It's playoff time. Following the conclusion of the 2017 MLS regular season, the postseason is underway ahead of MLS Cup, which is set for Dec. 9 (4 p.m. ET, ESPN and WatchESPN) and will be hosted by the surviving team with the best regular-season record. 2017 MLS Cup: Toronto FC 2-0 Seattle SoundersConference ChampionshipsTuesday, Nov. 21:
East, leg 1 - Columbus Crew SC 0-0 Toronto FC
West, leg 1 - Houston Dynamo 0-2 Seattle Sounders Wednesday, Nov. 29:
East, leg 2 - Toronto FC vs. Columbus Crew SC (Toronto wins 1-0 on aggregate) Thursday, Nov. 30:
West, leg 2 - Seattle Sounders 3-0 Houston Dynamo (Seattle wins 5-0 on aggregate) Conference SemifinalsTeams receiving byes to this stage: Toronto FC, New York City FC, Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders Sunday, Oct. 29:
West series 1, leg 1: Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0 Seattle Sounders Monday, Oct. 30:
East series 1, leg 1: New York Red Bulls 1-2 Toronto FC
West series 2, leg 1: Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland Timbers Tuesday, Oct. 31:
East series 2, leg 1: Columbus Crew SC 4-1 New York City FC Thursday, Nov. 2:
West series 1, leg 2: Seattle Sounders 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps (Seattle wins 2-0 on aggregate) Sunday, Nov. 5:
East series 1, leg 2: Toronto FC 0-1 New York Red Bulls (2-2 on aggregate; Toronto wins on away goals)
East series 2, leg 2: New York City FC 2-0 Columbus Crew SC (Columbus wins 4-3 on aggregate)
West series 2, leg 2: Portland Timbers 1-2 Houston Dynamo (Houston wins 2-1 on aggregate) Knockout RoundWednesday, Oct. 25: Chicago Fire 0-4 New York Red Bulls
Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 San Jose Earthquakes Thursday, Oct. 26:
Atlanta United 0-0 Columbus Crew SC (Columbus won 3-1 on penalties)
Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting Kansas City (after extra time) Playoff seedingEastern Conference
1. Toronto FC
2. New York City FC
3. Chicago Fire
4. Atlanta United
5. Columbus Crew SC
6. New York Red Bulls Western Conference
1. Portland Timbers
2. Seattle Sounders
3. Vancouver Whitecaps
4. Houston Dynamo
5. Sporting Kansas City
6. San Jose Earthquakes
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