2025 USL Championship playoffs

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2025 USL Championship playoffs

Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November 1 – November 23
Teams	16
Defending champions	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
←  2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of October 19, 2025.

The 2025 USL Championship playoffs will be the post-season championship of the 2025 USL Championship season. It will be the fifteenth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs will begin on the first weekend of November, concluding with the final that'll take place in late November.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, the 2024 Western Conference champions, are the defending title holders, winning against the Eastern Conference champion Rhode Island FC. ^[1]

Format

The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs which was in a single-elimination, fixed bracket format. All playoff matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ except the Championship final on CBS. ^[2] The playoffs are scheduled to begin on the first weekend of November, with the final taking place between the 21st and 23rd. ^[3]

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Louisville City FC (S) 29 70 2 Charleston Battery (I) 28 59 3 Hartford Athletic (I) 29 44 4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (I) 29 43 5 Loudoun United FC (I) 29 42 6 North Carolina FC (I) 29 42 7 Rhode Island FC (I) 29 38 8 Detroit City FC 29 36 9 Indy Eleven 29 35 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 29 33 11 Birmingham Legion FC (E) 29 27 12 Miami FC (E) 29 27 Updated to match(es) played on October 19, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings (E) Eliminated; (I) Clinched/In; (S) Players' Shield winner

Western Conference Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 FC Tulsa (Z) 29 54 2 Sacramento Republic FC (I) 28 45 3 New Mexico United (I) 29 45 4 El Paso Locomotive FC (I) 29 41 5 Phoenix Rising FC 29 39 6 San Antonio FC 29 37 7 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 29 37 8 Orange County SC 29 36 9 Lexington SC 29 36 10 Oakland Roots SC (E) 29 29 11 Monterey Bay FC (E) 29 28 12 Las Vegas Lights FC (E) 29 26 Updated to match(es) played on October 19, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings (E) Eliminated; (I) Clinched/In; (Z) Home Field in Conference playoffs

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals November 1–3

Conference Semifinals November 8–10

Conference Finals November 19–21

USL Championship Final November 21–23

E1

Louisville City FC

E8

E4

E5

Eastern Conference

E3

E6

E2

Charleston Battery

E7

W1

FC Tulsa

W8

W4

W5

Western Conference

W3

W6

W2

W7

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

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Conference Semifinals

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Conference Finals

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USL Championship Final

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Final

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References

1. Johnson, Hugh (2024-11-23). "Colorado Springs Switchbacks rout Rhode Island FC, complete miracle 10th season by winning first-ever title". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
2. Staff, USLChampionship com (2023-12-18). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
3. USLSoccer Staff (2024-12-19). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved 2025-10-20.