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.

United Soccer League
Season2015
ChampionsRochester Rhinos
Regular Season TitleRochester Rhinos
Matches played336
Goals scored958 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerMatt Fondy (22)
Biggest home winCSS 5–0 AZU
(May 23)
CSS 5–0 OCB
(Jun 24)
Biggest away winMON 0–5 HAR
(Sep 16)
Highest scoringPIT 6–5 HAR
(May 30)
(USL Record)
Longest winning run6 games
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
(Jun 6 – Jul 3)
Louisville City FC
(Jun 27 – Aug 1)
Longest unbeaten run19 games
Rochester Rhinos
(Mar 28 – Jul 26)
Longest losing run5 games
FC Montreal
(Mar 28 – May 2)
Arizona United
(Jul 12 – Aug 2)
Highest attendance13,979
RMO 2-1 SEA
(Aug 28)
Lowest attendance50
TOR 1–0 WIL
(Jun 27)
Total attendance1,121,962
(333 of 336 games reported)
Average attendance3,369 [1]
2014
2016
All statistics correct as of September 24, 2015.

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

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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

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For full article, see List of USL transfers 2015.

Competition format

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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]

League table

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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

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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

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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 Rhinos2
 
September 26
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II0
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)4
 
October 10
 
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds2
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos1
 
September 26
 
#2 Louisville City FC0
 
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)2
 
October 3
 
#6 Richmond Kickers1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#3 Charleston Battery0
 
 
October 16
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Orange County Blues FC0
 
September 26
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
#4 Sacramento Republic FC0
 
October 11
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
September 25
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC1
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2
 
October 4
 
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 20
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p)2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2 (3)
 
 
 
 

Eastern Conference

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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'
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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'
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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'
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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'
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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'
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Quinn   49' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

Western Conference

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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+'
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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+'
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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+'
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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'
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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'
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Lassiter   7'
Auras   23'
Maganto   89'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 7,654
Referee: Jaime Herrera

USL Championship

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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'
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Walker   45'
Lassiter   65'
Maganto   86'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)

Attendance

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Average home attendances

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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

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Top Goalkeepers

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(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

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League awards

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Individual awards

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All-League Teams

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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)

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Week USL Player of the 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

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