MLS 2026
Playoff Race
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Separate competition
U.S. Open Cup — the national knockout
The bracket
Full MLS Cup Playoffs bracket — Wild Card to MLS Cup
Eastern Conference
GD · Pts7CLTCharlotte7–4–7 · 18 GP · 2 scenarios →IN
Wild Cardseeds 8–9
9DCD.C. United5–8–5 · 18 GP · 4 scenarios →BUB
Outbelow the line
Western Conference
GD · PtsHow the MLS playoffs work
Seeds 1–7 — Playoffs
The top seven in each conference reach the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs — Round One is a best-of-three series.
Seeds 8–9 — Wild Card
8th hosts 9th in a single-elimination Wild Card game; the winner takes the last Round One place.
Seeds 10–15 — Out
Below the line — no playoffs, the season ends with Decision Day.