Brackets
| Semifinals | National Championship |
|---|---|
| FC Motown | |
July 28, 2018  2-1  | |
| FC Motown | |
August 4, 2018 1-3  | |
| FCM Portland | |
| Miami FC | |
July 28, 2018 3-0  | |
| Miami FC | |
| Duluth FC |
Playoffs Structure
2018 NPSL West Region Playoffs
- Conference champions are determined by regular season PPG
- 8 Teams qualify:
- Northwest Conference: 2 teams
- Golden Gate Conference: 3 teams
- Southwest Conference: 3 teams
- 3rd team is determined by one play-in game between the 3rd & 4th place finishers in the conference. Game to take place on June 30th, hosted by 3rd place team
- Teams are re-seeded after Quarterfinals based on regular season PPG
2018 NPSL West Region Quarterfinals – July 7: Each game hosted by higher seed
#1 Golden Gate Conference vs #3 Golden Gate Conference
#1 Southwest Conference vs #3 Southwest Conference
#2 Golden Gate Conference vs #2 Southwest Conference (hosted by team with higher regular season PPG)
#1 Northwest Conference vs #2 Northwest Conference
2018 NPSL West Region Semifinals – July 14: Each game hosted by higher seed
#1 seed vs #4 seed
#2 seed vs #3 seed
2018 NPSL West Region Final – July 21: Hosted by higher seed
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Midwest Region Playoffs
- Conference champions are determined by regular season PPG
- 6 Teams qualify:
- East Conference: 2 teams
- Great Lakes Conference: 2 teams
- North Conference: 2 teams
- The 3 conference champions will be seeded 1-3 by PPG
- The remaining 3 teams will be seeded 4-6 by PPG
- Top 2 seeds receive a Bye into the Midwest Region Semifinals
- Seeds 3 thru 6 will be split geographically with the two western-most teams playing each other, and the two eastern-most teams playing each other
- #3 Seed will host a Quarterfinal match against the team seeded 4-6 that is closest to them, based on the geographical split noted above. The remaining two teams will play each other with the higher seed hosting.
- Semifinals & Final to be held at one venue voted upon by Midwest Region club owners; home teams are determined by the highest seed in each match
2018 NPSL Midwest Region Quarterfinals – July 14: Each game hosted by higher seed
#3 seed vs #4-6 seed closest geographically
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Midwest Region Semifinals – July 20: Host TBD (to be voted upon by Midwest Region owners)
#1 seed vs Lowest remaining seed
#2 seed vs 2nd Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Midwest Region Final – July 21: Host TBD (to be voted upon by Midwest Region owners)
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL HEARTLAND CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
- Conference champion is determined by the conference playoff below, not regular season PPG
- Top 4 teams qualify based on regular season PPG
2018 NPSL Heartland Conference Semifinals – July 11: Each game hosted by higher seed
#1 seed vs #4 seed
#2 seed vs #3 seed
2018 NPSL Heartland Conference Final – July 14: Hosted by higher seed
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Lone Star Conference Playoffs
- Conference champion is determined by the conference playoff below, not regular season PPG
- Conference is split into 3 groups:
- Red Group: Fort Worth Vaqueros FC, Midland-Odessa Sockers FC, Tyler FC
- White Group: FC Brownsville, Houston Regals SCA, Laredo Heat SC
- Blue Group: Dutch Lions FC, Katy 1895 FC, Shreveport Rafters FC
- Top 2 teams from each group receive playoff berths
- Top team in each group will be seeded 1-3 based on regular season PPG, 2nd place in each group will be seeded 4-6 based on regular season PPG
2018 NPSL Lone Star Conference Quarterfinals – July 7: Each game hosted by higher seed
#3 seed vs #6 seed
#4 seed vs #5 seed
2018 NPSL Lone Star Conference Semifinals – July 11: Each game hosted by higher seed
#1 seed vs Lowest remaining seed
#2 seed vs Highest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Lone Star Conference Final – July 14: Hosted by higher seed
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Southeast Conference Playoffs
- Conference champion is determined by the conference playoff below, not regular season PPG
- Top 6 teams qualify based on regular season PPG
2018 NPSL Southeast Conference Quarterfinals – July 10: Hosted by higher seed
#3 seed vs #6 seed
#4 seed vs #5 seed
2018 NPSL Southeast Conference Semifinals – July 12: Each game hosted by higher seed
#1 seed vs Lowest remaining seed
#2 seed vs Highest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Southeast Conference Final – July 14: Hosted by higher seed
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Sunshine Conference Playoffs
- Conference champion is determined by the conference playoff below, not regular season PPG
- Top 3 teams qualify based on regular season PPG
- #2 plays #3 seed; winner plays #1 seed
2018 NPSL Sunshine Conference Semifinals – July 11: Hosted by higher seed
#2 seed vs #3 seed
2018 NPSL Sunshine Conference Final – July 14: Hosted by higher seed
#1 seed vs Remaining seed
2018 NPSL South Region Playoffs
- 4 Teams qualify:
- Heartland Conference Champion
- Lone Star Conference Champion
- Southeast Conference Champion
- Sunshine Conference Champion
- Teams will be seeded 1-4 by regular season PPG for hosting purposes, but semifinal matchups are set as noted below
2018 NPSL South Region Semifinals – July 17: Each game hosted by higher seed based on PPG
Heartland Conference Champion vs Lone Star Conference Champion
Southeast Conference Champion vs Sunshine Conference Champion
2018 NPSL South Region Final – July 21: Hosted by higher seed
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Keystone Conference Playoffs
- Conference champion is determined by the conference playoff below, not regular season PPG
- Top 4 teams qualify based on regular season PPG
2018 NPSL Keystone Conference Semifinals – July 11: Each game hosted by higher seed
#1 seed vs #4 seed
#2 seed vs #3 seed
2018 NPSL Keystone Conference Final – July 14: Hosted by higher seed
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Mid-Atlantic Conference Playoffs
- Conference champion is determined by the conference playoff below, not regular season PPG
- Top 3 teams qualify based on regular season PPG
- #2 seed plays #3 seed; winner plays #1 seed
2018 NPSL Mid-Atlantic Conference Semifinals – July 11: Hosted by higher seed
#2 seed vs #3 seed
2018 NPSL Mid-Atlantic Conference Final – July 14: Hosted by higher seed
#1 seed vs Remaining seed
2018 NPSL North Atlantic Conference Playoffs
- Conference champion is determined by the conference playoff below, not regular season PPG
- Top 4 teams qualify based on regular season PPG
2018 NPSL North Atlantic Conference Semifinals – July 11: Each game hosted by higher seed
#1 seed vs #4 seed
#2 seed vs #3 seed
2018 NPSL North Atlantic Conference Final – July 14: Hosted by higher seed
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL Northeast Region Playoffs
- 4 Teams qualify:
- Keystone Conference Champion
- Mid-Atlantic Conference Champion
- North Atlantic Conference Champion
- 1 Wildcard: Conference Finalist with the highest regular season PPG
- Teams will be seeded 1-4 by regular season PPG
2018 NPSL Northeast Region Semifinals – July 18: Each game hosted by higher seed
#1 seed vs #4 seed
#2 seed vs #3 seed
2018 NPSL Northeast Region Final – July 21: Hosted by higher seed
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed
2018 NPSL National Semifinals & Championship
2018 NPSL National Semifinals – July 28: Each game hosted by higher seed
#1 Seed vs #4 Seed
#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
2018 NPSL National Championship – August 4: Hosted by higher seed
Higher Seed vs Lower Seed
Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers between 2 teams:
- Head-to-head results
- Goal difference in head-to-head matchups
- Most wins in conference competition
- Goal difference in conference competition
- Fewest losses in conference competition
- Coin toss
Tiebreakers between 3 or more teams:
A mini table involving only the tied teams shall be used. If there is a 2-team tie in the mini table, the 2-team tiebreakers listed above will apply. If there is a tie for points between 3 or more teams, the following tiebreakers will apply:
- Most wins in conference competition
- Goal difference in conference competition
- Fewest losses in conference competition
- Coin toss
- Regular season average points per game
- Regular season average goal difference per game
- Regular season average goals scored per game
- Coin toss