2015 USL playoffs
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Tournament details | |
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Country | United States Canada |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Sacramento Republic FC |
Final positions | |
Champions | Rochester Rhinos |
Runner-up | LA Galaxy II |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 29 (2.64 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Ariel Lassiter (4) |
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The 2015 USL playoffs was a postseason tournament following the 2015 United Soccer League regular season, the first since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fourth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 25 and will last until October 16.
Twelve teams (top 6 per conference) will compete, up from 8 the last 3 seasons. Teams will be seeded one through six in each conference, with the two highest seeds earning a bye to the conference semifinals. The third seed will host the sixth seed, while the fourth seed will host the fifth seed in a single-elimination match. The winners will face the second and first seed, respectively, in the conference semifinals.
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.[1]
USL Conference standings
The top 6 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.
Eastern Conference
Source: 2015 USL schedule (C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
| Western Conference
Source: 2015 USL schedule |
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Bracket
First round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | USL Championship | |||||||||||
October 3 | ||||||||||||||
#1 Rochester Rhinos | 2 | |||||||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||||||
#4 New York Red Bulls II | 0 | |||||||||||||
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||
October 10 | ||||||||||||||
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | |||||||||||||
#1 Rochester Rhinos | 1 | |||||||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||||||
#2 Louisville City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
October 3 | ||||||||||||||
#6 Richmond Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
#3 Charleston Battery | 0 | |||||||||||||
October 16 | ||||||||||||||
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
#5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | |||||||||||||
October 3 | ||||||||||||||
#1 Orange County Blues FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||||||
#5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | |||||||||||||
#4 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
October 11 | ||||||||||||||
#5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | |||||||||||||
#5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | |||||||||||||
September 25 | ||||||||||||||
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
October 4 | ||||||||||||||
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
Schedule
First round
September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
7:00 pm MDT | Gonzalez ![]() Greer ![]() Burt ![]() Gorrick ![]() Phillips ![]() | Report Report Report | Fairclough ![]() Lowe ![]() | Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) | New York Red Bulls II | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Harrison, New Jersey |
5:00 pm EDT | Sanchez ![]() Ouimette ![]() Bedoya ![]() | Report Report Report | Hunt ![]() Moloto ![]() Arena ![]() Newnam ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 915 Referee: Jaime Herrera |
September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) | Charleston Battery | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 pm EDT | Kelly ![]() Boyd ![]() ![]() Lasso ![]() | Report Report Report | Callahan ![]() Mueller ![]() | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) | Sacramento Republic | 0–1 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
10:00 pm EDT | López ![]() Kiffe ![]() Vuković ![]() | Report Report Report | Olivera ![]() Bowen ![]() Covarrubias ![]() Walker ![]() | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
Conference semifinals
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Rochester, New York |
7:05 pm EDT | Dos Santos ![]() Obasi ![]() Van De Casteele ![]() | Report Report | Plewa ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Greg Dopka |
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) | Louisville City FC | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm EDT | Burke ![]() Fondy ![]() | Report Report | Kelly ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,517 Referee: Luis Guardia |
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) | Orange County Blues | 0–2 | LA Galaxy II | Carson, California |
7:00 pm PDT | Navarro ![]() Petričević ![]() | Report Report | Lassiter ![]() McBean ![]() Walker ![]() Covarrubias ![]() | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Chipalo Street |
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
6:00 pm CDT | Sanchez ![]() Thomas ![]() Doue ![]() ![]() | Report Report | Vercollone ![]() Burt ![]() Argueta ![]() Armstrong ![]() King ![]() Gonzalez ![]() | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,370 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
Penalties | ||||
König ![]() Evans ![]() Thomas ![]() Ryden ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Conference finals
October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Rochester, New York |
7:05 pm EDT | Apostolopoulos ![]() McMahon ![]() Forbes ![]() Walls ![]() Dixon ![]() Dos Santos ![]() | Report Report Report | Quinn ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11) | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
6:00 pm CDT | Evans ![]() Andrews ![]() | Report Report Report | Lassiter ![]() Auras ![]() Maganto ![]() | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 7,654 Referee: Jaime Herrera |
USL championship
October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | LA Galaxy II | Rochester, New York |
7:30 pm EDT | Bourdeau ![]() Forbes ![]() Samuels ![]() | Report Report Report | Walker ![]() Lassiter ![]() Maganto ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,247 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)
Top goalscorers
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