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NEW YORK (Sunday, November 9, 2025) – Major League Soccer today announced the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern and Western Conference Semifinals schedule and broadcast details.
Four teams from each conference have advanced to the Conference Semifinals, following the completion of their Round One Best-of-3 Series.
The Western Conference Semifinals will be headlined by a star-studded matchup between No. 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC and No. 3 LAFC, both of whom eliminated their Round One opponents in just two games. Led by summer signings Son Heung-Min and Thomas Müller, this is the third consecutive postseason meeting between the Western Conference heavyweights. On the other side of the bracket, No. 1 seed San Diego FC will look to become the second expansion team to reach the Conference Finals in their inaugural season, joining the Chicago Fire in 1998. San Diego plays host to No. 4 Minnesota United FC, who are aiming to advance to the Conference Finals for the second time in their club history (2020).
In the Eastern Conference, No. 2 FC Cincinnati triumphed over their rivals, the Columbus Crew, and will host No. 3 Inter Miami CF, who are making their first-ever Conference Semifinal appearance, on Saturday, November 22 (MLS Season Pass and Apple TV). On Sunday, November 23, Supporters’ Shield winners, the Philadelphia Union, will host New York City FC (MLS Season Pass and Apple TV, FS1, FOX Deportes, TSN, RDS), reigniting their postseason rivalry from the 2021 and 2022 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.
Conference Semifinals
Saturday, November 22
Western Conference – No. 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. No. 3 LAFC
9:30 p.m. ET broadcast / 9:42 p.m. ET kickoff
(BC Place, MLS Season Pass and Apple TV)
Sunday, November 23
Eastern Conference – No. 2 FC Cincinnati vs. No. 3 Inter Miami CF
5:00 p.m. ET broadcast / 5:12 p.m. ET kickoff
(TQL Stadium, MLS Season Pass and Apple TV)
Eastern Conference – No. 1 Philadelphia Union vs. No. 5 New York City FC
7:30 p.m. ET broadcast / 7:55 p.m. ET kickoff
(Subaru Park, MLS Season Pass, Apple TV, FS1, FOX Deportes, TSN, RDS)
Monday, November 24
Western Conference – No. 1 San Diego FC vs. No. 4 Minnesota United FC
10:00 p.m. ET broadcast / 10:12 p.m. ET kickoff
(Snapdragon Stadium, MLS Season Pass and Apple TV)
The Conference Semifinals, Conference Finals, and MLS Cup presented by Audi are single-elimination matches. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety. If the score is still tied at the end of the two extra time periods, teams will participate in penalty kicks to determine the winner.
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