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Playoffs · 2022

The 2022playoffs.

Los Angeles FC beat Philadelphia Union in MLS Cup 2022. Fourteen clubs qualified, the top seven in each conference, in a fixed single-elimination bracket with no re-seeding.

Final

Western Conference

Round OneSingle match
Conference semifinalsSingle match
Conference finalsSingle match
One matchOct 30
1LAFC3
2Austin0
LAFC won 3–0
One matchOct 20
1LAFC3
4LA Galaxy2
LAFC won 3–2
One matchOct 15
4LA Galaxy1
5Nashville0
LA won 1–0
One matchOct 23
2Austin2
3Dallas1
ATX won 2–1
One matchOct 16
2Austin2(3)
7Salt Lake2(1)
ATX won 3–1 on penalties after 2–2 a.e.t.
One matchOct 17
3Dallas1(5)
6Minnesota1(4)
DAL won 5–4 on penalties after 1–1 a.e.t.

Eastern Conference

Round OneSingle match
Conference semifinalsSingle match
Conference finalsSingle match
One matchOct 30
1Philadelphia3
3NYCFC1
PHI won 3–1
One matchOct 20
1Philadelphia1
5Cincinnati0
PHI won 1–0
One matchOct 15
4Red Bulls1
5Cincinnati2
CIN won 2–1
One matchOct 23
2Montréal1
3NYCFC3
NYC won 3–1
One matchOct 16
2Montréal2
7Orlando0
MTL won 2–0
One matchOct 17
3NYCFC3
6Miami0
NYC won 3–0

MLS Cup

Nov 5

One matchNov 5
1LAFC3(3)
1Philadelphia3(0)
LAFC won 3–0 on penalties after 3–3 a.e.t.
2022 championLos Angeles FC

MLS Cup 2022

Los Angeles FC over Philadelphia Union.

3–3(3–0 penalties after extra time)

Venue
Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles
Attendance
22,384
MVP
John McCarthy
Field
14 of 28 clubs

The format

How 2022 worked.

Fourteen clubs qualified, the top seven in each conference, in a fixed single-elimination bracket with no re-seeding. Seeds 2–7 played Round One (2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5) while the 1 seed had a bye to the conference semifinals; every round including MLS Cup was a single match at the higher seed, with extra time and penalties if level.

  • No format change; Charlotte FC joined (28 clubs).
  • Compressed to finish before the FIFA World Cup: MLS Cup on November 5, the earliest final since 2008.
  1. 01Round OneSingle matchOct 15–17
  2. 02Conference semifinalsSingle matchOct 20–23
  3. 03Conference finalsSingle matchOct 30
  4. 04MLS CupSingle matchNov 5
Seeding
Top seven per conference by points. Fixed bracket: the 1 seed met the 4/5 winner and the 2/7 winner met the 3/6 winner.
Hosting
Higher seed hosted every match; MLS Cup hosted by the finalist with the better regular-season record.
Ties
Single matches: 30 minutes of extra time, then a penalty shoot-out.

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