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The 2015 USL Pro season will be the 29th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and is the fourth season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) PRO professional competition. The league expanded its relationship with MLS teams through the addition of several MLS reserve teams to the league.

Teams
Antigua Barracuda FC and VSI Tampa Bay FC folded following the 2013 season and were replaced by Sacramento Republic FC and Oklahoma City Energy FC. On January 29, 2014, the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS announced that they would be fielding a USL Pro team, the LA Galaxy II. The Los Angeles Blues were rebranded Orange County Blues FC on February 5, 2014. Arizona United SC replaced Phoenix FC on March 13, 2014.

Orlando City Soccer Club will spend their final season in USL Pro playing at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on the campus of Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. This is due to the closure of the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, their home for their first three seasons, for remodeling during 2014. When they begin playing in Major League Soccer in 2015, they will spend some time in the renovated Citrus Bowl before moving into a brand new facility downtown.

Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

MLS-USL Pro Alliance
Each USL PRO team will compete in two additional inter-league games against 2014 MLS Reserve League opponents in a "geographically influenced unbalanced schedule". The inter-league games will count in both the official USL PRO and MLS Reserve League standings.

The following teams will affiliate:
 * Columbus Crew — Dayton Dutch Lions
 * D.C. United — Richmond Kickers
 * Houston Dynamo — Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 * Los Angeles Galaxy — Los Angeles Galaxy II
 * New England Revolution — Rochester Rhinos
 * Philadelphia Union — Harrisburg City Islanders
 * Portland Timbers — Sacramento Republic FC
 * San Jose Earthquakes — Sacramento Republic FC
 * Sporting Kansas City — Orlando City & Oklahoma City
 * Toronto FC — Wilmington Hammerheads
 * Vancouver Whitecaps — Charleston Battery

USL Pro teams compiled an 14 Win, 5 Tie and 9 Loss record against MLS Reserve Teams in 2014.

Player transfers
For full article, see List of USL Pro transfers 2014.

Results table
USL Pro published schedule and results.

Playoffs
The 2014 USL PRO Playoffs will include the top eight finishers in the table, with the quarterfinals (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, etc.) set for the weekend of September 12–14. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams will be played the following weekend, with the 2014 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 26–28. All playoff rounds feature a single-game knockout format and teams will not be re-seeded following each round.

Championship Game MVP: Rodrigo López (SAC)

Top scorers
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Top Goalkeepers
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League Awards

 * Most Valuable Player: Kevin Molino (ORL)
 * Rookie of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC)
 * Defender of the Year: Nemanja Vuković (SAC)
 * Goalkeeper of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC)
 * Coach of the Year: Preki (SAC)

First Team
F: Matthew Delicâte (RIC), Chandler Hoffman (LAG), Dane Kelly (CHB) M: George Davis IV (RIC), Rodrigo López (SAC), Kevin Molino (ORL) D: Luke Boden (ORL), Ashani Fairclough (WIL), Nemanja Vuković (SAC), William Yomby (RIC) G: John McCarthy (ROC)

Second Team
F: J.C. Banks (ROC), Aaron Schoenfeld (DDL), Long Tan (AZU) M: André Auras (LAG), Jorge Herrera (CHE), Allan Russell (OCB) D: Matt Bahner (HAR), Gareth Evans (OKC), Brad Rusin (ORL), Daniel Steres (LAG) G: Joe Willis (RIC)