FC Cincinnati has the No. 9 seed in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference playoffs after the regular season ended on Decision Day, Nov. 7.Cincinnati lost 2-0 to Nashville SC at TQL Stadium, finishing the regular season with 46 points and a 12-12-10 record. MVP candidate Sam Surridge scored both goals for Nashville and ended the regular season with 21Cincinnati will play No. 8 seed Orlando City in a wild-card game Nov. 19 in Florida. The winner faces Nashville in the first-round series, which is a best-of-three format. Nashville will host Game 1 between Nov. 20-24. If they advance, Cincinnati will host Game 2 at TQL Stadium either Nov. 27 or 28. Nashville hosts Game 3, if necessary, Dec. 1 or 2. Cincinnati, seventh in the conference going in, fell behind Orlando and Columbus, who both picked up wins during the evening. Orlando beat New England 1-0, and Columbus rallied from three one-goal deficits before scoring in second-half stoppage time to beat Chicago 4-3.The other matchups are No. 2 Miami vs No. 7 Columbus, No. 3 New England vs. No. 6 Philadelphia and No. 4 Chicago vs. No. 5 Charlotte. Kickoff dates and times are expected to be released by the league within the next two days.The conference semifinals are either Dec. 5 or 6, and the conference final Dec. 11 or 12. The higher seed is the home team. The MLS Cup final is Friday, Dec. 18, with the team with the most regular-season points hosting.This story will be updatedThis article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Here's who FC Cincinnati will play in the MLS playoffs
Here's who FC Cincinnati will play in the MLS playoffs
FC Cincinnati lost to Nashville SC on Decision Day, Nov. 7. Here's how the playoffs set up.
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- Here's who FC Cincinnati will play in the MLS playoffs.
- FC Cincinnati lost to Nashville SC on Decision Day, Nov.
- Here's how the playoffs set up.
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