USL Championship is a men’s league competition in the USA, with recorded coverage spanning 2015 to 2025. This page brings together live scores, fixtures, results and standings, alongside player and team statistics, so visitors can reference the competition across its recorded seasons. It offers a clear way to review this information before, during and after matches.
Upcoming matches, USL Championship
Quarter-finals
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- Quarter-finals
Louisville City
Miami FC
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- Quarter-finals
Charleston Battery
Hartford Athletic
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- Quarter-finals
New Mexico United
Colorado Springs
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- Quarter-finals
Sacramento Republic
El Paso Locomotive
Latest played matches, USL Championship
Round of 16
Group Stage
USL Championship Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Tampa Bay Rowdies | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 61 | LWWWL |
| 1 |
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New Mexico United | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 52 | WWLWW |
| 2 |
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Charleston Battery | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 53 | WWWDL |
| 2 |
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Sacramento Republic | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 51 | WWWDD |
| 3 |
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Detroit City | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 51 | LDLWW |
| 3 |
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El Paso Locomotive | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 50 | WLLWL |
| 4 |
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Louisville City | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 43 | 8 | 47 | WDWWW |
| 4 |
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Lexington | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 48 | LDWDW |
| 5 |
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 45 | LWDWL |
| 5 |
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Colorado Springs | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 47 | WWWDD |
| 6 |
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Hartford Athletic | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 43 | WWLDL |
| 6 |
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San Antonio | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 45 | LWWDL |
| 7 |
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Rhode Island | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 42 | LLDWL |
| 7 |
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FC Tulsa | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 43 | LLLDD |
| 8 |
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Miami FC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 36 | WLLWW |
| 8 |
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Phoenix Rising | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 40 | LDWWL |
| 9 |
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Indy Eleven | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 34 | LLLDL |
| 9 |
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Orange County SC | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 39 | LLLLW |
| 10 |
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Loudoun United | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 31 | WDLWD |
| 10 |
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Oakland Roots | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 38 | LWDDW |
| 11 |
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Birmingham Legion | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 30 | LWDWL |
| 11 |
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Las Vegas Lights | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 36 | LLLWL |
| 12 | Brooklyn | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 63 | -29 | 21 | LLWLL | |
| 12 |
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Monterey Bay | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 24 | WLLWL |
| 13 |
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Sporting JAX | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 78 | -46 | 14 | LLLLL |
USL Championship Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
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Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
USL Championship teams participation since 2015
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Charleston Battery | 11 |
| Colorado Springs | 11 |
| Louisville City | 11 |
| Orange County SC | 11 |
| Phoenix Rising | 11 |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 11 |
| Sacramento Republic | 11 |
| FC Tulsa | 11 |
| San Antonio | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 |
| Indy Eleven | 8 |
| LA Galaxy II | 8 |
| Las Vegas Lights | 8 |
| New York RB II | 8 |
| Rio Grande Valley | 8 |
| Birmingham Legion | 7 |
| Charlotte Independence | 7 |
| El Paso Locomotive | 7 |
| Hartford Athletic | 7 |
| Loudoun United | 7 |
| New Mexico United | 7 |
| OKC Energy | 7 |
| Real Monarchs | 7 |
| Memphis 901 | 6 |
| Portland Timbers II | 6 |
| Swope Park Rangers | 6 |
| Miami FC | 6 |
| Atlanta United II | 5 |
| Bethlehem Steel | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Saint Louis | 5 |
| Oakland Roots | 5 |
| Reno 1868 | 4 |
| Seattle Sounders II | 4 |
| Penn | 4 |
| Richmond Kickers | 4 |
| Detroit City | 4 |
| San Diego Loyal | 4 |
| Monterey Bay | 4 |
| FC Cincinnati | 3 |
| Austin Bold | 3 |
| Ottawa Fury | 3 |
| Tacoma Defiance | 3 |
| Toronto II | 3 |
| Rochester Rhinos | 3 |
USL Championship top scorer teams
USL Championship About
USL Championship is a professional men’s league in the USA and the highest-level competition within the United Soccer League (USL) structure. Sanctioned as a Division II competition by the U.S. Soccer Federation, it occupies the professional tier below Major League Soccer and provides clubs with a national platform for high-level football. The competition is also recorded as American USL Championship.
Role in the United States football pyramid
The league was formed in 2010 through the merger of two established competitions, creating a more stable foundation for professional football in the United States. Its purpose is both sporting and developmental: clubs compete for a national championship while offering players a route towards higher-level domestic football, international leagues and the United States national-team pathway.
USL Championship is built around community-based professional clubs rather than an open promotion and relegation system. Teams enter through sanctioned franchise agreements, with membership dependent on meeting league and federation standards. This model gives clubs a defined market, professional operating structure and access to a national competition while allowing the USL to manage the league’s membership and long-term expansion.
The competition is administered by the United Soccer League, whose headquarters are in Tampa, Florida, and operates under the Laws of the Game established by the International Football Association Board. League-specific regulations govern areas such as player eligibility, discipline and roster composition. Clubs must also comply with domestic-player requirements and limits on non-domestic players.
Season structure and conferences
The competition follows a league-and-playoff format. During the regular season, clubs are aligned in Eastern and Western Conferences. The schedule is centred on conference competition, with home-and-away fixtures between conference opponents and selected matches across the conferences. Results determine each club’s position and establish the postseason field.
League matches use the standard football points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. When clubs finish level in the standings, the recorded principal tiebreakers are total wins, goal difference and goals scored. These measures reward both consistent winning and attacking or defensive performance across the regular season.
The regular season normally begins in March and continues through the summer before concluding in October. The playoffs follow soon afterwards, with the decisive matches taking place in the autumn. This calendar gives the league a long competitive phase while reserving the final weeks of the year for its championship tournament.
The USL Championship playoffs
The postseason is a single-elimination tournament involving the leading finishers from both conferences. The bracket progresses through Conference Quarterfinals, Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals. Winning a match is therefore essential: unlike the regular season, a club cannot rely on accumulating points over multiple fixtures once the knockout stage begins.
The Eastern and Western Conference champions then meet in the USL Championship Final. The winner is crowned league champion and receives the USL Championship Cup, the competition’s principal sporting prize. The Final is generally held in November and provides the decisive conclusion to the March-to-November campaign.
Playoff matches use 90 minutes of regulation time. If a knockout match remains level, the teams play two 15-minute periods of extra time. A penalty shootout decides the winner if the scores are still equal after extra time. This rule gives every playoff tie a clear outcome without requiring a replay.
Why the competition matters
The league combines the stability of a professional franchise system with the sporting pressure of a national championship. Its clubs represent different American communities, while the conference structure creates regular regional rivalries and limits the travel demands associated with a country of continental scale. Inter-conference fixtures and the postseason then bring the strongest teams into a broader national contest.
For players, the league provides a demanding professional environment and a visible route into other parts of the football system. Strong performances can increase opportunities in Major League Soccer, overseas leagues and international football. For clubs, success offers more than a place in the standings: it strengthens local identity, raises competitive profile and delivers the prestige of winning the USL Championship Cup.
The recorded competition coverage on Xtra-Stats runs from the 2015 season through 2025, encompassing 11 recorded seasons. Across that historical span, the essential identity of the competition remains clear: it is a United States professional men’s league organised by the USL, positioned at Division II level, played through conference-based regular-season competition and decided by a national playoff for the championship.