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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]

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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.

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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

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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

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Conference Quarterfinals

November 1, 2024 (2024-11-01) West Las Vegas Lights FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Sacramento Republic FCLas Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 2,415
Referee: Elton Garcia
Penalties
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) WestMemphis 901 FC0–1 (a.e.t.) Orange County SC Memphis, Tennessee
1:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) East Charleston Battery 1–0Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCMount Pleasant, South Carolina
6:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4,287
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) EastDetroit City FC1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Tampa Bay Rowdies Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 7,183
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Penalties
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) East Louisville City FC 3–2North Carolina FCLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,875
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) West Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2–0Oakland Roots SCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 7,463
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03) EastIndy Eleven2–3 Rhode Island FC Indianapolis, Indiana
1:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,623
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03) West New Mexico United 2–1Phoenix Rising FCAlbuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM MST
Report
Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Attendance: 11,447
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Conference Semifinals

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) EastLouisville City FC0–3 Rhode Island FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EST Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 9,510
Referee: Elton Garcia
November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) WestNew Mexico United0–1 Las Vegas Lights FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30 PM MST
Report
Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Attendance: 10,049
Referee: Natalie Simon
November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) East Charleston Battery 2–1Tampa Bay RowdiesMount Pleasant, South Carolina
1:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Matt Thompson
November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) West Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2–1 (a.e.t.)Orange County SCColorado Springs, Colorado
4:30 PM MST
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 7,236
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Conference Finals

November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16) EastCharleston Battery1–2 Rhode Island FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
5:00 PM (EST)
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,087
Referee: Calin Radosav
November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16) West Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1–0Las Vegas Lights FCColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM (MST)
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Elton Garcia

USL Championship Final

November 23, 2024 (2024-11-23) Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3–0Rhode Island FCColorado Springs, Colorado
10:00 AM (MST)
Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Championship Game MVP: Juan Tejada (COS)

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