Playoff Scenarios

Matchday 32: Who can clinch playoffs or be eliminated?

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This Saturday during Matchday 32:

  • Three teams can clinch an Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs spot
  • One team can be eliminated from Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs contention

Cincinnati will clinch a berth in the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. ✅ Cincinnati win/draw vs. Columbus or…
  2. ❌ Toronto lose/draw vs. Austin or…
  3. ✅ New England lose/draw at Orlando or…
  4. ✅ Atlanta lose/draw vs. Nashville or…
  5. ✅ Charlotte lose/draw at Montréal or…
  6. ✅ New York lose/draw at Chicago

UPDATE: Cincinnati drew Columbus to clinch a playoff spot.

Columbus will clinch a berth in the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. ❌ Columbus win at Cincinnati or…
  2. ❌ Columbus draw at Cincinnati AND Toronto lose/draw vs. Austin or…
  3. ✅ Columbus draw at Cincinnati AND D.C. lose/draw vs. New York City AND New England lose/draw at Orlando or…
  4. ✅ Columbus draw at Cincinnati AND Philadelphia lose/draw at Miami AND Atlanta lose vs. Nashville or…
  5. ✅ Columbus draw at Cincinnati AND New England lose/draw at Orlando AND Atlanta lose vs. Nashville or…
  6. ✅ Columbus draw at Cincinnati AND New England lose/draw at Orlando AND New York lose at Chicago or…
  7. ✅ Columbus draw at Cincinnati AND Philadelphia lose/draw at Miami AND New York lose at Chicago or…
  8. ❌ Columbus draw at Cincinnati AND Atlanta draw vs. Nashville AND New York draw at Chicago AND New England lose/draw at Orlando or…
  9. ❌ Columbus draw at Cincinnati AND Atlanta draw vs. Nashville AND New York draw at Chicago AND Philadelphia lose/draw at Miami or…
  10. ❌ Toronto lose vs. Austin AND New England lose at Orlando or…
  11. ❌ Toronto lose vs. Austin AND Philadelphia lose/draw at Miami or…
  12. ❌ Toronto lose vs. Austin AND Atlanta lose/draw vs. Nashville or…
  13. ✅ D.C. lose/draw vs. New York City AND New England lose at Orlando AND Atlanta lose/draw vs. Nashville or…
  14. ❌ D.C. lose/draw vs. New York City AND New England lose at Orlando AND Toronto draw vs. Austin AND New York lose at Chicago or…
  15. ❌ Philadelphia lose/draw at Miami AND Atlanta lose/draw vs. Nashville AND Toronto draw vs. Austin AND New York lose at Chicago or…
  16. ❌ New England lose at Orlando AND Atlanta lose/draw vs. Nashville AND Toronto draw vs. Austin AND New York lose at Chicago or…
  17. ✅ D.C. lose/draw vs. New York City AND New England lose at Orlando AND Philadelphia lose/draw at Miami

UPDATE: Combined with other results, Columbus drew Cincinnati to clinch a playoff spot.

LA will clinch a berth in the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. ✅ LA win vs. LAFC AND Austin lose/draw at Toronto or…
  2. ❌ LA win vs. LAFC AND Minnesota lose/draw at St. Louis or…
  3. ❌ LA win vs. LAFC AND Vancouver lose/draw vs. San Jose or…
  4. LA win vs. LAFC AND Seattle lose/draw vs. Kansas City or…
  5. ❌ LA win vs. LAFC AND Salt Lake draw at Houston or…
  6. ❌ LA win vs. LAFC AND Portland draw at Colorado or…
  7. ❌ LA draw vs. LAFC AND Austin loss at Toronto

UPDATE: LA beat LAFC and clinched a playoff spot.

Elimination Scenarios

San Jose will be eliminated from Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs contention if:

  1. ✅ San Jose lose at Vancouver or…
  2. ✅ Minnesota win at St. Louis or…
  3. ❌ San Jose draw at Vancouver AND Minnesota draw at St. Louis or…
  4. ❌ San Jose draw at Vancouver AND Austin win at Toronto

UPDATE: San Jose are eliminated from postseason contention.