2015 USL Playoffs

The 2015 USL Playoffs was a postseason tournament following the 2015 United Soccer League regular season, the first since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fourth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 25 and will last until October 16.

Main article: 2015 USL season

2015 USL Playoffs
CountryUnited States
Canada
Teams12
Defending championsSacramento Republic FC
ChampionsRochester Rhinos
Runners-upLA Galaxy II
Matches played11
Goals scored29 (2.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ariel Lassiter (4)
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Twelve teams (top 6 per conference) will compete, up from 8 the last 3 seasons. Teams will be seeded one through six in each conference, with the two highest seeds earning a bye to the conference semifinals. The third seed will host the sixth seed, while the fourth seed will host the fifth seed in a single-elimination match. The winners will face the second and first seed, respectively, in the conference semifinals.

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 championship.

The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion.[1]

USL Conference standings

The top 6 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.

Bracket
 
First RoundConference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
 
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos2
 
September 26
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II0
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)4
 
October 10
 
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds2
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos1
 
September 26
 
#2 Louisville City FC0
 
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)2
 
October 3
 
#6 Richmond Kickers1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#3 Charleston Battery0
 
 
October 16
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Orange County Blues FC0
 
September 26
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
#4 Sacramento Republic FC0
 
October 11
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
September 25
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC1
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2
 
October 4
 
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 20
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (pen.)2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2 (3)
 
 
 
 

Schedule

First round
September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT Gonzalez  14'
Greer  22'
Burt  78'
Gorrick  88'
Phillips  90+'		 Report
Report
Report		 Fairclough  5'
Lowe  49'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,532
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) New York Red Bulls II 4–2 (a.e.t.) Pittsburgh Riverhounds Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm EDT Sanchez  62'
Ouimette  102', 115'
Bedoya  119'		 Report
Report
Report		 Hunt  15', 96'
Moloto  61'
Arena  65'
Newnam  123'  123'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 915
Referee: Jaime Herrera
September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) Charleston Battery 2–1 (a.e.t.) Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Kelly  107'
Boyd  109'  120'
Lasso  114'		 Report
Report
Report		 Callahan  27'
Mueller  92' (o.g.)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) Sacramento Republic 0–1 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
10:00 pm EDT López  42'
Kiffe  70'
Vuković  90+'		 Report
Report
Report		 Olivera  13' (pen.)
Bowen  36'
Covarrubias  40'
Walker  89'		 Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 11,442
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Conference Semifinals
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) Rochester Rhinos 2–0 New York Red Bulls II Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT Dos Santos  48', 69'
Obasi  63'
Van De Casteele  77'		 Report
Report		 Plewa  22' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,378
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) Louisville City FC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT Burke  42'
Fondy  107', 117'		 Report
Report		 Kelly  48' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Luis Guardia
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) Orange County Blues 0–2 LA Galaxy II Carson, California
7:00 pm PDT Navarro  18'
Petričević  90+'		 Report
Report		 Lassiter  14', 54'
McBean  47'
Walker  79'
Covarrubias  89'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Chipalo Street
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) Oklahoma City Energy FC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 pm CDT Sanchez  45+'
Thomas  90'
Doue  98'  99'		 Report
Report		 Vercollone  6'
Burt  14'
Argueta  39'
Armstrong  90+'
King  105'
Gonzalez  105+'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,370
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Penalties
König
Evans
Thomas
Ryden 		Vercollone
Maybin
Robinson
Hoffman
Gonzalez

Conference Finals
October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) Rochester Rhinos 1–0 Louisville City FC Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT Apostolopoulos  21'
McMahon  29'
Forbes  49'
Walls  60'
Dixon  74'
Dos Santos  83'		 Report
Report
Report		 Quinn  49' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11) Oklahoma City Energy FC 1–2 LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 pm CDT Evans  31'
Andrews  66'		 Report
Report
Report		 Lassiter  7'
Auras  23'
Maganto  89'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 7,654
Referee: Jaime Herrera

USL Championship
October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) Rochester Rhinos 2–1 (a.e.t.) LA Galaxy II Rochester, New York
7:30 pm EDT Bourdeau  58'
Forbes  82'
Samuels  90+1', 113'		 Report
Report
Report		 Walker  45'
Lassiter  65'
Maganto  86'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)

Top goalscorers

[2]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ariel Lassiter LA Galaxy II 4
2 Steevan Dos Santos Rochester Rhinos 2
Matthew Fondy Louisville City FC
Willie Hunt Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Karl Ouimette New York Red Bulls II
Asani Samuels Rochester Rhinos
7 Coady Andrews Oklahoma City Energy 1
Vassilios Apostolopoulos Rochester Rhinos
André Auras LA Galaxy II
Dan Bedoya New York Red Bulls II
Peabo Doue Oklahoma City Energy
Miguel Gonzalez Colorado Springs Switchbacks
J. J. Greer Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Dane Kelly Charleston Battery
Aaron King Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Forrest Lasso Charleston Battery
Bryan Olivera LA Galaxy II
Chuy Sanchez Oklahoma City Energy
Manolo Sanchez New York Red Bulls II
Luke Vercollone Colorado Springs Switchbacks

References
  1. "2015 USL Playoff Statistics". United Soccer Leagues (USL). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. "2015 USL Playoffs Hub". United Soccer Leagues (USL). Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
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