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MLS Cup winners: Full list of champions - from D.C. United to LAFC

Major League Soccer's history may not go back as far as most other leagues, but American and Canadian soccer has already seen many memorable teams provide many memorable moments with trophies on the line.

MLS Cup is the league's top trophy, even with the rise in importance of the Supporters' Shield over the years. At the end of it all, a full season comes down to just one final game: the MLS Cup final.

As of 2023, after the introduction of St Louis City, a total of 32 different clubs have played in MLS and 19 have appeared in at least one MLS Cup final. Of those 19, 15 teams have lifted the trophy in the end at one point or another.

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With the introduction of seven-time Ballon d'Or winner, Lionel Messi to the league with Inter Miami, MLS has seen a major spike in viewership. Despite the Argentine's heroics with the club in the 2023 Leagues Cup, the Herons failed to replicate the same form in the Eastern Conference and will miss out on the chance to make it to the finals having missed out on the playoffs. However, the playoffs have had a newcomer with expansion side St Louis City making it to the playoffs on their first try. Could they become the third side in history, after Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire, to win the MLS Cup in their expansion season? Defending champions, LAFC, have also safely made it to the playoff this season and the Black and Gold will look to win their second consecutive MLS Cup.

But which clubs are they? GOAL has you covered with everything you need to know.

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All MLS Cup final results

YearWinnersRunners-UpScoreMVP

1996

DC UnitedLA Galaxy

D.C. United 3-2 LA Galaxy

Mario Etchevvery

1997

DC UnitedColorado Rapids

D.C. United 2-1 Colorado Rapids

Jaime Moreno

1998

Chicago FireDC United

Chicago Fire 2-0 D.C. United

Petr Nowak

1999

DC UnitedLA Galaxy

D.C. United 2-0 LA Galaxy

Ben Olsen

2000

Kansas City WizardsChicago Fire

Kansas City Wizards 1-0 Chicago Fire

Tony Meola

2001

San Jose EarthquakesLA Galaxy

San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 LA Galaxy

Dwayne De Rosario

2002

LA GalaxyNew England Revolution

LA Galaxy 1 -0 New England Revolution

Carlos Ruiz

2003

San Jose EarthquakesChicago Fire

San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 Chicago Fire

Landon Donovan

2004

DC UnitedKansas City Wizards

D.C. United 3-2 Kansas City Wizards

Alecko Eskandaraian

2005

LA GalaxyNew England Revolution

LA Galaxy 1 -0 New England Revolution

Guillermo Ramirez

2006

Houston DynamoLA Galaxy

Houston Dynamo 1 (4)-(3) 1 LA Galaxy

Brian Ching

2007

Houston DynamoNew England Revolution

Houston Dynamo 2-1 New England Revolution

Dwayne De Rosario

2008

Columbus CrewNew York Red Bulls

Columbus Crew 3-1 New York Red Bulls

Guillermo Barros Schelotto

2009

Real Salt LakeLA Galaxy

Real Salt Lake 1 (5) - (4) 1 LA Galaxy

Nick Rimando

2010

Colorado RapidsFC Dallas

Colorado Rapids 2-1 FC Dallas

Conor Casey

2011

LA GalaxyHouston Dynamo

LA Galaxy 1-0 Houston Dynamo

Landon Donovan

2012

LA GalaxyHouston Dynamo

LA Galaxy 3-1 Houston Dynamo

Omar Gonzalez

2013

Sporting KCReal Salt Lake

Sporting KC 1 (7) - (6) 1 Real Salt Lake

Aurelien Collin

2014

LA GalaxyNew England Revolution

LA Galaxy 2-1 New England Revolution

Robbie Keane

2015

Portland TimbersColumbus Crew

Portland Timbers 2 -1 Columbus Crew

Diego Valeri

2016

Seattle SoundersToronto FC

Seattle Sounders 0 (5) - (4) 0 Toronto FC

Stefan Frei

2017

Toronto FCSeattle Sounders

Toronto FC 2-0 Seattle Sounders

Jozy Altidore

2018

Atlanta UnitedPortland Timbers

Atlanta United 2-0 Portland Timbers

Josef Martinez

2019

Seattle SoundersToronto FC

Seattle Sounders 3-1 Toronto FC

Victor Rodriguez

2020

Columbus CrewSeattle Sounders

Columbus Crew 3-0 Seattle Sounders

Lucas Zelarayan

2021

New York City FCPortland Timbers

New York City FC 1 (4) - (2) 1 Portland Timbers

Sean Johnson

2022

Los Angeles FCPhiladelphia Union

LAFC 3 (3) - (0) 3 Philadelphia Union

John McCarthy

2023

Columbus CrewLos Angeles FC

Columbus Crew 2-1 Los Angeles FC

Cucho Hernandez

MLS Cup wins by club

Club

MLS Cups

LA Galaxy

5 (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014)

D.C. United

4 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004)

Columbus Crew

3 (2008, 2020, 2023)

Houston Dynamo

2 (2006, 2007)

Seattle Sounders

2 (2016, 2019)

Sporting KC

2 (2000, 2013)

San Jose Earthquakes

2 (2001, 2003)

New York City FC

1 (2021)

Atlanta United

1 (2018)

Toronto FC

1 (2017)

Portland Timbers

1 (2015)

Colorado Rapids

1 (2010)

Real Salt Lake

1 (2009)

Chicago Fire

1 (1998)

LAFC

1 (2022)

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