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Current MLS Cup Holders
MLS PLAYOFFS HISTORY
CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES

3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie
1996-1999 1 point for a Shootout Win (SW)
Through 2023 Season
*2025 Expansion Team
Team Records   MLS Cup Champions  Eastern Conference Champions  Western Conference Champions
RANK
TEAM
W(SW)
D
L
POINTS
GAMES
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 372(11) 192
301
1325
888
2
New York Red Bulls 353(11)
185
340
1255
889
3
Columbus Crew SC 348(13)
196
332
1253
889
4
FC Dallas 344(15)
202
324
1249
888
5
Sporting Kansas City 346(16)
194
332
1248
888
6
D.C. United
329(18)
180
362
1185
889
7
New England Revolution 322(17)
198
353
1181
890
8
Colorado Rapids 306(12)
195
371
1125
884
9
Chicago Fire FC
300(5)
206
315
1111
826
10
San Jose Earthquakes
277(19)
201
330
1051
757
11
Real Salt Lake
231
150
231
845
614
12
Seattle Sounders FC 225
115
150
790
490
13
Houston Dynamo FC
199
167
217
764
583
14
Philadelphia Union 176
124
161
652
461
15
Toronto FC
166
147
238
645
551
16
Portland Timbers
166
120
145
618
431
17
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
149
114
168
561
431
18
CF Montreal
147
78
172
519
397
19
New York City FC
126
76
93
454
295
20
Orlando City SC
104
80
111
392
295
21
Atlanta United FC
96
58
73
346
227
22
Los Angeles FC 93
46
53
325
192
23
Minnesota United FC 82
51
92
297
225
24
Nashville SC
46
47
32
185
125
25
FC Cincinnati 46
40
73
178
159
26
Inter Miami CF
42
21
62
147
125
27
Austin FC
35
21
57
126
102
28
Charlotte FC
23
16
29
85
68
29
St. Louis City SC
17
5
12
56
34
30
San Diego FC*
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Cup Champions   Team Records  Eastern Conference Champions  Western Conference Champions
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
1996
D.C. United Los Angeles Galaxy
3-2 (OT)
1997
D.C. United Colorado Rapids
2-1
1998
Chicago Fire D.C. United
2-0
1999
D.C. United Los Angeles Galaxy
2-0
2000
Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire
1-0
2001
San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles Galaxy
2-1 (OT)
2002
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
1-0 (OT)
2003
San Jose Earthquakes
Chicago Fire
4-2
2004
D.C. United
Kansas City Wizards
3-2
2005
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
1-0
2006
Houston Dynamo
New England Revolution
1-1 (4-3 PK)
2007
Houston Dynamo
New England Revolution
2-1
2008
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls
3-1
2009
Real Salt Lake
Los Angeles Galaxy
1-1 (5-4 PK)
2010
Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas
2-1 (OT)
2011
Los Angeles Galaxy
Houston Dynamo
1-0
2012
Los Angeles Galaxy
Houston Dynamo
3-1
2013
Sporting Kansas City
Real Salt Lake
1-1 (7-6 PK)
2014
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
2-1 (OT)
2015
Portland Timbers
Columbus Crew SC
2-1
2016
Seattle Sounders FC
Toronto FC
0-0 (5-4 PK)
2017
Toronto FC
Seattle Sounders FC
2-0
2018 Atlanta United
Portland Timbers
2-0
2019
Seattle Sounders FC
Toronto FC
3-1
2020
Columbus Crew SC
Seattle Sounders FC
3-0
2021
New York City FC
Portland Timbers
1-1 (4-2 PK)
2022
Los Angeles FC
Philadelphia Union
3-3 (3-0 PK)
2023
Columbus Crew SC
Los Angeles FC
2-1

MLS SEMIFINALS
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
POINTS
2000
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
4-4 AET

Chicago Fire
MetroStars
6-3
2001
Los Angeles Galaxy
Chicago Fire
7-1

San Jose Earthquakes
Miami Fusion
6-3
Eastern Conference Champions  Western Conference Champions  MLS Cup Champions  Team Records
1996-1999 Best of Three Series  2000-2001 No Conference Designations 2002 Point System
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
GAMES
1996
D.C. United
Tampa Bay Mutiny
2-0
1997
D.C. United
Columbus Crew
2-0
1998
D.C. United
Columbus Crew
2-1
1999
D.C. United
Columbus Crew
2-1
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
POINTS
2002
New England Revolution
Columbus Crew
5-2
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
2003
Chicago Fire
New England Revolution
1-0
2004
D.C. United
New England Revolution
3-3 (4-3PK)
2005
New England Revolution
Chicago Fire
1-0
2006
New England Revolution
D.C. United
1-0
2007
New England Revolution
Chicago Fire
1-0
2008
Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire
2-1
2009
Real Salt Lake
Chicago Fire
0-0 (5-4PK)
2010
Colorado Rapids
San Jose Earthquakes
1-0
2011
Houston Dynamo
Sporting Kansas City
2-0
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
1ST LEG
2ND LEG
TOTAL SCORE
2012
Houston Dynamo
D.C. United
3-1
1-1
4-2
2013
Sporting Kansas City
Houston Dynamo
0-0
2-1
2-1
2014
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
2-1
2-2
4-3
2015
Columbus Crew SC
New York Red Bulls
2-0
0-1
2-1
2016
Toronto FC
Montreal Impact
2-3
5-2 AET
7-5
2017
Toronto FC
Columbus Crew SC
0-0
1-0
1-0
2018
Atlanta United
New York Red Bulls
3-0
0-1
3-1
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
2019
Toronto FC
Atlanta United FC
2-1
2020
Columbus Crew SC
New England Revolution
1-0
2021
New York City FC
Philadelphia Union
2-1
2022
Philadelphia Union
New York City FC
3-1
2023
Columbus Crew SC
FC Cincinnati
3-2 AET

Western Conference Champions  Eastern Conference Champions  MLS Cup Champions  Team Records
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
GAMES
1996
Los Angeles Galaxy
Kansas City Wiz
2-0
1997
Colorado Rapids
Dallas Burn
2-0
1998
Chicago Fire
Los Angeles Galaxy
2-0
1999
Los Angeles Galaxy
Dallas Burn
2-1
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
POINTS
2002
Los Angeles Galaxy
Colorado Rapids
6-0
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
2003
San Jose Earthquakes
Kansas City Wizards
3-2
2004
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
2-0
2005
Los Angeles Galaxy
Colorado Rapids
2-0
2006
Houston Dynamo
Colorado Rapids
3-1
2007
Houston Dynamo
Kansas City Wizards
2-0
2008
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
1-0
2009
Los Angeles Galaxy
Houston Dynamo
2-0 AET
2010
FC Dallas
Los Angeles Galaxy
3-0
2011
Los Angeles Galaxy
Real Salt Lake
3-1
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
1ST LEG
2ND LEG
TOTAL SCORE
2012
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders FC
3-0
1-2
4-2
2013
Real Salt Lake
Portland Timbers
4-2
1-0
5-2
2014
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders FC
1-0
1-2
2-2 (ag)
2015
Portland Timbers
FC Dallas
3-1
2-2
5-3
2016
Seattle Sounders FC
Colorado Rapids
2-1
1-0
3-1
2017
Seattle Sounders FC
Houston Dynamo
2-0
3-0
5-0
2018
Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City
0-0
3-2
3-2
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
2019
Seattle Sounders FC
Los Angeles FC
3-1
2020
Seattle Sounders FC Minnesota United FC
3-2
2021
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
2-0
2022
Los Angeles FC
Austin FC
3-0
2023
Los Angeles FC
Houston Dynamo FC
2-0

MLS CUP APPEARANCES
RANK
TEAM
MLS CUP TITLES
APPEARANCES
LAST WIN
LAST APPEARANCE
1
Los Angeles Galaxy
5
9
2014
2014
2
D.C. United
4
5
2004
2004
3
Columbus Crew SC 3
4
2023
2023
4
Houston Dynamo FC
2
4
2007
2012
5
Seattle Sounders FC 2
4
2019
2020
6
Sporting Kansas City 2
3
2013
2013
7
San Jose Earthquakes 2
2
2003
2003
8
Chicago Fire FC
1
3
1998
2003
9
Colorado Rapids
1
2
2010
2010
10
Real Salt Lake 1
2
2009
2013
11
Toronto FC 1
3
2017
2019
12
Portland Timbers 1
3
2015
2021
13
Los Angeles FC 1
2
2022
2023
14
Atlanta United 1
1
2018
2018
15
New York City FC 1
1
2021
2021
16
New England Revolution
0
5
--
2014
17
New York Red Bulls
0
1
--
2008
18
FC Dallas
0
1
--
2010
19
Philadelphia Union
0
1
--
2022