The top seeds were sent home in the Western Conference quarterfinals, but the Eastern Conference's better-ranked teams were - mostly - able to stay alive in the 2016 USL playoffs.
There was one upset: three-seed FC Cincinnati was downed, 2-1, by Charleston Battery. The match had a large crowd and a strong Red Bull flavor.
Tonight's attendance for #CINvCHS is a new #FCCincy AND @USL record... pic.twitter.com/0R52v5cmX5
— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) October 2, 2016
Eric Stevenson - a 2014 New York Red Bulls draft pick - opened the scoring for Cincinnati.