Major League Soccer records and statistics
The following is a compilation of notable Major League Soccer records and statistics for teams and players.
MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield
MLS Cup finals
Season |
Winner |
Result |
Runner-Up |
Venue |
1996 Details |
D.C. United |
3–2 (AET) |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, MA |
1997 Details |
D.C. United |
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 |
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 (AET) |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH |
2002 Details |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
1–0 (AET) |
New England Revolution |
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA |
2003 Details |
San Jose Earthquakes |
4–2 |
Chicago Fire |
The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA |
2004 Details |
D.C. United |
3–2 |
Kansas City Wizards |
The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA |
2005 Details |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
1–0 (AET) |
New England Revolution |
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX |
2006 Details |
Houston Dynamo |
1–1 (AET) 4–3 (PSO) |
New England Revolution |
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX |
2007 Details |
Houston Dynamo |
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 (AET) 5–4 (PSO) |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Qwest Field, Seattle, WA |
2010 Details |
Colorado Rapids |
2–1 (AET) |
FC Dallas |
BMO Field, Toronto, ON |
2011 Details |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
1–0 |
Houston Dynamo |
The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA |
2012 Details |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
3–1 |
Houston Dynamo |
The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA |
2013 Details |
Sporting Kansas City |
1–1 (AET) 7–6 (PSO) |
Real Salt Lake |
Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS |
2014 Details |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
2–1 (AET) |
New England Revolution |
StubHub Center, Carson, CA |
2015 Details |
Portland Timbers |
2–1 |
Columbus Crew |
Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, OH |
2016 Details |
Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders FC |
BMO Field, Toronto, ON |
All-Time Most Successful MLS Clubs
The figures in bold represent the most times this honor has been won by an MLS team. |
1 – Minor honors
2 – Canadian teams cannot participate in the U.S. Open Cup
3 – American teams cannot participate in the Canadian Championship.
4 – 2008 Canadian Championship was won by Montreal Impact, a former NASL team not the current MLS Montreal Impact.
5 – Defunct
6 – Won as "CONCACAF Champions' Cup"
Player records — career
Bold indicates active player. All statistics are for regular season only.
Goals
Assists
Minutes played
Minutes played
Rank |
Player |
Minutes |
1 |
Kevin Hartman |
37,260 |
2 |
Nick Rimando |
35,343 |
3 |
Kyle Beckerman |
33,145 |
4 |
Steve Ralston |
33,142 |
5 |
Joe Cannon |
30,731 |
6 |
Landon Donovan |
28,665 |
7 |
Brian Carroll |
28,592 |
8 |
Davy Arnaud |
28,462 |
9 |
Bobby Boswell |
28,428 |
10 |
Brad Davis |
28,095 |
Last Updated August 26, 2016
Goals Against Average
Player records — single season
Bold indicates ongoing season. All statistics are for regular season only.
Most goals
Most assists
[1]
Most shutouts
All-Time Regular Season Successes
- * Through 2016 regular season.
All-Time Regular Season Records
Through completion of 2016 regular season.
Pts Rank |
Club |
Seasons |
GP |
W1 |
L2 |
T |
SOW3 |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Pts Per Game |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Finishing Positions.4 |
1 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
21 (1996–) | 662 | 307 | 216 | 139 | 11 | 1061 | 831 | +230 | 1038 | 1.568 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
2 | FC Dallas |
21 (1996–) | 662 | 278 | 256 | 128 | 15 | 980 | 954 | +26 | 932 | 1.408 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Columbus Crew |
21 (1996–) | 662 | 270 | 257 | 135 | 13 | 964 | 928 | +36 | 919 | 1.388 | 3 | | | 2 |
4 | Sporting Kansas City |
21 (1996–) | 663 | 270 | 253 | 140 | 16 | 922 | 892 | +30 | 918 | 1.385 | 1 | 4 | | 1 |
5 | D.C. United |
21 (1996–) | 662 | 275 | 259 | 128 | 18 | 1014 | 965 | +49 | 917 | 1.385 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
6 | New York Red Bulls |
21 (1996–) | 662 | 266 | 262 | 134 | 11 | 995 | 981 | +14 | 910 | 1.375 | 2 | | 3 | 1 |
7 | Colorado Rapids |
21 (1996–) | 662 | 248 | 276 | 138 | 12 | 868 | 958 | −90 | 858 | 1.296 | | 1 | | 1 |
8 | New England Revolution |
21 (1996–) | 663 | 250 | 281 | 132 | 17 | 921 | 1000 | −79 | 848 | 1.279 | | 1 | 2 | 2 |
9 | Chicago Fire |
19 (1998–) | 599 | 237 | 217 | 145 | 5 | 870 | 824 | +46 | 846 | 1.412 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
10 | San Jose Earthquakes |
19 (1996–05,2008–) | 600 | 230 | 232 | 138 | 19 | 824 | 813 | +11 | 790 | 1.317 | 2 | 2 | | 1 |
11 | Real Salt Lake |
12 (2005–) | 388 | 143 | 143 | 102 | 0 | 517 | 498 | +19 | 531 | 1.369 | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Houston Dynamo |
11 (2006–) | 356 | 132 | 118 | 106 | 0 | 465 | 448 | +17 | 502 | 1.410 | | 1 | 2 | |
13 | Seattle Sounders FC |
8 (2009–) | 264 | 123 | 81 | 60 | 0 | 379 | 305 | +74 | 429 | 1.625 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
14 | Toronto FC |
10 (2007–) | 324 | 91 | 144 | 89 | 0 | 384 | 498 | −114 | 362 | 1.117 | | | | |
15 | Chivas USA |
10 (2005–14) | 320 | 92 | 149 | 79 | 0 | 351 | 483 | −132 | 355 | 1.109 | | 1 | | |
16 | Philadelphia Union |
7 (2010–) | 234 | 72 | 96 | 66 | 0 | 303 | 335 | −32 | 282 | 1.205 | | | | |
17 | Portland Timbers |
6 (2011–) | 204 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 0 | 278 | 281 | -3 | 279 | 1.368 | | | 1 | |
18 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
6 (2011–) | 204 | 68 | 79 | 57 | 0 | 255 | 269 | −14 | 261 | 1.279 | | | 1 | |
19 | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
6 (1996–01) | 187 | 83 | 98 | 6 | 10 | 312 | 336 | −24 | 235 | 1.257 | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
20 | Montreal Impact |
5 (2012–) | 170 | 58 | 71 | 41 | 0 | 230 | 255 | −25 | 215 | 1.265 | | | | |
21 | Miami Fusion |
4 (1998–01) | 122 | 56 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 199 | 219 | −20 | 158 | 1.295 | 1 | | | |
22 | New York City FC |
1 (2015–) | 68 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 111 | 115 | −4 | 91 | 1.338 | | | | 1 |
23 | Orlando City SC |
2 (2015–) | 68 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 101 | 116 | −15 | 85 | 1.250 | | | | |
1 – Included shootout wins in seasons 1996–1999.
2 – Included shootout losses in seasons 1996–1999.
3 – Shoot Out Wins
4 – Based on combined conference results before single format for playoff qualification was inaugurated in 2007.
All-Time Playoff Success
- Through completion of 2015 playoffs.
All-Time Playoffs Records
1 – Included shootout wins in seasons 1996–1999.
2 – Included shootout losses in seasons 1996–1999.
Single game records
Highest scoring games
Biggest winning margin
Longest streaks
Winning streaks
Most Wins in a Row
Team |
No. |
From |
To |
LA Galaxy | 15 | 000000001997-09-07-0000September 7, 1997 | 000000001998-05-17-0000May 17, 1998 |
LA Galaxy | 12 | 000000001996-04-13-0000April 13, 1996 | 000000001996-06-26-0000June 26, 1996 |
Chicago Fire | 11 | 000000001998-05-16-0000May 16, 1998 | 000000001998-07-04-0000July 4, 1998 |
D.C. United | 11 | 000000001999-07-25-0000July 25, 1999 | 000000001999-09-25-0000September 25, 1999 |
- The longest winning start to a season was achieved by Los Angeles Galaxy in 1996, who opened the campaign with 12 consecutive wins and won their first eight games in regulation.
- The longest winning end to a season was achieved by the Los Angeles Galaxy in 1997, who closed the campaign with six straight wins.
Undefeated streaks
Most Wins/Ties in a Row
Team |
No. |
From |
To |
Columbus Crew | 19 | 000000002004-07-03-0000July 3, 2004 | 000000002005-04-02-0000April 2, 2005 |
FC Dallas | 19 | 000000002010-05-27-0000May 27, 2010 | 000000002010-10-09-0000October 9, 2010 |
Real Salt Lake | 18 | 000000002010-11-24-0000November 24, 2010 | 000000002011-04-13-0000April 13, 2011 |
Real Salt Lake | 16 | 000000002013-09-28-0000September 28, 2013 | 000000002014-05-24-0000May 24, 2014 |
New York Red Bulls | 16 | 000000002016-07-10-0000July 10, 2016 | 000000002016-10-23-0000October 23, 2016 |
LA Galaxy | 15 | 000000001997-09-07-0000September 7, 1997 | 000000001998-05-17-0000May 17, 1998 |
LA Galaxy | 15 | 000000002009-02-10-0000February 10, 2009 | 000000002009-06-05-0000June 5, 2009 |
Portland Timbers | 15 | 000000002013-03-16-0000March 16, 2013 | 000000002013-07-07-0000July 7, 2013 |
Colorado Rapids | 15 | 000000002016-04-13-0000April 13, 2016 | 000000002016-07-23-0000July 23, 2016 |
- The longest unbeaten start to a season was achieved by both the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2010 and Real Salt Lake in 2014, who both opened their campaigns with 12 unbeaten matches (with 10 wins, 2 draws and 6 wins, 6 draws, respectively).[2]
- The longest unbeaten end to a season was achieved by the Columbus Crew in 2004, who closed the campaign 18 matches unbeaten (with eight wins and 10 draws).
Home undefeated streaks
Legend
Unbeaten run in progress |
Defunct team |
- Only regular season MLS matches towards individual team records records.
- As of September 12, 2016 [3]
- Notes
- ^ Montreal (MTL): Montreal Impact has accomplished this home unbeaten run four times, the most recent dates are shown
- ^ Philadelphia (PHI): Philadelphia Union has accomplished this home unbeaten run twice, the most recent dates are shown
Transfer fees
Paid
Received
Average season attendances
- Highest single match attendance: 69,255 (Los Angeles Galaxy vs. MetroStars, April 13, 1996)
- Highest average attendance: 44,038 (Seattle Sounders, 2013)
- Lowest average attendance: 7,063 (Chivas USA, 2014)
Streaks
- The longest road trip a team has played during the regular season was recorded by Sporting Kansas City in 2011. They opened the season with ten straight games on the road due to the completion of Livestrong Sporting Park in the early part of the 2011 season, so the club elected to play its first ten games away, rather than find a temporary venue.
- The record for longest home stand a team has played during the regular season is shared by 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 in the regular season was 68 (24–8–2), by LA Galaxy in 1998.
- The highest number of points achieved by a team at home during a regular season was 41 (12–0–5) by LA Galaxy in 2011 and (13-2-2) by the New York Red Bulls in 2016.
- 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 was 18, by Chicago Fire in 2014.[17]
See also
References
- ↑ "By Season". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "Recap: RSL 0–0 FC Dallas". Real Salt Lake. May 24, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Home sweet home: The longest home unbeaten runs in MLS history". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ "AS Roma - Official Website - Rome - Football - Soccer" (PDF).
- ↑ "Jermain Defoe: Tottenham striker to join MLS side Toronto".
- ↑ "Sources: Sunderland, Toronto FC agree to Jozy Altidore-Jermain Defoe swap".
- ↑ Rishe, Patrick. "Seattle Sounders, MLS Shoot And Score With Clint Dempsey Signing".
- ↑ "Giovani Dos Santos set to sign for LA Galaxy - reports".
- ↑ http://www.sounderatheart.com/sounders-trades-transfers-rumors/2016/7/30/12334770/details-of-nicolas-lodeiros-contract
- ↑ Association, Press (August 15, 2011). "Robbie Keane completes 'dream' £3.5m move to LA Galaxy from Tottenham" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ "SoccerAmerica - Bradley's $10 million deal sets MLS record 01/09/2014".
- ↑ "Altidore to be sold to Villarreal for $8 million (updated)". June 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Fulham complete Johnson signing". January 23, 2008 – via bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Edu poised for switch to Rangers". August 16, 2008 – via bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Soccer: Crew sells Giancarlo Gonzalez to Italian club".
- ↑ "It's official: Fredy Montero transferred to Sporting Lisbon". January 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Tied Up: New England Revolution equal record for most draws to start season". MLSsoccer.com. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
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