Major League Soccer has released the schedule for the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs and the 2025 MLS Cup presented by Audi.
The final day of the regular season, known as Decision Day, will take place on Saturday, October 18. All 30 clubs will play, with Eastern Conference matches starting at 5 p.m. CT and Western Conference games beginning at 8 p.m. CT. Sporting Kansas City is set to host Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park on Fan Appreciation Night.
The playoffs begin with Wild Card matches on Wednesday, October 22. In each conference, the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds will face off in a single-game elimination match hosted by the higher seed. Winners from these matches move on to Round One to play against their conference’s top-seeded teams.
Round One of the playoffs runs from Friday, October 24 through Sunday, November 9 and features a best-of-three series format. The top seven teams from each conference automatically qualify for this round, joined by Wild Card winners. Each team is guaranteed at least one home playoff game in this series; higher seeds host Game One and a possible Game Three if needed.
Conference Semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, November 22 and Sunday, November 23 as single-elimination matches hosted by teams with better regular-season records.
The Conference Finals follow on Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30 to determine which clubs advance to compete for the league championship.
The postseason concludes with the MLS Cup presented by Audi on Saturday, December 6. Hosting rights go to whichever finalist had the better record during regular season play.
All playoff games will be available globally via MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in over 100 countries. Broadcasts will offer commentary in both English and Spanish; fans in the U.S. and Canada can also select their home team’s radio broadcast when available using the Apple TV app across multiple devices including smartphones, smart TVs, streaming boxes, DIRECTV, Xfinity platforms or online at tv.apple.com.
In addition to Apple TV coverage, select playoff games—including MLS Cup—will air nationally through FOX Sports in the United States as well as TSN and RDS in Canada.
“Fans in over 100 countries around the world can watch every match of the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs as well as 2025 MLS Cup presented by Audi on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV,” according to Major League Soccer’s announcement. “All matches will feature commentary in English and Spanish, and fans in the U.S. and Canada will also have the option to select their home team’s radio for broadcast audio on the Apple TV app where available.”
