NEW YORK (Sunday, November 12, 2023) – Major League Soccer today announced the match schedule and broadcast details for the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern and Western Conference Semifinals.
Following the Round One Best-of-3 Series, eight teams, four from each conference have advanced to the Conference Semifinals. To date, the higher seed has advanced in six of the eight Best-of-3 Series matches. No. 3 Columbus Crew is tied one match apiece in their Best-of-3 Series with No. 6 Atlanta United with the decisive Game 3 currently underway on MLS Season Pass. No. 8 Sporting Kansas City is the only lower seed thus far to defeat a higher seed. SKC topped No. 1 seed St. Louis CITY SC in two games to advance to their first Conference Semifinal appearance since 2018.
The semifinal round will be played as Conference doubleheaders with two Eastern Conference matches on Saturday, Nov. 25 and two Western Conference matches on Sunday, Nov. 26.
Saturday, November 25
5:30 p.m. ET - No. 2 Orlando City SC vs. No. 3 Columbus Crew/No. 6 Atlanta United
(Exploria Stadium, MLS Season Pass)
8 p.m. ET - No. 1 FC Cincinnati vs. No 4 Philadelphia Union
(TQL Stadium, MLS Season Pass)
Sunday, November 26
7 p.m. ET - No. 4 Houston Dynamo FC vs. No. 8 Sporting Kansas City
(Shell Energy Stadium, MLS Season Pass/FS1/ FOX Deportes/TSN/RDS)
9:30 p.m. ET - No. 2 Seattle Sounders FC vs. No. 3 LAFC
(Lumen Field, MLS Season Pass)
Conference Semifinals, Conference Finals, and MLS Cup presented by Audi are contested as single-elimination matches. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety. If the score is still tied at the end of the two extra time periods, teams will participate in kicks from the penalty spot to determine the winner.
For more information about the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, visit www.MLSsoccer.com
Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule
Wildcard Matches
Wednesday, October 25
- Sporting Kansas City 0-0 San Jose Earthquakes (Sporting Kansas City advance 4-2 on penalty kicks)
- New York Red Bulls 5-2 Charlotte FC (New York Red Bulls advance)
Round One Best-of-3 Series
Saturday, October 28 – Sunday, November 12
- No. 1 FC Cincinnati at No. 8 New York Red Bulls; FC Cincinnati advance
- Game 1: FC Cincinnati 3-0 New York Red Bulls
- Game 2: FC Cincinnati 1-1 New York Red Bulls
(FC Cincinnati won 8-7 on penalties)
- No. 2 Orlando City SC at No. 7 Nashville SC; Orlando City SC advance
- Game 1: Orlando City SC 1-0 Nashville SC
- Game 2: Orlando City SC 1-0 Nashville SC
- No. 3 Columbus Crew vs. No. 6 Atlanta United
- Game 1: Columbus Crew 2-0 Atlanta United
- Game 2: Atlanta United 4-2 Columbus Crew
- Game 3: Atlanta United vs. Columbus Crew (in progress)
- No. 4 Philadelphia Union at No. 5 New England Revolution; Philadelphia Union advance
- Game 1: Philadelphia Union 3-1 New England Revolution
- Game 2: Philadelphia Union 1-0 New England Revolution
- No. 1 St. Louis CITY SC vs. No. 8 Sporting Kansas City; Sporting Kansas City advance
- Game 1: Sporting Kansas City 4-1 St. Louis CITY SC
- Game 2: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 St. Louis CITY SC
- No. 2 Seattle Sounders FC vs. No. 7 FC Dallas; Seattle Sounders FC advance
- Game 1: Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 FC Dallas
- Game 2: FC Dallas 3-1 Seattle Sounders FC
- Game 3: Seattle Sounders 1-0 FC Dallas
- No. 3 LAFC at No. 6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC; LAFC advance
- Game 1: LAFC 5-2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Game 2: LAFC 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- No. 4 Houston Dynamo FC vs. No. 5 Real Salt Lake; Houston Dynamo FC advance
- Game 1: Houston Dynamo FC 2-1 Real Salt Lake
- Game 2: Real Salt Lake 1-1 Houston Dynamo FC
(RSL win 5-4 on penalties) - Game 3: Houston Dynamo FC 1-1 Real Salt Lake
(Houston Dynamo FC win 4-3 on penalties)
Conference Semifinals (Four Games)
Saturday, November 25
- 5:30 p.m. ET No. 2 Orlando City SC vs. No. 3 Columbus Crew/No. 6 Atlanta United (Exploria Stadium, MLS Season Pass)
- 8 p.m. ET No. 1 FC Cincinnati vs. No 4 Philadelphia Union (TQL Stadium, MLS Season Pass)
Sunday, November 26
- 7 p.m. ET No. 4 Houston Dynamo FC vs. No. 8 Sporting Kansas City (Shell Energy Stadium, MLS Season Pass/FS1/ FOX Deportes/TSN/RDS)
- 9:30 p.m. ET No. 2 Seattle Sounders FC vs. No. 3 LAFC (Lumen Field, MLS Season Pass)
Conference Finals (Two Games)
December 2-3
Conference Finals game times and broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
MLS Cup presented by Audi
Saturday, December 9
4 p.m. ET (MLS Season Pass/FOX/ FOX Deportes/TSN/ RDS)
