List of Major League Soccer seasons

Major League Soccer is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. As of 2020, it consists of 26 teams: 23 in the United States and 3 in Canada. The league has played since 1996. Each year, it plays a league which determines entry into the playoffs. The league is divided into two conferences, the Eastern Conference and Western Conference. In 2000 and 2001, there was also a Central Conference. The team with the overall best regular-season record is awarded the Supporters' Shield, one of three major domestic trophies in North American soccer (the others being the national championships—the U.S. Open Cup or the Canadian Championship—and the primary trophy: the MLS Cup league championship). In 2010 and 2011, the league played as a double round robin, with each team playing each other team one home and away—creating a balanced schedule. With an unsuitable number of teams beginning in 2012, the league has moved to an unbalanced schedule weighted towards a team's respective conference.

The postseason consists of a 14-team, four-round knockout. The top team in each conference enters in the overall quarterfinal round, while the remaining teams from each conference playoff for a spot in that round. The MLS Cup is a single match final with the winner becoming league champion of the year. Six times a team has won the league double: winning both the MLS Cup and the Supporters' Shield in the same season. In 2017, Toronto FC became the first team to win a domestic treble. The MLS Golden Boot is awarded each year to the player with the most goals in the regular season, and the best overall player is awarded the Landon Donovan MVP Award.

List of seasons

The following is a list of all MLS seasons. It contains the number of teams, the number of regular-season games played per team, the champion—winner of the MLS Cup, the winners of the regular-season Eastern Conference, the Western Conference, and for 2000 and 2001, the defunct Central Division, the winner of the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), the top scorer(s), and the regular-season average attendance.

Winner of the Supporters' Shield
*Winner of the league double
‡Winner of the domestic treble
SeasonTeamsGamesChampionEasternWesternCentralMVPTop scorer(s) (goals)Att.Ref
19961032D.C. UnitedTampa Bay MutinyLos Angeles Galaxy—Carlos ValderramaRoy Lassiter (27)17,406[1]
19971032D.C. United*D.C. UnitedKansas City Wizards—PrekiJaime Moreno (16)14,619[2]
19981232Chicago FireD.C. UnitedLos Angeles Galaxy—Marco EtcheverryStern John (26)14,312[3]
19991232D.C. United*D.C. UnitedLos Angeles Galaxy—Jason KreisStern John
Jason Kreis
Roy Lassiter
(18)		14,282[4]
20001232Kansas City Wizards*MetroStarsKansas City WizardsChicago FireTony MeolaMamadou Diallo (26)13,756[5]
20011226–27San Jose EarthquakesMiami FusionLos Angeles GalaxyChicago FireAlex Pineda ChacónAlex Pineda Chacón (19)14,961[6]
20021028Los Angeles Galaxy*New England RevolutionLos Angeles Galaxy—Carlos RuizCarlos Ruiz (24)15,822[7]
20031030San Jose EarthquakesChicago FireSan Jose Earthquakes—PrekiCarlos Ruiz
Taylor Twellman
(15)		14,898[8]
20041030D.C. UnitedColumbus Crew SCKansas City Wizards—Amado GuevaraBrian Ching
Eddie Johnson
(12)		15,559[9]
20051232Los Angeles GalaxyNew England RevolutionSan Jose Earthquakes—Taylor TwellmanTaylor Twellman (17)15,108[10]
20061232Houston DynamoD.C. UnitedFC Dallas—Christian GómezJeff Cunningham (16)15,504[11]
20071330Houston DynamoD.C. UnitedChivas USA—Luciano EmílioLuciano Emílio (20)16,770[12]
20081430Columbus Crew SC*Columbus Crew SCHouston Dynamo—Guillermo Barros SchelottoLandon Donovan (20)16,460[13]
20091530Real Salt LakeColumbus Crew SCLA Galaxy—Landon DonovanJeff Cunningham (17)16,037[14]
20101630Colorado RapidsNew York Red BullsLA Galaxy—David FerreiraChris Wondolowski (18)16,675[15]
20111834LA Galaxy*Sporting Kansas CityLA Galaxy—Dwayne De RosarioDwayne De Rosario
Chris Wondolowski
(16)		17,872[16]
20121934LA GalaxySporting Kansas CitySan Jose Earthquakes—Chris WondolowskiChris Wondolowski (27)18,807[17]
20131934Sporting Kansas CityNew York Red BullsPortland Timbers—Mike MageeCamilo Sanvezzo (22)18,608[18]
20141934LA GalaxyD.C. UnitedSeattle Sounders FC—Robbie Keane[19]Bradley Wright-Phillips (27)[20]19,148[21]
20152034Portland TimbersNew York Red BullsFC Dallas—Sebastian GiovincoSebastian Giovinco
Kei Kamara
(22)		21,574[22]
20162034Seattle Sounders FCNew York Red BullsFC Dallas—David VillaBradley Wright-Phillips (24)21,692[23]
20172234Toronto FC‡Toronto FCPortland Timbers—Diego ValeriNemanja Nikolić (24)22,112[24]
20182334Atlanta United FCNew York Red BullsSporting Kansas City—Josef MartínezJosef Martínez (31)21,875[25]
20192434Seattle Sounders FCNew York City FCLos Angeles FC—Carlos VelaCarlos Vela (34)21,265[26]
20202618–23Columbus Crew SCPhiladelphia UnionSporting Kansas City—Alejandro PozueloDiego Rossi (14)39,814[27]

See also

References
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  20. "2014 Season Statistics". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
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  22. "2015 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  23. "2016 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  24. "2017 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  25. "2018 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  26. "2019 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  27. "2020 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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