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Schedule for 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs Announced

October 30, 2013 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


NEW YORK (Wednesday, October 30, 2013) - The MLS Cup Playoffs begin tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 30, when the Seattle Sounders FC host the Colorado Rapids in a single-game Knockout Match. On Thursday, Oct. 31, Houston Dynamo host the Montreal Impact in the other Knockout Match.

Each Knockout Round winner will face its respective conference leader - New York Red Bulls in the Eastern Conference and Portland Timbers in the Western Conference - in a two-leg, aggregate goals Conference Semifinal series. The second- and third-place teams in each conference also will square off in the Conference Semifinals - Sporting Kansas City vs. New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy

The Conference Championships also will be decided by two-leg aggregate goals series, with the winners advancing to MLS Cup 2013 on December 7 at the home venue of the finalist with the better regular season record.

To help media members cover the MLS Cup Playoffs, an array of information is available:

- The MLS Cup Playoffs media guide ( CLICK HERE ) contains notes and statistical breakdown for all 10 teams.

- The MLS Cup Playoffs logo ( CLICK HERE ) and the MLS Cup logo ( CLICK HERE ) are available for download

- A printable playoff bracket with the path each team must take to get to MLS Cup 2013 is available for download ( CLICK HERE )

Below is the MLS Cup Playoffs schedule with live national television broadcasts. It is subject to change.

Knockout Round

(Home teams listed first) :

- Seattle Sounders FC vs. Colorado Rapids - Wed., Oct. 30, 10:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN; local TV)

- Houston Dynamo vs. Montreal Impact - Thurs., Oct. 31, 8:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN; TSN; RDS/2; local TV)

Eastern Conference Semifinals

First Leg (Home teams listed first) :

- New England Revolution vs. Sporting Kansas City - Sat., Nov. 2, 8:00 p.m. ET (NBCSN; RDS2; Local TV)

- Houston Dynamo or Montreal Impact vs. New York Red Bulls- Sun., Nov. 3, 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC; if MTL advances TSN2, RDS2)

Second Leg (Home teams listed first) :

- New York Red Bulls vs. Houston Dynamo or Montreal Impact- Wed., Nov. 6, 8:00 p.m. ET (UDN; Local TV; if MTL advances TSN2, RDS2 )

- Sporting Kansas City vs. New England Revolution - Wed., Nov. 6, 9:00 p.m. ET (Local TV)

Western Conference Semifinals

First Leg (Home teams listed first) :

- Seattle Sounders FC or Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers - Sat., Nov. 2, 10:00 p.m. ET (NBCSN)

- LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake - Sun., Nov. 3, 9:00 p.m. ET (ESPN; TSN2; RDS2)

Second Leg (Home teams listed first) :

- Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy - Thurs., Nov. 7, 9:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2; TSN2)

- Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders FC or Colorado Rapids - Thurs., Nov. 7, 11:00 p.m. ET (NBCSN; UDN; TSN2)

Conference Championships

First Leg (Home teams listed first) :

- Eastern Conference - Sat., Nov. 9, 2:30 p.m. ET (NBC; UDN; RDS2; if MTL advances TSN2)

- Western Conference - Sun., Nov. 10, 9:00 p.m. ET (ESPN; RDS2)

Second Leg (Home teams listed first) :

- TBD - Sat., Nov. 23, TBD

- TBD - Sun., Nov. 24, TBD

MLS Cup 2013

Saturday, December 7 (hosted by finalist with best regular season record)

v 4:00 p.m. ET (ESPN, UniMas, TSN2, RDS) Site TBD

Key to television networks:

NBCSN NBC Sports Network

RDS & RDS2 in Canada (French)

TSN & TSN2 in Canada (English)

UDN Univision Deportes Network (Spanish)

UniMas (Spanish)

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