2016 USL Cup playoffs

Main article: 2016 USL season

The 2016 USL playoffs is a postseason tournament following the 2016 United Soccer League regular season, the second since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fifth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 30 and will last until October 23.

Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete, up from 12 last season, 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 championship. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion with the USL Cup.

USL conference standings

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

Bracket

 
First roundConference SemifinalsConference finalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 2 – Red Bull Arena
 
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II4
 
October 7 – Red Bull Arena
 
#8 Orlando City B0
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II (p)3 (5)
 
October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos3 (4)
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos3
 
October 16 - Red Bull Arena
 
#5 Charlotte Independence1
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II (p)1 (4)
 
October 2 – Nippert Stadium
 
#2 Louisville City FC1 (3)
 
#3 FC Cincinnati1
 
October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#6 Charleston Battery2
 
#6 Charleston Battery0
 
October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#2 Louisville City FC1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
October 23 - Red Bull Arena
 
#7 Richmond Kickers0
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II5
 
October 1 – Bonney Field
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers1
 
#1 Sacramento Republic FC0 (4)
 
October 9 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#8 Orange County Blues FC (p)0 (5)
 
#8 Orange County Blues FC1
 
September 30 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (a.e.t.)2
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers3
 
October 15 - Swope Soccer Village
 
#5 LA Galaxy II0
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers3
 
September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium
 
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1
 
October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium
 
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22
 
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23
 
October 1 – H-E-B Park
 
#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC2
 
#2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros2
 
 
#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC3
 

Schedule

Conference quarterfinals

September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)Swope Park Rangers3–0LA Galaxy IIKansas City, Missouri
7:30 pm CDTTyrpak76'
Gonzalez90+3', 90+5'		USL ReportAmaya Yellow card 9'
Villarreal Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 65'
Covarrubias Yellow card 59'
Payeras Yellow card 79'		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 1,885
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1–2Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDTVercollone7'
Ibeagha Yellow card 44'		USL ReportGreig17'
Froese31'		Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 2,405
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)Rochester Rhinos3–1Charlotte IndependenceRochester, New York
6:05 pm EDTFall7'
Dos Santos24'
Tergou70' Yellow card 87'
Totsch Yellow card 90+1'		USL ReportDuckett Yellow card 5'
Hassan75'
Davidson Yellow card 79' Red card 82'
Metcalf Red card 80'
Martínez Yellow card 90+1' Red card 90+6'		Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 2,080
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)Rio Grande Valley FC Toros2–3Oklahoma City EnergyEdinburg, Texas
7:30 pm CDTLuna33'
Ward Yellow card 53'
Bird76'
Greene Yellow card 83'		USL ReportRyden Yellow card 72'
Olsson73'
Bonner90+2', 90+3'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,701
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)Sacramento Republic FC0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		Orange County Blues FCSacramento, California
7:30 pm PDTUSL ReportSheldon Yellow card 68'
Mirković Yellow card 108'
Griffiths Yellow card 120'		Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 10,962
Referee: Timothy Ford
Penalties
Trickett-Smith soccer ball with check mark
Iwasa soccer ball with check mark
Koval soccer ball with red X
Guzman soccer ball with check mark
Cole soccer ball with check mark		Meeus soccer ball with check mark
Chaplow soccer ball with check mark
Stevanovic soccer ball with check mark
Barouch soccer ball with check mark
Crettenand soccer ball with check mark
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02)New York Red Bulls II4–0Orlando City BHarrison, New Jersey
4:00 pm EDTLong32', 77'
Bezecourt59'
Allen67'		USL ReportRibeiro Yellow card 30'
Neal Yellow card 46'
Heath Red card 62'		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02)FC Cincinnati1–2Charleston BatteryCincinnati, Ohio
4:00 pm EDTStevenson19'USL ReportTsonis40'
Chang Yellow card 62'
Prince65'		Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 30,187
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02)Louisville City FC2–0 (a.e.t.)Richmond KickersLouisville, Kentucky
7:00 pm EDTDavis IV92'
Hoffman102'		USL ReportAsante Red card 6'
Lee Yellow card 21'
Yeisley Yellow card 34'
Yomby Yellow card 40'
Troyer Yellow card 42'		Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Conference semifinals

October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)New York Red Bulls II3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Rochester RhinosHarrison, New Jersey
7:00 pmEtienne20'
Allen44', 119' (pen.)
Adams Yellow card 57'
Metzger Yellow card 63'
Carroll Yellow card 82'		USL ReportFarrell Yellow card 20'
Dos Santos22', 55'
Tergou Yellow card 40'
Fall110'		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Luis Guardia
Penalties
Long soccer ball with check mark
Etienne soccer ball with check mark
Allen soccer ball with check mark
Metzger soccer ball with check mark
Plewa soccer ball with check mark		soccer ball with check markFall
soccer ball with check markFarrell
soccer ball with check markApostolopoulos
soccer ball with red XDos Santos
soccer ball with check markKyriazis
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23–2Oklahoma City EnergyVancouver, British Columbia
3:00 pmSeymore Yellow card 20'
Froese27'
Greig48'
Haber89'		USL ReportThomas Yellow card 23'
König60' Yellow card 90'
Andrews Yellow card 61'
Pitter80'		Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)Louisville City FC1–0Charleston BatteryLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 pmSmith Yellow card 45+1'
Dacres53'
Reynolds Yellow card 90+4'		USL ReportTsonis Yellow card 24'
Marini Yellow card 62'
Adjetey Yellow card 67'
Woodbine Red card 90+4'		Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,581
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)Swope Park Rangers2–1 (a.e.t.)Orange County Blues FCKansas City, Missouri
4:00 pmGonzalez20'
Duke Yellow card 40'
Alvarado Red card 69'
Meyer Red card 88'
Kelly105'		USL ReportRauhofer70'Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,181
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Conference finals

October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)Swope Park Rangers3–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PMTyrpak8', 32'
Selbol Yellow card 83' Red card 90+2'
Molano Yellow card 88'
Kelly89'		USL Reportde Wit Yellow card 90'Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,922
Referee: Juan Guzman
October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16)New York Red Bulls II1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Louisville City FCHarrison, New Jersey
6:00 PMValot74'
Williams Red card 118'		USL ReportCraig11' Yellow card 102' Red card 120+'
Reynolds Red card 104'		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Penalties
Etienne soccer ball with check mark
Long soccer ball with check mark
Allen soccer ball with check mark
Bezecourt soccer ball with check mark		soccer ball with red XLancaster
soccer ball with check markSmith
soccer ball with check markQuinn
soccer ball with check markKaye
soccer ball with red XNewnam

USL Championship

October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)New York Red Bulls II5–1Swope Park RangersHarrison, New Jersey
8:00 PMEtienne18'
Allen39,85,88'
Metzger Yellow card 72'
Bezecourt90+2'		USL ReportGranitto74'Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 5,547
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Championship Game MVP: Brandon Allen (NYRB)

Top goalscorers

References

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