Major League Soccer’s regular season came to an end Sunday, when all 24 teams played at the same time for a dramatic 2019 Decision Day.
The first-round playoff opponents are now set.
The MLS Cup playoffs have a different format this year. All playoff matches are single elimination instead of having home-and-away series for the conference semifinals and finals. The change means MLS Cup will be played in Nov. 10 instead of in December.
Here is a look at the playoff schedule as of Oct. 8.
Round One
Eastern Conference:
- Atlanta United vs New England Revolution – Oct. 19 (1 p.m. ET, Univision & TUDN, TSN, TVAS)
- Toronto FC vs D.C. United – Oct. 19 (6 p.m. ET, Univision & TUDN, TSN, TVAS)
- Philadelphia Union vs New York Red Bulls – Oct. 20 (3 p.m. ET, FS1, TSN, TVAS)
Western Conference:
- Seattle Sounders vs FC Dallas – Oct. 19 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, TSN, TVAS)
- Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers – Oct. 19 (10 p.m. ET, ESPNews, TSN, TVAS)
- Minnesota United vs LA Galaxy – Oct. 20 (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, TSN, TVAS)
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference:
- NYCFC (1 seed) vs. Winner of 4/5 seed Round 1 match – Oct. 23 (7 p.m. ET, FS1, TSN, TVAS)
- Winner of 2/7 seed match vs. Winner of 3/6 seed match – Oct. 24 (7:30 p.m., ESPN2, TSN, TVAS)
Western Conference:
- Winner of 2/7 seed match vs. Winner of 3/6 seed match – Oct. 23 (10 p.m. ET, FS1, TSN, TVAS)
- LAFC (1 seed) vs. Winner of 4/5 seed Round 1 match – Oct. 24 (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, TSN, TVAS)
Conference Finals
- Western Conference Final – Oct. 29 (TBD, ESPN, TSN, TVAS)
- Eastern Conference Final – Oct. 30 (TBD, FS1, TSN, TVAS)
2019 MLS Cup
- Sunday, Nov. 10 — 3 p.m. ET (ABC, Univision/TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports)
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