How does MLS work?
MLS has 30 clubs in two conferences, each playing 34 regular-season matches. The top nine in each conference make the playoffs: eighth and ninth play a wild-card game, round one is best-of-three, and every later round is a single match through MLS Cup.
MLS 2026 so far
Full tableGroup leaders: Western Conference: Vancouver Whitecaps (50 pts); Eastern Conference: Nashville SC (60 pts).
Matchday 28
All fixturesTimes shown in USA (Eastern) time
- Sat, Oct 10
Toronto FC
CF Montreal - Sat, Oct 10
Chicago Fire
New York City FC - Sat, Oct 10
Orlando City SC
Columbus Crew - Sat, Oct 10
Philadelphia Union
Real Salt Lake - Sat, Oct 10
New York Red Bulls
San Diego - Sat, Oct 10
Atlanta United FC
FC Cincinnati - Sat, Oct 10
New England Revolution
Seattle Sounders - Sat, Oct 10
Inter Miami
DC United - Sat, Oct 10
Charlotte
FC Dallas - Sat, Oct 10
Sporting Kansas City
Portland Timbers - Sat, Oct 10
Minnesota United FC
Houston Dynamo - Sat, Oct 10
Austin
Nashville SC - Sat, Oct 10
Colorado Rapids
San Jose Earthquakes - Sat, Oct 10
Los Angeles FC
Vancouver Whitecaps - Sun, Oct 11
St. Louis City
Los Angeles Galaxy
Format
- 30 clubs play 34 matches each, mostly against teams in their own conference; the 2026 regular season runs February 21 to November 7 with a World Cup break.
- The team with the most points overall wins the Supporters' Shield.
- 2026 playoffs: the top nine in each conference qualify; the top seven go straight to round one and eighth and ninth play a single wild-card match.
- Round one is a best-of-three series; the conference semifinals, conference finals and MLS Cup are single matches with extra time and penalties.
- MLS Cup 2026 is scheduled for December 18; it is the last full spring-to-autumn season.
- MLS plans to move to a summer-to-spring calendar from 2027-28, with a 14-match short season in early 2027.
Champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Inter Miami CF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| 2024 | LA Galaxy | New York Red Bulls |
| 2023 | Columbus Crew | Los Angeles FC |
| 2022 | Los Angeles FC | Philadelphia Union |
| 2021 | New York City FC | Portland Timbers |
| 2020 | Columbus Crew | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 2019 | Seattle Sounders FC | Toronto FC |
| 2018 | Atlanta United FC | Portland Timbers |
| 2017 | Toronto FC | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | Toronto FC |
Sources: Wikipedia: 2026 MLS season · Wikipedia: 2026 MLS Cup playoffs · Reporting KC: MLS keeps its playoff format for 2026 · Wikipedia: MLS Cup
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