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Real Salt Lake are in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs!

Real Salt Lake Takes on the Portland Timbers in the Wild Card Game

Real Salt Lake Takes on the Portland Timbers in the Wild Card Game

Head to the Beer Bar in SLC to Support RSL in The Wild Card Game

Watch RSL’s Wild Card Match vs the Portland Timbers
Watch RSL’s Wild Card Match vs the Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake Takes on the Portland Timbers in the Wild Card Game

Real Salt Lake Takes on the Portland Timbers in the Wild Card Game

Head to the Beer Bar in SLC to Support RSL in The Wild Card Game

RSL Playoff News
RSL Playoff News
How to Watch RSL in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs
How to Watch RSL in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs
Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs Key Dates
Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs Key Dates

A total of 18 clubs will qualify for the postseason – the top nine from Eastern Conference and the top nine from the Western Conference. Seeds 1–7 earn automatic entry into the Round One Best-of-3 Series, while seeds 8–9 face off in a single-match Wild Card. The 2025 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs begin in late October, with the MLS Cup Final scheduled for December 6. A full breakdown of the playoffs can be found here.

Wild Card
Wednesday, October 22
Round One Best-of-3 Series
Friday, October 24 - Sunday, November 9
Conference Semifinals
Saturday, November 22 - Sunday, November 23
Conference Finals
Saturday, November 29 - Sunday, November 30
2025 MLS Cup Presented by Audi
Saturday, December 6
Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs Format
Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs Format
mls 2025 playoff format
mls 2025 playoff format

To begin the 18-team playoff field, there are two single-game elimination matches (Eastern Conference No. 8 vs. No. 9; Western Conference No. 8 vs. No. 9).

Eastern Conference

(8) Chicago Fire FC vs. (9) Orlando City

Western Conference

(8) Portland Timbers vs. (9) Real Salt Lake

How does it work?

PK shootout: If a Wild Card game is tied at the end of regulation time (90 minutes), no extra time will be played. There will immediately be a penalty kick shootout to determine the winner.

Single elimination: The winner of each Wild Card match will advance to the Round One Best-of-3 Series, where they will face the conference's No. 1 seed – either the Philadelphia Union (East) or San Diego FC (West). The loser's playoff journey ends.

What's next?

The Wild Card winners advance to a Round One Best-of-3 Series against their conference's top seed.

The Round One Best-of-3 Series spans from Friday, October 24 to Sunday, November 9.

Eastern Conference Round One Best-of-3 Series

  • No. 1 Philadelphia Union vs. Wild Card winner
  • No. 2 FC Cincinnati vs. No. 7 Columbus Crew
  • No. 3 Inter Miami CF vs. No. 6 Nashville SC
  • No. 4 Charlotte FC vs. No. 5 New York City FC

Western Conference Round One Best-of-3 Series

  • No. 1 San Diego FC vs. Wild Card winner
  • No. 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. No. 7 FC Dallas
  • No. 3 LAFC vs. No. 6 Austin FC
  • No. 4 Minnesota United FC vs. No. 5 Seattle Sounders FC
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