MLS Eastern Conference Winning Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference Winning Magic Numbers
	Record					Conference Playoff Spots									No Playoffs No POs
Team	W	L	T	GPi Games Played 34 game season	Pts	1^* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage	2^* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage	3^* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage	4^* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage	5^** First Round Bye	6^** First Round Bye	7^** First Round Bye	8^*** First Round Home Field Advantage	9	10
Atlanta United	3	0	1	4	10	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	0
Revolution	3	1	0	4	9	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	0
FC Cincinnati	2	0	2	4	8	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	0
Nashville SC	2	1	1	4	7	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	0
NY City FC	2	1	1	4	7	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	0
Union	2	2	0	4	6	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	0
Inter Miami CF	2	2	0	4	6	30	29	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	0
Toronto FC	1	1	2	4	5	DNCD	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	0
Orlando City SC	1	1	2	4	5	DNCD	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	0

Red Bulls	1	1	2	4	5	30	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	0
D.C. United	1	2	1	4	4	DNCD	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	0
Crew	1	2	1	4	4	DNCD	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	0
CF Montréal	1	3	0	4	3	DNCD	30	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	0
Charlotte FC	1	3	0	4	3	DNCD	DNCD	30	29	27	26	25	24	23	0
Fire	0	1	2	3	2	DNCD	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	0

Notes
^ means the team will finish better than this spot
X means the team cannot win this spot
numeric numeric indicates the number of games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
"DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win
* denotes first round bye and second round home field advantage in the playoffs
** denotes first round home bye in the playoffs
*** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs

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