2016 USL Cup playoffs

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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

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

Bracket

 
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

Conference quarterfinals

September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) Swope Park Rangers 3–0 LA Galaxy II Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pm CDTTyrpak 76'
Gonzalez 90+3', 90+5'
USL ReportAmaya  9'
Villarreal  33'   65'
Covarrubias  59'
Payeras  79'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 1,885
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) Rochester Rhinos 3–1 Charlotte Independence Rochester, New York
6:05 pm EDTFall 7'
Dos Santos 24'
Tergou 70'  87'
Totsch  90+1'
USL ReportDuckett  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 CDTLuna 33'
Ward  53'
Bird 76'
Greene  83'
USL ReportRyden  72'
Olsson 73'
Bonner 90+2', 90+3'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,701
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) New York Red Bulls II 4–0 Orlando City B Harrison, New Jersey
4:00 pm EDTLong 32', 77'
Bezecourt 59'
Allen 67'
USL ReportRibeiro  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 EDTStevenson 19'USL ReportTsonis 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 EDTDavis IV 92'
Hoffman 102'
USL ReportAsante  6'
Lee  21'
Yeisley  34'
Yomby  40'
Troyer  42'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Conference semifinals

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 pmEtienne 20'
Allen 44', 119' (pen.)
Adams  57'
Metzger  63'
Carroll  82'
USL ReportFarrell  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 pmSeymore  20'
Froese 27'
Greig 48'
Haber 89'
USL ReportThomas  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 pmSmith  45+1'
Dacres 53'
Reynolds  90+4'
USL ReportTsonis  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 pmGonzalez 20'
Duke  40'
Alvarado  69'
Meyer  88'
Kelly 105'
USL ReportRauhofer 70'Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,181
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Conference finals

October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15) Swope Park Rangers 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PMTyrpak 8', 32'
Selbol  83'   90+2'
Molano  88'
Kelly 89'
USL Reportde 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 PMValot 74'
Williams  118'
USL ReportCraig 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

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

Championship Game MVP: Brandon Allen (NYRB)

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Brandon AllenNew York Red Bulls II6
2 Steevan Dos SantosRochester Rhinos3
Mark Anthony GonzalezSwope Park Rangers
Kris TyrpakSwope Park Rangers
5 Vincent BezecourtNew York Red Bulls II2
Aaron LongNew York Red Bulls II
Derrick EtienneNew York Red Bulls II
Wal FallRochester Rhinos
Kianz FroeseWhitecaps FC 2
Kyle GreigWhitecaps FC 2
Colin BonnerOklahoma City Energy FC

References