2021 in American soccer

The 2021 season was the 109th season of competitive soccer in the United States. A significant number of games scheduled for 2021 are matches postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Soccer in the United States

Season	2021
Men's soccer
Supporters' Shield	New England Revolution
USL Championship	Orange County SC
USL League One	Union Omaha
NISA	Detroit City FC
NPSL	Denton Diablos FC
USL League Two	Des Moines Menace
US Open Cup	Canceled
MLS Cup	New York City FC
Women's soccer
NWSL	Washington Spirit
UWS	Santa Clarita Blue Heat
NWSL Shield	Portland Thorns FC
NWSL Challenge Cup	Portland Thorns FC
← 2020 2022 →

National teams

Men's

Senior

Main article: United States men's national soccer team

As of December 18, 2021.

Wins	Losses	Draws
17	2	3

Friendlies

United States  v  Trinidad and Tobago

January 31	United States	7–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	Lewis 2', 55' Ferreira 9', 62' Arriola 22', 41' Robinson 52'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Hector Said Martinez (Honduras)

United States  v  Jamaica

March 25	United States	4–1	Jamaica	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
13:00 ET	Dest 34' Aaronson 53' Lletget 83', 90'	Report	Lowe 70'	Stadium: Wiener Neustadt Arena Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

Northern Ireland  v  United States

March 28	Northern Ireland	1–2	United States	Belfast, Northern Ireland
12:00 ET	McGinn 88'	Report	Reyna 30' Pulisic 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Robert Jenkins (Wales)

Switzerland  v  United States

May 30	Switzerland	2–1	United States	St. Gallen, Switzerland
14:00 ET	Rodríguez 10' Zuber 63'	Report	Lletget 5'	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

United States  v  Costa Rica

June 9	United States	4–0	Costa Rica	Sandy, Utah
19:00 ET	Aaronson 8' Dike 42' Cannon 52' Reyna 77' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,007 Referee: Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)

United States  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

December 18	United States	1–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Carson, California
	Bassett 89'	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 11,044 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

The four teams were ranked based on their results in the group stage to determine the semi-final matchups.

Seed	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	B	Mexico	4	4	0	0	13	3	+10	12
2	C	Honduras	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	10
3	A	United States (H)	4	3	0	1	15	3	+12	9
4	D	Costa Rica	4	1	3	0	4	3	+1	6

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9).^[1]
(H) Hosts

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 June – Denver
	Honduras	0
					6 June – Denver
	United States	1
					United States (a.e.t.)	3
	3 June – Denver
					Mexico	2
	Mexico (p)	0 (5)
	Costa Rica	0 (4)
					Third place play-off
					6 June – Denver
					Honduras (p)	2 (5)
					Costa Rica	2 (4)

Honduras  v  United States

June 3 SF	Honduras	0–1	United States	Denver, Colorado
19:30 ET		Report	Siebatcheu 89'	Stadium: Empower Field at Mile High Attendance: 34,451 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Final

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Final

6 June 2021 (2021-06-06)

19:00^{[note 1]}

United States	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Mexico
Reyna 27' McKennie 82' Pulisic 114' (pen.)	Report	Corona 2' Lainez 79'

Empower Field at Mile High, Denver

Attendance: 37,648^[4]

Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	Haiti	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Martinique	3	0	0	3	3	12	−9	0

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

United States  v  Haiti

July 11	United States	1–0	Haiti	Kansas City, Kansas
21:00 ET	Vines 8'	Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 12,664 Referee: Hector Said Martinez (Honduras)

Martinique  v  United States

July 15	Martinique	1–6	United States	Kansas City, Kansas
22:00 ET	Rivière 64' (pen.)	Report	Dike 14', 59' Camille 23' (o.g.) Robinson 50' Zardes 70' Gioacchini 90'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 7,511 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

United States  v  Canada

July 18	United States	1–0	Canada	Kansas City, Kansas
17:00 ET	Moore 1'	Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

United States  v  Jamaica

July 25 QF	United States	1–0	Jamaica	Arlington, Texas
21:30 ET	Hoppe 83'	Report		Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 41,318 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Qatar  v  United States

July 29 SF	Qatar	0–1	United States	Austin, Texas
19:30 ET		Report	Zardes 87'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Final

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)

21:00 (18:00 UTC−7)

United States	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Mexico
Robinson 117'	Report

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 61,114

Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

CONCACAF third round

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	14	8	4	2	23	7	+16	28	2022 FIFA World Cup		—	2–1	2–0	1–0	4–1	4–0	3–0	1–1
2	Mexico	14	8	4	2	17	8	+9	28			1–1	—	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	3–0
3	United States	14	7	4	3	21	10	+11	25			1–1	2–0	—	2–1	5–1	2–0	1–0	3–0
4	Costa Rica	14	7	4	3	13	8	+5	25	Inter-confederation play-offs		1–0	0–1	2–0	—	1–0	1–1	2–1	2–1
5	Panama	14	6	3	5	17	19	−2	21			1–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	—	3–2	2–1	1–1
6	Jamaica	14	2	5	7	12	22	−10	11			0–0	1–2	1–1	0–1	0–3	—	1–1	2–1
7	El Salvador	14	2	4	8	8	18	−10	10			0–2	0–2	0–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	—	0–0
8	Honduras	14	0	4	10	7	26	−19	4			0–2	0–1	1–4	0–0	2–3	0–2	0–2	—

Source: FIFA, CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

El Salvador  v  United States

September 2	El Salvador	0–0	United States	San Salvador, El Salvador
22:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica)

United States  v  Canada

September 5	United States	1–1	Canada	Nashville, Tennessee
20:00 ET	Aaronson 55'	Report	Larin 62'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 43,028 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Honduras  v  United States

September 8	Honduras	1–4	United States	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
22:30 ET	Moya 27'	Report	Robinson 48' Pepi 75' Aaronson 86' Lletget 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

United States  v  Jamaica

October 7	United States	2–0	Jamaica	Austin, Texas
19:30 ET	Pepi 49', 62'	Report		Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Panama  v  United States

October 10	Panama	1–0	United States	Panama City, Panama
17:00 ET	Godoy 54'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 21,000 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

United States  v  Costa Rica

October 13	United States	2–1	Costa Rica	Columbus, Ohio
19:00 ET	Dest 25' Moreira 66' (o.g.)	Report	Fuller 1'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

United States  v  Mexico

November 12	United States	2–0	Mexico	Cincinnati, Ohio
21:10 ET	Pulisic 74' McKennie 85'	Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Jamaica  v  United States

November 16	Jamaica	1–1	United States	Kingston, Jamaica
17:00 ET	Antonio 22'	Report	Weah 11'	Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica)

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of December 18, 2021, after the match against  Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Player	Goals
Brenden Aaronson	4
Sebastian Lletget
Daryl Dike	3
Ricardo Pepi
Christian Pulisic
Giovanni Reyna
Miles Robinson
Paul Arriola	2
Sergiño Dest
Jesús Ferreira
Jonathan Lewis
Weston McKennie
Gyasi Zardes
Cole Bassett	1
Reggie Cannon
Nicholas Gioacchini
Matthew Hoppe
Shaq Moore
Antonee Robinson
Jordan Siebatcheu
Sam Vines
Timothy Weah
own goal	2

U–23

Main article: United States men's national under-23 soccer team

CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

Main article: 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

The draw for the tournament took place on 9 January 2020, 19:00 CST (UTC−6), at the Estadio Akron, in Guadalajara, Mexico.^[5][6] On March 13, 2020 CONCACAF suspended all upcoming Concacaf competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days.^[7]

On 14 January 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifying will take place between 18 March and 30 March.^[8]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico (H)	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	3
4	Dominican Republic	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

United States  v  Costa Rica

March 18 Group A	United States	1–0	Costa Rica	Guadalajara, Mexico
17:30 ET	Ferreira 35'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

Dominican Republic  v  United States

March 21 Group A	Dominican Republic	0–4	United States	Zapopan, Mexico
19:00 ET		Report	Yueill 60' Dotson 73', 78' Mihailovic 90'	Stadium: Estadio Akron Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Mexico  v  United States

March 24 Group A	Mexico	1–0	United States	Guadalajara, Mexico
21:30 ET	Antuna 45'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Honduras  v  United States

March 28 SF	Honduras	2–1	United States	Guadalajara, Mexico
17:00 ET	Obregón 45+4' Palma 47'	Report	Yueill 52'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

U–20

Main article: United States men's national under-20 soccer team

CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Main article: 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Honduras between 20 June and 5 July 2020.^[9] However, on 13 May 2020, CONCACAF announced the decision to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later.^[10] CONCACAF decided on 4 January 2021 that the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which served as the regional qualifiers, would be cancelled.^[11]

Women's

Senior

Main article: United States women's national soccer team

As of November 30, 2021.

Wins	Losses	Draws
17	2	5

Friendlies

United States  v  Colombia

January 18	United States	4–0	Colombia	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	S. Mewis 4', 33', 46' (pen.) K. Mewis 85'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

United States  v  Colombia

January 22	United States	6–0	Colombia	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	Macario 3' Rapinoe 35', 44' (pen.) Williams 60' Horan 73' Purce 86'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

Sweden  v  United States

April 10	Sweden	1–1	United States	Stockholm, Sweden
13:00 ET	Hurtig 38'	Report	Rapinoe 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Friends Arena Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

France  v  United States

April 13	France	0–2	United States	Le Havre, France
15:00 ET		Report	Rapinoe 5' (pen.) Morgan 19'	Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

United States  v  Portugal

June 10	United States	1–0	Portugal	Houston, Texas
20:30 ET	S. Mewis 76'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 9,951 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

United States  v  Jamaica

June 13	United States	4–0	Jamaica	Houston, Texas
22:00 ET	Lloyd 1' Horan 7' (pen.) Purce 22' Morgan 90+1'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 8,737 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

United States  v  Nigeria

June 16	United States	2–0	Nigeria	Austin, Texas
21:00 ET	Press 45+2' Williams 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

United States  v  Mexico

July 1	United States	4–0	Mexico	East Hartford, Connecticut
19:00 ET	S. Mewis 21' Press 39', 85' Heath 74'	Report		Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 21,637 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

United States  v  Mexico

July 5	United States	4–0	Mexico	East Hartford, Connecticut
17:00 ET	Horan 6' Lloyd 11' Reyes 37' (o.g.) Heath 39'	Report		Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 27,758 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

United States  v  Paraguay

September 16	United States	9–0	Paraguay	Cleveland, Ohio
19:30 ET	Lloyd 3', 6', 34', 38', 61' Sullivan 25', 49' Williams 30' Heath 86'	Report		Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

United States  v  Paraguay

September 21	United States	8–0	Paraguay	Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 ET	Lavelle 4' Smith 6' Morgan 8', 14', 53' Macario 15', 82' Lloyd 78'	Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,515 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

United States  v  South Korea

October 21	United States	0–0	South Korea	Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

United States  v  South Korea

October 26	United States	6–0	South Korea	St. Paul, Minnesota
20:00 ET	Horan 9' Cho So-hyun 45' (o.g.) Morgan 69' Rapinoe 85' Lavelle 89' Williams 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 18,115 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

Australia  v  United States

November 26	Australia	0–3	United States	Sydney, Australia
23:00 ET		Report	Hatch 1' Lavelle 49' Horan 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 36,109 Referee: Hyeon Jeong Oh (South Korea)

Australia  v  United States

November 30	Australia	1–1	United States	Newcastle, Australia
04:05 ET	Simon 88'	Report	Hatch 4'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 20,495 Referee: Seijin Park (South Korea)

SheBelieves Cup

Main article: 2021 SheBelieves Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	United States (C, H)	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9
	Brazil	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
	Canada	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: US Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) Fair Play ranking.^[12]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

United States  v  Canada

February 18	United States	1–0	Canada	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	Lavelle 79'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

United States  v  Brazil

February 21	United States	2–0	Brazil	Orlando, Florida
15:00 ET	Press 11' Rapinoe 88'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

United States  v  Argentina

February 24	United States	6–0	Argentina	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	Rapinoe 16', 26' Lloyd 35' K. Mewis 41' Morgan 84' Press 88'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,702 Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)

Summer Olympics

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced.^[13]

Group G

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
3	Australia	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Sweden  v  United States

July 21 Olympics GS	Sweden	3–0	United States	Tokyo, Japan
04:30 ET	Blackstenius 25', 54' Hurtig 72'	Report		Stadium: Tokyo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

New Zealand  v  United States

July 24 Olympics GS	New Zealand	1–6	United States	Saitama, Japan
07:00 ET	Hassett 72'	Report	Lavelle 9' Horan 45' Erceg 63' (o.g.) Press 80' Morgan 87' Bott 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

United States  v  Australia

July 27 Olympics GS	United States	0–0	Australia	Kashima, Japan
04:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

Knockout stage

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage

Netherlands  v  United States

July 30 QF	Netherlands	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	United States	Yokohama, Japan
07:00 ET	Miedema 18', 54'	Report	S. Mewis 28' Williams 31'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
	Penalties
	Miedema Janssen Van der Gragt Nouwen		Lavelle Morgan Press Rapinoe

United States  v  Canada

August 2 Olympics SF	United States	0–1	Canada	Kashima, Japan
04:00 ET		Report	Fleming 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Australia  v  United States

August 5 Olympics 3rd	Australia	3–4	United States	Kashima, Japan
	Kerr 17' Foord 54' Gielnik 90'	Report	Rapinoe 8', 21' Lloyd 45+1', 51'	Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 30, 2021, after the match against  Australia.

Player	Goals
Carli Lloyd	11
Megan Rapinoe	10
Alex Morgan	8
Lindsey Horan	6
Sam Mewis
Christen Press
Rose Lavelle	5
Lynn Williams
Tobin Heath	3
Catarina Macario
Ashley Hatch	2
Kristie Mewis
Margaret Purce
Andi Sullivan
Sophia Smith	1
own goal	4
Total	76

U-20

Main article: United States women's national under-20 soccer team

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Main article: 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in August/September 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled.^[14] On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament will be held between 20 January–6 February 2021, subject to further monitoring.^[15] On November 17, 2020 tournament was moved to 2022.^[16]

Club competitions

Men's

League competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New England Revolution	34	22	5	7	65	41	+24	73	Qualification for the playoffs conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League
2	Philadelphia Union	34	14	8	12	48	35	+13	54	Qualification for the playoffs first round
3	Nashville SC	34	12	4	18	55	33	+22	54
4	New York City FC (C)	34	14	11	9	56	36	+20	51	Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
5	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	45	37	+8	51	Qualification for the playoffs first round
6	Orlando City SC	34	13	9	12	50	48	+2	51
7	New York Red Bulls	34	13	12	9	39	33	+6	48
8	D.C. United	34	14	15	5	56	54	+2	47
9	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	46	45	+1	47
10	CF Montréal[b]	34	12	12	10	46	44	+2	46	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[c]
11	Inter Miami CF	34	12	17	5	36	53	−17	41
12	Chicago Fire FC	34	9	18	7	36	54	−18	34
13	Toronto FC[b]	34	6	18	10	39	66	−27	28
14	FC Cincinnati	34	4	22	8	37	74	−37	20

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. As MLS Cup 2021 champions
2. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
3. As 2021 Canadian Championship winners

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colorado Rapids	34	17	7	10	51	35	+16	61	Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	17	8	9	53	33	+20	60	Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League
3	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	10	7	58	40	+18	58	Qualification for the Playoffs first round
4	Portland Timbers	34	17	13	4	56	52	+4	55
5	Minnesota United FC	34	13	11	10	42	44	−2	49
6	Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a]	34	12	9	13	45	45	0	49
7	Real Salt Lake	34	14	14	6	55	54	+1	48
8	LA Galaxy	34	13	12	9	50	54	−4	48
9	Los Angeles FC	34	12	13	9	53	51	+2	45
10	San Jose Earthquakes	34	10	13	11	46	54	−8	41
11	FC Dallas	34	7	15	12	47	56	−9	33
12	Austin FC	34	9	21	4	35	56	−21	31
13	Houston Dynamo FC	34	6	16	12	36	54	−18	30

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Overall 2021 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 2021 Canadian Championship, and 2022 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 England Revolution (S)	34	22	5	7	65	41	+24	73	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2	Colorado Rapids	34	17	7	10	51	35	+16	61	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3	Seattle Sounders FC	34	17	8	9	53	33	+20	60	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
4	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	10	7	58	40	+18	58
5	Portland Timbers	34	17	13	4	56	52	+4	55
6	Philadelphia Union	34	14	8	12	48	35	+13	54
7	Nashville SC	34	12	4	18	55	33	+22	54
8	New York City FC (C)	34	14	11	9	56	36	+20	51	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
9	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	45	37	+8	51
10	Orlando City SC	34	13	9	12	50	48	+2	51
11	Minnesota United FC	34	13	11	10	42	44	−2	49
12	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	12	9	13	45	45	0	49
13	Real Salt Lake	34	14	14	6	55	54	+1	48
14	New York Red Bulls	34	13	12	9	39	33	+6	48
15	LA Galaxy	34	13	12	9	50	54	−4	48
16	D.C. United	34	14	15	5	56	54	+2	47
17	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	46	45	+1	47
18	CF Montréal (V)	34	12	12	10	46	44	+2	46	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[e]
19	Los Angeles FC	34	12	13	9	53	51	+2	45
20	Inter Miami CF	34	12	17	5	36	53	−17	41
21	San Jose Earthquakes	34	10	13	11	46	54	−8	41
22	Chicago Fire FC	34	9	18	7	36	54	−18	34
23	FC Dallas	34	7	15	12	47	56	−9	33
24	Austin FC	34	9	21	4	35	56	−21	31
25	Houston Dynamo FC	34	6	16	12	36	54	−18	30
26	Toronto FC	34	6	18	10	39	66	−27	28
27	FC Cincinnati	34	4	22	8	37	74	−37	20

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:

1. As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
2. As 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions (USA3)
3. As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA4)^[17]
4. As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)
5. As 2021 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

MLS Playoffs

Main article: 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs

First round November 20–21, 23

Conference semifinals November 25, 28, 30

Conference finals December 4–5

MLS Cup December 11

E1

New England Revolution

2 (3)

E4

New York City FC (p)

2 (5)

E4

New York City FC

2

E5

Atlanta United FC

0

E4

New York City FC

2

Eastern Conference

E2

Philadelphia Union

1

E3

Nashville SC

3

E6

Orlando City SC

1

E3

Nashville SC

1 (0)

E2

Philadelphia Union (p)

1 (2)

E2

Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.)

1

E7

New York Red Bulls

0

E4

New York City FC (p)

1 (4)

W4

Portland Timbers

1 (2)

W1

Colorado Rapids

0

W4

Portland Timbers

1

W4

Portland Timbers

3

W5

Minnesota United FC

1

W4

Portland Timbers

2

Western Conference

W7

Real Salt Lake

0

W3

Sporting Kansas City

3

W6

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

1

W3

Sporting Kansas City

1

W7

Real Salt Lake

2

W2

Seattle Sounders FC

0 (5)

W7

Real Salt Lake (p)

0 (6)

Note: The higher seeded teams hosted matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2021

December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)

12:00 p.m. PST

Portland Timbers	1–1 (a.e.t.)	New York City FC
Mora 90+4'	Report	Castellanos 41'
Penalties
Mora Valeri Moreno Paredes	2–4	Castellanos Morales Moralez Talles Magno Callens

Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Attendance: 25,218

Referee: Armando Villarreal

MLS All-Star Game

Main article: 2021 MLS All-Star Game

2021 MLS All-Star Game

August 25, 2021

9:30 ET

MLS All-Stars	1–1	Liga MX All-Stars
Murillo 53'	Report	Rodríguez 20'
Penalties
Kreilach Sallói Atuesta Nani Pepi	3–2	Sambueza Funes Mori Lira Reyes Romo

Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 21,000

Referee: Armando Villarreal

USL Championship

Renamed from United Soccer League (USL) after the 2018 season

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AT	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	23	2	7	55	23	+32	71	Playoffs
2	CT	Louisville City FC	32	18	7	7	61	37	+24	61
3	CT	Birmingham Legion FC	32	18	6	8	51	31	+20	60
4	AT	Charlotte Independence	32	18	5	9	57	36	+21	59
5	AT	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	32	17	7	8	52	34	+18	58
6	AT	Miami FC	32	16	6	10	55	40	+15	54
7	CT	Memphis 901 FC	32	14	8	10	47	42	+5	50
8	CT	FC Tulsa	32	14	5	13	49	48	+1	47
9	AT	Hartford Athletic	32	12	5	15	50	50	0	41
10	AT	Charleston Battery	32	10	7	15	49	60	−11	37
11	CT	OKC Energy FC	32	8	13	11	30	38	−8	37
12	CT	Indy Eleven	32	9	8	15	32	47	−15	35
13	CT	Atlanta United 2	32	8	10	14	47	56	−9	34
14	AT	New York Red Bulls II	32	7	7	18	42	67	−25	28
15	CT	Sporting Kansas City II	32	4	8	20	33	64	−31	20
16	AT	Loudoun United FC	32	4	3	25	31	78	−47	15

Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	PC	Phoenix Rising FC	32	20	7	5	68	35	+33	67	Playoffs
2	MT	El Paso Locomotive FC	32	18	10	4	56	34	+22	64
3	PC	Orange County SC	32	15	7	10	44	37	+7	52
4	MT	San Antonio FC	32	14	10	8	50	38	+12	52
5	MT	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	32	13	10	9	60	50	+10	49
6	PC	San Diego Loyal SC	32	14	6	12	51	43	+8	48
7	MT	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	32	13	8	11	49	42	+7	47
8	MT	New Mexico United	32	12	10	10	44	40	+4	46
9	MT	Austin Bold FC	32	10	12	10	32	42	−10	42
10	PC	Oakland Roots SC	32	11	8	13	36	43	−7	41	Playoffs
11	PC	LA Galaxy II	32	11	6	15	55	57	−2	39
12	PC	Tacoma Defiance	32	10	9	13	37	41	−4	39
13	PC	Sacramento Republic FC	32	8	12	12	36	42	−6	36
14	MT	Real Monarchs	32	5	7	20	28	56	−28	22
15	PC	Las Vegas Lights FC	32	6	3	23	41	77	−36	21

Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.

USL League One

Main article: 2021 USL League One season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Union Omaha (C, X)	28	14	9	5	44	22	+22	51	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Greenville Triumph SC	28	12	9	7	36	29	+7	45
3	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	28	11	11	6	37	29	+8	44	Qualification for the play-offs
4	FC Tucson	28	11	7	10	44	42	+2	40
5	Richmond Kickers	28	11	7	10	35	36	−1	40
6	North Texas SC	28	10	10	8	40	32	+8	40
7	Toronto FC II	28	10	8	10	34	32	+2	38
8	New England Revolution II	28	11	4	13	33	39	−6	37
9	Forward Madison FC	28	8	12	8	32	34	−2	36
10	Fort Lauderdale CF	28	8	7	13	40	49	−9	31
11	Tormenta FC	28	8	6	14	36	47	−11	30
12	North Carolina FC	28	7	4	17	30	50	−20	25

Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season Champion

National Independent Soccer Association

Spring 2021

Main article: 2020–21 National Independent Soccer Association season

Legends Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chattanooga FC	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Advance to Legends Cup final
2	Detroit City FC	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
3	San Diego 1904 FC	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
4	Los Angeles Force	2	1	0	1	4	6	−2	3
5	Michigan Stars FC	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
6	California United Strikers FC	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
7	Maryland Bobcats FC	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
8	Stumptown AC	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
9	New Amsterdam FC	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss

	Semifinals April 22, 2021					Finals April 25, 2021
						1	Chattanooga FC	0
	2	Detroit City FC	1			2	Detroit City FC	3
	3	San Diego 1904 FC	0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Source:

Conference table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Detroit City FC (Y, X)	8	6	2	0	14	3	+11	20	Advance to season final
2	Los Angeles Force	8	6	0	2	11	6	+5	18	Advance to spring final[a]
3	Stumptown AC	8	4	3	1	8	4	+4	15
4	California United Strikers FC	8	4	1	3	12	10	+2	13
5	Maryland Bobcats FC	8	3	2	3	9	8	+1	11
6	Chattanooga FC (Z)	8	2	2	4	6	8	−2	8	Advance to spring final
7	San Diego 1904 FC	8	2	1	5	8	17	−9	7
8	Michigan Stars FC	8	1	2	5	5	12	−7	5
9	New Amsterdam FC	8	1	1	6	5	10	−5	4

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
(X) Spring Legends Cup champion; (Y) Fall Champion, qualifies for season final; (Z) Spring Legends Cup runner-up, qualifies for spring final
Notes:

1. If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

Playoffs

	Semifinal June 30, 2021					Finals July 3, 2021
						FC	Detroit City FC	1
	LC	Chattanooga FC	2			SS	Los Angeles Force	0
	SS	Los Angeles Force	3

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Source: Spring Season | National Independent Soccer Association

2020–21 NISA Championship

July 3, 2021 (2021-07-03)

19:30 EDT

Detroit City FC	1–0	Los Angeles Force
McLaughlin 62' (o.g.) Botello Faz  73'	Report Broadcast	Gordillo  30' Moran (Ast. Coach)  69'  90+6' Villatoro  70' Pérez  74' Barrera  79' Goñi  84' Chaney  90+2'

Keyworth Stadium, Hamtramck, Michigan

Attendance: 7,231

Referee: Gustavo Solorio

Fall 2021

Main article: Fall 2021 National Independent Soccer Association season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Detroit City FC (C)	18	14	3	1	35	10	+25	45[a]
2	California United Strikers FC	18	9	6	3	31	20	+11	33
3	Los Angeles Force	18	7	9	2	20	14	+6	30[a]
4	New Amsterdam FC	18	7	2	9	29	29	0	23
5	Chattanooga FC	18	7	2	9	20	21	−1	23
6	Chicago House AC	18	7	2	9	18	26	−8	23
7	Michigan Stars FC	18	5	6	7	24	24	0	21
8	Stumptown AC	18	4	8	6	13	18	−5	20
9	Maryland Bobcats FC	18	5	5	8	20	28	−8	20
10	San Diego 1904 FC	18	2	3	13	17	37	−20	9

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The November 13 match between the LA Force and Detroit City FC was cancelled due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. The match was declared a 0-0 draw.^[18]

Cup competitions

US Open Cup

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

On July 20, US Soccer finally announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.^[19]

International competitions

CONCACAF competitions

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League

Club	Competition	Final round
Columbus Crew SC	2021 CONCACAF Champions League	Quarter-finals
Philadelphia Union		Semi-finals
Portland Timbers		Quarter-finals
Atlanta United FC		Quarter-finals

teams in bold are still active in the competition

Round of 16

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real Estelí	0–5	Columbus Crew SC	0–4	0–1
Saprissa	0–5	Philadelphia Union	0–1	0–4
Alajuelense	0–2	Atlanta United FC	0–1	0–1
Marathón	2–7	Portland Timbers	2–2	0–5

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Columbus Crew SC	2–5	Monterrey	2–2	0–3
Atlanta United FC	1–4	Philadelphia Union	0–3	1–1
Portland Timbers	2–4	América	1–1	1–3

Semi-finals

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
América	4–0	Philadelphia Union	2–0	2–0

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2021 Leagues Cup

Club	Competition	Final round
Sporting Kansas City	2021 Leagues Cup	Quarter-finals
Orlando City SC		Quarter-finals
Seattle Sounders FC		Runners-up
New York City FC		Quarter-finals

teams in bold are still active in the competition.^[20]

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Orlando City SC	0–1	Santos Laguna
New York City FC	1–1 (p 2–3)	UNAM
Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	UANL
Sporting Kansas City	1–6	León

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Santos Laguna

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Seattle Sounders FC	2–3	León

Campeones Cup

Main article: 2021 Campeones Cup

September 29, 2021^[21]

20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00)

Columbus Crew	2–0	Cruz Azul
Angulo 4' (o.g.) Mensah 74'	Report

Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 18,026

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Women's

League competitions

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2021 National Women's Soccer League season

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Thorns FC	24	13	5	6	33	17	+16	44	NWSL Shield
2	OL Reign	24	13	3	8	37	24	+13	42	Playoffs – Semi-finals
3	Washington Spirit (C)	24	11	6	7	29	26	+3	39	Playoffs – First round
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	11	5	8	28	28	0	38
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC	24	8	11	5	29	21	+8	35
6	North Carolina Courage	24	9	6	9	28	23	+5	33
7	Houston Dash	24	9	5	10	31	31	0	32
8	Orlando Pride	24	7	7	10	27	32	−5	28
9	Racing Louisville FC	24	5	7	12	21	40	−19	22
10	Kansas City	24	3	7	14	15	36	−21	16

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

Playoffs

	First round					Semi-finals					Championship
						1	Portland Thorns FC	0
	4	Chicago Red Stars	1			4	Chicago Red Stars	2
	5	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0								4	Chicago Red Stars	1
											3	Washington Spirit (a.e.t.)	2
						2	OL Reign	1
	3	Washington Spirit (a.e.t.)	1			3	Washington Spirit	2
	6	North Carolina Courage	0

Championship

November 20, 2021

12:00 ET

Washington Spirit	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Chicago Red Stars
Sullivan 87' (pen.) O'Hara 90+7'	Report	Hill 45+5'

Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky

Attendance: 10,360

Referee: Tori Penso

United Women's Soccer

Main article: 2021 United Women's Soccer season

Cup competitions

NWSL Challenge Cup

Main article: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup

Standings

East

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	8	Qualification for the Championship
2	North Carolina Courage	4	2	1	1	9	8	+1	7
3	Orlando Pride	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	5
4	Washington Spirit	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
5	Racing Louisville FC	4	0	2	2	4	6	−2	2

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

West

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Thorns FC	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4	10	Qualification for the Championship
2	OL Reign	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	7
3	Houston Dash	4	1	3	0	4	2	+2	6
4	Chicago Red Stars	4	0	2	2	3	5	−2	2
5	Kansas City	4	0	1	3	4	8	−4	1

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final

Main article: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship

May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08)

10:00 PT

Portland Thorns FC	1–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC
Sinclair 8' Charley  79'	Report	Lewandowski  38' Lloyd 61'
Penalties
Sinclair Klingenberg Horan Rodríguez Dunn Sauerbrunn Weaver	6–5	Long Lloyd Cudjoe Freeman Onumonu Viens Kawasumi

Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Referee: Natalie Simon

Honors

Professional

Men Competition Winner U.S. Open Cup canceled MLS Supporters' Shield New England Revolution MLS Cup New York City FC USL Championship Regular season Tampa Bay Rowdies Playoffs Orange County SC USL League One Regular season Union Omaha Playoffs Union Omaha NISA Spring 2021 Detroit City FC 2020–21 Championship Detroit City FC Fall 2021 Detroit City FC

Women Competition Winner NWSL Challenge Cup Portland Thorns FC National Women's Soccer League Washington Spirit NWSL Shield Portland Thorns FC Women's Premier Soccer League no national champion United Women's Soccer Santa Clarita Blue Heat

Amateur

Men Competition Team USL League Two Des Moines Menace National Premier Soccer League Denton Diablos FC National Amateur Cup Lansdowne Yonkers FC NCAA Division I Soccer Championship Clemson NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Cal State LA NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Connecticut College NAIA Soccer Championship Keiser University

Women Competition Team NCAA Division I Soccer Championship Florida State NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Grand Valley State University NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Christopher Newport University NAIA Soccer Championship University of Tennessee Southern