The past few years of the MLS Cup Playoffs have been...not fun.
This isn’t to discount the games themselves, which have been exhilarating at times. But the execution of the playoffs have been dire: Lower seeds have disproportionally upset the top teams, while the FIFA international break effectively kills the postseason’s momentum.
Luckily big changes are in store for 2019.
u25aaufe0f Single-game rounds
u25aaufe0f All between Oct/Nov FIFA breaks
u25aaufe0f Rewards regular-season success
Our new @Audi #MLSCupPlayoffs format: https://t.co/stSKmmToih pic.twitter.com/3uogrh4jCy— Major League Soccer (@MLS) December 17, 2018Obviously the biggest change is the elimination of a two-leg playoff series, set to be replaced by a single-elimination format with the higher seed hosting the match.