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, once St. Louis City SC kick off, a total of 32 different clubs will have played in MLS and 19 have appeared in at least one MLS Cup final. However, of those 19, 15 have lifted the trophy in the end at one point or another.
But which clubs are they? GOAL has you covered with everything you need to know.
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All MLS Cup final results
Year | Match | MVP |
|---|---|---|
1996 | D.C. United 3-2 LA Galaxy | Mario Etchevvery |
1997 | D.C. United 2-1 Colorado Rapids | Jaime Moreno |
1998 | Chicago Fire 2-0 D.C. United | Petr Nowak |
1999 | D.C. United 2-0 LA Galaxy | Ben Olsen |
2000 | Kansas City Wizards 1-0 Chicago Fire | Tony Meola |
2001 | San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 LA Galaxy | Dwayne De Rosario |
2002 | LA Galaxy 1 -0 New England Revolution | Carlos Ruiz |
2003 | San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 Chicago Fire | Landon Donovan |
2004 | D.C. United 3-2 Kansas City Wizards | Alecko Eskandaraian |
2005 | LA Galaxy 1 -0 New England Revolution | Guillermo Ramirez |
2006 | Houston Dynamo 1 (4)-(3) 1 LA Galaxy | Brian Ching |
2007 | Houston Dynamo 2-1 New England Revolution | Dwayne De Rosario |
2008 | Columbus Crew 3-1 New York Red Bulls | Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
2009 | Real Salt Lake 1 (5) - (4) 1 LA Galaxy | Nick Rimando |
2010 | Colorado Rapids 2-1 FC Dallas | Conor Casey |
2011 | LA Galaxy 1-0 Houston Dynamo | Landon Donovan |
2012 | LA Galaxy 3-1 Houston Dynamo | Omar Gonzalez |
2013 | Sporting KC 1 (7) - (6) 1 Real Salt Lake | Aurelien Collin |
2014 | LA Galaxy 2-1 New England Revolution | Robbie Keane |
2015 | Portland Timbers 2 -1 Columbus Crew | Diego Valeri |
2016 | Seattle Sounders 0 (5) - (4) 0 Toronto FC | Stefan Frei |
2017 | Toronto FC 2-0 Seattle Sounders | Jozy Altidore |
2018 | Atlanta United 2-0 Portland Timbers | Josef Martinez |
2019 | Seattle Sounders 3-1 Toronto FC | Victor Rodriguez |
2020 | Columbus Crew 3-0 Seattle Sounders | Lucas Zelarayan |
2021 | New York City FC 1 (4) - (2) 1 Portland Timbers | Sean Johnson |
2022 | LAFC 3 (3) - (0) 3 Philadelphia Union | John McCarthy |
MLS Cup wins by club
Club | MLS Cups |
|---|---|
LA Galaxy | 5 (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014) |
D.C. United | 4 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004) |
Houston Dynamo | 2 (2006, 2007) |
Seattle Sounders | 2 (2016, 2019) |
Sporting KC | 2 (2000, 2013) |
Columbus Crew | 2 (2008, 2020) |
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) |