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Through 2023 Season
*Expansion Teams
On Hiatus
Team Records  League Champions
POS
 TEAM
 W
 D
 L
 GP
1
 Charleston Battery 384
 161
 286
 831
2
 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
 259
 148
 227
 634
3
 Louisville City FC 237
 103
 96
 436
4
 Orange County SC 155
 83
 138
 376
5
 Phoenix Rising FC 144
 60
 98
 302
6
 Sacramento Republic FC 139
 78
 85
 302
7
 Tampa Bay Rowdies 120
 58
 68
 246
8
 San Antonio FC 115
 68
 63
 246
9
 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 106
 58
 110
 274
10
 FC Tulsa 83
 63
 127
 273
11
 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 81
 70
 93
 244
12
 Miami FC
 81
 58
 77
 216
13
 Oklahoma City Energy
 76
 71
 87
 234
14
 Indy Eleven 73
 41
 70
 184
15
 Birmingham Legion FC 68
 28
 54
 150
16
 El Paso Locomotive FC 66
 41
 43
 150
17
 Memphis 901 FC 62
 34
 53
 149
18
 New Mexico United 57
 45
 47
 149
19
 Monterey Bay FC 48
 33
 55
 136
20
 Hartford Athletic 45
 24
 81
 150
21
 Las Vegas Lights FC
 42
 42
 100
 184
22
 Oakland Roots SC 33
 30
 37
 100
23
 Loudoun United FC 31
 20
 96
 147
24
 Detroit City FC
 25
 20
 23
 68
25
 Rhode Island FC*
 0
 0
 0
 0
26
 Buffalo*
 0
 0
 0
 0
27
 Des Moines*
 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)
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