Playoffs kick off with Wild Card matches on Oct. 22 and 23, followed by Best-of-3 Series action starting Friday, Oct. 25
Wild Card matches and Round One Best-of-3 Series Game 1’s to air for free on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
NEW YORK (Sunday, October 20, 2024) – Major League Soccer today announced the schedule and broadcast details for the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Best-of-3 Series.
The Round One Best-of-3 Series includes a home-away-home configuration that guarantees at least one home game for all teams. Game 1 matches will be hosted by the higher seed and will air on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV for free. Game 2 matches will be hosted by the lower seed and as needed; the higher seed will host the decisive Game 3. If a match is tied at the end of regulation during the Wild Card and Best-of-3 Series matches, no extra time will be played, and teams will participate in penalty kicks to determine the winner. The first team to win two matches will advance to the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals.
Following the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern and Western Conference Wild Card matches on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23, Supporters’ Shield winner Inter Miami CF will kick off Round One Best-of-3 Series play, as they host the winner of the Eastern Conference Wild Card match in a standalone match on Friday, October 25 (8:30 p.m. ET) airing for free on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. The match will also broadcast live in Times Square in the heart of New York City, displayed on SILVERCAST Media’s high-definition Mega-Zilla, with a 78-foot by 330-foot digital TV display spanning an entire city block.
Best-of-3 Series action continues Saturday, Oct. 26 with No. 2 LA Galaxy hosting No. 7 Colorado Rapids at Dignity Health Sports Park (11 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV). The winner of the Western Conference Wild Card match between No. 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC and No. 9 Portland Timbers will travel to BMO Stadium to face the Los Angeles Football Club, the top seed in the Western Conference, on Sunday, Oct. 27 (9:45 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1, FOX Deportes, TSN, RDS)
HOW TO WATCH:
MLS Season Pass on Apple TV will broadcast every match in the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs and is available through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and game consoles, as well as on the web at tv.apple.com. Fans can also access MLS Season Pass from the Apple TV app on Apple Vision Pro, where they can watch games alongside other apps in their physical space; within an Environment, so the screen feels 100 feet wide; and in Spatial Audio for an even more immersive viewing experience. Fans in more than 100 countries and regions can sign up for MLS Season Pass for $9.99 for the remainder of the season. Existing Apple TV+ subscribers can sign up for a subscription to MLS Season Pass for free for the remainder of the 2024 season. For more information and to subscribe to MLS Season Pass visit apple.co/\MLS\.
To provide extensive coverage, MLS Countdown and MLS Wrap-Up in English and MLS La Previa and El Resumen in Spanish, will feature special edition 30-minute pre- and post-game shows providing in-depth analysis and highlights for the Wild Card matches and Round One Best-of-3 Series games. Inter Miami CF’s match against the winner of the Eastern Conference Wild Card game on October 25 will have an extended hour-long preview show.
In addition to matches on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, select playoff games will also be available through FOX Sports in the U.S. (FS1 and FOX Deportes) and on TSN and RDS in Canada.
MLS Cup presented by Audi will take place Saturday, December 7 (4 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FOX, FOX Deportes,TSN, RDS)
For more information about the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs, visit www.MLSsoccer.com.
Wild Card Matches
Tuesday, Oct. 22
No. 8 CF Montréal vs. No. 9 Atlanta United
7:30 p.m. ET broadcast/7:40 p.m. ET kickoff
(Stade Saputo, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
Wednesday, Oct. 23
No. 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. No. 9 Portland Timbers
10:30 p.m. ET broadcast/10:40 p.m. ET kickoff
(Providence Park, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, TSN, RDS)
Round One Best-of-3 Series: Game 1
Friday, Oct. 25
8:30 p.m. ET broadcast/8:45 p.m. ET kickoff
No. 1 Inter Miami CF vs. No. 8 CF Montréal/No. 9 Atlanta United
(Chase Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
Saturday, Oct. 26
No. 2 LA Galaxy vs. No. 7 Colorado Rapids
11 p.m. ET broadcast/11:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(Dignity Health Sports Park, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
Sunday, Oct. 27
No. 4 Orlando City SC vs. No. 5 Charlotte FC
7:30 p.m. ET broadcast/7:40 p.m. ET kickoff
(Inter&Co Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1, FOX Deportes, TSN, RDS)
No. 1 LAFC vs. No. 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC/No. 9 Portland Timbers
9:45 p.m. ET broadcast/9:55 p.m. ET kickoff
(BMO Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1, FOX Deportes, TSN, RDS)
Monday, Oct. 28
No. 3 FC Cincinnati vs. No. 6 New York City FC
6:45 p.m. ET broadcast/6:55 p.m. ET kickoff
(TQL Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1, TSN, RDS)
No. 4 Seattle Sounders FC vs. No. 5 Houston Dynamo FC
9 p.m. ET broadcast/9 p.m. ET kickoff
(Lumen Field, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1, TSN, RDS)
Tuesday, Oct. 29
No. 2 Columbus Crew vs. No. 7 New York Red Bulls
6:45 p.m. ET broadcast/6:55 p.m. ET kickoff
(Lower.com Field, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1, TSN, RDS)
No. 3 Real Salt Lake vs. No. 6 Minnesota United FC
9 p.m. ET broadcast/9 p.m. ET kickoff
(America First Field, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1, TSN, RDS)
Round One Best-of-3 Series: Game 2
Friday, Nov. 1
No. 5 Charlotte FC vs. No. 4 Orlando City SC
7:30 p.m. ET broadcast/7:40 p.m. kickoff
(Bank of America Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
No. 7 Colorado Rapids vs. No. 2 LA Galaxy
9:30 p.m. ET broadcast/9:40 p.m. ET kickoff
(Dick's Sporting Goods Park, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
Saturday, Nov. 2
No. 8 CF Montréal/No. 9 Atlanta United vs. No. 1 Inter Miami CF
7 p.m. ET broadcast/7:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(Stade Saputo/Mercedez-Benz Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, TSN, RDS)
No. 6 Minnesota United FC vs. No. 3 Real Salt Lake
9 p.m. ET broadcast/9:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(Allianz Field, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
No. 6 New York City FC vs. No. 3 FC Cincinnati
Due to schedule availability, the venue and time for this match will be finalized in the near future.
(MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
Sunday, Nov. 3
No. 7 New York Red Bulls vs. No. 2 Columbus Crew
4:30 p.m. ET broadcast/4:40 p.m. ET kickoff
(Red Bull Arena, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
No. 5 Houston Dynamo FC vs. No. 4 Seattle Sounders FC
6:30 p.m. ET broadcast/6:40 p.m. ET kickoff
(Shell Energy Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
No. 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC/No. 9 Portland Timbers vs. No. 1 LAFC
8:45 p.m. ET broadcast/8:55 p.m. ET kickoff
(BC Place/Providence Park, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1, FOX Deportes)
Round One Best-of-3 Series: Game 3 (if necessary)
Friday, Nov. 8
No. 3 Real Salt Lake vs. No. 6 Minnesota United FC
9 p.m. ET broadcast/9:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(America First Field, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
No. 1 LAFC vs. No. 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC/No. 9 Portland Timbers
11 p.m. ET broadcast/11:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(BMO Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
Saturday, Nov. 9
No. 3 FC Cincinnati vs. No. 6 New York City FC
4 p.m. ET broadcast/4:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(TQL Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
No. 4 Orlando City SC vs. No. 5 Charlotte FC
6 p.m. ET broadcast/6:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(Inter&Co Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
No. 1 Inter Miami vs. No. 8 CF Montréal/No. 9 Atlanta United
8 p.m. ET broadcast/8:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(Chase Stadium, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
No. 2 LA Galaxy vs. No. 7 Colorado Rapids
10 p.m. ET broadcast/10:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(Dignity Health Sports Park, MLS Season Pass on Apple
Sunday, Nov. 10
No. 2 Columbus Crew vs. No. 7 New York Red Bulls
5 p.m. ET broadcast/5:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(Lower.com Field, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
No. 4 Seattle Sounders FC vs. No. 5 Houston Dynamo FC
7 p.m. ET broadcast/7:10 p.m. ET kickoff
(Lumen Field, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)
Conference Semifinals
Saturday, November 23 - Sunday, November 24
Conference Finals
Saturday, November 30 - Sunday, December 1
MLS Cup presented by Audi
Saturday, December 7 (4 p.m. ET)
(MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FOX, FOX Deportes,TSN, RDS)
