The US soccer league system

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The top three levels of the US soccer league system, from Major League Soccer down to USL League One. The US system doesn't use promotion and relegation between these leagues; play-off places are marked on each table.

Latest result in these tables: Sat 7 Nov · checked through the day

Tier 1Major League SoccerMLS30 clubs · 2 groups Tier 2USL ChampionshipUSLC25 clubs · 2 groups Tier 3USL League OneUSL117 clubs

CupsUS Open CupOpen to all levels · Won by St. Louis City MLS Cup PlayoffsTier 1 · Next: Round of 32

Bar width is to scale with the number of clubs in each tier.

Tier 1

Major League Soccer

30 clubs in 2 groups · as of 7 Nov

Fixtures and results

1–7 in each group Play-offs
8–9 in each group Wild card

Western Conference

Major League Soccer, Western Conference
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Vancouver Whitecaps	34	19	7	8	74	34	+40	WLWWW	6412
2 (Play-offs)	FC Dallas	34	16	10	8	62	51	+11	DWLDW	588
3 (Play-offs)	St. Louis City	34	15	9	10	59	48	+11	LLLLW	543
4 (Play-offs)	San Jose Earthquakes	34	14	10	10	57	51	+6	DLDWL	525
5 (Play-offs)	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	43	43	0	DDWLL	515
6 (Play-offs)	Los Angeles FC	34	12	11	11	52	40	+12	WDDLL	475
7 (Play-offs)	Portland Timbers	34	13	7	14	62	61	+1	DWWWW	4613
8 (Wild card)	Seattle Sounders	34	12	10	12	44	46	−2	DDLLW	465
9 (Wild card)	Real Salt Lake	34	13	6	15	53	52	+1	WWWLW	4512
10	Minnesota United	34	11	11	12	56	58	−2	WDWWW	4413
11	LA Galaxy	34	11	11	12	50	57	−7	WDDWL	448
12	Colorado Rapids	34	12	7	15	47	50	−3	DWDLL	435
13	San Diego FC	34	9	11	14	57	63	−6	DDLWL	385
14	Austin FC	34	8	10	16	42	65	−23	LWLLL	343
15	Sporting Kansas City	34	7	5	22	40	81	−41	LLLDW	264

Eastern Conference

Major League Soccer, Eastern Conference
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Nashville SC	34	23	8	3	71	25	+46	DWDWW	7711
2 (Play-offs)	Inter Miami	34	16	12	6	80	59	+21	WLDWD	608
3 (Play-offs)	New England Revolution	34	18	4	12	55	47	+8	WWWLL	589
4 (Play-offs)	Chicago Fire	34	16	7	11	64	54	+10	LWDWL	557
5 (Play-offs)	Charlotte FC	34	15	9	10	66	51	+15	DLWWD	548
6 (Play-offs)	Philadelphia Union	34	14	8	12	66	52	+14	DLDLW	505
7 (Play-offs)	Columbus Crew	34	14	5	15	59	52	+7	WWWWW	4715
8 (Wild card)	Orlando City SC	34	13	7	14	63	78	−15	WDDLW	468
9 (Wild card)	FC Cincinnati	34	12	10	12	67	75	−8	WWDWL	4610
10	New York Red Bulls	34	12	6	16	48	62	−14	LWLLW	426
11	New York City FC	34	10	12	12	49	45	+4	DDWDW	429
12	Toronto FC	34	9	12	13	52	67	−15	WLWLL	396
13	Atlanta United	34	9	6	19	43	60	−17	LLLWL	333
14	D.C. United	34	7	12	15	39	61	−22	LLLLL	330
15	CF Montréal	34	6	8	20	37	69	−32	DLLDL	262

The top seven in each conference go into the play-offs for the MLS Cup; 8th and 9th play a wild-card game.
Canadian clubs (Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal) play in MLS too.

Tier 2

USL Championship

25 clubs in 2 groups · as of 8 Nov

Fixtures and results

1–8 in each group Play-offs

Eastern Conference

USL Championship, Eastern Conference
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	30	18	7	5	52	26	+26	LWWWL	619
2 (Play-offs)	Charleston Battery	30	16	5	9	56	35	+21	DWWWW	5313
3 (Play-offs)	Detroit City	30	14	9	7	34	21	+13	WWLDL	517
4 (Play-offs)	Louisville City	30	13	8	9	51	43	+8	WWDWW	4713
5 (Play-offs)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	30	13	6	11	33	30	+3	LWDWL	457
6 (Play-offs)	Hartford Athletic	30	10	13	7	35	33	+2	DLWWL	437
7 (Play-offs)	Rhode Island FC	30	12	6	12	42	33	+9	LWDLL	424
8 (Play-offs)	Miami FC	30	9	9	12	39	49	−10	WLLWL	366
9	Indy Eleven	30	9	7	14	35	41	−6	LDLLL	341
10	Loudoun United	30	6	13	11	38	48	−10	DWLDW	318
11	Birmingham Legion	30	6	12	12	40	46	−6	LWDWL	307
12	Brooklyn FC	30	5	6	19	34	63	−29	LLWLL	213
13	Sporting JAX	30	3	5	22	32	78	−46	LLLLL	140

Western Conference

USL Championship, Western Conference
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	New Mexico United	30	15	7	8	45	34	+11	WLWWW	5212
2 (Play-offs)	Sacramento Republic	30	13	12	5	42	28	+14	DWWWW	5113
3 (Play-offs)	El Paso Locomotive	30	15	5	10	48	38	+10	WLLWL	506
4 (Play-offs)	Lexington SC	30	14	6	10	57	39	+18	WDWDL	488
5 (Play-offs)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	30	13	8	9	44	38	+6	DWWWL	4710
6 (Play-offs)	San Antonio FC	30	11	12	7	32	30	+2	LDWWL	457
7 (Play-offs)	FC Tulsa	30	11	10	9	34	31	+3	DDLLL	432
8 (Play-offs)	Phoenix Rising	30	10	10	10	45	46	−1	LWWDL	407
9	Orange County SC	30	10	9	11	39	49	−10	WLLLL	393
10	Oakland Roots	30	9	11	10	39	40	−1	WDDWL	388
11	Las Vegas Lights	30	10	6	14	41	48	−7	LWLLL	363
12	Monterey Bay	30	6	6	18	32	52	−20	LWLLW	246

The top eight in each conference go into the play-offs.

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Tier 3

USL League One

17 clubs · as of 7 Nov

Fixtures and results

1–8 Play-offs

USL League One table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Charlotte Independence	32	20	6	6	74	46	+28	DWWWL	6610
2 (Play-offs)	Union Omaha	32	19	5	8	54	34	+20	WWLLD	627
3 (Play-offs)	Boise	32	17	7	8	51	41	+10	LWWWW	5812
4 (Play-offs)	Forward Madison	32	16	8	8	54	30	+24	LDLWD	565
5 (Play-offs)	Spokane Velocity	32	16	6	10	50	44	+6	WLWDL	547
6 (Play-offs)	One Knoxville	32	15	9	8	52	36	+16	DLWLW	547
7 (Play-offs)	Chattanooga Red Wolves	32	14	5	13	51	45	+6	LWLLD	474
8 (Play-offs)	Naples	32	14	4	14	39	46	−7	WWWWW	4615
9	Fort Wayne	32	12	9	11	47	42	+5	DWWLL	457
10	Westchester SC	32	11	7	14	55	51	+4	DWWWD	4011
11	Sarasota Paradise	32	11	7	14	49	51	−2	LWWLD	407
12	Corpus Christi	32	9	10	13	36	51	−15	LLLLD	371
13	Alta	32	8	10	14	40	48	−8	LLDLD	342
14	Portland Hearts of Pine	32	8	10	14	48	58	−10	LDLLW	344
15	Greenville Triumph	32	8	6	18	37	60	−23	LDWLW	307
16	NY Cosmos	32	7	6	19	40	66	−26	LLLDD	272
17	Richmond Kickers	32	7	5	20	37	65	−28	WLLWL	266

The top eight go into the play-offs.