2001 A-League Playoff & Championship Format
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| [1] Richmond |
| [2] Hershey |
| [3] Vancouver |
| [4] Rochester |
| [5] Charleston |
| [6] San Diego |
| [7] Charlotte |
| [8] Milwaukee |
| [9] Nashville |
| [10] Portland |
| [11] Atlanta |
| [12] Pittsburgh |
2001 Playoffs - General Information
- The League will continue the two-legged aggregate scores series, which is standard around the world, for all rounds of this year's competition with the exception of the Championship game.
- The top 12 teams in the A-League qualify for post-season play. The composition of the 12 playoff teams will consist of the top three teams from each conference (nine total), plus the next best three teams league-wide (irrespective of their division). The top team in each conference as well as the next best second place team will receive the top four seeds, and those four teams will receive a bye in the first round.
- Total Points will be used to adjudge the placement of teams in the league standings. In the event that teams are even on Total Points in the final standings, playoffs and/or finals, applying the following criteria, in order of importance, will identify the higher placed team(s):
- Standings determined by Total Points Tiebreakers:
- Total wins in regular season games
- Head-to-head record based on total points in regular season games.*
- Head-to-head won / loss record in regular season games.*
- Goal difference in regular season games
- Goals scored in regular season games
- Total points within conference (or division, if applicable).**
- Ranking based on points earned against top four conference (or divisional, if applicable) finishers. This tiebreaker will not be used if four or less teams comprise the conference/division.**
- Point percentage outside conference (or division, if applicable) in league games.***
- Total points in all regular season and Open Cup Qualifying games combined. If number of games is unequal, then point percentage applies. (Applies to A-League & D3 Pro League only).
- FIFA Fair Play - Team with fewest disciplinary points in regular season games. (If number of games is unequal, points will be divided by games played to arrive at a common basis for comparison)
- Lottery conducted by USL at League office
* Should any of the teams involved have played each other an UNEQUAL number of times, this tiebreaker does not apply.
** If number of games is unequal, then point percentage will be used.
*** Point Percentage = number of total points earned / maximum possible points (5 per game)
ROUND 1 - Two-legged Aggregate Score Series
- Matches to be played Wednesday, Sept 12 - Sunday, Sept 16th
- Seeds #1-#4 receive a bye.
- Seeds #5 & #12, #6 & #11, #7 & #10, #8 & #9 face each other twice (one home, one away).
ROUND 2 - Quarter-Final Series - Two-legged Aggregate Score Series
- Matches to be played Wednesday, Sept 19 - Sunday, Sept 23rd
- Seeds #1-#4 face the winners of Round 1 matches (one home and one away).
ROUND 3 - Semi-Final Series - Two-legged Aggregate Score Series
- Matches to be played Wednesday, Sept 26 - Sunday, Sept 30 (one home and one away)
ROUND 4 - A-League Championship Game
one match to be played the weekend of October 5th-7th.
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