A number of MLS playoff spots are on the line this weekend, and additional Concacaf Champions Cup berths were secured this week.
Let's get to it. Here's a look at the teams that can clinch MLS postseason berths on Saturday:
➤ Charlotte FC
➤ Houston Dynamo FC
➤ Los Angeles FC
➤ New York City FC
➤ New York Red Bulls
➤ Orlando City SC
➤ Portland Timbers
➤ Seattle Sounders FC
➤ Vancouver Whitecaps FC
In addition to those scenarios, the LA Galaxy can lock up home-field advantage in the Western Conference playoffs this weekend.
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(All games available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.)
A total of 18 teams qualify for the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs — the top nine finishers from each conference.
The eighth- and ninth-place finishers in each conference will play in wild-card matches. The top seven seeds qualify for the Round 1 best-of-three series.
Here is the playoff schedule:
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Heading into MLS Matchday 35, these would be the MLS playoff matchups through the first round …
EASTERN CONFERENCE
➤ Clinched playoff spot: Columbus Crew, FC Cincinnati, Inter Miami CF
Wild-card match:
Round 1 (best-of-three series):
WESTERN CONFERENCE
➤ Clinched playoff spot: Colorado Rapids, LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake
Wild-card match:
Round 1 (best-of-three series):
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According to BetMGM, Inter Miami CF (+150) is the current favorite to win the 2024 league championship, followed by LA Galaxy (+600), Columbus Crew (+700), Los Angeles FC (+900) and FC Cincinnati (+1200).
So far, six MLS clubs have qualified for next year's Concacaf Champions Cup competition:
➤ Colorado Rapids: Via winning third-place match of Leagues Cup
➤ Columbus Crew: Via winning Leagues Cup
➤ Inter Miami CF: Via being among two next-best clubs in MLS Supporters' Shield standings
➤ Los Angeles FC: Via being Leagues Cup runners-up (also U.S. Open Cup winner)
➤ Sporting Kansas City: Via being a U.S. Open Cup finalist (if the U.S. Open Cup winner also holds another Concacaf Champions Cup qualification spot, the tournament's runner-up will earn a Concacaf Champions Cup spot)
➤ Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Via winning the Canadian Championship
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