CPL PLAYOFF PREVIEW: What you NEED to know for Halifax Wanderers vs. York United | OneSoccer Direct ⤴️

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The 2025 CPL PLAYOFFS kick off midweek as the ascent begins, with fourth place finisher Halifax Wanderers FC hosting fifth seed York United FC on Wednesday, Oct. 22 (6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT).

The Canadian Premier League today confirmed the matchups and schedule for the 2025 CPL Playoffs, which will kick off on Wednesday, Oct. 22 and run through the 2025 CPL Final on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.

All five remaining matches in the CPL’s Rise to the North, the quest to lift the coveted North Star Cup as CPL Champions by winning the CPL Final, will be broadcast on TSN and OneSoccer. The eventual CPL Champions will also earn a berth in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, the premier club competition in North and Central America and the Caribbean.

The Ascent Begins midweek with the Knockout Match, when fourth place finisher Halifax Wanderers FC host fifth seed York United FC on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Kickoff at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax, N.S. is set for 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.

The Climbs Continues for the winner of the Knockout Match, who will advance to the Semifinal Qualifier on Sunday, Oct. 26. Either Halifax or York will face third-seed Cavalry FC on ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alta. beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

The Semifinal Qualifier is one of two matches to be contested the first weekend of the 2025 CPL Playoffs, alongside a Summit Showdown in the Championship Semifinal, which will see 2025 Regular Season Winners Forge FC host second-place finisher Atlético Ottawa on Sunday, Oct. 26 for the right to host the 2025 CPL Final. That match will kick off at Hamilton Stadium in Hamilton, Ont. at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT.

There will be one last Gateway to Glory in the Contender Semifinal, the penultimate match of this year’s playoffs, which will see the loser of the Championship Semifinal face the winner of the Semifinal Qualifier to decide the visiting team at the 2025 CPL Final. Dates and times for the Contender Semifinal, which will be played on either Saturday, Nov. 1 or Sunday, Nov. 2, will be confirmed at a later date.

The climb ends at the peak — the 2025 CPL Final — where a new champion will rise to the top on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT, in either Hamilton, Ont. or Ottawa, Ont.