2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

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The 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs was the postseason tournament subsequent to Major League Soccer's 2010 season. The Colorado Rapids defeated FC Dallas 2–1 at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.

The playoffs began on Oct. 30, with the Los Angeles Galaxy defeating the Seattle Sounders FC in the quarterfinal-round. Three weeks later, the Rapids defeated Dallas 2-1 in the Cup final. It was Colorado's first title and second MLS Cup final appearance, and it was FC Dallas's first appearance in an MLS Cup final.

Of the eight MLS clubs to earn qualification into the tournament, only four of them qualified the season beforehand; Columbus Crew, Los Angeles Galaxy, Seattle Sounders FC, and the defending-champions, Real Salt Lake. The San Jose Earthquakes were making their first playoff appearance since 2005, Dallas' since 2007. It was Colorado's and New York Red Bulls's first time since 2008.

Format

Main article: MLS Cup Playoffs

At the 2010 season's end, the top two teams of each conference will make the playoffs; in addition the clubs with the next six highest point totals, regardless of conference, will be added to the playoffs. In the first round of this knockout tournament, aggregate (total) goals over two matches will determine the winners; the Conference Championships will be one match each, with the winner of each conference advancing to MLS Cup. In all rounds, the tie-breaking method will be two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule is not used.^[1]

Standings

Conference standings

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Eastern Conference
1	New York Red Bulls	51	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9
2	Columbus Crew	50	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6
3	Kansas City Wizards	39	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1
4	Chicago Fire	36	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1
5	Toronto FC	35	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8
6	New England Revolution	32	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18
7	Philadelphia Union	31	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14
8	D.C. United	22	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26


	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Western Conference
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	59	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18
2	Real Salt Lake	56	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25
3	FC Dallas	50	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14
4	Seattle Sounders FC	48	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4
5	Colorado Rapids	46	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12
6	San Jose Earthquakes	46	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1
7	Houston Dynamo	33	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9
8	Chivas USA	28	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14


	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall standings


Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	59	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	56	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
3	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls (E1)	51	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
4	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	50	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
5	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	52	34	13	8	13	40	34	+6	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
6	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	48	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
7	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	46	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
8	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	46	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
9	Kansas City Wizards !Kansas City Wizards	39	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1
10	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	36	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1
11	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	35	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ¹
12	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	33	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9
13	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	32	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18
14	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	31	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14
15	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	28	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14
16	D.C. United !D.C. United	22	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26

^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.

^Note 2 - The winner of the 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.

^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Bracket

Conference Semifinals				Conference Finals			MLS Cup 2010

E1	New York Red Bulls	1	1
E4	San Jose Earthquakes	0	3
				E4	San Jose Earthquakes	0
Eastern Conference
				E3	Colorado Rapids	1
E2	Columbus Crew	0	2

E3	Colorado Rapids (5–4, PSO)	1	1
							E3	Colorado Rapids	2

							W3	FC Dallas	1
W1	LA Galaxy	1	2

W4	Seattle Sounders	0	1
				W1	LA Galaxy	0
Western Conference
				W3	FC Dallas	3
W2	Real Salt Lake	1	1

W3	FC Dallas	2	1

Conference Semifinals

October 30, 2010
7:00PM PDT

New York Red Bulls	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes
Ballouchy 46' Lindpere 56' Miller 71' Coundoul 83'	Report	Wondolowski 65'

Buck Shaw Stadium
Santa Clara, California
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Paul Ward

November 4, 2010
8:00PM EDT

San Jose Earthquakes	3–1	New York Red Bulls
Corrales 32' Convey 8', 76' Wondolowski 81' Busch 81'	Report	Ángel 78'

Red Bull Arena
Harrison, New Jersey
Attendance: 22,839
Referee: Mark Geiger

San Jose Earthquakes advance 3–2 on aggregate

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

October 28, 2010
7:00PM MDT

Columbus Crew	0–1	Colorado Rapids
Carroll 57'	Report	Mastroeni 23' Mastroeni 90+2'

Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Commerce City, Colorado
Attendance: 11,872
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

November 6, 2010
4:00PM EDT

Colorado Rapids	1–2	Columbus Crew
Mullan 38' Casey 48' Casey 84'	Report	Gaven 22' Schelotto 31' Ekpo 52' Carroll 56' Francis 64' Rogers 70' Rogers 70'
	Penalties
Casey Kandji Larentowicz Lopez Baudet	5–4	Schelotto Garey Gaven Brunner Carroll

Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 10,322
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Colorado Rapids advance 5–4 on penalties

Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas

October 30, 2010
4:00PM CDT

Real Salt Lake	1–2	FC Dallas
Espindola 5' Williams 46' Morales 49', 69'	Report	Benitez 25' Cunningham 44' Hernandez 49' Harris 75' Avila 88'

Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 11,003
Referee: Kevin Stott

FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake

November 6, 2010
8:00PM MDT

FC Dallas	1–1	Real Salt Lake
McCarty 17' Chavez 27' Loyd 84'	Report	Olave 25' Grabavoy 29' Borchers 34' Findley 79'

Rio Tinto Stadium
Sandy, Utah
Attendance: 19,324
Referee: Jorge González

FC Dallas advance 3–2 on aggregate

October 31, 2010
5:00PM PDT

Los Angeles Galaxy	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC
Buddle 38' Juninho 48' Kovalenko 65' Kirovski 82'	Report	Montero 49' Nkufo 90+4'

Qwest Field
Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 35,521
Referee: Alex Prus

November 7, 2010
6:00PM PST

Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Los Angeles Galaxy
Ianni 65' Zakuani 86'	Report	Beckham 8' Buddle 19' Gonzalez 27'

Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 3–1 on aggregate

Conference Finals

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

November 13, 2010
7:30PM MST

San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Colorado Rapids
	Report	Kimura 42'

Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Commerce City, Colorado
Attendance: 17,779
Referee: Jorge González

FC Dallas v Los Angeles Galaxy

November 14, 2010
6:00PM PST

FC Dallas	3–0	Los Angeles Galaxy
Ferreira 26' John 54' Chavez 73' Loyd 85'	Report	Kovalenko 31' Beckham 73' Birchall 82' Cazumba 84'

Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup 2010

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

November 21, 2010
8:30PM EST

FC Dallas	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Colorado Rapids
Ferreira 35' Benitez 84'	Report	Wallace 41' Smith 51' Casey 57' Casey 84' John 106' (o.g.)

BMO Field
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 21,700
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

External links

MLS Cup Playoffs at MLSsoccer.com

References

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