2019 USL League One season
The 2019 USL League One season was the inaugural season of USL League One. The regular season consisted of a 28–game schedule that began on March 29 and concluded on October 5. The playoffs began on October 12 with the final match of the postseason on October 19.
Teams
Managerial changes
League table
Results table
Playoffs
Semifinals
----USL League One Championship
Championship Game MVP: Arturo Rodríguez
Attendance
Average home attendances
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.Team | |||||
Forward Madison FC | 14 | 60,083 | 4,663 | 3,762 | 4,292 |
Richmond Kickers | 14 | 48,555 | 5,936 | 1,089 | 3,468 |
Lansing Ignite FC | 14 | 38,614 | 4,818 | 1,725 | 2,758 |
Greenville Triumph SC | 14 | 35,131 | 4,014 | 1,570 | 2,509 |
Tormenta FC | 14 | 24,133 | 3,519 | 1,038 | 1,724 |
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 14 | 22,842 | 3,527 | 512 | 1,632 |
North Texas SC | 14 | 19,136 | 3,512 | 615 | 1,367 |
FC Tucson | 14 | 13,451 | 1,772 | 702 | 961 |
Orlando City B | 14 | 2,836 | 327 | 144 | 203 |
Toronto FC II | 14 | 2,358 | 525 | 51 | 168 |
Total | 140 | 267,139 | 5,936 | 51 | 1,908 |
Sources:
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Ronaldo Damus | North Texas SC | 16 |
2 | Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC II | 15 |
3 | Jordan Jones | FC Tucson | 10 |
3 | Tumi Moshobane | Lansing Ignite FC | 10 |
5 | Steven Beattie | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 9 |
5 | Jake Keegan | Greenville Triumph SC | 9 |
5 | Ricardo Pepi | North Texas SC | 9 |
8 | Marco Micaletto | Tormenta FC | 8 |
8 | Don Smart | Forward Madison FC | 8 |
10 | Pato Botello Faz | Lansing Ignite FC | 7 |
10 | Carlos Gómez | Greenville Triumph SC | 7 |
10 | Sito Seoane | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 7 |
10 | Arturo Rodriguez | North Texas SC | 7 |
Source:
Top assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
1 | Arturo Rodriguez | North Texas SC | 10 |
2 | Rafael Mentzingen | Lansing Ignite FC | 7 |
2 | Vangjel Zguro | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 7 |
4 | Conner Antley | Tormenta FC | 6 |
4 | Matt Bolduc | Richmond Kickers | 6 |
6 | Carlos Gómez | Greenville Triumph SC | 5 |
6 | Xavier Gomez | Lansing Ignite FC | 5 |
6 | Paulo Jr. | Forward Madison FC | 5 |
6 | Serginho | Orlando City B | 5 |
6 | Don Smart | Forward Madison FC | 5 |
6 | Matthew Srbely | Toronto FC II | 5 |
Source:
Clean Sheets
Source:Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
Ricardo Pepi | North Texas SC | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 3–2 | March 30 |
Ronaldo Damus | North Texas SC | Toronto FC II | 3–3 | June 12 |
Steven Beattie | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Greenville Triumph SC | 3–2 | June 22 |
Ronaldo Damus | North Texas SC | Richmond Kickers | 4–0 | September 10 |
Carlos Gómez | Greenville Triumph SC | FC Tucson | 4–0 | September 13 |
League awards
Individual Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Arturo Rodriguez
- Defender of the Year: Conner Antley
- Young Player of the Year: Arturo Rodriguez
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Dallas Jaye
- Coach of the Year: Eric Quill
- Golden Boot: Ronaldo Damus
- Assists Champion: Arturo Rodriguez
- Golden Glove: Dallas Jaye
- Goal of the Year: Mikie Rowe
- Save of the Year: Phillip Ejimadu
All-League Teams
F: Steven Beattie, Ronaldo Damus, Jordan Perruzza
M: Joe Gallardo, Tumi Moshobane, Arturo Rodriguez
D: Conner Antley, Christian Diaz, Tyler Polak, Cole Seiler
G: Dallas Jaye
Second Team
F: Jordan Jones, Ricardo Pepi, Paulo Jr.
M: Alfusainey Jatta, Rafael Mentzingen, Ualefi
D: Wahab Ackwei, Patrick Bunk-Andersen, Brandon Fricke, Nick Moon
G: Alex Mangels
Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | |
1 | Ricardo Pepi | North Texas SC | Forward | Hat trick vs Chattanooga | |
2 | Conner Antley | Tormenta FC | Defender | 3 assists vs Tucson | |
3 | Grant Stoneman | Lansing Ignite FC | Defender | 9 of 11 duels | |
4 | Steven Beattie | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Forward | 2 goals | |
5 | Lucas Coutinho | Tormenta FC | Midfielder | Game winning goal vs Tucson | |
6 | Don Smart | Forward Madison FC | Midfielder | 1 goal 2 assists | |
7 | Charlie Dennis | Tormenta FC | Midfielder | 2 goals | |
8 | Devyn Jambga | FC Tucson | Midfielder | 2 goals | |
9 | Alex Mangels | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Goalkeeper | 4 save shutout | |
10 | Jacob Shaffelburg | Toronto FC II | Forward | 1 goal, 2 assists | |
11 | Thiago De Souza | Orlando City B | Midfielder | 1 goal, 1 assist | |
12 | Ronaldo Damus | North Texas SC | Forward | Hat trick vs Toronto | |
13 | Steven Beattie | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Forward | Hat trick vs Greenville | |
14 | Ronaldo Damus | North Texas SC | Forward | 2 goals | |
15 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | Goalkeeper | 3 save shutout | |
16 | Rafael Mentzingen | Lansing Ignite FC | Midfielder | 1 goal 2 assists | |
17 | Devyn Jambga | FC Tucson | Midfielder | 2 goals | |
18 | Tyler Polak | Greenville Triumph SC | Defender | 2 assists vs North Texas | |
19 | Tumi Moshobane | Lansing Ignite FC | Midfielder | 2 goals 1 assist | |
20 | Carlos Gomez | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 2 assists vs Toronto | |
21 | Callum Montgomery | North Texas SC | Defender | Game winning goal vs Chattanooga | |
22 | Pato Botello Faz | Lansing Ignite FC | Forward | 2 goals vs North Texas | |
23 | Joe Gallardo | Richmond Kickers | Forward | 2 goals vs Tormenta FC | |
24 | Pato Botello Faz | Lansing Ignite FC | Forward | 2 goals 1 assist vs Tucson | |
25 | Carlos Gomez | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | Hat trick vs Tucson | |
26 | Paul Clowes | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 1 goal 1 assist vs Toronto | |
27 | Vangjel Zguro | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Midfielder | 1 assist vs Richmond | |
28 | Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC II | Forward | 3 goals in 2 games |
Week | Player | Club | Opponent | |
1 | Steven Beattie | Chattanooga Red Wolves | North Texas SC | |
2 | Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC II | Orlando City B | |
3 | Jamael Cox | FC Tucson | Toronto FC II | |
4 | Joe Gallardo | Richmond Kickers | Greenville Triumph SC | |
5 | Lucas Coutinho | Tormenta FC | FC Tucson | |
6 | Jacob Shaffelburg | Toronto FC II | Forward Madison FC | |
7 | Tanner Tessmann | North Texas SC | Orlando City B | |
8 | Ricardo Pepi | North Texas SC | Lansing Ignite FC | |
9 | Sérginho | Orlando City B | Richmond Kickers | |
10 | Rafael Santos | Orlando City B | FC Tucson | |
11 | Rafael Santos | Orlando City B | Forward Madison FC | |
12 | Alex Morrell | Tormenta FC | Orlando City B | |
13 | Don Smart | Forward Madison FC | North Texas SC | |
14 | Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC II | Forward Madison FC | |
15 | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | FC Tucson | Toronto FC II | |
16 | Elma N'For | Lansing Ignite FC | Forward Madison FC | |
17 | Devyn Jambga | FC Tucson | Greenville Triumph SC | |
18 | Shinya Kadono | Tormenta FC | Lansing Ignite FC | |
19 | Don Smart | Forward Madison FC | FC Tucson | |
20 | Lucas Coutinho | Tormenta FC | Chattanooga Red Wolves | |
21 | Daniel Jackson | Richmond Kickers | Toronto FC II | |
22 | Charlie Dennis | Tormenta FC | Chattanooga Red Wolves | |
23 | Mikie Rowe | Tormenta FC | Richmond Kickers | |
24 | Jordan Faria | Toronto FC II | Chattanooga Red Wolves | |
25 | Arturo Rodríguez | North Texas SC | Tormenta FC | |
26 | Paul Clowes | Greenville Triumph SC | Toronto FC II | |
27 | Franco Ramos Mingo | Toronto FC II | Tormenta FC | |
28 | Carlos Gómez | Greenville Triumph SC | Tormenta FC |
Week | Player | Club | Opponent | |
1 | Pablo Jara | Tormenta FC | Greenville Triumph SC | |
2 | Mike Kirk | Lansing Ignite FC | Greenville Triumph SC | |
3 | Juliano Chade | Orlando City B | Tormenta FC | |
4 | Ryan Coulter | Forward Madison FC | Orlando City B | |
5 | Phillip Ejimadu | FC Tucson | Tormenta FC | |
6 | Ryan Coulter | Forward Madison FC | Toronto FC II | |
7 | Kyle Ihn | Lansing Ignite FC | Greenville Triumph SC | |
8 | Pablo Jara | Tormenta FC | Forward Madison FC | |
9 | Phillip Ejimadu | FC Tucson | Toronto FC II | |
10 | Pablo Jara | Tormenta FC | Greenville Triumph SC | |
11 | Phillip Ejimadu | FC Tucson | Richmond Kickers | |
12 | Pablo Jara | Tormenta FC | Orlando City B | |
13 | Brian Sylvestre | Forward Madison FC | North Texas SC | |
14 | Juliano Chade | Orlando City B | Greenville Triumph SC | |
15 | Pablo Jara | Tormenta FC | Forward Madison FC | |
16 | Christian Herrera | Orlando City B | Greenville Triumph SC | |
17 | Pablo Jara | Tormenta FC | North Texas SC | |
18 | Pablo Jara | Tormenta FC | Lansing Ignite FC | |
19 | Brian Sylvestre | Forward Madison FC | FC Tucson | |
20 | Carlos Merancio | FC Tucson | North Texas SC | |
21 | Brian Sylvestre | Forward Madison FC | Greenville Triumph SC | |
22 | Phillip Ejimadu | FC Tucson | Orlando City B | |
23 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward Madison FC | |
24 | Akira Fitzgerald | Richmond Kickers | Greenville Triumph SC | |
25 | Pablo Jara | Tormenta FC | North Texas SC | |
26 | Brian Sylvestre | Forward Madison FC | North Texas SC | |
27 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | Orlando City B | |
28 | Joe Rice | Richmond Kickers | Toronto FC II |