Locomotive FC to Play 2021 Season in USL Mountain Division

The United Soccer League released their divisional realignment for the upcoming 2021 season and El Paso Locomotive FC will be playing in the Western Conference's Mountain Division. That division will also include San Antonio FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, Austin Bold FC, New Mexico United, Real Monarchs, and Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

The USL's flexible start will allow most teams to kick off their season around May 1st, with a 32-game schedule in place over a 27-week period. Locomotive FC will play their division rivals twice at home and twice on the road, with the remaining eight matches against clubs from either the Western Conference's Pacific Division or the Eastern Conference's Atlantic and Central Divisions.

Here is how the league will look for 2021:

Pacific Division
LA Galaxy II
Las Vegas Lights FC
Oakland Roots SC
Orange County SC
Phoenix Rising FC
Sacramento Republic FC
San Diego Loyal SC
Tacoma Defiance