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If the 2011 MLS playoff format were to have been used in 2010, the Seattle Sounders would have met the Chicago Fire in the first round of the 10-team playoffs. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

MLS Releases 2011 Playoff Format: 10 Teams, Four 'Wild Cards'

Contributors: Ryan Rosenblatt and Jeremiah Oshan

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Feb 23, 2011, 4:28pm EST

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MLS releases the 2011 playoff format. Ten teams will qualify, three from each conference and four wild cards. Wild cards will meet each other in play-in round.