The American football pyramid

USA2021Seasons

Final tables for the top three tiers of American football in 2021, from Major League Soccer down to USL League One. Promotion, play-off and relegation places are marked from each league's records.

Final tables

Tier 1Major League SoccerMLS27 clubs · 2 groups Tier 2USL ChampionshipUSLC31 clubs · 4 groups Tier 3USL League OneUSL112 clubs

Bar width is to scale with the number of clubs in each tier.

Tier 1

Major League Soccer

27 clubs in 2 groups · final tables

1–7 in each group Play-offs

Eastern Conference

Major League Soccer, Eastern Conference
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	New England Revolution	34	22	7	5	65	41	+24	DWDWL	738
2 (Play-offs)	Philadelphia Union	34	14	12	8	48	35	+13	LWDWD	548
3 (Play-offs)	Nashville SC	34	12	18	4	55	33	+22	DLWDD	546
4 (Play-offs)	New York City FC	34	14	9	11	56	36	+20	DWWWD	5111
5 (Play-offs)	Atlanta United	34	13	12	9	45	37	+8	DWDDW	519
6 (Play-offs)	Orlando City SC	34	13	12	9	50	48	+2	DDLDW	516
7 (Play-offs)	New York Red Bulls	34	13	9	12	39	33	+6	WLWDD	488
8	D.C. United	34	14	5	15	56	54	+2	LLWLW	476
9	Columbus Crew	34	13	8	13	46	45	+1	DLWWW	4710
10	Montreal Impact	34	12	10	12	46	44	+2	DDLWL	465
11	Inter Miami	34	12	5	17	36	53	−17	WWLLW	419
12	Chicago Fire	34	9	7	18	36	54	−18	DWWLL	347
13	Toronto FC	34	6	10	18	39	66	−27	LDDDL	283
14	FC Cincinnati	34	4	8	22	37	74	−37	LLLLL	200

Western Conference

Major League Soccer, Western Conference
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Colorado Rapids	34	17	10	7	51	35	+16	DWLWW	6110
2 (Play-offs)	Seattle Sounders	34	17	9	8	53	33	+20	DLLDD	603
3 (Play-offs)	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	7	10	58	40	+18	WWLLL	586
4 (Play-offs)	Portland Timbers	34	17	4	13	56	52	+4	LLWWW	559
5 (Play-offs)	Minnesota United	34	13	10	11	42	44	−2	WDLWD	498
6 (Play-offs)	Vancouver Whitecaps	34	12	13	9	45	45	0	WDWDD	499
7 (Play-offs)	Real Salt Lake	34	14	6	14	55	54	+1	LWLLW	486
8	LA Galaxy	34	13	9	12	50	54	−4	WDLDD	486
9	Los Angeles FC	34	12	9	13	53	51	+2	WDWDL	458
10	San Jose Earthquakes	34	10	11	13	46	54	−8	WDLWD	418
11	FC Dallas	34	7	12	15	47	56	−9	LDLWD	335
12	Austin FC	34	9	4	21	35	56	−21	LWLWL	316
13	Houston Dynamo	34	6	12	16	36	54	−18	WLLLL	303

Tier 2

USL Championship

31 clubs in 4 groups · final tables

1–4 in each group Play-offs

Eastern Conference Atlantic

USL Championship, Eastern Conference Atlantic
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	23	2	7	55	23	+32	710
2 (Play-offs)	Charlotte Independence	32	18	5	9	57	36	+21	590
3 (Play-offs)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	32	17	7	8	52	34	+18	580
4 (Play-offs)	Miami FC	32	16	6	10	55	40	+15	540
5	Hartford Athletic	32	12	5	15	50	50	0	410
6	Charleston Battery	32	10	7	15	49	60	−11	370
7	New York RB II	32	7	7	18	42	67	−25	280
8	Loudoun United	32	4	3	25	31	78	−47	150

Eastern Conference Central

USL Championship, Eastern Conference Central
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Louisville City	32	18	7	7	61	37	+24	610
2 (Play-offs)	Birmingham Legion	32	18	6	8	51	31	+20	600
3 (Play-offs)	Memphis 901	32	14	8	10	47	42	+5	500
4 (Play-offs)	Tulsa Roughnecks	32	14	5	13	49	48	+1	470
5	OKC Energy	32	8	13	11	30	38	−8	370
6	Indy Eleven	32	9	8	15	32	47	−15	350
7	Atlanta United II	32	8	10	14	47	56	−9	340
8	Swope Park Rangers	32	4	8	20	33	64	−31	200

Western Conference Pacific

USL Championship, Western Conference Pacific
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Phoenix Rising	32	20	7	5	68	35	+33	670
2 (Play-offs)	Orange County SC	32	15	7	10	44	37	+7	520
3 (Play-offs)	San Diego Loyal	32	14	6	12	51	43	+8	480
4 (Play-offs)	Oakland Roots	32	11	8	13	36	43	−7	410
5	Tacoma Defiance	32	10	9	13	37	41	−4	390
6	LA Galaxy II	32	11	6	15	55	57	−2	390
7	Sacramento Republic	32	8	12	12	36	42	−6	360
8	Las Vegas Lights	32	6	3	23	41	77	−36	210

Western Conference Mountain

USL Championship, Western Conference Mountain
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	El Paso Locomotive	32	18	10	4	56	34	+22	640
2 (Play-offs)	San Antonio FC	32	14	10	8	50	38	+12	520
3 (Play-offs)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	32	13	10	9	60	50	+10	490
4 (Play-offs)	Rio Grande Valley	32	13	8	11	49	42	+7	470
5	New Mexico United	32	12	10	10	44	40	+4	460
6	Austin Bold	32	10	12	10	32	42	−10	420
7	Real Monarchs	32	5	7	20	28	56	−28	220

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Tier 3

USL League One

12 clubs · final table

USL League One table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1	Union Omaha	28	14	9	5	44	22	+22	LWLWD	517
2	Greenville Triumph	28	12	9	7	36	29	+7	WWWDW	4513
3	Chattanooga Red Wolves	28	11	11	6	37	29	+8	LWLDL	444
4	Tucson	28	11	7	10	44	42	+2	LLWDW	407
5	Richmond Kickers	28	11	7	10	35	36	−1	WWWLL	409
6	North Texas	28	10	10	8	40	32	+8	WLWWD	4010
7	Toronto II	28	10	8	10	34	32	+2	WWWLW	3812
8	New England II	28	11	4	13	33	39	−6	LWLLL	373
9	Forward Madison	28	8	12	8	32	34	−2	LLWDW	367
10	Fort Lauderdale CF	28	8	7	13	40	49	−9	LLDLW	314
11	Tormenta	28	8	6	14	36	47	−11	DLDLL	302
12	North Carolina	28	7	4	17	30	50	−20	LWLWL	256