No. 3 FC Cincinnati will hold home-field advantage against No. 6 New York City FC in the Round One Best-of-3 Series. The Orange and Blue will host Game 1 at TQL Stadium on Monday, October 28. Kickoff is set for 6:45 p.m. ET and the match will air on Fox Sports 1 and for free – with no subscription required – on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. The match will air over the radio on iHeart Media ESPN 1530 in English and in Spanish on La Mega 101.5 FM.

Game 2 at NYCFC will take place at a venue to be determined on Saturday, November 2. Game 3, if necessary, will take place on Saturday, November 9 at TQL Stadium at 4 p.m. ET.