# 2019 USL League Two season

The 2019 USL League Two season was the 25th season of what was formerly the Premier Development League, and the first under the new League Two brand. The regular season started on May 3 and ended on July 14, consisting of 72 teams playing across 11 divisions. The Flint City Bucks won the championship, defeating Reading United AC 1–0 in extra time.

## Changes from 2018
### New teams

A total of 12 new member clubs join League Two for the 2019 season.
| Team | Country | City/area | Stadium | Founded | Head coach | Notes |
| Cedar Stars Rush | U.S. | Teaneck, New Jersey | Fairleigh Dickinson University | 2018 | Anthony Nixon | Expansion |
| Dalton Red Wolves SC | U.S. | Dalton, Georgia | David Stanton Field | 2018 | Drew Courtney | Expansion |
| Daytona SC | U.S. | Daytona Beach, Florida | Daytona Stadium | 2019 | Andrea Bergmann | Expansion |
| Discoveries SC | U.S. | Rock Hill, South Carolina | Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex | 2019 | Nathan Williams | Expansion |
| Florida Elite SA | U.S. | Jacksonville, Florida | Bartram Trail High School | 2014 | TBD | Expansion |
| Green Bay Voyageurs FC | U.S. | Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin | Capital Credit Union Park | 2018 | Brian Kamler | Expansion |
| Manhattan SC | U.S. | Bronx, New York | Gaelic Park Randall's Island | 2018 | Colin Hodge | Expansion |
| Park City Red Wolves SC | U.S. | Park City, Utah | Dozier Field | 2018 | Patrick Rennie | Expansion |
| Tormenta FC 2 | U.S. | Statesboro, Georgia | Eagle Field | 2016 | Ian Cameron | Expansion |
| Sarasota Metropolis FC | U.S. | Sarasota, Florida | Robert L. Taylor Community Complex | 2019 | Massimo Marazzina | Expansion |
| Virginia Beach United FC | U.S. | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 2019 | Matt Ellinger | Expansion |
| Wake FC | U.S. | Holly Springs, North Carolina | Ting Park | 2019 | Gary Heale | Expansion |

### Moves

* Michigan Bucks became Flint City Bucks after moving from Pontiac MI, to Flint MI.

### Name changes

* North County United renamed Treasure Coast Tritons
* West Virginia Chaos renamed West Virginia Alliance FC
* Carolina Dynamo renamed North Carolina Fusion U-23

### On hiatus

* Fresno FC U-23

### Folded / left

* Birmingham Hammers (disbanded to make way for Birmingham Legion FC in USL Championship)
* Colorado Rapids U-23
* Derby City Rovers
* FC Cleburne
* FC Tucson (moved to USL League One)
* IMG Academy Bradenton
* Lansing United (disbanded to make way for Lansing Ignite FC in USL League One)
* Memphis City FC (disbanded to make way for Memphis 901 FC in USL Championship)
* Myrtle Beach Mutiny
* Next Academy Palm Beach
* OKC Energy U23
* South Georgia Tormenta FC (moved to USL League One, replaced by Tormenta FC 2)
* SIMA Aguilas

## Standings
### Eastern Conference
#### Northeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 36 | Eastern Conference playoffs |
| 2 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 29 | Eastern Conference playoffs |
| 3 | Manhattan SC | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 24 | |
| 4 | Boston Bolts | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 17 | |
| 5 | Black Rock FC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 16 | |
| 6 | Seacoast United Phantoms | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 15 | |
| 7 | Westchester Flames | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 13 | |
| 8 | AC Connecticut | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 9 | |

#### Mid Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Reading United AC | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 33 | Eastern Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 23 | |
| 3 | Long Island Rough Riders | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 23 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 21 | |
| 5 | Cedar Stars Rush | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Lehigh Valley United | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 15 | |
| 7 | F.A. Euro | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 11 | |
| 8 | Evergreen FC | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 6 | |
* ↑ Ocean City Nor'easters wins the tiebreaker over Long Island Rough Riders on head-to-head points. (4-1)

#### South Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Carolina Fusion U23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 | Eastern Conference playoffs |
| 2 | North Carolina FC U23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 24 | |
| 3 | Virginia Beach United FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 20 | |
| 4 | Tri-Cities Otters | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 19 | |
| 5 | Lionsbridge FC | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Tobacco Road FC | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 17 | |
| 7 | Wake FC | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 15 | |

### Southern Conference
#### Deep South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tormenta FC 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 32 | Southern Conference playoffs |
| 2 | SC United Bantams | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 29 | Southern Conference playoffs |
| 3 | Dalton Red Wolves SC | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 22 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Discoveries SC | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 10 | |
| 6 | Peachtree City MOBA | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 7 | |

#### Southeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Villages SC | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 31 | Southern Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Treasure Coast Tritons | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 26 | |
| 3 | Daytona SC | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 25 | |
| 4 | Florida Elite SA | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 | |
| 5 | FC Miami City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 19 | |
| 6 | Lakeland Tropics | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 15 | |
| 7 | Sarasota Metropolis FC | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 14 | |
| 8 | Weston FC | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 41 | −32 | 3 | |

#### Mid South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 34 | Southern Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Corpus Christi FC | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 26 | |
| 3 | Mississippi Brilla | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 23 | |
| 4 | AHFC Royals | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Texas United | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 46 | −33 | 7 | |
| 6 | Houston FC | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 39 | −28 | 6 | |

### Central Conference
#### Great Lakes Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chicago FC United | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 25 | Central Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Flint City Bucks | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 21 | Central Conference playoffs |
| 3 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 19 | |
| 4 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 16 | |
| 5 | West Virginia Alliance FC | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 3 | |

#### Heartland Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Des Moines Menace | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 36 | Central Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Kaw Valley FC | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 25 | Central Conference playoffs |
| 3 | Thunder Bay Chill | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 | |
| 4 | Green Bay Voyageurs | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 20 | |
| 5 | St. Louis Lions | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 15 | |
| 6 | WSA Winnipeg | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 40 | −35 | 1 | |
* ↑ Thunder Bay Chill and Green Bay Voyageurs were tied on head-to-head points. (3-3)

### Western Conference
#### Northwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 29 | Western Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 25 | |
| 3 | Lane United FC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 20 | |
| 4 | Victoria Highlanders | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 19 | |
| 5 | Portland Timbers U23 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 13 | |
| 6 | TSS FC Rovers (J) | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 11 | |

#### Mountain Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 28 | Western Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Ogden City SC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 20 | |
| 3 | Park City Red Wolves | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 12 | |
| 4 | Albuquerque Sol FC | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 8 | |

#### Southwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Golden State Force | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 34 | Western Conference playoffs |
| 2 | Ventura County Fusion | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 28 | Western Conference playoffs |
| 3 | Southern California Seahorses | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 22 | |
| 4 | Orange County SC U-23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 17 | |
| 5 | Santa Cruz Breakers FC | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 17 | |
| 6 | San Francisco City FC | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 15 | |
| 7 | San Diego Zest FC | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 13 | |
| 8 | San Francisco Glens SC | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 10 | |
* ↑ Orange County SC U-23 won the tiebreaker over Santa Cruz Breakers FC on head-to-head points. (6-0)

## Playoffs

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| MS | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | SC United Bantams | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | SC United Bantams | 0 | MS | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | MS | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | DS | Tormenta FC 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| DS | Tormenta FC 2 | 3 | DS | Tormenta FC 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| SE | The Villages SC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | The Villages SC | 1 | | | | South | Tormenta FC 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | East | Reading United AC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | |
| NE | Western Mass Pioneers | 3 | | | | | | | East | Reading United AC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | |
| SA | North Carolina Fusion U23 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SA | North Carolina Fusion U23 | 1 | NE | Western Mass Pioneers | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | NE | Western Mass Pioneers | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | MA | Reading United AC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MA | Reading United AC (p) | 1(5) | MA | Reading United AC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| WC | GPS Portland Phoenix | 1(4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | GPS Portland Phoenix | 1(4) | | | | | | | | East | Reading United AC | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Central | Flint City Bucks (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| SW | FC Golden State Force | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Central | Flint City Bucks (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| MT | Col. Pride Switchbacks U23 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MT | Col. Pride Switchbacks U23 | 0 | SW | FC Golden State Force | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | SW | FC Golden State Force | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | WC | Ventura County Fusion | 1 | | | | | | | |
| NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 2 | WC | Ventura County Fusion | 1 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ventura County Fusion | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ventura County Fusion | 3 | | | | West | FC Golden State Force | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Central | Flint City Bucks | 1 | | | | |
| HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 3(2) | | | | | | | Central | Flint City Bucks | 1 | | | | |
| GL2 | Flint City Bucks (p) | 3(4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| GL2 | Flint City Bucks (p) | 3(4) | GL2 | Flint City Bucks | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | GL2 | Flint City Bucks | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | HL2 | Kaw Valley FC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| GL1 | Chicago FC United | 2 | HL2 | Kaw Valley FC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| HL2 | Kaw Valley FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Bold = winner

## Conference Championships

The League Two Conference Championships will be held over the weekend of July 19–21. Matches will be played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host FC Golden State Force); Reading, PA (Eastern Conference, host Reading United AC); Des Moines, IA (Central Conference, host Des Moines Menace); and Columbia, SC (Southern Conference, host SC United Bantams). The four conference champions will advance to the League Two semifinals.

### Western Conference
## USL League Two Championship
### Final
## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Deri Corfe (OCN)
* Golden Boot: Deri Corfe (OCN) & Kyle Edwards (BVC)
* Golden Glove: Blake Mullen (WMA)
* Young (U20) Player of the Year: Kyle Ferguson (SCU)
* Coach of the Year: Alan McCann (REA)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Robert Edwards (SCU)
* Defender of the Year: Lamine Conte (REA)

## All-League and All-Conference Teams
### Eastern Conference

F: Deri Corfe (OCN) *, Thibaut Jacquel (LBR), Donnett Sackie (VBU) M: Jack Beer (MAN) *, Manuel Ferriol (LIR), Taylor Gray (TRI), Felipe Hideki (REA) * D: Gideon Betz (LBR), Lamine Conte (REA) *, Friedrich Peter (VBU) G: Blake Mullen (WMA)

### Central Conference

F: Yuri Farkas (FCB), Sullivan Oliveira Silva (TBC), Gerit Wintermeyer (CHI) * M: Giuseppe Barone (FCB), Jackson Dietrich (DAY), Jorge Guinovart (CIN), Nicolás Perea (DMM) D: Reece Hands (CIN), Leon Jones (CHI), James Thomas (DMM) * G: Jordan Bell (DMM)

### Southern Conference

F: J.J. Donnelly (SGT), Leonardo Paiva (VIL) *, Jonathan Ricketts (DRW) M: Adrian Billhardt (SGT) *, Luca Mayr (SGT) *, Kobe Perez (SGT), Harrison Roberts (SCU) D: Artur De Luca (PCM), Shalom Dutey (CHE), Kyle Ferguson (SCU) * G: Robert Edwards (SCU) *

### Western Conference

F: Manuel Medina (SCS), Enoch Mushagalusa (CPS), Daniel Trejo (GSF) M: Nabilai Kibunguchy (SFG), Julio Rubio (ABU), Shun Takano (VIC), Shizu Yohena (SDZ) D: Ray Estrada (SCS), Jordan Haynes (TSS), Edward Venta-Yepes (CPS) G: Albert Escuin (LAN)
* denotes All-League player