2021 USL League Two season

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USL League Two
Season 2021
Champions Des Moines Menace
Regular season title Des Moines Menace
2022 Hank Steinbrecher Cup qualifiers Des Moines Menace
Flint City Bucks
2022 U.S. Open Cup qualifiers Chicago FC United
Des Moines Menace
North Carolina Fusion U23
Ocean City Nor'easters
Park City Red Wolves SC
Portland Timbers U23
South Carolina United
The Villages SC
West Chester United SC
Western Mass Pioneers
Matches played 495
Goals scored 1616 (3.26 per match)
Longest winning run 9 matches
Des Moines Menace
(May 15 – June 24)
Longest unbeaten run 12 matches
Western Mass Pioneers
(May 15 – July 9)
Longest winless run 14 matches
(entire regular season)
Dayton Dutch Lions
Westchester Flames
Longest losing run 11 matches
FC Wichita
(May 22 – July 10)
← 2020
(Cancelled)
2022 →
All statistics correct as of July 31, 2021.

The 2021 USL League Two season is the 27th season of the USL League Two, the top pre-professional soccer league in the United States, since its establishment in 1995. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The regular season started on May 5 and concluded on July 18. 75 teams participated in this season.[1] The Southwest Division teams elected not to play due to COVID-19 concerns.[2]

Team changes

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New teams

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Departing teams

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Name changes

Teams

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

Standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

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Mid Atlantic Division

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Metropolitan Division

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Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

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Heartland Division

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Mid South Division

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Southern Conference

South Atlantic Division

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Deep South Division

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Southeast Division

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Western Conference

Mountain Division

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Northwest Division

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Tie breakers

  • 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games. [A][B]
  • 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[C] will be used.
  • 5) Goals scored in League games.
  • 6) Total points within smallest group[D]. If number of games is unequal, then point percentage[E] 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.
  1. ^ League games refer solely to games that count towards the regular season standings. Open Cup specific games are not “League games” when it comes to determining placement in the League standings. (When using these criteria as tiebreakers for Open Cup groups, “League games” should be interpreted as only games that count toward Open Cup group standings).
  2. ^ Should more than two (2) teams involved have played an unequal amount of total games this tie breaker will be skipped.
  3. ^ Game Average: Tie Breaker / number of games played (i.e. goals scored / number of games played).
  4. ^ Grouping: Term used to describe the primary unit in which a team competes (i.e. Southwest Division).
  5. ^ Point Percentage: Number of total points earned / maximum possible points (3 per game).

Playoffs

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Main article: 2021 USL League Two Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals National Final
                             
1  
32  
 
 
17  
16  
 
Southern Conference
 
9  
24  
 
 
25  
8  
 
 
5  
E8 New York Red Bulls U-23 1
 
 
E4 Boston Bolts 0
E5 Ocean City Nor'easters 1
 
Eastern Conference
 
E2 Western Mass Pioneers 4
E6 Cedar Stars Rush 0
 
 
E3 Long Island Rough Riders 1
E7 Seacoast United Phantoms (a.e.t.) 2
 
 
C1 Des Moines Menace 5
C8 Texas United 0
 
C5 Flint City Bucks 0
C4 Chicago FC United 1
C5 Flint City Bucks 3
 
Central Conference
 
C2 Kalamazoo FC 3
C6 Corpus Christi FC 1
C2 Kalamazoo FC (p) 1 (4)
C3 Mississippi Brilla FC 1 (1)
C3 Mississippi Brilla FC 3
C7 Kings Hammer FC 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western Conference
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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USL League Two Championship

Championship MVP: Manel Busquets (DMM)

Awards

Award Winner Team Reason Ref.
Defender of the Year England Toby Sims SC United Bantams 1,108 minutes; two goals; one assist [6]
Golden Glove United States Dane Jacomen West Chester United 0.41 Goals Against Average; 9 Shutouts; 88.4% Save percentage [7]
Young (U20) Player of the Year United States Zemedkun Rodriguez Cedar Stars Rush 991 minutes; seven goals; one assist [8]
Assists Champion Brazil Joao Gomiero North Carolina Fusion U23 8 Assists [9]
England Jake Nicholson West Virginia United
Golden Boot Argentina Nicolas Molina West Virginia United 16 Goals in 13 games [10][11]
Most Valuable Player
Coach of the Year Scotland Mark McKeever Des Moines Menace 16 of 17 games won [12]
Goal of the Year Mexico Enrique Banuelos Kalamazoo FC vs Mississippi Brilla FC [13]
Save of the Year United States Trevor McMullen East Atlanta FC Penalty kick save vs Tormenta FC 2 [14]
Goalkeeper of the Year United States Drew Romig Tormenta FC 2 0.31 Goals Against Average, 5 Shutouts [15]

All-League and All-Conference Teams

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Eastern Conference

F: Tyler Bagley (BOS) *, Simon Becher (OCN), Amara Sesay (MAN)
M: Zemedkun Rodriguez (CSR), Conor Bradley (WCU), Okan Golge (NJC), Ryan Becher (REA)
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 (TEX)
M: Manel Busquets (DMM), Daniel Barlow (KHM), Daire O’Riordan (KAL) *, Harvey Slade (FCB)
D: Jordan Skelton (DMM) *, George Proctor (FCB), Paul Efang (KAL)
G: Alejandro Chavarria (MBR)

Southern Conference

F: Alexis Ledoux (SGT), Charles Touche (LIO), 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 (LAN), Evan Hoover (OVF)
M: David Brog (POR), Jose Sosa (POR), Wesley Frankel (OVF), Henry Cromack (LAN)
D: Esai Easley (POR), Emory Rapaport (POR), Carter Payne (PDX)
G: Albert Escuin (LAN)

* denotes All-League player

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