The following press release comes from D.C. United and MLS.
D.C. United Announces Playoff Dates
Black-and-Red host second leg Eastern Conference Semifinal on Nov. 8
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 26, 2014) – D.C. United will play its first match of the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs on the road on Nov. 2 before returning home to RFK Stadium on Nov. 8. The first match of the Eastern Conference Semifinals will be televised by Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (4 p.m. ET), and the return leg at RFK Stadium will be broadcast nationally by NBC (2:30 p.m. ET). All times are subject to change.
The top seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs, D.C. United (17-9-8, 59 points) will face the winner of the Eastern Conference Knockout Game between No. 4 seed New York Red Bulls (13-10-11, 50 points) and No. 5 seed Sporting Kansas City (14-13-7, 49 points) in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Eastern Conference Semifinals will be decided by a two-game, aggregate-goal format.
Tickets for D.C. United’s playoff match on Nov. 8 are on sale by clicking here.
D.C. United is the most successful professional soccer organization in the history of the United States. United is four-time MLS Cup Champions (1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004) and winners of the 1996 and 2008 U.S. Open Cup, the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup, the 1998 Interamerican Cup and the 1997, 1999, 2006 and 2007 MLS Supporters Shield.
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