2009 Major League Soccer season
14th season of Major League Soccer
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The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 97th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 31st with a national first-division league.
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| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 15 |
| MLS Cup | Real Salt Lake (1st title) |
| Supporters' Shield | Columbus Crew (3rd shield) |
| Champions League | Columbus Crew Real Salt Lake Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC |
| SuperLiga | Houston Dynamo Chicago Fire Chivas USA New England Revolution |
| Matches | 226 |
| Goals | 571 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Goals: 17 |
| Biggest home win | RSL 6–0 NE (April 25)[1] DAL 6–0 KC (August 1) |
| Biggest away win | CHI 0–3 DAL (May 31) SJ 0–3 CLB (August 8) |
| Highest scoring | LA 3–6 DAL (September 12)[2] |
| Longest winning run | 5 wins: Houston Dynamo (May 23 – Jun 13) Columbus Crew (Jul 18 – Aug 15) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches: Chicago Fire (Mar 21 – May 28) Houston Dynamo (Apr 11 – Jun 20) |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches: New York Red Bulls (May 16 – Aug 15) |
| Longest losing run | 6 losses: New York Red Bulls (Jun 24 – Aug 15) |
| Highest attendance | CLB @ SJ: 61,572 |
| Lowest attendance | SJ @ DAL: 5,724 |
| Total attendance | 3,562,847 |
| Average attendance | 16,037 |
← 2008 2010 → | |
The Seattle Sounders FC debuted as the league's 15th club and were the second team in history to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs in their inaugural season. The club set a league record for attendance and averaged 30,943 per regular season match at Qwest Field.[3]
After three seasons, the MLS Reserve League was discontinued. As a result, each team's Developmental Roster spots were reduced from 10 to four, and each team's Senior Roster spots were increased from 18 to 20. This reduced each team's total roster from 28 to 24 players.
The regular season began on March 19, and concluded on October 25. The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 29, and concluded with MLS Cup 2009 on November 22. Real Salt Lake won their first MLS Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty shootout.
Overview
Season format
The season began on March 19 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 22. The 15 teams were split into two conferences with 7 playing in the Eastern Conference and 8 playing in the Western Conference. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 28 games. The remaining two games were played against four regional rivals, one at home and one away.
The top two teams from each conference automatically qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the four highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.
The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the U.S. Open Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the Canadian Championship.
Automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup was awarded to the top six overall finishers. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.
Qualification for the SuperLiga was awarded to the top four overall finishers not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | Toyota Park | 20,000 |
| Chivas USA | Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
| Colorado Rapids | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 18,061 |
| Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium | 22,555 |
| D.C. United | RFK Stadium | 46,000 |
| FC Dallas | Pizza Hut Park | 21,193 |
| Houston Dynamo | Robertson Stadium | 32,000 |
| Kansas City Wizards | CommunityAmerica Ballpark | 10,385 |
| LA Galaxy | Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
| New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | 68,756 |
| New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium | 80,200 |
| Real Salt Lake | Rio Tinto Stadium | 20,213 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Buck Shaw Stadium | 10,525 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Qwest Field | 68,740 |
| Toronto FC | BMO Field | 21,566 |
Personnel and sponsorships
Results table
| Abbreviation and Color Key: Chicago Fire – CHI • Chivas USA – CHV • Colorado Rapids – COL • Columbus Crew – CLB • D.C. United – DC FC Dallas – DAL • Houston Dynamo – HOU • Kansas City Wizards – KC • Los Angeles Galaxy – LA • New England Revolution – NE New York Red Bulls – NY • Real Salt Lake – RSL • San Jose Earthquakes – SJ • Seattle Sounders FC – SEA • Toronto FC – TOR Win • Loss • Tie • Home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Match | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
| Chicago Fire | DAL | DC | NY | SJ | KC | CLB | SEA | NE | TOR | NY | CHV | DAL | HOU | DC | COL | CLB | SJ | SEA | RSL | HOU | KC | LA | COL | DC | RSL | CLB | TOR | LA | NE | CHV |
| 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | |
| Chivas USA | COL | DAL | CLB | LA | SEA | TOR | DAL | SJ | RSL | DC | KC | CHI | SEA | HOU | CLB | LA | NE | COL | NY | TOR | RSL | LA | NE | SEA | NY | DC | KC | SJ | CHI | HOU |
| 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | |
| Colorado Rapids | CHV | KC | LA | CLB | HOU | LA | RSL | NE | SEA | NY | RSL | DC | DAL | SEA | CHI | DAL | DC | NY | CLB | CHV | CHI | HOU | TOR | TOR | SJ | SJ | KC | NE | DAL | RSL |
| 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-3 | |
| Columbus Crew | HOU | TOR | RSL | CHV | COL | CHI | TOR | KC | LA | SJ | SEA | KC | CHV | DAL | NY | DC | CHI | RSL | TOR | COL | SJ | DAL | NY | HOU | CHI | LA | SEA | NE | DC | NE |
| 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | |
| D.C. United | LA | CHI | HOU | RSL | NE | NY | DAL | KC | TOR | CHV | RSL | NE | NY | CHI | SEA | COL | CLB | COL | SJ | HOU | TOR | LA | CHI | DAL | KC | SEA | SJ | CHV | CLB | KC |
| 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | |
| FC Dallas | CHI | CHV | NE | TOR | TOR | CHV | DC | HOU | SEA | LA | CHI | SJ | HOU | CLB | COL | NY | COL | RSL | KC | HOU | CLB | NY | DC | LA | KC | RSL | NE | SJ | COL | SEA |
| 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | |
| Houston Dynamo | CLB | SJ | DC | NY | COL | NE | DAL | NY | SJ | TOR | CHI | CHV | DAL | RSL | LA | KC | SEA | TOR | NE | DC | DAL | CHI | RSL | SEA | COL | CLB | RSL | KC | LA | CHV |
| 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | |
| Kansas City Wizards | TOR | COL | SJ | SEA | CHI | NY | TOR | DC | CLB | RSL | CHV | LA | CLB | NE | HOU | NE | LA | DAL | CHI | SJ | RSL | NE | DC | NY | DAL | COL | HOU | CHV | SEA | DC |
| 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-6 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 2-2 | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | DC | COL | CHV | SJ | COL | NY | RSL | SEA | CLB | DAL | KC | TOR | RSL | SJ | HOU | NE | CHV | NY | KC | NE | SEA | CHI | DC | CHV | DAL | TOR | CLB | CHI | HOU | SJ |
| 2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | |
| New England Revolution | SJ | NY | DAL | DC | RSL | HOU | CHI | COL | TOR | DC | NY | KC | LA | KC | CHV | HOU | TOR | LA | SEA | RSL | SJ | KC | CHV | NY | SEA | DAL | COL | CLB | CHI | CLB |
| 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-6 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| New York Red Bulls | SEA | NE | CHI | HOU | RSL | KC | DC | LA | SJ | HOU | CHI | COL | DC | NE | TOR | SEA | TOR | CLB | DAL | LA | COL | CHV | DAL | CLB | KC | NE | CHV | SJ | RSL | TOR |
| 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-5 | |
| Real Salt Lake | SEA | CLB | DC | NY | NE | COL | LA | CHV | KC | DC | SJ | COL | LA | HOU | TOR | SJ | CLB | DAL | CHI | SEA | HOU | NE | CHV | KC | CHI | HOU | DAL | NY | TOR | COL |
| 0-2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | NE | HOU | KC | CHI | LA | SEA | CHV | NY | HOU | CLB | RSL | DAL | SEA | LA | RSL | TOR | CHI | DC | SEA | CLB | KC | NE | COL | COL | DC | NY | DAL | TOR | CHV | LA |
| 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | NY | RSL | TOR | KC | CHV | SJ | CHI | LA | DAL | COL | CLB | CHV | SJ | DC | NY | COL | HOU | CHI | SJ | RSL | LA | NE | HOU | TOR | DC | CHV | NE | CLB | KC | DAL |
| 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | |
| Toronto FC | KC | CLB | SEA | DAL | DAL | CHV | KC | CLB | DC | CHI | NE | HOU | LA | NY | NY | RSL | SJ | HOU | CLB | NE | DC | CHV | SEA | COL | COL | LA | CHI | SJ | RSL | NY |
| 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-5 | |
Standings
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 4 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
| 6 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 |
Overall standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
MLS Cup Playoffs
| Conference semifinals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | |||||||||||||
| E1 | Columbus | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Salt Lake | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (0)5 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
| E2 | Chicago | (0)4 | |||||||||||||
| E3 | New England | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Chicago | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (1)5 | |||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles | (1)4 | |||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles (AET) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
| W2 | Houston | 0 | |||||||||||||
| W3 | Seattle | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Houston (AET) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Player statistics
Goals
Assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Omar Cummings |
Colorado Rapids | 11 |
| 2 |  Dave van den Bergh |
FC Dallas | 10 |
| 3 |  Brad Davis |
Houston Dynamo | 9 |
| 4 |  Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
Chicago Fire | 8 |
| 5 | Landon Donovan |
LA Galaxy | 6 |
| Nate Jaqua |
Seattle Sounders FC | ||
 Shalrie Joseph |
New England Revolution | ||
 Claudio López |
Kansas City Wizards | ||
| Javier Morales |
Real Salt Lake | ||
| 10 | 10 players | 5 | |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Thornton |
Chivas USA | 12 |
| 2 | Jon Busch |
Chicago Fire | 10 |
| Kasey Keller |
Seattle Sounders FC | ||
 Pat Onstad |
Houston Dynamo | ||
| 5 | Donovan Ricketts |
LA Galaxy | 9 |
| Nick Rimando |
Real Salt Lake | ||
| 7 | Matt Reis |
New England Revolution | 8 |
| 8 | Kevin Hartman |
Kansas City Wizards | 7 |
| Will Hesmer |
Columbus Crew | ||
| Matt Pickens |
Colorado Rapids | ||
Awards
Individual awards
Best XI
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton, Chivas USA |
Geoff Cameron, Houston Wilman Conde, Chicago Chad Marshall, Columbus |
Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy Stuart Holden, Houston Shalrie Joseph, New England  Freddie Ljungberg, Seattle |
Conor Casey, Colorado Jeff Cunningham, Dallas |
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March | Fredy Montero |
Seattle Sounders FC |
| April | Brian McBride |
Chicago Fire |
| May | Conor Casey |
Colorado Rapids |
| June | Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
Columbus Crew |
| July | Landon Donovan |
LA Galaxy |
| August | Chad Marshall |
Columbus Crew |
| September | Jeff Cunningham |
FC Dallas |
| October | Freddie Ljungberg |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Weekly awards
Save of the week was first introduced during week 10 of the 2009 season.[4]
| Save of the Week | ||
|---|---|---|
| Week | Goalkeeper | Club |
| Week 10 | Kasey Keller |
Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 11 | Kevin Hartman |
Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 12 | Pat Onstad |
Houston Dynamo |
| Week 13 | Danny Cepero |
New York Red Bulls |
| Week 14 | Donovan Ricketts |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 15 |  Stefan Frei |
Toronto FC |
| Week 16 |  Josh Saunders |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 17 | Pat Onstad |
Houston Dynamo |
| Week 18 | Donovan Ricketts |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 19 | Nick Rimando |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 20 | Darío Sala |
FC Dallas |
| Week 21 | Kasey Keller |
Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 22 |  Amado Guevara |
Toronto FC |
| Week 23 | Onstad & Barret |
Houston Dynamo |
| Week 24 | Stefan Frei |
Toronto FC |
| Week 25 | Stefan Frei |
Toronto FC |
| Week 26 | Stefan Frei |
Toronto FC |
| Week 27 | Zach Thornton |
Chivas USA |
| Week 28 | Darío Sala |
FC Dallas |
| Week 29 | Tyrone Marshall |
Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 30 | Dario Sala |
FC Dallas |
| Week 31 | Geoff Cameron |
Houston Dynamo |
| Week 32 | Kevin Hartman |
Kansas City Wizards |
Attendance
| Club | Games | Season | Game Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders FC | 15 | 499,262 | 30,897 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 333,239 | 20,827 |
| Toronto FC | 15 | 305,167 | 20,344 |
| Real Salt Lake | 15 | 303,138 | 17,831 |
| Houston Dynamo | 15 | 264,368 | 17,624 |
| Chivas USA | 15 | 251,611 | 15,725 |
| D.C. United | 15 | 202,605 | 15,585 |
| Chicago Fire | 15 | 247,908 | 15,487 |
| Columbus Crew | 15 | 226,808 | 14,175 |
| Colorado Rapids | 15 | 195,282 | 13,018 |
| New York Red Bulls | 15 | 165,672 | 12,744 |
| New England Revolution | 15 | 173,985 | 12,427 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 134,283 | 10,329 |
| Kansas City Wizards | 15 | 150,802 | 10,053 |
| FC Dallas | 15 | 108,717 | 9,883 |
| Totals | 225 | 3,562,847 | 16,120 |
