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In 2008, the top-3 teams from each conference will qualify for the playoffs, followed by the next 2 teams with highest points total regardless of conference, right? In this case the article needs to be updated (although the official site still shows the 2007 criteria). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Henryong ( talk • contribs) 08:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
A shoot-out after regulation time has expired (and teams are still tied) is called "kicks from the mark", not "penalty kicks", as no penalty has occurred. (Fifa Laws of the Game)
After head-to-head result, total GD and total goals scored, the next tiebreaker is results in away games only (points, GD, total goals), then results in home games only. But if teams are equal on points, GD and total goals in all games, and they're equal on points, GD and total goals in away games, how could they possibly not be equal in home games? Am I missing something, or is there absolutely no point in including the home-games-only part in the tiebreak procedures? LarryJeff ( talk) 21:45, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
this article need look more like NBA_Playoffs#History, showing how the system change by the years, just do some copypaste, recopilation of the diagrams from every year page-- Feroang ( talk) 06:22, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2007 | |||||||||||||
E1 | D.C. United | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Chicago Fire | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Chicago Fire | 0 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | |||||||||||||
E3 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | |||||||||||||
W2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Chivas USA | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Kansas City Wizards1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | |||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | |||||||||||||
W3 | FC Dallas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Houston Dynamo ( aet) | 0 | 4 |
1 The Kansas City Wizards earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2008 | |||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus Crew | 2 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
E2 | Chicago Fire | 1 | |||||||||||||
E3 | New England Revolution | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Chicago Fire | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus Crew | 3 | |||||||||||||
W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Houston Dynamo | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | |||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Chivas USA | 0 | 2 |
1 The New York Red Bulls earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2009 | |||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Salt Lake | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Salt Lake ( AET) ( PEN) | (0)5 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
E2 | Chicago | (0)4 | |||||||||||||
E3 | New England | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Chicago | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Salt Lake ( AET) ( PEN) | (1)5 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | (1)4 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles ( AET) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston | 0 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Houston ( AET) | 0 | 1 |
1 Real Salt Lake earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Western Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Eastern Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2010 | |||||||||||||
E1 | New York | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
E4 | San Jose | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
E4 | San Jose | 0 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
E3 | Colorado | 1 | |||||||||||||
E2 | Columbus | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Colorado (5–4, PSO) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Colorado | 2 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 1 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 3 | |||||||||||||
W2 | Salt Lake | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 2 | 1 |
Knockout Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | WC | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Columbus Crew | 0 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
E2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Galaxy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | FC Dallas | 0 | W3 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
10 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | Western Conference | W3 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | ||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Galaxy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Galaxy | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
WC | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 1 |
Note: The LA Galaxy, as MLS Supporters Shield winners, were assured of playing the lower seeded Wild Card series winner ( New York Red Bulls) in the Conference Semifinals, while Sporting Kansas City would play the higher seeded Wild Card series winner ( Colorado Rapids).
References
The playoff format has changed again for 2012...
By the way, I really like the history idea—the article NEEDS to discuss all the formats that have been used throughout MLS history. — Dale Arnett ( talk) 02:10, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
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In 2008, the top-3 teams from each conference will qualify for the playoffs, followed by the next 2 teams with highest points total regardless of conference, right? In this case the article needs to be updated (although the official site still shows the 2007 criteria). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Henryong ( talk • contribs) 08:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
A shoot-out after regulation time has expired (and teams are still tied) is called "kicks from the mark", not "penalty kicks", as no penalty has occurred. (Fifa Laws of the Game)
After head-to-head result, total GD and total goals scored, the next tiebreaker is results in away games only (points, GD, total goals), then results in home games only. But if teams are equal on points, GD and total goals in all games, and they're equal on points, GD and total goals in away games, how could they possibly not be equal in home games? Am I missing something, or is there absolutely no point in including the home-games-only part in the tiebreak procedures? LarryJeff ( talk) 21:45, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
this article need look more like NBA_Playoffs#History, showing how the system change by the years, just do some copypaste, recopilation of the diagrams from every year page-- Feroang ( talk) 06:22, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2007 | |||||||||||||
E1 | D.C. United | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Chicago Fire | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Chicago Fire | 0 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | |||||||||||||
E3 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | |||||||||||||
W2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Chivas USA | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Kansas City Wizards1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | |||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | |||||||||||||
W3 | FC Dallas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Houston Dynamo ( aet) | 0 | 4 |
1 The Kansas City Wizards earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2008 | |||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus Crew | 2 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
E2 | Chicago Fire | 1 | |||||||||||||
E3 | New England Revolution | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Chicago Fire | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus Crew | 3 | |||||||||||||
W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Houston Dynamo | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | |||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Chivas USA | 0 | 2 |
1 The New York Red Bulls earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2009 | |||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Salt Lake | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Salt Lake ( AET) ( PEN) | (0)5 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
E2 | Chicago | (0)4 | |||||||||||||
E3 | New England | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Chicago | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Salt Lake ( AET) ( PEN) | (1)5 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | (1)4 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles ( AET) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston | 0 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Houston ( AET) | 0 | 1 |
1 Real Salt Lake earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Western Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Eastern Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2010 | |||||||||||||
E1 | New York | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
E4 | San Jose | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
E4 | San Jose | 0 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
E3 | Colorado | 1 | |||||||||||||
E2 | Columbus | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Colorado (5–4, PSO) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Colorado | 2 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 1 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 3 | |||||||||||||
W2 | Salt Lake | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 2 | 1 |
Knockout Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | WC | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Columbus Crew | 0 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
E2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Galaxy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | FC Dallas | 0 | W3 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
10 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | Western Conference | W3 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | ||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Galaxy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Galaxy | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
WC | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 1 |
Note: The LA Galaxy, as MLS Supporters Shield winners, were assured of playing the lower seeded Wild Card series winner ( New York Red Bulls) in the Conference Semifinals, while Sporting Kansas City would play the higher seeded Wild Card series winner ( Colorado Rapids).
References
The playoff format has changed again for 2012...
By the way, I really like the history idea—the article NEEDS to discuss all the formats that have been used throughout MLS history. — Dale Arnett ( talk) 02:10, 30 December 2011 (UTC)