It's playoff time. Following the conclusion of the 2017 MLS regular season, the postseason is underway ahead of MLS Cup, which is set for Dec. 9 (4 p.m. ET, ESPN and WatchESPN) and will be hosted by the surviving team with the best regular-season record.
2017 MLS Cup: Toronto FC 2-0 Seattle Sounders
Conference Championships
Tuesday, Nov. 21:
East, leg 1 - Columbus Crew SC 0-0 Toronto FC
West, leg 1 - Houston Dynamo 0-2 Seattle Sounders
Wednesday, Nov. 29:
East, leg 2 - Toronto FC vs. Columbus Crew SC (Toronto wins 1-0 on aggregate)
Thursday, Nov. 30:
West, leg 2 - Seattle Sounders 3-0 Houston Dynamo (Seattle wins 5-0 on aggregate)
Conference Semifinals
Teams receiving byes to this stage: Toronto FC, New York City FC, Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders
Sunday, Oct. 29:
West series 1, leg 1: Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0 Seattle Sounders
Monday, Oct. 30:
East series 1, leg 1: New York Red Bulls 1-2 Toronto FC
West series 2, leg 1: Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland Timbers
Tuesday, Oct. 31:
East series 2, leg 1: Columbus Crew SC 4-1 New York City FC
Thursday, Nov. 2:
West series 1, leg 2: Seattle Sounders 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps (Seattle wins 2-0 on aggregate)
Sunday, Nov. 5:
East series 1, leg 2: Toronto FC 0-1 New York Red Bulls (2-2 on aggregate; Toronto wins on away goals)
East series 2, leg 2: New York City FC 2-0 Columbus Crew SC (Columbus wins 4-3 on aggregate)
West series 2, leg 2: Portland Timbers 1-2 Houston Dynamo (Houston wins 2-1 on aggregate)
Knockout Round
Wednesday, Oct. 25:
Chicago Fire 0-4 New York Red Bulls
Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 San Jose Earthquakes
Thursday, Oct. 26:
Atlanta United 0-0 Columbus Crew SC (Columbus won 3-1 on penalties)
Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting Kansas City (after extra time)
Playoff seeding
Eastern Conference
1. Toronto FC
2. New York City FC
3. Chicago Fire
4. Atlanta United
5. Columbus Crew SC
6. New York Red Bulls
Western Conference
1. Portland Timbers
2. Seattle Sounders
3. Vancouver Whitecaps
4. Houston Dynamo
5. Sporting Kansas City
6. San Jose Earthquakes