Since joining Major League Soccer in 2020, Inter Miami's objective has always been to contend for the MLS Cup, not just to make the playoffs.
As of the 2025 season, their playoff history has been a mixed bag of early exits and missed seasons. However, they now have their first-ever shot at the MLS Cup final.
Inter Miami’s performance has fluctuated — they missed the playoffs twice (2021, 2023). Despite a stellar season in 2024, the playoffs proved unforgiving — a lower-seeded team upset them.
Knockout football in MLS can be unpredictable, but the arrival of bigger stars and improvement in squad depth seem to have helped over time.
GOAL takes a look at Inter Miami's record in the MLS Cup play-offs:
Inter Miami’s MLS playoff journey
| Season | MLS Regular season | MLS play-offs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Overall | Qualification | Results | |
| 2020 | 10th | 19th | Play-in round | 3-0 loss to Nashville |
| 2021 | 11th | 20th | Did not qualify | NA |
| 2022 | 6th | 12th | First round | 3-0 loss to New York City FC |
| 2023 | 14th | 27th | Did not qualify | NA |
| 2024 | 1st | 1st | First round | Lost series 1-2 against Atlanta United |
| 2025 | 3rd | 3rd | First round | Won series 2-1 against Nashville SC; Defeated FC Cincinnati 4-0 in Conference semi-finals; Defeated New York City FC 5-1 in Conference finals; MLS Cup 2025 final against Vancouver Whitecaps on Dec 6 |