2024 USL Championship playoffs explained
See main article: 2024 USL Championship season.
The 2024 USL Championship playoffs (branded as the 2024 USL Championship Playoffs presented by TERMINIX for sponsorship reasons) was the post-season championship of the 2024 USL Championship season. It is the fourteenth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began on the November 1, and concluded on November 23.[1]
Phoenix Rising FC, the 2023 Western Conference champions, were the defending title holders, winning against the Eastern Conference champion Charleston Battery in a penalty shoot-out for their first title in the 2023 USL Championship playoffs.[2] Louisville was the first team to clinch a playoff berth when they defeated Loudoun United FC on September 6.[3] They went on to win the players shield on October 5 after drawing 2–2 with Indy Eleven.[4]
In the 2024 USL Championship final, Colorado Springs Switchbacks won a first ever championship, defeating debutant team Rhode Island FC 3-0.
Format
The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs which was in a single-elimination, fixed bracket format. All playoff matches were streamed live on ESPN+ and YouTube except the Championship final on CBS and TUDN.[5] [6] The playoffs began on the first weekend of November, with the final taking place on the 23rd.[7]
Conference standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Bracket
Schedule
Conference Quarterfinals
Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
USL Championship Final
Top goalscorers
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Notes and References
- Web site: Field for 2024 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Terminix Set . USLChampionship.com Staff . 2024-10-27 . www.uslchampionship.com . USL . Tampa, FL . 2024-10-28 . live . https://archive.today/20241028004722/https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1322010 . 2024-10-28.
- Web site: Phoenix Rising FC wins USL title in improbable way vs. Charleston Battery . Anderson . Jake . 2023-11-13 . arizonasports.com . Arizona Sports. Charleston, SC . 2023-11-28 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128152529/https://arizonasports.com/story/3538060/phoenix-rising-fc-wins-2023-usl-championship-title-charleston/ . 2023-11-28.
- Web site: Louisville City FC clinches playoff spot in win over Loudoun United . 2024-09-06 . www.wdrb.com . WDRB . Louisville, KY . 2024-10-21 . live . https://archive.today/20241021154306/https://www.wdrb.com/sports/louisville-city-fc/louisville-city-fc-clinches-playoff-spot-in-win-over-loudoun-united/article_05c50f08-6cc5-11ef-b6e3-9b9225addddb.html . 2024-10-21.
- Web site: Louisville City FC claims first USL Championship Players’ Shield in club history . USLChampionship.com Staff . 2024-10-05 . www.uslchampionship.com . USL . Indianapolis, IN . 2024-10-21 . live . https://archive.today/20241021153602/https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1320094 . 2024-10-21.
- Web site: USLChampionship.com Staff . 2023-12-18 . USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule . 2024-09-18 . USL Championship . en-us.
- Web site: Televisa Univision PR . 2024-06-12 . United Soccer League and TelevisaUnivision announce landmark multiyear media partnership . 2024-11-17 . TelevisaUnivision.
- Web site: Krysinsky . John . 2023-12-18 . USL Championship, Riverhounds announce 2024 schedule . 2024-09-18 . Pittsburgh Soccer Now . en-US.
- Web site: 2024 USLC Playoff Stats . USL Championship . November 23, 2024.
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