# 2022 USL Championship playoffs

The 2022 USL Championship playoffs (branded as the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Hisense for sponsorship reasons) is the post-season championship of the 2022 USL Championship. It is the twelfth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began October 22, and concluded with the USL Championship Final on November 13.
San Antonio FC won the regular season. Defending title holders Orange County SC did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Format

The top seven teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs; the top team from each conference earned a bye to the conference semifinals. After the opening round the tournament will be reseeded to ensure that the top team from each conference plays the lowest seeded team and hosting rights will be determined by regular season record. All playoff matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ except the Championship final on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and Sirius XM FC.

## Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 72 |
| 2 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 68 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 67 |
| 4 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 58 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 57 |
| 6 | Miami FC | 34 | 55 |
| 7 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 54 |
| 8 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 41 |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 36 |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 28 |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 25 |
| 13 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 23 |
| 14 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 15 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | San Antonio FC (C, X) | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | San Diego Loyal SC | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 34 | 55 |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 53 |
| 5 | New Mexico United | 34 | 51 |
| 6 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 49 |
| 7 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 46 |
| 8 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 45 |
| 10 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 40 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 40 |
| 13 | Orange County SC | 34 | 34 |

## Bracket

| Conference Quarterfinals October 22–23 | Conference Quarterfinals October 22–23 | Conference Quarterfinals October 22–23 | | | Conference Semifinals October 28–30 | Conference Semifinals October 28–30 | Conference Semifinals October 28–30 | Conference Finals November 5–6 | Conference Finals November 5–6 | Conference Finals November 5–6 | | USL Championship Final November 13 | USL Championship Final November 13 | USL Championship Final November 13 |
| | | | | | E1 | Louisville City FC (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2 (3) | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Birmingham Legion FC | 2 (7) | | | E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2 (3) | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (p) | 2 (8) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (p) | 2 (8) | | | | | | E1 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | | | | |
| E2 | Memphis 901 FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | |
| E7 | Detroit City FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Detroit City FC | 1 | | | E2 | Memphis 901 FC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | | | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Miami FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Miami FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Louisville City FC | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | San Antonio FC | 3 |
| | | | | | W1 | San Antonio FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0 | | | W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 3 | | | | | | W1 | San Antonio FC | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | San Antonio FC | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0 | | | | |
| W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0 | |
| W6 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 0 | | | W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2 | | | W4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | New Mexico United | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule
### USL Championship Final

Similar to the 2022 MLS playoffs, the final featured the top seeds in the Eastern and Western Conferences, Louisville City FC and San Antonio FC, who were their conferences' regular-season and play-off champions. As overall regular-season champion, San Antonio FC had home-field advantage for the final.
For Louisville City, 2022 marks the fourth Championship final in five seasons, having won two of their previous three in 2017 and 2018. For San Antonio FC, this is a first USL Championship final.
Championship Game MVP: Santiago Patiño (SAN)

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Santiago Patiño | San Antonio FC | 5 |
| 2 | Samuel Adeniran | San Antonio FC | 2 |
| 2 | Russell Cicerone | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2 |
| 2 | Sebastián Guenzatti | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 |
| 2 | Edward Kizza | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2 |
| 2 | Michee Ngalina | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2 |
| 2 | Aaron Wheeler | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2 |

## Awards

* Goal of the Playoffs: Charlie Dennis (OAK)
* Save of the Playoffs: Jordan Farr (SAN)