The 2021 USL League Two season is the 27th season of the

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, the top pre-professional

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league in the United States, since its establishment in 1995. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the

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. The regular season started on May 5 and concluded on July 18. 75 teams participated in this season. The Southwest Division teams elected not to play due to

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concerns.

Team changes

New teams

* FC Málaga City (LaGrangeville, NY) *

FC Motown FC Motown is an American soccer club based in Morristown, New Jersey. Founded in 2012, the team currently fields teams in both the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and USL League Two. In 2020, the team formed a U23 side that competes in t ...

(Morristown, NJ) * FC Wichita * Fort Wayne FC * Kalamazoo FC * Kings Hammer FC (Covington, KY) * Little Rock Rangers * Morris Elite SC (Madison, NJ) *

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(Metuchen, NJ) * PDX FC (Portland, OR) * Real Central New Jersey (Mercer County, NJ) *

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(Oakland, CA) * Round Rock SC (Round Rock. TX) * St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC (Fenton, MO) *

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* Toledo Villa FC

Departing teams

Cincinnati Dutch Lions The Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC is an American amateur soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and playing home games in the suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky. Founded in 2013, the team played in USL League Two. The club went into hiatus durin ...

* Daytona Rush SC *

GPS Portland Phoenix GPS Portland Phoenix was an American soccer team based in Portland, Maine. Founded in 2009, the team played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. It has not played ...

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* New Mexico United U23 * Sarasota Metropolis FC * Sound FC *

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Name changes

*Evergreen FC to Northern Virginia FC *TFA Willamette to OVF Alliance *Treasure Coast Tritons to FC Florida U23 *West Virginia Alliance FC to West Virginia United

Teams

Note: Teams ~~lined out~~ are on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Mid Atlantic Division

Metropolitan Division

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Mid South Division

Southern Conference

South Atlantic Division

Deep South Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Mountain Division

Northwest Division

Tie breakers

*1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games. *2) Points Per Game = Total points won / Total games played *3) Total wins in League games. *4) Goal difference in League games. If number of games is unequal, the Game Average will be used. *5) Goals scored in League games. *6) Total points within smallest group. If number of games is unequal, then point percentage will be used. *7) Ranking based on points earned against top four group finishers. This tiebreaker will not be used if four (4) or fewer teams comprise the group. If number of games is unequal, then point percentage applies. *8) Point percentage outside / smallest division or conference in League games. *9) Total points in all regular season and Open Cup qualifying games combined. If number of games is unequal, then point percentage applies. *10) FIFA Fair Play – Team with fewest disciplinary points in League games. (If number of games is unequal, points will be divided by games played to arrive at a common basis for comparison). *11) Lottery conducted by USL League Two.

Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Playoffs

Eastern Conference Championship

Southern Conference Championship

Central Conference Championship

Western Conference Championship

USL League Two Championship

Semifinals

USL League Two Championship

Championship MVP: Manel Busquets (

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)

Awards

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

F: Tyler Bagley (

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) *,

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( OCN), Amara Sesay (

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)
M: Zemedkun Rodriguez ( CSR), Conor Bradley ( WCU), Okan Golge ( NJC), Ryan Becher (

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)
D: Maurice Williams ( NYR), Shane Bradley ( WCU), Luca Mellor ( WCU) *
G: Jan Hoffelner ( NJC)

Central Conference

F: Cyrus Harmon ( KAL) *, Jalen James ( MBR), Pol Monells (

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)
M: Manel Busquets (

), Daniel Barlow (

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), Daire O’Riordan ( KAL) *, Harvey Slade ( FCB)
D: Jordan Skelton (

) *, George Proctor ( FCB), Paul Efang ( KAL)
G: Alejandro Chavarria ( MBR)

Southern Conference

F: Alexis Ledoux ( SGT), Charles Touche (

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), Nicolas Molina ( WVU) *
M: Arnaud Baron ( SCU) *, Joao Gomiero ( NCF) *, Gabriel Cabral ( SGT) *, Daniel Oliveira ( VIL)
D: Alex Henderson ( SCU), Toby Sims ( SCU) *, Cristobal Molina ( NCF)
G: Drew Romig ( SGT) *

Western Conference

F: Ivan Mykhailenko ( POR), Jose Carlos González (

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), Evan Hoover ( OVF)
M: David Brog ( POR), Jose Sosa ( POR), Wesley Frankel ( OVF), Henry Cromack (

)
D: Esai Easley ( POR), Emory Rapaport ( POR), Carter Payne ( PDX)
G: Albert Escuin (

) ''* denotes All-League player''

References

External links

USL League Two website
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