2019 USL Championship playoffs

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2019 USL Championship playoffs
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Canada
Teams20
Defending champions Louisville City FC
Final positions
Champions Real Monarchs SLC
Runner-up Louisville City FC
Tournament statistics
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 2019 USL Championship playoffs was the postseason tournament following the 2019 USL Championship regular season. Including USL Pro history, it was the ninth postseason tournament. The tournament began on October 23 and ended with the USL Championship Final on November 17.

Contents

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 28 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		Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23		Western Conference Play-In
October 23		Western Conference Play-In
October 23
7 North Carolina FC 28 Ottawa Fury FC 1 (4)7 Sacramento Republic 28 Austin Bold FC 2
10 Birmingham Legion FC 39 Charleston Battery (p)1 (5)10 New Mexico United 19 LA Galaxy II 0

Schedule

Conference Play-In Round

October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)East North Carolina FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Albadawi Soccerball shade.svg19', Yellow card.svg 40'
Fortune Soccerball shade.svg59', Yellow card.svg 61'		 Report Hollinger-Janzen Soccerball shade.svg35'
Herivaux Soccerball shade.svg66'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Tim Ford
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)East Ottawa Fury FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Charleston Battery Ottawa, Ontario
4:00 p.m. EDT Samb Soccerball shade.svg40'
Fall Yellow card.svg 117'		 Report Higashi Soccerball shade.svg27'
Marini Yellow card.svg 116'
Lewis Yellow card.svg 117'		Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: David Barrie
Penalties
Fall Soccerball shad check.svg
Haworth Soccerball shad check.svg
Barry Soccerball shad check.svg
Samb Soccerball shade cross.svg
Thiago Soccerball shad check.svg		Soccerball shad check.svg Lewis
Soccerball shad check.svg Bosua
Soccerball shad check.svg Marini
Soccerball shad check.svg Svantesson
Soccerball shad check.svg van Schaik
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)West Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 New Mexico United Sacramento, California
4:00 p.m. EDT Enevoldsen Yellow card.svg 44', Soccerball shade.svg82'
Alemán Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Villarreal Yellow card.svg 67'
Werner Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Sandoval Soccerball shade.svg1'
Padilla Yellow card.svg 44'
Wehan Yellow card.svg 64'
Guzmán Yellow card.svg 69'
Schmidt Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,907
Referee: Elton Garcia
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)West Austin Bold FC 2–0 LA Galaxy II Austin, Texas
4:00 p.m. EDT Twumasi Soccerball shade.svg9', Yellow card.svg 76'
Lima Yellow card.svg 32'
Soto Yellow card.svg 49'
McFarlane Soccerball shade.svg54'
Braafheid Yellow card.svg 60'		 Report Harvey Yellow card.svg 35'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 76'
Kamara Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr

Conference Quarterfinals

October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)East Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 7–0 Birmingham Legion FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Brett Soccerball shade.svg13', 27', 34' (pen.), 71'
Fisher Soccerball shade.svg17' (o.g.)
Dover Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Mertz Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.)
Adewole Yellow card.svg 77'		 Report Culbertson Yellow card.svg 31'
Lopez Yellow card.svg 41'
Herivaux Red card.svg 61'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)East Nashville SC 3–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. EDT Moloto Soccerball shade.svg10'
King Yellow card.svg 38'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ockford Yellow card.svg 77'
Davis Yellow card.svg 85'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Lewis Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)East Indy Eleven 1–0 New York Red Bulls II Indianapolis, Indiana
4:00 p.m. EDT Ouimette Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,175
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)East Louisville City FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg23', 24'
Ownby Yellow card.svg 56'		 Report Ekra Yellow card.svg 40'
Diakité Yellow card.svg 70'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)West Reno 1868 FC 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
6:30 p.m. MDT Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Werner Soccerball shade.svg8'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg70'
Taintor Yellow card.svg 73'
Enevoldsen Soccerball shade.svg75'
Skundrich Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)West Fresno FC 2–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Chaney Soccerball shade.svg49'
Strong Yellow card.svg 51' Red card.svg 86'
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Report Gómez Soccerball shade.svg19'
Kiffe Soccerball shade.svg77'
Velásquez Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)West Real Monarchs SLC 6–2 Orange County SC Herriman, Utah
12:00 p.m. MDT Chang Soccerball shade.svg13'
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg28'
Mulholland Yellow card.svg 34'
Blake Soccerball shade.svg59', 90'
Schmitt Soccerball shade.svg77'
Holt Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Orozco Soccerball shade.svg35', Yellow card.svg 80'
Forrester Yellow card.svg 40' Red card.svg 49'
Hume Yellow card.svg 67'
Seaton Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Conference Semifinals

November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)West Phoenix Rising FC 1–2 Real Monarchs SLC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 p.m. MST Flemmings Soccerball shade.svg25'
Asante Yellow card.svg 47'		 Report Blake Soccerball shade.svg33', Yellow card.svg 61'
Chang Soccerball shade.svg43'
Powder Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 7,548
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02)East Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Vancaeyezeele Soccerball shade.svg11'
Greenspan Yellow card.svg 48'		 Report Spencer Soccerball shade.svg51', Yellow card.svg 85'
McMahon Yellow card.svg 54'
Craig Yellow card.svg 70'
DelPiccolo Soccerball shade.svg118'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Michael Radchuk
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02)East Nashville SC 0–1 Indy Eleven Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CDT Washington Yellow card.svg 24'
LaGrassa Yellow card.svg 81'
Ockford Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Ayoze Yellow card.svg 22'
Ouimette Yellow card.svg 24'
Pasher Soccerball shade.svg59'		Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 4,174
Referee: Elton García
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02)West El Paso Locomotive FC 3–0 Sacramento Republic FC El Paso, Texas
7:30 p.m. MDT Beckie Yellow card.svg 25'
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg40'
Ryan Yellow card.svg 70'
Contreras Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Yuma Yellow card.svg 86'
Velásquez Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Alemán Yellow card.svg 51'
Enevoldsen Yellow card.svg 70'
Barahona Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,460
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Conference Finals

November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09)East Indy Eleven 1–3 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
3:00 p.m. EST Barrett Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Pasher Soccerball shade.svg67'
Ouimette Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Hackshaw Yellow card.svg 102'		 Report Williams Yellow card.svg 85'
Hoppenot Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg94'
Ownby Yellow card.svg 106'
Spencer Soccerball shade.svg113' (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 FC Herriman, Utah
1:00 p.m. MST Schmitt Yellow card.svg 21'
Ryden Soccerball shade.svg48'
Portillo Yellow card.svg 88'
Mulholland Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Holt Yellow card.svg 116', Soccerball shade.svg120'		 Report Fox Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Kiffe Yellow card.svg 47' Yellow-red card.svg 51'
Gómez Yellow card.svg 71'		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

USL Championship Final

Louisville City FC 1–3 Real Monarchs SLC
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg6'
Williams Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Holt Soccerball shade.svg25', Yellow card.svg 69'
Plewa Soccerball shade.svg45'
Schmitt Yellow card.svg 59'
Powder Soccerball shade.svg66'
Lynn Stadium , Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Tim Ford

Championship Game MVP: Konrad Plewa (SLC)

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Neco Brett Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4
Flag of Denmark.svg Magnus Rasmussen Louisville City FC
3 Flag of England.svg Jack Blake Real Monarchs SLC 3
Flag of the United States.svg Erik Holt Real Monarchs SLC
5 Flag of Cuba.svg Maikel Chang Real Monarchs SLC 2
Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Enevoldsen Sacramento Republic
Flag of Mexico.svg Josué Gómez El Paso Locomotive
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Pasher Indy Eleven
Flag of the United States.svg Luke Spencer Louisville City FC
Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Velásquez El Paso Locomotive
11 Flag of Palestine.svg Nazmi Albadawi North Carolina FC 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Keven Alemán Sacramento Republic
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Chaney Fresno FC
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Contreras El Paso Locomotive FC
Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Cooper Fresno FC
Flag of the United States.svg Paolo DelPiccolo Louisville City FC
Flag of Guyana.svg Jordan Dover Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Flag of Jamaica.svg Junior Flemmings Phoenix Rising FC
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dre Fortune North Carolina FC
Flag of England.svg Andrew Fox El Paso Locomotive FC
Flag of Uruguay.svg Sebastián Guenzatti Tampa Bay Rowdies
Flag of Haiti.svg Zachary Herivaux Birmingham Legion
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Hertzog Reno 1868 FC
Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Higashi Charleston Battery
Flag of Benin.svg Femi Hollinger-Janzen Birmingham Legion
Flag of the United States.svg Antoine Hoppenot Louisville City FC
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Iwasa Sacramento Republic
Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Jones Nashville SC
Flag of the United States.svg James Kiffe El Paso Locomotive
Flag of Bermuda.svg Zeiko Lewis Charleston Battery
Flag of Honduras.svg Douglas Martínez Real Monarchs SLC
Flag of Jamaica.svg Sean McFarlane Austin Bold FC
Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Mertz Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Flag of South Africa.svg Lebogang Moloto Nashville SC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Karl Ouimette Indy Eleven
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Orozco Orange County SC
Flag of Poland.svg Konrad Plewa Real Monarchs SLC
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Noah Powder Real Monarchs SLC
Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Ríos Nashville SC
Flag of the United States.svg Kalen Ryden Real Monarchs SLC
Flag of Senegal.svg Mour Samb Ottawa Fury FC
Flag of the United States.svg Devon Sandoval New Mexico United
Flag of the United States.svg Tate Schmitt Real Monarchs SLC
Flag of Jamaica.svg Michael Seaton Orange County SC
Flag of Ghana.svg Ema Twumasi Austin Bold FC
Flag of France.svg Thomas Vancaeyezeele Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Werner Sacramento Republic
Flag of the United States.svg JJ Williams Birmingham Legion

Own Goals

[3]

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References

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  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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