2024 USL Championship playoffs

2024 USL Championship playoffs
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November 1 – November 23
Teams	16
Defending champions	Phoenix Rising FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	33 (2.36 per match)
Attendance	94,277 (6,734 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	JJ Williams (5 goals)
	← 2023 2025 →; All statistics correct as of November 16, 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

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

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Louisville City FC (S)	34	76
2	Charleston Battery	34	64
3	Detroit City FC	34	56
4	Indy Eleven	34	51
5	Rhode Island FC	34	51
6	Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	50
7	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	34	48
8	North Carolina FC	34	48
9	Birmingham Legion FC	34	45
10	Hartford Athletic	34	44
11	Loudoun United FC	34	42
12	Miami FC	34	11

Source: USL Championship Standings
(S) Players' Shield winner

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	New Mexico United	34	59
2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	34	52
3	Memphis 901 FC	34	51
4	Las Vegas Lights FC	34	50
5	Sacramento Republic FC	34	49
6	Orange County SC	34	46
7	Oakland Roots SC	34	44
8	Phoenix Rising FC	34	42
9	San Antonio FC	34	39
10	FC Tulsa	34	38
11	Monterey Bay FC	34	34
12	El Paso Locomotive FC	34	32

Source: USL Championship Standings

Bracket

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

Eastern Conference

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

W2

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

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

Conference Quarterfinals

November 1, 2024 (2024-11-01) West	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Sacramento Republic FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT	Noël 38'	Report	Ross 86'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,415 Referee: Elton Garcia
	Penalties
	Bennett Ngando Gannon Doody Noël		Portillo Viader Cicerone Ross Felipe

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) West	Memphis 901 FC	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Orange County SC	Memphis, Tennessee
1:00 PM CDT	Ward 5' Paul 64' Turci 68' 79' Lapa 82'	Report	Lambe 52' Casiple 58' Nakkim 82' Norris 112' Powers 116'	Stadium: AutoZone Park Referee: Ricardo Fierro

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) East	Charleston Battery	1–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
6:30 PM EDT	Markanich 8' Molloy 33'	Report	Hogan 53'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) East	Detroit City FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT	Rodriguez 19' Moon 49' (o.g.) Kissiedou 52' Amoo-Mensah 56' Bryant 91' Murphy 118' Carroll 118'	Report	Jennings 19' Bodily 41' Niyongabire 78' Doherty 116'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
	Penalties
	Rodriguez Murphy Morris Amoh		Arteaga Pérez Munjoma Murphy Doherty

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) East	Louisville City FC	3–2	North Carolina FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT	Dia 20' Davila 24' Perez 54' Charpie 90+3' Adams 90+4'	Report	Anderson 11' Batista 59' Washington 90+4'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,875 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2–0	Oakland Roots SC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT	Henriquez 41' Magee 49' Damus 56' (pen.) Hanya 70' Huerman 79' Rocha 80'	Report	Margvelashvili 55' Riley 64' Diaz 90+5' Njie 90+6'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,463 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03) East	Indy Eleven	2–3	Rhode Island FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
1:00 PM EST	Quinn 35' Martínez 45+2' 76' Foster 58' Musa 69' Ofeimu 90+2'	Report	Williams 19' (pen.), 38', 52' Herivaux 81'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion

November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03) West	New Mexico United	2–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM MST	Seymore 58' Herbert 76' Akale 85'	Report	Varela 49' Fuenmayor 61' Wyke 63'	Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,447 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Conference Semifinals

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) East	Louisville City FC	0–3	Rhode Island FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EST		Report	Williams 9', 78' Nodarse 11' Holstad 72' Dikwa 90+2' Yao 90+7'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,510 Referee: Elton Garcia

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) West	New Mexico United	0–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30 PM MST	Quill 40' Akale 89'	Report	Hafferty 6' Pinzón 54' Bennett 86' Gyau 87'	Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Natalie Simon

November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) East	Charleston Battery	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
1:00 PM EST	Torres 9' Smith 29' Segbers 45+4' Chapman 48' Markanich 50' Molloy 83' Biek 90+4'	Report	Arteaga 30' 51' Guillén 38' Jennings 45+6'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,079 Referee: Matt Thompson

November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Orange County SC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
4:30 PM MST	Zandi 10', 105+1' 69'	Report	Zubak 4' Casiple 85' Powers 108'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,236 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Conference Finals

November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16) East	Charleston Battery	1–2	Rhode Island FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
5:00 PM (EST)	Markanich 52' Torres 61' Ycaza 90+3'	Report	Yao 43' Herivaux 45+3' Fuson 53' Holstad 69' Williams 76' Doyle 89' Dikwa 90+2'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Calin Radosav

November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16) West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	1–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM (MST)	Tejada 38' Henríquez 84'	Report	Howell 45' Nigro 54'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Elton Garcia

USL Championship Final

November 23, 2024 (2024-11-23)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	v	Rhode Island FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
10:00 AM (MST)				Stadium: Weidner Field

Top goalscorers

^[8]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	JJ Williams	Rhode Island FC	5
2	Nick Markanich	Charleston Battery	2
2	Zach Zandi	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2
4	Mukwelle Akale	New Mexico United	1
	Oalex Anderson	North Carolina FC
	Manuel Arteaga	Tampa Bay Rowdies
	Khori Bennett	Las Vegas Lights FC
	Ronaldo Damus	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
	Taylor Davila	Louisville City FC
	Amadou Dia	Louisville City FC
	Albert Dikwa	Rhode Island FC
	Noah Fuson	Rhode Island FC
	Jairo Henriquez	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
	Cal Jennings	Tampa Bay Rowdies
	Douglas Martínez	Indy Eleven
	Aaron Molloy	Charleston Battery
	Adrien Perez	Louisville City FC
	Dillon Powers	Orange County SC
	Aodhan Quinn	Indy Eleven
	Will Seymore	New Mexico United
	Juan Tejada	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
	Juan David Torres	Charleston Battery
	Fede Varela	Phoenix Rising FC
	Bryce Washington	North Carolina FC
	Karifa Yao	Rhode Island FC
	Ethan Zubak	Orange County SC

Teams still in the playoffs marked in Bold

References

^ USLChampionship.com Staff (October 27, 2024). "Field for 2024 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Terminix Set". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL. Archived from the original on October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ Anderson, Jake (November 13, 2023). "Phoenix Rising FC wins USL title in improbable way vs. Charleston Battery". arizonasports.com. Charleston, SC: Arizona Sports. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
^ "Louisville City FC clinches playoff spot in win over Loudoun United". www.wdrb.com. Louisville, KY: WDRB. September 6, 2024. Archived from the original on October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ 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.
^ USLChampionship.com Staff (December 18, 2023). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
^ Televisa Univision PR (June 12, 2024). "United Soccer League and TelevisaUnivision announce landmark multiyear media partnership". TelevisaUnivision. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ Krysinsky, John (December 18, 2023). "USL Championship, Riverhounds announce 2024 schedule". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
^ "2024 USLC Playoff Stats". USL Championship. November 16, 2024.

[1] USLChampionship.com Staff (October 27, 2024). "Field for 2024 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Terminix Set". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL. Archived from the original on October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[2] Anderson, Jake (November 13, 2023). "Phoenix Rising FC wins USL title in improbable way vs. Charleston Battery". arizonasports.com. Charleston, SC: Arizona Sports. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[3] "Louisville City FC clinches playoff spot in win over Loudoun United". www.wdrb.com. Louisville, KY: WDRB. September 6, 2024. Archived from the original on October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[4] 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.

[5] USLChampionship.com Staff (December 18, 2023). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved September 18, 2024.

[6] Televisa Univision PR (June 12, 2024). "United Soccer League and TelevisaUnivision announce landmark multiyear media partnership". TelevisaUnivision. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[7] Krysinsky, John (December 18, 2023). "USL Championship, Riverhounds announce 2024 schedule". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved September 18, 2024.

[8] "2024 USLC Playoff Stats". USL Championship. November 16, 2024.

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