With three games left, we're now tied with Colorado for the 8th and final playoff spot, though the Rapids hold the tie-breaker if the season ended today.
The top three teams from each conference automatically qualify for the playoffs, along with the next two team with the most points, regardless of the conference. Here's how the playoff table looks today:
Columbus - 53 pts
Houston - 43 pts
New England - 43 pts
Chicago -42 pts
Chivas - 39 pts
Real Salt Lake - 35 pts
New York RB - 35 pts
Colorado - 34 pts
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FC Dallas - 34 pts
Kansas City - 33 pts
DC United - 33 pts
Toronto FC - 31 pts
San Jose - 30 pts
LA Galaxy - 29 pts
Columbus, New England, and Houston have already qualified. No teams have been eliminated. Which means, all games have something on the line this week:
Thur, Oct. 9
NYRB at RSL - 9 pm CT, ESPN2
Sat, Oct. 11
NE at KC - 7 pm CT, Direct Kick
CHV at SJ - 9 pm CT, HDNet
TOR at FCD - 7:30 pm CT, FSC / FSE
Sun, Oct. 12
CLB at CHI - 2 pm CT, Telefutura
DC at HOU - 6 pm CT, Direct Kick
COL at LA - 7 pm CT, Direck Kick
The top three teams from each conference automatically qualify for the playoffs, along with the next two team with the most points, regardless of the conference. Here's how the playoff table looks today:
Columbus - 53 pts
Houston - 43 pts
New England - 43 pts
Chicago -42 pts
Chivas - 39 pts
Real Salt Lake - 35 pts
New York RB - 35 pts
Colorado - 34 pts
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FC Dallas - 34 pts
Kansas City - 33 pts
DC United - 33 pts
Toronto FC - 31 pts
San Jose - 30 pts
LA Galaxy - 29 pts
Columbus, New England, and Houston have already qualified. No teams have been eliminated. Which means, all games have something on the line this week:
Thur, Oct. 9
NYRB at RSL - 9 pm CT, ESPN2
Sat, Oct. 11
NE at KC - 7 pm CT, Direct Kick
CHV at SJ - 9 pm CT, HDNet
TOR at FCD - 7:30 pm CT, FSC / FSE
Sun, Oct. 12
CLB at CHI - 2 pm CT, Telefutura
DC at HOU - 6 pm CT, Direct Kick
COL at LA - 7 pm CT, Direck Kick
8 comments:
I'm not too worried about the table. Win our games and we're in...simple as that. The playoffs start Saturday.
Why does Colorado win the tiebreaker? We have a better goal difference. EPL does it that way. Please don't tell me its conference record or head to head.
its probably head to head.. and that makes the most sense
looks like, for the most part, the Hoops control their own destiny
If the EPL does it that way, than it must be the best!
La Liga's first tiebreaker is head to head.
TEAM-STANDINGS TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES
1) The highest position shall be awarded to the team with the better win/loss record in current regular season games against all other teams equal in points. (head-to-head competition)
2) If the teams are still equal in the standings, the highest position shall be awarded to the team with the greater goal difference against all other teams during the regular season. (goal differential)
3) If the teams are still equal in the standings, the highest position shall be awarded to the team scoring the greatest number of total goals against all other teams during the regular season. (total goals)
4) If the teams are still equal in the standings, the procedures described in this section shall be applied only to games played on the road by each team against all other teams during the regular season. (road 1-3)
5) If the teams are still equal in the standings, the procedures described in this section shall be applied only to games played at home by each team against all other teams during the regular season. (home 1-3)
6) If the teams are still equal in the standings, the highest position shall be awarded to the team with the fewest team disciplinary points in the League Fair Play table during the regular season.
7) If the teams are still equal in the standings, the highest position in the standings shall be determined by the toss of a coin.
8) The first tiebreaker in a three-way tie is also head-to-head, but it is determined via points-per-game versus the other two teams. If two teams are tied in points-per-game head-to-head, the next tie breaker is goal difference.
NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after another club with the same number of points advances during any step, the tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format.
head to head is the best. I know Man U even if tied last year with Chelsea would have won the title because of goal difference, but I don't remember their head to head meetings....We are 0-2-1 against Colorado so they should go thru if we are tied...let's hope we dont go there
no thats bs. If you score more points and give up fewer goals you are the better team and diserve to advance. Most other leauges do it, why does this one have to be like that. And Away Goals SHOULD count in the playoffs. We would have beaten Houstank last year if we were like all the other leages in the world.
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