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Miami FC to Compete in Atlantic Division Ahead of 2021 USL Championship Season

March 3, 2021 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Miami FC News Release


TAMPA, Fla. - The USL Championship today announced its league alignment for the 2021 regular season. The Miami FC will enter the 2021 season in the Atlantic Division, alongside defending Eastern Conference Title-holder Tampa Bay Rowdies. Alongside Miami's in-state rival will be the Charleston Battery, Charlotte Independence, Hartford Athletic, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Loudoun United FC and the New York Red Bulls II.

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.

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 to 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.

Six-time Eastern Conference Finalist Louisville City FC leads the Central Division, where it is joined by local rival Indy Eleven and the trio of Atlanta United 2, Birmingham Legion FC, and Memphis 901 FC. Oklahoma rivals FC Tulsa and OKC Energy FC also join the Central Division, which is completed by Sporting Kansas City 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.

2021 USL Championship Conference Alignment

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Charleston Battery

Charlotte Independence

Hartford Athletic

Miami FC

New York Red Bulls II

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

Tampa Bay Rowdies

Central Division

Atlanta United 2

Birmingham Legion FC

FC Tulsa

Indy Eleven

Louisville City FC

Memphis 901 FC

OKC Energy

Sporting Kansas City II

Western Conference

Mountain Division

Austin Bold FC

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

El Paso Locomotive FC

New Mexico United

Real Monarchs SLC

Rio Grande Valley FC

San Antonio FC

Pacific Division

LA Galaxy II

Las Vegas Lights

Oakland Roots SC

Orange County SC

Phoenix Rising FC

Sacramento Republic FC

San Diego Loyal SC

Tacoma Defiance

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.

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