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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 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento Republic FC
Group B Phoenix Rising FC LA Galaxy II
Group C El Paso Locomotive FC New Mexico United
Group D San Antonio FC FC Tulsa
Group E Louisville City FC Saint Louis FC
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
RankPlayer ClubGoals 1 Corey Hertzog Reno 1868 FC 32 Solomon Asante Phoenix Rising FC2 Leandro Carrijó El Paso Locomotive FC Sebastián Guenzatti Tampa Bay Rowdies Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC Lucky Mkosana Tampa Bay Rowdies Kevin Partida Reno 1868 FC
Awards Goal of the Playoffs: Jordan Doherty (TBR) Save of the Playoffs: Cody Mizell (NMU)
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