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MLS 2026

Matchday 28 of 34

How MLS 2026 works

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.

Group leaders: Western Conference: Vancouver Whitecaps (50 pts); Eastern Conference: Nashville SC (60 pts).

Standings

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Western Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5 (Most recent on the right.)
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	15	5	6	59	26	+33	50	LWLWD
2	St. Louis City	27	13	8	6	48	36	+12	47	WDWWW
3	FC Dallas	27	13	8	6	50	42	+8	47	WWWDW
4	San Jose Earthquakes	27	13	6	8	49	39	+10	45	DWWDW
5	Houston Dynamo	27	13	5	9	34	32	+2	44	DWLDL
6	Los Angeles FC	28	11	8	9	43	30	+13	41	DWLDL
7	Seattle Sounders	27	10	8	9	35	35	0	38	DDWWW
8	Colorado Rapids	27	11	3	13	38	38	0	36	LDWDL
9	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	9	9	10	37	44	-7	36	WLDWW
10	Portland Timbers	27	9	5	13	48	51	-3	32	WDLLL
11	Real Salt Lake	27	9	5	13	40	44	-4	32	LLLLW
12	San Diego	27	8	8	11	47	47	0	32	LLLDD
13	Austin	27	7	10	10	35	47	-12	31	DDWDD
14	Minnesota United FC	27	7	8	12	40	49	-9	29	LLLLL
15	Sporting Kansas City	27	6	3	18	32	65	-33	21	LWLWL

Eastern Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5 (Most recent on the right.)
1	Nashville SC	27	18	6	3	55	21	+34	60	DLDWW
2	New England Revolution	27	14	4	9	45	36	+9	46	LWWWL
3	Inter Miami	27	12	10	5	64	50	+14	46	DDDDL
4	Charlotte	27	12	7	8	47	38	+9	43	DWDWL
5	Chicago Fire	26	12	6	8	46	38	+8	42	DDLLW
6	Philadelphia Union	27	11	6	10	54	44	+10	39	WWWWW
7	Orlando City SC	27	10	4	13	48	64	-16	34	WWWLL
8	New York Red Bulls	27	9	6	12	34	51	-17	33	DLWWL
9	New York City FC	27	8	9	10	41	36	+5	33	DLWLD
10	FC Cincinnati	26	8	9	9	55	64	-9	33	LLDDL
11	DC United	26	6	12	8	34	42	-8	30	DWDLD
12	Columbus Crew	27	8	5	14	39	43	-4	29	WLLWW
13	Toronto FC	27	6	11	10	39	51	-12	29	DWLLL
14	Atlanta United FC	27	7	6	14	32	45	-13	27	DLDWD
15	CF Montreal	27	6	6	15	34	54	-20	24	LLLLW

Qualifies for the play-offs (round of 16)
Qualifies for the play-offs (round of 32)

Matchday 28

Times shown in USA (Eastern) time

Matchday 28 kickoff times, predictions and pool ›

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.

Frequently asked questions

When does the MLS 2026 regular season end?

Matchday 34, the last of the regular season, is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026, USA (Eastern) time.

How many teams play in MLS 2026?

30 teams take part.

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