Season | 2023 |
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Dates | March 17 – October 14 (regular season) October 20 – November 5 (playoffs) |
Champions | North Carolina FC |
Players' Shield | Union Omaha |
Matches played | 192 |
Goals scored | 572 (2.98 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Trevor Amann (23) (league record) |
Highest scoring | 9 goals: RIC 4–5 CV (October 14) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches OMA |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches OMA |
Longest winless run | 16 matches RIC |
Longest losing run | 5 matches CV |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of October 14, 2023. |
The 2023 USL League One season was the fifth season of USL League One.
Twelve teams participated in the 2023 season. Each team played ten teams three times and the one remaining team twice for a total of 32 games. Top six teams qualified for the playoffs.[1] Lexington SC entered as an expansion team and One Knoxville SC joined from USL League Two.[2][3][4] FC Tucson left to rejoin USL League Two.[5]
Tormenta FC are the defending champions, having defeated Chattanooga Red Wolves in the 2022 final.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Jimmy Obleda | Sacked | November 8, 2022 | Jeff Korytoski | December 14, 2022[6] |
Union Omaha | Jay Mims | Resigned | December 16, 2022[7] | Dominic Casciato | January 17, 2023[8] |
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Jeff Korytoski | Sacked | June 20, 2023 | Jimmy Weekley (interim) | June 20, 2023[9] |
Central Valley Fuego FC | Martin Vasquez | Sacked | July 3, 2023 | Adam Smith (interim) | July 3, 2023[10] |
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Jimmy Weekley (interim) | Medical leave | August 4, 2023 | Scott Mackenzie (interim) | August 4, 2023[11] |
Central Valley Fuego FC | Adam Smith (interim) | Moved to front office | August 30, 2023 | Edison Gonzalez (interim) | August 30, 2023[12] |
Lexington SC | Sam Stockley | Moved to front office | September 17, 2023 | Nacho Novo (interim) | September 17, 2023[13] |
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Scott Mackenzie (interim) | End of interim period | October 5, 2023 | Scott Mackenzie | October 5, 2023[14] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Union Omaha (S) | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 65 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
2 | North Carolina FC (C) | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 63 | |
3 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 62 | Qualification for the play-offs |
4 | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 49 | |
5 | Greenville Triumph SC | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 48 | |
6 | Forward Madison FC | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 43 | |
7 | Tormenta FC | 32 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 42 | |
8 | One Knoxville SC | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 38 | |
9 | Lexington SC | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 32 | |
10 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 32 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 31 | |
11 | Richmond Kickers | 32 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 29 | |
12 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 32 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 23 |
Color key: Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Matches[15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
CV Fuego FC (CV) |
CHA | OMA | KNX | GVL | CLT | KNX | NCA | TRM | NCO | MAD | RIC | GVL | NCO | OMA | MAD | LEX | CLT | KNX | CHA | TRM | LEX | CLT | MAD | RIC | NCA | LEX | NCO | NCA | OMA | CHA | GVL | RIC |
1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–4 | |
Charlotte Independence (CLT) |
RIC | TRM | RIC | NCA | OMA | CV | MAD | GVL | LEX | NCA | CHA | OMA | KNX | CHA | NCA | NCO | LEX | RIC | GVL | CV | NCO | GVL | TRM | CV | KNX | NCO | CHA | LEX | MAD | KNX | OMA | TRM |
0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
Chattanooga Red Wolves (CHA) |
NCO | CV | KNX | NCA | LEX | TRM | KNX | OMA | CLT | RIC | MAD | LEX | GVL | CLT | RIC | NCO | TRM | KNX | NCA | CV | MAD | RIC | OMA | GVL | TRM | MAD | CLT | OMA | LEX | CV | GVL | NCO |
0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
Forward Madison FC (MAD) |
OMA | LEX | GVL | CLT | KNX | NCA | NCO | OMA | CV | CHA | NCA | RIC | LEX | TRM | GVL | CV | NCA | TRM | GVL | RIC | CHA | KNX | TRM | CV | CHA | KNX | RIC | NCO | CLT | LEX | NCO | OMA |
1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) |
RIC | TRM | MAD | CV | LEX | NCA | CLT | RIC | KNX | OMA | TRM | OMA | CV | CHA | MAD | KNX | CLT | TRM | MAD | CLT | NCA | NCO | CHA | OMA | LEX | NCA | KNX | RIC | NCO | CV | CHA | LEX |
0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
One Knoxville SC (KNX) |
LEX | CHA | CV | TRM | CV | MAD | NCO | CHA | GVL | LEX | NCA | NCO | CLT | OMA | RIC | NCA | NCO | GVL | OMA | CHA | CV | OMA | MAD | LEX | CLT | TRM | MAD | GVL | TRM | CLT | RIC | NCA |
2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
Lexington SC (LEX) |
KNX | NCA | MAD | TRM | GVL | CHA | CLT | RIC | KNX | NCO | TRM | CHA | NCA | MAD | TRM | CLT | CV | OMA | RIC | OMA | NCO | CV | KNX | RIC | GVL | NCO | CV | CLT | CHA | MAD | NCA | GVL |
1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
North Carolina FC (NCA) |
TRM | LEX | CLT | OMA | CHA | GVL | CV | MAD | RIC | CLT | KNX | MAD | LEX | CLT | KNX | MAD | NCO | CHA | TRM | RIC | GVL | RIC | NCO | CV | OMA | GVL | TRM | CV | NCO | OMA | LEX | KNX |
0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
NoCo Hailstorm FC (NCO) |
CHA | TRM | RIC | OMA | KNX | MAD | CV | LEX | RIC | KNX | CV | CLT | CHA | KNX | OMA | RIC | NCA | CLT | LEX | OMA | GVL | TRM | NCA | CLT | LEX | TRM | CV | MAD | NCA | GVL | MAD | CHA |
0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
Richmond Kickers (RIC) |
CLT | GVL | CLT | NCO | TRM | OMA | GVL | NCA | LEX | TRM | CHA | NCO | CV | MAD | KNX | CHA | OMA | CLT | NCO | LEX | MAD | NCA | CHA | NCA | LEX | CV | OMA | MAD | GVL | TRM | KNX | CV |
0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–5 | |
Tormenta FC (TRM) |
NCA | CLT | NCO | GVL | LEX | KNX | RIC | CHA | CV | RIC | GVL | LEX | OMA | MAD | LEX | CHA | GVL | MAD | OMA | NCA | CV | CLT | MAD | NCO | CHA | KNX | NCO | NCA | KNX | RIC | OMA | CLT |
1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | |
Union Omaha (OMA) |
MAD | CV | NCA | CLT | NCO | RIC | CHA | GVL | MAD | CLT | GVL | KNX | TRM | CV | RIC | NCO | KNX | LEX | TRM | LEX | KNX | NCO | CHA | GVL | NCA | RIC | CHA | CV | NCA | CLT | TRM | MAD |
1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
The 2023 USL League One Playoffs (branded as the 2023 USL League One Playoffs presented by Hisense USA for sponsorship reasons) will be the post-season championship of the USL League One season.[16]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Union Omaha | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
4 | Charlotte Independence | 3 | 4 | Charlotte Independence (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
5 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2 | 4 | Charlotte Independence | 1 (4) | |||||||||
2 | North Carolina FC (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 4 | 3 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Forward Madison FC | 1 |
October 20, 2023 | Charlotte Independence | 3–2 | Greenville Triumph SC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 961 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
October 21, 2023 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 4–1 | Forward Madison FC | Windsor, Colorado |
7:00 PM MDT | Report | Stadium: TicketSmarter Stadium Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
October 28, 2023 | Union Omaha | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Charlotte Independence | Papillion, Nebraska |
4:30 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,217 Referee: Eric Tattersall | ||
Penalties | ||||
October 28, 2023 | North Carolina FC | 3–1 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,345 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
November 5, 2023 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Charlotte Independence | Cary, North Carolina |
5:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk | ||
Penalties | ||||
Championship Game MVP: Raheem Somersall (NCA)
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Lyam MacKinnon[A] | Greenville Triumph SC | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 5–1 (H)[18] | June 21 |
Ates Diouf | Lexington SC | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 4–3 (A)[19] | August 5 |
Steevan Dos Santos | Union Omaha | Charlotte Independence | 4–1 (H)[20] | October 4 |
Trevor Amann[B] | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | Forward Madison FC | 4–1 (H)[21] | October 21 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Rank | Player | Club | Shutouts[17] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lalo Delgado | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 13 |
2 | Bernd Schipmann | Forward Madison FC | 12 |
3 | Austin Pack | Charlotte Independence | 9 |
4 | Sean Lewis | One Knoxville SC | 8 |
Rashid Nuhu | Union Omaha | ||
6 | Jared Mazzola | Greenville Triumph SC | 6 |
7 | Amal Knight | Lexington SC | 4 |
Pablo Jara | Tormenta FC | ||
Brooks Thompson | North Carolina FC | ||
10 | Akira Fitzgerald | Richmond Kickers | 3 |
Nick Holliday | North Carolina FC | ||
Will Palmquist | Richmond Kickers |
Award | Winner | Team | Reason | Ref. |
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Golden Boot | Trevor Amann | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | League record 23 goals in 32 games | [22] |
Golden Glove | Sean Lewis | One Knoxville SC | 8 shutouts; 1.04 goals against average; 85 saves | [22] |
Golden Playmaker | Arthur Rogers | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | League record 11 assists | [22] |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Austin Pack | Charlotte Independence | League record 116 saves | [23] |
Defender of the Year | Arthur Rogers | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | League record 11 assists | [24] |
Coach of the Year | Dominic Casciato | Union Omaha | Won Players' Shield | [25] |
Young Player of the Year | Jackson Khoury | Tormenta FC | 7 goals; 6 assists | [26] |
Most Valuable Player | Trevor Amann | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | League record 23 goals; 7 braces | [27] |
Comeback Player of the Year | Irvin Parra | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Battled cancer earlier in the season | [28] |
Save of the Year | Lalo Delgado | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | vs Tormenta FC | [29] |
Goal of the Year | Victor Falck | Central Valley Fuego FC | vs Lexington SC | [30] |
First team[31] | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Austin Pack (CLT) | Arthur Rogers (NCO) Jordan Skelton (KNX) Alexis Souahy (OMA) |
Mikey Maldonado (NCA) Rafael Mentzingen (NCA) John Scearce (OMA) Nil Vinyals (RIC) |
Trevor Amann (NCO) Oalex Anderson (NCA) Ates Diouf (LEX) |
Second team[31] | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Sean Lewis (KNX) | Dion Acoff (OMA) Jake Crull (MAD) Bruno Rendón (NCO) |
Mukwelle Akale (TRM) Omar Ciss (CLT) Joel Johnson (CLT) Angelo Kelly-Rosales (KNX) |
Leonardo Castro (GVL) Steevan Dos Santos (OMA) Noe Meza (OMA) |
Month | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | References | |||
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Player | Club | Position | Coach | Club | ||
March | Nil Vinyals | Richmond Kickers | Midfielder | Mike Jeffries | Charlotte Independence | [32][33] |
April | Rafael Mentzingen | North Carolina FC | Midfielder | John Bradford | North Carolina FC | [34][35] |
May | Trevor Amann | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Forward | Éamon Zayed | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | [36][37] |
June | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | Forward | Matt Glaeser | Forward Madison FC | [38][39] |
July | Oalex Anderson | North Carolina FC | Forward | John Harkes | Greenville Triumph SC | [40][41] |
August | Chevone Marsh | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Forward | Dominic Casciato | Union Omaha | [42][43] |
September | Ates Diouf | Lexington SC | Forward | Éamon Zayed | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | [44][45] |
Player of the Week | |||||
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Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | Ref. |
1 | Jimmie Villalobos | One Knoxville SC | Midfielder | First goal in Knoxville history | [46] |
2 | Nil Vinyals | Richmond Kickers | Midfielder | Assist vs Greenville; 82% pass completion rate | [47] |
3 | Rafael Mentzingen | North Carolina FC | Midfielder | 1 goal; eight recoveries | [48] |
4 | Pedro Fonseca | Tormenta FC | Midfielder | 1 goal, 1 assist vs Greenville | [49] |
5 | Owen Green | Lexington SC | Defender | Game winning goal vs Tormenta FC | [50] |
6 | Lucas Coutinho | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 3 goals in 2 games | [51] |
7 | Noe Meza | Union Omaha | Forward | 2 goals vs Northern Colorado | [52] |
8 | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Northern Colorado | [53] |
9 | Amal Knight | Lexington SC | Goalkeeper | 6 saves vs Charlotte Independence | [54] |
10 | João Gomiero | Richmond Kickers | Midfielder | 3 goals in 2 games | [55] |
11 | Noe Meza | Union Omaha | Forward | 2 goals in 2 games | [56] |
12 | Ates Diouf | Lexington SC | Forward | 2 goals vs Northern Colorado | [57] |
13 | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | Forward | 2 goals vs Central Valley Fuego | [58] |
14 | Tate Robertson | Lexington SC | Defender | 1 goals; 1 assist | [59] |
15 | Lyam MacKinnon | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | 4 goals vs Chattanooga | [60] |
16 | Oalex Anderson | North Carolina FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Charlotte | [61] |
17 | Trevor Amann | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Forward | 3 goals in two games | [62] |
18 | Arthur Rogers | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Defender | 3 assists vs Knoxville | [63] |
19 | Leonardo Castro | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | 2 goals vs Tormenta FC | [64] |
20 | Kazaiah Sterling | Tormenta FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Madison; 1 assist vs Omaha | [65] |
21 | Ates Diouf | Lexington SC | Forward | Hat trick vs Northern Colorado | [66] |
22 | Jayden Onen | Forward Madison FC | Forward | 1 assist each vs Chattanooga & Knoxville | [67] |
23 | Kazaiah Sterling | Tormenta FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Madison | [68] |
24 | Christian Chaney | Forward Madison FC | Forward | 2 goals vs Central Valley Fuego | [69] |
25 | Noah Powder | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Midfielder | 1 goal; 2 assists vs Charlotte | [70] |
26 | Pedro Dolabella | Union Omaha | Midfielder | 2 goals; 1 assist in two games | [71] |
27 | Edward Delgado | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Goalkeeper | 6 save shutout vs Central Valley Fuego | [72] |
28 | Jonathan Filipe | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Midfielder | 1 goal; 2 assists vs Lexington | [73] |
29 | Trevor Amann | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Forward | 2 goals vs Greenville | [74] |
30 | Steevan Dos Santos | Union Omaha | Forward | Hat trick vs Charlotte; 4 goals in 2 games | [75] |
31 | Cherif Dieye | Central Valley Fuego FC | Midfielder | 2 goals vs Richmond | [76] |