2019 USL Championship playoffs
Tournament details | |
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Country | United States Canada |
Teams | 20 |
Defending champions | Louisville City FC |
Final positions | |
Champions | Real Monarchs SLC |
Runner-up | Louisville City FC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 65 (3.42 per match) |
Attendance | 102,391 (5,389 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Neco Brett Magnus Rasmussen (4) |
The 2019 USL Championship playoffs was the postseason tournament following the 2019 USL Championship regular season. Including USL Pro history, it was the ninth postseason tournament. The tournament began on October 23 and ended with the USL Championship Final on November 17.
The top 10 teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs. Each conference had a "Play-In round" where the 7 seed hosted the 10 seed and the 8 hosted the 9. The lowest remaining seed then played the 1 seed and the other play-in survivor played the 2 seed to form an 8-team playoff bracket. Each of the 8 team playoff brackets consisted of teams within their respective conference and the matches were hosted by the higher seed. The USL Cup will be the season's only match that involves teams from different conferences; it will be hosted by the conference champion with the better regular-season record.[1]
Phoenix Rising FC clinched the USL Championship regular season title on September 28 and earned the number one seed in the Western Conference.[2]
Conference standings
[edit]The top 10 teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs.
Bracket
[edit]Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Eastern Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 | Western Conference Play-In October 23 | |||||||||||||||
7 | North Carolina FC | 2 | 8 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1 (4) | 7 | Sacramento Republic | 2 | 8 | Austin Bold FC | 2 | |||||||
10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 3 | 9 | Charleston Battery (p) | 1 (5) | 10 | New Mexico United | 1 | 9 | LA Galaxy II | 0 | |||||||
Conference Quarterfinals October 26 | Conference Semifinals November 1–2 | Conference Final November 9 | USL Championship Final November 17 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Louisville City FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | New York Red Bulls II | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Indy Eleven | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Nashville SC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Nashville SC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Charleston Battery | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Louisville City FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 0 (8) | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Austin Bold FC | 0 (7) | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Orange County SC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Real Monarchs SLC (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Fresno FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Sacramento Republic | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Reno 1868 FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Sacramento Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]Conference Play-In Round
[edit]October 23, 2019 East | North Carolina FC | 2–3 | Birmingham Legion FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Albadawi ![]() ![]() Fortune ![]() ![]() | Report | Hollinger-Janzen ![]() Herivaux ![]() Williams ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Tim Ford |
October 23, 2019 East | Ottawa Fury FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Charleston Battery | Ottawa, Ontario |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Samb ![]() Fall ![]() | Report | Higashi ![]() Marini ![]() Lewis ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,427 Referee: David Barrie |
Penalties | ||||
Fall ![]() Haworth ![]() Barry ![]() Samb ![]() Thiago ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
October 23, 2019 West | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, California |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Enevoldsen ![]() ![]() Alemán ![]() Villarreal ![]() Werner ![]() | Report | Sandoval ![]() Padilla ![]() Wehan ![]() Guzmán ![]() Schmidt ![]() | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,907 Referee: Elton Garcia |
October 23, 2019 West | Austin Bold FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy II | Austin, Texas |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Twumasi ![]() ![]() Lima ![]() Soto ![]() McFarlane ![]() Braafheid ![]() | Report | Harvey ![]() Hernández ![]() Kamara ![]() | Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 2,656 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr |
Conference Quarterfinals
[edit]October 26, 2019 East | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 7–0 | Birmingham Legion FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Brett ![]() Fisher ![]() Dover ![]() Mertz ![]() Adewole ![]() | Report | Culbertson ![]() Lopez ![]() Herivaux ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Mark Allatin |
October 26, 2019 East | Nashville SC | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Nashville, Tennessee |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Moloto ![]() King ![]() Ríos ![]() Ockford ![]() Davis ![]() Jones ![]() | Report | Lewis ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,253 Referee: Greg Dopka |
October 26, 2019 East | Indy Eleven | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Indianapolis, Indiana |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Ouimette ![]() | Report | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 5,175 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
October 26, 2019 East | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Rasmussen ![]() Ownby ![]() | Report | Ekra ![]() Diakité ![]() Guenzatti ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,636 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
October 26, 2019 West | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Austin Bold FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 p.m. MST | Lambert ![]() Jahn ![]() | Report | Soto ![]() McFarlane ![]() Guadarrama ![]() de Villardi ![]() | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 6,642 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
Penalties | ||||
Flemmings ![]() Bakero ![]() Calistri ![]() Lambert ![]() Spencer ![]() Farrell ![]() Johnson ![]() Dia ![]() Cochran ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
October 26, 2019 West | Reno 1868 FC | 1–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Reno, Nevada |
6:30 p.m. MDT | Hertzog ![]() | Report | Werner ![]() Iwasa ![]() Taintor ![]() Enevoldsen ![]() Skundrich ![]() | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Malik Badawi |
October 26, 2019 West | Fresno FC | 2–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Fresno, California |
7:30 p.m. PDT | Chaney ![]() Strong ![]() ![]() Cooper ![]() | Report | Gómez ![]() Kiffe ![]() Velásquez ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
October 26, 2019 West | Real Monarchs SLC | 6–2 | Orange County SC | Herriman, Utah |
12:00 p.m. MDT | Chang ![]() Martínez ![]() Mulholland ![]() Blake ![]() Schmitt ![]() Holt ![]() | Report | Orozco ![]() ![]() Forrester ![]() ![]() Hume ![]() Seaton ![]() | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
Conference Semifinals
[edit]November 1, 2019 West | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–2 | Real Monarchs SLC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 p.m. MST | Flemmings ![]() Asante ![]() | Report | Blake ![]() ![]() Chang ![]() Powder ![]() | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 7,548 Referee: Jon Freemon |
November 2, 2019 East | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Louisville City FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Vancaeyezeele ![]() Greenspan ![]() | Report | Spencer ![]() ![]() McMahon ![]() Craig ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
November 2, 2019 East | Nashville SC | 0–1 | Indy Eleven | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Washington ![]() LaGrassa ![]() Ockford ![]() | Report | Ayoze ![]() Ouimette ![]() Pasher ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 4,174 Referee: Elton García |
November 2, 2019 West | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | El Paso, Texas |
7:30 p.m. MDT | Beckie ![]() Gómez ![]() Ryan ![]() Contreras ![]() Yuma ![]() Velásquez ![]() | Report | Alemán ![]() Enevoldsen ![]() Barahona ![]() | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,460 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Conference Finals
[edit]November 9, 2019 East | Indy Eleven | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Louisville City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
3:00 p.m. EST | Barrett ![]() Pasher ![]() Ouimette ![]() Hackshaw ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() Hoppenot ![]() Rasmussen ![]() Ownby ![]() Spencer ![]() | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,171 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
November 9, 2019 West | Real Monarchs SLC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, Utah |
1:00 p.m. MST | Schmitt ![]() Ryden ![]() Portillo ![]() Mulholland ![]() Holt ![]() ![]() | Report | Fox ![]() Kiffe ![]() ![]() Gómez ![]() | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
USL Championship Final
[edit]Louisville City FC | 1–3 | Real Monarchs SLC |
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Rasmussen ![]() Williams ![]() | Report | Holt ![]() ![]() Plewa ![]() Schmitt ![]() Powder ![]() |
Championship Game MVP: Konrad Plewa (SLC)
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 4 |
![]() | Louisville City FC | ||
3 | ![]() | Real Monarchs SLC | 3 |
![]() | Real Monarchs SLC | ||
5 | ![]() | Real Monarchs SLC | 2 |
![]() | Sacramento Republic | ||
![]() | El Paso Locomotive | ||
![]() | Indy Eleven | ||
![]() | Louisville City FC | ||
![]() | El Paso Locomotive | ||
11 | ![]() | North Carolina FC | 1 |
![]() | Sacramento Republic | ||
![]() | Fresno FC | ||
![]() | El Paso Locomotive FC | ||
![]() | Fresno FC | ||
![]() | Louisville City FC | ||
![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||
![]() | Phoenix Rising FC | ||
![]() | North Carolina FC | ||
![]() | El Paso Locomotive FC | ||
![]() | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
![]() | Birmingham Legion | ||
![]() | Reno 1868 FC | ||
![]() | Charleston Battery | ||
![]() | Birmingham Legion | ||
![]() | Louisville City FC | ||
![]() | Sacramento Republic | ||
![]() | Nashville SC | ||
![]() | El Paso Locomotive | ||
![]() | Charleston Battery | ||
![]() | Real Monarchs SLC | ||
![]() | Austin Bold FC | ||
![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||
![]() | Nashville SC | ||
![]() | Indy Eleven | ||
![]() | Orange County SC | ||
![]() | Real Monarchs SLC | ||
![]() | Real Monarchs SLC | ||
![]() | Nashville SC | ||
![]() | Real Monarchs SLC | ||
![]() | Ottawa Fury FC | ||
![]() | New Mexico United | ||
![]() | Real Monarchs SLC | ||
![]() | Orange County SC | ||
![]() | Austin Bold FC | ||
![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | ||
![]() | Sacramento Republic | ||
![]() | Birmingham Legion |
Own Goals
References
[edit]- ^ "Road to the 2019 USL Championship Final Unveiled". USLChampionship.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Jake (September 28, 2019). "Phoenix Rising clinches USL regular-season title with late comeback draw". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Playoffs Stats". United Soccer League. Retrieved November 17, 2019.