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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]
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.
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. [2] [3] It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada. [4] [5] MLS is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
Since 2023, the top nine teams from each of the Eastern and Western Conference qualify for the playoffs, playing in separate brackets. [2] [3] [4] The wild-card round, conference semifinals, conference finals, and the MLS Cup are single-match eliminations hosted by the team with the better regular season record, while round one is a best-of-3 series with the higher seeds hosting the odd ...
The LA Galaxy are the most successful team in the league's history with six MLS Cup titles and four Supporters' Shields; D.C. United has four MLS Cup titles and four Supporters' Shields. [ 1 ] [ 20 ] The league's all-time points record was set in the 2024 season by Inter Miami CF , who had 74 points and a winning percentage of 0.765. [ 21 ]
The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since 1999 (with the winners between 1996 and 1998 awarded retroactively), and has been recognized as a major trophy by the league.
The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup playoffs. The game is held in November or December and pits the winner of the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Western Conference Final. The MLS Cup winner is awarded the title of league champion.
This is a list of players who have appeared in 400 or more games in Major League Soccer, the top flight men's soccer league of the United States and Canada, dating back to its inaugural season in 1996. This list does not include appearances in the MLS Cup playoffs.