COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Crew are playoff bound for a third successive MLS season but will have a long road towards winning a fourth MLS Cup title.

The Black & Gold concluded the season with a 3-1 win against the New York Red Bulls at Lower.com Field, finishing the season with 54 points. This means the Crew finished the season in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, sending them to the first round.

Columbus will play FC Cincinnati to open the MLS Cup Playoffs. Kickoff time has yet to be announced. After winning the title in 2023 as a three-seed, the Crew were knocked out in the first round by the Red Bulls in 2024.

The wild card round is one elimination game to determine which teams plays each conference's top-seed in the first round. The first round is the lone round o

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