2017 MLS Cup Playoffs
Country | United States Canada |
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Dates | October 25 – December 9 |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Seattle Sounders FC |
Champions | Toronto FC (1st title) |
Runners-up | Seattle Sounders FC |
Semi-finalists |
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Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 34 (2 per match) |
Attendance | 453,781 (26,693 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Clint Dempsey (3 goals) |
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The 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs (branded as the 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) began on October 25, and ended on December 9 with MLS Cup 2017, the 22nd league championship match for MLS.[1] This is the 22nd version of the MLS Cup Playoffs, the tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. Twelve teams, the top six of each conference, compete in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
The first round of each conference has the third-seeded team hosting the sixth seed while the fourth-seed hosts the fifth seed in a single match to determine who advances to the Conference Semifinals. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the second plays the next-lowest. The winners advance to the Conference Finals. Both the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals are played as a two-legged aggregate series. The winners advance to the MLS Cup, a single match hosted by the participant with the better record.
Conference standings[]
The top six teams from each conference advance to the MLS Cup playoffs. Chicago and Portland won seeding tiebreakers over Atlanta and Seattle, respectively, based on total wins.
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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Bracket[]
Knockout Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
October 26 – Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E4 | Atlanta United FC | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
E5 | Columbus Crew | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
E5 | Columbus Crew (p) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York City FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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October 25 – Bridgeview, Illinois | E5 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Toronto FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago Fire | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E6 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
E6 | New York Red Bulls | 4 | December 9 – Toronto, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||
E1 | Toronto FC (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
October 26 – Houston, Texas | E1 | Toronto FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W4 | Houston Dynamo (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W4 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
W5 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W1 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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October 25 – Vancouver, British Columbia | W4 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
W6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Knockout Round[]
Summary[]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | ||
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Chicago Fire (E3) | 0–4 | New York Red Bulls (E6) | ||
Atlanta United FC (E4) | 0–0 (1–3 p) |
Columbus Crew SC (E5) | ||
Western Conference | ||||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (W3) | 5–0 | San Jose Earthquakes (W6) | ||
Houston Dynamo (W4) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Sporting Kansas City (W5) |
Matches[]
Chicago Fire | 0–4 | New York Red Bulls |
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Atlanta United FC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Columbus Crew SC |
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Penalties | ||
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5–0 | San Jose Earthquakes |
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Houston Dynamo | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Sporting Kansas City |
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Conference Semifinals[]
Summary[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Eastern Conference | ||||
New York Red Bulls (E6) | 2–2 (a) | Toronto FC (E1) | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Columbus Crew SC (E5) | 4–3 | New York City FC (E2) | 4–1 | 0–2 |
Western Conference | ||||
Houston Dynamo (W4) | 2–1 | Portland Timbers (W1) | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (W3) | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC (W2) | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Matches[]
Toronto FC | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls |
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2–2 on aggregate. Toronto FC won on away goals.
Columbus Crew SC | 4–1 | New York City FC |
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New York City FC | 2–0 | Columbus Crew SC |
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Columbus Crew won 4–3 on aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
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Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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Seattle Sounders FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | Portland Timbers |
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Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate.
Conference Finals[]
Summary[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Columbus Crew SC (E5) | 0–1 | Toronto FC (E1) | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Western Conference | ||||
Houston Dynamo (W4) | 0–5 | Seattle Sounders FC (W2) | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Matches[]
Columbus Crew SC | 0–0 | Toronto FC |
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Toronto FC | 1–0 | Columbus Crew SC |
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Toronto FC won 1–0 on aggregate.
Houston Dynamo | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC |
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Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Houston Dynamo |
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Seattle Sounders FC won 5–0 on aggregate.
MLS Cup[]
Goalscorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Clint Dempsey | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 |
2 | Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC | 2 |
Will Bruin | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Nicolás Mezquida | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
Daniel Royer | New York Red Bulls | ||
Víctor Vázquez | Toronto FC | ||
David Villa | New York City FC | ||
Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | ||
9 | Harrison Afful | Columbus Crew SC | 1 |
Artur | Columbus Crew SC | ||
Alberth Elis | Houston Dynamo | ||
Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | ||
Ola Kamara | Columbus Crew SC | ||
Sacha Kljestan | New York Red Bulls | ||
Justin Meram | Columbus Crew SC | ||
Fredy Montero | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
Víctor Rodríguez | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Andraž Struna | New York City FC | ||
Gustav Svensson | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Cristian Techera | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
Gonzalo Verón | New York Red Bulls | ||
Kendall Waston | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
References[]
- ^ "Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs schedule revealed, final to be played on Dec. 9". Major League Soccer. August 23, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ "Playoffs". Major League Soccer.
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