Conference Semifinals Set for Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs
Published on November 2, 2018 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK - Following the Knockout Round of the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, Major League Soccer announced the broadcast schedule for both Eastern and Western Conference Semifinal Leg 1 matches.
The Conference Semifinals, a two-game, aggregate-goal series, consist of each conference's No. 1 seed facing the conference's lower advancing seed from the Knockout Round, and each conference's No. 2 seed facing the conference's higher advancing seed from Knockout Round.
The broadcast schedule for Conference Semifinal Leg 2 matches will be announced follow the Conference Semifinal Leg 1 games on Nov. 4.
Coverage of the Conference Semifinals begins this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET with an hour-long pregame show on MLSsoccer.com and MLS social media platforms (Facebook / Twitter), featuring special guest FIFA Women's World Cup winner Meghan Klingenberg.
First Leg - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Sunday, November 4
No. 5 Columbus Crew SC vs. No.1 New York Red Bulls
(3 p.m. ET, ESPN / ESPN Deportes / TSN / TVA Sports)
No. 3 New York City FC vs. No. 2 Atlanta United
(7:30 p.m. ET, FS1 / FOX Deportes / TSN / TVA Sports)
First Leg - Western Conference Semifinals
Sunday, November 4
No. 5 Portland Timbers vs. No. 2 Seattle Sounders FC
(5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN / ESPN Deportes / TSN / TVA Sports)
No. 6 Real Salt Lake v. No. 1 Sporting Kansas City
(10 p.m. ET, FS1 / FOX Deportes / Canada: TSN, TVA Sports)
*Broadcast information for Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals Leg 2 matches will be announced following Leg 1 Conference Semifinals on Sunday, Nov. 4
Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule
*Subject to change.
Knockout Round
(Conference third seed vs. sixth seed, and fourth seed vs. fifth seed in a single-game elimination match)
Eastern and Western Conference Knockout Round (4 games)
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Eastern Conference: No. 3 New York City FC 3-1 No. 6 Philadelphia Union
Western Conference: No. 4 FC Dallas 1-2 No. 5 Portland Timbers
Thursday, Nov. 1
Eastern Conference: No. 4 D.C. United 2 (2) - 2 (3) No. 5 Columbus Crew SC
Western Conference: No. 3 Los Angeles Football Club 2-3 No. 6 Real Salt Lake
Conference Semifinals
(Two-game series, aggregate-goal format between conference top seed vs. lowest advancing seed from Knockout Round and conference second seed vs. highest seed from Knockout Round)
Eastern Conference Semifinal Series
Eastern Conference Semifinal Leg 1 (2 games)
Sunday, Nov. 4 No. 5 Columbus Crew SC vs. No. 1 New York Red Bulls (3 p.m. ET, ESPN / ESPN Deportes / TSN / TVA Sports)
Sunday, Nov. 4 No. 3 New York City FC vs. No. 2 Atlanta United (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1 / FOX Deportes / TSN, TVA Sports)
Eastern Conference Semifinal Leg 2 (2 games)
Sunday, Nov. 11 No. 1 New York Red Bulls vs. No. 5 Columbus Crew SC
Sunday, Nov. 11 No. 2 Atlanta United vs. New York City FC
*Broadcast details for Leg 2 will be announced following Leg 1 matches.
Western Conference Semifinal Series
Western Conference Semifinal Leg 1 (2 games)
Sunday, Nov. 4 No. 5 Portland Timbers vs. No. 2 Seattle Sounders FC (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN / ESPN Deportes / TSN / TVA Sport)
Sunday, Nov. 4 No. 6 Real Salt Lake vs. No. 1 Sporting Kansas City (10 p.m. ET, FS1 / FOX Deportes / TSN, TVA Sports)
Western Conference Semifinal Leg 2 (2 games)
Thursday, Nov. 8 No. 2 Seattle Sounders FC vs. No. 5 Portland Timbers
Sunday, Nov. 11 No. 1 Sporting Kansas City vs. No. 6 Real Salt Lake
*Broadcast details for Leg 2 will be announced following Leg 1 matches.
*Due to a stadium conflict at Century Link Field on Nov. 11, Seattle Sounders FC will host the second leg of the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals on Nov. 8.
Conference Championships
(Two-game series, aggregate-goal format)
Eastern Conference Championship Series
Eastern Conference Championship Leg 1 (1 game)
Sunday, Nov. 25 TBD
Eastern Conference Semifinal Leg 2 (1 game)
Thursday, Nov. 29 TBD Western Conference Championship Series
Western Conference Championship Leg 1 (1 game)
Sunday, Nov. 25 TBD
Western Conference Championship Leg 2 (1 game)
Thursday, Nov. 29 TBD
2018 MLS Cup
(Hosted at the home venue of the finalist with the best regular season record)
Saturday, Dec. 8 8 p.m. ET (FOX, UniMás, TSN, TVA Sports)
Major League Soccer Stories from November 2, 2018
- Preview: Sporting KC Begins Playoff Campaign Sunday at Real Salt Lake - Sporting Kansas City
- Osorio Undergoes Successful Sports Hernia Repair - Toronto FC
- Statement from LAFC and the 3252 Independent Supporters Union - Los Angeles FC
- Chris McCann to Miss 3 Weeks with Left Quad Strain - Atlanta United FC
- FC Dallas Joins USL League One as Founding Member - FC Dallas
- Sounders FC Announces Registration for 2018 Esports Open Qualifiers - Seattle Sounders FC
- Match Preview: Conference Semis Leg 1 Between New York and Columbus Kicks off Sunday - New York Red Bulls
- MNUFC Announces Partnership with VenueNext to Create Mobile Fan App - Minnesota United FC
- New England Revolution Exercise Permanent Transfer Options on Cristian Penilla and Luis Caicedo - New England Revolution
- New York Red Bulls to Face Columbus Crew SC in Eastern Conference Semifinals - New York Red Bulls
- LAFC Lose 3-2 to Real Salt Lake in Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoff Knockout Round - Los Angeles FC
- Sounders FC to Face Portland Timbers in Western Conference Semifinals - Seattle Sounders FC
- D.C. United Fall to Columbus in Penalties - D.C. United
- Conference Semifinals Set for Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs - MLS
- Columbus Crew SC Advances to Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Red Bulls - Columbus Crew SC
- Timbers to Face Seattle Sounders FC in Western Conference Semifinals - Portland Timbers
- Sporting KC to Face Real Salt Lake in Western Conference Semifinals - Sporting Kansas City
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