2026 Major League Soccer season

Major League Soccer
Season2026
Dates
  • February 21 – November 7
    (regular season)
  • November 18 – December 18
    (playoffs)
Teams30
Matches327
Goals1,043 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerLionel Messi
(18 goals)
Best goalkeeperHugo Lloris
(11 clean sheets)
Biggest home winVancouver 6–0 Minnesota
(March 15)
Los Angeles 6–0 Orlando
(April 4)
Portland 6–0 Kansas City
(May 9)
Miami 7–1 Montréal
(August 29)
Biggest away winD.C. 0–4 Dallas
(April 4)
San Jose 0–4 Orlando
(July 22)
San Jose 1–5 Minnesota
(August 22)
Highest scoring10 goals:
Miami 6–4 Philadelphia
(May 24)
Longest winning run6 matches:
San Jose
(March 21–April 25)
Miami
(May 9–July 25)
Longest unbeaten run11 matches:
St. Louis
(May 9–present)
Longest winless run12 matches:
Toronto
(April 11–July 31)
Longest losing run8 matches:
Seattle
(May 16–August 19)
Highest attendance75,824
COL 2–3 MIA
(April 18)[1]
Lowest attendance11,004
DAL
(multiple)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of August 29, 2026.

The 2026 Major League Soccer season is the ongoing 31st season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is also the 48th overall season of a national first-division men's soccer league in the United States overseen by the United States Soccer Federation. The league has 30 clubs that are divided into the Eastern and Western conferences, each with 15 teams.

The regular season is scheduled to run from February 21 to November 7, with 34 matches for each team, primarily against opponents in the same conference. A six-week break was taken from May 25 to July 16 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The playoffs are scheduled to be played during an uninterrupted period in November and December culminating in MLS Cup 2026, the league's postseason championship,[2] on December 18.[3] The 2026 season will be the final full season played under the spring–autumn format, as MLS plans to transition to a summer–spring format beginning with the 2027–28 season; a shortened season with 14 matches is scheduled to be played in early 2027.[4]

All MLS matches during the regular season and playoffs are planned to be broadcast on Apple TV, an online streaming service operated by Apple Inc. It replaces MLS Season Pass, which was a standalone streaming service by Apple, used from 2023 to 2025.[5]

Inter Miami CF enters the season as reigning MLS Cup champions, while the Philadelphia Union enter as holders of the Supporters' Shield.

Teams

MLS had been expanding at the rate of nearly one team a year since 2005, when Real Salt Lake joined the league, through 2025, with the introduction of San Diego FC.[6][7] Commissioner Don Garber stated that the league would put a pause on expansion once reaching thirty teams until after the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[6] As such, the 2026 MLS season represents the first season played without an expansion team added or planned in over twenty years.[6]

Stadiums and locations

Nu Stadium opened on April 4, 2026, as the new home stadium of Inter Miami CF.[8] In addition to their normal home venues, some teams have scheduled matches at other stadiums to increase capacity.

Team Stadium Capacity
Atlanta United FC Mercedes-Benz Stadium[A] 42,500
Austin FC Q2 Stadium 20,738
CF Montréal Saputo Stadium 19,619
Charlotte FC Bank of America Stadium[A] 38,000[9]
Chicago Fire FC Soldier Field[A] 24,955
Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061
Columbus Crew ScottsMiracle-Gro Field 20,011
D.C. United Audi Field 20,000
FC Cincinnati TQL Stadium 26,000
FC Dallas Toyota Stadium 20,500
Houston Dynamo FC Shell Energy Stadium 22,039
Inter Miami CF Nu Stadium 26,700
LA Galaxy Dignity Health Sports Park 27,000
Los Angeles FC BMO Stadium 22,000
Minnesota United FC Allianz Field 19,400
Nashville SC Geodis Park 30,000
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium[A] 20,000
New York City FC Yankee Stadium[A]
Citi Field[A]		 28,743
41,992
New York Red Bulls Sports Illustrated Stadium 25,000
Orlando City SC Inter&Co Stadium 25,500
Philadelphia Union Subaru Park 18,500
Portland Timbers Providence Park 25,218
Real Salt Lake America First Field 20,213
San Diego FC Snapdragon Stadium 35,000
San Jose Earthquakes PayPal Park 18,000
Seattle Sounders FC Lumen Field[A] 37,722
Sporting Kansas City Sporting Park 18,467
St. Louis City SC Energizer Park 22,423
Toronto FC BMO Field 28,351
Vancouver Whitecaps FC BC Place[A] 22,120
  1. ^
    Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity. Capacity may be increased to full capacity if demand requires.

Personnel and sponsorships

Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer. As part of Apple's broadcast contract, all MLS kits include Apple TV+ as a sleeve sponsor.[10]

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Sleeve sponsor Back sponsor
Atlanta United FC Argentina Gerardo Martino Paraguay Miguel Almirón American Family Insurance Emory Healthcare —
Austin FC United States Davy Arnaud (interim) Spain Ilie Sánchez Yeti Siete Foods
Charlotte FC England Dean Smith England Ashley Westwood Ally Rugs.com Frigidaire
Chicago Fire FC United States Gregg Berhalter England Jack Elliot Carvana[11] Magellan Corporation —
FC Cincinnati United States Pat Noonan United States Miles Robinson Mercy Health Kroger
Colorado Rapids England Matt Wells United States Keegan Rosenberry UCHealth Kiewit
Columbus Crew France Laurent Courtois (interim) United States Sean Zawadzki Nationwide DHL Supply Chain[12]
FC Dallas United States Eric Quill Brazil Ramiro Children's Health (Home)
UT Southwestern (Away)		 —
D.C. United Switzerland René Weiler United States Lucas Bartlett Guidehouse Fruitist
Houston Dynamo FC United States Ben Olsen Brazil Artur MD Anderson — Dude Wipes
Inter Miami CF Argentina Guillermo Hoyos (interim) Argentina Lionel Messi Royal Caribbean Lowe's Nubank
LA Galaxy United States Greg Vanney Japan Maya Yoshida Herbalife RBC —
Los Angeles FC Canada Marc Dos Santos United States Aaron Long BMO Bank[t 1] Ford El Mexicano
Minnesota United FC New Zealand Cameron Knowles New Zealand Michael Boxall Target[t 2] NutriSource —
CF Montréal France Philippe Eullaffroy (interim) Canada Samuel Piette Bank of Montreal Telus
Nashville SC United States B.J. Callaghan Germany Hany Mukhtar Renasant Bank[t 3] Hyundai
New England Revolution Serbia Marko Mitrović Spain Carles Gil Gillette —
New York City FC Netherlands Pascal Jansen Brazil Thiago Martins Etihad Airways[t 4] Judi Health
New York Red Bulls United States Michael Bradley Sweden Emil Forsberg Red Bull OANDA
Orlando City SC Argentina Martín Perelman (interim) Sweden Robin Jansson Orlando Health Exploria
Philadelphia Union United States Ryan Richter (interim) United States Alejandro Bedoya Bimbo Bakeries USA Independence Blue Cross
Portland Timbers Spain Martí Cifuentes Colombia Diego Chará Bank of America[13][t 5] Tillamook
Real Salt Lake United States Pablo Mastroeni Brazil Rafael Cabral Select Health Intermountain Health
San Diego FC United States Mikey Varas Denmark Jeppe Tverskov DirecTV[14] Adriana's Insurance
San Jose Earthquakes United States Bruce Arena Guinea-Bissau Ronaldo Vieira El Camino Health Apollo
Seattle Sounders FC United States Brian Schmetzer Switzerland Stefan Frei Providence[t 6] Emerald Queen Casino
Sporting Kansas City Switzerland Raphaël Wicky Serbia Dejan Joveljić Compass Minerals Saint Luke's
St. Louis City SC France Yoann Damet Switzerland Roman Bürki Purina BJC HealthCare
Toronto FC United States Robin Fraser Canada Jonathan Osorio Bank of Montreal LG
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Denmark Jesper Sørensen Scotland Ryan Gauld Telus[t 7] BLG
  1. ↑ Rockstar sponsors training and special event jerseys
  2. ↑ Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota sponsors training and special event jerseys
  3. ↑ Vanderbilt Health sponsors training and special event jerseys
  4. ↑ Montefiore Einstein sponsors training and special event jerseys
  5. ↑ Dutch Bros. Coffee sponsors training and special event jerseys
  6. ↑ Providence Swedish sponsors training and special event jerseys
  7. ↑ Bank of Montreal sponsors training and special event jerseys

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Atlanta United FC Norway Ronny Deila Fired[15] October 19, 2025 Pre-season Argentina Gerardo Martino November 6, 2025[16]
Colorado Rapids United States Chris Armas End of contract[17] October 27, 2025 England Matt Wells December 23, 2025[18]
New York Red Bulls Germany Sandro Schwarz Mutual consent[19] United States Michael Bradley December 15, 2025[20]
New England Revolution Uruguay Pablo Moreira (interim) End of interim period November 7, 2025 Serbia Marko Mitrović November 7, 2025[21]
Los Angeles FC United States Steve Cherundolo Mutual consent[a] December 1, 2025 Canada Marc Dos Santos December 5, 2025[22]
Columbus Crew France Wilfried Nancy Signed by Celtic[23] December 3, 2025 Sweden Henrik Rydström December 31, 2025[24]
St. Louis City SC England David Critchley (interim) End of interim period December 16, 2025 France Yoann Damet December 16, 2025[25]
Sporting Kansas City United States Kerry Zavagnin (interim) End of interim period January 5, 2026 Switzerland Raphaël Wicky January 5, 2026[26]
Minnesota United FC Wales Eric Ramsay Signed by West Bromwich Albion[27] January 11, 2026 New Zealand Cameron Knowles January 12, 2026[28]
Orlando City SC Colombia Óscar Pareja Mutual consent[29] March 11, 2026 30th Argentina Martín Perelman (interim) March 11, 2026[29]
CF Montréal Italy Marco Donadel Fired[30] April 12, 2026 29th France Philippe Eullaffroy (interim) April 12, 2026[30]
Inter Miami CF Argentina Javier Mascherano Resigned[31] April 14, 2026 10th Argentina Guillermo Hoyos (interim) April 14, 2026
Columbus Crew Sweden Henrik Rydström Fired[32] May 17, 2026 26th France Laurent Courtois (interim) May 17, 2026
Austin FC Spain Nico Estévez Fired[33] May 18, 2026 24th United States Davy Arnaud (interim) May 18, 2026
Portland Timbers England Phil Neville Mutual consent[34] May 25, 2026 23rd Republic of Ireland Jack Cassidy (interim) June 5, 2026[35]
Philadelphia Union South Africa Bradley Carnell Mutual consent[36] May 27, 2026 30th United States Ryan Richter (interim) May 27, 2026
Portland Timbers Republic of Ireland Jack Cassidy (interim) End of interim period July 21, 2026 20th Spain Martí Cifuentes July 21, 2026[37]
Inter Miami CF Argentina Guillermo Hoyos (interim) End of interim period August 27, 2026 3rd Argentina Kily González August 27, 2026[38]
  1. ↑ Announcement was made originally on April 18, 2025

Regular season

Conference standings

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nashville SC 22 16 2 4 47 17 +30 52 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Inter Miami CF 22 12 4 6 56 41 +15 42 Qualification for round one
3 Chicago Fire FC 21 11 6 4 39 28 +11 37
4 Charlotte FC 22 10 7 5 40 32 +8 35
5 New England Revolution 21 10 7 4 33 26 +7 34
6 FC Cincinnati 22 8 7 7 49 51 −2 31
7 New York City FC 22 7 8 7 36 31 +5 28
8 New York Red Bulls 22 7 10 5 32 46 −14 26 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Orlando City SC 22 7 11 4 37 54 −17 25
10 Toronto FC 22 5 7 10 32 38 −6 25
11 D.C. United 22 5 7 10 28 36 −8 25
12 Philadelphia Union 22 6 10 6 34 39 −5 24
13 Atlanta United FC 22 6 13 3 25 38 −13 21
14 CF Montréal 22 5 11 6 30 46 −16 21
15 Columbus Crew 21 5 11 5 30 36 −6 20
Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

MLS Western Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 13 4 4 48 18 +30 43 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Houston Dynamo FC 22 12 7 3 30 26 +4 39 Qualification for round one
3 Los Angeles FC 23 10 7 6 36 22 +14 36
4 San Jose Earthquakes 22 10 8 4 39 33 +6 34
5 FC Dallas 21 9 6 6 38 34 +4 33
6 St. Louis City SC 21 9 6 6 30 27 +3 33
7 Colorado Rapids 22 10 11 1 31 28 +3 31
8 San Diego FC 22 8 8 6 40 33 +7 30 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Minnesota United FC 22 7 7 8 30 32 −2 29
10 Real Salt Lake 21 8 9 4 34 33 +1 28
11 Portland Timbers 22 8 10 4 39 39 0 28
12 Seattle Sounders FC 21 7 9 5 24 29 −5 26
13 LA Galaxy 23 6 9 8 28 35 −7 26
14 Austin FC 22 6 10 6 28 41 −13 24
15 Sporting Kansas City 22 4 15 3 20 54 −34 15
Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

The leading team in this table wins the Supporters' Shield.

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nashville SC 22 16 2 4 47 17 +30 52 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 13 4 4 48 18 +30 43 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
3 Inter Miami CF 22 12 4 6 56 41 +15 42 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[c]
4 Houston Dynamo FC 22 12 7 3 30 26 +4 39 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
5 Chicago Fire FC 21 11 6 4 39 28 +11 37
6 Los Angeles FC 23 10 7 6 36 22 +14 36
7 Charlotte FC 22 10 7 5 40 32 +8 35
8 New England Revolution 21 10 7 4 33 26 +7 34
9 San Jose Earthquakes 22 10 8 4 39 33 +6 34
10 FC Dallas 21 9 6 6 38 34 +4 33
11 St. Louis City SC 21 9 6 6 30 27 +3 33
12 Colorado Rapids 22 10 11 1 31 28 +3 31
13 FC Cincinnati 22 8 7 7 49 51 −2 31
14 San Diego FC 22 8 8 6 40 33 +7 30
15 Minnesota United FC 22 7 7 8 30 32 −2 29
16 Real Salt Lake 21 8 9 4 34 33 +1 28
17 Portland Timbers 22 8 10 4 39 39 0 28
18 New York City FC 22 7 8 7 36 31 +5 28
19 Seattle Sounders FC 21 7 9 5 24 29 −5 26
20 New York Red Bulls 22 7 10 5 32 46 −14 26
21 LA Galaxy 23 6 9 8 28 35 −7 26
22 Orlando City SC 22 7 11 4 37 54 −17 25
23 Toronto FC 22 5 7 10 32 38 −6 25
24 D.C. United 22 5 7 10 28 36 −8 25
25 Philadelphia Union 22 6 10 6 34 39 −5 24
26 Austin FC 22 6 10 6 28 41 −13 24
27 Atlanta United FC 22 6 13 3 25 38 −13 21
28 CF Montréal 22 5 11 6 30 46 −16 21
29 Columbus Crew 21 5 11 5 30 36 −6 20
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 4 15 3 20 54 −34 15
Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
  1. ↑ As 2026 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. ↑ As Western Conference regular season winners
  3. ↑ As highest-ranked club in 2026 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  4. ↑ As second highest-ranked club in 2026 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

Results table

Home \ Away ATL AUS CHI CIN CLB CLT COL DAL DCU HOU LAX LFC MIA MIN MTL NEW NSH NYC NYR ORL PHI POR RSL SEA SDC SJO SKC STL TOR VAN
Atlanta United FC 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–1
Austin FC 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0
Chicago Fire FC 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 5–0 2–1
FC Cincinnati 2–0 3–3 a 3–5 4–3 2–1 2–0 6–2 1–1 4–2 0–1 4–3
Columbus Crew 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 a
Charlotte FC 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 6–1 2–1 3–1
Colorado Rapids 1–0 1–2 6–2 4–1 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1
FC Dallas a 4–3 2–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–3 1–1 3–2 2–3
D.C. United 1–3 0–4 0–0 1–2 4–4 0–3 2–2 a 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–1
Houston Dynamo FC 3–0 2–1 1–0 a 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0
LA Galaxy 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–1
Los Angeles FC 0–0 1–0 1–4 a 3–0 6–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–4 4–0 2–0
Inter Miami CF 2–2 3–2 2–2 7–1 1–1 2–2 3–4 6–4 2–0 1–2
Minnesota United FC 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
CF Montréal 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–0
New England Revolution 4–1 6–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–0
Nashville SC 1–0 4–0 3–2 4–2 2–2 3–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 5–0
New York City FC 3–1 4–4 3–0 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–3 a 5–0 2–3 1–1 1–1
New York Red Bulls 1–1 4–2 3–2 0–2 0–2 4–4 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–3
Orlando City SC 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–1 0–1 2–4 2–1 1–0 1–2 4–3 2–1
Philadelphia Union 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1
Portland Timbers 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 6–0 1–4
Real Salt Lake 2–1 2–1 3–4 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–1
Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–5 1–1 3–2 4–1 0–2
San Diego FC 5–0 3–3 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 5–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–4
San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 5–1 2–3 1–1 1–5 0–4 0–1 3–0 3–0 1–3 1–1
Sporting Kansas City 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–3
St. Louis City SC 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 3–2
Toronto FC 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 3–3 3–2 2–4 a 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 5–0 0–1 1–1 6–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 a 0–1 3–0 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2026. Source: MLS
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

MLS All-Star Game

2026 MLS All-Star Game
MLS All-Stars United States Canada4–3Mexico Liga MX All-Stars
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Attendance: 35,197
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

Attendance

Average home attendances

As of August 23, 2026[39]
Rank Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
1Atlanta United FC10376,10953,86230,30637,611
2Seattle Sounders FC9281,14535,38328,72631,238
3Charlotte FC12334,19135,61123,90327,849
4Nashville SC11299,75530,10924,38727,250
5Los Angeles FC12319,36075,67321,53126,613
6Inter Miami CF9210,39126,71525,12326,299
7Vancouver Whitecaps FC11281,84840,08621,26125,623
8FC Cincinnati11278,84725,51323,71725,350
9New York City FC12284,14845,84517,77023,679
10San Diego FC11260,04128,45919,19423,640
11Portland Timbers10227,89424,68620,18422,789
12St. Louis City SC10224,23022,42322,42322,423
13D.C. United10223,12372,02611,42322,312
14Chicago Fire FC10219,69432,18315,84521,969
15Colorado Rapids10217,88275,82414,56821,788
16New England Revolution12252,65334,42814,28721,054
17Austin FC10207,38020,73820,73820,738
18Real Salt Lake10207,28321,51220,11920,728
19LA Galaxy11223,95325,02515,43520,359
20Orlando City SC11219,18524,45315,65619,926
21Toronto FC11215,28844,82813,75419,572
22Columbus Crew10194,93520,30717,03919,494
23Minnesota United FC10193,28019,71018,45819,328
24Houston Dynamo FC10189,29621,06315,83818,930
25San Jose Earthquakes11206,40243,02612,27618,764
26Philadelphia Union10183,52819,77817,41018,353
27New York Red Bulls10181,04325,21913,30918,104
28Sporting Kansas City10162,91618,52214,18816,292
29CF Montréal11170,26019,61912,25115,478
30FC Dallas[a]999,03611,00411,00411,004
Total3146,945,09675,82411,00422,189

Player statistics

As of matches played August 29, 2026[41]

Goals

Rank Player Club Goals[42]
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF 18
2 Croatia Petar Musa FC Dallas 16
3 Argentina Nicolás Fernández New York City FC 14
4 Belgium Hugo Cuypers Chicago Fire FC 13
Brazil Evander FC Cincinnati
Ghana Prince Owusu CF Montréal
England Sam Surridge Nashville SC
United States Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps FC
9 Israel Tai Baribo D.C. United 12
Brazil Guilherme Houston Dynamo FC

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Score Date
Croatia Petar Musa FC Dallas San Diego FC 3–3 (H) March 14
England Sam Surridge Nashville SC Orlando City SC 5–0 (H) March 21
Gabon Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC Orlando City SC 6–0 (H) April 4
Israel Tai Baribo D.C. United New York Red Bulls 4–4 (A) April 22
Argentina Martín Ojeda Orlando City SC Inter Miami CF 4–3 (A) May 2
Brazil Evander FC Cincinnati Chicago Fire FC 3–2 (A) May 2
Austria Hannes Wolf New York City FC Columbus Crew 3–0 (H) May 10
United States Julian Hall New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew 3–2 (H) May 13
Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC Los Angeles FC 3–2 (H) May 17
Ghana Prince Owusu CF Montréal D.C. United 4–4 (A) May 23
United States Milan Iloski Philadelphia Union Inter Miami CF 4–6 (A) May 24
Uruguay Luis Suárez Inter Miami CF Philadelphia Union 6–4 (H) May 24
Nigeria Alhassan Yusuf New England Revolution D.C. United 0–3 (A) August 20
Argentina Lionel Messi4 Inter Miami CF CF Montréal 7–1 (H) August 29
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
4 Scored 4 goals

Assists

Rank Player Club Assists[43]
1 Denmark Anders Dreyer San Diego FC 11
Argentina Cristian Espinoza Nashville SC
Brazil Evander FC Cincinnati
4 Argentina Rodrigo De Paul Inter Miami CF 10
Argentina Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF
Argentina Joaquín Pereyra Minnesota United FC
South Korea Son Heung-min Los Angeles FC
8 Colombia Iván Angulo Orlando City SC 9
Spain Pep Biel Charlotte FC
Venezuela Telasco Segovia Inter Miami CF
Norway Kristoffer Velde Portland Timbers

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[44]
1 France Hugo Lloris Los Angeles FC 11
2 England Jonathan Bond Houston Dynamo FC 10
United States Brian Schwake Nashville SC
Japan Yohei Takaoka Vancouver Whitecaps FC
5 United States Chris Brady Chicago Fire FC 6
6 United States Drake Callender Minnesota United FC 5
Brazil Daniel San Jose Earthquakes/FC Dallas[b]
Denmark Nicolas Hansen Colorado Rapids
United States Sean Johnson D.C. United
United States Andrew Thomas Seattle Sounders FC
United States Matt Turner New England Revolution

Awards

Team/Player of the Matchday

  • Bold denotes the Player of the Matchday.

Goal of the Matchday

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClubStatsRef.
February/March England Sam Surridge Nashville SC 4 matches played, 7 goals, 0 assists [108]
April Germany Timo Werner San Jose Earthquakes 3 matches played, 4 goals, 3 assists [109]
May Brazil Evander FC Cincinnati 5 matches played, 7 goals, 5 assists [110]

Notes

  1. ↑ Construction at Toyota Stadium temporarily lowered attendance seating to about 11,000.[40]
  2. ↑ Transferred to FC Dallas

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