Eastern Conference (MLS)

The Eastern Conference is one of Major League Soccer's two conferences. The other is the Western Conference.

Eastern Conference

Founded	1996
No. of teams	15
Country	United States Canada
Confederation	CONCACAF
Most recent champion(s)	New York Red Bulls (2024) (1st title)
Most titles	D.C. United New England Revolution (5 titles each)
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	U.S. Open Cup (USA) Canadian Championship (Canada)

Members

Current

Team	City	Stadium	Joined	Notes
Atlanta United FC	Atlanta, Georgia	Mercedes Benz Stadium	2017
Charlotte FC	Charlotte, North Carolina	Bank of America Stadium	2022
Chicago Fire FC	Chicago, Illinois	Soldier Field	2002	Joined after the disbanding of the Central Division
Columbus Crew SC	Columbus, Ohio	Mapfre Stadium	1996-1999 2002-	Joined the Central Division for the 2000 season. Rejoined Eastern Conference in 2002
FC Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Nippert Stadium	2019
D.C. United	Washington, D.C.	Audi Field	1996
Inter Miami CF	Miami, Florida	Inter Miami CF Stadium	2020
Montreal Impact	Montreal, Quebec	Saputo Stadium	2012
Nashville SC	Nashville, Tennessee	Nissan Stadium	2020
New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts	Gillette Stadium	1996
New York City FC	Bronx, New York	Yankee Stadium	2015
New York Red Bulls	Harrison, New Jersey	Red Bull Arena	1996	Joined as New York/New Jersey Metrostars. Renamed to New York Red Bulls in 2006
Orlando City SC	Orlando, Florida	Orlando City Stadium	2015
Philadelphia Union	Chester, Pennsylvania	Talen Energy Stadium	2010
Toronto FC	Toronto, Ontario	BMO Field	2007

Eastern Conference winners by season

Season	Team	Record (W–L–T) (GD)	Playoffs result
1996	Tampa Bay Mutiny	20–12–0^ (+15)	Lost Conference Finals
1997	D.C. United	21–11–0^ (+17)	Won MLS Cup
1998	D.C. United	24–8–0^ (+30)	Lost MLS Cup
1999	D.C. United	23–9–0^ (+22)	Won MLS Cup
2000	MetroStars	17–12–3 (+8)	Lost Semifinals
2001	Miami Fusion†	16–5–5 (+21)	Lost Semifinals
2002	New England Revolution	12–14–2 (0)	Lost MLS Cup
2003	Chicago Fire	15–7–8 (+10)	Lost Conference Finals
2004	Columbus Crew	12–5–13 (+8)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2005	New England Revolution	17–7–8 (+18)	Lost MLS Cup
2006	D.C. United	15–7–10 (+14)	Lost Conference Finals
2007	D.C. United	16–7–7 (+22)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2008	Columbus Crew	17–7–6 (+14)	Won MLS Cup
2009	Columbus Crew	13–7–10 (+10)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2010	New York Red Bulls	15–9–6 (+9)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2011	Sporting Kansas City	13–9–12 (+10)	Lost Conference Finals
2012	Sporting Kansas City	18–7–9 (+15)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2013	New York Red Bulls	17–9–8 (+17)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2014	D.C. United	17–9–8 (+15)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2015	New York Red Bulls	18–10–6 (+19)	Lost Conference Finals
2016	New York Red Bulls	16–9–9 (+17)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2017	Toronto FC	20–5–9 (+37)	Won MLS Cup
2018	New York Red Bulls	22–7–5 (+29)	Lost Conference Finals
2019	New York City FC	18–6–10 (+21)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2020	Philadelphia Union	14–4–5 (+24)	Lost first round
2021	New England Revolution	22–5–7 (+24)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2022	Philadelphia Union	19–5–10 (+46)	Lost MLS Cup
2023	FC Cincinnati	20–5–9 (+18)	Lost Conference Finals
2024	Inter Miami	22–4–8 (+30)	Lost first round

^ – MLS did not have draws until the 2000 season.
† – Miami Fusion were declared winners of the Eastern Division in 2001 after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks forced the cancellation of the rest of the regular season. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 20.

Related pages

• Western Conference (MLS)
• Central Division (MLS)

Other websites

• Complete MLS History^{[permanent dead link]}