Decision Day

Decision Day Tracker: Stay on top of all the scenarios and stakes on final day of regular season

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Decision Day presented by AT&T, as promised, brought some chaos. Here's what was settled on one of the wildest days on the MLS calendar.


Playoff pairings


Updated as of 8:45 p.m. ET

The 2020 playoff picture is set!


Eastern Conference Play-In matches: 

  • (#7) Nashville SC vs. (#10) Inter Miami
  • (#8) New England Revolution vs. (#9) Montreal Impact


Eastern Conference Round One: 

  • (#1) Philadelphia Union vs. TBD Play-In lowest remaining seed
  • (#2) Toronto FC vs. TBD Play-In highest remaining seed
  • (#3) Columbus Crew vs. (#6) New York Red Bulls
  • (#4) Orlando City vs. (#5) NYCFC


Western Conference Round One:

  • (#1) Sporting Kansas City vs. (#8) San Jose Earthquakes
  • (#2) Seattle Sounders vs. (#7) LAFC
  • (#3) Portland Timbers vs. (#6) FC Dallas
  • (#4) Minnesota United vs. (#5) Colorado Rapids


Supporters' Shield


Updated as of 5:40 p.m. ET

It's all over! The Philadelphia Union have made history! 


The Union are the 2020 MLS Supporters' Shield winners. The Union beat New England 2-0 while Toronto FC lost 2-1 to the New York Red Bulls. It's the club's first trophy since joining MLS in 2010. 


Final two playoff berths


Updated as of 5:35 p.m. ET

What a comeback for the Montreal Impact! 


The Impact have come from behind to earn a late 3-2 win over D.C. United. United needed to beat Montreal to get into the playoffs. 


Inter Miami have confirmed their place in the playoffs in their expansion season, hanging onto a 2-1 win over FC Cincinnati. The Fire and Atlanta United miss out alongside D.C. United. Chicago lost 4-3 to NYCFC, Atlanta fell 2-1 to Columbus.


  • IN: (#9) Montreal Impact, (#10) Inter Miami
  • OUT: (#11) Chicago Fire, (#12) Atlanta United, (#13) D.C. United


Playoff seeding in East


Updated as of 5:35 p.m. ET

There are two big stories to watch here: 


Race for 4th seed: This seed guarantees a Round One home game. Columbus climbed over Orlando to finish third, while NYCFC remained in fifth. 


Who avoids Play-In round?: The Red Bulls climbed over the Revs into sixth place, meaning they won't play in the play-in round. 


Golden Boot pres. by Audi


Updated as of 8:45 p.m. ET

With 14 goals, Diego Rossi has won the 2020 MLS Golden Boot. 


Behind him, there's a three-way tie for second place. Raul Ruidiaz, Gyasi Zardes and Robert Beric all scored on Decision Day to take their totals to 12 goals.


West No. 1 seed


Updated as of 8:45 p.m. ET

Sporting KC have clinched the top seed.


With a 2-0 win in the snow over Real Salt Lake, SKC get the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and homefield advantage on their potential road to MLS Cup.


The Sounders will finish second (1.77 PPG) after their 4-1 win over San Jose. Portland's 1-1 draw with LAFC puts them in third (1.70 PPG). 


Playoff seeding in the West


Updated as of 8:45 p.m. ET

Outside of the shuffle among the top 3, the most compelling story revolves around the team that gets to host a Round 1 match as the No. 4 seed.


Minnesota United took care of business against FC Dallas 3-0 and clinched a home Round One playoff game. They will play the Colorado Rapids, who got a late winner against the Houston Dynamo to jump to fifth. LAFC slipped to seventh with the Rapids result and conceding a late equalizer against the Timbers.