| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Houston Dynamo (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | New England Revolution |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 19 (1.73 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | (3 goals) |
The2007 MLS Cup Playoffs was thepostseason toMajor League Soccer's2007 season, and it concluded withMLS Cup 2007 on November 18, 2007 atRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium inWashington, D.C. TheHouston Dynamo were victorious for the second season in a row, defeating theNew England Revolution in the Final, also for the second year in a row.
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 toMLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. Theaway goals rule was not used.
| 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[1] | 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 |
| 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[2](W2) | 52 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | +20 |
| 4 | New England Revolution[3](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[4] | 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[5] | |
| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs,SuperLiga 2008,CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 | |
| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs,SuperLiga 2008 | |
| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Conference semifinals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | |||||||||||||
| 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.
| D.C. United | 0–1 | Chicago Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll Moreno | Report | Gutierrez Rolfe Brown |
| Chicago Fire | 2–2 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Barrett Rolfe Segares Pickens | Report | McTavish Perkins Simms Gomez Dyachenko |
| New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | New England Revolution |
|---|---|---|
| Vide | Report | Joseph Thompson Twellman Smith Twellman |
| Chivas USA | 0–1 | Kansas City Wizards |
|---|---|---|
| Zotinca | Report | Arnaud Harrington Garcia Zavagnin |
| Kansas City Wizards | 0–0 | Chivas USA |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | Report | Marsch Mendoza Núñez Bornstein |
| FC Dallas | 1–4(A.E.T.) | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Ruíz Sala Denílson C Gbandi Alvarez Serioux Moor Moor Ricchetti | Report | Mulrooney Robinson Holden Ching Ching Onstad Davis De Rosario |
| Kansas City Wizards | 0–2 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Garcia Marinelli Arnaud | Jaqua Jaqua De Rosario |
| New England Revolution | 1–2 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Twellman Smith | Report | Barrett Ngwenya De Rosario |