# 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 (top 6 per conference) 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.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Rochester Rhinos (C, X) | 28 | 61 |
| 2 | Louisville City FC | 28 | 48 |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 46 |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls II | 28 | 42 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 41 |
| 6 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 41 |
| 7 | Charlotte Independence | 28 | 40 |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 28 | 39 |
| 9 | Saint Louis FC | 28 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Montreal | 28 | 28 |
| 11 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 23 |
| 12 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 28 | 19 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Orange County Blues | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Energy | 28 | 47 |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 46 |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 46 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 28 | 45 |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 28 | 42 |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 28 | 39 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 35 |
| 9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 33 |
| 10 | Arizona United | 28 | 32 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 30 |
| 12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 29 |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | USL Championship | USL Championship |
| | | October 3 | October 3 | | | | | |
| | | #1 Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | |
| September 26 | September 26 | | #1 Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | |
| September 26 | September 26 | #4 New York Red Bulls II | 0 | | | | |
| #4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 4 | #4 New York Red Bulls II | 0 | | | | |
| #4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | October 10 | October 10 | | |
| #5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | October 10 | October 10 | |
| #5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | #1 Rochester Rhinos | 1 | |
| September 26 | September 26 | | | | | #1 Rochester Rhinos | 1 | |
| September 26 | September 26 | | | | #2 Louisville City FC | 0 | |
| #3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | #2 Louisville City FC | 0 | |
| #3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | October 3 | October 3 | | | | | |
| #6 Richmond Kickers | 1 | October 3 | October 3 | | | | |
| #6 Richmond Kickers | 1 | #2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | |
| | | #3 Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | October 16 | October 16 |
| | | | | | | | | #1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | #5 LA Galaxy II | 1 |
| | | October 3 | October 3 | | | | | | |
| | | #1 Orange County Blues FC | 0 | | | | | | |
| September 26 | September 26 | | #1 Orange County Blues FC | 0 | | | | | |
| September 26 | September 26 | #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | | | | |
| #4 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | | | | |
| #4 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | October 11 | October 11 | | | |
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | | | | October 11 | October 11 | | | |
| #5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | | | | #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | |
| September 25 | September 25 | | | | | #5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | | |
| September 25 | September 25 | | | | #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | |
| #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | | | | #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | |
| #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | October 4 | October 4 | | | | | |
| #6 Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | October 4 | October 4 | | | | |
| #6 Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p) | 2 (4) | | | | |
| | | #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 (3) | | | | |

## Schedule
### USL championship

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels (ROC)

## Top 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 |