2023 USL League Two season
Football league season
The 2023 USL League Two season is the 29th season of USL League Two , a semi-professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 18. 122 teams participated in this season. Two additional divisions were added to the league this season, Nor Cal and South Florida.[ 1] [ 2]
Team changes
New teams
Academica SC (Turlock, CA)[ 3]
Arizona Arsenal SC (Mesa, AZ)[ 4]
Bavarian United SC (Milwaukee, WI)[ 5]
Boulder County United (Lafayette, CO)[ 6]
Brevard SC (Melbourne, FL)[ 7]
Capo FC (San Juan Capistrano, CA)[ 8]
FC Buffalo [ 9]
FC Carolinas (Waxhaws, NC)[ 10]
Ironbound SC (Newark, NJ)[ 11]
Monterey Bay FC 2 (Salinas, CA)[ 12]
North Alabama SC (Huntsville, AL)[ 13]
Redlands FC (Redlands, CA)[ 14]
RKC Third Coast (Racine & Kenosha, WI)[ 15]
Rochester FC (Rochester, MN)[ 16]
St. Charles FC (St. Charles, MO)[ 17]
Sarasota Paradise (Sarasota, FL)[ 18] [ 19]
St. Petersburg FC (St. Petersburg, FL)[ 20]
United PDX (Portland, OR)[ 21]
Virginia Marauders FC (Winchester, VA)[ 22]
Returning teams
Name changes
On hiatus
Map
Locations of teams who participated in the 2023 season.
Eastern Conference Central Conference Southern Conference Western Conference Multiple Teams
Metro areas with multiple teams:
Boston: Boston Bolts , Boston City FC
Charlotte: FC Carolinas, Charlotte Eagles , Charlotte Independence 2
Denver: Colorado International Soccer Academy (CISA), Flatirons Rush SC
Houston: AC Houston Sur, AHFC Royals , Houston FC
Miami: FC Miami City , Miami AC, Weston FC
New York: Cedar Stars Rush , F.A. Euro , FC Motown , Ironbound SC, Long Island Rough Riders , Manhattan SC , Morris Elite SC , New Jersey Copa SC , Westchester Flames
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Lone Star FC , West Chester United SC
Portland: PDX FC , United PDX
Raleigh: North Carolina FC U23 , Wake FC
San Francisco Bay Area: Marin FC Legends, Project 51O , San Francisco City FC , San Francisco Glens SC
Tampa: St. Petersburg FC, Tampa Bay United SC
Standings
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
^ Boston Bolts wins the tiebreaker over Albany Rush & AC Connecticut on head-to-head record.
^ Albany Rush wins the tiebreaker over AC Connecticut on goal differential.
Mid Atlantic Division
Metropolitan Division
Chesapeake Division
South Atlantic Division
^ FC Carolinas wins the tiebreaker over West Virginia United on goal differential.
^ Tobacco Road FC wins the tiebreaker over North Carolina FC U23 on head-to-head record.
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
^ Midwest United FC wins the tiebreaker over Kalamazoo FC on head-to-head record.
Heartland Division
^ Peoria City wins the tiebreaker over St. Charles FC on goal differential.
Valley Division
^ Cleveland Force SC wins the tiebreaker over Toledo Villa FC on goal differential.
Deep North Division
Southern Conference
South Central Division
^ Asheville City SC wins the tiebreaker over SC United Bantams on goal differential.
^ Dalton Red Wolves wins the tiebreaker over Tennessee SC on head-to-head record.
Southeast Division
^ Tampa Bay United wins the tiebreaker over Brevard SC on goal differential.
South Florida Division
Mid South Division
Lone Star Division
Western Conference
Mountain Division
^ Salt City SC wins the tiebreaker over Flatirons Rush SC on goal differential.
Northwest Division
^ United PDX wins the tiebreaker over Capital FC Atletico on goal differential.
Nor Cal Division
^ Project 51O wins the tiebreaker over Marin FC Legends on total wins.
Southwest Division
^ Ventura County Fusion wins the tiebreaker over FC Tucson on head-to-head record.
Playoffs
Bracket
Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
Central Conference
Western Conference
USL League Two Championship
National Semifinals
USL League Two Championship Game
Championship MVP: Peter Kingston (BAL )
Awards
Notes
^ Replaces the conference all-star teams of previous seasons.
References
^ "USL League Two Announces 2023 Match Schedule" . USL League Two. February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
^ "USL League Two Announces 2023 Divisional Alignment" . USL League Two. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
^ "Academica SC to join USL League Two" . December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^ "Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club joining USL League Two in 2023" . USL League Two. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023 .
^ "Bavarian United SC set to join USL League Two and USL W League" . USL League Two. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ "Boulder County United to join League Two ahead of 2023 season" . November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ "Brevard SC to join USL League Two in 2023" . December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022 .
^ "Capo FC joins USL League Two for 2023 Season" . December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
^ "FC Buffalo joining USL League Two" . USL League Two. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 .
^ "FC Carolinas joins USL W League and USL League Two as expansion side for 2023" . USL Communications staff. June 9, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ "Ironbound SC to join League Two in 2023" . February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 .
^ "Monterey Bay F.C. Announces Salinas-Based Development Team to Join USL League Two" . Monterey Bay Football Club | USL Championship . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ "North Alabama SC joins USL W League and USL League Two as expansion side for 2023" . December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "Redlands FC to join USL League Two in 2023" . USL League Two. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023 .
^ "RKC Soccer Club to join USL League Two and USL W League" . USL League Two. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^ "Rochester FC joins W League and USL League Two as expansion side" . USL Communications staff. July 29, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022 .
^ USLWLeague.com Staff (June 14, 2022). "St. Charles FC joining USL League Two and W League" . USW League Two. Retrieved June 14, 2022 .
^ "New League Two club in Sarasota to begin play in 2023" . October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022 .
^ "Sarasota Paradise unveils club brand for 2023" . January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023 .
^ "St. Petersburg FC to complete USL League Two 2023 expansion" . April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023 .
^ "United PDX to join League Two and W League in 2023" . USL League Two. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 .
^ "Virginia Marauders FC joining USL League Two and W League in 2023" . USL League Two. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023 .
^ "FC Tucson to join USL League Two in 2023" . October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022 .
^ "About Chicago" .
^ "The rebranded Twin City Toucans to begin play on June 1st at Edible Field" . KBTX-TV . May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023 .
^ "Tormenta FC to Elevate USL Academy Team" . South Georgia Tormenta FC . Retrieved January 6, 2024 .
^ @lrrangers (July 22, 2023). "We love you Arkansas! That's a new Rangers record! Let's try and beat that again tomorrow night! Get your tickets and beat the line!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @lrrangers (July 24, 2023). "You've done it again Little Rock! Breaking a record that you set just days before!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @MenaceSoccer94 (July 22, 2023). "Last Night was electric" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @thesocietydsm1 (July 24, 2023). "And just a quick though, Menace isn't doing announced attendance. That is actual people there" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Farrington, Ors Navarro win Golden Boot, Briscoe wins Golden Glove" . USL League Two. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023 .
^ "Aidan Morrison Wins League Two Young Player of the Year Award" . USL League Two. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023 .
^ "Hugo Bacharach Named 2023 Defender of the Year" . USL League Two. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023 .
^ "Logan Farrington named USL League Two Player of the Year" . USL League Two. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023 .
^ "Moments of the Year 2023" . USL League Two. August 28, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
^ "Presenting the 2023 USL League Two Team of the Year" . USLLeagueTwo.com Staff. August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023 .
^ "2023 Divisional Players of the Year Announced" . USLLeagueTwo.com Staff. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023 .
External links
Eastern Conference
Northeast Mid Atlantic Metropolitan Chesapeake South Atlantic
Central Conference
Great Lakes Valley Heartland Deep North
Southern Conference
South Central Southeast South Florida Mid South Lone Star
Western Conference
Mountain Northwest Nor Cal Southwest
Seasons
as USISL Premier League as PDSL as PDL as USL League Two
Miscellaneous
USISL Premier League Premier Development Soccer League (PDSL) Premier Development League (PDL) USL League Two
National teams
League competitions (Men)
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Amateur Collegiate
League competitions (Women)
Cup competitions (Men)
Cup competitions (Women) Youth competitions