MLS playoff schedule is released

Should Atlanta United make the MLS playoffs, here is the schedule, announced by the league Friday:

Eastern Conference play-in games

(The lower-seeded advancing team will face the Eastern Conference No. 1 seed in Round 1, while the higher-seeded advancing team will face the Eastern Conference No. 2 seed.)

Nov. 20

5:30 p.m. FS1/Fox Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

7:30 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

Eastern and Western Conference Round 1

Nov. 21

Noon UniMás/TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports

3 p.m. UniMás/TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports

Nov. 22

3 p.m. FS1/Fox Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

6:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

9 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

Nov. 24

5 p.m. FS1/Fox Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

9:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

Eastern and Western Conference semifinals

Nov. 29

2 p.m. ABC/ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

Dec. 1

5:30 or 8 p.m. FS1/Fox Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

Dec. 2

5:30 or 8 p.m. FS1/Fox Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

Eastern and Western Conference finals

December 6

2 p.m. ABC/ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

5:30 p.m. FS1/Fox Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports

MLS Cup

Dec. 12

7 p.m. Fox, UniMás/TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports

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