USL Championship · 2020

2020 standings

Thirty-five clubs in eight regional groups after the pandemic stoppage, sixteen matches each; the top two in each group made the playoffs. The final between Tampa Bay Rowdies and Phoenix Rising was cancelled the day before, after positive COVID-19 tests in the Tampa Bay camp; no champion was named.

Checked against two sources · 2026-09-16

Group A4 clubs

Group A, 2020
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	RenoReno 1868 FC	16	11-2-3	43	21	+22	36
2	SacramentoSacramento Republic FC	16	8-2-6	27	17	+10	30
3	TacomaTacoma Defiance	16	4-10-2	25	32	−7	14
4	Timbers 2Portland Timbers 2	16	3-13-0	20	50	−30	9

The rule marks the 2 playoff places in each table.

Group B5 clubs

Group B, 2020
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PhoenixPhoenix Rising FC	16	11-3-2	46	17	+29	35
2	Galaxy IILA Galaxy II	16	8-6-2	29	32	−3	26
3	Orange CountyOrange County SC	16	7-6-3	18	18	0	24
4	San DiegoSan Diego Loyal SC	16	6-5-5	17	18	−1	23
5	Las VegasLas Vegas Lights FC	16	2-9-5	24	34	−10	11

The rule marks the 2 playoff places in each table.

Group C4 clubs

Group C, 2020
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	El PasoEl Paso Locomotive FC	16	9-2-5	24	14	+10	32
2	New MexicoNew Mexico United	15	8-4-3	23	17	+6	27
3	Colorado SpringsColorado Springs Switchbacks FC	16	2-7-7	19	28	−9	13
4	MonarchsReal Monarchs	16	3-11-2	14	25	−11	11

The rule marks the 2 playoff places in each table.

Group D5 clubs

Group D, 2020
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San AntonioSan Antonio FC	16	10-3-3	30	14	+16	33
2	TulsaFC Tulsa	15	6-2-7	21	16	+5	25
3	Austin BoldAustin Bold FC	16	5-4-7	30	27	+3	22
4	RGV TorosRio Grande Valley FC Toros	14	2-9-3	17	28	−11	9
5	OKC EnergyOklahoma City Energy FC	16	1-8-7	12	29	−17	10

The rule marks the 2 playoff places in each table.

Group E4 clubs

Group E, 2020
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	LouisvilleLouisville City FC	16	11-3-2	28	12	+16	35
2	Saint LouisSaint Louis FC	16	7-5-4	22	21	+1	25
3	Indy ElevenIndy Eleven	16	7-7-2	21	19	+2	23
4	Sporting KC IISporting Kansas City II	16	5-10-1	21	30	−9	16

The rule marks the 2 playoff places in each table.

Group F5 clubs

Group F, 2020
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	HartfordHartford Athletic	16	11-3-2	31	24	+7	35
2	PittsburghPittsburgh Riverhounds SC	16	11-4-1	39	10	+29	34
3	Red Bulls IINew York Red Bulls II	16	5-11-0	30	37	−7	15
4	Union IIPhiladelphia Union II	16	2-11-3	20	45	−25	9
5	LoudounLoudoun United FC	13	1-9-3	10	28	−18	6

The rule marks the 2 playoff places in each table.

Group G4 clubs

Group G, 2020
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CharlotteCharlotte Independence	16	8-4-4	24	22	+2	28
2	BirminghamBirmingham Legion FC	16	7-5-4	29	19	+10	25
3	North CarolinaNorth Carolina FC	15	6-8-1	17	21	−4	19
4	MemphisMemphis 901 FC	15	4-7-4	24	31	−7	16

The rule marks the 2 playoff places in each table.

Group H4 clubs

Group H, 2020
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tampa BayTampa Bay Rowdies	16	10-3-3	25	11	+14	33
2	CharlestonCharleston Battery	15	9-3-3	26	15	+11	30
3	Miami FCMiami FC	16	4-8-4	20	34	−14	16
4	Atlanta 2Atlanta United 2	16	3-10-3	23	33	−10	12

The rule marks the 2 playoff places in each table.

The playoffs, match by match.

14 matches. The home side is listed first.

Oct 10, 2020Conference quarterfinalsHartfordvSaint Louis0–1Dillon Stadium · 2,194
Oct 10, 2020Conference quarterfinalsLouisvillevPittsburgh2–0Lynn Family Stadium · 4,900
Oct 10, 2020Conference quarterfinalsTampa BayvBirmingham4–2Al Lang Stadium · 1,098
Oct 10, 2020Conference quarterfinalsCharlottevCharleston1–2aetSportsplex at Matthews · 100
Oct 10, 2020Conference quarterfinalsRenovGalaxy II4–1Greater Nevada Field · 250
Oct 10, 2020Conference quarterfinalsSan AntoniovNew Mexico0–1aetToyota Field · 2,175
Oct 10, 2020Conference quarterfinalsEl PasovTulsa2–24–2 pensSouthwest University Park · 1,659
Oct 10, 2020Conference quarterfinalsPhoenixvSacramento1–0aetCasino Arizona Field
Oct 17, 2020Conference semifinalsLouisvillevSaint Louis2–0Lynn Family Stadium · 4,900
Oct 17, 2020Conference semifinalsTampa BayvCharleston1–0Al Lang Stadium · 1,301
Oct 17, 2020Conference semifinalsRenovPhoenix2–24–5 pensGreater Nevada Field · 700
Oct 17, 2020Conference semifinalsEl PasovNew Mexico1–15–3 pensSouthwest University Park · 1,659
Oct 24, 2020Conference finalsLouisvillevTampa Bay1–2Lynn Family Stadium · 4,900
Oct 24, 2020Conference finalsPhoenixvEl Paso1–14–2 pensCasino Arizona Field

What the year decided.

2020Players' ShieldReno 1868 FC had the league's best record, 36 points from 16 matches.
2020No championThe final between Tampa Bay Rowdies and Phoenix Rising was cancelled the day before, after positive COVID-19 tests in the Tampa Bay camp; no champion was named.

Every season, one table each.

The league's first season was 2011.

Club names are as they were that season; each links to the franchise's page today (Phoenix Rising FC for Arizona United SC, for example). The league was USL Pro in 2011–2014 and USL in 2015–2018.