2024 USL Championship playoffs
Football tournament season
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dates | November 1 – November 25 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Phoenix Rising FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of September 17, 2024. | |
The 2024 USL Championship playoffs will be the post-season championship of the 2024 USL Championship season. It will be the fourteenth 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.
Phoenix Rising FC, the 2023 Western Conference champions, are the defending title holders, winning against the Eastern Conference champion Charleston Battery in a penalty shoot-out for their first title in the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs.[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 25th.[3]
Conference standings
| Eastern Conference
Updated to match(es) played on September 14, 2024. Source: USL Championship Standings (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
| Western Conference
Updated to match(es) played on September 18, 2024. Source: USL Championship Standings (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated |
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Bracket
| Conference Quarterfinals October 21–22 | Conference Semifinals October 27–28 | Conference Finals November 4 | USL Championship Final November 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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| W6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Conference Quarterfinals
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| East | v |
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| West | v |
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| West | v |
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| East | v |
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| West | v |
Conference Semifinals
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| West | v |
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| East | v |
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| East | v |
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| West | v |
Conference Finals
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| East | v |
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| West | v |
USL Championship Final
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| Final | v |
References
- ^ Anderson, Jake (2023-11-13). "Phoenix Rising FC wins USL title in improbable way vs. Charleston Battery". arizonasports.com. Charleston, SC: Arizona Sports. Archived from the original on 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (2023-12-18). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Krysinsky, John (2023-12-18). "USL Championship, Riverhounds announce 2024 schedule". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
