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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 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 Conference Semifinals, Conference Final, and MLS Cup final remained single-elimination matches hosted by the higher-seeded team in late November and early December. [33] The 2023 season was the first to implement a "sustenance break" for iftar for Muslim players during Ramadan in April. The break was indicated by the referee as a stoppage ...
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 Spanish language rights for the MLS Cup in the U.S. were awarded to Univision in 2007 and the match was aired on their various networks until 2023. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] The U.S. linear television rights beginning in 2023 are held by Fox in English and Fox Deportes in Spanish; the MLS Cup final will air on those channels as well as Apple TV+ 's MLS ...
Dec. 7 – MLS Cup. Teams, TBD, 4 p.m. How to watch MLS playoffs. Every game of the 2024 MLS playoffs will be streamed on Apple TV. Select games, including MLS Cup, will be broadcast on Fox and ...