Season | 2024 |
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Dates | March 9 – October 26 (regular season) |
Matches played | 37 |
Goals scored | 105 (2.84 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lyam MacKinnon (6 goals) |
Biggest home win | 2 goals: GVL 3–1 SPK (March 9) OMA 4–2 TRM (May 4) |
Biggest away win | 3 goals: CV 0–3 MAD (March 29), SPK 0–3 MAD (May 19) |
Highest scoring | 6 goals: CV 2–4 CHA (April 13) OMA 4–2 TRM (May 4) |
Longest winning run | 3 matches: KNX |
Longest unbeaten run | 6 matches: MAD |
Longest winless run | 6 matches: CV |
Longest losing run | 6 matches: CV |
Highest attendance | 5,368 RIC 0–2 SPK (April 20) |
Lowest attendance | 397 CV 2–4 CHA (April 13) |
Total attendance | 81,319 |
Average attendance | 2,198 |
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of May 19, 2024. |
The 2024 USL League One season is the sixth season of USL League One, a professional men's soccer league in the third tier of the United States league system.
Twelve teams are participating in the 2024 season. Spokane Velocity FC entered as an expansion team. North Carolina FC, having defeated the Charlotte Independence in the 2023 final, left to rejoin the USL Championship. [1] [2] [3] The regular season started on March 9. [4] The 2024 season will also include a new in-season tournament, the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). The 2024 USL Cup will feature a group stage and knockout round to be played between April and September. [5]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Central Valley Fuego FC | Edison Gonzalez | End of interim period | November 5, 2023 | Jermaine Jones | November 6, 2023 [9] |
Lexington SC | Nacho Novo | End of interim period | October 23, 2023 | Darren Powell | November 11, 2023 [10] |
Greenville Triumph SC | John Harkes | End of contract | December 31, 2023 [11] | Rick Wright | January 1, 2024 [12] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 16 | Playoffs |
2 | Union Omaha | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | |
3 | One Knoxville SC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | |
4 | Forward Madison FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | |
5 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | |
6 | Charlotte Independence | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
7 | Spokane Velocity FC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | |
8 | Richmond Kickers | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | |
9 | Lexington SC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | |
10 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
11 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 3 | |
12 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Color key: Home •Away •Win •Loss •Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Matches [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
CV Fuego FC (CV) | TRM | OMA | MAD | RIC | CHA | CLT | KNX | RIC | NCO | MAD | TRM | CHA | LEX | CLT | SPK | LEX | GVL | NCO | SPK | KNX | GVL | OMA |
2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 6/15 | 7/3 | 7/13 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/16 | 8/24 | 9/7 | 9/18 | 9/21 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/15 | 10/20 | 10/26 | |
Charlotte Independence (CLT) | KNX | SPK | GVL | OMA | CV | OMA | TRM | CHA | GVL | NCO | CHA | SPK | LEX | MAD | CV | KNX | RIC | TRM | MAD | NCO | LEX | RIC |
1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 6/1 | 6/14 | 6/19 | 7/6 | 7/16 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/14 | 8/24 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/4 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Chattanooga Red Wolves (CHA) | LEX | CV | NCO | TRM | GVL | OMA | CLT | TRM | SPK | RIC | CLT | OMA | CV | SPK | KNX | MAD | GVL | NCO | KNX | MAD | RIC | LEX |
0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 6/2 | 6/5 | 6/14 | 6/22 | 7/6 | 7/13 | 7/16 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/7 | 8/17 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Forward Madison FC (MAD) | TRM | GVL | CV | RIC | GVL | SPK | LEX | TRM | OMA | RIC | CV | NCO | OMA | CLT | LEX | CHA | SPK | KNX | CLT | CHA | KNX | NCO |
1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6/1 | 6/15 | 6/20 | 7/3 | 7/13 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/14 | 8/24 | 9/7 | 9/21 | 10/1 | 10/4 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) | SPK | MAD | LEX | NCO | CLT | TRM | MAD | RIC | CHA | CLT | KNX | OMA | KNX | RIC | NCO | OMA | CHA | CV | LEX | SPK | CV | TRM |
3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 6/2 | 6/19 | 6/22 | 7/13 | 7/27 | 8/16 | 8/25 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/20 | 10/26 | |
One Knoxville SC (KNX) | CLT | LEX | TRM | OMA | RIC | CV | RIC | NCO | GVL | TRM | NCO | GVL | CHA | SPK | CLT | LEX | OMA | MAD | CHA | CV | MAD | SPK |
2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6/1 | 6/17 | 6/22 | 7/5 | 7/13 | 7/27 | 8/17 | 8/24 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/1 | 10/5 | 10/15 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Lexington SC (LEX) | NCO | CHA | KNX | GVL | TRM | SPK | MAD | SPK | OMA | TRM | RIC | CLT | CV | MAD | NCO | KNX | CV | RIC | GVL | OMA | CLT | CHA |
0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 6/1 | 6/23 | 7/6 | 7/13 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/16 | 8/24 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/18 | 9/21 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
NoCo Hailstorm FC (NCO) | LEX | SPK | GVL | CHA | OMA | KNX | RIC | CV | CLT | KNX | MAD | RIC | TRM | GVL | LEX | OMA | CHA | CV | TRM | CLT | SPK | MAD |
0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 6/1 | 6/17 | 6/22 | 7/3 | 7/6 | 7/13 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/17 | 8/25 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/2 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Richmond Kickers (RIC) | SPK | TRM | CV | MAD | SPK | KNX | GVL | KNX | CV | NCO | MAD | CHA | LEX | NCO | GVL | OMA | CLT | LEX | OMA | TRM | CHA | CLT |
1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6/1 | 6/15 | 6/22 | 7/3 | 7/13 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/16 | 8/24 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Spokane Velocity FC (SPK) | GVL | RIC | NCO | CLT | LEX | RIC | MAD | LEX | CHA | CLT | TRM | CHA | KNX | OMA | CV | TRM | MAD | OMA | CV | GVL | NCO | KNX |
1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 6/23 | 7/6 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/7 | 8/24 | 9/4 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Tormenta FC (TRM) | CV | MAD | RIC | KNX | LEX | GVL | OMA | CHA | CLT | MAD | CHA | KNX | LEX | CV | SPK | NCO | SPK | CLT | NCO | RIC | OMA | GVL |
1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 6/1 | 6/15 | 6/22 | 7/5 | 7/13 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/17 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | |
Union Omaha (OMA) | CV | KNX | CLT | TRM | CLT | NCO | CHA | MAD | LEX | GVL | CHA | MAD | RIC | SPK | GVL | NCO | KNX | SPK | RIC | LEX | TRM | CV |
2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 6/1 | 6/5 | 6/20 | 7/6 | 7/13 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/24 | 9/4 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/2 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | 6 |
2 | Adrian Billhardt | Richmond Kickers | 4 |
Leonardo Castro | Greenville Triumph SC | ||
Ropapa Mensah | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | ||
Juan Carlos Obregón | Charlotte Independence | ||
Sebastián Vivas | South Georgia Tormenta FC | ||
7 | Devin Boyce | Forward Madison FC | 3 |
Angelo Kelly-Rosales | One Knoxville SC | ||
Missael Rodriguez | Union Omaha | ||
Niall Watson | South Georgia Tormenta FC | ||
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Ropapa Mensah | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Central Valley Fuego FC | 4–2 (A) [15] | April 13 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Month | Player of the Month (sponsored by eFootball ) | Coach of the Month | References | |||
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Player | Club | Position | Coach | Club | ||
March | Angelo Kelly-Rosales | One Knoxville SC | Midfielder | Mark McKeever | One Knoxville SC | [16] [17] |
April | Ropapa Mensah | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Forward | Mike Jeffries | Charlotte Independence | [18] [19] |
Player of the Week (sponsored by eFootball ) | |||||
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Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | Ref. |
1 | Leonardo Castro | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | Goal vs Spokane | [20] |
2 | Angelo Kelly-Rosales | One Knoxville SC | Forward | 2 goals vs Charlotte | [21] |
3 | Luis Gil | Spokane Velocity FC | Midfielder | GWG PK vs Northern Colorado | [22] |
4 | Luis Álvarez | Charlotte Independence | Midfielder | GWG vs Spokane | [23] |
5 | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Northern Colorado | [24] |
6 | Ropapa Mensah | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Forward | Hat trick vs Central Valley | [25] |
7 | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | 2 goals vs Tormenta FC | [26] |
8 | Joe Gallardo | Union Omaha | Midfielder | 1 goal; 2 assists vs Tormenta FC | [27] |
9 | Sebastián Vivas | South Georgia Tormenta FC | Forward | 2 goals; 1 assist vs Chattanooga | [28] |
Goal of the Week (sponsored by Select Sport ) | ||||
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Week | Player | Club | Opponent | Ref. |
1 | Leonardo Castro | Greenville Triumph SC | Spokane Velocity FC | [29] |
2 | Frank Ross | One Knoxville SC | Charlotte Independence | [30] |
3 | Stuart Ritchie | One Knoxville SC | Lexington SC | [31] |
4 | John Murphy | Forward Madison FC | Central Valley Fuego | [32] |
5 | Zahir Vasquez | Central Valley Fuego | Richmond Kickers | [33] |
6 | Maxi Schenfeld | Richmond Kickers | Forward Madison FC | [34] |
7 | Ethan Hoard | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Chattanooga Red Wolves | [35] |
8 | Kempes Tekiela | One Knoxville SC | Richmond Kickers | [36] |
9 | Sebastián Vivas | Tormenta FC | Chattanooga Red Wolves | [37] |
Save of the Week (sponsored by TERMINIX ) | ||||
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Week | Goalkeeper | Club | Opponent | Ref. |
1 | Ford Parker | Tormenta FC | Central Valley Fuego | [38] |
2 | Ford Parker | Tormenta FC | Forward Madison FC | [39] |
3 | Ford Parker | Tormenta FC | Richmond Kickers | [40] |
4 | Ford Parker | Tormenta FC | One Knoxville SC | [41] |
5 | Lalo Delgado | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Greenville Triumph SC | [42] |
6 | TJ Bush | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Central Valley Fuego | [43] |
7 | Lalo Delgado | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Chattanooga Red Wolves | [44] |
8 | Ryan Shellow | Richmond Kickers | One Knoxville SC | [45] |
9 | Rashid Nuhu | Union Omaha | Charlotte Independence | [46] |
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