Who is the top scorer in MLS?

Lionel Messi tops the MLS scoring charts with 19 goals.

Who is the current MLS Cup champion?

Philadelphia Union won the MLS Cup in the 2025 season.

Who leads the MLS Eastern and Western Conference?

Nashville SC lead the Eastern Conference with 57 points, while Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead the Western Conference with 49 points this MLS season.

Friday , 25 September 2026

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MLS 2026

MLS League Format

Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top professional football league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1993 as part of the agreement to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup, MLS has grown from 10 founding clubs to over 29 franchises across North America. The league uses a franchise model with a salary cap and operates a playoff system rather than promotion and relegation. Atlanta United, LA Galaxy, and Seattle Sounders have been among the most successful clubs. MLS has attracted global stars including Thierry Henry, David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Lionel Messi, significantly raising the profile of football in North America.

Defending Champion

Philadelphia Union 2025

MLS top clubs

MLS past winners

#	Team	Season
1	Philadelphia Union	2025
2	Internacional CF Miami	2024
3	FC Cincinnati	2023
4	Los Angeles FC	2022
5	New England Revolution	2021

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6	Philadelphia Union	2020
7	Los Angeles FC	2019
8	Atlanta United FC	2018

MLS Eastern Conference

#	Team	M	W	D	L	P
1	Nashville SC	26	17	6	3	57
2	Internacional CF Miami	26	12	10	4	46
3	New England Revolution	26	14	4	8	46
4	Charlotte FC	26	12	7	7	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	25	11	6	8	39
6	Philadelphia Union	26	10	6	10	36
7	Orlando City SC	26	10	4	12	34
— Playoff line —
8	FC Cincinnati	25	8	9	8	33
9	New York Red Bulls	26	9	6	11	33
10	New York City FC	26	8	8	10	32
11	D.C. United SC	25	6	11	8	29
12	Toronto FC	26	6	11	9	29
13	Columbus Crew SC	26	7	5	14	26
14	Atlanta United FC	26	7	5	14	26
15	Montreal Impact FC	26	5	6	15	21

MLS Western Conference

#	Team	M	W	D	L	P
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	25	15	4	6	49
2	St. Louis City	26	12	8	6	44
3	FC Dallas	26	12	8	6	44
4	Houston Dynamo	26	13	5	8	44
5	San Jose Earthquakes	26	12	6	8	42
6	Los Angeles FC	27	11	8	8	41
7	Colorado Rapids SC	26	11	3	12	36
— Playoff line —
8	Los Angeles Galaxy	27	8	9	10	33
9	Portland Timbers	26	9	5	12	32
10	Seattle Sounders FC	25	8	8	9	32
11	San Diego FC	26	8	7	11	31
12	Austin FC	26	7	9	10	30
13	Minnesota United FC	26	7	8	11	29
14	Real Salt Lake	26	8	5	13	29
15	Sporting Kansas City	25	5	3	17	18

MLS conference strength

Eastern

1.37

avg PPG · 35.3 avg pts

Western

1.37

avg PPG · 35.6 avg pts

Average points per game across all teams in each conference this season.

MLS attack & defence

#	Team	GF	GA	GD	CS
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	56	23	+33	11
2	Internacional CF Miami	55	40	+15	6
3	Nashville SC	50	21	+29	12
4	FC Cincinnati	49	54	-5	4
5	FC Dallas	47	42	+5	5
6	San Jose Earthquakes	46	38	+8	7
7	Portland Timbers	45	47	-2	1
8	Charlotte FC	45	34	+11	7
9	Philadelphia Union	45	35	+10	7
10	St. Louis City	45	36	+9	3
11	San Diego FC	44	44	+0	7
12	Los Angeles FC	43	29	+14	13
13	New England Revolution	42	29	+13	7
14	Chicago Fire FC	42	37	+5	7
15	Toronto FC	39	49	-10	3
16	New York City FC	39	34	+5	5
17	Orlando City SC	39	56	-17	5
18	Real Salt Lake	37	44	-7	2
19	Colorado Rapids SC	36	35	+1	9
20	Minnesota United FC	34	43	-9	6
21	Houston Dynamo	34	30	+4	11
22	Columbus Crew SC	33	37	-4	6
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	41	-9	5
24	New York Red Bulls	32	44	-12	6
25	Austin FC	31	42	-11	6
26	Seattle Sounders FC	30	33	-3	7
27	Sporting Kansas City	29	63	-34	0
28	D.C. United SC	27	32	-5	8
29	Atlanta United FC	26	41	-15	4
30	Montreal Impact FC	26	45	-19	6

MLS home & away records

#	Team	HW	HD	HL	AW	AD	AL
1	Nashville SC	12	1	0	4	6	3
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	9	1	4	6	3	2
3	Houston Dynamo	8	3	2	5	2	6
4	Internacional CF Miami	5	7	1	7	4	2
5	San Jose Earthquakes	5	3	5	7	3	3
6	Charlotte FC	7	4	2	5	4	4
7	New England Revolution	7	5	1	5	2	6
8	St. Louis City	8	3	2	4	5	4
9	Los Angeles FC	8	2	3	3	6	5
10	Colorado Rapids SC	9	1	3	2	2	9
11	FC Dallas	5	5	2	6	4	4
12	Philadelphia Union	5	4	3	5	3	6
13	Chicago Fire FC	7	1	4	3	6	4
14	New York Red Bulls	4	4	4	5	3	6
15	Portland Timbers	7	3	4	2	1	9
16	Orlando City SC	7	2	4	2	2	9
17	Seattle Sounders FC	5	3	4	3	5	5
18	Real Salt Lake	7	2	4	1	3	9
19	San Diego FC	6	3	5	2	4	6
20	Austin FC	4	5	3	4	3	7
21	FC Cincinnati	7	4	1	1	6	6
22	New York City FC	4	4	6	4	4	4
23	D.C. United SC	5	5	4	2	6	3
24	Columbus Crew SC	5	3	5	2	3	8
25	Los Angeles Galaxy	4	5	4	3	5	6
26	Montreal Impact FC	4	4	5	3	0	10
27	Atlanta United FC	3	2	7	3	4	7
28	Toronto FC	4	8	2	2	3	7
29	Minnesota United FC	2	5	6	4	3	6
30	Sporting Kansas City	3	3	7	2	0	10

H = home, A = away — W/D/L per venue type

MLS card discipline

#	Team	🟨	2Y	🟥	M	Y/G
1	Colorado Rapids SC	54	1	3	20	2.7
2	San Diego FC	41	5	2	19	2.2
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	45	2	2	19	2.4
4	Real Salt Lake	52	0	1	19	2.7
5	San Jose Earthquakes	50	1	0	19	2.6
6	St. Louis City	45	2	0	18	2.5
7	FC Dallas	49	0	0	19	2.6
8	Toronto FC	42	0	2	18	2.3
9	FC Cincinnati	34	1	4	16	2.1
10	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	44	0	1	19	2.3
11	Internacional CF Miami	43	0	1	18	2.4
12	New York Red Bulls	42	1	0	18	2.3
13	Houston Dynamo	38	1	1	19	2.0
14	Philadelphia Union	40	0	1	14	2.9
15	Orlando City SC	42	0	0	18	2.3

MLS goal timing

114

1-15'

13%

138

16-30'

16%

145

31-45'

17%

134

46-60'

16%

125

61-75'

15%

204

76-90'

24%

Goals scored per 15-minute interval this season (excluding own goals)

MLS score-first win rate

#	Team	Scored 1st	Wins	Win %
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	10	9	90%
2	Portland Timbers	6	5	83%
3	Nashville SC	12	10	83%
4	Houston Dynamo	11	9	82%
5	Charlotte FC	9	7	78%
6	New England Revolution	9	7	78%
7	St. Louis City	12	9	75%
8	Internacional CF Miami	8	6	75%
9	Austin FC	9	6	67%
10	FC Dallas	12	8	67%
11	Philadelphia Union	9	6	67%
12	Colorado Rapids SC	12	8	67%
13	New York Red Bulls	11	7	64%
14	Los Angeles FC	8	5	63%
15	Toronto FC	5	3	60%