| scoring_leader = Dejan Joveljić(6 goals) | prev_season = 2023 | next_season = 2025
The 2024 MLS Cup playoffs (branded as the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) was the postseason championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada. It was the 29th edition of the MLS Cup playoffs, the tournament culminating at the end of the 2024 season. The playoffs began on October 22 and concluded with MLS Cup 2024 on December 7.
The Columbus Crew entered the playoffs as the defending MLS Cup champions, but were eliminated by the New York Red Bulls in round one. Inter Miami CF entered as Supporters' Shield winners and Eastern Conference regular season leaders; they were eliminated in round one by Atlanta United FC. Western Conference regular season leaders Los Angeles FC were eliminated in the conference semifinals by Seattle Sounders FC.
The LA Galaxy won a record-extending sixth MLS Cup title after defeating the New York Red Bulls 2–1. The LA Galaxy broke the record for the most goals in a playoff campaign with 18 goals.
Format Similar to the 2023 edition, the playoffs featured a field of eighteen teams—the top nine teams from each conference. The top seven teams in each conference automatically qualified for round one, while the eighth and ninth-placed teams in each conference contested a single wild card match for the right to play the best-ranked team in their conference, with only a penalty shoot-out occurring if the game was tied. Round one comprised a best-of-three format, with higher seeds playing against lower seeds. The round did not have the aggregate score kept, and tied matches proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. The remaining three rounds — the conference semifinals, the conference final, and MLS Cup — were single-elimination matches played with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if still tied. The team with the better regular season record hosted the match in all rounds except for the best-of-three series in round one, where the team with the lower regular season record hosted the second of three possible matches. All matches were broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass, a streaming service operated by Apple.
Qualified teams The playoffs were contested by eighteen teams. The date listed indicates when each team qualified for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference Atlanta United FC (October 19) Charlotte FC (October 2) FC Cincinnati (September 14) Columbus Crew (September 14) Inter Miami CF (August 24) CF Montréal (October 19) New York City FC (September 28) New York Red Bulls (September 28) Orlando City SC (September 28)
Western Conference Colorado Rapids (September 21) Houston Dynamo FC (September 28) LA Galaxy (September 14) Los Angeles FC (September 28) Minnesota United (October 2) Portland Timbers (October 5) Real Salt Lake (September 21) Seattle Sounders FC (September 28) Vancouver Whitecaps FC (September 28)
Conference standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Bracket The higher seeded teams hosted single-elimination matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points in the Supporters' Shield table. During the best-of-three round, the team with higher seed hosted the first match and the third match if necessary.
Wild card round
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Round one
Eastern Conference
Atlanta United FC won the series 2–1.
New York Red Bulls won the series 2–0.
New York City FC won the series 2–1.
Orlando City SC won the series 2–1.
Western Conference
Los Angeles FC won the series 2–1.
LA Galaxy won the series 2–0.
Minnesota United FC won the series 2–0.
Seattle Sounders FC won the series 2–0.
Conference semifinals The higher-seeded team as determined by regular season ranking hosted the match.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference finals The higher-seeded team as determined by regular season ranking hosted the match.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
MLS Cup 2024
The highest-ranked finalist in the overall Supporters' Shield table (LA Galaxy) hosted the match.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Dejan JoveljićLA Galaxy62 Ryan GauldVancouver Whitecaps FC53 Joseph PaintsilLA Galaxy4 Riqui PuigLA Galaxy5 Gabriel PecLA Galaxy36 Felipe CarballoNew York Red Bulls2 Josef MartínezCF Montréal Jamal ThiaréAtlanta United FC Facundo TorresOrlando City SC Dante VanzeirNew York Red Bulls Kelvin YeboahMinnesota United FC
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