2024 USL Cup
The 2024 USL Cup is the first season of the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition is open to all clubs in USL League One.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dates | April 27, 2024 – September 29, 2024 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.96 per match) |
| Attendance | 59,101 (2,463 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Bruno Rendón (5 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of June 13, 2024. | |
Format
The 2024 edition of the USL Cup is a professional soccer tournament held between teams in USL League One.[1] Richmond Kickers chairman Rob Ukrop stated after the announcement of the USL Cup that another league had been invited to participate, but declined the opportunity.[2]
Schedule
The 2024 USL Cup runs concurrent with the 2024 USL League One season. The tournament will begin roughly two months into the league season and end one month before the end of the league season and start of the league playoffs.
The schedule for 2024 USL Cup group stage games was announced simultaneously with the USL League One league schedule on December 14, 2023.[3]
Prize money
The announcement of the USL Cup stated that the winning club would receive prize money, but did not specify the amount.[1]
Group stage
The group stage is to be played from April 27 to September 1. Teams were divided into three regional groups of four teams: the West Group, the Central Group, and the East Group. Teams in each group will play each other twice: one home and one away. Each team will also play two teams from other groups, once home and once away.
If a team wins in regulation, they will receive three points in the standings, while the loser will receive zero. If the game is tied at the end of regulation, a penalty kick shootout will occur; the winner will receive two points and the loser will receive one.[1]
West Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase (wild card) |
| 3 | Spokane Velocity FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
Results table
| Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Matches | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Central Valley Fuego FC (CV) | SPK | LEX | OMA | NCO | TRM | SPK | OMA | NCO |
| 1–1 (4–2) | 2–2 (1–4) | 0–0 (1–4) | 3–4 | 6/29 | 7/19 | 8/9 | 8/30 | |
| Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (NCO) | OMA | KNX | CLT | CV | SPK | OMA | SPK | CV |
| 2–2 (2–3) | 5–1 | 2–2 (4–2) | 4–3 | 6/29 | 7/19 | 8/13 | 8/30 | |
| Spokane Velocity FC (SPK) | CV | OMA | GVL | OMA | NCO | CV | NCO | RIC |
| 1–1 (2–4) | 3–2 | 0–0 (4–5) | 1–4 | 6/29 | 7/19 | 8/13 | 8/29 | |
| Union Omaha (OMA) | NCO | SPK | CV | SPK | CHA | NCO | CV | MAD |
| 2–2 (3–2) | 2–3 | 0–0 (4–1) | 4–1 | 6/27 | 7/19 | 8/9 | 8/29 | |
Central Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forward Madison FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Lexington SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | One Knoxville SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
Results table
| Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Matches | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (CHA) | KNX | RIC | LEX | MAD | OMA | KNX | MAD | LEX |
| 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 6/27 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/31 | |
| Forward Madison FC (MAD) | LEX | CLT | KNX | CHT | KNX | LEX | CHT | OMA |
| 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/29 | |
| Lexington SC (LEX) | MAD | CV | CHA | KNX | GVL | MAD | KNX | CHA |
| 1–0 | 2–2 (4–1) | 4–3 | 0–2 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/31 | |
| One Knoxville SC (KNX) | CHA | NCO | MAD | LEX | MAD | CHA | LEX | TRM |
| 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 9/1 | |
East Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Charlotte Independence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Richmond Kickers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
Results table
| Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Matches | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Charlotte Independence (CLT) | TRM | MAD | NCO | RIC | RIC | TRM | GVL | GVL |
| 1–1 (5–4) | 1–2 | 2–2 (2–4) | 1–0 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/30 | |
| Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) | RIC | TRM | SPK | TRM | LEX | RIC | CLT | CLT |
| 1–1 (3–5) | 3–2 | 0–0 (5–4) | 3–1 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/30 | |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | GVL | CHA | TRM | CLT | CLT | GVL | TRM | SPK |
| 1–1 (5–3) | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/29 | |
| South Georgia Tormenta FC (TRM) | CLT | GVL | RIC | GVL | CV | CLT | RIC | KNX |
| 1–1 (4–5) | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 9/1 | |
Knockout stage
The winner of each group, as well as the team who scores the most goals in the competition that does not win their group, progress to the knockout stage.
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| September 14–15 | ||||||
| September 28–29 | ||||||
| September 14–15 | ||||||
Statistics
Top goalscorers
As of June 13, 2024.[4] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not counted towards players' goal counts or to match goal counts.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | By round | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | M7 | M8 | SF | F | ||||
| 1 | Bruno Rendón | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Missael Rodríguez | Union Omaha | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Ethan Hoard | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Juan Carlos Obregón | Charlotte Independence | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Adrian Billhardt | Richmond Kickers | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Robert Coronado | Central Valley Fuego FC | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ates Diouf | Lexington SC | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Pedro Dolabella | Union Omaha | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Derek Gebhard | Forward Madison FC | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Luis Gil | Spokane Velocity FC | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Cameron Lancaster | Lexington SC | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mayele Malango | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 2 | |||||||||||
| Raúl Mendiola | Central Valley Fuego FC | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Jamie Smith | Greenville Triumph SC | 2 | |||||||||||
| Sebastián Vivas | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Awards
Weekly awards
| Player of the Round (sponsored by eFootball) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Position | Player | Club | Reason | Ref. |
| 1 | FW | Missael Rodríguez | Union Omaha | 2 goals vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | [5] |
| 2 | MF | Bruno Rendón | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 2 goals, 1 assist vs. One Knoxville SC | [6] |
| 3 | FW | Mayele Malango | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 2 goals, 1 assist vs. Lexington SC | [7] |
| 4 | FW | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | 2 goals vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC | [8] |
| Goal of the Round (sponsored by Select Sport) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Player | Club | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | Pierre Reedy | Spokane Velocity FC | Central Valley Fuego FC | [9] |
| 2 | Haruki Yamazaki | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | One Knoxville SC | [10] |
| 3 | Adrian Billhardt | Richmond Kickers | South Georgia Tormenta FC | [11] |
| 4 | Juan Galindrez | Forward Madison FC | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | [12] |
| Save of the Round (sponsored by Terminix) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Player | Club | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | Wallis Lapsley | Union Omaha | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | [13] |
| 2 | Ryan Shellow | Richmond Kickers | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | [14] |
| 3 | Carlos Merancio | Spokane Velocity FC | Greenville Triumph SC | [15] |
| 4 | TJ Bush | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Forward Madison FC | [16] |
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (June 14, 2024). "𝙊𝙪𝙩. 𝙊𝙛. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨. 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. @ForwardMSNFC's Juan Galindrez has won the @select_america Goal of the Round! 👏 #USLJägermeisterCup" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 3, 2024). "𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲? 🤷♂️ With his first appearance for @Union_Omaha, @walaps11 has won the @Terminix Save of the Round in the #USLJägermeisterCup! #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 17, 2024). "𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬. It's what @ryanshellow does. 🤷♂️ The @RichmondKickers' Ryan Shellow has won the @Terminix Save of the Round! 👏 #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
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