The 2019 USL League Two season was the 25th season of what was formerly the Premier Development League, and the first under the new League Two brand. The regular season started on May 3 and ended on July 14, consisting of 72 teams playing across 11 divisions. The Flint City Bucks won the championship, defeating Reading United AC 1–0 in extra time.
Changes from 2018
New teams
A total of 12 new member clubs join League Two for the 2019 season.
Team Country City/area Stadium Founded Head coach NotesCedar Stars RushU.S.Teaneck, New JerseyFairleigh Dickinson University2018Anthony NixonExpansionDalton Red Wolves SCU.S.Dalton, GeorgiaDavid Stanton Field2018Drew CourtneyExpansionDaytona SCU.S.Daytona Beach, FloridaDaytona Stadium2019Andrea BergmannExpansionDiscoveries SCU.S.Rock Hill, South CarolinaManchester Meadows Soccer Complex2019Nathan WilliamsExpansionFlorida Elite SAU.S.Jacksonville, FloridaBartram Trail High School2014TBDExpansionGreen Bay Voyageurs FCU.S.Ashwaubenon, WisconsinCapital Credit Union Park2018Brian KamlerExpansionManhattan SCU.S.Bronx, New YorkGaelic ParkRandall's Island2018Colin HodgeExpansionPark City Red Wolves SCU.S.Park City, UtahDozier Field2018Patrick RennieExpansionTormenta FC 2U.S.Statesboro, GeorgiaEagle Field2016Ian CameronExpansionSarasota Metropolis FCU.S.Sarasota, FloridaRobert L. Taylor Community Complex2019Massimo MarazzinaExpansionVirginia Beach United FCU.S.Virginia Beach, VirginiaVirginia Beach Sportsplex2019Matt EllingerExpansionWake FCU.S.Holly Springs, North CarolinaTing Park2019Gary HealeExpansion
Moves Michigan Bucks became Flint City Bucks after moving from Pontiac MI, to Flint MI.
Name changes North County United renamed Treasure Coast Tritons West Virginia Chaos renamed West Virginia Alliance FC Carolina Dynamo renamed North Carolina Fusion U-23
On hiatus Fresno FC U-23
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Birmingham Hammers (disbanded to make way for Birmingham Legion FC in USL Championship) Colorado Rapids U-23 Derby City Rovers FC Cleburne FC Tucson (moved to USL League One) IMG Academy Bradenton Lansing United (disbanded to make way for Lansing Ignite FC in USL League One) Memphis City FC (disbanded to make way for Memphis 901 FC in USL Championship) Myrtle Beach Mutiny Next Academy Palm Beach OKC Energy U23 South Georgia Tormenta FC (moved to USL League One, replaced by Tormenta FC 2) SIMA Aguilas
Standings
Eastern Conference Northeast Division
Mid Atlantic Division
South Atlantic Division
Southern Conference Deep South Division
Southeast Division
Mid South Division
Central Conference Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Western Conference Northwest Division
Mountain Division
Southwest Division
Playoffs
Bold = winner
Conference Championships
The League Two Conference Championships will be held over the weekend of July 19–21. Matches will be played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host FC Golden State Force); Reading, PA (Eastern Conference, host Reading United AC); Des Moines, IA (Central Conference, host Des Moines Menace); and Columbia, SC (Southern Conference, host SC United Bantams). The four conference champions will advance to the League Two semifinals.
Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
Central Conference
Western Conference
USL League Two Championship
Final
Championship MVP: Ayuk Tambe (FCB)
Awards Individual Awards Most Valuable Player: Deri Corfe (OCN) Golden Boot: Deri Corfe (OCN) & Kyle Edwards (BVC) Golden Glove: Blake Mullen (WMA) Young (U20) Player of the Year: Kyle Ferguson (SCU) Coach of the Year: Alan McCann (REA) Goalkeeper of the Year: Robert Edwards (SCU) Defender of the Year: Lamine Conte (REA)
Monthly Awards
Goal of the Month Month Player Club Opponent May Henrique SantosNorth Carolina Fusion U23Lionsbridge FC June Noe GarciaFort Wayne FCDayton Dutch Lions
Save of the Month Month Player Club Opponent May Patrick TimmerTri-Cities OttersNorth Carolina Fusion U23 June Marko RajicFC Miami CityTampa Bay United
Player of the Month Month Player Club Reason May Nicolas CamMississippi Brilla6 goals in 3 games June Marko RajicFC Miami CityTampa Bay United
Weekly Awards
Goal of the Week Week Player Club Opponent 2 Conor MacMillanTSS FC RoversLane United FC 3 Lukas SuethFlorida Elite SAThe Villages SC 4 Joshua WalterVictoria Highlanders FCSeattle Sounders FC U-23 5 Mario ArrochaSan Francisco City FCSouthern California Seahorses 6 Arthur RogersCorpus Christi FCTexas United 7 Mayele MalangoBoston BoltsManhattan SC 8 Merveil BilombaTri-Cities OttersVirginia Beach United 9 Karlo LopezCorpus Christi FCHouston FC 10 Roque ViegasTreasure Coast TritonsLakeland Tropics SC 11 Johnny RodriguezVentura County FusionSan Francisco Glens SC
Save of the Week 2 Luciano TrasoliniTSS FC RoversLane United FC 3 Álex IglesiasMississippi Brilla FCTexas United 4 Bobby EdwardsSC United BantamsPeachtree City MOBA 5 Keagan McLaughlinCincinnati Dutch LionsWest Virginia Alliance FC 6 Carlos RubioTri–Cities OttersNorth Carolina Fusion U23 7 Trevor WilsonPortland Timbers U23Victoria Highlanders FC 8 Gerard RoebuckCorpus Christi FCMississippi Brilla 9 Jeremy CosteFC Miami CityFlorida Elite SA 10 Carlos RubioTri–Cities OttersLionsbridge FC Team of the Week Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards 3 Devenish-Meares (GPP) Adeniyi (DAL) Wetungu (FCB) Guilherme (VIC) Militar (LBR) Ngoh (NCA) Wright (CRP) Trejo (GSF) Dexter (LIR) Cam (MBR) Polisi (TSS) 4 Sarmiento (SDZ) Bauld (CGY) Guilherme (VIC) Schlentz (REA) Vargas (VCF) Lukic (CRP) Mayr-Fälten (TR2) Doran (BOS) Popovic (FCB) Johnson (TCT) Bouda (BLR) 5 Waite (REA) Sewell (TR2) Easterling (DMM) Romero (WMP) Takada (BVC) Fourrier (POT) Fawole (VIL) Monells (TOB) Ballestracci (SCB) Hamler (STL) Bouda (BLR) 6 Schneider (VIC) Mukuna (DMM) Uche (NYR) Graff (LUF) Myers (FES) Masch (SFC) Wright (CRP) Wintermeyer (CFU) Popp (NCA) Markanich (GBV) Castin (DAL) 7 Campuzano (SEA) Stanley (TRI) DeBolt (FCB) Sirugue (MIA) Perez (CHI) Brador (SCU) McGlynn (ENY) Jensen (LFU) Paiva (VIL) Ballestracci (SCB) Damine (WMP) 8 Storm (CDL) Cissoko (SDZ) Sloan (LIR) Evans (BVC) Ntignee (VIC) Luca (PCM) Waleffe (CHI) Beer (MAN) Paiva (VIL) Vassart (TRI) Medina (SCS) 9 Mwembia (CHI) Wiltshire (DMM) Estrada (SCS) Ruby (VIC) Hernandez (FES) Chemin (MBR) Corfe (OCN) Mayr-Fälten (TR2) Kuemmerle (TBC) Rodriguez (VCF) Wintermeyer (CHI) 10 Mwembia (CHI) Senior (DAY) Miller (WMP) Pritchard (CGY) Perez (CHI) Almubaslat (NCF) Drack (COS) Boyce (BVC) Boyce (SDZ) Corfe (OCN) Silva (TBC) 11 Kasim (SEA) Strachan (TOR) Markanich (GBV) Penland (NCF) Rogers (CRP) Barone (FCB) Chechlacz (STL) Joice (NCF) Meza (SEA) Monells (TOB) Hideki (REA)
All-League and All-Conference Teams
Eastern Conference F: Deri Corfe (OCN) *, Thibaut Jacquel (LBR), Donnett Sackie (VBU) M: Jack Beer (MAN) *, Manuel Ferriol (LIR), Taylor Gray (TRI), Felipe Hideki (REA) * D: Gideon Betz (LBR), Lamine Conte (REA) *, Friedrich Peter (VBU) G: Blake Mullen (WMA)
Central Conference F: Yuri Farkas (FCB), Sullivan Oliveira Silva (TBC), Gerit Wintermeyer (CHI) * M: Giuseppe Barone (FCB), Jackson Dietrich (DAY), Jorge Guinovart (CIN), Nicolás Perea (DMM) D: Reece Hands (CIN), Leon Jones (CHI), James Thomas (DMM) * G: Jordan Bell (DMM)
Southern Conference F: J.J. Donnelly (SGT), Leonardo Paiva (VIL) *, Jonathan Ricketts (DRW) M: Adrian Billhardt (SGT) *, Luca Mayr (SGT) *, Kobe Perez (SGT), Harrison Roberts (SCU) D: Artur De Luca (PCM), Shalom Dutey (CHE), Kyle Ferguson (SCU) * G: Robert Edwards (SCU) *
Western Conference F: Manuel Medina (SCS), Enoch Mushagalusa (CPS), Daniel Trejo (GSF) M: Nabilai Kibunguchy (SFG), Julio Rubio (ABU), Shun Takano (VIC), Shizu Yohena (SDZ) D: Ray Estrada (SCS), Jordan Haynes (TSS), Edward Venta-Yepes (CPS) G: Albert Escuin (LAN)
* denotes All-League player Team of the Year F: Gerit Wintermeyer (CHI), Deri Corfe (OCN) (League MVP And Golden Boot), Leonardo Paiva (VIL) M: Felipe Hideki (REA), Luca Mayr (SGT), Adrian Billhardt (SGT), Jack Beer (MAN) D: Lamine Conte (REA) (Defender of the Year), James Thomas (DMM), Kyle Ferguson (SCU) (Young (U20) Player of the Year) G: Robert Edwards (SCU) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
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