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.[1]

2016 USL Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Canada
Teams16
Defending championsRochester Rhinos
Final positions
ChampionsNew York Red Bull II
Runner-upSwope Park Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored50 (3.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brandon Allen (6)
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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

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

Bracket

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First roundConference SemifinalsConference finalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 2 – Red Bull Arena
 
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II 4
 
October 7 – Red Bull Arena
 
#8 Orlando City B 0
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II (p)3 (5)
 
October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos3 (4)
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos 3
 
October 16 - Red Bull Arena
 
#5 Charlotte Independence 1
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II (p)1 (4)
 
October 2 – Nippert Stadium
 
#2 Louisville City FC1 (3)
 
#3 FC Cincinnati 1
 
October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#6 Charleston Battery 2
 
#6 Charleston Battery0
 
October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#2 Louisville City FC1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
October 23 - Red Bull Arena
 
#7 Richmond Kickers 0
 
#1 New York Red Bulls II 5
 
October 1 – Bonney Field
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers1
 
#1 Sacramento Republic FC 0 (4)
 
October 9 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#8 Orange County Blues FC (p)0 (5)
 
#8 Orange County Blues FC1
 
September 30 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers (a.e.t.) 2
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 3
 
October 15 - Swope Soccer Village
 
#5 LA Galaxy II 0
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers3
 
September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium
 
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1
 
October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium
 
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2
 
#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23
 
October 1 – H-E-B Park
 
#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC2
 
#2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2
 
 
#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC 3
 

Schedule

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Conference quarterfinals

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September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) Swope Park Rangers 3–0 LA Galaxy II Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT Tyrpak   76'
Gonzalez   90+3', 90+5'
USL Report Amaya   9'
Villarreal   33'   65'
Covarrubias   59'
Payeras   79'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 1,885
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT Vercollone   7'
Ibeagha   44'
USL Report Greig   17'
Froese   31'
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 2,405
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) Rochester Rhinos 3–1 Charlotte Independence Rochester, New York
6:05 pm EDT Fall   7'
Dos Santos   24'
Tergou   70'   87'
Totsch   90+1'
USL Report Duckett   5'
Hassan   75'
Davidson   79'   82'
Metcalf   80'
Martínez   90+1'   90+6'
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 2,080
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–3 Oklahoma City Energy Edinburg, Texas
7:30 pm CDT Luna   33'
Ward   53'
Bird   76'
Greene   83'
USL Report Ryden   72'
Olsson   73'
Bonner   90+2', 90+3'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,701
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Orange County Blues FC Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT USL Report Sheldon   68'
Mirković   108'
Griffiths   120'
Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 10,962
Referee: Timothy Ford
Penalties
Trickett-Smith  
Iwasa  
Koval  
Guzman  
Cole  
Meeus  
Chaplow  
Stevanovic  
Barouch  
Crettenand  
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) New York Red Bulls II 4–0 Orlando City B Harrison, New Jersey
4:00 pm EDT Long   32', 77'
Bezecourt   59'
Allen   67'
USL Report Ribeiro   30'
Neal   46'
Heath   62'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) FC Cincinnati 1–2 Charleston Battery Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 pm EDT Stevenson   19' USL Report Tsonis   40'
Chang   62'
Prince   65'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 30,187
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) Louisville City FC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Richmond Kickers Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 pm EDT Davis IV   92'
Hoffman   102'
USL Report Asante   6'
Lee   21'
Yeisley   34'
Yomby   40'
Troyer   42'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Conference semifinals

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October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) New York Red Bulls II 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Rochester Rhinos Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm Etienne   20'
Allen   44', 119' (pen.)
Adams   57'
Metzger   63'
Carroll   82'
USL Report Farrell   20'
Dos Santos   22', 55'
Tergou   40'
Fall   110'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Luis Guardia
Penalties
Long  
Etienne  
Allen  
Metzger  
Plewa  
  Fall
  Farrell
  Apostolopoulos
  Dos Santos
  Kyriazis
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3–2 Oklahoma City Energy Vancouver, British Columbia
3:00 pm Seymore   20'
Froese   27'
Greig   48'
Haber   89'
USL Report Thomas   23'
König   60'   90'
Andrews   61'
Pitter   80'
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) Louisville City FC 1–0 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm Smith   45+1'
Dacres   53'
Reynolds   90+4'
USL Report Tsonis   24'
Marini   62'
Adjetey   67'
Woodbine   90+4'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,581
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09) Swope Park Rangers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Orange County Blues FC Kansas City, Missouri
4:00 pm Gonzalez   20'
Duke   40'
Alvarado   69'
Meyer   88'
Kelly   105'
USL Report Rauhofer   70' Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,181
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Conference finals

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October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15) Swope Park Rangers 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM Tyrpak   8', 32'
Selbol   83'   90+2'
Molano   88'
Kelly   89'
USL Report de Wit   90' Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,922
Referee: Juan Guzman
October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) New York Red Bulls II 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Louisville City FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 PM Valot   74'
Williams   118'
USL Report Craig   11'   102'   120+'
Reynolds   104'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Penalties
Etienne  
Long  
Allen  
Bezecourt  
  Lancaster
  Smith
  Quinn
  Kaye
  Newnam

USL Championship

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October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23) New York Red Bulls II 5–1 Swope Park Rangers Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM Etienne   18'
Allen   39,85,88'
Metzger   72'
Bezecourt   90+2'
USL Report Granitto   74' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 5,547
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Championship Game MVP: Brandon Allen (NYRB)

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Brandon Allen New York Red Bulls II 6
2   Steevan Dos Santos Rochester Rhinos 3
  Mark Anthony Gonzalez Swope Park Rangers
  Kris Tyrpak Swope Park Rangers
5   Vincent Bezecourt New York Red Bulls II 2
  Aaron Long New York Red Bulls II
  Derrick Etienne New York Red Bulls II
  Wal Fall Rochester Rhinos
  Kianz Froese Whitecaps FC 2
  Kyle Greig Whitecaps FC 2
  Colin Bonner Oklahoma City Energy FC

References

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  1. ^ "2016 USL Cup Playoffs Field Set". uslsoccer.com. September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.