2016 USL Playoffs

Main article: 2016 USL season
2016 USL Cup
Country United States
Canada
Teams 16
Defending champions Rochester Rhinos
Champions New York Red Bull II
Runners-up Swope Park Rangers
Matches played 15
Goals scored 50 (3.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Brandon Allen (6)
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The 2016 USL Playoffs is a postseason tournament following the 2016 United Soccer League regular season, the second since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fifth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 30 and will last until October 23.[1]

Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete, up from 12 last season, in the single elimination tournament. Teams will be seeded one through eight in each conference. The conference semifinal winners will play against each other in the Conference Championship, which will serve as the overall semifinals for the playoff. The winners of the Eastern and Western Conference Championship will play for the championship. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion.

USL Conference standings

The top 8 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 New York Red Bulls II (C, X) 30 69
2 Louisville City FC 30 60
3 FC Cincinnati 30 56
4 Rochester Rhinos 30 51
5 Charlotte Independence 30 50
6 Charleston Battery 30 48
7 Richmond Kickers 30 45
8 Orlando City B 30 35
9 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 30 34
10 Harrisburg City Islanders 30 31
11 Bethlehem Steel FC 30 28
12 Toronto FC II 30 26
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 25
14 FC Montreal 30 23
Source: 2016 USL Standings
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Sacramento Republic 30 52
2 Rio Grande Valley Toros 30 51
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 30 49
4 Swope Park Rangers 30 48
5 LA Galaxy II 30 47
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 30 45
7 Oklahoma City Energy 30 43
8 Orange County Blues 30 40
9 Portland Timbers 2 30 40
10 San Antonio FC 30 38
11 Real Monarchs 30 36
12 Seattle Sounders 2 30 35
13 Arizona United 30 34
14 Saint Louis FC 30 34
15 Tulsa Roughnecks 30 19
Source: 2016 USL Standings

Bracket

 
First Round
Conference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 2 – Red Bull Arena
 
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II 4
 
October 7 – Red Bull Arena
 
#8 Orlando City B 0
 
 #1 New York Red Bulls II (pen.)3 (5)
 
October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium
 
 #4 Rochester Rhinos3 (4)
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos 3
 
Eastern Conference Final
 
#5 Charlotte Independence 1
 
 #1 New York Red Bulls II (pen.)1 (4)
 
October 2 – Nippert Stadium
 
 #2 Louisville City FC1 (3)
 
#3 FC Cincinnati 1
 
October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#6 Charleston Battery 2
 
 #6 Charleston Battery0
 
October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 #2 Louisville City FC1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
October 23
 
#7 Richmond Kickers 0
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II 5
 
October 1 – Bonney Field
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers1
 
#1 Sacramento Republic FC 0 (4)
 
October 9 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#8 Orange County Blues FC (pen.)0 (5)
 
 #8 Orange County Blues FC1
 
September 30 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (a.e.t.) 2
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 3
 
Western Conference Final
 
#5 LA Galaxy II 0
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers3
 
September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium
 
 #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1
 
October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium
 
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2
 
 #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23
 
October 1 – H-E-B Park
 
 #7 Oklahoma City Energy FC2
 
#2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2
 
 
#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC 3
 

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

USL Championship

Championship Game MVP: Brandon Allen (NYRB)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 United States Brandon Allen New York Red Bulls II 6
2 Cape Verde Steevan Dos Santos Rochester Rhinos 3
Canada Mark Anthony Gonzalez Swope Park Rangers
United States Kris Tyrpak Swope Park Rangers
5 France Vincent Bezecourt New York Red Bulls II 2
United States Aaron Long New York Red Bulls II
Haiti Derrick Etienne New York Red Bulls II
Germany Wal Fall Rochester Rhinos
Canada Kianz Froese Whitecaps FC 2
United States Kyle Greig Whitecaps FC 2
United States Colin Bonner Oklahoma City Energy FC

References

  1. ↑ "2016 USL Cup Playoffs Field Set". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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