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2023 Major League Soccer season

The 2023 Major League Soccer season was the 28th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, and the 45th season overall of a national first-division league in the United States. The league expanded to 29 clubs following the addition of St. Louis City SC to the Western Conference, with Nashville SC moving back to the Eastern Conference.

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Major League Soccer
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Season2023
Dates
  • February 25 – October 21
    (regular season)
  • October 25 – December 9
    (playoffs)
MLS CupColumbus Crew
(3rd title)
Supporters' ShieldFC Cincinnati
(1st shield)
Champions Cup
(United States)
Champions Cup
(Canada)		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Matches played493
Goals scored1,359 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerDenis Bouanga
(20 goals)
Best goalkeeperStefan Frei
(14 clean sheets)
Biggest home winColumbus 6–1 Atlanta (March 25)
Vancouver 5–0 Montréal (April 1)
Biggest away winSalt Lake 0–4 St. Louis (March 25)
Highest scoring9 goals:
St. Louis 6–3 Austin (August 20)
Longest winning run6 matches: Cincinnati
Longest unbeaten run10 matches:
  • Cincinnati
  • Nashville
Longest winless run11 matches:
Longest losing run8 matches: Toronto
Highest attendance82,110
LAG 2–1 LAFC (July 4)[1]
Lowest attendance7,417
NYCFC 3–0 TOR (September 24)
Total attendance10,900,804[2]
Average attendance22,111[2]
← 2022
2024 →
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The regular season began on February 25 and concluded on October 21; it was followed by the playoffs which commenced on October 25. The regular schedule was released on December 20, 2022.[3] The regular season was paused from July 20 to August 19 for the month-long Leagues Cup, during which time MLS teams played Liga MX opponents.[4]

In June 2022, Apple Inc. and MLS announced a ten-year partnership for the broadcast and streaming rights to all MLS and Leagues Cup games, as well as select MLS Next and MLS Next Pro games, on the MLS Season Pass service within the Apple TV app.[5] Fox Sports retained linear MLS TV rights, while for the first time in league history, ESPN no longer aired matches. Univision opted to only air Leagues Cup games, thus also not broadcasting MLS regular season contests after a combined nineteen years.[6]

For the first time since its founding, MLS qualification berths for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup were not exclusively allocated to American clubs, allowing expatriated Canadian clubs an opportunity to qualify for the tournament without necessarily winning the Canadian Championship.[7][8][9]

Los Angeles FC were the reigning MLS Cup champions and were the Supporters' Shield holders; Philadelphia Union were the reigning Eastern Conference champions. In their fifth season in the league, FC Cincinnati won the Supporters' Shield for the first time.[10] The Columbus Crew won MLS Cup 2023 by defeating Los Angeles FC 2–1 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.[11]

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
Locations of teams for the 2023 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference
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Team Stadium Capacity
Atlanta United FC Mercedes-Benz Stadium[A] 42,500
Austin FC Q2 Stadium 20,738
Charlotte FC Bank of America Stadium[A] 40,000
Chicago Fire FC Soldier Field[A] 24,955
FC Cincinnati TQL Stadium 26,000
Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061
Columbus Crew Lower.com Field 20,371
FC Dallas Toyota Stadium 20,500
D.C. United Audi Field 20,000
Houston Dynamo FC Shell Energy Stadium 22,039
LA Galaxy Dignity Health Sports Park 27,000
Los Angeles FC BMO Stadium 22,000
Minnesota United FC Allianz Field 19,400
Inter Miami CF DRV PNK Stadium[B] 21,000
CF Montréal Saputo Stadium 19,619
Nashville SC Geodis Park 30,000
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium[A] 20,000
New York City FC Yankee Stadium[A] 30,321
New York Red Bulls Red Bull Arena 25,000
Orlando City SC Exploria Stadium 25,500
Philadelphia Union Subaru Park 18,500
Portland Timbers Providence Park 25,218
Real Salt Lake America First Field 20,213
San Jose Earthquakes PayPal Park 18,000
Seattle Sounders FC Lumen Field[A] 37,722
Sporting Kansas City Children's Mercy Park 18,467
St. Louis City SC CityPark 22,423
Toronto FC BMO Field 28,351
Vancouver Whitecaps FC BC Place[A] 22,120
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    Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity. Capacity may be increased to full capacity if demand requires.
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    Temporary stadium.

Personnel and sponsorships

Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer. As part of Apple's broadcast contract, all MLS kits included Apple TV+ as a sleeve sponsor.[12]

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Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Sleeve sponsor
Atlanta United FC Mexico Gonzalo Pineda United States Brad Guzan American Family Insurance Piedmont Hospital
Austin FC United States Josh Wolff Argentina Sebastián Driussi Yeti Netspend
Charlotte FC Italy Christian Lattanzio England Ashley Westwood Ally Centene
Chicago Fire FC United States Frank Klopas (interim) Germany Rafael Czichos — Hyundai
FC Cincinnati United States Pat Noonan Argentina Luciano Acosta Mercy Health Kroger
Colorado Rapids Scotland Chris Little (interim) England Jack Price UCHealth —
Columbus Crew France Wilfried Nancy United States Darlington Nagbe Nationwide Tipico
D.C. United France Frédéric Brillant (interim) United States Steve Birnbaum XDC Network —
FC Dallas Spain Nico Estévez United States Paul Arriola Children's Health (home)
UT Southwestern (away)		 AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo FC United States Ben Olsen Mexico Héctor Herrera MD Anderson —
Inter Miami CF Argentina Gerardo Martino Argentina Lionel Messi XBTO Fracht Group
LA Galaxy United States Greg Vanney Mexico Javier Hernández Herbalife Honey
Los Angeles FC United States Steve Cherundolo Mexico Carlos Vela Flex Ford
Minnesota United FC England Sean McAuley (interim) United States Wil Trapp Target Allianz
CF Montréal Argentina Hernán Losada Canada Samuel Piette Bank of Montreal Telus
Nashville SC England Gary Smith United States Walker Zimmerman Renasant Bank Hyundai
New England Revolution United States Clint Peay (interim) Spain Carles Gil UnitedHealth Santander
New York City FC England Nick Cushing Brazil Thiago Martins Etihad Airways Dude Wipes
New York Red Bulls United States Troy Lesesne United States Sean Nealis Red Bull OANDA
Orlando City SC Colombia Óscar Pareja Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra Orlando Health Exploria
Philadelphia Union United States Jim Curtin United States Alejandro Bedoya Bimbo Bakeries USA —
Portland Timbers United States Miles Joseph (interim) Colombia Diego Chará Alaska Airlines TikTok
Real Salt Lake United States Pablo Mastroeni Croatia Damir Kreilach LifeVantage —
San Jose Earthquakes United States Luchi Gonzalez United States Jackson Yueill Intermedia PayPal
Seattle Sounders FC United States Brian Schmetzer Switzerland Stefan Frei Providence Emerald Queen Casino
Sporting Kansas City United States Peter Vermes Scotland Johnny Russell Compass Minerals —
St. Louis City SC South Africa Bradley Carnell Switzerland Roman Bürki Purina BJC HealthCare
Toronto FC England John Herdman United States Michael Bradley Bank of Montreal GE Appliances
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Italy Vanni Sartini Canada Russell Teibert Telus —
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Coaching changes

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TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Columbus Crew United States Caleb Porter[13] Fired October 10, 2022 Pre-season France Wilfried Nancy December 6, 2022
Houston Dynamo FC United States Kenny Bundy (interim) End of interim period November 8, 2022 United States Ben Olsen November 8, 2022[14]
San Jose Earthquakes Spain Alex Covelo (interim) January 3, 2023 United States Luchi Gonzalez January 3, 2023[15]
CF Montréal France Wilfried Nancy[16] Signed by Columbus Crew December 6, 2022 Argentina Hernán Losada December 21, 2022[17]
New York Red Bulls Austria Gerhard Struber Mutual consent May 8, 2023 15th in East, 27th overall United States Troy Lesesne May 8, 2023[18]
Chicago Fire FC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson 14th in East, 25th overall United States Frank Klopas (interim) May 8, 2023[19]
Inter Miami CF England Phil Neville Fired June 1, 2023 15th in East, 27th overall Argentina Javier Morales (interim) June 1, 2023[20]
Toronto FC United States Bob Bradley June 26, 2023 14th in East, 26th overall Canada Terry Dunfield (interim) June 26, 2023[21]
Inter Miami CF Argentina Javier Morales (interim) End of interim period June 28, 2023 15th in East, 27th overall Argentina Gerardo Martino June 28, 2023[22]
Portland Timbers Venezuela Giovanni Savarese Fired August 21, 2023 12th in West, 24th overall United States Miles Joseph (interim) August 21, 2023[23]
Colorado Rapids United States Robin Fraser September 5, 2023 14th in West, 29th overall Scotland Chris Little (interim) September 5, 2023[24]
New England Revolution United States Bruce Arena Resigned September 9, 2023 2nd in East, 3rd Overall United States Richie Williams (interim) September 9, 2023[25]
United States Richie Williams (interim) Mutual consent September 12, 2023 United States Clint Peay (interim) September 12, 2023[26]
Toronto FC Canada Terry Dunfield (interim) End of interim period September 30, 2023 15th in East, 29th overall England John Herdman October 1, 2023[27]
Minnesota United FC England Adrian Heath Fired October 6, 2023 12th in West, 21st overall England Sean McAuley (interim) October 6, 2023[28]
D.C. United England Wayne Rooney Mutual consent[29] October 7, 2023 9th in East, 23rd overall France Frédéric Brillant (interim) October 7, 2023
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Regular season

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Format

Each of the league's 29 teams played 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away games; the frequency of opponents was different for each conference due to the unequal number of teams. The 15 Eastern Conference teams played two matches against every other team in the same conference and one match each against six Western Conference teams. The 14 Western Conference teams faced each other twice as well as an additional one or two matches against an intra-conference team; they had one match each against either six or seven Eastern Conference teams.[3][30]

The regular season began on February 25 and culminated with Decision Day on October 21, where all teams (except D.C.) played each other in simultaneous intra-conference matches. The season was paused for the 2023 Leagues Cup from July 21 to August 19 as well as FIFA international windows in October and November; the June and September international windows had a partial pause, with 13 clubs electing to continue playing during them.[3][31] The majority of matches were played on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. local time as part of the Apple TV+ streaming contract.[31] The 2023 MLS All-Star Game took place on July 19, 2023, at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. between the MLS All-Stars and Arsenal.[32]

The MLS Cup Playoffs expanded to nine teams per conference and a total of 24 matches. Round One in late October consisted of a best-of-three series between the top seven teams per conference as well as the winner of a wild card match played by the eighth and ninth placed teams. The Conference Semifinals, Conference Final, and MLS Cup final remained single-elimination matches hosted by the higher-seeded team in late November and early December.[33]

The 2023 season was the first to implement a "sustenance break" for iftar for Muslim players during Ramadan in April. The break was indicated by the referee as a stoppage in play after sundown and treated as a hydration break.[34]

Conference standings

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MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for round one
3 Columbus Crew 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57
4 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55
5 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55
6 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51
7 Nashville SC 34 13 11 10 39 32 +7 49
8 New York Red Bulls 34 11 13 10 36 39 −3 43 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Charlotte FC 34 10 11 13 45 52 −7 43
10 CF Montréal 34 12 17 5 36 52 −16 41
11 New York City FC 34 9 11 14 35 39 −4 41
12 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 45 49 −4 40
13 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 14 10 39 51 −12 40
14 Inter Miami CF 34 9 18 7 41 54 −13 34
15 Toronto FC 34 4 20 10 26 59 −33 22
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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)
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MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for round one
3 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
4 Houston Dynamo FC 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51
5 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 −2 50
6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48
7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 41 37 +4 46
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 14 8 48 51 −3 44 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 10 14 39 43 −4 44
10 Portland Timbers 34 11 13 10 46 58 −12 43
11 Minnesota United FC 34 10 13 11 46 51 −5 41
12 Austin FC 34 10 15 9 49 55 −6 39
13 LA Galaxy 34 8 14 12 51 67 −16 36
14 Colorado Rapids 34 5 17 12 26 54 −28 27
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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 won the Supporters' Shield.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (S) 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
3 Columbus Crew (C) 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[c]
4 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e]
6 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[f]
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
8 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
9 Houston Dynamo FC (U) 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[h]
10 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
11 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 −2 50
12 Nashville SC 34 13 11 10 39 32 +7 49 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[i]
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[j]
14 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 41 37 +4 46 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g]
15 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 14 8 48 51 −3 44
16 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 10 14 39 43 −4 44
17 New York Red Bulls 34 11 13 10 36 39 −3 43
18 Portland Timbers 34 11 13 10 46 58 −12 43
19 Charlotte FC 34 10 11 13 45 52 −7 43
20 CF Montréal 34 12 17 5 36 52 −16 41
21 Minnesota United FC 34 10 13 11 46 51 −5 41
22 New York City FC 34 9 11 14 35 39 −4 41
23 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 45 49 −4 40
24 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 14 10 39 51 −12 40
25 Austin FC 34 10 15 9 49 55 −6 39
26 LA Galaxy 34 8 14 12 51 67 −16 36
27 Inter Miami CF (L) 34 9 18 7 41 54 −13 34 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[k]
28 Colorado Rapids 34 5 17 12 26 54 −28 27
29 Toronto FC 34 4 20 10 26 59 −33 22
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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)
(C) MLS Cup champion; (L) Leagues Cup winner; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  3. As 2023 MLS Cup champions
  4. As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
  5. As 2023 Leagues Cup third place
  6. As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  7. As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  8. Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions
  9. As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
  10. As 2023 Canadian Championship winners
  11. As 2023 Leagues Cup champion

Results

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Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
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Atlanta United FC
(ATL)		SJETORCLTPORCLBNYRBNYCTORCHINSHMIACLTCOLCHIORLNERLAFCDCUNYCNYRBPHIMTLNERORLSEANSHCINDALMIADCUMTLPHICLBCIN
2–11–10–35–16–11–01–12–22–13–12–11–34–03–31–13–30–03–12–24–02–00–12–11–20–24–01–22–25–21–14–13–21–12–2
Austin
(ATX)		STLMTLRSLHOUCOLLAFCVANLAGSJEPORDALSEATORHOUMINRSLSKCDALHOUMIAMINVANSKCSTLDALSEANERPORNYRBLAGCOLDCULAFCSJE
2–31–01–22–01–13–00–02–02–22–20–11–21–02–12–11–24–13–03–01–11–42–12–16–31–01–22–21–21–13–31–03–02–41–1
Charlotte
(CLT)		NERSTLATLORLNYRBTORRSLCOLCLBDCUNYCATLCHINSHLAGPHICLBSEANYRBMTLNYCCINMTLMIALAFCORLNSHDCUPHICINNERTORCHIMIA
0–13–10–31–21–12–23–12–21–03–03–21–32–11–20–11–04–23–32–20–01–12–22–02–22–11–11–10–02–23–02–13–00–21–0
Chicago Fire
(CHI)		NYCPHICINMIADCUMINPHIATLNYRBNSHSTLCLTATLNERTORCINCLBPORSKCORLNSHMTLTORORLLAGVANDCUMTLCLBNERNYRBMIACLTNYC
1–11–03–32–30–02–12–22–12–23–01–02–13–33–30–01–01–21–20–13–11–03–01–01–33–00–14–00–03–02–20–14–10–21–0
Cincinnati
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2–10–01–03–30–11–01–05–12–11–12–13–03–20–11–31–01–13–03–02–22–21–23–13–03–01–20–12–21–13–02–31–20–12–2
Colorado Rapids
(COL)		SEASKCSJEMINATXLAFCSKCCLTSTLVANLAGPHIATLRSLCINCLBSJEORLVANLAGSTLPORDALHOULAFCMINRSLNERSEAPORATXDALHOURSL
4–00–01–01–21–10–00–12–21–10–01–31–24–02–30–13–20–02–02–20–02–00–02–10–04–03–02–02–11–23–21–01–15–10–1
Columbus Crew
(CLB)		PHIDCUTORNYRBATLRSLDCUNERCLTMIAORLLAGCINNSHCOLCLTCHINYCNSHNYRBMIANYCPORCINTORHOUMTLORLCHIDALPHINERATLMTL
4–12–01–12–16–14–00–21–11–01–22–22–03–23–13–24–21–21–12–02–12–21–13–23–02–02–02–44–33–01–11–11–21–12–1
Dallas
(DAL)		MINLAGVANSKCLAFCPORMIARSLNYCMINSTLATXVANHOUSJESKCNSHPORATXLAFCDCUCOLSEAPHIATXSTLATLSEARSLCLBHOUCOLSJELAG
0–13–11–12–12–11–10–12–13–10–02–00–12–11–11–12–11–21–03–02–00–12–11–11–11–02–12–21–11–31–10–01–11–11–4
D.C. United
(DCU)		TORCLBORLNYCNERCHICLBMTLORLCLTCINNSHPHILAGTORMTLMIAATLRSLCINNSHDALMIANERNYRBPHICHISJECLTATLNYRBVANATXNYC
3–22–01–13–21–20–00–20–11–33–02–11–10–03–02–12–21–23–11–23–02–00–12–24–01–01–34–00–00–01–13–52–23–02–0
Houston Dynamo
(HOU)		CINNERATXNYCSJELAGNYRBMIALAFCRSLSEAMINDALATXVANSTLLAFCSJEATXSEASKCMINCOLPORRSLCLBLAGSTLVANSKCDALMTLCOLPOR
2–13–02–01–02–13–01–11–00–10–00–11–01–12–16–23–04–04–13–01–02–20–30–05–00–32–00–01–14–12–10–01–15–11–3
LAFC
(LAFC)		PORNERSEADALCOLATXLAGNSHHOUSJERSLSKCSJESTLATLHOUSKCSEAVANDALLAGSJEMINCOLCLTMIAPORLAGSTLPHIRSLMINATXVAN
3–24–00–02–10–03–02–31–10–12–10–31–12–13–00–04–01–21–02–32–02–11–11–14–02–11–32–04–20–00–00–15–12–41–1
LA Galaxy
(LAG)		DALSKCVANPORSEAHOULAFCATXORLCOLSJECLBDCUCLTRSLSTLSKCCOLSJELAFCPHIVANRSLCHISJEHOUSTLLAFCMINATXPORSEAMINDAL
3–10–01–10–01–23–02–32–02–01–32–12–03–00–12–31–12–20–02–22–13–14–22–23–02–30–02–24–24–33–33–32–15–21–4
Inter Miami CF
(MIA)		MTLPHINYCTORCHICINDALHOUCLBATLNERNSHORLMTLNYRBDCUNERPHIATXCLBDCUSTLCLTNYRBNSHLAFCSKCATLTORORLNYCCHICINCLT
2–02–01–02–02–31–00–11–01–22–12–12–11–31–00–11–23–14–11–12–22–23–02–20–20–01–33–25–24–01–11–14–10–11–0
Minnesota United FC
(MIN)		DALNYRBCOLVANSTLCHIORLSEADALVANSKCHOUPORRSLATXTORMTLRSLPORATXHOULAFCNYCSEACOLSJENERSKCLAGSTLSJELAFCLAGSKC
0–11–11–21–10–12–11–21–00–03–23–01–00–11–12–11–14–02–24–11–40–31–10–21–13–01–11–10–14–31–21–15–15–23–1
Montréal
(MTL)		MIAATXNSHPHIVANNERDCUNYRBSKCORLTORCINNYRBMIADCUPHIMINNSHCLTNYCATLCHICLTTORNERNYCCLBCHICINATLORLHOUPORCLB
2–01–02–03–25–04–00–12–00–22–02–03–02–11–02–23–04–01–00–00–10–13–02–02–31–02–02–40–01–14–13–01–14–12–1
Nashville
(NSH)		NYCNYRBMTLNERCINORLTORNYCLAFCATLCHIDCUMIACLTCLBDALTORSTLMTLCLBDCUCHIPHICINNERATLMIACLTSKCSJESEAORLPHINYRB
2–00–02–01–00–10–20–02–11–13–13–01–12–11–23–11–21–13–10–12–02–01–00–23–13–24–00–01–10–31–10–00–10–00–1
New England Revolution
(NER)		CLTHOULAFCNSHDCUNYCMTLCLBSKCCINTORMIAPHICHIATLNYCMIAORLTORCINNYRBATLDCUNSHMTLNYRBATXMINCOLCHICLTCLBORLPHI
0–13–04–01–01–21–14–01–12–11–10–22–13–03–33–30–03–13–12–12–22–12–14–03–21–01–02–21–12–12–22–11–23–22–1
NYCFC
(NYC)		NSHCHIMIADCUHOUNERATLNSHDALTORCLTNYRBORLPHICINNERRSLCLBATLPORMTLCLTCLBPHIMINCINMTLVANNYRBORLTORMIADCUCHI
2–01–11–03–21–01–11–12–13–11–03–21–01–11–31–30–00–01–12–21–10–11–11–12–10–23–02–01–10–02–03–01–12–01–0
New York Red Bulls
(NYRB)		ORLNSHMINCLBCLTATLSJEHOUMTLCHIPHINYCTORMTLSEAMIAORLCLTATLCLBNERCINRSLDCUMIANERPHINYCATXDCUCHICINTORNSH
1–00–01–12–11–11–01–11–12–01–10–11–00–02–11–00–10–32–24–02–12–11–23–11–00–21–04–10–01–13–50–11–23–00–1
Orlando City SC
(ORL)		NYRBCINDCUCLTPHINSHMINDCULAGMTLCLBNYCMIAATLNYRBCOLNERPHISEACHITORRSLATLCHISTLCLTCINCLBNYCMIAMTLNSHNERTOR
1–00–01–11–21–20–21–21–32–02–02–21–11–31–10–32–03–12–20–03–14–04–01–21–32–11–10–14–32–01–13–00–13–20–2
Philadelphia Union
(PHI)		CLBMIACHIMTLORLSKCCINCHITORNYRBCOLDCUNERNYCCLTMTLSJEORLMIAATLLAGNSHNYCDALDCUTORNYRBCINCLTLAFCCLBATLNSHNER
4–12–01–03–21–20–01–02–24–20–11–20–03–01–31–03–02–12–24–12–03–10–22–11–11–33–14–12–22–20–01–13–20–02–1
Portland Timbers
(POR)		SKCLAFCSTLATLLAGDALVANSEACINSTLATXVANRSLMINSKCSEADALSJECHINYCMINCOLCLBHOUVANRSLSEALAFCATXSJECOLLAGMTLHOU
1–03–21–25–10–01–11–04–12–11–22–23–10–00–14–10–01–00–01–21–14–10–03–25–02–32–12–22–01–22–13–23–34–11–3
Real Salt Lake
(RSL)		VANSEAATXSTLCLBCLTDALSJESEAHOULAFCPORCOLMINLAGATXNYCDCUSTLMINTORORLSKCNYRBLAGHOUPORCOLSJEDALVANLAFCSKCCOL
1–22–01–20–44–03–12–13–10–00–00–30–02–31–12–31–20–01–21–32–20–14–02–23–12–20–32–12–02–11–32–10–12–30–1
San Jose Earthquakes
(SJE)		ATLVANCOLSTLTORHOUNYRBSKCRSLATXLAFCLAGLAFCDALSEACOLPHIPORHOUSTLLAGLAFCSEAVANSKCLAGMINDCURSLPORNSHMINDALATX
2–12–11–03–00–02–11–13–03–12–22–12–12–11–10–10–02–10–04–11–22–21–12–00–13–02–31–10–02–12–11–11–11–11–1
Seattle Sounders FC
(SEA)		COLRSLCINLAFCSKCLAGSTLPORMINRSLSKCHOUATXVANNYRBSJEPORCLTLAFCORLHOUVANSJEDALATLMINATXPORDALCOLNSHLAGVANSTL
4–02–01–00–01–41–23–04–11–00–01–20–11–22–01–00–10–03–31–00–01–02–32–01–10–21–11–22–21–11–20–02–10–00–2
Sporting Kansas City
(SKC)		PORCOLLAGDALSEAPHICOLSJENERMTLSEAMINLAFCSTLPORDALVANATXLAFCLAGCHIVANHOURSLATXSJESTLMIAMINNSHHOUSTLRSLMIN
1–00–00–02–11–40–00–13–02–10–21–23–01–14–04–12–11–14–11–22–20–13–02–22–22–13–02–13–20–10–32–14–12–33–1
St. Louis City SC
(STL)		ATXCLTPORSJERSLMINSEACINCOLPORDALCHISKCVANLAFCHOULAGNSHRSLSJECOLTORMIAATXORLDALSKCLAGHOULAFCMINSKCVANSEA
2–33–11–23–00–40–13–05–11–11–22–01–04–03–13–03–01–13–11–31–22–00–13–06–32–12–12–12–21–10–01–24–13–00–2
Toronto
(TOR)		DCUATLCLBMIASJECLTNSHATLPHINYCNERMTLNYRBATXDCUCHIMINNSHCINNERRSLORLSTLCHIMTLCLBPHIVANMIANYCCINCLTNYRBORL
3–21–11–12–00–02–20–02–24–21–00–22–00–01–02–10–01–11–13–02–10–14–00–11–02–32–03–11–24–03–02–33–03–00–2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
(VAN)		RSLSJEDALLAGMINMTLPORATXCOLMINPORDALSEASTLHOUSKCCINCOLLAFCSKCSEAATXLAGSJEPORCHINYCTORHOURSLDCUSTLSEALAFC
1–22–11–11–11–15–01–00–00–03–23–12–12–03–16–21–11–12–22–33–02–32–14–20–12–30–11–11–24–12–12–23–00–01–1
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MLS All-Star Game

Main article: 2023 MLS All-Star Game
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MLS All-Stars United States Canada0–5England Arsenal
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2023 MLS All-Star Game
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 20,621
Referee: Ted Unkel

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

The higher seeded teams hosted single-elimination matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points in the Supporters' Shield table. During the best-of-three round, the team with higher seed hosted the first match, and the third match if necessary.

Wild card
single match 		Round one
best-of-three series 		Conference semifinals
single match 		Conference finals
single match 		MLS Cup
single match
E1 FC Cincinnati 3 1 (8) –
E8 New York Red Bulls 5 E8 New York Red Bulls 0 1 (7) –
E9 Charlotte FC 2 E1 FC Cincinnati 1
E4 Philadelphia Union 0
E4 Philadelphia Union 3 1 – Eastern Conference
E5 New England Revolution 1 0 –
E1 FC Cincinnati 2
E3 Columbus Crew (a.e.t.) 3
E3 Columbus Crew 2 2 4
E6 Atlanta United FC 0 4 2
E3 Columbus Crew (a.e.t.) 2
E2 Orlando City SC 0
E2 Orlando City SC 1 1 –
E7 Nashville SC 0 0 –
E3 Columbus Crew 2
W3 Los Angeles FC 1
W1 St. Louis City SC 1 1 –
W8 Sporting Kansas City (p) 0 (4) W8 Sporting Kansas City 4 2 –
W9 San Jose Earthquakes 0 (2) W8 Sporting Kansas City 0
W4 Houston Dynamo FC 1
W4 Houston Dynamo FC 2 1 (4) 1 (4) Western Conference
W5 Real Salt Lake 1 1 (5) 1 (3)
W4 Houston Dynamo FC 0
W3 Los Angeles FC 2
W3 Los Angeles FC 5 1 –
W6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 0 –
W3 Los Angeles FC 1
W2 Seattle Sounders FC 0
W2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1 1
W7 FC Dallas 0 3 0

Attendance

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See also: Major League Soccer attendance

Average home attendances

More information Rank, Team ...
Rank Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
1Atlanta United FC17807,94771,63542,53947,526
2Charlotte FC17617,72969,34527,23636,337
3Seattle Sounders FC17546,74442,05430,01132,161
4Nashville SC17480,37031,84025,83928,257
5FC Cincinnati17431,23825,51325,08225,367
6Toronto FC17430,26327,89220,70125,310
7LA Galaxy17409,79482,11016,03524,106
8New England Revolution17406,98141,35513,17623,940
9Portland Timbers17392,74425,21821,32023,103
10St. Louis City SC17381,19122,42322,42322,423
11Los Angeles FC17376,64322,92122,00722,155
12Austin FC17352,54620,73820,73820,738
13Orlando City SC17350,02324,44017,01220,590
14Columbus Crew17345,33820,73019,24920,314
15New York City FC17334,44330,6157,41719,673
16Minnesota United FC17332,65919,91318,41019,568
17Real Salt Lake17330,29021,47116,66619,429
18Philadelphia Union17321,42519,53518,53318,907
19Sporting Kansas City17316,47420,47917,17818,616
20San Jose Earthquakes17313,00345,11212,43418,412
21New York Red Bulls17310,19026,27612,93218,246
22FC Dallas17310,06519,90615,89018,239
23Chicago Fire FC17308,88562,1247,81518,170
24CF Montréal17298,37623,35213,50917,552
25D.C. United17298,18519,21512,59117,540
26Inter Miami CF17295,14920,45213,89217,362
27Vancouver Whitecaps FC17284,66125,14613,23216,745
28Colorado Rapids17261,95318,17112,06415,409
29Houston Dynamo FC17255,49519,12810,87315,029
Total49310,900,80482,1107,41722,111
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Highest attendances

Regular season

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Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Matchday Stadium Ref.
1LA Galaxy2–1Los Angeles FC82,110July 4, 202323Rose Bowl[35]
2Atlanta United FC5–2Inter Miami CF71,635September 16, 202332Mercedes-Benz Stadium[36]
3Charlotte FC0–1New England Revolution69,345February 25, 20231Bank of America Stadium[37]
4Atlanta United FC2–1San Jose Earthquakes67,538February 25, 20231Mercedes-Benz Stadium[38]
5Atlanta United FC4–0Nashville SC67,514August 26, 202328Mercedes-Benz Stadium[39]
6Charlotte FC1–0Inter Miami CF66,101October 21, 202338Bank of America Stadium[40]
7Chicago Fire FC4–1Inter Miami CF62,124October 4, 202336Soldier Field[41]
8San Jose Earthquakes2–1Los Angeles FC45,112May 6, 202311Levi's Stadium[42]
9Charlotte FC2–2FC Cincinnati43,613July 8, 202324Bank of America Stadium[43]
10Atlanta United FC1–2Orlando City SC43,576July 15, 202326Mercedes-Benz Stadium[44]
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2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

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Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium Ref.
1Atlanta United FC4–2Columbus Crew41,850November 7, 2023Mercedes-Benz Stadium[45]
2Seattle Sounders FC0–1Los Angeles FC33,649November 26, 2023Lumen Field[46]
3Seattle Sounders FC1–0FC Dallas33,048November 10, 2023Lumen Field[47]
4Seattle Sounders FC2–0FC Dallas30,741October 30, 2023Lumen Field[48]
5Vancouver Whitecaps FC0–1Los Angeles FC30,204November 5, 2023BC Place[49]
6Orlando City SC0–2
(a.e.t.)		Columbus Crew25,527November 25, 2023Exploria Stadium[50]
7FC Cincinnati1–0Philadelphia Union25,513November 25, 2023TQL Stadium[51]
8FC Cincinnati2–3
(a.e.t.)		Columbus Crew25,513December 2, 2023TQL Stadium[52]
9Nashville SC0–1Orlando City SC25,315November 7, 2023Geodis Park[53]
10FC Cincinnati3–0New York Red Bulls24,022October 29, 2023TQL Stadium[54]
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Player statistics

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Source:[55]

Goals

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RankPlayerClubGoals[56]
1 Gabon Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 20
2 Argentina Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati 17
Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis Atlanta United FC
4 Colombia Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew 16
5 Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC 15
United States Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps FC
7 Belgium Christian Benteke D.C. United 14
Argentina Julián Carranza Philadelphia Union
Hungary Dániel Gazdag
Mexico Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City
Uruguay Facundo Torres Orlando City SC
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Score Date
United States Jordan Morris4 Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City 4–1 (A) March 25, 2023
Gabon Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC Austin FC 3–0 (H) April 8, 2023
Denmark Mikael Uhre Philadelphia Union Toronto FC 4–2 (H) April 22, 2023
Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC Chicago Fire FC 3–0 (H) May 6, 2023
Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC St. Louis City SC 3–1 (H) June 17, 2023
Colombia Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew CF Montréal 4–2 (A) September 2, 2023
Colombia Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew Chicago Fire FC 3–0 (H) September 20, 2023
England Billy Sharp LA Galaxy Minnesota United FC 4–3 (H)
Belgium Christian Benteke D.C. United New York Red Bulls 3–5 (H) September 23, 2023
Gabon Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC 5–1 (H) October 4, 2023
Finland Teemu Pukki4 Minnesota United FC LA Galaxy 5–2 (H) October 7, 2023
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Notes

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

Assists

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RankPlayerClubAssists[57]
1 Argentina Thiago Almada Atlanta United FC 19
2 Mexico Héctor Herrera Houston Dynamo FC 17
3 Spain Carles Gil New England Revolution 15
4 Argentina Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati 14
Germany Eduard Löwen St. Louis City SC
6 Argentina Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes 13
7 Scotland Ryan Gauld Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12
Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra Orlando City SC
Mexico Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC
10 Hungary Dániel Gazdag Philadelphia Union 11
Colombia Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew
Romania Alexandru Mățan
Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC
Republic of Ireland Connor Ronan Colorado Rapids
Germany Erik Thommy Sporting Kansas City
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Clean sheets

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RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[58]
1 Switzerland Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC 14
2 United States Roman Celentano FC Cincinnati 12
United States Steve Clark Houston Dynamo FC
4 Canada Jonathan Sirois CF Montréal 11
5 Peru Pedro Gallese Orlando City SC 10
United States Joe Willis Nashville SC
7 Paraguay Carlos Coronel New York Red Bulls 9
United States Zac MacMath Real Salt Lake
9 Jamaica Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 8
United States Chris Brady Chicago Fire FC
Switzerland Roman Bürki St. Louis City SC
United States John McCarthy Los Angeles FC
Canada Dayne St. Clair Minnesota United FC
Japan Yohei Takaoka Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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Awards

Team/Player of the matchday

  • Bold denotes league player of the matchday.
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Goal of the Matchday

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Player of the Month

Main article: MLS Player of the Month
More information Month, Player ...
MonthPlayerClubStatsRef.
February/March Argentina Thiago Almada Atlanta United FC 4 games played, 4 goals, 4 assists [173]
April Argentina Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes 5 games played, 5 goals, 1 assist [174]
May Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC 5 games played, 6 goals, 2 assists [175]
June Mexico Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City 5 games played, 6 goals, 1 assist [176]
July Argentina Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati 4 games played, 3 goals, 4 assists [177]
August Argentina Luciano Acosta 3 games played, 1 goal, 3 assists [178]
September Colombia Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew 5 games played, 8 goals, 1 assist [179]
October Gabon Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 4 games played, 6 goals, 1 assist [180]
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End-of-season awards

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Award Winner (club) Ref.
Most Valuable Player Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) [181]
Defender of the Year Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) [182]
Goalkeeper of the Year Roman Bürki (St. Louis City SC) [183]
Coach of the Year Pat Noonan (FC Cincinnati) [184]
Young Player of the Year Thiago Almada (Atlanta United FC) [185]
Newcomer of the Year Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United FC) [186]
Comeback Player of the Year Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) [187]
Golden Boot Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC) [188]
Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) [189]
Referee of the Year Victor Rivas [190]
Assistant Referee of the Year Ian McKay [191]
Goal of the Year Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) [192]
Save of the Year Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) [193]
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MLS Best XI

More information Goalkeeper, Defenders ...
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
Switzerland Roman Bürki, St. Louis United States Matt Miazga, Cincinnati
United States Tim Parker, St. Louis
United States Walker Zimmerman, Nashville		 Argentina Luciano Acosta, Cincinnati
Argentina Thiago Almada, Atlanta
Mexico Héctor Herrera, Houston
Germany Hany Mukhtar, Nashville		 Gabon Denis Bouanga, LAFC
Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis, Atlanta
Colombia Cucho Hernández, Columbus		 [194]
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References

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