USL FC Tulsa

2016 USL Conference Alignments Set

Published on January 20, 2016 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
FC Tulsa News Release


TAMPA, Fla. - The United Soccer League today announced the alignment, regular season and playoff format for the 2016 USL Season, with 29 teams set to compete in the league's sixth season in pursuit of the USL Cup.

Six new teams will join the USL in 2016, as Bethlehem Steel FC, FC Cincinnati, Orlando City B, Rio Grande Valley FC, the Swope Park Rangers and San Antonio are all set to compete in the new season.

The USL will continue in a two-conference format, with 14 teams making up the Eastern Conference and 15 teams making up the Western Conference. The 30-game regular season will be conducted over 27 weeks, which will kick off on March 25 and conclude on September 25.

The new alignment affects the Roughnecks. Saint Louis FC has moved from the Eastern Conference into the Western Conference with Tulsa. In addition, new sides San Antonio and Swope, the USL team for Sporting KC, have also been placed in the Western Conference with the Roughnecks.

The complete alignment for the two conferences is below:

Eastern Conference Western Conference

Bethlehem Steel FC Arizona United SC

Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Charlotte Independence LA Galaxy II

FC Cincinnati OKC Energy FC

Harrisburg City Islanders Orange County Blues FC

Louisville City FC Portland Timbers 2

FC Montreal Real Monarchs SLC

New York Red Bulls II Rio Grande Valley FC

Orlando City B Sacramento Republic FC

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Saint Louis FC

Richmond Kickers San Antonio

Rochester Rhinos Seattle Sounders FC 2

Toronto FC II Swope Park Rangers

Wilmington Hammerheads FC Tulsa Roughnecks FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

The team with the best record across both conferences will earn the 2016 USL Regular Season Title. The top eight teams in each conference will then advance to the 2016 USL Playoffs, which will see a single-elimination bracket crown two conference champions. The two conference champions will advance to the 2016 USL Championship.

Season tickets for the Roughnecks 2016 campaign are currently on sale at the ONEOK Field Ticket Office, at TulsaRoughnecksFC.com and by calling (918)744-5901.

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