2020 USL League One season

The 2020 USL League One season will be the league's second season. The regular season was scheduled to begin on March 27 and end on October 3. On March 13, it was announced the regular season start would be delayed to April 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delay was extended to May 10. The delay was extended for a third time with the USL awaiting guidance and clarity from various authorities before announcing a new date. On June 5, the league announced a provisional return date of July 18. On July 2, the league announced a modified 20-game schedule (but changed to a 16-game schedule on July 17) with a modified playoffs. Now, only the top two teams will go straight to the League Finals, on the weekend of October 31. On July 8, Toronto FC II announced they would not play in 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions. They remain a member club of the league, and plan to return for the 2021 season. [1] Nine teams[2] return from the inaugural season, while three new teams enter for the first time; MLS reserve teams Fort Lauderdale CF and New England Revolution II, and expansion club Union Omaha. North Texas SC return as defending champions.[3]

USL League One

Season	2020
Dates	July 18[lower-alpha 1] – October 24
Matches played	22
Goals scored	51 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Greg Hurst (4)
Biggest home win	MAD 4–0 TRM (August 14)
Highest scoring	NTX 3–3 NEW (August 15)
Longest unbeaten run	5 games Greenville Triumph SC (July 18 – present)
← 2019 2021 → All statistics correct as of August 15, 2020.

Teams

TRM

TUC

GVL

MAD

RIC

TOR

CHT

ORL

NEW

NTX

OMA

FTL

Locations of teams for the 2020 USL League One season
Withdrew because of COVID-19 restrictions

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity	Head coach	MLS/USLC affiliate / ownership
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Chattanooga, Tennessee	CHI Memorial Stadium	5,000[4]	Jimmy Obleda
Fort Lauderdale CF	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Inter Miami CF Stadium	19,000	Jason Kreis	Inter Miami CF
Forward Madison FC	Madison, Wisconsin	Hart Park[5]	3,000	Daryl Shore	Chicago Fire FC
Greenville Triumph SC	Greenville, South Carolina	Legacy Early College Field	4,000	John Harkes
New England Revolution II	Foxborough, Massachusetts	Gillette Stadium	20,000	Clint Peay	New England Revolution
North Texas SC	Arlington, Texas	Globe Life Park in Arlington	48,114	Eric Quill	FC Dallas
Orlando City B	Kissimmee, Florida	Osceola County Stadium	5,400	Marcelo Neveleff	Orlando City SC
Richmond Kickers	Richmond, Virginia	City Stadium	22,611	Darren Sawatzky
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	Mike Muñoz	Toronto FC
FC Tucson	Tucson, Arizona	Kino Sports Complex	3,500	John Galas	Phoenix Rising FC
Union Omaha	Papillion, Nebraska	Werner Park	9,023	Jay Mims

  MLS/USLC-affiliated

  MLS/USLC-owned

^†Withdrew for the season. [1]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Richmond Kickers	David Bulow[6]	Contract not renewed	October 9, 2019	Darren Sawatzky[7]	November 6, 2019
FC Tucson	Darren Sawatzky[8]	Mutual Separation	November 6, 2019	John Galas[9]	December 24, 2019
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Tim Hankinson	Mutual Separation	November 20, 2019	Jimmy Obleda[10]	November 21, 2019
Orlando City B	Roberto Sibaja	End of interim period	December 20, 2019	Marcelo Neveleff[11]	December 20, 2019
Toronto FC II	Michael Rabasca	Mutual Separation	January 27, 2020	Mike Muñoz[12]	January 27, 2020

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greenville Triumph SC	5	4	1	0	7	2	+5	13	Finals
2	Union Omaha	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
3	Richmond Kickers	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7
4	North Texas SC	4	1	2	1	7	7	0	5
5	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
6	South Georgia Tormenta FC	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5
7	Forward Madison FC	4	1	1	2	5	3	+2	4
8	Orlando City B	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
9	Fort Lauderdale CF	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	4
10	FC Tucson	4	1	0	3	4	6	−2	3
11	New England Revolution II	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2

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

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
Chattanooga Red Wolves (CHT)	TRM	TUC	NTX	OMA	GVL	TRM	NEW	FTL	NEW	RIC	GVL	MAD	NTX	ORL	MAD	RIC
	2–2	1–0	2–2	PPD	0–1	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 9	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 7	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Fort Lauderdale CF (FTL)	GVL	TUC	RIC	TRM	ORL	NTX	GVL	CHT	ORL	TRM	TUC	OMA	NTX	NEW	MAD	OMA
	0–2	1–2	PPD	2–1	1–1	Aug 19	Aug 22	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3	Oct 9	Oct 14	Oct 24
Forward Madison FC (MAD)	NTX	GVL	RIC	TRM	OMA	ORL	NTX	NEW	GVL	TUC	CHT	TUC	OMA	FTL	CHT	NEW
	1–2	0–0	0–1	4–0	Aug 19	Aug 23	Aug 30	Sep 4	Sep 13	Sep 23	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 11	Oct 14	Oct 17	Oct 24
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL)	FTL	RIC	MAD	TRM	CHT	FTL	NEW	RIC	TRM	MAD	CHT	NTX	ORL	TUC	OMA	ORL
	2–0	3–2	0–0	1–0	1–0	Aug 22	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 4	Sep 13	Sep 19	Sep 25	Oct 2	Oct 10	Oct 18	Oct 24
New England Revolution II (NEW)	OMA	ORL	NTX	RIC	GVL	CHT	MAD	CHT	TUC	OMA	ORL	RIC	FTL	NTX	TRM	MAD
	0–0	0–2	3–3	Aug 21	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 4	Sep 9	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 9	Oct 16	Oct 21	Oct 24
North Texas SC (NTX)	MAD	OMA	CHT	NEW	FTL	OMA	MAD	ORL	TUC	TUC	GVL	FTL	CHT	RIC	NEW	TRM
	2–1	0–1	2–2	3–3	Aug 19	Aug 23	Aug 30	Sep 3	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 25	Oct 3	Oct 7	Oct 10	Oct 16	Oct 24
Orlando City B (ORL)	TRM	NEW	FTL	TUC	MAD	TRM	NTX	OMA	FTL	RIC	NEW	GVL	CHT	TUC	RIC	GVL
	0–2	2–0	1–1	Aug 18	Aug 23	Aug 28	Sep 3	Sep 6	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 2	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 21	Oct 24
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	GVL	TRM	FTL	MAD	TUC	NEW	GVL	TUC	CHT	ORL	OMA	NEW	NTX	TRM	ORL	CHT
	2–3	0–0	PPD	1–0	2–1	Aug 21	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 21	Oct 24
Tormenta FC (TRM)	CHT	RIC	ORL	GVL	FTL	MAD	CHT	ORL	GVL	OMA	FTL	OMA	TUC	RIC	NEW	NTX
	2–2	0–0	2–0	0–1	1–2	0–4	Aug 22	Aug 28	Sep 4	Sep 11	Sep 19	Oct 3	Oct 7	Oct 17	Oct 21	Oct 24
FC Tucson (TUC)	FTL	CHT	OMA	RIC	ORL	OMA	RIC	NTX	NEW	NTX	MAD	FTL	MAD	TRM	GVL	ORL
	2–1	0–1	1–2	1–2	Aug 18	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 23	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 7	Oct 10	Oct 17
Union Omaha (OMA)	NEW	NTX	TUC	CHT	MAD	NTX	TUC	ORL	TRM	NEW	RIC	FTL	TRM	MAD	GVL	FTL
	0–0	1–0	2–1	PPD	Aug 19	Aug 23	Aug 29	Sep 6	Sep 11	Sep 19	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3	Oct 11	Oct 18	Oct 24

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Statistical leaders

Top scorers Rank Player Nation Club Goals 1 Greg Hurst  SCO Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 4 2 Jake Keegan  USA Greenville Triumph SC 3 Ricky Lopez-Espin  USA Fort Lauderdale CF Beni Redzic  USA North Texas SC Emiliano Terzaghi  ARG Richmond Kickers 6 Isaac Angking  USA New England Revolution II 2 Ronaldo Damus  HAI North Texas SC Wilfredo Rivera  PUR Orlando City B Nil Vinyals  ESP Tormenta FC Wojciech Wojcik  POL Forward Madison FC Source:[16]

Top assists Rank Player Nation Club Goals 1 Moises Tablante  VEN Orlando City B 3 2 Juan Álvarez  MEX North Texas SC 2 Lamar Batista  USA North Texas SC Alex Morrell  USA Greenville Triumph SC Paulo Jr.  BRA Forward Madison FC Don Smart  JAM Forward Madison FC Ethan Vanacore-Decker  USA Union Omaha Source:[16]

Clean sheets Rank Player Nation Club Clean Sheets 1 Dallas Jaye  GUM Greenville Triumph SC 4 2 Akira Fitzgerald  JPN Richmond Kickers 2 Pablo Jara  CHI Tormenta FC Philipp Marceta  AUS Forward Madison SC Rashid Nuhu  GHA Union Omaha 6 Austin Aviza  USA Orlando City B 1 Alex Mangels  USA Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Joe Rice  USA New England Revolution II Source:[16]

Hat-tricks Player Nation Club Against Result Date ^ Scored four goals.

League awards

USL League One 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	Goalkeeper	Club	Coach	Club
July	Jake Keegan	Greenville Triumph SC	Forward	Emiliano Terzaghi	Richmond Kickers	Forward	Dallas Jaye	Greenville Triumph SC	John Harkes	Greenville Triumph SC

USL League One Player of the Week

Week	Player	Club	Position	Reason	Ref.
1	Alex Morrell	Greenville Triumph SC	Forward	1 Goal; 1 Assist	[17]
2	Jake Keegan	Greenville Triumph SC	Forward	2 Goals vs Richmond	[18]
3	Nil Vinyals	Tormenta FC	Forward	2 Goals vs Orlando	[19]
4	Ethan Vanacore-Decker	Union Omaha	Forward	1 Goal; 1 Assist	[20]

USL League One Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Club	Opponent	Ref.
1	Alex Morrell	Greenville Triumph SC	Fort Lauderdale CF	[21]
2	Emiliano Terzaghi	Richmond Kickers	Greenville Triumph SC	[22]
3	Nil Vinyals	Tormenta FC	Orlando City B	[23]
4	Ricky Lopez-Espin	Fort Lauderdale CF	Tormenta FC	[24]

USL League One Save of the Week

Week	Player	Club	Opponent	Ref.
1	Dallas Jaye	Greenville Triumph SC	Fort Lauderdale CF	[25]
2	Dylan Castanheira	Fort Lauderdale CF	FC Tucson	[26]
3	Austin Aviza	Orlando City B	Tormenta FC	[27]
4	Dylan Castanheira	Fort Lauderdale CF	Tormenta FC	[28]

USL League One Team of the Week

Week	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref.
1	No Award
2	Rice (NEW)	Jackson (TRM) Batista (NTX) Eliverton (TUC) Polak (GVL)	Micaletto (TRM) Pineda (CHT) Boyce (OMA)	Hurst (CHT) Liadi (TUC) Keegan (GVL)	[18]
3	Fitzgerald (RIC)	Diaz (MAD) Mueller (TRM) Folla (CHT) Viader (OMA)	Vinyals (TRM) Mayr (TRM) Walker (GVL)	Vanacore-Decker (OMA) Conway (OMA) Hurst (CHT)	[19]
4	Jaye (GVL)	Antley (RIC) Rodas (ORL) Hauswirth (OMA)	Sosa (FTL) Terzaghi (RIC) Soto (CHT)	Tablante (ORL) Vanacore-Decker (OMA) Hurst (CHT) Redzic (NTX)	[20]
Bold denotes Player of the Week

See also

• USL League One
• 2020 USL Championship season

Notes

1. The regular season was slated to begin on March 27, but was delayed to April 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delay was extended to May 10. The delay was extended for a third time with the USL awaiting guidance and clarity from various authorities before announcing a new date. On June 5, a provisional start date of July 18 was announced.

References

1. "Toronto FC II withdraws from 2020 USL League One season". Toronto FC Communications. July 8, 2020.
2. Lansing Ignite ceased operations at the end of the 2019 season.
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4. "CHATTANOOGA TO BUILD SOCCER-SPECIFIC STADIUM FOR 2020 SEASON". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
5. "Forward Madison Set for Home Games at Hart Park In Wauwatosa". Forward Madison FC. July 9, 2020.
6. "Kickers Part Ways with David Bulow". Richmond Kickers. October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
7. "Kickers Appoint Darren Sawatzky Sporting Director and Head Coach". Richmond Kickers. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
8. "FC Tucson and Head Coach Darren Sawatzky Part Ways". FC Tucson. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
9. "FC Tucson Names John Galas Head Coach". FC Tucson. December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
10. "Red Wolves Appoint Jimmy Obleda Head Coach". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
11. "Orlando City SC Appoints Marcelo Neveleff as OCB Head Coach". Orlando City B. December 20, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
12. "Mike Muñoz Named Toronto FC II Head Coach". Toronto FC II. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
13. "2020 USL League One Schedule Revealed". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
14. "League One Announces Opening Day Contests". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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16. "2020 USL League One statistics". Retrieved August 15, 2020.
17. "Greenville's Morrell Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
18. "Greenville's Keegan Named League One Player of the Week". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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20. "USL League One Team of the Week – Week 4". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
21. "USL League One Fans' Choice Goal of the Week – Week 1". Twitter.com. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
22. "USL League One Fans' Choice Goal of the Week – Week 2". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
23. "USL League One Fans' Choice Goal of the Week – Week 3". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
24. "USL League One Fans' Choice Goal of the Week – Week 4". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
25. "USL League One Fans' Choice Save of the Week – Week 1". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
26. "USL League One Fans' Choice Save of the Week – Week 2". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
27. "USL League One Fans' Choice Save of the Week – Week 3". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
28. "Castanheira Captures Save of the Week Honors". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

External links

• USL League One official website