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2010 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
 CONFERENCE FINALS
 MLS CUP FINAL
 CHAMPIONS
New York Red Bulls
1
 1
 		2
San Jose Earthquakes
0
 3
 		3




San Jose Earthquakes
 0
Colorado Rapids
 1


Columbus Crew
0
 2
 		2(4)
Colorado Rapids
1
 1
 		2(5)





Colorado Rapids
2
FC Dallas
1
COLORADO RAPIDS
Los Angeles Galaxy
1
 2
 		3
Seattle Sounders FC
0
 1
 		1




Los Angeles Galaxy
 0
FC Dallas
 3


Real Salt Lake
1
 1
 		2
FC Dallas
2
 1
 		3




2011 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
KNOCKOUT ROUND
 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
 CONFERENCE FINALS
 MLS CUP FINAL
 CHAMPIONS

Sporting Kansas City
2
 2
 		4
Colorado Rapids
0
 0
 		0



FC Dallas
 0
New York Red Bulls
 2

Sporting Kansas City
 0
Houston Dynamo
 2



Houston Dynamo
2
 1
 		3
Philadelphia Union
1
 0
 		1






Houston Dynamo
0
Los Angeles Galaxy
1
LOS ANGELES GALAXY

Los Angeles Galaxy
1
 2
 		3
New York Red Bulls
0
 1
 		1



Colorado Rapids
 1
Columbus Crew
 0

Los Angeles Galaxy
 3
Real Salt Lake
 1



Seattle Sounders FC
0
 2
 		2
Real Salt Lake
3
 0
 		3




2012 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
KNOCKOUT ROUND
 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
 CONFERENCE FINALS
 MLS CUP FINAL
 CHAMPIONS

Houston Dynamo
2
 0
 		2
Sporting Kansas City
0
 1
 		1



Houston Dynamo
 2
Chicago Fire
 1

Houston Dynamo
3
 1
 		4
D.C. United
1
 1
 		2



New York Red Bulls
1
 0
 		1
D.C. United
1
 1
 		2






Houston Dynamo
1
Los Angeles Galaxy
3
LOS ANGELES GALAXY

Los Angeles Galaxy
0
 3
 		3
San Jose Earthquakes
1
 1
 		2



Vancouver Whitecaps
 1
Los Angeles Galaxy
 2

Los Angeles Galaxy
3
 1
 		4
Seattle Sounders FC
0
 2
 		2



Real Salt Lake
0
 0
 		0
Seattle Sounders FC
0
 1
 		1




2013 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
KNOCKOUT ROUND
 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
 CONFERENCE FINALS
 MLS CUP FINAL
 CHAMPIONS

Houston Dynamo
2
 2aet
 		4
New York Red Bulls
2
 1
 		3



Montreal Impact
 0
Houston Dynamo
 3

Houston Dynamo
0
 1
 		1
Sporting Kansas City
0
 2
 		2



New England Revolution
2
 1
 		3
Sporting Kansas City
1
 3aet
 		4






Sporting Kansas City
1 (7)
Real Salt Lake
1 (6)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Seattle Sounders FC
1
 2
 		3
Portland Timbers
2
 3
 		5



Colorado Rapids
 0
Seattle Sounders FC
 2

Portland Timbers
2
 0
 		2
Real Salt Lake
4
 1
 		5



Los Angeles Galaxy
1
 0
 		1
Real Salt Lake
0
 2aet
 		2




2014 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
KNOCKOUT ROUND
 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
 CONFERENCE FINALS
 MLS CUP FINAL
 CHAMPIONS

New York Red Bulls
2
 1
 		3
D.C. United
0
 2
 		2



Sporting Kansas City
 1
New York Red Bulls
 2

New York Red Bulls
1
 2
 		3
New England Revolution
2
 2
 		4



Columbus Crew SC
2
 1
 		3
New England Revolution
4
 3
 		7






New England Revolution
1
Los Angeles Galaxy
2 aet
LOS ANGELES GALAXY

FC Dallas
1
 0
 		1
Seattle Sounders FC
1
 0
 		1ag



Vancouver Whitecaps
 1
FC Dallas
 2

Seattle Sounders FC
0
 2
 		2
Los Angeles Galaxy
1
 1
 		2ag



Real Salt Lake
0
 0
 		0
Los Angeles Galaxy
0
 5
 		5




2015 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
KNOCKOUT ROUND
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
CONFERENCE FINALS
MLS CUP
MLS CUP CHAMPIONS
New England Revolution
 1
D.C. United
 2





D.C. United
0
 0
 		0
New York Red Bulls
1
 1
 		2



Toronto FC
 0
Montreal Impact
 3

New York Red Bulls
0
 1
 		1
Columbus Crew SC
2
 0
 		2



Montreal Impact
2
 1
 		3
Columbus Crew SC
1
 3aet
 		4



Los Angeles Galaxy
 2
Seattle Sounders FC
 3


Columbus Crew SC
1
Portland Timbers
2
PORTLAND TIMBERS

Seattle Sounders FC
2
 1
 		3 (2)
FC Dallas
1
 2
 		3 (4)



Sporting Kansas City
 2 (6)
Portland Timbers
 2 (7)

FC Dallas
1
 2
 		3
Portland Timbers
3
 2
 		5



Portland Timbers
0
 2
 		2
Vancouver Whitecaps
0
 0
 		0




2016 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
KNOCKOUT ROUND
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
CONFERENCE FINALS
MLS CUP
MLS CUP CHAMPIONS
Philadelphia Union
 1
Toronto FC
 3





Toronto FC
2
 5
 		7
New York City FC
0
 0
 		0



Montreal Impact
 4
D.C. United
 2

Toronto FC
2
 5
 		7
Montreal Impact
3
 2aet
 		5



Montreal Impact
1
 2
 		3
New York Red Bulls
0
 1
 		1



Real Salt Lake
 1
Los Angeles Galaxy
 3


Toronto FC
0 (4)
Seattle Sounders FC
0 (5)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

Los Angeles Galaxy
1
 0
 		1 (1)
Colorado Rapids
0
 1
 		1 (3)



Sporting Kansas City
 0
Seattle Sounders FC
 1

Colorado Rapids
1
 0
 		1
Seattle Sounders FC
2
 1
 		3



Seattle Sounders FC
3
 1
 		4
FC Dallas
0
 2
 		2




2017 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
KNOCKOUT ROUND
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
CONFERENCE FINALS
MLS CUP
MLS CUP CHAMPIONS
New York Red Bulls
 4
Chicago Fire
 0





Columbus Crew SC
4
 0
 		4
New York City FC
1
 2
 		3



Columbus Crew SC
 0 (3)
Atlanta United FC
 0 (1)

Columbus Crew SC
0
 0
 		0
Toronto FC
0
 1
 		1



New York Red Bulls
1
 1
 		2
Toronto FC
2
 0
 		2 ag



San Jose Earthquakes
 0
Vancouver Whitecaps
 5


Toronto FC
2
Seattle Sounders FC
0
TORONTO FC

Vancouver Whitecaps
0
 0
 		0
Seattle Sounders FC
0
 2
 		2



Sporting Kansas City
 0
Houston Dynamo
 1 aet

Seattle Sounders FC
2
 3
 		5
Houston Dynamo
0
 0
 		0



Houston Dynamo
0
 2
 		2
Portland Timbers
0
 1
 		1




2018 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
KNOCKOUT ROUND
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
CONFERENCE FINALS
MLS CUP
MLS CUP CHAMPIONS
Columbus Crew SC
 2 (3)
D.C. United
 2 (2)





Columbus Crew SC
1
 0
 		1
New York Red Bulls
0
 3
 		3



Philadelphia Union
 1
New York City FC
 3

New York Red Bulls
0
 1
 		1
Atlanta United FC
3
 0
 		3



New York City FC
0
 1
 		1
Atlanta United FC
1
 3
 		4



Portland Timbers
 2
FC Dallas
 1


Atlanta United FC
2
Portland Timbers
0
ATLANTA UNITED FC

Real Salt Lake
1
 2
 		3
Sporting Kansas City
1
 4
 		5



Real Salt Lake
 3
Los Angeles FC
 2

Sporting Kansas City
0
 2
 		2
Portland Timbers
0
 3
 		3



Portland Timbers
2
 2
 		4 (4)
Seattle Sounders FC
1
 3
 		4 (2)




2019 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
CONFERENCE FINALS
MLS CUP
MLS CUP CHAMPIONS
Toronto FC
 5
D.C. United
 1 AET





Toronto FC 2
New York City FC
 1



Atlanta United FC
 1
New England Revolution
 0

Toronto FC 2
Atlanta United FC 1



Atlanta United FC 2
Philadelphia Union 0



Philadelphia Union
 4
New York Red Bulls
 3 AET







Toronto FC
1
Seattle Sounders FC
3
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
Minnesota United FC
 1
Los Angeles Galaxy
 2





Los Angeles Galaxy 3
Los Angeles FC
 5



Seattle Sounders FC
 4
FC Dallas
 3 AET

Los Angeles FC 1
Seattle Sounders FC 3



Seattle Sounders FC 2
Real Salt Lake 0



Real Salt Lake
 2
Portland Timbers
 1