2017 United Soccer League Media Guide
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Table of Contents LEAGUE ALIGNMENT/IMPORTANT DATES ..............................................................................................4 USL EXECUTIVE BIOS & STAFF ..................................................................................................................6 Bethlehem Steel FC .....................................................................................................................................................................8 Charleston Battery ......................................................................................................................................................................10 Charlotte Independence ............................................................................................................................................................12 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC .......................................................................................................................................14 FC Cincinnati .................................................................................................................................................................................16 Harrisburg City Islanders ........................................................................................................................................................18 LA Galaxy II ..................................................................................................................................................................................20 Louisville City FC ........................................................................................................................................................................22 New York Red Bulls II ..............................................................................................................................................................24 OKC Energy FC ...........................................................................................................................................................................26 Orange County SC ......................................................................................................................................................................28 Orlando City B .............................................................................................................................................................................30 Ottawa Fury FC ...........................................................................................................................................................................32 Phoenix Rising FC ......................................................................................................................................................................34 Pittsburgh Riverhounds ...........................................................................................................................................................36 Portland Timbers 2 .....................................................................................................................................................................38 Real Monarchs SLC ....................................................................................................................................................................40 Reno 1868 FC ................................................................................................................................................................................42 Richmond Kickers .......................................................................................................................................................................44 Rio Grande Valley FC ................................................................................................................................................................46 Rochester Rhinos ........................................................................................................................................................................48 Sacramento Republic FC .........................................................................................................................................................50 Saint Louis FC ..............................................................................................................................................................................52 San Antonio FC............................................................................................................................................................................54 Seattle Sounders FC 2...............................................................................................................................................................56 Swope Park Rangers .................................................................................................................................................................58 Tampa Bay Rowdies ..................................................................................................................................................................60 Toronto FC II .................................................................................................................................................................................62 Tulsa Roughnecks FC ...............................................................................................................................................................64 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 ....................................................................................................................................................66 MLS & FEDERATION DIRECTORIES ............................................................................................................68 ABOUT THE U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION ....................................................................................................69 2016 USL SEASON IN REVIEW....................................................................................................................70 2015 USL SEASON IN REVIEW ....................................................................................................................72 2014 USL SEASON IN REVIEW ....................................................................................................................74 2013 USL SEASON IN REVIEW ....................................................................................................................75 2012 USL SEASON IN REVIEW....................................................................................................................76 2011 USL SEASON IN REVIEW ....................................................................................................................77 2016 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP REVIEW ...........................................................................................79 RULES & REGULATIONS ...............................................................................................................................80 Acknowledgements Special Thanks: U.S. Soccer Federation, Major League Soccer, Canadian Soccer Association © 2017 United Soccer Leagues, LLC, All rights reserved. * ALL SCHEDULES ET & SUBJECT TO CHANGE www.USLSOCCER.com ©2017 UNITED SOCCER LEAGUES, LLC, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2017 USL MEDIA GUIDE 3 LEAGUE ALIGNMENT/IMPORTANT DATES The USL is the world’s largest Division II professional soccer league, with 30 markets in 20 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces for the 2017 Teams/Schedule Stadium Experience season. In total, the USL reaches a population of 75 million people, fueling the growth of professional soccer across North America. A growing The USL’s 2017 regular-season schedule features a 480-game In 2016, more than $100 million were invested league-wide league, the USL has more than doubled in size since 2014, with Ottawa Fury FC, Reno 1868 FC and the Tampa Bay Rowdies to debut in 2017. slate kicking off on March 25, with 13 matches set for the into stadium infrastructure to create venues that deliver an Nashville SC is the first club set to join the league for 2018. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., the USL provides unparalleled club support with a opening weekend. The biggest regular season in the USL’s unforgettable fan and competitor experience. The USL implemented growing team of more than 50 professionals across 17 departments, ranging from operations to marketing, communications and sponsorship. history will last 30 weeks. The USL’s 30 teams are divided an initiative to have all USL clubs as owners or primary tenants into two conferences – Eastern and Western – with each team of soccer-specific stadiums by 2020. The league also formed a For the full 2017 USL schedule, visit www.uslsoccer.com. playing 32 regular-season games. Teams will play two games partnership with HOK to lead the stadium development, design and (one home, one away) against each conference rival, and the standards initiatives. The 2017 season will feature the anticipated remaining four matches will be played against regional foes. debut of H-E-B Park, the nearly 10,000-capacity venue designed Teams will not face each other more than three times during by HOK in Edinburg, Texas, and home to Rio Grande Valley FC. the regular season. Orlando City B also will be playing in a new state-of-the-art facility,