2016 MLS Cup Playoffs

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2016 MLS Cup Playoffs
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CountryUnited States
Canada
Teams12
Defending championsPortland Timbers
(did not qualify)
ChampionsSeattle Sounders FC (1st title)
Runners-upToronto FC
Semi-finalists
  • Colorado Rapids
  • Montreal Impact
Matches played17
Goals scored50 (2.94 per match)
Attendance472,461 (27,792 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)United States Jozy Altidore
(5 goals)
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs (branded as the 2016 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) began on October 26, and ended on December 10 with MLS Cup 2016, the 21st league championship match for MLS.[1] This was the 21st version of the MLS Cup Playoffs, the tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season.

Twelve teams (the top 6 per conference) competed. The first round of each conference had the third-seeded team hosting the sixth seed while the fourth-seed hosted the fifth in a single match to determine who advanced to the Conference Semifinals. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed played the lowest remaining seed while the second played the next-lowest. The winners advanced to the Conference Finals. Both the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals were played as two-legged aggregate series. The winners advanced to the MLS Cup, a single match hosted by the participant with the better record.

Seattle Sounders FC defeated Toronto FC 5–4 on penalties to win their first ever MLS Cup. The game ended scoreless after extra time.

It was the first MLS Cup in league history that two expansion teams participated in the final.[2] It was also the first time in the league's history that a Canadian MLS team competed in the MLS Cup.

Conference standings[]

The top 6 teams from each conference advance to the MLS Cup playoffs. Green background denotes also qualified for 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.

Bracket[]

                                           
Knockout Round 
  • v
  • t
 Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup
October 27 – Washington, D.C.              
E4  D.C. United  2
E5  Montreal Impact  1  2  3
E5  Montreal Impact  4      
E1  New York Red Bulls  0  1  1  
Eastern Conference
October 26 – Toronto, Ontario E5  Montreal Impact  3  2  5
 
  E3  Toronto FC (a.e.t.)  2  5  7  
E3  Toronto FC  3
E3  Toronto FC  2  5  7
E6  Philadelphia Union  1   December 10 – Toronto, Ontario
E2  New York City FC  0  0  0  
 
October 27 – Seattle, Washington E3  Toronto FC  0 (4)
 
  W4  Seattle Sounders FC (p)  0 (5)
W4  Seattle Sounders FC  1
W4  Seattle Sounders FC  3  1  4
W5  Sporting Kansas City  0      
W1  FC Dallas  0  2  2  
Western Conference
October 26 – Carson, California W4  Seattle Sounders FC  2  1  3
 
  W2  Colorado Rapids  1  0  1  
W3  LA Galaxy  3
W3  LA Galaxy  1  0  1 (1)
W6  Real Salt Lake  1  
W2  Colorado Rapids (p)  0  1  1 (3)  


Knockout Round[]

Summary[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Eastern Conference
Toronto FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union
D.C. United 2–4 Montreal Impact
Western Conference
LA Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City

Matches[]

Toronto FC3–1Philadelphia Union
Giovinco Goal 15'
Osorio Goal 48'
Altidore Goal 85'		 Report Bedoya Goal 73'
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 21,759
D.C. United2–4Montreal Impact
Neagle Goal 90'
Kemp Goal 90+4'		 Report Ciman Goal 4'
Mancosu Goal 43', 58'
Piatti Goal 83'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: Jair Marrufo
LA Galaxy3–1Real Salt Lake
Gordon Goal 14'
Boateng Goal 26', 34'		 Report Plata Goal 21' (pen.)
StubHub Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 18,124
Referee: Alan Kelly
Seattle Sounders FC1–0Sporting Kansas City
Valdez Goal 88' Report
CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 36,151
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Conference Semifinals[]

Summary[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eastern Conference
Toronto FC 7–0 New York City FC 2–0 5–0
Montreal Impact 3–1 New York Red Bulls 1–0 2–1
Western Conference
LA Galaxy 1–1 (1–3 p) Colorado Rapids 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Seattle Sounders FC 4–2 FC Dallas 3–0 1–2

Matches[]

Toronto FC2–0New York City FC
Altidore Goal 84'
Ricketts Goal 90+2'		 Report
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 28,220
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
New York City FC0–5Toronto FC
Report Giovinco Goal 6', 20' (pen.), 90+1'
Altidore Goal 30'
Osorio Goal 50'
Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Attendance: 28,355
Referee: Kevin Stott

Toronto FC won 7–0 on aggregate.

Montreal Impact1–0New York Red Bulls
Mancosu Goal 61' Report
Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 15,027
Referee: Robert Sibiga
New York Red Bulls1–2Montreal Impact
Wright-Phillips Goal 77' Report Piatti Goal 51', 85'
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
Attendance: 24,314

Montreal Impact won 3–1 on aggregate.

LA Galaxy1–0Colorado Rapids
Dos Santos Goal 55' Report
StubHub Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 24,487
Referee: Drew Fischer
Colorado Rapids1–0 (a.e.t.)LA Galaxy
Gashi Goal 36' Report
Penalties
Doyle Penalty scored
Le Toux Penalty scored
Pappa Penalty scored		 3–1 Penalty scored Gerrard
Penalty missed Dos Santos
Penalty missed Cole
Penalty missed Larentowicz
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Attendance: 17,782
Referee: Mark Geiger

1–1 on aggregate. Colorado Rapids won 3–1 on penalties.

Seattle Sounders FC3–0FC Dallas
Valdez Goal 50'
Lodeiro Goal 55', 58'		 Report
CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 37,073
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
FC Dallas2–1Seattle Sounders FC
Akindele Goal 25'
Urruti Goal 56'		 Report Lodeiro Goal 54'
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 14,878
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Seattle Sounders FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

Conference Finals[]

Summary[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eastern Conference
Montreal Impact 5–7 Toronto FC 3–2 2–5 (a.e.t.)
Western Conference
Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids 2–1 1–0

Matches[]

Montreal Impact3–2Toronto FC
Oduro Goal 10'
Mancosu Goal 12'
Oyongo Goal 53'		 Report Altidore Goal 68'
Bradley Goal 73'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 61,004
Referee: Juan Guzman
Toronto FC5–2 (a.e.t.)Montreal Impact
Cooper Goal 37'
Altidore Goal 45'
Hagglund Goal 68'
Cheyrou Goal 98'
Ricketts Goal 100'		 Report Oduro Goal 24'
Piatti Goal 53'
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Toronto FC won 7–5 on aggregate.

Seattle Sounders FC2–1Colorado Rapids
Morris Goal 19'
Lodeiro Goal 61' (pen.)		 Report Doyle Goal 13'
CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 42,774
Referee: Chris Penso
Colorado Rapids0–1Seattle Sounders FC
Report Morris Goal 56'
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Attendance: 17,695
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Seattle Sounders FC won 3–1 on aggregate.

MLS Cup[]

Main article: MLS Cup 2016
Toronto FC0–0 (a.e.t.)Seattle Sounders FC
Report
Penalties
 4–5
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 36,045
Referee: Alan Kelly

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 United States Jozy Altidore Toronto FC 5
2 Italy Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC 4
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Seattle Sounders FC
Italy Matteo Mancosu Montreal Impact
Argentina Ignacio Piatti Montreal Impact
6 Ghana Emmanuel Boateng LA Galaxy 2
United States Jordan Morris Seattle Sounders FC
Ghana Dominic Oduro Montreal Impact
Canada Jonathan Osorio Toronto FC
Canada Tosaint Ricketts Toronto FC
Paraguay Nelson Valdez Seattle Sounders FC

References[]

  1. ^ "MLS announces broadcast schedule, format for Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs". Major League Soccer. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders is the best MLS Cup matchup you could ask for". foxsports.com.
  3. ^ "Playoffs". MLSsoccer.com.
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