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USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment

March 2, 2021 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Austin Bold FC News Release


AUSTIN, TX - 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. Austin Bold FC will compete in the Western Conference Mountain Division with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, El Paso Locomotive FC, New Mexico United, Real Monarchs SLC, Rio Grande Valley FC, and San Antonio FC.

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.

Austin Bold FC will look to defend its 2019 Copa Tejas title after the cup's hiatus in 2020 as they take on fellow Texas clubs El Paso Locomotive FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, and San Antonio FC. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, New Mexico United, and Real Monarchs SLC completed the lone seven-team 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.

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.

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.

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