2016 MLS Cup Playoffs

2016 MLS Cup Playoffs
Country United States
Canada
Teams 12
Defending champions Portland Timbers
(did not qualify)
Matches played 16
Goals scored 50 (3.13 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) United States Jozy Altidore
(5 goals)
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The 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs (branded as the 2016 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) began on October 26, and will end on December 10 with MLS Cup 2016, the 21st league championship match for MLS.[1] This is the 21st version of the MLS Cup Playoffs, the tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season.

Twelve teams (the top 6 per conference) compete. The first round of each conference has the third-seeded team hosting the sixth seed while the fourth-seed hosts the fifth in a single match to determine who advances to the Conference Semifinals. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the second plays the next-lowest. The winners advance to the Conference Finals. Both the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals are played as two-legged aggregate series. The winners advance to the MLS Cup, a single match hosted by the participant with the better record.

Ordinarily, the winner of MLS Cup 2016 would qualify for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League. However, Toronto FC have already qualified through the 2016 Canadian Championship, and as a Canada-based team they would not be permitted to qualify through MLS in any event.[2] Should Toronto FC win the MLS Cup, that qualification place will pass to New York City FC (the highest-ranked U.S. team in the overall regular season table not already qualified).

It will be the first time in the league's history that a Canadian MLS team will compete in the MLS Cup.

Conference standings

The top 6 teams from each conference advance to the MLS Cup playoffs.

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 New York Red Bulls 34 57
2 New York City FC 34 54
3 Toronto FC 34 53
4 D.C. United 34 46
5 Montreal Impact 34 45
6 Philadelphia Union 34 42
7 New England Revolution 34 42
8 Orlando City SC 34 41
9 Columbus Crew SC 34 36
10 Chicago Fire 34 31
Source: MLS

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 FC Dallas 34 60
2 Colorado Rapids 34 58
3 LA Galaxy 34 52
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 48
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 47
6 Real Salt Lake 34 46
7 Portland Timbers 34 44
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 39
9 San Jose Earthquakes 34 38
10 Houston Dynamo 34 34
Source: MLS

Bracket

                                           
Knockout Round  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup
October 27 – Washington, D.C.              
E4  D.C. United  2
E5  Montreal Impact  1  2  3
E5  Montreal Impact  4      
E1  New York Red Bulls  0  1  1  
Eastern Conference
October 26 – Toronto, Ontario E5  Montreal Impact  3  2  5
 
  E3  Toronto FC  2  5  7  
E3  Toronto FC  3
E3  Toronto FC  2  5  7
E6  Philadelphia Union  1   December 10 – Toronto, Ontario
E2  New York City FC  0  0  0  
 
October 27 – Seattle, Washington E3  Toronto FC  
 
  W4  Seattle Sounders FC  
W4  Seattle Sounders FC  1
W4  Seattle Sounders FC  3  1  4
W5  Sporting Kansas City  0      
W1  FC Dallas  0  2  2  
Western Conference
October 26 – Carson, California W4  Seattle Sounders FC  2  1  3
 
  W2  Colorado Rapids  1  0  1  
W3  LA Galaxy  3
W3  LA Galaxy  1  0  1 (1)
W6  Real Salt Lake  1  
W2  Colorado Rapids (p)  0  1  1 (3)  

Knockout Round

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Eastern Conference
Toronto FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union
D.C. United 2–4 Montreal Impact
Western Conference
LA Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City

Matches

October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)
7:30 PM EDT
Toronto FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union
Giovinco  15'
Osorio  48'
Altidore  85'		 Report Bedoya  73'
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 21,759
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)
7:30 PM EDT
D.C. United 2–4 Montreal Impact
Neagle  90'
Kemp  90+4'		 Report Ciman  4'
Mancosu  43', 58'
Piatti  83'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)
10:30 PM EDT
LA Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake
Gordon  14'
Boateng  26', 34'		 Report Plata  21' (pen.)
StubHub Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 18,124
Referee: Alan Kelly

October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)
10:00 PM EDT
Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City
Valdez  88' Report
CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 36,151
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Conference Semifinals

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eastern Conference
Toronto FC 7–0 New York City FC 2–0 5–0
Montreal Impact 3–1 New York Red Bulls 1–0 2–1
Western Conference
LA Galaxy 1–1 (1–3 p) Colorado Rapids 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Seattle Sounders FC 4–2 FC Dallas 3–0 1–2

Matches

October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)
7:00 PM EDT
Toronto FC 2–0 New York City FC
Altidore  84'
Ricketts  90+2'		 Report
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 28,220
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
6:30 PM EST
New York City FC 0–5 Toronto FC
Report Giovinco  6', 20' (pen.), 90+1'
Altidore  30'
Osorio  50'

Toronto FC won 7–0 on aggregate.

October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)
3:00 PM EDT
Montreal Impact 1–0 New York Red Bulls
Mancosu  61' Report
Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 15,027
Referee: Robert Sibiga

November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
4:00 PM EST
New York Red Bulls 1–2 Montreal Impact
B. Wright-Phillips  77' Report Piatti  51', 85'

Montreal Impact won 3–1 on aggregate.

October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)
5:00 PM EDT
LA Galaxy 1–0 Colorado Rapids
dos Santos  55' Report

1–1 on aggregate. Colorado Rapids won 3–1 on penalties.

October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)
9:30 PM EDT
Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 FC Dallas
Valdez  50'
Lodeiro  55', 58'		 Report

November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
9:00 PM EST
FC Dallas 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC
Akindele  25'
Urruti  56'		 Report Lodeiro  54'
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 14,878
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Seattle Sounders FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

Conference Finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eastern Conference
Montreal Impact 5–7 Toronto FC 3–2 2–5 (a.e.t.)
Western Conference
Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids 2–1 1–0

Matches

November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
8:00 PM EST
Montreal Impact 3–2 Toronto FC
Oduro  10'
Mancosu  12'
Oyongo  53'		 Report Altidore  68'
Bradley  73'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 61,004
Referee: Juan Guzman

November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)
7:00 PM EST
Toronto FC 5–2 (a.e.t.) Montreal Impact
Cooper  37'
Altidore  45'
Hagglund  68'
Cheyrou  98'
Ricketts  100'		 Report Oduro  24'
Piatti  53'
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Toronto FC won 7–5 on aggregate.

November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
10:00 PM EST
Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids
Morris  19'
Lodeiro  61' (pen.)		 Report Doyle  13'

Seattle Sounders FC won 3–1 on aggregate.

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2016

Top goalscorers

As of November 30, 2016
Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 United States Jozy Altidore Toronto FC 5
2 Italy Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC 4
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Seattle Sounders
Italy Matteo Mancosu Montreal Impact
Argentina Ignacio Piatti Montreal Impact
6 Ghana Emmanuel Boateng LA Galaxy 2
United States Jordan Morris Seattle Sounders
Ghana Dominic Oduro Montreal Impact
Canada Jonathan Osorio Toronto FC
Canada Tosaint Ricketts Toronto FC
Paraguay Nelson Valdez Seattle Sounders

Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.

References

  1. ↑ "MLS announces broadcast schedule, format for Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs". Major League Soccer. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kingston, Gary (August 25, 2015). "Whitecaps face fine balancing act in settling on Voyageurs Cup lineup". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Playoffs". MLSsoccer.com.
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