2019 USL League Two season

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.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

USL League Two

Season	2019
Champion(s)	Flint City Bucks (4th Title)
Regular Season Champions	Des Moines Menace (4th Title)
2020 Hank Steinbrecher Cup qualifier	Reading United AC
2020 U.S. Open Cup qualifiers	List Chicago FC United Corpus Christi FC Des Moines Menace FC Golden State Force GPS Portland Phoenix North Carolina Fusion U23 SC United Bantams Tormenta FC 2 The Villages SC Ventura County Fusion Western Mass Pioneers
Matches played	495
Goals scored	1,657 (3.35 per match)
Best Player	Deri Corfe Ocean City Nor'easters
Top goalscorer	Deri Corfe Ocean City Nor'easters, Kyle Edwards Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. (14 Goals Each)
Best goalkeeper	Blake Mullen Western Mass Pioneers
Biggest home win	NYR 6, EVG 0 (May 18) MIS 7, TXU 1 (May 18)
Biggest away win	CCH 1, BVC 8 (June 1) BLR 1, MAN 8 (June 22)
Highest scoring	TOB 7, TCO 3 (July 13)
Longest winning run	8 games Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. (May 11 - June 25)
Longest unbeaten run	15 games (entire regular season + first round playoffs) Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. Des Moines Menace Western Mass Pioneers
Longest winless run	14 games (entire regular season) Evergreen FC West Virginia Alliance FC WSA Winnipeg
Longest losing run	8 games WSA Winnipeg (June 8 – July 8)
← 2018 2020 → All statistics correct as of August 3, 2019.

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	Notes
Cedar Stars Rush	U.S.	Teaneck, New Jersey	Fairleigh Dickinson University	2018	Anthony Nixon	Expansion[6]
Dalton Red Wolves SC	U.S.	Dalton, Georgia	David Stanton Field	2018	Drew Courtney	Expansion[7]
Daytona SC	U.S.	Daytona Beach, Florida	Daytona Stadium	2019	Andrea Bergmann	Expansion[8]
Discoveries SC	U.S.	Rock Hill, South Carolina	Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex	2019	Nathan Williams	Expansion[9]
Florida Elite SA	U.S.	Jacksonville, Florida	Bartram Trail High School	2014	TBD	Expansion[10]
Green Bay Voyageurs FC	U.S.	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin	Capital Credit Union Park	2018	Brian Kamler	Expansion[11]
Manhattan SC	U.S.	Bronx, New York	Gaelic Park Randall's Island	2018	Colin Hodge	Expansion[12]
Park City Red Wolves SC	U.S.	Park City, Utah	Dozier Field	2018	Patrick Rennie	Expansion[13][14]
Tormenta FC 2	U.S.	Statesboro, Georgia	Eagle Field	2016	Ian Cameron	Expansion[15]
Sarasota Metropolis FC	U.S.	Sarasota, Florida	Robert L. Taylor Community Complex	2019	Massimo Marazzina	Expansion[16]
Virginia Beach United FC	U.S.	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Virginia Beach Sportsplex	2019	Matt Ellinger	Expansion[17]
Wake FC	U.S.	Holly Springs, North Carolina	Ting Park	2019	Gary Heale	Expansion[18]

Moves

• Michigan Bucks became Flint City Bucks^[19] 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^[20]

On hiatus

• Fresno FC U-23^[21]

Folded / left

• 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Mass Pioneers	14	11	0	3	31	7	+24	36	Eastern Conference playoffs
2	GPS Portland Phoenix	14	9	3	2	29	20	+9	29
3	Manhattan SC	14	8	6	0	33	20	+13	24
4	Boston Bolts	14	5	7	2	23	28	−5	17
5	Black Rock FC	14	5	8	1	23	34	−11	16
6	Seacoast United Phantoms	14	4	7	3	19	31	−12	15
7	Westchester Flames	14	3	7	4	25	32	−7	13
8	AC Connecticut	14	2	9	3	21	32	−11	9

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Reading United AC	14	10	1	3	32	13	+19	33	Eastern Conference playoffs
2	Ocean City Nor'easters	14	6	3	5	27	22	+5	23[a]
3	Long Island Rough Riders	14	5	1	8	22	14	+8	23
4	New York Red Bulls U-23	14	5	3	6	26	18	+8	21
5	Cedar Stars Rush	14	4	6	4	16	20	−4	16
6	Lehigh Valley United	14	4	7	3	21	30	−9	15
7	F.A. Euro	14	2	7	5	16	25	−9	11
8	Evergreen FC	14	0	8	6	11	29	−18	6

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. Ocean City Nor'easters wins the tiebreaker over Long Island Rough Riders on head-to-head points. (4-1)

South Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Carolina Fusion U23	14	8	4	2	24	18	+6	26	Eastern Conference playoffs
2	North Carolina FC U23	14	8	6	0	21	19	+2	24
3	Virginia Beach United FC	14	6	6	2	22	22	0	20
4	Tri-Cities Otters	14	5	5	4	28	28	0	19
5	Lionsbridge FC	14	5	6	3	26	24	+2	18
6	Tobacco Road FC	14	5	7	2	29	29	0	17
7	Wake FC	14	4	7	3	12	22	−10	15

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Southern Conference

Deep South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tormenta FC 2	14	10	2	2	33	11	+22	32	Southern Conference playoffs
2	SC United Bantams	14	9	3	2	22	15	+7	29
3	Dalton Red Wolves SC	14	7	6	1	30	24	+6	22
4	Charlotte Eagles	14	5	4	5	24	29	−5	20
5	Discoveries SC	14	3	10	1	11	25	−14	10
6	Peachtree City MOBA	14	2	11	1	11	27	−16	7

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Southeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	The Villages SC	14	9	1	4	32	13	+19	31	Southern Conference playoffs
2	Treasure Coast Tritons	14	8	4	2	27	14	+13	26
3	Daytona SC	14	7	3	4	13	10	+3	25
4	Florida Elite SA	14	7	4	3	25	17	+8	24
5	FC Miami City	14	5	5	4	24	24	0	19
6	Lakeland Tropics	14	4	7	3	23	29	−6	15
7	Sarasota Metropolis FC	14	4	8	2	22	27	−5	14
8	Weston FC	14	1	13	0	9	41	−32	3

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Mid South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.	14	10	0	4	51	14	+37	34	Southern Conference playoffs
2	Corpus Christi FC	14	8	4	2	43	28	+15	26
3	Mississippi Brilla	14	6	3	5	34	29	+5	23
4	AHFC Royals	14	5	4	5	26	22	+4	20
5	Texas United	14	2	11	1	13	46	−33	7
6	Houston FC	14	1	10	3	11	39	−28	6

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chicago FC United	12	8	3	1	27	9	+18	25	Central Conference playoffs
2	Flint City Bucks	12	6	3	3	20	17	+3	21
3	Cincinnati Dutch Lions	12	5	3	4	17	15	+2	19
4	Dayton Dutch Lions	12	5	6	1	17	19	−2	16
5	West Virginia Alliance FC	12	0	9	3	7	28	−21	3

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Heartland Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Des Moines Menace	14	11	0	3	30	4	+26	36	Central Conference playoffs
2	Kaw Valley FC	14	7	3	4	18	9	+9	25
3	Thunder Bay Chill	14	6	6	2	19	19	0	20[a]
4	Green Bay Voyageurs	14	5	4	5	18	15	+3	20
5	St. Louis Lions	14	4	7	3	17	20	−3	15
6	WSA Winnipeg	14	0	13	1	5	40	−35	1

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. Thunder Bay Chill and Green Bay Voyageurs were tied on head-to-head points. (3-3)

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Calgary Foothills FC	14	9	3	2	25	15	+10	29	Western Conference playoffs
2	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	14	7	3	4	24	13	+11	25
3	Lane United FC	14	5	4	5	22	17	+5	20
4	Victoria Highlanders	14	6	7	1	22	22	0	19
5	Portland Timbers U23	14	3	7	4	19	33	−14	13
6	TSS FC Rovers (J)	14	3	9	2	19	31	−12	11

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(J) Juan de Fuca Plate

Mountain Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23	12	9	2	1	30	15	+15	28	Western Conference playoffs
2	Ogden City SC	12	6	4	2	23	19	+4	20
3	Park City Red Wolves	12	3	6	3	18	26	−8	12
4	Albuquerque Sol FC	12	2	8	2	12	23	−11	8

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Southwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Golden State Force	14	11	2	1	42	14	+28	34	Western Conference playoffs
2	Ventura County Fusion	14	9	4	1	38	24	+14	28
3	Southern California Seahorses	14	6	4	4	21	19	+2	22
4	Orange County SC U-23	14	4	5	5	28	26	+2	17[a]
5	Santa Cruz Breakers FC	14	5	7	2	27	35	−8	17
6	San Francisco City FC	14	4	7	3	26	42	−16	15
7	San Diego Zest FC	14	3	7	4	22	32	−10	13
8	San Francisco Glens SC	14	2	8	4	23	35	−12	10

Source: 2019 USL League Two standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head record; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) record against the smallest group; 6) points earned against top four conference finishers; 7) point percentage outside smallest group; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. Orange County SC U-23 won the tiebreaker over Santa Cruz Breakers FC on head-to-head points. (6-0)

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

National Semifinals

National Championship

MS

Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.

3

WC

SC United Bantams

0

MS

Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.

1

Southern Conference

DS

Tormenta FC 2

5

DS

Tormenta FC 2

3

SE

The Villages SC

1

South

Tormenta FC 2

2

East

Reading United AC (a.e.t.)

3

NE

Western Mass Pioneers

3

SA

North Carolina Fusion U23

1

NE

Western Mass Pioneers

0

Eastern Conference

MA

Reading United AC

1

MA

Reading United AC (p)

1(5)

WC

GPS Portland Phoenix

1(4)

East

Reading United AC

0

Central

Flint City Bucks (a.e.t.)

1

SW

FC Golden State Force

4

MT

Col. Pride Switchbacks U23

0

SW

FC Golden State Force

2

Western Conference

WC

Ventura County Fusion

1

NW

Calgary Foothills FC

2

WC

Ventura County Fusion

3

West

FC Golden State Force

0

Central

Flint City Bucks

1

HL1

Des Moines Menace

3(2)

GL2

Flint City Bucks (p)

3(4)

GL2

Flint City Bucks

4

Central Conference

HL2

Kaw Valley FC

2

GL1

Chicago FC United

2

HL2

Kaw Valley FC (a.e.t.)

3

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.^[22]

Eastern Conference

Western Mass Pioneers v North Carolina Fusion U23

July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal	Western Mass Pioneers	3–1	North Carolina Fusion U23	Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM	Rosano 10', 22' Boucette  41'  49' Nwabia  76' Viera 81'  90'	Report	Penland 79'  49' Brewster  88'  90'

Reading United AC v GPS Portland Phoenix

July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal	Reading United AC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	GPS Portland Phoenix	Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM	Schlentz 52' Dogan  18'	Report 1 Report 2	Hall  7' 42' Keary Amspacher  78' Ycaza
	Penalties
	Dogan Medkhar Fane		Ward-Baptiste Hall Ycaza Forsyth Peterson

Reading United AC v Western Mass Pioneers

July 21, 2019 Conference Final	Reading United AC	1–0	Western Mass Pioneers	Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM	Bennett 43' Fane  45+' Sinclair  51' Dogan  62' Hideki  68' Waso  84'	Report	Viera Mullen  90+6'

Southern Conference

South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 v The Villages SC

July 19, 2019 Conference Semifinal	South Georgia Tormenta FC 2	3–1	The Villages SC	Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center Columbia, SC
5:00 PM	Mayr-Fälten 56' Donnelly 74' Billhardt 84'	Report	Paiva 89' Viola

SC United Bantams v Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.

July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal	SC United Bantams	0–3	Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.	Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center Columbia, SC
9:00 AM		Report	Edwards 25' Ruiz 75'

Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. v South Georgia Tormenta FC 2

July 21, 2019 Conference Final	Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.	1–5	South Georgia Tormenta FC 2	Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center Columbia, SC
7:30 PM	Faletto 43'	Report	Walshaw 3' Perez 20' Billhardt 25', 73' Young 69'

Central Conference

Chicago FC United v Kaw Valley FC

July 19, 2019 Conference Semifinal	Chicago FC United	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Kaw Valley FC	Drake Stadium Des Moines, Iowa
5:30 PM CDT	Perez 84', 93'	Report	Popgeorgiev 45' (pen.) Visconti 103' Lettner 113'

Des Moines Menace v Flint City Bucks

July 19, 2019 Conference Semifinal	Des Moines Menace	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Flint City Bucks	Drake Stadium Des Moines, Iowa
8:00 PM CDT	Chavez 30' Mastrangelo 55', 107'	Report	Guglielmi 45' Myers 90' Vasconcelos 120'
	Penalties
	Perea Thomas Bryan Mukuna		Camara Vasconcelos Biros Nasser Ingram

Kaw Valley FC v Flint City Bucks

July 21, 2019 Conference Final	Kaw Valley FC	2–4	Flint City Bucks	Drake Stadium Des Moines, Iowa
5:00 PM CDT	Ray-Campoy 24' Rude 28'	Report	Guglielmi 7' Tambe 15' Steinwascher 56' Ingram 90+3'

Western Conference

Calgary Foothills FC v Ventura County Fusion

July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal	Calgary Foothills FC	2–3	Ventura County Fusion	Rio Hondo College Whittier, California
4:00 PM PDT	Pepple 58' Fakunle 90'	Report	Vargas 2' Conway 17' Adames 45'

FC Golden State Force v Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23

July 20, 2019 Conference Semifinal	FC Golden State Force	4–0	Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23	Rio Hondo College Whittier, California
7:00 PM PDT	Trejo 1' Costa 45+1' Aguirre 78' Alewine 82'	Report

FC Golden State Force v Ventura County Fusion

July 21, 2019 Conference Final	FC Golden State Force	2–1	Ventura County Fusion	Rio Hondo College Whittier, California
7:00 PM	Trejo 14' Oliveira 66'	Report	Vargas 63'

USL League Two Championship

Flint City Bucks v FC Golden State Force

July 27, 2019 National Semifinal	Flint City Bucks	1–0	FC Golden State Force	Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan
7:30 PM CDT	Farkas 78' (pen.)	Report 1 Report 2		Attendance: 4,633

South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 v Reading United AC

July 28, 2019 National Semifinal	South Georgia Tormenta FC 2	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Reading United AC	Erk Russell Park Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM	Strachan 12' Billhardt 14' McCall  36'	Report	Fane 70' Bagayoko 84' Dogan  110' Hummrich  112' Galizzi  119' Hideki 120'

Final

Flint City Bucks v Reading United AC

August 3, 2019 National Final	Flint City Bucks	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Reading United AC	Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT	Bentley Guglielmi Tambe 110' (pen.)	Report	Delgado  80' Hideki  84' Conte  118'	Attendance: 7,198

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Deri Corfe (OCN)^[23]
• Golden Boot: Deri Corfe (OCN) & Kyle Edwards (BVC)^[24]
• Golden Glove: Blake Mullen (WMA)^[25]
• Young (U20) Player of the Year: Kyle Ferguson (SCU)^[26]
• Coach of the Year: Alan McCann (REA)^[27]
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Robert Edwards (SCU)^[28]
• Defender of the Year: Lamine Conte (REA)^[29]

All-League and All-Conference Teams

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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