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2018 USL season

The 2018 USL season was the eighth season of the United Soccer League and second under Division II sanctioning. The previous season, the USL had provisional Div. II sanctioning from the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) along with the North American Soccer League, but was given full sanctioning for the 2018 season with a two-year deadline to meet the full requirements set by U.S. Soccer.[1]

United Soccer League
Season2018
ChampionsLouisville City FC
Regular season titleFC Cincinnati
Matches played561
Goals scored1,612 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerCameron Lancaster
(25)
Biggest home winTBR 5–0 OTT
(April 7)
LAG 7–2 LVL
(May 26)
OCO 6–1 TUL
(June 23)
NYR 6–1 ATL
(July 6)
LAG 6–1 SLC
(September 22)
Biggest away winRIC 0–6 LOU
(August 25)
Highest scoringPOR 7–3 LAG
(May 18)
OKC 6–4 LVL
(July 11)
NYR 4–6 LOU
(August 10)
Longest winning run10 wins
FC Cincinnati
(August 12 – October 6)
Longest unbeaten run23 games
FC Cincinnati
(June 2 – October 13)
(USL Record)
Longest winless run18 games
Toronto FC II
(March 17 – July 21)
Longest losing run8 games
OKC Energy FC
(March 24 – May 9)
Highest attendance31,478
CIN 3–0 IND
(September 29)
(USL Record)
Lowest attendance50
TOR 0–0 NCA
(April 18)
Total attendance2,756,759
Average attendance4,923
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of November 8, 2018.

Louisville City FC were the defending USL Cup champions, while Real Monarchs were the defending Supporters’ Shield champions.

This season was the last for four teams in the USL, with all changing leagues for 2019 and beyond. FC Cincinnati will join Major League Soccer.[2] MLS side Toronto FC announced that its reserve side, Toronto FC II, would drop to USL League One, a third-level league slated to launch in 2019,[3] and the Richmond Kickers also chose to drop to League One for 2019 and beyond.[4] Near the end of the season, Penn FC announced that it would suspend professional operations for 2019 and resume play in League One in 2020.[5]

It was also the final season for the league under the "United Soccer League" name. Effective with the 2019 season, the league has been rebranded as the USL Championship.[6]

Changes from 2017

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Expansion
Joined from NASL
On hiatus
  • Orlando City B[13]
    • During the 2018 season, City B's MLS parent, Orlando City SC, announced that City B would resume play in 2019 as a founding member of USL League One.[14]
  • Rochester Rhinos[15]
    • During the 2018 season, the Rhinos announced they would not return to the USL's top flight. The team will not resume professional operations until the 2020 season, at which time it will join USL League One.[16]
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Rule changes

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Regular season games will now be considered official after the 70th minute. Teams are allowed a fourth substitution in extra time for the USL Playoffs. Teams will submit a 23-player squad at least 48 hours before kickoff. A team's 18-player gameday roster may now contain a maximum of five players signed to USL Academy contracts.[18]

Teams

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Locations of teams for the 2018 United Soccer League season
  Western Conference     Eastern Conference
Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coach MLS affiliate/ownership First Match's Goalkeeper
Atlanta United 2 Lawrenceville, Georgia/Kennesaw, Georgia Coolray Field/Fifth Third Bank Stadium 10,427   Scott Donnelly Atlanta United FC   Alec Kann
Bethlehem Steel FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Goodman Stadium 16,000   Brendan Burke Philadelphia Union   John McCarthy
Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina MUSC Health Stadium 5,100   Michael Anhaeuser   Odisnel Cooper
Charlotte Independence Matthews, North Carolina Sportsplex at Matthews 5,000   Mike Jeffries Colorado Rapids   Andrew Dykstra
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Switchbacks Training Stadium 5,000   Steve Trittschuh   Steward Ceus
FC Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Nippert Stadium 35,061   Alan Koch   Evan Newton
Fresno FC Fresno, California Chukchansi Park 12,500   Adam Smith Vancouver Whitecaps FC   Kyle Reynish
Indy Eleven Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium 62,421   Martin Rennie   Owain Fôn Williams
LA Galaxy II Carson, California StubHub Center Track & Field Facility 5,000   Mike Muñoz LA Galaxy   Justin Vom Steeg
Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman Field 9,334   Isidro Sánchez   Ricardo Ferriño
Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Slugger Field 8,000   John Hackworth   Greg Ranjitsingh
Nashville SC Nashville, Tennessee First Tennessee Park/Nissan Stadium 8,500 69,143   Gary Smith   Matt Pickens
New York Red Bulls II Montclair, New Jersey/Harrison, New Jersey MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field/Red Bull Arena 5,000 25,000   John Wolyniec New York Red Bulls   Evan Louro
North Carolina FC Cary, North Carolina Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000   Colin Clarke   Alexander Tambakis
OKC Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium 7,500   Steve Cooke FC Dallas   Matt Van Oekel
Orange County SC Irvine, California Championship Soccer Stadium 5,000   Braeden Cloutier Los Angeles FC   Andre Rawls
Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Stadium 24,000   Nikola Popovic Montreal Impact   Callum Irving
Penn FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania FNB Field 6,187   Raoul Voss   Romuald Peiser
Phoenix Rising FC Scottsdale, Arizona Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex 6,200   Rick Schantz (interim)   Carl Woszczynski
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium 5,000   Bob Lilley   Daniel Lynd
Portland Timbers 2 Portland, Oregon Providence Park/Merlo Field 21,144 5,000   Cameron Knowles Portland Timbers   Alex Mangels
Real Monarchs Herriman, Utah/Sandy, Utah Zions Bank Stadium/Rio Tinto Stadium 5,000 20,213   Jámison Olave (interim) Real Salt Lake   Alex Horwath
Reno 1868 FC Reno, Nevada Greater Nevada Field 9,013   Ian Russell San Jose Earthquakes   JT Marcinkowski
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 22,000   David Bulow D.C. United   Travis Worra
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park 9,400   Gerson Echeverry Houston Dynamo   Nico Corti
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Papa Murphy's Park 11,569   Simon Elliott   Josh Cohen
Saint Louis FC Fenton, Missouri Toyota Stadium 5,500   Anthony Pulis Minnesota United FC   Jake Fenlason
San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field 8,296   Darren Powell New York City FC   Diego Restrepo
Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium 6,500   John Hutchinson Seattle Sounders FC   Calle Brown
Swope Park Rangers Kansas City, Kansas/Overland Park, Kansas Children's Mercy Park/Shawnee Mission District Stadium 18,467 6,150   Paulo Nagamura Sporting Kansas City   Adrian Zendejas
Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida Al Lang Stadium 7,227   Neill Collins   Cody Mizell
Toronto FC II Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium 9,600   Michael Rabasca Toronto FC   Angelo Cavalluzzo
Tulsa Roughnecks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field 7,833   Michael Nsien (interim) Chicago Fire   Fabian Cerda
  MLS-affiliated
  MLS-owned

Other venues

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Competition format

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The season began on March 16 and ends on October 14. The top eight finishers in each conference qualify for the playoffs.[23][24]

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros   Junior Gonzalez[25] Resigned November 8, 2017   Gerson Echeverry December 6, 2017[26]
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC   Dave Brandt Ineligible[27] November 14, 2017   Bob Lilley November 14, 2017[28]
Oklahoma City Energy FC   Jimmy Nielsen[29] Resigned November 16, 2017   Steve Cooke December 19, 2017[30]
Swope Park Rangers   Nikola Popovic[31] Mutual separation November 17, 2017   Paulo Nagamura November 30, 2017[32]
Saint Louis FC   Preki[33] Mutual separation November 20, 2017   Anthony Pulis November 21, 2017[34]
Orange County SC   Logan Pause[35] Mutual separation November 27, 2017   Braeden Cloutier December 14, 2017[36]
Ottawa Fury FC   Julian de Guzman[37] Interim December 12, 2017   Nikola Popovic December 12, 2017[38]
Portland Timbers 2   Andrew Gregor Moved to assistant coach January 8, 2018   Cameron Knowles January 8, 2018[39]
Toronto FC II   Jason Bent[40] Promotion January 26, 2018   Laurent Guyot January 26, 2018[40]
Seattle Sounders FC 2   Ezra Hendrickson[41] Resigned January 30, 2018   John Hutchinson January 30, 2018[41]
Tampa Bay Rowdies   Stuart Campbell[42] Resigned May 17, 2018   Neill Collins May 18, 2018[43]
Toronto FC II   Laurent Guyot[44] Mutual separation June 1, 2018   Michael Rabasca June 4, 2018[45]
Phoenix Rising FC   Patrice Carteron[46] Left to manage   Al Ahly SC June 12, 2018   Rick Schantz (Interim) June 12, 2018[47]
Tulsa Roughnecks FC   David Vaudreuil Fired June 25, 2018   Michael Nsien (Interim)[48] June 25, 2018[49]
Richmond Kickers   Leigh Cowlishaw[50] Resigned June 26, 2018   David Bulow June 27, 2018[51]
Louisville City FC   James O'Connor[52] Left to manage Orlando City SC June 30, 2018   Player Coaches ‡ July 1, 2018
Louisville City FC   Player Coaches ‡ Return to player duties August 2, 2018   John Hackworth August 2, 2018[53]
Real Monarchs   Mark Briggs Resigned August 24, 2018   Jámison Olave (Interim) August 24, 2018[54]

‡ Luke Spencer, Paolo DelPiccolo, & George Davis IV appointed joint interim head coaches.[55]

League table

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Eastern Conference
Main article: Eastern Conference (USL)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (X) 34 23 8 3 72 34 38 77 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC (C) 34 19 9 6 71 38 33 66
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 15 14 5 47 26 21 59
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 13 56
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 12 52
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 15 50
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 11 49
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
16 Toronto FC II 34 4 6 24 42 77 −35 18
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Western Conference
Main article: Western Conference (USL)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County SC 34 20 6 8 70 40 30 66 Conference Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic 34 19 8 7 47 32 15 65
3 Phoenix Rising FC 34 19 6 9 63 38 25 63
4 Real Monarchs 34 19 3 12 55 47 8 60
5 Reno 1868 FC 34 16 11 7 56 38 18 59
6 Portland Timbers 2 34 17 4 13 58 49 9 55
7 Swope Park Rangers 34 15 8 11 52 53 −1 53
8 Saint Louis FC 34 14 11 9 44 38 6 53
9 San Antonio FC 34 14 8 12 45 48 −3 50
10 OKC Energy FC 34 12 7 15 43 46 −3 43
11 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 11 6 17 36 39 −3 39
12 Fresno FC 34 9 12 13 44 38 6 39
13 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34 8 14 12 36 42 −6 38
14 LA Galaxy II 34 10 7 17 60 67 −7 37
15 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 8 7 19 50 74 −24 31
16 Seattle Sounders FC 2 34 6 7 21 40 71 −31 25
17 Tulsa Roughnecks 34 3 12 19 36 77 −41 21
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results table

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Color Key: Home  • Away  • Neutral  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
Club Match
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 PGH 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 PGH 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 FC
(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 PGH TOR OTT NSH PEN PGH 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
Charleston Battery
(CHS)		 CIN PEN NYR BST PEN ATL TBR CLT BST OTT NSH IND RIC CLT PGH TOR NCA IND LOU PGH 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
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)		 OTT TOR ATL NSH NCA IND CHS CIN TOR RIC OTT NYR ATL CHS RIC TBR BST IND NSH CIN LOU PEN BST PGH LOU NCA NSH RIC CHS NYR PGH 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 PGH OTT IND ATL CLT NCA LOU NYR NCA BST RIC TOR OTT NSH TBR CLT NYR NSH PEN CHS ATL TBR PGH LOU TOR PEN RIC IND PGH 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
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
(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
Indy Eleven
(IND)		 RIC CIN NCA NSH CLT CIN LOU PGH BST NYR CHS ATL TOR NSH PEN OTT CLT CHS TBR BST LOU NCA OTT TOR ATL PGH RIC NYR PEN PGH 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
Las Vegas Lights
(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 PGH NYR TBR CHS CLT OTT IND NYR NSH CLT RIC TOR CHS CIN PGH 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 PGH BST CLT IND PEN NYR LOU CHS PGH 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 PGH BST OTT LOU ATL RIC BST CIN TBR PEN LOU NCA CHS OTT IND TOR CLT NSH NCA PEN PGH
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 PGH CHS BST TOR PGH 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
Oklahoma City Energy
(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
Ottawa Fury FC
(OTT)		 CLT TBR PGH NCA CIN NYR PEN ATL CHS BST TOR CLT NCA NYR CIN IND PGH 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 PGH ATL CHS NSH NCA TBR OTT TOR PGH NSH TOR RIC LOU TBR IND BST RIC OTT CLT NYR CIN RIC OTT BST ATL IND NCA LOU CIN PGH 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
Phoenix Rising FC
(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
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
(PGH)		 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
Rio Grande Valley Toros
(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
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		 BST IND NCA NYR LOU TOR BST TBR CLT PGH CHS PEN CIN CLT NCA PEN NYR ATL CHS PGH 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
Sacramento Republic
(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
Tampa Bay Rowdies
(TBR)		 NCA BST LOU OTT NYR SLC CHS PEN RIC PGH TOR ATL NSH PEN CLT TOR LOU CIN IND NYR OTT CHS NCA PGH 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 PGH NCA RIC NYR PGH PEN ATL CLT TBR OTT PEN IND CIN CHS TBR NCA NSH PGH 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
Tulsa Roughnecks
(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

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Playoffs

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Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs
 
First roundConference SemifinalsConference finalsUSL championship
 
              
 
October 20 – Nippert Stadium
 
 
#1 FC Cincinnati (p)1 (6)
 
October 27 – Nippert Stadium
 
#8 Nashville SC 1 (5)
 
#1 FC Cincinnati 0
 
October 20 – MUSC Health Stadium
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II 1
 
#4 Charleston Battery 0
 
November 2 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II 1
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II1
 
October 20 – Highmark Stadium
 
#2 Louisville City FC5
 
#3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2 (7)
 
October 27 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#6 Bethlehem Steel FC (p)2 (8)
 
 #6 Bethlehem Steel FC0
 
October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 #2 Louisville City FC 2
 
#2 Louisville City FC 4
 
November 8 – Lynn Stadium (ESPN2)
 
#7 Indy Eleven 1
 
 #2 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 20 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC0
 
#1 Orange County SC4
 
October 27 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
#8 Saint Louis FC 0
 
#1 Orange County SC 1
 
October 20 – Zions Bank Stadium
 
 #5 Reno 1868 FC 0
 
#4 Real Monarchs 0
 
November 3 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
#5 Reno 1868 FC 1
 
#1 Orange County SC1
 
October 19 – PRFC Soccer Complex
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC2
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC 3
 
October 26 – PRFC Soccer Complex
 
#6 Portland Timbers 2 0
 
 #3 Phoenix Rising FC4
 
October 20 – Papa Murphy's Park
 
#7 Swope Park Rangers 2
 
#2 Sacramento Republic FC 1
 
 
#7 Swope Park Rangers 2
 

Eastern Conference

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October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QF FC Cincinnati 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Nashville SCCincinnati, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT Bone   95'
Smith   104'
Ledesma   111'		 Report Davis   110'
Bourgeois   115'
Tyrpak   116'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 20,217
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Penalties
Adi  
McLaughlin  
Smith  
Hoyte  
Lasso  
Walker  		   Doyle
  Allen
  Winn
  LaGrassa
  Tyrpak
  Davis
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QFCharleston Battery0–1 New York Red Bulls II Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Bolt   16' Report Barlow   21'
Stroud   66'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,687
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QFPittsburgh Riverhounds SC2–2 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Bethlehem Steel FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Zemanski   25'
Dover   86'
Roberts   105'   109'
Forbes   113'
Holland   119'		 Report Moumbagna   45'
Ngalina   70'
Chambers   109'
Nanco   111'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Penalties
Kerr  
Forbes  
Banjo  
Greenspan  
François  
Vancaeyezeele  
Dabo  
Lee  		   Chambers
  Nanco
  Holness
  Moar
  Skundrich
  Mahoney
  Real
  Mbaizo
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QF Louisville City FC 4–1Indy ElevenLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT McCabe   29', 48'   66'
Ilić   42'
Lancaster   73'		 Report Mitchell   46'
Saad   67'
Ouimette   72'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) SFFC Cincinnati0–1 New York Red Bulls II Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT Adi   41' Report Moreno   12'   72' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 16,617
Referee: Tim Ford
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) SF Louisville City FC 2–0Bethlehem Steel FCLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT Ownby   34', 59'   79'
Smith   64'		 Report Moar   57'
Mbaizo   83'
Ofeimu   86'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,881
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02) F Louisville City FC 5–1New York Red Bulls IILouisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT Ilić   23' (pen.),   40'
Spencer   32'
Davis   61'
Craig   65'
Ownby   69',   81'
Williams   73',   75'
McCabe   80'		 Report Ndam   22'
Tinari   44'
Barlow   60'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,059
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Western Conference

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October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) QF Phoenix Rising FC 3–0Portland Timbers 2Tempe, Arizona
7:30 p.m. MST Drogba   28'
Johnson   62'
Asante   90'		 Report Zambrano   40'
Hanson   84'
Diz Pe   90 5'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QFReal Monarchs0–1 Reno 1868 FC Herriman, Utah
3:00 PM MDT Velásquez   45 4' Report Brown   90 2' Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QF Orange County SC 4–0Saint Louis FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Seaton   11', 29', 64'   21'
Quinn   47'
Bjurman   66'		 Report Walls   21'
Hertzog   88'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,360
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) QFSacramento Republic FC1–2 Swope Park Rangers Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT Bijev   16'
Matjašič   38'
Hord   68'		 Report Kuzain   27'
Barry   31'
Akhmatov   58'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26) SF Phoenix Rising FC 4–2Swope Park RangersTempe, Arizona
7:30 p.m. MST Johnson   22'
Drogba   29'   90 4'
Cortez   36'
Lambert   48'		 Report Blackwood   26'
Barry   33'
Akhmatov   49'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,707
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) SF Orange County SC 1–0Reno 1868 FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Alston   21'
Quinn   29'
Duke   90 2'		 Report Richards   12'
Brown   41'
Hoppenot   45 2'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Victor Rivas
November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03) FOrange County SC1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00 p.m. PDT Chaplow   47'
Hashimoto   82'		 Report Cortez   2'
Drogba   73'
Forbes   90 7'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Tim Ford

USL Championship

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November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)[57] Final Louisville City FC 1–0Phoenix Rising FCLouisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EST Smith   45'
Spencer   62',   90 1'
Ranjitsingh   90 3'		 Report Farrell   39'
Drogba   73'
Lambert   85'		 Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Championship Game MVP: Luke Spencer (LOU)

Attendance

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Average home attendances

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Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Total High Low Average
FC Cincinnati 17 437,197 31,478 22,407 25,717
Sacramento Republic FC 17 192,293 11,569 9,757 11,311
Indy Eleven 17 172,776 17,535 8,079 10,163
Nashville SC 17 162,640 18,922 7,487 9,561
Louisville City FC 17 134,153 9,684 6,009 7,891
Las Vegas Lights FC 17 123,529 9,019 6,810 7,256
San Antonio FC 17 117,969 7,946 6,090 6,939
Phoenix Rising FC 17 108,475 7,381 5,017 6,381
Tampa Bay Rowdies 17 94,399 7,368 5,059 5,553
Reno 1868 FC 17 86,128 7,103 3,224 5,066
Fresno FC 17 82,810 7,769 3,718 4,871
Ottawa Fury FC 17 80,778 8,084 2,781 4,752
North Carolina FC 17 80,414 9,505 3,169 4,730
Rio Grande Valley FC 17 79,049 7,846 4,102 4,650
Oklahoma City Energy FC 17 73,071 6,757 2,574 4,298
Richmond Kickers 17 67,863 5,860 1,519 3,976
Saint Louis FC 17 72,615 6,019 3,683 4,271
Seattle Sounders FC 2 17 57,285 6,049 2,090 3,370
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 17 67,674 5,000 2,534 3,295
Orange County SC 17 52,618 3,742 2,236 3,095
Tulsa Roughnecks FC 17 52,099 5,203 2,311 3,065
Charleston Battery 17 48,824 4,659 2,597 2,872
Atlanta United 2 17 44,158 5,615 1,923 2,598
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 18† 43,212 3,123 1,823 2,401
Penn FC 17 36,498 2,909 852 2,147
Portland Timbers 2 17 34,256 5,857 1,548 2,015
Bethlehem Steel FC 17 39,898 3,284 1,418 2,347
Real Monarchs 17 29,432 4,065 1,089 1,731
Charlotte Independence 18† 29,858 3,312 982 1,659
LA Galaxy II 17 17,818 1,236 858 1,048
Toronto FC II 15† 12,143 4,100 50 810
Swope Park Rangers 17 14,978 1,134 737 881
New York Red Bulls II 17 10,946 1,592 498 812
Total 561 2,756,759 31,478 50 4,923

† Two Toronto FC II home matches were moved to Highmark Stadium and Sportsplex at Matthews due to unplayable field conditions.

Updated to games of October 14, 2018.
Sources: USL Soccer Stadium Digest

Statistical leaders

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League awards

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Individual awards

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All-League teams

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First Team

F: Thomas Enevoldsen (OCO), Cameron Lancaster (LOU), Daniel Rios (NCA)
M: Tah Anunga (CHS), Solomon Asante (PHX), Emmanuel Ledesma (CIN), Aodhan Quinn (OCO)
D: Paco Craig (LOU), Joe Greenspan (PIT), Forrest Lasso (CIN)
G: Maxime Crépeau (OTT)

Second Team

F: Hadji Barry (SPR), Ataulla Guerra (CHS), Cameron Iwasa (SAC)
M: Kyle Bekker (NCA), Corben Bone (CIN), Kenardo Forbes (PIT), Lebo Moloto (NSH)
D: Ayoze (IND), Darnell King (SAN), Denso Ulysse (SEA)
G: Josh Cohen (SAC)

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Month USL Player of the Month USL Coach of the Month References
Player Club Position Player Club
March   Kharlton Belmar Swope Park Rangers Forward   Isidro Sánchez Las Vegas Lights FC [1] [2]
April   Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward   James O'Connor Louisville City FC [3] [4]
May   Maxime Crépeau Ottawa Fury FC Goalkeeper   Nikola Popovic Ottawa Fury FC [5] [6]
June   Emmanuel Ledesma FC Cincinnati Midfielder   Rick Schantz Phoenix Rising FC [7] [8]
July   Ataulla Guerra Charleston Battery Forward   Mike Anhaeuser Charleston Battery [9] [10]
August   Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward   Brendan Burke Bethlehem Steel FC [11] [12]
September   Emmanuel Ledesma FC Cincinnati Midfielder   Alan Koch FC Cincinnati [13] [14]
October   Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward   John Wolyniec New York Red Bulls II [15] [16]
USL Player of the Week
Week Player Club Position Reason
1   Kharlton Belmar Swope Park Rangers Forward 2G 2A GWG
2   Chris Cortez Phoenix Rising FC Forward Hat Trick vs OKC Energy
3   Thomas Enevoldsen Orange County SC Forward Hat Trick vs Tulsa
4   Neco Brett Pittsburgh Riverhounds Forward Hat Trick vs Toronto FC II
5   Soony Saad Indy Eleven Midfielder 2G vs Nashville
6   Danny Musovski Reno 1868 FC Forward GWG vs Portland
7   Kyle Bekker North Carolina FC Midfielder 1G 2A
8   Tom Heinemann Penn FC Forward 2G
9   Efrain Alvarez LA Galaxy II Midfielder Hat Trick vs St. Louis
10   Emmanuel Ledesma FC Cincinnati Midfielder 1G 3A
11   Ethan Zubak LA Galaxy II Forward 4G vs Las Vegas
12   Brandon Allen Nashville SC Forward 2G 1A
13   Joey Calistri Saint Louis FC Midfielder 2G 1A
14   Jason Johnson Phoenix Rising FC Forward 3G
15   Adonijah Reid Ottawa Fury FC Forward Hat Trick vs NY Red Bulls II
16   Carl Woszczynski Phoenix Rising FC Goalkeeper 7-Save SO
17   Brian Brown Reno 1868 FC Forward 3G
18   Cameron Iwasa Sacramento Republic Forward 2G 1A
19   Junior Flemmings Tampa Bay Rowdies Midfielder 1G 2A
20   Nico Rittmeyer Charleston Battery Midfielder 2G
21   Neco Brett Pittsburgh Riverhounds Forward 3G
22   Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward Hat Trick vs NY Red Bulls II
23   Michael Seaton Orange County SC Forward 2G 1A
24   Tom Barlow New York Red Bulls II Forward Hat Trick vs Charleston
25   Sebastián Guenzatti Tampa Bay Rowdies Forward Hat Trick vs North Carolina
26   Jesús Ferreira Tulsa Roughnecks Forward Hat Trick vs Seattle
27   Tsubasa Endoh Toronto FC II Midfielder Hat Trick vs Cincinnati
28   Donovan Ewolo North Carolina FC Forward 4G vs Atlanta
29   Kyle Bekker North Carolina FC Midfielder 2G 1A
30   Romario Williams Atlanta United 2 Forward 2G
31   Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Forward 3G

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