The 2023 USL Championship season was the 13th season of the
USL Championship
The USL Championship (USLC) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the second tier of the United States soccer league system#Men's leagues, United States league system. It is organized by the United Soccer League (USL) a ...
and the seventh season under Division II sanctioning. The 2023 season had 24 teams participating in two conferences during the regular season.
San Antonio FC
San Antonio FC is a professional soccer club based in San Antonio, Texas. It competes in the USL Championship, the second-highest level of the United States soccer league system, as a member of the Western Conference.
History
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were the defending champions.
Teams
Changes from 2022
Joined
MLS Next Pro
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Atlanta United 2
Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in MLS Next Pro, the official reserve league of MLS. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional seaso ...
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LA Galaxy II
Ventura County FC is an American professional soccer team based in the Greater Los Angeles area town of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County, California, United States that plays in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league sy ...
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New York Red Bulls II
New York Red Bulls II is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Montclair, New Jersey. They are the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls and play in MLS Next Pro, the third tier in the American soccer pyramid.
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Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsorships
Managerial changes
Regular season
Format
The teams will play a balanced 34-game schedule. Each team will play their conference opponents twice, and play one game each with the teams in the opposite conference. The top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Results table
Playoffs
Bracket
Schedule
Conference Quarterfinals
Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
USL Championship Final
Championship Game MVP: Rocco Ríos Novo ( PHX)
Regular season statistical leaders
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
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(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Top assists
Clean sheets
League awards
Individual awards
All-league teams
Monthly awards
Weekly awards
Attendances
Sacramento Republic drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023 edition of the USL Championship.
Average home attendances totals
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance with total Attendance.
References
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2023 in American soccer leagues