2015 USL playoffs
Football tournament season
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States Canada |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions | Sacramento Republic FC |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rochester Rhinos |
| Runner-up | LA Galaxy II |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 29 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Ariel Lassiter (4) |
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The 2015 USL playoffs was a postseason tournament following the 2015 United Soccer League regular season, the first since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fourth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 25 and will last until October 16.
Twelve teams (top 6 per conference) will compete, up from 8 the last 3 seasons. Teams will be seeded one through six in each conference, with the two highest seeds earning a bye to the conference semifinals. The third seed will host the sixth seed, while the fourth seed will host the fifth seed in a single-elimination match. The winners will face the second and first seed, respectively, in the conference semifinals.
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.[1]
USL Conference standings
The top 6 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.
| Eastern Conference
Source: 2015 USL schedule (C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
| Western Conference
Source: 2015 USL schedule |
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Bracket
| First round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | USL Championship | |||||||||||
| October 3 | ||||||||||||||
| #1 Rochester Rhinos | 2 | |||||||||||||
| September 26 | ||||||||||||||
| #4 New York Red Bulls II | 0 | |||||||||||||
| #4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| October 10 | ||||||||||||||
| #5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | |||||||||||||
| #1 Rochester Rhinos | 1 | |||||||||||||
| September 26 | ||||||||||||||
| #2 Louisville City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| #3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| October 3 | ||||||||||||||
| #6 Richmond Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| #2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| #3 Charleston Battery | 0 | |||||||||||||
| October 16 | ||||||||||||||
| #1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | |||||||||||||
| October 3 | ||||||||||||||
| #1 Orange County Blues FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| September 26 | ||||||||||||||
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | |||||||||||||
| #4 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| October 11 | ||||||||||||||
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | |||||||||||||
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | |||||||||||||
| September 25 | ||||||||||||||
| #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
| October 4 | ||||||||||||||
| #6 Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
Schedule
First round
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Seattle Sounders FC 2
| September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 pm MDT | Gonzalez  14'Greer 22'Burt  78'Gorrick 88'Phillips 90+' | Report Report Report | Fairclough 5' Lowe 49' | Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
New York Red Bulls II v Pittsburgh Riverhounds
| September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) | New York Red Bulls II | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:00 pm EDT | Sanchez 62' Ouimette 102', 115'Bedoya 119' | Report Report Report | Hunt 15', 96' Moloto 61'Arena 65'Newnam 123'  123' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 915 Referee: Jaime Herrera |
Charleston Battery v Richmond Kickers
| September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) | Charleston Battery | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Kelly 107' Boyd 109' 120'Lasso 114' | Report Report Report | Callahan 27' Mueller 92' (o.g.) | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
Sacramento Republic v LA Galaxy II
| September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) | Sacramento Republic | 0–1 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
| 10:00 pm EDT | López 42' Kiffe 70'Vuković 90+' | Report Report Report | Olivera 13' (pen.) Bowen 36'Covarrubias 40'Walker 89' | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
Conference semifinals
Rochester Rhinos v New York Red Bulls II
| October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Rochester, New York |
| 7:05 pm EDT | Dos Santos 48', 69' Obasi 63'Van De Casteele 77' | Report Report | Plewa 22' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Greg Dopka |
Louisville City FC v Charleston Battery
| October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) | Louisville City FC | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Burke 42' Fondy 107', 117' | Report Report | Kelly 48' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,517 Referee: Luis Guardia |
Orange County Blues v LA Galaxy II
| October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) | Orange County Blues | 0–2 | LA Galaxy II | Carson, California |
| 7:00 pm PDT | Navarro 18' Petričević 90+' | Report Report | Lassiter 14', 54' McBean 47'Walker 79'Covarrubias 89' | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Chipalo Street |
Oklahoma City Energy FC v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
| October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 pm CDT | Sanchez 45+' Thomas 90'Doue 98' 99' | Report Report | Vercollone 6' Burt 14'Argueta 39'Armstrong 90+'King 105'Gonzalez 105+' | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,370 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| Penalties | ||||
König  Evans Thomas Ryden | Vercollone Maybin Robinson Hoffman Gonzalez | |||
Conference finals
Rochester Rhinos v Louisville City FC
| October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Rochester, New York |
| 7:05 pm EDT | Apostolopoulos 21' McMahon 29'Forbes 49'Walls 60'Dixon 74'Dos Santos 83' | Report Report Report | Quinn 49' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
Oklahoma City Energy FC v LA Galaxy II
| October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11) | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 pm CDT | Evans 31' Andrews 66' | Report Report Report | Lassiter 7' Auras 23'Maganto 89' | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 7,654 Referee: Jaime Herrera |
USL championship
Rochester Rhinos v LA Galaxy II
| October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | LA Galaxy II | Rochester, New York |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Bourdeau 58' Forbes 82'Samuels 90+1', 113' | Report Report Report | Walker 45' Lassiter 65'Maganto 86' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,247 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)
