TAMPA – On Tuesday, the USL Championship announced the playoff format for the 2021 postseason, set to begin in November. FC Tulsa is coming off it's best season in club history, a season in which it earned its second playoff appearance in club history.
Last season, Tulsa qualified for the 2020 playoffs as one of the top two teams in its group of five. In 2021, Tulsa will be aiming to finish as one of the top four teams in its group of eight and make a push for playoff success in the new season.
Read the full statement from the USL Championship below.
TAMPA – On Tuesday, the USL Championship announced the playoff format for the 2021 postseason, set to begin in November. FC Tulsa is coming off it’s best season in club history, a season in which it earned its second playoff appearance in club history.
Last season, Tulsa qualified for the 2020 playoffs as one of the top two teams in its group of five. In 2021, Tulsa will be aiming to finish as one of the top four teams in its group of eight and make a push for playoff success in the new season.
Read the full statement from the USL Championship below.
TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship announced today its playoff structure for the 2021 season, which will feature 16 teams when the regular season concludes in the last weekend of October.
Following the announcement of the Championship’s divisional alignment in March, the top four teams from each division in the regular season will advance into a regionalized single-elimination bracket. The top two clubs in each of the Atlantic, Central, Mountain and Pacific Divisions will earn hosting rights in the Eastern and Western Conference Quarterfinals, regardless of total points.
Division winners will be matched with the fourth-place team, while second-placed teams will meet third-placed teams from the opposing division in the Conference Quarterfinals, matching up teams from the Atlantic Division and Central Division in the Eastern Conference and the Mountain and Pacific Division in the Western Conference.
Following the Conference Quarterfinals round, home advantage will be determined by total points earned, regardless of division rank, for the remainder of the postseason.
The Championship season will conclude with the USL Championship Final on Sunday, November 28 with kickoff set for 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN or ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes.
TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship announced today its playoff structure for the 2021 season, which will feature 16 teams when the regular season concludes in the last weekend of October.
Following the announcement of the Championship’s divisional alignment in March, the top four teams from each division in the regular season will advance into a regionalized single-elimination bracket. The top two clubs in each of the Atlantic, Central, Mountain and Pacific Divisions will earn hosting rights in the Eastern and Western Conference Quarterfinals, regardless of total points.
Division winners will be matched with the fourth-place team, while second-placed teams will meet third-placed teams from the opposing division in the Conference Quarterfinals, matching up teams from the Atlantic Division and Central Division in the Eastern Conference and the Mountain and Pacific Division in the Western Conference.
Following the Conference Quarterfinals round, home advantage will be determined by total points earned, regardless of division rank, for the remainder of the postseason.
The Championship season will conclude with the USL Championship Final on Sunday, November 28 with kickoff set for 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN or ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes.
Click here to view the full 2021 FC Tulsa schedule, and head to www.fctulsa.com/Tickets to get your season ticket memberships and not miss a minute of the action in 2021!
Click here to view the full 2021 FC Tulsa schedule, and head to www.fctulsa.com/Tickets to get your season ticket memberships and not miss a minute of the action in 2021!
