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The 2019 USL Championship playoffs was the postseason tournament following the 2019 USL Championship regular season. Including USL Pro history, it was the ninth postseason tournament. The tournament began on October 23 and ended with the USL Championship Final on November 17.

2019 USL Championship playoffs
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Canada
Teams20
Defending championsLouisville City FC
Final positions
ChampionsReal Monarchs SLC
Runner-upLouisville City FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored65 (3.42 per match)
Attendance102,391 (5,389 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Neco Brett
Magnus Rasmussen (4)
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The top 10 teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs. Each conference had a "Play-In round" where the 7 seed hosted the 10 seed and the 8 hosted the 9. The lowest remaining seed then played the 1 seed and the other play-in survivor played the 2 seed to form an 8-team playoff bracket. Each of the 8 team playoff brackets consisted of teams within their respective conference and the matches were hosted by the higher seed. The USL Cup will be the season's only match that involves teams from different conferences; it will be hosted by the conference champion with the better regular-season record.[1]

Phoenix Rising FC clinched the USL Championship regular season title on September 28 and earned the number one seed in the Western Conference.[2]

Conference standings

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The top 10 teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs.

Bracket

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Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23		Eastern Conference Play-In
October 23		Western Conference Play-In
October 23		Western Conference Play-In
October 23
7North Carolina FC28Ottawa Fury FC1 (4)7Sacramento Republic28Austin Bold FC2
10Birmingham Legion FC39Charleston Battery (p)1 (5)10New Mexico United19LA Galaxy II0

Schedule

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Conference Play-In Round

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October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) EastNorth Carolina FC2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Albadawi   19',   40'
Fortune   59',   61'		 Report Hollinger-Janzen   35'
Herivaux   66'
Williams   90+3'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Tim Ford
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) EastOttawa Fury FC1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Charleston Battery Ottawa, Ontario
4:00 p.m. EDT Samb   40'
Fall   117'		 Report Higashi   27'
Marini   116'
Lewis   117'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: David Barrie
Penalties
Fall  
Haworth  
Barry  
Samb  
Thiago  		   Lewis
  Bosua
  Marini
  Svantesson
  van Schaik
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) West Sacramento Republic FC 2–1New Mexico UnitedSacramento, California
4:00 p.m. EDT Enevoldsen   44',   82'
Alemán   45+3'
Villarreal   67'
Werner   90+3'		 Report Sandoval   1'
Padilla   44'
Wehan   64'
Guzmán   69'
Schmidt   90'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,907
Referee: Elton Garcia
October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) West Austin Bold FC 2–0LA Galaxy IIAustin, Texas
4:00 p.m. EDT Twumasi   9',   76'
Lima   32'
Soto   49'
McFarlane   54'
Braafheid   60'		 Report Harvey   35'
Hernández   76'
Kamara   77'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr

Conference Quarterfinals

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October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) East Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 7–0Birmingham Legion FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Brett   13', 27', 34' (pen.), 71'
Fisher   17' (o.g.)
Dover   45+1'
Mertz   62' (pen.)
Adewole   77'		 Report Culbertson   31'
Lopez   41'
Herivaux   61'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) East Nashville SC 3–1Charleston BatteryNashville, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. EDT Moloto   10'
King   38'
Ríos   43'
Ockford   77'
Davis   85'
Jones   88'		 Report Lewis   35' (pen.) Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) East Indy Eleven 1–0New York Red Bulls IIIndianapolis, Indiana
4:00 p.m. EDT Ouimette   27' Report Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,175
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) East Louisville City FC 2–1Tampa Bay RowdiesLouisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT Rasmussen   23', 24'
Ownby   56'		 Report Ekra   40'
Diakité   70'
Guenzatti   80'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) West Phoenix Rising FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)		Austin Bold FCScottsdale, Arizona
7:30 p.m. MST Lambert   70'
Jahn   86'		 Report Soto   14'
McFarlane   35'
Guadarrama   68'
de Villardi   95'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Penalties
Flemmings  
Bakero  
Calistri  
Lambert  
Spencer  
Farrell  
Johnson  
Dia  
Cochran  		   Tyrpak
  de Villardi
  McFarlane
  Soto
  Braafheid
  Okugo
  Atuahene
  Twumasi
  Taylor
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) WestReno 1868 FC1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
6:30 p.m. MDT Hertzog   5' Report Werner   8'
Iwasa   70'
Taintor   73'
Enevoldsen   75'
Skundrich   84'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) WestFresno FC2–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Chaney   49'
Strong   51'   86'
Cooper   55'		 Report Gómez   19'
Kiffe   77'
Velásquez   83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) West Real Monarchs SLC 6–2Orange County SCHerriman, Utah
12:00 p.m. MDT Chang   13'
Martínez   28'
Mulholland   34'
Blake   59', 90'
Schmitt   77'
Holt   81'		 Report Orozco   35',   80'
Forrester   40'   49'
Hume   67'
Seaton   90+1'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Conference Semifinals

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November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01) WestPhoenix Rising FC1–2 Real Monarchs SLC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 p.m. MST Flemmings   25'
Asante   47'		 Report Blake   33',   61'
Chang   43'
Powder   84'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 7,548
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) EastPittsburgh Riverhounds SC1–2 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Vancaeyezeele   11'
Greenspan   48'		 Report Spencer   51',   85'
McMahon   54'
Craig   70'
DelPiccolo   118'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Michael Radchuk
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) EastNashville SC0–1 Indy Eleven Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CDT Washington   24'
LaGrassa   81'
Ockford   90+2'		 Report Ayoze   22'
Ouimette   24'
Pasher   59'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 4,174
Referee: Elton García
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) West El Paso Locomotive FC 3–0Sacramento Republic FCEl Paso, Texas
7:30 p.m. MDT Beckie   25'
Gómez   40'
Ryan   70'
Contreras   83' (pen.)
Yuma   86'
Velásquez   88'		 Report Alemán   51'
Enevoldsen   70'
Barahona   87'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,460
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Conference Finals

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November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09) EastIndy Eleven1–3 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
3:00 p.m. EST Barrett   45+1'
Pasher   67'
Ouimette   90+2'
Hackshaw   102'		 Report Williams   85'
Hoppenot   90+4'
Rasmussen   94'
Ownby   106'
Spencer   113' (pen.)		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,171
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09) West Real Monarchs SLC 2–1 (a.e.t.)El Paso Locomotive FCHerriman, Utah
1:00 p.m. MST Schmitt   21'
Ryden   48'
Portillo   88'
Mulholland   90+4'
Holt   116',   120'		 Report Fox   45+1'
Kiffe   47'   51'
Gómez   71'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

USL Championship Final

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Louisville City FC1–3Real Monarchs SLC
Rasmussen   6'
Williams   89'		 Report Holt   25',   69'
Plewa   45'
Schmitt   59'
Powder   66'
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Tim Ford

Championship Game MVP: Konrad Plewa (SLC)

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Neco Brett Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4
  Magnus Rasmussen Louisville City FC
3   Jack Blake Real Monarchs SLC 3
  Erik Holt Real Monarchs SLC
5   Maikel Chang Real Monarchs SLC 2
  Thomas Enevoldsen Sacramento Republic
  Josué Gómez El Paso Locomotive
  Tyler Pasher Indy Eleven
  Luke Spencer Louisville City FC
  Sebastián Velásquez El Paso Locomotive
11   Nazmi Albadawi North Carolina FC 1
  Keven Alemán Sacramento Republic
  Christian Chaney Fresno FC
  Sebastián Contreras El Paso Locomotive FC
  Alex Cooper Fresno FC
  Paolo DelPiccolo Louisville City FC
  Jordan Dover Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  Junior Flemmings Phoenix Rising FC
  Dre Fortune North Carolina FC
  Andrew Fox El Paso Locomotive FC
  Sebastián Guenzatti Tampa Bay Rowdies
  Zachary Herivaux Birmingham Legion
  Corey Hertzog Reno 1868 FC
  Kotaro Higashi Charleston Battery
  Femi Hollinger-Janzen Birmingham Legion
  Antoine Hoppenot Louisville City FC
  Cameron Iwasa Sacramento Republic
  Derrick Jones Nashville SC
  James Kiffe El Paso Locomotive
  Zeiko Lewis Charleston Battery
  Douglas Martínez Real Monarchs SLC
  Sean McFarlane Austin Bold FC
  Robbie Mertz Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  Lebogang Moloto Nashville SC
  Karl Ouimette Indy Eleven
  Michael Orozco Orange County SC
  Konrad Plewa Real Monarchs SLC
  Noah Powder Real Monarchs SLC
  Daniel Ríos Nashville SC
  Kalen Ryden Real Monarchs SLC
  Mour Samb Ottawa Fury FC
  Devon Sandoval New Mexico United
  Tate Schmitt Real Monarchs SLC
  Michael Seaton Orange County SC
  Ema Twumasi Austin Bold FC
  Thomas Vancaeyezeele Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
  Sam Werner Sacramento Republic
  JJ Williams Birmingham Legion

Own Goals

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References

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  1. ^ "Road to the 2019 USL Championship Final Unveiled". USLChampionship.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Anderson, Jake (September 28, 2019). "Phoenix Rising clinches USL regular-season title with late comeback draw". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Playoffs Stats". United Soccer League. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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