2015 USL season

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

WIL
(Jun 27)
Total attendance1,121,962
(333 of 336 games reported)
Average attendance3,369 [1]
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All statistics correct as of September 24, 2015.

The 2015 USL season was the fifth season of the United Soccer League (USL) and the first under its new name (previously the league was called USL Pro). This season represented a substantial expansion from 14 teams in 2014 to 24 teams in 2015, and the division of the league into two conferences. It is also the 29th season of third-division soccer in the United States.

Seven Major League Soccer clubs created reserve franchises in the USL for the 2015 season, following the lead of the LA Galaxy, who had done so in 2014: FC Montreal, New York Red Bulls II, Portland Timbers 2, Real Monarchs, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Toronto FC II, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

In 2015, the

Premier Development League. The Eagles transferred their USL rights to the new Charlotte Independence club. After joining MLS, Orlando City SC sold their USL franchise rights to Louisville City
.

Teams, stadiums, and affiliations

Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Captain Kit Sponsor MLS Affiliate
Arizona United SC
 Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale Stadium 12,880 United States Michael Dellorusso United States Carl Woszczynski Dignity Health AZ FC Dallas
Austin Aztex Austin, Texas House Park 6,000 Scotland Paul Dalglish United States Kyle Hoffer None
Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina MUSC Health Stadium 5,100 United States Michael Anhaeuser
Jarad vanSchaik
 SPARC/Teamphoria!
Houston Dynamo
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina Ramblewood Soccer Complex 4,300 United States Mike Jeffries Colombia Jorge Herrera OrthoCarolina Colorado Rapids
Colorado Springs Switchbacks Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sand Creek Stadium
 3,500 United States Steve Trittschuh United States Luke Vercollone Penrose-St. Francis Health Services
Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Skyline Sports Complex 5,000 United States Bill Becher United States Jason Pelletier
United States Nick Noble 		Capital Blue Cross Philadelphia Union
LA Galaxy II
 Carson, California
StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium
 2,000 United States Curt Onalfo United States Daniel Steres Herbalife LA Galaxy
Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Slugger Field 13,131 Republic of Ireland James O'Connor
Matt Fondy
 Humana Orlando City SC
FC Montreal Montreal Saputo Stadium training field 1,000 France Philippe Eullaffroy Canada Nazim Belguendouz Bank of Montreal
Montreal Impact
New York Red Bulls II Harrison, New Jersey Red Bull Arena 20,000 United States John Wolyniec Canada Karl Ouimette Red Bull New York Red Bulls
Oklahoma City Energy FC
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium 7,500 Denmark Jimmy Nielsen United States Michael Thomas First Fidelity Bank Sporting Kansas City
Orange County Blues FC
 Irvine, California Anteater Stadium 2,500 Switzerland Oliver Wyss Switzerland Didier Crettenand
Sports 1 Marketing
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium 3,500 United States Mark Steffens Republic of Ireland Danny Earls Allegheny Health Network
Portland Timbers 2 Portland, Oregon Merlo Field 4,892 United States Jay Vidovich United States Blair Gavin Stand Together (Portland Timbers/Thorns Community Outreach) Portland Timbers
Real Monarchs Sandy, Utah
Rio Tinto Stadium
 20,213 United States Freddy Juarez Brazil Lucas Baldin LifeVantage Real Salt Lake
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 22,000 England Leigh Cowlishaw Woodfin Home Comfort Systems D.C. United
Rochester Rhinos
 Rochester, New York
Sahlen's Stadium
 13,768 United States Bob Lilley United States Tony Walls Bimbo Bakeries USA New England Revolution
Saint Louis FC Fenton, Missouri Soccer Park 5,500 United States Dale Schilly New Zealand James Musa Electrical Connection, NECA/IBEW Local 1
Chicago Fire
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California
Bonney Field
 11,442 England Paul Buckle United States Justin Braun UC Davis Children's Hospital San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC 2
 Tukwila, Washington
Starfire Sports Complex
 4,500 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson The Gambia Amadou Sanyang Xbox Seattle Sounders FC
Toronto FC II Vaughan, Ontario Ontario Soccer Centre 3,500 Canada Jason Bent Canada Chris Mannella Bank of Montreal Toronto FC
Tulsa Roughnecks
 Tulsa, Oklahoma
ONEOK Field
 7,833 England David Irving United States Zac Lubin Modelo Especial
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Vancouver, British Columbia Thunderbird Stadium 3,500 South Africa Alan Koch Canada Tyler Rosenlund Bell Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Wilmington Hammerheads
 Wilmington, North Carolina Legion Stadium 6,000 United States Carson Porter United States Brian Ackley New Hanover Regional Medical Center New York City FC
  Affiliate
  Partnership

There are eight USL teams owned and operated by MLS clubs and 11 USL-MLS affiliations among the 24 USL clubs.

Player transfers

For full article, see List of USL transfers 2015.

Competition format

Due to expansion, the league was divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. Each team plays the clubs within their conferences in a home and away series plus six additional games with geographic rivals regardless of conference for a 28-game schedule. The top six finishers in each conference qualify for the four-week playoffs.[2]

Roughnecks
Toronto FC II
Whitecaps 2
Red Bulls II
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Locations of announced teams for the 2015 United Soccer League season
Eastern Conference;
Western Conference

League table

Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Rochester Rhinos
(C, X) 		28 17 10 1 40 15 +25 61
Conference semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 28 14 6 8 55 34 +21 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 12 10 6 43 28 +15 46
First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 12 6 10 46 45 +1 42
5
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 28 11 8 9 53 42 +11 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 6 5 17 26 52 −26 23
12
Wilmington Hammerheads
 28 3 10 15 22 42 −20 19
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Orange County Blues
 28 14 5 9 38 34 +4 47
Conference semi-finals
2
Oklahoma City Energy
 28 13 8 7 44 36 +8 47
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 28 14 4 10 53 35 +18 46
First round
4 Sacramento Republic 28 13 7 8 43 31 +12 46
5
LA Galaxy II
 28 14 3 11 39 31 +8 45
6
Seattle Sounders 2
 28 13 3 12 45 42 +3 42
7
Tulsa Roughnecks
 28 11 6 11 49 46 +3 39
8 Portland Timbers 2 28 11 2 15 38 45 −7 35
9 Austin Aztex 28 10 3 15 32 41 −9 33
10
Arizona United
 28 10 2 16 31 55 −24 32
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 28 8 6 14 39 53 −14 30
12 Real Monarchs 28 7 8 13 32 42 −10 29
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

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
Arizona United SC

(AZU)		 OCB LAG AUS OCB POR CSS TUL AUS CSS VAN SAC SEA RMO POR OCB SEA AUS AUS OKC TUL LAG OCB VAN LAG RMO RMO OKC SAC
2–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 0–5 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–4 1–4 0–1 0–3 3–6 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–0
Austin Aztex
(AUS)		 CSS VAN TUL AZU LAG CSS OKC RMO AZU TUL OKC SAC POR TUL SAC CSS RMO AZU AZU POR OCB LAG OCB OKC SEA CSS SEA VAN
2–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–3 2–3 3–2
Charleston Battery
(CHB)		 TOR CLT HAR NYR WIL RIC PIT MON NYR CLT WIL WIL RIC CLT HAR ROC HAR WIL TOR ROC MON STL STL LOU RIC PIT LOU CLT
3–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)		 CHB WIL RIC HAR LOU RIC HAR CHB RIC PIT CHB RIC STL LOU ROC MON ROC NYR NYR PIT PIT MON TOR WIL WIL TOR STL CHB
2–3 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 4–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–2 1–3
Colorado Springs Switchbacks

(CSS)		 AUS OKC RMO RMO AUS AZU OCB AZU LAG VAN POR RMO STL OCB AUS TUL VAN SEA LAG TUL SAC SAC SEA RMO POR AUS OKC LAG
0–2 1–2 1–0 5–2 0–1 3–2 1–3 5–0 1–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–3 2–3 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–3 0–1
Harrisburg City Islanders
(HAR)		 PIT CHB MON CLT WIL NYR CLT PIT TOR STL ROC CHB WIL CHB NYR NYR PIT RIC RIC LOU TOR ROC MON LOU STL RIC MON PIT
2–5 0–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 5–6 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 4–3 2–4 3–2 1–5 2–0 0–4 6–0 0–4 0–0 1–1 5–0 1–2
LA Galaxy II

(LAG)		 RMO SAC AZU SAC AUS RMO VAN TUL SAC CSS OCB SEA VAN OCB TUL OKC SAC OCB POR CSS OKC AZU AUS SEA AZU OCB POR CSS
0–0 2–3 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 4–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0
Louisville City FC
(LOU)		 STL RIC ROC PIT TUL CLT WIL TOR STL STL MON ROC NYR OKC RIC CLT PIT WIL TOR MON HAR TUL CHB PIT HAR NYR CHB STL
2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 6–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 0–4 5–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 4–0 2–3 0–2 1–2
FC Montreal
(MON)		 TOR ROC HAR RIC ROC CHB NYR ROC NYR LOU RIC PIT WIL ROC PIT STL TOR CLT CHB LOU STL TOR WIL CLT HAR TOR NYR HAR
0–2 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–2 5–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–6 2–3 2–0 0–5
New York Red Bulls II
(NYR)		 ROC TOR WIL CHB RIC ROC PIT HAR CHB MON RIC MON WIL LOU STL PIT HAR HAR RIC STL CLT WIL CLT TOR WIL LOU MON ROC
0–0 4–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–4 2–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 4–3 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–3
Oklahoma City Energy FC

(OKC)		 TUL CSS SEA STL AUS SEA VAN SAC AUS POR VAN TUL SAC LOU OCB LAG OCB TUL STL AZU LAG POR RMO AUS RMO TUL CSS AZU
1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–6 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 4–3 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–3 1–0
Orange County Blues FC

(OCB)		 AZU VAN AZU SAC SEA POR CSS TUL SEA LAG LAG CSS VAN OKC AZU TUL OKC LAG RMO RMO AUS AZU AUS POR LAG SEA VAN SAC
1–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–5 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds

(PIT)		 HAR ROC STL LOU TOR NYR CHB RIC RIC HAR STL CLT MON ROC NYR TOR MON LOU HAR WIL TOR CLT CLT LOU CHB WIL ROC HAR
5–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 6–5 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–4 1–2 3–4 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Portland Timbers 2
(POR)		 RMO SAC RMO SEA SAC AZU OCB RMO SEA TUL OKC CSS AUS VAN SEA AZU VAN VAN SEA LAG AUS OKC VAN TUL OCB CSS SAC LAG
3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–2 4–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 3–4 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–3 1–0
Real Monarchs
(RMO)		 LAG POR POR CSS CSS LAG SAC AUS POR VAN SAC VAN CSS SEA AZU SAC AUS OCB OCB TUL TUL OKC SAC CSS SEA OKC AZU AZU
0–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–5 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–5 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–0
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		 WIL LOU WIL CLT NYR MON CHB CLT PIT PIT NYR CLT CHB MON WIL CLT LOU STL NYR HAR HAR ROC TOR STL CHB ROC HAR TOR
2–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 3–1 3–4 4–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1
Rochester Rhinos

(ROC)		 NYR PIT MON LOU STL NYR MON TOR WIL TOR MON LOU HAR PIT CHB MON TOR CLT CHB CLT RIC WIL HAR STL RIC PIT NYR TOR
0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–4 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–0
Sacramento Republic FC
(SAC)		 SEA LAG POR LAG VAN POR OCB RMO SEA LAG OKC RMO AUS AZU OKC TUL AUS RMO LAG SEA CSS CSS RMO TUL VAN POR AZU OCB
2–4 3–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–1 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–0
Saint Louis FC
(STL)		 LOU TUL PIT ROC OKC WIL TOR LOU LOU PIT HAR CSS NYR WIL CLT RIC MON TOR OKC NYR MON CHB CHB RIC ROC HAR CLT LOU
0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–5 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–1
Seattle Sounders 2

(SEA)		 SAC VAN POR TUL OKC VAN OCB SAC OKC POR OCB TUL LAG AZU RMO POR VAN AZU CSS POR SAC VAN CSS LAG RMO AUS OCB AUS
4–2 4–0 2–1 3–4 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–5 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–2
Toronto FC II
(TOR)		 CHB MON NYR VAN PIT ROC STL LOU ROC HAR WIL PIT ROC STL MON CHB LOU PIT MON RIC HAR NYR CLT MON CLT RIC WIL ROC
2–3 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–5 0–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–2 1–4 1–2 2–2 0–2
Tulsa Roughnecks FC

(TUL)		 OKC STL AUS SEA LOU AZU LAG OCB AUS POR SEA OKC AUS SAC LAG OCB CSS OKC VAN VAN AZU CSS RMO RMO LOU POR SAC OKC
1–1 0–2 0–2 4–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–4 4–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 6–3 1–0 1–1 5–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
(VAN)		 SEA AUS OCB SAC TOR SEA LAG OKC RMO AZU RMO CSS OKC LAG POR OCB SEA POR CSS POR TUL TUL SEA POR AZU SAC OCB AUS
0–4 3–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–3 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–4 0–4 3–1 3–0 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–3
Wilmington Hammerheads

(WIL)		 RIC CLT RIC NYR CHB HAR STL LOU ROC CHB CHB NYR RIC MON TOR STL HAR CHB LOU PIT NYR ROC MON NYR CLT CLT PIT TOR
2–2 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–3 4–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–2

USL published schedule and results.[3][4]

Playoffs

Main article:
2015 USL Playoffs

Teams will be seeded No. 1 through No. 6 in each conference, with the top two seeds receiving first-round byes and the No. 3 seed hosting the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed hosting the No. 5 seed.

The winner of the No. 3 vs. No. 6 game will then travel to face the No. 2 seed, and the winner of the No. 4 vs. No. 5 game will travel to face the No. 1 seed. The winners will meet in the Eastern and Western Conference Championship games with the remaining two teams advancing to square off in the 2015 USL Championship, hosted by the higher seeded club.[2][5]

 
First roundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
 
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1
Rochester Rhinos
2
 
September 26
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II0
 
#4
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2
 
#1
Rochester Rhinos
1
 
September 26
 
#2 Louisville City FC0
 
#3
a.e.t.)
2
 
October 3
 
#6 Richmond Kickers1
 
#2
a.e.t.)
2
 
 
#3 Charleston Battery0
 
 
October 16
 
 
#1
LA Galaxy II
1
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1
LA Galaxy II
2
 
#4
LA Galaxy II
1
 
#5
Oklahoma City Energy FC
1
 
#3
Seattle Sounders FC 2
0
 
#2
Oklahoma City Energy FC (p)
2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2 (3)
 
 
 
 

Eastern Conference

September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) 1st
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm EDT
Bedoya
119'		 Report
Report
Report		 Hunt 15', 96'
Moloto Yellow card 61'
Arena Yellow card 65'
Newnam Yellow card 123' Yellow-red card 123'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 915
Referee: Jaime Herrera
September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) 1st Charleston Battery 2–1 (a.e.t.) Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Kelly 107'
Boyd Yellow card 109' Red card 120'
Lasso 114'		 Report
Report
Report		 Callahan Yellow card 27'
Mueller 92' (o.g.)		 Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos v New York Red Bulls II
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) SF
Rochester Rhinos
2–0 New York Red Bulls II Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT
Obasi Yellow card 63'
Van De Casteele
Yellow card 77'		 Report
Report		 Plewa Red card 22' Stadium:
Sahlen's Stadium

Attendance: 6,378
Referee: Greg Dopka
Louisville City FC v Charleston Battery
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) SF Louisville City FC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT
Fondy
107', 117'		 Report
Report		 Kelly Yellow card 48' Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos v Louisville City FC
October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) F
Rochester Rhinos
1–0 Louisville City FC Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT
Apostolopoulos 21'
McMahon Yellow card 29'
Forbes Yellow card 49'
Walls Yellow card 60'
Dixon Yellow card 74'
Dos Santos
Red card 83'		 Report
Report
Report		 Quinn Yellow card 49' Stadium:
Sahlen's Stadium

Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

Western Conference

September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) 1st
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT González 14'
Greer 22'
Burt Yellow card 78'
Gorrick Yellow card 88'
Phillips Yellow card 90+'		 Report
Report
Report		 Fairclough Yellow card 5'
Lowe Yellow card 49'		 Stadium:
LA Galaxy II
September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) 1st
LA Galaxy II
Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT López Yellow card 42'
Kiffe Yellow card 70'
Vuković Yellow card 90+'		 Report
Report
Report		 Olivera 13' (pen.)
Bowen Yellow card 36'
Covarrubias Yellow card 40'
Walker Yellow card 89'		 Stadium:
LA Galaxy II
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) SF
LA Galaxy II
Carson, California
7:00 pm PDT
Navarro Yellow card 18'
Petričević
Yellow card 90+'		 Report
Report		 Lassiter 14', 54'
McBean Yellow card 47'
Walker Yellow card 79'
Covarrubias Yellow card 89'		 Stadium:
StubHub Center

Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Chipalo Street
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) SF
CDT
 Sanchez 45+'
Thomas Yellow card 90'
Doue 98' Yellow card 99'		 Report
Report		 Vercollone 6'
Burt Yellow card 14'
Argueta Yellow card 39'
Armstrong Yellow card 90+'
King 105'
González Yellow card 105+'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,370
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Penalties
König soccer ball with check mark
Evans soccer ball with check mark
Thomas soccer ball with check mark
Ryden soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Vercollone
soccer ball with red X Maybin
soccer ball with check mark Robinson
soccer ball with check mark Hoffman
soccer ball with red X González
October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11) F
CDT
 Evans Yellow card 31'
Andrews 66'		 Report
Report
Report		 Lassiter 7'
Auras 23'
Maganto Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 7,654
Referee: Jaime Herrera

USL Championship

October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
LA Galaxy II
Rochester, New York
7:30 pm EDT Bourdeau Yellow card 58'
Forbes Yellow card 82'
Samuels 90+1', 113'		 Report
Report
Report		 Walker Yellow card 45'
Lassiter 65'
Maganto Yellow card 86'		 Stadium:
Sahlen's Stadium

Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Championship Game MVP:

ROC
)

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Total High Low Average
Sacramento Republic FC 14 158,516 11,442 10,906 11,323
Louisville City FC 14 94,707 8,414 4,772 6,765
Rochester Rhinos
 14 77,976 6,922 4,251 5,570
Saint Louis FC 14 68,388 5,662 4,004 4,885
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
 14 65,999 8,335 3,189 4,714
Real Monarchs 14 65,770 13,979 1,001 4,698
Oklahoma City Energy FC
 14 64,895 6,847 3,133 4,635
Charleston Battery 14 57,113 5,638 3,026 4,080
Richmond Kickers 14 52,452 5,957 1,632 3,747
Arizona United SC
 14 46,254 6,108 1,884 3,304
Austin Aztex 14 45,171 5,146 1,439 3,227
Portland Timbers 2 14 43,702 5,892 1,734 3,122
Wilmington Hammerheads
 14 41,433 4,265 1,789 2,960
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 14 38,121 3,823 2,012 2,723
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 14 36,817 4,297 995 2,630
Harrisburg City Islanders 13† 33,673 4,741 1,652 2,590
Seattle Sounders FC 2
 14 31,100 2,951 1,789 2,221
Charlotte Independence 14 25,205 2,241 1,271 1,800
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 14 23,545 3,208 1,106 1,682
Orange County Blues FC
 14 19,573 3,000 674 1,398
LA Galaxy II
 13† 12,602 1,817 507 969
New York Red Bulls II 14 8,334 1,028 191 595
Toronto FC II 13† 6,233 986 50 479
FC Montreal 14 4,383 1,301 112 313
Total 333 1,121,962 13,979 50 3,369

† 1 game not reported

Statistical leaders

Top Goalkeepers

(Minimum of 33% of Team Minutes Played)

Rank Goalkeeper Club GP MINS SVS GA GAA W–L–T SHO
1 United States Brandon Miller
Rochester Rhinos
 21 1845 46 11 0.537 13–1–7 13
2 Cuba Odisnel Cooper Charleston Battery 19 1710 50 18 0.947 10–2–7 6
3 France Clément Diop
LA Galaxy II
 24 2160 70 27 1.125 11–9–3 8
4 United States Calle Brown
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 14 1266 34 16 1.135 5–4–4 5
5 United States Devin Perales Austin Aztex 16 1393 49 18 1.161 5–8–1 5
6 United States Scott Goodwin Louisville City FC 27 2430 87 32 1.185 14–7–6 8
7 United States Devala Gorrick
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
 21 1890 61 25 1.190 12–7–2 9
8 United States Evan Newton
Oklahoma City Energy
 27 2430 89 33 1.222 13–6–8 10
9 Cuba Pepe Miranda
Orange County Blues FC
 25 2250 86 31 1.240 12–8–4 8
10 United States Alec Kann Saint Louis FC 19 1665 74 23 1.243 5–7–7 6

Source:[1]

League awards

Individual awards

All-League Teams

First Team

F: Matt Fondy (

AZU
)
M: Luke Vercollone (
ROC
)
D: Bryan Burke (
ROC
)
G: Brandon Miller (
ROC
)

Second Team

F: Kharlton Belmar (POR), Dane Kelly (CHB), Jason Yeisley (RIC)
M: Gareth Evans (

PIT), Rodrigo Lopez (SAC
)
D: Mickey Daly (
OCB), Mechack Jerome (CHA), Nemanja Vukovic (SAC
)
G: Odisnel Cooper (CHB)

[11]

Week USL Player of the Week
Player Club Position Reason
Week 01 Argentina Pablo Rossi
Seattle Sounders 2
 Midfielder 1G 1A
Week 02 United States Darwin Jones
Seattle Sounders 2
 Forward Hat Trick vs. Whitecaps 2
Week 03 Denmark Danni König
Oklahoma City Energy
 Forward 2G; winning goal in added time
Week 04 United States Jason Yeisley Richmond Kickers Forward 2G
Week 05 United States Rodrigo López
Sacramento Republic
 Midfielder 3G
Week 06 United States Kharlton Belmar Portland Timbers 2 Forward 2G
Week 07 United States John Berner Charlotte Independence Goalkeeper 6 Save SO
Week 08 United States Marlon Hairston Charlotte Independence Defender 1G 1A
Week 09
Long Tan
Arizona United SC
 Forward 2G
Week 10
Matt Fondy
 Louisville City FC Forward 2G
Week 11 England Rob Vincent
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 Midfielder 2G
Week 12 United States Kyle Greig
Oklahoma City Energy
 Forward 2G
Week 13 Denmark Danni König
Oklahoma City Energy
 Forward 3G in two games
Week 14 United States Dan Metzger New York Red Bulls II Midfielder Outstanding Performance
Week 15
Matt Fondy
 Louisville City FC Forward Hat Trick vs. Oklahoma City
Week 16
Victor Blasco
 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Midfielder 2G
Week 17 United States Jake Feener
Tulsa Roughnecks
 Goalkeeper 18 saves two games
Week 18 Canada Charles Joly FC Montreal Forward Hat Trick vs. St. Louis
Week 19 United States Jason Plumhoff Harrisburg City Islanders Midfielder GWG vs. Pittsburgh
Week 20 England Rob Vincent
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 Midfielder Hat Trick vs. Wilmington
Week 21 Denmark Danni König
Oklahoma City Energy
 Forward Hat Trick vs. Timbers 2
Week 22
Matt Fondy
 Louisville City FC Forward 4G vs. Harrisburg
Week 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Myron Samuel
Seattle Sounders 2
 Forward 2G 1A
Week 24 United States Chris Cortez
Orange County Blues
 Forward 2G
Week 25
Matt Fondy
 Louisville City FC Forward Breaks League Record for Goals in a Season
Week 26 United States Shawn Ferguson Charleston Battery Defender Outstanding Defensive Effort
Week 27 South Africa Lebogang Moloto
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 Midfielder 2G

References

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