2020 USL League One season

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USL League One
Season2020
DatesJuly 18[a] – October 3
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of December 20, 2019.

The 2020 USL League One season will be the league's second season. The regular season will consist of a 28–game schedule was scheduled begin on March 27 and end on October 3. On March 13, it was announced the regular season start would be delayed to April 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delay was extended to May 10. The delay was extended for a third time with the USL awaiting guidance and clarity from various authorities before announcing a new date. On June 5, the league announced a provisional return date of July 18. The top six teams will make the playoffs, with the top two teams qualifying for the Semifinals. The First Round is scheduled for October 9–11, the Semifinals on October 16–18 and the League Final on October 22–25. Nine teams[1] return from the inaugural season, while three new teams enter for the first time; MLS reserve teams Fort Lauderdale CF and New England Revolution II, and expansion club Union Omaha. North Texas SC return as defending champions.[2]

Teams

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Locations of teams for the 2020 USL League One season
Club City Stadium Capacity Head coach MLS/USLC affiliate / ownership
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Chattanooga, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium 5,000[3] Jimmy Obleda
Fort Lauderdale CF Fort Lauderdale, Florida Inter Miami CF Stadium 19,000 Jason Kreis Inter Miami CF
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field 5,000 Daryl Shore Chicago Fire FC
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Legacy Early College Field 4,000 John Harkes
New England Revolution II Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium 20,000 Clint Peay New England Revolution
North Texas SC Arlington, Texas Globe Life Park in Arlington 48,114 Eric Quill FC Dallas
Orlando City B Kissimmee, Florida Osceola County Stadium 5,400 Marcelo Neveleff Orlando City SC
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 22,611 Darren Sawatzky
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Eagle Field at Erk Russell Park 3,500 John Miglarese
Toronto FC II Toronto, Ontario BMO Training Ground 1,000 Mike Muñoz Toronto FC
FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona Kino Sports Complex 3,500 John Galas Phoenix Rising FC
Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park 9,023 Jay Mims
  MLS/USLC-affiliated
  MLS/USLC-owned

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Richmond Kickers United States David Bulow[4] Contract not renewed October 9, 2019 United States Darren Sawatzky[5] November 6, 2019
FC Tucson United States Darren Sawatzky[6] Mutual Separation November 6, 2019 United States John Galas[7] December 24, 2019
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC United States Tim Hankinson Mutual Separation November 20, 2019 United States Jimmy Obleda[8] November 21, 2019
Orlando City B Costa Rica Roberto Sibaja End of interim period December 20, 2019 Argentina Marcelo Neveleff[9] December 20, 2019
Toronto FC II United States Michael Rabasca Mutual Separation January 27, 2020 United States Mike Muñoz[10] January 27, 2020

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Greenville Triumph SC 16 11 3 2 24 11 +13 35 2.19 Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup
2 Union Omaha 16 8 3 5 20 15 +5 29 1.81 Final
3 North Texas SC[b] 16 7 3 6 27 19 +8 27 1.69
4 Richmond Kickers 16 8 6 2 22 22 0 26 1.63
5 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 15 6 5 4 21 17 +4 22 1.47
6 FC Tucson 16 6 6 4 21 19 +2 22 1.38
7 Forward Madison FC 16 5 5 6 20 14 +6 21 1.31
8 Tormenta FC 16 5 7 4 19 22 −3 19 1.19
9 New England Revolution II[b] 16 5 8 3 19 26 −7 18 1.13
10 Fort Lauderdale CF[b] 16 4 9 3 19 28 −9 15 0.94
11 Orlando City B[b] 15 1 11 3 10 29 −19 6 0.40
Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season was slated to begin on March 27, but was delayed to April 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delay was extended to May 10. The delay was extended for a third time with the USL awaiting guidance and clarity from various authorities before announcing a new date. On June 5, a provisional start date of July 18 was announced.
  2. ^ a b c d Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
Club Match
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
Chattanooga Red Wolves
(CHT)		 GVL ORL NTX RIC MAD TUC FTL TRM ORL TOR OMA GVL NEW TUC TOR TRM NTX NEW FTL GVL RIC ORL TRM OMA FTL NEW TUC MAD
Mar 27 Apr 11 Apr 18 Apr 25 May 2 May 9 May 13 May 16 May 23 May 30 Jun 6 Jun 11 Jun 20 Jun 27 Jul 1 Jul 11 Jul 18 Jul 26 Aug 1 Aug 8 Aug 15 Aug 22 Aug 29 Sep 6 Sep 12 Sep 19 Sep 26 Oct 3
Fort Lauderdale CF
(FTL)		 OMA TRM NEW MAD TUC TOR CHT NEW GVL TUC TOR ORL MAD RIC GVL TOR ORL CHT MAD TRM NTX RIC TOR CHT TUC OMA NTX GVL
Mar 27 Apr 11 Apr 19 Apr 26 May 2 May 9 May 13 May 22 May 30 Jun 6 Jun 12 Jun 21 Jun 27 Jul 2 Jul 11 Jul 17 Jul 24 Aug 1 Aug 6 Aug 15 Aug 22 Aug 29 Sep 5 Sep 12 Sep 20 Sep 23 Sep 26 Oct 2
Forward Madison FC
(MAD)		 RIC TUC TOR OMA FTL CHT NTX TOR NEW RIC TUC TOR FTL GVL OMA ORL NEW NTX TRM FTL OMA NTX RIC GVL TUC ORL TRM CHT
Mar 28 Apr 4 Apr 11 Apr 18 Apr 26 May 2 May 9 May 15 May 30 Jun 6 Jun 13 Jun 20 Jun 27 Jul 2 Jul 11 Jul 15 Jul 22 Jul 25 Aug 1 Aug 6 Aug 14 Aug 19 Aug 22 Aug 29 Sep 10 Sep 15 Sep 26 Oct 3
Greenville Triumph SC
(GVL)		 CHT TRM NEW RIC NTX ORL TOR OMA TUC FTL TRM CHT RIC NTX MAD FTL ORL TUC RIC CHT NTX TOR MAD TRM OMA ORL NEW FTL
Mar 27 Apr 4 Apr 12 Apr 18 Apr 26 May 1 May 6 May 9 May 17 May 30 Jun 6 Jun 11 Jun 20 Jun 27 Jul 2 Jul 11 Jul 18 Jul 25 Jul 31 Aug 8 Aug 15 Aug 22 Aug 29 Sep 5 Sep 12 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2
New England Revolution II
(NEW)		 ORL RIC GVL FTL TOR TRM OMA FTL MAD TRM ORL NTX CHT OMA TUC TOR NTX MAD CHT OMA RIC TOR TUC ORL RIC CHT GVL TRM
Mar 28 Apr 3 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr 25 May 2 May 15 May 22 May 30 Jun 2 Jun 5 Jun 12 Jun 20 Jun 27 Jul 3 Jul 8 Jul 12 Jul 22 Jul 26 Aug 1 Aug 8 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Sep 11 Sep 19 Sep 25 Oct 3
North Texas SC
(NTX)		 TRM ORL TUC CHT GVL OMA MAD TRM RIC TOR NEW OMA GVL TRM NEW CHT MAD TUC TOR GVL MAD FTL OMA ORL TOR RIC FTL TUC
Mar 28 Apr 4 Apr 11 Apr 18 Apr 26 May 3 May 9 May 23 May 30 Jun 6 Jun 12 Jun 21 Jun 27 Jul 5 Jul 12 Jul 18 Jul 25 Aug 1 Aug 7 Aug 15 Aug 19 Aug 22 Aug 29 Sep 3 Sep 11 Sep 15 Sep 26 Oct 3
Orlando City B
(ORL)		 NEW NTX CHT TUC OMA GVL RIC CHT TUC NEW TRM FTL RIC OMA MAD GVL FTL TOR TRM TUC CHT NEW NTX TRM MAD GVL TOR OMA
Mar 28 Apr 4 Apr 11 Apr 17 Apr 25 May 1 May 16 May 23 May 30 Jun 5 Jun 12 Jun 21 Jun 27 Jul 2 Jul 15 Jul 18 July 24 Jul 31 Aug 9 Aug 14 Aug 22 Aug 28 Sep 3 Sep 11 Sep 15 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 3
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		 MAD NEW GVL CHT TOR TRM ORL NTX TOR MAD OMA GVL ORL FTL TUC OMA TRM GVL NEW CHT MAD FTL TUC NEW NTX OMA TRM TOR
Mar 28 Apr 3 Apr 18 Apr 25 May 1 May 9 May 16 May 30 Jun 3 Jun 6 Jun 12 Jun 20 Jun 27 Jul 2 Jul 11 Jul 17 Jul 25 Jul 31 Aug 8 Aug 15 Aug 22 Aug 29 Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 15 Sep 19 Sep 23 Oct 2
Tormenta FC
(TRM)		 NTX GVL FTL TOR NEW RIC CHT NTX OMA NEW GVL ORL TUC TOR NTX CHT TUC RIC MAD ORL FTL OMA CHT GVL ORL RIC MAD NEW
Mar 28 Apr 4 Apr 11 Apr 18 May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 27 Jun 2 Jun 6 Jun 12 Jun 20 Jun 26 Jul 5 Jul 11 Jul 18 Jul 25 Aug 1 Aug 9 Aug 15 Aug 19 Aug 29 Sep 5 Sep 11 Sep 23 Sep 26 Oct 3
Toronto FC II
(TOR)		 TUC MAD TRM NEW RIC GVL FTL MAD CHT RIC NTX FTL MAD TRM CHT NEW FTL OMA ORL NTX NEW GVL OMA TUC FTL NTX ORL RIC
Mar 28 Apr 11 Apr 18 Apr 25 May 1 May 6 May 9 May 15 May 30 Jun 3 Jun 6 Jun 12 Jun 20 Jun 26 Jul 1 Jul 8 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Aug 7 Aug 14 Aug 22 Aug 25 Aug 28 Sep 5 Sep 11 Sep 25 Oct 2
FC Tucson
(TUC)		 TOR MAD NTX ORL FTL CHT GVL OMA ORL FTL MAD OMA TRM CHT NEW RIC TRM GVL NTX OMA ORL NEW TOR RIC MAD FTL CHT NTX
Mar 28 Apr 4 Apr 11 Apr 17 May 2 May 9 May 17 May 23 May 30 Jun 6 Jun 13 Jun 17 Jun 20 Jun 27 Jul 3 Jul 11 Jul 18 Jul 25 Aug 1 Aug 8 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Sep 4 Sep 10 Sep 20 Sep 26 Oct 3
Union Omaha
(OMA)		 FTL MAD ORL NTX GVL NEW TUC TRM CHT RIC TUC NTX NEW ORL MAD RIC TOR NEW TUC MAD TRM TOR NTX CHT GVL RIC FTL ORL
Mar 27 Apr 18 Apr 25 May 3 May 9 May 15 May 23 May 27 Jun 6 Jun 12 Jun 17 Jun 21 Jun 27 Jul 2 Jul 11 Jul 17 Jul 24 Aug 1 Aug 8 Aug 14 Aug 19 Aug 25 Aug 29 Sep 6 Sep 12 Sep 19 Sep 23 Oct 3

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See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Lansing Ignite ceased operations at the end of the 2019 season.
  2. ^ "2020 USL League One Schedule Revealed". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "CHATTANOOGA TO BUILD SOCCER-SPECIFIC STADIUM FOR 2020 SEASON". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Kickers Part Ways with David Bulow". Richmond Kickers. October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Kickers Appoint Darren Sawatzky Sporting Director and Head Coach". Richmond Kickers. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "FC Tucson and Head Coach Darren Sawatzky Part Ways". FC Tucson. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "FC Tucson Names John Galas Head Coach". FC Tucson. December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Red Wolves Appoint Jimmy Obleda Head Coach". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Orlando City SC Appoints Marcelo Neveleff as OCB Head Coach". Orlando City B. December 20, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "Mike Muñoz Named Toronto FC II Head Coach". Toronto FC II. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "2020 USL League One Schedule Revealed". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.

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