The MLS regular season is over. A wild day of 10 games all at once has come to a close, and here's everything you need to know as one playoff spot was up for grabs in the east and three were unoccupied in the west entering the day.
In the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia Union held on to the final playoff spot, while in the Western Conference it was Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City that clinched.
That means for the first time ever the two finalists of the previous year's MLS Cup missed the playoffs the following season, as Portland and Columbus will watch from home.
Scores:
WOW, that was a wild #DecisionDay.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 23, 2016
Full time scores ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/8xT4wpQuYm
Eastern Conference standings:
1. NYRB, 57 pts
2. NYCFC, 54 pts
3. Toronto FC, 53 pts
4. D.C. United, 46 pts
5. Montreal, 45 pts
6. Philadelphia, 42 pts
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7. New England, 42 pts
8. Orlando, 41 pts
9. Columbus, 36 pts
10. Chicago, 31 pts
Western Conference standings:
1. FC Dallas, 60 pts
2. Colorado, 58 pts
3. LA Galaxy, 52 pts
4. Seattle, 48 pts
5. Sporting KC, 47 pts
6. Real Salt Lake, 46 pts
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7. Portland, 44 pts
8. Vancouver, 39 pts
9. San Jose, 38 pts
10. Houston, 34 pts
Playoff schedule, bracket:
Eastern Conference
1. NY Red Bulls - BYE
2. NYCFC - BYE
Knockout Round:
No. 3. Toronto 3, No. 6 Philadelphia 1
No. 5 Montreal 4, No. 4 DC United 2
Conference Semis
No. 5 Montreal 3-1 No. 1 NYRB on aggregate
No. 3 Toronto 7-0 No. 2 NYCFC on aggregate
Western Conference
1. FC Dallas - BYE
2. Colorado - BYE
Knockout Round (Oct. 26 or 27):
3. L.A. Galaxy 3, No. 6. Real Salt Lake 1
4. Seattle 1, No. 5. Sporting KC 0
Conference Semis
No. 2 Colorado 1-1 No. 3 Los Angeles (Colorado wins on PKs 3-1)
Supporters Shield:
The shield goes to the team with the most points in the regular season, and that was FC Dallas who finished with a 17-9-8 record and 60 points, two more than Colorado. It was the first time FC Dallas has ever won the shield.
SUPPORTERS' SHIELD!!!! #DTIDpic.twitter.com/1arYGrH3Gc
— X - FC Dallas (@FCDallas) October 23, 2016
Golden Boot:
New York Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips won the league's Golden Boot award with 24 goals in the regular season, edging out NYCFC's David Villa who had 23. The Englishman scored the winner in the 2-0 victory over Philly.
.@TheRealBWP, who else?
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 23, 2016
The Golden Boot race leader adds another to his account. #PHIvNY#DecisionDayhttps://t.co/qPDGPBrGou
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