USL2 Central Conference Quarter-Finals Recap
Two of the four quarter-finals in the Central Conference are down and both provided excellent football on a hot day in Illinois.
Two of the four quarter-finals in the Central Conference are down and both provided excellent football on a hot day in Illinois.
The season always feels too short, but it's not over yet as there are three more weekends before the season ends.
The Division is decided, the season is almost over, and the playoffs are coming up.
On Saturday, Minneapolis City faced off against Edgewater Castle in a USL 2 tilt. The Crows raced out to an early lead with goals from Hakeem Morgan and Nathan Donovan inside the first 10 minutes. Donovan completed his brace with a goal shortly after halftime. Edgewater Castle scored in the
We're now officially past the halfway point of the season and the title hunt and playoff races have taken shape.
The first month of League Two play has wrapped up and here is your monthly rundown on the Heartland of USL2.
Two new look sides faced off in Minneapolis, with former City player and coach Scott Heinen returning to the site with the Chicago Dutch Lions.
Across the league’s four conferences, 35 teams will qualify for the playoffs kicking off in mid-July. All 20 division winners will automatically qualify for the single-elimination tournament; 14 division runners up and one third-place club will earn the remaining spots. That gives the teams of the
undefined[uncode_info_box items="Date,Categories"] Minneapolis City SC hosted RKC Third Coast in their home opener of the 2025 USL2 sesson. RKC’s John Wandschneider scored the opening goal and received his second yellow card all by the 34th minute. The Crows went down to 2-
Having proven that they can beat a team of developmental professionals from an MLS club and still facing the recruitment battle that amateur sides all face in the Cup's early rounds, Des Moines Menace now play a second division 3 professional side in Union Omaha. The Owls are
In the 30-year-old USL League 2, the Heartland Division of the Central Conference is our focus - with that conference the initial focus of any playoff run. Its former neighbor to the East has subsumed the Deep North division. Into the Heartland's Chicagoland base come a trio
Minneapolis City SC and St Croix Legends faced off at Macalester Stadium on Thursday, July 25, in the final of the second annual Minnesota Super Cup. The Legends won 3-0, with goals from Asher Ozuzu (12th minute), Stu Sain (43rd minute), and Nathan Donovan (46th minute). You can read
The 2024 Minnesota Super Cup final on Thursday, July 25, featured cross-town rivals St Croix Legends and Minneapolis City SC, both making their first appearance in the championship game. St. Croix closed out a high-octane performance with a 3-0 win, leaving Macalester Stadium with a cup and
Minneapolis City SC closed out their home season with a 2-1 win over the Thunder Bay Chill on Friday night. Not only did the Crows melt the Chill for three points, but they also tallied a win for their stadium neighbor, M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital.
undefined [uncode_block id="1756"] Goals by Eli Goldman and Ryan Keefe All pictures from Jason Morales Ortiz
undefinedIn a fight between the top side in the Deep North, and the bottom side, it was the Loons who emerged with all three points - aided by an amazing sequence at the end of the first half where Nathan Donovan was shown a red card for the Legends and almost