2024 USL Cup

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2024 USL Jägermeister Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesApril 27, 2024 (2024-04-27) –
September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored51 (3 per match)
Attendance31,778 (1,869 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bruno Rendón (4 goals)
All statistics correct as of May 25, 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 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 3 1 1 1 0 9 5 +4 6 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spokane Velocity FC 3 1 0 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout phase (wild card)
3 Central Valley Fuego FC 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 3
4 Union Omaha 2 0 1 0 1 4 5 −1 2
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11). Source: USL League One

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) 2–2 (1–4) 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) 5–1 2–2 (4–2) 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) 3–2 0–0 (4–5) 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) 2–3 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 Lexington SC 3 2 1 0 0 7 5 +2 8 Advance to knockout phase
2 Forward Madison FC 3 2 0 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3 One Knoxville SC 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11). Source: USL League One

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 1–0 3–4 6/8 6/27 7/20 8/10 8/31
Forward Madison FC (MAD) LEX CLT KNX CHT KNX LEX CHT OMA
0–1 2–1 1–0 6/8 6/29 7/20 8/10 8/29
Lexington SC (LEX) MAD CV CHA KNX GVL MAD KNX CHA
1–0 2–2 (4–1) 4–3 6/8 6/29 7/20 8/10 8/31
One Knoxville SC (KNX) CHA NCO MAD LEX MAD CHA LEX TRM
1–0 1–5 0–1 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 Greenville Triumph SC 3 1 1 1 0 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout phase
2 Richmond Kickers 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
3 Charlotte Independence 3 0 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
4 South Georgia Tormenta FC 3 0 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11). Source: USL League One

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) 1–2 2–2 (2–4) 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) 3–2 0–0 (5–4) 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) 0–1 2–1 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) 2–3 1–2 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.

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 September 14–15
 
 
 
 
 September 28–29
 
 
 
 
 
 September 14–15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Note: Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not counted towards players' goal counts or to match goal counts.
As of May 25, 2024[4]
Rank Player Team Goals By round
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 SF  F 
1 Cuba Bruno Rendón Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 4 1 2 1
2 United States Missael Rodríguez Union Omaha 3 2 1
3 Germany Adrian Billhardt Richmond Kickers 2 2
Senegal Ates Diouf Lexington SC 1 1
United States Derek Gebhard Forward Madison FC 1 1
United States Ethan Hoard Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 1 1
England Cameron Lancaster Lexington SC 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mayele Malango Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 2
Honduras Juan Carlos Obregón Charlotte Independence 1 1
England Jamie Smith Greenville Triumph SC 2
Argentina Sebastián Vivas South Georgia Tormenta FC 1 1

Awards[edit]

Weekly awards[edit]

Player of the Round (sponsored by eFootball)
Week Position Player Club Reason Ref.
1 FW United States Missael Rodríguez Union Omaha 2 goals vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC [5]
2 MF Cuba Bruno Rendón Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 2 goals; 1 assist vs. One Knoxville SC [6]
Goal of the Round (sponsored by Select Sport)
Week Player Club Opponent Ref.
1 United States Pierre Reedy Spokane Velocity Central Valley Fuego FC [7]
2 Japan Haruki Yamazaki Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC One Knoxville SC [8]
Save of the Round (sponsored by TERMINIX)
Week Player Club Opponent Ref.
1 United States Wallis Lapsley Union Omaha Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC [9]
2 United States Ryan Shellow Richmond Kickers Chattanooga Red Wolves SC [10]
Team of the Round
Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Bench Coach Ref.
1 Jamaica Knight (LEX) Cuba Corrales (LEX)
United States Fox (LEX)
England Skelton (KNX) 		South Sudan Jiba (OMA)
United States Johnson (KNX)
United States Lee (GVL)
Cuba Rendón (NCO) 		United States Hoard (NCO)
Honduras Obregón (CLT)
United States Rodríguez (OMA) 		Honduras Álvarez (CLT)
United States Coronado (CV)
Brazil Fonseca (TRM)
Grenada John-Brown (CV)
United States Lapsley (OMA)
United States Longmire (SPK)
Italy Mastrantonio (OMA) 		England Darren Powell (LEX) [5]
2 United States Bush (CHA) Madagascar Métanire (SPK)
Honduras Midence (CV)
England Smith (GVL)
Japan Yamazaki (NCO) 		Jamaica Lewis (SPK)
Switzerland MacKinnon (GVL)
United States Martinez (NCO)
Cuba Rendón (NCO) 		United States Chaney (MAD)
United States Rodríguez (OMA) 		United States Delgado (NCO)
United States Dengler (TRM)
Brazil Dolabella (OMA)
United States Fitch (RIC)
United States Hoard (NCO)
Honduras Obregón (CLT)
United States Waldeck (SPK) 		Libya Éamon Zayed (NCO) [6]
Bold denotes Player of the Round

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "USL Jägermeister Cup Stats". USL League One. May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 1". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 2". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  7. ^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 2, 2024). "𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 professional goal ✅ 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 #USLJägermeisterCup goal ✅ 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 Goal of the Round ✅ @SpokaneVelocity's Pierre Reedy has won the @select_america Goal of the Round! #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 16, 2024). "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣' 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 in Round 2 of the #USLJägermeisterCup 🏆🏆 With his 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 professional goal, Haruki Yamazaki of @nocohailstormfc has won the @select_america Goal of the Round! ⛈️ #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 3, 2024). "𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲? 🤷‍♂️ With his first appearance for @Union_Omaha, @walaps11 has won the @Terminix Save of the Round in the #USLJägermeisterCup! #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 17, 2024). "𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬. It's what @ryanshellow does. 🤷‍♂️ The @RichmondKickers' Ryan Shellow has won the @Terminix Save of the Round! 👏 #AShotAtGlory" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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