The 2016 USL season has been going very well for New York Red Bulls II. The team is the regular season champion, setting new single-season records along the way. And its next priority is to make a splash in the playoffs. The post-season will see NYRB II settle in at Red Bull Arena, playing every game at home until or unless it gets knocked out of the tournament.
What's that? Oh, yes. Maybe not every post-season game at home.
Since it adopted its current identity in 2011, USL's basic competition structure has echoed that used currently in MLS: teams play a regular season, a healthy number make the playoffs, and the big finale (USL Cup) is hosted by the qualifying club with the best regular-season record.