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MLS teams each play 34 matches during the regular season, which runs from February to October, primarily between opponents in the same conference. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The league adopted an unbalanced schedule with heavier emphasis on intra-conference matches in 2012 due to the growing number of teams and the impact of travel for players. [ 17 ]
The following is a timeline of organizational changes in Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that began play in 1996 with 10 teams and by 2025 will have 30 teams. This article includes expansions, contractions, renamings of clubs and conference realignment.
The 2007 season was a turning point for Major League Soccer in several ways. [22] Toronto FC joined the league as an expansion team with sellout crowds and thousands of people on the waiting list for tickets; Stan Kroenke purchased the Colorado Rapids with a plan to build a soccer-specific stadium; and David Beckham joined MLS as the league's ...
To honor its 30th season of MLS, the San Jose Earthquakes will host D.C. United on April 6 on the 29th anniversary of the league's first-ever match. On July 12, a rematch of the first MLS Cup ...
0–9. 1996 Major League Soccer season; 1997 Major League Soccer season; 1998 Major League Soccer season; 1999 Major League Soccer season; 2000 Major League Soccer season
Major League Soccer is a playable league in the EA Sports FC series, the eFootball series, and the Football Manager series. The league made its video game debut in 1999 with FIFA 2000 . Kids video game company Humongous Entertainment had the rights to teams and players for their game, Backyard Soccer MLS Edition and for Backyard Soccer 2004.
The MLS Cup champion also qualifies for the Campeones Cup, a friendly held since 2018 against the winners of the Mexican Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX. [5] First contested in 1996, the MLS Cup was originally hosted by a predetermined neutral site selected by the league before the regular season. [6]
The regular season began on February 25 and concluded on October 21; it was followed by the playoffs which commenced on October 25. The regular schedule was released on December 20, 2022. [3] The regular season was paused from July 20 to August 19 for the month-long Leagues Cup, during which time MLS teams played Liga MX opponents. [4]