Decision Day has come to a close, as the regular season of MLS play is officially over.
From 20 teams, the field has been trimmed down to 12, with the MLS Playoffs beginning this week.
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Below we take a look at who’s headed to the postseason, and what the first round matchups will be.
Eastern Conference
- New York Red Bulls
- Columbus Crew SC
- Montreal Impact
- D.C. United
- New England Revolution
- Toronto FC
- Orlando City SC (eliminated)
- New York City FC (eliminated)
- Philadelphia Union (eliminated)
- Chicago Fire (eliminated)
The top two seeds (RBNY and Columbus) have a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
The following are the knockout-round playoff matchups in the Eastern Conference. It is one match, hosted at the higher seed.
#3 Montreal Impact vs. #6 Toronto FC
#4 D.C. United vs. #5 New England Revolution
Western Conference
- FC Dallas
- Vancouver Whitecaps
- Portland Timbers
- Seattle Sounders
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- Sporting KC
- San Jose Earthquakes (eliminated)
- Houston Dynamo (eliminated)
- Real Salt Lake (eliminated)
- Colorado Rapids (eliminated)
The top two seeds (Dallas and Vancouver) have a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
The following are the knockout-round playoff matchups in the Western Conference. It is one match, hosted at the higher seed.
#3 Portland Timbers vs. #6 Sporting KC
#4 Seattle Sounders vs. #5 LA Galaxy
