
October 20 – November 5 (playoffs)
ChampionsNorth Carolina FC (1st Title)
Players' ShieldUnion Omaha (2nd Title)
Matches192
Goals572 (2.98 per match)
Best PlayerUnited States Trevor Amann Northern Colorado Hailstorm
Top goalscorerUnited States Trevor Amann Northern Colorado Hailstorm (23 Goals)
(league record)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Austin Pack Charlotte Independence
Highest scoring9 goals:
RIC 4–5 CV
(October 14)
Longest winning run10 matches
OMA
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
OMA
Longest winless run16 matches
RIC
Longest losing run5 matches
CV
Total attendance451,425
Average attendance2,363
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of October 14, 2023.

The 2023 USL League One season was the fifth season of USL League One.

Twelve teams participated in the 2023 season. Each team played ten teams three times and the one remaining team twice for a total of 32 games. Top six teams qualified for the playoffs.[1] Lexington SC entered as an expansion team and One Knoxville SC joined from USL League Two.[2][3][4] FC Tucson left to rejoin USL League Two.[5]

Tormenta FC are the defending champions, having defeated Chattanooga Red Wolves in the 2022 final.

Managerial changes

Locations of teams for the 2023 USL League One season
Club City Stadium Capacity Head coach Jersey manufacturer Jersey sponsor
Central Valley Fuego FC Fresno, California Fresno State Soccer Stadium 1,000 Edison Gonzalez (interim) Capelli Sport El Mexicano
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 10,500 Mike Jeffries Capelli Sport Novant Health
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Chattanooga, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium 5,000 Scott Mackenzie Adidas Transcard
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field 5,000 Matt Glaeser Hummel Dairyland Insurance
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Paladin Stadium 16,000 John Harkes Hummel Scansource
One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Regal Stadium 3,000 Mark McKeever Hummel KUB Fiber
Lexington SC Lexington, Kentucky Toyota Stadium 5,000 Nacho Novo (interim) Nike UK HealthCare
North Carolina FC Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000 John Bradford Adidas WakeMed
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Windsor, Colorado TicketSmarter Stadium at Future Legends Complex 6,000 Éamon Zayed Puma New Belgium Brewing Company
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 6,000 (Kickers matches) Darren Sawatzky Adidas Ukrop's
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium 5,300 Ian Cameron Adidas Optim Healthcare
Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park 9,023 Dominic Casciato Hummel XCancer
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC United States Jimmy Obleda Sacked November 8, 2022 United States Jeff Korytoski December 14, 2022[6]
Union Omaha United States Jay Mims Resigned December 16, 2022[7] England Dominic Casciato January 17, 2023[8]
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC United States Jeff Korytoski Sacked June 20, 2023 United States Jimmy Weekley (interim) June 20, 2023[9]
Central Valley Fuego FC Mexico Martin Vasquez Sacked July 3, 2023 England Adam Smith (interim) July 3, 2023[10]
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC United States Jimmy Weekley (interim) Medical leave August 4, 2023 England Scott Mackenzie (interim) August 4, 2023[11]
Central Valley Fuego FC England Adam Smith (interim) Moved to front office August 30, 2023 United States Edison Gonzalez (interim) August 30, 2023[12]
Lexington SC England Sam Stockley Moved to front office September 17, 2023 Spain Nacho Novo (interim) September 17, 2023[13]
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC England Scott Mackenzie (interim) End of interim period October 5, 2023 England Scott Mackenzie October 5, 2023[14]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Union Omaha (S) 32 19 5 8 61 41 +20 65 Qualification for the semi-finals
2 North Carolina FC (C) 32 19 7 6 58 39 +19 63
3 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 32 18 6 8 59 37 +22 62 Qualification for the play-offs
4 Charlotte Independence 32 13 9 10 50 42 +8 49
5 Greenville Triumph SC 32 13 10 9 45 40 +5 48
6 Forward Madison FC 32 11 11 10 38 40 −2 43
7 Tormenta FC 32 12 14 6 55 56 −1 42
8 One Knoxville SC 32 9 12 11 36 39 −3 38
9 Lexington SC 32 7 14 11 46 57 −11 32
10 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 32 8 17 7 46 65 −19 31
11 Richmond Kickers 32 6 15 11 42 55 −13 29
12 Central Valley Fuego FC 32 6 21 5 36 61 −25 23
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (S) Players' Shield winner

Results table

Color key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
ClubMatches[15]
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CV Fuego FC
(CV)		CHAOMAKNXGVLCLTKNXNCATRMNCOMADRICGVLNCOOMAMADLEXCLTKNXCHATRMLEXCLTMADRICNCALEXNCONCAOMACHAGVLRIC
1–00–21–10–30–10–10–23–21–42–11–20–10–10–10–12–12–10–11–11–22–31–24–43–31–22–20–20–31–21–31–25–4
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)		RICTRMRICNCAOMACVMADGVLLEXNCACHAOMAKNXCHANCANCOLEXRICGVLCVNCOGVLTRMCVKNXNCOCHALEXMADKNXOMATRM
0–03–12–11–10–01–00–01–30–12–13–03–00–22–20–22–32–12–21–01–24–12–33–22–11–12–43–02–22–01–11–41–1
Chattanooga Red Wolves
(CHA)		NCOCVKNXNCALEXTRMKNXOMACLTRICMADLEXGVLCLTRICNCOTRMKNXNCACVMADRICOMAGVLTRMMADCLTOMALEXCVGVLNCO
0–00–12–10–33–10–20–23–30–30–12–00–21–52–20–21–12–43–21–21–10–13–21–21–24–43–10–32–35–33–12–21–3
Forward Madison FC
(MAD)		OMALEXGVLCLTKNXNCANCOOMACVCHANCARICLEXTRMGVLCVNCATRMGVLRICCHAKNXTRMCVCHAKNXRICNCOCLTLEXNCOOMA
1–10–04–10–00–02–00–22–11–20–23–01–03–21–00–11–02–21–41–12–11–01–22–44–41–30–02–00–00–22–20–20–1
Greenville Triumph SC
(GVL)		RICTRMMADCVLEXNCACLTRICKNXOMATRMOMACVCHAMADKNXCLTTRMMADCLTNCANCOCHAOMALEXNCAKNXRICNCOCVCHALEX
0–10–21–43–02–01–23–12–21–23–31–11–11–05–11–01–00–12–11–13–21–20–02–11–21–10–21–02–10–22–12–21–1
One Knoxville SC
(KNX)		LEXCHACVTRMCVMADNCOCHAGVLLEXNCANCOCLTOMARICNCANCOGVLOMACHACVOMAMADLEXCLTTRMMADGVLTRMCLTRICNCA
2–11–21–10–21–00–01–22–02–11–10–10–02–01–12–22–22–40–11–22–31–01–32–11–01–13–10–00–10–11–12–21–2
Lexington SC
(LEX)		KNXNCAMADTRMGVLCHACLTRICKNXNCOTRMCHANCAMADTRMCLTCVOMARICOMANCOCVKNXRICGVLNCOCVCLTCHAMADNCAGVL
1–21–20–02–10–21–31–01–21–12–21–12–02–22–31–51–21–23–02–20–24–33–20–11–01–12–32–22–23–52–20–11–1
North Carolina FC
(NCA)		TRMLEXCLTOMACHAGVLCVMADRICCLTKNXMADLEXCLTKNXMADNCOCHATRMRICGVLRICNCOCVOMAGVLTRMCVNCOOMALEXKNX
0–12–11–12–13–02–12–00–23–21–21–00–32–22–02–22–22–02–13–22–22–13–11–22–13–42–02–33–02–01–11–02–1
NoCo Hailstorm FC
(NCO)		CHATRMRICOMAKNXMADCVLEXRICKNXCVCLTCHAKNXOMARICNCACLTLEXOMAGVLTRMNCACLTLEXTRMCVMADNCAGVLMADCHA
0–03–00–02–32–12–04–12–22–00–01–03–21–14–22–03–10–21–43–42–30–02–22–14–23–22–12–00–00–22–02–03–1
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		CLTGVLCLTNCOTRMOMAGVLNCALEXTRMCHANCOCVMADKNXCHAOMACLTNCOLEXMADNCACHANCALEXCVOMAMADGVLTRMKNXCV
0–01–01–20–03–10–02–22–32–11–11–00–22–10–12–22–01–42–21–32–21–22–22–31–30–13–31–20–21–20–12–24–5
Tormenta FC
(TRM)		NCACLTNCOGVLLEXKNXRICCHACVRICGVLLEXOMAMADLEXCHAGVLMADOMANCACVCLTMADNCOCHAKNXNCONCAKNXRICOMACLT
1–01–30–32–01–22–01–32–02–31–11–11–10–20–15–14–21–24–12–32–32–12–34–22–24–41–31–23–21–01–00–41–1
Union Omaha
(OMA)		MADCVNCACLTNCORICCHAGVLMADCLTGVLKNXTRMCVRICNCOKNXLEXTRMLEXKNXNCOCHAGVLNCARICCHACVNCACLTTRMMAD
1–12–01–20–03–20–03–33–31–20–31–11–12–01–04–10–22–10–33–22–03–13–22–12–14–32–13–22–11–14–14–01–0

Playoffs

The 2023 USL League One Playoffs (branded as the 2023 USL League One Playoffs presented by Hisense USA for sponsorship reasons) was the post-season championship of the USL League One season.[16]

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Union Omaha 0 (4)
4 Charlotte Independence 3 4 Charlotte Independence (p) 0 (5)
5 Greenville Triumph SC 2 4 Charlotte Independence 1 (4)
2 North Carolina FC (p) 1 (5)
2 North Carolina FC 3
3 Northern Colorado Hailstorm 4 3 Northern Colorado Hailstorm 1
6 Forward Madison FC 1

Schedule

Quarter-finals

October 20, 2023 (2023-10-20) Charlotte Independence 3–2Greenville Triumph SCCharlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 961
Referee: Thomas Snyder
October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) Northern Colorado Hailstorm 4–1Forward Madison FCWindsor, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: TicketSmarter Stadium
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Semi-finals

October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) Union Omaha0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Charlotte Independence Papillion, Nebraska
4:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,217
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Penalties
October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) North Carolina FC 3–1Northern Colorado HailstormCary, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,345
Referee: Alexis Da Silva

USL League One Final

November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05) North Carolina FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Charlotte IndependenceCary, North Carolina
5:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,487
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Penalties

Championship Game MVP: Raheem Somersall (NCA)

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Total High Low Average
Richmond Kickers1676,5776,0003,1434,786
Forward Madison FC1668,9635,0003,2234,310
Union Omaha1648,4874,0951,6653,030
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC1638,5783,0591,8632,411
North Carolina FC1638,2285,7951,1192,389
Lexington SC1635,7173,0291,9112,232
Greenville Triumph SC1633,4683,6721,0892,092
One Knoxville SC16*29,7432,5221,2121,983
Charlotte Independence1625,6173,9471071,601
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC1623,1332,3924571,446
South Georgia Tormenta FC1621,1522,0411,0011,322
Central Valley Fuego FC1611,7621,436370735
Total192451,4256,0001072,363
Sources: USL[17]
Note= One Knoxville SC had one game not reported.

Regular season statistical leaders

League awards

References

External links

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