缺点是如果第一，就少看一场了

你这是22年及之前的，23年就已经改了
每个半区：89名争夺附加赛，胜者进季后赛算作8号种子，之后类似NBA的玩法，1-8名捉对厮杀，三局两胜，之后分区半决赛决赛都是一场决胜。
总决赛也是一场。
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2024-mls-competition-guidelines
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-announces-new-playoff-format-for-2023-season
AUDI 2024 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS FORMAT:
Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Wild Card Games (2 games)
Two single-game elimination games hosted by the higher seed.
If the score of a Wild Card game is tied at the end of regulation, no extra time will be played, teams will participate in a penalty shootout to determine the winner.
The winner of each Wild Card match will advance to the Round One Best-of-3 series to face the conference No. 1 seed.
Eastern Conference Wild Card Match: No. 8 vs. No. 9
Western Conference Wild Card Match: No. 8 vs. No. 9
Round One Best-of-3 Series (16-24 games)
Every Round One game will have a winner; the first team to win two matches in the series will advance.
If a match is tied at the end of regulation, no extra time will be played, teams will participate in a penalty shootout to determine the winner.
Following the four Round One Best-of-3 Series in each conference, four teams from each conference will advance to the Conference Semifinals.
Round One Best-of-3 Matchups:
Eastern Conference Round One Best-of-3 Series
No. 1 vs. No. 8 or No. 9
No. 2 vs. No. 7
No. 3 vs. No. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 5
Western Conference Round One Best-of-3 Series
No. 1 vs. No. 8 or No. 9
No. 2 vs. No. 7
No. 3 vs. No. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 5
Round One Best-of-3 Hosting:
The matches will be hosted in a home-away-home format with higher seeded teams hosting the first match and, if needed, the third match:
Match 1: higher seed hosts
Match 2: lower seed hosts
Match 3: higher seed hosts (as needed)
Conference Semifinals (4 games)
Single-elimination games, hosted by the higher seeds.
If the score of a Conference Semifinal game is tied at the end of regulation, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety. If the score is still tied at the end of the two extra time periods, teams will participate in a penalty shootout to determine the winner.
Conference Semifinals Matchups:
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Winner of No. 1 vs. No. 8/No. 9 series vs. winner of No. 4 vs. No. 5 series
Winner of No. 3 vs. No. 6 series vs. winner of No. 2 vs. No. 7 series
Western Conference Semifinals
Winner of No. 1 vs. No. 8/No. 9 series vs. winner of No. 4 vs. No. 5 series
Winner of No. 3 vs. No. 6 series vs. winner of No. 2 vs. No. 7 series
Conference Semifinal winners will advance to the Conference Final.
Conference Final (2 games)
Single-elimination games, hosted by the higher seeds.
If the score of a Conference Final game is tied at the end of regulation, two (2) 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety. If the score is still tied at the end of the two extra time periods, teams will participate in a penalty shootout to determine the winner.
Conference Final Matchups:
Eastern Conference Final: highest advancing seed vs. lowest advancing seed
Western Conference Final: highest advancing seed vs. lowest advancing seed
The winner of each Conference Final match will advance to MLS Cup presented by Audi.
MLS Cup presented by Audi (1 game)
A single match hosted by the finalist with the most regular season points. If the two finalists have the same number of regular season points, the team with more wins will host. If they are still tied, the team with the better goal difference will host.
If the score of the game is tied at the end of regulation, two (2) 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety. If the score is still tied at the end of the two extra time periods, teams will participate in a penalty shootout to determine the winner.
MLS Cup presented by Audi: Eastern Conference Champion vs. Western Conference Champion

美职联总冠军直接进入1/4决赛，那最后的冠军怎么称呼？

迈阿密已经退出了公开杯的比赛，联盟杯还是有的，还有就是比赛多不一定是好事，有可能多线作战导致受伤全线溃败

好复杂

常规赛冠军也是正式冠军