2015 USL playoffs explained

See main article: 2015 USL season.

USL playoffs
Year:2015
Country:United States
Canada
Num Teams:12
Defending Champions:Sacramento Republic FC
Champions:Rochester Rhinos
Runner-Up:LA Galaxy II
Matches:11
Goals:29
Top Goal Scorer:Ariel Lassiter (4)
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

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

Western Conference

Bracket

Schedule

USL championship

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)

Top goalscorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ariel LassiterLA Galaxy II4
2 Steevan Dos SantosRochester Rhinos2
Matthew FondyLouisville City FC
Willie HuntPittsburgh Riverhounds
Karl OuimetteNew York Red Bulls II
Asani SamuelsRochester Rhinos
7 Coady AndrewsOklahoma City Energy1
Vassilios ApostolopoulosRochester Rhinos
André AurasLA Galaxy II
Dan BedoyaNew York Red Bulls II
Peabo DoueOklahoma City Energy
Miguel GonzalezColorado Springs Switchbacks
J. J. GreerColorado Springs Switchbacks
Dane KellyCharleston Battery
Aaron KingColorado Springs Switchbacks
Forrest LassoCharleston Battery
Bryan OliveraLA Galaxy II
Chuy SanchezOklahoma City Energy
Manolo SanchezNew York Red Bulls II
Luke VercolloneColorado Springs Switchbacks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 USL Playoff Statistics . United Soccer Leagues (USL) . October 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070251/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewContent.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&CONTENT_ID=1444166&DB_OEM_ID=32800 . March 4, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: 2015 USL Playoffs Hub . United Soccer Leagues (USL) . October 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018135215/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210362090&DB_OEM_ID=32800&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=32800&DB_LANG=C&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT= . October 18, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .