Sporting Kansas City Playoffs 2026

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Sporting Kansas City is 6W-3D-18L with 21 points, 15th in the Western Conference. It sits 15 points behind ninth place, the last playoff spot. Next: home to Portland Timbers, Sat, Oct 10 · 8:30 PM EDT.

Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference · 15thOut · 15 pts back
6-3-18W-D-L
21Points
-33Goal diff
0.78Points/game
3-3-7Home W-D-L
3-0-11Away W-D-L
LWLWLLast 5
7Matches left

Supporters’ Shield30th overall, 39 points behind Nashville SC.

Next matchvs Portland TimbersSat, Oct 10 · 8:30 PM EDT
Last matchL 1-2 at Seattle Sounders FCThu, Oct 1
Playoff race15 points behind 9th7 matches left, up to 42 points possible

Western Conference Table

#ClubGPW-D-LPTSGD
1Vancouver Whitecaps2615-5-650+33
2St.Louis City2713-8-647+12
3FC Dallas2713-8-647+8
4San Jose Earthquakes2713-6-845+10
5Houston Dynamo2713-5-944+2
6Los Angeles FC2811-8-941+13
7Seattle Sounders FC2710-8-9380
8Colorado Rapids2711-3-13360
9LA Galaxy289-9-1036-7
10Portland Timbers279-5-1332-3
11Real Salt Lake279-5-1332-4
12San Diego FC278-8-11320
13Austin FC277-10-1031-12
14Minnesota United277-8-1229-9
15Sporting Kansas City276-3-1821-33

1-7 go straight to Round One; 8 hosts 9 in the Wild Card match. Ranked by points, then wins, goal difference and goals scored. Full playoff picture →

Sporting Kansas City Schedule and Results

DateOpponentResult / timeTV
Sep 5at FC DallasL 3-4
Sep 12vs Los Angeles FCW 3-1
Sep 19vs Philadelphia UnionL 3-4
Sep 26at Houston DynamoW 2-0
Oct 1at Seattle Sounders FCL 1-2
Oct 10vs Portland Timbers8:30 PM
Oct 14at Nashville SC8:30 PM
Oct 17vs Real Salt Lake8:30 PM
Oct 24vs Austin FC8:30 PM
Oct 28at Minnesota United8:30 PM
Oct 31vs FC Dallas3:00 PM
Nov 7at San Diego FC7:00 PM

Times Eastern. Last five results and the next matches.

This Sporting Kansas City playoffs page refreshes after every Sporting Kansas City game: record, points, conference place, seed and schedule. Compare them with the rest of the West playoff picture, or see their projected route on the bracket.

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Sporting Kansas City playoffs FAQ

Is Sporting Kansas City in a playoff spot?

Not today: it is 15 points behind ninth place with 7 matches left.

How many points does Sporting Kansas City need to make the playoffs?

34 more points would guarantee a top-nine finish whatever the others do; 39 would guarantee a top-seven place and skip the Wild Card match.

When is the next Sporting Kansas City match?

Sat, Oct 10 · 8:30 PM EDT, home to Portland Timbers.

Where does Sporting Kansas City rank in the Supporters' Shield race?

30th overall with 21 points; Nashville SC leads with 60. The Shield goes to the best regular-season record and is separate from MLS Cup.

How do MLS clubs make the playoffs?

The top nine in each conference qualify: 1 to 7 go straight to Round One, while 8 and 9 meet in a single Wild Card match for the last place.