2024 USL Championship playoffs
The 2024 USL Championship playoffs 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
Eastern Conference'''Western Conference'''
Bracket
Schedule
Conference Quarterfinals
Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
USL Championship Final
Championship Game MVP: Juan Tejada