The 2019 USL League Two season is the 25th season of what was formerly the Premier Development League, and the first under the new brand. The regular season started on May 3 and ended on July 14. The

Flint City Bucks Flint City Bucks is an American soccer team based in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club was founded in 1995 as the Mid-Michigan Bucks, pla ...

won the final championship, having defeated

Reading United AC Reading United AC is an American soccer team based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club plays its home games at Don Thomas Stadium on the campus ...

1–0 in extra time.

Changes from 2018

New teams

A total of 12 new member clubs join League Two for the 2019 season.

Moves

*Michigan Bucks became

after moving from Pontiac MI, to Flint MI.

Name changes

*North County United renamed Treasure Coast Tritons *West Virginia Chaos renamed West Virginia Alliance FC *Carolina Dynamo renamed North Carolina Fusion U-23

On hiatus

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* Birmingham Hammers (disbanded to make way for

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) *

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* FC Tucson (moved to

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) *

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* Lansing United (disbanded to make way for Lansing Ignite FC in

) * Memphis City FC (disbanded to make way for

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) *

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* Next Academy Palm Beach * OKC Energy U23 *

South Georgia Tormenta FC South Georgia Tormenta FC is an American soccer organization based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2015, the club fields a professional team in USL League One, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, as well as a pre-prof ...

(moved to

, replaced by

Tormenta FC 2 South Georgia Tormenta FC 2, officially known as Tormenta FC 2, is an American soccer team based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2019, the club fields a pre-professional team in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American So ...

) * SIMA Aguilas

Standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Mid Atlantic Division

South Atlantic Division

Southern Conference

Deep South Division

Southeast Division

Mid South Division

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Mountain Division

Southwest Division

Playoffs

Bold = winner

Conference Championships

The League Two Conference Championships will be held over the weekend of July 19–21. Matches will be played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host

FC Golden State Force FC Golden State Force is an American soccer team based in Whittier, California, United States that currently plays in USL League Two. The club currently plays at Rio Hondo College Rio Hondo College is a public community college in Whittie ...

);

Reading, PA Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadel ...

(Eastern Conference, host

);

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(Central Conference, host

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); and

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(Southern Conference, host

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). The four conference champions will advance to the League Two semifinals.

Awards

* Most Valuable Player:

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( OCN) * Golden Boot:

( OCN) & Kyle Edwards ( BVC) * Golden Glove: Blake Mullen ( WMA) * Young (U20) Player of the Year: Kyle Ferguson ( SCU) * Coach of the Year: Alan McCann (

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) * Goalkeeper of the Year: Robert Edwards ( SCU) * Defender of the Year: Lamine Conte (

)

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

( OCN) *, Thibaut Jacquel ( LBR), Donnett Sackie ( VBU)
M: Jack Beer (

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) *, Manuel Ferriol (

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), Taylor Gray ( TRI), Felipe Hideki (

) *
D: Gideon Betz ( LBR), Lamine Conte (

) *, Friedrich Peter ( VBU)
G: Blake Mullen ( WMA)

Central Conference

F: Yuri Farkas ( FCB), Sullivan Oliveira Silva ( TBC), Gerit Wintermeyer (

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) *
M: Giuseppe Barone ( FCB),

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( DAY), Jorge Guinovart ( CIN), Nicolás Perea ( DMM)
D: Reece Hands ( CIN), Leon Jones (

), James Thomas ( DMM) *
G: Jordan Bell ( DMM)

Southern Conference

F: J.J. Donnelly (

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), Leonardo Paiva ( VIL) *, Jonathan Ricketts ( DRW)
M:

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(

) *, Luca Mayr (

) *,

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(

), Harrison Roberts ( SCU)
D: Artur De Luca ( PCM), Shalom Dutey ( CHE), Kyle Ferguson ( SCU) *
G: Robert Edwards ( SCU) *

Western Conference

F: Manuel Medina (

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), Enoch Mushagalusa ( CPS), Daniel Trejo ( GSF)
M:

Nabilai Kibunguchy Nabilai Absolom Kibunguchy (born January 5, 1998) is a professional footballer who currently plays for MLS Next Pro side Orlando City B. Born in the United States, he plays for the Kenya national team. Career Youth Kibunguchy was part of the Sa ...

( SFG), Julio Rubio (

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), Shun Takano (

VIC Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...

), Shizu Yohena ( SDZ)
D: Ray Estrada (

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( TSS), Edward Venta-Yepes ( CPS)
G: Albert Escuin ( LAN) ''* denotes All-League player''

References

{{2019 in American soccer USL League Two seasons 2019 in American soccer leagues