2019 USL League One season
Season | 2019 |
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Dates | March 29 – October 5 |
Champions | North Texas SC (1st title) |
Regular season title | North Texas SC (1st title) |
Matches played | 140 |
Goals scored | 361 (2.58 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ronaldo Damus (NTX) (16) |
Biggest home win | TUC 4–0 CHT (May 18) NTX 4–0 RIC (September 10) GVL 4–0 TUC (September 13) |
Biggest away win | TUC 0–5 LAN (September 6) |
Highest scoring | LAN 4–3 CHT (September 14) |
Longest winning run | 6 games Lansing Ignite FC (July 31 – October 12) |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Lansing Ignite FC (July 6 – October 12) |
Longest winless run | 15 games Orlando City B (June 12 – September 21) |
Longest losing run | 10 games Orlando City B (July 12 – September 21) |
Highest attendance | 5,936 RIC 2–3 LAN (March 30) |
Lowest attendance | 51 TOR 1–0 TRM (September 27) |
2020 → All statistics correct as of October 5, 2019. |
The 2019 USL League One season was the inaugural season of USL League One. The regular season consisted of a 28–game schedule that began on March 29 and concluded on October 5. The playoffs began on October 12 with the final match of the postseason on October 19.[1][2]
Teams
[edit]Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach | Affiliate | ||
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USL League One | |||||||
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Chattanooga, Tennessee | David Stanton Field | 5,000[3] | Tim Hankinson | |||
Forward Madison FC | Madison, Wisconsin | Breese Stevens Field | 5,000 | Daryl Shore | Minnesota United FC | ||
Greenville Triumph SC | Greenville, South Carolina | Legacy Early College Field | 4,000 | John Harkes | |||
Lansing Ignite FC | Lansing, Michigan | Cooley Law School Stadium | 7,527 | Nate Miller[4] | Chicago Fire | ||
North Texas SC | Frisco, Texas | Toyota Stadium | 20,500 | Eric Quill | FC Dallas | ||
Orlando City B | Montverde, Florida | Montverde Academy | 3,500 | Roberto Sibaja (Interim) | Orlando City SC | ||
Richmond Kickers | Richmond, Virginia | City Stadium | 22,611 | David Bulow | |||
South Georgia Tormenta FC | Statesboro, Georgia | Eagle Field at Erk Russell Park | 3,500 | John Miglarese | |||
Toronto FC II | Toronto, Ontario | BMO Training Ground | 1,000 | Michael Rabasca | Toronto FC | ||
FC Tucson | Tucson, Arizona | Kino Sports Complex | 3,500 | Darren Sawatzky | Phoenix Rising FC |
MLS affiliated
MLS/USLC owned
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Orlando City B | ![]() | Fired | July 25, 2019 | ![]() | July 25, 2019 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Texas SC | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 56 | Playoffs |
2 | Lansing Ignite FC | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 46 | |
3 | Greenville Triumph SC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 43 | |
4 | Forward Madison FC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 43 | |
5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 40 | |
6 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 37 | |
7 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 36 | |
8 | FC Tucson | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 33 | |
9 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 32 | |
10 | Orlando City B | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 16 |
Source: 2019 USL League One 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
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
[edit]Color Key: Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||
Chattanooga Red Wolves (CHT) | NTX | MAD | GVL | TRM | RIC | ORL | MAD | TUC | GVL | TOR | RIC | GVL | RIC | LAN | ORL | MAD | TUC | LAN | NTX | TRM | NTX | TRM | TUC | TOR | LAN | ORL | RIC | TOR | ||||||
2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
Forward Madison FC (MAD) | CHT | NTX | ORL | GVL | TOR | CHT | TRM | NTX | LAN | ORL | TUC | NTX | TOR | TRM | LAN | CHT | ORL | TOR | TUC | RIC | GVL | RIC | GVL | TRM | RIC | NTX | TUC | LAN | ||||||
0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) | TRM | LAN | CHT | RIC | MAD | NTX | LAN | RIC | CHT | TRM | LAN | CHT | ORL | NTX | ORL | TUC | NTX | TRM | TOR | MAD | TOR | MAD | RIC | TUC | TOR | TUC | ORL | TRM | ||||||
0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |||||||
Lansing Ignite FC (LAN) | RIC | GVL | RIC | TOR | TUC | RIC | GVL | NTX | TRM | MAD | TOR | GVL | TOR | ORL | NTX | CHT | MAD | TUC | TOR | TRM | CHT | ORL | ORL | NTX | TUC | CHT | TRM | MAD | ||||||
3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
North Texas SC (NTX) | CHT | MAD | ORL | GVL | ORL | LAN | MAD | TOR | RIC | TOR | MAD | TUC | LAN | GVL | RIC | TRM | GVL | CHT | TUC | CHT | LAN | TRM | TOR | ORL | RIC | TRM | MAD | TUC | ||||||
3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |||||||
Orlando City B (ORL) | TUC | TOR | TRM | MAD | NTX | CHT | NTX | TOR | RIC | TUC | MAD | TUC | TRM | LAN | GVL | CHT | GVL | RIC | TRM | MAD | LAN | LAN | TUC | NTX | TOR | CHT | GVL | RIC | ||||||
1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |||||||
Richmond Kickers (RIC) | LAN | TRM | LAN | GVL | CHT | LAN | TUC | GVL | ORL | NTX | TUC | CHT | TRM | CHT | NTX | ORL | TOR | MAD | TOR | MAD | TRM | GVL | NTX | MAD | TUC | CHT | TOR | ORL | ||||||
2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |||||||
Tormenta FC (TRM) | GVL | TUC | RIC | ORL | CHT | TUC | TOR | MAD | LAN | GVL | ORL | RIC | MAD | TOR | NTX | ORL | LAN | GVL | CHT | TUC | CHT | NTX | RIC | MAD | NTX | LAN | TOR | GVL | ||||||
1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |||||||
Toronto FC II (TOR) | ORL | TUC | LAN | MAD | TRM | ORL | TUC | NTX | CHT | LAN | NTX | LAN | MAD | TUC | TRM | LAN | RIC | MAD | GVL | RIC | GVL | NTX | CHT | ORL | GVL | TRM | RIC | CHT | ||||||
2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
FC Tucson (TUC) | ORL | TRM | TOR | TRM | LAN | RIC | CHT | TOR | ORL | RIC | ORL | MAD | NTX | TOR | LAN | GVL | CHT | MAD | NTX | TRM | ORL | CHT | LAN | GVL | RIC | GVL | MAD | NTX | ||||||
3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | North Texas SC | 2 | |||||||
4 | Forward Madison FC | 0 | |||||||
1 | North Texas SC | 1 | |||||||
3 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0 | |||||||
2 | Lansing Ignite FC | 0 | |||||||
3 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1 |
Semifinals
[edit]Lansing Ignite FC | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph SC |
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Coiffic ![]() Cerda ![]() Cleveland ![]() | Report | Clowes ![]() Mohamed ![]() Polak ![]() Bermudez ![]() Gómez ![]() |
North Texas SC | 2–0 | Forward Madison FC |
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Roberts ![]() Cerrillo ![]() Pepi ![]() Jatta ![]() | Report | Toyama ![]() Leonard ![]() |
USL League One Championship
[edit]North Texas SC | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph SC |
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Jatta ![]() Rodríguez ![]() Damus ![]() | Report |
Championship Game MVP: Arturo Rodríguez (North Texas SC)
Attendance
[edit]Average home attendances
[edit]Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
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Forward Madison FC | 14 | 60,083 | 4,663 | 3,762 | 4,292 |
Richmond Kickers | 14 | 48,555 | 5,936 | 1,089 | 3,468 |
Lansing Ignite FC | 14 | 38,614 | 4,818 | 1,725 | 2,758 |
Greenville Triumph SC | 14 | 35,131 | 4,014 | 1,570 | 2,509 |
Tormenta FC | 14 | 24,133 | 3,519 | 1,038 | 1,724 |
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 14 | 22,842 | 3,527 | 512 | 1,632 |
North Texas SC | 14 | 19,136 | 3,512 | 615 | 1,367 |
FC Tucson | 14 | 13,451 | 1,772 | 702 | 961 |
Orlando City B | 14 | 2,836 | 327 | 144 | 203 |
Toronto FC II | 14 | 2,358 | 525 | 51 | 168 |
Total | 140 | 267,139 | 5,936 | 51 | 1,908 |
Sources: USL Soccer Stadium Digest
Statistical leaders
[edit] Top scorers[edit]Source:[7]
| Top assists[edit]Source:[7] |
Clean sheets[edit]
Source:[7]
| Hat-tricks[edit]
|
League awards
[edit]Individual awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player:
Arturo Rodriguez (NTX)[8]
- Defender of the Year:
Conner Antley (TRM)[9]
- Young Player of the Year:
Arturo Rodriguez (NTX)[10]
- Goalkeeper of the Year:
Dallas Jaye (GVL)[11]
- Coach of the Year:
Eric Quill (NTX)[12]
- Golden Boot:
Ronaldo Damus (NTX)[13]
- Assists Champion:
Arturo Rodriguez (NTX)[13]
- Golden Glove:
Dallas Jaye (GVL)[13]
- Goal of the Year:
Mikie Rowe (TRM)[14]
- Save of the Year:
Phillip Ejimadu (TUC)[15]
All-League Teams
[edit]First team[17] | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Second team[17] | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | Ref. |
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1 | ![]() | North Texas SC | Forward | Hat trick vs Chattanooga | [18] |
2 | ![]() | Tormenta FC | Defender | 3 assists vs Tucson | [19] |
3 | ![]() | Lansing Ignite FC | Defender | 9 of 11 duels | [20] |
4 | ![]() | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Forward | 2 goals | [21] |
5 | ![]() | Tormenta FC | Midfielder | Game winning goal vs Tucson | [22] |
6 | ![]() | Forward Madison FC | Midfielder | 1 goal 2 assists | [23] |
7 | ![]() | Tormenta FC | Midfielder | 2 goals | [24] |
8 | ![]() | FC Tucson | Midfielder | 2 goals | [25] |
9 | ![]() | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Goalkeeper | 4 save shutout | [26] |
10 | ![]() | Toronto FC II | Forward | 1 goal, 2 assists | [27] |
11 | ![]() | Orlando City B | Midfielder | 1 goal, 1 assist | [28] |
12 | ![]() | North Texas SC | Forward | Hat trick vs Toronto | [29] |
13 | ![]() | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Forward | Hat trick vs Greenville | [30] |
14 | ![]() | North Texas SC | Forward | 2 goals | [31] |
15 | ![]() | Greenville Triumph SC | Goalkeeper | 3 save shutout | [32] |
16 | ![]() | Lansing Ignite FC | Midfielder | 1 goal 2 assists | [33] |
17 | ![]() | FC Tucson | Midfielder | 2 goals | [34] |
18 | ![]() | Greenville Triumph SC | Defender | 2 assists vs North Texas | [35] |
19 | ![]() | Lansing Ignite FC | Midfielder | 2 goals 1 assist | [36] |
20 | ![]() | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 2 assists vs Toronto | [37] |
21 | ![]() | North Texas SC | Defender | Game winning goal vs Chattanooga | [38] |
22 | ![]() | Lansing Ignite FC | Forward | 2 goals vs North Texas | [39] |
23 | ![]() | Richmond Kickers | Forward | 2 goals vs Tormenta FC | [40] |
24 | ![]() | Lansing Ignite FC | Forward | 2 goals 1 assist vs Tucson | [41] |
25 | ![]() | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | Hat trick vs Tucson | [42] |
26 | ![]() | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 1 goal 1 assist vs Toronto | [43] |
27 | ![]() | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Midfielder | 1 assist vs Richmond | [44] |
28 | ![]() | Toronto FC II | Forward | 3 goals in 2 games | [45] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "USL League One unveils 2019 season structure". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Bracket for 2019 USL League One Playoffs Unveiled". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "CHATTANOOGA TO BUILD SOCCER-SPECIFIC STADIUM FOR 2020 SEASON". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Nate Miller names Lansing Ignite head coach", lansingignite.com, Lansing Ignite, archived from the original on November 14, 2018, retrieved November 14, 2018
- ^ "Orlando City B Parts Ways with Fernando Jose De Argila Irurita". orlandocitysc.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "USL League One Reveals 2019 Regular Season Schedule". United Soccer League (USL). December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c "2019 USL League One statistics". Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "North Texas' Rodriguez Caps Year with League One Most Valuable Player Award". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Tormenta FC's Antley Claims League One Defender of the Year Honors". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "North Texas' Rodriguez Takes League One Young Player of the Year Honor". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Greenville's Jaye Earns League One Goalkeeper of the Year Honor". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "North Texas' Quill Named League One Coach of the Year". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c "NTSC's Damus, Rodriguez Earn League One Golden Boot, Assists Champion". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Mikie Rowe Wins 2019 Fans' Choice Goal of the Year". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Phillip Ejimadu Wins 2019 Fans' Choice Save of the Year". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "2019 USL League One Awards Finalists Unveiled". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "2019 USL League One All-League Teams Revealed". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "North Texas' Pepi Claims League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "South Georgia's Antley Claims League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "South Lansing's Stoneman Claims League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Chattanooga's Beattie Claims League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "Tormenta FC's Coutinho Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ a b "Madison's Smart Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "South Georgia's Dennis Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Tucson's Jambga Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Chattanooga's Mangels Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Toronto's Shaffelburg Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Orlando's Souza Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "North Texas' Damus Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Chattanooga's Beattie Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "North Texas' Damus Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Greenville's Jaye Name