2015 USL Playoffs
The 2015 USL Playoffs was a postseason tournament following the 2015 United Soccer League regular season, the first since the league rebranded for the 2015 season. Including USL Pro history, it is the fourth postseason tournament. The tournament began on September 25 and will last until October 16.
Twelve teams will compete, up from 8 the last 3 seasons. Teams will be seeded one through six in each conference, with the two highest seeds earning a bye to the conference semifinals. The third seed will host the sixth seed, while the fourth seed will host the fifth seed in a single-elimination match. The winners will face the second and first seed, respectively, in the conference semifinals.
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.
USL Conference standings
The top 6 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Bracket
Schedule
First round
Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
USL Championship
Championship Game MVP: Asani SamuelsTop goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Ariel Lassiter | LA Galaxy II | 4 |
2 | Steevan Dos Santos | Rochester Rhinos | 2 |
2 | Matthew Fondy | Louisville City FC | 2 |
2 | Willie Hunt | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 |
2 | Karl Ouimette | New York Red Bulls II | 2 |
2 | Asani Samuels | Rochester Rhinos | 2 |
7 | Coady Andrews | Oklahoma City Energy | 1 |
7 | Vassilios Apostolopoulos | Rochester Rhinos | 1 |
7 | André Auras | LA Galaxy II | 1 |
7 | Dan Bedoya | New York Red Bulls II | 1 |
7 | Peabo Doue | Oklahoma City Energy | 1 |
7 | Miguel Gonzalez | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1 |
7 | J. J. Greer | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1 |
7 | Dane Kelly | Charleston Battery | 1 |
7 | Aaron King | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1 |
7 | Forrest Lasso | Charleston Battery | 1 |
7 | Bryan Olivera | LA Galaxy II | 1 |
7 | Chuy Sanchez | Oklahoma City Energy | 1 |
7 | Manolo Sanchez | New York Red Bulls II | 1 |
7 | Luke Vercollone | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1 |