The 2020 USL League Two season was to have been the 26th season of the
USL League Two
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...
, the top pre-professional
soccer
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league in the United States, since its establishment in 1995.
Flint City Bucks were the defending champions after defeating
Reading United in the National Championship the previous season.
The regular season was scheduled to start on May 3 and conclude on July 17. There would have been a record of 81 teams participating in this season across 12 divisions, with the addition of the Metropolitan division.
On April 30, 2020 the season was canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
Team changes
New teams
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AFC Ann Arbor
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Asheville City
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Bascome Bermuda
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Colorado Rush SC
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East Atlanta FC
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Grand Rapids FC
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Louisville City FC U23
Louisville City Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The team plays in the USL Championship, which is currently the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The club was founded in 2014 after O ...
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New Mexico United U23
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Oakland County
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Peoria City
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Philadelphia Lone Star
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South Bend Lions
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Southern Soccer Academy
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Tampa Bay Rowdies U-23
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TFA Willamette
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West Chester United
Departing teams
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Albuquerque Sol FC
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Fresno U-23
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Lakeland Tropics
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Orange County U-23
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San Diego Zest
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Victoria Highlanders
Victoria Highlanders FC is a Canadian association football, soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The club was founded in 2008.
The team had played in the American USL League Two from 2009 to 2019 (except 2015) and in League ...
Name changes
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Teams
Notes:
*On April 10, 2020, Three Heartland Teams withdrawn for 2020 season due to COVID-19 Pandemic and will return for 2021.
*On April 17, 2020, FC Bascome Bermuda takes a hiatus for 2020 season due to COVID-19 Pandemic and will return for 2021.
*On April 22, 2020, the Metropolitan Division withdrawn for 2020 season due to COVID-19 Pandemic and will return for 2021.
References
External links
USL League Two website
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2020
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2020 in American soccer leagues
2020 in Canadian soccer
Association football events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic