NEWS & NOTES

SPOKANE VELOCITY’S NIL VINYALS SCORES LATEST GOAL IN LEAGUE ONE PLAYOFFS

Spokane Velocity FC midfielder Nil Vinyals scored a 121st-minute equalizer against Portland Heats of Pine on Sunday night in the Semifinals of the 2025 USL League One Playoffs, sending the game to a penalty shootout. In doing so, the Spaniard recorded the latest goal to be scored in extra time in USL League One Playoffs history. 

Vinyals surpassed the record set one week earlier by teammate Anuar Pelaez, whose 115th-minute penalty kick against South Georgia Tormenta had claimed the record in the Quarterfinals. Overall, there have been 10 goals scored in extra time in seven editions of the League One Playoffs.

Latest Goal in Extra Time in USL League One Playoffs History
1. Nil Vinyals, Spokane Velocity FC – 120:48 vs. Portland Hearts of Pine, 11/9/25
2. Anuar Pelaez, Spokane Velocity FC – 114:26 vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC, 11/2/25
3. Juan Galindrez, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC – 112:08 vs. North Texas SC, 11/6/21
4. Austin Pack (own goal), North Carolina FC – 110:52 vs. Charlotte Independence, 11/5/23
5. Marios Lomis, Greenville Triumph SC – 110:26 vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, 11/13/21

ONE KNOXVILLE SC CONTINUES UNDEFEATED HOME CAMPAIGN

One Knoxville SC took a 1-0 victory against FC Naples in the Semifinals of the 2025 USL League One Playoffs on Saturday night and maintained the club’s undefeated home record in League One play this season. One Knox is now undefeated in 23 consecutive home games across the regular season and playoffs, the longest home undefeated streak in league history.

Longest Home Undefeated Streaks in USL League One History (Regular Season & Playoffs)
1. One Knoxville SC – 23 games (July 13, 2024-present)
T-2. Richmond Kickers – 15 games (May 7, 2021-April 8, 2022)
T-2. North Texas SC – 15 games (Aug. 10, 2024-April 24, 2021)
4. Union Omaha – 14 games (June 21, 2023-May 4, 2024)
5. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC – 13 games (Oct. 16, 2020-Sept. 18, 2021)

One Knox has also won eight consecutive home games across the regular season and playoffs, a streak that ranks third in home winning streaks in League One history across the regular season and playoffs. Should the side win the USL League One Final on Saturday night against Spokane Velocity FC, it would match the feat of Union Omaha a season ago when Los Buhos reeled off nine consecutive home wins across the regular season and playoffs to close the campaign and lift the League One title for the second time.

Longest Home Winning Streaks in USL League One History (Regular Season & Playoffs)
1. Union Omaha – 10 games (June 24-Oct. 4, 2023)
2. Union Omaha – 9 games (Aug. 24-Nov. 16, 2024)
3. One Knoxville SC – 8 games (August 30, 2025-present)
T-4. Greenville Triumph SC – 7 games (July 25-Oct. 2, 2020)
T-4. North Texas SC – 7 games (March 30-June 30, 2019)

SPOKANE VELOCITY FC’S CARLOS MERANCIO DOUBLES UP SHOOTOUT VICTORIES

Spokane Velocity FC goalkeeper Carlos Merancio earned his second penalty shootout win on Sunday night as he recorded two saves to lead Velocity to a 6-5 victory from the spot against Portland Hearts of Pine in the Semifinals of the 2025 USL League One Playoffs presented by Terminix. In doing so, Merancio became the first goalkeeper to record two shootout wins in the same postseason in League One Playoffs history.

Now in his second season with Velocity, Merancio has also tied former teammate Brooks Thompson for the most shootout wins by a goalkeeper in the League One Playoffs. Thompson recorded one shootout win for Spokane in the 2024 Semifinals against Forward Madison FC and one for North Carolina FC in the 2023 USL League One Final against the Charlotte Independence.

WESTCHESTER’S OBREGON JR. SETS SCORING RECORD FOR FIRST-YEAR CLUB

2025 USL League One Golden Boot winner Juan Carlos Obregon Jr. set a League One record in the regular season campaign, with his 17 tallies for Westchester SC the most by a player for a first-year club in league history.

The Honduran international surpassed the mark set by North Texas SC’s Ronaldo Damus, who scored 16 regular season goals in the league’s inaugural season in 2019. Obregon was joined in the top five all-time by FC Naples’ Karsen Henderlong (14 goals) and AV ALTA FC’s Eduardo Blancas (11 goals).

Most Regular Season Goals for a First-Year Club in USL League One History
1. Juan Carlos Obregon Jr., Westchester SC (2025) – 17 goals
2. Ronaldo Damus, North Texas SC (2019) – 16 goals
3. Ates Diouf, Lexington SC (2023) – 15 goals
4. Karsen Henderlong, FC Naples (2025) – 14 goals
T-5. Eduardo Blancas, AV ALTA FC (2025) – 11 goals
T-5. Irvin Parra, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (2022) – 11 goals

Quick Hits

- One Knoxville SC’s current five-game winning streak is its longest since joining USL League One prior to the 2023 season, with the side outscoring its opponents 9-3 over that span.

- Seven players from the 2025 USL League One All-League Team could feature in Sunday’s League One Final between One Knoxville SC and Spokane Velocity FC, tied for the second-most in League One Final history. Nine All-League selections featured in the 2021 Final between Union Omaha and Greenville Triumph SC.

- Spokane Velocity FC has held a lead for just eight minutes in the postseason, the span between Luis Gil’s 45th-minute goal in the Semifinals and Portland Hearts of Pine’s equalizer by Ollie Wright in the 53rd minute, the fewest number of minutes led by a League One Finalist in a postseason.

- One Knoxville SC has scored in its last 12 games in USL League One, and has scored in 29 of 32 games in league play this season, the most of any team in the league.

- Spokane Velocity FC has scored in its last seven games in USL League One, its longest scoring streak in league play since a run of eight consecutive games with a goal between in June 24- Sept.8,  2024.

Discipline Report – Week 37

TAMPA, Fla. – The following is USL League One’s discipline report for Week 37 of the 2025 USL League One season:

There are no new suspensions to report.