List of Major League Soccer seasons

Major League Soccer is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. As of 2016, it consists of 20 teams: 17 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 MLS Supporters' Shield, one of three major domestic trophies in North American soccer (the others being the national championships—the Lamar Hunt 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 a prime 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 ten-team, four-round knockout. The top three teams in each conference reach the overall quarterfinal round, while the fourth and fifth seeded teams from either conference playoff for the last spot in that round. The final, the MLS Cup, is a single match 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. This has been done by four different teams. 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 Most Valuable Player 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)—winner of the Golden Boot, and the regular-season average attendance.

daggerWinner of the Supporters' Shield
*Winner of the league double
‡Winner of the domestic treble
SeasonTeamsGamesChampionEasternWesternCentralMVPTop scorerAtt.Ref
19961032D.C. UnitedTampa Bay MutinydaggerLos Angeles Galaxy—Carlos ValderramaRoy Lassiter17,406[1]
19971032D.C. United*D.C. UniteddaggerKansas City Wizards—PrekiJaime Moreno14,619[2]
19981232Chicago FireD.C. UnitedLos Angeles Galaxydagger—Marco EtcheverryStern John14,312[3]
19991232D.C. United*D.C. UniteddaggerLos Angeles Galaxy—Jason KreisJason Kreis14,282[4]
20001232Kansas City Wizards*MetroStarsKansas City WizardsdaggerChicago FireTony MeolaMamadou Diallo13,756[5]
20011226–27San Jose EarthquakesMiami Fusion F.C.daggerLos Angeles GalaxyChicago FireAlex Pineda ChacónAlex Pineda Chacón14,961[6]
20021028Los Angeles Galaxy*New England RevolutionLos Angeles Galaxydagger—Carlos RuizCarlos Ruiz15,822[7]
20031030San Jose EarthquakesChicago FiredaggerSan Jose Earthquakes—PrekiCarlos Ruiz
Taylor Twellman		14,898[8]
20041030D.C. UnitedColumbus CrewdaggerKansas City Wizards—Amado GuevaraEddie Johnson15,559[9]
20051232Los Angeles GalaxyNew England RevolutionSan Jose Earthquakesdagger—Taylor TwellmanTaylor Twellman15,108[10]
20061232Houston DynamoD.C. UniteddaggerFC Dallas—Christian GómezJeff Cunningham15,504[11]
20071330Houston DynamoD.C. UniteddaggerChivas USA—Luciano EmílioLuciano Emílio16,770[12]
20081430Columbus Crew*Columbus CrewdaggerHouston Dynamo—Guillermo Barros SchelottoLandon Donovan16,460[13]
20091530Real Salt LakeColumbus CrewdaggerLA Galaxy—Landon DonovanJeff Cunningham16,037[14]
20101630Colorado RapidsNew York Red BullsLA Galaxydagger—David FerreiraChris Wondolowski16,675[15]
20111834LA Galaxy*Sporting Kansas CityLA Galaxydagger—Dwayne De RosarioDwayne De Rosario
Chris Wondolowski		17,872[16]
20121934LA GalaxySporting Kansas CitySan Jose Earthquakesdagger—Chris WondolowskiChris Wondolowski18,807[17]
20131934Sporting Kansas CityNew York Red BullsdaggerPortland Timbers—Mike MageeCamilo Sanvezzo18,608[18]
20141934LA GalaxyD.C. UnitedSeattle Soundersdagger—Robbie Keane[19]Bradley Wright-Phillips[20]19,148[21]
20152034Portland TimbersNew York Red BullsdaggerFC Dallas—Sebastian GiovincoSebastian Giovinco
Kei Kamara		21,574[22]
20162034Seattle Sounders FCNew York Red BullsFC Dallasdagger—David VillaBradley Wright-Phillips21,692[23]
20172234Toronto FC‡Toronto FCdaggerSeattle Sounders FC—Diego ValeriNemanja Nikolić22,112[24]
20182334TBDTBDTBD—TBDTBDTBD[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ "1997 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "1998 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ "1999 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2000 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2001 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  7. ↑ "2002 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  8. ↑ "2003 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  9. ↑ "2004 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  10. ↑ "2005 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  11. ↑ "2006 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  12. ↑ "2007 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  13. ↑ "2008 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  14. ↑ "2009 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  15. ↑ "2010 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  16. ↑ "2011 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  17. ↑ "2012 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  18. ↑ "2013 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Robbie Keane voted 2014 MLS Most Valuable Player". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  20. ↑ "2014 Season Statistics". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  21. ↑ "2014 Year in Review". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  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 7 May 2018.
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