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The 2017 USL Cup playoffs is a postseason tournament following the 2017 United Soccer League regular season, the third since the league rebranded for the 2015 season, and the first as a USSF Division II league. Including USL Pro history, it is the sixth postseason tournament. The tournament will begin on the weekend of October 20 and end on the weekend of November 10.
Tournament details | |
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Country | United States Canada |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | New York Red Bulls II |
Final positions | |
Champions | Louisville City FC |
Runner-up | Swope Park Rangers |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 32 (2.13 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Stefano Bonomo Brian Ownby (3 goals each) |
Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete 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 Eastern and Western Conference Championship winners will play for the USL Cup. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion.[1][2]
The top 8 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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October 20, 2017 East | Louisville City FC | 4–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm EDT | Morad ![]() Spencer ![]() Ownby ![]() |
Report | Real ![]() Burke ![]() Conneh ![]() Jones ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
October 21, 2017 East | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte Independence | Rochester, New York |
6:05 pm EDT | Dover ![]() Graf ![]() François ![]() Farrell ![]() Defregger ![]() |
Report | A. Martínez ![]() ![]() E. Martínez ![]() Davidson ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,647 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
October 21, 2017 East | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–0 | FC Cincinnati | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Schäfer ![]() Hristov ![]() ![]() Cole ![]() |
Report | McLaughlin ![]() Walker ![]() Berry ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Malik Badawi |
October 21, 2017 East | Charleston Battery | 0–4 | New York Red Bulls II | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT | Anunga ![]() Griffith ![]() |
Report | Bonomo ![]() Kutler ![]() Valot ![]() Flemmings ![]() Mines ![]() |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,410 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
October 20, 2017 West | Real Monarchs | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Sacramento Republic FC | Sandy, Utah |
8:00 pm MDT | Besler ![]() Lachowecki ![]() Hoffman ![]() |
Report | Kiffe ![]() Espino ![]() |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,234 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Penalties | ||||
Cruz ![]() Velásquez ![]() Haber ![]() Hoffman ![]() |
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October 22, 2017 West | Swope Park Rangers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Phoenix Rising FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
3:00 pm CDT | Didic ![]() |
Report | Drogba ![]() |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 912 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
Penalties | ||||
Selbol ![]() Duke ![]() Belmar ![]() Moloto ![]() |
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Note: Match was postponed due to lightning and heavy rain after the first half,[3] Second half was played the following day. |
October 21, 2017 West | Reno 1868 FC | 0–1 | OKC Energy FC | Reno, Nevada |
5:45 pm PDT | Wehan ![]() |
Report | Wojcik ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Victor Rivas |
October 21, 2017 West | San Antonio FC | 2–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 pm CDT | McCarthy ![]() Elizondo ![]() Guzmán ![]() |
Report | Gee ![]() Ayala ![]() Levin ![]() Rivas ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Timothy Ford |
October 28, 2017 East | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm EDT | Jimenez ![]() Ownby ![]() Ranjitsingh ![]() |
Report | Felix ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Victor Rivas |
October 28, 2017 East | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | New York Red Bulls II | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Hristov ![]() Portillos ![]() Guenzatti ![]() Cole ![]() Pickens ![]() Vingaard ![]() Restrepo ![]() Paterson ![]() |
Report | Bonomo ![]() Flemmings ![]() Ndam ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,119 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
October 28, 2017 West | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
4:00 pm CDT | Maher ![]() Belmar ![]() |
Report | Kiffe ![]() Ochoa ![]() |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Note: Match was moved to Papa Murphy's Park due to challenges at Children's Mercy Victory Field.[4] Then it was switched again to Children's Mercy Park.[5] |
November 4, 2017 East | Louisville City FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm EDT | Ownby ![]() Craig ![]() |
Report | Flemmings ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,047 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
Penalties | ||||
Smith ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() Totsch ![]() Jimenez ![]() Ballard ![]() |
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November 4, 2017 West | Swope Park Rangers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | OKC Energy FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | Didic ![]() |
Report | Barril ![]() Daly ![]() Wojcik ![]() |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Penalties | ||||
Selbol ![]() Duke ![]() Belmar ![]() Moloto ![]() Hernandez ![]() Barnathan ![]() Storm ![]() Musa ![]() Didic ![]() Maher ![]() Zendejas ![]() |
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November 13, 2017 Final | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Louisville, Kentucky |
9:00 PM EST | Lancaster ![]() Kaye ![]() McCabe ![]() |
Report Report |
Musa ![]() Didic ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 14,456 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
Note: Niall McCabe was sent off from the bench |
Championship Game MVP: Paolo DelPiccolo (LOU)
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