2024 MLS Cup playoffs

2024 MLS Cup playoffs

Tournament details
Country	United States Canada
Dates	October 22 – December 7
Teams	18
Defending champions	Columbus Crew
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	55 (2.5 per match)
Attendance	480,085 (21,822 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ryan Gauld (5 goals)
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of November 9, 2024.

The 2024 MLS Cup playoffs (branded as the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is the 29th edition of the MLS Cup playoffs, the tournament culminating at the end of the 2024 season. The playoffs began on October 22 and will conclude with MLS Cup 2024 on December 7.^[1][2]

The Columbus Crew entered the playoffs as the defending MLS Cup champions, but were eliminated by the New York Red Bulls in round one. Inter Miami CF entered as Supporters' Shield winners; they were eliminated in round one by Atlanta United FC.

Similar to the 2023 edition, the playoffs feature a field of eighteen teams—the top nine teams from each conference. The top seven teams in each conference automatically qualified for round one, while the eighth and ninth-placed teams in each conference contested a single wild card match for the right to play the best-ranked team in their conference, with only a penalty shoot-out occurring if the game is tied. Round one will comprise a best-of-three format, with higher seeds playing against lower seeds. The round does not have the aggregate score kept, and tied matches proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. The remaining three rounds — the conference semifinals, conference final, and MLS Cup — will be single-elimination matches played with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if still tied.^[1][3] The team with the better regular season record hosts the match in all rounds except for the best-of-three series in round one, where the lower seed hosts the second of three possible matches. All matches are broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass, a streaming service operated by Apple.^[1]

The playoffs are contested by eighteen teams. The date listed indicates when each team qualified for the playoffs.

The higher seeded teams host single-elimination matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points in the Supporters' Shield table. During the best-of-three round, the team with higher seed hosts the first match and the third match if necessary.

Wild card single match

Round one best-of-three series

Conference semifinals single match

Conference finals single match

MLS Cup single match

E1

Inter Miami CF

2

1

2

E8

CF Montréal

2 (4)

E9

Atlanta United FC

1

2

3

E9

Atlanta United FC

2 (5)

E9

Atlanta United FC

E4

Orlando City SC

E4

Orlando City SC

2

0 (1)

1 (4)

Eastern Conference

E5

Charlotte FC

0

0 (3)

1 (1)

E3

FC Cincinnati

1

1

0 (5)

E6

New York City FC

0

3

0 (6)

E6

New York City FC

E7

New York Red Bulls

E2

Columbus Crew

0

2 (4)

–

E7

New York Red Bulls

1

2 (5)

–

W1

Los Angeles FC

2

0

1

W8

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

5

W8

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

1

3

0

W9

Portland Timbers

0

W1

Los Angeles FC

W4

Seattle Sounders FC

W4

Seattle Sounders FC

0 (5)

1 (7)

–

Western Conference

W5

Houston Dynamo FC

0 (4)

1 (6)

–

W3

Real Salt Lake

0 (4)

1 (1)

–

W6

Minnesota United FC

0 (5)

1 (3)

–

W6

Minnesota United FC

W2

LA Galaxy

W2

LA Galaxy

5

4

–

W7

Colorado Rapids

0

1

–

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3
Eastern Conference
Inter Miami CF	1–2	Atlanta United FC	2–1	1–2	2–3
Columbus Crew	0–2	New York Red Bulls	0–1	2–2 (4–5 p)	—
FC Cincinnati	1–2	New York City FC	1–0	1–3	0–0 (5–6 p)
Orlando City SC	2–1	Charlotte FC	2–0	0–0 (1–3 p)	1–1 (4–1 p)
Western Conference
Los Angeles FC	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	0–3	1–0
LA Galaxy	2–0	Colorado Rapids	5–0	4–1	—
Real Salt Lake	0–2	Minnesota United FC	0–0 (4–5 p)	1–1 (1–3 p)	—
Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Houston Dynamo FC	0–0 (5–4 p)	1–1 (7–6 p)	—

Atlanta United FC won the series 2–1.

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New York Red Bulls won the series 2–0.

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New York City FC won the series 2–1.

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Orlando City SC won the series 2–1.

Los Angeles FC won the series 2–1.

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LA Galaxy won the series 2–0.

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Minnesota United FC won the series 2–0.

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Seattle Sounders FC won the series 2–0.

The higher-seeded team as determined by regular season ranking will host the match.^[1]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Eastern Conference
Orlando City SC	TBD	Atlanta United FC
New York City FC	TBD	New York Red Bulls
Western Conference
Los Angeles FC	TBD	Seattle Sounders FC
LA Galaxy	TBD	Minnesota United FC

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The higher-seeded team as determined by regular season ranking will host the match.^[1]

The highest-ranked finalist in the overall Supporters' Shield table will host the match.^[1]

As of November 9, 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[23]
1	Ryan Gauld	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	5
2	Riqui Puig	LA Galaxy	4
3	Dejan Joveljić	LA Galaxy	2
	Josef Martínez	CF Montréal
	Jamal Thiaré	Atlanta United FC
	Facundo Torres	Orlando City SC
7	35 players		1