2022 edition of the MLS Cup playoffs tournament
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The 2022 MLS Cup playoffs (branded as the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th edition of the MLS Cup playoffs , the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada. The tournament culminated the 2022 MLS regular season . The tournament began on October 15 and concluded with MLS Cup 2022 on November 5, 16 days before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
New York City FC entered the playoffs as the defending MLS champions, but were eliminated in the conference finals by the Philadelphia Union . Los Angeles FC entered as Supporters' Shield winners and won their first MLS Cup , defeating the Philadelphia Union in a penalty shoot-out . The 2022 playoffs marked the first since 2008 where no teams from the Pacific Northwest region (including 2021 finalist Portland Timbers ) qualified; Seattle Sounders FC failed to qualify for the first time in their MLS history, snapping a league-record thirteen-year playoff streak. Austin FC and FC Cincinnati reached the MLS Cup playoffs for the first time in 2022.
Qualified teams
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference standings
The top seven teams in the Eastern and Western Conference qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs, with the conference champions receiving first round byes. A green background denotes teams that qualified for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League .
Eastern Conference
Source: MLS
Western Conference
Source: MLS
Bracket
Note: The higher seeded teams hosted matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.
First round
The second through fourth-seeded teams in each conference hosted the first-round matches. The team with the best record in each conference received a bye to the Conference semifinals.
Eastern Conference
October 1512:00 p.m. EDT Red Bull Arena , Harrison Attendance: 17,113Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 168:00 p.m. EDT Saputo Stadium , Montreal Attendance: 19,619Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 177:00 p.m. EDT Citi Field , New York City Attendance: 18,066Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Western Conference
October 1512:00 p.m. PDT Dignity Health Sports Park , Carson Attendance: 22,280Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 162:00 p.m. CDT Q2 Stadium , Austin Attendance: 20,738Referee: Victor Rivas
October 178:30 p.m. CDT Toyota Stadium , Frisco Attendance: 19,096Referee: Ted Unkel
Conference semifinals
The higher-seeded teams in each match-up as determined by regular season ranking hosted the matches.
Eastern Conference
October 208:00 p.m. EDT Subaru Park , Chester Attendance: 19,289Referee: Timothy Ford
October 231:00 p.m. EDT Saputo Stadium , Montreal Attendance: 19,619Referee: Drew Fischer
Western Conference
October 207:00 p.m. PDT Banc of California Stadium , Los Angeles Attendance: 22,305Referee: Allen Chapman
October 237:00 p.m. CDT Q2 Stadium , Austin Attendance: 20,738Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Conference finals
The higher-seeded teams in each conference as determined by regular season ranking hosted the matches.
Eastern Conference
October 308:00 p.m. EDT Subaru Park , Chester Attendance: 19,770Referee: Allen Chapman
Western Conference
October 3012:00 p.m. PDT Banc of California Stadium , Los Angeles Attendance: 22,175Referee: Armando Villarreal
MLS Cup 2022
Main article: MLS Cup 2022
The highest-ranked team remaining in the overall table (Los Angeles FC ) hosted the match.
November 5, 2022 (2022-11-05)1:00 p.m. PDT Banc of California Stadium , Los Angeles , California, U.S.Attendance: 22,384Referee: Ismail Elfath
Top goalscorers
References
"Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule" . MLSSoccer.com . Major League Soccer. September 12, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.Booth, Chuck (October 10, 2022). "MLS Playoff Schedule: LAFC win Supporters Shield for best record; postseason begins Oct. 15" . CBS Sports
"Stats" . MLSsoccer.com . Major League Soccer. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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