Major League Soccer

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2019 MLS Cup

Major League Soccer (MLS), North American professional football (soccer) league that is the highest level of soccer competition on that continent.

Major League Soccer (MLS) began play in 1996. The creation of the league was part of a successful bid by the United States to host the 1994 World Cup, seeking to capitalize on the expected surge in football popularity in the country in the wake of its hosting of the world’s most-celebrated sports tournament. The league’s first championship game (known as the MLS Cup) was won by D.C. United (based in Washington, D.C.), and that club and the Los Angeles Galaxy have captured the most league titles, with four championships each. While MLS is not as prestigious as European football leagues such as England’s Premier League, the exposure to the growing American football market led a number of international stars—including David Beckham, Thierry Henry, and Hristo Stoichkov—to ply their trade in MLS.

The league’s teams are aligned as follows:

  • Eastern Conference: Atlanta United FC, Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew SC, D.C. United, Montreal Impact, New England Revolution (based near Boston), New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union, Toronto FC.
  • Western Conference: Colorado Rapids (based near Denver in Commerce City, Colorado), FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, Los Angeles FC, Minnesota United FC, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, Sporting Kansas City, Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Winners of the MLS Cup are provided in the table.

Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup
year winner runner-up score
*Won on penalty kicks.
1996 DC United Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 (OT)
1997 DC United Colorado Rapids 2–1
1998 Chicago Fire DC United 2–0
1999 DC 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
2003 San Jose Earthquakes Chicago Fire 4–2
2004 DC United Kansas City Wizards 3–2
2005 Los Angeles Galaxy New England Revolution 1–0 (OT)
2006 Houston Dynamo New England Revolution 1–1*
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*
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*
2014 Los Angeles Galaxy New England Revolution 2–1
2015 Portland Timbers Columbus Crew 2–1
2016 Seattle Sounders Toronto FC 0–0*
2017 Toronto FC Seattle Sounders 2–0
2018 Atlanta United Portland Timbers 2–0
2019 Seattle Sounders Toronto FC 3–1
2020 Columbus Crew Seattle Sounders 3–0
2021 New York City FC Portland Timbers 1–1*
2022 Los Angeles FC Philadelphia Union 3–3*

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