Major League Soccer Sunday announced the schedule and broadcast details for its conference finals on Sunday, Oct. 30.

In the Western Conference, Supporters’ Shield winner Los Angeles FC, following a 3-2 victory over the LA Galaxy, will host No. 2 seed Austin FC at Banc of California Stadium (3 p.m. ET, ABC / ESPN3 / TSN / TVA Sports).

Behind two goals from Dénis Bouanga and a game-winner off of Cristian “Chicho” Arango in the 93rd minute, LAFC advanced to its second conference final and the first since 2019.

In its second season, Austin FC advanced to the conference final behind the postseason’s leading scorer, Sebastián Driussi, who has three goals in two playoff matches.

In the Eastern Conference, the top-seeded Philadelphia Union will welcome defending MLS Cup champion New York City FC to Subaru Park (8 p.m. ET, FS1 / FOX Deportes / TSN / TVA Sports) in a rematch of the 2021 conference final. NYCFC won that encounter, 2-1.

Philadelphia secured a 1-0 victory over FC Cincinnati on Thursday, Oct. 20 to advance to the conference final in consecutive seasons for the first time in club history.

With a 3-1 victory against CF Montreal on Sunday, NYCFC became the third team since 2010 to advance to the conference final in the year following an MLS Cup triumph.

MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule
Round One (Six Games)
(No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed, No. 3 seed vs No. 6 seed, and No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed. The No.1 Eastern Conference seed and the No. 1 Western Conference seed will have a Round One bye.)

Saturday, Oct. 15
12 p.m. ET      New York Red Bulls (East No. 4) – 1-2 – FC Cincinnati (East No. 5)
3 p.m. ET        LA Galaxy (West No. 4) – 1-0 – Nashville SC (West No. 5)

Sunday, Oct. 16
3 p.m. ET        Austin FC (West No. 2) – 2-2 (3-1) – Real Salt Lake (West No. 7)
8 p.m. ET        CF Montréal (East No. 2) – 2-0 – Orlando City SC (East No. 7)

Monday, Oct. 17
7 p.m. ET        New York City FC (East No. 3) – 3-0 – Inter Miami CF (East No. 6)
9:30 p.m. ET   FC Dallas (West No. 3) – 1-1 (5-4) – Minnesota United FC (West No. 6)

Conference Semifinals (Four Games)
(In each conference, the No. 1 seed will face winner of No. 4/No.5 Round One matchup. The winner of No. 2 vs. No. 7 will play the winner of No. 3 vs. No. 6, with the higher-seeded club hosting.)

Thursday, Oct. 20
8 p.m. ET        Philadelphia Union (East No. 1) – 1-0 – FC Cincinnati (East No. 5)
10 p.m. ET      LAFC (West No. 1) – 3-2 – LA Galaxy (West No. 4)

Sunday, Oct. 23
1 p.m. ET        CF Montréal (East No. 2) – 1-3 – New York City FC (East No. 3)
8 p.m. ET        Austin FC (West No. 2) – 2-1 –FC Dallas (West No. 3)

Conference Finals (Two Games)
Sunday Oct. 30
3 p.m. ET        LAFC (West No. 1) vs. Austin FC (West No. 2)
(ABC / ESPN3 (Spanish language) / TSN / TVA Sports)

8 p.m. ET        Philadelphia Union (East No. 1) vs. New York City FC (East No. 3)
(FS1 / FOX Deportes / TSN / TVA Sports)

MLS Cup (One Game)
Saturday, Nov. 5
4 p.m. ET (FOX / UNIMÁS / TUDN / TSN / TVA Sports)

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.