USL Memphis 901 FC

USL Championship Announces 2023 Competition Format and Conference Alignment

Published on December 20, 2022 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Memphis 901 FC News Release


Memphis, Tenn. -The USL Championship today announced its competition structure for the 2023 season with the league's 24 teams divided into two 12-club conferences.

First-year Head Coach Stephen Glass will lead his side in a 34-game regular season from March 11 to Oct. 14, playing each Eastern Conference foe twice. The remaining 12 games of the season will be played against Western Conference clubs with six games at home and six away.

"The successful expansion of interconference play during the 2022 campaign showed the appetite both our clubs and their supporters have for a full, national schedule," said USL President Jake Edwards. "We are extremely happy to expand on that success, while also keeping the home-and-home series that make the great rivalries across the league."

At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams in each conference will qualify for the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs. The single-elimination postseason with return to a fixed bracket format with the USL Championship Final on a to be determined date between Nov. 9 and No. 13.

Home openers and full schedule for the 2023 US Championship season will be announced in January 2023.

2023 USL Championship

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Birmingham Legion FC

Charleston Battery

Detroit City FC

Hartford Athletic

Indy Eleven

Loudoun United FC

Louisville City FC

Memphis 901 FC

The Miami FC

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

Tampa Bay Rowdies

FC Tulsa

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

El Paso Locomotive FC

Las Vegas Lights FC

Monterey Bay F.C.

New Mexico United

Oakland Roots SC

Orange County SC

Phoenix Rising FC

Rio Grande Valley FC

Sacramento Republic FC

San Antonio FC

San Diego Loyal SC

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