Major League Soccer on Wednesday released the remainder of the MLS Cup Playoff schedule which gets underway on Wednesday night with the Western Conference Knockout Round match between Seattle and Colorado (10:30 pm ET, NBCSN).
The Conference Semifinal round begins with New England squaring off against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, November 2 at 8 pm ET (NBCSN, RDS2). That same night the Portland Timbers will play their first playoff match on the road in Seattle or Colorado (10 pm ET, NBCSN).
The dates, times and television info for the other match-ups follow below with the Conference Championship second legs still to be determined:
Knockout Round
(Home teams listed first):
· Seattle Sounders FC vs. Colorado Rapids – Wed., Oct. 30, 10:30 pm ET (NBCSN; local TV)
· Houston Dynamo vs. Montreal Impact – Thurs., Oct. 31, 8:30 pm ET (NBCSN; TSN; RDS2; local TV)
Eastern Conference Semifinals
First Leg (Home teams listed first):
· New England Revolution vs. Sporting Kansas City – Sat., Nov. 2, 8 pm ET (NBCSN; RDS2; Local TV)
· Houston Dynamo or Montreal Impact vs. New York Red Bulls– Sun., Nov. 3, 3:30 pm ET (NBC; if MTL advances TSN2, RDS2)
Second Leg (Home teams listed first):
· New York Red Bulls vs. Houston Dynamo or Montreal Impact– Wed., Nov. 6, 8 pm ET (UDN; Local TV; if MTL advances TSN2, RDS2)
· Sporting Kansas City vs. New England Revolution – Wed., Nov. 6, 9 pm ET (Local TV)
Western Conference Semifinals
First Leg (Home teams listed first):
· Seattle Sounders FC or Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers – Sat., Nov. 2, 10 pm ET (NBCSN)
· LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake – Sun., Nov. 3, 9 pm ET (ESPN; TSN2; RDS2)
Second Leg (Home teams listed first):
· Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy – Thurs., Nov. 7, 9 pm ET (ESPN2; TSN2)
· Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders FC or Colorado Rapids – Thurs., Nov. 7, 11 pm ET (NBCSN; UDN; TSN2)
Conference Championships
First Leg (Home teams listed first):
· Eastern Conference – Sat., Nov. 9, 2:30 pm ET (NBC; UDN; RDS2; if MTL advances TSN2)
· Western Conference – Sun., Nov. 10, 9 pm ET (ESPN; RDS2)
Second Leg (Home teams listed first):
· TBD – Sat., Nov. 23, TBD
· TBD – Sun., Nov. 24, TBD
MLS Cup 2013
Saturday, December 7 (hosted by finalist with best regular season record)
4 pm ET (ESPN, UniMas, TSN2, RDS) Site TBD
