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The 2019 USL League Two season is the 25th season of what was formerly the
Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syst ...
, and the first under the new brand. The regular season started on May 3 and ended on July 14. The Flint City Bucks won the final championship, having defeated
Reading United AC Reading United AC is an American soccer team based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club plays its home games at Don Thomas Stadium on the campus of ...
1–0 in extra time.


Changes from 2018


New teams

A total of 12 new member clubs join League Two for the 2019 season.


Moves

*Michigan Bucks became Flint City Bucks after moving from Pontiac MI, to Flint MI.


Name changes

*North County United renamed Treasure Coast Tritons *West Virginia Chaos renamed
West Virginia Alliance FC West Virginia United (formerly West Virginia Chaos and West Virginia Alliance FC) is an American soccer team based in Charleston, West Virginia. Founded in 2003, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. Hi ...
*Carolina Dynamo renamed North Carolina Fusion U-23


On hiatus

*
Fresno FC U-23 Fresno Football Club U-23, formerly Fresno Fuego FC, was an American soccer team based in Fresno, California, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club drew an aver ...


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*
Birmingham Hammers The Birmingham Hammers were an American soccer club based in Birmingham, Alabama (although they played in nearby Vestavia Hills Vestavia Hills, colloquially known simply as Vestavia, is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the U.S. stat ...
(disbanded to make way for Birmingham Legion FC in
USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...
) * Colorado Rapids U-23 * Derby City Rovers * FC Cleburne *
FC Tucson FC Tucson is an American soccer club based in Tucson, Arizona that plays in USL League Two. The club has an amateur women’s team, FC Tucson Women, that play in the WPSL. Organized in 2010, the club first fielded a team in March 2011, then join ...
(moved to
USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championshi ...
) *
IMG Academy Bradenton IMG Academy Bradenton is an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team is associated with IMG Academy and the Uni ...
*
Lansing United Lansing United was an American amateur soccer club based in East Lansing, Michigan that competed in the Premier Development League and the National Premier Soccer League. The club's men's team folded after the 2018 season, with Lansing Ignite FC ...
(disbanded to make way for
Lansing Ignite FC Lansing Ignite FC was a professional soccer team based in Lansing, Michigan, United States. The club began play in the newly-formed USL League One in 2019 and ceased operations following their inaugural season. History The formation of USL Lea ...
in
USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championshi ...
) * Memphis City FC (disbanded to make way for Memphis 901 FC in
USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...
) *
Myrtle Beach Mutiny The Myrtle Beach Mutiny were an American soccer team based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. The Myrtle Beach Mutiny was owned by Coast FA. Kit provider During the 2018 season, the Mutiny's kit was provided by Capelli Sport, which ...
* Next Academy Palm Beach * OKC Energy U23 * South Georgia Tormenta FC (moved to
USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championshi ...
, replaced by Tormenta FC 2) * SIMA Aguilas


Standings


Eastern Conference


Northeast Division


Mid Atlantic Division


South Atlantic Division


Southern Conference


Deep South Division


Southeast Division


Mid South Division


Central Conference


Great Lakes Division


Heartland Division


Western Conference


Northwest Division


Mountain Division


Southwest Division


Playoffs

Bold = winner


Conference Championships

The League Two Conference Championships will be held over the weekend of July 19–21. Matches will be played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host
FC Golden State Force FC Golden State Force is an American soccer team based in Whittier, California, United States that currently plays in USL League Two. The club currently plays at Rio Hondo College. In mid-2019, the club announced Los Angeles Force Los An ...
); Reading, PA (Eastern Conference, host
Reading United AC Reading United AC is an American soccer team based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club plays its home games at Don Thomas Stadium on the campus of ...
);
Des Moines, IA Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moine ...
(Central Conference, host Des Moines Menace); and
Columbia, SC Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...
(Southern Conference, host
SC United Bantams SC United Bantams is an American soccer team based in Columbia, South Carolina that plays in USL League Two. The team is linked with professional English team Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional ...
). The four conference champions will advance to the League Two semifinals.


Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Deri Corfe ( OCN) * Golden Boot: Deri Corfe ( OCN) & Kyle Edwards ( BVC) * Golden Glove: Blake Mullen ( WMA) * Young (U20) Player of the Year: Kyle Ferguson ( SCU) * Coach of the Year: Alan McCann ( REA) * Goalkeeper of the Year: Robert Edwards ( SCU) * Defender of the Year: Lamine Conte ( REA)


All-League and All-Conference Teams


Eastern Conference

F: Deri Corfe ( OCN) *, Thibaut Jacquel ( LBR), Donnett Sackie ( VBU)
M: Jack Beer (
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) *, Manuel Ferriol ( LIR), Taylor Gray ( TRI), Felipe Hideki ( REA) *
D: Gideon Betz ( LBR), Lamine Conte ( REA) *, Friedrich Peter ( VBU)
G: Blake Mullen ( WMA)


Central Conference

F: Yuri Farkas ( FCB), Sullivan Oliveira Silva ( TBC), Gerit Wintermeyer ( CHI) *
M: Giuseppe Barone ( FCB), Jackson Dietrich (
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), Jorge Guinovart (
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), Nicolás Perea (
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)
D: Reece Hands (
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), Leon Jones ( CHI), James Thomas (
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) *
G: Jordan Bell (
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)


Southern Conference

F: J.J. Donnelly (
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), Leonardo Paiva (
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) *, Jonathan Ricketts ( DRW)
M:
Adrian Billhardt Adrian Billhardt (born 17 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Detroit City in the USL Championship. Career Youth Billhardt spent the majority of his youth career with BFC Dynamo and Union Berlin in ...
(
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) *, Luca Mayr (
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) *, Kobe Perez (
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), Harrison Roberts ( SCU)
D: Artur De Luca (
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), Shalom Dutey (
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), Kyle Ferguson ( SCU) *
G: Robert Edwards ( SCU) *


Western Conference

F: Manuel Medina (
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),
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( CPS), Daniel Trejo ( GSF)
M: Nabilai Kibunguchy ( SFG), Julio Rubio (
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), Shun Takano ( VIC), Shizu Yohena ( SDZ)
D: Ray Estrada (
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), Jordan Haynes ( TSS), Edward Venta-Yepes ( CPS)
G: Albert Escuin (
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) ''* denotes All-League player''


References

{{2019 in American soccer USL League Two seasons 2019 in American soccer leagues