_by_Subashwilfred_(20180630233148).jpg) Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, the host venue for MLS Cup 2022 | |||||||
| Event | MLS Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time Los Angeles FC won 3–0 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | November 5, 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
| MLS Cup MVP | John McCarthy (Los Angeles FC) | ||||||
| Referee | Ismail Elfath | ||||||
| Attendance | 22,384 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)[1] | ||||||
MLS Cup 2022 was the 27th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS) at the conclusion of the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs. The soccer match took place on November 5, 2022, at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was contested by hosts Los Angeles FC from the Western Conference and the Philadelphia Union of the Eastern Conference to determine the champion of the 2022 season. Both clubs finished the regular season atop their respective conference standings with the same number of points, but LAFC won the Supporters' Shield with the wins tiebreaker.
Los Angeles FC won their first MLS Cup title in a penalty shootout following a 3–3 draw in extra time. The score matched the record for the highest-scoring final in MLS Cup history and included the two latest goals to be scored in an MLS Cup Playoffs match, which Jack Elliott and Gareth Bale scored in stoppage time. The shootout ended in a 3–0 shutout for LAFC and their substitute goalkeeper John McCarthy, who made two saves in the shootout and was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the match.
The match was played at Banc of California Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium owned by Los Angeles FC, and had 22,384 spectators. It was broadcast in the United States on Fox Sports in English and both Univision and TUDN in Spanish. These broadcasts drew a combined 2.16 million viewers, the second-highest television audience in MLS Cup history. LAFC became the eighth team in MLS to win a domestic double and qualified for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, where they finished as runners-up.