Philadelphia Union II Select Crown Legacy FC in MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs Pick-Your-Opponent Selection
October 22, 2024 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Philadelphia Union II News Release
CHESTER, Pa. - Philadelphia Union II will host Crown Legacy FC in the second round of the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs on Saturday, October 26 at Subaru Park. The Eastern Conference semifinal match kicks off at 5:00 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Tickets for Union II's first-ever home playoff match can be purchased HERE.
After eliminating New York City FC II in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Union II select Crown Legacy FC under MLS NEXT Pro's Pick-Your-Opponent playoff format. This season, the highest-seeded team chooses its opponent ahead of each round through the conference finals. Union II holds a 1-1-1 all-time record over Crown Legacy FC, recording a 3-0 road win in their most recent matchup on June 13, 2024, with goals by Leandro Soria, Frankie Westfield, and CJ Olney.
Philadelphia Union II became the third team to make the postseason in all three years of MLS NEXT Pro history. The youngest team in the Eastern Conference begins its third postseason campaign after a record-breaking season that featured team highs with 15 wins, 52 points, 59 goals scored, and a +18 goal difference. Individually, forward Eddy Davis set a Union II single-season scoring record with 13 goals scored, surpassing former Bethlehem Steel FC and current Olympique de Marseille forward Faris Moumbagna's 11 goal season in 2019. Union II defender and Vice-Captain Frankie Westfield scored six goals this season, the most by any defender in club history, surpassing first team Assistant Coach Ryan Richter's five goals in 2016.
The 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs features 15 single elimination matches over the course of four consecutive weekends, with three rounds leading to MLS NEXT Pro Cup. This year's Playoffs features more Clubs competing, more matches being played and more Clubs picking their opponents. All MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs and MLS NEXT Pro Cup will air live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
The round-by-round format and schedule follows:
Conference Semifinals: October 25 - 27 (two matches per conference)
The highest remaining seed in each conference will select and host an opponent from the two lowest-seeded teams
The two remaining Clubs will face each other, with the higher of the two seeds hosting
Conference Finals: November 1 - 3 (one match per conference)
The higher remaining seed in each conference will host the other remaining Club
MLS NEXT Pro Cup: November 8 - 10 (one match)
The Club with the highest regular season points total will host the other remaining Club
MLS NEXT Pro Stories from October 22, 2024
- The Town FC to Face St. Louis CITY2 in MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Semifinals on October 27 - The Town FC
- Tacoma Defiance Faces North Texas SC in Western Conference Semifinals - Tacoma Defiance
- Philadelphia Union II Select Crown Legacy FC in MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs Pick-Your-Opponent Selection - Philadelphia Union II
- Chicago Fire FC II to Host Columbus Crew 2 in 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Eastern Conference Semifinals - Chicago Fire FC II
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