2016 USL Cup playoffs

2016 USL season January 2016 USL Cup 2016 United StatesCanada 16 New York Red Bull II Swope Park Rangers 15 50 Brandon Allen (6) 2015 2017 The 2016 USL playoffs is a postseason tournament following the 2016 United Soccer League regular season, the second since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fifth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 30 and will last until October 23.2016 USL Cup Playoffs Field Set September 25, 2016 http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/701697?referrer_id=2333971 uslsoccer.com 26 September 2016 Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete, up from 12 last season, 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 winners of the Eastern and Western Conference Championship will play for the championship. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion with the USL Cup. USL conference standings The top 8 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs. Eastern Conference 8 true Western Conference 8 true Bracket N16 2016 USL Playoffs First round Conference Semifinals Conference finals USL Championship no 240 October 2 – Red Bull Arena #1 New York Red Bulls II 4 #8 Orlando City B 0 October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium #4 Rochester Rhinos 3 #5 Charlotte Independence 1 October 2 – Nippert Stadium #3 FC Cincinnati 1 #6 Charleston Battery 2 October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field #2 Louisville City FC 2 #7 Richmond Kickers 0 October 1 – Bonney Field #1 Sacramento Republic FC 0 (4) #8 Orange County Blues FC 0 (5) September 30 – Swope Soccer Village #4 Swope Park Rangers 3 #5 LA Galaxy II 0 September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1 #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2 October 1 – H-E-B Park #2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2 #7 Oklahoma City Energy FC 3 October 7 – Red Bull Arena #1 New York Red Bulls II 3 (5) #4 Rochester Rhinos 3 (4) October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field #6 Charleston Battery 0 #2 Louisville City FC 1 October 9 – Swope Soccer Village #8 Orange County Blues FC 1 #4 Swope Park Rangers 2 October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3 #7 Oklahoma City Energy FC 2 October 16 - Red Bull Arena #1 New York Red Bulls II 1 (4) #2 Louisville City FC 1 (3) October 15 - Swope Soccer Village #4 Swope Park Rangers 3 #6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 0 October 23 - Red Bull Arena #1 New York Red Bulls II 5 #4 Swope Park Rangers 1 Schedule Conference quarterfinals 2016 09 30 7:30 pm CDT Swope Park Rangers 3–0 USL Report LA Galaxy II Tyrpak 76 Gonzalez 90+3 90+5 Amaya 9Villarreal 2 33 65Covarrubias 59Payeras 79 Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri 1,885 Guido Gonzales Jr. 2016 09 30 7:00 pm MDT Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–2 USL Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Vercollone 7Ibeagha 44 Greig 17 Froese 31 Switchbacks Stadium Colorado Springs, Colorado 2,405 Ramy Touchan 2016 10 01 6:05 pm EDT Rochester Rhinos 3–1 USL Report Charlotte Independence Fall 7Dos Santos 24Tergou 70 87Totsch 90+1 Duckett 5Hassan 75Davidson 1 79 82Metcalf 0 80Martínez 1 90+1 90+6 Rochester Rhinos Stadium Rochester, New York 2,080 Henrik Karlsson 2016 10 01 7:30 pm CDT Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–3 USL Report Oklahoma City Energy Luna 33Ward 53Bird 76Greene 83 Ryden 72Olsson 73 Bonner 90+2 90+3 H-E-B Park Edinburg, Texas 2,701 Rosendo Mendoza 2016 10 01 7:30 pm PDT Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 yes 4–5 USL Report Orange County Blues FC Sheldon 68Mirković 108Griffiths 120 Trickett-Smith Iwasa Koval Guzman Cole Meeus Chaplow Stevanovic Barouch Crettenand Bonney Field Sacramento, California 10,962 Timothy Ford 2016 10 02 4:00 pm EDT New York Red Bulls II 4–0 USL Report Orlando City B Long 32 77 Bezecourt 59 Allen 67 Ribeiro 30Neal 46Heath 0 62 Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 1,088 Matthew Kreitzer 2016 10 02 4:00 pm EDT FC Cincinnati 1–2 USL Report Charleston Battery Stevenson 19 Tsonis 40Chang 62Prince 65 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio 30,187 Kevin Terry Jr. 2016 10 02 7:00 pm EDT Louisville City FC 2–0 yes USL Report Richmond Kickers Davis IV 92Hoffman 102 Asante 0 6Lee 21Yeisley 34Yomby 40Troyer 42 Louisville Slugger Field Louisville, Kentucky 5,467 Andrew Musashe Conference semifinals 2016 10 07 7:00 pm New York Red Bulls II 3–3 y USL Report Rochester Rhinos Etienne 20Allen 44 119 pen.Adams 57Metzger 63Carroll 82 Farrell 20Dos Santos 22 55Tergou 40Fall 110 Long Etienne Allen Metzger Plewa 5–4 Fall Farrell Apostolopoulos Dos Santos Kyriazis Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 1,229 Luis Guardia 2016 10 08 3:00 pm Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3–2 USL Report Oklahoma City Energy Seymore 20Froese 27Greig 48Haber 89 Thomas 23König 60 90Andrews 61Pitter 80 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 1,308 Pierre-Luc Lauziere 2016 10 08 7:30 pm Louisville City FC 1–0 USL Report Charleston Battery Smith 45+1Dacres 53Reynolds 90+4 Tsonis 24Marini 62Adjetey 67Woodbine 0 90+4 Louisville Slugger Field Louisville, Kentucky 6,581 Mark Kadlecik 2016 10 09 4:00 pm Swope Park Rangers 2–1 y USL Report Orange County Blues FC Gonzalez 20Duke 40Alvarado 0 69Meyer 0 88Kelly 105 Rauhofer 70 Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri 2,181 Nima Saghafi Conference finals 2016 10 15 7:30 PM Swope Park Rangers 3–0 USL Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Tyrpak 8 32Selbol 1 83 90+2Molano 88Kelly 89 de Wit 90 Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri 2,922 Juan Guzman 2016 10 16 6:00 PM New York Red Bulls II 1–1 y USL Report Louisville City FC Valot 74Williams 0 118 Craig 11 1 102 120+Reynolds 0 104 Etienne Long Allen Bezecourt 4–3 Lancaster Smith Quinn Kaye Newnam Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 2,709 Robert Sibiga USL Championship 2016 10 23 8:00 PM New York Red Bulls II 5–1 USL Report Swope Park Rangers Etienne 18 Allen 39,85,88 Metzger 72 Bezecourt 90+2 Granitto 74 Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 5,547 Armando Villarreal Championship Game MVP: Brandon Allen (NYRB) Top goalscorers RankPlayer ClubGoals1USA Brandon AllenNew York Red Bulls II62 CPV Steevan Dos SantosRochester Rhinos3 CAN Mark Anthony GonzalezSwope Park RangersUSA Kris TyrpakSwope Park Rangers5FRA Vincent BezecourtNew York Red Bulls II2USA Aaron LongNew York Red Bulls IIHAI Derrick EtienneNew York Red Bulls II GER Wal FallRochester RhinosCAN Kianz FroeseWhitecaps FC 2USA Kyle GreigWhitecaps FC 2USA Colin BonnerOklahoma City Energy FC References collapsed collapsed playoffs 2016