USA 2020


Major League Soccer (Division 1)

Major League Soccer

Regular Season | Championship Playoff | MLS is Back Tournament

Regular Season

NB: Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC were admitted

Final Tables (based on points/match):

Eastern Conference
 1.Philadelphia Union         23  14  5  4  44-20  47            Championship Playoff
 2.Toronto FC                 23  13  5  5  33-26  44            Championship Playoff
 3.Columbus Crew              23  12  5  6  36-21  41            Championship Playoff
 4.Orlando City SC            23  11  8  4  40-25  41            Championship Playoff
 5.New York City FC           23  12  3  8  37-25  39            Championship Playoff
 6.New York Red Bulls         23   9  5  9  29-31  32            Championship Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 7.Nashville SC               23   8  8  7  24-22  32  [N]  [*]  Preliminary Round
 8.New England Revolution     23   8  8  7  26-25  32            Preliminary Round
 9.Montreal Impact            23   8  2 13  33-43  26            Preliminary Round
10.Inter Miami CF             23   7  3 13  25-35  24  [N]       Preliminary Round
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Chicago Fire               23   5  8 10  33-39  23
12.Atlanta United FC          23   6  4 13  23-30  22
13.DC United                  23   5  6 12  25-41  21
14.FC Cincinnati              23   4  4 15  12-36  16
[*] on Jun 10, Nashville SC were moved from the Western to the Eastern Conference

Western Conference
 1.Sporting Kansas City       21  12  3  6  38-25  39            Championship Playoff
 2.Seattle Sounders           22  11  6  5  44-23  39  [C]       Championship Playoff
 3.Portland Timbers           23  11  6  6  46-35  39            Championship Playoff
 4.Minnesota United FC        21   9  7  5  36-26  34            Championship Playoff
 5.Colorado Rapids            18   8  4  6  32-28  28            Championship Playoff
 6.FC Dallas                  22   9  7  6  28-24  34            Championship Playoff
 7.Los Angeles FC             22   9  5  8  47-39  32            Championship Playoff
 8.San Jose Earthquakes       23   8  6  9  35-51  30            Championship Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Vancouver Whitecaps        23   9  0 14  27-44  27
10.Los Angeles Galaxy         22   6  4 12  27-46  22
11.Real Salt Lake             22   5  7 10  25-35  22
12.Houston Dynamo             23   4  9 10  30-40  21

NB: first tie-breaker: number of wins per match played

Canadian Head-to-Head Records
 1.Toronto FC                  6   4  0  2   9- 5  12  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Montreal Impact             6   3  0  3   9- 8   9
 3.Vancouver Whitecaps         6   2  0  4   8-13   6
NB: the Canadian MLS clubs play each other three times; the club with the best
    record in the head-to-head matches qualifies for the Canadian Championship

Round 1
[Feb 29]
DC United              1-2 Colorado Rapids        
Montreal Impact        2-1 New England Revolution 
Houston Dynamo         1-1 Los Angeles Galaxy     
San Jose Earthquakes   2-2 Toronto FC             
FC Dallas              2-0 Philadelphia Union     
Orlando City SC        0-0 Real Salt Lake         
Nashville SC           1-2 Atlanta United FC      
Vancouver Whitecaps    1-3 Sporting Kansas City   
[Mar 1]
Columbus Crew          1-0 New York City FC       
New York Red Bulls     3-2 FC Cincinnati          
Seattle Sounders       2-1 Chicago Fire           
Los Angeles FC         1-0 Inter Miami CF         
Portland Timbers       1-3 Minnesota United FC    

Round 2
[Mar 7]
New England Revolution 1-1 Chicago Fire           
Real Salt Lake         1-1 New York Red Bulls     
FC Dallas              2-2 Montreal Impact        
DC United              2-1 Inter Miami CF         
Toronto FC             1-0 New York City FC       
Atlanta United FC      2-1 FC Cincinnati          
San Jose Earthquakes   2-5 Minnesota United FC    
Sporting Kansas City   4-0 Houston Dynamo         
Colorado Rapids        2-1 Orlando City SC        
Seattle Sounders       1-1 Columbus Crew          
Los Angeles Galaxy     0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps    
[Mar 8]
Portland Timbers       1-0 Nashville SC           
Los Angeles FC         3-3 Philadelphia Union     

Tables at suspension:

Eastern Conference
 1.Atlanta United FC           2   2  0  0   4- 2   6
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Montreal Impact             2   1  1  0   4- 3   4
 3.New York Red Bulls          2   1  1  0   4- 3   4
 4.Toronto FC                  2   1  1  0   3- 2   4
 5.Columbus Crew               2   1  1  0   2- 1   4
 6.DC United                   2   1  0  1   3- 3   3
 7.Chicago Fire                2   0  1  1   2- 3   1
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 8.New England Revolution      2   0  1  1   2- 3   1
 9.Orlando City SC             2   0  1  1   1- 2   1
10.Philadelphia Union          2   0  1  1   3- 5   1
11.FC Cincinnati               2   0  0  2   3- 5   0
12.Inter Miami CF              2   0  0  2   1- 3   0  [N]
13.New York City FC            2   0  0  2   0- 2   0

Western Conference
 1.Sporting Kansas City        2   2  0  0   7- 1   6
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Minnesota United FC         2   2  0  0   8- 3   6
 3.Colorado Rapids             2   2  0  0   4- 2   6
 4.FC Dallas                   2   1  1  0   4- 2   4
 5.Los Angeles FC              2   1  1  0   4- 3   4
 6.Seattle Sounders            2   1  1  0   3- 2   4  [C]
 7.Portland Timbers            2   1  0  1   2- 3   3
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 8.Vancouver Whitecaps         2   1  0  1   2- 3   3
 9.Real Salt Lake              2   0  2  0   1- 1   2
10.Los Angeles Galaxy          2   0  1  1   1- 2   1
11.San Jose Earthquakes        2   0  1  1   4- 7   1
12.Houston Dynamo              2   0  1  1   1- 5   1
13.Nashville SC                2   0  0  2   1- 3   0  [N]

NB: league suspended due to Covid-19 pandemic; it was resumed with a
    one-off MLS is Back tournament played in Florida;
    the group matches of the MLS is Back tournament, played Jul 8-23,
    also counted for the regular season:

[Jul 8]
Orlando City SC        2-1 Inter Miami CF         
[Jul 9]
New York City FC       0-1 Philadelphia Union     
Montreal Impact        0-1 New England Revolution 
[Jul 10]
Seattle Sounders       0-0 San Jose Earthquakes   
[Jul 11]
Atlanta United FC      0-1 New York Red Bulls     
FC Cincinnati          0-4 Columbus Crew          
[Jul 12]
Sporting Kansas City   1-2 Minnesota United FC    
Real Salt Lake         2-0 Colorado Rapids        
[Jul 13]
Toronto FC             2-2 DC United              
Los Angeles FC         3-3 Houston Dynamo         
Los Angeles Galaxy     1-2 Portland Timbers       
[Jul 14]
New York City FC       1-3 Orlando City SC        
Philadelphia Union     2-1 Inter Miami CF         
Chicago Fire           2-1 Seattle Sounders       
[Jul 15]
Vancouver Whitecaps    3-4 San Jose Earthquakes   
[Jul 16]
Montreal Impact        3-4 Toronto FC             
Atlanta United FC      0-1 FC Cincinnati          
Columbus Crew          2-0 New York Red Bulls     
[Jul 17]
DC United              1-1 New England Revolution 
Sporting Kansas City   3-2 Colorado Rapids        
Real Salt Lake         0-0 Minnesota United FC    
[Jul 18]
Portland Timbers       2-1 Houston Dynamo         
Los Angeles FC         6-2 Los Angeles Galaxy     
[Jul 19]
Chicago Fire           0-2 San Jose Earthquakes   
Seattle Sounders       3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps     
[Jul 20]
Inter Miami CF         0-1 New York City FC       
Philadelphia Union     1-1 Orlando City SC        
[Jul 21]
Toronto FC             0-0 New England Revolution 
Montreal Impact        1-0 DC United              
Atlanta United FC      0-1 Columbus Crew          
[Jul 22]
Real Salt Lake         0-2 Sporting Kansas City   
Colorado Rapids        2-2 Minnesota United FC    
FC Cincinnati          2-0 New York Red Bulls     
[Jul 23]
Chicago Fire           0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps    
Los Angeles Galaxy     1-1 Houston Dynamo         
Los Angeles FC         2-2 Portland Timbers       

[Aug 12]
FC Dallas              0-1 Nashville SC           
[Aug 16]
FC Dallas              0-0 Nashville SC           

[Aug 18]
Toronto FC             3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps    [also for Canadian Championship]

[Aug 20]
New York Red Bulls     1-0 New York City FC       
Columbus Crew          3-0 Chicago Fire           
New England Revolution 0-0 Philadelphia Union     
[Aug 21]
FC Cincinnati          0-0 DC United              
Minnesota United FC    1-2 Sporting Kansas City   
Houston Dynamo         0-0 FC Dallas              
Toronto FC             1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps    [also for Canadian Championship]
[Aug 22]
Los Angeles FC         0-2 Los Angeles Galaxy     
Atlanta United FC      2-0 Nashville SC           
Inter Miami CF         3-2 Orlando City SC        
Colorado Rapids        1-4 Real Salt Lake         
[Aug 23]
Portland Timbers       0-3 Seattle Sounders       

[Aug 24]
New York City FC       1-0 Columbus Crew          
[Aug 25]
DC United              1-2 New England Revolution 
Chicago Fire           3-0 FC Cincinnati          
Philadelphia Union     1-0 New York Red Bulls     
Montreal Impact        2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps    [also for Canadian Championship]
Sporting Kansas City   2-5 Houston Dynamo         
[Aug 26]
Orlando City SC        3-1 Nashville SC           

[Aug 28]
Montreal Impact        0-1 Toronto FC             [also for Canadian Championship]
[Aug 29]
Atlanta United FC      1-3 Orlando City SC        
FC Cincinnati          0-0 Columbus Crew          
New York City FC       3-1 Chicago Fire           
Philadelphia Union     4-1 DC United              
New England Revolution 1-1 New York Red Bulls     
FC Dallas              3-1 Minnesota United FC    
Colorado Rapids        1-1 Sporting Kansas City   
Los Angeles Galaxy     3-2 San Jose Earthquakes   
Portland Timbers       4-4 Real Salt Lake         
[Aug 30]
Nashville SC           1-0 Inter Miami CF         
Seattle Sounders       3-1 Los Angeles FC         

[Sep 1]
Toronto FC             0-1 Montreal Impact        [also for Canadian Championship]
[Sep 2]
Atlanta United FC      0-0 Inter Miami CF         
Columbus Crew          1-0 Philadelphia Union     
FC Cincinnati          0-0 Chicago Fire           
New York Red Bulls     0-1 DC United              
Houston Dynamo         3-0 Minnesota United FC    
New England Revolution 0-2 New York City FC       
Nashville SC           1-1 Orlando City SC        
Sporting Kansas City   1-1 FC Dallas              
Real Salt Lake         2-2 Seattle Sounders       
Portland Timbers       2-3 Los Angeles Galaxy     
Los Angeles FC         5-1 San Jose Earthquakes   

[Sep 5]
Houston Dynamo         2-1 Sporting Kansas City   
Orlando City SC        1-1 Atlanta United FC      
Vancouver Whitecaps    3-2 Toronto FC             [also for Canadian Championship]
San Jose Earthquakes   1-1 Colorado Rapids        
[Sep 6]
DC United              0-0 New York City FC       
New York Red Bulls     0-3 Philadelphia Union     
Chicago Fire           1-2 New England Revolution 
Columbus Crew          3-0 FC Cincinnati          
Inter Miami CF         0-0 Nashville SC           
Minnesota United FC    4-0 Real Salt Lake         
Seattle Sounders       1-2 Portland Timbers       
Los Angeles Galaxy     3-0 Los Angeles FC         

[Sep 9]
Inter Miami CF         2-1 Atlanta United FC      
Minnesota United FC    3-2 FC Dallas              
Montreal Impact        1-2 Toronto FC             [also for Canadian Championship]
Colorado Rapids        1-1 Houston Dynamo         
Real Salt Lake         3-0 Los Angeles FC         
[Sep 10]
Seattle Sounders       7-1 San Jose Earthquakes   

[Sep 12]
Chicago Fire           2-2 Columbus Crew          
DC United              0-2 New York Red Bulls     
New York City FC       2-1 FC Cincinnati          
Orlando City SC        2-1 Inter Miami CF         
Philadelphia Union     2-1 New England Revolution 
FC Dallas              2-1 Houston Dynamo         
Nashville SC           4-2 Atlanta United FC      
Real Salt Lake         0-5 Colorado Rapids        
[Sep 13]
Sporting Kansas City   1-0 Minnesota United FC    
Vancouver Whitecaps    2-4 Montreal Impact        [also for Canadian Championship]
Los Angeles FC         4-2 Portland Timbers       
San Jose Earthquakes   0-0 Los Angeles Galaxy     

[Sep 16]
FC Dallas              4-1 Colorado Rapids        
San Jose Earthquakes   1-1 Portland Timbers       
Vancouver Whitecaps    3-1 Montreal Impact        [also for Canadian Championship]

[Sep 18]
Seattle Sounders       3-0 Los Angeles FC         
[Sep 19]
Sporting Kansas City   2-3 FC Dallas              
New England Revolution 0-0 New York City FC       
Atlanta United FC      1-2 Inter Miami CF         
New York Red Bulls     0-1 FC Cincinnati          
DC United              2-2 Toronto FC             
Columbus Crew          2-0 Nashville SC           
Orlando City SC        4-1 Chicago Fire           
Houston Dynamo         2-2 Minnesota United FC    
Real Salt Lake         1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps    
San Jose Earthquakes   1-6 Portland Timbers       
Los Angeles Galaxy     0-2 Colorado Rapids        
[Sep 20]
Montreal Impact        1-4 Philadelphia Union     

[Sep 23]
New England Revolution 3-1 Montreal Impact        
Atlanta United FC      1-0 FC Dallas              
New York City FC       0-1 Toronto FC             
Chicago Fire           4-0 Houston Dynamo         
Columbus Crew          2-1 Minnesota United FC    
FC Cincinnati          0-0 Philadelphia Union     
Sporting Kansas City   1-2 Orlando City SC        
Inter Miami CF         1-4 New York Red Bulls     
Nashville SC           1-0 DC United              
Colorado Rapids        5-0 San Jose Earthquakes   
Real Salt Lake         2-0 Los Angeles Galaxy     
Portland Timbers       1-0 Seattle Sounders       
Los Angeles FC         6-0 Vancouver Whitecaps    

[Sep 26]
Nashville SC           1-1 Houston Dynamo         
New York City FC       4-0 FC Cincinnati          
[Sep 27]
DC United              0-2 New England Revolution 
New York Red Bulls     4-1 Montreal Impact        
Toronto FC             3-1 Columbus Crew          
Philadelphia Union     3-0 Inter Miami CF         
Chicago Fire           2-0 Atlanta United FC      
Minnesota United FC    0-0 Real Salt Lake         
FC Dallas              0-0 Orlando City SC        
Vancouver Whitecaps    0-1 Portland Timbers       
Los Angeles FC         1-2 San Jose Earthquakes   
Los Angeles Galaxy     1-3 Seattle Sounders       

[Oct 3]
Orlando City SC        3-1 New York Red Bulls     
DC United              0-4 Atlanta United FC      
New England Revolution 0-0 Nashville SC           
Toronto FC             2-1 Philadelphia Union     
Montreal Impact        2-2 Chicago Fire           
Inter Miami CF         2-3 New York City FC       
Minnesota United FC    2-0 FC Cincinnati          
Houston Dynamo         1-2 Sporting Kansas City   
FC Dallas              2-2 Columbus Crew          
Seattle Sounders       3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps    
San Jose Earthquakes   2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy     
[Oct 4]
Real Salt Lake         1-3 Los Angeles FC         

[Oct 6]
Nashville SC           0-0 Minnesota United FC    
[Oct 7]
Atlanta United FC      0-0 Orlando City SC        
New York Red Bulls     1-2 Inter Miami CF         
Columbus Crew          1-2 Montreal Impact        
New England Revolution 0-1 Toronto FC             
Philadelphia Union     3-0 FC Cincinnati          
Houston Dynamo         2-0 FC Dallas              
New York City FC       4-1 DC United              
Sporting Kansas City   1-0 Chicago Fire           
Seattle Sounders       2-1 Real Salt Lake         
Los Angeles Galaxy     3-6 Portland Timbers       
San Jose Earthquakes   3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps    

[Oct 10]
Inter Miami CF         1-0 Houston Dynamo         
Atlanta United FC      0-1 New York Red Bulls     
Vancouver Whitecaps    2-1 Real Salt Lake         
[Oct 11]
New York City FC       1-2 New England Revolution 
Los Angeles FC         3-1 Seattle Sounders       
Chicago Fire           2-1 DC United              
Sporting Kansas City   2-1 Nashville SC           
FC Cincinnati          0-1 Toronto FC             
Philadelphia Union     2-1 Montreal Impact        
Portland Timbers       3-0 San Jose Earthquakes   

[Oct 14]
FC Cincinnati          2-1 Columbus Crew          
Montreal Impact        2-3 New England Revolution 
Orlando City SC        1-1 New York City FC       
Toronto FC             1-1 New York Red Bulls     
DC United              2-2 Philadelphia Union     
Houston Dynamo         1-3 Nashville SC           
Inter Miami CF         1-1 Atlanta United FC      
FC Dallas              1-0 Sporting Kansas City   
Real Salt Lake         2-1 Portland Timbers       
Vancouver Whitecaps    2-1 Los Angeles FC         
Los Angeles Galaxy     0-4 San Jose Earthquakes   

[Oct 17]
Chicago Fire           2-2 Sporting Kansas City   
Montreal Impact        2-1 Inter Miami CF         
[Oct 18]
Columbus Crew          3-1 New York City FC       
New York Red Bulls     1-1 Orlando City SC        
FC Cincinnati          1-2 DC United              
Toronto FC             1-0 Atlanta United FC      
Minnesota United FC    2-2 Houston Dynamo         
Portland Timbers       1-1 Los Angeles FC         
Los Angeles Galaxy     1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps    
San Jose Earthquakes   0-0 Seattle Sounders       
[Oct 19]
New England Revolution 1-2 Philadelphia Union     
[Oct 20]
Nashville SC           3-0 FC Dallas              

[Oct 22]
Seattle Sounders       1-1 Portland Timbers       
[Oct 23]
Nashville SC           1-1 New England Revolution 
[Oct 24]
Inter Miami CF         2-1 Orlando City SC        
Atlanta United FC      1-2 DC United              
Philadelphia Union     5-0 Toronto FC             
FC Cincinnati          0-1 Minnesota United FC    
New York City FC       3-1 Montreal Impact        
Chicago Fire           2-2 New York Red Bulls     
Houston Dynamo         1-1 Columbus Crew          
Sporting Kansas City   4-0 Colorado Rapids        
Real Salt Lake         0-0 FC Dallas              
Vancouver Whitecaps    2-1 San Jose Earthquakes   
[Oct 25]
Los Angeles FC         2-0 Los Angeles Galaxy     

[Oct 27]
Montreal Impact        0-1 Nashville SC           
Vancouver Whitecaps    0-2 Seattle Sounders       
[Oct 28]
New York Red Bulls     1-0 New England Revolution 
FC Cincinnati          0-1 Sporting Kansas City   
Toronto FC             0-1 New York City FC       
Philadelphia Union     2-1 Chicago Fire           
Orlando City SC        4-1 Atlanta United FC      
Minnesota United FC    2-1 Colorado Rapids        
DC United              1-0 Columbus Crew          
FC Dallas              2-1 Inter Miami CF         
Portland Timbers       5-2 Los Angeles Galaxy     
Los Angeles FC         2-1 Houston Dynamo         
San Jose Earthquakes   2-0 Real Salt Lake         

[Oct 31]
FC Dallas              3-0 Houston Dynamo         
Nashville SC           1-1 Chicago Fire           
[Nov 1]
Columbus Crew          2-1 Philadelphia Union     
Atlanta United FC      2-0 FC Cincinnati          
New York City FC       5-2 New York Red Bulls     
Montreal Impact        0-1 Orlando City SC        
Toronto FC             2-1 Inter Miami CF         
New England Revolution 4-3 DC United              
Colorado Rapids        3-1 Seattle Sounders       
Portland Timbers       1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps    
Los Angeles Galaxy     2-1 Real Salt Lake         

[Nov 4]
Orlando City SC        2-1 Columbus Crew          
Minnesota United FC    2-2 Chicago Fire           
Nashville SC           0-1 FC Dallas              
Portland Timbers       0-1 Colorado Rapids        
Los Angeles Galaxy     1-1 Seattle Sounders       
San Jose Earthquakes   3-2 Los Angeles FC         

[Nov 8]
Philadelphia Union     2-0 New England Revolution 
Inter Miami CF         2-1 FC Cincinnati          
DC United              2-3 Montreal Impact        
Orlando City SC        2-3 Nashville SC           
Chicago Fire           3-4 New York City FC       
Columbus Crew          2-1 Atlanta United FC      
New York Red Bulls     2-1 Toronto FC             
Seattle Sounders       4-1 San Jose Earthquakes   
Minnesota United FC    3-0 FC Dallas              
Real Salt Lake         0-2 Sporting Kansas City   
Vancouver Whitecaps    3-0 Los Angeles Galaxy     
Los Angeles FC         1-1 Portland Timbers       
Houston Dynamo         1-2 Colorado Rapids        

NB: the remaining 7 matches (all involving clubs from the Western
    Conference) were not played.

[not played]
Colorado Rapids         -  Sporting Kansas City   
Minnesota United FC     -  Sporting Kansas City   
Colorado Rapids         -  Los Angeles FC         
Colorado Rapids         -  Los Angeles Galaxy     
Seattle Sounders        -  Colorado Rapids        
Minnesota United FC     -  FC Dallas              
Colorado Rapids         -  Real Salt Lake         

Final Tables (based on points/match):

Eastern Conference
 1.Philadelphia Union         23  14  5  4  44-20  47            Championship Playoff
 2.Toronto FC                 23  13  5  5  33-26  44            Championship Playoff
 3.Columbus Crew              23  12  5  6  36-21  41            Championship Playoff
 4.Orlando City SC            23  11  8  4  40-25  41            Championship Playoff
 5.New York City FC           23  12  3  8  37-25  39            Championship Playoff
 6.New York Red Bulls         23   9  5  9  29-31  32            Championship Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 7.Nashville SC               23   8  8  7  24-22  32  [N]  [*]  Preliminary Round
 8.New England Revolution     23   8  8  7  26-25  32            Preliminary Round
 9.Montreal Impact            23   8  2 13  33-43  26            Preliminary Round
10.Inter Miami CF             23   7  3 13  25-35  24  [N]       Preliminary Round
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Chicago Fire               23   5  8 10  33-39  23
12.Atlanta United FC          23   6  4 13  23-30  22
13.DC United                  23   5  6 12  25-41  21
14.FC Cincinnati              23   4  4 15  12-36  16
[*] on Jun 10, Nashville SC were moved from the Western to the Eastern Conference

Western Conference
 1.Sporting Kansas City       21  12  3  6  38-25  39            Championship Playoff
 2.Seattle Sounders           22  11  6  5  44-23  39  [C]       Championship Playoff
 3.Portland Timbers           23  11  6  6  46-35  39            Championship Playoff
 4.Minnesota United FC        21   9  7  5  36-26  34            Championship Playoff
 5.Colorado Rapids            18   8  4  6  32-28  28            Championship Playoff
 6.FC Dallas                  22   9  7  6  28-24  34            Championship Playoff
 7.Los Angeles FC             22   9  5  8  47-39  32            Championship Playoff
 8.San Jose Earthquakes       23   8  6  9  35-51  30            Championship Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Vancouver Whitecaps        23   9  0 14  27-44  27
10.Los Angeles Galaxy         22   6  4 12  27-46  22
11.Real Salt Lake             22   5  7 10  25-35  22
12.Houston Dynamo             23   4  9 10  30-40  21

NB: first tie-breaker: number of wins per match played

Canadian Head-to-Head Records
 1.Toronto FC                  6   4  0  2   9- 5  12  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Montreal Impact             6   3  0  3   9- 8   9
 3.Vancouver Whitecaps         6   2  0  4   8-13   6
NB: the Canadian MLS clubs play each other three times; the club with the best
    record in the head-to-head matches qualifies for the Canadian Championship


Championship Playoff

NB: the playoffs are expanded to 18 clubs (all but the bottom-4 of both
    conferences) instead of 14; start Nov 20 

Preliminary Round [Nov 20]
New England Revolution 2-1 Montreal Impact        
Nashville SC           3-0 Inter Miami CF         

Round 1
Western Conference
[Nov 22]
Sporting Kansas City   3-3 San Jose Earthquakes   [aet, 3-0 pen]
Minnesota United FC    3-0 Colorado Rapids        
Portland Timbers       1-1 FC Dallas              [aet, 7-8 pen]
[Nov 24]
Seattle Sounders       3-1 Los Angeles FC         
Eastern Conference
[Nov 21]
Orlando City SC        1-1 New York City FC       [aet, 6-5 pen]
Columbus Crew          3-2 New York Red Bulls     
[Nov 24]
Toronto FC             0-1 Nashville SC           [aet]
Philadelphia Union     0-2 New England Revolution 

Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference [Nov 29]
Orlando City SC        1-3 New England Revolution 
Columbus Crew          2-0 Nashville SC           [aet]
Western Conference
[Dec 1]
Seattle Sounders       1-0 FC Dallas              
[Dec 3]
Sporting Kansas City   0-3 Minnesota United FC    

Semifinals
Eastern Conference [Dec 6]
Columbus Crew          1-0 New England Revolution 
Western Conference [Dec 7]
Seattle Sounders       3-2 Minnesota United FC    

MLS Cup [Dec 12, Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio]
Columbus Crew          3-0 Seattle Sounders       
  [Lucas Zelarayán 25, 82, Derrick Etienne 31]

MLS is Back tournament

NB: all matches in Bay Lake, Florida (near Orlando); 
    the group matches (Jul 8-23) also counted for the Regular Season

Group Stage | Knock-Out Stage

Group Stage

Group A

Round 1
[Jul 8]
Orlando City SC        2-1 Inter Miami CF         
[Jul 9]
New York City FC       0-1 Philadelphia Union     

Round 2 [Jul 14]
New York City FC       1-3 Orlando City SC        
Philadelphia Union     2-1 Inter Miami CF         

Round 3 [Jul 20]
Inter Miami CF         0-1 New York City FC       
Philadelphia Union     1-1 Orlando City SC        

Final Table:

 1.Orlando City SC             3   2  1  0   6- 3   7  Qualified
 2.Philadelphia Union          3   2  1  0   4- 2   7  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.New York City FC            3   1  0  2   2- 4   3  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Inter Miami CF              3   0  0  3   2- 5   0
 -.Chicago Fire               moved to Group B after withdrawals Dallas and Nashville
 -.Nashville SC               withdrawn Jul 9 after 9 players tested positive for Covid-19

Group B

Round 1
[Jul 10]
Seattle Sounders       0-0 San Jose Earthquakes   
[Jul 23]
Chicago Fire           0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps    

Round 2
[Jul 14]
Chicago Fire           2-1 Seattle Sounders       
[Jul 15]
Vancouver Whitecaps    3-4 San Jose Earthquakes   

Round 3 [Jul 19]
Chicago Fire           0-2 San Jose Earthquakes   
Seattle Sounders       3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps    

Final Table:

 1.San Jose Earthquakes        3   2  1  0   6- 3   7  Qualified
 2.Seattle Sounders            3   1  1  1   4- 2   4  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Vancouver Whitecaps         3   1  0  2   5- 7   3  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Chicago Fire                3   1  0  2   2- 5   3
 -.FC Dallas                  withdrawn Jul 6 after 10 players tested positive for Covid-19

Group C

Round 1
[Jul 9]
Montreal Impact        0-1 New England Revolution 
[Jul 13]
Toronto FC             2-2 DC United              

Round 2
[Jul 16]
Montreal Impact        3-4 Toronto FC             
[Jul 17]
DC United              1-1 New England Revolution 

Round 3 [Jul 21]
Toronto FC             0-0 New England Revolution 
Montreal Impact        1-0 DC United              

Final Table:

 1.Toronto FC                  3   1  2  0   6- 5   5  Qualified
 2.New England Revolution      3   1  2  0   2- 1   5  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Montreal Impact             3   1  0  2   4- 5   3  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.DC United                   3   0  2  1   3- 4   2

Group D

Round 1 [Jul 12]
Sporting Kansas City   1-2 Minnesota United FC    
Real Salt Lake         2-0 Colorado Rapids        

Round 2 [Jul 17]
Sporting Kansas City   3-2 Colorado Rapids        
Real Salt Lake         0-0 Minnesota United FC    

Round 3 [Jul 22]
Real Salt Lake         0-2 Sporting Kansas City   
Colorado Rapids        2-2 Minnesota United FC    

Final Table:

 1.Sporting Kansas City        3   2  0  1   6- 4   6  Qualified
 2.Minnesota United FC         3   1  2  0   4- 3   5  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Real Salt Lake              3   1  1  1   2- 2   4  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Colorado Rapids             3   0  1  2   4- 7   1

Group E

Round 1 [Jul 11]
Atlanta United FC      0-1 New York Red Bulls     
FC Cincinnati          0-4 Columbus Crew          

Round 2 [Jul 16]
Atlanta United FC      0-1 FC Cincinnati          
Columbus Crew          2-0 New York Red Bulls     

Round 3
[Jul 21]
Atlanta United FC      0-1 Columbus Crew          
[Jul 22]
FC Cincinnati          2-0 New York Red Bulls     

Final Table:

 1.Columbus Crew               3   3  0  0   7- 0   9  Qualified
 2.FC Cincinnati               3   2  0  1   3- 4   6  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.New York Red Bulls          3   1  0  2   1- 4   3
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Atlanta United FC           3   0  0  3   0- 3   0
NB: New York Red Bulls eliminated as second worst third-placed team

Group F

Round 1 [Jul 13]
Los Angeles FC         3-3 Houston Dynamo         
Los Angeles Galaxy     1-2 Portland Timbers       

Round 2 [Jul 18]
Portland Timbers       2-1 Houston Dynamo         
Los Angeles FC         6-2 Los Angeles Galaxy     

Round 3 [Jul 23]
Los Angeles Galaxy     1-1 Houston Dynamo         
Los Angeles FC         2-2 Portland Timbers       

Final Table:

 1.Portland Timbers            3   2  1  0   6- 4   7  Qualified
 2.Los Angeles FC              3   1  2  0  11- 7   5  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Houston Dynamo              3   0  2  1   5- 6   2
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Los Angeles Galaxy          3   0  1  2   4- 9   1
NB: Houston Dynamo eliminated as worst third-placed team

Knock-Out Stage

NB: contested by the top-2 of each group and the four best third placed teams;
    no extra time played in case a match if drawn after 90 minutes

1/8 Finals
[Jul 25]
Orlando City SC        1-0 Montreal Impact        
Philadelphia Union     1-0 New England Revolution 
[Jul 26]
Toronto FC             1-3 New York City FC       
Sporting Kansas City   0-0 Vancouver Whitecaps    [3-1 pen]
[Jul 27]
San Jose Earthquakes   5-2 Real Salt Lake         
Seattle Sounders       1-4 Los Angeles FC         
[Jul 28]
Columbus Crew          1-1 Minnesota United FC    [3-5 pen]
Portland Timbers       1-1 FC Cincinnati          [4-2 pen]

Quarterfinals
[Jul 30]
Philadelphia Union     3-1 Sporting Kansas City   
[Jul 31]
Orlando City SC        1-1 Los Angeles FC         [5-4 pen]
[Aug 1]
San Jose Earthquakes   1-4 Minnesota United FC    
New York City FC       1-3 Portland Timbers       

Semifinals
[Aug 5]
Philadelphia Union     1-2 Portland Timbers       
[Aug 6]
Orlando City SC        3-1 Minnesota United FC    

Final [Aug 11]
Orlando City SC        1-2 Portland Timbers       


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Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 12 May 2021

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