Palmetto State Report: USL 2 and USL W League matches in 2025
You will want to catch these key matches this summer.
The USL 2 and USL W League schedule drop last week provided some very exciting matches coming to South Carolina this summer. Here are just a few of the key matches sure to provide some great soccer moments in Columbia and Rock Hill.
The Charlotte Independence USL 2 team will play just one match in Rock Hill at the Manchester Meadows complex this season…and it is a banger. Typically, there are several chances to see the boys play in Rock Hill but 2025 finds them hosting most of their games up at Lake Norman in North Carolina.
The lone match in Rock Hill is June 7 as they host the powerful North Carolina FC U23 at 7 PM. Later in the summer the boys travel down I-77 to play the South Carolina United Bantams in Columbia on July 1 at 7:30 PM.
The South Carolina United Bantams USL 2 home opener is May 31 as Tobacco Road FC visits the Southern Freight Line Soccer Complex (The Monti) for a 7:30 PM kickoff. The beforementioned Independence visit on July 1 and then the season ends with a key matchup versus Salem City FC on July 12 at 7:30 PM. All total, there are six chances to see one of the most successful USL 2 franchises in the southeast in Columbia this summer.
Staying in Columbia, the USL W League SC United Bantams home opener is at 7:30 PM on May 31 versus the NC Fusion in what looks to be one of the now-famous USL 2/USL W Bantams simulcast on side-by-side fields at the Monti. On June 3, huge rival South Georgia Tormenta visits for a 7:30 PM kick and then the defending conference champion NC Courage U23 side pays the Bantams a visit on June 21. The Bantams play six home matches with more than one being played simultaneously with the USL 2 team.
In the Upstate is where the Greenville Liberty welcome expansion side Knoxville into Paladin Stadium for the season opener on May 14 for a 7 PM kickoff. June 6 is when regional power and conference rival Asheville City pay their visit to the Liberty. The Liberty also count six home dates on the 2025 schedule.
Make sure to mark down these dates and check out the club websites to support these teams this summer in South Carolina. See you at the games!