The 2019 USL Championship Power Rankings are compiled each week by staff writers John Arlia and Nicholas Murray. Check back every Monday during the regular season to see who’s hot, and who’s not, as the biggest season in the league’s history progresses.
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1 | Saint Louis FC (4-0-1) Week 5: W, 2-0 @ATL Week 6: BHM |
Last Week: 1 |
13 points from five games matches starts by Louisville City FC (2018) and San Antonio FC (2017) over the past two years. | |
2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (3-0-2) Week 5: W, 4-0 HFD Week 6: LOU |
3 Last Week: 5 |
Four shutouts in five games and a four-goal outing gives the Rowdies big momentum ahead of Louisville’s visit on Saturday. | |
3 | Sacramento Republic FC (3-1-1) Week 5: L, 1-2 @TAC, W, 1-0 AUS Week 6: @POR |
1 Last Week: 2 |
Last Monday’s loss in Tacoma was tough, but Saturday’s late win against Austin would have brightened spirits again. | |
4 | North Carolina FC (2-0-2) Week 5: T, 1-1 MEM Week 6: @ATL |
1 Last Week: 3 |
Two consecutive comebacks to earn a draw have North Carolina undefeated after four games. | |
5 | Nashville SC (2-1-1) Week 5: W, 3-0 @OTT Week 6: MEM |
4 Last Week: 9 |
That was the sort of Nashville side we were expecting to see this season, comprehensive attacking display in Ottawa. | |
6 | Indy Eleven (2-1-0) Week 5: -- Week 6: -- |
2 Last Week: 8 |
Visits to the Swope Park Rangers and Bethlehem Steel FC could be a chance to make hay after a bye week. | |
7 | Phoenix Rising FC (0-0-4) Week 5: T, 0-0 FRS Week 6: @ELP |
Last Week: 7 |
No side until Rising FC had recorded four consecutive draws to start a regular season in the Championship’s history. | |
8 | Charleston Battery (2-0-2) Week 5: W, 2-0 CLT Week 6: @BST |
3 Last Week: 11 |
Still undefeated after Sunday’s win against Charlotte, Ian Svantesson and Zeiko Lewis are looking a solid 1-2 punch. | |
9 | New York Red Bulls II (2-0-1) Week 5: PPD @BHM Week 6: @CLT |
4 Last Week: 13 |
Denied the chance to add to their lead by Mother Nature on Saturday, the Red Bulls II get some credit for that start here. | |
10 | Real Monarchs SLC (2-1-2) Week 5: W, 3-1 RNO Week 6: @NM |
8 Last Week: 18 |
Revenge on Reno for last postseason’s defeat will have been sweet for the Monarchs. U.S. U-20 goalkeeper David Ochoa continues to shine. | |
11 | Portland Timbers 2 (3-1-1) Week 5: W, 3-2 @OKC Week 6: SAC |
9 Last Week: 20 |
A three-goal comeback on the road in OKC? T2 continues to impress with a bounce-back win. | |
12 | OKC Energy FC (2-2-1) Week 5: L, 2-3 POR Week 6: @RGV |
8 Last Week: 4 |
Energy FC saw the other side of the three-goal comeback this week and has now conceded 10 times in three games. | |
13 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (2-2-1) Week 5: L, 0-2 @OC Week 6: RNO |
7 Last Week: 6 |
First real glitch for the Switchbacks this season will have them wanting a response against Reno next Saturday. | |
14 | New Mexico United (2-0-4) Week 5: T 0-0 @RGV Week 6: SLC |
Last Week: 14 |
A six-game undefeated streak is the longest to start an inaugural season in league history, but four of those results have been draws. | |
15 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (1-1-2) Week 5: W, 1-0 @LOU Week 6: HFD |
6 Last Week: 21 |
A win in Louisville was the breakthrough the Hounds were looking for. Now they get Hartford for their home opener. | |
16 | Fresno FC (1-0-3) Week 5: T, 0-0 @PHX Week 6: TUL |
Last Week: 16 |
Getting a point despite being down to 10 men for more than a half in Phoenix was solid for the still-undefeated Foxes. | |
17 | Louisville City FC (2-3-0) Week 5: L, 0-1 PIT Week 6: @TBR |
7 Last Week: 10 |
LouCity has its first back-to-back home defeats in club history and a notable injury list as it heads to face the Rowdies. | |
18 | Orange County SC (1-2-2) Week 5: W, 2-0 COS Week 6: TAC |
7 Last Week: 25 |
Was that the win that kickstarts OCSC’s season? We’ll find out on Wednesday against Tacoma. | |
19 | El Paso Locomotive FC (1-1-2) Week 5: -- Week 6: PHX |
Last Week: 19 |
After a week off, Saturday’s visit from Phoenix Rising FC could bring a lot of entertainment to Southwest University Field. | |
20 | Reno 1868 FC (1-1-3) Week 5: L, 1-3 @SLC Week 6: @COS |
5 Last Week: 15 |
The early penalty-kick miss summed up 1868 FC’s trip to the Monarchs and put the side on a three-game winless streak. | |
21 | Bethlehem Steel FC (2-2-1) Week 5: W, 4-3 @SPR Week 6: CHS |
1 Last Week: 22 |
Wins like Saturday’s at Swope Park are going to make a big difference when the race for the playoffs begins to heat up. | |
22 | LA Galaxy II (3-2-0) Week 5: W, 4-2 TUL Week 6: @SA |
8 Last Week: 30 |
Back-to-back wins for Los Dos have them a point back of the conference lead but there are still some concerns defensively. | |
23 | Ottawa Fury FC (1-1-1) Week 5: L, 0-3 NSH Week 6: LDN |
6 Last Week: 17 |
Defeat to Nashville was a lesson in how far Ottawa will need to go to come good on its aspirations this season. | |
24 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC (3-2-1) Week 5: L, 2-4 @LA Week 6: @FRS |
12 Last Week: 12 |
The good: Luca Lobo still can’t stop scoring. The bad: the Galaxy II produced far too many clear looks on goal. | |
25 | Austin Bold FC (1-2-1) Week 5: L, 0-1 @SAC Week 6: -- |
1 Last Week: 26 |
After as hard as Austin battled, Jermaine Taylor’s late own goal was a downer. Back home to face Phoenix next. | |
26 | San Antonio FC (1-3-1) Week 5: W, 2-1 LV Week 6: LA |
3 Last Week: 29 |
The first win is out of the way, now can SAFC find a way to contain the Galaxy II’s attack this weekend? | |
27 | Las Vegas Lights FC (1-3-1) Week 5: L, 1-2 @SA Week 6: TAC |
4 Last Week: 23 |
Lights FC might have been hard done by with the offside call on Mobi Fehr’s disallowed effort, but that’s three losses in four games. | |
28 | Memphis 901 FC (1-2-2) Week 5: T, 1-1 @NC Week 6: ATL, @NSH |
4 Last Week: 32 |
Solid effort against North Carolina FC that might have netted all three points if not for Alex Tambakis’ heroics in the NCFC goal. | |
29 | Atlanta United 2 (1-2-1) Week 5: L, 0-2 STL Week 6: @MEM, NC |
2 Last Week: 27 |
Atlanta won’t be the last team to lose at home to Saint Louis and it put up a pretty good effort at a fightback. | |
30 | Swope Park Rangers (0-2-1) Week 5: L, 3-4 BST Week 6: -- |
2 Last Week: 28 |
Swope Park is still winless after letting victory slip through its fingers against Steel FC. Store that result away for the end of the season. | |
31 | Birmingham Legion FC (1-2-0) Week 5: PPD NY Week 6: @STL |
Last Week: 31 |
After going down against the Red Bulls II, Legion FC got a reprieve from Mother Nature. | |
32 | Charlotte Independence (0-3-1) Week 5: L, 0-2 @CHS Week 6: NY |
8 Last Week: 24 |
Nothing seems to be falling right for the Independence, who are still looking for their first win after losing to the Battery. | |
33 | Tacoma Defiance (2-3-0) Week 5: W, 2-1 SAC Week 6: @OC, @LV |
3 Last Week: 36 |
A second win of the season is a plus for the Defiance as they get ready for Orange County in midweek. | |
34 | Rio Grande Valley FC (0-3-2) Week 5: T, 0-0 NM Week 6: OKC |
Last Week: 34 |
Three goals in five games just isn’t enough for the Toros as they continue to look for their first win. | |
35 | Loudoun United FC (0-1-2) Week 5: -- Week 6: @OTT |
2 Last Week: 33 |
Loudoun is still winless, but it might have looked at Ottawa’s performance against Nashville and thought there’s a chance at a breakthrough this weekend at TD Place. | |
36 | Hartford Athletic (0-5-0) Week 5: L, 0-4 @TBR Week 6: @PIT |
1 Last Week: 35 |
Five consecutive defeats to start the season, and the road remains a tough one with a visit to Pittsburgh on Saturday. |
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