The schedule for Union soccer through the end of September is here!
Following Saturday’s showdown with New England Revolution, Philly travels to New Jersey to take on… Montreal Impact? Wait, what?
That’s right - The Impact will travel down to Red Bull Arena to host the Union on Sunday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m. ET. Legendary Arsenal and Barcelona attacker Thierry Henry leads a Montreal side that has added star power in Victor Wanyama to a veteran side.
Next, the Union travel to Cincinnati to face Haris Medunjanin and the new-look FC Cincy. First-year head coach Jaap Stam is still trying to put all the pieces together, but he has a lot of firepower up front in Jurgen Locadia and Yuya Kubo. Last year, the Union topped Cincinnati home and away, with a beautiful connection between Olivier Mbaizo and Kacper Przybylko the highlight.
Finally, Philly ends September back in Subaru Park as they welcome Inter Miami CF for the first time. The Union knocked off Miami in the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, but it was a scrappy, difficult match and Miami has reloaded since then. Former Atlanta United defender Leandro Gonzalez Pirez has joined up and there are rumors of bigger signings to come before the Union and Miami face off.
All three of the new September matches will be broadcast on PHL17 as well as for free for fans in the Philadelphia DMA on PhiladelphiaUnion.com.
In addition to announcing regular season match details through September, MLS also today confirmed qualification details and the competition format for the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs. The Audi MLS Cup Playoffs will again consist of single-elimination matches hosted by the higher-seeded team and follow a straight bracket format through MLS Cup on Dec.12.
As previously announced, in an expansion of the postseason for 2020, 18 clubs will compete in the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs. Eight teams from the 12-team Western Conference will qualify directly to Round 1. The top six seeds from the 14-team Eastern Conference will qualify directly to Round 1. Eastern Conference seeds 7-10 will each compete in a play-in match (No. 7 vs. No. 10, and No. 8 vs. No. 9) to determine the two additional Eastern Conference teams that will qualify for the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Round 1.
The lower-seeded advancing team will face the Eastern Conference No. 1 seed in Round 1, while the higher-seeded advancing team will face the Eastern Conference No. 2 seed. The Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs schedule and broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
There are still nine more matches to be announced before the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs kick off in early November, so keep an eye out for the next round of matches coming your way soon.
