USL Championship: Two playoff berths remain up for grabs

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Oct 25, 2021

FC Tulsa, San Antonio FC, Colorado Springs and Orange County SC (winner of four games in a row) clinched spots in the USL Championship playoffs, leaving two postseason spots up for grabs, both in the Western Conference, in the final week of the regular season.

In the Mountain Division, New Mexico United has a two-point edge over Austin and Rio Grande Valley FC. In the Pacific Division, LA Galaxy II leads Oakland and Tacoma by one point.

Tampa Bay leads Phoenix by two points in the battle for the regular-season title. The Rowdies, Rising and El Paso Locomotive have all clinched divisional crowns. Birmingham enters the final week with a two-point lead over Louisville City in the Central Division.

USL Championship Standings
Atlantic Division
1. *Tampa Bay (22-7-2) 68 pts.
2. *Charlotte (17-9-4) 55 pts.
3. *Pittsburgh (16-8-6) 54 pts.
4. *Miami FC (15-9-6) 51 pts.
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5. Charleston (10-13-7) 37 pts.
6. Hartford (11-15-4) 37 pts.
7. NY Red Bulls II (6-18-7) 25 pts.
8. Loudoun United (4-23-3) 15 pts.

Central Division
1. *Birmingham (18-7-6) 60 pts.
2. *Louisville City (17-7-7) 58 pts.
3. *Memphis 901 (12-10-8) 44 pts.
4. *FC Tulsa (13-12-5) 44 pts.
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5. OKC Energy FC (8-10-13) 37 pts.
6. Indy Eleven (9-14-8) 35 pts.
7. Atlanta United 2 (8-14-10) 34 pts.
8. Sporting KC II (4-19-8) 20 pts.

Mountain Division
1. *El Paso (18-3-10) 64 pts.
2. *San Antonio FC (13-8-10) 49 pts.
3. *Colorado Springs (13-8-10) 49 pts.
4. New Mexico United (11-10-10) 43 pts.
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5. Austin (10-10-11) 41 pts.
6. Rio Grande Valley FC (11-11-8) 41 pts.
7. Real Monarchs (5-18-7) 22 pts.

Pacific Division
1. *Phoenix (20-5-6) 66 pts.
2. *Orange County SC (14-10-7) 49 pts.
3. *San Diego (14-12-5) 47 pts.
4. LA Galaxy II (11-14-6) 39 pts.
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5. Oakland (10-13-8) 38 pts.
6. Tacoma (10-13-8) 38 pts.
7. Sac Republic FC (8-12-11) 35 pts.
8. Las Vegas (6-22-3) 21 pts.
*Clinched playoff berths.