Below is a list of teams that can clinch a seed or spot in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs and a list of teams that can be mathematically eliminated from playoff contention during MLS Week 34.
PENDING:
- Portland can clinch a playoff spot if LAFC lose or tie in the match against Vancouver
- Vancouver can clinch a playoff spot with a win against LAFC
SUMMARY:
- Philadelphia clinched a playoff spot
- New York City clinched a playoff spot
- Miami were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention
- Minnesota avoided elimination
- Columbus avoided elimination
- LAFC avoided elimination
- Atlanta failed to clinch
- Salt Lake failed to clinch
- Orlando failed to clinch
- LA can no longer clinch
- Philadelphia cannot clinch a top-four seed
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UPDATE: Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati on Oct. 31 so Nashville cannot clinch a top-four seed.
Nashville will clinch a top-four seed in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- ✗ - Nashville win vs. Orlando
or NSH tie:
- ✓- Nashville tie vs. Orlando AND
- ✗ - Philadelphia lose or tie vs. Cincinnati
or NSH tie:
- ✓- Nashville tie vs. Orlando AND
- ✗ - New York City lose or tie vs. Miami
or NSH tie:
- ✓- Nashville tie vs. Orlando AND
- ✗ - Atlanta lose vs. Toronto
UPDATE: New York City defeated Miami and New York defeated Montréal and Atlanta tied Toronto on Oct. 30 - Philadelphia cannot clinch a top-four seed during MLS Week 34.
Philadelphia will clinch a top-four seed in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- ✓- Philadelphia win vs. Cincinnati AND
- ✗ - Atlanta lose vs. Toronto AND
- ✓- Orlando lose or tie vs. Nashville
or:
- ✓- Philadelphia win vs. Cincinnati AND
- ✗ - Atlanta lose vs. Toronto AND
- ✗ - New York City lose or tie vs. Miami
or:
- ✓- Philadelphia win vs. Cincinnati AND
- ✗ - New York City lose or tie vs. Miami AND
- ✓- Orlando lose or tie vs. Nashville
or PHI tie and other teams lose/tie:
- ✗ - Philadelphia tie vs. Cincinnati AND
- ✗ - New York City lose vs. Miami AND
- ✓- MontrĂ©al lose vs. New York AND
- ✓- Orlando lose vs. Nashville AND
- ✗ - Atlanta lose or tie vs. Toronto
or PHI tie and other teams lose/tie:
- ✗ - Philadelphia tie vs. Cincinnati AND
- ✗ - New York City lose vs. Miami AND
- ✗ - New York-MontrĂ©al tie AND
- ✓- Orlando lose vs. Nashville
UPDATE: Atlanta tied Toronto on Oct. 30 - Atlanta cannot clinch a playoff spot during MLS Week 34
Atlanta will clinch a berth in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- ✗ - Atlanta win vs. Toronto AND
- ✓- Orlando lose or tie vs. Nashville AND
- ✓- MontrĂ©al lose or tie vs. New York AND
- ✓- D.C. lose or tie vs. Columbus
UPDATE: Minnesota defeated Kansas City on Oct. 31 so LA cannot clinch a playoff spot in MLS Week 34.
LA will clinch a berth in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- ✗ - LA win vs. Seattle AND
- ✗ - Minnesota lose or tie vs. Kansas City AND
- LAFC lose or tie vs. Vancouver
UPDATE: Columbus defeated D.C. United on Oct. 30 - New York City clinches a spot in the playoffs.
New York City will clinch a berth in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- ✓ - New York City win vs. Miami AND
- ✓- D.C. lose or tie vs. Columbus
or:
- ✓ - New York City win vs. Miami AND
- ✗ - Orlando lose vs. Nashville
or:
- ✓ - New York City win vs. Miami AND
- ✗ - Atlanta lose vs. Toronto
or:
- ✓ - New York City win vs. Miami AND
- ✗ - New York lose vs. MontrĂ©al
or:
- ✓- New York City win vs. Miami AND
- ✗ - New York-MontrĂ©al tie AND
- ✓- Atlanta tie vs. Toronto
UPDATE: Orlando tied Nashville on Oct. 31 so the cannot clinch a playoff spot during MLS Week 34.
Orlando will clinch a berth in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- ✗ - Orlando win vs. Nashville AND
- ✓- D.C. lose or tie vs. Columbus AND
- ✓- New York-MontrĂ©al do not tie
or:
- ✗ - Orlando win vs. Nashville AND
- ✓- D.C. lose or tie vs. Columbus AND
- ✗ - New York-MontrĂ©al tie AND
- ✗ - Atlanta lose vs. Toronto
UPDATE: Columbus defeated D.C. United on Oct. 30 - Philadelphia clinches a spot in the playoffs.
Philadelphia will clinch a berth in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- ✓- Philadelphia win or tie vs. Cincinnati
or other teams lose/tie:
- ✓- D.C. lose or tie vs. Columbus AND
- ✓- MontrĂ©al lose vs. New York
or other teams lose/tie:
- ✓- D.C. lose or tie vs. Columbus AND
- ✗ - New York lose vs. MontrĂ©al
or other teams lose/tie:
- ✗ - New York lose vs. MontrĂ©al AND
- ✓- Orlando lose or tie vs. Nashville
or other teams lose/tie:
- ✗ - New York-MontrĂ©al tie AND
- ✓- D.C. lose or tie vs. Columbus AND
- ✓- Orlando lose or tie vs. Nashville
or other teams lose/tie:
- ✗ - New York-MontrĂ©al tie AND
- ✓- D.C. lose or tie vs. Columbus AND
- ✗ - Atlanta lose vs. Toronto
or other teams lose/tie:
- ✗ - New York-MontrĂ©al tie AND
- ✓- Orlando lose or tie vs. Nashville AND
- ✗ - Atlanta lose vs. Toronto
Portland will clinch a berth in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- LAFC lose or tie vs. Vancouver
UPDATE: Minnesota defeated Kansas City on Oct. 31 so this scenario no longer applies:
- ✗ - LA lose vs. Seattle AND
- ✗ - Minnesota lose or tie vs. Kansas City
UPDATE: Real Salt Lake lost to San Jose on Oct. 30 - Salt Lake cannot clinch a playoff spot in MLS Week 34.
Salt Lake will clinch a berth in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- ✗ - Salt Lake win vs. San Jose AND
- ✗ - Minnesota lose vs. Kansas City AND
- LAFC lose or tie vs. Vancouver
or:
- ✗ - Salt Lake win vs. San Jose AND
- LAFC lose or tie vs. Vancouver AND
- ✓- LA lose or tie vs. Seattle
Vancouver will clinch a berth in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs IF:
- Vancouver win vs. LAFC
UPDATE: Columbus defeated D.C. United on Oct. 30 - they cannot be eliminated from playoff contention during MLS Week 34.
Columbus will be eliminated from playoff contention IF:
- ✗ - Columbus lose or tie vs. D.C.
UPDATE: LA tied Seattle on Nov. 1 and Minnesota defeated Kansas City on Oct. 31 so LAFC cannot be eliminated from playoff contention during MLS Week 34.
LAFC will be eliminated from playoff contention IF:
- LAFC lose vs. Vancouver AND
- ✗ - LA win vs. Seattle AND
- ✓- Minnesota win vs. Kansas City
or:
- LAFC lose vs. Vancouver AND
- ✗ - LA win or tie vs. Seattle AND
- ✗ - Salt Lake win vs. San Jose
or:
- LAFC lose vs. Vancouver AND
- ✗ - Salt Lake win vs. San Jose AND
- ✓- Minnesota win vs. Kansas City
UPDATE: Miami lost to New York City on Oct 30 - Miami was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
Miami will be eliminated from playoff contention IF:
- ✓ - Miami lose or tie vs. New York City
UPDATE: Real Salt Lake lost to San Jose on Oct. 30 - Minnesota cannot be eliminated from playoff contention during MLS Week 34.
Minnesota will be eliminated from playoff contention IF:
- ✗ - Minnesota lose vs. Kansas City AND
- Vancouver win vs. LAFC AND
- ✗ - LA win vs. Seattle AND
- ✗ - Salt Lake win vs. San Jose