QUARTERFINALS, GAME 1
(5) Colorado at (4) Dallas, Wednesday, September 25, 8:30 p.m. ET
(6) Columbus at (3) San Jose, Wednesday, September 25, 10:00 p.m. ET
(8) Kansas City at (1) Los Angeles, Wednesday, September 25, 10:30 p.m. ET
(7) Chicago at (2) New England, Thursday, September 26, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
QUARTERFINALS, GAME 2
(3) San Jose at (6) Columbus, Saturday, September 28, 7:30 p.m. ET
(1) Los Angeles at (8) Kansas City, Saturday, September 28, 8:00 p.m. ET
(4) Dallas at (5) Colorado, Saturday, September 28, 9:00 p.m. ET
(2) New England (7) Chicago, Sunday, September 29, 7:00 p.m. ET
QUARTERFINALS, GAME 3 (if necessary)
(7) Chicago at (2) New England, Wednesday, October 2, 7:30 p.m. ET
(5) Colorado at (4) Dallas, Wednesday, October 2, 8:30 p.m. ET
(6) Columbus at (3) San Jose, Wednesday, October 2, 10:00 p.m. ET
(8) Kansas City at (1) Los Angeles, Wednesday, October 2, 10:30 p.m. ET
Regional TV carriers TBD.
SEMIFINALS, GAME 1
Dallas/Colorado winner vs. Los Angeles/Kansas City winner at home of higher seed, Saturday, October 5, time TBD
San Jose/Columbus winner vs. New England/Chicago winner at home of higher seed, Saturday, October 5, time TBD
SEMIFINALS, GAME 2
Dallas/Colorado winner vs. Los Angeles/Kansas City winner at home of lower seed, Wednesday, October 9, time TBD
San Jose/Columbus winner vs. New England/Chicago winner at home of lower seed, Wednesday, October 9, time TBD
SEMIFINALS, GAME 3 (if necessary)
Dallas/Colorado winner vs. Los Angeles/Kansas City winner at home of higher seed, Saturday, October 12, time TBD
San Jose/Columbus winner vs. New England/Chicago winner at home of higher seed, Saturday, October 12, time TBD
MLS CUP 2002
Sunday, October 20
in Foxboro, Mass.
(TV: ABC, 1:30 pm ET)
PLAYOFF RULES:
* First team to five points wins series and advances.
* If teams are tied at the end of 90 minutes of each game, a 10-minute, golden-goal overtime will be played.
* If teams are tied at the conclusion of overtime in Game 3, a 20-minute, golden-goal tiebreaker game will be played to determine the winner.
* If neither team scores during the tiebreaker game, the series will be decided via shootout held.
* There is no re-seeding of teams following quarterfinal series.