2015 USL season

The 2015 USL season was the fifth season of the United Soccer League (USL) and the first under its new name (previously the league was called USL Pro). This season represented a substantial expansion from 14 teams in 2014 to 24 teams in 2015, and the division of the league into two conferences. It is also the 29th season of third-division soccer in the United States.

Seven Major League Soccer clubs created reserve franchises in the USL for the 2015 season, following the lead of the LA Galaxy, who had done so in 2014: FC Montreal, New York Red Bulls II, Portland Timbers 2, Real Monarchs, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Toronto FC II, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

In 2015, the Austin Aztex, Colorado Springs Switchbacks, Saint Louis FC and Tulsa Roughnecks joined the league as expansion sides. The Charlotte Eagles and Dayton Dutch Lions, both original founding members of the USL, removed themselves to the Premier Development League. The Eagles transferred their USL rights to the new Charlotte Independence club. After joining MLS, Orlando City SC sold their USL franchise rights to Louisville City.

Teams, stadiums, and affiliations Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Captain Kit Sponsor MLS Affiliate Arizona United SC Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale Stadium Michael Dellorusso Carl Woszczynski Dignity Health AZFC Dallas Austin Aztex Austin, Texas House Park Paul Dalglish Kyle Hoffer None Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina MUSC Health Stadium Michael Anhaeuser Jarad vanSchaik SPARC/Teamphoria!Houston Dynamo Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina Ramblewood Soccer Complex Mike Jeffries Jorge Herrera OrthoCarolinaColorado Rapids Colorado Springs Switchbacks Colorado Springs, Colorado Sand Creek Stadium Steve Trittschuh Luke VercollonePenrose-St. Francis Health Services Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Skyline Sports Complex Bill Becher Jason Pelletier Nick Noble Capital Blue CrossPhiladelphia Union LA Galaxy II Carson, California StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium Curt Onalfo Daniel Steres HerbalifeLA Galaxy Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Slugger Field James O'Connor Matt Fondy HumanaOrlando City SC FC Montreal Montreal Saputo Stadium training field Philippe Eullaffroy Nazim Belguendouz Bank of MontrealMontreal Impact New York Red Bulls II Harrison, New Jersey Red Bull Arena John Wolyniec Karl Ouimette Red BullNew York Red Bulls Oklahoma City Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium Jimmy Nielsen Michael Thomas First Fidelity BankSporting Kansas City Orange County Blues FC Irvine, California Anteater Stadium Oliver Wyss Didier CrettenandSports 1 Marketing Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium Mark Steffens Danny EarlsAllegheny Health Network Portland Timbers 2 Portland, Oregon Merlo Field Jay Vidovich Blair Gavin Stand Together (Portland Timbers/Thorns Community Outreach)Portland Timbers Real Monarchs Sandy, Utah Rio Tinto Stadium Freddy Juarez Lucas Baldin LifeVantageReal Salt Lake Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium Leigh Cowlishaw Woodfin Home Comfort SystemsD.C. United Rochester Rhinos Rochester, New York Sahlen's Stadium Bob Lilley Tony Walls Bimbo Bakeries USANew England Revolution Saint Louis FC Fenton, Missouri Soccer Park Dale Schilly James Musa Electrical Connection, NECA/IBEW Local 1Chicago Fire Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Bonney Field Paul Buckle Justin Braun UC Davis Children's HospitalSan Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tukwila, Washington Starfire Sports Complex Ezra Hendrickson Amadou Sanyang XboxSeattle Sounders FC Toronto FC II Vaughan, Ontario Ontario Soccer Centre Jason Bent Chris Mannella Bank of MontrealToronto FC Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field David Irving Zac Lubin Modelo Especial Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Vancouver, British Columbia Thunderbird Stadium Alan Koch Tyler Rosenlund Bell CanadaVancouver Whitecaps FC Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington, North Carolina Legion Stadium Carson Porter Brian Ackley New Hanover Regional Medical CenterNew York City FC

There are eight USL teams owned and operated by MLS clubs and 11 USL-MLS affiliations among the 24 USL clubs.

Player transfers

For full article, see List of USL transfers 2015.

Competition format Due to expansion, the league was divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. Each team plays the clubs within their conferences in a home and away series plus six additional games with geographic rivals regardless of conference for a 28-game schedule. The top six finishers in each conference qualify for the four-week playoffs.

League table Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Results table

Color Key: Home Away Win Loss Draw ClubMatch12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Arizona United SC(AZU) OCB LAG AUS OCB POR CSS TUL AUS CSS VAN SAC SEA RMO POR OCB SEA AUS AUS OKC TUL LAG OCB VAN LAG RMO RMO OKC SAC2–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 0–5 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–4 1–4 0–1 0–3 3–6 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–0Austin Aztex(AUS) CSS VAN TUL AZU LAG CSS OKC RMO AZU TUL OKC SAC POR TUL SAC CSS RMO AZU AZU POR OCB LAG OCB OKC SEA CSS SEA VAN2–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–3 2–3 3–2Charleston Battery(CHB) TOR CLT HAR NYR WIL RIC PIT MON NYR CLT WIL WIL RIC CLT HAR ROC HAR WIL TOR ROC MON STL STL LOU RIC PIT LOU CLT3–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–11–1 1–2 4–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1Charlotte Independence(CLT) CHB WIL RIC HAR LOU RIC HAR CHB RIC PIT CHB RIC STL LOU ROC MON ROC NYR NYR PIT PIT MON TOR WIL WIL TOR STL CHB2–3 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 4–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–2 1–3Colorado Springs Switchbacks(CSS) AUS OKC RMO RMO AUS AZU OCB AZU LAG VAN POR RMO STL OCB AUS TUL VAN SEA LAG TUL SAC SAC SEA RMO POR AUS OKC LAG0–2 1–2 1–0 5–2 0–1 3–2 1–3 5–0 1–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–3 2–3 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–3 0–1Harrisburg City Islanders(HAR) PIT CHB MON CLT WIL NYR CLT PIT TOR STL ROC CHB WIL CHB NYR NYR PIT RIC RIC LOU TOR ROC MON LOU STL RIC MON PIT2–5 0–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 5–6 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 4–3 2–4 3–2 1–5 2–0 0–4 6–0 0–4 0–0 1–1 5–0 1–2LA Galaxy II(LAG) RMO SAC AZU SAC AUS RMO VAN TUL SAC CSS OCB SEA VAN OCB TUL OKC SAC OCB POR CSS OKC AZU AUS SEA AZU OCB POR CSS0–0 2–3 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 4–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0Louisville City FC(LOU) STL RIC ROC PIT TUL CLT WIL TOR STL STL MON ROC NYR OKC RIC CLT PIT WIL TOR MON HAR TUL CHB PIT HAR NYR CHB STL2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 6–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 0–4 5–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 4–0 2–3 0–2 1–2FC Montreal(MON) TOR ROC HAR RIC ROC CHB NYR ROC NYR LOU RIC PIT WIL ROC PIT STL TOR CLT CHB LOU STL TOR WIL CLT HAR TOR NYR HAR0–2 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–2 5–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–6 2–3 2–0 0–5New York Red Bulls II(NYR) ROC TOR WIL CHB RIC ROC PIT HAR CHB MON RIC MON WIL LOU STL PIT HAR HAR RIC STL CLT WIL CLT TOR WIL LOU MON ROC0–0 4–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–4 2–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 4–3 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–3Oklahoma City Energy FC(OKC) TUL CSS SEA STL AUS SEA VAN SAC AUS POR VAN TUL SAC LOU OCB LAG OCB TUL STL AZU LAG POR RMO AUS RMO TUL CSS AZU 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–6 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 4–3 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–3 1–0Orange County Blues FC(OCB) AZU VAN AZU SAC SEA POR CSS TUL SEA LAG LAG CSS VAN OKC AZU TUL OKC LAG RMO RMO AUS AZU AUS POR LAG SEA VAN SAC 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–5 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0Pittsburgh Riverhounds(PIT) HAR ROC STL LOU TOR NYR CHB RIC RIC HAR STL CLT MON ROC NYR TOR MON LOU HAR WIL TOR CLT CLT LOU CHB WIL ROC HAR 5–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 6–5 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–4 1–2 3–4 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1Portland Timbers 2(POR) RMO SAC RMO SEA SAC AZU OCB RMO SEA TUL OKC CSS AUS VAN SEA AZU VAN VAN SEA LAG AUS OKC VAN TUL OCB CSS SAC LAG 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–2 4–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 3–4 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–3 1–0Real Monarchs(RMO) LAG POR POR CSS CSS LAG SAC AUS POR VAN SAC VAN CSS SEA AZU SAC AUS OCB OCB TUL TUL OKC SAC CSS SEA OKC AZU AZU 0–01–3 1–1 0–1 2–5 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–5 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–0Richmond Kickers(RIC) WIL LOU WIL CLT NYR MON CHB CLT PIT PIT NYR CLT CHB MON WIL CLT LOU STL NYR HAR HAR ROC TOR STL CHB ROC HAR TOR 2–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 3–1 3–4 4–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1Rochester Rhinos(ROC) NYR PIT MON LOU STL NYR MON TOR WIL TOR MON LOU HAR PIT CHB MON TOR CLT CHB CLT RIC WIL HAR STL RIC PIT NYR TOR 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–4 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–0Sacramento Republic FC(SAC) SEA LAG POR LAG VAN POR OCB RMO SEA LAG OKC RMO AUS AZU OKC TUL AUS RMO LAG SEA CSS CSS RMO TUL VAN POR AZU OCB2–4 3–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–1 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–0Saint Louis FC(STL) LOU TUL PIT ROC OKC WIL TOR LOU LOU PIT HAR CSS NYR WIL CLT RIC MON TOR OKC NYR MON CHB CHB RIC ROC HAR CLT LOU 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–5 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–1Seattle Sounders 2(SEA) SAC VAN POR TUL OKC VAN OCB SAC OKC POR OCB TUL LAG AZU RMO POR VAN AZU CSS POR SAC VAN CSS LAG RMO AUS OCB AUS 4–2 4–0 2–1 3–4 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–5 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–2Toronto FC II(TOR) CHB MON NYR VAN PIT ROC STL LOU ROC HAR WIL PIT ROC STL MON CHB LOU PIT MON RIC HAR NYR CLT MON CLT RIC WIL ROC2–3 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–5 0–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–2 1–4 1–2 2–2 0–2Tulsa Roughnecks FC(TUL) OKC STL AUS SEA LOU AZU LAG OCB AUS POR SEA OKC AUS SAC LAG OCB CSS OKC VAN VAN AZU CSS RMO RMO LOU POR SAC OKC 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–4 4–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 6–3 1–0 1–1 5–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–1Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2(VAN) SEA AUS OCB SAC TOR SEA LAG OKC RMO AZU RMO CSS OKC LAG POR OCB SEA POR CSS POR TUL TUL SEA POR AZU SAC OCB AUS 0–4 3–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–3 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–4 0–4 3–1 3–0 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–3Wilmington Hammerheads(WIL) RIC CLT RIC NYR CHB HAR STL LOU ROC CHB CHB NYR RIC MON TOR STL HAR CHB LOU PIT NYR ROC MON NYR CLT CLT PIT TOR 2–2 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–3 4–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–2

USL published schedule and results.

Playoffs

Teams will be seeded No. 1 through No. 6 in each conference, with the top two seeds receiving first-round byes and the No. 3 seed hosting the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed hosting the No. 5 seed.

The winner of the No. 3 vs. No. 6 game will then travel to face the No. 2 seed, and the winner of the No. 4 vs. No. 5 game will travel to face the No. 1 seed. The winners will meet in the Eastern and Western Conference Championship games with the remaining two teams advancing to square off in the 2015 USL Championship, hosted by the higher seeded club.

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

USL Championship

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.