Once the matchup was made that FC Dallas would be battling the Houston Dynamo in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 US Open Cup, the big question was what would that do to this year’s battle for El Capitán. Now we have some clarity on what it means.
According to the agreed-upon rules and tiebreakers for El Capitán, tonight’s game between will only factor in if the teams finish the regular season tied in both record and goal difference and do not meet in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Below is the order of how the winner is determined:
- Head-to-head regular season series (W-L-T)
- Head-to-head goal differential in regular season series
- Result of playoff series (if applicable)
- Result of CONCACAF Champions League series (if applicable)
- Result of Lamar Hunt U.