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.
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.
USL Conference standings The top 6 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Bracket
Schedule First round
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
USL championship
Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ariel LassiterLA Galaxy II42 Steevan Dos SantosRochester Rhinos2 Matthew FondyLouisville City FC Willie HuntPittsburgh Riverhounds Karl OuimetteNew York Red Bulls II Asani SamuelsRochester Rhinos7 Coady AndrewsOklahoma City Energy1 Vassilios ApostolopoulosRochester Rhinos André AurasLA Galaxy II Dan BedoyaNew York Red Bulls II Peabo DoueOklahoma City Energy Miguel GonzalezColorado Springs Switchbacks J. J. GreerColorado Springs Switchbacks Dane KellyCharleston Battery Aaron KingColorado Springs Switchbacks Forrest LassoCharleston Battery Bryan OliveraLA Galaxy II Chuy SanchezOklahoma City Energy Manolo SanchezNew York Red Bulls II Luke VercolloneColorado Springs Switchbacks
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