2011 MLS Cup Playoffs: Match Schedule
by Zach Woosley on Oct 20, 2011 11:08 AM CDT
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Wild Card Games - hosted by higher seed; single elimination
(Currently New York Red Bulls at FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo at Colorado Rapids)
Wednesday, Oct. 26 & Thursday, Oct. 27
Conference Semifinals, First Leg - hosted by lower seed
(Currently LA Galaxy at lowest remaining wild card; Sporting Kansas City at other remaining wild card; Seattle Sounders at Real Salt Lake; and Philadelphia Union at Columbus Crew)
Saturday, Oct. 29 & Sunday, Oct. 30
Conference Semifinals, Second Leg -hosted by higher seed; winner by aggregate goals
(Currently lowest wild card at LA Galaxy; other remaining wild card team at Sporting Kansas Cty; Real Salt Lake at Seattle Sounders; and Columbus Crew at Philadelphia Union)
Wednesday, Nov. 2 & Thursday, Nov. 3
Conference Championships - hosted by higher seed; single elimination
Saturday, Nov. 5 & Sunday, Nov. 6
NOTE: A break occurs here due to FIFA fixtures on Nov. 11 &15.
MLS Cup 2011 - at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.; single-game final
Sunday, Nov. 20
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I know I know, there’s still a part of me that is apprehensive about making the playoffs because it could overshadow some issues our team still has but still…ITS THE PLAYOFFS!! I’m really hoping the cards fall our way and we move out of the WC spot so that way we have time to rest up. But it depends on what happens Saturday and of course, what happens when we play Big Brother
Exactly
I realize that we should already be happy to be in the playoffs, but knowing where we’re seeded is so critical…the rest of the week up until Sunday afternoon is going to be a roller-coaster. I’ve already let my wife & kids know to leave me alone for the game
If you look at the schedule
It’s a total mess! I understand that you have to accommodate the international fixtures but having the conference championship games 3-4 days after the semis seems ridiculous to me.
It’s a disaster. The conference semis are screwed up too. Lower seeds are being rewarded with a Sat/Sun home match while the higher seeds will have to play their home leg on a Wed/Thur night. What’s the point of finishing higher in the standings if your home field advantage is taken away by a mid-week game?
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by Zach Woosley on Oct 20, 2011 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
This
is one of those factors that make the playoffs so unpredictable…but perhaps I’m just spinning this for MLS? I don’t need to do them any more favors :)
And I saw Ginge’s tweet about higher seeds getting the shaft as far as scheduling is concerned…Don G, can you please get this sorted out by next season? Come on, as it is teams that win the Supporters Shield are already moaning about not feeling rewarded enough, now you’re giving them more fuel?
/Shut up, LAG
//PS – Are you KennyMUFC who posts on the Chronicle soccer pages too? Welcome aboard matey, always love reading your comments there
///If you’re not, completely ignore that :)
Wow
I enjoy the playoff tournament and all that, but it’s hard to see just how much more screwed up this could be. And what’s even more amazing is that any 5-year-old who’s ever played any game could tell you how to run a tournament, how to bracket a tournament and how to select who plays who. At this point, just throwing them all into a box and and throwing darts and conducting the whole thing with arm wrestling would be a fairer system.
No wait, rock, paper, scissors. Seed and schedule it using a rock, paper, scissors contest. Or maybe they already have. THAT explains it.
"We don't care who finishes second." -- Celtic's Peter Lowrie
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