The MLS regular season is over, the field has been cut from 19 to 10 and the playoffs are set to begin. They get underway on Oct. 29 with the Western Conference knockout round match and the Eastern Conference follows the next day. Those will be the first of 15 playoff matches, with the tournament concluding on Dec. 7 with the MLS Cup.
MLS Playoffs match and TV schedule
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Of the 15 playoff matches, 12 will be nationally televised. Seven of them will be on either ESPN or ESPN2, with NBC or NBCSN showing five.
Here’s the complete schedule (all times Eastern)
Knockout round
- FC Dallas vs. Vancouver Whitecaps - Wednesday, Oct.29, 9 p.m. (MLS Live)
- New York Red Bulls vs. Sporting Kansas City - Thursday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Eastern Conference semifinals
First legs
- Columbus Crew vs. New England Revolution - Saturday, Nov. 1, 4 p.m. (Univision Deportes, MLS Live)
- New York Red Bulls or Sporting Kansas City vs. D.C. United - Sunday, Nov. 2, 4 p.m. (Univision Deportes, MLS Live)
Second legs
- D.C. United vs. New York Red Bulls or Sporting Kansas City - Saturday, Nov. 8, 2:30 p.m. (NBC)
- New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew - Sunday, Nov. 9, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)
Western Conference semifinals
First legs
- Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy - Saturday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m. (NBCSN)
- Seattle Sounders vs. FC Dallas or Vancouver Whitecaps - Sunday, Nov. 2, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
Second legs
- LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake - Sunday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
- Seattle Sounders vs. FC Dallas or Vancouver Whitecaps - Monday, Nov. 10, 10:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
Conference championships
First legs
- TBD - Sunday, Nov. 23, 1:30 p.m. (NBC)
- TBD - Sunday, Nov. 23, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Second legs
- TBD - Saturday, Nov. 29, 3 p.m. (NBCSN)
- TBD - Sunday, Nov. 30, 5 p.m. or 9 p.m. (ESPN)
MLS Cup
- Eastern Conference champion vs. Western Conference champion - Sunday, Dec. 7, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
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