USL Championship
Season2024
Dates
  • March 9 – October 26
    (regular season)
  • November 1 – November 21-25
    (playoffs)
2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of December 9, 2023.

The 2024 USL Championship season will be the 14th season of the USL Championship and the seventh season under Division II sanctioning. The 2024 season will have 24 teams participating in two conferences during the regular season. Conference realignment will see Memphis 901 FC and FC Tulsa join the Western Conference, while expansion sides North Carolina FC and Rhode Island FC will join the Eastern Conference.[1] Phoenix Rising FC are the defending league champions and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC are the defending Players' Shield winners.

Teams

Changes from 2023

Expansion clubs:

Departing clubs:

Stadiums and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Birmingham Legion FC Protective Stadium 47,000
Charleston Battery Patriots Point Soccer Complex 5,000
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Weidner Field 8,000
Detroit City FC Keyworth Stadium 7,933
FC Tulsa ONEOK Field[A] 7,833
El Paso Locomotive FC Southwest University Park[A] 9,500
Hartford Athletic Trinity Health Stadium[A] 5,500
Indy Eleven IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium[A] 10,524
Las Vegas Lights FC Cashman Field 9,334
Loudoun United FC Segra Field 5,000
Louisville City FC Lynn Family Stadium 15,304
Memphis 901 FC AutoZone Park[A] 10,000
Miami FC Riccardo Silva Stadium[A] 25,000
Monterey Bay FC Cardinale Stadium 6,000
North Carolina FC Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000
New Mexico United Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park[A] 13,500
Oakland Roots SC Pioneer Stadium[A] 5,000
Orange County SC Championship Soccer Stadium 5,000
Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium 10,000
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Highmark Stadium 5,000
Rhode Island FC Beirne Stadium[A] 5,252
Sacramento Republic FC Heart Health Park 11,569
San Antonio FC Toyota Field 8,296
Tampa Bay Rowdies Al Lang Stadium[A] 7,227

Personnel and sponsorships

Team Head coach Captain(s) Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Birmingham Legion FC United States Tom Soehn Democratic Republic of the Congo Phanuel Kavita Nike BODYARMOR (Coca-Cola)
Charleston Battery United States Ben Pirmann Hummel Volvo
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Republic of Ireland James Chambers Capelli Sport Centura Health
Detroit City FC England Danny Dichio Republic of Ireland Stephen Carroll Adidas Metro Detroit Area Chevrolet Dealers
El Paso Locomotive FC United States Brian Clarhaut Spain Yuma Hummel Southwest University at El Paso
FC Tulsa Vacant Puma Williams
Hartford Athletic United States Brendan Burke Northern Ireland Niall Logue Hummel Trinity Health of New England
Indy Eleven England Sean McAuley Uruguay Sebastian Guenzatti Puma Honda
Las Vegas Lights FC Canada Isidro Sánchez United States Andrew Carleton Meyba LiUNA!
Loudoun United FC United States Ryan Martin United States Zach Ryan
United States Cole Turner
Adidas Betfred USA[6]
Louisville City FC United States Danny Cruz Republic of Ireland Niall McCabe
United States Paolo DelPiccolo
GE Appliances
Memphis 901 FC Scotland Stephen Glass Puma Terminix
Miami FC Italy Antonio Nocerino Macron Helbiz
Monterey Bay FC Canada Frank Yallop Puma Montage Health
New Mexico United United States Eric Quill United States Sam Hamilton Meow Wolf (home)
New Mexico True (away)
North Carolina FC United States John Bradford Adidas WakeMed
Oakland Roots SC Puerto Rico Noah Delgado Cameroon Joseph Nane
United States Tarek Morad
Charly Elevance Health
Orange County SC Denmark Morten Karlsen Norway Markus Nakkim
United States Dillon Powers
Adidas Hoag
Phoenix Rising FC Vacant Carvana
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC United States Bob Lilley Jamaica Kenardo Forbes Allegheny Health Network (home)
84 Lumber (away)
Rhode Island FC Bermuda Khano Smith Capelli Sport Breeze Airways
Sacramento Republic FC England Mark Briggs United States Rodrigo López Hummel UCDavis Health
San Antonio FC Canada Alen Marcina Brazil PC Puma Toyota
Tampa Bay Rowdies Scotland Robbie Neilson Mexico Aaron Guillen Puma DEX Imaging

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Detroit City FC England Trevor James Promoted to sporting director October 29, 2023[7] England Danny Dichio November 29, 2023[8]
Hartford Athletic United States Omid Namazi Fired November 1, 2023[9] United States Brendan Burke December 12, 2023[10]
Orange County SC Denmark Morten Karlsen (interim) End of interim period November 6, 2023 Denmark Morten Karlsen November 6, 2023[11]
Tampa Bay Rowdies England Nicky Law (interim) November 9, 2023 Scotland Robbie Neilson November 9, 2023[12]
Miami FC England Lewis Neal (interim) November 9, 2023[13] Italy Antonio Nocerino November 14, 2023[14]
Indy Eleven England Mark Lowry Mutual Separation November 28, 2023[15] England Sean McAuley January 8, 2024[16]
Colorado Springs Switchbacks Republic of Ireland Stephen Hogan Promoted to sporting director / GM January 5, 2024 Republic of Ireland James Chambers January 5, 2024[17]
Phoenix Rising FC Venezuela Juan Guerra Mutual Separation[18] January 8, 2024 TBD
FC Tulsa United States Blair Gavin Mutual Separation[19] January 8, 2024 TBD

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 Birmingham Legion FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Detroit City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hartford Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Indy Eleven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Loudoun United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Louisville City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Miami FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 North Carolina FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rhode Island FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: March 9, 2024. 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

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
2 El Paso Locomotive FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Las Vegas Lights FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Memphis 901 FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Monterey Bay FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 New Mexico United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Oakland Roots SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Orange County SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Phoenix Rising FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sacramento Republic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 San Antonio FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FC Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: March 9, 2024. 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

Results table

Color Key: Home   Away   Win   Loss   Draw
ClubMatch[20]
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Birmingham Legion FC
(BHM)
PHXHFDLOULDNNCAMIAMEMTULTBRCHSSACELPINDSANDETLOUCHSCOSRINMUOCOHFDMBDETPGHRITBRLNDMIAPGHNCALVLINDOAK
3/93/233/304/74/144/204/275/45/115/155/256/16/96/196/256/297/67/137/177/207/278/38/108/168/248/319/119/149/229/2810/610/1310/1910/26
Charleston Battery
(CHS)
NCAOAKNMUMIARILOUINDTULLVLHFDBHMELPMBPGHDETPHXNCABHMHFDMIALDNTBRINDMEMLOUOCOSANSACCOSTBRDETPGHRILDN
3/93/163/233/304/64/94/134/204/275/45/155/245/296/86/156/226/287/67/127/197/247/278/38/108/178/248/319/79/149/2110/510/1210/1910/26
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
(COS)
MIADETSANSACPHXINDOAKELPHFDRIOAKMEMOCOLVLNMUMBTULBHMLOULVLPHXNCAPGHNMUMEMTULTBRCHSELPLDNOCOSANMBSAC
3/93/163/234/64/134/204/275/45/115/176/16/86/156/186/226/297/47/137/197/268/38/108/178/248/289/19/79/149/219/2810/910/1210/1910/26
Detroit City FC
(DET)
COSLDNINDNCAOAKPGHLDNPHXLOUOCORICHSBHMMIATBRMEMNCASACHFDRIPGHLVLBHMTBRTULHFDELPNMULOUMBCHSINDMIASAN
3/163/233/304/64/204/275/45/115/296/16/86/156/256/297/67/137/197/277/318/38/78/108/168/218/248/319/79/149/219/2810/510/1210/1910/26
El Paso Locomotive
(ELP)
HFDMBLOULVLNMUOAKTBRTULCOSLDNMEMCHSBHMSANPHXOAKRILVLPHXNMUMEMMIASACOCOMBDETINDCOSNCATULSANOCOSACPGH
3/93/133/163/234/64/134/204/275/45/105/175/246/16/56/156/196/267/127/197/278/38/108/148/178/249/79/149/219/2910/510/910/1610/1910/26
Hartford Athletic
(HFD)
ELPBHMNCAMIASANLOUCHSCOSINDMBRINMUPGHTBRSACLDNCHSPGHPHXDETBHMRILVLLOUDETINDMEMMIAOAKTBRLDNNCATULOCO
3/93/233/294/64/204/275/45/115/185/246/16/86/156/216/297/37/127/207/267/318/38/108/178/248/319/79/119/149/219/2810/510/1210/1910/26
Indy Eleven
(IND)
OAKMEMSACDETLOUCHSCOSNCAMBMIAHFDPHXPGHBHMSANOCORILDNTBRTULCHSRINMULVLPHXHFDELPNCAMIALOULDNDETBHMTBR
3/93/163/233/304/64/134/204/275/45/125/185/256/16/96/156/227/57/137/207/268/38/78/118/248/319/79/149/219/2810/510/810/1210/1910/26
Las Vegas Lights
(LVL)
MEMTULELPOAKSANMBRICHSNMUSANLOUTBRPHXMIALDNCOSMEMPGHSACELPCOSNMUDETHFDINDOCOTULMBSACPHXOCOBHMOAKNCA
3/93/163/233/304/64/134/204/275/45/115/185/256/16/86/146/186/226/297/37/127/267/318/108/178/248/319/119/149/219/2810/510/1310/1910/26
Loudoun United FC
(LDN)
SANNCADETBHMMEMLOUSACDETELPNCAMBOCOTULLVLMIATBRHFDINDCHSPGHMIAOAKTBRRIPHXLOUBHMNMUCOSHFDINDRIPGHCHS
3/93/163/234/74/134/204/275/45/105/145/185/256/16/146/226/297/37/137/247/278/38/108/178/248/319/69/149/229/2810/510/810/1210/1910/26
Louisville City FC
(LOU)
ELPPGHBHMINDCHSLDNHFDOCOLVLRIDETMIANCATBRPGHRIBHMOAKCOSMBNMUSACCHSHFDNCALDNTULMEMDETMIAINDTBRSANPHX
3/163/233/304/64/94/204/275/115/185/255/296/16/86/156/196/226/297/67/197/278/38/108/178/248/319/69/149/189/2110/210/510/1210/1910/26
Memphis 901 FC
(MEM)
LVLINDSACOCOLDNMBBHMTBRMIAMBELPPGHSANCOSRINMULVLPHXOCODETTULSANELPCHSTULOAKCOSHFDNCALOUOAKSACPHXNMU
3/93/163/304/64/134/204/275/45/85/115/175/256/16/86/126/156/226/287/67/137/207/278/38/108/178/248/289/119/149/1810/510/1210/1910/26
Miami FC
(MIA)
COSSACOCOCHSHFDTBRBHMSANPGHMEMINDPHXNCALOULVLTULLDNDETNCARICHSOAKLDNELPTBRNMUHFDBHMINDLOUPGHMBDETRI
3/93/163/233/304/64/114/204/275/45/85/125/185/256/16/86/196/226/297/67/137/197/278/38/108/249/69/149/229/2810/210/510/1210/1910/26
Monterey Bay FC
(MB)
ELPPHXRISANOAKLVLMEMOCOINDMEMLDNHFDCHSNMUSACNCAOAKCOSPGHTULLOUTBRBHMNMUELPSANLVLOCODETPHXSACMIACOSTUL
3/133/163/243/304/64/134/204/275/45/115/185/245/296/26/86/166/226/297/67/137/278/38/108/178/249/79/149/219/2810/410/910/1210/1910/26
New Mexico United
(NMU)
PGHRICHSPHXELPNCATBRLVLOAKSANMBHFDMEMCOSSANOCOSACBHMELPLVLLOUDETTULMBCOSOAKMIADETLDNSACPHXTULOCOMEM
3/93/163/233/304/64/204/275/45/115/256/26/86/156/226/297/37/67/207/277/318/38/118/148/178/248/319/69/149/229/2910/910/1210/1910/26
North Carolina FC
(NCA)
CHSLDNTBRHFDDETBHMNMUINDRILDNPGHMIALOUMBPGHCHSMIASACDETRIOCOCOSSANPHXLOUOAKMEMINDELPBHMTULHFDTBRLVL
3/93/163/233/294/64/144/204/275/45/145/185/256/86/166/226/287/67/137/197/278/38/108/178/248/319/79/149/219/2910/610/910/1210/1910/26
Oakland Roots SC
(OAK)
INDCHSPHXLVLMBELPDETCOSSANNMUOCOTULCOSTBRSACELPMBOCOLOUPGHSACMIALDNRIMEMNMUNCASANHFDTULMEMPHXLVLBHM
3/93/163/233/304/64/134/204/275/45/115/185/246/16/86/156/196/226/297/67/137/207/278/108/178/248/319/79/149/219/2910/510/1210/1910/26
Orange County SC
(OCO)
LOUTBRLVLHFDELPINDBHMNMUSDGOAKSACPHXMIARGVCOSTULDETMBRGVLDNMEMNMUSDGPGHCHSSACLVLELPCOSSANPHXOAKSANMB
3/93/163/233/304/64/134/204/275/115/185/256/16/86/156/226/297/37/67/137/207/278/38/98/178/248/319/149/219/2510/510/910/1610/1910/26
Phoenix Rising FC
(PHX)
BHMMBOAKNMUTULCOSPGHRISACDETMIAINDLVLOCOELPCHSMEMSANELPHFDCOSTBRNCALDNTULSACSANOCOLVLMBNMUOAKMEMLOU
3/93/163/233/304/54/134/204/275/45/115/185/256/16/86/156/226/287/67/197/268/38/108/248/319/69/149/219/259/2810/410/910/1210/1910/26
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
(PGH)
NMUOCOLOUTBRRIPHXDETMIATULNCAMEMINDCHSHFDLOUNCALVLMBOAKHFDLDNSACDETSANCOSBHMINDRITBRBHMMIACHSLDNELP
3/93/163/234/64/134/204/275/45/115/185/256/16/86/156/196/226/297/67/137/207/278/38/78/108/178/248/319/79/149/2810/510/1210/1910/26
Rhode Island FC
(RI)
NMUMBTBRCHSPGHLVLPHXNCASACCOSLOUHFDDETMEMLOUELPINDMIABHMNCADETINDHFDOAKLDNBHMPGHOCOTULSANTBRLDNCHSMIA
3/163/243/304/64/134/204/275/45/115/175/256/16/86/126/226/267/57/137/177/278/38/78/108/178/248/319/79/149/219/2810/510/1210/1910/26
Sacramento Republic
(SAC)
OCOMIAINDMEMCOSTULOCOLDNPHXRIBHMTBRMBOAKTULHFDLVLNMUNCAOAKDETPGHLOUELPSANCHSPHXLVLNMUSANMBMEMELPCOS
3/93/163/233/304/64/134/204/275/45/115/256/16/86/156/226/297/37/67/137/207/278/38/108/148/249/79/149/219/2910/510/910/1210/1910/26
San Antonio FC
(SAN)
LDNTBRCOSMBLVLOCOHFDMIAOAKLVLNMUMEMELPTULINDBHMNMUPHXOCOMEMTULPGHNCASACCHSMBOAKPHXRISACELPCOXLOUDET
3/93/163/233/304/64/134/204/275/45/115/256/16/56/86/156/196/297/67/207/278/38/108/178/248/319/79/149/219/2810/510/910/1210/1910/26
Tampa Bay Rowdies
(TBR)
SANNCARIPGHMIAELPNMUMEMBHMTULLVLSACOAKLOUHFDLDNDETOCOINDCHSMBPHXLDNDETMIACOSBHMPGHCHSHFDRILOUNCAIND
3/163/233/304/64/114/204/275/45/115/185/256/16/86/156/216/297/67/137/207/278/38/108/178/218/249/79/119/149/219/2810/510/1210/1910/26
FC Tulsa
(TUL)
LVLOCOPHXSACCHSELPBHMPGHTBROAKLDNSANMIASACCOSMBMEMINDSANOCONMUMEMDETCOSPHXLVLLOURIOAKELPNCANMUHFDMB
3/163/304/54/134/204/275/45/115/185/246/16/86/196/227/47/137/207/268/38/98/148/178/249/19/69/119/149/219/2910/510/910/1210/1910/26

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