Who has qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs? Austin FC & RBNY clinch their spots | OneFootball

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·10 September 2022

Who has qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs? Austin FC & RBNY clinch their spots

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Austin FC and the New York Red Bulls became the latest teams to clinch their spots in the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night.

Josh Wolff's were dominant 3-0 winners at home to Real Salt Lake thanks to Moussa Djitte's hat-trick, with their 16-9-6 record enough to book a first-ever appearance in the post-season after missing out in their expansion year.


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The Red Bulls, meanwhile, had results elsewhere go their way during the week, meaning their 14-9-8 record was enough to get the job done.

Despite heading into the final stages of the regular season, Austin and RBNY only take the number of qualified teams to five. So, who have they joined?

Who has qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs?

1. LAFC

It's been four weeks since LAFC became the first team to clinch their Playoffs spot, thanks to the Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo drawing 1-1 after the Black and Gold had lost 2-1 to California rivals San Jose Earthquakes.This marks a return to the post-season for LAFC after missing out in 2021. The Black and Gold are armed with arguably the most talented roster in MLS and will look to translate their form into a knockout scenario.

2. Philadelphia Union

The Philadephia Union became the second team to make the Playoffs right at the end of August, joining LAFC and becoming the first team in the East to clinch their spot.A 4-1 home win over Atlanta United did the trick for Jim Curtin's men, who have now made the Playoffs in five successive years.The Union are battling hard against LAFC for the Supporters' Shield, with the 2019 and 2020 winners separated by just two points heading into this weekend.Philly will be a force to be reckoned with in the Playoffs.

3. CF Montreal

CF Montreal were the third team to make the MLS Cup Playoffs, doing so for just the second time in six seasons - a testament to the job being done by Wilfried Nancy.Montreal's late comeback to draw 2-2 at home to the Columbus Crew was the deciding result. For the rest of the regular season, it's about finishing as high as possible in the Eastern Conference.

4. New York Red Bulls

The New York Red Bulls are the third team in the Eastern Conference to book their place and they didn't even have to play in midweek to make it happen.Incredibly, this is RBNY's 13th consecutive year in the Playoffs, though they've never won MLS Cup and have exited in the first round for three straight seasons.

5. Austin FC

Despite finishing near the foot of the Western Conference, Austin FC showed plenty of promise during their expansion year.They've cashed in on that promise in 2022 with that 3-0 win against RSL securing their Playoffs status and all but confirming them as the second seed in the West.

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