MLS Live Standings & Results
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MLS Live Standings Table 2026

Eastern Conference

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Western Conference

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Positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7: Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Round One Best-of-3 series
Positions 8, 9: Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Wild Card Matches

 

Top 7 Seeds: The top seven teams in each conference automatically qualify for Round One.

Seeds 8 & 9: The eighth and ninth-place teams in each conference play a single-elimination Wild Card game hosted by the higher seed. If tied after 90 minutes, it goes straight to penalty kicks. The winner takes the final eighth playoff seed.

 

Round One (Best-of-Three)

Format: The top eight teams in each conference play a best-of-three series.

Hosting: The higher seed hosts Game 1 and Game 3 (if needed), while the lower seed hosts Game 2.

Tiebreakers: There are no draws or aggregate goals. If a match is tied after regulation, it goes straight to penalty kicks. The first team to win two matches advances.

 

Conference Semifinals, Finals, & MLS Cup

Single-Elimination: From the conference semifinals onward, every round is a single, win-or-go-home match hosted by the higher-seeded team.

Extra Time: If a match is tied after 90 minutes in these later rounds, teams play two 15-minute extra time periods before resorting to penalty kicks if necessary.

MLS Cup Final: The final match is hosted by the surviving finalist with the superior regular-season record.

 

MLS Upcoming Schedule

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MLS Recent Results

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MLS Cup Winners In the Last 10 Seasons

Year Winner Top Goalscorer
2025 Inter Miami Lionel Messi (29 goals)
2024 LA Galaxy Christian Benteke (23 goals)
2023 Columbus Crew Denis Bouanga (20 goals)
2022 Los Angeles FC Hany Mukhtar (23 goals)
2021 New York City FC Taty Castellanos (19 goals)
2020 Columbus Crew SC Diego Rossi (14 goals)
2019 Seattle Sounders FC Carlos Vela (34 goals)
2018 Atlanta United FC Josef Martínez (31 goals)
2017 Toronto FC Nemanja Nikolic (24 goals)
2016 Seattle Sounders FC Bradley Wright-Phillips (24 goals)
2015 Portland Timbers Sebastian Giovinco (22 goals)
MLS Cup Winners and Top Goalscorers for the Past 10 Seasons