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2019 USL Championship season

The 2019 USL Championship season was the ninth season of the USL Championship and third under Division II sanctioning. This was the first season in which the league operated under the name "USL Championship," having used the moniker "United Soccer League" through 2018. The season began on March 8, 2019, and concluded on October 20, 2019, with each team playing 34 matches. 36 teams competed in the 2019 USL Championship season, split into 2 conferences of 18 teams each. Louisville City FC were the two-time defending champions.

Changes from 2018
;Expansion clubs • Austin Bold FCBirmingham Legion FCEl Paso Locomotive FCHartford AthleticLoudoun United FCMemphis 901 FCNew Mexico United ;Departing clubs • FC Cincinnati (moved to MLS) • Penn FC (folded) • Richmond Kickers (moved to USL League One) • Toronto FC II (moved to USL League One) ;Rebranded clubs • Seattle Sounders FC 2 rebranded as Tacoma Defiance and moved to Tacoma, Washington ==Teams==
Teams
The following teams are playing in the 2019 USL Championship season: ==Competition format==
Competition format
The season began the weekend of March 8–10 and will conclude the weekend of October 18–20. The 2019 USL Cup Playoffs are expected to begin October 25–27, and conclude with the final match November 14–18. Managerial changes ==League table==
League table
;Eastern Conference ;Western Conference ==Results table==
Playoffs
Format The top 10 teams from each conference will qualify for the playoffs. Each conference will have a "play-in round" where the 7 seed will host the 10 seed and the 8 host 9. The lowest remaining seed will then play the 1 seed and the other play-in survivor will play the 2 seed to form an 8 team playoff bracket. Each of the 8 team playoff brackets will consist of teams within their respective conference and the matches will be hosted by the higher seed. The USL Cup will be the season's only match that involves teams from different conferences; it will be hosted by the conference champion with the better regular-season record. Bracket Eastern Conference Western Conference USL Championship Final Championship Game MVP: Konrad Plewa (SLC) ==Attendance==
Attendance
Average home attendances Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance. Updated to games of October 20, 2019. Sources: USL Championship Soccer Stadium Digest == Statistical leaders ==
Statistical leaders
Top scorers Source: Top assists Source: Shutouts Source: Hat-tricks ==League awards==
League awards
Individual awards All-League Teams Monthly awards Weekly awards ==References==
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