TAMPA, Fla. – The bracket for the 2025 USL League One Playoffs presented by Terminix was set on Saturday night, with the road to the 2025 USL League One Final on the CBS Sports Golazo Network set to begin this Saturday night after a riveting final day of the regular season.
One Knoxville SC claimed the League One Players’ Shield with a 1-0 victory against Greenville Triumph SC on the final day of the season, earning the first silverware in the club’s history as Babacar Diene’s second-half goal kept One Knox ahead of in-state rival Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, which also took victory in its finale.
First-year club FC Naples earned a top-four finish, meanwhile, as it took a 2-0 victory against the Charlotte Independence, jumping above Union Omaha after the defending League One title winners could only play to a 2-2 draw against Spokane Velocity FC in its regular season finale. The Independence claimed a fourth consecutive playoff berth despite their defeat, however, as both Forward Madison and AV ALTA FC were unable to take victory, handing the No.8 seed to Charlotte.
The 2025 USL League One Playoffs presented by Terminix will be played on a fixed bracket with no re-seeding after each round. The Semifinals will be held the weekend of November 7-9, and the Final on the weekend of November 14-16 on CBS Sports Golazo Network.
2025 USL League One Playoffs Notes
- Defending title-holder Union Omaha has reached its sixth consecutive postseason, equaling the longest postseason streak in league history of Greenville Triumph SC (2019-24), which missed the postseason for the first time in its history this season. The Charlotte Independence rank second in active streaks with four consecutive postseason appearances.
- FC Naples and Portland Hearts of Pine will make their playoff debuts having each qualified for the postseason in their inaugural seasons. The two clubs are the third and fourth to reach the League One Playoffs in their expansion seasons, following Union Omaha (2020) and Spokane Velocity FC (2024)
- Chattanooga Red Wolves SC and South Georgia Tormenta FC make their postseason returns having both last reached the USL League One Playoffs in 2022, when Tormenta defeated the Red Wolves 2-1 in the League One Final.
- Two former USL League One title-winners will be part of the postseason field in two-time title winner Union Omaha (2021, 2024) and South Georgia Tormenta FC (2022). Three former finalists are also in the field in the Charlotte Independence (2023), Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (2022) and Spokane Velocity FC (2024).
2025 USL League One Playoffs presented by Terminix
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 1
No. 2 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC vs. No. 7 Portland Hearts of Pine, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
No. 4 FC Naples vs. No. 5 Union Omaha, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Sunday, November 2
No. 1 One Knoxville SC vs. No. 8 Charlotte Independence, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
No. 3 Spokane Velocity FC vs. No. 6 South Georgia Tormenta FC, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)