Major League Soccer records and statistics

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The following is a compilation of notable Major League Soccer records and statistics for teams and players.

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MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield

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MLS Cup finals

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All-time most successful teams

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

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Player records -- career

Bold indicates active player. All statistics are for regular season only.

Goals

Goals from a free kick

Assists

Minutes played

As of October 25, 2017

Goals against average

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Player records -- single season

Bold indicates ongoing season. All statistics are for regular season only.

Most goals

Most assists

Most shutouts

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All-time regular season successes

As of October 23, 2017

• Supporters' Shield Standings through 2017 regular season.
• Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny folded after completion of the 2001 season
• Chivas USA folded after completion of the 2014 season

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All-time regular season records

Through completion of 2017 regular season.

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.

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All-time playoff success

• Through completion of 2016 playoffs.

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All-time playoffs records

¹ - Included shootout wins in seasons 1996-1999.
² - Included shootout losses in seasons 1996-1999.

• Through 2016 playoffs.

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Team records -- single season

Points

• From 1996-99 a shoot out was used to determine the winner of a match if after 90 minutes there was still a draw. the winner of the shoot out was awarded 1 point
• From 2000-03 a 10-min golden goal period was used to determine the winner of a match if after 90 minutes there was still a draw.

As of October 22, 2017

¹ - Points earned during shootout era

Results

Goals

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Single game records

Highest scoring games

Biggest winning margin

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Longest streaks

Consecutive postseason berths

As of October 15, 2017

Winning streaks

Note: During 1996-1999, there were no ties; if a game was tied at the end of regulation time, it was decided by a shootout.

• 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

• 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).
• The longest unbeaten end to a season was achieved by the Columbus Crew in 2004, who closed the campaign 18 matches unbeaten (with 8 wins and 10 draws).

Home undefeated streaks

• Only regular season MLS matches count towards individual team records records.

As of October 9, 2017

Notes

Losing streaks

Note: During 1996-1999, there were no ties; if a game was tied at the end of regulation time, it was decided by a shootout.

• The longest losing start to a season was achieved by Toronto FC in 2012, who opened the campaign with nine consecutive losses.
• The longest losing end to a season was achieved by Sporting Kansas City in 1999, who closed the campaign with seven consecutive losses.

Tie streaks

• The longest streak of ties to start a season was achieved by the LA Galaxy in 2003, the New York Red Bulls in 2006, Columbus Crew SC in 2007, the Portland Timbers in 2015, and the Colorado Rapids in 2015, who each opened their respective campaigns with three consecutive ties.
• The longest streak of ties to end a season was achieved by the San Jose Earthquakes in 2004 and the Montreal Impact in 2014, who each closed their respective campaigns with four consecutive ties.

Transfer fees

Paid

Received

Average season attendances

• Highest single match attendance: 71,874 (Atlanta United vs. Toronto FC, October 22, 2017)
• Highest average attendance: 48,200 (Atlanta United, 2017)
• Lowest average attendance: 7,063 (Chivas USA, 2014)
• Lowest single match attendance: 3,702 (Chivas USA vs. Portland Timbers, May 28, 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 at home during a regular season is 42 (13-3-1) by Toronto FC in 2017. Previously, it was 41 (12-5-0) 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.

See also

• List of American and Canadian soccer champions

References

Works cited

External links

• RSSSF.com: USA - MLS All-Time Table (since 1996)
• MLS Facts and Record Book

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