Every 2022 MLS playoff match, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Los Angeles Football Club won the 2022 title from a regular season record of 21-9-4. 14 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 4 rounds. Every match below is taken from the MLS stats API; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout Round | CF Montréal | 2-0 | Orlando City | October 16, 2022 |
| Knockout Round | Austin FC | 2-2, 3-1 on penalties | Real Salt Lake | October 16, 2022 |
| Knockout Round | New York City Football Club | 3-0 | Inter Miami CF | October 17, 2022 |
| Knockout Round | FC Cincinnati | 2-1 | Red Bull New York | October 15, 2022 |
| Knockout Round | FC Dallas | 1-1, 5-4 on penalties | Minnesota United FC | October 17, 2022 |
| Knockout Round | LA Galaxy | 1-0 | Nashville SC | October 15, 2022 |
| Conference Semifinals | Los Angeles Football Club | 3-2 | LA Galaxy | October 20, 2022 |
| Conference Semifinals | Philadelphia Union | 1-0 | FC Cincinnati | October 20, 2022 |
| Conference Semifinals | New York City Football Club | 3-1 | CF Montréal | October 23, 2022 |
| Conference Semifinals | Austin FC | 2-1 | FC Dallas | October 23, 2022 |
| Conference Finals | Los Angeles Football Club | 3-0 | Austin FC | October 30, 2022 |
| Conference Finals | Philadelphia Union | 3-1 | New York City Football Club | October 30, 2022 |
| MLS Cup | Los Angeles Football Club | 3-3, 3-0 on penalties | Philadelphia Union | November 5, 2022 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.