Sporting Kansas City punched its ticket to the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs with a 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy on Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park.
LA took a first-half lead on a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty, but Johnny Russell’s superb 83rd-minute equalizer gave Sporting KC the point it needed to seal a club-record eighth straight playoff berth.
PLAYOFF TICKETS: Tickets for Sporting KC’s first potential home playoff match at Children’s Mercy Park are now on sale via SeatGeek.com. Sporting KC Season Ticket Members will automatically retain their seats for all playoff matches, excluding the MLS Cup final, and can contact their Client Services Executive for questions and further information. If Sporting KC does not host a match in the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, all individuals who purchased tickets through SeatGeek will be automatically refunded.
With a playoff spot secured, Sporting KC will now battle for seeding in the Western Conference heading into the final three weeks of the regular season. The top two finishers in the West will earn Knockout Round byes to the conference semifinals, playing away in the first leg on Nov. 4 before hosting the decisive second leg on Nov. 11. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will host single-elimination Knockout Round matches on Oct. 31 or Nov. 1 against the No. 6 and No. 5 seeds, respectively.
Sporting KC faces a two-game Western Conference road swing — visiting Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 17 and leaders FC Dallas on Oct. 21 — prior to hosting third-place LAFC in the club’s regular season finale on Oct. 28. Tickets for the Decision Day showdown, slated for 3:30 p.m. CT, are now available at SeatGeek.com.
