Major League Soccer Conference/Division Champions

Eastern Conference/Division
YEAR TEAM W L SW SL PTS
1996 Tampa Bay Muiny 20 12 1 3 58
1997 D.C. United 21 11 4 4 55
1998 D.C. United 24 8 7 3 58
1999 D.C. United 23 9 6 3 57
YEAR TEAM W L D PTS
2000 MetroStars 17 12 3 54
2001 Miami Fusion 16 5 5 53*
2002 New England Revolution 12 14 2 38
2003 Chicago Fire 15 7 8 53
2004 Columbus Crew 12 5 13 49
2005 New England Revolution 17 7 8 59
2006 D.C. United 15 7 10 55
2007 D.C. United 16 7 7 55
2008 Columbus Crew 17 7 6 57
2009 Columbus Crew 13 7 10 49
YEAR TEAM W L D PTS
2010 New York Red Bulls 15 9 6 51
2011 Sporting Kansas City 13 9 12 51
2012 Sporting Kansas City 18 7 9 63
2013 New York Red Bulls 17 9 8 59
2014 D.C. United 17 9 8 59
2015 New York Red Bulls 18 10 6 60
2016 New York Red Bulls 16 9 9 57
2017 Toronto FC 20 5 9 69
2018 New York Red Bulls 22 7 5 71
2019 New York City FC 18 6 10 64
YEAR TEAM W L D PTS
2020 Philadelphia Union 14 4 5 47**
2021 New England Revolution 22 5 7 73
2022 Philadelphia Union 19 5 10 67

Total Championships by Club (27):  D.C. United and MetroStars/New York Red Bulls (6); Columbus Crew and New England Revolution (3); Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union (2); Tampa Bay Mutiny, Miami Fusion, Chicago Fire, Toronto FC, and     New York City FC (1)

 

Consecutive Championships:  D.C. United (3); D.C. United, Columbus Crew, Sporting Kansas City, and New York Red Bulls (2)

 

*-final 10 matches of 2001 season cancelled following terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C.; since not all teams had played even number of games, points per game was used to determine final standings

 

**-teams played reduced scedule due to COVID-19 pandemic; because not all teams played same number of matches,points per game was used to determine finals tandings

Western Conference
YEAR TEAM W L SW SL PTS
1996 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 13 4 4 49
1997 Kansas City Wizards 21 11 7 2 49
1998 Los Angeles Galaxy 24 8 2 2 68
1999 Los Angeles Galaxy 20 12 3 4 54
YEAR TEAM W L D PTS
2000 Kansas City Wizards 16 7 9 57
2001 Los Angeles Galaxy 14 7 5 47*
2002 Los Angeles Galaxy 16 9 3 51
2003 San Jose Earthquakes 14 7 9 51
2004 Kansas City Wizards 14 9 7 49
2005 San Jose Earthquakes 18 4 10 64
2006 FC Dallas 16 12 4 52
2007 Chivas USA 15 7 8 53
2008 Houston Dynamo 13 5 12 51
2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 12 6 12 48
YEAR TEAM W L D PTS
2010 Los Angeles Galaxy 18 7 5 59
2011 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 5 10 67
2012 San Jose Earthquakes 19 6 9 66
2013 Portland Timbers 14 5 15 57
2014 Seattle Sounders FC 20 10 4 64
2015 FC Dallas 18 10 6 60
2016 FC Dallas 17 8 9 60
2017 Portland Timbers 15 11 8 53
2018 Sporting Kansas City 18 8 8 62
2019 Los Angeles Football Club 21 4 9 72
YEAR TEAM W L D PTS
2020 Sporting Kansas City 12 6 3 39**
2021 Colorado Rapids 17 7 10 61
2022 Los Angeles Football Club 21 9 4 67

Total Championships by Club (27):  Los Angeles Galaxy (8); Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City (5); San Jose Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas (3); Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Football Club (2); Chivas USA, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, and Colorado Rapids (1)

 

Consecutive Championships:  Los Angeles Galaxy (3); Los Angeles Galaxy, Los Angeles Galaxy, and FC Dallas (2)

 

*-final 10 matches of 2001 season cancelled following terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C.; since not all teams had played even number of games, points per game was used to determine final standings

 

**-teams played reduced scedule due to COVID-19 pandemic; because not all teams played same number of matches,points per game was used to determine finals tandings

Central Division
YEAR TEAM W L SW PTS
2000 Chicago Fire 17 9 6 57
2001 Chicago Fire 16 6 5 53*

Total Championships by Club (2):  Chicago Fire (2)

 

Consecutive Championships:  Chicago Fire (2)

 

*-final 10 matches of 2001 season cancelled following terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C.; since not all teams had played even number of games, points per game was used to determine final standings

Total Conference/Division Championships by Club (56 total)
1. Los Angeles Galaxy 8
2. Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City 7
3. D.C. United 6
  MetroStars/New York Red Bulls 6
5. Chicago Fire 3
  San Jose Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo 3
  Columbus Crew 3
  FC Dallas 3
  New England Revolution 3
10. Portland Timbers 2
  Los Angeles Football Club 2
  Philadelphia Union 2
13. Tampa Bay Mutiny 1
  Miami Fusion 1
  Chivas USA 1
  San Jose Earthquakes 1
  Seattle Sounders FC 1
  Toronto FC 1
  New York City FC 1
  Colorado Rapids 1
active clubs without conference championship:  Real Salt Lake (2005); Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2011); Montreal Impact (2012); Orlando City SC (2015); Atlanta United FC (2017); Minnesota United FC (2017); FC Cincinnati (2019); Inter Miami CF (2020); Nashville SC (2020); Austin FC (2021); Charlotte FC (2022)
Consecutive Championships
1. D.C. United 1997-1999 3
  Los Angeles Galaxy 2009-2011 3
3. Los Angeles Galaxy 1998-1999 2
  Chicago Fire 2000-2001 2
  Los Angeles Galaxy 2001-2002 2
  D.C. United 2006-2007 2
  Columbus Crew 2008-2009 2
  Sporting Kansas City 2011-2012 2
  New York Red Bulls 2015-2016 2
  FC Dallas 2015-2016 2