2024 USL League One season

The 2024 USL League One season is the sixth season of USL League One, a professional men's soccer league in the third tier of the United States league system.

USL League One
Season2024
DatesMarch 9 – October 26 (regular season)
Matches played53
Goals scored155 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerLyam MacKinnon (8 goals)
Biggest home win3 goals:
MAD 4–1 LEX (June 1)
Biggest away win3 goals:
CV 0–3 MAD (March 29),
SPK 0–3 MAD (May 19)
CHA 2–5 OMA (June 5)
Highest scoring7 goals:
CHA 2–5 OMA (June 5)
Longest winning run3 matches:
KNX
MAD
NCO
Longest unbeaten run9 matches:
MAD
Longest winless run7 matches:
CV
Longest losing run6 matches:
CV
Highest attendance5,368
RIC 0–2 SPK (April 20)
Lowest attendance397
CV 2–4 CHA (April 13)
Total attendance120,641
Average attendance2,276
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of June 23, 2024.

Twelve teams are participating in the 2024 season. Spokane Velocity FC entered as an expansion team. North Carolina FC, having defeated the Charlotte Independence in the 2023 final, left to rejoin the USL Championship.[1][2][3] The regular season started on March 9.[4] The 2024 season will also include a new in-season tournament, the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). The 2024 USL Cup will feature a group stage and knockout round to be played between April and September.[5]

Teams
Locations of teams for the 2024 USL League One season
Club City Stadium Capacity Head coach Jersey manufacturer Jersey sponsor
Central Valley Fuego FC Fresno, California Fresno State Soccer Stadium 1,000 Jermaine Jones Capelli Sport DAISYPRESS.COM
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 10,500 Mike Jeffries Capelli Sport Novant Health
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Chattanooga, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium 5,000 Scott Mackenzie Adidas Transcard
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field 5,000 Matt Glaeser Hummel Dairyland Insurance
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Paladin Stadium 16,000 Rick Wright Hummel Scansource
One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Regal Stadium 3,000 Mark McKeever Hummel KUB Fiber
Lexington SC Lexington, Kentucky Toyota Stadium (Georgetown) 5,000 Darren Powell Nike UK HealthCare
Lexington SC Stadium[lower-alpha 1] 7,500[7]
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Windsor, Colorado TicketSmarter Stadium at Future Legends Complex 6,000 Éamon Zayed Puma New Belgium Brewing Company
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 6,000 Darren Sawatzky Adidas Ukrop's
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium 5,300 Ian Cameron Puma Optim Healthcare
Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium 5,100 Leigh Veidman Capelli Sport Community Sponsors[8]
Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park 9,023 Dominic Casciato Hummel Centris Federal Credit Union
  1. Lexington SC expects to open its new stadium during the 2024 USL1 season.[6]

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Central Valley Fuego FC Edison Gonzalez End of interim period November 5, 2023 Jermaine Jones November 6, 2023[9]
Lexington SC Nacho Novo End of interim period October 23, 2023 Darren Powell November 11, 2023[10]
Greenville Triumph SC John Harkes End of contract December 31, 2023[11] Rick Wright January 1, 2024[12]

League table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Greenville Triumph SC 11 7 3 1 20 11 +9 22 Playoffs
2 Forward Madison FC 9 5 0 4 18 6 +12 19
3 Union Omaha 8 5 2 1 17 10 +7 16
4 Charlotte Independence 9 4 3 2 13 13 0 14
5 One Knoxville SC 9 4 4 1 10 9 +1 13
6 South Georgia Tormenta FC 11 3 5 3 17 16 +1 12
7 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 7 3 2 2 8 7 +1 11
8 Spokane Velocity FC 8 3 3 2 10 12 −2 11
9 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 8 3 4 1 15 20 −5 10
10 Richmond Kickers 10 2 5 3 11 17 −6 9
11 Lexington SC 8 1 4 3 7 15 −8 6
12 Central Valley Fuego FC 8 1 6 1 9 19 −10 4
Updated to match(es) played on June 23, 2024. Source: USL League One
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) drawing of lots.

Results table
Color key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
ClubMatches[13]
12345678910111213141516171819202122
CV Fuego FC
(CV)		TRMOMAMADRICCHACLTKNXRICNCOMADTRMCHALEXCLTSPKLEXGVLNCOSPKKNXGVLOMA
2–11–20–32–32–41–30–21–17/37/137/278/38/168/249/79/189/2110/210/910/1510/2010/26
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)		KNXSPKGVLOMACVOMATRMCHAGVLNCOCHASPKLEXMADCVKNXRICTRMMADNCOLEXRIC
1–22–11–00–03–11–41–14–20–27/67/167/278/38/148/249/79/149/2110/410/1210/1910/26
Chattanooga Red Wolves
(CHA)		LEXCVNCOTRMGVLOMACLTTRMSPKRICCLTOMACVSPKKNXMADGVLNCOKNXMADRICLEX
0–14–21–10–43–12–52–43–27/67/137/167/278/38/78/179/79/149/2110/510/1210/1910/26
Forward Madison FC
(MAD)		TRMGVLCVRICGVLSPKLEXTRMOMARICCVNCOOMACLTLEXCHASPKKNXCLTCHAKNXNCO
1–10–03–02–23–23–04–10–02–07/37/137/278/38/148/249/79/2110/110/410/1210/1910/26
Greenville Triumph SC
(GVL)		SPKMADLEXNCOCLTTRMMADRICCHACLTKNXOMAKNXRICNCOOMACHACVLEXSPKCVTRM
3–10–03–23–10–13–02–31–01–32–02–07/137/278/168/259/79/149/2110/510/1210/2010/26
One Knoxville SC
(KNX)		CLTLEXTRMOMARICCVRICNCOGVLTRMNCOGVLCHASPKCLTLEXOMAMADCHACVMADSPK
2–12–01–00–11–12–01–21–20–27/57/137/278/178/249/79/149/2110/110/510/1510/1910/26
Lexington SC
(LEX)		NCOCHAKNXGVLTRMSPKMADSPKOMATRMRICCLTCVMADNCOKNXCVRICGVLOMACLTCHA
0–01–00–22–30–32–21–41–17/67/137/278/38/168/249/79/149/189/2110/510/1210/1910/26
NoCo Hailstorm FC
(NCO)		LEXSPKGVLCHAOMAKNXRICCVCLTKNXMADRICTRMGVLLEXOMACHACVTRMCLTSPKMAD
0–00–11–31–12–12–12–07/37/67/137/278/38/178/259/79/149/2110/210/510/1210/1910/26
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		SPKTRMCVMADSPKKNXGVLKNXCVNCOMADCHALEXNCOGVLOMACLTLEXOMATRMCHACLT
1–21–33–22–20–21–10–12–11–10–27/37/137/278/38/168/249/149/2110/510/1210/1910/26
Spokane Velocity FC
(SPK)		GVLRICNCOCLTLEXRICMADLEXCHACLTTRMCHAKNXOMACVTRMMADOMACVGVLNCOKNX
1–32–11–01–22–22–00–31–17/67/278/38/78/249/49/79/149/2110/210/910/1210/1910/26
Tormenta FC
(TRM)		CVMADRICKNXLEXGVLOMACHACLTMADCHAKNXLEXCVSPKNCOSPKCLTNCORICOMAGVL
1–21–13–10–13–00–32–44–01–10–02–37/57/137/278/38/179/149/2110/510/1210/1910/26
Union Omaha
(OMA)		CVKNXCLTTRMCLTNCOCHAMADLEXGVLCHAMADRICSPKGVLNCOKNXSPKRICLEXTRMCV
2–11–00–04–24–11–25–20–27/67/137/278/38/249/49/79/149/2110/210/510/1210/1910/26

Regular season statistical leaders
As of 23 June 2024[14]

Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Lyam MacKinnon Greenville Triumph SC 8
2 Juan Carlos Obregón Charlotte Independence 6
3 Leonardo Castro Greenville Triumph SC 5
Sebastián Vivas South Georgia Tormenta FC
5 Adrian Billhardt Richmond Kickers 4
Christian Chaney Forward Madison FC
Pedro Dolabella Union Omaha
Mayele Malango Chattanooga Red Wolves
Chevone Marsh Chattanooga Red Wolves
Ropapa Mensah Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
Kempes Tekiela One Knoxville SC

Hat tricks
PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Ropapa Mensah Chattanooga Red Wolves SCCentral Valley Fuego FC4–2 (A)[15]April 13
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists
RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Pedro Dolabella Union Omaha 3
Joe Gallardo Union Omaha
Stefan Lukic Chattanooga Red Wolves
Lyam MacKinnon Greenville Triumph SC
Gabriel Obertan Charlotte Independence
Ben Zakowski Greenville Triumph SC
7 Nick Akoto South Georgia Tormenta FC 2
Ashkanov Apollon Central Valley Fuego FC
Nazeem Bartman Forward Madison FC
Christian Chaney Forward Madison FC
Jack Denton Spokane Velocity FC
Ates Diouf Lexington SC
Steevan Dos Santos Union Omaha
Juan Galindrez Forward Madison FC
Derek Gebhard Forward Madison FC
Luis Gil Spokane Velocity FC
Callum Johnson One Knoxville SC
Angelo Kelly-Rosales One Knoxville SC
Isidro Martinez Northern Colorado Hailstorm
Ropapa Mensah Chattanooga Red Wolves
Wolfgang Prentice Forward Madison FC
Pierre Reedy Spokane Velocity FC
Stuart Ritchie One Knoxville SC
Zion Scarlett Greenville Triumph SC
Nate Shultz Greenville Triumph SC
Ajmeer Spengler South Georgia Tormenta FC
Nil Vinyals Richmond Kickers

Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubShutouts
1 Bernd Schipmann Forward Madison FC 5
2 Sean Lewis One Knoxville SC 3
Ford Parker South Georgia Tormenta FC
Gunther Rankenburg Greenville Triumph SC
5 Lalo Delgado Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 2
Christian Garner Greenville Triumph SC
Amal Knight Lexington SC
Carlos Merancio Spokane Velocity FC
Rashid Nuhu Union Omaha
Austin Pack Charlotte Independence

League awards

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month (sponsored by eFootball) Coach of the Month References
Player Club Position Coach Club
March Angelo Kelly-Rosales One Knoxville SC Midfielder Mark McKeever One Knoxville SC [16][17]
April Ropapa Mensah Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Forward Mike Jeffries Charlotte Independence [18][19]
May Pedro Dolabella Union Omaha Midfielder Dominic Casciato Union Omaha [20][21]

Weekly awards

USL Cup
Main article: 2024 USL Cup

See also

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