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Updated Oct. 22, 2017 at 10:10 PM
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| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Man. City25 pts | 90.8 | 99% | 73% |
 Tottenham20 pts | 84.5 | 79% | 11% |
 Man. United20 pts | 84.4 | 79% | 10% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Barcelona25 pts | 94.0 | >99% | 68% |
 Real Madrid20 pts | 93.2 | 98% | 29% |
 Atlético Madrid19 pts | 82.4 | 62% | 1% |
| team | spi rating | make semis | win final |
|---|---|---|---|
Barcelona9 pts | 94.0 | 57% | 20% |
Real Madrid7 pts | 93.2 | 49% | 16% |
 Bayern Munich6 pts | 93.1 | 46% | 15% |
| team | spi rating | make semis | win final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dortmund | 87.0 | 41% | 15% |
 Arsenal9 pts | 79.4 | 26% | 7% |
Atlético Madrid | 82.4 | 23% | 7% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
Bayern Munich20 pts | 93.1 | >99% | 75% |
Dortmund20 pts | 87.0 | 94% | 21% |
 RB Leipzig19 pts | 77.2 | 59% | 2% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Napoli25 pts | 85.8 | 93% | 44% |
 Juventus22 pts | 86.6 | 90% | 31% |
 Roma18 pts | 80.9 | 65% | 9% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 PSG26 pts | 90.7 | >99% | 93% |
 Monaco22 pts | 76.7 | 72% | 5% |
 Lyon19 pts | 73.9 | 54% | 1% |
| team | spi rating | make final | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto FC69 pts | 47.6 | 38% | 27% |
 Seattle53 pts | 40.7 | 36% | 14% |
 NYCFC57 pts | 37.5 | 21% | 13% |
| team | spi rating | make playoffs | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Portland47 pts | 63.3 | ✓ | ✓ |
 North Carolina49 pts | 56.5 | ✓ | — |
 Orlando40 pts | 52.7 | ✓ | — |
| team | spi rating | make playoffs | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Monterrey30 pts | 53.4 | >99% | 25% |
 Tigres UANL25 pts | 52.6 | >99% | 23% |
 Club América26 pts | 45.6 | >99% | 11% |
| team | spi rating | win league |
|---|---|---|
 Corinthians59 pts | 57.1 | 81% |
 Palmeiras53 pts | 58.3 | 12% |
 Santos53 pts | 52.3 | 5% |
| team | spi rating | win league |
|---|---|---|
 Boca Juniors18 pts | 65.0 | 65% |
 River Plate12 pts | 54.9 | 6% |
 Lanús12 pts | 51.9 | 5% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Porto25 pts | 77.9 | 91% | 69% |
 Sporting23 pts | 70.4 | 58% | 18% |
 Benfica20 pts | 71.0 | 46% | 13% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 PSV24 pts | 71.4 | 88% | 58% |
 Ajax19 pts | 71.7 | 82% | 37% |
 Feyenoord16 pts | 57.0 | 14% | 3% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zenit29 pts | 74.0 | 94% | 68% |
 CSKA Moscow25 pts | 68.2 | 62% | 12% |
 Lokomotiv26 pts | 62.2 | 52% | 11% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Galatasaray23 pts | 63.8 | 74% | 51% |
 Beşiktaş14 pts | 64.4 | 49% | 23% |
 Fenerbahçe15 pts | 58.7 | 28% | 10% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Young Boys26 pts | 62.5 | 87% | 56% |
 Basel21 pts | 63.8 | 79% | 37% |
 Grasshoppers17 pts | 48.9 | 13% | 3% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 RB Salzburg25 pts | 64.0 | 88% | 66% |
 Sturm Graz28 pts | 50.8 | 58% | 21% |
 Rapid Vienna22 pts | 51.6 | 32% | 9% |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Malmö60 pts | 61.5 | ✓ | ✓ |
 AIK50 pts | 56.9 | — | — |
 Djurgårdens IF49 pts | 49.9 | — | — |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rosenborg57 pts | 59.9 | >99% | >99% |
 Molde47 pts | 42.5 | <1% | <1% |
 Sarpsborg44 pts | 33.7 | — | — |
| team | spi rating | qualify for UCL | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Celtic23 pts | 62.1 | 82% | 82% |
 Aberdeen23 pts | 42.9 | 13% | 13% |
 Rangers17 pts | 44.0 | 5% | 5% |
| team | spi rating | promoted | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wolverhampton29 pts | 44.8 | 45% | 23% |
 Cardiff City27 pts | 46.3 | 45% | 22% |
 Aston Villa22 pts | 44.6 | 25% | 8% |
| team | spi rating | promoted | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sporting Gijón19 pts | 58.6 | 58% | 28% |
 Osasuna20 pts | 55.1 | 47% | 20% |
 Granada19 pts | 53.2 | 41% | 16% |
| team | spi rating | promoted | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fortuna28 pts | 39.9 | 43% | 21% |
 1. FC Union Berlin21 pts | 46.0 | 39% | 17% |
 Ingolstadt14 pts | 56.4 | 38% | 16% |
| team | spi rating | promoted | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Empoli17 pts | 48.2 | 60% | 34% |
 Pescara16 pts | 44.1 | 43% | 19% |
 Parma14 pts | 42.9 | 31% | 10% |
| team | spi rating | promoted | win league |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lorient22 pts | 50.7 | 58% | 29% |
 Reims27 pts | 44.5 | 53% | 26% |
 Nîmes22 pts | 44.5 | 38% | 15% |
10/28 | Man. United | 44% | 27% |
Tottenham | 29% |
10/28 |  West Brom | 9% | 17% |
Man. City | 74% |
10/28 |  Bournemouth | 19% | 22% |
 Chelsea | 59% |
10/23 |  Real Sociedad | 62% | 22% |
 Espanyol | 16% |
10/23 |  Deportivo | 52% | 26% |
 Girona | 22% |
10/28 |  Athletic Bilbao | 18% | 20% |
Barcelona | 63% |
10/31 | Roma | 49% | 24% |
Chelsea | 27% |
10/31 | Sporting | 28% | 27% |
Juventus | 46% |
10/31 | Man. United | 66% | 22% |
Benfica | 12% |
11/2 | Lyon | 62% | 21% |
 Everton | 17% |
11/2 | Arsenal | 72% | 17% |
 Red Star | 12% |
11/2 |  Lazio | 64% | 20% |
 Nice | 15% |
10/27 |  Mainz | 39% | 29% |
 Eintracht | 32% |
10/28 |  Schalke 04 | 51% | 28% |
 Wolfsburg | 21% |
10/28 | Bayern Munich | 76% | 15% |
RB Leipzig | 8% |
10/24 |  Inter Milan | 63% | 21% |
 Sampdoria | 16% |
10/25 |  Genoa | 15% | 22% |
Napoli | 62% |
10/25 |  Bologna | 24% | 27% |
Lazio | 49% |
10/27 | PSG | 86% | 10% |
Nice | 4% |
10/28 |  Bordeaux | 35% | 25% |
Monaco | 40% |
10/28 |  Montpellier | 49% | 29% |
 Rennes | 22% |
10/27 |  Puebla | 44% | 31% |
 Pumas UNAM | 25% |
10/28 |  Cruz Azul | 35% | 30% |
Tigres UANL | 35% |
10/28 | Monterrey | 51% | 26% |
Club América | 22% |
10/23 |  Botafogo | 40% | 29% |
Corinthians | 31% |
10/28 |  São Paulo | 45% | 27% |
Santos | 28% |
10/28 |  Flamengo | 61% | 25% |
 Vasco da Gama | 14% |
10/27 |  Banfield | 43% | 31% |
 Colón | 26% |
10/27 |  Argentinos Juniors | 44% | 30% |
 Arsenal | 26% |
10/28 |  Talleres | 37% | 28% |
River Plate | 35% |
10/23 |  Moreirense | 27% | 27% |
 Braga | 46% |
10/23 |  Guimarães | 47% | 26% |
 Portimonense | 26% |
10/27 |  Rio Ave | 23% | 28% |
Sporting | 48% |
10/27 |  Twente | 55% | 25% |
 Excelsior | 20% |
10/28 |  Willem II | 10% | 19% |
Ajax | 71% |
10/28 |  PEC Zwolle | 51% | 27% |
 ADO Den Haag | 22% |
10/23 | Lokomotiv | 43% | 30% |
 Krasnodar | 27% |
10/27 |  Arsenal Tula | 24% | 31% |
CSKA Moscow | 46% |
10/28 |  Rostov | 36% | 28% |
 Spartak Moscow | 35% |
10/23 | Beşiktaş | 57% | 23% |
 Başakşehir | 20% |
10/27 |  Kasımpaşa | 45% | 23% |
 Göztepe | 31% |
10/28 |  Alanyaspor | 25% | 20% |
Beşiktaş | 55% |
10/28 |  Zürich | 27% | 26% |
Basel | 47% |
10/28 |  Lausanne-Sport | 47% | 23% |
 Thun | 30% |
10/29 | Young Boys | 68% | 20% |
 Sion | 11% |
10/28 | Rapid Vienna | 58% | 22% |
 Admira | 20% |
10/28 | RB Salzburg | 77% | 18% |
 Rheindorf Altach | 6% |
10/28 |  LASK Linz | 28% | 26% |
 Austria Vienna | 46% |
10/23 | Malmö | 48% | 25% |
AIK | 27% |
10/23 |  Hammarby | 55% | 23% |
 IK Sirius | 22% |
10/23 |  Jönköping | 36% | 27% |
 Kalmar FF | 38% |
10/23 |  Odd | 46% | 27% |
 Lillestrøm | 27% |
10/28 |  Haugesund | 44% | 28% |
 Brann | 28% |
10/29 |  Vålerenga | 45% | 24% |
Molde | 31% |
10/24 |  Hibernian | 36% | 29% |
 Hearts | 35% |
10/24 |  St Johnstone | 47% | 26% |
 Ross County | 26% |
10/24 |  Hamilton Accies | 43% | 25% |
 Partick Thistle | 31% |
10/27 |  Leeds United | 45% | 29% |
 Sheffield United | 26% |
10/28 |  Norwich City | 42% | 28% |
 Derby County | 29% |
10/28 |  QPR | 36% | 28% |
Wolverhampton | 35% |
10/23 |  Cultural Leonesa | 55% | 24% |
 Albacete | 21% |
10/27 |  Zaragoza | 56% | 24% |
Cultural Leonesa | 20% |
10/28 | Sporting Gijón | 66% | 24% |
 Almería | 10% |
10/23 |  SV Sandhausen | 38% | 34% |
 FC St. Pauli | 28% |
10/27 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 24% | 26% |
Ingolstadt | 49% |
10/27 | FC St. Pauli | 48% | 31% |
 Erzgebirge Aue | 21% |
10/23 |  Brescia | 31% | 30% |
 Bari | 40% |
10/24 | Empoli | 48% | 25% |
Pescara | 27% |
10/24 |  Carpi | 32% | 39% |
 Palermo | 28% |
10/23 |  AC Ajaccio | 56% | 27% |
 Ajaccio | 16% |
10/27 |  Brest | 52% | 26% |
 Orléans | 21% |
10/27 | Ajaccio | 38% | 32% |
 Paris FC | 30% |
| 10/14 | Portland1 | 55% |
North Carolina0 | 45% |
| 10/8 | North Carolina1 | 71% |
 Chicago0 | 29% |
| 10/7 | Portland4 | 67% |
Orlando1 | 33% |
| 10/1 |  Kansas City1 | 58% | 25% |
 Houston1 | 17% |
| 9/30 | North Carolina2 | 54% | 25% |
Orlando3 | 21% |
| 9/30 |  Boston3 | 44% | 24% |
 Sky Blue4 | 32% |
| 9/30 |  Washington2 | 30% | 24% |
 Seattle3 | 46% |
| 9/30 | Portland3 | 55% | 26% |
Chicago1 | 18% |
| 9/27 | Houston0 | 28% | 28% |
North Carolina4 | 43% |
| 9/24 | Seattle0 | 52% | 25% |
Kansas City1 | 23% |
| 9/24 | Sky Blue1 | 27% | 23% |
North Carolina1 | 50% |
| 9/23 | Washington0 | 52% | 25% |
Boston3 | 23% |
| 9/23 | Orlando0 | 39% | 26% |
Portland0 | 35% |
| 9/23 | Houston2 | 36% | 30% |
Chicago3 | 35% |
| 9/10 | Sky Blue1 | 50% | 21% |
Washington2 | 29% |
| 9/10 | Boston0 | 22% | 26% |
Portland1 | 53% |
| 9/9 | North Carolina1 | 62% | 24% |
Houston0 | 14% |
| 9/9 | Kansas City0 | 42% | 27% |
Chicago0 | 30% |
| 9/7 | Orlando1 | 50% | 22% |
Seattle1 | 27% |
| 9/3 | Houston0 | 38% | 25% |
Seattle1 | 38% |
| 9/3 | Kansas City4 | 48% | 23% |
Sky Blue1 | 29% |
| 9/3 | Chicago2 | 35% | 28% |
North Carolina1 | 36% |
| 9/2 | Orlando4 | 68% | 21% |
Boston2 | 12% |
| 9/2 | Portland4 | 64% | 21% |
Washington0 | 16% |
| 8/30 | Washington2 | 28% | 26% |
North Carolina3 | 46% |
| 8/26 | Washington1 | 40% | 26% |
Chicago2 | 33% |
| 8/26 | Sky Blue1 | 55% | 22% |
Boston0 | 23% |
| 8/26 | Seattle1 | 42% | 25% |
Portland2 | 34% |
| 8/26 | Kansas City1 | 37% | 26% |
Orlando2 | 37% |
| 8/20 | Chicago1 | 54% | 27% |
Kansas City3 | 19% |
| 8/19 | Portland2 | 57% | 24% |
Houston0 | 19% |
| 8/19 | Sky Blue5 | 33% | 22% |
Seattle4 | 45% |
| 8/19 | Boston1 | 27% | 26% |
Orlando2 | 47% |
| 8/19 | North Carolina2 | 61% | 23% |
Washington0 | 17% |
| 8/16 | Kansas City2 | 30% | 28% |
Portland1 | 42% |
| 8/16 | Chicago1 | 47% | 26% |
Seattle2 | 27% |
| 8/16 | Boston1 | 42% | 29% |
Houston3 | 29% |
| 8/13 | Seattle1 | 43% | 27% |
North Carolina2 | 31% |
| 8/13 | Houston0 | 50% | 27% |
Kansas City1 | 23% |
| 8/12 | Chicago2 | 45% | 30% |
Portland3 | 25% |
| 8/12 | Orlando5 | 53% | 21% |
Sky Blue0 | 26% |
| 8/12 | Washington2 | 53% | 26% |
Boston2 | 21% |
| 8/10 | Kansas City0 | 31% | 28% |
North Carolina1 | 42% |
| 8/8 | Orlando3 | 47% | 24% |
Washington0 | 29% |
| 8/5 | Orlando1 | 40% | 25% |
Chicago1 | 35% |
| 8/5 | North Carolina1 | 47% | 24% |
Seattle0 | 29% |
| 8/5 | Portland2 | 55% | 24% |
Houston1 | 21% |
| 8/4 | Sky Blue1 | 47% | 22% |
Washington4 | 32% |
| 8/4 | Boston2 | 42% | 28% |
Kansas City2 | 30% |
| 7/22 | Seattle5 | 55% | 22% |
Sky Blue4 | 23% |
| 7/22 | Portland2 | 55% | 23% |
Washington1 | 22% |
| 7/22 | Houston1 | 51% | 26% |
Boston0 | 24% |
| 7/22 | Chicago2 | 51% | 24% |
Orlando1 | 26% |
| 7/15 | Seattle1 | 58% | 24% |
Boston1 | 18% |
| 7/15 | Houston2 | 42% | 24% |
Washington1 | 33% |
| 7/15 | Orlando4 | 49% | 25% |
Kansas City1 | 26% |
| 7/15 | Sky Blue2 | 42% | 25% |
Chicago2 | 33% |
| 7/15 | Portland1 | 44% | 25% |
North Carolina0 | 31% |
| 7/8 | Houston1 | 28% | 24% |
Portland1 | 48% |
| 7/8 | North Carolina2 | 43% | 24% |
Seattle0 | 33% |
| 7/8 | Sky Blue3 | 52% | 25% |
Kansas City2 | 24% |
| 7/8 | Washington2 | 47% | 24% |
Orlando2 | 29% |
| 7/7 | Boston0 | 24% | 26% |
Chicago0 | 51% |
| 7/2 | Kansas City1 | 52% | 25% |
Houston2 | 23% |
| 7/1 | Seattle2 | 48% | 24% |
Portland0 | 28% |
| 7/1 | Orlando0 | 39% | 25% |
Chicago1 | 36% |
| 7/1 | Boston1 | 29% | 25% |
Washington0 | 46% |
| 7/1 | North Carolina0 | 56% | 22% |
Sky Blue1 | 23% |
| 6/28 | Seattle2 | 50% | 24% |
Chicago1 | 26% |
| 6/28 | Portland3 | 52% | 26% |
Kansas City0 | 22% |
| 6/28 | Houston0 | 52% | 23% |
Boston0 | 25% |
| 6/28 | Sky Blue2 | 50% | 23% |
Orlando3 | 26% |
| 6/25 | Chicago2 | 50% | 24% |
Sky Blue1 | 26% |
| 6/24 | Seattle1 | 55% | 24% |
Kansas City1 | 21% |
| 6/24 | Washington1 | 33% | 24% |
Portland0 | 44% |
| 6/24 | Boston0 | 12% | 17% |
North Carolina1 | 71% |
| 6/24 | Orlando0 | 58% | 21% |
Houston2 | 21% |
| 6/17 | Portland1 | 56% | 23% |
Sky Blue3 | 21% |
| 6/17 | Houston2 | 34% | 25% |
Orlando4 | 42% |
| 6/17 | Kansas City1 | 33% | 26% |
Seattle1 | 41% |
| 6/17 | North Carolina3 | 58% | 22% |
Boston1 | 21% |
| 6/17 | Chicago1 | 56% | 22% |
Washington1 | 22% |
| 6/4 | Chicago1 | 42% | 25% |
Seattle0 | 33% |
| 6/3 | Orlando2 | 54% | 23% |
Boston0 | 23% |
| 6/3 | Washington2 | 47% | 22% |
Houston0 | 31% |
| 6/3 | Sky Blue0 | 38% | 25% |
Portland2 | 38% |
| 6/3 | North Carolina2 | 50% | 24% |
Kansas City0 | 25% |
| 5/27 | Portland2 | 58% | 22% |
Boston0 | 20% |
| 5/27 | Kansas City3 | 51% | 24% |
Washington2 | 24% |
| 5/27 | Sky Blue2 | 49% | 24% |
Orlando1 | 27% |
| 5/27 | Houston0 | 26% | 22% |
Seattle2 | 52% |
| 5/27 | Chicago3 | 45% | 25% |
North Carolina2 | 30% |
| 5/24 | North Carolina2 | 49% | 23% |
Sky Blue0 | 28% |
| 5/21 | Seattle1 | 56% | 22% |
Orlando1 | 22% |
| 5/21 | North Carolina1 | 52% | 24% |
Chicago3 | 24% |
| 5/20 | Washington0 | 43% | 25% |
Kansas City1 | 32% |
| 5/20 | Sky Blue2 | 53% | 22% |
Houston1 | 25% |
| 5/19 | Boston2 | 22% | 23% |
Portland2 | 54% |
| 5/14 | Chicago1 | 57% | 23% |
Boston1 | 20% |
| 5/14 | Orlando3 | 21% | 22% |
North Carolina1 | 56% |
| 5/13 | Houston1 | 48% | 24% |
Sky Blue3 | 29% |
| 5/13 | Seattle6 | 51% | 23% |
Washington2 | 26% |
| 5/13 | Kansas City0 | 38% | 26% |
Portland0 | 36% |
| 5/7 | Kansas City1 | 55% | 24% |
Orlando1 | 21% |
| 5/7 | Boston0 | 15% | 19% |
North Carolina1 | 66% |
| 5/6 | Portland2 | 48% | 24% |
Seattle2 | 28% |
| 5/6 | Washington4 | 48% | 25% |
Sky Blue3 | 26% |
| 5/6 | Chicago2 | 47% | 25% |
Houston0 | 28% |
| 4/30 | Sky Blue1 | 41% | 26% |
Kansas City0 | 33% |
| 4/29 | Washington0 | 52% | 23% |
Houston1 | 25% |
| 4/29 | Boston3 | 5% | 12% |
Seattle0 | 83% |
| 4/29 | North Carolina3 | 57% | 22% |
Orlando1 | 21% |
| 4/29 | Portland1 | 51% | 24% |
Chicago0 | 25% |
| 4/23 | Boston1 | 13% | 17% |
Sky Blue0 | 70% |
| 4/22 | Seattle5 | 50% | 24% |
Houston1 | 27% |
| 4/22 | North Carolina1 | 47% | 23% |
Portland0 | 30% |
| 4/22 | Orlando1 | 33% | 25% |
Washington1 | 43% |
| 4/22 | Chicago1 | 44% | 26% |
Kansas City0 | 30% |
| 4/16 | Kansas City2 | 57% | 21% |
Boston0 | 22% |
| 4/15 | Seattle1 | 55% | 23% |
Sky Blue1 | 23% |
| 4/15 | Washington0 | 46% | 23% |
North Carolina1 | 31% |
| 4/15 | Portland2 | 56% | 22% |
Orlando0 | 22% |
| 4/15 | Houston2 | 44% | 24% |
Chicago0 | 32% |
| Team rating | avg. simulated season | avg. simulated season | end-of-season probabilities | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | spi | off. | def. | W | D | L | goal diff. | proj. pts.pts. | make playoffs | make final | win final | |||
Portland47 pts | 63.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +17 | 47 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
North Carolina49 pts | 56.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | +16 | 49 | ✓ | ✓ | — | |||
Orlando40 pts | 52.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | +14 | 40 | ✓ | — | — | |||
Chicago39 pts | 47.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | +3 | 39 | ✓ | — | — | |||
Seattle34 pts | 49.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | +6 | 34 | — | — | — | |||
Sky Blue33 pts | 38.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | -9 | 33 | — | — | — | |||
Kansas City31 pts | 44.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | -2 | 31 | — | — | — | |||
Houston24 pts | 34.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | -16 | 24 | — | — | — | |||
Boston19 pts | 34.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | -11 | 19 | — | — | — | |||
Washington19 pts | 32.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | -18 | 19 | — | — | — | |||
The top two teams from each group qualify for the knockout phase. The third-place team from each group qualifies for the Europa League knockout phase. The third-place finisher from each group in the Champions League — eight teams total — will join the Europa League in the round of 32.The top six teams from each conference — 12 teams total — make the MLS playoffs. The top two teams from each conference receive a first-round bye.The top eight teams at the end of the regular season make the Liga MX playoffs.The top four teams at the end of the regular season make the NWSL playoffs.Three teams are promoted, and four teams are relegated. Depending on the league standings, playoffs for the final promotion and relegation spots may be necessary.Four teams — based on overall performance during the last four seasons — are relegated.The bottom team is automatically relegated, and the second-to-last team will enter a playoff against a team from the lower division to determine if it is relegated.The bottom two teams are automatically relegated, and the third-to-last team will enter a playoff against a team from the lower division to determine if it is relegated.The bottom team is automatically relegated, and the next two bottom teams will enter a playoff against teams from the lower division to determine if they are relegated.
By Jay Boice, Reuben Fischer-Baum and Julia Wolfe
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