# 2017 USL Cup playoffs

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.
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.

## USL Conference standings

The top 8 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Louisville City FC (C) | 32 | 62 |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 32 | 54 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 32 | 53 |
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 32 | 53 |
| 5 | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 48 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 32 | 46 |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls II | 32 | 44 |
| 8 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 32 | 44 |
| 9 | Orlando City B | 32 | 42 |
| 10 | Ottawa Fury | 32 | 38 |
| 11 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 32 | 37 |
| 12 | Saint Louis FC | 32 | 36 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 32 | 36 |
| 14 | Richmond Kickers | 32 | 32 |
| 15 | Toronto FC II | 32 | 25 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Real Monarchs (X) | 32 | 67 |
| 2 | San Antonio FC | 32 | 62 |
| 3 | Reno 1868 FC | 32 | 59 |
| 4 | Swope Park Rangers | 32 | 58 |
| 5 | Phoenix Rising FC | 32 | 58 |
| 6 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 49 |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 32 | 46 |
| 8 | Sacramento Republic | 32 | 46 |
| 9 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 32 | 44 |
| 10 | Orange County SC | 32 | 43 |
| 11 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 32 | 35 |
| 12 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 32 | 31 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy II | 32 | 29 |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 32 | 24 |
| 15 | Portland Timbers 2 | 32 | 15 |

## Bracket

| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | USL Championship | USL Championship |
| October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field | | | | | | |
| #1 Louisville City FC | 4 | | | | | | |
| #1 Louisville City FC | 4 | October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field | | | | | |
| #8 Bethlehem Steel FC | 0 | October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field | October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field | | | | |
| #8 Bethlehem Steel FC | 0 | #1 Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium | October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium | | #1 Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium | October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium | #4 Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | |
| #4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) | 2 | #4 Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | |
| #4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field | November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field | | |
| #5 Charlotte Independence | 1 | | | | November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field | November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field | |
| #5 Charlotte Independence | 1 | | | | #1 Louisville City FC (p) | 1 (4) | |
| October 21 – Al Lang Stadium | October 21 – Al Lang Stadium | | | | | #1 Louisville City FC (p) | 1 (4) | |
| October 21 – Al Lang Stadium | October 21 – Al Lang Stadium | | | | #7 New York Red Bulls II | 1 (3) | |
| #3 Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | | | | #7 New York Red Bulls II | 1 (3) | |
| #3 Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | October 28 – Al Lang Stadium | October 28 – Al Lang Stadium | | | | | |
| #6 FC Cincinnati | 0 | October 28 – Al Lang Stadium | October 28 – Al Lang Stadium | | | | |
| #6 FC Cincinnati | 0 | #3 Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | |
| October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium | October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium | | #3 Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | |
| October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium | October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium | #7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | |
| #2 Charleston Battery | 0 | #7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | |
| #2 Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | | | | November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU) | November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU) |
| #7 New York Red Bulls II | 4 | | | | | | | November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU) | November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU) |
| #7 New York Red Bulls II | 4 | | | | | | | #1 Louisville City FC | 1 |
| October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium | October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium | | | | | | | | #1 Louisville City FC | 1 |
| October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium | October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium | | | | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 0 |
| #1 Real Monarchs | 1 (1) | | | | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 0 |
| #1 Real Monarchs | 1 (1) | October 28 – Children's Mercy Park | October 28 – Children's Mercy Park | | | | | | |
| #8 Sacramento Republic FC (p) | 1 (3) | October 28 – Children's Mercy Park | October 28 – Children's Mercy Park | | | | | | |
| #8 Sacramento Republic FC (p) | 1 (3) | #8 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | | | |
| October 21 – Swope Soccer Village | October 21 – Swope Soccer Village | | #8 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | | | |
| October 21 – Swope Soccer Village | October 21 – Swope Soccer Village | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 1 | | | | | | |
| #4 Swope Park Rangers (p) | 1 (4) | #4 Swope Park Rangers | 1 | | | | | | |
| #4 Swope Park Rangers (p) | 1 (4) | | | | November 4 – Children's Mercy Park | November 4 – Children's Mercy Park | | | | |
| #5 Phoenix Rising FC | 1 (2) | | | | November 4 – Children's Mercy Park | November 4 – Children's Mercy Park | | | |
| #5 Phoenix Rising FC | 1 (2) | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers (p) | 0 (7) | | | |
| October 21 – Greater Nevada Field | October 21 – Greater Nevada Field | | | | | #4 Swope Park Rangers (p) | 0 (7) | | | |
| October 21 – Greater Nevada Field | October 21 – Greater Nevada Field | | | | #6 OKC Energy FC | 0 (6) | |
| #3 Reno 1868 FC | 0 | | | | #6 OKC Energy FC | 0 (6) | |
| #3 Reno 1868 FC | 0 | October 28 – Toyota Field | October 28 – Toyota Field | | | | | |
| #6 OKC Energy FC | 1 | October 28 – Toyota Field | October 28 – Toyota Field | | | | |
| #6 OKC Energy FC | 1 | #6 OKC Energy FC (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| October 21 – Toyota Field | October 21 – Toyota Field | | #6 OKC Energy FC (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| October 21 – Toyota Field | October 21 – Toyota Field | #2 San Antonio FC | 1 (1) | | | | |
| #2 San Antonio FC | 2 | #2 San Antonio FC | 1 (1) | | | | |
| #7 Tulsa Roughnecks | 1 | | | | | | |

## Schedule
### USL Championship

Championship Game MVP: Paolo DelPiccolo (LOU)

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Stefano Bonomo | New York Red Bulls II | 3 |
| 1 | Brian Ownby | Louisville City FC | 3 |
| 3 | César Elizondo | San Antonio FC | 2 |
| 3 | Georgi Hristov | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 |
| 3 | Tarek Morad | Louisville City FC | 2 |
| 3 | Marcel Schäfer | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 |
| 3 | Wojciech Wojcik | Oklahoma City Energy | 2 |
| 8 | Kharlton Belmar | Swope Park Rangers | 1 |
| 8 | Stefan Defregger | Rochester Rhinos | 1 |
| 8 | Amer Didic | Swope Park Rangers | 1 |
| 8 | Didier Drogba | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 |
| 8 | Luis Espino | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 |
| 8 | Junior Flemmings | New York Red Bulls II | 1 |
| 8 | Paris Gee | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1 |
| 8 | Jochen Graf | Rochester Rhinos | 1 |
| 8 | Éver Guzmán | San Antonio FC | 1 |
| 8 | Chandler Hoffman | Real Monarchs | 1 |
| 8 | Ethan Kutler | New York Red Bulls II | 1 |
| 8 | Cameron Lancaster | Louisville City FC | 1 |
| 8 | Enzo Martínez | Charlotte Independence | 1 |
| 8 | Ben Mines | New York Red Bulls II | 1 |
| 8 | Luke Spencer | Louisville City FC | 1 |
| 8 | Florian Valot | New York Red Bulls II | 1 |