Bracket
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2008 | ||||||||||||
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| E1 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Columbus Crew | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| E2 | Chicago Fire | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | New England Revolution | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Chicago Fire | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Columbus Crew | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Houston Dynamo | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Chivas USA | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
1 The New York Red Bulls earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Read more about this topic: 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs