2018 USL Playoffs

2018 USL Cup
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Defending champions Louisville City FC
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The 2018 USL Cup Playoffs will be a postseason tournament following the 2018 United Soccer League regular season, the fourth since the league rebranded for the 2015 season, and second as a USSF Division II league. Including USL Pro history, it is the seventh postseason tournament. The tournament will begin on the weekend of October 20 and end on November 8.

Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete 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 USL Cup. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion.

FC Cincinnati clinched the USL regular-season title on September 26th and will be the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.[1]

USL Conference standings

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

Bracket

 
First Round
Conference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 20 – Nippert Stadium
 
 
#1 FC Cincinnati
 
October –
 
#8 Nashville SC
 
 
 
October 20 – MUSC Health Stadium
 
 
 
#4 Charleston Battery
 
November –
 
#5 New York Red Bulls II
 
 
 
October 20 – Highmark Stadium
 
 
 
#3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
 
October –
 
#6 Bethlehem Steel FC
 
 
 
October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 
 
#2 Louisville City FC
 
November 8 – TBD (ESPN2)
 
#7 Indy Eleven
 
 
 
October 20 – Championship Soccer Stadium
 
 
 
#1 Orange County SC
 
October –
 
#8 Saint Louis FC
 
 
 
October 20 – Zions Bank Stadium
 
 
 
#4 Real Monarchs
 
November –
 
#5 Reno 1868 FC
 
 
 
October 19 – Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
 
 
 
#3 Phoenix Rising FC
 
October –
 
#6 Portland Timbers 2
 
 
 
October 20 – Papa Murphy's Park
 
 
 
#2 Sacramento Republic FC
 
 
#7 Swope Park Rangers
 

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

USL Championship

Championship Game MVP:

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals

References

  1. ↑ Brennan, Patrick. "FC Cincinnati takes USL regular-season title with 4-1 win against Richmond Kickers". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Brennan, Patrick. "FC Cincinnati announces playoff match dates, times, ticket pricing information". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Cardamone, Sarah. "PLAYOFF TICKETS NOW ON SALE". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 USL Cup Scheduled for Nov. 8". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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