COLUMBUS – Today, Major League Soccer announced the complete schedule for the Round One Best-of-3 series of the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs. The Crew will kick off their fourth consecutive postseason campaign by traveling to face the No. 2 seed Inter Miami CF at Nu Stadium for Game 1 on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. ET, before hosting Game 2 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Friday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. ET. Tickets to Game 2 are available for purchase here. If necessary, the determining match would be played at Nu Stadium on either Dec. 1 or 2 (kickoff time TBD).Â
Every match of the Audi 2026 MLS Cup playoffs will be available on Apple TV in more than 100 countries and regions, offering fans a single destination to watch their favorite teams with no blackouts.Â
Following Saturday’s 4-3 Decision Day victory at Chicago Fire FC, the Black & Gold finished the regular season as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference with 47 points (14-15-5). The Crew won eight of their final nine regular season matches, including six consecutive victories, to record one of the most significant turnarounds in MLS history and register only the Club’s third time winning eight of nine contests in its 31-year history. After a loss against the New England Revolution on Aug. 30, Columbus ranked last in the Eastern Conference and was second-to-last in the MLS Supporters’ Shield standings. The Club became only the 11th team in league history to earn 27 points or more out of their final 12 matches and were the only team that began said span of matches outside the top 10 in conference standings. The Crew outscored MLS opponents by a scoreline of 24-10 over their 8-1-0 stretch since Sept. 19 and earned 24 points out of a possible 27 to close the regular season.
