The 2017 USL season was the seventh season of the United Soccer League. The league was granted provisional Division II status by the USSF. It was organized by the United Soccer Leagues.
New York Red Bulls II were the defending champions of both the USL Cup and Regular Season.
Changes from 2016 Expansion Reno 1868 FC
Joined from NASL Ottawa Fury FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
Rebrand Arizona United SC to Phoenix Rising FC
Folded FC Montreal
Rule changes Teams are now permitted only three substitutions a match. Previously, teams were allowed five substitutions a match.
Teams Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager MLS Affiliate/Partnership Bethlehem Steel FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Goodman Stadium Brendan Burke Philadelphia Union Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina MUSC Health Stadium Michael Anhaeuser Atlanta United FC Charlotte Independence Matthews, North Carolina Sportsplex at Matthews Mike Jeffries Colorado Rapids Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Switchbacks Training Stadium Steve Trittschuh FC Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Nippert Stadium Alan Koch Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg, Pennsylvania FNB Field Bill Becher LA Galaxy II Carson, California StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium Mike Muñoz LA Galaxy Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Slugger Field James O'Connor New York Red Bulls II Montclair, New Jersey MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field John Wolyniec New York Red Bulls OKC Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium Jimmy Nielsen FC Dallas Orange County SC Irvine, California Championship Soccer Stadium Logan Pause Los Angeles FC Orlando City B Orlando, Florida Orlando City Stadium † Anthony Pulis Orlando City SC Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Stadium Julian de Guzman (Interim) Montreal Impact Phoenix Rising FC Scottsdale, Arizona Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Patrice Carteron Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium Dave Brandt Columbus Crew SC Portland Timbers 2 Portland, Oregon Providence Park Andrew Gregor Portland Timbers Real Monarchs SLC Sandy, Utah Rio Tinto Stadium Mark Briggs Real Salt Lake Reno 1868 FC Reno, Nevada Greater Nevada Field Ian Russell San Jose Earthquakes Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium Leigh Cowlishaw D.C. United Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park Junior Gonzalez Houston Dynamo Rochester Rhinos Rochester, New York Capelli Sport Stadium Bob Lilley New England Revolution Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Papa Murphy's Park Paul Buckle Saint Louis FC Fenton, Missouri Toyota Stadium Predrag Radosavljevic San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field Darren Powell New York City FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tukwila, Washington Starfire Sports Complex Ezra Hendrickson Seattle Sounders FC Swope Park Rangers Kansas City, Missouri Swope Soccer Village Nikola Popovic Sporting Kansas City Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida Al Lang Stadium Stuart Campbell Toronto FC II Vaughan, Ontario Ontario Soccer Centre Jason Bent Toronto FC Tulsa Roughnecks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field David Vaudreuil Chicago Fire Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Vancouver, British Columbia Thunderbird Stadium Rich Fagan Vancouver Whitecaps FC † Capacity for venue is 25,500; Team moved from Melbourne, Florida to Orlando in April 2017 to allow direct player transfers with MLS parent club Orlando City SC.
Other venues The Charlotte Independence played its first few home games at Eagle Field on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina as the Sportsplex at Matthews was being built.
Competition format The season started on March 25 and ended October 15. The top eight finishers in each conference qualified for the playoffs.
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentReal Monarchs Mike Petke PromotedMarch 29, 2017 Mark BriggsMarch 30, 2017 Phoenix Rising FC Frank YallopResignedApril 24, 2017 Rick Schantz (Interim)April 24, 2017 Phoenix Rising FC Rick Schantz (Interim)End of interim periodMay 22, 2017 Patrice CarteronMay 22, 2017 Ottawa Fury Paul Dalglish ResignedAugust 15, 2017 Julian de Guzman (Interim)August 15, 2017
League table Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Results table