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Through 2024 Regular Season
*2025 Expansion Team
**2026 Expansion Team
***Future Expansion Team
On Hiatus
Team Records  League Champions
POS
 TEAM
 W
 D
 L
 GP
1
 Charleston Battery 402
 171
 292
 865
2
 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
 271
 160
 237
 668
3
 Louisville City FC 261
 107
 102
 470
4
 Orange County SC 168
 90
 152
 410
5
 Phoenix Rising FC 155
 69
 112
 336
6
 Sacramento Republic FC 152
 88
 96
 336
7
 Tampa Bay Rowdies 134
 66
 80
 280
8
 San Antonio FC 125
 77
 78
 280
9
 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 121
 65
 122
 308
10
 North Carolina FC 94
 61
 79
 234
11
 FC Tulsa 92
 74
 141
 307
12
 Indy Eleven 87
 50
 81
 218
13
 Miami FC
 84
 60
 106
 250
14
 Birmingham Legion FC 81
 34
 69
 184
15
 Oklahoma City Energy
 76
 71
 87
 234
16
 Memphis 901 FC 76
 43
 64
 183
17
 New Mexico United 75
 50
 58
 183
18
 El Paso Locomotive FC 74
 49
 61
 184
19
 Hartford Athletic 57
 32
 95
 184
20
 Monterey Bay FC 56
 43
 71
 170
21
 Las Vegas Lights FC
 55
 53
 110
 218
22
 Oakland Roots SC 46
 35
 53
 134
23
 Loudoun United FC 42
 29
 110
 181
24
 Detroit City FC
 40
 31
 31
 102
25
 Rhode Island FC
 12
 15
 7
 34
26
 Lexington SC*
 0
 0
 0
 0
27
 Brooklyn FC*
 0
 0
 0
 0
28
 Buffalo**
 0
 0
 0
 0
29
 Sporting Club Jacksonville**
 0
 0
 0
 0
30
 Milwaukee**
 0
 0
 0
 0
31
 Ozark United FC**
 0
 0
 0
 0
32
 Des Moines*** 0
 0
 0
 0
33
 New Orleans***
 0
 0
 0
 0
34
 Palm Beach***
 0
 0
 0
 0

League Champions   Team Records
USL First And USL Second Divisions Merged After 2010 Season
USL CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONS
YEAR
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
2019
 Real Monarchs SLC
 Louisville City FC
 3-1
2020
 NONE
 NONE
 --
2021
 Orange County SC
 Tampa Bay Rowdies
 3-1
2022
 San Antonio FC
 Louisville City FC
 3-1
2023
 Phoenix Rising FC
 Charleston Battery
 1-1 (3-2PK)
2024


USL CHAMPIONS
YEAR
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
2011
 Orlando City
 Harrisburg City Islanders
 2-2 (3-2PK)
2012
 Charleston Battery
 Wilmington Hammerheads
 1-0
2013
 Orlando City
 Charlotte Eagles
 7-4
2014
 Sacramento Republic
 Harrisburg City Islanders
 2-0
2015
 Rochester Rhinos
 Los Angeles Galaxy II
 2-1 aet
2016
 New York Red Bulls II
 Swope Park Rangers
 5-1
2017
 Louisville City FC
 Swope Park Rangers
 1-0
2018
 Louisville City FC
 Phoenix Rising
 1-0

FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONS
YEAR
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
2005
 Seattle Sounders
 Richmond Kickers
 1-1 (4-3PK)
2006
 Vancouver Whitecaps
 Rochester Raging Rhinos
 3-0
2007
 Seattle Sounders
 Atlanta Silverbacks
 4-0
2008
 Vancouver Whitecaps
 Puerto Rico Islanders
 2-1
YEAR
 WINNER
 LOSER
 1ST LEG
 2ND LEG
 AGGREGATE
2009
 Montreal Impact
 Vancouver Whitecaps
 3-1
 3-2
 6-3
2010
 Puerto Rico Islanders
 Carolina RailHawks
 2-0
 1-1
 3-1
SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS
YEAR
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
2005
 Charlotte Eagles
 Western Massachusetts Pioneers
 2-2 (5-4PK)
2006
 Richmond Kickers
 Charlotte Eagles
 2-1
2007
 Harrisburg City Islanders
 Richmond Kickers
 1-1 (8-7PK)
2008
 Cleveland City Stars
 Charlotte Eagles
 2-1
2009
 Richmond Kickers
 Charlotte Eagles
 3-1
2010
 Charleston Battery
 Richmond Kickers
 2-1
A-LEAGUE YEARS
YEAR
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
1985 WSA
 San Jose Earthquakes
--
Best Record
1986 WSA
 Hollywood Kickers
--
Best Record
1987 WSA
 San Diego Nomads San Jose Earthquakes
3-1
1988 WSA
 Seattle Storm San Jose Earthquakes
5-0
1988 ASL III
 Washington Diplomats Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
4-3, 3-2
1989
 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers San Diego Nomads
3-1
1990 APSL
 Maryland Bays San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
2-1(PK)
1991 APSL
 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks Albany Capitals
1-3,2-0,1-0(PK)
1992 APSL
 Colorado Foxes Tampa Bay Rowdies
1-0
1993 APSL
 Colorado Foxes Los Angeles Salsa
3-1(OT)
1994 APSL
 Montreal Impact Colorado Foxes
1-0
1995 APSL
 Seattle Sounders Atlanta Ruckus
1-2(SO),3-0,2-1(SO)
1996 APSL
 Seattle Sounders Rochester Raging Rhinos
2-0
1996 Select
 California Jaguars Richmond Kickers
2-1(SO)
1997
 Milwaukee Rampage Carolina Dynamo
2-1(SO)
1998
 Rochester Raging Rhinos Minnesota Thunder
3-1
1999
 Minnesota Thunder Rochester Raging Rhinos
2-1
2000
 Rochester Raging Rhinos Minnesota Thunder
3-1
2001
 Rochester Raging Rhinos Hershey Wildcats
2-0
2002
 Milwaukee Rampage
 Richmond Kickers
 2-1(OT)
2003
 Charleston Battery
 Minnesota Thunder
 3-0
2004
 Montreal Impact
 Seattle Sounders
 2-0