Several

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teams and players hold various records and statistics.

MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield winners

MLS Cup finals

Teams with most trophies

Player records (career)

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

Goals

As of June 22nd, 2024

Goals from free kicks

Assists

''As of the end of the 2023 regular season.''

Minutes played

''As of the end of the 2023 regular season.''

Average goals conceded

''As of the end of the 2023 regular season; minimum 4,500 minutes played.''

Player records (single season)

All statistics are for regular season only.

Most goals

Most assists

Most clean sheets

Player records (single game)

Most goals (single game)

''As of 2023 season''

Most assists (single game)

All-time regular season success

* Supporters' Shield Standings through 2022 season. * Miami Fusion and

Tampa Bay Mutiny The Tampa Bay Mutiny were an American professional soccer team based in Tampa, Florida. The club competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The Mutiny were a charter member of MLS, playing from 1996 to 2001. Th ...

folded after completion of the 2001 season. *

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conf ...

folded after completion of the 2014 season.

All-time regular season table

''Through completion of 2023 regular season.'' 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.'' * 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.'' 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)

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. ¹ – Points earned during shoot-out era ² – Points earned during shortened 2020 season ³ – Did not win Supporters' Shield

Results

Wins ¹ – Includes shoot-out wins in seasons played from 1996–1999. Losses ¹ – Includes shoot-out losses in seasons played from 1996–1999. Ties ¹ – No ties in seasons played from 1996–1999.

Goals

Most for

Fewest for

¹ – Goals scored during shortened 2020 season.

Fewest allowed

Most allowed

¹ – Goals scored during shortened 2020 season.

Best differential

Worst differential

Single game records

Highest scoring games

Most goals scored by a team

Biggest winning margin

Longest streaks

Consecutive postseason berths

Winning streaks

* The longest winning start to a season was achieved by the

LA Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...

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

in 1997, who closed the campaign with six straight wins.

Undefeated streaks

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Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...

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Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

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Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...

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Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Founded in ...

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Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...

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, 15 , , * Most recently achieved streak listed first * The longest unbeaten start to a season was achieved by the

in 2021. The Sounders opened their campaign with thirteen unbeaten matches (eight wins and five draws). * 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

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, 23 , May 8, 2021 , May 22, 2022 , - ,

, 22 , June 28, 2008 , September 26, 2009 , - , D.C. United , 17 , March 30, 2012 , March 9, 2013 , - ,

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Los Angeles FC Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. It was establi ...

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New England Revolution The New England Revolution are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the Greater Boston area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. It is on ...

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, 29 , June 6, 2009 , May 14, 2011 , - ,

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional association football, soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Origin ...

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, 14 , September 10, 2020 , July 7, 2021 , - ,

Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The ad ...

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...

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Losing streaks

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, 10 , August 10, 2005 , October 5. 2005 , - , Orlando City SC , 9 , May 13, 2018 , July 7, 2018 , - ,

, 9 , July 20, 1997 , September 9, 1997 , - ,

, 9 , May 13, 1998 , July 1, 1998 , - ,

, 9 , March 17, 2012 , May 19, 2012 * The longest losing start to a season was achieved by

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

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, 6 , September 25, 2004 , April 9, 2005 , - ,

, 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 , - ,

, 5 , May 6, 2009 , May 30, 2009 , - ,

, 5 , May 2, 2009 , May 30, 2009 , - ,

, 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 , - , Charlotte FC , 5 , June 10, 2023 , July 8, 2023 , - , Philadelphia Union , 5 , September 16, 2023 , September 30, 2023 , - ,

, 5 , September 23, 2023 , October 14, 2023 , - ,

, 5 , March 30, 2024 , April 27, 2024 * The longest streak of ties to start a season was achieved by the

in 2003, the New York Red Bulls in 2006, Columbus Crew SC in 2007, the Portland Timbers in 2015, the

in 2015, New York City FC in 2019, Nashville SC in 2021 and 2024, the Philadelphia Union in 2024, and

in 2024, who each opened their respective campaigns with three consecutive ties. * The longest streak of ties to end a season was achieved by the

in 2004 and 2023 and the Montreal Impact in 2014, who each closed their respective campaigns with four consecutive ties.

Title droughts

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, - , 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 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, - , FC Cincinnati , 0 , Supporters' Shield ,

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, - , D.C. United , 10 , U.S. Open Cup ,

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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Houston Dynamo FC Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Established on Decembe ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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, - , New York Red Bulls , 5 , Supporters' Shield ,

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

, - , Orlando City SC , 1 , U.S. Open Cup ,

, - , Philadelphia Union , 3 , Supporters' Shield ,

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

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MLS is Back Tournament The MLS is Back Tournament took place during the 2020 Major League Soccer season to mark the league's return to action after being suspended as a result of the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 26 Major League ...

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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CONCACAF Champions League The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, ...

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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* Titles include

, Supporters' Shield, U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship,

and continental competitions ( CONCACAF Champions Cup, Leagues Cup and

Campeones Cup The Campeones Cup is an annual North American association football match contested between the winners of the previous MLS Cup from Major League Soccer and the winners of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX. The competition was established by ...

). * ''As of end of 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs.''

Average season attendances

* Highest single match attendance: 82,110 (Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Los Angeles FC, July 4, 2023) * 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). * 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 Providence Park (formerly Jeld-Wen Field; PGE Park; Civic Stadium; originally Multnomah Stadium; and from 1893 until the stadium was built, Multnomah Field) is an outdoor soccer venue located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon ...

in the early part of the 2019 season. * The record for longest home stand a team has played during the regular season is shared by the Chicago Fire in 2006 and

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, by the LA Galaxy in 1998 (13–3), and Inter Miami CF in 2024 (11–2–4). * The most draws achieved by a team during a regular season is 18, first by the Chicago Fire in 2014, and again by Nashville SC in

. * The record number of consecutive games scored in by a player is 15, set by Josef Martínez for Atlanta United FC in 2019.

Notes

References

Works cited

External links

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MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield winners

MLS Cup finals

Teams with most trophies

Player records (career)

Goals

Goals from free kicks

Assists

Minutes played

Average goals conceded

Player records (single season)

Most goals

Most assists

Most clean sheets

Player records (single game)

Most goals (single game)

Most assists (single game)

All-time regular season success

All-time regular season table

All-time playoffs success

All-time playoffs table

Team records (single season)

Points

Results

Goals

Most for

Fewest for

Fewest allowed

Most allowed

Best differential

Worst differential

Single game records

Highest scoring games

Most goals scored by a team

Biggest winning margin

Longest streaks

Consecutive postseason berths

Winning streaks

Undefeated streaks

Home undefeated streaks

Losing streaks

Tie streaks

Title droughts

Average season attendances

Streaks

See also

Notes

References

Works cited

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