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Memphis 901 FC to Play in the Eastern Conference Central Division

March 2, 2021 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Memphis 901 FC News Release


TAMPA, Fla. - The USL Championship today announced its league alignment for the 2021 regular season. The league will feature 31 teams across four divisions and two conferences in the upcoming season, with the clubs set to embark on a 32-game regular-season schedule that will be conducted over 27 weeks. Memphis 901 FC will compete in the eight-team Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

As previously announced, the Championship's regular season will begin on or about May 1st, while employing a flexible start date that allows clubs to begin play anywhere between April 24th and May 15th.

The four divisions are aligned across the country producing the Atlantic, Central, Mountain and Pacific Divisions. The Atlantic and Central Division will make up the Eastern Conference, while the Mountain and Pacific Divisions will make up the Western Conference.

Memphis 901 FC will be joined in the Central Division by six-time Eastern Conference Finalist Louisville City FC as well as regional foes Indy Eleven, Atlanta United 2, and Birmingham Legion FC. FC Tulsa, OKC Energy FC and Sporting Kansas City II complete the division.

The defending Eastern Conference Title-holder Tampa Bay Rowdies will enter the new season in the Atlantic Division, where they are joined by in-state rival Miami FC, 2020 Championship Playoffs clubs the Charleston Battery, Charlotte Independence, Hartford Athletic and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, and Loudoun United FC and the New York Red Bulls II.

Back-to-back Western Conference Finalist El Paso Locomotive FC leads the quartet of Texas clubs in the Mountain Division, with Austin Bold FC, Rio Grande Valley FC and San Antonio FC set to compete for the Copa Tejas throughout the campaign. The lone seven-team division is completed by Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, New Mexico United and Real Monarchs SLC.

Defending Western Conference Title-holder Phoenix Rising FC enters the campaign as part of the Pacific Division, where it will square off with the Championship's five California-based clubs - the LA Galaxy II, newcomer Oakland Roots SC, Orange County SC, Sacramento Republic FC and San Diego Loyal SC. Las Vegas Lights FC and Tacoma Defiance complete the Pacific Division lineup.

During the regular season, each team will play its division opponents four times - twice home, twice away. In the Atlantic, Central and Pacific Divisions, the four remaining games will be played against regional or cross-conference opponents. In the Mountain Division, the remaining eight games will be played against regional or cross-conference opponents.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for competition-related announcements on home openers for the 2021 USL Championship season, the 2021 ESPN national broadcast schedule, and the full 2021 regular season schedule.

2021 USL Championship Conference Alignment

Eastern Conference Western Conference

Atlantic Division Mountain Division

Charleston Battery Austin Bold FC

Charlotte Independence Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Hartford Athletic El Paso Locomotive FC

Loudoun United FC New Mexico United

Miami FC Real Monarchs SLC

New York Red Bulls II Rio Grande Valley FC

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC San Antonio FC

Tampa Bay Rowdies

Central Division Pacific Division

Atlanta United 2 LA Galaxy II

Birmingham Legion FC Las Vegas Lights FC

FC Tulsa Oakland Roots SC

Indy Eleven Orange County SC

Louisville City FC Phoenix Rising FC

Memphis 901 FC Sacramento Republic FC

OKC Energy FC San Diego Loyal SC

Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance

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