One full matchday remains in the 2023 regular season: Decision Day on October 21.
Before some last-minute shuffling, what would be the matchups if the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs started today?
Wild Card
Dallas (No. 8) hosting San Jose (No. 9)
Round One
St. Louis (No. 1) hosting winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9
LAFC (No. 2) hosting Portland (No. 7)
Seattle (No. 3) hosting Vancouver (No. 6)
Houston (No. 4) hosting Salt Lake (No. 5)
Wild Card
Montréal (No. 8) hosting New York (No. 9)^
Round One
Cincinnati (No. 1) hosting winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9
Orlando (No. 2) hosting Nashville (No. 7)
Philadelphia (No. 3) hosting Atlanta (No. 6)
Columbus (No. 4) hosting New England (No. 5)
^ D.C. (ninth place) are mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. New York (10th place) are the next-best team.
Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
MLS Cup presented by Audi is set for Dec. 9, while the playoffs begin Oct. 25-26 with Wild Card matches. All games can be watched on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
Seeds 1-7 in each conference qualify for the Round One Best-of-3 series.
Seeds 8-9 in each conference qualify for the Wild Card matches.
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