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MLS announces playoff changes for 2019

Major League Soccer has announced changes to the playoff format for the 2019 season, with a more compact schedule and an increase to 14 teams entering the postseason.

The 2019 regular season will begin on March 2 and end on October 6. MLS Cup takes place a month earlier than usual, with a November 10 final set. The playoffs, which has straddled the November FIFA international window, will be reduced from 38 days to 23. The regular season finale will be followed by the October FIFA window, while MLS Cup is now slotted in at the last available day before the November FIFA dates.