Your Austin FC-centric guide to Decision Day 2025
You'll know by around 10 pm Saturday night who Austin will face in the 2025 MLS Playoffs. You'll be better prepared to watch Saturday's matches after reading this guide.
The joy of sixth: Celebrating a win over LAFC that might have doomed Austin FC to play LAFC again soon
Austin FC beat an LAFC side missing its two best players. Ironically, that win makes a first-round playoff rematch between the rivals more likely.
At the Whistle: Austin FC 1, LAFC 0
For 82 minutes, it was dreadful soccer. Then it was pretty great for Austin fans.
How they earned it: Six victories crucial to Austin FC making the 2025 MLS playoffs
As the maxim goes, it's a marathon, not a sprint. Here are some of the best milestones along the way en route to Verde's second-ever playoff appearance.
The Western Conference Playoff Zone: Ceilings and floors across a space-time continuum
Austin's looking at a playoff picture ranging from 5th through 9th. We did a lot of math to map out the possible pathways for Verde and the 10 teams still in the postseason picture.
Breaking news: Austin FC qualifies for 2025 MLS playoffs
Thanks to the Whitecaps' win over the Quakes on Sunday, Austin FC will make its second trip to the postseason.
'It's been a horrible week for us': Assessing a third straight loss (while still on the cusp of making the playoffs)
Saturday's loss to St. Louis City SC completed the team's first three-match losing streak since May. Verde can still make the playoffs today, but may not avoid the play-in game.
At the Whistle: Austin FC 1, St. Louis City SC 3
Austin FC needed a win or draw on Saturday night to officially qualify for the postseason. They did not do that.
Finishing the job: How Austin FC can (finally) qualify for the playoffs and what to watch for Saturday
You've heard this before, but Austin FC can qualify for the playoffs this weekend — even if they lose. And there's a record we fully expect Brad Stuver to break on Saturday night regardless of results.
The Thursday Three: Using the pain of losing the Open Cup final as fuel
While Dani Pereira and Jon Gallagher expressed disgruntlement over the call the game turned on, team leaders wanted to focus on using this pain as further motivation for the challenges to come.
At the 2025 U.S. Open Cup Final Whistle: Austin FC 1, Nashville SC 2
Austin FC equalized as they have throughout this epic run, but couldn't get the second equalizer they needed to send the match into extra time.
Foreign Exchange: Three questions with SixOneFive Soccer's Ben Wright (on Austin FC's U.S. Open Cup final opponent)
Ahead of tonight's battle for a shiny trophy, we talk to the best person we could think to talk to about Austin FC's opponent.