United Soccer League 2018
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| Sport | Soccer |
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| Organisateur(s) | United Soccer Leagues |
| Édition | 8e |
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Saison régulière : 16 mars - Séries éliminatoires : 20 octobre - |
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| Participants | 33 équipes |
| Affluence |
2 756 759 spectateurs 4 923 par match (saison régulière) |
| Site web officiel | uslsoccer.com |
| Vainqueur | Louisville City |
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| Finaliste | Rising de Phoenix |
| Buts | 1 612 (2,87 buts/match) |
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La United Soccer League 2018 est la huitième saison de la United Soccer League, le championnat professionnel de soccer d'Amérique du Nord de deuxième division[1]. Elle est composée de trente-trois équipes (31 des États-Unis et 2 du Canada).
Le , la ligue annonce que le calendrier comprendra 34 rencontres pour chaque équipe[2].
Après la saison 2017, trois équipes quittent la ligue. D'un côté, les Whitecaps 2 de Vancouver cessent leurs activités et l'équipe-mère des Whitecaps de Vancouver décide alors de s'affilier à la franchise du Fresno FC, nouvellement arrivante[3] tandis que les Rhinos de Rochester annoncent qu'ils seront en hiatus pour la saison 2018[4], tout comme le Orlando City B[2]. Le 1er novembre, les Sounders 2 de Seattle déménagent à Tacoma, au Cheney Stadium, stade de baseball des Rainiers de Tacoma[5],[6].
Le , la ligue annonce une nouvelle franchise basée à Nashville, dans l'État du Tennessee, avec une saison inaugurale prévue pour la saison 2018[7]. Il faut malgré tout attendre le 1er juillet suivant pour obtenir les modalités de cette franchise qui hérite des couleurs et du logo du Nashville FC qui évolue alors en NPSL, une des deux quatrièmes divisions nord-américaines[8]. Au mois de septembre, cette nouvelle franchise change son identité en prenant le nom de Nashville SC[9].
Le , Las Vegas obtient une nouvelle franchise à compter de la saison 2018[10],[11] et son nom n'est révélé qu'en quand il est annoncé que la franchise est baptisée Lights de Las Vegas à la suite d'un processus de vote populaire[12]. Le , Fresno obtient également une nouvelle franchise de la USL à compter de la saison 2018, et se nommera Fresno FC[13].
Le , la USL fait l'annonce de l'arrivée d'une nouvelle équipe réserve, celle d'Atlanta United qui est par la suite baptisée Atlanta United 2 dans le comté de Gwinnett, pour la saison 2018[14],[15]. Les Islanders de Harrisburg deviennent le Penn FC le [16]. Le lendemain, le , la franchise de North Carolina FC quitte la NASL pour rejoindre la USL[17], puis, le , l'Eleven d'Indy rejoint aussi la USL pour la saison 2018[18].
Le Atlanta United 2, l'Eleven d'Indy, le Nashville SC et le North Carolina FC intègrent la conférence Est tandis que le Saint Louis FC quitte cette conférence pour intégrer la conférence Ouest. Enfin, le Fresno FC et les Lights de Las Vegas intègrent la conférence Ouest.
Les trente-trois franchises participantes
Carte
Entraîneurs et stades
| Équipe | Entraîneur | Stade | Capacité | Franchise MLS affiliée ou partenaire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta United 2 | Coolray Field | 10 427 | Atlanta United | |
| Steel de Bethlehem | Goodman Stadium | 16 000 | Union de Philadelphie | |
| Battery de Charleston | MUSC Health Stadium | 5 100 | ||
| Independence de Charlotte | Sportsplex at Matthews | 2 300 | Rapids du Colorado | |
| Switchbacks de Colorado Springs | Weidner Field | 5 000 | ||
| FC Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium | 40 000 | ||
| Fresno FC | Chukchansi Park | 12 500 | Whitecaps de Vancouver | |
| Eleven d'Indy | Lucas Oil Stadium | 62 421 | ||
| Galaxy II de Los Angeles | StubHub Center – Track Stadium | 5 000 | Galaxy de Los Angeles | |
| Lights de Las Vegas | Cashman Field | 9 334 | ||
| Louisville City FC | Louisville Slugger Field | 8 000 | ||
| Nashville SC | First Tennessee Park[note 1] | 8 500 | ||
| Red Bulls II de New York | MSU Soccer Park | 5 000 | Red Bulls de New York | |
| North Carolina FC | Sahlen's Stadium | 10 000 | ||
| Energy d'Oklahoma City | Taft Stadium | 7 500 | FC Dallas | |
| Orange County SC | Champions Stadium | 5 000 | Los Angeles FC | |
| Fury d'Ottawa | Stade Place TD | 24 000 | Impact de Montréal | |
| Penn FC | FNB Field | 6 187 | ||
| Rising de Phoenix | Rising Soccer Complex | 6 200 | ||
| Riverhounds de Pittsburgh | Highmark Stadium | 5 000 | Crew de Columbus | |
| Timbers 2 de Portland | Providence Park | 21 144 | Timbers de Portland | |
| Real Monarchs | Zions Bank Stadium | 5 000 | Real Salt Lake | |
| Reno 1868 | Greater Nevada Field | 9 013 | Earthquakes de San José | |
| Kickers de Richmond | City Stadium | 22 000 | D.C. United | |
| Rio Grande Valley FC | H-E-B Park | 9 735 | Dynamo de Houston | |
| Republic de Sacramento | Papa Murphy's Park | 11 569 | ||
| Saint Louis FC | Toyota Stadium | 5 500 | Minnesota United | |
| San Antonio FC | Toyota Field | 8 300 | New York City FC | |
| Sounders 2 de Seattle | Cheney Stadium | 6 500 | Sounders de Seattle | |
| Rangers de Swope Park | Children's Mercy Park[note 2] | 18 467 | Sporting Kansas City | |
| Rowdies de Tampa Bay | Al Lang Stadium | 7 227 | ||
| Toronto FC II | Stade LamportBMO Field[note 3] | 9 600 30 000 | Toronto FC | |
| Roughnecks de Tulsa | ONEOK Field | 7 833 | Fire de Chicago |
- Partenariat
- Équipe réserve
Changements d'entraîneurs
| Équipe | Entraîneur sortant | Motif | Date de départ | Entraîneur entrant | Date d'arrivée |
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| Tampa Bay | Démission | ||||
| Toronto | Consentement mutuel | ||||
| Phoenix | Consentement mutuel | ||||
| Tulsa | Renvoi | ||||
| Richmond | Démission | ||||
| Louisville | Consentement mutuel | & George Davis IV (intérim)[32] |
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| Louisville | & George Davis IV (intérim) |
Fin de l'intérim | |||
| Real Monarchs | Démission |
Format de la compétition
Les trente-trois équipes sont réparties en deux conférences : conférence de l'Ouest (17 équipes) et la conférence de l'Est (16 équipes).
Toutes les équipes disputent trente rencontres, uniquement contre des équipes de leur propre conférence.
Les huit meilleures équipes de chaque conférence sont qualifiées pour les séries. À chaque tour, c'est l'équipe la mieux classée en saison régulière qui accueille son adversaire.
En cas d'égalité, les critères suivants départagent les équipes :
- Nombre de victoires
- Différence de buts générale
- Nombre de buts marqués
- Points obtenus contre les quatre meilleures équipes de la conférence
- Classement du fair-play
- Tirage à la pièce
Saison régulière
Classements des conférences Ouest et Est
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- Champion de la saison régulière et qualification pour les séries éliminatoires
- Franchise qualifiée pour les séries éliminatoires
T : Tenant du titre
Résultats
| Abréviations et légende des couleurs : Atlanta United 2 – ATL • Bethlehem Steel – BST • Battery de Charleston – CHS • Independence de Charlotte – CLT • FC Cincinnati – CIN • Switchbacks de Colorado Springs – COS • Fresno FC – FRE • Eleven d'Indy – IND • Lights FC de Las Vegas – LVL • LA Galaxy II – LAG • Louisville City FC – LOU • Nashville Soccer Club – NAS • New York Red Bulls II – NYR • North Carolina FC – NCA • Energy FC d'Oklahoma City – OKC • Orange County SC – OCO • Fury d'Ottawa – OTT • Penn FC – PEN Rising FC de Phoenix – PHX • Riverhounds de Pittsburgh – PIT • Portland Timbers 2 – POR • Real Monarchs – RMO • Reno 1868 FC – RNO • Toros de Rio Grande Valley FC – RGV • Kickers de Richmond – RIC • Republic FC de Sacramento – SAC • San Antonio FC – SAN • Saint Louis FC – STL • Seattle Sounders 2 – SEA • Swope Park Rangers – SPR • Rowdies de Tampa Bay – TBR • Toronto FC II – TOR • Roughnecks FC de Tulsa – TUL Domicile • Extérieur • Neutre • Victoire • Défaite • Nul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 33 | 34 | |
| Atlanta United 2 (ATL) | NYR | CLT | PEN | LOU | CHS | PIT | CIN | OTT | TOR | LOU | NCA | TBR | IND | CLT | NSH | NYR | BST | RIC | NSH | BST | OTT | CHS | CIN | IND | TOR | PEN | TBR | NCA | NSH | LOU | TBR | CHS | PIT | RIC |
| 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Bethlehem Steel (BST) | RIC | TBR | NSH | CHS | CIN | LOU | RIC | CHS | NYR | IND | OTT | NCA | LOU | CIN | NYR | CLT | PEN | ATL | NCA | NYR | IND | ATL | RIC | CLT | PIT | TOR | OTT | NSH | PEN | PIT | TOR | OTT | IND | TBR |
| 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Battery de Charleston (CHS) | CIN | PEN | NYR | BST | PEN | ATL | TBR | CLT | BST | OTT | NSH | IND | RIC | CLT | PIT | TOR | NCA | IND | LOU | PIT | RIC | NCA | TBR | ATL | CIN | NYR | LOU | TBR | CLT | NSH | NCA | TOR | ATL | OTT |
| 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Independence de Charlotte (CLT) | OTT | TOR | ATL | NSH | NCA | IND | CHS | CIN | TOR | RIC | OTT | NYR | ATL | CHS | RIC | TBR | BST | IND | NSH | CIN | LOU | PEN | BST | PIT | LOU | NCA | NSH | RIC | CHS | NYR | PIT | PEN | TBR | NCA |
| 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| FC Cincinnati (CIN) | CHS | IND | LOU | BST | PIT | OTT | IND | ATL | CLT | NCA | LOU | NYR | NCA | BST | RIC | TOR | OTT | NSH | TBR | CLT | NYR | NSH | PEN | CHS | ATL | TBR | PIT | LOU | TOR | PEN | RIC | IND | PIT | NSH |
| 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| Switchbacks de Colorado Springs (COS) | LAG | POR | STL | SPR | RGV | RNO | SAC | SEA | OCO | RNO | LVL | OKC | STL | LVL | SPR | POR | FRS | SAN | OCO | OKC | SAC | TUL | SAN | RGV | OKC | TUL | PHX | SLC | LAG | RGV | PHX | SLC | FRS | SEA |
| 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
| Fresno FC (FRS) | LVL | LAG | SEA | OKC | STL | TUL | SAN | PHX | SAN | RGV | SLC | OCO | SEA | RNO | SAC | SPR | COS | SLC | SAC | POR | PHX | OKC | TUL | SAC | LAG | STL | LVL | RNO | SPR | OCO | POR | RGV | COS | SLC |
| 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Eleven d'Indy (IND) | RIC | CIN | NCA | NSH | CLT | CIN | LOU | PIT | BST | NYR | CHS | ATL | TOR | NSH | PEN | OTT | CLT | CHS | TBR | BST | LOU | NCA | OTT | TOR | ATL | PIT | RIC | NYR | PEN | PIT | TBR | CIN | BST | LOU |
| 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Lights FC de Las Vegas (LVL) | FRS | RNO | SPR | SAC | SAN | SLC | TUL | COS | SLC | LAG | COS | PHX | SEA | SPR | TUL | STL | OKC | RGV | POR | SEA | RGV | STL | OCO | PHX | FRS | RNO | LAG | POR | RNO | OCO | OKC | SAN | PHX | SAC |
| 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–7 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–6 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | |
| LA Galaxy II (LAG) | COS | FRS | SAN | OCO | PHX | STL | NYR | PHX | STL | POR | RGV | LVL | TUL | OCO | OKC | TUL | SEA | OCO | RNO | POR | SPR | SAN | FRS | SAC | RGV | SLC | COS | LVL | OKC | RNO | SLC | SEA | SAC | SPR |
| 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 3–7 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | |
| Louisville City FC (LOU) | NSH | TBR | CIN | RIC | ATL | BST | IND | NSH | ATL | CIN | BST | PEN | NCA | PIT | NYR | TBR | CHS | CLT | OTT | IND | NYR | NSH | CLT | RIC | TOR | CHS | CIN | PIT | PEN | OTT | ATL | TOR | NCA | IND |
| 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Nashville SC (NSH) | LOU | PIT | BST | CLT | IND | PEN | NYR | LOU | CHS | PIT | PEN | TBR | NCA | IND | ATL | CIN | CLT | OTT | ATL | TOR | CIN | OTT | LOU | BST | RIC | CLT | NCA | TBR | CHS | ATL | NYR | RIC | TOR | CIN |
| 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | |
| New York Red Bulls II (NYR) | TOR | ATL | CHS | RIC | TBR | LAG | TOR | OTT | NSH | BST | IND | CIN | CLT | PIT | BST | OTT | LOU | ATL | RIC | BST | CIN | TBR | PEN | LOU | NCA | CHS | OTT | IND | TOR | CLT | NSH | NCA | PEN | PIT |
| 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–6 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| North Carolina FC (NCA) | TBR | RIC | IND | CLT | TOR | OTT | PEN | CIN | ATL | BST | CIN | OTT | NSH | LOU | RIC | PIT | CHS | BST | TOR | PIT | CHS | TBR | IND | NYR | CLT | TBR | NSH | PEN | ATL | CHS | RIC | NYR | LOU | CLT |
| 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Energy FC d'Oklahoma City (OKC) | TUL | PHX | OCO | FRS | POR | STL | RNO | SPR | PHX | COS | TUL | RNO | SEA | POR | RGV | LAG | SAN | COS | LVL | SAC | FRS | SAN | COS | TUL | SLC | RGV | SEA | SPR | OCO | LAG | SAC | LVL | SLC | STL |
| 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Orange County SC (OCO) | PHX | SAC | OKC | TUL | LAG | SAN | RGV | COS | SLC | STL | FRS | SAC | LAG | RNO | TUL | PHX | COS | LAG | SAN | SPR | STL | POR | SPR | PHX | LVL | POR | RGV | SEA | OKC | FRS | SLC | LVL | SEA | RNO |
| 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Fury d'Ottawa (OTT) | CLT | TBR | PIT | NCA | CIN | NYR | PEN | ATL | CHS | BST | TOR | CLT | NCA | NYR | CIN | IND | PIT | PEN | NSH | LOU | TBR | ATL | NSH | RIC | IND | BST | PEN | NYR | TOR | RIC | LOU | TOR | BST | CHS |
| 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Penn FC (PEN) | CHS | PIT | ATL | CHS | NSH | NCA | TBR | OTT | TOR | PIT | NSH | TOR | RIC | LOU | TBR | IND | BST | RIC | OTT | CLT | NYR | CIN | RIC | OTT | BST | ATL | IND | NCA | LOU | CIN | PIT | CLT | NYR | TOR |
| 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| Rising FC de Phoenix (PHX) | OCO | OKC | RNO | SLC | LAG | SPR | FRS | LAG | OKC | TUL | SAC | SPR | STL | SAC | LVL | TUL | RGV | OCO | FRS | SEA | SLC | POR | OCO | LVL | SAN | COS | RGV | SAN | SEA | COS | STL | RNO | LVL | POR |
| 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | |
| Riverhounds de Pittsburgh (PIT) | NSH | PEN | TOR | OTT | CIN | ATL | TOR | IND | TBR | PEN | NSH | RIC | NYR | CHS | LOU | NCA | OTT | CHS | NCA | RIC | TOR | BST | CLT | TBR | IND | CIN | BST | LOU | IND | PEN | CLT | CIN | ATL | NYR |
| 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Portland Timbers 2 (POR) | SEA | COS | SLC | TUL | OKC | RGV | RNO | SAC | STL | SEA | LAG | SLC | SAN | RGV | OKC | COS | RNO | FRS | SPR | LVL | LAG | OCO | PHX | SPR | SAN | SEA | OCO | STL | TUL | LVL | FRS | SAC | RNO | PHX |
| 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 7–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Real Monarchs (SLC) | TUL | POR | PHX | SEA | TBR | LVL | OCO | SPR | FRS | LVL | POR | SAC | RGV | SPR | STL | FRS | RNO | SAC | SEA | SAN | PHX | RNO | OKC | TUL | LAG | COS | SAN | RGV | STL | OCO | LAG | COS | OKC | FRS |
| 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Reno 1868 FC (RNO) | SPR | LVL | PHX | COS | POR | OKC | RGV | COS | TUL | SAC | SEA | SAN | OKC | FRS | OCO | SAN | POR | SLC | SEA | LAG | STL | SLC | SPR | SAC | LVL | FRS | STL | LAG | LVL | RGV | TUL | POR | PHX | OCO |
| 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Toros de Rio Grande Valley FC (RGV) | STL | SAC | COS | SEA | POR | OCO | RNO | FRS | SAN | SPR | LAG | SLC | POR | OKC | PHX | STL | TUL | LVL | SPR | COS | LVL | SAC | OKC | LAG | OCO | SAN | PHX | SLC | COS | SEA | RNO | FRS | TUL | SAN |
| 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kickers de Richmond (RIC) | BST | IND | NCA | NYR | LOU | TOR | BST | TBR | CLT | PIT | CHS | PEN | CIN | CLT | NCA | PEN | NYR | ATL | CHS | PIT | BST | TOR | OTT | PEN | LOU | NSH | IND | CLT | OTT | TBR | CIN | NCA | NSH | ATL |
| 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | |
| Republic FC de Sacramento (SAC) | SAN | OCO | RGV | SEA | LVL | COS | TUL | POR | SEA | RNO | PHX | SLC | OCO | PHX | FRS | SAN | STL | FRS | SLC | SPR | COS | OKC | FRS | RGV | STL | LAG | RNO | SEA | TUL | OKC | POR | SPR | LAG | LVL |
| 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| San Antonio FC (SAN) | SAC | STL | LAG | SPR | OCO | FRS | LVL | FRS | RGV | TUL | RNO | POR | SAC | RNO | COS | OKC | OCO | SLC | COS | OKC | LAG | SEA | POR | PHX | SPR | RGV | SLC | PHX | TUL | SPR | STL | SEA | LVL | RGV |
| 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Saint Louis FC (STL) | RGV | SAN | COS | FRS | LAG | OKC | SPR | POR | LAG | OCO | COS | PHX | SPR | TUL | SLC | SAC | RGV | LVL | OCO | RNO | SEA | LVL | SAC | FRS | TUL | SEA | POR | RNO | SLC | SPR | SAN | PHX | TUL | OKC |
| 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Seattle Sounders FC 2 (SEA) | POR | SPR | FRS | SAC | SLC | RGV | COS | SAC | POR | RNO | FRS | OKC | LVL | LAG | SPR | RNO | SLC | PHX | LVL | STL | SAN | POR | OKC | STL | OCO | TUL | SAC | PHX | RGV | SAN | LAG | OCO | COS | TUL |
| 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Swope Park Rangers (SPR) | RNO | SEA | LVL | COS | SAN | PHX | STL | OKC | SLC | RGV | PHX | STL | COS | SLC | FRS | LVL | SEA | SAC | POR | OCO | RGV | LAG | OCO | POR | RNO | SAN | TUL | OKC | FRS | STL | SAN | TUL | SAC | LAG |
| 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | |
| Rowdies de Tampa Bay (TBR) | NCA | BST | LOU | OTT | NYR | SLC | CHS | PEN | RIC | PIT | TOR | ATL | NSH | PEN | CLT | TOR | LOU | CIN | IND | NYR | OTT | CHS | NCA | PIT | CIN | NCA | CHS | ATL | NSH | RIC | IND | ATL | CLT | BST |
| 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Toronto FC II (TOR) | NYR | CLT | PIT | NCA | RIC | NYR | PIT | PEN | ATL | CLT | TBR | OTT | PEN | IND | CIN | CHS | TBR | NCA | NSH | PIT | RIC | BST | IND | LOU | ATL | OTT | NYR | CIN | BST | OTT | CHS | LOU | NSH | PEN |
| 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Roughnecks FC de Tulsa (TUL) | OKC | SLC | OCO | POR | FRS | SAC | LVL | RNO | PHX | SAN | OKC | LAG | STL | PHX | OCO | LAG | LVL | RGV | COS | FRE | OKC | COS | SLC | STL | SPR | SEA | POR | SAN | SAC | SPR | RNO | RGV | STL | SEA |
| 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
Séries éliminatoires

Règlement
Seize équipes se qualifient pour les séries éliminatoires (soit huit équipes par conférence). Le format des séries est une phase à élimination directe. Pour toutes les rencontres, c'est l'équipe la mieux classée en saison régulière qui accueille son adversaire.
Le Championnat de la USL a lieu sur le terrain de la meilleure équipe en phase régulière. Cette finale se déroule en un seul match, avec prolongations et tirs au but pour départager, si nécessaire, les équipes.
Tableau
| Premier tour | Demi-finales de conférence | Finales de conférence | Coupe USL 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E1 FC Cincinnati t. a. b. | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E8 Nashville SC | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 FC Cincinnati | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E5 Red Bulls II de New York | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E4 Battery de Charleston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E5 Red Bulls II de New York | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E5 Red Bulls II de New York | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 Louisville City FC | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E3 Riverhounds de Pittsburgh | 2 (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E6 Steel de Bethlehem t. a. b. | 2 (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E6 Steel de Bethlehem | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 Louisville City FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 Louisville City FC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E7 Eleven d'Indy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 Louisville City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O3 Rising de Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O1 Orange County SC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O8 Saint Louis FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O1 Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O5 Reno 1868 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O4 Real Monarchs | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O5 Reno 1868 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O1 Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O3 Rising de Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O3 Rising de Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O6 Timbers 2 de Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O3 Rising de Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O7 Rangers de Swope Park | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O2 Republic de Sacramento | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O7 Rangers de Swope Park | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Résultats
Premier tour
Est
| FC Cincinnati | 1 - 1 a. p. | Nashville SC | Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati | ||
| 16h00 EDT |
Bone |
(0 - 0) | Spectateurs : 20 217 Arbitrage : Farhad Dadkho | ||
| Rapport | |||||
| Adi McLaughlin Smith Hoyte Lasso Walker | Tirs au but 6 - 5 | ||||
| Battery de Charleston | 0 - 1 | Red Bulls II de New York | MUSC Health Stadium, Charleston | ||
| 19h00 EDT |
(0 - 1) | Spectateurs : 1 687 Arbitrage : Rosendo Mendoza | |||
| Rapport | |||||
| Riverhounds de Pittsburgh | 2 - 2 a. p. | Steel de Bethlehem | Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh | ||
| 19h00 EDT |
Zemanski |
(1 - 0) | Spectateurs : 5 189 Arbitrage : Michael Radchuk | ||
| Rapport | |||||
| Kerr Forbes Banjo Greenspan François Vancaeyezeele Dabo Lee | Tirs au but 7 - 8 | ||||
| Louisville City FC | 4 - 1 | Eleven d'Indy | Slugger Field, Louisville | ||
| 19h30 EDT |
McCabe Ilić Lancaster |
(2 - 0) | Spectateurs : 6 763 Arbitrage : Mark Allatin | ||
| Rapport | |||||
Ouest
| Rising de Phoenix | 3 - 0 | Timbers 2 de Portland | Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex, Tempe | ||
| 19h30 PDT |
Drogba |
(1 - 0) | Spectateurs : 7 511 Arbitrage : Rubiel Vazquez | ||
| Rapport | |||||
| Real Monarchs | 0 - 1 | Reno 1868 | Zions Bank Stadium, Herriman | ||
| 15h00 PDT |
(0 - 0) | Spectateurs : 3 000 Arbitrage : Ismir Pekmic | |||
| Rapport | |||||
| Orange County SC | 4 - 0 | Saint Louis FC | Championship Stadium, Irvine | ||
| 19h00 PDT |
Seaton |
(2 - 0) | Spectateurs : 3 360 Arbitrage : Ramy Touchan | ||
| Rapport | |||||
| Republic de Sacramento | 1 - 2 | Rangers de Swope Park | Papa Murphy's Park, Sacramento | ||
| 19h30 PDT |
Bijev |
(1 - 2) | Spectateurs : 11 569 Arbitrage : Joseph Dickerson | ||
| Rapport | |||||
Demi-finales de conférence
Est
| FC Cincinnati | 0 - 1 | Red Bulls II de New York | Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati | ||
| 16h00 EDT |
(0 - 1) | Spectateurs : 16 617 Arbitrage : Tim Ford | |||
| Rapport | |||||
| Louisville City FC | 2 - 0 | Steel de Bethlehem | Slugger Field, Louisville | ||
| 19h30 EDT |
Ownby |
(1 - 0) | Spectateurs : 6 881 Arbitrage : Farhad Dadkho | ||
| Rapport | |||||
Ouest
| Rising de Phoenix | 4 - 2 | Rangers de Swope Park | Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex, Tempe | ||
| 19h30 PDT |
Johnson |
(2 - 2) | Spectateurs : 7 707 Arbitrage : Guido Gonzales Jr | ||
| Rapport | |||||
| Orange County SC | 1 - 0 | Reno 1868 | Championship Stadium, Irvine | ||
| 19h00 PDT |
Quinn |
(1 - 0) | Spectateurs : 4 021 Arbitrage : Victor Rivas | ||
| Rapport | |||||
Finales de conférence
Est
| Louisville City FC | 5 - 1 | Red Bulls II de New York | Slugger Field, Louisville | ||
| 19h30 EDT |
Ilić |
(2 - 0) | Spectateurs : 10 059 Arbitrage : Ramy Touchan | ||
| Rapport | |||||
Ouest
| Orange County SC | 1 - 2 | Rising de Phoenix | Championship Stadium, Irvine | ||
| 19h00 PDT |
(0 - 1) | ||||
| Rapport | |||||
Coupe USL 2018
| Louisville City FC | 1 - 0 | Rising de Phoenix | Lynn Stadium, Louisville | ||
| 20h00 EDT |
Spencer |
(0 - 0) | Spectateurs : 7 025 Arbitrage : Joseph Dickerson | ||
| Rapport | |||||