2015 USL Playoffs

2015 USL Playoffs
Country United States
Canada
Teams 12
Defending champions Sacramento Republic FC
Champions Rochester Rhinos
Runners-up LA Galaxy II
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

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X) 28 61
2 Louisville City FC 28 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 46
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 42
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 33
10 FC Montreal 28 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 23
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28 19
Source: 2015 USL schedule
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Orange County Blues 28 47
2 Oklahoma City Energy 28 47
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 28 46
4 Sacramento Republic 28 46
5 LA Galaxy II 28 45
6 Seattle Sounders 2 28 42
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 39
8 Portland Timbers 2 28 35
9 Austin Aztex 28 33
10 Arizona United 28 32
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 28 30
12 Real Monarchs 28 29
Source: 2015 USL schedule

Bracket

 
First Round
Conference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
 
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos2
 
September 26
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II0
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)4
 
October 10
 
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds2
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos1
 
September 26
 
#2 Louisville City FC0
 
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)2
 
October 3
 
#6 Richmond Kickers1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#3 Charleston Battery0
 
 
October 16
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Orange County Blues FC0
 
September 26
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
#4 Sacramento Republic FC0
 
October 11
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
September 25
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC1
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2
 
October 4
 
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 20
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (pen.)2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2 (3)
 
 
 
 

Schedule

First round

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

USL Championship

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)

Top goalscorers

[2]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter LA Galaxy II 4
2 Cape Verde Steevan Dos Santos Rochester Rhinos 2
United States Matthew Fondy Louisville City FC
United States Willie Hunt Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Canada Karl Ouimette New York Red Bulls II
Jamaica Asani Samuels Rochester Rhinos
7 United States Coady Andrews Oklahoma City Energy 1
Greece Vassilios Apostolopoulos Rochester Rhinos
France André Auras LA Galaxy II
United States Dan Bedoya New York Red Bulls II
United States Peabo Doue Oklahoma City Energy
Mexico Miguel Gonzalez Colorado Springs Switchbacks
United States J. J. Greer Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Jamaica Dane Kelly Charleston Battery
United States Aaron King Colorado Springs Switchbacks
United States Forrest Lasso Charleston Battery
Uruguay Bryan Olivera LA Galaxy II
Mexico Chuy Sanchez Oklahoma City Energy
United States Manolo Sanchez New York Red Bulls II
United States Luke Vercollone Colorado Springs Switchbacks

References

  1. ↑ "2015 USL Playoff Statistics". United Soccer Leagues (USL). Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 USL Playoffs Hub". United Soccer Leagues (USL). Retrieved October 16, 2015.
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