The 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs (branded as the 2016
Audi
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MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) began on October 26, and ended on December 10 with
MLS Cup 2016
MLS Cup 2016 was the 21st edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), played on December 10, 2016. The soccer match was hosted at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and contested by Toronto FC and Seattle So ...
, the 21st league championship match for MLS. This was the 21st version of the
MLS Cup Playoffs
The MLS Cup Playoffs is the annual postseason elimination tournament of Major League Soccer. The final match of the tournament is the MLS Cup, the league's championship game. Under the current format adopted for the 2019 season, 14 teams qualif ...
, the tournament culminating the
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
regular season.
Twelve teams (the top 6 per conference) competed. The first round of each conference had the third-seeded team hosting the sixth seed while the fourth-seed hosted the fifth in a single match to determine who advanced to the Conference Semifinals. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed played the lowest remaining seed while the second played the next-lowest. The winners advanced to the Conference Finals. Both the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals were played as two-legged aggregate series. The winners advanced to the MLS Cup, a single match hosted by the participant with the better record.
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...
defeated
Toronto FC
Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...
5–4 on penalties to win their first ever MLS Cup. The game ended scoreless after extra time.
It was the first MLS Cup in league history that two expansion teams participated in the final.
It was also the first time in the league's history that a Canadian MLS team competed in the MLS Cup.
Conference standings
The top 6 teams from each conference advance to the MLS Cup playoffs. Green background denotes also qualified for
2018 CONCACAF Champions League
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.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Bracket
Knockout Round
Summary
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Matches
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Conference semifinals
Summary
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Matches
''Toronto FC won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''Montreal Impact won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate. Colorado Rapids won 3–1 on penalties.''
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''Seattle Sounders FC won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Conference Finals
Summary
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Matches
''Toronto FC won 7–5 on aggregate.''
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''Seattle Sounders FC won 3–1 on aggregate.''
MLS Cup
Top goalscorers
References
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2016 Major League Soccer season
MLS Cup Playoffs
The MLS Cup Playoffs is the annual postseason elimination tournament of Major League Soccer. The final match of the tournament is the MLS Cup, the league's championship game. Under the current format adopted for the 2019 season, 14 teams qualif ...
MLS Cup Playoffs
The MLS Cup Playoffs is the annual postseason elimination tournament of Major League Soccer. The final match of the tournament is the MLS Cup, the league's championship game. Under the current format adopted for the 2019 season, 14 teams qualif ...
MLS Cup Playoffs