2024 USL Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Dates | April 27, 2024 September 29, 2024 | –
Teams | 12 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 12 (2 per match) |
Attendance | 15,348 (2,558 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Missael Rodríguez (2 goals) |
All statistics correct as of May 1, 2024. |
The 2024 USL Cup is the first season of the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition is open to all clubs in USL League One.
Format[edit]
The 2024 edition of the USL Cup is a professional soccer tournament held between teams in USL League One.[1] Richmond Kickers chairman Rob Ukrop stated after the announcement of the USL Cup that another league had been invited to participate, but declined the opportunity.[2]
Schedule[edit]
The 2024 USL Cup runs concurrent with the 2024 USL League One season. The tournament will begin roughly two months into the league season and end one month before the end of the league season and start of the league playoffs.
The schedule for 2024 USL Cup group stage games was announced simultaneously with the USL League One league schedule on December 14, 2023.[3]
Prize money[edit]
The announcement of the USL Cup stated that the winning club would receive prize money, but did not specify the amount.[1]
Group stage[edit]
The group stage is to be played from April 27 to September 1. Teams were divided into three regional groups of four teams: the West Group, the Central Group, and the East Group. Teams in each group will play each other twice: one home and one away. Each team will also play two teams from other groups, once home and once away.
If a team wins in regulation, they will receive three points in the standings, while the loser will receive zero. If the game is tied at the end of regulation, a penalty kick shootout will occur; the winner will receive two points and the loser will receive one.[1]
West Group[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Union Omaha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Advance to knockout phase |
4 | Spokane Velocity FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Results table[edit]
Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club | Matches | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Central Valley Fuego FC (CV) | SPK | LEX | OMA | NCO | TRM | SPK | OMA | NCO |
1–1 (4–2) | 5/11 | 5/29 | 6/8 | 6/29 | 7/19 | 8/9 | 8/30 | |
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (NCO) | OMA | KNX | CLT | CV | SPK | OMA | SPK | CV |
2–2 (2–3) | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/8 | 6/29 | 7/19 | 8/13 | 8/30 | |
Spokane Velocity FC (SPK) | CV | OMA | GVL | OMA | NCO | CV | NCO | RIC |
1–1 (2–4) | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/13 | 6/29 | 7/19 | 8/13 | 8/29 | |
Union Omaha (OMA) | NCO | SPK | CV | SPK | CHA | NCO | CV | MAD |
2–2 (3–2) | 5/11 | 5/29 | 6/13 | 6/27 | 7/19 | 8/9 | 8/29 |
Central Group[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | One Knoxville SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Lexington SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Forward Madison FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Results table[edit]
Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club | Matches | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (CHA) | KNX | RIC | LEX | MAD | OMA | KNX | MAD | LEX |
0–1 | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/8 | 6/27 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/31 | |
Forward Madison FC (MAD) | LEX | CLT | KNX | CHT | KNX | LEX | CHT | OMA |
0–1 | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/8 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/29 | |
Lexington SC (LEX) | MAD | CV | CHA | KNX | GVL | MAD | KNX | CHA |
1–0 | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/8 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/31 | |
One Knoxville SC (KNX) | CHA | NCO | MAD | LEX | MAD | CHA | LEX | TRM |
1–0 | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/8 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 9/1 |
East Group[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charlotte Independence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Results table[edit]
Color key: Home • Away • Win • Shootout win • Shootout loss • Loss | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club | Matches | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Charlotte Independence (CLT) | TRM | MAD | NCO | RIC | RIC | TRM | GVL | GVL |
1–1 (5–4) | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/8 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/30 | |
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) | RIC | TRM | SPK | TRM | LEX | RIC | CLT | CLT |
1–1 (3–5) | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/9 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/30 | |
Richmond Kickers (RIC) | GVL | CHA | TRM | CLT | CLT | GVL | TRM | SPK |
1–1 (5–3) | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/8 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 8/29 | |
South Georgia Tormenta FC (TRM) | CLT | GVL | RIC | GVL | CV | CLT | RIC | KNX |
1–1 (4–5) | 5/11 | 5/25 | 6/9 | 6/29 | 7/20 | 8/10 | 9/1 |
Knockout stage[edit]
The winner of each group, as well as the team who scores the most goals in the competition that does not win their group, progress to the knockout stage.
Semifinals | Final | |||||
September 14–15 | ||||||
September 28–29 | ||||||
September 14–15 | ||||||
Statistics[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
- As of May 1, 2024
Rank | Player | Team | Goals[4] | By round | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | M7 | M8 | SF | F | ||||
1 | Missael Rodríguez | Union Omaha | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Robert Coronado | Central Valley Fuego FC | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Kaelon Fox | Lexington SC | 1 | |||||||||||
Ethan Hoard | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 1 | |||||||||||
Evan Lee | Greenville Triumph SC | 1 | |||||||||||
Juan Carlos Obregón | Charlotte Independence | 1 | |||||||||||
Pierre Reedy | Spokane Velocity FC | 1 | |||||||||||
Bruno Rendón | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 1 | |||||||||||
Ryan Sierakowski | Richmond Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||
Jordan Skelton | One Knoxville SC | 1 | |||||||||||
Sebastián Vivas | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 1 |
Awards[edit]
Weekly awards[edit]
Player of the Week (sponsored by eFootball) | |||||
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Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | Ref. |
1 | Missael Rodríguez | Union Omaha | Forward | 2 goals vs Northern Colorado | [5] |
Team of the Week | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Bench | Coach | Ref. |
1 | Knight (LEX) | Corrales (LEX) Fox (LEX) Skelton (KNX) |
Jiba (OMA) Johnson (KNX) Lee (GVL) Rendón (NCO) |
Hoard (NCO) Obregón (CLT) Rodríguez (OMA) |
Álvarez (CLT) Coronado (CV) Fonseca (TRM) John-Brown (CV) Lapsley (OMA) Longmire (SPK) Mastrantonio (OMA) |
Darren Powell (LEX) | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "USL League One introduces new in-season cup competition". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Ashton, Alex (December 13, 2023). "What We Know About the USL League One In-Season Cup". LeagueOneUpdater.com. League One Updater. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "USL League One unveils balanced 2024 regular season schedule". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. December 14, 2023. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "USL Jägermeister Cup Stats". USL League One. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 1". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.