Through November and December, the playoffs for the Major League Soccer happens.
Major League Soccer's spring-to-fall schedule results in scheduling conflicts with the FIFA calendar and with summertime international tournaments such as the World Cup and the Gold Cup, causing some players to miss league matches
After the league's 14 teams play a full home-and-away season, the league splits into two playoffsa 6-team "championship playoff" and an 8-team "qualifying playoff", with the latter split into two 4-team groups

