2017 USL season

United Soccer League
Season	2017
Champions	Louisville City FC
Regular Season Title	Real Monarchs SLC
Matches played	480
Goals scored	1,313 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dane Kelly (18)
Biggest home win	RNO 9–0 LAG; (July 3); (USL Record)
Biggest away win	POR 0–4 SAN; (April 28); PHX 0–4 RNO; (May 6); BST 0–4 CLT; (July 29); OCO 0–4 COS; (August 8); VAN 0–4 PHX; (September 24); CHS 0–4 NYR; (October 21 – postseason)
Highest scoring	ORL 5–6 NYR; (October 7); (Ties USL Record)
Longest winning run	9 games; Real Monarchs SLC; (April 22 – June 19); (USL Record)
Longest unbeaten run	14 games; San Antonio FC; (March 26 – June 17)
Longest losing run	6 games; Portland Timbers 2; (May 24 – June 24)
Highest attendance	30,417; CIN 4–2 NYR; (September 16); (USL record)
Lowest attendance	143; TOR 0–1 ROC; (September 2)
Total attendance	2,065,006
Average attendance	4,302
	← 2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of October 15, 2017.

The 2017 USL season was the seventh season of the United Soccer League. The league was granted provisional Division II status by the USSF.^[1] It is organized by the United Soccer League.

New York Red Bulls II are the defending champions of both the USL Cup and Regular Season.

Changes from 2016

Expansion

Reno 1868 FC^[2]^[3]

Joined from NASL

Rebrand

Arizona United SC to Phoenix Rising FC^[6]

Folded

FC Montreal^[7]

Rule changes

Teams are now permitted only three substitutions a match. Previously, teams were allowed five substitutions a match.

Teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Manager	MLS Affiliate/Partnership
Bethlehem Steel FC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Goodman Stadium	16,000	Brendan Burke	Philadelphia Union
Charleston Battery	Charleston, South Carolina	MUSC Health Stadium	5,100	Michael Anhaeuser	Atlanta United FC
Charlotte Independence	Matthews, North Carolina	Sportsplex at Matthews	2,300	Mike Jeffries	Colorado Rapids
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Switchbacks Training Stadium	5,000	Steve Trittschuh
FC Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Nippert Stadium	35,061	Alan Koch
Harrisburg City Islanders	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	FNB Field	6,187	Bill Becher
LA Galaxy II	Carson, California	StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium	2,000	Mike Muñoz	LA Galaxy
Louisville City FC	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Slugger Field	13,131	James O'Connor
New York Red Bulls II	Montclair, New Jersey	MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field	3,000	John Wolyniec	New York Red Bulls
OKC Energy FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Taft Stadium	7,500	Jimmy Nielsen	FC Dallas
Orange County SC	Irvine, California	Championship Soccer Stadium	5,000	Logan Pause	Los Angeles FC
Orlando City B	Orlando, Florida	Orlando City Stadium	3,500 †	Anthony Pulis	Orlando City SC
Ottawa Fury FC	Ottawa, Ontario	TD Place Stadium	24,000	Julian de Guzman (Interim)	Montreal Impact
Phoenix Rising FC	Scottsdale, Arizona	Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex	6,200	Patrice Carteron
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Highmark Stadium	3,500	Dave Brandt	Columbus Crew SC
Portland Timbers 2	Portland, Oregon	Providence Park	21,144	Andrew Gregor	Portland Timbers
Real Monarchs SLC	Sandy, Utah	Rio Tinto Stadium	20,213	Mark Briggs	Real Salt Lake
Reno 1868 FC	Reno, Nevada	Greater Nevada Field	9,013	Ian Russell	San Jose Earthquakes
Richmond Kickers	Richmond, Virginia	City Stadium	22,000	Leigh Cowlishaw	D.C. United
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Edinburg, Texas	H-E-B Park	9,400	Junior Gonzalez	Houston Dynamo
Rochester Rhinos	Rochester, New York	Capelli Sport Stadium	13,768	Bob Lilley	New England Revolution
Sacramento Republic FC	Sacramento, California	Papa Murphy's Park	11,569	Paul Buckle
Saint Louis FC	Fenton, Missouri	Toyota Stadium	5,500	Predrag Radosavljevic
San Antonio FC	San Antonio, Texas	Toyota Field	8,296	Darren Powell	New York City FC
Seattle Sounders FC 2	Tukwila, Washington	Starfire Sports Complex	4,500	Ezra Hendrickson	Seattle Sounders FC
Swope Park Rangers	Kansas City, Missouri	Swope Soccer Village	3,557	Nikola Popovic	Sporting Kansas City
Tampa Bay Rowdies	St. Petersburg, Florida	Al Lang Stadium	7,227	Stuart Campbell
Toronto FC II	Vaughan, Ontario	Ontario Soccer Centre	2,000	Jason Bent	Toronto FC
Tulsa Roughnecks FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma	ONEOK Field	7,833	David Vaudreuil	Chicago Fire
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	Vancouver, British Columbia	Thunderbird Stadium	3,500	Rich Fagan	Vancouver Whitecaps FC

† Capacity for venue is 25,500; Team moved from Melbourne, Florida to Orlando in April 2017 to allow direct player transfers with MLS parent club Orlando City SC.

Affiliate

Partnership

Other venues

The Charlotte Independence played its first few home games at Eagle Field on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina as the Sportsplex at Matthews was being built.

Competition format

The season started on March 25 and ended October 15. The top eight finishers in each conference qualified for the playoffs.^[8]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Real Monarchs	Mike Petke^[9]	Promoted	March 29, 2017	Mark Briggs	March 30, 2017^[10]
Phoenix Rising FC	Frank Yallop	Resigned	April 24, 2017	Rick Schantz (Interim)	April 24, 2017^[11]
Phoenix Rising FC	Rick Schantz (Interim)	End of interim period	May 22, 2017	Patrice Carteron	May 22, 2017^[12]
Ottawa Fury	Paul Dalglish	Resigned	August 15, 2017	Julian de Guzman (Interim)	August 15, 2017^[13]

League table

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Louisville City FC (C)	32	18	8	6	58	31	+27	62	Conference Playoffs
2	Charleston Battery	32	15	9	8	53	33	+20	54
3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	14	11	7	50	35	+15	53
4	Rochester Rhinos	32	14	11	7	36	28	+8	53
5	Charlotte Independence	32	13	9	10	52	40	+12	48
6	FC Cincinnati	32	12	10	10	46	48	−2	46
7	New York Red Bulls II	32	13	5	14	57	60	−3	44
8	Bethlehem Steel FC	32	12	8	12	46	45	+1	44
9	Orlando City B	32	10	12	10	37	36	+1	42
10	Ottawa Fury	32	8	14	10	42	41	+1	38
11	Harrisburg City Islanders	32	10	7	15	28	47	−19	37
12	Saint Louis FC	32	9	9	14	35	48	−13	36
13	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	32	8	12	12	33	42	−9	36
14	Richmond Kickers	32	8	8	16	24	36	−12	32
15	Toronto FC II	32	6	7	19	27	54	−27	25

Source: 2017 USL 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
(C) Champions

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Monarchs (X)	32	20	7	5	59	31	+28	67	Conference Playoffs
2	San Antonio FC	32	17	11	4	45	24	+21	62
3	Reno 1868 FC	32	17	8	7	75	39	+36	59
4	Swope Park Rangers	32	17	7	8	55	37	+18	58
5	Phoenix Rising FC	32	17	7	8	50	37	+13	58
6	OKC Energy FC	32	14	7	11	46	41	+5	49
7	Tulsa Roughnecks	32	14	4	14	46	49	−3	46
8	Sacramento Republic	32	13	7	12	45	43	+2	46
9	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	32	12	8	12	55	51	+4	44
10	Orange County SC	32	11	10	11	43	47	−4	43
11	Rio Grande Valley Toros	32	9	8	15	37	50	−13	35
12	Seattle Sounders 2	32	9	4	19	42	61	−19	31
13	LA Galaxy II	32	8	5	19	32	64	−32	29
14	Vancouver Whitecaps 2	32	5	9	18	32	52	−20	24
15	Portland Timbers 2	32	3	6	23	27	63	−36	15

Source: 2017 USL 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
(X) Regular Season League Champion

Results table

Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw
Club	Match
Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Bethlehem Steel FC (BST)	ROC	CIN	HAR	ORL	CIN	CHS	TOR	CIN	CHS	HAR	OTT	STL	NYR	HAR	RIC	NYR	PGH	RIC	CLT	OTT	TOR	CLT	LOU	PGH	ORL	LOU	PGH	TBR	TBR	TOR	ROC	STL
Bethlehem Steel FC (BST)	2–3	2–0	2–3	0–2	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–2	0–1	3–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–1	3–1	0–1	1–3	2–3	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–2	1–1	4–2	0–1	1–1
Charleston Battery (CHS)	CIN	CLT	PGH	ROC	TBR	OTT	BST	STL	HAR	BST	NYR	LOU	RIC	CIN	TOR	TBR	LOU	STL	TBR	PGH	ORL	TOR	NYR	ROC	RIC	LOU	RIC	CLT	ORL	OTT	HAR	CLT
Charleston Battery (CHS)	2–1	2–0	1–2	5–0	3–2	2–2	1–0	1–0	2–2	1–0	1–2	4–4	1–0	2–2	6–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	0–2	2–2	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–3	0–1	1–0	3–0	1–2	1–1	4–0	1–0
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	CHS	ORL	PGH	STL	ROC	NYR	ORL	TBR	LOU	CIN	HAR	RIC	ROC	PGH	STL	NYR	HAR	RIC	BST	LOU	TOR	OTT	BST	ORL	TOR	RIC	OTT	CHS	TBR	CIN	LOU	CHS
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–4	5–1	3–1	2–2	0–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	5–1	3–2	1–1	0–0	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–0	1–1	2–3	3–0	1–1	0–3	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–1
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (COS)	TUL	OKC	SAN	RGV	SLC	RNO	SEA	TUL	POR	VAN	SLC	RNO	OKC	LAG	SPR	SAN	RGV	VAN	PHX	OKC	SEA	POR	OCO	SLC	LAG	SAC	PHX	SEA	SPR	OCO	SAC	TUL
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (COS)	1-4	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–1	2–2	2–3	3–0	0–0	1–3	1–4	3–3	1–0	2–1	1–2	1–0	0–1	2–2	1–2	3–4	2–1	4–1	4–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–0	4–2
FC Cincinnati (CIN)	CHS	PGH	BST	STL	TBR	LOU	BST	RIC	ORL	BST	TOR	ROC	CLT	CHS	STL	ORL	TBR	RIC	LOU	HAR	ROC	ORL	LOU	NYR	OTT	PGH	HAR	NYR	STL	CLT	OTT	TOR
FC Cincinnati (CIN)	1–2	1–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–0	0–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–2	3–0	2–3	2–2	0–5	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–2	1–0	0–4	4–3
Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR)	RIC	NYR	BST	ORL	PGH	NYR	RIC	CHS	PGH	BST	OTT	CLT	BST	LOU	TOR	ROC	NYR	RIC	CLT	CIN	ORL	TBR	ROC	PGH	LOU	TBR	STL	CIN	TOR	OTT	STL	CHS
Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR)	0–1	1–0	3–2	1–1	0–1	1–3	0–0	2–2	0–0	1–3	0–1	0–2	0–1	1–0	4–3	0–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	0–3	0–0	0–3	0–1	0–3	0–5	2–3	2–1	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	0–4
Los Angeles Galaxy II (LAG)	VAN	SAN	PHX	SEA	OCO	OCO	SLC	NYR	RGV	PHX	SEA	COS	RGV	SAC	SPR	RNO	POR	TUL	OKC	OCO	PHX	COS	VAN	RGV	RNO	SAN	SAC	TUL	SPR	OKC	POR	SLC
Los Angeles Galaxy II (LAG)	2–0	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–4	0–3	2–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	1–2	1–0	2–3	0–1	0–9	4–3	2–2	1–1	1–0	0–2	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–2	1–1	1–2	0–1	0–3	0–3	3–2	1–2
Louisville City FC (LOU)	STL	ORL	RIC	TBR	CIN	TOR	TBR	PGH	CHS	CLT	NYR	PGH	HAR	OTT	CHS	CIN	STL	NYR	CLT	CIN	BST	HAR	ORL	CHS	PGH	BST	ROC	OTT	TOR	ROC	CLT	RIC
Louisville City FC (LOU)	0–0	3–1	1–0	2–1	1–1	0–0	0–2	1–0	4–4	1–0	3–0	3–0	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–3	4–1	2–1	1–3	5–0	3–1	5–0	0–3	1–0	3–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	0–1	0–0	2–1	3–1
New York Red Bulls II (NYR)	PGH	RIC	HAR	STL	ORL	ROC	HAR	CLT	LAG	OTT	CHS	RIC	LOU	BST	OTT	STL	BST	HAR	CLT	TOR	LOU	ROC	CHS	CIN	OTT	TBR	TOR	CIN	PGH	TBR	ORL	ROC
New York Red Bulls II (NYR)	3–3	1–0	0–1	2–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–5	1–2	3–4	2–1	1–0	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–0	1–2	2–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	4–2	2–1	2–4	2–0	2–3	6–5	1–2
Oklahoma City Energy FC (OKC)	SPR	COS	RGV	SAC	RGV	PHX	OCO	POR	COS	PHX	SAN	POR	SEA	VAN	SLC	TUL	SAN	COS	LAG	RNO	SLC	TUL	SAN	OCO	SPR	VAN	TUL	RNO	SAC	LAG	SPR	SEA
Oklahoma City Energy FC (OKC)	1–3	1–1	0–1	1–0	0–3	1–2	1–0	2–1	0–1	3–2	0–0	3–1	2–3	2–2	1–3	1–2	1–1	4–3	1–1	1–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	2–1	0–2	0–0	2–0	0–3	3–1	3–0	4–1	3–1
Orange County SC (OCO)	RNO	SAC	POR	LAG	LAG	TUL	OKC	SLC	SEA	POR	PHX	SEA	RGV	RGV	VAN	LAG	SAN	COS	SPR	TUL	PHX	OKC	RNO	PHX	SPR	SAN	VAN	SLC	COS	SAC	RNO	VAN
Orange County SC (OCO)	2–0	0–4	2–1	1–1	4–0	0–4	0–1	0–1	4–3	3–3	1–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–2	1–3	0–0	2–1	0–1	2–1	0–0	1–2	3–1	1–4	4–3
Orlando City B (ORL)	TBR	LOU	TOR	CLT	NYR	HAR	BST	STL	CIN	CLT	PGH	ROC	TOR	OTT	ROC	CIN	PGH	TBR	CHS	HAR	CIN	RIC	OTT	CLT	LOU	BST	RIC	STL	CHS	RIC	NYR	TBR
Orlando City B (ORL)	0–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–0	2–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	1–0	3–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–1	1–0	5–6	0–2
Ottawa Fury FC (OTT)	STL	TBR	RIC	TOR	CHS	TBR	PGH	NYR	RIC	BST	HAR	ROC	ORL	NYR	LOU	TOR	ROC	TOR	BST	CLT	ORL	TBR	CIN	NYR	STL	ROC	CLT	LOU	HAR	CHS	CIN	PGH
Ottawa Fury FC (OTT)	2–3	0–1	1–0	1–1	2–2	0–0	0–1	4–3	5–3	1–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	2–2	1–2	0–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	3–1	0–3	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	4–0	1–1
Phoenix Rising FC (PHX)	TOR	SLC	LAG	SPR	RNO	OKC	SAN	LAG	OKC	VAN	SPR	SLC	RNO	OCO	COS	TUL	SAN	LAG	RGV	OCO	SAC	SEA	OCO	COS	SLC	SEA	VAN	POR	SAC	TUL	RGV	POR
Phoenix Rising FC (PHX)	0–1	0–2	2–1	4–3	0–4	2–1	0–1	2–1	2–3	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–3	0–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–0	2–1	2–0	1–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	4–3	2–0	4–1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PGH)	NYR	CIN	CHS	STL	CLT	RIC	HAR	TOR	OTT	LOU	HAR	ORL	TOR	LOU	TBR	CLT	ORL	BST	ROC	CHS	TBR	RIC	HAR	STL	BST	CIN	LOU	ROC	BST	NYR	ROC	OTT
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PGH)	3–3	0–1	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	1–1	0–3	2–0	1–3	0–0	1–1	0–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–1	3–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–1
Portland Timbers 2 (POR)	SLC	SPR	SEA	OCO	VAN	SAC	SAN	SEA	COS	OKC	TUL	VAN	SLC	OKC	RNO	OCO	LAG	SPR	RNO	RGV	COS	SAC	SEA	RGV	TUL	SLC	RNO	PHX	VAN	LAG	SAN	PHX
Portland Timbers 2 (POR)	1–2	0–1	1–2	1–2	0–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	3–3	3–4	0–1	1–1	2–1	1–4	0–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–6	0–2	1–0	2–3	1–2	1–4
Real Monarchs SLC (SLC)	POR	PHX	RNO	COS	SEA	SPR	LAG	SAC	COS	VAN	OCO	POR	RNO	PHX	TUL	OKC	SEA	SAN	RGV	TUL	OKC	COS	SPR	RGV	SAN	POR	PHX	OCO	SAC	RNO	VAN	LAG
Real Monarchs SLC (SLC)	2–1	2–0	5–3	1–2	3–1	2–1	3–0	2–0	4–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	4–1	2–2	2–1	0–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–2	0–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	2–1
Reno 1868 FC (RNO)	OCO	VAN	SLC	SAN	COS	PHX	SEA	TUL	COS	RGV	SAC	SLC	POR	PHX	LAG	VAN	POR	SPR	OKC	TUL	SAN	SAC	SPR	OCO	LAG	SEA	RGV	OKC	POR	SLC	OCO	SAC
Reno 1868 FC (RNO)	0–2	1–1	3–5	0–4	2–2	4–0	6–0	4–0	3–3	3–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	0–0	9–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	0–1	3–2	2–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	0–1	3–0	6–1	0–3	4–1	2–2
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	HAR	NYR	LOU	OTT	PGH	TBR	CIN	HAR	ROC	TOR	OTT	NYR	CHS	TBR	CLT	BST	CIN	HAR	BST	CLT	STL	PGH	ORL	TOR	CHS	CLT	ORL	CHS	ROC	ORL	STL	LOU
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	1–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	3–5	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–1	3–2	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	2–1	3–1	0–3	2–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–3
Rio Grande Valley Toros (RGV)	SAN	TUL	OKC	COS	TUL	OKC	SPR	LAG	SAC	RNO	SEA	LAG	SAC	COS	SPR	OCO	OCO	SLC	POR	VAN	SEA	PHX	VAN	SLC	POR	LAG	SAN	RNO	SAC	SPR	PHX	SAN
Rio Grande Valley Toros (RGV)	0–1	0–1	1–0	3–1	0–1	3–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	2–3	3–1	0–1	2–6	1–0	0–4	1–1	0–4	1–2	1–2	3–3	4–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	2–2	0–2	1–3
Rochester Rhinos (ROC)	BST	TOR	CHS	NYR	CLT	RIC	TBR	CIN	ORL	TBR	OTT	ORL	CLT	STL	HAR	OTT	PGH	TOR	CIN	NYR	HAR	CHS	STL	TOR	OTT	PGH	LOU	RIC	LOU	PGH	BST	NYR
Rochester Rhinos (ROC)	3–2	0–0	0–5	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	1–2	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	2–0	3–2	1–2	1–0	0–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–1	0–0	2–0	1–0	2–1
Sacramento Republic FC (SAC)	SEA	OCO	TUL	OKC	SPR	POR	VAN	SAN	SLC	TUL	SEA	RGV	RNO	VAN	RGV	LAG	SAN	SEA	VAN	POR	RNO	SPR	PHX	COS	RGV	LAG	OKC	SLC	PHX	OCO	COS	RNO
Sacramento Republic FC (SAC)	2–1	4–0	2–1	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–0	0–1	0–2	3–2	2–2	0–0	0–2	2–1	6–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–1	2–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–3	0–1	2–2
Saint Louis FC (STL)	LOU	OTT	NYR	PGH	CIN	CLT	ORL	CHS	TBR	TOR	BST	CIN	NYR	ROC	CLT	CHS	LOU	RIC	SPR	TUL	TBR	PGH	TUL	ROC	TOR	OTT	HAR	ORL	CIN	HAR	RIC	BST
Saint Louis FC (STL)	0–0	3–2	3–2	2–1	0–4	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	0–1	0–0	1–5	1–0	1–4	1–0	0–0	1–2	4–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–1	1–1
San Antonio FC (SAN)	RGV	LAG	COS	RNO	VAN	SEA	POR	SAC	SEA	PHX	SPR	SPR	OKC	TUL	COS	SAC	OKC	SLC	PHX	OCO	RNO	OKC	VAN	SLC	LAG	OCO	SPR	RGV	TUL	TBR	POR	RGV
San Antonio FC (SAN)	1–0	3–0	1–1	4–0	2–1	3–2	4–0	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–0	1–1	0–2	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	2–5	0–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	3–1
Seattle Sounders 2 (SEA)	SAC	POR	VAN	LAG	SLC	SAN	COS	POR	SAN	RNO	SAC	LAG	RGV	OKC	OCO	VAN	SLC	OCO	SPR	SAC	COS	RGV	VAN	POR	TUL	PHX	RNO	COS	PHX	TUL	SPR	OKC
Seattle Sounders 2 (SEA)	1–2	2–1	0–3	2–1	1–3	2–3	3–2	2–0	0–0	0–6	2–2	3–0	1–3	3–2	3–4	2–0	1–4	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–2	3–4	3–0	2–1	0–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–2	1–3
Swope Park Rangers KC (SPR)	OKC	POR	SAC	PHX	SLC	VAN	RGV	SAN	SAN	TUL	PHX	COS	TUL	LAG	RGV	VAN	POR	SEA	SPR	STL	OCO	SLC	SAC	RNO	OKC	OCO	SAN	COS	LAG	RGV	OKC	SEA
Swope Park Rangers KC (SPR)	3–1	1–0	1–0	3–4	1–2	3–1	0–1	0–1	0–0	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	1–0	4–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–4	0–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–1	2–0	1–2	5–2	3–1	3–0	2–2	1–4	2–1
Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR)	ORL	TOR	OTT	LOU	CIN	CHS	RIC	OTT	LOU	TOR	ROC	STL	CLT	ROC	RIC	PIT	CHS	CIN	ORL	CHS	PGH	HAR	STL	OTT	NYR	HAR	CLT	BST	BST	NYR	SAN	ORL
Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR)	1–0	4–0	1–0	1–2	1–1	2–3	1–0	0–0	2–0	3–1	0–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–0	3–4	1–1	2–4	3–2	1–0	2–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	2–0
Toronto FC II (TOR)	PHX	TBR	ORL	ROC	OTT	LOU	PGH	BST	TBR	RIC	CIN	STL	PGH	ORL	CHS	HAR	OTT	NYR	ROC	OTT	CHS	CLT	BST	RIC	CLT	STL	ROC	NYR	HAR	LOU	BST	CIN
Toronto FC II (TOR)	1–0	0–4	1–3	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–3	0–0	0–1	0–2	1–1	1–0	1–6	3–4	1–0	0–1	0–2	0–2	1–0	2–2	1–3	1–2	3–2	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–2	1–0	2–4	3–4
Tulsa Roughnecks FC (TUL)	COS	RGV	SAC	RGV	COS	VAN	OCO	SAC	RNO	POR	SPR	SAN	SPR	SLC	OKC	LAG	PHX	SLC	RNO	STL	OKC	OCO	STL	SEA	POR	VAN	OKC	LAG	SAN	PHX	SEA	COS
Tulsa Roughnecks FC (TUL)	4-1	1–0	1–2	1–0	0–3	3–1	4–0	2–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–2	2–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	0–0	2–3	2–1	2–1	0–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–0	0–2	3–4	1–0	2–4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (VAN)	LAG	RNO	SEA	POR	SAN	SAC	SPR	TUL	COS	SLC	POR	PHX	SAC	OKC	SEA	COS	SPR	RNO	OCO	RGV	SAC	SEA	RGV	SAN	LAG	TUL	OKC	OCO	PHX	POR	SLC	OCO
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (VAN)	0–2	1–1	3–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–2	1–0	1–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	0–1	1–1	0–1	3–3	0–1	0–3	1–1	0–1	2–1	1–3	0–0	1–2	0–4	0–1	1–1	3–4

^[14]^[15]

Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

USL Championship

October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field

#1 Louisville City FC

4

October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field

#8 Bethlehem Steel FC

0

#1 Louisville City FC

1

October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium

#4 Rochester Rhinos

0

#4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)

2

November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field

#5 Charlotte Independence

1

#1 Louisville City FC (p)

1 (4)

October 21 – Al Lang Stadium

#7 New York Red Bulls II

1 (3)

#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies

3

October 28 – Al Lang Stadium

#6 FC Cincinnati

0

#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies

1

October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium

#7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)

2

#2 Charleston Battery

0

November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU)

#7 New York Red Bulls II

4

#1 Louisville City FC

1

October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium

#4 Swope Park Rangers

0

#1 Real Monarchs

1 (1)

October 28 – Children's Mercy Park

#8 Sacramento Republic FC (p)

1 (3)

#8 Sacramento Republic FC

0

October 21 – Swope Soccer Village

#4 Swope Park Rangers

1

#4 Swope Park Rangers (p)

1 (4)

November 4 – Children's Mercy Park

#5 Phoenix Rising FC

1 (2)

#4 Swope Park Rangers (p)

0 (7)

October 21 – Greater Nevada Field

#6 OKC Energy FC

0 (6)

#3 Reno 1868 FC

0

October 28 – Toyota Field

#6 OKC Energy FC

1

#6 OKC Energy FC (p)

1 (4)

October 21 – Toyota Field

#2 San Antonio FC

1 (1)

#2 San Antonio FC

2

#7 Tulsa Roughnecks

1

^[16]

Eastern Conference

October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) QF	Louisville City FC	4–0	Bethlehem Steel FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Morad 14', 31' Spencer 70' Ownby 79'	Report	Real 57' Burke 63' Conneh 75' Jones 87'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) QF	Rochester Rhinos	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Charlotte Independence	Rochester, New York
6:05 pm EDT	Dover 11' Graf 53' François 61' Farrell 83' Defregger 113'	Report	A. Martínez 53' 120' E. Martínez 69' Davidson 85'	Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,647 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) QF	Charleston Battery	0–4	New York Red Bulls II	Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Anunga 57' Griffith 85'	Report	Bonomo 39' Kutler 51' Valot 71' Flemmings 82' Mines 84'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,410 Referee: Kevin Broadley

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) QF	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–0	FC Cincinnati	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT	Schäfer 8', 25' Hristov 61' 67' Cole 84'	Report	McLaughlin 52' Walker 63' Berry 90'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Malik Badawi

October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) SF	Louisville City FC	1–0	Rochester Rhinos	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Jimenez 52' Ownby 77' Ranjitsingh 90+1'	Report	Felix 55'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Victor Rivas

October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) SF	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–2 (a.e.t.)	New York Red Bulls II	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT	Hristov 26' Portillos 35' Guenzatti 39' Cole 42' Pickens 57' Vingaard 62' Restrepo 66' Paterson 116'	Report	Bonomo 58' (pen.), 93' Flemmings 86' Ndam 96'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,119 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) F	Louisville City FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	New York Red Bulls II	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Ownby 12' Craig 96'	Report	Flemmings 57'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,047 Referee: Sorin Stoica
	Penalties
	Smith DelPiccolo Totsch Jimenez Ballard		Bonomo Martínez Valot Mines Kutler

Western Conference

October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) QF	Real Monarchs SLC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Sacramento Republic FC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MDT	Besler 38' Lachowecki 82' Hoffman 86' (pen.)	Report	Kiffe 20' Espino 49'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,234 Referee: Ramy Touchan
	Penalties
	Cruz Velásquez Haber Hoffman		Partain Kiffe Hall

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) QF	Reno 1868 FC	0–1	OKC Energy FC	Reno, Nevada
5:45 pm PDT	Wehan 32'	Report	Wojcik 41' 90+1'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Victor Rivas

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) QF	San Antonio FC	2–1	Tulsa Roughnecks	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	McCarthy 55' Elizondo 61' Guzmán 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Gee 23' Ayala 53' Levin 90+2' Rivas 90+2'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Timothy Ford

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) QF	Swope Park Rangers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Phoenix Rising FC	Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Didic 109'	Report	Drogba 99'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 912 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
	Penalties
	Selbol Duke Belmar Moloto		Lambert Dia Awako Mala
Note: Match was postponed due to lightning and heavy rain after the first half,^[17] Second half was played the following day.

October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) SF	Swope Park Rangers	1–0	Sacramento Republic FC	Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 pm CDT	Maher 39' Belmar 46'	Report	Kiffe 41' Ochoa 67'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Match was moved to Papa Murphy's Park due to challenges at Children's Mercy Victory Field.^[18] Then it was switched again to Children's Mercy Park.^[19]

October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) SF	San Antonio FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	OKC Energy FC	San Antonio, Texas
8:30 pm CDT	Elizondo 7' 97' Gordon 51' Castillo 112'	Report	R. Dixon 72' Wojcik 85'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,032 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
	Penalties
	Guzmán Castillo Reed		Angulo Brown Hyland Wallace

November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) F	Swope Park Rangers	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	OKC Energy FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT	Didic 53'	Report	Barril 79' Daly 90+3' Wojcik 113'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Robert Sibiga
	Penalties
	Selbol Duke Belmar Moloto Hernandez Barnathan Storm Musa Didic Maher Zendejas		Angulo Brown Hyland Wallace González Gonzalez Daly Wojcik Bond Fink Cochran

USL Championship

November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)	Louisville City FC	1–0	Swope Park Rangers	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 pm EDT	Lancaster 88' Kaye 90+3' McCabe 90+8'	Report Report	Musa 17' Didic 24'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 14,456 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Note: Niall McCabe was sent off from the bench

Championship Game MVP: Paolo DelPiccolo (LOU)

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team	GP	Total	High	Low	Average
FC Cincinnati	16	339,164	30,417	15,227	21,198
Sacramento Republic FC	16	185,104	11,569	11,569	11,569
Louisville City FC	16	137,801	13,812	6,698	8,613
San Antonio FC	16	114,433	8,131	6,037	7,152
Rio Grande Valley FC	16	113,076	8,866	5,481	7,067
Phoenix Rising FC	16	98,028	7,162	4,536	6,127
Tampa Bay Rowdies	16	94,306	7,786	4,326	5,894
Reno 1868 FC	16	88,950	7,092	4,418	5,559
Ottawa Fury FC	16	86,839	7,780	3,024	5,427
Richmond Kickers	16	74,636	8,021	1,567	4,665
Saint Louis FC	16	73,139	5,725	4,001	4,571
Oklahoma City Energy FC	16	68,685	6,059	2,650	4,293
Tulsa Roughnecks FC	16	61,619	5,647	3,015	3,851
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	16	54,222	4,437	1,482	3,389
Charleston Battery	16	50,670	6,563	2,015	3,167
Bethlehem Steel FC	16	48,837	3,210	2,881	3,052
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	16	42,975	4,006	950	2,686
Real Monarchs	16	41,235	8,402	1,771	2,577
Orange County SC	16	41,195	4,963	1,539	2,575
Portland Timbers 2	16	40,386	7,277	1,226	2,524
Harrisburg City Islanders	16	38,863	3,367	1,806	2,429
Rochester Rhinos	16	32,498	3,459	963	2,031
Charlotte Independence	16	25,843	2,648	801	1,615
LA Galaxy II	16	19,436	3,000	432	1,215
Orlando City B	16	18,867	2,741	791	1,179
Toronto FC II	16	17,420	3,582	143	1,089
Seattle Sounders FC 2	16	16,530	1,307	951	1,033
Swope Park Rangers	16	16,237	1,114	572	1,015
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	16	13,899	1,788	403	869
New York Red Bulls II	16	10,113	1,482	271	632
Total	480	2,065,006	30,417	143	4,302

Updated to games of October 15, 2017
Sources: USL

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Goals
1	Dane Kelly	JAM	Reno 1868 FC	18
2	Chandler Hoffman	USA	Real Monarchs SLC	16
2	Enzo Martinez	URU	Charlotte Independence	16
4	José Angulo	COL	Oklahoma City Energy	15
4	Romario Williams	JAM	Charleston Battery	15
6	Kharlton Belmar	USA	Swope Park Rangers	14
6	Corey Hertzog	USA	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	14
8	Georgi Hristov	BUL	Tampa Bay Rowdies	13
8	Jason Johnson	JAM	Phoenix Rising FC	13
10	Djiby Fall	SEN	FC Cincinnati	12
	Kevaughn Frater	JAM	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
	Jorge Herrera	COL	Charlotte Independence
	Antoine Hoppenot	FRA	Reno 1868 FC

Source:^[20]

Top assists

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Assists
1	Chris Wehan	USA	Reno 1868 FC	12
2	Vincent Bezecourt	FRA	New York Red Bulls II	11
2	Marcel Schäfer	GER	Tampa Bay Rowdies	11
4	Maikel Chang	CUB	Charleston Battery	10
4	Irvin Parra	USA	Orange County SC	10
6	Charlie Adams	ENG	Real Monarchs SLC	8
	Justin Bilyeu	USA	Rio Grande Valley
	Juan Pablo Caffa	ARG	Tulsa Roughnecks FC
	Billy Forbes	TCA	San Antonio FC
	Adam Najem	USA	Bethlehem Steel FC
	Josh Suggs	USA	Colorado Springs Switchbacks

Source:^[20]

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Shutouts
1	Diego Restrepo	USA	San Antonio FC	12
2	Tomas Gomez	USA	Rochester Rhinos	11
3	Odisnel Cooper	CUB	Charleston Battery	10
4	Matt Bersano	USA	Reno 1868 FC	9
	Fabián Cerda	CHI	Tulsa Roughnecks
	Earl Edwards Jr.	USA	Orlando City B
	Matt Pickens	USA	Tampa Bay Rowdies
8	Josh Cohen	USA	Phoenix Rising FC	8
	Greg Ranjitsingh	TRI	Louisville City FC
	Adrian Zendejas	USA	Swope Park Rangers

Source:^[20]

Hat-tricks

Player	Nation	Club	Against	Result	Date
Djiby Fall	SEN	FC Cincinnati	Saint Louis FC	4–0 ^[A]	April 15
Dane Kelly	JAM	Reno 1868 FC	Phoenix Rising FC	4–0	May 6
Dane Kelly	JAM	Reno 1868 FC	Seattle Sounders FC 2	6–0	May 20
Trevin Caesar	TRI	Sacramento Republic	Rio Grande Valley FC	6–2	June 21
Jorge Herrera	COL	Charlotte Independence	Saint Louis FC	5–1	July 8
Enzo Martínez	URU	Charlotte Independence	Louisville City FC	3–1	August 5
Lindo Mfeka	RSA	Reno 1868 FC	Oklahoma City Energy	3–0	September 20
José Angulo	COL	Oklahoma City Energy	LA Galaxy II	3–0	October 1
Stefano Bonomo	USA	New York Red Bulls II	Orlando City B	6–5	October 7

^

Scored four goals.

League awards

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player: Dane Kelly (RNO) ^[21]
Rookie of the Year: Chris Wehan (RNO) ^[22]
Defender of the Year: Sebastien Ibeagha (SAN) ^[23]
Goalkeeper of the Year: Diego Restrepo (SAN) ^[24]
Coach of the Year: Mark Briggs (SLC) ^[25]

All-League Teams

First Team

F: Chandler Hoffman (SLC), Dane Kelly (RNO), Enzo Martinez (CLT)
M: Marcel Schäfer (TBR), Sebastian Velasquez (SLC), Chris Wehan (RNO)
D: Paco Craig (LOU), Harrison Delbridge (CIN), Sebastien Ibeagha (SAN), Forrest Lasso (CHS)
G: Diego Restrepo (SAN)

Second Team

F: Juan Pablo Caffa (TUL), Corey Hertzog (PIT), Romario Williams (CHS)
M: Vincent Bezecourt (NYRB), Billy Forbes (SAN), Justin Portillo (CHS)
D: Ryan Felix (ROC), James Kiffe (SAC), Taylor Mueller (CHS), Jimmy Ockford (RNO)
G: Earl Edwards Jr. (ORL)

^[26]

Month	USL Player of the Month
Month	Player	Club	Position	Reason
April	Billy Forbes	San Antonio FC	Midfielder	6G 3A
May	Dane Kelly	Reno 1868 FC	Forward	8G 2 Hat Tricks
June	Romario Williams	Charleston Battery	Forward	5G
July	Jorge Herrera	Charlotte Independence	Forward	8G 2A
August	Earl Edwards Jr.	Orlando City B	Goalkeeper	3 Shutouts
September	Josh Cohen	Phoenix Rising FC	Goalkeeper	6 Shutouts in 8 games
October	José Angulo	Oklahoma City Energy	Forward	6G 3A

Week	USL Player of the Week
Week	Player	Club	Position	Reason
1	Corey Hertzog	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Forward	2G
2	Christian Volesky	Saint Louis FC	Forward	1G 1A
3	Seku Conneh	Bethlehem Steel FC	Forward	2G
4	Djiby Fall	FC Cincinnati	Forward	4G vs. St. Louis
5	Enzo Martínez	Charlotte Independence	Forward	2G
6	César Elizondo	San Antonio FC	Forward	2G 1A
7	Dane Kelly	Reno 1868 FC	Forward	Hat Trick vs. Phoenix
8	Ian Svantesson	Tulsa Roughnecks FC	Forward	4G
9	Dane Kelly	Reno 1868 FC	Forward	Hat Trick vs. Seattle
10	Antoine Hoppenot	Reno 1868 FC	Midfielder	3G
11	Irvin Parra	Seattle Sounders FC 2	Midfielder	2G 1A
12	Kevaughn Frater	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Forward	2G GWG
13	Cameron Lancaster	Louisville City FC	Forward	2G
14	Trevin Caesar	Sacramento Republic FC	Forward	4G Hat Trick vs. Rio Grande Valley
15	Pedro Ribeiro	Harrisburg City Islanders	Forward	2G 1A
16	Jorge Herrera	Charlotte Independence	Forward	5G Hat Trick vs. St. Louis
17	Jason Johnson	Phoenix Rising FC	Forward	2G vs. Colorado Springs
18	Miguel González	Oklahoma City Energy	Midfielder	2G 1A
19	Kendall McIntosh	Portland Timbers 2	Goalkeeper	2 PK Saves
20	Enzo Martínez	Charlotte Independence	Forward	Hat Trick vs. Louisville
21	Luke Spencer	Louisville City FC	Forward	1G 2A
22	Hadji Barry	Orlando City B	Forward	3G
23	Kevin Kerr	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Midfielder	1G 2A
24	Enzo Martínez	Charlotte Independence	Forward	2G
25	Sunny Jane	Richmond Kickers	Midfielder	1G 1A
26	Kenney Walker	FC Cincinnati	Midfielder	1G 2A
27	Lindo Mfeka	Reno 1868 FC	Midfielder	4G Hat Trick vs. Oklahoma City
28	José Angulo	Oklahoma City Energy	Forward	Hat Trick vs. LA Galaxy II
29	Stefano Bonomo	New York Red Bulls II	Forward	4G Hat Trick vs. Orlando
30	Éver Guzmán	San Antonio FC	Forward	3G 1A

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^ "2017 USL All-League Teams Unveiled". United Soccer League (USL). November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

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Scored four goals.

[1] "USL Granted USSF Provisional Division 2 Status". USL. January 6, 2017.

[Reno1-2] "USL Announces 2017 Expansion Club in Reno". USL Soccer. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.

[Reno2-3] "Reno 1868 FC Officially Introduced". USL Soccer. February 25, 2016. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[OTT-4] "USL Announces Addition of Ottawa Fury FC". USL Soccer. October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.

[TBR-5] "USL Expands with Addition of Tampa Bay Rowdies". USL Soccer. October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.

[6] "Arizona United SC reveals new name and logo, plus stadium plans for 2017 season". Alejandro Barahona. Arizona Republic. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

[7] "The Montreal Impact associates with Ottawa Fury FC in the USL". Montreal Impact. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[2017format-8] "USL Announces 2017 Conference Alignment". United Soccer League (USL). January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[9] "Real Salt Lake promote Mike Petke to Head Coach". www.rsl.com. RSL. March 29, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[10] "Monarchs Appoint Briggs as Head Coach". www.usl.com. USL. March 30, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[11] "Rising FC Begins Coaching Search". www.usl.com. USL. April 24, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[12] "Rising FC Names Carteron as Head Coach". www.usl.com. USL. May 22, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[13] "Head coach Paul Dalglish resigns from Ottawa Fury FC; Julian De Guzman named interim head coach". www.ottawafuryfc.com. Ottawa Fury FC. August 15, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[14] "USL Reveals Largest Regular Season in its History". United Soccer League (USL). January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[scores-15] "2017 USL scores". Retrieved October 15, 2017.

[16] "2017 USL Cup Playoffs Matchups Set". United Soccer League (USL). October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.

[PPDNote-17] "Lightning, Heavy Rain Postpones Swope Park, Phoenix". United Soccer League (USL). October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

[VenueChangeNote-18] "Who Will Host Sacramento Republic, Swope Park Rangers Playoff Game?". sacramento.cbslocal.com. CBS13. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

[VenueChangeNote2-19] "Children's Mercy Park to Host Rangers, Republic FC". www.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League (USL). October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

[blstats-20] "2017 USL statistics". Retrieved October 15, 2017.

[21] "Kelly Named Most Valuable Player". United Soccer League (USL). November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.

[22] "Wehan Named Rookie of the Year". United Soccer League (USL). November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[23] "Ibeagha Named Defender of the Year". United Soccer League (USL). November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[24] "Restrepo Named Goalkeeper of the Year". United Soccer League (USL). November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[25] "Briggs Named Coach of the Year". United Soccer League (USL). November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[26] "2017 USL All-League Teams Unveiled". United Soccer League (USL). November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

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v t e 2017 USL season
Playoffs Transfers
East	Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Ottawa Fury FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto FC II
West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II OKC Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Reno 1868 RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks Whitecaps FC 2

v t e USL Championship
Eastern Conference	Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United FC Louisville City FC Miami FC North Carolina FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas Lights FC Memphis 901 FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC FC Tulsa
Future teams	Brooklyn FC (2025) Sporting Club Jacksonville (2025) Lexington SC (2025) Milwaukee Pro Soccer (2026) Ozark United FC (2026) Buffalo Pro Soccer (2026) USL Pro Iowa (TBD) USL New Orleans (TBD) USL Palm Beach (TBD) OKC Energy FC (on hiatus)
Former teams	Antigua Barracuda FC Atlanta United 2 Austin Aztex Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Dayton Dutch Lions Fresno FC LA Galaxy II FC Montreal Nashville SC F.C. New York New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Orlando City SC Ottawa Fury FC Penn FC Philadelphia Union II Phoenix FC Portland Timbers 2 Puerto Rico United Real Monarchs Reno 1868 FC Richmond Kickers Rio Grande Valley FC Toros River Plate Puerto Rico Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC San Diego Loyal SC Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II VSI Tampa Bay FC Whitecaps FC 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Miscellaneous	Foreign players USL Championship Final United Soccer League USL League One USL League Two

v t e United States Soccer – Division 2 seasons
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APSL/A-League	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
USISL Select League / A-League	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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USSF Division 2 Professional League	2010
North American Soccer League	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
USL / USL Championship	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024