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The MLS Cup final was the team's 53rd competitive match in 2023—the most for an MLS team in a single year—due to their participation in the Champions League, Leagues Cup, U.S. Open Cup, and the Campeones Cup. [64] LAFC traveled over 63,000 miles (101,000 km) during their season, which lasted 41 weeks. [65]
The 2023 MLS Cup playoffs (branded as the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) was the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada. It was the 28th edition of the MLS Cup playoffs, the tournament culminating at the end of the 2023 season.
As of 2024, 19 of the 32 teams that have played in the league have appeared at an MLS Cup final, and 15 have won a championship. [29] The LA Galaxy has appeared at and won the MLS Cup the most times, with six championships in ten appearances. [9] The New England Revolution has appeared five times as a finalist, but has not won an MLS Cup.
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 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.
The MLS Cup's roots trace back to the foundation of Major League Soccer, when the league decided to hold a championship format similar to its contemporary North American sports leagues. [4] The first few editions of the game were dominated by D.C. United, who appeared in the first four MLS Cup finals, winning three. [5]
The 2023 playoff format includes a pair of single-elimination play-in matches for the two lowest-ranked teams in each conference ahead of a best-of-three round; the round is followed by more single-elimination rounds that lead up to the MLS Cup final. [27] Major League Soccer's spring-to-fall schedule results in scheduling conflicts with the ...
The LA Galaxy are the most successful team in the league's history with six MLS Cup titles and four Supporters' Shields; D.C. United has four MLS Cup titles and four Supporters' Shields. [1] [20] The league's all-time points record was set in the 2024 season by Inter Miami CF, who had 74 points and a winning percentage of 0.765. [21]