2016 USL Playoffs

The 2016 USL Playoffs is a postseason tournament following the 2016 United Soccer League regular season, the second since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fifth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 30 and will last until October 23.[1]

Main article: 2016 USL season

2016 USL Cup
CountryUnited States
Canada
Teams16
Defending championsRochester Rhinos
ChampionsNew York Red Bull II
Runners-upSwope Park Rangers
Matches played15
Goals scored50 (3.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brandon Allen (6)
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Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete, up from 12 last season, in the single elimination tournament. Teams will be seeded one through eight in each conference. 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 with the USL Cup.

USL Conference standings

The top 8 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.

Bracket
 
First RoundConference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 2 – Red Bull Arena
 
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II 4
 
October 7 – Red Bull Arena
 
#8 Orlando City B 0
 
 #1 New York Red Bulls II (pen.)3 (5)
 
October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium
 
 #4 Rochester Rhinos3 (4)
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos 3
 
October 16 - Red Bull Arena
 
#5 Charlotte Independence 1
 
 #1 New York Red Bulls II (pen.)1 (4)
 
October 2 – Nippert Stadium
 
 #2 Louisville City FC1 (3)
 
#3 FC Cincinnati 1
 
October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#6 Charleston Battery 2
 
 #6 Charleston Battery0
 
October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 #2 Louisville City FC1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
October 23 - Red Bull Arena
 
#7 Richmond Kickers 0
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II 5
 
October 1 – Bonney Field
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers1
 
#1 Sacramento Republic FC 0 (4)
 
October 9 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#8 Orange County Blues FC (pen.)0 (5)
 
 #8 Orange County Blues FC1
 
September 30 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (a.e.t.) 2
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 3
 
October 15 - Swope Soccer Village
 
#5 LA Galaxy II 0
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers3
 
September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium
 
 #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1
 
October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium
 
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2
 
 #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23
 
October 1 – H-E-B Park
 
 #7 Oklahoma City Energy FC2
 
#2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2
 
 
#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC 3
 

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals
September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) Swope Park Rangers 3–0 LA Galaxy II Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT Tyrpak  76'
Gonzalez  90+3', 90+5'		 USL Report Amaya  9'
Villarreal  33'  65'
Covarrubias  59'
Payeras  79'		 Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 1,885
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT Vercollone  7'
Ibeagha  44'		 USL Report Greig  17'
Froese  31'		 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 2,405
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) Rochester Rhinos 3–1 Charlotte Independence Rochester, New York
6:05 pm EDT Fall  7'
Dos Santos  24'
Tergou  70'  87'
Totsch  90+1'		 USL Report Duckett  5'
Hassan  75'
Davidson  79'  82'
Metcalf  80'
Martínez  90+1'  90+6'		 Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 2,080
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–3 Oklahoma City Energy Edinburg, Texas
7:30 pm CDT Luna  33'
Ward  53'
Bird  76'
Greene  83'		 USL Report Ryden  72'
Olsson  73'
Bonner  90+2', 90+3'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,701
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Orange County Blues FC Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT USL Report Sheldon  68'
Mirković  108'
Griffiths  120'		 Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 10,962
Referee: Timothy Ford
Penalties
Trickett-Smith
Iwasa
Koval
Guzman
Cole 		Meeus
Chaplow
Stevanovic
Barouch
Crettenand
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) New York Red Bulls II 4–0 Orlando City B Harrison, New Jersey
4:00 pm EDT Long  32', 77'
Bezecourt  59'
Allen  67'		 USL Report Ribeiro  30'
Neal  46'
Heath  62'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) FC Cincinnati 1–2 Charleston Battery Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 pm EDT Stevenson  19' USL Report Tsonis  40'
Chang  62'
Prince  65'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 30,187
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) Louisville City FC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Richmond Kickers Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 pm EDT Davis IV  92'
Hoffman  102'		 USL Report Asante  6'
Lee  21'
Yeisley  34'
Yomby  40'
Troyer  42'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Conference Semifinals
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) New York Red Bulls II 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Rochester Rhinos Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm Etienne  20'
Allen  44', 119' (pen.)
Adams  57'
Metzger  63'
Carroll  82'		 USL Report Farrell  20'
Dos Santos  22', 55'
Tergou  40'
Fall  110'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Luis Guardia
Penalties
Long
Etienne
Allen
Metzger
Plewa 		Fall
Farrell
Apostolopoulos
Dos Santos
Kyriazis
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3–2 Oklahoma City Energy Vancouver, British Columbia
3:00 pm Seymore  20'
Froese  27'
Greig  48'
Haber  89'		 USL Report Thomas  23'
König  60'  90'
Andrews  61'
Pitter  80'		 Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) Louisville City FC 1–0 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm Smith  45+1'
Dacres  53'
Reynolds  90+4'		 USL Report Tsonis  24'
Marini  62'
Adjetey  67'
Woodbine  90+4'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,581
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09) Swope Park Rangers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Orange County Blues FC Kansas City, Missouri
4:00 pm Gonzalez  20'
Duke  40'
Alvarado  69'
Meyer  88'
Kelly  105'		 USL Report Rauhofer  70' Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,181
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Conference Finals
October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15) Swope Park Rangers 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM Tyrpak  8', 32'
Selbol  83'  90+2'
Molano  88'
Kelly  89'		 USL Report de Wit  90' Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,922
Referee: Juan Guzman
October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) New York Red Bulls II 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Louisville City FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 PM Valot  74'
Williams  118'		 USL Report Craig  11'  102'  120+'
Reynolds  104'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Penalties
Etienne
Long
Allen
Bezecourt 		Lancaster
Smith
Quinn
Kaye
Newnam

USL Championship
October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23) New York Red Bulls II 5–1 Swope Park Rangers Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM Etienne  18'
Allen  39,85,88'
Metzger  72'
Bezecourt  90+2'		 USL Report Granitto  74' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 5,547
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Championship Game MVP: Brandon Allen (NYRB)

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brandon Allen New York Red Bulls II 6
2 Steevan Dos Santos Rochester Rhinos 3
Mark Anthony Gonzalez Swope Park Rangers
Kris Tyrpak Swope Park Rangers
5 Vincent Bezecourt New York Red Bulls II 2
Aaron Long New York Red Bulls II
Derrick Etienne New York Red Bulls II
Wal Fall Rochester Rhinos
Kianz Froese Whitecaps FC 2
Kyle Greig Whitecaps FC 2
Colin Bonner Oklahoma City Energy FC

References
  1. "2016 USL Cup Playoffs Field Set". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
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