Well, mlssoccer.com has changed their standings to include a playoff cut off so I took that as an opportunity to create the yearly playoff chase thread. For those that forgot or are unfamiliar, in this thread I'll post each team's current standing, their remaining games (all), etc. I'll update it weekly. I find it annoying to have to click around on multiple pages to get all this info - so I'll do the work to get it posted on one nice page. I'm going by current points, not points-per-game, as counting on a team to continue their form is a complete joke in this league with it' parity. With the change of playoff structure, it really doesn't matter where teams in the other conference fall as the "wild card" spots aren't completely open to anyone. Each conference gets 5 teams in, the 4th and 5th place team play each other in a single elimination game (at the 4th seed) to determine who will play the 1st place team in their conference. From there, the conference semis and finals (which can actually be called that this time) will be home and away series with the higher seed getting the second leg. The final is a single game at the team with the better record overall. Thus, it is important to have a single table (which I will include) just for the purpose of figuring out the hosting scenarios. Without further adieu, here are the standings: (As of July 31) EASTERN CONFERENCE 1) New York Red Bulls PTS: 38... GP: 22... GD: +6 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 7... Road MLS: 5 7/31 vs Tottenham (friendly) 8/3 @ Houston 8/10 vs Houston 8/19 vs Portland 8/26 @ Sporting KC 8/29 @ DC United 9/15 vs Columbus 9/19 vs Sporting KC 9/22 @ New England 9/29 vs Toronto 10/6 vs Chicago 10/20 vs Sporting KC 10/27 @ Philadelphia 2) Houston Dynamo PTS: 37... GP: 22... GD: +8 Games Left: 16... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 7... Road MLS:5 8/3 vs New York 8/10 @ New York 8/19 vs Columbus 8/22 @ FAS (Champions League) 8/25 vs Toronto 8/30 @ Olimpia (Champions League) 9/2 @ Chicago 9/6 vs Salt Lake 9/14 @ Sporting KC 9/20 vs FAS (Champions League) 9/23 @ Philadelphia 9/29 vs New England 10/6 vs Montreal 10/20 vs Philadelphia 10/23 vs Olimpia (Champions League) 10/27 @ Colorado 3) Sporting KC PTS: 37... GP: 22... GD: +6 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 6 8/1 vs Stoke City (friendly) 8/4 @ New England 8/8 vs Seattle (USOC Final) 8/11 vs DC United 8/18 @ Toronto 8/26 vs New York 9/1 vs Toronto 9/14 vs Houston 9/19 @ New York 9/22 @ Montreal 9/28 vs Chicago 10/7 @ Columbus 10/20 @ New York 10/24 vs Philadelphia 4) DC United PTS: 33... GP: 20... GD:+7 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 14... Home MLS: 7... Road MLS: 7 8/4 vs Columbus 8/11 @ Sporting KC 8/19 vs Philadelphia 8/22 vs Chicago 8/25 @ Montreal 8/29 vs New York 9/1 @ Salt Lake 9/15 vs New England 9/20 @ Philadelphia 9/23 vs Chivas USA 9/29 @ Portland 10/6 @ Toronto 10/20 vs Columbus 10/27 @ Chicago 5) Chicago Fire PTS: 32... GP: 21... GD: 0 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 13... Home MLS: 7... Road MLS: 6 8/4 vs Toronto 8/12 @ Philadelphia 8/18 vs New England 8/22 @ DC United 9/2 vs Houston 9/8 vs Santos Laguna (friendly) 9/12 @ Toronto 9/15 vs Montreal 9/22 vs Columbus 9/28 @ Sporting KC 10/3 vs Philadelphia 10/6 @ New York 10/20 @ New England 10/27 vs Chicago 6) Columbus Crew PTS: 28... GP: 19... GD: 0 Games Left: 15... MLS Games: 15... Home MLS: 8... Road MLS: 7 8/4 @ DC United 8/11 vs Toronto 8/15 vs Los Angeles 8/19 @ Houston 8/25 vs New England 8/29 @ Philadelphia 9/1 vs Columbus 9/5 @ New England 9/15 @ New York 9/19 vs Chivas USA 9/22 @ Chicago 9/29 vs Philadelphia 10/7 vs Sporting KC 10/20 @ DC United 10/28 vs Toronto 7) Montreal Impact PTS: 27... GP: 24... GD: -10 Games Left: 10... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/4 vs Philadelphia 8/12 @ New England 8/18 vs San Jose 8/25 vs DC United 9/1 @ Columbus 9/15 @ Chicago 9/22 vs Sporting KC 10/6 @ Houston 10/20 @ Toronto 10/27 vs New England 8) Philadelphia PTS: 23... GP: 19... GD: 0 Games Left: 15... MLS Games: 15... Home MLS: 7... Road MLS: 8 8/4 @ Montreal 8/12 vs Chicago 8/19 @ DC United 8/24 vs Salt Lake 8/29 vs Columbus 9/1 @ New England 9/15 @ Toronto 9/20 vs DC United 9/23 vs Houston 9/29 @ Columbus 10/3 @ Chicago 10/6 vs New England 10/20 @ Houston 10/24 @ Sporting KC 10/27 vs New York 9) New England PTS: 23... GP: 21... GD: -1 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 13... Home MLS: 7... Road MLS: 6 8/4 vs Sporting KC 8/12 vs Montreal 8/18 @ Chicago 8/25 @ Columbus 8/29 vs Chivas USA 9/1 vs Philadelphia 9/5 vs Columbus 9/15 @ DC United 9/22 vs New York 9/29 @ Houston 10/6 @ Philadelphia 10/20 vs Chicago 10/27 @ Montreal 10) Toronto PTS: 19... GP: 21... GD: -14 Games Left: 17... MLS Games: 13... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 7 8/1 vs CD Aguila (Champions League) 8/4 @ Chicago 8/11 @ Columbus 8/15 vs Portland 8/18 vs Sporting KC 8/25 @ Houston 8/28 vs Santos Laguna (Champions League) 9/1 @ Sporting KC 9/12 vs Chicago 9/15 vs Philadelphia 9/22 @ Los Angeles 9/25 @ CD Aguila (Champions League) 9/29 @ New York 10/6 vs DC United 10/20 vs Montreal 10/24 @ Santos Laguna (Champions League) 10/28 @ Columbus WESTERN CONFERENCE 1) San Jose PTS: 44... GP: 23... GD: +17 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 5 7/31 vs Swansea City (friendly) 8/11 vs Seattle 8/18 @ Montreal 8/25 vs Colorado 9/2 vs Chivas USA 9/15 @ Chivas USA 9/19 vs Portland 9/22 @ Seattle 9/29 vs Dallas 10/6 @ Colorado 10/21 vs Los Angeles 10/27 @ Portland 2) Salt Lake PTS: 42... GP: 23... GD: +8 Games Left: 15... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 4... Road MLS: 7 7/31 @ Herediano (Champions League) 8/4 @ cRapids 8/11 @ Vancouver 8/18 vs Dallas 8/21 vs Tauro (Champions League) 8/24 @ Philadelphia 9/1 vs DC United 9/6 @ Houston 9/18 @ Tauro (Champions League) 9/22 vs Portland 9/29 @ Chivas USA 10/6 @ Los Angeles 10/17 @ Seattle 10/23 vs Herediano (Champions League) 10/27 vs Vancouver 3) Seattle PTS: 34... GPL 21... GD: +5 Games Left: 18... MLS Games: 13... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 7 8/2 vs Caledonia (Champions League)\ 8/5 vs Los Angeles 8/8 @ Sporting KC (USOC Final) 8/11 @ San Jose 8/18 vs Vancouver 8/25 @ Chivas USA 8/30 @ Caledonia (Champions League) 9/2 @ Dallas 9/8 vs Chivas USA 9/15 @ Portland 9/19 @ Marathon (Champions League) 9/22 vs San Jose 9/29 @ Vancouver 10/7 vs Portland 10/17 vs Salt Lake 10/21 vs Dallas 10/24 vs Marathon (Champions League) 10/28 @ Los Angeles 4) Vancouver PTS: 34... GP: 23... GD: -2 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 5 8/11 vs Salt Lake 8/15 vs Dallas 8/18 @ Seattle 8/25 @ Portland 9/1 @ Los Angeles 9/15 @ Dallas 9/23 vs Colorado 9/29 vs Seattle 10/3 vs Chivas USA 10/21 vs Portland 10/27 @ Salt Lake 5) Los Angeles PTS: 33... GP: 23... GD: +4 Games Left: 16... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 5 8/2 vs Real Madrid (friendly) 8/5 @ Seattle 8/12 @ Chivas USA 8/15 @ Columbus 8/23 vs Metapan (Champions League) 8/26 vs Dallas 8/29 vs Puerto Rico (Champions League) 9/1 vs Vancouver 9/14 vs Colorado 9/19 @ Puerto Rico (Champions League) 9/22 vs Toronto 9/30 @ Colorado 10/6 vs Salt Lake 10/21 @ San Jose 10/25 @ Metapan (Champions League) 10/28 vs Seattle 6) Chivas USA PTS: 26... GP: 20... GD: -7 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 14... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 8 8/12 vs Los Angeles 8/18 @ Colorado 8/25 vs Seattle 8/29 @ New England 9/2 @ San Jose 9/8 @ Seattle 9/15 vs San Jose 9/19 @ Columbus 9/23 @ DC United 9/29 vs Salt Lake 10/3 @ Vancouver 10/7 vs Dallas 10/20 vs Colorado 10/28 @ Dallas 7) Colorado PTS: 22... GP: 22... GD: -4 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 6 8/4 vs Salt Lake 8/11 @ Dallas 8/18 vs Chivas USA 8/25 @ San Jose 8/31 @ Portland 9/5 vs Portland 9/14 @ Los Angeles 9/23 @ Vancouver 9/30 vs Los Angeles 10/6 vs San Jose 10/20 @ Chivas USA 10/27 vs Houston 8) Dallas PTS: 22... GP: 23... GD: -6 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 6 8/5 @ Portland 8/11 vs Colorado 8/15 @ Vancouver 8/18 vs Salt Lake 8/26 @ Los Angeles 9/2 vs Seattle 9/9 vs Leon FC (friendly) 9/15 vs Vancouver 9/29 @ San Jose 10/7 @ Chivas USA 10/21 @ Seattle 10/28 vs Chivas USA 9) Portland PTS: 19... GP: 21... GD: -17 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 13... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 7 8/5 vs Dallas 8/15 @ Toronto 8/19 @ New York 8/25 vs Vancouver 8/31 vs Colorado 9/5 @ Colorado 9/15 vs Seattle 9/19 @ San Jose 9/22 @ Salt Lake 9/29 vs DC United 10/7 @ Seattle 10/21 @ Vancouver 10/27 vs San Jose IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY Eastern Conference Wild Card: Chicago Fire @ DC United Eastern Conference Semis: Houston (E2) vs Sporting KC (E3) New York (E1) vs Chicago/DC Winner (E4) Western Conference Wild Card: Los Angeles @ Vancouver Western Conference Semis: Salt Lake (W2) vs Seattle (W3) San Jose (W1) vs Los Angeles/Vancouver Winner (W4) LEAGUE TABLE San Jose (44) Salt Lake (42) New York (38) Houston (37) Sporting KC (37) Seattle (34) Vancouver (34) DC United (33) Los Angeles (33) Chicago (32) Columbus (28) Montreal (27) Chivas USA (26) Philadelphia (23) New England (23) Colorado (22) Dallas (22) Toronto (19) Portland (19) * I'm sure I made some mistakes in the text, but this is nice to have handy when wondering "hey, who do they have left to play"
You need some anti-jinx stuff here. Pile it on the Quakes, seriously. "San Jose's path to the MLS Cup - through Seattle, Vancouver and LA". Low profile, Fortuna likes that man.
The really great thing about this season is that I've been trying to talk my better half into season tickets for a year or two...we've never been to enough to justify the cost due to working every Saturday for 3 years...now the schedule is Mon.-Fri. and we've been to 90% of home games this year and she finally sees the justification!! Sorry...got a little excited there....the main question I have is how do the season tickets affect playoff games? Are they covered or is it just a discount? Would I lose the seats that my butt was planted on to some $#%! who just went out and payed for playoff tickets?
IIRC, you get your seat at a discounted rate. Some years they included the first playoff game. If it's not included, they hold your seat for a period of time. If you don't buy in that time frame, they open it to the public. I had to give my seats up last year, so I don't know how it is working this year.
Historically, the first playoff game RSL has, has been included in the season ticket package. I say historically because this is subject to change (though I seriously doubt it given playoffs usually line up with college pointy-ball and they need people in seats). So, say RSL makes it to the playoffs this year (they sure as hell better) as a 1, 2, or 3 seed in the west. You would get a ticket to the RioT leg of that series. You wouldn't, however, get a free ticket to the next round should RSL advance. You have first right of refusal to your seat, though, and they have a deadline (usually like a week before the match) to where you can purchase that seat. We've also had, in the 2 years we've been in it, tickets to the CCL group games included in the Season Ticket package. The knockout rounds for this are in the following year, so if those are included or not is a mystery. For the last CCL run, the CBus game was included, while the Saprissa game was not - though a huge discount (like $10/seat) was offered. And, obviously, the Monterrey game was not as well (though you did, like always, have first right of refusal to your seat) As a STH, you also can purchase additional tickets to each game at a discounted price. I think the cheapest is the south end for like 12 or 13 bucks each. All it takes is a phone call during regular business hours to find this stuff out. They are usually really good about helping you out. Any other concerts/events/games that come to the RioT, you get discounts for an you can have your seat (if its not blocked off for the event) if you so please.
I know in years past you could buy season tickets at any point of the year and they'd prorate it to whatever is leftover. If you were able to find good seats you might be able to snag the rest of the season and get the 2x concacaf and playoff game included. It might be worth checking out since it'd likely be cheaper than just buying the games at face value
(As of August 6th) EASTERN CONFERENCE 1) Houston Dynamo PTS: 40... GP: 23... GD: +10 Games Left: 15... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS:5 8/10 @ New York 8/19 vs Columbus 8/22 @ FAS (Champions League) 8/25 vs Toronto 8/30 @ Olimpia (Champions League) 9/2 @ Chicago 9/6 vs Salt Lake 9/14 @ Sporting KC 9/20 vs FAS (Champions League) 9/23 @ Philadelphia 9/29 vs New England 10/6 vs Montreal 10/20 vs Philadelphia 10/23 vs Olimpia (Champions League) 10/27 @ Colorado 2) Sporting KC PTS: 40... GP: 23... GD: +7 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 5 8/8 vs Seattle (USOC Final) 8/11 vs DC United 8/18 @ Toronto 8/26 vs New York 9/1 vs Toronto 9/14 vs Houston 9/19 @ New York 9/22 @ Montreal 9/28 vs Chicago 10/7 @ Columbus 10/20 @ New York 10/24 vs Philadelphia 3) New York Red Bulls PTS: 38... GP: 23... GD: +4 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 7... Road MLS: 4 8/10 vs Houston 8/19 vs Portland 8/26 @ Sporting KC 8/29 @ DC United 9/15 vs Columbus 9/19 vs Sporting KC 9/22 @ New England 9/29 vs Toronto 10/6 vs Chicago 10/20 vs Sporting KC 10/27 @ Philadelphia 4) DC United PTS: 36... GP: 21... GD:+8 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 13... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 7 8/11 @ Sporting KC 8/19 vs Philadelphia 8/22 vs Chicago 8/25 @ Montreal 8/29 vs New York 9/1 @ Salt Lake 9/15 vs New England 9/20 @ Philadelphia 9/23 vs Chivas USA 9/29 @ Portland 10/6 @ Toronto 10/20 vs Columbus 10/27 @ Chicago 5) Chicago Fire PTS: 35... GP: 22... GD: +1 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 6 8/12 @ Philadelphia 8/18 vs New England 8/22 @ DC United 9/2 vs Houston 9/8 vs Santos Laguna (friendly) 9/12 @ Toronto 9/15 vs Montreal 9/22 vs Columbus 9/28 @ Sporting KC 10/3 vs Philadelphia 10/6 @ New York 10/20 @ New England 10/27 vs Chicago 6) Montreal Impact PTS: 30... GP: 25... GD: -8 Games Left: 9... MLS Games: 9... Home MLS: 4... Road MLS: 5 8/12 @ New England 8/18 vs San Jose 8/25 vs DC United 9/1 @ Columbus 9/15 @ Chicago 9/22 vs Sporting KC 10/6 @ Houston 10/20 @ Toronto 10/27 vs New England 7) Columbus Crew PTS: 28... GP: 20... GD: -1 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 14... Home MLS: 8... Road MLS: 6 8/11 vs Toronto 8/15 vs Los Angeles 8/19 @ Houston 8/25 vs New England 8/29 @ Philadelphia 9/1 vs Columbus 9/5 @ New England 9/15 @ New York 9/19 vs Chivas USA 9/22 @ Chicago 9/29 vs Philadelphia 10/7 vs Sporting KC 10/20 @ DC United 10/28 vs Toronto 8) New England PTS: 23... GP: 22... GD: -2 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 6 8/12 vs Montreal 8/18 @ Chicago 8/25 @ Columbus 8/29 vs Chivas USA 9/1 vs Philadelphia 9/5 vs Columbus 9/15 @ DC United 9/22 vs New York 9/29 @ Houston 10/6 @ Philadelphia 10/20 vs Chicago 10/27 @ Montreal 9) Philadelphia PTS: 23... GP: 20... GD: -2 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 14... Home MLS: 7... Road MLS: 7 8/12 vs Chicago 8/19 @ DC United 8/24 vs Salt Lake 8/29 vs Columbus 9/1 @ New England 9/15 @ Toronto 9/20 vs DC United 9/23 vs Houston 9/29 @ Columbus 10/3 @ Chicago 10/6 vs New England 10/20 @ Houston 10/24 @ Sporting KC 10/27 vs New York 10) Toronto PTS: 19... GP: 22... GD: -15 Games Left: 15... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 6 8/11 @ Columbus 8/15 vs Portland 8/18 vs Sporting KC 8/25 @ Houston 8/28 vs Santos Laguna (Champions League) 9/1 @ Sporting KC 9/12 vs Chicago 9/15 vs Philadelphia 9/22 @ Los Angeles 9/25 @ CD Aguila (Champions League) 9/29 @ New York 10/6 vs DC United 10/20 vs Montreal 10/24 @ Santos Laguna (Champions League) 10/28 @ Columbus WESTERN CONFERENCE 1) San Jose PTS: 44... GP: 23... GD: +17 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 5 8/11 vs Seattle 8/18 @ Montreal 8/25 vs Colorado 9/2 vs Chivas USA 9/15 @ Chivas USA 9/19 vs Portland 9/22 @ Seattle 9/29 vs Dallas 10/6 @ Colorado 10/21 vs Los Angeles 10/27 @ Portland 2) Salt Lake PTS: 42... GP: 24... GD: +7 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 4... Road MLS: 6 8/11 @ Vancouver 8/18 vs Dallas 8/21 vs Tauro (Champions League) 8/24 @ Philadelphia 9/1 vs DC United 9/6 @ Houston 9/18 @ Tauro (Champions League) 9/22 vs Portland 9/29 @ Chivas USA 10/6 @ Los Angeles 10/17 @ Seattle 10/23 vs Herediano (Champions League) 10/27 vs Vancouver 3) Seattle PTS: 37... GPL 22... GD: +9 Games Left: 16... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 6 8/8 @ Sporting KC (USOC Final) 8/11 @ San Jose 8/18 vs Vancouver 8/25 @ Chivas USA 8/30 @ Caledonia (Champions League) 9/2 @ Dallas 9/8 vs Chivas USA 9/15 @ Portland 9/19 @ Marathon (Champions League) 9/22 vs San Jose 9/29 @ Vancouver 10/7 vs Portland 10/17 vs Salt Lake 10/21 vs Dallas 10/24 vs Marathon (Champions League) 10/28 @ Los Angeles 4) Vancouver PTS: 34... GP: 23... GD: -2 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 5 8/11 vs Salt Lake 8/15 vs Dallas 8/18 @ Seattle 8/25 @ Portland 9/1 @ Los Angeles 9/15 @ Dallas 9/23 vs Colorado 9/29 vs Seattle 10/3 vs Chivas USA 10/21 vs Portland 10/27 @ Salt Lake 5) Los Angeles PTS: 33... GP: 24... GD: 0 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 4 8/12 @ Chivas USA 8/15 @ Columbus 8/23 vs Metapan (Champions League) 8/26 vs Dallas 8/29 vs Puerto Rico (Champions League) 9/1 vs Vancouver 9/14 vs Colorado 9/19 @ Puerto Rico (Champions League) 9/22 vs Toronto 9/30 @ Colorado 10/6 vs Salt Lake 10/21 @ San Jose 10/25 @ Metapan (Champions League) 10/28 vs Seattle 6) Chivas USA PTS: 26... GP: 20... GD: -7 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 14... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 8 8/12 vs Los Angeles 8/18 @ Colorado 8/25 vs Seattle 8/29 @ New England 9/2 @ San Jose 9/8 @ Seattle 9/15 vs San Jose 9/19 @ Columbus 9/23 @ DC United 9/29 vs Salt Lake 10/3 @ Vancouver 10/7 vs Dallas 10/20 vs Colorado 10/28 @ Dallas 7) Colorado PTS: 25... GP: 23... GD: -3 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 6 8/11 @ Dallas 8/18 vs Chivas USA 8/25 @ San Jose 8/31 @ Portland 9/5 vs Portland 9/14 @ Los Angeles 9/23 @ Vancouver 9/30 vs Los Angeles 10/6 vs San Jose 10/20 @ Chivas USA 10/27 vs Houston 8) Dallas PTS: 23... GP: 24... GD: -6 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/11 vs Colorado 8/15 @ Vancouver 8/18 vs Salt Lake 8/26 @ Los Angeles 9/2 vs Seattle 9/9 vs Leon FC (friendly) 9/15 vs Vancouver 9/29 @ San Jose 10/7 @ Chivas USA 10/21 @ Seattle 10/28 vs Chivas USA 9) Portland PTS: 20... GP: 22... GD: -17 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 7 8/15 @ Toronto 8/19 @ New York 8/25 vs Vancouver 8/31 vs Colorado 9/5 @ Colorado 9/15 vs Seattle 9/19 @ San Jose 9/22 @ Salt Lake 9/29 vs DC United 10/7 @ Seattle 10/21 @ Vancouver 10/27 vs San Jose IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY Eastern Conference Wild Card: Chicago Fire @ DC United Eastern Conference Semis: Sporting KC (E2) vs New York (E3) Houston (E1) vs Chicago/DC Winner (E4) Western Conference Wild Card: Los Angeles @ Vancouver Western Conference Semis: Salt Lake (W2) vs Seattle (W3) San Jose (W1) vs Los Angeles/Vancouver Winner (W4) LEAGUE TABLE San Jose (44) Salt Lake (42) Houston (40) Sporting KC (40) New York (38) Seattle (37) DC United (36) Chicago (35) Vancouver (34) Los Angeles (33) Montreal (30) Columbus (28) Chivas USA (26) Colorado (25) New England (23) Philadelphia (23) Dallas (23) Portland (20) Toronto (19) * I'm sure I made some mistakes in the text, but this is nice to have handy when wondering "hey, who do they have left to play"
It's not only SJ we need to worry about. Sporting could jump us this weekend, New York is just a point behind, and Houston 2
(As of August 13th) EASTERN CONFERENCE 1) Sporting KC PTS: 43... GP: 24... GD: +8 Games Left: 10... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/18 @ Toronto 8/26 vs New York 9/1 vs Toronto 9/14 vs Houston 9/19 @ New York 9/22 @ Montreal 9/28 vs Chicago 10/7 @ Columbus 10/20 @ New York 10/24 vs Philadelphia 2) New York Red Bulls PTS: 41... GP: 24... GD: +6 Games Left: 10... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 4 8/19 vs Portland 8/26 @ Sporting KC 8/29 @ DC United 9/15 vs Columbus 9/19 vs Sporting KC 9/22 @ New England 9/29 vs Toronto 10/6 vs Chicago 10/20 vs Sporting KC 10/27 @ Philadelphia 3) Houston Dynamo PTS: 40... GP: 24... GD: +8 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 4 8/19 vs Columbus 8/22 @ FAS (Champions League) 8/25 vs Toronto 8/30 @ Olimpia (Champions League) 9/2 @ Chicago 9/6 vs Salt Lake 9/14 @ Sporting KC 9/20 vs FAS (Champions League) 9/23 @ Philadelphia 9/29 vs New England 10/6 vs Montreal 10/20 vs Philadelphia 10/23 vs Olimpia (Champions League) 10/27 @ Colorado 4) Chicago Fire PTS: 38... GP: 23... GD: +3 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 5 8/18 vs New England 8/22 @ DC United 9/2 vs Houston 9/8 vs Santos Laguna (friendly) 9/12 @ Toronto 9/15 vs Montreal 9/22 vs Columbus 9/28 @ Sporting KC 10/3 vs Philadelphia 10/6 @ New York 10/20 @ New England 10/27 vs Chicago 5) DC United PTS: 36... GP: 22... GD:+7 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 6 8/19 vs Philadelphia 8/22 vs Chicago 8/25 @ Montreal 8/29 vs New York 9/1 @ Salt Lake 9/15 vs New England 9/20 @ Philadelphia 9/23 vs Chivas USA 9/29 @ Portland 10/6 @ Toronto 10/20 vs Columbus 10/27 @ Chicago 6) Montreal Impact PTS: 33... GP: 26... GD: -7 Games Left: 8... MLS Games: 8... Home MLS: 4... Road MLS: 4 8/18 vs San Jose 8/25 vs DC United 9/1 @ Columbus 9/15 @ Chicago 9/22 vs Sporting KC 10/6 @ Houston 10/20 @ Toronto 10/27 vs New England 7) Columbus Crew PTS: 28... GP: 20... GD: -1 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 14... Home MLS: 8... Road MLS: 6 8/15 vs Los Angeles 8/19 @ Houston 8/22 vs Toronto 8/25 vs New England 8/29 @ Philadelphia 9/1 vs Columbus 9/5 @ New England 9/15 @ New York 9/19 vs Chivas USA 9/22 @ Chicago 9/29 vs Philadelphia 10/7 vs Sporting KC 10/20 @ DC United 10/28 vs Toronto 8) New England PTS: 23... GP: 22... GD: -3 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 6 8/18 @ Chicago 8/25 @ Columbus 8/29 vs Chivas USA 9/1 vs Philadelphia 9/5 vs Columbus 9/15 @ DC United 9/22 vs New York 9/29 @ Houston 10/6 @ Philadelphia 10/20 vs Chicago 10/27 @ Montreal 9) Philadelphia PTS: 23... GP: 21... GD: -4 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 13... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 7 8/19 @ DC United 8/24 vs Salt Lake 8/29 vs Columbus 9/1 @ New England 9/15 @ Toronto 9/20 vs DC United 9/23 vs Houston 9/29 @ Columbus 10/3 @ Chicago 10/6 vs New England 10/20 @ Houston 10/24 @ Sporting KC 10/27 vs New York 10) Toronto PTS: 19... GP: 22... GD: -15 Games Left: 15... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 6 8/15 vs Portland 8/18 vs Sporting KC 8/22 @ Columbus 8/25 @ Houston 8/28 vs Santos Laguna (Champions League) 9/1 @ Sporting KC 9/12 vs Chicago 9/15 vs Philadelphia 9/22 @ Los Angeles 9/25 @ CD Aguila (Champions League) 9/29 @ New York 10/6 vs DC United 10/20 vs Montreal 10/24 @ Santos Laguna (Champions League) 10/28 @ Columbus WESTERN CONFERENCE 1) San Jose PTS: 47... GP: 24... GD: +18 Games Left: 10... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/18 @ Montreal 8/25 vs Colorado 9/2 vs Chivas USA 9/15 @ Chivas USA 9/19 vs Portland 9/22 @ Seattle 9/29 vs Dallas 10/6 @ Colorado 10/21 vs Los Angeles 10/27 @ Portland 2) Salt Lake PTS: 42... GP: 25... GD: +6 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 9... Home MLS: 4... Road MLS: 5 8/18 vs Dallas 8/21 vs Tauro (Champions League) 8/24 @ Philadelphia 9/1 vs DC United 9/6 @ Houston 9/18 @ Tauro (Champions League) 9/22 vs Portland 9/29 @ Chivas USA 10/6 @ Los Angeles 10/17 @ Seattle 10/23 vs Herediano (Champions League) 10/27 vs Vancouver 3) Seattle PTS: 37... GPL 23... GD: +8 Games Left: 14... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 5 8/18 vs Vancouver 8/25 @ Chivas USA 8/30 @ Caledonia (Champions League) 9/2 @ Dallas 9/8 vs Chivas USA 9/15 @ Portland 9/19 @ Marathon (Champions League) 9/22 vs San Jose 9/29 @ Vancouver 10/7 vs Portland 10/17 vs Salt Lake 10/21 vs Dallas 10/24 vs Marathon (Champions League) 10/28 @ Los Angeles 4) Vancouver PTS: 37... GP: 24... GD: -1 Games Left: 10... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/15 vs Dallas 8/18 @ Seattle 8/25 @ Portland 9/1 @ Los Angeles 9/15 @ Dallas 9/23 vs Colorado 9/29 vs Seattle 10/3 vs Chivas USA 10/21 vs Portland 10/27 @ Salt Lake 5) Los Angeles PTS: 36... GP: 25... GD: +4 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 9... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 3 8/15 @ Columbus 8/23 vs Metapan (Champions League) 8/26 vs Dallas 8/29 vs Puerto Rico (Champions League) 9/1 vs Vancouver 9/14 vs Colorado 9/19 @ Puerto Rico (Champions League) 9/22 vs Toronto 9/30 @ Colorado 10/6 vs Salt Lake 10/21 @ San Jose 10/25 @ Metapan (Champions League) 10/28 vs Seattle 6) Dallas PTS: 26... GP: 25... GD: -5 Games Left: 10... MLS Games: 9... Home MLS: 4... Road MLS: 5 8/15 @ Vancouver 8/18 vs Salt Lake 8/26 @ Los Angeles 9/2 vs Seattle 9/9 vs Leon FC (friendly) 9/15 vs Vancouver 9/29 @ San Jose 10/7 @ Chivas USA 10/21 @ Seattle 10/28 vs Chivas USA 7) Chivas USA PTS: 26... GP: 21... GD: -11 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 13... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 8 8/18 @ Colorado 8/25 vs Seattle 8/29 @ New England 9/2 @ San Jose 9/8 @ Seattle 9/15 vs San Jose 9/19 @ Columbus 9/23 @ DC United 9/29 vs Salt Lake 10/3 @ Vancouver 10/7 vs Dallas 10/20 vs Colorado 10/28 @ Dallas 8) Colorado PTS: 25... GP: 24... GD: -4 Games Left: 10... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/18 vs Chivas USA 8/25 @ San Jose 8/31 @ Portland 9/5 vs Portland 9/14 @ Los Angeles 9/23 @ Vancouver 9/30 vs Los Angeles 10/6 vs San Jose 10/20 @ Chivas USA 10/27 vs Houston 9) Portland PTS: 20... GP: 22... GD: -17 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 7 8/15 @ Toronto 8/19 @ New York 8/25 vs Vancouver 8/31 vs Colorado 9/5 @ Colorado 9/15 vs Seattle 9/19 @ San Jose 9/22 @ Salt Lake 9/29 vs DC United 10/7 @ Seattle 10/21 @ Vancouver 10/27 vs San Jose IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY Eastern Conference Wild Card: Chicago Fire @ DC United Eastern Conference Semis: New York (E2) vs Houston (E3) Sporting KC (E1) vs Chicago/DC Winner (E4) Western Conference Wild Card: Los Angeles @ Vancouver Western Conference Semis: Salt Lake (W2) vs Seattle (W3) San Jose (W1) vs Los Angeles/Vancouver Winner (W4) LEAGUE TABLE San Jose (47) Sporting KC (43) Salt Lake (42) New York (41) Houston (40) Chicago (38) Seattle (37) Vancouver (37) DC United (36) Los Angeles (36) Montreal (33) Columbus (28) Dallas (26) Chivas USA (26) Colorado (25) New England (23) Philadelphia (23) Portland (20) Toronto (19) * I'm sure I made some mistakes in the text, but this is nice to have handy when wondering "hey, who do they have left to play"
I am much more relaxed when looking forward then in my rear view....that's just way too much stress for this lil doggy!
(As of August 20th) EASTERN CONFERENCE 1) Sporting KC PTS: 46... GP: 25... GD: +9 Games Left: 9... MLS Games: 9... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 4 8/26 vs New York 9/1 vs Toronto 9/14 vs Houston 9/19 @ New York 9/22 @ Montreal 9/28 vs Chicago 10/7 @ Columbus 10/20 @ New York 10/24 vs Philadelphia 2) New York Red Bulls PTS: 44... GP: 25... GD: +7 Games Left: 9... MLS Games: 9... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 4 8/26 @ Sporting KC 8/29 @ DC United 9/15 vs Columbus 9/19 vs Sporting KC 9/22 @ New England 9/29 vs Toronto 10/6 vs Chicago 10/20 vs Sporting KC 10/27 @ Philadelphia 3) Houston Dynamo PTS: 41... GP: 25... GD: +8 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 9... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 4 8/22 @ FAS (Champions League) 8/25 vs Toronto 8/30 @ Olimpia (Champions League) 9/2 @ Chicago 9/6 vs Salt Lake 9/14 @ Sporting KC 9/20 vs FAS (Champions League) 9/23 @ Philadelphia 9/29 vs New England 10/6 vs Montreal 10/20 vs Philadelphia 10/23 vs Olimpia (Champions League) 10/27 @ Colorado 4) Chicago Fire PTS: 41... GP: 24... GD: +4 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/22 @ DC United 9/2 vs Houston 9/8 vs Santos Laguna (friendly) 9/12 @ Toronto 9/15 vs Montreal 9/22 vs Columbus 9/28 @ Sporting KC 10/3 vs Philadelphia 10/6 @ New York 10/20 @ New England 10/27 vs Chicago 5) DC United PTS: 37... GP: 23... GD:+7 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 11... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 6 8/22 vs Chicago 8/25 @ Montreal 8/29 vs New York 9/1 @ Salt Lake 9/15 vs New England 9/20 @ Philadelphia 9/23 vs Chivas USA 9/29 @ Portland 10/6 @ Toronto 10/20 vs Columbus 10/27 @ Chicago 6) Montreal Impact PTS: 36... GP: 27... GD: -5 Games Left: 7... MLS Games: 7... Home MLS: 3... Road MLS: 4 8/25 vs DC United 9/1 @ Columbus 9/15 @ Chicago 9/22 vs Sporting KC 10/6 @ Houston 10/20 @ Toronto 10/27 vs New England 7) Columbus Crew PTS: 30... GP: 22... GD: -1 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 7... Road MLS: 5 8/22 vs Toronto 8/25 vs New England 8/29 @ Philadelphia 9/1 vs Columbus 9/5 @ New England 9/15 @ New York 9/19 vs Chivas USA 9/22 @ Chicago 9/29 vs Philadelphia 10/7 vs Sporting KC 10/20 @ DC United 10/28 vs Toronto 8) Philadelphia PTS: 24... GP: 22... GD: -4 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 6 8/24 vs Salt Lake 8/29 vs Columbus 9/1 @ New England 9/15 @ Toronto 9/20 vs DC United 9/23 vs Houston 9/29 @ Columbus 10/3 @ Chicago 10/6 vs New England 10/20 @ Houston 10/24 @ Sporting KC 10/27 vs New York 9) New England PTS: 23... GP: 24... GD: -4 Games Left: 10... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/25 @ Columbus 8/29 vs Chivas USA 9/1 vs Philadelphia 9/5 vs Columbus 9/15 @ DC United 9/22 vs New York 9/29 @ Houston 10/6 @ Philadelphia 10/20 vs Chicago 10/27 @ Montreal 10) Toronto PTS: 20... GP: 24... GD: -16 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 4... Road MLS: 6 8/22 @ Columbus 8/25 @ Houston 8/28 vs Santos Laguna (Champions League) 9/1 @ Sporting KC 9/12 vs Chicago 9/15 vs Philadelphia 9/22 @ Los Angeles 9/25 @ CD Aguila (Champions League) 9/29 @ New York 10/6 vs DC United 10/20 vs Montreal 10/24 @ Santos Laguna (Champions League) 10/28 @ Columbus WESTERN CONFERENCE 1) San Jose PTS: 47... GP: 25... GD: +16 Games Left: 9... MLS Games: 9... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 4 8/25 vs Colorado 9/2 vs Chivas USA 9/15 @ Chivas USA 9/19 vs Portland 9/22 @ Seattle 9/29 vs Dallas 10/6 @ Colorado 10/21 vs Los Angeles 10/27 @ Portland 2) Salt Lake PTS: 42... GP: 26... GD: +5 Games Left: 11... MLS Games: 8... Home MLS: 3... Road MLS: 5 8/21 vs Tauro (Champions League) 8/24 @ Philadelphia 9/1 vs DC United 9/6 @ Houston 9/18 @ Tauro (Champions League) 9/22 vs Portland 9/29 @ Chivas USA 10/6 @ Los Angeles 10/17 @ Seattle 10/23 vs Herediano (Champions League) 10/27 vs Vancouver 3) Seattle PTS: 40... GP: 24... GD: +10 Games Left: 13... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/25 @ Chivas USA 8/30 @ Caledonia (Champions League) 9/2 @ Dallas 9/8 vs Chivas USA 9/15 @ Portland 9/19 @ Marathon (Champions League) 9/22 vs San Jose 9/29 @ Vancouver 10/7 vs Portland 10/17 vs Salt Lake 10/21 vs Dallas 10/24 vs Marathon (Champions League) 10/28 @ Los Angeles 4) Los Angeles PTS: 37... GP: 26... GD: +4 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 8... Home MLS: 6... Road MLS: 2 8/23 vs Metapan (Champions League) 8/26 vs Dallas 8/29 vs Puerto Rico (Champions League) 9/1 vs Vancouver 9/14 vs Colorado 9/19 @ Puerto Rico (Champions League) 9/22 vs Toronto 9/30 @ Colorado 10/6 vs Salt Lake 10/21 @ San Jose 10/25 @ Metapan (Champions League) 10/28 vs Seattle 5) Vancouver PTS: 37... GP: 26... GD: -5 Games Left: 8... MLS Games: 8... Home MLS: 4... Road MLS: 4 8/25 @ Portland 9/1 @ Los Angeles 9/15 @ Dallas 9/23 vs Colorado 9/29 vs Seattle 10/3 vs Chivas USA 10/21 vs Portland 10/27 @ Salt Lake 6) Dallas PTS: 32... GP: 27... GD: -2 Games Left: 8... MLS Games: 7... Home MLS: 3... Road MLS: 4 8/26 @ Los Angeles 9/2 vs Seattle 9/9 vs Leon FC (friendly) 9/15 vs Vancouver 9/29 @ San Jose 10/7 @ Chivas USA 10/21 @ Seattle 10/28 vs Chivas USA 7) Chivas USA PTS: 27... GP: 22... GD: -11 Games Left: 12... MLS Games: 12... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 7 8/25 vs Seattle 8/29 @ New England 9/2 @ San Jose 9/8 @ Seattle 9/15 vs San Jose 9/19 @ Columbus 9/23 @ DC United 9/29 vs Salt Lake 10/3 @ Vancouver 10/7 vs Dallas 10/20 vs Colorado 10/28 @ Dallas 8) Colorado PTS: 26... GP: 25... GD: -4 Games Left: 9... MLS Games: 90... Home MLS: 4... Road MLS: 5 8/25 @ San Jose 8/31 @ Portland 9/5 vs Portland 9/14 @ Los Angeles 9/23 @ Vancouver 9/30 vs Los Angeles 10/6 vs San Jose 10/20 @ Chivas USA 10/27 vs Houston 9) Portland PTS: 21... GP: 24... GD: -18 Games Left: 10... MLS Games: 10... Home MLS: 5... Road MLS: 5 8/25 vs Vancouver 8/31 vs Colorado 9/5 @ Colorado 9/15 vs Seattle 9/19 @ San Jose 9/22 @ Salt Lake 9/29 vs DC United 10/7 @ Seattle 10/21 @ Vancouver 10/27 vs San Jose IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY Eastern Conference Wild Card: DC United @ Chicago Fire Eastern Conference Semis: New York (E2) vs Houston (E3) Sporting KC (E1) vs Chicago/DC Winner (E4) Western Conference Wild Card: Vancouver @ Los Angeles Western Conference Semis: Salt Lake (W2) vs Seattle (W3) San Jose (W1) vs Los Angeles/Vancouver Winner (W4) LEAGUE TABLE San Jose (47) Sporting KC (46) New York (44) Salt Lake (42) Houston (41) Chicago (41) Seattle (40) DC United (37) Los Angeles (37) Vancouver (37) Montreal (36) Dallas (32) Columbus (30) Chivas USA (27) Colorado (26) Philadelphia (24) New England (23) Portland (21) Toronto (20) * I'm sure I made some mistakes in the text, but this is nice to have handy when wondering "hey, who do they have left to play?"
Expectations have been downgraded. Dear baby Jesus, can RSL please just make the playoffs relatively injury free and marginally fresh? Kthxby.
RSL must right its ship and play some pretty good soccer to make the playoffs this year, hopefully last night 2-0 win will spill over into our remaining MLS schedule.
I presume Seattle will pass us for second (trail by three with three games in hand), but the only difference there for us is which team hosts the first game in the playoffs, and which the second. But we really need to avoid the one game playoff that awaits the fourth and fifth seeds, and on current form we could slip that far.
It's not just that, though If we really want to get back into CCL, we need to finish with only SJ (assuming they win the SS) and KC (USOC) ahead of us on the overall table. So it's not just Seattle we should worry about, it's New York and Houston as well. With that said, if we trail those Eastern teams come season's end, it might benefit us to be below Seattle as the 3rd seed. We, historically, tend to play better if we get to host the first leg of a series.
You can get a sense of this from some new pages on Sports Club Stats: The RSL page: http://www.sportsclubstats.com/USA/RealSaltLake.html The Western Conference Page: http://www.sportsclubstats.com/USA/MLS/West.html
We're now sitting with the eighth best PPG in the league behind five eastern teams and two western teams. Portland did us a favor by beating Vancouver tonight.