2024 USL Championship playoffs
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | United States |
| Dates | November 1 – November 23 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Phoenix Rising FC |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC |
| Runner-up | Rhode Island FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 105,314 (7,021 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  JJ Williams (5 goals) |
All statistics correct as of November 23, 2024. | |
The 2024 USL Championship playoffs (branded as the 2024 USL Championship Playoffs presented by TERMINIX for sponsorship reasons) is 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 will conclude with the final that will take place November 23.[1]
Phoenix Rising FC, the 2023 Western Conference champions, are 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 on September 6.[3] They went on to win the players shield on October 5 after drawing 2–2 with Indy Eleven.[4]
Format
[edit]The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs which was in a single-elimination, fixed bracket format. All playoff matches are 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
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Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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Bracket
[edit]| Conference Quarterfinals November 1–3 | Conference Semifinals November 9–10 | Conference Finals November 16 | USL Championship Final November 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Louisville City FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | North Carolina FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Louisville City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Indy Eleven | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| E2 | Charleston Battery | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Detroit City FC | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Charleston Battery | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | New Mexico United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | New Mexico United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Memphis 901 FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Orange County SC (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Orange County SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]Conference Quarterfinals
[edit]| November 1, 2024 West | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Sacramento Republic FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:30 PM PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,415 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| Penalties | ||||
| November 2, 2024 West | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Orange County SC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 1:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,014 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| November 2, 2024 East | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| November 2, 2024 East | Detroit City FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk | |
| Penalties | ||||
| November 2, 2024 East | Louisville City FC | 3–2 | North Carolina FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,875 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| November 2, 2024 West | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2–0 | Oakland Roots SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Report |
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Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,463 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| November 3, 2024 East | Indy Eleven | 2–3 | Rhode Island FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 1:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion |
| November 3, 2024 West | New Mexico United | 2–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 6:00 PM MST | Report | Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,447 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
Conference Semifinals
[edit]| November 9, 2024 East | Louisville City FC | 0–3 | Rhode Island FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,510 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| November 9, 2024 West | New Mexico United | 0–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 7:30 PM MST | Report | Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| November 10, 2024 East | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 1:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,079 Referee: Matt Thompson |
| November 10, 2024 West | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Orange County SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 4:30 PM MST |
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Report | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,236 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
Conference Finals
[edit]| November 16, 2024 East | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Rhode Island FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 5:00 PM (EST) | Report | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| November 16, 2024 West | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM (MST) | Report | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Elton Garcia |
USL Championship Final
[edit]| November 23, 2024 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3–0 | Rhode Island FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 10:00 AM (MST) | Report | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
Championship Game MVP: Juan Tejada (COS)
Top goalscorers
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References
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- ^ USLChampionship.com Staff (October 5, 2024). "Louisville City FC claims first USL Championship Players' Shield in club history". www.uslchampionship.com. Indianapolis, IN: USL. Archived from the original on October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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- ^ "2024 USLC Playoff Stats". USL Championship. November 23, 2024.