Herriman • Prior to the 2019 Major League Soccer season, the playoff format for four years featured a mixture of one-game knockout rounds, and two-leg rounds decided by an aggregate scoring model that gave more weight to goals scored by the road team.
But MLS changed that rule last December, going to an all-knockout-round format that more closely mirrors international soccer tournaments. The league also shortened the season at the time. RSL players and officials said in January that they welcomed the changes despite drawbacks associated with them.
Now RSL, along with the rest of the league, will finally have the opportunity to experience the new format.