2018 in American soccer

The 2018 season was the 106th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

Soccer in the United States

Season	2018
Men's soccer
Supporters' Shield	New York Red Bulls
USL	Louisville City FC
NPSL	Miami FC 2
PDL	Calgary Foothills FC
US Open Cup	Houston Dynamo
MLS Cup	Atlanta United FC
Women's soccer
NWSL	North Carolina Courage
WPSL	Seattle Sounders Women
UWS	Houston Aces
← 2017 2019 →

National teams

Men's

Senior

Main article: United States men's national soccer team

Wins	Losses	Draws
3	5	3

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

United States  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

January 28	United States	0–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Carson, California
21:30 ET		Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 11,161 Referee: Hector Martinez (Honduras)

United States  v  Paraguay

March 27	United States	1–0	Paraguay	Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET	Wood 45' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,825 Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)

United States  v  Bolivia

May 28	United States	3–0	Bolivia	Chester, Pennsylvania
18:30 ET	Zimmerman 37' Sargent 52' Weah 59'	Report		Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 11,882 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Republic of Ireland  v  United States

June 2	Republic of Ireland	2–1	United States	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
14:45 ET	Burke 57' Judge 90'	Report	Wood 45+1'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 32,300 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

France  v  United States

June 9	France	1–1	United States	Lyon, France
15:00 ET	Mbappé 74'	Report	Green 44'	Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 58,241 Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

United States  v  Brazil

September 7	United States	0–2	Brazil	East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 ET		Report	Firmino 11' Neymar 43' (pen.)	Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 32,489 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

United States  v  Mexico

September 11	United States	1–0	Mexico	Nashville, Tennessee
20:30 ET	Miazga  38' Adams 71' (Robinson) Yedlin  88' Wood  89'	Report	Álvarez  66' Zaldívar  67'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 40,194 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

United States  v  Colombia

October 11	United States	2–4	Colombia	Tampa, Florida
19:30 ET	Acosta 50' Wood 53'	Report	Rodríguez 36' Bacca 56' Falcao 74' Borja 79'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 38,631 Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

United States  v  Peru

October 16	United States	1–1	Peru	East Hartford, Connecticut
19:30 ET	Sargent 49'	Report	Flores 86'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field Attendance: 24,959 Referee: Ivan Barton (El Salvador)

England  v  United States

November 15	England	3–0	United States	London, England
15:00 ET	Lingard 26' Alexander-Arnold 27' Wilson 77'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 68,155 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

United States  v  Italy

November 20	United States	0–1	Italy	Genk, Belgium
14:45 ET		Report	Politano 90+4'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 20, 2018, after match against  Italy.

Player	Goals
Bobby Wood	3
Josh Sargent	2
Walker Zimmerman	1
Timothy Weah	1
Julian Green	1
Tyler Adams	1
Kellyn Acosta	1

Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers:

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
United States	Dave Sarachan (caretaker)	End of interim role	December 2	Gregg Berhalter	December 2[1]

U-20

2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	5	5	0	0	39	2	+37	15	Qualification stage
2	Suriname	5	3	0	2	18	12	+6	9
3	Puerto Rico	5	3	0	2	16	15	+1	9
4	Trinidad and Tobago	5	3	0	2	12	11	+1	9
5	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5	1	0	4	8	15	−7	3
6	U.S. Virgin Islands	5	0	0	5	2	40	−38	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

United States  v  Puerto Rico

November 1 Group A	United States	7–1	Puerto Rico	Bradenton, Florida
17:30 ET	Rennicks 5', 57' (pen.) Méndez 11' Pomykal 27' Akinola 49', 69' Llanez 86'	Report	Cosme 33'	Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Hector Said Martínez (Honduras)

U.S. Virgin Islands  v  United States

November 3 Group A	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–13	United States	Bradenton, Florida
19:45 ET		Report	Dorsey 4' Akinola 20' Llanez 23', 30', 40' Fontana 42' Rennicks 62', 66' McKenzie 63', 82' Pomykal 68' Méndez 80' (pen.) Perez 90+2'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 620 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

United States  v  Trinidad and Tobago

November 5 Group A	United States	6–1	Trinidad and Tobago	Bradenton, Florida
19:45 ET	Servania 6' Francis 8' (o.g.) Pomykal 45' Méndez 52' Llanez 56' Torres 90+3'	Report	Lee 54'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  v  United States

November 7 Group A	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0–6	United States	Bradenton, Florida
19:45 ET			Torres 46' Llanez 59' Fontana 66', 81', 86' Servania 90'	Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

United States  v  Suriname

November 9 Group A	United States	7–0	Suriname	Bradenton, Florida
17:30 ET	Méndez 7', 83' (pen.) McKenzie 26' Akinola 43', 45+1' Torres 62' Rennicks 79'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

Qualification stage

The top two teams of each group in the qualification stage qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the winners of each group also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6	Final and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2	Honduras	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1	2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
3	Costa Rica	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualification stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

United States  v  Costa Rica

November 16 Group G	United States	4–0	Costa Rica	Bradenton, Florida
19:30 ET	Méndez 15' Llanez 19' Torres 49' Akinola 76'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Honduras  v  United States

November 19 Group G	Honduras	0–1	United States	Bradenton, Florida
19:30 ET		Report	Akinola 51'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

United States  v  Mexico

November 21 Final	United States	2–0	Mexico	Bradenton, Florida
19:00 ET	Méndez 17', 50'			Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Iván Barton Cisneros (El Salvador)

Women's

Senior

Main article: United States women's national soccer team

Wins	Losses	Draws
18	0	2

Friendlies

United States  v  Denmark

January 21	United States	5–1	Denmark	San Diego, California
19:30 ET	Morgan 17' Ertz 19' Pugh 47', 65' Dunn 81'	Report	Nadim 14'	Stadium: SDCCU Stadium Attendance: 17,526 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

United States  v  Mexico

April 5	United States	4–1	Mexico	Jacksonville, Florida
19:00 ET	Pugh 6' Morgan 51' (pen.), 53' Lloyd 54'	Report	Johnson 64'	Stadium: EverBank Field Attendance: 14,360 Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

United States  v  Mexico

April 8	United States	6–2	Mexico	Houston, Texas
13:30 ET	Pugh 3' Horan 25' Lloyd 34' Morgan 44', 68' Rapinoe 64'	Report	Ocampo 17' Palacios 24'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,349 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

United States  v  China

June 7	United States	1–0	China	Sandy, Utah
21:00 ET	Morgan 57'	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 13,230 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

United States  v  China

June 12	United States	2–1	China	Cleveland, Ohio
19:00 ET	Rapinoe 35' Heath 75'	Report	Li 72'	Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 12,335 Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)

United States  v  Chile

August 31	United States	3–0	Chile	Carson, California
23:00 ET	Davidson 8' Guerrero 32' (o.g) Press 59'	Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 23,544 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

United States  v  Chile

September 4	United States	4–0	Chile	San Jose, California
22:00 ET	Pugh 34' Heath 38' Lloyd 47', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 14,340 Referee: Christina Unkel (United States) (First Half) Karen Abt (United States) (Second Half)

Portugal  v  United States

November 8	Portugal	0–1	United States	Estoril, Portugal
13:00 ET		Report	McDonald 42'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Scotland  v  United States

November 13	Scotland	0–1	United States	Paisley, Scotland
14:00 ET		Report	Morgan 39'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,790 Referee: Amy Fearn (England)

2018 SheBelieves Cup

Main article: 2018 SheBelieves Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	United States (H, C)	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
	England	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
	France	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	Germany	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

United States  v  Germany

March 1	United States	1–0	Germany	Columbus, Ohio
19:00 ET	Rapinoe 17'	Report		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,591 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

United States  v  France

March 4	United States	1–1	France	Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 ET	Pugh 35'	Report	Le Sommer 38'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,706 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

United States  v  England

March 7	United States	1–0	England	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	Bardsley 58' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 12,351 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

2018 Tournament of Nations

Main article: 2018 Tournament of Nations

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States (C, H)	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7
2	Australia	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
3	Brazil	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
4	Japan	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head; 5) FIFA Ranking
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

United States  v  Japan

July 26	United States	4–2	Japan	Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 ET	Morgan 18', 26', 56' Rapinoe 66'	Report	Tanaka 20' Sakaguchi 76'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Carol-Ann Chenard (Canada)

United States  v  Australia

July 29	United States	1–1	Australia	East Hartford, Connecticut
19:00 ET	Horan 90'	Report	Logarzo 22'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field Attendance: 21,570 Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)

United States  v  Brazil

August 2	United States	4–1	Brazil	Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 ET	Lavelle 32' Ertz 52' Heath 60' Morgan 76'	Report	Davidson 15' (o.g.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,309 Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	0	18	0	+18	9	Knockout stage
2	Panama	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
3	Mexico	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5	3
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	1	14	−13	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

United States  v  Mexico

October 4	United States	6–0	Mexico	Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET	Rapinoe 3', 70' Ertz 47' Morgan 57', 80' Heath 61'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,404 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

Panama  v  United States

October 7	Panama	0–5	United States	Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET		Report	Mewis 5' Lloyd 23', 29', 48' Press 32'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,532 Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Trinidad and Tobago  v  United States

October 10	Trinidad and Tobago	0–7	United States	Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET		Report	Morgan 9', 50' Lavelle 41', 43' Dunn 45' Horan 49' Heath 58'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,996 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Semi-final

United States  v  Jamaica

October 14	United States	6–0	Jamaica	Frisco, Texas
20:00 ET	Heath 2', 29' Rapinoe 15' Ertz 21' Morgan 33', 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 7,555 Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

Final

Canada  v  United States

October 17	Canada	0–2	United States	Frisco, Texas
20:00 ET		Report	Lavelle 3' Morgan 89'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,986 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 13, 2018, after match against  Scotland.

Player	Goals
Alex Morgan	18
Carli Lloyd	8
Megan Rapinoe	7
Mallory Pugh	6
Tobin Heath	6
Julie Ertz	4
Rose Lavelle	4
Lindsey Horan	3
Christen Press	2
Crystal Dunn	2
Tierna Davidson	1
Sam Mewis	1
Jessica McDonald	1
own goal	2

U-20

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
3	Nicaragua	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
4	Jamaica	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

United States  v  Nicaragua

January 19	United States	2–0	Nicaragua	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
17:30 ET	Torres 17' Kuhlmann 53'	Report		Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

Jamaica  v  United States

January 21	Jamaica	1–2	United States	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
18:30 ET	Matthews 88'	Report	Smith 42' Howell 89'	Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Attendance: 245 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

United States  v  Mexico

January 23	United States	2–1	Mexico	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
15:00 ET	Kim 30' Sanchez 39'	Report	Martinez 75'	Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Attendance: 112 Referee: Tatiana Guzmán Alguera (Nicaragua)

Semi-finals

United States  v  Haiti

January 26	United States	1–1 (3-0 p)	Haiti	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
15:00 ET	Howell 76'	Report	Mondésir 90+2'	Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
	Penalties
	Smith Torres Howell Morse		Mondésir Dumonay Eloissaint

Final

United States  v  Mexico

January 28	United States	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2-4 p)	Mexico	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
17:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (Canada)

2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Main article: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Knockout stage
2	Japan	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	6
3	United States	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5	4
4	Paraguay	3	0	0	3	1	16	−15	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

United States  v  Japan

August 6	United States	0–1	Japan	Concarneau, France
13:30 ET		Report	Hayashi 76'	Stadium: Stade Guy Piriou Attendance: 2,332 Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

United States  v  Paraguay

August 9	United States	6–0	Paraguay	Concarneau, France
13:30 ET	Smith 15', 63' DeMelo 39', 44', 78' Sanchez 46'	Report		Stadium: Stade Guy Piriou Attendance: 2,117 Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)

Spain  v  United States

August 13	Spain	2–2	United States	Dinan-Léhon, France
07:30 ET	Guijarro 7' García 42'	Report	Smith 83' DeMelo 87'	Stadium: Stade du Clos Gastel Attendance: 1,681 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

U-17

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

On 22 April 2018, four days into the tournament, CONCACAF announced the remainder of the championship was cancelled immediately due to security concerns caused by civil unrest in Nicaragua.^[3][4] On 11 May 2018, CONCACAF announced the tournament would resume play on 6 June and conclude on 12 June 2018, with the remainder of the tournament hosted at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Six teams will play in the remainder of the tournament, as Nicaragua and Puerto Rico were already eliminated and were set to face each other in their last match.^[5]

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9	Knockout stage
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	3
4	Bermuda	3	0	0	3	2	19	−17	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

United States  v  Costa Rica

April 20	United States	4–0	Costa Rica	Managua, Nicaragua
22:00 ET	Umaña 4' (o.g.) Linnehan 15' Wesley 60' Jones 79'	Report		Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Attendance: 160 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

United States  v  Bermuda

June 6	United States	10–1	Bermuda	Bradenton, Florida
17:00 ET	Fishel 6' Ordoñez 25' Doms 32', 48' Turner 41' Kroeger 44' Morris 47' Wheeler 85' Fontes 86', 90'	Report	Nesbeth 17'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 480 Referee: Ronide Henrius (Haiti)

United States  v  Canada

June 8	United States	1–0	Canada	Bradenton, Florida
17:00 ET	Turner 65'			Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 380 Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)

Semi-finals

Haiti  v  United States

June 10	Haiti	2–3	United States	Bradenton, Florida
17:00 ET	Dumornay 14', 90+3'	Report	Fontes 32', 50' Fishel 50'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 377 Referee: Marienela Araya (Costa Rica)

Finals

Mexico  v  United States

June 12	Mexico	2–3	United States	Bradenton, Florida
16:30 ET				Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Main article: 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	6	Knockout stage
2	North Korea	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
3	Cameroon	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	United States	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

United States  v  Cameroon

November 14	United States	3–0	Cameroon	Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
13:00 ET	Fishel 22' Fontes 45+5' (pen.), 81'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici Attendance: 593 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

United States  v  North Korea

November 17	United States	0–3	North Korea	Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
15:00 ET		Report	Ri Kum-hyang 25' Kim Yun-ok 32' Kim Kyong-yong 52'	Stadium: Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici Attendance: 573 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Germany  v  United States

November 21	Germany	4–0	United States	Montevideo, Uruguay
16:00 ET	Fudalla 4' Martinez 32', 65' Donhauser 89'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Charrúa Attendance: 518 Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Club Competitions

Men's

League Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	34	22	7	5	62	33	+29	71	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Atlanta United FC	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69
3	New York City FC	34	16	10	8	59	45	+14	56	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	D.C. United	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51
5	Columbus Crew	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51
6	Philadelphia Union	34	15	14	5	49	50	−1	50
7	Montreal Impact	34	14	16	4	47	53	−6	46
8	New England Revolution	34	10	13	11	49	55	−6	41
9	Toronto FC	34	10	18	6	59	64	−5	36
10	Chicago Fire	34	8	18	8	48	61	−13	32
11	Orlando City SC	34	8	22	4	43	74	−31	28

Source: MLS

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	8	8	65	40	+25	62	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	11	5	52	37	+15	59
3	Los Angeles FC	34	16	9	9	68	52	+16	57	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	FC Dallas	34	16	9	9	52	44	+8	57
5	Portland Timbers	34	15	10	9	54	48	+6	54
6	Real Salt Lake	34	14	13	7	55	58	−3	49
7	LA Galaxy	34	13	12	9	66	64	+2	48
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	13	8	54	67	−13	47
9	Houston Dynamo	34	10	16	8	58	58	0	38
10	Minnesota United FC	34	11	20	3	49	71	−22	36
11	Colorado Rapids	34	8	19	7	36	63	−27	31
12	San Jose Earthquakes	34	4	21	9	49	71	−22	21

Source: MLS

Overall table

2018 table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2019 Canadian Championship, and 2019 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls (S)	34	22	7	5	62	33	+29	71	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Atlanta United FC (C)	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69
3	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	8	8	65	40	+25	62
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	11	5	52	37	+15	59
5	Los Angeles FC	34	16	9	9	68	52	+16	57
6	FC Dallas	34	16	9	9	52	44	+8	57
7	New York City FC	34	16	10	8	59	45	+14	56
8	Portland Timbers	34	15	10	9	54	48	+6	54
9	D.C. United	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51
10	Columbus Crew	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51
11	Philadelphia Union	34	15	14	5	49	50	−1	50
12	Real Salt Lake	34	14	13	7	55	58	−3	49
13	LA Galaxy	34	13	12	9	66	64	+2	48
14	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	13	8	54	67	−13	47
15	Montreal Impact	34	14	16	4	47	53	−6	46
16	New England Revolution	34	10	13	11	49	55	−6	41
17	Houston Dynamo	34	10	16	8	58	58	0	38	CONCACAF Champions League
18	Minnesota United FC	34	11	20	3	49	71	−22	36
19	Toronto FC	34	10	18	6	59	64	−5	36	CONCACAF Champions League
20	Chicago Fire	34	8	18	8	48	61	−13	32
21	Colorado Rapids	34	8	19	7	36	63	−27	31
22	Orlando City SC	34	8	22	4	43	74	−31	28
23	San Jose Earthquakes	34	4	21	9	49	71	−22	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Aggregate 2017 and 2018 table

As Toronto FC won MLS Cup 2017, one of the U.S. berths for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League had to be reallocated, to the U.S. non-champions with the best aggregate record over the 2017 and 2018 MLS regular seasons. As the top ranked team in the table, Atlanta United FC, also qualified for the Champions League by winning MLS Cup 2018, the Champions League spot via the aggregate table was instead awarded to the second-placed team, the New York Red Bulls.^[6][7]

Note: Only U.S. teams are listed in this table.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlanta United FC	68	36	16	16	140	84	+56	124	2019 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2	New York Red Bulls	68	36	19	13	115	80	+35	121	2019 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3	New York City FC	68	32	19	17	115	88	+27	113
4	Seattle Sounders FC	68	32	20	16	104	76	+28	112
5	Sporting Kansas City	68	30	17	21	105	69	+36	111	2019 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
6	Portland Timbers	68	30	21	17	114	98	+16	107
7	Columbus Crew	68	30	23	15	96	94	+2	105
8	FC Dallas	68	27	19	22	100	92	+8	103
9	Real Salt Lake	68	27	28	13	104	113	−9	94
10	Philadelphia Union	68	26	28	14	99	97	+2	92
11	Houston Dynamo	68	23	26	19	115	103	+12	88	2019 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
12	Chicago Fire	68	24	29	15	106	105	+1	87
13	New England Revolution	68	23	28	17	102	116	−14	86
14	D.C. United	68	23	31	14	91	110	−19	83
15	LA Galaxy	68	21	30	17	111	131	−20	80
16	Minnesota United	68	21	38	9	97	141	−44	72
17	Orlando City	68	18	37	13	82	132	−50	67
18	San Jose Earthquakes	68	17	35	16	84	126	−42	67
19	Colorado Rapids	68	17	38	13	67	114	−47	64
20	Los Angeles FC	34	16	9	9	68	52	+16	57

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. As MLS Cup 2018 champions (USA1)
2. As best aggregate 2017 and 2018 record (USA4)
3. As 2017 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA2)
4. As 2018 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA3)

MLS Playoffs

Main article: 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs

	Knockout round					Conference semifinals							Conference finals							MLS Cup December 8 – Atlanta, Georgia
						E3	New York City FC	0	1	1
	10/31 – New York, New York
						E2	Atlanta United FC	1	3	4
	E3	New York City FC	3
	E6	Philadelphia Union	1
													E2	Atlanta United FC	3	0	3
	Eastern Conference
													E1	New York Red Bulls	0	1	1
						E5	Columbus Crew	1	0	1
	11/1 – Washington, D.C.
						E1	New York Red Bulls	0	3	3
	E4	D.C. United	2 (2)
	E5	Columbus Crew (p)	2 (3)
																				E2	Atlanta United FC	2
																				W5	Portland Timbers	0
						W5	Portland Timbers (p)	2	2	4 (4)
	10/31 – Frisco, Texas
						W2	Seattle Sounders FC	1	3	4 (2)
	W4	FC Dallas	1
	W5	Portland Timbers	2
													W5	Portland Timbers	0	3	3
	Western Conference
													W1	Sporting Kansas City	0	2	2
						W6	Real Salt Lake	1	2	3
	11/1 – Los Angeles, California
						W1	Sporting Kansas City	1	4	5
	W3	Los Angeles FC	2
	W6	Real Salt Lake	3

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2018

December 8, 2018 (2018-12-08)

8:00 p.m. EST

Atlanta United FC	2–0	Portland Timbers
Martínez 39' Escobar 54'	Report

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 73,019

Referee: Alan Kelly

USL

Main article: 2018 USL season

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati (X)	34	23	8	3	72	34	+38	77	Conference Playoffs
2	Louisville City FC (C)	34	19	9	6	71	38	+33	66
3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	34	15	14	5	47	26	+21	59
4	Charleston Battery	34	14	14	6	47	34	+13	56
5	New York Red Bulls II	34	13	13	8	71	59	+12	52
6	Bethlehem Steel FC	34	14	8	12	56	41	+15	50
7	Indy Eleven	34	13	10	11	45	42	+3	49
8	Nashville SC	34	12	13	9	42	31	+11	49
9	North Carolina FC	34	13	8	13	60	50	+10	47
10	Ottawa Fury	34	13	6	15	31	43	−12	45
11	Charlotte Independence	34	10	12	12	44	57	−13	42
12	Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	11	8	15	44	44	0	41
13	Penn FC	34	9	10	15	38	47	−9	37
14	Atlanta United 2	34	7	10	17	37	72	−35	31
15	Richmond Kickers	34	6	4	24	30	80	−50	22
16	Toronto FC II	34	4	6	24	42	77	−35	18

Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orange County SC	34	20	6	8	70	40	+30	66	Conference Playoffs
2	Sacramento Republic	34	19	8	7	47	32	+15	65
3	Phoenix Rising FC	34	19	6	9	63	38	+25	63
4	Real Monarchs	34	19	3	12	55	47	+8	60
5	Reno 1868 FC	34	16	11	7	56	38	+18	59
6	Portland Timbers 2	34	17	4	13	58	49	+9	55
7	Swope Park Rangers	34	15	8	11	52	53	−1	53
8	Saint Louis FC	34	14	11	9	44	38	+6	53
9	San Antonio FC	34	14	8	12	45	48	−3	50
10	OKC Energy FC	34	12	7	15	43	46	−3	43
11	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	34	11	6	17	36	39	−3	39
12	Fresno FC	34	9	12	13	44	38	+6	39
13	Rio Grande Valley Toros	34	8	14	12	36	42	−6	38
14	LA Galaxy II	34	10	7	17	60	67	−7	37
15	Las Vegas Lights FC	34	8	7	19	50	74	−24	31
16	Seattle Sounders FC 2	34	6	7	21	40	71	−31	25
17	Tulsa Roughnecks	34	3	12	19	36	77	−41	21

Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Playoffs

Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

USL Championship

October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field

#1 Louisville City FC

4

October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field

#8 Bethlehem Steel FC

0

#1 Louisville City FC

1

October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium

#4 Rochester Rhinos

0

#4 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)

2

November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field

#5 Charlotte Independence

1

#1 Louisville City FC (p)

1 (4)

October 21 – Al Lang Stadium

#7 New York Red Bulls II

1 (3)

#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies

3

October 28 – Al Lang Stadium

#6 FC Cincinnati

0

#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies

1

October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium

#7 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)

2

#2 Charleston Battery

0

November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU)

#7 New York Red Bulls II

4

#1 Louisville City FC

1

October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium

#4 Swope Park Rangers

0

#1 Real Monarchs

1 (1)

October 28 – Children's Mercy Park

#8 Sacramento Republic FC (p)

1 (3)

#8 Sacramento Republic FC

0

October 21 – Swope Soccer Village

#4 Swope Park Rangers

1

#4 Swope Park Rangers (p)

1 (4)

November 4 – Children's Mercy Park

#5 Phoenix Rising FC

1 (2)

#4 Swope Park Rangers (p)

0 (7)

October 21 – Greater Nevada Field

#6 OKC Energy FC

0 (6)

#3 Reno 1868 FC

0

October 28 – Toyota Field

#6 OKC Energy FC

1

#6 OKC Energy FC (p)

1 (4)

October 21 – Toyota Field

#2 San Antonio FC

1 (1)

#2 San Antonio FC

2

#7 Tulsa Roughnecks

1

Cup Competitions

US Open Cup

Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup

Final

Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup Final

September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)

19:00 CDT

Houston Dynamo	3–0	Philadelphia Union
Manotas 4', 25' Trusty 65' (o.g.)	Report

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 16,060

Referee: Nima Saghafi

International Competitions

CONCACAF Competitions

Club	Competition	Final round
FC Dallas	2018 CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
Colorado Rapids		Round of 16
New York Red Bulls		Semi-finals
Seattle Sounders FC		Quarter-finals

teams in bold are still active in the competition

2018 CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Santa Tecla	2–5	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	0–4
Olimpia	1–3	New York Red Bulls	1–1	0–2
Colorado Rapids	0–2	Toronto FC	0–2	0–0
Tauro	3–3 (a)	FC Dallas	1–0	2–3

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Seattle Sounders FC	1–3	Guadalajara	1–0	0–3
Tijuana	1–5	New York Red Bulls	0–2	1–3

Semi-finals

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Guadalajara	1–0	New York Red Bulls	1–0	0–0

Women's

League Competitions

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2018 National Women's Soccer League season

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	North Carolina Courage (C)	24	17	6	1	53	17	+36	57	NWSL Shield
2	Portland Thorns FC	24	12	6	6	40	28	+12	42	NWSL Playoffs
3	Seattle Reign FC	24	11	8	5	27	19	+8	41
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	9	10	5	38	28	+10	37
5	Utah Royals FC	24	9	8	7	22	23	−1	35
6	Houston Dash	24	9	5	10	35	39	−4	32
7	Orlando Pride	24	8	6	10	30	37	−7	30
8	Washington Spirit	24	2	5	17	12	35	−23	11
9	Sky Blue FC	24	1	6	17	21	52	−31	9

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

NWSL Playoffs

Main article: 2018 National Women's Soccer League season § NWSL Playoffs

	Semi-finals					Championship
	1	North Carolina Courage	2
	4	Chicago Red Stars	0
						1	North Carolina Courage	3
						2	Portland Thorns FC	0
	2	Portland Thorns FC	2
	3	Seattle Reign FC	1

September 22, 2018

4:30pm (EDT)

North Carolina Courage	3–0	Portland Thorns FC
Debinha 13' McDonald 40', 64'	Report Report

Providence Park
Portland, Oregon

Attendance: 21,144

Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

United Women's Soccer

Main article: 2018 United Women's Soccer season

Honors

Professional

Men Competition Winner U.S. Open Cup Houston Dynamo MLS Supporters' Shield New York Red Bulls MLS Cup Atlanta United FC USL Regular season FC Cincinnati Playoffs Louisville City FC

Women Competition Winner NWSL Championship North Carolina Courage NWSL Shield North Carolina Courage Women's Premier Soccer League Seattle Sounders Women United Women's Soccer Houston Aces

Amateur

Men Competition Team Premier Development League Calgary Foothills FC National Premier Soccer League Miami FC 2 NCAA Division I Soccer Championship University of Maryland NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Barry University NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Tufts University NAIA Soccer Championship Central Methodist University

Women Competition Team NCAA Division I Soccer Championship Florida State University NCAA Division II Soccer Championship University of Bridgeport NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Williams College NAIA Soccer Championship William Carey University