Competition: | USL League Two |
Season: | 2021 |
Dates: | May 5 – July 18 (regular season) |
Winners: | Des Moines Menace |
Shieldtitle: | Regular season title |
Shield: | Des Moines Menace |
Continentalcup1: | 2022 Hank Steinbrecher Cup qualifiers |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | |
Continentalcup2: | 2022 U.S. Open Cup qualifiers |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | |
Matches: | 495 |
Total Goals: | 1616 |
Longest Wins: | 9 matches Des Moines Menace (May 15 – June 24) |
Longest Unbeaten: | 12 matches (May 15 – July 9) |
Longest Winless: | 14 matches (entire regular season) Dayton Dutch Lions Westchester Flames |
Longest Losses: | 11 matches FC Wichita (May 22 – July 10) |
Prevseason: | 2020 (Cancelled) |
Nextseason: | 2022 |
Updated: | July 31, 2021 |
The 2021 USL League Two season is the 27th season of the USL League Two, the top pre-professional soccer league in the United States, since its establishment in 1995. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The regular season started on May 5 and concluded on July 18. 75 teams participated in this season.[1] The Southwest Division teams elected not to play due to COVID-19 concerns.[2]
Note: Teams lined out are on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Western Conference | |
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Division | Team |
Mountain Division | Colorado Rush SC |
Ogden City SC | |
Park City Red Wolves | |
Northwest Division | |
Lane United | |
OVF Alliance | |
PDX FC | |
Portland Timbers U23 | |
Southwest Division | |
See main article: 2021 USL League Two Playoffs.
Championship MVP: Manel Busquets (DMM)
Award | Winner | Team | Reason | ||
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Defender of the Year | Toby Sims | SC United Bantams | 1,108 minutes; two goals; one assist | [6] | |
Golden Glove | ![]() | West Chester United | 0.41 Goals Against Average; 9 Shutouts; 88.4% Save percentage | [7] | |
Young (U20) Player of the Year | ![]() | Cedar Stars Rush | 991 minutes; seven goals; one assist | [8] | |
Assists Champion | ![]() | North Carolina Fusion U23 | 8 Assists | [9] | |
Jake Nicholson | West Virginia United | ||||
Golden Boot | ![]() | West Virginia United | 16 Goals in 13 games | [10] [11] | |
Most Valuable Player | |||||
Coach of the Year | Mark McKeever | Des Moines Menace | 16 of 17 games won | [12] | |
Goal of the Year | ![]() | Kalamazoo FC | vs Mississippi Brilla FC | [13] | |
Save of the Year | ![]() | East Atlanta FC | Penalty kick save vs Tormenta FC 2 | [14] | |
Goalkeeper of the Year | ![]() | Tormenta FC 2 | 0.31 Goals Against Average, 5 Shutouts |
F: Tyler Bagley (BOS) *, Simon Becher (OCN), Amara Sesay (MAN)
M: Zemedkun Rodriguez (CSR), Conor Bradley (WCU), Okan Golge (NJC), Ryan Becher (REA)
D: Maurice Williams (NYR), Shane Bradley (WCU), Luca Mellor (WCU) *
G: Jan Hoffelner (NJC)
F: Cyrus Harmon (KAL) *, Jalen James (MBR), Pol Monells (TEX)
M: Manel Busquets (DMM), Daniel Barlow (KHM), Daire O’Riordan (KAL) *, Harvey Slade (FCB)
D: Jordan Skelton (DMM) *, George Proctor (FCB), Paul Efang (KAL)
G: Alejandro Chavarria (MBR)
F: Alexis Ledoux (SGT), Charles Touche (LIO), Nicolas Molina (WVU) *
M: Arnaud Baron (SCU) *, Joao Gomiero (NCF) *, Gabriel Cabral (SGT) *, Daniel Oliveira (VIL)
D: Alex Henderson (SCU), Toby Sims (SCU) *, Cristobal Molina (NCF)
G: Drew Romig (SGT) *
F: Ivan Mykhailenko (POR), Jose Carlos González (LAN), Evan Hoover (OVF)
M: David Brog (POR), Jose Sosa (POR), Wesley Frankel (OVF), Henry Cromack (LAN)
D: Esai Easley (POR), Emory Rapaport (POR), Carter Payne (PDX)
G: Albert Escuin (LAN)
* denotes All-League player