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Here's the date and time for FC Cincinnati's next MLS Cup playoff match

pat brennan, cincinnati enquirer
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The MLS Cup playoffs conference semifinals field are set, and so is the kickoff date and time for FC Cincinnati's next postseason match.

Major League Soccer announced Sunday night that FC Cincinnati's conference semifinal against Philadelphia Union at TQL Stadium was scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m.

The match will broadcast on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Local radio broadcast details will be confirmed at a later time, FCC officials stated in a Sunday news release.

Fireworks are shot off at the conclusion of an MLS first-round playoff game between the New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati.
Fireworks are shot off at the conclusion of an MLS first-round playoff game between the New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati.

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The final details for FC Cincinnati's next match were long-awaited for the club's fans. FCC clinched its progression in the MLS Cup playoffs eight days earlier with a penalty-kicks win to secure a sweep against New York Red Bulls on Nov. 4. Cincinnati learned its playoff opponent four days after that when the Union clinched their sweep of New England Revolution.

The kickoff date and time were announced during the final MLS Cup playoffs first-round match, which Columbus Crew won to advance from their series against Atlanta United.

That set up the following single-elimination conference semifinal matchups:

  • Cincinnati-Philadelphia - Saturday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. at TQL Stadium (east)

  • (East) No. 2 Orlando City SC vs. No. 3 Columbus Crew - Saturday, Nov. 25 at 5:30 p.m.; Exploria Stadium in Orlando.

  • (West) No. 4 Houston Dynamo FC vs. No. 8 Sporting Kansas City - Sunday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m.; Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.

  • (West) No. 2 Seattle Sounders FC vs. No. 3 LAFC - Sunday, Nov. 26 at 9:30 p.m. (eastern); Lumen Field in Seattle.

All the matches will be broadcast on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV while the Houston-Kansas City match will be carried on linear TV via FS1. The four winners reach the conference finals on Dec. 2-3. The MLS Cup championship match will be on Dec. 9.

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