On Wednesday, the push for the MLS Cup trophy begins with the wildcard matches. The Chicago Fire, Orlando City SC, Portland Timbers, and Real Salt Lake will all strive to advance to the official playoff rounds. In the Western Conference, the winner between Portland and Salt Lake will meet San Diego FC, while in the East, the winner between Chicago and Orlando will take on the Supporters’ Shield winners, Philadelphia Union.

The wildcard round is a single-elimination match before transitioning to a best-of-three series for the first round. The higher seed hosts the first game, the second match is away, and if necessary, the deciding game returns to a knockout format.

MLS Playoff Scores and Schedule

All times are listed in eastern time and all matches are available on MLS Season Pass.

Wild Card – Wednesday, Oct. 22

• Chicago Fire 3, Orlando City 1
• Portland Timbers 3, Real Salt Lake 1

Round One – Oct. 24 - Nov. 9

Game One
Friday, Oct. 24

• (3) Inter Miami 3, (6) Nashville SC 1

Sunday, Oct. 26

• (1) Philadelphia Union 2, (8) Chicago Fire 2 (Philadelphia wins 4-2 on penalties)
• (2) Vancouver Whitecaps 3, (7) FC Dallas 0
• (1) San Diego FC 2, (8) Portland Timbers 1

Monday, Oct. 27

• (2) FC Cincinnati 1, (7) Columbus Crew 0
• (4) Minnesota United 0, (5) Seattle Sounders 0 (Minnesota United wins 3-2 on penalties)

Tuesday, Oct. 28

• (4) Charlotte FC vs. (5) NYCFC, 6:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 29

• (3) LAFC vs. (6) Austin FC, 10:30 p.m.

Game Two
Saturday, Nov. 1

• (5) NYCFC vs. (4) Charlotte FC, 3:30 p.m.
• (8) Chicago Fire vs. (1) Philadelphia Union, 5:30 p.m.
• (6) Nashville SC vs. (3) Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m.
• (7) FC Dallas vs. (2) Vancouver Whitecaps, 9:30 p.m.
• (8) Portland Timbers vs. (1) San Diego FC, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 2

• (7) Columbus Crew vs. (2) FC Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m.
• (6) Austin FC vs. (3) LAFC, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 3

• (5) Seattle Sounders vs. (4) Minnesota United, 10:30 p.m.

Game Three (if required)
Friday, Nov. 7

• (2) Vancouver Whitecaps vs. (7) FC Dallas

Saturday, Nov. 9

• (1) Philadelphia Union vs. (8) Chicago Fire
• (2) FC Cincinnati vs. (7) Columbus Crew
• (3) Inter Miami vs. (6) Nashville SC
• (3) LAFC vs. (6) Austin FC
• (4) Minnesota United vs. (5) Seattle Sounders

Sunday, Nov. 9

• (1) San Diego FC vs. (8) Portland Timbers

Conference Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 22 - Sunday, Nov. 23

Conference Finals - Saturday, Nov. 29 - Sunday, Nov. 30

MLS Cup Final - Saturday, Dec. 6