IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17)& Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23)& Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club
I'm starting to hear rumors of at least two potentially leaving USL2 and shutting down completely. Of course, these are rarely announced...so, waiting for full confirmation before putting the clubs' names out there.
IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17)& Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23)& Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) Edgewater Castle FC (Midwest Premier League; Chicago, IL; 11/10) OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club
IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17) & Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23) & Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) Edgewater Castle FC (Midwest Premier League; Chicago, IL; 11/10) Lorain County USL2 (new club; Avon, OH; 11/12) & OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club
IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17) & Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23) & Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) Edgewater Castle FC (Midwest Premier League; Chicago, IL; 11/10) Lorain County USL2 (new club; Avon, OH; 11/12) & PA Classics (new club; Manheim, PA; 11/18) OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club
IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17) & Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23) & Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) Edgewater Castle FC (Midwest Premier League; Chicago, IL; 11/10) Lorain County USL2 (new club; Avon, OH; 11/12) & PA Classics (former? NPSL; Manheim, PA; 11/18) Appalachian FC (former? NPSL; Boone, NC; 11/19) & OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club
Napa's a good pull. I was thinking of only NPSL teams. It will be interested to see if any of his (or any others) find a need to move from "The League for Clubs". NPSL seems to be losing teams to both of those leagues who seem to be "better run". Wondering if Fort Worth, West Texas, Hickory, Virginia Dream, any others may move on from NPSL. I'll also be interested in seeing USL League 2 tries to shrink regional footprints or if they may want to try pro/rel in some regions that may have the numbers for it (the League for Clubs is going to do pro/rel in Northern California I believe).
I feel like West Texas FC will take another season to make the move. I'm not sure about just how much money their ownership has or what their agreement was when they bought the franchise from the AA baseball team in town and brought them back to the NPSL a couple of years ago. I was surprised they didn't just go ahead and move to USL2 now to keep the "Dustico" rivalry going with Lubbock.
The reason it's an option for West Texas IMO ... their "local"ish rivals are gone ... if Fort Worth moves, they're on a big island out there. At least the USL L2 schedule may allow for just a "West/North Texas" division and a "South Texas" division. NPSL has West Texas playing Arkansas, Oklahoma, Houston and Brownsville (if Ft Worth leaves).
IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17) & Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23) & Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) Edgewater Castle FC (Midwest Premier League; Chicago, IL; 11/10) Lorain County USL2 (new club; Avon, OH; 11/12) & PA Classics (former? NPSL; Manheim, PA; 11/18) Appalachian FC (former? NPSL; Boone, NC; 11/19) & Rockford Raptors (new club; Rockford, IL; 11/26) OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club
IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17) & Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23) & Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) Edgewater Castle FC (Midwest Premier League; Chicago, IL; 11/10) Lorain County USL2 (new club; Avon, OH; 11/12) & PA Classics (former? NPSL; Manheim, PA; 11/18) Appalachian FC (former? NPSL; Boone, NC; 11/19) & Rockford Raptors (new club; Rockford, IL; 11/26) Greeley Colorado (new club; Greeley, CO; 12/1 — Name TBD) OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club
IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17) & Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23) & Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) Edgewater Castle FC (Midwest Premier League; Chicago, IL; 11/10) Lorain County USL2 (new club; Avon, OH; 11/12) & PA Classics (former? NPSL; Manheim, PA; 11/18) Appalachian FC (former? NPSL; Boone, NC; 11/19) & Rockford Raptors (new club; Rockford, IL; 11/26) Greeley Colorado (new club; Greeley, CO; 12/1 — Name TBD) Loudoun United FC (new/USL Championship side; Leesburg, VA; 12/2) OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club
Are they creating that new Loudoun club as a replacement for the Virginia Revolution clubs that they merged with?
New here? It’s a list of USL2 expansion. There is speculation that Loudoun United USL2 is a rebranded club of another. That is TBD for me right now.
Earlier this year they merged with another club but so far USPL is the highest level that club has teams competing and I've seen nothing yet indicating change on their sites but I'm assuming you've seen something on the USL site.
Yes. It’s been announced, that’s why I have it here. As I’ve done for 5-years or so (give or take, I lose track of time).
IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17) & Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23) & Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) Edgewater Castle FC (Midwest Premier League; Chicago, IL; 11/10) Lorain County USL2 (new club; Avon, OH; 11/12) & PA Classics (former? NPSL; Manheim, PA; 11/18) Appalachian FC (former? NPSL; Boone, NC; 11/19) & Rockford Raptors (new club; Rockford, IL; 11/26) Greeley Colorado (new club; Greeley, CO; 12/1 — Name TBD) Loudoun United FC (new/USL Championship side; Leesburg, VA; 12/2) Hickory FC (former NPSL; Hickory, NC; 12/3) OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club
IN Hill City FC (new club; Lynchburg, VA; 6/17) & Eagle FC (new club; Mechanicsburg, PA; 6/27) Memphis FC (new club; Memphis, TN; 9/18) Jackson Boom (new club; Jackson, TN; 9/30) Bethesda SC (new club; Bethesda, MD; 10/9) Lubbock Matadors (former NPSL; Lubbock, TX; 10/23) & Texoma FC (new USL1 club; Sherman, TX; 10/28) Edgewater Castle FC (Midwest Premier League; Chicago, IL; 11/10) Lorain County USL2 (new club; Avon, OH; 11/12) & PA Classics (former? NPSL; Manheim, PA; 11/18) Appalachian FC (former? NPSL; Boone, NC; 11/19) & Rockford Raptors (new club; Rockford, IL; 11/26) Greeley Colorado (new club; Greeley, CO; 12/1 — Name TBD) Loudoun United FC (new/USL Championship side; Leesburg, VA; 12/2) Hickory FC (former NPSL; Hickory, NC; 12/3) Lakeland United FC (new club; Lakeland, FL; 12/4) OUT Sarasota Paradise (USL1) Fort Wayne FC (USL1) Footnotes & Hitchcock club