USL Week 25 results: Tuesday, August 28 Louisville 1-4 Toronto II Nashville 4-0 Richmond Reno 2-1 Las Vegas Wednesday, August 29 Indy 2-2 Pittsburgh Rio Grande Valley 1-3 San Antonio Swope Park 2-1 Tulsa Co. Springs 1-0 Real Monarchs 8:00 pm Seattle2 1-1 Saint Louis 9:00 pm Friday, August 31 NY Red Bulls II 1-0 Ottawa Louisville 2-2 Charleston Toronto II 1-2 Atlanta 2 Saturday, September 1 Indy 1-1 Richmond North Carolina 0-3 Tampa Bay Charlotte 1-0 Nashville Cincinnati 2-1 Pittsburgh Fresno 1-1 Reno Portland2 1-0 Saint Louis LA Galaxy II 3-1 Co. Springs Sunday, September 2 Bethlehem 1-3 Penn Seattle2 1-1 Orange County Swope Park 1-0 OKC Energy Monday, September 3 Real Monarchs 1-2 San Antonio STANDINGS EAST 1. FC Cincinnati 27 g.p. 60 pts +29 g.d. 2. Louisville City 26 g.p. 47 pts +20 g.d. 3. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 26 g.p. 46 pts +16 g.d. 4. Charleston Battery 27 g.p. 45 pts +10 g.d. 5. Bethlehem Steel 29 g.p. 42 pts +13 g.d. 6. Indy Eleven 27 g.p. 42 pts +4 g.d. 7. NY Red Bulls II 27 g.p. 40 pts +11 g.d. 8. Nashville SC 26 g.p. 38 pts +7 g.d. -------------------------- 9. Ottawa Fury 28 g.p. 35 pts -10 g.d. 10. North Carolina FC 26 g.p. 34 pts +5 gd. 11. Penn FC 25 g.p. 32 pts +0 g.d. 12. Charlotte Independence 27 g.p. 32 pts -13 g.d 13. Tampa Bay Rowdies 26 g.p. 31 pts +0 g.d. 14. Richmond Kickers 27 g.p. 22 pts -36 g.d. 15. Atlanta United 2 25 g.p. 20 pts -27 g.d. 16. Toronto FC II 25 g.p. 12 pts -27 g.d. WEST 1. Real Monarchs SLC 27 g.p. 53 pts +17 g.d. 2. Orange County 27 g.p. 50 pts +24 g.d. 3. Phoenix Rising 26 g.p. 50 pts +25 g.d. 4. Sacramento Republic 27 g.p. 46 pts +4 g.d. 5. Portland Timbers 2 28 g.p. 45 pts +6 g.d. 6. Swope Park Rangers 28 g.p. 43 pts -5 g.d. 7. Reno 1868 26 g.p. 42 pts +8 g.d. 8. San Antonio FC 27 g.p. 40 pts -3 g.d. ---------------------------------- 9. Saint Louis FC 27 g.p. 39 pts +3 g.d. 10. OKC Energy 28 g.p. 35 pts -4 g.d 11. Fresno FC 28 g.p. 35 pts +7 g.d. 12. Co. Springs Switchbacks 29 g.p. 34 pts -1 g.d. 13. LA Galaxy II 27 g.p. 30 pts -5 g.d. 14. Las Vegas Lights 26 g.p. 27 pts -19 g.d 15. Rio Grande Valley 26 g.p. 24 pts -7 g.d. 16. Seattle Sounders 25 g.p. 19 pts -24 g.d. 17. Tulsa Roughnecks 25 g.p. 16 pts -28 g.d.
Indy's three straight draws have actually strengthened their playoff position, but only because ninth-place Ottawa has lost three in a row.
USL Week 26 Times are EDT Wednesday, September 5 Indy v. NY Red Bulls II 7:00 pm Seattle 2 v. Tulsa 10:00 pm Phoenix v. Rio Grande Valley 10:30 pm Thursday, September 6 Toronto II v. Ottawa 8:00 pm Friday, September 7 Pittsburgh v. Bethlehem 7:00 pm Saturday, September 8 North Carolina v. Nashville 5:00 pm Charleston v. Tampa Bay 7:00 pm Charlotte v. Richmond 7:00 pm Penn v. Atlanta 2 7:00 pm Louisville v. Cincinnati 7:30 pm Saint Louis v. Reno 8:30 pm San Antonio v. Phoenix 8:30 pm Rio Grande Valley v. Real Monarchs 9:30 pm Orange County v. OKC Energy 10:00 pm Sacramento v. Seattle 2 10:30 pm Las Vegas v. LA Galaxy II 11:00 pm Sunday, September 9 Portland 2 v. Tulsa 5:00 pm Swope Park v. Fresno 5:00 pm BYES: Co. Springs Play twice: Phoenix, RGV, Seattle, Tulsa
USL Week 26 results: Wednesday, September 5 Indy 3-0 NY Red Bulls II Seattle2 4-4 Tulsa Phoenix 1-0 Rio Grande Valley Thursday, September 6 Toronto II 3-4 Ottawa Friday, September 7 Pittsburgh 4-1 Bethlehem Saturday, September 8 North Carolina 3-3 Nashville Charleston 1-0 Tampa Bay Charlotte 2-1 Richmond Penn 1-2 Atlanta2 Louisville v. Cincinnati PPD Saint Louis 1-0 Reno San Antonio 3-2 Phoenix Rio Grande Valley 2-1 Real Monarchs Orange County 3-2 OKC Energy Sacramento 3-0 Seattle2 Las Vegas 1-2 LA Galaxy II Sunday, September 9 Portland2 4-0 Tulsa Swope Park 1-0 Fresno STANDINGS EAST 1. FC Cincinnati 27 g.p. 60 pts +29 g.d. 2. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 27 g.p. 49 pts +19 g.d. 3. Charleston Battery 28 g.p. 48 pts +11 g.d. 4. Louisville City 26 g.p. 47 pts +20 g.d. 5. Indy Eleven 28 g.p. 45 pts +7 g.d. 6. Bethlehem Steel 30 g.p. 42 pts +10 g.d. 7. NY Red Bulls II 28 g.p. 40 pts +8 g.d. 8. Nashville SC 27 g.p. 39 pts +7 g.d. -------------------------- 9. Ottawa Fury 29 g.p. 38 pts -9 g.d. 10. North Carolina FC 27 g.p. 35 pts +5 gd. 11. Charlotte Independence 28 g.p. 35 pts -12 g.d 12. Penn FC 26 g.p. 32 pts -1 g.d. 13. Tampa Bay Rowdies 27 g.p. 31 pts -1 g.d. 14. Atlanta United 2 26 g.p. 23 pts -26 g.d. 15. Richmond Kickers 28 g.p. 22 pts -37 g.d. 16. Toronto FC II 26 g.p. 12 pts -28 g.d. WEST 1. Orange County 29 g.p. 54 pts +25 g.d. 2. Real Monarchs SLC 28 g.p. 53 pts +16 g.d. 3. Phoenix Rising 28 g.p. 53 pts +25 g.d. 4. Sacramento Republic 28 g.p. 49 pts +7 g.d. 5. Portland Timbers 2 29 g.p. 48 pts +10 g.d. 6. Swope Park Rangers 29 g.p. 46 pts -4 g.d. 7. San Antonio FC 28 g.p. 43 pts -2 g.d. 8. Reno 1868 27 g.p. 42 pts +7 g.d. ---------------------------------- 9. Saint Louis FC 28 g.p. 42 pts +4 g.d. 10. OKC Energy 29 g.p. 35 pts -5 g.d 11. Fresno FC 29 g.p. 35 pts +6 g.d. 12. Co. Springs Switchbacks 29 g.p. 34 pts -1 g.d. 13. LA Galaxy II 28 g.p. 33 pts -4 g.d. 14. Las Vegas Lights 27 g.p. 27 pts -20 g.d 15. Rio Grande Valley 28 g.p. 27 pts -7 g.d. 16. Seattle Sounders 27 g.p. 20 pts -27 g.d. 17. Tulsa Roughnecks 25 g.p. 16 pts -28 g.d.
USL Week 27 Times are EDT Tuesday, September 11 Louisville v. Cincinnati 7:00 pm Wednesday, September 12 Penn v. Indy 6:30 pm Real Monarchs v. Saint Louis 10:00 pm LA Galaxy II v. OKC Energy 10:30 pm Thursday, September 13 NY Red Bulls II v. Toronto II 7:00 pm Saturday, September 15 Swope Park v. Saint Louis 5:00 pm Charleston v. Charlotte 7:00 pm Pittsburgh v. Louisville 7:00 pm Richmond v. Ottawa 7:00 pm Tampa Bay v. Atlanta 2 7:30 pm Co. Springs v. Rio Grande Valley 8:00 pm Tulsa v. San Antonio 8:00 pm Reno v. LA Galaxy II 10:00 pm Seattle 2 v. Phoenix 10:00 pm Sunday, September 16 Cincinnati v. Toronto II 4:30 pm Penn v. North Carolina 6:00 pm Fresno v. Orange County 9:00 pm Las Vegas v. Portland 2 9:00 pm BYES: Bethlehem, Nashville, Sacramento Play twice: Cincinnati, Louisville, Penn, Toronto, Saint Louis, LAGII
So Indy has six games remaining: Sept. 12: @ Penn FC Sept. 22: @ Pittsburgh Sept. 26: Tampa Bay Sept. 29: @ Cincinnati Oct. 6: Bethlehem Oct. 13: @ Louisville This is a tough schedule: four road games, and four games against fellow playoff contenders, including three against teams ahead of Indy in the standings (one of which, Cincinnati, is far and away the best team in the Eastern Conference). Indy stands fifth, with the top eight qualifying for the playoffs. Indy tops ninth-place Ottawa by seven points, but the Furries have only four games remaining (and Indy has a massive advantage in goal difference), so the lead over Ottawa seems relatively safe. The sterner challenge may be posed by 10th-place NCFC, which is has a game in hand, but ten points would be a lot to overcome over the course of 6-7 games. Indy thus seems to have a fairly secure grip on a playoff spot. Indy also seems unlikely to host a playoff game, though: it trails fourth-place Louisville by only two points, but Louisville has two games in hand and a big advantage in goal difference. It's possible, though, that it will all come down to that October 13 game in Louisville.
Louisville has the two games in hand but has two games this week: against Cincy and at Pittsburgh. Those are tough ones. If Indy can beat Penn then things could be very close by Sunday. I just looked at Louisville's remaining schedule after this week: @ Penn Ottawa @ Atlanta 2 @ TFC II North Carolina Indy Eleven Charleston finishes up with: Charlotte @Nashville North Carolina Toronto II @ Atlanta 2 @Ottawa Also, looks much easier than Indy's remaining schedule. That does not inspire confidence that Indy can catch them. You never know, though. We shall see. The Eleven need to win some games and try to stay at least in 5th. Top 4 looks unlikely but 4th or 5th would be better than dropping to 6th, 7th or 8th and having to go to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, or Charleston in the first round.
USL Week 27 results: Tuesday, September 11 Louisville 0-1 Cincinnati Wednesday, September 12 Penn 1-0 Indy Real Monarchs 1-1 Saint Louis LA Galaxy II 1-3 OKC Energy Thursday, September 13 NY Red Bulls II 3-3 Toronto II 6:00 pm Saturday, September 15 Swope Park 3-4 Saint Louis Charleston v. Charlotte PPD Pittsburgh 2-2 Louisville Richmond 0-2 Ottawa Tampa Bay 1-0 Atlanta 2 Co. Springs 1-1 Rio Grande Valley Tulsa 2-1 San Antonio Reno 1-0 LA Galaxy II Seattle2 0-1 Phoenix Sunday, September 16 Cincinnati 4-3 Toronto II Penn 0-1 North Carolina Fresno 0-1 Orange County Las Vegas 1-2 Portland 2 STANDINGS EAST 1. FC Cincinnati 29 g.p. 66 pts +31 g.d. 2. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 g.p. 50 pts +19 g.d. 3. Louisville City 28 g.p. 48 pts +19 g.d. 4. Charleston Battery 28 g.p. 48 pts +11 g.d. 5. Indy Eleven 29 g.p. 45 pts +6 g.d. 6. Bethlehem Steel 30 g.p. 42 pts +10 g.d. 7. Ottawa Fury 30 g.p. 41 pts -7 g.d. 8. NY Red Bulls II 29 g.p. 41 pts +8 g.d. -------------------------- 9. Nashville SC 27 g.p. 39 pts +7 g.d. 10. North Carolina FC 28 g.p. 38 pts +6 gd. 11. Penn FC 28 g.p. 35 pts -1 g.d. 12. Charlotte Independence 28 g.p. 35 pts -12 g.d 13. Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 g.p. 34 pts +0 g.d. 14. Atlanta United 2 27 g.p. 23 pts -27 g.d. 15. Richmond Kickers 29 g.p. 22 pts -39 g.d. 16. Toronto FC II 28 g.p. 13 pts -29 g.d. WEST 1. Orange County 30 g.p. 57 pts +26 g.d. 2. Phoenix Rising 29 g.p. 56 pts +26 g.d. 3. Real Monarchs SLC 29 g.p. 54 pts +16 g.d. 4. Portland Timbers 2 30 g.p. 51 pts +11 g.d. 5. Sacramento Republic 28 g.p. 49 pts +7 g.d. 6. Swope Park Rangers 30 g.p. 46 pts -5 g.d. 7. Saint Louis FC 30 g.p. 46 pts +5 g.d. 8. Reno 1868 28 g.p. 45 pts +8 g.d. ---------------------------------- 9. San Antonio FC 29 g.p. 43 pts -3 g.d. 10. OKC Energy 30 g.p. 38 pts -3 g.d 11. Co. Springs Switchbacks 30 g.p. 35 pts -1 g.d. 12. Fresno FC 30 g.p. 35 pts +5 g.d. 13. LA Galaxy II 30 g.p. 33 pts -7 g.d. 14. Rio Grande Valley 29 g.p. 28 pts -7 g.d. 15. Las Vegas Lights 28 g.p. 27 pts -21 g.d. 16. Seattle Sounders 28 g.p. 20 pts -28 g.d. 17. Tulsa Roughnecks 28 g.p. 20 pts -31 g.d.
USL Week 28 Times are CDT 22 games this week! Tuesday, September 18 Nashville v. Tampa Bay 8:30 pm Wednesday, September 19 Penn v. Louisville 6:30 pm Charleston v. Charlotte 7:00 pm Tulsa v. Sacramento 8:00 pm Swope Park v. San Antonio 8:30 pm Orange County v. Real Monarchs 10:00 pm Friday, September 21 Atlanta 2 v. North Carolina 7:00 pm Saturday, September 22 Bethlehem v. Toronto II 3:00 pm Charlotte v. NY Red Bulls II 7:00 pm Penn v. Cincinnati 7:00 pm Pittsburgh v. Indy 7:00 pm Louisville v. Ottawa 7:30 pm Tampa Bay v. Richmond 7:30 pm Co. Springs v. Phoenix 8:00 pm Tulsa v. Swope Park 8:00 pm Nashville v. Charleston 8:30 pm Rio Grande Valley v. Seattle 2 8:30 pm Saint Louis v. San Antonio 8:30 pm Fresno v. Portland 2 10:00 pm Reno v. Las Vegas 10:00 pm LA Galaxy II v. Real Monarchs 10:30 pm Sunday, September 23 OKC Energy v. Sacramento 7:00 pm BYES: None Play twice: Louisville, Charleston, Nashville, Penn, Charlotte, Tampa Bay, Real Monarchs, Sacramento, Swope Park, San Antonio, Tulsa
Indy needs to beat Pittsburgh and get some help this week to have any chance of getting up into the top 4. Louisville plays at Penn and hosts Ottawa. It would be nice to see Penn get another home win. Charleston hosts Charlotte in their make-up game and then goes to Nashville. Good results for the Eleven are possible.
So Indy remains in fifth place. But the playoff spot seemed a lot more secure before the Penn loss, and before Ottawa remembered how to win.
Louisville beat Penn and Charleston drew with Charlotte on Wednesday night. So now we have this at the top of the East: 1. FC Cincinnati 29 g.p. 66 pts +31 g.d. 2. Louisville City 29 g.p. 51 pts +19 g.d. 3. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 g.p. 50 pts +19 g.d. 4. Charleston Battery 29 g.p. 49 pts +11 g.d. 5. Indy Eleven 29 g.p. 45 pts +6 g.d. It is going to be tough to move up unless Indy can go on a winning streak.
USL Week 28 results: Tuesday, September 18 Nashville 1-2 Tampa Bay Wednesday, September 19 Penn 0-3 Louisville Charleston 1-1 Charlotte Tulsa 1-4 Sacramento Swope Park 2-0 San Antonio Orange County 5-2 Real Monarchs Friday, September 21 Atlanta2 1-6 North Carolina Saturday, September 22 Bethlehem 4-0 Toronto II Charlotte 1-1 NY Red Bulls II Penn 1-2 Cincinnati Pittsburgh 3-2 Indy Louisville 4-0 Ottawa Tampa Bay 3-0 Richmond Co. Springs 1-2 Phoenix Tulsa 1-1 Swope Park Nashville 1-1 Charleston Rio Grande Valley 3-0 Seattle 2 Saint Louis 2-0 San Antonio Fresno 2-2 Portland 2 Reno 3-3 Las Vegas LA Galaxy II 6-1 Real Monarchs Sunday, September 23 OKC Energy 0-0 Sacramento STANDINGS EAST 1. FC Cincinnati 30 g.p. 69 pts +32 g.d. 2. Louisville City 30 g.p. 54 pts +26 g.d. 3. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 29 g.p. 53 pts +20 g.d. 4. Charleston Battery 30 g.p. 50 pts +11 g.d. 5. Bethlehem Steel 31 g.p. 45 pts +14 g.d. 6. Indy Eleven 30 g.p. 45 pts +5 g.d. 7. NY Red Bulls II 30 g.p. 42 pts +8 g.d. 8. Ottawa Fury 31 g.p. 41 pts -11 g.d. -------------------------- 9. North Carolina FC 29 g.p. 41 pts +11 gd. 10. Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 g.p. 40 pts +4 g.d. 11. Nashville SC 29 g.p. 40 pts +6 g.d. 12. Charlotte Independence 30 g.p. 37 pts -12 g.d 13. Penn FC 30 g.p. 35 pts -5 g.d. 14. Atlanta United 2 28 g.p. 23 pts -32 g.d. 15. Richmond Kickers 30 g.p. 22 pts -42 g.d. 16. Toronto FC II 29 g.p. 13 pts -33 g.d. WEST 1. Orange County 31 g.p. 60 pts +29 g.d. 2. Phoenix Rising 30 g.p. 59 pts +27 g.d. 3. Real Monarchs SLC 31 g.p. 54 pts +8 g.d. 4. Sacramento Republic 30 g.p. 53 pts +10 g.d. 5. Portland Timbers 2 31 g.p. 52 pts +11 g.d. 6. Swope Park Rangers 32 g.p. 50 pts -3 g.d. 7. Saint Louis FC 31 g.p. 49 pts +7 g.d. 8. Reno 1868 29 g.p. 46 pts +8 g.d. ---------------------------------- 9. San Antonio FC 31 g.p. 43 pts -7 g.d. 10. OKC Energy 31 g.p. 39 pts -3 g.d 11. LA Galaxy II 31 g.p. 36 pts -2 g.d. 12. Fresno FC 31 g.p. 36 pts +5 g.d. 13. Co. Springs Switchbacks 31 g.p. 35 pts -2 g.d. 14. Rio Grande Valley 30 g.p. 31 pts -4 g.d. 15. Las Vegas Lights 29 g.p. 28 pts -21 g.d. 16. Tulsa Roughnecks 30 g.p. 20 pts -31 g.d. 17. Seattle Sounders 29 g.p. 21 pts -34 g.d.
USL Week 29 Times are EDT Wednesday, September 26 Toronto II v. Ottawa 6:00 pm Penn v. Pittsburgh 6:30 pm Atlanta 2 v. Nashville 7:00 pm Charleston v. North Carolina 7:00 pm Indy v. Tampa Bay 7:00 pm Richmond v. Cincinnati 7:00 pm Reno v. Rio Grande Valley 10:00 pm Las Vegas v. Orange County 11:00 pm Saturday, September 29 Atlanta 2 v. Louisville 7:00 pm Charleston v. Toronto II 7:00 pm Charlotte v. Pittsburgh 7:00 pm North Carolina v. Richmond 7:00 pm Cincinnati v. Indy 7:30 pm Nashville v. NY Red Bulls II 8:30 pm Rio Grande Valley v. Fresno 8:30 pm San Antonio v. Seattle2 8:30 pm Real Monarchs v. Co. Springs 9:00 pm Reno v. Tulsa 10:00 pm Phoenix v. Saint Louis 10:30 pm Sacramento v. Portland2 10:30 pm Las Vegas v. OKC Energy 11:00 pm Sunday, September 30 Ottawa v. Bethlehem 1:00 pm BYES: Swope Park, LAGII, Play twice: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Charleston, Indy, Ottawa, North Carolina, Nashville, Atlanta2, Richmond, Toronto II, Reno, RGV, Las Vegas
That was a bad loss, and one that underscores the importance of the points dropped to the bottom dwellers. Uncomfortably close to ninth place at this point.
USL Week 29 results: Wednesday, September 26 Toronto II 0-1 Ottawa Penn 0-2 Pittsburgh Atlanta2 0-2 Nashville Charleston 2-0 North Carolina Indy 2-0 Tampa Bay Richmond 1-4 Cincinnati Reno 4-0 Rio Grande Valley Las Vegas 3-5 Orange County Saturday, September 29 Atlanta2 1-4 Louisville Charleston 1-2 Toronto II Charlotte 2-2 Pittsburgh North Carolina 3-2 Richmond Cincinnati 3-0 Indy Nashville 1-1 NY Red Bulls II Rio Grande Valley 2-1 Fresno San Antonio 3-1 Seattle2 Real Monarchs 0-2 Co. Springs Reno 2-0 Tulsa Phoenix 2-0 Saint Louis Sacramento 1-0 Portland2 Las Vegas 0-1 OKC Energy Sunday, September 30 Ottawa 0-0 Bethlehem STANDINGS EAST 1. FC Cincinnati 32 g.p. 75 pts +38 g.d. 2. Louisville City 31 g.p. 57 pts +29 g.d. 3. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 31 g.p. 57 pts +22 g.d. 4. Charleston Battery 32 g.p. 53 pts +12 g.d. 5. Indy Eleven 32 g.p. 48 pts +4 g.d. 6. Bethlehem Steel 32 g.p. 46 pts +14 g.d. 7. Ottawa Fury 33 g.p. 45 pts -10 g.d. 8. North Carolina FC 31 g.p. 44 pts +10 gd. -------------------------- 9. Nashville SC 31 g.p. 44 pts +8 g.d. 10. NY Red Bulls II 31 g.p. 43 pts +8 g.d. 11. Tampa Bay Rowdies 31 g.p. 40 pts +2 g.d. 12. Charlotte Independence 31 g.p. 38 pts -12 g.d 13. Penn FC 31 g.p. 35 pts -7 g.d. 14. Atlanta United 2 30 g.p. 23 pts -37 g.d. 15. Richmond Kickers 32 g.p. 22 pts -46 g.d. 16. Toronto FC II 31 g.p. 16 pts -33 g.d. WEST 1. Orange County 32 g.p. 63 pts +31 g.d. 2. Phoenix Rising 31 g.p. 62 pts +29 g.d. 3. Sacramento Republic 31 g.p. 56 pts +11 g.d. 4. Real Monarchs SLC 32 g.p. 54 pts +6 g.d. 5. Portland Timbers 2 32 g.p. 52 pts +10 g.d. 6. Reno 1868 31 g.p. 52 pts +14 g.d. 7. Swope Park Rangers 32 g.p. 50 pts -3 g.d. 8. Saint Louis FC 32 g.p. 49 pts +5 g.d. ---------------------------------- 9. San Antonio FC 32 g.p. 46 pts -5 g.d. 10. OKC Energy 32 g.p. 42 pts -2 g.d 11. Co. Springs Switchbacks 32 g.p. 38 pts +0 g.d. 12. LA Galaxy II 31 g.p. 36 pts -2 g.d. 13. Fresno FC 32 g.p. 36 pts +4 g.d. 14. Rio Grande Valley 32 g.p. 34 pts -7 g.d. 15. Las Vegas Lights 21 g.p. 28 pts -24 g.d. 16. Tulsa Roughnecks 31 g.p. 21 pts -36 g.d. 17. Seattle Sounders 30 g.p. 20 pts -33 g.d.
USL Week 30 Times are EDT Wednesday, October 3 Penn v. Charlotte 6:30 pm Atlanta2 v. Tampa Bay 7:00 pm Real Monarchs v. OKC Energy 9:00 pm Portland2 v. Reno 10:00 pm Seattle2 v. LA Galaxy II 10:00 pm Sacramento v. Swope Park 10:30 pm Friday, October 5 Toronto II v. Louisville 8:00 pm Fresno v. Co. Springs 10:00 pm Saturday, October 6 Indy v. Bethlehem 7:00 pm North Carolina v. NY Red Bulls II 7:00 pm Pittsburgh v. Cincinnati 7:00 pm Richmond v. Nashville 7:00 pm Tampa Bay v. Charlotte 7:30 pm Tulsa v. Rio Grande Valley 8:00 pm San Antonio v. Las Vegas 8:30 pm Orange County v. Seattle2 10:00 pm LA Galaxy II v. Sacramento 10:30 pm Phoenix v. Reno 10:30 pm Sunday, October 7 Atlanta2 v. Charleston 4:00 pm BYES: Ottawa, Saint Louis Play twice: Tampa Bay, Charlotte, Sacramento, Reno, LAGII, Seattle2
So Indy doesn't have to pay attention to the midweek games, but on Saturday, in addition to Indy's own game against Bethlehem, Eleven fans will have to keep a close eye on North Carolina vs. New York, Richmond vs. Nashville, and Atlanta vs. Charleston.
Week 30 results: Wednesday, October 3 Penn 2-2 Charlotte Atlanta2 1-1 Tampa Bay Real Monarchs 2-1 OKC Energy Portland2 0-2 Reno Seattle2 2-2 LA Galaxy II Sacramento 3-1 Swope Park Friday, October 5 Toronto II 1-3 Louisville Fresno 3-0 Co. Springs Saturday, October 6 Indy 1-1 Bethlehem North Carolina 1-2 NY Red Bulls II Pittsburgh 0-0 Cincinnati Richmond 0-3 Nashville Tampa Bay 1-2 Charlotte Tulsa 1-2 Rio Grande Valley San Antonio 3-1 Las Vegas Orange County 2-1 Seattle2 LA Galaxy II 1-2 Sacramento Phoenix 0-0 Reno Sunday, October 7 Atlanta2 2-1 Charleston STANDINGS EAST 1. FC Cincinnati 33 g.p. 76 pts +38 g.d. 2. Louisville City 32 g.p. 60 pts +31 g.d. 3. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 32 g.p. 58 pts +22 g.d. 4. Charleston Battery 33 g.p. 53 pts +11 g.d. 5. Indy Eleven 33 g.p. 49 pts +4 g.d. 6. Bethlehem Steel 33 g.p. 47 pts +14 g.d. 7. Nashville SC 32 g.p. 47 pts +11 g.d. 8. NY Red Bulls II 32 g.p. 46 pts +9 g.d. -------------------------- 9. Ottawa Fury 33 g.p. 45 pts -10 g.d. 10. North Carolina FC 32 g.p. 44 pts +9 g.d. 11. Charlotte Independence 33 g.p. 42 pts -11 g.d. 12. Tampa Bay Rowdies 33 g.p. 41 pts +1 g.d. 13. Penn FC 32 g.p. 36 pts -7 g.d. 14. Atlanta United 2 32 g.p. 27 pts -36 g.d. 15. Richmond Kickers 33 g.p. 22 pts -49 g.d. 16. Toronto FC II 32 g.p. 16 pts -35 g.d. WEST 1. Orange County 33 g.p. 66 pts +32 g.d. 2. Phoenix Rising 32 g.p. 63 pts +29 g.d. 3. Sacramento Republic 33 g.p. 62 pts +14 g.d. 4. Real Monarchs SLC 33 g.p. 57 pts +7 g.d. 5. Reno 1868 33 g.p. 56 pts +16 g.d. 6. Portland Timbers 2 33 g.p. 52 pts +8 g.d. 7. Swope Park Rangers 33 g.p. 50 pts -5 g.d. 8. San Antonio FC 33 g.p. 49 pts -3 g.d. ---------------------------------- 9. Saint Louis FC 32 g.p. 49 pts +5 g.d. 10. OKC Energy 33 g.p. 42 pts -3 g.d 11. Fresno FC 33 g.p. 39 pts +7 g.d. 12. Co. Springs Switchbacks 33 g.p. 38 pts -3 g.d. 13. LA Galaxy II 33 g.p. 37 pts -3 g.d. 14. Rio Grande Valley 33 g.p. 37 pts -6 g.d. 15. Las Vegas Lights 32 g.p. 28 pts -26 g.d. 16. Seattle Sounders 32 g.p. 21 pts -34 g.d. 17. Tulsa Roughnecks 32 g.p. 21 pts -37 g.d.
USL Week 31 Times are CDT Tuesday, October 9 Penn v. NY Red Bulls II 6:30 pm Louisville v. North Carolina 7:00 pm Nashville v. Toronto II 8:30 pm Wednesday, October 10 Atlanta 2 v. Pittsburgh 7:00 pm Saint Louis v. Tulsa 8:00 pm Seattle 2 v. Co. Springs 10:00 pm Las Vegas v. Phoenix 11:00 pm Saturday, October 13 Ottawa v. Charleston 2:00 pm Atlanta 2 v. Richmond 7:00 pm Charlotte v. North Carolina 7:00 pm Penn v. Toronto II 7:00 pm Louisville v. Indy 7:30 pm Tulsa v. Seattle 2 8:00 pm Nashville v. Cincinnati 8:30 pm Saint Louis v. OKC Energy 8:30 pm San Antonio v. Rio Grande Valley 8:30 pm Reno v. Orange County 9:00 pm Fresno v. Real Monarchs 10:00 pm Phoenix v. Portland 2 10:30 pm Sacramento v. Las Vegas 10:30 pm Sunday, October 14 Bethlehem v. Tampa Bay 3:00 pm Swope Park v. LA Galaxy II 3:00 pm NY Red Bulls v. Pittsburgh 5:00 pm That will conclude the regular season.
USL Week 31 results: Tuesday, October 9 Penn 1-3 NY Red Bulls II Louisville 2-1 North Carolina Nashville 2-2 Toronto II 7:30 pm Wednesday, October 10 Atlanta2 1-1 Pittsburgh Saint Louis 1-0 Tulsa Seattle2 2-2 Co. Springs Las Vegas 5-2 Phoenix Saturday, October 13 Ottawa 0-2 Charleston Atlanta2 3-2 Richmond Charlotte 1-3 North Carolina Penn 0-0 Toronto II Louisville 1-0 Indy Tulsa 1-4 Seattle2 Nashville 3-3 Cincinnati Saint Louis 0-0 OKC Energy San Antonio 1-1 Rio Grande Valley Reno 3-1 Orange County Fresno 0-1 Real Monarchs Phoenix 0-1 Portland2 Sacramento 1-0 Las Vegas Sunday, October 14 Bethlehem 1-0 Tampa Bay Swope Park 5-1 LA Galaxy II NY Red Bulls 2-1 Pittsburgh FINAL STANDINGS EAST 1. FC Cincinnati 34 g.p. 77 pts +38 g.d. 2. Louisville City 34 g.p. 66 pts +33 g.d. 3. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 34 g.p. 59 pts +21 g.d. 4. Charleston Battery 34 g.p. 56 pts +13 g.d. 5. NY Red Bulls II 34 g.p. 52 pts +12 g.d. 6. Bethlehem Steel 34 g.p. 50 pts +15 g.d. 7. Indy Eleven 34 g.p. 49 pts +3 g.d. 8. Nashville SC 34 g.p. 49 pts +11 g.d. -------------------------- 9. North Carolina FC 34 g.p. 47 pts +10 g.d. 10. Ottawa Fury 34 g.p. 45 pts -12 g.d. 11. Charlotte Independence 34 g.p. 42 pts -13 g.d. 12. Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 g.p. 41 pts +0 g.d. 13. Penn FC 34 g.p. 37 pts -9 g.d. 14. Atlanta United 2 34 g.p. 31 pts -35 g.d. 15. Richmond Kickers 34 g.p. 22 pts -50 g.d. 16. Toronto FC II 34 g.p. 18 pts -35 g.d. WEST 1. Orange County 34 g.p. 66 pts +30 g.d. 2. Sacramento Republic 34 g.p. 65 pts +15 g.d. 3. Phoenix Rising 34 g.p. 63 pts +25 g.d. 4. Real Monarchs SLC 34 g.p. 60 pts +8 g.d. 5. Reno 1868 34 g.p. 59 pts +18 g.d. 6. Portland Timbers 2 34 g.p. 55 pts +9 g.d. 7. Swope Park Rangers 34 g.p. 53 pts -1 g.d. 8. Saint Louis FC 34 g.p. 53 pts +6 g.d. ---------------------------------- 9. San Antonio FC 34 g.p. 50 pts -3 g.d. 10. OKC Energy 34 g.p. 43 pts -3 g.d 11. Co. Springs Switchbacks 34 g.p. 39 pts -3 g.d. 12. Fresno FC 34 g.p. 39 pts +6 g.d. 13. Rio Grande Valley 34 g.p. 38 pts -6 g.d. 14. LA Galaxy II 34 g.p. 37 pts -7 g.d. 15. Las Vegas Lights 34 g.p. 31 pts -24 g.d. 16. Seattle Sounders 34 g.p. 25 pts -31 g.d. 17. Tulsa Roughnecks 34 g.p. 21 pts -41 g.d. The playoffs start on October 18.
Louisville it is, then, as New York's and Bethlehem's wins today knock Indy down to seventh. Making the playoffs in the first year in the USL is good. Facing Louisville is good in the sense that it deepens a regional rivalry. But in terms of prospects for advancing to the next round, this is terrible for Indy. Louisville won its last six games, by a combined score of 17-3. Meanwhile, Indy was 1W-1D-4L, scoring five goals and surrendering nine over that same period. If form means anything, Indy will be one and done.