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'{{main|2016 Major League Soccer season}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}} {{infobox football tournament season | title = MLS Cup Playoffs | year = 2016 | country = United States<br>Canada | image = File:2016 MLS Cup Playoffs logo.png | num_teams = 12 | defending champions = [[Portland Timbers]]<br>''{{small|(did not qualify)}}'' | champions = | runner-up = | matches = 16 | goals = 50 | top goal scorer = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jozy Altidore]]<br>{{small|(5 goals)}} | prevseason = [[2015 MLS Cup Playoffs|2015]] | nextseason = 2017 }} The '''2016 MLS Cup Playoffs''' (branded as the '''2016 [[Audi]] MLS Cup Playoffs''' for sponsorship reasons) began on October 26, and will end on December 10 with [[MLS Cup 2016]], the 21st league championship match for MLS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/09/06/mls-announces-broadcast-schedule-format-audi-2016-mls-cup-playoffs|title=MLS announces broadcast schedule, format for Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs|publisher=[[Major League Soccer]]|accessdate=September 25, 2016|date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> This is the 21st version of the [[MLS Cup Playoffs]], the tournament culminating the [[Major League Soccer]] regular season. Twelve teams (the top 6 per conference) compete. The first round of each conference has the third-seeded team hosting the sixth seed while the fourth-seed hosts the fifth in a single match to determine who advances to the Conference Semifinals. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the second plays the next-lowest. The winners advance to the Conference Finals. Both the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals are played as two-legged aggregate series. The winners advance to the MLS Cup, a single match hosted by the participant with the better record. Ordinarily, the winner of MLS Cup 2016 would qualify for the [[2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League]]. However, [[Toronto FC]] have already qualified through the [[2016 Canadian Championship]], and as a Canada-based team they would not be permitted to qualify through MLS in any event.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Whitecaps+face+fine+balancing+settling+Voyageurs+lineup/11314360/story.html|title=Whitecaps face fine balancing act in settling on Voyageurs Cup lineup|last1=Kingston|first1=Gary|date=August 25, 2015|publisher=Vancouver Sun|accessdate=September 1, 2015}}</ref> Should Toronto FC win the MLS Cup, that qualification place will pass to [[New York City FC]] (the highest-ranked U.S. team in the [[2016 Major League Soccer season#Overall table|overall regular season table]] not already qualified). It will be the first time in the league's history that a Canadian MLS team will compete in the MLS Cup. ==Conference standings== The top 6 teams from each conference advance to the MLS Cup playoffs. {{col-start}} {{col-3}} '''Eastern Conference''' {{2016 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference table|show_limit=6||only_pld_pts=true}} {{col-3}} '''Western Conference''' {{2016 Major League Soccer Western Conference table|show_limit=6||only_pld_pts=true}} {{col-3}} {{col-end}} ==Bracket== {{2016 MLS Cup Playoff Bracket}} ==Knockout Round== ===Summary=== <section begin=KR /> {{OneLegStart}} |- |colspan="5" bgcolor=#87CEFA align=center|'''Eastern Conference''' {{OneLegResult|'''[[Toronto FC]]'''||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union|3–1]]|[[Philadelphia Union]]}} {{OneLegResult|[[D.C. United]]||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#D.C. United v Montreal Impact|2–4]]|'''[[Montreal Impact]]'''}} |- |colspan="5" bgcolor=#FFAEB9 align=center|'''Western Conference''' {{OneLegResult|'''[[LA Galaxy]]'''||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake|3–1]]|[[Real Salt Lake]]}} {{OneLegResult|'''[[Seattle Sounders FC]]'''||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City|1–0]]|[[Sporting Kansas City]]}} |}<section end=KR /> ===Matches=== {{Football box |id = Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union |date = {{Start date|2016|10|26}} |time = 7:30 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] |team1 = [[Toronto FC]] |score = 3–1 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-26-toronto-fc-vs-philadelphia-union |team2 = [[Philadelphia Union]] |goals1 = [[Sebastian Giovinco|Giovinco]] {{goal|15}}<br>[[Jonathan Osorio|Osorio]] {{goal|48}}<br>[[Jozy Altidore|Altidore]] {{goal|85}} |goals2 = [[Alejandro Bedoya|Bedoya]] {{goal|73}} |stadium = [[BMO Field]], [[Toronto, Ontario]] |attendance = 21,759 |referee = [[Baldomero Toledo]] }} ---- {{Football box |id = D.C. United v Montreal Impact |date = {{Start date|2016|10|27}} |time = 7:30 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] |team1 = [[D.C. United]] |score = 2–4 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-27-dc-united-vs-montreal-impact |team2 = [[Montreal Impact]] |goals1 = [[Lamar Neagle|Neagle]] {{goal|90}}<br>[[Taylor Kemp|Kemp]] {{goal|90+4}} |goals2 = [[Laurent Ciman|Ciman]] {{goal|4}}<br>[[Matteo Mancosu|Mancosu]] {{goal|43||58}}<br>[[Ignacio Piatti|Piatti]] {{goal|83}} |stadium = [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]] |attendance = 12,773 |referee = [[Jair Marrufo]] }} ---- {{Football box |id = LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake |date = {{Start date|2016|10|26}} |time = 10:30 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] |team1 = [[LA Galaxy]] |score = 3–1 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-26-la-galaxy-vs-real-salt-lake |team2 = [[Real Salt Lake]] |goals1 = [[Alan Gordon (soccer)|Gordon]] {{goal|14}}<br>[[Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1994)|Boateng]] {{goal|26||34}} |goals2 = [[Joao Plata|Plata]] {{goal|21|pen.}} |stadium = [[StubHub Center]], [[Carson, California]] |attendance = 18,124 |referee = [[Alan Kelly (referee)|Alan Kelly]] }} ---- {{Football box |id = Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City |date = {{Start date|2016|10|27}} |time = 10:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] |team1 = [[Seattle Sounders FC]] |score = 1–0 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-27-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-sporting-kansas-city |team2 = [[Sporting Kansas City]] |goals1 = [[Nelson Valdez|Valdez]] {{goal|88}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[CenturyLink Field]], [[Seattle, Washington]] |attendance = 36,151 |referee = Ismail Elfath }} ==Conference Semifinals== ===Summary=== <section begin=CSF /> {{TwoLegStart}} |- |colspan="5" bgcolor=#87CEFA|'''Eastern Conference''' {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Toronto FC]]'''||7–0|[[New York City FC]]||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Toronto FC v New York City FC|2–0]]|[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#New York City FC v Toronto FC|5–0]]}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Montreal Impact]]'''||3–1|[[New York Red Bulls]]||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Montreal Impact v New York Red Bulls|1–0]]|[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#New York Red Bulls v Montreal Impact|2–1]]}} |- |colspan="5" bgcolor=#FFAEB9|'''Western Conference''' {{TwoLegResult|[[LA Galaxy]]||1–1 {{pso|1–3}}|'''[[Colorado Rapids]]'''||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids|1–0]]|[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy|0–1]] {{aet}}}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Seattle Sounders FC]]'''||4–2|[[FC Dallas]]||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas|3–0]]|[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC|1–2]]}} |}<section end=CSF /> ===Matches=== {{Football box |id = Toronto FC v New York City FC |date = {{Start date|2016|10|30}} |time = 7:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] |team1 = [[Toronto FC]] |score = 2–0 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-30-toronto-fc-vs-new-york-city-fc |team2 = [[New York City FC]] |goals1 = [[Jozy Altidore|Altidore]] {{goal|84}}<br>[[Tosaint Ricketts|Ricketts]] {{goal|90+2}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[BMO Field]], [[Toronto, Ontario]] |attendance = 28,220 |referee = [[Silviu Petrescu]] }} {{Football box |id = New York City FC v Toronto FC |date = {{Start date|2016|11|6}} |time = 6:30 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |team1 = [[New York City FC]] |score = 0–5 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-06-new-york-city-fc-vs-toronto-fc |team2 = [[Toronto FC]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Sebastian Giovinco|Giovinco]] {{goal|6||20|pen.|90+1}}<br>[[Jozy Altidore|Altidore]] {{goal|30}}<br>[[Jonathan Osorio|Osorio]] {{goal|50}} |stadium = [[Yankee Stadium]], [[New York City, New York]] |attendance = 28,355 |referee = [[Kevin Stott]] }} ''Toronto FC won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- {{Football box |id = Montreal Impact v New York Red Bulls |date = {{Start date|2016|10|30}} |time = 3:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] |team1 = [[Montreal Impact]] |score = 1–0 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-30-montreal-impact-vs-new-york-red-bulls |team2 = [[New York Red Bulls]] |goals1 = [[Matteo Mancosu|Mancosu]] {{goal|61}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Saputo Stadium]], [[Montreal, Quebec]] |attendance = 15,027 |referee = Robert Sibiga }} {{Football box |id = New York Red Bulls v Montreal Impact |date = {{Start date|2016|11|6}} |time = 4:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |team1 = [[New York Red Bulls]] |score = 1–2 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-06-new-york-red-bulls-vs-montreal-impact |team2 = [[Montreal Impact]] |goals1 = [[Bradley Wright-Phillips|B. Wright-Phillips]] {{goal|77}} |goals2 = [[Ignacio Piatti|Piatti]] {{goal|51||85}} |stadium = [[Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)|Red Bull Arena]], [[Harrison, New Jersey]] |attendance = 24,314 |referee = [[Baldomero Toledo]] }} ''Montreal Impact won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- {{Football box |id = LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids |date = {{Start date|2016|10|30}} |time = 5:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] |team1 = [[LA Galaxy]] |score = 1–0 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-30-la-galaxy-vs-colorado-rapids |team2 = [[Colorado Rapids]] |goals1 = [[Giovani dos Santos|dos Santos]] {{goal|55}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[StubHub Center]], [[Carson, California]] |attendance = 24,487 |referee = [[Drew Fischer]] }} {{Football box |id = Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy |date = {{Start date|2016|11|6}} |time = 2:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |team1 = [[Colorado Rapids]] |score = 1–0 |aet = yes |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-06-colorado-rapids-vs-la-galaxy |team2 = [[LA Galaxy]] |goals1 = [[Shkëlzen Gashi|Gashi]] {{goal|36}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]], [[Commerce City, Colorado]] |attendance = 17,782 |referee = [[Mark Geiger]] |penalties1 = [[Kevin Doyle|Doyle]] {{pengoal}}<br>[[Sébastien Le Toux|Le Toux]] {{pengoal}}<br>[[Marco Pappa|Pappa]] {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 3–1 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Steven Gerrard|Gerrard]]<br>{{penmiss}} [[Giovani dos Santos|dos Santos]]<br>{{penmiss}} [[Ashley Cole|Cole]]<br>{{penmiss}} [[Jeff Larentowicz|Larentowicz]] }} ''1–1 on aggregate. Colorado Rapids won 3–1 on penalties.'' ---- {{Football box |id = Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas |date = {{Start date|2016|10|30}} |time = 9:30 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] |team1 = [[Seattle Sounders FC]] |score = 3–0 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-30-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-fc-dallas |team2 = [[FC Dallas]] |goals1 = [[Nelson Valdez|Valdez]] {{goal|50}}<br>[[Nicolás Lodeiro|Lodeiro]] {{goal|55||58}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[CenturyLink Field]], [[Seattle, Washington]] |attendance = 37,073 |referee = [[Ricardo Salazar]] }} {{Football box |id = FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC |date = {{Start date|2016|11|6}} |time = 9:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |team1 = [[FC Dallas]] |score = 2–1 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-06-fc-dallas-vs-seattle-sounders-fc |team2 = [[Seattle Sounders FC]] |goals1 = [[Tesho Akindele|Akindele]] {{goal|25}}<br>[[Maximiliano Urruti|Urruti]] {{goal|56}} |goals2 = [[Nicolás Lodeiro|Lodeiro]] {{goal|54}} |stadium = [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]], [[Frisco, Texas]] |attendance = 14,878 |referee = [[Hilario Grajeda]] }} ''Seattle Sounders FC won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ==Conference Finals== ===Summary=== <section begin=CF /> {{TwoLegStart}} |- |colspan="5" bgcolor=#87CEFA|'''Eastern Conference''' {{TwoLegResult|[[Montreal Impact]]||5–7|'''[[Toronto FC]]'''||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Montreal Impact v Toronto FC|3–2]]|[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Toronto FC v Montreal Impact|2–5]] {{aet}}}} |- |colspan="5" bgcolor=#FFAEB9|'''Western Conference''' {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Seattle Sounders FC]]'''||3–1|[[Colorado Rapids]]||[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids|2–1]]|[[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs#Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC|1–0]]}} |}<section end=CF /> ===Matches=== {{Football box |id = Montreal Impact v Toronto FC |date = {{Start date|2016|11|22}} |time = 8:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |team1 = [[Montreal Impact]] |score = 3–2 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-22-montreal-impact-vs-toronto-fc |team2 = [[Toronto FC]] |goals1 = [[Dominic Oduro|Oduro]] {{goal|10}}<br>[[Matteo Mancosu|Mancosu]] {{goal|12}}<br>[[Ambroise Oyongo|Oyongo]] {{goal|53}} |goals2 = [[Jozy Altidore|Altidore]] {{goal|68}}<br>[[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Bradley]] {{goal|73}} |stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Montreal, Quebec]] |attendance = 61,004 |referee = Juan Guzman }} {{Football box |id = Toronto FC v Montreal Impact |date = {{Start date|2016|11|30}} |time = 7:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |team1 = [[Toronto FC]] |score = 5–2 |aet = yes |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-30-toronto-fc-vs-montreal-impact |team2 = [[Montreal Impact]] |goals1 = [[Armando Cooper|Cooper]] {{goal|37}}<br>[[Jozy Altidore|Altidore]] {{goal|45}}<br>[[Nick Hagglund|Hagglund]] {{goal|68}}<br>[[Benoît Cheyrou|Cheyrou]] {{goal|98}}<br>[[Tosaint Ricketts|Ricketts]] {{goal|100}} |goals2 = [[Dominic Oduro|Oduro]] {{goal|24}}<br>[[Ignacio Piatti|Piatti]] {{goal|53}} |stadium = [[BMO Field]], [[Toronto, Ontario]] |attendance = 36,000 |referee = [[Jair Marrufo]] }} ''Toronto FC won 7–5 on aggregate.'' ---- {{Football box |id = Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids |date = {{Start date|2016|11|22}} |time = 10:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |team1 = [[Seattle Sounders FC]] |score = 2–1 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-22-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-colorado-rapids |team2 = [[Colorado Rapids]] |goals1 = [[Jordan Morris (soccer)|Morris]] {{goal|19}}<br>[[Nicolás Lodeiro|Lodeiro]] {{goal|61|pen.}} |goals2 = [[Kevin Doyle|Doyle]] {{goal|13}} |stadium = [[CenturyLink Field]], [[Seattle, Washington]] |attendance = 42,774 |referee = [[Chris Penso]] }} {{Football box |id = Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC |date = {{Start date|2016|11|27}} |time = 4:00 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |team1 = [[Colorado Rapids]] |score = 0–1 |report = http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-27-colorado-rapids-vs-seattle-sounders-fc |team2 = [[Seattle Sounders FC]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Jordan Morris (soccer)|Morris]] {{goal|56}} |stadium = [[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]], [[Commerce City, Colorado]] |attendance = 17,695 |referee = [[Ricardo Salazar]] }} ''Seattle Sounders FC won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ==MLS Cup== {{main|MLS Cup 2016}} {{:MLS Cup 2016}} ==Top goalscorers== {{updated|November 30, 2016}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/meta/competition/mls-playoffs|title=Playoffs|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> |- |- !rowspan="1"|1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jozy Altidore]]''' |align="left"|'''[[Toronto FC]]''' |rowspan="1"|5 |- !rowspan="4"|2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Sebastian Giovinco]]''' |align="left"|'''[[Toronto FC]]''' |rowspan="4"|4 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Nicolás Lodeiro]]''' |align="left"|'''[[Seattle Sounders FC|Seattle Sounders]]''' |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Mancosu]] |align="left"|[[Montreal Impact]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ignacio Piatti]] |align="left"|[[Montreal Impact]] |- !rowspan="6"|6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1994)|Emmanuel Boateng]] |align="left"|[[LA Galaxy]] |rowspan="6"|2 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jordan Morris (soccer)|Jordan Morris]]''' |align="left"|'''[[Seattle Sounders FC|Seattle Sounders]]''' |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Dominic Oduro]] |align="left"|[[Montreal Impact]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Jonathan Osorio]]''' |align="left"|'''[[Toronto FC]]''' |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Tosaint Ricketts]]''' |align="left"|'''[[Toronto FC]]''' |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|PAR}} '''[[Nelson Valdez]]''' |align="left"|'''[[Seattle Sounders FC|Seattle Sounders]]''' |- |} Note: Players and teams marked in '''bold''' are still active in the competition. ==References== {{reflist}} {{MLSCup}} {{2016 in American soccer}} {{2016 in Canadian soccer}} {{2015–16 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF) |state=collapsed}} {{2016–17 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF) |state=collapsed}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mls Cup Playoffs 2016}} [[Category:2016 Major League Soccer season]]'