2017 MLS Cup playoffs
2017 edition of the MLS playoffs
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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 was 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, competed in the playoffs.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Country | United States Canada |
| Dates | October 25 – December 9 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Semifinalists | |
| 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) |
The first round of each conference had the third-seeded team hosting the sixth seed while the fourth-seed hosted the fifth seed in a single match to determine who advances to the Conference Semifinals. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed played the lowest remaining seed while the second played the next-lowest. The winners advanced to the Conference Finals. Both the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals were played as a two-legged aggregate series, with the higher-ranked team hosting the second leg. The winners advanced 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.
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Eastern Conference
Source: MLS
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Western Conference
Source: MLS
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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
| Chicago Fire | 0–4 | New York Red Bulls |
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Conference semifinals
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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
2–2 on aggregate. Toronto FC won on away goals.
Columbus Crew won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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Seattle Sounders FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate.
Conference finals
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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
Toronto FC won 1–0 on aggregate.
Seattle Sounders FC won 5–0 on aggregate.
