2015 USL season

United Soccer League
Season	2015
Champions	Rochester Rhinos
Regular Season Title	Rochester Rhinos
Matches played	336
Goals scored	958 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorer	Matt Fondy (22)
Biggest home win	CSS 5–0 AZU; (May 23); CSS 5–0 OCB; (Jun 24)
Biggest away win	MON 0–5 HAR; (Sep 16)
Highest scoring	PIT 6–5 HAR; (May 30); (USL Record)
Longest winning run	6 games; Colorado Springs Switchbacks; (Jun 6 – Jul 3); Louisville City FC; (Jun 27 – Aug 1)
Longest unbeaten run	19 games; Rochester Rhinos; (Mar 28 – Jul 26)
Longest losing run	5 games; FC Montreal; (Mar 28 – May 2); Arizona United; (Jul 12 – Aug 2)
Highest attendance	13,979; RMO 2-1 SEA; (Aug 28)
Lowest attendance	50; TOR 1–0 WIL; (Jun 27)
Total attendance	1,121,962; (333 of 336 games reported)
Average attendance	3,369
	← 2014 2016 → 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 Austin Aztex, Colorado Springs Switchbacks, Saint Louis FC and Tulsa Roughnecks joined the league as expansion sides. The Charlotte Eagles and Dayton Dutch Lions, both original founding members of the USL, removed themselves to 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[edit]

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

For full article, see List of USL transfers 2015.

Competition format[edit]

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]

Locations of announced teams for the 2015 United Soccer League season

Eastern Conference;

Western Conference

League table[edit]

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	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	Conference semi-finals
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 v t e	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	Conference semi-finals
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[edit]

Color Key: Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw
Club	Match
Club	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
Arizona United SC (AZU)	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
Austin Aztex (AUS)	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
Charleston Battery (CHB)	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
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	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
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (CSS)	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
Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR)	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
LA Galaxy II (LAG)	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
Louisville City FC (LOU)	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
FC Montreal (MON)	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
New York Red Bulls II (NYR)	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
Oklahoma City Energy FC (OKC)	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
Orange County Blues FC (OCB)	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
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT)	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
Portland Timbers 2 (POR)	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
Real Monarchs (RMO)	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
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	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
Rochester Rhinos (ROC)	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
Sacramento Republic FC (SAC)	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
Saint Louis FC (STL)	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
Seattle Sounders 2 (SEA)	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
Toronto FC II (TOR)	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
Tulsa Roughnecks FC (TUL)	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
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (VAN)	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
Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL)	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[edit]

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 round

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

USL Championship

October 3

#1 Rochester Rhinos

2

September 26

#4 New York Red Bulls II

0

#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)

4

October 10

#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds

2

#1 Rochester Rhinos

1

September 26

#2 Louisville City FC

0

#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)

2

October 3

#6 Richmond Kickers

1

#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)

2

#3 Charleston Battery

0

October 16

#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)

2

#5 LA Galaxy II

1

October 3

#1 Orange County Blues FC

0

September 26

#5 LA Galaxy II

2

#4 Sacramento Republic FC

0

October 11

#5 LA Galaxy II

1

#5 LA Galaxy II

2

September 25

#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC

1

#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

2

October 4

#6 Seattle Sounders FC 2

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#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p)

2 (4)

#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

2 (3)

Eastern Conference[edit]

September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) 1st	New York Red Bulls II	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm EDT	Sanchez 62' Ouimette 102', 115' Bedoya 119'	Report Report Report	Hunt 15', 96' Moloto 61' Arena 65' Newnam 123' 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 109' 120' Lasso 114'	Report Report Report	Callahan 27' Mueller 92' (o.g.)	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) SF	Rochester Rhinos	2–0	New York Red Bulls II	Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT	Dos Santos 48', 69' Obasi 63' Van De Casteele 77'	Report Report	Plewa 22'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Greg Dopka

October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) SF	Louisville City FC	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Charleston Battery	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Burke 42' Fondy 107', 117'	Report Report	Kelly 48'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,517 Referee: Luis Guardia

October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) F	Rochester Rhinos	1–0	Louisville City FC	Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT	Apostolopoulos 21' McMahon 29' Forbes 49' Walls 60' Dixon 74' Dos Santos 83'	Report Report Report	Quinn 49'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

Western Conference[edit]

September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) 1st	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC 2	Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT	González 14' Greer 22' Burt 78' Gorrick 88' Phillips 90+'	Report Report Report	Fairclough 5' Lowe 49'	Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) 1st	Sacramento Republic	0–1	LA Galaxy II	Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT	López 42' Kiffe 70' Vuković 90+'	Report Report Report	Olivera 13' (pen.) Bowen 36' Covarrubias 40' Walker 89'	Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) SF	Orange County Blues	0–2	LA Galaxy II	Carson, California
7:00 pm PDT	Navarro 18' Petričević 90+'	Report Report	Lassiter 14', 54' McBean 47' Walker 79' Covarrubias 89'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Chipalo Street

October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) SF	Oklahoma City Energy FC	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Oklahoma City
6:00 pm CDT	Sanchez 45+' Thomas 90' Doue 98' 99'	Report Report	Vercollone 6' Burt 14' Argueta 39' Armstrong 90+' King 105' González 105+'	Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,370 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
	Penalties
	König Evans Thomas Ryden		Vercollone Maybin Robinson Hoffman González

October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11) F	Oklahoma City Energy FC	1–2	LA Galaxy II	Oklahoma City
6:00 pm CDT	Evans 31' Andrews 66'	Report Report Report	Lassiter 7' Auras 23' Maganto 89'	Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 7,654 Referee: Jaime Herrera

USL Championship[edit]

October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)	Rochester Rhinos	2–1 (a.e.t.)	LA Galaxy II	Rochester, New York
7:30 pm EDT	Bourdeau 58' Forbes 82' Samuels 90+1', 113'	Report Report Report	Walker 45' Lassiter 65' Maganto 86'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,247 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)

Attendance[edit]

Average home attendances[edit]

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

Updated to games played on September 24, 2015

Sources: United Soccer League, Timbers

Statistical leaders[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

(Minimum of 50% of Team Games Played)

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Goals
1	Matt Fondy	USA	Louisville City FC	22
2	Danni König	DEN	Oklahoma City Energy	21
3	Rob Vincent	ENG	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	18
4	Long Tan	CHN	Arizona United SC	14
4	Luke Vercollone	USA	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	14
6	Jason Yeisley	USA	Richmond Kickers	13
7	Kharlton Belmar	USA	Portland Timbers 2	12
8	Dane Kelly	JAM	Charleston Battery	11
8	Ariel Lassiter	CRC	LA Galaxy II	11
10	Miguel González	MEX	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	10
	Kevin Kerr	SCO	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
	Rodrigo López	USA	Sacramento Republic
	Jason Plumhoff	USA	Harrisburg City Islanders

Source:^[1]

Top assists[edit]

(Minimum of 50% of Team Games Played)

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Assists
1	Bryan Burke	USA	Louisville City FC	10
2	Kevin Kerr	SCO	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	9
2	Luke Vercollone	USA	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	9
4	Chad Bond	WAL	Tulsa Roughnecks	8
4	Raúl Mendiola	MEX	LA Galaxy II	8
6	Matt Fondy	USA	Louisville City FC	7
	Miguel González	MEX	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
	Jorge Herrera	COL	Charlotte Independence
	Enzo Martínez	URU	Charlotte Independence
	Lebogang Moloto	RSA	Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Source:^[1]

Top Goalkeepers[edit]

(Minimum of 33% of Team Minutes Played)

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

Source:^[1]

League awards[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

Most Valuable Player: Matt Fondy (LOU) ^[6]
Rookie of the Year: Kharlton Belmar (POR) ^[7]
Defender of the Year: Bryan Burke (LOU) ^[8]
Goalkeeper of the Year: Brandon Miller (ROC) ^[9]
Coach of the Year: Bob Lilley (ROC) ^[10]

All-League Teams[edit]

First Team

F: Matt Fondy (LOU), Danni König (OKC), Long Tan (AZU)
M: Luke Vercollone (COL), Rob Vincent (PIT), Tony Walls (ROC)
D: Bryan Burke (LOU), Shawn Ferguson (CHB), Daniel Steres (LAG), Grant Van De Casteele (ROC)
G: Brandon Miller (ROC)

Second Team

F: Kharlton Belmar (POR), Dane Kelly (CHB), Jason Yeisley (RIC)
M: Gareth Evans (OKC), Kevin Kerr (PIT), Rodrigo Lopez (SAC)
D: Mickey Daly (SAC), Brenton Griffiths (OCB), Mechack Jerome (CHA), Nemanja Vukovic (SAC)
G: Odisnel Cooper (CHB)

^[11]

Week	USL Player of the Week
Week	Player	Club	Position	Reason
Week 01	Pablo Rossi	Seattle Sounders 2	Midfielder	1G 1A
Week 02	Darwin Jones	Seattle Sounders 2	Forward	Hat Trick vs. Whitecaps 2
Week 03	Danni König	Oklahoma City Energy	Forward	2G; winning goal in added time
Week 04	Jason Yeisley	Richmond Kickers	Forward	2G
Week 05	Rodrigo López	Sacramento Republic	Midfielder	3G
Week 06	Kharlton Belmar	Portland Timbers 2	Forward	2G
Week 07	John Berner	Charlotte Independence	Goalkeeper	6 Save SO
Week 08	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	Rob Vincent	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Midfielder	2G
Week 12	Kyle Greig	Oklahoma City Energy	Forward	2G
Week 13	Danni König	Oklahoma City Energy	Forward	3G in two games
Week 14	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	Jake Feener	Tulsa Roughnecks	Goalkeeper	18 saves two games
Week 18	Charles Joly	FC Montreal	Forward	Hat Trick vs. St. Louis
Week 19	Jason Plumhoff	Harrisburg City Islanders	Midfielder	GWG vs. Pittsburgh
Week 20	Rob Vincent	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Midfielder	Hat Trick vs. Wilmington
Week 21	Danni König	Oklahoma City Energy	Forward	Hat Trick vs. Timbers 2
Week 22	Matt Fondy	Louisville City FC	Forward	4G vs. Harrisburg
Week 23	Myron Samuel	Seattle Sounders 2	Forward	2G 1A
Week 24	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	Shawn Ferguson	Charleston Battery	Defender	Outstanding Defensive Effort
Week 27	Lebogang Moloto	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Midfielder	2G

References[edit]

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v t e 2015 USL season by team
Playoffs Transfers
East	Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City New York Red Bulls II FC Montreal Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC Toronto FC II Wilmington Hammerheads
West	Arizona United Austin Aztex Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County Blues Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Sacramento Republic Seattle Sounders 2 Tulsa Roughnecks Whitecaps FC 2

v t e USL Championship
Eastern Conference	Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United FC Louisville City FC Miami FC North Carolina FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas Lights FC Memphis 901 FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC FC Tulsa
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