| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 5 – May 26, 2023 |
| Teams | 8 (playoffs) 10 (total) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chicago FC |
| Runner-up | Philadelphia SC |
The 2023 NAL Playoffs, retroactively referred to as the 2023 UL Playoffs, was the postseason tournament of the North American League's (NAL), now named the United League's (UL), inaugural season. The playoffs began on May 5 and concluded on May 26 with Chicago FC defeating Philadelphia SC 2(3)–2(2).
Bracket
editPlay-in
editIn its original format, the clubs that finished seventh through tenth were put into a play-in tournament. The team that won the play-in would be the seven seed in the playoff and the runner-up would be the eight seed.
| Play-in Semifinals | Play-in Final | ||||||||
| 7 | Los Angeles SC | 3 | |||||||
| 10 | CF Tijuana | 4 | |||||||
| 10 | CF Tijuana | 1(4) | |||||||
| 8 | Edmonton FC | 1(1) | |||||||
| 8 | Edmonton FC | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | CF Havana | 2 | |||||||
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Edmonton FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Edmonton FC | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Philadelphia SC | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Phoenix United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Philadelphia SC | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Philadelphia SC | 2(2) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chicago FC | 2(3) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | CF Tijuana | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | CF Tijuana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chicago FC | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chicago FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco FC | 1 | ||||||||||||