Major League Soccer Schedule, Saturday, October 1, 2022, Week 33

(courtesy MLS Communications)

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Los Angeles Football Club

LAFC will clinch the 2022 MLS Supporters’ Shield with:

  1. LAFC win at Portland AND Philadelphia lose at Charlotte

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Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia will clinch the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with:

  1. Philadelphia win at Charlotte or …
  2. Montréal lose or draw vs. D.C. United

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New York City FC

New York City will clinch a berth in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. New York City win or draw vs. Orlando or …
  2. Columbus lose or draw vs. New York or …
  3. Cincinnati lose vs. Chicago
  4. x – Miami lose or draw at Toronto or …

UPDATE: Miami defeated Toronto

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FC Cincinnati

Cincinnati will clinch a berth in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. Cincinnati win vs. Chicago AND Columbus lose or draw vs. New York or …
  2. Cincinnati win vs. Chicago AND Orlando lose or draw at New York City or …
  3. x – Cincinnati win vs. Chicago AND Miami lose or draw at Toronto or …
  4. x – Cincinnati draw vs. Chicago AND Charlotte lose or draw vs. Philadelphia AND Columbus lose or draw vs. New York AND Orlando lose or draw at New York City AND Miami lose at Toronto or …
  5. x – Cincinnati draw vs. Chicago AND Charlotte lose or draw vs. Philadelphia AND Columbus lose or draw vs. New York AND Orlando lose at New York City AND Miami draw at Toronto

UPDATE: Miami defeated Toronto

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Orlando City SC

Orlando will clinch a berth in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. Orlando win at New York City AND Columbus lose vs. New York

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Nashville SC

Nashville will clinch a berth in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. Nashville win vs. Houston or …
  2. Nashville draw vs. Houston AND Portland draw vs. LAFC or …
  3. Salt Lake lose at LA Galaxy or …
  4. Portland lose vs. LAFC or …
  5. Portland draw vs. LAFC AND Salt Lake draw at LA Galaxy

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LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy will clinch a berth in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. LA Galaxy win or draw vs. Salt Lake

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Portland Timbers

Portland will clinch a berth in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. Portland win vs. LAFC AND Minnesota lose at San Jose or …
  2. Portland win vs. LAFC AND Salt Lake lose or draw at LA Galaxy or …
  3. Portland draw vs. LAFC AND Salt Lake lose at LA Galaxy

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Minnesota United FC

Minnesota will clinch a berth in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. Minnesota win at San Jose AND Salt Lake lose or draw at LA Galaxy or …
  2. Minnesota win at San Jose AND Portland lose or draw vs. LAFC or …
  3. Minnesota draw at San Jose AND Vancouver lose or draw vs. Austin AND Seattle lose or draw at Kansas City AND Salt Lake loss at LA Galaxy or …
  4. Minnesota draw at San Jose AND Vancouver lose or draw vs. Austin AND Seattle lose or draw at Kansas City AND Portland loss vs. LAFC AND Salt Lake draw at LA Galaxy

Elimination scenarios

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Atlanta United

UPDATE: Miami defeated Toronto and Atlanta lost to New England, so Atlanta are eliminated from playoff contention.

Atlanta will be eliminated from the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. > Atlanta lose at New England AND Miami win or draw at Toronto or …
  2. Atlanta draw at New England AND Miami win at Toronto
  3. Atlanta lose or draw at New England AND Columbus win vs. New York or ...
  4. Atlanta lose at New England AND Charlotte win vs. Philadelphia AND Columbus draw vs. New York or …

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Charlotte FC

Charlotte will be eliminated from the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. Charlotte lose vs. Philadelphia AND Miami win at Toronto FC or …
  2. Charlotte lose vs. Philadelphia AND Columbus win vs. New York

UPDATE: Miami defeated Toronto

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New England Revolution

UPDATE: Miami defeated Toronto, so New England are eliminated from playoff contention.

New England will be eliminated from the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. > Miami win at Toronto FC or …
  2. x – New England lose or draw vs. Atlanta or …
  3. Columbus win vs. New York

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Real Salt Lake

Salt Lake will be eliminated from the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if: 

  1. Salt Lake lose at LA Galaxy AND Portland win or draw vs. LAFC AND Minnesota win or draw at San Jose or …
  2. Salt Lake lose at LA Galaxy AND Portland win or draw vs. LAFC AND Vancouver win vs. Austin or …
  3. Salt Lake draw at LA Galaxy AND Nashville win or draw vs. Houston AND Portland win vs. LAFC AND Minnesota win at San Jose

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Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle will be eliminated from the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. Seattle lose or draw at Kansas City or …
  2. LA Galaxy win or draw vs. Salt Lake AND Portland win or draw vs. LAFC AND Minnesota win at San Jose

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver will be eliminated from the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

  1. Vancouver lose or draw vs. Austin or …
  2. LA Galaxy win or draw vs. Salt Lake AND Portland win or draw vs. LAFC AND Minnesota win at San Jose

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