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3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie
1996-1999 1 point for a Shootout Win (SW)
Through 2025 Season
Team Records   MLS Cup Champions  Eastern Conference Champions  Western Conference Champions
RANK
 TEAM
 W(SW)
 D
 L
 POINTS
 GAMES
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 398(11) 208
 327
 1419
 956
2
 Columbus Crew SC 381(13)
 217
 346
 1373
 957
3
 New York Red Bulls 376(11)
 206
 364
 1345
 957
4
 FC Dallas 366(15)
 221
 351
 1334
 956
5
 Sporting Kansas City 361(16)
 208
 371
 1307
 956
6
 D.C. United
 344(18)
 201
 394
 1251
 957
7
 New England Revolution 340(17)
 211
 390
 1248
 958
8
 Colorado Rapids 332(12)
 208
 400
 1216
 952
9
 Chicago Fire FC
 322(5)
 223
 344
 1194
 894
10
 San Jose Earthquakes
 294(19)
 212
 370
 1113
 825
11
 Real Salt Lake
 259
 166
 255
 945
 682
12
 Seattle Sounders FC 256
 134
 168
 902
 558
13
 Houston Dynamo FC
 223
 186
 242
 855
 651
14
 Philadelphia Union 205
 140
 184
 755
 529
15
 Toronto FC
 183
 165
 271
 714
 619
16
 Portland Timbers
 189
 142
 168
 709
 499
17
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 180
 131
 188
 671
 499
18
 CF Montreal
 164
 98
 203
 590
 465
19
 New York City FC
 157
 89
 117
 560
 363
20
 Orlando City SC
 133
 98
 132
 497
 363
21
 Los Angeles FC 129
 62
 69
 449
 260
22
 Atlanta United FC
 111
 81
 103
 414
 295
23
 Minnesota United FC 113
 68
 112
 407
 293
24
 FC Cincinnati 84
 50
 93
 302
 227
25
 Inter Miami CF
 83
 37
 73
 286
 193
26
 Nashville SC 71
 62
 60
 275
 193
27
 Austin FC
 59
 38
 84
 215
 181
28
 Charlotte FC
 56
 27
 53
 195
 136
29
 St. Louis City SC
 33
 26
 43
 125
 102
30
 San Diego FC
 19
 6
 9
 63
 34
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
2024
 Los Angeles Galaxy
 New York Red Bulls
 2-1
2025
 Inter Miami CF
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 3-1

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
2024
 New York Red Bulls
 Orlando City SC
 1-0
2025
 Inter Miami CF
 New York City FC
 5-1

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
2024
 Los Angeles Galaxy
 Seattle Sounders FC
 1-0
2025
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 San Diego FC
 3-1

MLS CUP APPEARANCES
RANK
 TEAM
 MLS CUP TITLES
 APPEARANCES
 LAST WIN
 LAST APPEARANCE
1
 Los Angeles Galaxy
 6
 10
 2024
 2024
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
 Inter Miami CF 1
 1
 2025
 2025
17
 New England Revolution
 0
 5
 --
 2014
18
 New York Red Bulls
 0
 2
 --
 2024
19
 FC Dallas
 0
 1
 --
 2010
20
 Philadelphia Union
 0
 1
 --
 2022
21
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 0
 1
 --
 2025