2017 USL Cup playoffs

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The 2017 USL Cup playoffs is a postseason tournament following the 2017 United Soccer League regular season, the third since the league rebranded for the 2015 season, and the first as a USSF Division II league. Including USL Pro history, it is the sixth postseason tournament. The tournament will begin on the weekend of October 20 and end on the weekend of November 10.

2017 USL Cup

Tournament details
Country	United States Canada
Teams	16
Defending champions	New York Red Bulls II
Final positions
Champions	Louisville City FC
Runners-up	Swope Park Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	32 (2.13 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Stefano Bonomo Brian Ownby (3 goals each)
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Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete 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 Eastern and Western Conference Championship winners will play for the USL Cup. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion.^[1][2]

USL Conference standings

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

Eastern Conference Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Louisville City FC (C) 32 62 2 Charleston Battery 32 54 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 53 4 Rochester Rhinos 32 53 5 Charlotte Independence 32 48 6 FC Cincinnati 32 46 7 New York Red Bulls II 32 44 8 Bethlehem Steel FC 32 44 9 Orlando City B 32 42 10 Ottawa Fury 32 38 11 Harrisburg City Islanders 32 37 12 Saint Louis FC 32 36 13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 32 36 14 Richmond Kickers 32 32 15 Toronto FC II 32 25 Source: 2017 USL standings (C) Champions

Western Conference Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Real Monarchs (X) 32 67 2 San Antonio FC 32 62 3 Reno 1868 FC 32 59 4 Swope Park Rangers 32 58 5 Phoenix Rising FC 32 58 6 OKC Energy FC 32 49 7 Tulsa Roughnecks 32 46 8 Sacramento Republic 32 46 9 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 32 44 10 Orange County SC 32 43 11 Rio Grande Valley Toros 32 35 12 Seattle Sounders 2 32 31 13 LA Galaxy II 32 29 14 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 32 24 15 Portland Timbers 2 32 15 Source: 2017 USL standings (X) Regular Season League Champion

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

USL Championship

October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field

#1 Louisville City FC

4

October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field

#8 Bethlehem Steel FC

0

#1 Louisville City FC

1

October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium

#4 Rochester Rhinos

0

#4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)

2

November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field

#5 Charlotte Independence

1

#1 Louisville City FC (p)

1 (4)

October 21 – Al Lang Stadium

#7 New York Red Bulls II

1 (3)

#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies

3

October 28 – Al Lang Stadium

#6 FC Cincinnati

0

#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies

1

October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium

#7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)

2

#2 Charleston Battery

0

November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU)

#7 New York Red Bulls II

4

#1 Louisville City FC

1

October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium

#4 Swope Park Rangers

0

#1 Real Monarchs

1 (1)

October 28 – Children's Mercy Park

#8 Sacramento Republic FC (p)

1 (3)

#8 Sacramento Republic FC

0

October 21 – Swope Soccer Village

#4 Swope Park Rangers

1

#4 Swope Park Rangers (p)

1 (4)

November 4 – Children's Mercy Park

#5 Phoenix Rising FC

1 (2)

#4 Swope Park Rangers (p)

0 (7)

October 21 – Greater Nevada Field

#6 OKC Energy FC

0 (6)

#3 Reno 1868 FC

0

October 28 – Toyota Field

#6 OKC Energy FC

1

#6 OKC Energy FC (p)

1 (4)

October 21 – Toyota Field

#2 San Antonio FC

1 (1)

#2 San Antonio FC

2

#7 Tulsa Roughnecks

1

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

Louisville City FC v Bethlehem Steel FC

October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) East	Louisville City FC	4–0	Bethlehem Steel FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Morad 14', 31' Spencer 70' Ownby 79'	Report	Real  57' Burke  63' Conneh  75' Jones  87'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Rochester Rhinos v Charlotte Independence

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) East	Rochester Rhinos	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Charlotte Independence	Rochester, New York
6:05 pm EDT	Dover  11' Graf 53' François  61' Farrell  83' Defregger 113'	Report	A. Martínez  53'  120' E. Martínez 69' Davidson  85'	Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,647 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Cincinnati

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) East	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–0	FC Cincinnati	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT	Schäfer 8', 25' Hristov  61' 67' Cole  84'	Report	McLaughlin  52' Walker  63' Berry  90'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Malik Badawi

Charleston Battery v New York Red Bulls II

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) East	Charleston Battery	0–4	New York Red Bulls II	Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Anunga  57' Griffith  85'	Report	Bonomo 39' Kutler 51' Valot 71' Flemmings  82' Mines 84'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,410 Referee: Kevin Broadley

Real Monarchs v Sacramento Republic FC

October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) West	Real Monarchs	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Sacramento Republic FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MDT	Besler  38' Lachowecki  82' Hoffman 86' (pen.)	Report	Kiffe  20' Espino 49'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,234 Referee: Ramy Touchan
	Penalties
	Cruz Velásquez Haber Hoffman		Partain Kiffe Hall

Swope Park Rangers v Phoenix Rising FC

October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22) West	Swope Park Rangers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Phoenix Rising FC	Kansas City, Missouri
3:00 pm CDT	Didic 109'	Report	Drogba 99'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 912 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
	Penalties
	Selbol Duke Belmar Moloto		Lambert Dia Awako Mala
Note: Match was postponed due to lightning and heavy rain after the first half,[3] Second half was played the following day.

Reno 1868 FC v OKC Energy FC

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) West	Reno 1868 FC	0–1	OKC Energy FC	Reno, Nevada
5:45 pm PDT	Wehan  32'	Report	Wojcik 41',  90+1'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Victor Rivas

San Antonio FC v Tulsa Roughnecks

October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) West	San Antonio FC	2–1	Tulsa Roughnecks	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	McCarthy  55' Elizondo 61' Guzmán 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Gee 23' Ayala  53' Levin  90+2' Rivas  90+2'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Timothy Ford

Conference Semifinals

Louisville City FC v Rochester Rhinos

October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) East	Louisville City FC	1–0	Rochester Rhinos	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Jimenez  52' Ownby 77' Ranjitsingh  90+1'	Report	Felix  55'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Victor Rivas

Tampa Bay Rowdies v New York Red Bulls II

October 28, 2017 East	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–2 (a.e.t.)	New York Red Bulls II	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT	Hristov 26' Portillos  35' Guenzatti  39' Cole  42' Pickens  57' Vingaard  62' Restrepo  66' Paterson  116'	Report	Bonomo 58' (pen.), 93' Flemmings  86' Ndam  96'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,119 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Swope Park Rangers v Sacramento Republic FC

October 28, 2017 West	Swope Park Rangers	1–0	Sacramento Republic FC	Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 pm CDT	Maher  39' Belmar 46'	Report	Kiffe  41' Ochoa  67'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Match was moved to Papa Murphy's Park due to challenges at Children's Mercy Victory Field.[4] Then it was switched again to Children's Mercy Park.[5]

San Antonio FC v OKC Energy FC

October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) West	San Antonio FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	OKC Energy FC	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Elizondo 7'  97' Gordon  51' Castillo  112'	Report	R. Dixon  72' Wojcik 85'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,032 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
	Penalties
	Guzmán Castillo Reed		Angulo Brown Hyland Wallace

Conference Finals

Louisville City FC v New York Red Bulls II

November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) East	Louisville City FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	New York Red Bulls II	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Ownby 12' Craig  96'	Report	Flemmings 57'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,047 Referee: Sorin Stoica
	Penalties
	Smith DelPiccolo Totsch Jimenez Ballard		Bonomo Martínez Valot Mines Kutler

Swope Park Rangers v OKC Energy FC

November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) West	Swope Park Rangers	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	OKC Energy FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT	Didic  53'	Report	Barril  79' Daly  90+3' Wojcik  113'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Robert Sibiga
	Penalties
	Selbol Duke Belmar Moloto Hernandez Barnathan Storm Musa Didic Maher Zendejas		Angulo Brown Hyland Wallace M. González D. Gonzalez Daly Wojcik Bond Fink Cochran

USL Championship

Louisville City FC v Swope Park Rangers

November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) Final	Louisville City FC	1–0	Swope Park Rangers	Louisville, Kentucky
9:00 PM EST	Lancaster 88' Kaye  90+3' McCabe  90+8'	Report Report	Musa  17' Didic  24'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 14,456 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Note: Niall McCabe was sent off from the bench

Championship Game MVP: Paolo DelPiccolo (LOU)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Stefano Bonomo	New York Red Bulls II	3
	Brian Ownby	Louisville City FC
3	César Elizondo	San Antonio FC	2
	Georgi Hristov	Tampa Bay Rowdies
	Tarek Morad	Louisville City FC
	Marcel Schäfer	Tampa Bay Rowdies
	Wojciech Wojcik	Oklahoma City Energy
8	Kharlton Belmar	Swope Park Rangers	1
	Stefan Defregger	Rochester Rhinos
	Amer Didic	Swope Park Rangers
	Didier Drogba	Phoenix Rising FC
	Luis Espino	Sacramento Republic FC
	Junior Flemmings	New York Red Bulls II
	Paris Gee	Tulsa Roughnecks FC
	Jochen Graf	Rochester Rhinos
	Éver Guzmán	San Antonio FC
	Chandler Hoffman	Real Monarchs
	Ethan Kutler	New York Red Bulls II
	Cameron Lancaster	Louisville City FC
	Enzo Martínez	Charlotte Independence
	Ben Mines	New York Red Bulls II
	Luke Spencer	Louisville City FC
	Florian Valot	New York Red Bulls II

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