2017 USL Playoffs

The 2017 USL Cup Playoffs is a postseason tournament following the 2017 United Soccer League regular season, the third since the league rebranded for the 2015 season, and first as a USSF Division II league. Including USL Pro history, it is the sixth postseason tournament. The tournament will begin on the weekend of October 20 and end on the weekend of November 10.

Main article: 2017 USL season
2017 USL Cup
CountryUnited States
Canada
Teams16
Defending championsNew York Red Bulls II
ChampionsLouisville City FC
Runners-upSwope Park Rangers
Matches played15
Goals scored32 (2.13 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Stefano Bonomo
Brian Ownby
(3 goals each)
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Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete 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 USL Cup. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion.[1][2]

USL Conference standings

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

Bracket
 
First RoundConference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 
#1 Louisville City FC 4
 
October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#8 Bethlehem Steel FC 0
 
#1 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos 0
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) 2
 
November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#5 Charlotte Independence 1
 
#1 Louisville City FC (pen.)1 (4)
 
October 21 – Al Lang Stadium
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II 1 (3)
 
#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
 
October 28 – Al Lang Stadium
 
#6 FC Cincinnati 0
 
#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
 
October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) 2
 
#2 Charleston Battery 0
 
November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU)
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II 4
 
#1 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 0
 
#1 Real Monarchs 1 (1)
 
October 28 – Children's Mercy Park
 
#8 Sacramento Republic FC (pen.) 1 (3)
 
#8 Sacramento Republic FC 0
 
October 21 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 1
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (pen.)1 (4)
 
November 4 – Children's Mercy Park
 
#5 Phoenix Rising FC 1 (2)
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (pen.)0 (7)
 
October 21 – Greater Nevada Field
 
#6 OKC Energy FC 0 (6)
 
#3 Reno 1868 FC 0
 
October 28 – Toyota Field
 
#6 OKC Energy FC 1
 
#6 OKC Energy FC (pen.)1 (4)
 
October 21 – Toyota Field
 
#2 San Antonio FC 1 (1)
 
#2 San Antonio FC 2
 
 
#7 Tulsa Roughnecks 1
 

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals
October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) EastLouisville City FC4–0Bethlehem Steel FCLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT Morad  14', 31'
Spencer  70'
Ownby  79'		 Report Real  57'
Burke  63'
Conneh  75'
Jones  87'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,378
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) EastRochester Rhinos2–1 (a.e.t.)Charlotte IndependenceRochester, New York
6:05 pm EDT Dover  11'
Graf  53'
François  61'
Farrell  83'
Defregger  113'		 Report A. Martínez  53'  120'
E. Martínez  69'
Davidson  85'		 Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Attendance: 1,647
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) EastTampa Bay Rowdies3–0FC CincinnatiSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Schäfer  8', 25'
Hristov  61'  67'
Cole  84'		 Report McLaughlin  52'
Walker  63'
Berry  90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) EastCharleston Battery0–4New York Red Bulls IICharleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Anunga  57'
Griffith  85'		 Report Bonomo  39'
Kutler  51'
Valot  71'
Flemmings  82'
Mines  84'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,410
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) WestReal Monarchs1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		Sacramento Republic FCSandy, Utah
8:00 pm MDT Besler  38'
Lachowecki  82'
Hoffman  86' (pen.)		 Report Kiffe  20'
Espino  49'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,234
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Penalties
Cruz
Velásquez
Haber
Hoffman 		Partain
Kiffe
Hall
October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22) WestSwope Park Rangers1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Phoenix Rising FCKansas City, Missouri
3:00 pm CDT Didic  109' Report Drogba  99' Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 912
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Penalties
Selbol
Duke
Belmar
Moloto 		Lambert
Dia
Awako
Mala
Note: Match was postponed due to lightning and heavy rain after the first half,[3] Second half was played the following day.
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) WestReno 1868 FC0–1OKC Energy FCReno, Nevada
5:45 pm PDT Wehan  32' Report Wojcik  41',  90+1' Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,342
Referee: Victor Rivas
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) WestSan Antonio FC2–1Tulsa RoughnecksSan Antonio, Texas
7:30 pm CDT McCarthy  55'
Elizondo  61'
Guzmán  90+4' (pen.)		 Report Gee  23'
Ayala  53'
Levin  90+2'
Rivas  90+2'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,019
Referee: Timothy Ford

Conference Semifinals
October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) EastLouisville City FC1–0Rochester RhinosLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT Jimenez  52'
Ownby  77'
Ranjitsingh  90+1'		 Report Felix  55' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Victor Rivas
October 28, 2017 EastTampa Bay Rowdies1–2 (a.e.t.)New York Red Bulls IISt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Hristov  26'
Portillos  35'
Guenzatti  39'
Cole  42'
Pickens  57'
Vingaard  62'
Restrepo  66'
Paterson  116'		 Report Bonomo  58' (pen.), 93'
Flemmings  86'
Ndam  96'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,119
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 28, 2017 WestSwope Park Rangers1–0Sacramento Republic FCKansas City, Kansas
4:00 pm CDT Maher  39'
Belmar  46'		 Report Kiffe  41'
Ochoa  67'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Match was moved to Papa Murphy's Park due to challenges at Children's Mercy Victory Field.[4] Then it was switched again to Children's Mercy Park.[5]
October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) WestSan Antonio FC1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		OKC Energy FCSan Antonio, Texas
7:30 pm CDT Elizondo  7'  97'
Gordon  51'
Castillo  112'		 Report R. Dixon  72'
Wojcik  85'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,032
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Penalties
Guzmán
Castillo
Reed 		Angulo
Brown
Hyland
Wallace

Conference Finals
November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) EastLouisville City FC1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		New York Red Bulls IILouisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT Ownby  12'
Craig  96'		 Report Flemmings  57' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,047
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Penalties
Smith
DelPiccolo
Totsch
Jimenez
Ballard 		Bonomo
Martínez
Valot
Mines
Kutler
November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) WestSwope Park Rangers0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		OKC Energy FCKansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Didic  53' Report Barril  79'
Daly  90+3'
Wojcik  113'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Penalties
Selbol
Duke
Belmar
Moloto
Hernandez
Barnathan
Storm
Musa
Didic
Maher
Zendejas 		Angulo
Brown
Hyland
Wallace
M. González
D. Gonzalez
Daly
Wojcik
Bond
Fink
Cochran

USL Championship
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) FinalLouisville City FC1–0Swope Park RangersLouisville, Kentucky
9:00 PM EST Lancaster  88'
Kaye  90+3'
McCabe  90+8'		 Report
Report		 Musa  17'
Didic  24'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 14,456
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Note: Niall McCabe was sent off from the bench

Championship Game MVP: Paolo DelPiccolo (LOU)

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Stefano Bonomo New York Red Bulls II 3
Brian Ownby Louisville City FC
3 César Elizondo San Antonio FC 2
Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tarek Morad Louisville City FC
Marcel Schäfer Tampa Bay Rowdies
Wojciech Wojcik Oklahoma City Energy
8 Kharlton Belmar Swope Park Rangers 1
Stefan Defregger Rochester Rhinos
Amer Didic Swope Park Rangers
Didier Drogba Phoenix Rising FC
Luis Espino Sacramento Republic FC
Junior Flemmings New York Red Bulls II
Paris Gee Tulsa Roughnecks FC
Jochen Graf Rochester Rhinos
Éver Guzmán San Antonio FC
Chandler Hoffman Real Monarchs
Ethan Kutler New York Red Bulls II
Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC
Enzo Martínez Charlotte Independence
Ben Mines New York Red Bulls II
Luke Spencer Louisville City FC
Florian Valot New York Red Bulls II

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References
  1. "USL Announces 2017 Conference Alignment". United Soccer League (USL). January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. "2017 USL Cup Playoffs Matchups Set". United Soccer League (USL). October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  3. "Lightning, Heavy Rain Postpones Swope Park, Phoenix". United Soccer League (USL). October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  4. "Who Will Host Sacramento Republic, Swope Park Rangers Playoff Game?". sacramento.cbslocal.com. CBS13. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  5. "Children's Mercy Park to Host Rangers, Republic FC". www.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League (USL). October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  6. "USL playoff statistics". Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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