The 2025 MLS Cup playoffs are nearly here, and the schedule for the first portions of the postseason has been confirmed by the league on Sunday afternoon.
The postseason consists of five rounds, starting with the single-knockout Wild Card games between the eighth and ninth seeds in the Eastern and Western Conferences. The winners of those games advance to participate in the 16-team bracket, which begins with the first round best-of-three series, unlike any other league in the world.
Following the best-of-three series, advancing teams take on their Conference Semifinals, before moving on to the Conference Finals and finally MLS Cup, which will be held Dec. 6 at the home of the team with the better record in the 2025 MLS regular season.
Here is the schedule for the first round and Wild Card series, as confirmed by MLS, its clubs and the primary broadcaster, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
