2020 USL Championship season

The 2020 USL Championship season is the tenth season of the USL Championship and fourth under Division II sanctioning. This is the second season in which the league is operating under the name "USL Championship", having used the name "United Soccer League" through 2018. Real Monarchs SLC are the defending USL Cup champions. The 2020 season will see 35 teams participate, in two conferences.

USL Championship

Season	2020
Matches played	114
Goals scored	324 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorer	Junior Flemmings Tyler Pasher (8)
Biggest home win	PHX 6–1 POR (March 7)
Biggest away win	PHI 0–6 PIT (July 18)
Highest scoring	PHX 6–1 POR (March 7) ATL 4–3 MIA (July 29) PHX 5–2 NMU (August 8) RNO 5–2 POR (August 15)
Longest winning run	4 games Indy Eleven (March 7 – July 22)
Longest unbeaten run	7 games Tampa Bay Rowdies (March 7 – present)
Longest losing run	6 games Portland Timbers 2 (March 7 – present)
Highest attendance	11,569 SAC 1–1 TUL (March 7)
Lowest attendance	467 PHI 0–0 LDN (March 7)
Total attendance	64,619
Average attendance	4,039
← 2019 2021 → All statistics correct as of August 15, 2020.

On November 8, 2019, Ottawa Fury FC announced that it had suspended operations. The team had received sanctioning from its country's governing body, Canada Soccer, but was denied by U.S. Soccer and the continental governing body of CONCACAF.[1] Additionally, the 2020 season is the first season without Nashville SC. The club's identity transferred to a Major League Soccer team that started play in 2020.[2]

The season was suspended on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.[3]

On June 4, the league announced a return to play on July 11, 2020 [4] Board of Governors voted to return to play for the 2020 season, with a provisional start date set for July 11. While additional information on competition format, scheduling, broadcast and other important details will be made available in the coming weeks, it is important to note that the league's return to play will be conducted in strict alignment with all local and state public health guidelines. USL HQ also remains in regular dialogue with the USL Players Association on all matters concerning player health and wellness protocols and looks forward to continuing those discussions.

Changes from 2019

Expansion clubs

• San Diego Loyal SC[5]

Rebranded clubs

• Bethlehem Steel FC rebranded as Philadelphia Union II[6]
• Swope Park Rangers rebranded as Sporting Kansas City II[7]
• Tulsa Roughnecks FC rebranded as FC Tulsa[8]

Moves

• Ottawa Fury FC franchise rights sold to Miami FC[9]

Departing clubs

• Fresno FC (ceased operations)
• Nashville SC (moved to MLS)

Teams

ATL

AUS

PHI

BHM

CHS

CLT

COS

ELP

HFD

IND

LAG

LVL

LDN

LOU

MIA

MEM

NMU

NYRB

NCA

OKC

OCSC

PHX

PIT

POR

SLC

RNO

RGV

SAC

STL

SAN

SDG

TAC

SKC

TBR

TUL

Locations of teams for the 2020 USL Championship season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

The following teams are playing in the 2020 USL Championship season:

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Head coach	MLS affiliate / ownership
Atlanta United 2	Kennesaw, Georgia	Fifth Third Bank Stadium ^[A]	8,318	Tony Annan (interim)	Atlanta United FC
Austin Bold FC	Austin, Texas	Bold Stadium	5,000	Marcelo Serrano
Birmingham Legion FC	Birmingham, Alabama	BBVA Field	5,000	Tom Soehn
Charleston Battery	Charleston, South Carolina	Patriots Point Soccer Complex	5,000	Mike Anhaeuser
Charlotte Independence	Matthews, North Carolina	Sportsplex at Matthews	5,000	Mike Jeffries
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Weidner Field	5,000	Alan Koch	Colorado Rapids
El Paso Locomotive FC	El Paso, Texas	Southwest University Park ^[A]	9,500	Mark Lowry
Hartford Athletic	Hartford, Connecticut	Dillon Stadium ^[A]	5,500	Radhi Jaïdi
Indy Eleven	Indianapolis, Indiana	Lucas Oil Stadium ^[A]	62,421	Martin Rennie	Chicago Fire
LA Galaxy II	Carson, California	Dignity Health Track Stadium	5,000	Junior Gonzalez	LA Galaxy
Las Vegas Lights FC	Las Vegas, Nevada	Cashman Field	9,334	Frank Yallop
Loudoun United FC	Leesburg, Virginia	Segra Field	5,000	Ryan Martin	D.C. United
Louisville City FC	Louisville, Kentucky	Lynn Family Stadium	11,700	John Hackworth
Memphis 901 FC	Memphis, Tennessee	AutoZone Park ^[A]	10,000	Tim Mulqueen
Miami FC	Miami, Florida	Riccardo Silva Stadium ^[A]	20,000	Paul Dalglish
New Mexico United	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Isotopes Park ^[A]	13,500	Troy Lesesne
New York Red Bulls II	Montclair, New Jersey	MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field	5,000	John Wolyniec	New York Red Bulls
North Carolina FC	Cary, North Carolina	WakeMed Soccer Park	10,000	Dave Sarachan
OKC Energy FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Taft Stadium ^[A]	7,500	John Pascarella
Orange County SC	Irvine, California	Champion Stadium	5,000	Braeden Cloutier
Philadelphia Union II	Chester, Pennsylvania	Subaru Park	18,500	Marlon LeBlanc (interim)	Philadelphia Union
Phoenix Rising FC	Tempe, Arizona	Casino Arizona Field	6,200	Rick Schantz
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Highmark Stadium	5,000	Bob Lilley
Portland Timbers 2	Hillsboro, Oregon	Hillsboro Stadium ^[A]	7,600	Cameron Knowles	Portland Timbers
Real Monarchs	Herriman, Utah	Zions Bank Stadium	5,000	Jámison Olave	Real Salt Lake
Reno 1868 FC	Reno, Nevada	Greater Nevada Field ^[A]	9,013	Ian Russell	San Jose Earthquakes
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Edinburg, Texas	H-E-B Park	9,400	Gerson Echeverry	Houston Dynamo
Sacramento Republic FC	Sacramento, California	Papa Murphy's Park	11,569	Mark Briggs
Saint Louis FC	Fenton, Missouri	West Community Stadium	5,500	Steve Trittschuh
San Antonio FC	San Antonio, Texas	Toyota Field	8,296	Alen Marcina	New York City FC
San Diego Loyal SC	San Diego, California	Torero Stadium ^[A]	6,000	Landon Donovan
Sporting Kansas City II	Kansas City, Kansas	Children's Mercy Park	18,467	Paulo Nagamura	Sporting Kansas City
Tacoma Defiance	Tacoma, Washington	Cheney Stadium ^[A]	6,500	Chris Little	Seattle Sounders FC
Tampa Bay Rowdies	St. Petersburg, Florida	Al Lang Stadium ^[A]	7,227	Neill Collins
FC Tulsa	Tulsa, Oklahoma	ONEOK Field ^[A]	7,833	Michael Nsien

  MLS-affiliated

  MLS-owned

1. ^
   Non-soccer specific stadium.

Competition format

The original divisional alignment was announced on December 19, 2019.[10][11][12] The regular season and playoff format was announced on January 9, 2020. The season began on March 6 and was scheduled to conclude on October 17. The 2020 USL Cup Playoffs were expected to begin October 21, and conclude with the final match between November 12–16. The top 10 teams were to make the playoffs in each conference with the same format as in 2019.[13]

Group Alignment for Resumption of Play

The coronavirus pandemic caused a radical remaking of the competition for 2020. When the season resumed on July 11, the teams were competing in small groups of four or five teams with a geographic component, with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the postseason.[14][15]

Group	Teams
A	Portland Timbers 2, Reno 1868 FC, Sacramento Republic FC, Tacoma Defiance
B	LA Galaxy II, Las Vegas Lights FC, Orange County SC, Phoenix Rising FC, San Diego Loyal SC
C	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, El Paso Locomotive FC, New Mexico United, Real Monarchs SLC
D	Austin Bold FC, OKC Energy FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, San Antonio FC, FC Tulsa
E	Indy Eleven, Louisville City FC, Sporting Kansas City II, Saint Louis FC
F	Hartford Athletic, Loudoun United FC, New York Red Bulls II, Philadelphia Union II, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
G	Birmingham Legion FC, Charlotte Independence, Memphis 901 FC, North Carolina FC
H	Atlanta United 2, Charleston Battery, Miami FC, Tampa Bay Rowdies

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
OKC Energy FC	Steve Cooke	Contract not renewed[16]	October 22, 2019	John Pascarella[17]	November 22, 2019
Hartford Athletic	Jimmy Nielsen	Mutual separation[18]	October 27, 2019	Radhi Jaïdi[19]	November 8, 2019
San Antonio FC	Darren Powell	Mutual separation[20]	October 30, 2019	Alen Marcina[21]	December 9, 2019
Sacramento Republic FC	Simon Elliott	Contract not renewed[22]	November 5, 2019	Mark Briggs[23]	December 16, 2019
Real Monarchs SLC	Jamison Olave (interim)	End of interim period	November 20, 2019	Jamison Olave[24]	November 20, 2019
Saint Louis FC	Anthony Pulis	Mutual separation	January 4, 2020	Steve Trittschuh[25]	January 4, 2020
LA Galaxy II	Junior Gonzalez (interim)	End of interim period	January 8, 2020	Junior Gonzalez[26]	January 8, 2020
Philadelphia Union II	Brendan Burke	Joined Front Office	February 12, 2020	Sven Gartung[27]	February 12, 2020
Las Vegas Lights FC	Eric Wynalda	Mutual separation[28]	June 17, 2020	Frank Yallop[29]	June 29, 2020
Atlanta United 2	Stephen Glass	Promoted to Parent Club	July 27, 2020	Tony Annan (interim)[30]	July 27, 2020
Philadelphia Union II	Sven Gartung	Mutual separation	August 5, 2020	Marlon LeBlanc (interim)[31]	August 5, 2020
Miami FC	Nelson Vargas	Mutual separation	August 10, 2020	Paul Dalglish[32]	August 10, 2020

Group tables

Group A

Group A covers Northwestern states including Northern California.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Reno 1868 FC	7	5	0	2	15	7	+8	15	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Sacramento Republic FC	8	4	3	1	10	6	+4	15
3	Tacoma Defiance	7	2	1	4	14	13	+1	7
4	Portland Timbers 2	6	0	0	6	4	23	−19	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Group B

Group B covers Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Phoenix Rising FC	7	5	1	1	21	6	+15	16	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Orange County SC	5	3	2	0	5	1	+4	11
3	San Diego Loyal SC	8	3	2	3	6	8	−2	11
4	LA Galaxy II	5	3	0	2	7	6	+1	9
5	Las Vegas Lights FC	4	0	1	3	2	5	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Group C

Group C includes the Rocky Mountain states, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Mexico United	7	4	1	2	12	10	+2	13	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	El Paso Locomotive FC	7	3	2	2	10	9	+1	11
3	Real Monarchs	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	4
4	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	6	1	1	4	9	13	−4	4

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Group D

Group D represents Texas (except El Paso) and Oklahoma.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Antonio FC	7	4	3	0	11	4	+7	15	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	FC Tulsa	5	2	3	0	6	3	+3	9
3	Austin Bold FC	5	2	1	2	9	9	0	7
4	OKC Energy FC	7	1	3	3	6	11	−5	6
5	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	8	0	3	5	5	15	−10	3

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Group E

Group E covers the Midwestern states.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indy Eleven	9	6	1	2	15	7	+8	19	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Saint Louis FC	8	4	1	3	10	8	+2	13
3	Louisville City FC	7	3	1	3	7	7	0	10
4	Sporting Kansas City II	7	2	1	4	7	10	−3	7

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Group F

Group F includes the Northeastern states.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hartford Athletic	6	5	0	1	14	9	+5	15	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	7	4	0	3	18	6	+12	12
3	New York Red Bulls II	8	2	0	6	12	15	−3	6
4	Loudoun United FC	5	1	1	3	4	10	−6	4
5	Philadelphia Union II	6	1	1	4	6	20	−14	4

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Group G

Group G includes the northern part of the Southern United States.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Birmingham Legion FC	8	5	2	1	14	5	+9	17	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Charlotte Independence	6	2	3	1	10	11	−1	9
3	North Carolina FC	5	2	1	2	4	5	−1	7
4	Memphis 901 FC	7	1	2	4	9	15	−6	5

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Group H

Group H includes the southern and southeastern-most states.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	7	5	2	0	13	4	+9	17	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Charleston Battery	7	3	2	2	10	8	+2	11
3	Atlanta United 2	9	1	2	6	10	18	−8	5
4	Miami FC	3	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Conference tables

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Phoenix Rising FC	7	5	1	1	21	6	+15	16	Conference Quarterfinals
2	Reno 1868 FC	7	5	0	2	15	7	+8	15
3	San Antonio FC	7	4	3	0	11	4	+7	15
4	Sacramento Republic	8	4	3	1	10	6	+4	15
5	New Mexico United	7	4	1	2	12	10	+2	13
6	Orange County SC	5	3	2	0	5	1	+4	11
7	El Paso Locomotive FC	7	3	2	2	10	9	+1	11	Play-In Round
8	San Diego Loyal SC	8	3	2	3	6	8	−2	11
9	FC Tulsa	5	2	3	0	6	3	+3	9
10	LA Galaxy II	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	9
11	Tacoma Defiance	7	2	1	4	14	13	+1	7
12	Austin Bold FC	5	2	1	2	9	9	0	7
13	OKC Energy FC	6	1	2	3	6	11	−5	5
14	Real Monarchs	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	4
15	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	6	1	1	4	9	13	−4	4
16	Rio Grande Valley Toros	8	0	3	5	5	15	−10	3
17	Las Vegas Lights FC	4	0	1	3	2	5	−3	1
18	Portland Timbers 2	6	0	0	6	4	27	−23	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL Championship 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

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indy Eleven	9	6	1	2	15	7	+8	19	Conference Quarterfinals
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	7	5	2	0	13	4	+9	17
3	Birmingham Legion FC	9	5	2	2	14	5	+9	17
4	Hartford Athletic	6	5	0	1	14	9	+5	15
5	Saint Louis FC	8	4	1	3	10	8	+2	13
6	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	7	4	0	3	18	6	+12	12
7	Charleston Battery	7	3	2	2	10	8	+2	11	Play-In Round
8	Charlotte Independence	6	3	2	1	10	11	−1	11
9	Louisville City FC	7	3	1	3	7	7	0	10
10	North Carolina FC	5	2	1	2	4	5	−1	7
11	Sporting Kansas City II	7	2	1	4	7	10	−3	7
12	New York Red Bulls II	8	2	0	6	12	15	−3	6
13	Memphis 901 FC	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5
14	Atlanta United 2	9	1	2	6	10	18	−8	5
15	Loudoun United FC	5	1	1	3	4	10	−6	4
16	Philadelphia Union II	6	1	1	4	6	20	−14	4
17	Miami FC	3	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL Championship 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

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw  • Postponed
Club	Match
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Atlanta United 2 (ATL)	CHS	TBR	MEM	CHS	MIA	CHS	BHM	TBR	CHS	MIA	TBR	PHI	MIA	TBR	NYR	MIA
	0–1	1–2	2–2	0–3	4–3	1–1	0–1	0–2	2–3	Aug 19	Aug 22	Sep 2	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 23	Oct 4
Austin Bold FC (AUS)	NMU	OKC	SAN	RGV	SAN	TUL	RGV	COS	OKC	TUL	TUL	RGV	SAN	SKC	OKC	SAN
	1–0	1–3	2–4	4–1	1–1	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 26	Aug 30	Sep 5	Sep 8	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 22	Sep 27	Oct 2
Birmingham Legion FC (BHM)	MEM	CHS	TBR	NCA	CLT	ATL	CLT	NCA	MEM	CLT	NCA	MEM	CLT	MIA	NCA	MEM
	3–0	2–1	1–1	0–1	4–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 26	Oct 3
Charleston Battery (CHS)	ATL	BHM	ATL	TBR	ATL	CLT	ATL	NCA	MIA	TBR	MIA	TBR	MIA	LDN	MIA	TBR
	1–0	1–2	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	Aug 19	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 11	Sep 20	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	SKC	MEM	BHM	CHS	BHM	MEM	MIA	NCA	BHM	MEM	NCA	BHM	NCA	MIA	MEM	NCA
	2–1	2–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	Aug 23	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 23	Sep 26	Sep 30
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (COS)	OKC	NMU	SLC	SLC	ELP	NMU	ELP	AUS	NMU	ELP	OKC	SLC	ELP	NMU	SLC	TUL
	2–1	1–2	3–3	1–2	2–4	0–1	Aug 22	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 9	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3
El Paso Locomotive (ELP)	OCO	RGV	NMU	NMU	PHX	COS	SLC	COS	SLC	COS	NMU	SAN	COS	SLC	NMU	SLC
	0–0	1–0	2–2	1–2	1–3	4–2	1–0	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 4
Hartford Athletic (HFD)	NYR	LDN	PHI	IND	LDN	PHI	NYR	PHI	LDN	PGH	LDN	PGH	NYR	PHI	PGH	NYR
	1–0	3–1	3–2	1–4	4–1	PPD	2–1	Aug 19	Aug 23	Aug 28	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 20	Sep 26	Oct 4
Indy Eleven (IND)	MEM	STL	SKC	PGH	STL	HAR	SKC	LOU	PGH	LOU	LOU	SKC	LOU	STL	SKC	STL
	4–2	2–0	2–1	1–0	0–1	4–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	Aug 26	Sep 5	Sep 9	Sep 16	Sep 23	Sep 26	Sep 30
LA Galaxy II (LAG)	RGV	PHX	SDG	SAC	OCO	PHX	OCO	POR	LVL	OCO	SDG	LVL	SDG	LVL	OCO	PHX
	5–1	0–4	1–0	1–0	PPD	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 26	Aug 30	Sep 5	Sep 9	Sep 15	Sep 23	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3
Las Vegas Lights (LVL)	SDG	SDG	RNO	OCO	TAC	PHX	OCO	LAG	SDG	PHX	PHX	LAG	OCO	LAG	RNO	OCO
	1–1	1–2	0–1	0–1	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 25	Aug 30	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 11	Sep 14	Sep 18	Sep 23	Sep 26	Sep 30
Loudoun United FC (LDN)	PHI	HFD	HFD	NYR	LOU	PGH	HAR	NYR	PGH	HFD	PHI	PHI	PGH	CHS	NYR	NCA
	0–0	1–3	1–4	2–1	0–2	Aug 19	Aug 23	Aug 29	Sep 1	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 4
Louisville City FC (LOU)	NCA	PGH	STL	SKC	SKC	IND	LDN	SKC	IND	STL	IND	STL	IND	MEM	STL	SKC
	1–0	1–3	0–1	1–0	1–2	1–1	2–0	Aug 19	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3
Memphis 901 FC (MEM)	IND	BHM	ATL	CLT	STL	NCA	CLT	BHM	NCA	CLT	BHM	NCA	LOU	NCA	CLT	BHM
	2–4	0–3	2–2	2–2	1–0	0–1	2–3	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 23	Sep 26	Oct 3
Miami FC (MIA)	STL	ATL	TBR	TBR	ATL	CLT	CHS	TBR	CHS	ATL	BHM	CHS	CLT	TBR	CHS	ATL
	1–4	3–4	0–3	Aug 16	Aug 19	Aug 23	Aug 26	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 20	Sep 23	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 4
New Mexico United (NMU)	AUS	COS	ELP	ELP	OKC	PHX	COS	SLC	SLC	COS	ELP	SLC	COS	RGV	ELP	SLC
	0–1	2–1	2–2	2–1	3–0	2–5	1–0	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 23	Sep 26	Sep 30
New York Red Bulls II (NYR)	TBR	HFD	PHI	PGH	PHI	PGH	LDN	HFD	PHI	LDN	PGH	HFD	ATL	PHI	LDN	HFD
	0–1	0–1	5–1	2–1	2–3	1–4	1–2	1–2	Aug 23	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 16	Sep 23	Sep 26	Sep 29	Oct 4
North Carolina FC (NCA)	LOU	TBR	BHM	MEM	BHM	CHS	CLT	MEM	BHM	CLT	MEM	CLT	MEM	BHM	CLT	LDN
	0–1	2–2	1–0	1–0	0–2	Aug 19	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 23	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 4
Oklahoma City Energy (OKC)	COS	TUL	AUS	RGV	NMU	SAN	RGV	SAN	SKC	AUS	COS	TUL	SAN	AUS	TUL	RGV
	1–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–3	0–3	0–0	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 30	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 27	Sep 30	Oct 3
Orange County SC (OCO)	ELP	PHX	PHX	SAC	LAG	SDG	LVL	LAG	LVL	SDG	LAG	SDG	LVL	PHX	LAG	LVL
	0–0	1–1	1–0	PPD	PPD	2–0	1–0	Aug 22	Aug 25	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 13	Sep 18	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3
Philadelphia Union II (PHI)	LDN	PGH	NYR	HFD	PGH	NYR	HFD	HFD	NYR	ATL	TBR	LDN	LDN	HFD	NYR	PGH
	0–0	0–6	1–5	2–3	0–4	3–2	PPD	Aug 19	Aug 23	Sep 2	Sep 6	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 20	Sep 26	Oct 3
Phoenix Rising FC (PHX)	POR	LAG	OCO	OCO	ELP	NMU	SDG	LAG	LVL	RNO	LVL	LVL	SDG	OCO	SDG	LAG
	6–1	4–0	1–1	0–1	3–1	5–2	2–0	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 11	Sep 19	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PGH)	LOU	PHI	IND	NYR	PHI	NYR	IND	LDN	STL	HFD	LDN	NYR	HFD	LDN	HFD	PHI
	3–1	6–0	0–1	1–2	4–0	4–1	0–1	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 28	Sep 1	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3
Portland Timbers 2 (POR)	PHX	TAC	RNO	TAC	SAC	RNO	SAC	LAG	TAC	SAC	RNO	TAC	SLC	RNO	TAC	SAC
	1–6	0–3	1–4	0–4	0–1	2–5	Aug 22	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 20	Sep 27	Oct 3
Real Monarchs (SLC)	SAN	SDG	COS	COS	ELP	NMU	NMU	ELP	TAC	COS	NMU	POR	ELP	COS	NMU	ELP
	0–1	0–1	3–3	2–1	0–1	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 9	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 4
Reno 1868 FC (RNO)	TAC	SAC	POR	LVL	TAC	SAC	POR	SDG	TAC	PHX	POR	SAC	POR	SAC	LVL	TAC
	3–1	0–1	4–1	1–0	2–1	0–1	5–2	Aug 22	Aug 23	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 20	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3
Rio Grande Valley Toros (RGV)	LAG	ELP	SAN	OKC	SAN	TUL	AUS	OKC	AUS	SAN	TUL	SAN	AUS	TUL	NUM	OKC
	1–5	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–4	0–0	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 23	Oct 3
Sacramento Republic (SAC)	TUL	TAC	RNO	LAG	OCO	SDG	POR	RNO	TAC	POR	POR	RNO	TAC	RNO	TAC	POR
	1–1	3–3	1–0	0–1	PPD	0–0	1–0	1–0	3–1	Aug 22	Sep 2	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3
Saint Louis FC (STL)	MIA	IND	LOU	IND	MEM	SKC	TUL	SKC	PGH	LOU	SKC	LOU	SKC	IND	LOU	IND
	4–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 4	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 23	Sep 26	Oct 3
San Antonio FC (SAN)	SLC	RGV	RGV	AUS	OKC	TUL	AUS	OKC	TUL	RGV	RGV	ELP	AUS	OKC	TUL	AUS
	1–0	1–1	1–0	4–2	3–0	0–0	1–1	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 2
San Diego Loyal (SDG)	LVL	TAC	SLC	LAG	LVL	SAC	OCO	PHX	RNO	OCO	LVL	LAG	OCO	PHX	LAG	PHX
	1–1	2–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	0–0	0–2	0–2	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 9	Sep 13	Sep 19	Sep 23	Sep 30
Sporting Kansas City II (SKC)	CLT	IND	LOU	LOU	IND	STL	STL	LOU	OKC	TUL	STL	IND	STL	AUS	IND	LOU
	1–2	1–2	0–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	1–3	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 4	Sep 9	Sep 19	Sep 22	Sep 30	Oct 3
Tacoma Defiance (TAC)	RNO	SDG	SAC	POR	POR	RNO	SAC	LVL	RNO	POR	SLC	POR	SAC	POR	SAC	RNO
	1–3	1–2	3–3	3–0	4–0	1–2	1–3	Aug 19	Aug 23	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 27	Sep 30	Oct 3
Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR)	NYR	ATL	NCA	BHM	CHS	MIA	ATL	MIA	ATL	CLT	MIA	PHI	CHS	ATL	MIA	CHS
	1–0	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	Aug 16	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 6	Sep 11	Sep 16	Sep 26	Oct 3
FC Tulsa (TUL)	SAC	OKC	RGV	STL	SAN	AUS	SAN	SKC	RGV	AUS	AUS	OKC	RGV	SAN	OKC	COS
	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–0	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 8	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3

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Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team	GP	Total	High	Low	Average
Sacramento Republic FC	1	11,569	11,569	11,569	11,569
Memphis 901 FC	1	8,571	8,571	8,571	8,571
San Antonio FC	1	7,020	7,020	7,020	7,020
Phoenix Rising FC	1	6,585	6,585	6,585	6,585
San Diego Loyal SC	1	6,100	6,100	6,100	6,100
OKC Energy FC	1	4,067	4,067	4,067	4,067
Saint Louis FC	1	4,019	4,019	4,019	4,019
North Carolina FC	1	3,515	3,515	3,515	3,515
Orange County SC	1	3,188	3,188	3,188	3,188
Austin Bold FC	1	2,496	2,496	2,496	2,496
Rio Grande Valley FC	1	2,300	2,300	2,300	2,300
Tacoma Defiance	2	2,178	2,178	0^†	1,089
New York Red Bulls II	1	1,002	1,002	1,002	1,002
Atlanta United 2	1	851	851	851	851
Sporting Kansas City II	1	691	691	691	691
Philadelphia Union II	1	467	467	467	467
Birmingham Legion FC	0	0	0	0	0
Charleston Battery	0	0	0	0	0
Charlotte Independence	0	0	0	0	0
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	0	0	0	0	0
El Paso Locomotive FC	0	0	0	0	0
Hartford Athletic	0	0	0	0	0
Indy Eleven	0	0	0	0	0
LA Galaxy II	0	0	0	0	0
Las Vegas Lights FC	0	0	0	0	0
Loudoun United FC	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville City FC	0	0	0	0	0
Miami FC	0	0	0	0	0
New Mexico United	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	0	0	0	0	0
Portland Timbers 2	0	0	0	0	0
Real Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0
Reno 1868 FC	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Rowdies	0	0	0	0	0
FC Tulsa	0	0	0	0	0
Total	17	64,619	11,569	0	3,801

^† One Tacoma Defiance home match took place closed-door due to coronavirus pandemic.

Sources: USL Championship Soccer Stadium Digest

Statistical leaders

Top scorers Rank Player Nation Club Goals 1 Junior Flemmings  JAM Phoenix Rising FC 8 Tyler Pasher  CAN Indy Eleven 3 Rufat Dadashov  AZE Phoenix Rising FC 5 Chris Wehan  USA New Mexico United 5 Solomon Asante  GHA Phoenix Rising FC 4 Alec Díaz  PUR Tacoma Defiance Amadou Diop  SEN Atlanta United 2 Steevan Dos Santos  CPV Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Dariusz Formella  POL Sacramento Republic FC Sebastián Guenzatti  URU Tampa Bay Rowdies Éver Guzmán  MEX Hartford Athletic Dane Kelly  JAM Charlotte Independence Cameron Lancaster  ENG Louisville City FC Bruno Lapa  BRA Birmingham Legion FC Zeiko Lewis  BER Charleston Battery Source:[34]

Top assists Rank Player Nation Club Assists 1 Kenardo Forbes  JAM Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 7 2 Danny Barrera  USA Hartford Athletic 6 3 Solomon Asante  GHA Phoenix Rising FC 5 4 Jonathan Dean  USA Birmingham Legion FC 4 Jon Bakero  ESP Phoenix Rising FC Christiano François  HAI Reno 1868 FC 7 Andrew Carleton  USA Indy Eleven 3 Caden Clark  USA New York Red Bulls II Jake LaCava  USA New York Red Bulls II Amando Moreno  USA New Mexico United Source:[34]

Clean sheets Rank Player Nation Club Clean Sheets 1 Evan Louro  USA Tampa Bay Rowdies 4 2 Rafael Diaz  DOM Sacramento Republic FC 3 Ben Lundt  GER Louisville City FC Logan Ketterer  USA El Paso Locomotive FC Evan Newton  USA Indy Eleven Dayne St. Clair  CAN San Antonio FC Matt Van Oekel  USA Birmingham Legion FC 8 11 players tied 2 Source:[34]

Hat-tricks Player Nation Club Against Result Date Rufat Dadashov  AZE Phoenix Rising FC Portland Timbers 2 6–1 March 7 Junior Flemmings  JAM Phoenix Rising FC New Mexico United 5–2 August 8 ^ Scored four goals.

League awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month			Goal of the Month			Save of the Month		Coach of the Month		References
	Player	Club	Position	Player	Club	Position	Player	Club	Coach	Club
July	Tyler Pasher	Indy Eleven	Forward	Devon Sandoval	New Mexico United	Forward	Ben Beaury	Reno 1868 FC	Martin Rennie	Indy Eleven

Weekly awards

Player of the Week
Week	Player	Club	Position	Reason
1	Rufat Dadashov	Phoenix Rising FC	Forward	Hat Trick vs Portland
2	No award
3	Solomon Asante	Phoenix Rising FC	Forward	2G 1A
4	Bruno Lapa	Birmingham Legion FC	Midfielder	3G 1A
5	Deri Corfe	New York Red Bulls II	Midfielder	2G 1A
6	Christiano François	Reno 1868 FC	Midfielder	2G 1A
7	Junior Flemmings	Phoenix Rising FC	Forward	Hat Trick vs New Mexico

Goal of the Week
Week	Player	Club	Opponent
1	Junior Burgos[35]	Las Vegas Lights FC	San Diego Loyal SC
2	No award
3	Saalih Muhammad[36]	New Mexico United	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
4	Sonny Guadarrama[37]	Austin Bold FC	OKC Energy FC
5	Devon Sandoval[38]	New Mexico United	El Paso Locomotive FC
6	Junior Flemmings[39]	Phoenix Rising FC	El Paso Locomotive FC
7	Dario Suarez[40]	FC Tulsa	Saint Louis FC

Save of the Week
Week	Goalkeeper	Club	Opponent
1	Ben Lundt[41]	Louisville City FC	North Carolina FC
2	No award
3	Sean Melvin[42]	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	New Mexico United
4	Ben Beaury[43]	Reno 1868 FC	Sacramento Republic FC
5	Cody Mizell[44]	New Mexico United	El Paso Locomotive FC
6	Eric Dick[45]	Phoenix Rising FC	El Paso Locomotive FC
7	Phil Breno[46]	Charleston Battery	Charlotte Independence

Team of the Week
Week	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Bench
1 [47]	Miller (CHA)	Cuevas (LAG) Nelson (CHS) Montgomery (SAN)	Wharton (STL) Dunbar (LAG) François (RNO) Cicerone (STL)	Pasher (IND) Dadashov (PHX) Asante (PHX)	Barahona (SAC) Burgos (LVL) Fernandes (TBR) Haworth (IND) Ketterer (ELP) Lancaster (LOU) Taylor (AUS)
2	No award
3 [48]	Newton (IND)	Stoneman (SDG) Hackshaw (IND) Kontoh (PHX)	Dover (PGH) Muhammad (NMU) Fernandes (TBR) Mertz (PGH)	Atuahene (SDG) Pasher (IND) Asante (PHX)	Ayoze (IND) Flemmings (PHX) Mares (ELP) Mensah (PGH) Morton (STL) Moshobane (SDG) Wehan (NMU)
4 [49]	Mandanda (HAR)	Vázquez (LAG) Kavita (STL) Fox (ELP)	Taiberson (RGV) Griffin (PGH) Lapa (BHM) Forbes (PGH)	Chavez (OKC) Diaz (TAC) Formella (SAC)	Fernandes (TBR) Morton (STL) Pasher (IND) Robles (TAC) Rwatubyaye (COS) Wehan (NMU) Wright (BHM)
5 [50]	Morton (STL)	Crognale (BHM) Gdula (CHS) Kiernan (OCO)	Fall (STL) Barrera (HAR) Corfe (NYR) Parano (SAN) Torres (HAR)	Moshobane (SDG) Sandoval (NMU)	Kempin (SDG) Lancaster (LOU) Moreno (NMU) Pasher (IND) Quinn (OCO) Rittmeyer (CHS) Williams (LAG)
6 [51]	Thompson (SKC)	Taylor (NCA) Ouimette (IND) Peay (SLC)	Wehan (NMU) Barrera (HAR) Forbes (PGH) François (RNO)	Solignac (SAN) Diop (ATL) Dadashov (PHX)	Dick (PHX) Doherty (TBR) Guenzatti (TBR) Heath (MIA) Marsh-Brown (MEM) Martinez (TUL) Powder (SLC)
7 [52]	De La Cerda (RNO)	Jome (AUS) Ward (NCA) Dean (BHM)	Mertz (PGH) Parano (SAN) McGlynn (PHI) Herrera (ELP)	Flemmings (PHX) Brett (BHM) Diaz (TAC)	Asante (PHX) Cochran (PHX) Hilton (TBR) Luna (COS) Mensah (PGH) Sargis (SAC) Tambakis (NCA)
Bold denotes Player of the Week

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