FC CincinnatiSunday, November 8
FC Cincinnati lost 2-0 to Nashville and will play Orlando City in the MLS wild-card game Nov. 19
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If you were at TQL Stadium on Saturday, you watched Nashville SC make history. Sam Surridge scored in the 61st and 86th minutes as Nashville won 2-0, finishing with 77 points, an MLS record that tops Inter Miami's 74 from 2024. FC Cincinnati ended the regular season 12-12-10 with 46 points, in front of a sellout crowd of 25,513.
Nashville beat FC Cincinnati 2-0 on Decision Day
- Nashville SC2 (won)FC Cincinnati0
Source: FC Cincinnati
The loss, plus Columbus's 4-3 win over Chicago and Orlando's 1-0 win over New England, dropped Cincinnati from seventh to ninth in the East. Now it plays No. 8 Orlando City in a wild-card game in Florida on Nov. 19. The winner faces No. 1 Nashville in a best-of-three first round.
Cincinnati's playoff path starts Nov. 19 in Florida
- Nov. 19Cincinnati plays Orlando City in the wild-card game in Florida
- Nov. 20-24Nashville hosts Game 1 against the wild-card winner
- Nov. 27-28If Cincinnati advances, it hosts Game 2 at TQL Stadium on Nov. 27 or 28
- Dec. 1-2Nashville hosts Game 3 on Dec. 1 or 2, if necessary
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
- Kickoff times: MLS is expected to release them within two days
- Tickets and info: FCCincinnati.com/Playoffs
- TQL Stadium sellouts this season: 14
Sources: FC Cincinnati, Cincinnati Enquirer, WLWT