2015 MLS Cup playoffs

2015 edition of the MLS playoffs 2015 Major League Soccer season January 2015 May 2017 MLS Cup playoffs 2015 United StatesCanada 12 Portland Timbers (1st title) Columbus Crew SC FC Dallas New York Red Bulls 17 46 SLE Kei Kamara(4 goals) 388289 2014 2016 The 2015 MLS Cup playoffs (officially the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons)MLS announces partnership with Audi, including presenting sponsorship of MLS Cup Playoffs http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/03/06/mls-announces-partnership-audi-including-presenting-sponsorship-mls-cup-playoffs Major League Soccer October 5, 2015 was the 20th post-season tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. The tournament began on October 28 with D.C. United defeating New England Revolution and culminated on December 6, 2015, with MLS Cup 2015, the twentieth league championship match for MLS. Twelve teams (top six per conference) competed, up from ten the last three seasons.http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/10/27/armchair-analyst-ranking-audi-2015-mls-cup-playoff-teams-1-through-12 Armchair Analyst: Ranking the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoff teams, 1-through-12 Major League Soccer The first round of each conference had the third-seeded team hosting the sixth seed, while the fourth-seed hosts the fifth, in a single match to determine who advances to the conference semifinals. In the conference semifinals, the top seed played the lowest remaining seed, while the second seed plays the next-lowest. The winners advanced to the conference finals. Both the conference semifinals and conference finals were played as two-legged aggregate series, with the higher-ranked team hosting the second leg. If teams were level at the end of the second leg, the away goals rule was used in attempt to determine a winner. If the away goals rule did not resolve the deadlock, 30 minutes of extra time would be played, but the away goals rule will not be applied after extra time. If scores were still level following extra time, a penalty shoot-out was conducted. The winners advanced to the MLS Cup final, a single match hosted by the participant with the better regular season record.http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/10/20/audi-mls-cup-playoffs-101-everything-you-need-know-about-postseason Audi MLS Cup Playoffs 101: Everything you need to know about the postseason Major League Soccer The winner of MLS Cup 2015, the Portland Timbers, qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. If a Canadian team were to have won the MLS Cup, the next-best team from the United States would have taken their place.https://vancouversun.com/sports/Whitecaps+face+fine+balancing+settling+Voyageurs+lineup/11314360/story.html Whitecaps face fine balancing act in settling on Voyageurs Cup lineup Kingston Gary August 25, 2015 Vancouver Sun September 1, 2015 On March 6, 2015, Audi was announced as the official sponsor of the playoffs starting in 2015. The Portland Timbers won the MLS Cup by defeating Columbus Crew SC 2–1 at the Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Timbers' Diego Valeri scored the fastest goal in MLS Cup history at 27 seconds, after Crew goalkeeper Steve Clark made a fundamental error by miscontrolling his defender's back-pass, allowing Valeri to strike at the opportunity.http://nesn.com/2015/12/diego-valeri-scores-fastest-goal-in-mls-cup-history-for-portland-timbers/ Portland Timbers' Diego Valeri Scores Fastest Goal In MLS Cup History (Video) NESN December 6, 2015 December 6, 2015 Qualified teams The top six teams from each conference advanced to the MLS Cup playoffs. Eastern Conference 6 true Western Conference 6 true Bracket 2 2 y Knockout round Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup Eastern Conference Western Conference October 29 – Saputo Stadium E6 Toronto FC 0 E3 Montreal Impact 3 October 28 – RFK Stadium E5 New England Revolution 1 E4 D.C. United 2 October 29 – Providence Park W6 Sporting Kansas City 2 (6) W3 Portland Timbers 2 (7) October 28 – CenturyLink Field W5 LA Galaxy 2 W4 Seattle Sounders FC 3 E3 Montreal Impact 2 1 3 E2 Columbus Crew SC 1 3 4 E4 D.C. United 0 0 0 E1 New York Red Bulls 1 1 2 W3 Portland Timbers 0 2 2 W2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 0 0 W4 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1 3 (2) W1 FC Dallas 1 2 3 (4) E2 Columbus Crew SC 2 0 2 E1 New York Red Bulls 0 1 1 W3 Portland Timbers 3 2 5 W1 FC Dallas 1 2 3 December 6 – Mapfre Stadium E2 Columbus Crew SC 1 W3 Portland Timbers 2 Source:http://www.mlssoccer.com/playoffs/2015/bracket MLS Playoff Bracket October 29, 2015 Major League Soccer October 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151028230338/http://www.mlssoccer.com/playoffs/2015/bracket dead Knockout round Eastern Conference October 28 7:30 pm EDT D.C. United 2–1 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-10-28-dc-united-vs-new-england-revolution/recap New England Revolution Pontius 45 Rolfe 83 Agudelo 15 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 11,554 Mark Geiger October 29 7:00 pm EDT Montreal Impact 3–0 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-10-29-montreal-impact-vs-toronto-fc/recap Toronto FC Bernier 18 Piatti 33 Drogba 39 Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec 18,069 Baldomero Toledo Western Conference October 28 7:00 pm PDT Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-10-28-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-la-galaxy/recap LA Galaxy Dempsey 5Valdez 12Friberg 77 Lletget 6Zardes 22 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington 39,537 Jair Marrufo October 29 7:00 pm PDT Portland Timbers 2–2 yes http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-10-29-portland-timbers-vs-sporting-kansas-city/recap Sporting Kansas City Wallace 57Urruti 118 Ellis 87Németh 96 Valeri Borchers Ridgewell Jewsbury Urruti Villafaña Asprilla Nagbe Powell Fochive Kwarasey 7–6 Feilhaber Dwyer Zusi Besler Nagamura Ellis Mustivar Peterson Abdul-Salaam Dia Kempin Providence Park, Portland, Oregon 21,144 Armando Villarreal Conference semifinals Eastern Conference November 1 3:00 pm EST D.C. United 0–1 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-01-dc-united-vs-new-york-red-bulls/recap New York Red Bulls McCarty 72 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 19,525 Fotis Bazakos November 8 3:00 pm EST New York Red Bulls 1–0 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-08-new-york-red-bulls-vs-dc-united/recap D.C. United Wright-Phillips 90+2 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey 25,219 Ted Unkel New York Red Bulls won 2–0 on aggregate. November 1 7:00 pm EST Montreal Impact 2–1 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-01-montreal-impact-vs-columbus-crew-sc/recap Columbus Crew SC Bernier 37 Venegas 77 Higuaín 33 Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec 17,655 Chris Penso November 8 5:00 pm EST Columbus Crew SC 3–1 yes http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-08-columbus-crew-sc-vs-montreal-impact/recap Montreal Impact Kamara 4 111 Finlay 77 Duka 40 Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 19,026 Armando Villarreal Columbus Crew SC won 4–3 on aggregate. Western Conference November 1 2:00 pm PST Portland Timbers 0–0 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-01-portland-timbers-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-fc/recap Vancouver Whitecaps FC Providence Park, Portland, Oregon 21,144 Allen Chapman November 8 7:00 pm PST Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-08-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-vs-portland-timbers/recap Portland Timbers Adi 31 Chará 90+4 BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia 27,837 Ismail Elfath Portland Timbers won 2–0 on aggregate. November 1 6:30 pm PST Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-01-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-fc-dallas/recap FC Dallas Ivanschitz 67 Dempsey 86 Castillo 18 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington 39,599 Kevin Stott November 8 6:30 pm CST FC Dallas 2–1 yes http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-08-fc-dallas-vs-seattle-sounders-fc/recap Seattle Sounders FC Akindele 84 Zimmerman 90+1 Marshall 90 Díaz Hollingshead Akindele Zimmerman 4–2 Dempsey Ivanschitz Barrett Rose Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas 17,287 Baldomero Toledo 3–3 on aggregate. FC Dallas won 4–2 on penalties. Conference finals Eastern Conference November 22 5:00 pm EST Columbus Crew SC 2–0 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-22-columbus-crew-sc-vs-new-york-red-bulls/recap New York Red Bulls Meram 1 Kamara 85 Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 21,617 Allen Chapman November 29 7:30 pm EST New York Red Bulls 1–0 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-29-new-york-red-bulls-vs-columbus-crew-sc/recap Columbus Crew SC Abang 90+3 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey 25,219 Baldomero Toledo Columbus Crew SC won 2–1 on aggregate. Western Conference November 22 4:30 pm PST Portland Timbers 3–1 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-22-portland-timbers-vs-fc-dallas/recap FC Dallas Ridgewell 23 Asprilla 53 Borchers 90+1 Texeira 62 Providence Park, Portland, Oregon 21,144 Ted Unkel November 29 4:00 pm CST FC Dallas 2–2 http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-29-fc-dallas-vs-portland-timbers/recap Portland Timbers Hollingshead 68Pérez 73 Adi 54Melano 90+5 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas 20,966 Ismail Elfath Portland Timbers won 5–3 on aggregate. MLS Cup 2015 MLS Cup 2015 Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://www.mlssoccer.com/schedule?month=all&year=2015&club=select&club_options=8 Schedule Major League Soccer1SLE Kei KamaraColumbus Crew SC42NGR Fanendo AdiPortland Timbers2CAN Patrice BernierMontreal ImpactUSA Clint DempseySeattle Sounders FCCRC Rodney WallacePortland Timbers634 players1 References collapsed collapsed Category:2015 Major League Soccer season 2015