USL Championship 2020

USL Championship 2020
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The USL Championship 2020 is the 10th season of the league and the fourth as the official second division of the USA and Canada. It starts on March 9, 2020 and is expected to end on October 20 of the same year. There are 35 teams in the game, all from the United States.

Changes compared to the 2019 season

• The Miami FC participates in the game operation.
• San Diego Loyal participates in gaming.
• The Fresno FC and Ottawa Fury stopped the game.
• The Nashville SC moved to Major League Soccer .
• The Bethlehem Steel FC changed its name to Philadelphia Union II to.
• The Swope Park Rangers changed their name to Sporting Kansas City II .
• The Tulsa Roughnecks changed their name to FC Tulsa .

Participating teams

In the 2020 season, 35 franchises will take part in the USL Championship. The teams marked with a blue dot on the map divided by the Arkansas River play in the Western, those marked with a red dot in the Eastern Conference.

Atlanta Austin Bethlehem Birmingham Charleston Charlotte Colorado Springs El Paso Hartford Indianapolis Carson Kansas City Las Vegas Leesburg Louisville Memphis Albuquerque Harrison Cary Oklahoma City Irvine Tempe Pittsburgh Hillsboro Herriman Reno Edinburgh Sacramento Fenton San Antonio Tacoma Saint Petersburg Tulsa San Diego Miami

Home cities of the USL Championship 2020

Eastern Conference

team	founding	Entry (USL)	Stadion	place	State / Province	MLS partner
Atlanta United 2	2017	2018	Fifth Third Bank Stadium (8,318)	Kennesaw	Georgia	Atlanta United
Birmingham Legion FC	2017	2019	BBVA Field (5,000)	Birmingham	Alabama
Charleston Battery	1993	2011	Patriots Point Soccer Complex (TBD)	Mount Pleasant	South carolina
Charlotte Independence	2014	2015	Sportsplex at Matthews (5,000)	Matthews	North Carolina
Hartford Athletic	2018	2019	Dillon Stadium (6,000)	Hartford	Connecticut
Indy Eleven	2013	2018	Lucas Oil Stadium (62,421)	Indianapolis	Indiana	Chicago Fire FC
Loudoun United	2018	2019	Segra Field (5,000)	Leesburg	Virginia	DC United
Louisville City FC	2014	2015	Lynn Family Stadium (11,700)	Louisville	Kentucky
Memphis 901 FC	2018	2019	AutoZone Park (10,000)	Memphis	Tennessee
Miami FC	2015	2020	Riccardo Silva Stadium (20,000)	Miami	Florida
New York Red Bulls II	2015	2015	MSU Soccer Park (1,100)	Montclair	New Jersey	New York Red Bulls
North Carolina FC	2006	2018	WakeMed Soccer Park (6,000)	Cary	North Carolina
Philadelphia Union II	2015	2016	Subaru Park (18,500)	Chester	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Union
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1999	2011	Highmark Stadium (5,000)	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania
Saint Louis FC	2014	2015	West Community Stadium (5,500)	Fenton	Missouri
Sporting Kansas City II	2015	2016	Children's Mercy Park (18,467)	Kansas City	Kansas	Sporting Kansas City
Tampa Bay rowdies	2008	2017	Al Lang Stadium (7,500)	Saint Petersburg	Florida

Western Conference

team	founding	Entry (USL)	Stadion	place	State / Province	MLS partner
Austin Bold	2018	2019	Bold Stadium	Elroy	Texas
Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2013	2015	Weidner Field (5,000)	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Colorado Rapids
El Paso locomotive	2018	2019	Southwest University Park (9,500)	El Paso	Texas
LA Galaxy II	2014	2014	Dignity Health Track Stadium (5,000)	Carson	California	LA Galaxy
Las Vegas Lights	2017	2018	Cashman Field (9,334)	Las Vegas	Nevada
New Mexico United	2018	2019	Isotopes Park (13,500)	Albuquerque	New Mexico
Oklahoma City Energy	2013	2014	Taft Stadium (7,500)	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma
Orange County SC	2010	2011	Champion Stadium (5,000)	Irvine	California
Phoenix Rising	2014	2014	Casino Arizona Field (6,200)	Tempe	Arizona
Portland Timbers 2	2014	2015	Hillsboro Stadium (7,600)	Hillsboro	Oregon	Portland Timbers
Real monarchs	2014	2015	Zions Bank Stadium (5,000)	Herriman	Utah	Real Salt Lake
Reno 1868 FC	2015	2017	Greater Nevada Field (9,013)	Reno	Nevada	San Jose Earthquakes
Rio Grande Valley Toros	2015	2016	HEB Park (9,400)	Edinburgh	Texas	Houston Dynamo
Sacramento Republic	2012	2014	Papa Murphy's Park (11,442)	Sacramento	California
San Antonio FC	2015	2016	Toyota Field (8,296)	San Antonio	Texas	New York City FC
San Diego Loyal	2019	2020	Torero Stadium (6,000)	San Diego	California
Tacoma Defiance	2014	2015	Cheney Stadium (6,500)	Tacoma	Washington	Seattle Sounders
Tulsa FC	2013	2015	ONEOK Field (7,833)	Tulsa	Oklahoma

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ottawa Fury FC Forced to Suspend Operations. In: www.uslchampionship.com. November 8, 2019, accessed December 4, 2019 .