January 12, 2018 Toronto FC II--USL Reveals 2018 Conference Alignment (from uslsoccer.com)
USL Reveals 2018 Conference Alignment January 12, 2018 10:00AM EST USL Soccer The United Soccer League today announced its conference alignment for the 2018 USL regular season. The league will feature 33 teams across two conferences for the upcoming season, with an even greater group of regional rivalries featuring across both conferences in the new year as the league’s regular season expands to 34 games. The conferences will be split geographically, with 16 teams in the Eastern Conference and 17 teams in the Western Conference. One team, Saint Louis FC, has moved to the Western Conference for the new season, where it will join expansion clubs Las Vegas Lights FC and Fresno FC in the battle for a place in the USL Cup Playoffs this season. The Eastern Conference will welcome four new teams this season, with ATL UTD 2, Indy Eleven, Nashville SC and North Carolina FC joining the conference. The addition of Indy and Nashville adds to a strong pocket of clubs in the Midwest as they join FC Cincinnati and Louisville City FC, while NCFC and ATL UTD 2 complement the league’s existing clubs on the East Coast, with the Charleston Battery, Charlotte Independence and Richmond Kickers eagerly awaiting the chance to square off with their new rivals. Orlando City B elected not to participate in the USL at the Division II level in 2018 while it evaluates its future options. 2018 USL Conference Alignment Eastern Conference ATL UTD 2 Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Indy Eleven Louisville City FC Nashville SC New York Red Bulls II North Carolina FC Ottawa Fury FC Penn FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto FC II Western Conference Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fresno FC LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights FC OKC Energy FC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Reno 1868 FC Rio Grande Valley FC Sacramento Republic FC Saint Louis FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks FC
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