2007 MLS Cup playoffs

2007 edition of the MLS playoffs February 2022 February 2022 MLS Cup playoffs 2007 United States MLSPlayoffs2007.png 300px 8 Houston Dynamo (2nd title) New England Revolution Chicago Fire Kansas City Wizards 11 19 USA Taylor Twellman(3 goals) 2006 2008 The 2007 MLS Cup playoffs was the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2007 season, and concluded with MLS Cup 2007 on November 18, 2007 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The Houston Dynamo were victorious for the second season in a row, defeating the New England Revolution in the championship match, also for the second year in a row. Format MLS Cup playoffs At season's end, the top two teams of each conference made the playoffs, along with the teams with the next four highest point totals, regardless of conference. In the first round of this knockout tournament, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners; the conference finals were one match each, with the winner of each conference advancing to MLS Cup 2007. In all rounds, ties after 90 minutes were determined with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by a penalty shoot-out if necessary. The away goals rule was not used. Qualified teams Conference standings Eastern ConferencePosClubPtsPldWLTGFGAGD1D.C. United553016775634+222New England Revolution503014885143+83New York Red Bulls4330121174745+24Chicago Fire40301010103136–55Kansas City Wizards403011127454506Columbus Crew3730911103944–57Toronto FC1253061772549–24 Western ConferencePosClubPtsPldWLTGFGAGD1Chivas USA533015784628+182Houston Dynamo523015874323+203FC Dallas4430131253744–74Colorado Rapids353091382934–55Los Angeles Galaxy343091473848–106Real Salt Lake273061593145–14 2007 MLS Cup playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup2007 MLS Cup playoffs (Wild Card)2007 MLS Cup playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup2007 MLS Cup playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup 1 1 - Toronto FC could not qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as they were a Canadian-based team.If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified. Overall standings PosClubPtsPldWLTGFGAGD1D.C. United (E1)553016775634+222Chivas USA (W1)533015784628+183Houston Dynamo3 (W2)523015874323+204New England Revolution3 (E2)503014885143+85FC Dallas4430131253744–76New York Red Bulls4330121174745+27Chicago Fire40301010103136–58Kansas City Wizards403011127454509Columbus Crew3730911103944–510Colorado Rapids353091382934–511Los Angeles Galaxy343091473848–1012Real Salt Lake273061593145–1413Toronto FC2253061772549–24 MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Cup playoffs, 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, 2008 SuperLiga, 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League32007 MLS Cup playoffs, 2008 SuperLiga, 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League2007 MLS Cup playoffs, 2008 SuperLiga2007 MLS Cup playoffs 2 2 - Toronto FC could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they could qualify through the Canadian Championship.If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified. 3 3 - Additional Champions League berths were awarded to the winner (Houston) and runner-up (New England) of MLS Cup 2007.The winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England) also qualified.Because New England qualified twice, an additional berth was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA). Bracket 2/1/1 Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup Eastern Conference Western Conference 200px E1 D.C. United 0 2 WC Chicago Fire 1 2 WC New York Red Bulls 0 0 E2 New England Revolution 0 1 W1 Chivas USA 0 0 WC Kansas City Wizards1 1 0 WC FC Dallas 1 1 W2 Houston Dynamo 0 4 WC Chicago Fire 0 E2 New England Revolution 1 WC Kansas City Wizards 0 W2 Houston Dynamo 2 E2 New England Revolution 1 W2 Houston Dynamo 2 1 The Kansas City Wizards earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represented the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs. Conference semifinals Eastern Conference October 25 7:30 pm CDT Chicago Fire 1–0 D.C. United Rolfe 14 Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois 17,834 Baldomero Toledo Report November 1 7:30 pm EDT D.C. United 2–2 Chicago Fire Simms 69Gomez 74 Barrett 31Rolfe 33 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 19,438 Jair Marrufo Report Chicago Fire won 3–2 on aggregate. October 27 7:30 pm EDT New York Red Bulls 0–0 New England Revolution Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 14,165 Jair Marrufo Report November 3 7:30 pm EDT New England Revolution 1–0 New York Red Bulls Twellman 64 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 10,116 Abiodun Okulaja Report New England Revolution won 1–0 on aggregate. Western Conference October 27 7:00 pm CDT Kansas City Wizards 1–0 Chivas USA Arnaud 35 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 12,442 Alex Prus Report November 3 7:30 pm PDT Chivas USA 0–0 Kansas City Wizards Home Depot Center, Carson, California 19,711 Mark Geiger Report Kansas City Wizards won 1–0 on aggregate. October 27 7:00 pm CDT FC Dallas 1–0 Houston Dynamo Goodson 23 Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas 12,537 Kevin Stott Report November 2 7:30 pm CDT Houston Dynamo 4–1 yes FC Dallas Holden 67Ching 72 97Davis 100 Ruiz 14 Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas 30,088 Baldomero Toledo Report Houston Dynamo won 4–2 on aggregate. Conference finals Eastern Conference November 8 7:30 pm EST New England Revolution 1–0 Chicago Fire Twellman 38 Report Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Kevin Stott 10,317 Western Conference November 10 7:30 pm CST Houston Dynamo 2–0 Kansas City Wizards Jaqua 35De Rosario 81 Report Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas Jair Marrufo 30,972 MLS Cup 2007 MLS Cup 2007 External links Official website of Major League Soccer Official website of the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs Category:MLS Cup playoffs *