2022 USL Championship playoffs

2022 USL Championship playoffs
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams14
Defending championsOrange County SC (2021)
Final positions
ChampionsSan Antonio FC
Runner-upLouisville City FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored38 (2.92 per match)
Attendance104,695 (8,053 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Colombia Santiago Patiño
(5 goals)
← 2021
2023 →

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.[1]

San Antonio FC won the regular season.[2] Defending title holders Orange County SC did not qualify for the playoffs.[3]

  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.