2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

Tournament details
Country	United States Canada
Dates	October 25 – December 9
Teams	18
Defending champions	Los Angeles FC
Final positions
Champions	Columbus Crew (3rd title)
Runner-up	Los Angeles FC
Semifinalists	FC Cincinnati Houston Dynamo FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	78 (2.79 per match)
Attendance	646,677 (23,096 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Denis Bouanga Cucho Hernández (5 goals each)
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The 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs (branded as the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) was the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada. It was the 28th edition of the MLS Cup Playoffs, the tournament culminating at the end of the 2023 season. The playoffs began on October 25 and concluded with MLS Cup 2023 on December 9.^[1]

Los Angeles FC entered the playoffs as the defending MLS Cup champions. FC Cincinnati entered as Supporters' Shield winners, but were eliminated by Columbus Crew in the Conference Finals. Charlotte FC and St. Louis City SC reached the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in 2023, the latter qualifying in their debut MLS season.

Columbus Crew won a third MLS Cup title after defeating Los Angeles FC 2–1.