USL Sets Championship's 2023 Conference Alignment, Season Format

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

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(Louisville City FC, Credit: Connor Cunningham)

The league's 24 clubs split evenly into Eastern and Western conferences, making for a balanced schedule. LouCity will play all foes from the East twice - once at home, once away. The remaining 12 games of the season will be played against teams from the opposing conference, with six games at home and six away.

This format results in every team in the league squaring off for the first time since the USL Championship instituted a two-conference format in 2015.

"The successful expansion of inter-conference 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."

Both conference's top-eight finishers will qualify for the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs. The postseason will remain a single-elimination format and return to a fixed bracket format, culminating in the 2023 USL Championship Final on a date to be determined between Nov. 9 and Nov. 13, 2023.

The full USL Championship schedule will be released in January. Season ticket memberships are on sale by visiting LouCity.com/tickets or calling (502) LOU-CITY during regular business hours.

2023 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

2023 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

Louisville City FC celebrates after a goal (Connor Cunningham)

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