2018 Major League Soccer season

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Season2018
Dates
  • March 3 – October 28
    (regular season)
  • October 31 – December 8
    (Playoffs)
MLS Cup Atlanta United FC (1st title)
Supporters' Shield New York Red Bulls (3rd shield)
Champions League
(United States)		 Atlanta United FC
Houston Dynamo
New York Red Bulls
Champions League
(Canada)		 Toronto FC
Matches played391
Goals scored1,249 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorer Josef Martínez
(31 goals)
Best goalkeeper Luis Robles
(14 shutouts)
Biggest home win6 goals:
SKC 6–0 VAN
(April 20)
Biggest away win6 goals:
COL 0–6 RSL
(August 25)
Highest scoring8 goals:
MTL 3–5 LAFC
(April 21)
TOR 4–4 DC
(June 13)
RSL 6–2 LAG
(September 1)
TOR 5–3 LAG
(September 15)
Longest winning run9 games
Seattle Sounders FC
(July 21 – September 19)
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Portland Timbers
(April 14 – August 11)
Longest winless run13 games
Orlando City
(July 21 – October 21)
Longest losing run9 games
Orlando City
(May 13 – July 7)
Highest attendance72,243
ATL 1–1 SEA
(July 15)
Lowest attendance5,158
DC 2–2 HOU
(March 17)
Total attendance8,553,245
Average attendance21,875
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2019 →

The 2018 Major League Soccer season was the 23rd season of Major League Soccer, top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. The regular season began on March 3, 2018 and concluded on October 28, 2018. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 31, 2018 and concluded with MLS Cup 2018 on December 8, 2018. The league took a nine-day hiatus in early June for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, reduced from previous breaks. [1]

Contents

Los Angeles FC joined the league as an expansion franchise, while D.C. United debuted their new soccer-specific stadium, Audi Field.

Toronto FC were the defending Supporters' Shield champions and defending MLS Cup champions.

New York Red Bulls won their third Supporters' Shield, with a league record 71 points, while Atlanta United FC won their first MLS Cup in their second year in the league.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

  1. ^
    Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.

TeamHead coachCaptainShirt sponsor
Atlanta United FC Flag of Argentina.svg Tata Martino Flag of the United States.svg Michael Parkhurst American Family Insurance
Chicago Fire Flag of Serbia.svg Veljko Paunović Flag of the United States.svg Dax McCarty Valspar
Colorado Rapids Flag of England.svg Anthony Hudson Flag of the United States.svg Tim Howard Transamerica
Columbus Crew SC Flag of the United States.svg Gregg Berhalter Flag of the United States.svg Wil Trapp Acura
D.C. United Flag of the United States.svg Ben Olsen Flag of England.svg Wayne Rooney Leidos
FC Dallas Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Pareja Flag of the United States.svg Matt Hedges AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo Flag of Colombia.svg Wílmer Cabrera Flag of the United States.svg DaMarcus Beasley —
LA Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg Dominic Kinnear [lower-alpha 1] Flag of England.svg Ashley Cole Herbalife
Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bradley Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Vela YouTube TV
Minnesota United FC Flag of England.svg Adrian Heath Flag of Costa Rica.svg Francisco Calvo Target
Montreal Impact Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Rémi Garde Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Piatti Bank of Montreal
New England Revolution Flag of the United States.svg Brad Friedel Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Claude Dielna UnitedHealthcare
New York City FC Flag of Spain.svg Domènec Torrent [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Spain.svg David Villa Etihad Airways
New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg Chris Armas [lower-alpha 3] Flag of the United States.svg Luis Robles Red Bull
Orlando City SC Flag of Ireland.svg James O'Connor [lower-alpha 4] Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Spector Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union Flag of the United States.svg Jim Curtin Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Bedoya Bimbo Bakeries USA
Portland Timbers Flag of Venezuela.svg Giovanni Savarese Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake Flag of the United States.svg Mike Petke Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Beckerman LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes Flag of Argentina.svg Matias Almeyda [lower-alpha 5] Flag of the United States.svg Chris Wondolowski Sutter Health
Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg Brian Schmetzer Flag of Cuba.svg Osvaldo Alonso Xbox
Sporting Kansas City Flag of the United States.svg Peter Vermes Flag of the United States.svg Matt Besler Ivy Funds
Toronto FC Flag of the United States.svg Greg Vanney Flag of the United States.svg Michael Bradley Bank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Flag of England.svg Craig Dalrymple [lower-alpha 6] Flag of Costa Rica.svg Kendall Waston Bell Canada
  1. ↑ Kinnear was named interim head coach of the Galaxy on September 10 following Sigi Schmid's departure on that day.
  2. ↑ Torrent was named head coach of New York City FC on June 11 following Patrick Vieira's departure on that day to manage OGC Nice.
  3. ↑ Armas was named head coach of the Red Bulls on July 6 following Jesse Marsch's departure on that day to join the coaching staff of RB Leipzig.
  4. ↑ O'Connor was named head coach on June 29, but did not join Orlando City until July 1. Bobby Murphy, who had been named interim head coach on June 15 after Orlando City and Jason Kreis agreed to part ways, coached the team's June 30 match.
  5. ↑ Almeyda was named head coach on October 8, replacing interim head coach Steve Ralston, who took over after the Earthquakes fired Mikael Stahre on September 17.
  6. ↑ Dalrymple was named interim head coach after the Whitecaps parted ways with Carl Robinson on September 25.

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Position in tableIncoming coachDate of
appointment
Montreal Impact Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mauro Biello FiredOctober 23, 2017Pre-season Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Rémi Garde November 8, 2017
New England Revolution Flag of the United States.svg Tom Soehn (interim)End of interim periodNovember 9, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Friedel November 9, 2017
Portland Timbers Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Porter ResignedNovember 17, 2017 Flag of Venezuela.svg Giovanni Savarese December 18, 2017
San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg Chris Leitch Returned to technical director roleNovember 24, 2017 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Stahre November 24, 2017
Colorado Rapids Flag of England.svg Steve Cooke (interim)End of interim periodNovember 29, 2017 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hudson November 29, 2017
New York City FC Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Patrick Vieira Signed by Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Nice June 11, 20182nd in East, 4th overall Flag of Spain.svg Domènec Torrent June 11, 2018
Orlando City SC Flag of the United States.svg Jason Kreis Mutual decisionJune 15, 20186th in East, 14th overall Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Murphy (interim)June 15, 2018
Orlando City SC Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Murphy (interim)End of interim periodJune 29, 20188th in East, 17th overall Flag of Ireland.svg James O'Connor June 29, 2018
New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Marsch Signed by Flag of Germany.svg RB Leipzig July 6, 20182nd in East, 3rd overall Flag of the United States.svg Chris Armas July 6, 2018
LA Galaxy Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Schmid ResignedSeptember 10, 20188th in West, 13th overall Flag of the United States.svg Dominic Kinnear (interim)September 10, 2018
San Jose Earthquakes Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Stahre FiredSeptember 17, 201812th in West, 23rd overall Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ralston (interim)September 17, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Carl Robinson FiredSeptember 25, 20188th in West, 14th overall Flag of England.svg Craig Dalrymple (interim)September 25, 2018
San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ralston (interim)End of interim periodOctober 8, 201812th in West, 23rd overall Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Almeyda October 8, 2018

Regular season

Format

During the 2018 MLS regular season, each team played 34 games, including 17 home games and 17 away games. Teams faced each of their conference opponents (10 in the East, 11 in the West) twice during the season with one game at home and one game away. Western Conference teams played one additional intra-conference game and Eastern Conference teams played two. All teams faced each non-conference opponent once.

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 New York Red Bulls 3422756233+2971 Conference semifinals [lower-alpha 1]
2 Atlanta United FC 3421767044+2669
3 New York City FC 34161085945+1456 Knockout round
4 D.C. United 34141196050+1051
5 Columbus Crew 34141194345−251
6 Philadelphia Union 34151454950−150
7 Montreal Impact 34141644753−646
8 New England Revolution 341013114955−641
9 Toronto FC 34101865964−536
10 Chicago Fire 3481884861−1332
11 Orlando City SC 3482244374−3128
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. [2]

Western Conference

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 3418886540+2562 Conference semifinals [lower-alpha 1]
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34181155237+1559
3 Los Angeles FC 3416996852+1657 Knockout round
4 FC Dallas 3416995244+857
5 Portland Timbers 34151095448+654
6 Real Salt Lake 34141375558−349
7 LA Galaxy 34131296664+248
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34131385467−1347
9 Houston Dynamo 34101685858038
10 Minnesota United FC 34112034971−2236
11 Colorado Rapids 3481973663−2731
12 San Jose Earthquakes 3442194971−2221
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. [3]

Overall table

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification [lower-alpha 1]
1 New York Red Bulls (X)3422756233+2971 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (C)3421767044+2669
3 Sporting Kansas City 3418886540+2562
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34181155237+1559
5 Los Angeles FC 3416996852+1657
6 FC Dallas 3416995244+857
7 New York City FC 34161085945+1456
8 Portland Timbers 34151095448+654
9 D.C. United 34141196050+1051
10 Columbus Crew 34141194345−251
11 Philadelphia Union 34151454950−150
12 Real Salt Lake 34141375558−349
13 LA Galaxy 34131296664+248
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34131385467−1347
15 Montreal Impact 34141644753−646
16 New England Revolution 341013114955−641
17 Houston Dynamo 34101685858038 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
18 Minnesota United FC 34112034971−2236
19 Toronto FC 34101865964−536 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
20 Chicago Fire 3481884861−1332
21 Colorado Rapids 3481973663−2731
22 Orlando City SC 3482244374−3128
23 San Jose Earthquakes 3442194971−2221
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ↑
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons. [4] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
      2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Aggregate 2017 and 2018 table

As Toronto FC won MLS Cup 2017, one of the U.S. berths for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League had to be reallocated, to the U.S. non-champions with the best aggregate record over the 2017 and 2018 MLS regular seasons. As the top ranked team in the table, Atlanta United FC, also qualified for the Champions League by winning MLS Cup 2018, the Champions League spot via the aggregate table was instead awarded to the second-placed team, the New York Red Bulls. [5] [6]

Note: Only U.S. teams are listed in this table.

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Atlanta United FC 6836161614084+56124 2019 CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 1]
2 New York Red Bulls 6836191311580+35121 2019 CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 2]
3 New York City FC 6832191711588+27113
4 Seattle Sounders FC 6832201610476+28112
5 Sporting Kansas City 6830172110569+36111 2019 CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 3]
6 Portland Timbers 6830211711498+16107
7 Columbus Crew 683023159694+2105
8 FC Dallas 6827192210092+8103
9 Real Salt Lake 68272813104113−994
10 Philadelphia Union 682628149997+292
11 Houston Dynamo 68232619115103+1288 2019 CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 4]
12 Chicago Fire 68242915106105+187
13 New England Revolution 68232817102116−1486
14 D.C. United 6823311491110−1983
15 LA Galaxy 68213017111131−2080
16 Minnesota United 682138997141−4472
17 Orlando City 6818371382132−5067
18 San Jose Earthquakes 6817351684126−4267
19 Colorado Rapids 6817381367114−4764
20 Los Angeles FC 3416996852+1657
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑ As MLS Cup 2018 champions (USA1)
  2. ↑ As best aggregate 2017 and 2018 record (USA4)
  3. ↑ As 2017 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA2)
  4. ↑ As 2018 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA3)

Playoffs

Bracket

Knockout Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup
December 8 – Atlanta, Georgia
                
E3 New York City FC 0 1 1
10/31 – Bronx, New York
E2 Atlanta United FC 1 3 4
E3 New York City FC 3
E6 Philadelphia Union 1
E2 Atlanta United FC 3 0 3
Eastern Conference
E1 New York Red Bulls 0 1 1
E5 Columbus Crew 1 0 1
11/1 – Washington, D.C.
E1 New York Red Bulls 0 3 3
E4 D.C. United 2 (2)
E5 Columbus Crew (p)2 (3)
E2 Atlanta United FC 2
W5 Portland Timbers 0
W5 Portland Timbers (p)2 2 4 (4)
10/31 – Frisco, Texas
W2 Seattle Sounders FC 1 3 4 (2)
W4 FC Dallas 1
W5 Portland Timbers 2
W5 Portland Timbers 0 3 3
Western Conference
W1 Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2
W6 Real Salt Lake 1 2 3
11/1 – Los Angeles, California
W1 Sporting Kansas City 1 4 5
W3 Los Angeles FC 2
W6 Real Salt Lake 3

Knockout round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Eastern Conference
New York City FC (E3) 3–1 Philadelphia Union (E6)
D.C. United (E4) 2–2
(2–3 p)		 Columbus Crew SC (E5)
Western Conference
Los Angeles FC (W3) 2–3 Real Salt Lake (W6)
FC Dallas (W4) 1–2 Portland Timbers (W5)

Conference semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Eastern Conference
Columbus Crew SC (E5)1–3 New York Red Bulls (E1) 1–0 0–3
New York City FC (E3)1–4 Atlanta United FC (E2) 0–1 1–3
Western Conference
Real Salt Lake (W6)3–5 Sporting Kansas City (W1) 1–1 2–4
Portland Timbers (W5)4–4
(4–2 p)		 Seattle Sounders FC (W2) 2–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)

Conference finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Eastern Conference
Atlanta United FC (E2)3–1 New York Red Bulls (E1) 3–0 0–1
Western Conference
Portland Timbers (W5)3–2 Sporting Kansas City (W1) 0–0 3–2

MLS Cup

Atlanta United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers
  • Martínez Soccerball shade.svg39'
  • Escobar Soccerball shade.svg54'
 Report
Mercedes-Benz Stadium , Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 73,019
Referee: Alan Kelly

Attendance

Average home attendances

As of October 29, 2018

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Pos.TeamGPCumulativeHighLowMean
1 Atlanta United FC 17901,03372,24344,69653,002
2 Seattle Sounders FC 17690,89347,52139,46540,641
3 Toronto FC 17452,67530,79923,01126,628
4 LA Galaxy 17415,54327,06816,23124,444
5 Minnesota United FC 17406,34252,24218,05723,902
6 Orlando City SC 17405,73025,52722,33723,866
7 New York City FC 17394,58330,13918,58423,211
8 Los Angeles FC 17374,71622,71622,00022,042
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17373,08927,86317,35721,946
10 Portland Timbers 17359,44821,14421,14421,144
11 Sporting Kansas City 17339,14821,06418,50819,950
12 San Jose Earthquakes 17323,54750,74315,64819,032
13 New York Red Bulls 17316,95625,21914,76818,644
14 Real Salt Lake 17316,28621,36316,01518,605
15 Montreal Impact 17315,66526,00515,48518,569
16 New England Revolution 17311,89736,57310,54718,347
17 D.C. United 17299,80320,5735,12817,635
18 Houston Dynamo 17287,40822,32013,09416,906
19 Philadelphia Union 17280,80519,01314,79516,518
20 FC Dallas 17263,70719,09613,14715,512
21 Colorado Rapids 17260,66017,83710,79015,333
22 Chicago Fire 17251,70821,9158,55114,806
23 Columbus Crew 17211,60319,1217,68312,447
 –Total3918,553,24572,2435,12821,875

Highest attendances

As of October 22, 2018

Regular season

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateWeekStadium
1Atlanta United FC1–1Seattle Sounders FC72,243July 15, 201820 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2Atlanta United FC3–1D.C. United72,035March 11, 20182 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
3Atlanta United FC2–0Real Salt Lake72,017September 22, 201830 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
4Atlanta United FC4–0Orlando City SC71,932June 30, 201818 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
5Atlanta United FC2–1Chicago Fire71,812October 22, 201834 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
6Minnesota United FC1–3LA Galaxy52,242October 21, 201833 TCF Bank Stadium
7San Jose Earthquakes3–3LA Galaxy50,743June 30, 201818 Stanford Stadium
8Seattle Sounders FC2–3Portland Timbers47,521June 30, 201818 CenturyLink Field
9Atlanta United FC3–1Columbus Crew45,303August 19, 201825 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
10Atlanta United FC5–0Los Angeles FC45,207April 7, 20186 Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Player statistics

Shutouts

RankPlayerClubShutouts [9]
1 Flag of the United States.svg Luis Robles New York Red Bulls 14
2 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Melia Sporting Kansas City 13
3 Flag of Jamaica.svg Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 10
Flag of the United States.svg Evan Bush Montreal Impact
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnson New York City FC
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Miller Los Angeles FC
Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen Columbus Crew
8 Flag of the United States.svg David Bingham LA Galaxy 8
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Guzan Atlanta United FC
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella Portland Timbers 7
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Venezuela.svg Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1March 17
Flag of Senegal.svg Dominique Badji Colorado Rapids Philadelphia Union 3–0March 31
Flag of Scotland.svg Johnny Russell Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0April 20
Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Piatti Montreal Impact Los Angeles FC 3–5April 21
Flag of Uruguay.svg Cristian Techera Vancouver Whitecaps FC New England Revolution 3–3May 26
Flag of Venezuela.svg Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC Philadelphia Union 3–1June 2
Flag of Norway.svg Adama Diomande Los Angeles FC Philadelphia Union 4–1June 30
Flag of Colombia.svg Darwin Quintero Minnesota United FC Toronto FC 4–3July 14
Flag of Venezuela.svg Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC D.C. United 3–1July 21
Flag of Colombia.svg Michael Barrios FC Dallas Sporting Kansas City 3–2July 28
Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović LA Galaxy Orlando City SC 4–3July 29
Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Acosta D.C. United Orlando City SC 3–2August 12
Flag of Croatia.svg Damir Kreilach Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy 6–2September 1
Flag of England.svg Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls D.C. United 3–3September 16
Flag of the United States.svg Gyasi Zardes Columbus Crew SC Minnesota United FC 3–2October 28

Awards

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClubStatsRef
March Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Gutiérrez Sporting Kansas City 5 GP, 5 G [10]
April Flag of Paraguay.svg Miguel Almirón Atlanta United FC 4 GP, 5 G, 2 A [11]
May Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen Columbus Crew 5 GP, 0 GA [12]
June Flag of Norway.svg Adama Diomande Los Angeles FC 5 GP, 7 G [13]
July Flag of Venezuela.svg Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 5 GP, 9 G, 1 A [14]
August Flag of Venezuela.svg Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 4 GP, 4 G, 1 A [15]
September Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Acosta D.C. United 5 GP, 4 G, 6 A [16]
October Flag of England.svg Wayne Rooney D.C. United 5 GP, 5 G [17]

Player and team of the week

Goal of the Week

End-of-season awards

AwardWinner (club)Ref
Most Valuable Player Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) [121]
Defender of the Year Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls) [122]
Goalkeeper of the Year Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC) [123]
Coach of the Year Gerardo Martino (Atlanta United FC) [124]
Rookie of the Year Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake) [125]
Newcomer of the Year Zlatan Ibrahimović (LA Galaxy) [126]
Comeback Player of the Year Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) [127]
Golden Boot Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) [128]
Fair Play Player Award Valeri Qazaishvili (San Jose Earthquakes) [129]
Fair Play Team Award Los Angeles FC [129]
Humanitarian of the Year Matt Lampson (Minnesota United FC) [130]
Referee of the Year Alan Kelly [131]
Assistant Referee of the Year Joe Fletcher [131]
Goal of the Year Zlatan Ibrahimović (LA Galaxy) [132]
Save of the Year Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC) [133]

MLS Best XI

YearGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
2018
[134] 		Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen, Columbus Flag of Jamaica.svg Kemar Lawrence, Red Bulls
Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Long, Red Bulls
Flag of the United States.svg Chad Marshall, Seattle 		Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Acosta, D.C. United
Flag of Paraguay.svg Miguel Almirón, Atlanta
Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Piatti, Montreal
Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Vela, LAFC 		Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy
Flag of Venezuela.svg Josef Martínez, Atlanta
Flag of England.svg Wayne Rooney, D.C. United

Player transfers

SuperDraft

The MLS SuperDraft is an annual event, taking place in January of each year, in which the teams of Major League Soccer select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. The first two rounds of 2018 MLS SuperDraft were held on January 19 in Philadelphia. Rounds three and four of the 2018 SuperDraft were held via conference call on January 21. Los Angeles FC selected João Moutinho with the first overall pick.

Allocation ranking

The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in the MLS allocation list. The MLS allocation list contains select U.S. National Team players and players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000. The allocations are ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2017 season, taking playoff performance into account. [135] As an expansion team, Los Angeles FC took the top spot.

Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS season.

Original
ranking		Current
ranking		ClubDate allocation used
(Rank on that date)		Player signedPrevious clubRef
31 D.C. United
42 Colorado Rapids
53 Minnesota United FC
114 FC Dallas [A] [B] [136] [137]
75 Montreal Impact
86 Philadelphia Union
97 New England Revolution
108 Real Salt Lake
19 Los Angeles FC [A] [136]
1210 San Jose Earthquakes
1311 Sporting Kansas City
1412 Atlanta United FC
1513 Chicago Fire
1614 New York Red Bulls
215 LA Galaxy [C] [138]
1916 New York City FC
2017 Houston Dynamo
2118 Columbus Crew
2219 Seattle Sounders FC
2320 Toronto FC
1721 Vancouver Whitecaps FC December 22, 2017 (17) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doneil Henry Flag of England.svg West Ham United [139]
622 Orlando City [B] January 30, 2018 (1) Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Rosell Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP [140] [137]
1823 Portland Timbers [C] August 8, 2018 (1) Flag of the United States.svg Jorge Villafaña Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna [138]
  1. ^
    On December 10, 2017, FC Dallas acquired the number 1 allocation ranking, $250,000 in general allocation money (GAM), and $250,000 in targeted allocation money (TAM) from Los Angeles FC in exchange for the number 11 allocation ranking and Walker Zimmerman.
  2. ^
    On January 30, 2018, Orlando City acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from FC Dallas in exchange for the number 6 allocation ranking and $400,000 in targeted allocation money (TAM).
  3. ^
    On August 8, 2018, Portland acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from LA Galaxy in exchange for the number 16 allocation ranking, $75,000 in general allocation money (GAM), and $100,000 in 2019 targeted allocation money (TAM).

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The 2018 D.C. United season was D.C. United's 23rd season of existence, and their 23rd in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

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The 2018 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. The Sounders finished their previous season as MLS Cup runners-up, losing 2–0 to Toronto FC. The 2018 season was Brian Schmetzer's second full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.

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The 2019 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's eleventh season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. The 2019 season was Brian Schmetzer's third full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders. Seattle-based Zulily became the official jersey sponsor of the Sounders in the 2019 season.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Major League Soccer season</span> 25th season of Major League Soccer

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