TFC2/USL 2016 Conference Aligntment

[Red CB Toronto]

With six expansion teams joining the USL in 2016, 29 teams will taking the field in this ever growing league. TFC will be 1 of 14 teams in the Eastern Conference.

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Eastern ConferenceBethlehem Steel FC
Charleston Battery
Charlotte Independence
FC Cincinnati
Harrisburg City Islanders
Louisville City FC
FC Montreal
New York Red Bulls II
Orlando City B
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Richmond Kickers
Rochester Rhinos
Toronto FC II
Wilmington Hammerheads FC

Western Conference
Arizona United SC
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
LA Galaxy II
OKC Energy FC
Orange County Blues FC
Portland Timbers 2
Real Monarch SLC
Rio Grande Valley FC
Sacramento Republic FC
Saint Louis FC
San Antonio
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Swope Park Rangers
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

[Pint]

Look at us up in the great white north lol

[bgnewf]

Rochester is in terrible shape I believe... No owner - USL has taken over the club directly.

[Detroit_TFC]

Rochester is in terrible shape I believe... No owner - USL has taken over the club directly.

That was recently resolved. They have a local owner now, city and new owner have settled new terms on stadium upgrades. Back from the brink of extinction.

[Mateo1985]

Look at us up in the great white north lol

lol great white north it is

[Red CB Toronto]

Schedule is released on Tuesday at 1 pm.

[Cashcleaner]

Anyone know if there's a concrete plan to include the Canadian USL teams in the ACC? It's been tossed about in the past, but I wonder if it would even be doable given the conflict of club senior teams playing the junior teams.

[Red CB Toronto]

Anyone know if there's a concrete plan to include the Canadian USL teams in the ACC? It's been tossed about in the past, but I wonder if it would even be doable given the conflict of club senoir teams playing the junior teams.

You will never see that, the CSA views them as extensions of the MLS club, not an individual team. Also for the first time in the history of the U.S. Open Cup, US soccer is not allowing the USL sides that are owned by MLS teams, thus are reserve sides.

[spe18]

Anyone know if there's a concrete plan to include the Canadian USL teams in the ACC? It's been tossed about in the past, but I wonder if it would even be doable given the conflict of club senoir teams playing the junior teams.

I think I read somewhere the USSF has barred all MLS lower division teams (eg. LA Galaxy 2) from participating in this year's open cup, so my guess would be no :)

[spe18]

You will never see that, the CSA views them as extensions of the MLS club, not an individual team. Also for the first time in the history of the U.S. Open Cup, US soccer is not allowing the USL sides that are owned by MLS teams, thus are reserve sides.

Looks like you beat me to it!!

Here's an article on it:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/11/05/us-open-cup-adds-new-rule-ban-usl-clubs-owned-mls-teams

[Cashcleaner]

^ Ah well. I figured it would have been a long shot specifically for the potential conflicts of interest that would arise. Luckily, further NASL expansion into Canada is not being ruled out, so the tournament could still expand in the future.

[rydermike]

I think I read somewhere the USSF has barred all MLS lower division teams (eg. LA Galaxy 2) from participating in this year's open cup, so my guess would be no :)

Checked Wikipedia, this almost happened last year. They definitely wanted to avoid this. Could have been an A team vs B team in Round 5 (Round of 16)
http://i.imgur.com/m2mc01Q.png
http://i.imgur.com/m2mc01Q.png

EDIT: Did some more research and apparently there was a rule in place, where the bracket was only designed at Round 5 and would have been designed with teams of the same ownership on opposite sides (Wiki just expanded the bracket to show how matches ended up working)

[Fort York Redcoat]

Anyone know if there's a concrete plan to include the Canadian USL teams in the ACC? It's been tossed about in the past, but I wonder if it would even be doable given the conflict of club senior teams playing the junior teams.

Got me again. I had no idea what you were talking about until later posts. This just won't get traction with me.

They can call it what they want when they go to commercial but it will always be the Voyageurs cup.