2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
Kansas City Wizards | |
| Tournament statistics | |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 19 (1.73 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Taylor Twellman(3 goals) |
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The 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs was the
Houston Dynamo were victorious for the second season in a row, defeating the New England Revolution
in the Final, also for the second year in a row.
Format
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 to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used.
Standings
Conference standings
| 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
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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
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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
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| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) | |
| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
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| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup
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- U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.
Overall standings
| 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)
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53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | +18 |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo[2] (W2)
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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
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43 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 45 | +2 |
| 7 | Chicago Fire
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40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 36 | –5 |
| 8 | Kansas City Wizards
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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
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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 |
CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09[5]
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| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09
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| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008
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| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs |
- CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
- 2007 U.S. Open Cup(New England) also qualified.
Because New England qualified twice, an additional berth was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).
Bracket
| 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 City 1
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| WC | Kansas City
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
| W2 | Houston
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| WC | Dallas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | 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.
Conference semifinals
New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | New England Revolution |
|---|---|---|
Vide  34' |
Report | Joseph 31' Thompson 50'Twellman  64'Smith 73'Twellman 80' |
Kansas City Wizards | ||
|---|---|---|
Zotinca 45+1' |
Report | Arnaud 35' Harrington 44' Garcia 54' Zavagnin 88' |
Houston Dynamo | ||
|---|---|---|
| 120' |
Report | Mulrooney 28' Robinson 40'Holden 67'Ching 72'Ching 97'Onstad 98'Davis 100'De Rosario 109' |
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 30,088
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Conference finals
Chicago Fire | 0–1 | New England Revolution |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Larentowicz 36' Twellman 38' |
Houston Dynamo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Garcia 55' Marinelli 58'Arnaud 93' |
Jaqua 35' Jaqua 41'De Rosario 81' |
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 30,972
Referee: Jair Marrufo