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The 2023 USL Championship playoffs (branded as the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Hisense for sponsorship reasons) was the post-season championship of the 2023 USL Championship. It was the thirteenth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began on October 21, and concluded with the USL Championship Final on November 12.
San Antonio FC were the defending title holders and were eliminated in the Conference Semi-finals by Sacramento Republic FC. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and the Tampa Bay Rowdies were the first teams to clinch a playoff berth which they both achieved on September 3 and subsequently both lost in the first round. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC won the regular season and were eliminated in the Conference Quarterfinals by Detroit City FC.
The Charleston Battery and Phoenix Rising FC advanced to the Final after failing to make the postseason the previous year. A match Phoenix won after a penalty shoot-out for their first title.
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+ except the Championship final on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and SiriusXM FC.
Conference standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Bracket
Schedule Conference Quarterfinals
Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
USL Championship Final
Championship Game MVP: Rocco Ríos Novo (PHX)
Top goalscorers
RankPlayer ClubGoals1 Ronaldo DamusSan Diego Loyal SC3 Cameron LancasterLouisville City FC3 Russell CiceroneSacramento Republic FC2 Emil CuelloPhoenix Rising FC Dariusz FormellaPhoenix Rising FC Prosper KasimBirmingham Legion FC Nick MarkanichCharleston Battery Arturo RodríguezCharleston Battery Danny TrejoPhoenix Rising FC Augustine WilliamsCharleston Battery Emilio YcazaCharleston Battery
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