2025 USL Championship playoffs

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2025 USL Championship playoffs
Tournament details
Country United States
DatesNovember 1 – November 23
Teams16
Defending champions Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored6 (0.75 per match)
Attendance48,385 (6,048 per match)
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All statistics correct as of November 2, 2025.

The 2025 USL Championship playoffs is the post-season championship of the 2025 USL Championship season. It is 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.

Contents

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, the 2024 Western Conference champions, were 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 are 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

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals
November 1–2 		Conference Semifinals
November 8 		Conference Finals
November 14–16 		USL Championship Final
November 22
            
E1 Louisville City FC 0
E8 Detroit City FC 1
E8 Detroit City FC
E4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
E4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (p)0 (4)
E5 Hartford Athletic 0 (2)
 
Eastern Conference
 
E3 North Carolina FC 1
E6 Loudoun United FC 0
E3 North Carolina FC
E7 Rhode Island FC
E2 Charleston Battery 0 (3)
E7 Rhode Island FC (p)0 (5)
 
 
W1 FC Tulsa (a.e.t.)1
W8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0
W1 FC Tulsa
W5 Phoenix Rising FC
W4 El Paso Locomotive FC 0
W5 Phoenix Rising FC 1
 
Western Conference
 
W3 New Mexico United 2
W6 San Antonio FC 0
W3 New Mexico United
W7 Orange County SC
W2 Sacramento Republic FC 0 (4)
W7 Orange County SC 0 (5)

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01)East Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Hartford Athletic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 4,932
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Penalties
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01)East Louisville City FC 0–1 Detroit City FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Greg Dopka
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01)East North Carolina FC 1–0 Loudoun United FC Cary, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET
Report
Stadium: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Natalie Simon
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01)West FC Tulsa 1–0 (a.e.t.) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 7,583
Referee: Ryan Carrigan
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01)West New Mexico United 2–0 San Antonio FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM MT
Report
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 8,287
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01)West El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC El Paso, Texas
7:30 PM MT
Report
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 3,469
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02)East Charleston Battery 0−0 (a.e.t.)
(3−5 p)		 Rhode Island FC Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
2:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4,532
Referee: Elton Garcia
Penalties
November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02)West Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
6:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 9,367
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Penalties

Conference Semifinals

November 8, 2025West FC Tulsa v Phoenix Rising FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:00 PM ETStadium: ONEOK Field

Conference Finals

Eastv
Westv

USL Championship Final

Finalv

Top goalscorers

[4]

RankPlayerClubGoals
T-1 Flag of the United States.svg Devon Amoo-Mensah Detroit City FC 1
Flag of Serbia.svg Stefan Lukic FC Tulsa
Flag of the United States.svg Mukwelle Akale New Mexico United
Flag of France.svg Valentin Noël
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Oalex Anderson North Carolina FC
Flag of England.svg Charlie Dennis Phoenix Rising FC

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.
  4. ↑ "2025 USLC Playoff Stats". USL Championship. USL Championship. November 2, 2025.
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