2024 edition of the MLS playoffs
Football tournament season
2024 MLS Cup playoffs Tournament details Country United States Dates October 22 – December 7 Teams 18 Defending champions Columbus Crew Final positions Champions LA Galaxy (6th title)Runner-up New York Red Bulls Semifinalists Tournament statistics Matches played 29 Goals scored 74 (2.55 per match) Attendance 697,403 (24,048 per match) Top goal scorer(s) Dejan Joveljić ← 2023 2025 →
The 2024 MLS Cup playoffs (branded as the Audi 2024 MLS Cup PlayoffsMajor League Soccer (MLS), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada. It was the 29th edition of the MLS Cup playoffs , the tournament culminating at the end of the 2024 season . The playoffs began on October 22 and concluded with MLS Cup 2024 on December 7.
The Columbus Crew entered the playoffs as the defending MLS Cup champions, but were eliminated by the New York Red Bulls in round one. Inter Miami CF entered as Supporters' Shield winners and Eastern Conference regular season leaders; they were eliminated in round one by Atlanta United FC . Western Conference regular season leaders Los Angeles FC were eliminated in the conference semifinals by Seattle Sounders FC .
The LA Galaxy won a record-extending sixth MLS Cup title after defeating the New York Red Bulls 2–1.
Format
Similar to the 2023 edition , the playoffs featured a field of eighteen teams—the top nine teams from each conference. The top seven teams in each conference automatically qualified 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 best-ranked team in their conference, with only a penalty shoot-out occurring if the game was tied. Round one comprised a best-of-three format, with higher seeds playing against lower seeds. The round did not have the aggregate score kept, and tied matches proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. The remaining three rounds — the conference semifinals, conference final, and MLS Cup — were single-elimination matches played with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if still tied. The team with the better regular season record hosted the match in all rounds except for the best-of-three series in round one, where the lower seed hosted the second of three possible matches. All matches were broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass , a streaming service operated by Apple .
Qualified teams
The playoffs were contested by eighteen teams. The date listed indicates when each team qualified for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference standings
Eastern Conference
Source: MLS
Western Conference
Source: MLS
Bracket
The higher seeded teams hosted single-elimination matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points in the Supporters' Shield table. During the best-of-three round, the team with higher seed hosted the first match and the third match if necessary.
Wild card round
Eastern Conference
October 227:30 pm EDT Saputo Stadium , Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 16,566Referee: Joe Dickerson
Western Conference
October 237:30 pm PDT Providence Park , Portland, Oregon Attendance: 19,143Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Round one
Eastern Conference
October 258:30 pm EDT Chase Stadium , Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 20,673Referee: Allen Chapman
November 27:00 PM EDT Mercedes-Benz Stadium , Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 68,455Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
November 98:00 PM EST Chase Stadium , Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 20,673Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Atlanta United FC won the series 2–1.
October 296:45 PM EDT Lower.com Field , Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 19,050Referee: Timothy Ford
November 34:30 PM EST Red Bull Arena , Harrison, New Jersey Attendance: 20,936Referee: Filip Dujic
New York Red Bulls won the series 2–0.
October 286:45 PM EDT TQL Stadium , Cincinnati, Ohio Attendance: 21,413Referee: Sergii Boiko
November 25:00 PM EDT Citi Field , New York, New York Attendance: 19,585Referee: Ismir Pekmic
November 94:00 PM EST TQL Stadium , Cincinnati, Ohio Attendance: 22,487Referee: Drew Fischer
New York City FC won the series 2–1.
October 277:30 pm EDT Inter&Co Stadium , Orlando, Florida Attendance: 17,787Referee: Drew Fischer
November 17:30 PM EDT Bank of America Stadium , Charlotte, North Carolina Attendance: 40,238Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
November 96:00 PM EST Inter&Co Stadium , Orlando, Florida Attendance: 20,021Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Orlando City SC won the series 2–1.
Western Conference
October 276:45 PM PDT BMO Stadium , Los Angeles, California Attendance: 22,298Referee: Jair Marrufo
November 35:45 PM PST BC Place , Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 20,695Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
November 87:30 pm PST BMO Stadium , Los Angeles, California Attendance: 22,220Referee: Joe Dickerson
Los Angeles FC won the series 2–1.
October 268:00 pm PDT Dignity Health Sports Park , Carson, California Attendance: 24,537Referee: Lukasz Szpala
November 17:30 pm MDT Dick's Sporting Goods Park , Commerce City, Colorado Attendance: 16,010Referee: Victor Rivas
LA Galaxy won the series 2–0.
October 297:00 pm MDT America First Field , Sandy, Utah Attendance: 19,195Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
November 28:00 pm CDT Allianz Field , Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,912Referee: Tori Penso
Minnesota United FC won the series 2–0.
October 286:00 pm PDT Lumen Field , Seattle, Washington Attendance: 30,026Referee: Ted Unkel
November 35:30 pm CST Shell Energy Stadium , Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,859Referee: Armando Villarreal
Seattle Sounders FC won the series 2–0.
Conference semifinals
The higher-seeded team as determined by regular season ranking hosted the match.
Eastern Conference
November 235:30 PM EST Citi Field , New York, New York Attendance: 24,891Referee: Allen Chapman
November 243:30 PM EST Inter&Co Stadium , Orlando, Florida Attendance: 25,055Referee: Armando Villarreal
Western Conference
November 237:30 PM PST BMO Stadium , Los Angeles, California Attendance: 22,301Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
November 243:00 PM PST Dignity Health Sports Park , Carson, California Attendance: 26,192Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Conference finals
The higher-seeded team as determined by regular season ranking hosted the match.
Eastern Conference
November 307:30 PM EST Inter&Co Stadium , Orlando, Florida Attendance: 25,046Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Western Conference
November 307:00 PM PST Dignity Health Sports Park , Carson, California Attendance: 26,327Referee: Drew Fischer
MLS Cup 2024
Main article: MLS Cup 2024
The highest-ranked finalist in the overall Supporters' Shield table (LA Galaxy ) hosted the match.
December 71:00 p.m. PST Dignity Health Sports Park , Carson, California Attendance: 26,812Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Top goalscorers
Notes
BC Place , the match was played at Providence Park, with the Vancouver Whitecaps serving as the home team.
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