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.
| Country | United States Canada |
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| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | New York Red Bulls II |
| Champions | Louisville City FC |
| Runners-up | Swope Park Rangers |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 32 (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.
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Western Conference
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Bracket
Schedule
Conference Quarterfinals
| October 20, 2017 East | Louisville City FC | 4–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Morad  Spencer Ownby |
Report | Real  Burke Conneh Jones |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| October 21, 2017 East | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte Independence | Rochester, New York |
| 6:05 pm EDT | Dover Graf François Farrell Defregger |
Report | A. Martínez  E. Martínez Davidson |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,647 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
| October 21, 2017 East | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–0 | FC Cincinnati | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Schäfer Hristov Cole |
Report | McLaughlin Walker Berry |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| October 21, 2017 East | Charleston Battery | 0–4 | New York Red Bulls II | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Anunga Griffith |
Report | Bonomo Kutler Valot Flemmings Mines |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,410 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| October 20, 2017 West | Real Monarchs | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Sacramento Republic FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 pm MDT | Besler Lachowecki Hoffman |
Report | Kiffe Espino |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,234 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
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Cruz  Velásquez Haber  Hoffman |
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| October 22, 2017 West | Swope Park Rangers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Phoenix Rising FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 3:00 pm CDT | Didic |
Report | Drogba |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 912 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
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| Selbol Duke Belmar Moloto |
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| 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 West | Reno 1868 FC | 0–1 | OKC Energy FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 5:45 pm PDT | Wehan |
Report | Wojcik |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Victor Rivas |
Conference Semifinals
| October 28, 2017 East | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Jimenez Ownby Ranjitsingh |
Report | Felix |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| October 28, 2017 East | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | New York Red Bulls II | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Hristov Portillos Guenzatti Cole Pickens Vingaard Restrepo Paterson |
Report | Bonomo Flemmings Ndam |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,119 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| October 28, 2017 West | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 4:00 pm CDT | Maher Belmar |
Report | Kiffe Ochoa |
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] | ||||
Conference Finals
| November 4, 2017 East | Louisville City FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Ownby Craig |
Report | Flemmings |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,047 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| Penalties | ||||
| Smith DelPiccolo Totsch Jimenez Ballard |
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| November 4, 2017 West | Swope Park Rangers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | OKC Energy FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Didic |
Report | Barril Daly Wojcik |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| Penalties | ||||
| Selbol Duke Belmar Moloto Hernandez Barnathan Storm Musa Didic Maher Zendejas |
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USL Championship
| November 13, 2017 Final | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 9:00 PM EST | Lancaster Kaye McCabe  |
Report Report |
Musa Didic |
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
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References
- "USL Announces 2017 Conference Alignment". United Soccer League (USL). January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- "2017 USL Cup Playoffs Matchups Set". United Soccer League (USL). October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- "Lightning, Heavy Rain Postpones Swope Park, Phoenix". United Soccer League (USL). October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- "Who Will Host Sacramento Republic, Swope Park Rangers Playoff Game?". sacramento.cbslocal.com. CBS13. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- "Children's Mercy Park to Host Rangers, Republic FC". www.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League (USL). October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- "USL playoff statistics". Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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