Inter Miami and MLS Golden Boot Winner Lionel Messi are the most high-profile participants in the 2025, mls playoffs, finishing third in the Eastern Conference.
The 30th edition of the post-season tournament featured 18 teams hoping to win the MLS Cup across more than a month.
“We have some of the greatest players to ever play this game,” Miami defender Ian Fray said after the regular season ended. “Whoever plays, we’ll have the same mindset.”
Here’s all the information you need to know about the 2025 MLS playoffs, including the schedule, bracket and how to watch.
29 goals in regular time. 💪
Hat scheme and dub protection help.
Golden Boot Pres. Messi’s Audi Award awaits. pic.twitter.com/9Subbondsxt
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 19, 2025
2025 PlayOffs: MLS Schedule, Dates, Fixtures
The post-season competition started on October 22 and will run until December 6 2025. The regular season ended on October 18.
The top nine teams from the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference competed in the games, which began with an Off-off Off off off one card match between the eight and ninety teams placed in the buildings.
The winners of those games join the other teams in three first-round games, followed by semi-finals and finals in each conference and one MLS Cup game between the eventual winners.
The teams that finish the top game at home or play the first and, if necessary, the third match at home in a best-of-three book series.
Denis ➡️ son ➡️ goal
Fun game | @Yaamava pic.twitterster.com/yysysgxgzux
– LAFC (@Lafc) October 19, 2025
2025 mls playoffs bracket
You can find the official MLS Bracket here.
Western Conference Finals
San diego vs vancouver
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SF1: San Diego 1-0 Minnesota
SF2: Vancouver 2-2 LAFC (4-3 Pens)
The western conference is all around one
San Diego vs. Portland
Game 1: San Diego 2-1 portland
Game 2: Portland 2-2 San Diego (3-2 Pens)
Game 3: San Diego 4-0 Portland
Minnesota United vs Seattle Souters
Game 1: Minnesota 0-0 Seattle (3-2 Pens)
Game 2: Seattle 4-2 Minnesota
Game 3: Minnesota 3-3 Seattle (7-6 Pens)
Los angeles fs vs austin
Game 1: LAFC 2-1 Austin
Game 2: Austin 1-4 LAFC
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Dallas
Game 1: Vancouver 3-0 Dallas
Game 2: Dallas 1-1 Vancouver (2-4 Pens)
Western conference wild card: Portland Tinders 3-1 Real Salt Lake
The last of the Eastern conference
New York City vs Inter MIAMI
Eastern Conference Semiininals
SF1: Philadelphia 0-1 New York City
SF2: Cincinnati 0-4 Inter Miami
Near East Conference
Philadelphia union vs chicago fire
Game 1: Philadelphia 2-2 Chicago (4-2P)
Game 2: Chicago 0-3 Philadelphia
Charlotte vs New York City
Game 1: Charlotte 0-1 New York City
Game 2: New York City 0-0 Charlotte (6-7 Pens)
Game 3: Charlotte 1-3 New York City
Inter miami vs nashville
Game 1: Miami 3-1 nashville
Game 2: Nashville 2-1 Miami
Game 3: Miami 4-0 Nashville
Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew
Game 1: Cincinnati 1-0 Columbus
Game 2: Columbus 4-0 Cincinnati
Game 3: Cincinnati 2-1 Columbus
Eastern Conference A wild card game: Chicago Fire 3-1 Orlando City
Mls playoffs 2025 standings
Eastern Conference
- The Philadelphia Union
- Cincinnati
- Inter miami
- Charlotte
- New York City
- Nashville
- Unbelievable
- Chicago
- Orlando
Western Conference
- San Diego
- Vancouver
- Los Angeles
- Minnesota
- The maid
- Then there was silence
- The port
- The country
- A real salt lake
MLS Cup 2025: Lionel Messi, Inter Miami Fixtures
Miami hosted Nashville, who completed a 5-2 doubleheader away from the last day of the regular season, in the first round, winning between the teams 4-0 with the help of two MERI goals.
Messi scores again as they beat Cincinnati 4-0 in the semifinals. They had their own kind adjustment in terms of status, taking the city of New York placed in Newth at the conference.
Messi and his teammates came out of their first Playoff last season, when they were first placed as the winners of the ninth Atlanta but were kicked out by Atlanta United without winning the opening game between the teams.
How to watch 2025 mls playoffs: live streaming, TV channel
Live coverage of the MLS playoffs is available with the MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+.
In the US, a subscription costs $14.99 per month or $69 per season. Existing Apple TV+ paid subscribers pay $12.99 per month or $59 per season.
MLS Cup Wire winners by year
- 2024: Galaxy 2-1 New York Red Bulls
- 2023: Columbus 2-1 LAFC
- 2022: LAFC 3-3 Philadelphia Union (3-0 pen)
- 2021: Portland 1-1 New York City (4-2 Pen)
- 2020: Columbus 3-0 Seattle
- 2019: Seattle 3-1 Toronto
- 2018: Atlanta 2-0 Portland
- 2017: Toronto 2-0 Seattle
- 2016: Seattle 0-0 Toronto (5-4 Pen)
- 2015: Portland 2-1 Columbus
- 2014: Galaxy 2-1 New England Revolution (AET)
- 2013: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Real Salt Lake (7-6 Pen)
- 2012: Galaxy 3-1 Houston Dynamo
- 2011: La Galaxy 1-0 Houston
- 2010: Colorado Rapids 2-1 Dallas (AET)
- 2009: Salt Lake City 1-1 Galaxy (5-4 Pen)
- 2008: Columbus 3-1 New York Bulls
- 2007: Houston 2-1 New England
- 2006: Houston 1-1 New England (4-3 PEP)
- 2005: la Galaxy 1-0 New England (AET)
- 2004: DC United 3-2 Kansas City Wizards
- 2003: San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 Chicago
- 2002: la Galaxy 1-0 New England (AET)
- 2001: San Jose 2-1 la Galaxy (AET)
- 2000: Kansas City Wizards 1-0 Chicago
- 1999: DC 2-0 La Galaxy
- 1998: Chicago 2-0 DC
- 1997: DC 2-1 Colorado
- 1996: DC 3-2 LA Galaxy (AET)
