Major League Soccer has confirmed the dates and times for the 2012 postseason, starting with the wildcard knockout round later this week. For the first time in League history, the MLS Cup will be hosted by the team with the best regular season record rather than using a neutral site.
Knockout Round
(Home teams listed first):
· Chicago Fire vs. Houston Dynamo – Wed., Oct. 31, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2/Deportes, TSN2, RDS2)
· LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Thurs., Nov. 1, 10:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN, TSN, RDS2, UDN)
Eastern Conference Semifinals
First Leg (Home teams listed first):
· New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United – Sat., Nov. 3, 8 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
o CHI or HOU vs. Sporting Kansas City – Sun., Nov. 4, 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
Second Leg (Home teams listed first):
· D.C. United vs. New York Red Bulls – Wed., Nov. 7, 8 p.m. ET (NBCSN, TSN2, RDS2)
o Sporting Kansas City vs. CHI or HOU – Wed., Nov. 7, 9 p.m. ET (MLS Live, Direct Kick)
Western Conference Semifinals
First Leg (Home teams listed first):
· Seattle Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake -- Fri., Nov. 2, 10 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
o LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes – Sun., Nov. 4, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN/Deportes, TSN2, RDS2)
OR
o Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes – Sun., Nov. 4, 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2/Deportes, TSN2, RDS2)
Second Leg (Home teams listed first):
· Real Salt Lake vs. Seattle Sounders FC – Thu., Nov. 8, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2/Deportes or MLS Live/UDN, TSN2, RDS2)
o San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA – Wed., Nov. 7, 11 p.m. ET (ESPN2/Deportes, TSN2, RDS2)
OR
o San Jose Earthquakes vs. VAN – Wed. Nov. 7, Time TBD (MLS Live/TSN2, RDS2)
Conference Championships
First Leg (at lower seed)
· Eastern Conference – Sat., Nov. 10, 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
· Western Conference – Sun., Nov. 11, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN/Deportes, TSN2, RDS2)
OR if at Seattle: Mon., Nov 12, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2/Deportes, TSN2, RDS2)
Second Leg (at higher seed)
· TBD – Sat., Nov. 17 or Sun., Nov. 18, Time TBD (NBCSN, TSN2, RDS2)
· TBD – Sun., Nov. 18, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN/Deportes, TSN2)
MLS Cup 2012
Saturday, December 1 (hosted by finalist with best regular season record)
v 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN, TeleFutura, TSN, RDS) Site TBD
