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2022 USL Championship playoffs

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	14
Defending champions	Orange County SC (2021)
Final positions
Champions	San Antonio FC
Runner-up	Louisville City FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	38 (2.92 per match)
Attendance	104,695 (8,053 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Santiago Patiño (5 goals)
← 20212023 → All statistics correct as of November 13, 2022.

The 2022 USL Championship playoffs (branded as the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Hisense for sponsorship reasons) is the post-season championship of the 2022 USL Championship. It is the twelfth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began October 22, and concluded with the USL Championship Final on November 13.

San Antonio FC won the regular season. Defending title holders Orange County SC did not qualify for the playoffs.

Format

The top seven teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs; the top team from each conference earned a bye to the conference semifinals. After the opening round the tournament will be reseeded to ensure that the top team from each conference plays the lowest seeded team and hosting rights will be determined by regular season record. All playoff matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ except the Championship final on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and Sirius XM FC.

Conference standings

Bracket

Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

USL Championship Final

Similar to the 2022 MLS playoffs, the final featured the top seeds in the Eastern and Western Conferences, Louisville City FC and San Antonio FC, who were their conferences' regular-season and play-off champions. As overall regular-season champion, San Antonio FC had home-field advantage for the final.

For Louisville City, 2022 marks the fourth Championship final in five seasons, having won two of their previous three in 2017 and 2018. For San Antonio FC, this is a first USL Championship final.

Championship Game MVP: Santiago Patiño (SAN)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Santiago Patiño	San Antonio FC	5
2	Samuel Adeniran	San Antonio FC	2
	Russell Cicerone	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
	Sebastián Guenzatti	Tampa Bay Rowdies
	Edward Kizza	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
	Michee Ngalina	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
	Aaron Wheeler	Colorado Springs Switchbacks

Awards

• Goal of the Playoffs: Charlie Dennis (OAK)
• Save of the Playoffs: Jordan Farr (SAN)

References

1. ^ "USL Releases Playoff Schedule and Announces Hisense USA as Presenting Partner of Championship and League One Playoffs". USL League One. September 22, 2022. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
2. Anderson, Stephen (October 1, 2022). "San Antonio FC Clinches Top Overall Seed With Win In Pittsburgh". Forward Axis. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022. The historic season for San Antonio FC continued on Saturday night as they earned a 1–0 victory over Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC to clinch the top overall seed in the USL Championship Playoffs, which begin at the end of the month.
3. "SD Loyal, Already Playoff Bound, Meets Goal of 2nd-Place Finish in Western Conference". Times of San Diego. October 1, 2022. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022. Orange County, eliminated from playoff contention, pushed forward in the final minutes and found the equalizer with a goal by Milan's brother, Brian Iloski, in the 90th minute.
4. "USL Championship Announces 2022 Competition Format". USL Championship. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
5. "USL Announces Broadcast Teams for USL Championship Final on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and SiriusXM Satellite Radio". USL Championship. October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
6. infield, Matt (October 29, 2022). "901 FC playoff game postponed due to rain". Action News 5. Memphis, TN. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
7. "2022 USL Championship Playoffs Presented by Hisense: Conference Quarterfinals Schedule". USL Championship. October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
8. "USL Championship Fans' Choice Goal of the Playoffs". USLChampionship.com Staff. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
9. "USL Championship Fans' Choice Save of the Playoffs". USLChampionship.com Staff. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

• 2022 USL Championship season
• USL Championship playoffs