2017 MLS Cup playoffs

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

The 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs (branded as the 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) began on October 25 and ended on December 9 with MLS Cup 2017, the 22nd league championship match for MLS.^[1] This is the 22nd version of the MLS Cup Playoffs, the tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. Twelve teams, the top six of each conference, compete in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

Tournament details
Country	United States Canada
Dates	October 25 – December 9
Teams	12
Defending champions	Seattle Sounders FC
Final positions
Champions	Toronto FC (1st title)
Runners-up	Seattle Sounders FC
Semifinalists	Columbus Crew SC Houston Dynamo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	34 (2 per match)
Attendance	453,781 (26,693 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Clint Dempsey (3 goals)
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The first round of each conference has the third-seeded team hosting the sixth seed while the fourth-seed hosts the fifth seed in a single match to determine who advances to the Conference Semifinals. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the second plays the next-lowest. The winners advance to the Conference Finals. Both the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals are played as a two-legged aggregate series. The winners advance to the MLS Cup, a single match hosted by the participant with the better regular season record.

Conference standings

The top six teams from each conference advance to the MLS Cup playoffs. Chicago and Portland won seeding tiebreakers over Atlanta and Seattle, respectively, based on total wins.

Eastern Conference Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Toronto FC 34 69 2 New York City FC 34 57 3 Chicago Fire 34 55 4 Atlanta United FC 34 55 5 Columbus Crew 34 54 6 New York Red Bulls 34 50 7 New England Revolution 34 45 8 Philadelphia Union 34 42 9 Montreal Impact 34 39 10 Orlando City SC 34 39 11 D.C. United 34 32 Source: MLS

Western Conference Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Portland Timbers 34 53 2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 53 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 52 4 Houston Dynamo 34 50 5 Sporting Kansas City 34 49 6 San Jose Earthquakes 34 46 7 FC Dallas 34 46 8 Real Salt Lake 34 45 9 Minnesota United FC 34 36 10 Colorado Rapids 34 33 11 LA Galaxy 34 32 Source: MLS

Bracket

	Knockout round					Conference semifinals							Conference finals							MLS Cup December 9 – Toronto, Ontario
						E5	Columbus Crew	4	0	4
	October 26 – Atlanta, Georgia
						E2	New York City FC	1	2	3
	E4	Atlanta United FC	0 (1)
	E5	Columbus Crew (p)	0 (3)
													E5	Columbus Crew	0	0	0
	Eastern Conference
													E1	Toronto FC	0	1	1
						E6	New York Red Bulls	1	1	2
	October 25 – Bridgeview, Illinois
						E1	Toronto FC	2	0	2 (a)
	E3	Chicago Fire	0
	E6	New York Red Bulls	4
																				E1	Toronto FC	2
																				W2	Seattle Sounders FC	0
						W4	Houston Dynamo	0	2	2
	October 26 – Houston, Texas
						W1	Portland Timbers	0	1	1
	W4	Houston Dynamo (a.e.t.)	1
	W5	Sporting Kansas City	0
													W4	Houston Dynamo	0	0	0
	Western Conference
													W2	Seattle Sounders FC	2	3	5
						W3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	0	0
	October 25 – Vancouver, British Columbia
						W2	Seattle Sounders FC	0	2	2
	W3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	5
	W6	San Jose Earthquakes	0

Knockout round

Summary

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Eastern Conference
Chicago Fire (E3)	0–4	New York Red Bulls (E6)
Atlanta United FC (E4)	0–0 (1–3 p)	Columbus Crew SC (E5)
Western Conference
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (W3)	5–0	San Jose Earthquakes (W6)
Houston Dynamo (W4)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sporting Kansas City (W5)

Matches

October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)

20:30 EDT (19:30 CDT)

Chicago Fire	0–4	New York Red Bulls
	Report	Wright-Phillips 7' Kljestan 11' Royer 70' Verón 87'

Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois

Attendance: 11,647

Referee: Ismail Elfath

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October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)

19:00 EDT

Atlanta United FC	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew SC
	Report
Penalties
Gressel González Pirez Villalba Larentowicz	1–3	Higuaín Manneh Hansen Jahn

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 67,221

Referee: Allen Chapman

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October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)

22:30 EDT (19:30 PDT)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	5–0	San Jose Earthquakes
Montero 33' Techera 57' Waston 64' Mezquida 78', 80'	Report

BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

Attendance: 21,083

Referee: José Carlos Rivero

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October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)

21:30 EDT (20:30 CDT)

Houston Dynamo	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sporting Kansas City
Elis 94'	Report

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 14,126

Referee: Mark Geiger

Conference semifinals

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Eastern Conference
New York Red Bulls (E6)	2–2 (a)	Toronto FC (E1)	1–2	1–0
Columbus Crew SC (E5)	4–3	New York City FC (E2)	4–1	0–2
Western Conference
Houston Dynamo (W4)	2–1	Portland Timbers (W1)	0–0	2–1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (W3)	0–2	Seattle Sounders FC (W2)	0–0	0–2

Matches

October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)

19:00 EDT

New York Red Bulls	1–2	Toronto FC
Royer 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Vázquez 8' Giovinco 72'

Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

Attendance: 18,107

Referee: Drew Fischer

November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)

15:00 EST

Toronto FC	0–1	New York Red Bulls
	Report	Wright-Phillips 53'

BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 29,974

Referee: Chris Penso

2–2 on aggregate. Toronto FC won on away goals.

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October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)

20:00 EDT

Columbus Crew SC	4–1	New York City FC
Kamara 6' Artur 58' Meram 69' Afful 90+3'	Report	Villa 78'

MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 14,416

Referee: Alan Kelly

November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)

17:00 EST

New York City FC	2–0	Columbus Crew SC
Villa 16' (pen.) Struna 53'	Report

Yankee Stadium, New York, New York

Attendance: 23,246

Referee: Kevin Stott

Columbus Crew won 4–3 on aggregate.

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October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)

20:30 EDT (17:30 PDT)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC
	Report

BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

Attendance: 27,837

Referee: Kevin Stott

November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02)

22:30 EDT (19:30 PDT)

Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Dempsey 56', 88'	Report

CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 39,587

Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Seattle Sounders FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

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October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)

21:30 EDT (20:30 CDT)

Houston Dynamo	0–0	Portland Timbers
	Report

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 15,169

Referee: Robert Sibiga

November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)

19:30 EST (16:30 PST)

Portland Timbers	1–2	Houston Dynamo
Asprilla 39'	Report	Remick 43' Manotas 77'

Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Attendance: 21,144

Referee: Ismail Elfath

Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Conference finals

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Eastern Conference
Columbus Crew SC (E5)	0–1	Toronto FC (E1)	0–0	0–1
Western Conference
Houston Dynamo (W4)	0–5	Seattle Sounders FC (W2)	0–2	0–3

Matches

November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)

20:00 EST

Columbus Crew SC	0–0	Toronto FC
	Report

MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 21,289

Referee: Robert Sibiga

November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)

19:30 EST

Toronto FC	1–0	Columbus Crew SC
Altidore 60'	Report

BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 30,392

Referee: Jair Marrufo

Toronto FC won 1–0 on aggregate.

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November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)

22:00 EST (21:00 CST)

Houston Dynamo	0–2	Seattle Sounders FC
	Report	Svensson 11' Bruin 42'

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 22,661

Referee: Chris Penso

November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30)

22:30 EST (19:30 PST)

Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	Houston Dynamo
Rodríguez 22' Dempsey 57' Bruin 73'	Report

CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 45,298

Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Seattle Sounders FC won 5–0 on aggregate.

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2017

December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09)

4:00 p.m. EST

Toronto FC	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC
Altidore 67' Vázquez 90+4'	Report

BMO Field, Toronto, Canada

Attendance: 30,584

Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Clint Dempsey	Seattle Sounders FC	3
2	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	2
	Will Bruin	Seattle Sounders FC
	Nicolás Mezquida	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
	Daniel Royer	New York Red Bulls
	Víctor Vázquez	Toronto FC
	David Villa	New York City FC
	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls
9	Harrison Afful	Columbus Crew SC	1
	Artur	Columbus Crew SC
	Alberth Elis	Houston Dynamo
	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC
	Ola Kamara	Columbus Crew SC
	Sacha Kljestan	New York Red Bulls
	Justin Meram	Columbus Crew SC
	Fredy Montero	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
	Víctor Rodríguez	Seattle Sounders FC
	Andraž Struna	New York City FC
	Gustav Svensson	Seattle Sounders FC
	Cristian Techera	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
	Gonzalo Verón	New York Red Bulls
	Kendall Waston	Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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