2019 USL Championship Playoffs

The 2019 USL Championship Playoffs is the postseason tournament following the 2019 USL Championship regular season. Including USL Pro history, it is the ninth postseason tournament. The tournament began on October 23 and will end with the USL Championship Final on November 17.

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season
2019 USL Championship Playoffs
CountryUnited States
Canada
Teams20
Defending championsLouisville City FC
ChampionsReal Monarchs SLC
Runners-upLouisville City FC
Matches played19
Goals scored65 (3.42 per match)
Attendance102,391 (5,389 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Neco Brett
Magnus Rasmussen (4)
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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 28th and earned the number one seed in the Western Conference.[2]

Conference standings

The top 10 teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs.

Bracket
Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23
   
7 North Carolina FC 2
10 Birmingham Legion FC 3
Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23
   
8 Ottawa Fury FC 1(4)
9 Charleston Battery (pen.) 1(5)
Western Conference Play-In
October 23
   
7 Sacramento Republic 2
10 New Mexico United 1
Western Conference Play-In
October 23
   
8 Austin Bold FC 2
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 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

Conference Play-In Round
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) EastNorth Carolina FC2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Albadawi  19',  40'
Fortune  59',  61'		 Report Hollinger-Janzen  35'
Herivaux  66'
Williams  90+3'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Tim Ford
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) EastOttawa Fury FC1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Charleston Battery Ottawa, Ontario
4:00 p.m. EDT Samb  40'
Fall  117'		 Report Higashi  27'
Marini  116'
Lewis  117'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: David Barrie
Penalties
Fall
Haworth
Barry
Samb
Thiago 		Lewis
Bosua
Marini
Svantesson
van Schaik
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) West Sacramento Republic FC 2–1New Mexico UnitedSacramento, California
4:00 p.m. EDT Enevoldsen  44',  82'
Alemán  45+3'
Villarreal  67'
Werner  90+3'		 Report Sandoval  1'
Padilla  44'
Wehan  64'
Guzmán  69'
Schmidt  90'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,907
Referee: Elton Garcia
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) West Austin Bold FC 2–0LA Galaxy IIAustin, Texas
4:00 p.m. EDT Twumasi  9',  76'
Lima  32'
Soto  49'
McFarlane  54'
Braafheid  60'		 Report Harvey  35'
Hernández  76'
Kamara  77'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr

Conference Quarterfinals
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) East Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 7–0Birmingham Legion FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Brett  13', 27', 34' (pen.), 71'
Fisher  17' (o.g.)
Dover  45+1'
Mertz  62' (pen.)
Adewole  77'		 Report Culbertson  31'
Lopez  41'
Herivaux  61'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) East Nashville SC 3–1Charleston BatteryNashville, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. EDT Moloto  10'
King  38'
Ríos  43'
Ockford  77'
Davis  85'
Jones  88'		 Report Lewis  35' (pen.) Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) East Indy Eleven 1–0New York Red Bulls IIIndianapolis, Indiana
4:00 p.m. EDT Ouimette  27' Report Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,175
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) East Louisville City FC 2–1Tampa Bay RowdiesLouisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT Rasmussen  23', 24'
Ownby  56'		 Report Ekra  40'
Diakité  70'
Guenzatti  80'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) West Phoenix Rising FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)		Austin Bold FCScottsdale, Arizona
7:30 p.m. MST Lambert  70'
Jahn  86'		 Report Soto  14'
McFarlane  35'
Guadarrama  68'
de Villardi  95'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Penalties
Flemmings
Bakero
Calistri
Lambert
Spencer
Farrell
Johnson
Dia
Cochran 		Tyrpak
de Villardi
McFarlane
Soto
Braafheid
Okugo
Atuahene
Twumasi
Taylor
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) WestReno 1868 FC1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
6:30 p.m. MDT Hertzog  5' Report Werner  8'
Iwasa  70'
Taintor  73'
Enevoldsen  75'
Skundrich  84'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) WestFresno FC2–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Chaney  49'
Strong  51'  86'
Cooper  55'		 Report Gómez  19'
Kiffe  77'
Velásquez  83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) West Real Monarchs SLC 6–2Orange County SCHerriman, Utah
12:00 p.m. MDT Chang  13'
Martínez  28'
Mulholland  34'
Blake  59', 90'
Schmitt  77'
Holt  81'		 Report Orozco  35',  80'
Forrester  40'  49'
Hume  67'
Seaton  90+1'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Conference Semifinals
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01) WestPhoenix Rising FC1–2 Real Monarchs SLC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 p.m. MST Flemmings  25'
Asante  47'		 Report Blake  33',  61'
Chang  43'
Powder  84'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 7,548
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) EastPittsburgh Riverhounds SC1–2 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Vancaeyezeele  11'
Greenspan  48'		 Report Spencer  51',  85'
McMahon  54'
Craig  70'
DelPiccolo  118'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Michael Radchuk
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) EastNashville SC0–1 Indy Eleven Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CDT Washington  24'
LaGrassa  81'
Ockford  90+2'		 Report Ayoze  22'
Ouimette  24'
Pasher  59'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 4,174
Referee: Elton García
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) West El Paso Locomotive FC 3–0Sacramento Republic FCEl Paso, Texas
7:30 p.m. MDT Beckie  25'
Gómez  40'
Ryan  70'
Contreras  83' (pen.)
Yuma  86'
Velásquez  88'		 Report Alemán  51'
Enevoldsen  70'
Barahona  87'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,460
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Conference Finals
November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09) EastIndy Eleven1–3 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
3:00 p.m. EST Barrett  45+1'
Pasher  67'
Ouimette  90+2'
Hackshaw  102'		 Report Williams  85'
Hoppenot  90+4'
Rasmussen  94'
Ownby  106'
Spencer  113' (pen.)		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,171
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09) West Real Monarchs SLC 2–1 (a.e.t.)El Paso Locomotive FCHerriman, Utah
1:00 p.m. MST Schmitt  21'
Ryden  48'
Portillo  88'
Mulholland  90+4'
Holt  116',  120'		 Report Fox  45+1'
Kiffe  47'  51'
Gómez  71'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

USL Championship Final
Louisville City FC1–3Real Monarchs SLC
Rasmussen  6'
Williams  89'		 Report Holt  25',  69'
Plewa  45'
Schmitt  59'
Powder  66'
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Tim Ford

Championship Game MVP: Konrad Plewa (SLC)

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Neco Brett Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4
Magnus Rasmussen Louisville City FC
3 Jack Blake Real Monarchs SLC 3
Erik Holt Real Monarchs SLC
5 Maikel Chang Real Monarchs SLC 2
Thomas Enevoldsen Sacramento Republic
Josué Gómez El Paso Locomotive
Tyler Pasher Indy Eleven
Luke Spencer Louisville City FC
Sebastián Velásquez El Paso Locomotive
11 Nazmi Albadawi North Carolina FC 1
Keven Alemán Sacramento Republic
Christian Chaney Fresno FC
Sebastián Contreras El Paso Locomotive FC
Alex Cooper Fresno FC
Paolo DelPiccolo Louisville City FC
Jordan Dover Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Junior Flemmings Phoenix Rising FC
Dre Fortune North Carolina FC
Andrew Fox El Paso Locomotive FC
Sebastián Guenzatti Tampa Bay Rowdies
Zachary Herivaux Birmingham Legion
Corey Hertzog Reno 1868 FC
Kotaro Higashi Charleston Battery
Femi Hollinger-Janzen Birmingham Legion
Antoine Hoppenot Louisville City FC
Cameron Iwasa Sacramento Republic
Derrick Jones Nashville SC
James Kiffe El Paso Locomotive
Zeiko Lewis Charleston Battery
Douglas Martínez Real Monarchs SLC
Sean McFarlane Austin Bold FC
Robbie Mertz Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Lebogang Moloto Nashville SC
Karl Ouimette Indy Eleven
Michael Orozco Orange County SC
Konrad Plewa Real Monarchs SLC
Noah Powder Real Monarchs SLC
Daniel Ríos Nashville SC
Kalen Ryden Real Monarchs SLC
Mour Samb Ottawa Fury FC
Devon Sandoval New Mexico United
Tate Schmitt Real Monarchs SLC
Michael Seaton Orange County SC
Ema Twumasi Austin Bold FC
Thomas Vancaeyezeele Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Sam Werner Sacramento Republic
JJ Williams Birmingham Legion

Own Goals

[3]

References
  1. "Road to the 2019 USL Championship Final Unveiled". USLChampionship.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. Anderson, Jake (September 28, 2019). "Phoenix Rising clinches USL regular-season title with late comeback draw". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. "Playoffs Stats". United Soccer League. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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