The 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs are fast approaching, with Decision Day looming on Oct. 18.
With less than a month to go, teams have between four and seven games remaining, with some clubs having to tackle condensed schedules due to rescheduled matches from other weeks in the season down the final stretch.
That hasn’t stopped several teams from already clinching their playoff spots though, and more could join as Matchday 35 takes center stage with 13 matches on Sept. 20 and two games on Sept. 21.
The top nine teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs, with the No. 8 seed playing the No. 9 in a one-match Wild Card knockout game. The winner of that match goes on to face the No. 1 seed in the first-round best-of-three series, while the rest of the bracket fills out on seeding.
