About the Playoffs and MLS Cup

Since the MLS opened in 1996 the MLS cup began, the top two teams from each conference: East,and West, the next four teams are determined via the Wild Card, neither what conference. It is played round robin coming down to the final.
LIST OF MLS CUPS
YEAR       WINNER       SCORE           LOSER                      HOST CITY     HOST TEAM
1996         D.C. United      3-2           Los Angles Galaxy         Foxboro, MA   New England Revolution
1997         D.C. United      2-1         Colorado Rapids         Washington D.C.  D.C. United
1998    Chicago Fire          2-0          D.C. United                 Pasadena, CA     Los Angles Galaxy
1999     D.C. United          2-0           Los Angles Galaxy     Foxboro, MA      New England Revolution
2000 Kansas City Wizards 1-0       Chicago Fire                 Washington D.C. D.C. United
2001 San Jose Earthquakes 2-1      Los Angles Galaxy        Columbus,OH    Columbus Crew
2002 Los Angles Galaxy     1-0   New England Revolution  Foxboro, MA    New England Revolution
2003 San Jose Earthquakes 4-2  Chicago Fire                    Carson,CA        Los Angles Galaxy
2004   D.C. United              3-2  Kanas City Wizards        Carson,CA         Los Angles Galaxy
2005  Los Angles Galaxy   1-0 New England Revolution   Frisco, TX          FC Dallas
2006 Houston Dynamo 1[4]-1[3] New England Revolution Friso, TX          FC Dallas
2007 Houston Dynamo    2-1  New England Revolution    Washington D.C .D.C. United
2008 Columbus Crew   3-1     New York Red Bulls       Carson, CA     Los Angles Galaxy and Chivas USA
2009 Real Salt Lake   1[5]-1[4] Los Angles Galaxy          Seattle, WA     Seattle Sounders FC

In 2010 the MLS cup will be held in Toronto on November 21.