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Several Major League Soccer teams and players hold various records and statistics.
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MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield winners
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MLS Cup finals
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Teams with most trophies
- As of 2024 season
Player records (career)
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Bold indicates an active player. All statistics are for regular season only.
Goals
As of June 22nd, 2024
Goals from free kicks
Assists
As of the end of the 2023 regular season.[3]
Minutes played
As of the end of the 2023 regular season.[3]
Average goals conceded
As of the end of the 2023 regular season; minimum 4,500 minutes played.[3]
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Player records (single season)
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All statistics are for regular season only.
Most goals
Most assists
Most clean sheets
- As of 2023 season[5]
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Player records (single game)
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Most goals (single game)
As of 2023 season
Most assists (single game)
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All-time regular season success
- As of end of 2023 regular season
- Supporters' Shield Standings through 2022 season.
- Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny folded after completion of the 2001 season.
- Chivas USA folded after completion of the 2014 season.
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All-time regular season table
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Through completion of 2023 regular season.
1 – Ranking based number of points per season.
2 – Includes shoot-out wins from 1996–1999 season.
3 – Includes shoot-out losses from 1996–1999 seasons.
4 – Based on combined conference results before single format for playoff qualification was inaugurated in 2007.
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All-time playoffs success
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Through 2023 playoffs.
- Shows number of best finishes at each playoff level through completion of 2022 playoffs. Does not include the 2020 "Play-In Round."
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All-time playoffs table
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Through 2023 playoffs.
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1 – Ranking based on overall number of points.
2 – Includes shoot-out wins from 1996–1999 seasons. Post-1999 shoot-out wins counted as ties.
3 – Includes shoot-out losses from 1996–1999 seasons. Post-1999 shoot-out losses counted as ties.
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Team records (single season)
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Points
- All stats are from regular season games only.
- From 1996 to 1999, a shoot-out was used to determine the winner of a match if it was a tie after 90 minutes.
- From 2000 to 2003, a 10-minute golden goal period was used to determine the winner of a match if it was a tie after 90 minutes.
- In 2020, teams played a shortened season and unequal number of between 18 and 23 games.
- As of 2024 season[32]
1 – Points earned during shoot-out era
2 – Points earned during shortened 2020 season
3 – Did not win Supporters' Shield
Results
Goals
- As of 2024 season[32]
1 – Goals scored during shortened 2020 season.
1 – Goals scored during shortened 2020 season.
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Single game records
Highest scoring games
Most goals scored by a team
- As of June 7, 2025
Biggest winning margin
Longest streaks
Consecutive postseason berths
- As of October 19, 2024[33]
Consecutive run in progress |
Winning streaks
- ^ Shootouts: From 1996–1999, there were no ties; if a game was tied at the end of regulation time, it was decided by a shoot-out.
Undefeated streaks
Unbeaten run in progress |
- As of June 22, 2024
- Most recently achieved streak listed first
- The longest unbeaten start to a season was achieved by the Seattle Sounders FC in 2021. The Sounders opened their campaign with thirteen unbeaten matches (eight wins and five draws).[34]
- The longest unbeaten end to a season was achieved by Columbus Crew SC in 2004, who closed the campaign after eighteen matches unbeaten (eight wins and ten draws).
Home undefeated streaks
Unbeaten run in progress |
Defunct team |
- Only regular season MLS matches count towards individual team records.
- As of 2024 season[35]
- Notes
- ^ Seattle (SEA): Seattle Sounders FC has accomplished this home unbeaten run twice; the most recent dates are shown
Losing streaks
- ^ Shoot-outs: From 1996–1999, there were no ties; if a game was tied at the end of regulation time, it was decided by a shoot-out.
- The longest losing start to a season was achieved by Toronto FC in 2012, who opened the campaign with nine consecutive losses.
- The longest losing end to a season was achieved by FC Cincinnati in 2021, who closed the campaign with twelve consecutive losses.
Tie streaks
- The longest streak of ties to start a season was achieved by the LA Galaxy in 2003, the New York Red Bulls in 2006, Columbus Crew SC in 2007, the Portland Timbers in 2015, the Colorado Rapids in 2015, New York City FC in 2019, Nashville SC in 2021 and 2024, the Philadelphia Union in 2024, and Sporting Kansas City in 2024, who each opened their respective campaigns with three consecutive ties.
- The longest streak of ties to end a season was achieved by the San Jose Earthquakes in 2004 and 2023 and the Montreal Impact in 2014, who each closed their respective campaigns with four consecutive ties.
Title droughts
- Titles include MLS Cup, Supporters' Shield, U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship, MLS is Back Tournament and continental competitions (CONCACAF Champions Cup, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup).
- As of end of 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs.
Average season attendances
- Highest single match attendance: 82,110 (Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Los Angeles FC, July 4, 2023)[37]
- Highest average attendance: 53,002 (Atlanta United, 2018)
- Lowest average attendance: 7,063 (Chivas USA, 2014)
- Lowest single match attendance: 3,702 (Chivas USA vs. Portland Timbers, May 28, 2014)
Streaks
- Graham Zusi is the longest-tenured player to have played with only one club (Sporting Kansas City, 15 seasons).[38]
- The longest road trip a team has played during the regular season was recorded by the Portland Timbers in 2019. They opened the season with twelve straight games on the road due to the completion of an expansion to Providence Park in the early part of the 2019 season.[39]
- The record for longest home stand a team has played during the regular season is shared by the Chicago Fire in 2006 and Sporting Kansas City in 2011. They played nine consecutive games at home.[citation needed]
- The highest number of points achieved by a team at home during a regular season is 44 (14–2–1) by the New York Red Bulls in 2018. Previously, it was 42 (13–3–1) by Toronto FC in 2017.[citation needed]
- The highest number of points achieved by a team on the road during a regular season was 37, by the LA Galaxy in 1998 (13–3), and Inter Miami CF in 2024 (11–2–4).[citation needed]
- The most draws achieved by a team during a regular season is 18, first by the Chicago Fire in 2014,[40] and again by Nashville SC in 2021.[41]
- The record number of consecutive games scored in by a player is 15, set by Josef Martínez for Atlanta United FC in 2019.[42]
See also
Notes
- Canadian teams cannot participate in the U.S. Open Cup.
- Also includes the MLS is Back Tournament during the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
- American teams cannot participate in the Canadian Championship.
- The 2008 Canadian Championship was won by the NASL's Montreal Impact, not the Montreal Impact (now CF Montréal) that competed in MLS prior to their renaming.
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