VANCOUVER, BC – After both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles FC swept their MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Best-of-3 Series, the two sides are set to collide in the Western Conference Semifinal on Saturday, November 22 at BC Place. Kickoff time will be confirmed at a later date. Whitecaps FC 2025 playoff run is presented by BLG, BMO, and TELUS.
The upper bowl at BC Place is open, and more than 31,000 tickets have already been sold for this highly anticipated match. Fans can secure their seats now at ticketmaster.ca/whitecaps or explore all ticketing options at whitecapsfc.com/tickets. Support for the ‘Caps has reached record levels this season. A crowd of 32,066 fans packed BC Place for the first home playoff match, and more than one million supporters have attended home games over the past two seasons.
Vancouver will be aiming to reach the MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final for the first time in club history. This marks the club’s third-ever trip to the Conference Semifinal and the first since 2017. The Blue and White advanced past FC Dallas thanks to a 3-0 victory in Game 1 at BC Place and a shootout win in Game 2 following a 1-1 draw in regulation at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
LAFC earned their spot by defeating Austin FC in two matches, claiming a 2-1 win at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles and a 4-1 victory at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.
This will be the third consecutive year that Vancouver and LAFC meet in the MLS Cup Playoffs, and the first showdown since the arrivals of Thomas Müller in Vancouver and Son Heung-Min in Los Angeles. The two Western Conference rivals have faced each other 14 times over the past three years across all competitions.
The ‘Caps won this year’s season series, drawing 2-2 on Sunday Night Soccer on May 11 at BC Place before earning a 1-0 road win at BMO Stadium on June 29. In last year’s playoff meeting at BC Place, Vancouver triumphed 3-0 in front of a raucous home crowd.
Several familiar faces connect the two clubs, including 2025 MLS Defender of the Year Tristan Blackmon, who began his career with LAFC, and LAFC assistant coach Marc Dos Santos, who managed the ‘Caps from 2019 to 2021.
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