2016 USL Playoffs
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]
Country | United States Canada |
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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) |
← 2015 2017 → |
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 with the USL Cup.
USL Conference standings
The top 8 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
Source: 2016 USL Standings
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Bracket
First Round | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Finals | USL 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 Rhinos | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||
#4 Rochester Rhinos | 3 | |||||||||||||
October 16 - Red Bull Arena | ||||||||||||||
#5 Charlotte Independence | 1 | |||||||||||||
#1 New York Red Bulls II (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
October 2 – Nippert Stadium | ||||||||||||||
#2 Louisville City FC | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
#3 FC Cincinnati | 1 | |||||||||||||
October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field | ||||||||||||||
#6 Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||||||||
#6 Charleston Battery | 0 | |||||||||||||
October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field | ||||||||||||||
#2 Louisville City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
October 23 - Red Bull Arena | ||||||||||||||
#7 Richmond Kickers | 0 | |||||||||||||
#1 New York Red Bulls II | 5 | |||||||||||||
October 1 – Bonney Field | ||||||||||||||
#4 Swope Park Rangers | 1 | |||||||||||||
#1 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
October 9 – Swope Soccer Village | ||||||||||||||
#8 Orange County Blues FC (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
#8 Orange County Blues FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
September 30 – Swope Soccer Village | ||||||||||||||
#4 Swope Park Rangers (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
#4 Swope Park Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||||
October 15 - Swope Soccer Village | ||||||||||||||
#5 LA Galaxy II | 0 | |||||||||||||
#4 Swope Park Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||||
September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium | ||||||||||||||
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium | ||||||||||||||
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
October 1 – H-E-B Park | ||||||||||||||
#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
#2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2 | |||||||||||||
#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
Schedule
Conference Quarterfinals
September 30, 2016 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Kansas City, Missouri |
7:30 pm CDT | Tyrpak ![]() Gonzalez ![]() |
USL Report | Amaya ![]() Villarreal ![]() ![]() Covarrubias ![]() Payeras ![]() |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,885 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
September 30, 2016 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
7:00 pm MDT | Vercollone ![]() Ibeagha ![]() |
USL Report | Greig ![]() Froese ![]() |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 2,405 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
October 1, 2016 | Rochester Rhinos | 3–1 | Charlotte Independence | Rochester, New York |
6:05 pm EDT | Fall ![]() Dos Santos ![]() Tergou ![]() ![]() Totsch ![]() |
USL Report | Duckett ![]() Hassan ![]() Davidson ![]() ![]() Metcalf ![]() Martínez ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,080 Referee: Henrik Karlsson |
October 1, 2016 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–3 | Oklahoma City Energy | Edinburg, Texas |
7:30 pm CDT | Luna ![]() Ward ![]() Bird ![]() Greene ![]() |
USL Report | Ryden ![]() Olsson ![]() Bonner ![]() |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
October 1, 2016 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Orange County Blues FC | Sacramento, California |
7:30 pm PDT | USL Report | Sheldon ![]() Mirković ![]() Griffiths ![]() |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 10,962 Referee: Timothy Ford | |
Penalties | ||||
Trickett-Smith ![]() Iwasa ![]() Koval ![]() Guzman ![]() Cole ![]() |
Meeus ![]() Chaplow ![]() Stevanovic ![]() Barouch ![]() Crettenand ![]() |
October 2, 2016 | New York Red Bulls II | 4–0 | Orlando City B | Harrison, New Jersey |
4:00 pm EDT | Long ![]() Bezecourt ![]() Allen ![]() |
USL Report | Ribeiro ![]() Neal ![]() Heath ![]() |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,088 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
October 2, 2016 | FC Cincinnati | 1–2 | Charleston Battery | Cincinnati, Ohio |
4:00 pm EDT | Stevenson ![]() |
USL Report | Tsonis ![]() Chang ![]() Prince ![]() |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 30,187 Referee: Kevin Terry Jr. |
October 2, 2016 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 pm EDT | Davis IV ![]() Hoffman ![]() |
USL Report | Asante ![]() Lee ![]() Yeisley ![]() Yomby ![]() Troyer ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
Conference Semifinals
October 7, 2016 | New York Red Bulls II | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Rochester Rhinos | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00 pm | Etienne ![]() Allen ![]() Adams ![]() Metzger ![]() Carroll ![]() |
USL Report | Farrell ![]() Dos Santos ![]() Tergou ![]() Fall ![]() |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,229 Referee: Luis Guardia |
Penalties | ||||
Long ![]() Etienne ![]() Allen ![]() Metzger ![]() Plewa ![]() |
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October 8, 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 3–2 | Oklahoma City Energy | Vancouver, British Columbia |
3:00 pm | Seymore ![]() Froese ![]() Greig ![]() Haber ![]() |
USL Report | Thomas ![]() König ![]() ![]() Andrews ![]() Pitter ![]() |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,308 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
October 8, 2016 | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm | Smith ![]() Dacres ![]() Reynolds ![]() |
USL Report | Tsonis ![]() Marini ![]() Adjetey ![]() Woodbine ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,581 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
October 9, 2016 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Orange County Blues FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
4:00 pm | Gonzalez ![]() Duke ![]() Alvarado ![]() Meyer ![]() Kelly ![]() |
USL Report | Rauhofer ![]() |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Conference Finals
October 15, 2016 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | Kansas City, Missouri |
7:30 PM | Tyrpak ![]() Selbol ![]() ![]() Molano ![]() Kelly ![]() |
USL Report | de Wit ![]() |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,922 Referee: Juan Guzman |
October 16, 2016 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Louisville City FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
6:00 PM | Valot ![]() Williams ![]() |
USL Report | Craig ![]() ![]() ![]() Reynolds ![]() |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Penalties | ||||
Etienne ![]() Long ![]() Allen ![]() Bezecourt ![]() |
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USL Championship
October 23, 2016 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Harrison, New Jersey |
8:00 PM | Etienne ![]() Allen ![]() Metzger ![]() Bezecourt ![]() |
USL Report | Granitto ![]() |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 5,547 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Championship Game MVP: Brandon Allen (NYRB)
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
New York Red Bulls II | 6 |
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Rochester Rhinos | 3 |
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5 | ![]() |
New York Red Bulls II | 2 |
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Rochester Rhinos | ||
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Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
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Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
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Oklahoma City Energy FC |
References
- "2016 USL Cup Playoffs Field Set". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.