
The 2025 MLS season started with 30 teams. Now, it’s narrowed down to eight as the MLS Cup playoffs approach the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals, following the conclusion of the first-round best-of-three series.
Only three teams completed two-game sweeps in the first round, with Son Heung-min’s LAFC, Thomas Muller’s Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and Tai Baribo’s Philadelphia Union securing an extra week off and avoiding a pivotal Game 3.