League: Major League Soccer

Postseason 101:

  • Format:
    • Nine teams in each conference qualify for the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs, with the eight and nine seeds in each playing the Wild Card round.
    • The teams then enter a bracket format based on their seeding, beginning with a Round One best-of-three series with the higher seed hosting the first and, if necessary, third match of the series.
    • Following the Round One series, the playoffs move to a knockout format with the Conference Semifinals, Conference Finals and ultimately MLS Cup presented by Audi being decided by the champion of each conference.
  • Key Dates:
    • Wild Card Matches, Oct. 3
    • Round One Best-of-Three Series, Oct. 26 – Nov. 10
    • Conference Semifinals, Nov. 23-24
    • Conference Finals, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1
    • MLS Cup presented by Audi, Dec. 7.