2024 USL Championship playoffs

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2024 USL Championship playoffs

Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November 1 – November 23
Teams	16
Defending champions	Phoenix Rising FC
Final positions
Champions	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Runner-up	Rhode Island FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	36 (2.4 per match)
Attendance	105,314 (7,021 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	JJ Williams (5 goals)
All statistics correct as of November 23, 2024.

The 2024 USL Championship playoffs (branded as the 2024 USL Championship Playoffs presented by TERMINIX for sponsorship reasons) was the post-season championship of the 2024 USL Championship season. It is the fourteenth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began on the November 1, and concluded on November 23.^[1]

Phoenix Rising FC, the 2023 Western Conference champions, were 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.^[2] Louisville was the first team to clinch a playoff berth when they defeated Loudoun United FC on September 6.^[3] They went on to win the players shield on October 5 after drawing 2–2 with Indy Eleven.^[4]

In the 2024 USL Championship final, Colorado Springs Switchbacks won a first ever championship, defeating debutant team Rhode Island FC 3-0.

Format

The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs which was in a single-elimination, fixed bracket format. All playoff matches were streamed live on ESPN+ and YouTube except the Championship final on CBS and TUDN.^[5][6] The playoffs began on the first weekend of November, with the final taking place on the 23rd.^[7]

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Louisville City FC (S) 34 76 2 Charleston Battery 34 64 3 Detroit City FC 34 56 4 Indy Eleven 34 51 5 Rhode Island FC 34 51 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 50 7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 48 8 North Carolina FC 34 48 9 Birmingham Legion FC 34 45 10 Hartford Athletic 34 44 11 Loudoun United FC 34 42 12 Miami FC 34 11 Source: USL Championship Standings (S) Players' Shield winner

Western Conference Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 New Mexico United 34 59 2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (C) 34 52 3 Memphis 901 FC 34 51 4 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 50 5 Sacramento Republic FC 34 49 6 Orange County SC 34 46 7 Oakland Roots SC 34 44 8 Phoenix Rising FC 34 42 9 San Antonio FC 34 39 10 FC Tulsa 34 38 11 Monterey Bay FC 34 34 12 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 32 Source: USL Championship Standings (C) Champions

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals November 1–3

Conference Semifinals November 9–10

Conference Finals November 16

USL Championship Final November 23

E1

Louisville City FC

3

E8

North Carolina FC

2

E1

Louisville City FC

0

E5

Rhode Island FC

3

E4

Indy Eleven

2

E5

Rhode Island FC

3

E5

Rhode Island FC

2

Eastern Conference

E2

Charleston Battery

1

E3

Detroit City FC

1 (1)

E6

Tampa Bay Rowdies (p)

1 (3)

E6

Tampa Bay Rowdies

1

E2

Charleston Battery

2

E2

Charleston Battery

1

E7

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

0

E5

Rhode Island FC

0

W2

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

3

W1

New Mexico United

2

W8

Phoenix Rising FC

1

W1

New Mexico United

0

W4

Las Vegas Lights FC

1

W4

Las Vegas Lights FC (p)

0 (3)

W5

Sacramento Republic FC

0 (2)

W4

Las Vegas Lights FC

0

Western Conference

W2

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

1

W3

Memphis 901 FC

0

W6

Orange County SC (a.e.t.)

1

W6

Orange County SC

1

W2

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (a.e.t.)

2

W2

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

2

W7

Oakland Roots SC

0

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

Las Vegas Lights FC v Sacramento Republic FC

November 1, 2024 (2024-11-01) West	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Sacramento Republic FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT	Noël  38'	Report	Ross  86'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,415 Referee: Elton Garcia
	Penalties
	Bennett Ngando Gannon Doody Noël		Portillo Viader Cicerone Ross Felipe

Memphis 901 FC v Orange County SC

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) West	Memphis 901 FC	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Orange County SC	Memphis, Tennessee
1:00 PM CDT	Ward  5' Paul  64' Turci  68'  79' Lapa  82'	Report	Lambe  52' Casiple  58' Nakkim  82' Norris  112' Powers 116'	Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,014 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Charleston Battery v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) East	Charleston Battery	1–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
6:30 PM EDT	Markanich 8' Molloy  33'	Report	Hogan  53'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Detroit City FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) East	Detroit City FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT	Rodriguez  19' Moon 49' (o.g.) Kissiedou  52' Amoo-Mensah  56' Bryant  91' Murphy  118' Carroll  118'	Report	Jennings 19' Bodily  41' Niyongabire  78' Doherty  116'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
	Penalties
	Rodriguez Murphy Morris Amoh		Arteaga Pérez Munjoma Murphy Doherty

Louisville City FC v North Carolina FC

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) East	Louisville City FC	3–2	North Carolina FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT	Dia 20' Davila 24' Perez 54' Charpie  90+3' Adams  90+4'	Report	Anderson 11' Batista  59' Washington 90+4'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,875 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Colorado Springs Switchbacks v Oakland Roots SC

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2–0	Oakland Roots SC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT	Henriquez 41' Magee  49' Damus 56' (pen.) Hanya  70' Huerman  79' Rocha  80'	Report	Margvelashvili  55' Riley  64' Diaz  90+5' Njie  90+6'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,463 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

Indy Eleven v Rhode Island FC

November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03) East	Indy Eleven	2–3	Rhode Island FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
1:00 PM EST	Quinn 35' Martínez  45+2' 76' Foster  58' Musa  69' Ofeimu  90+2'	Report	Williams 19' (pen.), 38', 52' Herivaux  81'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion

New Mexico United v Phoenix Rising FC

November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03) West	New Mexico United	2–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM MST	Seymore 58' Herbert  76' Akale 85'	Report	Varela 49' Fuenmayor  61' Wyke  63'	Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,447 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Conference Semifinals

Louisville City FC v Rhode Island FC

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) East	Louisville City FC	0–3	Rhode Island FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EST		Report	Williams 9', 78' Nodarse  11' Holstad  72' Dikwa 90+2' Yao  90+7'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,510 Referee: Elton Garcia

New Mexico United v Las Vegas Lights FC

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) West	New Mexico United	0–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30 PM MST	Quill  40' Akale  89'	Report	Hafferty  6' Pinzón  54' Bennett 86' Gyau  87'	Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Natalie Simon

Charleston Battery v Tampa Bay Rowdies

November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) East	Charleston Battery	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
1:00 PM EST	Torres  9' Smith  29' Segbers  45+4' Chapman  48' Markanich 50' Molloy 83' Biek  90+4'	Report	Arteaga 30'  51' Guillén  38' Jennings  45+6'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,079 Referee: Matt Thompson

Colorado Springs Switchbacks v Orange County SC

November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Orange County SC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
4:30 PM MST	Zandi 10', 105+1'  69'	Report	Zubak 4' Casiple  85' Powers  108'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,236 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Conference Finals

Charleston Battery v Rhode Island FC

November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16) East	Charleston Battery	1–2	Rhode Island FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
5:00 PM (EST)	Markanich  52' Torres 61' Ycaza  90+3'	Report	Yao 43' Herivaux  45+3' Fuson 53' Holstad  69' Williams  76' Doyle  89' Dikwa  90+2'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Calin Radosav

Colorado Springs Switchbacks v Las Vegas Lights FC

November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16) West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	1–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM (MST)	Tejada 38' Henríquez  84'	Report	Howell  45' Nigro  54'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Elton Garcia

USL Championship Final

Colorado Springs Switchbacks v Rhode Island FC

November 23, 2024 (2024-11-23)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	3–0	Rhode Island FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
10:00 AM (MST)	Mahoney  14' Tejada 22' Henríquez 42' Damus 53'	Report		Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Championship Game MVP: Juan Tejada (COS)

Top goalscorers

^[8]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	JJ Williams	Rhode Island FC	5
2	Ronaldo Damus	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2
	Jairo Henriquez	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
	Nick Markanich	Charleston Battery
	Juan Tejada	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
	Zach Zandi	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
7	Mukwelle Akale	New Mexico United	1
	Oalex Anderson	North Carolina FC
	Manuel Arteaga	Tampa Bay Rowdies
	Khori Bennett	Las Vegas Lights FC
	Taylor Davila	Louisville City FC
	Amadou Dia	Louisville City FC
	Albert Dikwa	Rhode Island FC
	Noah Fuson	Rhode Island FC
	Cal Jennings	Tampa Bay Rowdies
	Douglas Martínez	Indy Eleven
	Aaron Molloy	Charleston Battery
	Adrien Perez	Louisville City FC
	Dillon Powers	Orange County SC
	Aodhan Quinn	Indy Eleven
	Will Seymore	New Mexico United
	Juan David Torres	Charleston Battery
	Fede Varela	Phoenix Rising FC
	Bryce Washington	North Carolina FC
	Karifa Yao	Rhode Island FC
	Ethan Zubak	Orange County SC

References

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