How did Real Salt Lake make it into the playoffs?
GK Nick Rimando of RSL
Sandy, Utah — Real Salt Lake beat the Colorado Rapids 3-0 to accumulate 40 points on the season and a coveted playoff birth. That sounds neat and tidy enough, but how did they really get there? Caution, the following explanation could cause your head to explode:
The MLS has 15 teams that are split into two conferences. The Western Conference has eight teams (with the addition of Seattle Sounders FC), and the Eastern Conference has seven teams. Each team played 30 games (evenly divided between home and away games) during the 2009 regular season. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 28 games. The remaining two games were played against two conference rivals, one at home and one away.
The top two ranked teams from each conference (E – Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire / W – Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC) qualified for the playoffs. The next four highest ranked teams (Houston, Chivas, RSL and Colorado), also qualified as wild card teams.
Teams will be bracketed by conference with the lowest ranked teams crossing over to the other conference if necessary. In the first round of the playoffs, aggregate goals over two matches will determine the winners. The conference finals will be played as a single match, and the winners will advance to MLS Cup 2009. Draws in all rounds will be broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule is not used in any round.
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