| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 18[a] – October 24 |
| Champions | Greenville Triumph SC (1st Title) |
| Regular season title | Greenville Triumph SC (1st Title) |
| Matches | 87 |
| Goals | 222 (2.55 per match) |
| Best Player |  Emiliano TerzaghiRichmond Kickers |
| Top goalscorer | Emiliano TerzaghiRichmond Kickers (10 Goals) |
| Best goalkeeper |  Dallas JayeGreenville Triumph SC |
| Biggest home win | MAD 4–0TRM (August 14) |
| Biggest away win | MAD 0–4NEW (September 4) |
| Highest scoring | NTX 3–3NEW (August 15) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Greenville Triumph SC (September 4 – October 2) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 games Union Omaha (July 25 – September 11) |
| Longest winless run | 13 games Orlando City B (August 14 – October 24) |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Orlando City B (September 6 – October 24) |
←2019 2021 → | |
The2020 USL League One season was the second season ofUSL League One. The regular season was scheduled to begin on March 27 and end on October 3. On March 13, it was announced the regular season start would be delayed to April 11 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. This delay was extended to May 10. The delay was extended for a third time with the USL awaiting guidance and clarity from various authorities before announcing a new date. On June 5, the league announced a provisional return date of July 18. On July 2, the league announced a modified 20-game schedule (but changed to a 16-game schedule on July 17) with a modified playoffs. Now, only the top two teams will go straight to the League Finals, on the weekend of October 31. On July 8,Toronto FC II announced they would not play in 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions. They remain a member club of the league, and plan to return for the 2021 season.[1] Nine teams[2] return from the inaugural season, while three new teams enter for the first time; MLS reserve teamsFort Lauderdale CF andNew England Revolution II, and expansion clubUnion Omaha.
North Texas SC was the defending champion.[3] They were unable to defend the title after finishing third in the regular season, eliminating them from the Championship game.
The Championship game was canceled on October 29, 2020, after several Union Omaha players tested positive forCOVID-19.Greenville Triumph SC was awarded the title based on points per game average (2.188 to 1.825).[4]
†Withdrew for the season.[1]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Kickers |  David Bulow[7] | Contract not renewed | October 9, 2019 | Darren Sawatzky[8] | November 6, 2019 |
| FC Tucson | Darren Sawatzky[9] | Mutual separation | November 6, 2019 | John Galas[10] | December 24, 2019 |
| Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Tim Hankinson | Mutual separation | November 20, 2019 | Jimmy Obleda[11] | November 21, 2019 |
| Orlando City B |  Roberto Sibaja | End of interim period | December 20, 2019 | Marcelo Neveleff[12] | December 20, 2019 |
| Toronto FC II | Michael Rabasca | Mutual separation | January 27, 2020 | Mike Muñoz[13] | January 27, 2020 |
| South Georgia Tormenta FC | John Miglarese | Promoted to technical director | September 16, 2020 |  Ian Cameron[14] | September 16, 2020 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 35 | 2.19 | Final,2021 U.S. Open Cup |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 29 | 1.81 | Final |
| 3 | North Texas SC[b] | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | 1.69 | |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1.63 | |
| 5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 22 | 1.47 | |
| 6 | FC Tucson | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 22 | 1.38 | |
| 7 | Forward Madison FC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 21 | 1.31 | |
| 8 | Tormenta FC | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | 1.19 | |
| 9 | New England Revolution II[b] | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | 1.13 | |
| 10 | Fort Lauderdale CF[b] | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 15 | 0.94 | |
| 11 | Orlando City B[b] | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 6 | 0.40 |
| Color Key:Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw • Cancelled | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Matches[15][16][17] | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Chattanooga Red Wolves (CHA) | TRM | TUC | NTX | GVL | TRM | NEW | FTL | NEW | RIC | OMA | GVL | MAD | NTX | ORL | MAD | RIC |
| 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | CAN[18] | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Fort Lauderdale CF (FTL) | GVL | TUC | TRM | ORL | NTX | GVL | CHA | ORL | TRM | RIC | TUC | OMA | NTX | NEW | MAD | OMA |
| 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Forward Madison FC (MAD) | NTX | GVL | RIC | TRM | OMA | ORL | NEW | GVL | TUC | CHA | TUC | OMA | FTL | CHA | NTX | NEW |
| 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) | FTL | RIC | MAD | TRM | CHA | FTL | NEW | RIC | TRM | MAD | CHA | NTX | ORL | TUC | OMA | ORL |
| 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| New England Revolution II (NEW) | OMA | ORL | NTX | RIC | GVL | CHA | MAD | CHA | TUC | OMA | ORL | RIC | FTL | NTX | TRM | MAD |
| 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | |
| North Texas SC (NTX) | MAD | OMA | CHA | NEW | FTL | OMA | ORL | TUC | TUC | GVL | FTL | CHA | RIC | NEW | MAD | TRM |
| 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Orlando City B (ORL) | TRM | NEW | FTL | TUC | MAD | TRM | NTX | OMA | FTL | NEW | GVL | RIC | CHA | TUC | RIC | GVL |
| 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | CAN[18] | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | GVL | TRM | MAD | TUC | NEW | GVL | TUC | CHA | FTL | OMA | NEW | ORL | NTX | TRM | ORL | CHA |
| 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Tormenta FC (TRM) | CHA | RIC | ORL | GVL | FTL | MAD | CHA | ORL | GVL | OMA | FTL | OMA | TUC | RIC | NEW | NTX |
| 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |
| FC Tucson (TUC) | FTL | CHA | OMA | RIC | ORL | OMA | RIC | NTX | NEW | NTX | MAD | FTL | MAD | TRM | GVL | ORL |
| 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Union Omaha (OMA) | NEW | NTX | TUC | MAD | NTX | TUC | ORL | TRM | CHA | NEW | RIC | FTL | TRM | MAD | GVL | FTL |
| 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
The game was canceled the day before because several Union Omaha players tested positive for COVID-19. Greenville was awarded the title based on points per game average (2.188 to 1.825).[4]
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
| Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Omaha | 8 | 20,000 | 2,700 | 2,400 | 2,500 |
| Greenville Triumph SC | 8 | 5,903 | 1,513 | 601 | 984 |
| North Texas SC | 8 | 7,119 or 7,082 | 1,137 | 652 or 615 | 890 or 885 |
| Richmond Kickers | 8 | 6,274 | 875 | 626 | 784 |
| Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 8 | 4,065 | 1,000 | 150 | 681 |
| Forward Madison FC | 8 | 2,521 | 540 | 409 | 504 |
| Tormenta FC | 8 | 3,200 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| FC Tucson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Revolution II | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fort Lauderdale CF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando City B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 87 | 49,082 or 49,045 | 2,700 | 150 | 1,002 or 1,001 |
|note= North Texas vs Forward madison game has two numbers USL League One says 652 while North Texas Website lists it as 615. 49 games had reported attendances.
Clean sheets[edit]
Source:[19] | Hat-tricks[edit]
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Emiliano Terzaghi (RIC)[20]Brandon Fricke (GVL)[21]Chris Brady (MAD)[22]Dallas Jaye (GVL)[23]John Harkes (GVL)[24]Emiliano Terzaghi (RIC)[25]Ethan Vanacore-Decker (OMA)[25]Dallas Jaye (GVL)[25]Josh Coan (TUC)[26]Joe Rice (NEW)[27]| First team[29] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Dallas Jaye (GVL) | Justin Che (NTX)Brandon Fricke (GVL)Tyler Polak (GVL) Damià Viader (OMA) | Evan Conway (OMA)Noah Pilato (GVL) Eduardo Sosa (FTL) | Greg Hurst (CHA)Emiliano Terzaghi (RIC)Alex Morrell (GVL) |
| Second team[29] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
 Rashid Nuhu (OMA) | Ian Fray (FTL)Ricky Ruiz (CHA)Connor Tobin (MAD)Collin Verfurth (NEW) |  Nicolas Firmino (NEW)Maciel (NEW) Marco Micaletto (TRM) |  Edison Azcona (FTL) Lachlan McLean (GVL)Ethan Vanacore-Decker (OMA) |
| Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Save of the Month | Coach of the Month | References | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Position | Player | Club | Position | Goalkeeper | Club | Coach | Club | ||
| July | Jake Keegan | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | Forward | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | John Harkes | Greenville Triumph SC | [1][2][3][4] |
| August | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | Union Omaha | Forward | Ricky Lopez-Espin | Fort Lauderdale CF | Forward | Sam Howard | Union Omaha | Darren Sawatzky | Richmond Kickers | [5][6][7][8] |
| September | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | Forward | Noah Pilato | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | Joe Rice | New England Revolution II | John Harkes | Greenville Triumph SC | [9][10][11][12] |
| October | Evan Conway | Union Omaha | Forward | Nicolas Firmino | New England Revolution II | Midfielder | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | Eric Quill | North Texas SC | [13][14][15][16] |
| Player of the Week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | Position | Ref. | |
| 1 | Alex Morrell | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | [30] | |
| 2 | Jake Keegan | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | [31] | |
| 3 | Nil Vinyals | Tormenta FC | Forward | [32] | |
| 4 | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | Union Omaha | Forward | [33] | |
| 5 |  Don Smart | Forward Madison FC | Midfielder | [34] | |
| 6 | Azaad Liadi | FC Tucson | Forward | [35] | |
| 7 | Mark Hernández | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Midfielder | [36] | |
| 8 | Alex Morrell | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | [37] | |
| 9 | Sami Guediri | Fort Lauderdale CF | Defender | [38] | |
| 10 |  Curtis Thorn | Tormenta FC | Defender | [39] | |
| 11 | Ivan Magalhães | Richmond Kickers | Defender | [40] | |
| 12 |  Ronaldo Damus | North Texas SC | Forward | [41] | |
| 13 | Nicolas Firmino | New England Revolution II | Midfielder | [42] | |
| 14 | Josh Coan | FC Tucson | Forward | [43] | |
| 15 | Alex Morrell | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | [44] | |
| Goal of the Week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | Opponent | Ref. | |
| 1 | Alex Morrell | Greenville Triumph SC | Fort Lauderdale CF | [45] | |
| 2 | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | Greenville Triumph SC | [46] | |
| 3 | Nil Vinyals | Tormenta FC | Orlando City B | [47] | |
| 4 | Ricky Lopez-Espin | Fort Lauderdale CF | Tormenta FC | [48] | |
| 5 | Ivan Magalhaes | Richmond Kickers | FC Tucson | [49] | |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo | North Texas SC | Union Omaha | [50] | |
| 7 | Devin Boyce | Union Omaha | FC Tucson | [51] | |
| 8 |  Adolfo Ovalle | Forward Madison FC | New England Revolution II | [52] | |
| 9 | Edison Azcona | Fort Lauderdale CF | Orlando City B | [53] | |
| 10 | Noah Pilato | Greenville Triumph SC | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | [54] | |
| 11 | Josh Coan | FC Tucson | Forward Madison FC | [55] | |
| 12 | JP Scearce | Union Omaha | Tormenta FC | [56] | |
| 13 | Nicolas Firmino | New England Revolution II | Fort Lauderdale CF | [57] | |
| 14 | Damian Rivera | New England Revolution II | North Texas SC | [58] | |
| 15 | Evan Conway | Union Omaha | Fort Lauderdale CF | [59] | |
| Save of the Week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | Opponent | Ref. | |
| 1 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | Fort Lauderdale CF | [60] | |
| 2 | Dylan Castanheira | Fort Lauderdale CF | FC Tucson | [61] | |
| 3 | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | Tormenta FC | [62] | |
| 4 | Dylan Castanheira | Fort Lauderdale CF | Tormenta FC | [63] | |
| 5 | Joe Rice | New England Revolution II | North Texas SC | [64] | |
| 6 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | Fort Lauderdale CF | [65] | |
| 7 | Sam Howard | Union Omaha | FC Tucson | [66] | |
| 8 | Joe Rice | New England Revolution II | Forward Madison FC | [67] | |
| 9 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward Madison FC | [68] | |
| 10 | Dylan Castanheira | Fort Lauderdale CF | Tormenta FC | [69] | |
| 11 | Rashid Nuhu | Union Omaha | Richmond Kickers | [70] | |
| 12 | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | Greenville Triumph SC | [71] | |
| 13 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | FC Tucson | [72] | |
| 14 | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | FC Tucson | [73] | |
| 15 | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | Richmond Kickers | [74] | |
| Team of the Week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
| 1 | No Award | ||||
| 2 | Rice (NEW) | Jackson (TRM)Batista (NTX)Eliverton (TUC)Polak (GVL) | Micaletto (TRM) Pineda (CHA)Boyce (OMA) | Hurst (CHA)Liadi (TUC)Keegan (GVL) | [31] |
| 3 |  Fitzgerald (RIC) |  Diaz (MAD)Mueller (TRM)Folla (CHA)Viader (OMA) | Vinyals (TRM) Mayr (TRM)Walker (GVL) | Vanacore-Decker (OMA)Conway (OMA)Hurst (CHA) | [32] |
| 4 | Jaye (GVL) | Antley (RIC) Rodas (ORL)Hauswirth (OMA) | Sosa (FTL)Terzaghi (RIC)Soto (CHA) | Tablante (ORL)Vanacore-Decker (OMA)Hurst (CHA)Redzic (NTX) | [33] |
| 5 | Jaye (GVL) | Magalhães (RIC) Trimmingham (MAD)Álvarez (NTX) | Angking (NEW)Paulo Jr. (MAD)Smart (MAD)Roberts (NTX)Terzaghi (RIC) |  Rivera (ORL)McLean (GVL) | [34] |
| 6 | Jara (TRM) | Polak (GVL)Antley (RIC)Lockaby (MAD) | Micaletto (TRM)Contreras (OMA)Sosa (FTL)Pilato (GVL) | Adams (TUC)Liadi (TUC)Lopez-Espin (FTL) | [35] |
| 7 | Rice (NEW) | Skelton (TRM)Ruiz (CHA)Viader (OMA) | Boyce (OMA)Aguilera (ORL)Kraft (RIC)Terzaghi (RIC) | Hernández (CHA)Firmino (NEW)Zacarías (CHA) | [36] |
| 8 | Nuhu (OMA) | Ruiz (CHA)Toyama (MAD)Fray (FTL) | Boyce (OMA)Kraft (RIC)Conway (OMA)Vang (MAD) | Morrell (GVL)Terzaghi (RIC)McLean (GVL) | [37] |
| 9 | Zuluaga (FTL) | Murillo (GVL)Guediri (FTL) Sousa (OMA)Ricketts (CHA) | Walker (GVL)Dieterich (CHA)Hernández (CHA) | Smith (NTX)McLean (GVL)Azcona (FTL) | [38] |
| 10 | Jara (TRM) | Thorn (TRM)Spaulding (NEW)Fricke (GVL) | Pilato (GVL)Dennis (TUC)Micaletto (TRM) Hernandez (NTX) | Elivelton (TUC)Zacarías (CHA)Firmino (NEW) | [39] |
| 11 | Knight (TUC) | Magalhães (RIC)Lee (GVL)Guediri (FTL) |  Mendonca (NEW)Kraft (RIC)Sosa (FTL)Sinclair (NEW)Terzaghi (RIC) | Keegan (GVL)Vang (MAD) | [40] |
| 12 | Avilez (NTX) | Murillo (GVL)Spaulding (NEW)Waldeck (NTX) | Morrell (GVL)Mendonca (NEW) Otieno (OMA)Maciel (NEW) | Damus (NTX)Conway (OMA)McLean (GVL) | [41] |
| 13 | Merancio (TUC) | Munjoma (NTX)Mendonca (NEW)Burgess (NTX) |  Mohamed (GVL)Terzaghi (RIC)Bolanos (RIC)Firmino (NEW) | Ramos-Godoy (TUC)McLean (GVL)Bruce (NTX) | [42] |
| 14 | Nuhu (OMA) | Skelton (TRM) Biek (TUC)Sousa (OMA) | Vinyals (TRM) Molina (OMA)Rodriguez (NTX)Dennis (TUC) | Conway (OMA)Coan (TUC)Paulo Jr. (MAD) | [43] |
| 15 | Avilez (NTX) | Toyama (MAD)Lee (GVL)Waldeck (NTX) | Boyce (OMA)Munjoma (NTX)Morrell (GVL) Mwape (RIC) | Phelps (TRM)Hurst (CHA)Conway (OMA) | [44] |
| Bold denotes Player of the Week | |||||
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