2016 USL Cup playoffs

Main article: 2016 USL season

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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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]

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 CDT Tyrpak 76'
Gonzalez 90+3', 90+5'		 USL Report Amaya Yellow card 9'
Villarreal Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 65'
Covarrubias Yellow card 59'
Payeras Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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' Yellow card 87'
Totsch Yellow card 90+1'		 USL Report Duckett Yellow card 5'
Hassan 75'
Davidson Yellow card 79' Red card 82'
Metcalf Red card 80'
Martínez Yellow card 90+1' Red card 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 Yellow card 53'
Bird 76'
Greene Yellow card 83'		 USL Report Ryden Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'
Mirković Yellow card 108'
Griffiths Yellow card 120'		 Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 10,962
Referee: Timothy Ford
Penalties
Trickett-Smith soccer ball with check mark
Iwasa soccer ball with check mark
Koval soccer ball with red X
Guzman soccer ball with check mark
Cole soccer ball with check mark		 Meeus soccer ball with check mark
Chaplow soccer ball with check mark
Stevanovic soccer ball with check mark
Barouch soccer ball with check mark
Crettenand soccer ball with check mark
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 Yellow card 30'
Neal Yellow card 46'
Heath Red card 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 Yellow card 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 Red card 6'
Lee Yellow card 21'
Yeisley Yellow card 34'
Yomby Yellow card 40'
Troyer Yellow card 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 pm Etienne 20'
Allen 44', 119' (pen.)
Adams Yellow card 57'
Metzger Yellow card 63'
Carroll Yellow card 82'		 USL Report Farrell Yellow card 20'
Dos Santos 22', 55'
Tergou Yellow card 40'
Fall 110'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Luis Guardia
Penalties
Long soccer ball with check mark
Etienne soccer ball with check mark
Allen soccer ball with check mark
Metzger soccer ball with check mark
Plewa soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Fall
soccer ball with check mark Farrell
soccer ball with check mark Apostolopoulos
soccer ball with red X Dos Santos
soccer ball with check mark Kyriazis
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3–2 Oklahoma City Energy Vancouver, British Columbia
3:00 pm Seymore Yellow card 20'
Froese 27'
Greig 48'
Haber 89'		 USL Report Thomas Yellow card 23'
König 60' Yellow card 90'
Andrews Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+1'
Dacres 53'
Reynolds Yellow card 90+4'		 USL Report Tsonis Yellow card 24'
Marini Yellow card 62'
Adjetey Yellow card 67'
Woodbine Red card 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 Yellow card 40'
Alvarado Red card 69'
Meyer Red card 88'
Kelly 105'		 USL Report Rauhofer 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 PM Tyrpak 8', 32'
Selbol Yellow card 83' Red card 90+2'
Molano Yellow card 88'
Kelly 89'		 USL Report de Wit Yellow card 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 Red card 118'		 USL Report Craig 11' Yellow card 102' Red card 120+'
Reynolds Red card 104'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Penalties
Etienne soccer ball with check mark
Long soccer ball with check mark
Allen soccer ball with check mark
Bezecourt soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Lancaster
soccer ball with check mark Smith
soccer ball with check mark Quinn
soccer ball with check mark Kaye
soccer ball with red X Newnam

USL Championship

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 Yellow card 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

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

References

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