MLS playoff field set after Decision Day

Orlando and Seattle host the November 19 Wild Card games. Vancouver opens its first-round series at BC Place three days later.

2026-11-08 · Major League Soccer

Eighteen teams qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs after Decision Day. The postseason opens on November 19 with two single-elimination games. Orlando City hosts FC Cincinnati in the East, while Seattle Sounders host Real Salt Lake in the West.

How Seattle and Salt Lake got in

Seattle beat LAFC 2–1 on the final day to secure the home match. Real Salt Lake held off LA Galaxy by the same score to book its place. The winner at Lumen Field advances to face Vancouver Whitecaps.

What comes next

Round One begins November 21 with best-of-three series. Vancouver hosts Game 1 on November 22 at BC Place. In the East, Nashville opens at home that afternoon against the winner of Orlando and Cincinnati. MLS Cup is scheduled for December 18.