Today, USL Championship announced the competition structure and conference alignment for the 2023 season. The league’s 24 teams will be divided into two conferences – a balanced 12 in the Eastern Conference and 12 in the Western Conference.
A 34-game regular season will be played from March 11 to Oct. 14, 2023. In a balanced schedule format, every team will play each of its conference foes twice – once at home, once away. The remaining 12 games of the season will be played against teams from the opposing conference, with six games at home and six away. This will result in every team in the league squaring off for the first time since the USL Championship instituted a two-conference format in 2015.
“The successful expansion of interconference play during the 2022 campaign showed the appetite both our clubs and their supporters have for a full, national schedule,” said USL President Jake Edwards. “We are extremely happy to expand on that success, while also keeping the home-and-home series that make the great rivalries across the league.”
The full schedule for the 2023 USL Championship season—including Republic FC’s opening night—will be announced in early January. Information on ticket packages and single- game tickets will be available soon after at SacRepublicFC.com/tickets
Preparations for the club’s tenth season continue to move forward. Stay up to date on roster news at www.sacrepublicfc.com/roster-updates. The club will host its annual Open Tryouts on January 14-15, giving local players the opportunity to be evaluated by Republic FC’s first-team staff – and at least one player will be invited to join first team training camp in February for a chance to earn a professional contract. Interested players can learn more at SacRepublicFC.com/Tryouts.
Regular Season Overview
- 34 games played from March 11 to October 14
- Republic FC will play each Western Conference opponent twice – once at home, once away
- The remaining games will be against Eastern Conference opponents, with an even split of home and away
