2022 USL Championship playoffs explained
See main article: 2022 USL Championship season.
The 2022 USL Championship playoffs (branded as the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Hisense for sponsorship reasons) is the post-season championship of the 2022 USL Championship. It is the twelfth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began October 22, and concluded with the USL Championship Final on November 13.[1]
San Antonio FC won the regular season.[2] Defending title holders Orange County SC did not qualify for the playoffs.[3]
Format
The top seven teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs; the top team from each conference earned a bye to the conference semifinals. After the opening round the tournament will be reseeded to ensure that the top team from each conference plays the lowest seeded team and hosting rights will be determined by regular season record.[4] All playoff matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ except the Championship final on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and Sirius XM FC.[1] [5]
Conference standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Bracket
Schedule
Conference Quarterfinals
Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
USL Championship Final
Similar to the 2022 MLS playoffs, the final featured the top seeds in the Eastern and Western Conferences, Louisville City FC and San Antonio FC, who were their conferences' regular-season and play-off champions. As overall regular-season champion, San Antonio FC had home-field advantage for the final.
For Louisville City, 2022 marks the fourth Championship final in five seasons, having won two of their previous three in 2017 and 2018. For San Antonio FC, this is a first USL Championship final.
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Top goalscorers
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: USL Releases Playoff Schedule and Announces Hisense USA as Presenting Partner of Championship and League One Playoffs . 2022-09-22 . USL League One. 2022-10-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004031611/https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1239632 . 2022-10-04. mdy-all.
- Web site: San Antonio FC Clinches Top Overall Seed With Win In Pittsburgh . Anderson . Stephen . 2022-10-01 . Forward Axis . 2022-10-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004030425/https://fwrdaxis.com/san-antonio-fc-clinches-top-overall-seed-with-win-in-pittsburgh/ . 2022-10-04. mdy-all . The historic season for San Antonio FC continued on Saturday night as they earned a 1–0 victory over Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC to clinch the top overall seed in the USL Championship Playoffs, which begin at the end of the month..
- Web site: SD Loyal, Already Playoff Bound, Meets Goal of 2nd-Place Finish in Western Conference . 2022-10-01 . Times of San Diego . 2022-10-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004030844/https://timesofsandiego.com/sports/2022/10/01/sd-loyal-already-playoff-bound-meets-goal-of-2nd-place-finish-in-western-conference/ . 2022-10-04. mdy-all . Orange County, eliminated from playoff contention, pushed forward in the final minutes and found the equalizer with a goal by Milan’s brother, Brian Iloski, in the 90th minute..
- Web site: USL Championship Announces 2022 Competition Format . 2021-12-21 . USL Championship . 2022-10-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004031221/https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1199893/ . 2022-10-04. mdy-all.
- Web site: USL Announces Broadcast Teams for USL Championship Final on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and SiriusXM Satellite Radio . USL Championship . October 31, 2022 . October 31, 2022.
- Web site: 2022 USL Championship Playoffs Presented by Hisense: Conference Quarterfinals Schedule . USL Championship . October 16, 2022 . October 16, 2022.
- Web site: USL Championship Fans' Choice Goal of the Playoffs. USLChampionship.com Staff. November 16, 2022. November 28, 2022.
- Web site: USL Championship Fans' Choice Save of the Playoffs. USLChampionship.com Staff. November 16, 2022. November 28, 2022.
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