Last season's champions, the LA Galaxy, will not be defending their crown after struggling through much of the 2025 regular season. Only a win on the final day of the regular season saw them avoid becoming the first team in MLS history to win the title and then finish last in their conference the following year.

Tadeo Allende's performance of a lifetime and the own goal that broke San Diego hearts. Cesar Hernandez and Joseph Lowery sum up the best and worst of the MLS conference finals as Inter Miami book a date with Vancouver.

The 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs are through the best-of-three Round 1 series and the journey toward the Dec. 6 championship game will continue with the conference semifinals.

The 2025 MLS Cup playoffs bracket is taking shape ahead of the conference finals. Just hours later, it was NYCFC that secured their place in the Eastern Conference final with a 1–0 victory over Philadelphia Union. The following day, San Diego FC became ...

Overall, 18 teams qualified – the top 9 from the Eastern Conference and the top 9 from the Western Conference. Check out the final regular season standings. Seeds 1-7 in each conference automatically qualified for the Round One Best-of-3 series.