Leesburg, VA (December 18, 2023) – Loudoun United FC has revealed its full 2024 schedule, with the 6thseason in the team’s history set to feature a 34-game regular season over 34-weeks in the quest to earn a berth to the 2024 USL Championship Playoffs.
Loudoun United FC (LUFC) travel on opening week to face San Antonio FC on Saturday, March 9. The Red-and-White face returned USL Championship foe North Carolina FC in the home opener on Saturday, March 16 at Segra Field. Other key home dates to note are two Friday appearances at Segra Field on May 10 and June 14. In addition, Loudoun United FC will host Hartford Athletic on July 3 for a fun-filled match to kick off Independence Day celebrations. LUFC wraps up the regular season on Saturday, October 19 against Eastern conference foes, Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
25 of the 34 matches in the 2024 season will be played on a Saturday. In their inaugural season, expansion side Rhode Island FC will travel to Segra Field to face the Red-and-White on Saturday, August 24.
To view the full 2024 schedule, visit www.loudoununitedfc.com/2024-schedule/. 2024 Season Tickets are now available at www.loudoununitedfc.com/season-tickets/.
SCHEDULE FORMAT AND CONFERENCE ALIGNMENTS
The 2024 USL Championship season will see the league divided into an Eastern and Western Conference with 12 teams in each conference. Each club will play its fellow conference opponents in a home-and-home series for 22 games, and then play each of the 12 teams from the opposing conference – six games at home, six away – to make up the 34-game schedule.
The USL also announced today that Rio Grande Valley FC has ceased operations. To maintain two 12-team conferences, Memphis 901 FC and FC Tulsa will move to the Western Conference this season.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams in each conference will qualify for the 2024 USL Championship Playoffs, which will kick off on the weekend of November 1-3, 2024. The USL Championship Playoffs will remain a single-elimination format and a fixed bracket format.
2024 USL Championship Conference Alignment
Western Conference
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
El Paso Locomotive FC
Las Vegas Lights FC
Memphis 901 FC
Monterey Bay F.C.
New Mexico United
Oakland Roots SC
Orange County SC
Phoenix Rising FC
Sacramento Republic FC
San Antonio FC
FC Tulsa
Eastern Conference
Birmingham Legion FC
Charleston Battery
Detroit City FC
Hartford Athletic
Indy Eleven
Loudoun United FC
Louisville City FC
Miami FC
North Carolina FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Rhode Island FC
Tampa Bay Rowdies