MLS Playoffs

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Updated April 1, 2026

Recent Changes

DAL logo FC Dallas entered bracket (seed 8)
NSH logo Nashville SC entered bracket (seed 1)
RSL logo Real Salt Lake entered bracket (seed 6)
SEA logo Seattle Sounders FC entered bracket (seed 5)
TOR logo Toronto FC entered bracket (seed 7)
NYC logo New York City FC entered bracket (seed 2)
COL logo Colorado Rapids entered bracket (seed 7)
CIN logo FC Cincinnati left bracket
POR logo Portland Timbers left bracket
CLB logo Columbus Crew SC left bracket
MIN logo Minnesota United FC left bracket
MTL logo Montreal Impact left bracket
ATX logo Austin FC left bracket
LA logo LA Galaxy left bracket

MLS Playoff Format and Rules

The top 7 teams in both the Western and Eastern conference will reach the MLS playoffs. Each team is ranked based on their total points during the regular season.

Tiebreakers

  1. Most wins
  2. Goal differential
  3. Goal scored
  4. Fewer disciplinary points
  5. Away goal differential
  6. Away goals scored
  7. Home goal differential
  8. Home goals scored
  9. Coin toss (2 clubs) or drawing of lots (3 clubs)