# 2024 USL Championship playoffs

The 2024 USL Championship playoffs (branded as the 2024 USL Championship Playoffs presented by TERMINIX for sponsorship reasons) was the post-season championship of the 2024 USL Championship season. It is the fourteenth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began on the November 1, and concluded on November 23.
Phoenix Rising FC, the 2023 Western Conference champions, were the defending title holders, winning against the Eastern Conference champion Charleston Battery in a penalty shoot-out for their first title in the 2023 USL Championship playoffs. Louisville was the first team to clinch a playoff berth when they defeated Loudoun United FC on September 6. They went on to win the players shield on October 5 after drawing 2–2 with Indy Eleven.
In the 2024 USL Championship final, Colorado Springs Switchbacks won a first ever championship, defeating debutant team Rhode Island FC 3-0.

## Format

The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs which was in a single-elimination, fixed bracket format. All playoff matches were streamed live on ESPN+ and YouTube except the Championship final on CBS and TUDN. The playoffs began on the first weekend of November, with the final taking place on the 23rd.

## Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Louisville City FC (S) | 34 | 76 |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 64 |
| 3 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 56 |
| 4 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 51 |
| 5 | Rhode Island FC | 34 | 51 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 48 |
| 8 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 48 |
| 9 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 45 |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 44 |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Miami FC | 34 | 11 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | New Mexico United | 34 | 59 |
| 2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (C) | 34 | 52 |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 51 |
| 4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 50 |
| 5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 34 | 49 |
| 6 | Orange County SC | 34 | 46 |
| 7 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 44 |
| 8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 39 |
| 10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 38 |
| 11 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 34 |
| 12 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 32 |

## Bracket

| Conference Quarterfinals November 1–3 | Conference Quarterfinals November 1–3 | Conference Quarterfinals November 1–3 | | | Conference Semifinals November 9–10 | Conference Semifinals November 9–10 | Conference Semifinals November 9–10 | Conference Finals November 16 | Conference Finals November 16 | Conference Finals November 16 | | USL Championship Final November 23 | USL Championship Final November 23 | USL Championship Final November 23 |
| E1 | Louisville City FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | North Carolina FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | North Carolina FC | 2 | | | E1 | Louisville City FC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Indy Eleven | 2 | | | E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Rhode Island FC | 3 | | | | | | E5 | Rhode Island FC | 2 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E5 | Rhode Island FC | 2 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | |
| E3 | Detroit City FC | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | | E2 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | |
| E6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (p) | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (p) | 1 (3) | | | E6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Charleston Battery | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | E2 | Charleston Battery | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | E5 | Rhode Island FC | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3 |
| W1 | New Mexico United | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3 |
| W8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | | | W1 | New Mexico United | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC (p) | 0 (3) | | | W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 (2) | | | | | | W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 | | | | |
| W3 | Memphis 901 FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 | | | | |
| W6 | Orange County SC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Orange County SC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | W6 | Orange County SC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | | | W2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Oakland Roots SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule
### USL Championship Final

Championship Game MVP: Juan Tejada (COS)

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | JJ Williams | Rhode Island FC | 5 |
| 2 | Ronaldo Damus | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2 |
| 2 | Jairo Henriquez | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2 |
| 2 | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | 2 |
| 2 | Juan Tejada | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2 |
| 2 | Zach Zandi | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2 |
| 7 | Mukwelle Akale | New Mexico United | 1 |
| 7 | Oalex Anderson | North Carolina FC | 1 |
| 7 | Manuel Arteaga | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 |
| 7 | Khori Bennett | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1 |
| 7 | Taylor Davila | Louisville City FC | 1 |
| 7 | Amadou Dia | Louisville City FC | 1 |
| 7 | Albert Dikwa | Rhode Island FC | 1 |
| 7 | Noah Fuson | Rhode Island FC | 1 |
| 7 | Cal Jennings | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 |
| 7 | Douglas Martínez | Indy Eleven | 1 |
| 7 | Aaron Molloy | Charleston Battery | 1 |
| 7 | Adrien Perez | Louisville City FC | 1 |
| 7 | Dillon Powers | Orange County SC | 1 |
| 7 | Aodhan Quinn | Indy Eleven | 1 |
| 7 | Will Seymore | New Mexico United | 1 |
| 7 | Juan David Torres | Charleston Battery | 1 |
| 7 | Fede Varela | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 |
| 7 | Bryce Washington | North Carolina FC | 1 |
| 7 | Karifa Yao | Rhode Island FC | 1 |
| 7 | Ethan Zubak | Orange County SC | 1 |