Playoffs
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2009 | ||||||||||||
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| E1 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Real Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (0)5 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Chicago Fire | (0)4 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | New England Revolution | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Chicago Fire | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Real Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (1)5 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | (1)4 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles Galaxy (AET) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Houston Dynamo (AET) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
1 Real Salt Lake earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Western Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Eastern Conference qualified for the playoffs.
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