Alright, so the Union are in the playoffs. What… exactly does that mean?
MLS Playoff format
There are 11 teams in the Eastern Conference and 12 teams in the Western Conference of MLS. Of those, the six in each conference with the most points make the playoffs. Everyone else watches from home like the rest of us and writes letters to Fox asking why the show Pitch wasn’t renewed (seriously, Fox… just one more season?).
The Knockout Round
The two teams that finish first and second in each conference get to slide on past the Knockout Round.