The higher seed are home for the first and — if necessary — third games of the series.The winners advance to the conference semifinals, with that round joining the conference final and MLS Cup Final as single-elimination matches at the home of the higher seed.

It's a do-or-die wildcard round followed by the best-of-three first round as MLS begins the march towards a champions

With Chicago and Portland taking care of business, MLS's 2025 playoff bracket is complete. Here's the full schedule and road to MLS Cup

Two competitive teams in the Eastern Conference meet up in the Queen City on Tuesday night, as Charlotte FC and New York City FC lock horns in Game 1 of their first-round series in the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Daniel Ríos found the net in the first half, Thomas Müller and Kenji Cabrera scored in the second and the Vancouver Whitecaps blanked FC Dallas 3-0 in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup

Is it Messi's time? Will some of MLS's high-profile newcomers win it all? Or will there be an unexpected champ? Our writers have their say

Two very strong Major League Soccer squads open up their first-round series on Monday night, as Minnesota United plays host to the Seattle Sounders in Game 1 of the MLS Cup Playoffs. These two clubs finished very close to each other in the Western Conference standings, and it could lead to a thrilling best-of-three series.

New York City FC will face Charlotte FC in the opening round of the MLS Cup Playoffs on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. in Charlotte.

Major League Soccer suspended two players for a "potential violation of league rules" before their opening matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs this week.

The Union seek to become the first team since 2022 to win the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup in the same season.