The 2015 season will also bring changes to USL PRO’s single-elimination playoff format with the top six finishers in each conference moving on to the four-week postseason. Teams will be seeded No. 1 through No. 6 in each conference, with the top two seeds receiving first-round byes and the No. 3 seed hosting the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed hosting the No. 5 seed. The winner of the No. 3 vs. No. 6 game will then travel to face the No. 2 seed, and the winner of the No. 4 vs. No. 5 game will travel to face the No. 1 seed. The winners will meet in the Eastern & Western Conference Championship games with the remaining two teams advancing to square off in the 2015 USL PRO Championship, hosted by the higher seeded club. 2015 USL PRO Alignment: Eastern Conference Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Montreal Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City FC *New York Red Bulls Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC Toronto FC II Wilmington Hammerheads FC Western Conference Arizona United SC Austin Aztex Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC LA Galaxy II OKC Energy FC Orange County Blues FC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Sacramento Republic FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 *Name TBA
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/opener-reveals-possible-31820/ Red Bulls’ USL Pro side will open their season with a match against the Rochester Rhinos on March 28th — in Harrison, New Jersey.
almost named Empire SC: http://www.onceametro.com/2015/2/9/7948683/new-york-red-bulls-almost-named-reserve-team-empire-sc
What is typically the team in USL? Is it a few journeyman vets mixed along with un-drafted college rookies and academy youth or just a bunch of youth players?
I hope that some how some way as a loan or reforce they can use players of the first team, those that need more activity and the team don't use on the week by week basic at the MLS games, 5/6 good prospect that need games for they develop or players that had been hurt and need rehabilitation games or so.....