2007 MLS Cup Playoffs

The 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs was the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2007 season, and it concluded with MLS Cup 2007 on November 18, 2007 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.. The Houston Dynamo were victorious for the second season in a row, defeating the New England Revolution in the Final, also for the second year in a row.

2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
CountryUnited States
Teams8
Defending championsHouston Dynamo
ChampionsHouston Dynamo (2nd title)
Runners-upNew England Revolution
Semi-finalists
  • Chicago Fire
  • Kansas City Wizards
Matches played11
Goals scored19 (1.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Taylor Twellman
(3 goals)
← 2006
2008 →

Format
Main article: 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 Championships were one match each, with the winner of each conference advancing to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used.

Standings

Conference standings
Eastern Conference
Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 D.C. United 55 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22
2 New England Revolution 50 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8
3 New York Red Bulls 43 30 12 11 7 47 45 +2
4 Chicago Fire 40 30 10 10 10 31 36 –5
5 Kansas City Wizards 40 30 11 12 7 45 45 0
6 Columbus Crew 37 30 9 11 10 39 44 –5
7 Toronto FC 25 30 6 17 7 25 49 –24
Western Conference
Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Chivas USA 53 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18
2 Houston Dynamo 52 30 15 8 7 43 23 +20
3 FC Dallas 44 30 13 12 5 37 44 –7
4 Colorado Rapids 35 30 9 13 8 29 34 –5
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 30 9 14 7 38 48 –10
6 Real Salt Lake 27 30 6 15 9 31 45 –14
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup
  • ^1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is 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
Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 D.C. United (E1) 55 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22
2 Chivas USA (W1) 53 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18
3 Houston Dynamo (W2) 52 30 15 8 7 43 23 +20
4 New England Revolution (E2) 50 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8
5 FC Dallas 44 30 13 12 5 37 44 –7
6 New York Red Bulls 43 30 12 11 7 47 45 +2
7 Chicago Fire 40 30 10 10 10 31 36 –5
8 Kansas City Wizards 40 30 11 12 7 45 45 0
9 Columbus Crew 37 30 9 11 10 39 44 –5
10 Colorado Rapids 35 30 9 13 8 29 34 –5
11 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 30 9 14 7 38 48 –10
12 Real Salt Lake 27 30 6 15 9 31 45 –14
13 Toronto FC 25 30 6 17 7 25 49 –24
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
  • ^2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can 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 - 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
  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2007
                             
E1 D.C. 0 2  
WC Chicago 1 2  
  WC Chicago 0  
Eastern Conference
  E2 New England 1  
WC New York 0 0
E2 New England 0 1  
  E2 New England 1
  W2 Houston 2
W1 Chivas USA 0 0  
WC Kansas City1 1 0  
  WC Kansas City 0
Western Conference
  W2 Houston 2  
WC Dallas 1 1
W2 Houston (aet) 0 4  

1 The Kansas City Wizards earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.

Conference semifinals
D.C. United0–1Chicago Fire
Carroll  22'
Moreno  86'		 Report Gutierrez  12'
Rolfe  14'
Brown  51'
Attendance: 17,834
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Chicago Fire2–2D.C. United
Barrett  31'
Rolfe  33'
Segares  54'
Pickens  90+3'		 Report McTavish  61'
Perkins  63'
Simms  69'
Gomez  74'
Dyachenko  90+4'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 19,438
Referee: Jair Marrufo
New England Revolution0–0New York Red Bulls
Parkhurst  73'
John  85'		 Report Parke  83'
Attendance: 14,165
Referee: Jair Marrufo
New York Red Bulls0–1New England Revolution
Vide  34' Report Joseph  31'
Thompson  50'
Twellman  64'
Smith  73'
Twellman  80'
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Chivas USA0–1Kansas City Wizards
Zotinca  45+1' Report Arnaud  35'
Harrington  44'
Garcia  54'
Zavagnin  88'
Attendance: 12,442
Referee: Alex Prus
Kansas City Wizards0–0Chivas USA
Johnson  65' Report Marsch  19'
Mendoza  53'
Núñez  62'
Bornstein  89'
Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 19,711
Referee: Mark Geiger
Houston Dynamo0–1FC Dallas
Cochrane  26' Report Ruíz  19'
Goodson  23'
Ricchetti  58'
Oduro  79'
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 12,537
Referee: Kevin Stott
FC Dallas1–4 (A.E.T.)Houston Dynamo
Ruíz  14'
Sala  24'
Denílson  39'
C Gbandi  44'
Alvarez  47'
Serioux  78'
Moor  99'
Moor  119' 
Ricchetti  120'		 Report Mulrooney  28'
Robinson  40'
Holden  67'
Ching  72'
Ching  97'
Onstad  98'
Davis  100'
De Rosario  109'
Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 30,088
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Conference finals
Chicago Fire0–1New England Revolution
Report Larentowicz  36'
Twellman  38'
Attendance: 10,317
Referee: Kevin Stott
Kansas City Wizards0–2Houston Dynamo
Garcia  55'
Marinelli  58'
Arnaud  93'		 Jaqua  35'
Jaqua  41'
De Rosario  81'
Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 30,972
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Final
Main article: MLS Cup 2007
New England Revolution1–2Houston Dynamo
Twellman  20'
Smith  65'		 Report Barrett  57'
Ngwenya  61'
De Rosario  74'
Attendance: 39,859
Referee: Alex Prus
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