TAMPA, Fla. - After an intense two months, culminating in a dramatic final weekend, the 2024 USL League Two playoff field has been finalized. Nearly a third of the field was finalized over the weekend, with nine clubs earning their first-ever League Two playoff berths.
The Playoffs will begin on Tuesday, July 16 with the Eastern Conference Qualifying Round. Beginning with the Round of 32, knockout play will take place over three weekends and be hosted in eight different locations around the country: Seattle, WA, Tucson, AZ, Flint, MI, Peoria, IL, Ocean City, NJ, Newport News, VA, Asheville, NC, and Little Rock, AR.
In each location, four playoff teams will compete for the right to advance to the Conference Finals the next weekend, where two more four-team pods will be created based on the remaining clubs.
All Qualifying Round matches will be held on July 16th, and will be played at the home venue of the home teams in the match.
Vermont Green vs. Reading United AC - 7 p.m. ET
Western Mass Pioneers vs. FC Motown STA - 7:30 p.m. ET
Virginia Beach United vs. SC United Bantams - 8 p.m. ET
All First Round matches will be held on July 19th
Seattle, WA
Almaden FC vs. United PDX - 2 p.m. PT
Ballard FC vs. Project 51O - 7:30 p.m. PT
Tucson, AZ
Ventura County Fusion vs. Albion SC Colorado - 5 p.m. MST
FC Tucson vs. Flatirons FC - 7:30 p.m. MST
All First Round matches will be held on July 19th
Flint, MI
Fort Wayne FC vs. Midwest United FC - 4 p.m. ET
Flint City Bucks vs. Cleveland Force SC - 7:30 p.m. ET
Peoria, IL
Des Moines Menace vs. Bavarian United SC - 3:30 p.m. CT
Peoria City SC vs. Thunder Bay Chill - 7:30 p.m. CT
All First Round matches will be held on July 19th
Asheville, NC
Brave SC vs. Sarasota Paradise - 4 p.m. ET
Asheville City SC vs. Nona FC - 7:30 p.m. ET
Little Rock, AR
Corpus Christi FC vs. Tennessee SC - 4 p.m. CT
Little Rock Rangers vs. AHFC Royals - 7:30 p.m. CT
All First Round matches will be held on July 19th
Ocean City, NJ
Long Island Rough Riders/Seacoast United Phantoms/Knockout team vs. Long Island Rough Riders/Seacoast United Phantoms/Knockout team - 5 p.m. ET
Ocean City Nor'Easters vs. Long Island Rough Riders/Seacoast United Phantoms/Knockout team - 7:30 p.m. ET
Newport News, VA
Salem City FC vs. Knockout team - 4:30 p.m. ET
Lionsbridge FC vs. Knockout Team - 7:30 p.m. ET