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The playoffs featured a new format from previous years with an expanded field of 18 teams—the top nine teams from each conference. The top seven teams in each conference automatically qualify for round one while the eighth and ninth-placed teams in each conference contested a single wild card match for the right to play the No. 1 seed in their conference, with only a penalty shoot-out ...
New York Red Bulls forward Tom Barlow (74) breaks forward as FC Cincinnati midfielder Júnior Moreno (93) defends in the first half of an MLS first-round playoff game, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at ...
Since 2023, the top nine teams from each of the Eastern and Western Conference qualify for the playoffs, playing in separate brackets. [2] [3] [4] The wild-card round, conference semifinals, conference finals, and the MLS Cup are single-match eliminations hosted by the team with the better regular season record, while round one is a best-of-3 series with the higher seeds hosting the odd ...
The MLS Cup is the annual championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-level men's soccer league for the United States and Canada. The match marks the conclusion of the MLS Cup Playoffs, a five-round knockout competition contested by the top nine teams from each of the league's two conferences.
The MLS playoffs are down to just four teams, with the LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders, Orlando City and New York Red Bulls battling to win MLS Cup.
The current format was introduced in 2023, and consists of several rounds. After a wild-card round, the remaining 16 teams play in a best-of-three, home-away-home format for the first round.
The 2023 MLS All-Star Game took place on July 19, 2023, at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. between the MLS All-Stars and Arsenal. [ 32 ] The MLS Cup Playoffs expanded to nine teams per conference and a total of 24 matches.
MLS Cup Playoff format The MLS Cup Playoffs is not a traditional, two-game, aggregate score format. Instead, every match in the MLS Cup Playoffs is a standalone opportunity to earn a victory.