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Eastern Conference (USL Championship)

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The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.[1]

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Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per-game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
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  1. [a]
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC are ahead of Hartford Athletic on head-to-head points. PGH 6, HFD 0.
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Locations of teams for the 2024 USL Championship season
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Rhode Island FCDetroit City FCFC TulsaOKC Energy FCMemphis 901 FCLoudoun United FCHartford AthleticBirmingham Legion FCNorth Carolina FCNorth Carolina FCNashville SCIndy ElevenAtlanta United 2Miami FCOttawa Fury FCTampa Bay RowdiesOrlando City BPhiladelphia Union IIBethlehem Steel FC (USL)FC Cincinnati (2016–18)Wilmington Hammerheads FCToronto FC IISporting Kansas City IISwope Park RangersWestern Conference (USL)Saint Louis FCRochester RhinosRichmond KickersPittsburgh RiverhoundsNew York Red Bulls IILouisville City FCFC MontrealPenn FCHarrisburg City IslandersCharlotte IndependenceCharleston Battery

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‡Orlando City B & Rochester Rhinos went on hiatus after the 2017 season.[2][3] OKC Energy FC went and has been on hiatus since the 2021 season, and looks to be on hiatus until the 2027 season.[4]

2015 (12 teams)

Changes from 2014: USL Pro expanded and was rebranded as simply USL; the round robin table was split into two conferences: Eastern and Western.

2016 (14 teams)

Changes from 2015: Bethlehem Steel FC, FC Cincinnati and Orlando City B were added as expansion franchises;[5] St. Louis FC moved out to the Western Conference.

2017 (15 teams)

Changes from 2016: Ottawa Fury FC and the Tampa Bay Rowdies moved in from the North American Soccer League; FC Montreal was disbanded; Saint Louis FC moved back in from the Western Conference;[6] Wilmington Hammerheads FC moved out to the Premier Development League (now USL League Two).

2018 (16 teams)

Changes from 2017: USL was divided into three divisions: Championship, League One and League Two; Atlanta United 2 was added as an expansion franchise; the Indy Eleven and North Carolina FC moved in from the North American Soccer League; the Harrisburg City Islanders were renamed Penn FC; Orlando City B and the Rochester Rhinos went on hiatus; Saint Louis FC moved out back to the Western Conference.[7]

2019 (18 teams)

Changes from 2018: FC Cincinnati disbanded to make way for the MLS franchise;[8] Birmingham Legion FC, Hartford Athletic, Loudoun United FC and Memphis 901 FC were added as expansion franchises; Saint Louis FC and the Swope Park Rangers moved in from the Western Conference; Orlando City B, the Richmond Kickers and Toronto FC II moved out to USL League One; Penn FC and the Rochester Rhinos went on hiatus. They will move to USL League One in 2020.

2020 (17 teams)

Group E (4 teams)

Group F (5 teams)

Group G (4 teams)

Group H (4 teams)

Changes from 2019: Nashville SC moved out to Major League Soccer; Bethlehem Steel FC was renamed Philadelphia Union II; the Swope Park Rangers were renamed Sporting Kansas City II; Ottawa Fury FC was not sanctioned by U.S. Soccer and had their franchise rights sold to Miami FC; Penn FC was disbanded. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was split into four groups. Three groups of four and one group of five.[9]

2021 (16 teams)

Atlantic Division (8 teams)

Central Division (8 teams)

Changes from 2020: The conference was divided into two divisions, Atlantic and Central; the OKC Energy FC and FC Tulsa moved in from the Western Conference; North Carolina FC moved out to USL League One; Philadelphia Union II was withdrawn by its MLS parent club; Saint Louis FC was disbanded.[10]

2022 (14 teams)

Changes from 2021: The Atlantic and Central divisions were dropped; OKC Energy FC went on hiatus; Charlotte Independence moved to USL League One; Detroit City FC joined from NISA; Sporting Kansas City II was withdrawn by its MLS parent club and moved to MLS Next Pro.[11]

2023 (12 teams)

Changes from 2022: Atlanta United 2 and New York Red Bulls II were withdrawn by its MLS parent club and moved to MLS Next Pro.[12]

2024–25 (12 teams)

Changes from 2023: North Carolina FC returned from USL League One.[13] Rhode Island FC was added as an expansion franchise.[14] Memphis 901 FC and FC Tulsa were moved to the Western Conference.[15]

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Eastern Conference Playoff champions by year

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    USL Championship game canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak in the Rowdies camp.[16]
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Eastern Conference regular season champions by year

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