Several Major League Soccer teams and players hold various records and statistics.

MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield winners

Season MLS Cup
Winners
MLS Cup
Runners-up
Supporters' Shield
Winners
Supporters' Shield
Runners-up
1996 D.C. United Los Angeles Galaxy Tampa Bay Mutiny Los Angeles Galaxy
1997 D.C. United (2) Colorado Rapids D.C. United Kansas City Wizards
1998 Chicago Fire D.C. United Los Angeles Galaxy D.C. United
1999 D.C. United (3) Los Angeles Galaxy D.C. United (2) Los Angeles Galaxy
2000 Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire
2001 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles Galaxy Miami Fusion Chicago Fire
2002 Los Angeles Galaxy New England Revolution Los Angeles Galaxy (2) San Jose Earthquakes
2003 San Jose Earthquakes (2) Chicago Fire Chicago Fire San Jose Earthquakes
2004 D.C. United (4) Kansas City Wizards Columbus Crew Kansas City Wizards
2005 Los Angeles Galaxy (2) New England Revolution San Jose Earthquakes New England Revolution
2006 Houston Dynamo New England Revolution D.C. United (3) FC Dallas
2007 Houston Dynamo (2) New England Revolution D.C. United (4) Chivas USA
2008 Columbus Crew New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew Houston Dynamo
2009 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus Crew (2) Los Angeles Galaxy
2010 Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Los Angeles Galaxy (3) Real Salt Lake
2011 Los Angeles Galaxy (3) Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy (4) Seattle Sounders FC
2012 Los Angeles Galaxy (4) Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes (2) Sporting Kansas City
2013 Sporting Kansas City (2) Real Salt Lake New York Red Bulls Sporting Kansas City
2014 Los Angeles Galaxy (5) New England Revolution Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles Galaxy
2015 Portland Timbers Columbus Crew SC New York Red Bulls (2) FC Dallas
2016 Seattle Sounders FC Toronto FC FC Dallas Colorado Rapids
2017 Toronto FC Seattle Sounders FC Toronto FC New York City FC
2018 Atlanta United FC Portland Timbers New York Red Bulls (3) Atlanta United FC
2019 Seattle Sounders FC (2) Toronto FC Los Angeles FC New York City FC
2020 Columbus Crew SC (2) Seattle Sounders FC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
2021 New York City FC Portland Timbers New England Revolution Colorado Rapids
2022 Los Angeles FC Philadelphia Union Los Angeles FC (2) Philadelphia Union
2023 Columbus Crew (3) Los Angeles FC FC Cincinnati Orlando City SC

MLS Cup finals

Season Winners Result Runners-up Venue
1996
Details
D.C. United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, MA
1997
Details
D.C. United (2) 2–1 Colorado Rapids Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
1998
Details
Chicago Fire 2–0 D.C. United Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
1999
Details
D.C. United (3) 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, MA
2000
Details
Kansas City Wizards 1–0 Chicago Fire Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
2001
Details
San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH
2002
Details
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
2003
Details
San Jose Earthquakes (2) 4–2 Chicago Fire The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
2004
Details
D.C. United (4) 3–2 Kansas City Wizards The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
2005
Details
Los Angeles Galaxy (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX
2006
Details
Houston Dynamo 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
New England Revolution Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX
2007
Details
Houston Dynamo (2) 2–1 New England Revolution Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
2008
Details
Columbus Crew 3–1 New York Red Bulls The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
2009
Details
Real Salt Lake 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Los Angeles Galaxy Qwest Field, Seattle, WA
2010
Details
Colorado Rapids 2–1 (a.e.t.) FC Dallas BMO Field, Toronto, ON
2011
Details
Los Angeles Galaxy (3) 1–0 Houston Dynamo The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
2012
Details
Los Angeles Galaxy (4) 3–1 Houston Dynamo The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
2013
Details
Sporting Kansas City (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)
Real Salt Lake Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS
2014
Details
Los Angeles Galaxy (5) 2–1 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution StubHub Center, Carson, CA
2015
Details
Portland Timbers 2–1 Columbus Crew Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, OH
2016
Details
Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Toronto FC BMO Field, Toronto, ON
2017
Details
Toronto FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC BMO Field, Toronto, ON
2018
Details
Atlanta United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
2019
Details
Seattle Sounders FC (2) 3–1 Toronto FC CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA
2020
Details
Columbus Crew (2) 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, OH
2021
Details
New York City FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Portland Timbers Providence Park, Portland, OR
2022
Details
Los Angeles FC 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
Philadelphia Union Banc of California Stadium,
Los Angeles, CA
2023
Details
Columbus Crew (3) 2–1 Los Angeles FC Lower.com Field, Columbus, OH

Teams with most trophies

As of 2023 season
Team Seasons Domestic Continental Intercontinental Total Total per season
MLS Cup SS USOC[lower-alpha 1] CC[lower-alpha 2] CCL Camp. Cup LC/SL[lower-alpha 3] CI
D.C. United28443N/A1[lower-alpha 4]1130.46
Los Angeles Galaxy285421[lower-alpha 4]120.43
Toronto FC1711N/A8100.59
Columbus Crew28331N/A180.29
Seattle Sounders FC15214180.53
Sporting Kansas City2821470.25
Chicago Fire FC2611460.23
Houston Dynamo FC182240.22
CF Montréal12N/A 4[lower-alpha 5] -40.33
San Jose Earthquakes2622N/A40.15
Los Angeles FC61230.50
Atlanta United FC711130.43
FC Dallas281230.11
New York Red Bulls28330.11
New England Revolution28111[lower-alpha 3]30.11
Vancouver Whitecaps FC13N/A330.23
FC Cincinnati51N/A10.20
Colorado Rapids28110.04
Inter Miami CF4110.25
Miami Fusion[lower-alpha 6]4110.25
New York City FC91110.11
Orlando City SC9110.11
Philadelphia Union14110.07
Portland Timbers13110.08
Real Salt Lake19110.05
Tampa Bay Mutiny[lower-alpha 6]6110.17
Austin FC3
Chivas USA[lower-alpha 6]10
Minnesota United FC7
Nashville SC4
St. Louis City SC1

Player records (career)

Bold indicates an active player. All statistics are for regular season only.

Goals

As of the end of the 2023 regular season.[1]

Rank Player Years Goals Apps Ratio
1 United States Chris Wondolowski2005–20211714130.41
2 United States Landon Donovan2001–2014
2016
1453430.42
3 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara2006–2013
2015–2020
2022–present
1444180.34
4 United States Jeff Cunningham1998–20111343650.37
5 Bolivia Jaime Moreno1996–20101333400.39
6 England Bradley Wright-Phillips2013–20211172340.5
7 United States Ante Razov1996–2000
2001–2009
1142620.44
8 United States Jason Kreis1996–20071083050.35
9 Venezuela Josef Martínez2017–present1051610.65
10 Canada Dwayne De Rosario2001–20141043430.3

Goals from free kicks

[2][3]

Rank Player Years Goals
1 Italy Sebastian Giovinco2015–201813
2 United States Jeff Larentowicz2005–20209
Argentina Javier Morales2007–2017
4 England David Beckham2007–20127
Armenia Lucas Zelarayán2020–2023

Assists

As of the end of the 2022 regular season.[1]

Rank Player Years Assists Apps Ratio
1 United States Landon Donovan2001–2014
2016
1363430.4
2 United States Steve Ralston1996–20101353780.36
3 United States Brad Davis2002–20161233920.31
4 Colombia Carlos Valderrama1996–20021141750.65
5 United States Preki1996–20051122420.46
6 Bolivia Jaime Moreno1996–20101023400.3
7 Bolivia Marco Etcheverry1996–20031011910.53
8 United States Sacha Kljestan2006–2010
2015–2022
993310.3
9 United States Cobi Jones1996–2007913060.3
Argentina Diego Valeri2013–20212620.35

Minutes played

As of the end of the 2023 regular season.[1]

Minutes played
Rank Player Minutes
1 United States Nick Rimando 46,336
2 United States Kyle Beckerman 41,161
3 United States Kevin Hartman 37,260
4 United States Dax McCarty 36,701
5 United States Chad Marshall 35,843
6 United States Jeff Larentowicz 35,589
7 Switzerland Stefan Frei 33,905
8 United States Drew Moor 33,816
9 United States Sean Johnson 33,726
10 United States Steve Ralston 33,142

Goals against average

As of the end of the 2020 regular season; minimum 75 matches played.[1]

Rank Player Average Years
1 Denmark Jimmy Nielsen 0.99 2010–2013
2 United States Kasey Keller 1.06 2009–2011
3 Senegal Bouna Coundoul 1.13 2005–2011
4 Canada Pat Onstad 1.14 2003–2011

Player records (single season)

All statistics are for regular season only.

Most goals

Rank Player Season Team Goals
1 Mexico Carlos Vela 2019 Los Angeles FC 34
2 Venezuela Josef Martínez 2018 Atlanta United FC 31
3 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 2019 Los Angeles Galaxy 30
4 United States Roy Lassiter 1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny 27
United States Chris Wondolowski 2012 San Jose Earthquakes
England Bradley Wright-Phillips 2014 New York Red Bulls
Venezuela Josef Martínez 2019 Atlanta United FC
8 Trinidad and Tobago Stern John 1998 Columbus Crew 26
Senegal Mamadou Diallo 2000 Tampa Bay Mutiny
10 Guatemala Carlos Ruiz 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy 24
England Bradley Wright-Phillips 2016 New York Red Bulls
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 2017 Chicago Fire

Most assists

Rank Player Season Team Assists
1 Colombia Carlos Valderrama 2000 Tampa Bay Mutiny 26
2 United States Sacha Kljestan 2016 New York Red Bulls 20
Argentina Maximiliano Moralez 2019 New York City FC
4 Bolivia Marco Etcheverry 1996 D.C. United 19
Colombia Carlos Valderrama 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny
Bolivia Marco Etcheverry 1998 D.C. United
United States Steve Ralston 2002 New England Revolution
Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto 2008 Columbus Crew
United States Landon Donovan 2014 Los Angeles Galaxy
Argentina Luciano Acosta 2022 FC Cincinnati
Argentina Thiago Almada 2023 Atlanta United FC

[4]

Most clean sheets

As of 2023 season[5]
Rank Player Season Team Clean sheets
1 United States Tony Meola 2000 Kansas City Wizards 16
2 Denmark Jimmy Nielsen 2012 Sporting Kansas City 15
Jamaica Andre Blake 2022 Philadelphia Union
4 United States Nick Rimando 2010 Real Salt Lake 14
Jamaica Donovan Ricketts 2013 Portland Timbers
United States Luis Robles 2018 New York Red Bulls
United States Brad Guzan 2019 Atlanta United FC
United States Bill Hamid 2019 D.C. United
United States Sean Johnson 2022 New York City FC
Switzerland Stefan Frei 2023 Seattle Sounders FC

All-time regular season success

As of end of 2022 regular season
Rank Club Seasons (Years) Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1Los Angeles Galaxy27 (1996–)114331
2D.C. United27 (1996–)104141
3Sporting Kansas City27 (1996–)91422
Chicago Fire FC25 (1998–)91224
5FC Dallas27 (1996–)81223
6New York Red Bulls27 (1996–)73031
7Columbus Crew27 (1996–)63003
Seattle Sounders FC14 (2009–)62211
9San Jose Earthquakes25 (1996–2005, 2008–)52201
New England Revolution27 (1996–)51121
11New York City FC8 (2015–)41201
Real Salt Lake18 (2005–)40112
13Tampa Bay Mutiny6 (1996–2001)31011
Houston Dynamo FC17 (2006–)30210
Colorado Rapids28 (1996–)30201
Atlanta United FC6 (2017–)30111
17Los Angeles FC5 (2018–)22000
Toronto FC16 (2007–)21100
Philadelphia Union13 (2010–)21100
Chivas USA10 (2005–2014)20101
19 Miami Fusion4 (1998–2001)11000
Vancouver Whitecaps FC12 (2011–)10010
Portland Timbers12 (2011–)10010
CF Montréal11 (2012–)10010
Austin FC2 (2021–)10001
24Minnesota United FC6 (2017–)00000
Orlando City SC8 (2015–)00000
FC Cincinnati4 (2019–)00000
Inter Miami CF3 (2020–)00000
Nashville SC3 (2020–)00000
Charlotte FC1 (2022–)00000

All-time regular season table

Through completion of 2022 regular season.

Rk1 Club Seasons (Yrs) Pld W2 L3 T SOW GF GA GD Pts PPG PPS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Finishing Positions4
1Los Angeles FC 5 (2018–)1587943360319217+1022741.73454.802000
2Seattle Sounders FC 14 (2009–)4562111411040679532+1477371.61652.642211
3New York City FC 8 (2015–)26111782620439347+924131.58251.630201
4Atlanta United FC 6 (2017–)1938552420256205+512951.52849.170120
5Portland Timbers 12 (2011–)3971551321100599568+315751.44847.920010
6Los Angeles Galaxy 27 (1996–)8543772971801113651172+19312891.50947.744331
7Philadelphia Union 13 (2010–)4301611521140624563+615971.38845.921100
8Nashville SC 3 (2020–)91332127013196+351361.49545.330000
9New York Red Bulls 27 (1996–)8543533271741112881217+7112151.42345.003031
10FC Dallas 27 (1996–)8543483171891512571228+2912031.40944.561223
11Sporting Kansas City 27 (1996–)8543503181861612141147+6712041.41044.491422
12Columbus Crew 27 (1996–)8543453231861312271176+5111961.40044.303003
13Real Salt Lake 18 (2005–)5802172191440790786+47951.37144.160112
14Austin FC 2 (2021–)682531120100105−5871.27943.500001
15CF Montréal 11 (2012–)363135155730518573−554781.31743.450010
16Houston Dynamo FC 17 (2006–)5491872081660738760-227271.32442.760210
17Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12 (2011–)3971371581020508590−825131.29242.750010
18Minnesota United FC 6 (2017–)1917279400270301−352561.34042.670000
19Chicago Fire FC 25 (1998–)792295305196511421119+2310611.34042.441224
20D.C. United 27 (1996–)8553373481701812641279-1511451.33942.414141
21Charlotte FC 1 (2022–)341318304452−8421.23542.000000
22New England Revolution 27 (1996–)8563243441881712111279−6811261.31541.701121
23Orlando City SC 8 (2015–)26186104710361426−653291.26041.130000
24Colorado Rapids 27 (1996–)8503133591811211221255−13311001.29440.740201
25San Jose Earthquakes 25 (1996–2005, 2008–)7932863201871910971173−7610071.27040.282201
26Miami Fusion 4 (1998–2001)12256561010199219−201581.29539.501000
27Tampa Bay Mutiny 6 (1996–2001)1878398610312336−242351.25739.171011
28Toronto FC 16 (2007–)5171622181370695809−1146231.20538.941100
29Inter Miami CF 3 (2020–)913344140108144−361131.24237.670000
30Chivas USA 10 (2005–2014)32092149790351483−1323551.10935.500101
31FC Cincinnati 4 (2019–)1252658310144241−971090.87227.250000

1 – Ranking based number of points per season.
2 – Includes shoot-out wins from 1996–1999 season.
3 – Includes shoot-out losses from 1996–1999 seasons.
4 – Based on combined conference results before single format for playoff qualification was inaugurated in 2007.

All-time playoffs success

Through 2023 playoffs.

Club Champions Final Conf
Finals
Conf
Semis
First
Rnd
Series
Played
Series
Won
Series
Lost
Series
Won %
Los Angeles Galaxy5446146311567.39%
D.C. United4125327171062.96%
Columbus Crew3157129171258.62%
Sporting Kansas City2157330151550.00%
Seattle Sounders FC222702516964.00%
Houston Dynamo FC224102216672.73%
San Jose Earthquakes20153157846.67%
Chicago Fire FC1254123121152.17%
Colorado Rapids1145123101343.48%
Real Salt Lake112531881044.44%
Portland Timbers1111285362.50%
New York City FC10141126650.00%
Toronto FC12002139469.23%
Los Angeles FC11102117463.64%
Atlanta United FC1010285362.50%
New York Red Bulls0141442982127.59%
New England Revolution0535330141646.67%
FC Dallas0131242781929.63%
Philadelphia Union01133104640.00%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0002571614.29%
CF Montréal0011063350.00%
Minnesota United FC0010252340.00%
FC Cincinnati0011053260.00%
Orlando City SC0002152340.00%
Nashville SC0001241325.00%
Austin FC0010032166.67%
Inter Miami CF0000110100.00%
St. Louis City SC0000110100.00%
Charlotte FC0000110100.00%
Tampa Bay Mutiny0014051420.00%
Miami Fusion0012041325.00%
Chivas USA0004040400.00%
  • Shows number of best finishes at each playoff level through completion of 2022 playoffs. Does not include the 2020 "Play-In Round."

All-time playoffs table

Through 2023 playoffs.

Rank1 Club Appearances
vs Seasons
Appearances
Percentage
Pld W2 L3 T SOW GF GA GD Pts PPG
1Los Angeles Galaxy 20 / 2871.43%7746256113088+421411.831
2Columbus Crew 17 / 2860.71%603025519189+2951.583
3D.C. United 15 / 2853.57%482717447265+7851.771
4Seattle Sounders FC 14 / 1593.33%462516506248+14801.739
5Sporting Kansas City 20 / 2871.43%562226827880−2741.250
6New York Red Bulls 24 / 2885.71%602131817283-11711.183
7Chicago Fire FC 14 / 2653.85%442118516145+16661.500
8Houston Dynamo FC 9 / 1850.00%381912714738+9641.684
9New England Revolution 17 / 2860.71%491923705862-4641.306
10FC Dallas 20 / 2871.43%521528926790−23541.038
11Real Salt Lake 13 / 1968.42%341215723846-8431.265
12Colorado Rapids 15 / 2853.57%411324403460−26431.049
13Portland Timbers 7 / 1353.85%24127503730+7411.708
14San Jose Earthquakes 11 / 2642.31%2712132040400381.407
15Toronto FC 5 / 1729.41%17106103218+14311.824
16Los Angeles FC 5 / 683.33%1274112821+7221.833
17CF Montréal 4 / 1233.33%1174002120+1211.909
18Atlanta United FC 5 / 771.43%1376001914+5211.615
19New York City FC 7 / 977.78%166732239+14211.313
20Philadelphia Union 8 / 1457.14%1669112125−4191.188
21FC Cincinnati 2 / 540.00%6321196+3101.667
22Miami Fusion 3 / 475.00%103700613−790.900
23Orlando City SC 4 / 944.44%72410510-571.000
24Minnesota United FC 4 / 757.14%6240019+261.000
25Nashville SC 4 / 4100.00%7250057-260.857
26Chivas USA 4 / 1040.00%81430610−460.750
27Tampa Bay Mutiny 4 / 666.67%1129001223−1160.545
28Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6 / 1250.00%1017201017−750.500
29Austin FC 1 / 250.00%3111146−241.333
30Inter Miami CF 1 / 425.00%1010003-300.000
31St. Louis City SC 1 / 1100.00%2020026-400.000
31Charlotte FC 1 / 1100.00%1010025-300.000

1 – Ranking based on overall number of points.
2 – Includes shoot-out wins from 1996–1999 seasons. Post-1999 shoot-out wins counted as ties.
3 – Includes shoot-out losses from 1996–1999 seasons. Post-1999 shoot-out losses counted as ties.

Team records (single season)

Legend
Indicates ongoing season

Points

  • All stats are from regular season games only.
  • From 1996 to 1999, a shoot-out was used to determine the winner of a match if it was a tie after 90 minutes.
  • From 2000 to 2003, a 10-minute golden goal period was used to determine the winner of a match if it was a tie after 90 minutes.
  • In 2020, teams played a shortened season and unequal number of between 18 and 23 games.
As of 2023 season[6]

1 – Points earned during shoot-out era

2 – Points earned during shortened 2020 season

3 – Did not win Supporters' Shield

Results

Goals

As of 2023 season[6]

1 – Goals scored during shortened 2020 season.

1 – Goals scored during shortened 2020 season.

Single game records

Highest scoring games

Goals Date Home team Result Away team
11May 6, 1998Los Angeles Galaxy7–4Colorado Rapids
10May 2, 1996Kansas City Wiz6–4Columbus Crew
August 26, 2000Dallas Burn4–6MetroStars
May 8, 2004San Jose Earthquakes5–5MetroStars
August 1, 2015D.C. United6–4Real Salt Lake

Most goals scored by a team

As of July 8, 2022
Goals Date Team Opponent Opponent
Goals
Margin
8June 4, 1998Los Angeles GalaxyDallas Burn17
7May 6, 1998Los Angeles GalaxyColorado Rapids43
July 4, 2001Chicago FireKansas City Wizards07
May 21, 2016New York Red BullsNew York City FC07
September 13, 2017Atlanta United FCNew England Revolution07
March 30, 2019Sporting Kansas CityMontreal Impact16
June 29, 2019Minnesota United FCFC Cincinnati16
September 15, 2019Los Angeles GalaxySporting Kansas City25
September 10, 2020Seattle Sounders FCSan Jose Earthquakes16
July 3, 2021D.C. UnitedToronto FC16
May 14, 2022Portland TimbersSporting Kansas City25
July 8, 2022Philadelphia UnionD.C. United07

Biggest winning margin

Margin Date Home team Result Away team
7June 4, 1998Dallas Burn1–8Los Angeles Galaxy
July 4, 2001Kansas City Wizards0–7Chicago Fire
May 21, 2016New York City FC0–7New York Red Bulls
September 13, 2017 Atlanta United FC 7–0 New England Revolution
July 8, 2022 Philadelphia Union 7–0 DC United
6June 20, 1999Kansas City Wizards6–0MetroStars
September 22, 2000Chicago Fire6–0New England Revolution
August 26, 2006New York Red Bulls6–0Real Salt Lake
April 25, 2009Real Salt Lake6–0New England Revolution
August 1, 2009FC Dallas6–0Kansas City Wizards
September 5, 2014Los Angeles Galaxy6–0Colorado Rapids
April 20, 2018Sporting Kansas City6–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC
August 25, 2018Colorado Rapids0–6Real Salt Lake
March 30, 2019Sporting Kansas City7–1Montreal Impact
June 29, 2019Minnesota United FC7–1FC Cincinnati
October 6, 2019FC Dallas6–0Sporting Kansas City
September 10, 2020Seattle Sounders FC7–1San Jose Earthquakes
September 23, 2020Los Angeles FC6–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC
July 3, 2021D.C. United7–1Toronto FC
October 23, 2021New York City FC6–0D.C. United
April 17, 2022New York City FC6–0Real Salt Lake
July 30, 2022Philadelphia Union6–0Houston Dynamo FC
August 20, 2022D.C. United0–6Philadelphia Union
August 27, 2022Philadelphia Union6–0Colorado Rapids
September 10, 2022FC Cincinnati6–0San Jose Earthquakes

Longest streaks

Consecutive postseason berths

As of October 21, 2023[7]
Legend
Consecutive run in progress
Most Consecutive Postseason Berths in a Row
Rank Team Number From Until
1 New York Red Bulls 14 2010 2023
2 Seattle Sounders FC 13 2009 2021
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 10 1996 2005
4 New England Revolution 8 2002 2009
Los Angeles Galaxy 8 2009 2016
Sporting Kansas City 8 2011 2018
7 Dallas Burn 7 1996 2002
Real Salt Lake 7 2008 2014
New York City FC 7 2016 2022
10 Chicago Fire 6 1998 2003
New York Red Bulls 6 2003 2008
Philadelphia Union 6 2018 2023

Winning streaks

Most wins in a row
Team No. From To
Los Angeles Galaxy15 [Note SH]September 7, 1997May 17, 1998
Los Angeles Galaxy12 [Note SH]April 13, 1996June 26, 1996
Chicago Fire11 [Note SH]May 16, 1998July 4, 1998
D.C. United11 [Note SH]July 25, 1999September 25, 1999
Seattle Sounders FC9July 21, 2018September 15, 2018
Sporting Kansas City7March 10, 2012April 18, 2012
Los Angeles FC7July 9, 2022August 17, 2022
  1. ^
    Shootouts: From 1996–1999, there were no ties; if a game was tied at the end of regulation time, it was decided by a shoot-out.
  • The longest winning start to a season was achieved by the LA Galaxy in 1996, who opened the campaign with twelve consecutive wins and won their first eight games in regulation.
  • The longest winning end to a season was achieved by the LA Galaxy in 1997, who closed the campaign with six straight wins.

Undefeated streaks

Legend
Unbeaten run in progress
Most consecutive games undefeated (regular season)
Team No. Start date End date
Columbus Crew 19 July 3, 2004 April 2, 2005
FC Dallas 19 May 27, 2010 October 9, 2010
Toronto FC 18 August 10, 2019 September 1, 2020
Real Salt Lake 18 November 24, 2010 April 13, 2011
New York Red Bulls 18 July 10, 2016 March 11, 2017
Real Salt Lake 16 September 28, 2013 May 24, 2014
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 September 7, 1997 May 17, 1998
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 October 2, 2009 June 5, 2010
Portland Timbers 15 March 16, 2013 July 7, 2013
Colorado Rapids 15 April 13, 2016 July 23, 2016
Portland Timbers 15 April 14, 2018 August 4, 2018
Seattle Sounders FC 15 November 4, 2020 July 7, 2021
  • The longest unbeaten start to a season was achieved by the Seattle Sounders FC in 2021. The Sounders opened their campaign with thirteen unbeaten matches (eight wins and five draws).[8]
  • The longest unbeaten end to a season was achieved by Columbus Crew SC in 2004, who closed the campaign after eighteen matches unbeaten (eight wins and ten draws).

Home undefeated streaks

Legend
Unbeaten run in progress
Defunct team
  • Only regular season MLS matches count towards individual team records records.
As of 2023 season[9]
Most consecutive home wins/draws
Team Home games
unbeaten
Start date End date
Atlanta United FC 13 September 10, 2021 May 15, 2022
Charlotte FC 4 March 19, 2022 May 7, 2022
CF Montréal 8 August 4, 2018 April 28, 2019
Chicago Fire FC 15 May 24, 2000 May 26, 2001
Chivas USA 16 September 9, 2006 September 27, 2007
Colorado Rapids 23 May 8, 2021 May 22, 2022
Columbus Crew 22 June 28, 2008 September 26, 2009
D.C. United 17 March 30, 2012 March 9, 2013
FC Dallas 19 August 29, 2015 September 3, 2016
FC Cincinnati 13 February 25, 2023 August 26, 2023
Houston Dynamo 30 July 9, 2011 April 28, 2013
Inter Miami CF 6 July 16, 2022 October 5, 2022
Los Angeles FC 19 August 15, 2018 September 1, 2019
Los Angeles Galaxy 23 April 12, 2014 May 27, 2015
Miami Fusion 11 August 5, 2000 June 30, 2001
Minnesota United FC 10 June 29, 2019 August 21, 2020
Nashville SC 22 April 17, 2021 June 11, 2022
New England Revolution 17 July 30, 2014 June 13, 2015
New York City FC 15 September 23, 2017 August 22, 2018
New York Red Bulls 19 April 24, 2016 April 29, 2017
Orlando City SC 17 August 1, 2015 July 31, 2016
Philadelphia Union 24 September 19, 2021 March 11, 2023
Portland Timbers 22 April 6, 2013 May 17, 2014
Real Salt Lake 29 June 6, 2009 May 14, 2011
San Jose Earthquakes 18 September 25, 2004 October 8, 2005
Seattle Sounders FC 14[Note SEA] September 10, 2020 July 7, 2021
Sporting Kansas City 24 June 19, 2016 September 24, 2017
Tampa Bay Mutiny 8 August 17, 1996 May 10, 1997
Toronto FC 17 June 13, 2009 August 7, 2010
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 March 2, 2013 July 14, 2013
Notes
  1. ^
    Seattle (SEA): Seattle Sounders FC has accomplished this home unbeaten run twice; the most recent dates are shown

Losing streaks

Most losses in a row[10]
Team No. From To
FC Cincinnati 14 September 15, 2021 March 5, 2022
MetroStars 12 [Note SH] July 4, 1999 September 5, 1999
Real Salt Lake 10 August 10, 2005 October 5. 2005
Orlando City SC 9 May 13, 2018 July 7, 2018
New England Revolution 9 [Note SH] July 20, 1997 September 9, 1997
New England Revolution 9 [Note SH] May 13, 1998 July 1, 1998
Toronto FC 9 March 17, 2012 May 19, 2012
  1. ^
    Shoot-outs: From 1996–1999, there were no ties; if a game was tied at the end of regulation time, it was decided by a shoot-out.
  • The longest losing start to a season was achieved by Toronto FC in 2012, who opened the campaign with nine consecutive losses.
  • The longest losing end to a season was achieved by FC Cincinnati in 2021, who closed the campaign with twelve consecutive losses.

Tie streaks

Most ties in a row[10]
Team No. From To
San Jose Earthquakes 6 September 25, 2004 April 9, 2005
Colorado Rapids 6 May 7, 2011 June 4, 2011
Chicago Fire 6 March 16, 2014 April 19, 2014
Chicago Fire 5 April 11, 2009 May 9, 2009
Los Angeles Galaxy 5 May 6, 2009 May 30, 2009
Seattle Sounders FC 5 May 2, 2009 May 30, 2009
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 July 20, 2021 August 13, 2021
Nashville SC 5 September 26, 2021 October 20, 2021
New York City FC 5 June 3, 2023 June 24, 2023
FC Dallas 5 September 23, 2023 October 14, 2023

Title droughts

Longest "active" title droughts
Team No. of seasons Last title Year
Atlanta United FC 4 U.S. Open Cup 2019
Austin FC 3 None (joined league in 2021)
Charlotte FC 2 None (joined league in 2022)
Chicago Fire FC 17 U.S. Open Cup 2006
FC Cincinnati 0 Supporters' Shield 2023
Colorado Rapids 13 MLS Cup 2010
Columbus Crew 0 MLS Cup 2023
FC Dallas 7 Supporters' Shield 2016
D.C. United 10 U.S. Open Cup 2013
Houston Dynamo FC 0 U.S. Open Cup 2023
Inter Miami CF 0 Leagues Cup 2023
LA Galaxy 9 MLS Cup 2014
Los Angeles FC 1 MLS Cup 2022
Minnesota United FC 7 None (joined league in 2017)
CF Montréal 2 Canadian Championship 2021
Nashville SC 6 None (joined league in 2018)
New England Revolution 2 Supporters' Shield 2021
New York City FC 2 MLS Cup 2021
New York Red Bulls 5 Supporters' Shield 2018
Orlando City SC 1 U.S. Open Cup 2022
Philadelphia Union 3 Supporters' Shield 2020
Portland Timbers 3 MLS is Back Tournament 2020
Real Salt Lake 14 MLS Cup 2009
San Jose Earthquakes 11 Supporters' Shield 2012
Seattle Sounders FC 1 CONCACAF Champions League 2022
Sporting Kansas City 6 U.S. Open Cup 2017
St. Louis City SC 1 None (joined league in 2023)
Toronto FC 3 Canadian Championship 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 Canadian Championship 2023

Average season attendances

  • Highest single match attendance: 82,110 (Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Los Angeles FC, July 4, 2023)[11]
  • Highest average attendance: 53,002 (Atlanta United, 2018)
  • Lowest average attendance: 7,063 (Chivas USA, 2014)
  • Lowest single match attendance: 3,702 (Chivas USA vs. Portland Timbers, May 28, 2014)

Streaks

  • Graham Zusi is the longest-tenured player to have played with only one club (Sporting Kansas City).[12]
  • The longest road trip a team has played during the regular season was recorded by the Portland Timbers in 2019. They opened the season with twelve straight games on the road due to the completion of an expansion to Providence Park in the early part of the 2019 season.[13]
  • The record for longest home stand a team has played during the regular season is shared by the Chicago Fire in 2006 and Sporting Kansas City in 2011. They played nine consecutive games at home.
  • The highest number of points achieved by a team at home during a regular season is 44 (14–2–1) by the New York Red Bulls in 2018. Previously, it was 42 (13–3–1) by Toronto FC in 2017.
  • The highest number of points achieved by a team on the road during a regular season was 37 (13–3), by the LA Galaxy in 1998.
  • The most draws achieved by a team during a regular season is 18, first by the Chicago Fire in 2014,[14] and again by Nashville SC in 2021.[15]
  • The record number of consecutive games scored in by a player is 15, set by Josef Martínez for Atlanta United FC in 2019.[16]


See also

Notes

  1. Canadian teams cannot participate in the U.S. Open Cup.
  2. American teams cannot participate in the Canadian Championship.
  3. 1 2 SuperLiga is a defunct competition; predecessor to Leagues Cup
  4. 1 2 Won under the previous CONCACAF Champions Cup format.
  5. The 2008 Canadian Championship was won by the NASL's Montreal Impact, not the Montreal Impact (now CF Montréal) that competed in MLS prior to their renaming.
  6. 1 2 3 Team is defunct and no longer exists.

References

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  2. "Sebastian Giovinco breaks MLS free kick record with 10th set-piece goal". July 30, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. "Giovinco free kick puts boots to Red Bulls as TFC takes 1st leg". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  4. "By Season". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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  6. 1 2 "Major League Soccer 2021 Season standings". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  7. "Major League Soccer 2022 Season standings". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  8. "Seattle Sounders make history with 13 consecutive undefeated games!". Major League Soccer. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  9. "Form Guide". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Standings". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  11. Sigal, Jonathan (July 5, 2023). "MLS history! El Tráfico at Rose Bowl sets single-game attendance record". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  12. Kovzan, Sam (January 13, 2022). "Sporting KC re-signs seven-time MLS All-Star Graham Zusi". SportingKC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  13. "Thorns, Timbers finally set for home debuts". nbcsports.com. May 30, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  14. "Tied Up: New England Revolution equal record for most draws to start season". MLSsoccer.com. May 3, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  15. "Fact and Record Book | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. May 14, 2023. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  16. "Josef Martinez's scoring streak ends at 15 games after exiting Atlanta match injured". MLSsoccer.com. September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

Works cited

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