Of the eight MLS clubs to earn qualification into the tournament, only four of them qualified the season before; 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.
At the 2010 season's end, the top two teams of each conference advanced to the playoffs; in addition the clubs with the next four highest point totals, regardless of conference, were also added to the playoffs for a total of eight clubs. In the first round of the knockout tournament, aggregate (total) goals over two matches would determine the winners; the Conference Championships was one match each, with the winner of each conference advancing to MLS Cup. In all rounds, the tie-breaking method would be two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used.[1]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs was the postseason tournament subsequent to Major League Soccer s 2010 season 2010 MLS Cup PlayoffsTournament detailsCountryUnited StatesCanadaTeams8Defending championsReal Salt LakeFinal positionsChampionsColorado Rapids 1st title Runner upFC DallasSemifinalistsLos Angeles GalaxySan Jose EarthquakesTournament statisticsMatches played11Goals scored25 2 27 per match Attendance214 885 19 535 per match Top goal scorer s Edson Buddle Conor Casey Bobby Convey David Ferreira 2 goals each 20092011 The playoffs began on October 30 with the Los Angeles Galaxy defeating the Seattle Sounders FC in the quarterfinal round Three weeks later the Colorado Rapids defeated FC Dallas 2 1 in the Cup final at BMO Field in Toronto Ontario 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 before 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 Contents 1 Format 2 Standings 2 1 Conference standings 2 2 Overall standings 3 Bracket 4 Conference semifinals 5 Conference finals 6 MLS Cup 2010 7 External links 8 ReferencesFormat editMain article MLS Cup Playoffs At the 2010 season s end the top two teams of each conference advanced to the playoffs in addition the clubs with the next four highest point totals regardless of conference were also added to the playoffs for a total of eight clubs In the first round of the knockout tournament aggregate total goals over two matches would determine the winners the Conference Championships was one match each with the winner of each conference advancing to MLS Cup In all rounds the tie breaking method would be two 15 minute periods of extra time followed by penalty kicks if necessary The away goals rule was not used 1 Standings editConference standings edit Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 9 51 MLS Cup Playoffs 2 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 6 50 3 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 1 39 4 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 1 36 5 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 8 35 6 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 18 32 7 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 14 31 8 D C United 30 6 20 4 21 47 26 22Source MLS Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 LA Galaxy 30 18 7 5 44 26 18 59 MLS Cup Playoffs 2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 25 56 3 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 14 50 4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 4 48 5 Colorado Rapids 30 12 8 10 44 32 12 46 6 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 1 46 7 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 9 33 8 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 14 28Source MLS Overall standings edit Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 LA Galaxy S 30 18 7 5 44 26 18 59 CONCACAF Champions League 2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 25 56 3 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 9 51 4 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 14 50 CONCACAF Champions League 5 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 6 50 6 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 4 48 CONCACAF Champions League 7 Colorado Rapids C 30 12 8 10 44 32 12 46 8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 1 46 9 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 1 39 10 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 1 36 11 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 8 35 CONCACAF Champions League 12 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 9 33 13 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 18 32 14 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 14 31 15 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 14 28 16 D C United 30 6 20 4 21 47 26 22Source MLSRules for classification 1 points 2 head to head record 3 goal difference 4 number of goals scored C Champions S Supporters ShieldBracket editConference semifinalsConference finalsMLS Cup E1New York11E4San Jose03E4San Jose0Eastern ConferenceE3Colorado1E2Columbus02E3Colorado 5 4 PSO 11E3Colorado2W3Dallas1W1Los Angeles12W4Seattle01W1Los Angeles0Western ConferenceW3Dallas3W2Salt Lake11W3Dallas21Conference semifinals editOctober 30 20107 00PM PDTNew York Red Bulls1 0San Jose EarthquakesBallouchy nbsp 46 Lindpere nbsp 56 Miller nbsp 71 Coundoul nbsp 83 Report Wondolowski nbsp 65 Buck Shaw StadiumSanta Clara CaliforniaAttendance 10 525Referee Paul Ward November 4 20108 00PM EDTSan Jose Earthquakes3 1New York Red BullsCorrales nbsp 32 Convey nbsp 8 76 Wondolowski nbsp 81 Busch nbsp 81 Report Angel nbsp 78 Red Bull ArenaHarrison New JerseyAttendance 22 839Referee Mark Geiger San Jose Earthquakes advance 3 2 on aggregate October 28 20107 00PM MDTColumbus Crew0 1Colorado RapidsCarroll nbsp 57 Report Mastroeni nbsp 23 Mastroeni nbsp 90 2 Dick s Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City ColoradoAttendance 11 872Referee Jair Marrufo November 6 20104 00PM EDTColorado Rapids1 2Columbus CrewMullan nbsp 38 Casey nbsp 48 Casey nbsp 84 Report Gaven nbsp 22 Schelotto nbsp 31 Ekpo nbsp 52 Carroll nbsp 56 Francis nbsp 64 Rogers nbsp 70 Rogers nbsp 70 PenaltiesCasey nbsp Kandji nbsp Larentowicz nbsp Lopez nbsp Baudet nbsp 5 4 nbsp Schelotto nbsp Garey nbsp Gaven nbsp Brunner nbsp CarrollColumbus Crew StadiumColumbus OhioAttendance 10 322Referee Michael Kennedy Colorado Rapids advance 5 4 on penalties October 30 20104 00PM CDTReal Salt Lake1 2FC DallasEspindola nbsp 5 Williams nbsp 46 Morales nbsp 49 nbsp 69 Report Benitez nbsp 25 Cunningham nbsp 44 Hernandez nbsp 49 Harris nbsp 75 Avila nbsp 88 Pizza Hut ParkFrisco TexasAttendance 11 003Referee Kevin Stott November 6 20108 00PM MDTFC Dallas1 1Real Salt LakeMcCarty nbsp 17 Chavez nbsp 27 Loyd nbsp 84 Report Olave nbsp 25 Grabavoy nbsp 29 Borchers nbsp 34 Findley nbsp 79 Rio Tinto StadiumSandy UtahAttendance 19 324Referee Jorge Gonzalez FC Dallas advance 3 2 on aggregate October 31 20105 00PM PDTLos Angeles Galaxy1 0Seattle Sounders FCBuddle nbsp 38 Juninho nbsp 48 Kovalenko nbsp 65 Kirovski nbsp 82 Report Montero nbsp 49 Nkufo nbsp 90 4 Qwest FieldSeattle WashingtonAttendance 35 521Referee Alex Prus November 7 20106 00PM PSTSeattle Sounders FC1 2Los Angeles GalaxyIanni nbsp 65 Zakuani nbsp 86 Report Beckham nbsp 8 Buddle nbsp 19 Gonzalez nbsp 27 Home Depot CenterCarson CaliforniaAttendance 27 000Referee Baldomero Toledo Los Angeles Galaxy advance 3 1 on aggregateConference finals editNovember 13 20107 30PM MSTSan Jose Earthquakes0 1Colorado RapidsReport Kimura nbsp 42 Dick s Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City ColoradoAttendance 17 779Referee Jorge Gonzalez November 14 20106 00PM PSTFC Dallas3 0Los Angeles GalaxyFerreira nbsp 26 John nbsp 54 Chavez nbsp 73 Loyd nbsp 85 Report Kovalenko nbsp 31 Beckham nbsp 73 Birchall nbsp 82 Cazumba nbsp 84 Home Depot CenterCarson CaliforniaAttendance 27 000Referee Jair MarrufoMLS Cup 2010 editMain article MLS Cup 2010 November 21 20108 30PM ESTFC Dallas1 2 a e t Colorado RapidsFerreira nbsp 35 Benitez nbsp 84 Report Wallace nbsp 41 Smith nbsp 51 Casey nbsp 57 Casey nbsp 84 John nbsp 106 o g BMO FieldToronto OntarioAttendance 21 700Referee Baldomero ToledoExternal links editMLS Cup Playoffs at MLSsoccer comReferences edit Playoff Format amp Tiebreakers Major League Soccer Archived from the original on October 28 2010 Retrieved October 29 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs amp oldid 1197338775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
