2020 USL Championship playoffs


The 2020 USL Championship playoffs was the post-season championship of the 2020 USL Championship. It was the tenth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began on October 10, and originally scheduled to conclude with the USL Championship Final on November 1. The Final was then cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay Rowdies players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. The championship would not be awarded.
Real Monarchs were the defending USL Championship champions, but failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Qualified teams

Group A
Group B
Group C
  • El Paso Locomotive FC
  • New Mexico United
Group D
  • San Antonio FC
  • FC Tulsa
Group E
Group F
  • Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
  • Hartford Athletic
Group G
  • Charlotte Independence
  • Birmingham Legion FC
Group H
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies
  • Charleston Battery

    Format

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the 2020 Championship playoffs. They will begin on October 10, featuring a single-elimination, 16-team bracket. Under the revised season format, four group winners in each conference will earn hosting rights for the Eastern and Western Conference quarterfinals. Following the opening round, hosting rights will be determined by regular season record. All playoff matches will stream live on ESPN+ except the Championship final on ESPN.

Conference tables

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Bracket


Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

USL Championship Final

The Final was cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay Rowdies players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. The championship would not be awarded.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Awards

  • Goal of the Playoffs: Jordan Doherty
  • Save of the Playoffs: Cody Mizell