2019 Major League Soccer season
24th season of Major League Soccer
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The 2019 Major League Soccer season was the 24th season of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on March 2, 2019 and ended on October 6. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 19 and concluded with MLS Cup 2019 on November 10, under a new format that included 14 teams and consisted only of single-match rounds.[1]
Season2019
Dates
- March 2 – October 6
(regular season) - October 19 – November 10
(Playoffs)
Teams24
MLS CupSeattle Sounders FC
(2nd title)
(2nd title)
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| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates |
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| Teams | 24 |
| MLS Cup | Seattle Sounders FC (2nd title) |
| Supporters' Shield | Los Angeles FC (1st shield) |
| Champions League (United States) | Atlanta United FC Los Angeles FC New York City FC Seattle Sounders FC |
| Champions League (Canada) | Montreal Impact |
| Leagues Cup (canceled) | D.C. United LA Galaxy Minnesota United FC New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake Toronto FC |
| Matches | 408 |
| Goals | 1,241 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Vela (34 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Brad Guzan Bill Hamid (14 shutouts each) |
| Biggest home win | 6 goals: SKC 7–1 MTL (March 30) MIN 7–1 CIN (June 29) DAL 6–0 SKC (October 6) |
| Biggest away win | 5 goals: SJ 0–5 LAFC (March 30) |
| Highest scoring | 9 goals: COL 6–3 MTL (August 3) LA 7–2 SKC (September 15) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games: Seattle Sounders FC (September 29 – November 10) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games: Toronto FC (August 10 – November 10) |
| Longest winless run | 11 games: Colorado Rapids (March 2 – May 19) |
| Longest losing run | 8 games: Colorado Rapids (March 23 – May 19) |
| Highest attendance | 72,548 ATL 3–0 LA (August 3) |
| Lowest attendance | 6,074 CHI 5–0 NE (May 8) |
| Total attendance | 8,676,109 |
| Average attendance | 21,265 |
← 2018 2020 → | |
FC Cincinnati joined the league as an expansion franchise, bringing the total number of clubs to 24.[2] Minnesota United FC opened their first soccer-specific stadium, Allianz Field, on April 13.[3]
Atlanta United FC were the defending MLS Cup champions, while New York Red Bulls were the defending Supporters' Shield winners.[4][5]
Los Angeles FC won their first Supporters' Shield with an MLS single-season record 72 points, while Seattle Sounders FC won their second MLS Cup title.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
- ^ Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.
The Portland Timbers announced in late 2018 that, due to expansion construction at Providence Park, they would play the first 12 games of the 2019 season on the road. The construction, which added about 4000 seats (bringing the total capacity to just over 25,000), also included a completely remodeled east side of the stadium, an updated concourse and concession stands on the west side of the stadium, a new scoreboard, ribbon boards and video board, and new turf. The stadium was expected to be ready to host MLS games in May or June 2019.[6] The first home game for Portland in their renovated stadium was held on June 1, 2019, against Los Angeles FC.[7]
Two stadiums were renamed during the season. First, on June 4, Exploria Resorts acquired the naming rights to Orlando City Stadium, which was accordingly renamed Exploria Stadium.[8] Then, on June 13, the U.S. arm of the Spanish multinational bank BBVA announced a rebranding of the U.S. operations from "BBVA Compass" to "BBVA". As part of the rebranding, BBVA Compass Stadium became simply BBVA Stadium.[9]
Personnel and sponsorship
Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta United FC |  Frank de Boer |
 Michael Parkhurst |
American Family Insurance |
| Chicago Fire |  Veljko Paunović |
Dax McCarty |
Motorola |
| FC Cincinnati | Ron Jans[a] |
 Kendall Waston |
Mercy Health[10] |
| Colorado Rapids | Robin Fraser[b] |
Tim Howard |
Transamerica |
| Columbus Crew SC | Caleb Porter |
Wil Trapp |
Acura |
| D.C. United | Ben Olsen |
 Wayne Rooney |
Leidos |
| FC Dallas | Luchi Gonzalez |
 Reto Ziegler |
AdvoCare |
| Houston Dynamo | Davy Arnaud[c] |
DaMarcus Beasley |
MD Anderson[note 1] |
| LA Galaxy |  Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
 Zlatan Ibrahimović |
Herbalife |
| Los Angeles FC | Bob Bradley |
 Carlos Vela |
YouTube TV |
| Minnesota United FC | Adrian Heath |
 Osvaldo Alonso |
Target |
| Montreal Impact |  Wílmer Cabrera[d] |
Ignacio Piatti |
Bank of Montreal |
| New England Revolution | Bruce Arena[e] |
 Carles Gil |
UnitedHealthcare |
| New York City FC | Domènec Torrent |
 Alexander Ring |
Etihad Airways[note 2] |
| New York Red Bulls | Chris Armas |
Luis Robles |
Red Bull |
| Orlando City SC |  James O'Connor |
 Nani |
Orlando Health |
| Philadelphia Union | Jim Curtin |
Alejandro Bedoya |
Bimbo Bakeries USA |
| Portland Timbers |  Giovanni Savarese |
Diego Valeri |
Alaska Airlines[note 3] |
| Real Salt Lake | Freddy Juarez[f] |
Kyle Beckerman |
LifeVantage |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Matías Almeyda |
Chris Wondolowski |
— |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Brian Schmetzer |
 Nicolás Lodeiro |
Zulily[note 4] |
| Sporting Kansas City | Peter Vermes |
Matt Besler |
Ivy Funds |
| Toronto FC | Greg Vanney |
Michael Bradley |
Bank of Montreal |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  Marc Dos Santos |
Jon Erice |
Bell Canada |
- Jans was named head coach on August 4, replacing interim head coach Yoann Damet, who took over after FC Cincinnati relieved Alan Koch of his duties on May 7.
- Fraser was named head coach on August 25, replacing interim head coach Conor Casey, who took over after the Rapids relieved Anthony Hudson of his duties as head coach on May 1.
- Arnaud was named interim head coach on August 13 following the Dynamo's announcement that the club had relieved Wílmer Cabrera of his duties as head coach.
- Cabrera was named head coach on August 21 following the Impact's announcement that the club had relieved Rémi Garde of his duties as head coach.
- Arena was named head coach on May 14, replacing interim head coach Mike Lapper, who took over after the Revolution relieved Brad Friedel of his duties on May 9.
- Juarez was named interim head coach on August 11, after the announcement that RSL would relieve Mike Petke of his duties as head coach.
- Practice jersey sponsor is Phillips 66's 76 brand.
- Practice jersey sponsor is NewYork-Presbyterian.
- Practice jersey sponsor is Dutch Bros. Coffee.
- Practice jersey sponsor is CHI Franciscan.
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Craig Dalrymple |
End of interim period | November 7, 2018 | Pre-season | Marc Dos Santos |
November 7, 2018 |
| FC Dallas | Óscar Pareja |
Resigned | November 16, 2018 | Luchi Gonzalez |
December 16, 2018 | |
| Columbus Crew SC | Gregg Berhalter |
Signed by United States | November 29, 2018 | Caleb Porter |
January 4, 2019 | |
| Atlanta United FC | Tata Martino |
End of contract | December 18, 2018 | Frank de Boer |
December 23, 2018 | |
| LA Galaxy | Dominic Kinnear |
End of interim period | January 2, 2019 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
January 2, 2019 | |
| Colorado Rapids | Anthony Hudson |
Fired | May 1, 2019 | 12th in West, 24th overall | Conor Casey |
May 1, 2019 |
| FC Cincinnati |  Alan Koch |
May 7, 2019 | 11th in East, 22nd overall |  Yoann Damet |
May 7, 2019 | |
| New England Revolution | Brad Friedel |
May 9, 2019 | 12th in East, 23rd overall | Mike Lapper |
May 9, 2019 | |
| Mike Lapper |
End of interim period | May 14, 2019 | 12th in East, 21st overall | Bruce Arena |
May 14, 2019 | |
| FC Cincinnati | Yoann Damet |
August 4, 2019 | 12th in East, 24th overall | Ron Jans |
August 4, 2019 | |
| Real Salt Lake | Mike Petke |
Fired | August 10, 2019 | 6th in West, 10th overall | Freddy Juarez |
August 11, 2019 |
| Houston Dynamo | Wílmer Cabrera |
August 13, 2019 | 9th in West, 17th overall | Davy Arnaud |
August 13, 2019 | |
| Montreal Impact | Rémi Garde |
August 21, 2019 | 7th in East, 15th overall | Wílmer Cabrera |
August 21, 2019 | |
| Colorado Rapids | Conor Casey |
End of interim period | August 25, 2019 | 11th in West, 22nd overall | Robin Fraser |
August 25, 2019 |
Regular season
Format
Each club played 34 games, including 17 home games and 17 away games. Teams faced each of their conference opponents twice during the season and non-conference opponents once. Half of the conference games were played at home, and half of the non-conference games were played away from home.[11]
Conference standings
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | MLS Cup First Round |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | |
| 4 | Toronto FC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | |
| 5 | D.C. United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 12 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 72 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 56 | MLS Cup First Round |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 53 | |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 53 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 51 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 49 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 48 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 44 | |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 42 | |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 40 | |
| 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 38 | |
| 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 34 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Overall table
The leading team in this table wins the Supporters' Shield.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles FC (S) | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 72 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 56 | |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 53 | |
| 7 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 53 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 51 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 49 | |
| 12 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | |
| 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 44 | |
| 16 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 42 | |
| 17 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
| 18 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 40 | |
| 20 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
| 21 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 38 | |
| 22 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 34 | |
| 24 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Fixtures and results
Playoffs
Format
The MLS Cup Playoffs were expanded from 12 teams to 14 for the 2019 season, eliminating the use of two-legged series and re-seeding in favor of a shorter playoff format. The top seven teams in each conference advanced to a single elimination bracket, with the top team in each conference earning a first round bye. The MLS Cup Final took place on November 10, 2019.[1]
Bracket
| First round October 19–20 | Conference semifinals October 23–24 | Conference finals October 29–30 | MLS Cup November 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | New York City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Toronto FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Toronto FC (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | D.C. United | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Toronto FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Atlanta United FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Atlanta United FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | New England Revolution | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Atlanta United FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Philadelphia Union | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Toronto FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles FC | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | LA Galaxy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Minnesota United FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | LA Galaxy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Seattle Sounders FC (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | FC Dallas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Portland Timbers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: The higher seeded team hosted matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.
Source: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Bracket
Attendance
Average home attendances
- As of October 6, 2019[citation needed]
| Pos. | Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | 17 | 892,663 | 72,548 | 42,537 | 52,510 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 684,192 | 50,072 | 37,722 | 40,247 |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 17 | 464,720 | 32,250 | 25,095 | 27,336 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 17 | 428,706 | 25,218 | 25,218 | 25,218 |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 17 | 425,816 | 28,989 | 22,651 | 25,048 |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 17 | 394,477 | 27,088 | 19,015 | 23,205 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 17 | 386,940 | 25,527 | 22,341 | 22,761 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 17 | 378,265 | 22,757 | 22,001 | 22,251 |
| 9 | New York City FC | 17 | 358,820 | 28,895 | 18,113 | 21,107 |
| 10 | Minnesota United FC | 17 | 335,291 | 19,906 | 19,600 | 19,723 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 331,745 | 27,837 | 16,138 | 19,514 |
| 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 17 | 319,272 | 50,850 | 15,232 | 18,781 |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 17 | 316,211 | 19,979 | 17,083 | 18,601 |
| 14 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 308,050 | 20,838 | 15,949 | 18,121 |
| 15 | D.C. United | 17 | 301,644 | 20,600 | 12,521 | 17,744 |
| 16 | New York Red Bulls | 17 | 293,769 | 20,128 | 11,115 | 17,281 |
| 17 | Philadelphia Union | 17 | 290,883 | 19,145 | 12,890 | 17,111 |
| 18 | New England Revolution | 17 | 284,535 | 28,602 | 9,422 | 16,737 |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 17 | 258,560 | 19,619 | 11,996 | 16,171 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 17 | 266,464 | 21,777 | 12,601 | 15,674 |
| 21 | Columbus Crew SC | 17 | 250,424 | 20,865 | 9,687 | 14,856 |
| 22 | FC Dallas | 17 | 252,313 | 19,096 | 11,911 | 14,842 |
| 23 | Colorado Rapids | 17 | 242,833 | 16,998 | 10,794 | 14,284 |
| 24 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 209,516 | 18,232 | 6,074 | 12,324 |
| – | Total | 408 | 8,676,109 | 72,548 | 6,074 | 21,265 |
Highest attendances
Regular season[citation needed]
| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United | 3–0 | LA Galaxy | 72,548 | August 3, 2019 | 22 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| 2 | Atlanta United | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | 70,382 | March 10, 2019 | 2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| 3 | Atlanta United | 1–0 | Orlando City SC | 68,152 | May 12, 2019 | 11 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 3–3 | New York Red Bulls | 68,077 | July 7, 2019 | 18 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 1–3 | Columbus Crew SC | 68,046 | September 14, 2019 | 28 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | 67,502 | June 1, 2019 | 14 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | LA Galaxy | 50,850 | June 29, 2019 | 17 | Stanford Stadium |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders | 1–2 | Portland Timbers | 50,072 | July 21, 2019 | 20 | CenturyLink Field |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Minnesota United | 47,297 | October 6, 2019 | 31 | CenturyLink Field |
| 10 | Seattle Sounders | 4–3 | LA Galaxy | 46,673 | September 1, 2019 | 26 | CenturyLink Field |
Player statistics
Goals
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[12] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Vela |
Los Angeles FC | 34 |
| 2 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |
LA Galaxy | 30 |
| 3 | Josef Martínez |
Atlanta United FC | 27 |
| 4 | Diego Rossi |
Los Angeles FC | 16 |
| 5 |  Héber |
New York City FC | 15 |
 Kacper Przybyłko |
Philadelphia Union | ||
| Chris Wondolowski |
San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| 8 |  Kei Kamara |
Colorado Rapids | 14 |
| 9 | Mauro Manotas |
Houston Dynamo | 13 |
| C.J. Sapong |
Chicago Fire | ||
| Gyasi Zardes |
Columbus Crew SC |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rooney |
D.C. United | Real Salt Lake | 5−0 | March 16 |
 Krisztián Németh |
Sporting Kansas City | Montreal Impact | 7−1 | March 30 |
| Carlos Vela |
Los Angeles FC | San Jose Earthquakes | 5−0 | |
| Diego Rossi |
Los Angeles FC | D.C. United | 4−0 | April 6 |
| Chris Wondolowski4 |
San Jose Earthquakes | Chicago Fire | 4−1 | May 18 |
 Johnny Russell |
Sporting Kansas City | Seattle Sounders FC | 3−2 | May 26 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović |
LA Galaxy | Los Angeles FC | 3−2 | July 19 |
| Kei Kamara |
Colorado Rapids | Montreal Impact | 6−3 | August 3 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović |
LA Galaxy | Sporting Kansas City | 7−2 | September 15 |
 Alexandru Mitriță |
New York City FC | Atlanta United FC | 4−1 | September 25 |
| Carlos Vela |
Los Angeles FC | Colorado Rapids | 3−1 | October 6 |
Assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[13] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximiliano Moralez |
New York City FC | 20 |
| 2 | Diego Valeri |
Portland Timbers | 16 |
| 3 | Michael Barrios |
FC Dallas | 15 |
| Carlos Vela |
Los Angeles FC | ||
| 5 | Carles Gil |
New England Revolution | 14 |
| 6 | Cristian Espinoza |
San Jose Earthquakes | 13 |
| 7 | Nicolás Gaitán |
Chicago Fire | 12 |
 Ján Greguš |
Minnesota United FC | ||
 Julian Gressel |
Atlanta United FC | ||
| Nicolás Lodeiro |
Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Alejandro Pozuelo |
Toronto FC |
Shutouts
| Rank | Player | Club | Shutouts[14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan |
Atlanta United FC | 14 |
| Bill Hamid |
D.C. United | ||
| 3 |  Vito Mannone |
Minnesota United FC | 11 |
| 4 | Stefan Frei |
Seattle Sounders FC | 10 |
| Nick Rimando |
Real Salt Lake | ||
| 6 | Tyler Miller |
Los Angeles FC | 9 |
| Luis Robles |
New York Red Bulls | ||
| 8 | David Bingham |
LA Galaxy | 8 |
| Jesse González |
FC Dallas | ||
| 10 | Evan Bush |
Montreal Impact | 7 |
| Sean Johnson |
New York City FC | ||
| Brian Rowe |
Orlando City SC | ||
| Daniel Vega |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Awards
Player / Team of the Week
- Bold denotes League Player of the Week.
- Italics denotes Audi Player Performance of the Week.
| Team of the Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Bench | Coach |
| 1 [15][16] |
Howard (COL) |
Sauro (CLB) Brillant (DC) Diallo (MTL) |
Lodeiro (SEA) Feilhaber (COL) Taïder (MTL) Bradley (TOR) Arriola (DC) |
Quintero (MIN) Morris (SEA) |
Hamid (DC) Calvo (MIN) Steres (LA) Atuesta (LAFC) V. Rodríguez (SEA) Mueller (ORL) E. Álvarez (LA) |
Ben Olsen (DC) |
| 2 [17][18] |
Sean Johnson (NYC) |
 Métanire (MIN) Struna (HOU) Hagglund (CIN) Leerdam (SEA) |
Pomykal (DAL) Atuesta (LAFC) Gruezo (DAL) |
Vela (LAFC) Zardes (CLB) Quintero (MIN) |
Hamid (DC) Melia (SKC) Herrera (RSL) Alonso (MIN) Hwang (VAN) Saief (CIN) Nani (ORL) |
Caleb Porter (CLB) |
| 3 [19][20] |
Richey (CIN) |
Sauro (CLB) Robinson (ATL) Jara (DC) |
Lletget (LA) Moreno (DC) Lodeiro (SEA) Muyl (NY) |
Piatti (MTL) Rooney (DC) Elis (HOU) |
Steffen (CLB) Waston (CIN) M. Rodríguez (HOU) Ulloa (CIN) Akinola (TOR) Morris (SEA) Vela (LAFC) |
Alan Koch (CIN) |
| 4 [21][22] |
Rowe (ORL) |
Hollingshead (DAL) Zimmerman (LAFC) Ruan (ORL) |
Saief (CIN) Kljestan (ORL) Bedoya (PHI) Pomykal (DAL) Saucedo (RSL) |
 Accam (PHI) Manneh (CIN) |
Rimando (RSL) Garza (CIN) Elliott (PHI) Ascues (ORL) Atuesta (LAFC) Barrios (DAL) Rossi (LAFC) |
Alan Koch (CIN) |
| 5 [23][24] |
Frei (SEA) |
Anibaba (NE) Schweinsteiger (CHI) Henry (VAN) |
Pozuelo (TOR) Pomykal (DAL) Fabián (PHI) Vela (LAFC) |
 Gerso (SKC) Németh (SKC) Elis (HOU) |
Steffen (CLB) Birnbaum (DC) McCarty (CHI) Gil (NE) Rooney (DC) Russell (SKC) Ibrahimović (LA) |
Jim Curtin (PHI) |
| 6 [25][26] |
Maurer (DAL) |
Steres (LA) Opara (MIN) Ruan (ORL) |
Vela (LAFC) Katai (CHI) Bedoya (PHI) Nani (ORL) |
Rossi (LAFC) Ibrahimović (LA) Espinoza (SJ) |
Steffen (CLB) Mannone (MIN) Wagner (PHI) Bassett (COL) Godoy (SJ) Mattocks (CIN) Altidore (TOR) |
Matias Almeyda (SJ) |
| 7 [27][28] |
Bush (MTL) |
 Skjelvik (LA) Schweinsteiger (CHI) Onuoha (RSL) |
Barco (ATL) T. Martínez (HOU) L. Rodríguez (DC) Vela (LAFC) |
 Tajouri-Shradi (NYC) Ibrahimović (LA) Bruin (SEA) |
Miller (LAFC) Piette (MTL) Feilhaber (COL) Busio (SKC) Royer (NY) Ferreira (DAL) Altidore (TOR) |
Rémi Garde (MTL) |
| 8 [29][30] |
J. González (DAL) |
Hedges (DAL) Elliott (PHI) Moreira (POR) |
Pozuelo (TOR) Kaye (LAFC) Atuesta (LAFC) Rusnák (RSL) |
Hoesen (SJ) Héber (NYC) Vela (LAFC) |
Cropper (NE) Araujo (LA) Adnan (VAN) Dos Santos (LA) Barrios (DAL) Gaitán (CHI) Hamilton (TOR) |
Luchi Gonzalez (DAL) |
| 9 [31][32] |
Bush (MTL) |
 B. Smith (SEA) Lade (NY) Henry (VAN) Métanire (MIN) |
Blanco (POR) Dos Santos (LA) Nagbe (ATL) Salinas (SJ) |
Héber (NYC) Manotas (HOU) |
J. González (DAL) Diallo (MTL) Traore (LA) Yueill (SJ) Németh (SKC) Caicedo (NE) Ebobisse (POR) |
Rémi Garde (MTL) |
| 10 [33][34] |
Clark (POR) |
Lima (SJ) Opara (MIN) Jara (DC) |
Sweat (NYC) Barco (ATL) Medunjanin (PHI) Osorio (TOR) |
Manotas (HOU) J. Martínez (ATL) Przybyłko (PHI) |
Coronel (PHI) Henry (VAN) McCarty (CHI) Delgado (TOR) C. Roldan (SEA) Rzatkowski (NY) Ibrahimović (LA) |
Jim Curtin (PHI) |
| 11 [35][36] |
Guzan (ATL) |
Calvo (CHI) Birnbaum (DC) Tinnerholm (NYC) |
Ulloa (CIN) Gaitán (CHI) C. Roldan (SEA) Monteiro (PHI) |
Villalba (ATL) Montero (VAN) Vela (LAFC) |
Crépeau (VAN) Henry (VAN) Kaye (LAFC) Higuaín (CLB) Arriola (DC) Katai (CHI) Sam Johnson (RSL) |
Frank de Boer (ATL) |
| 12 [37][38] |
Crépeau (VAN) |
Lundqvist (HOU) Onuoha (RSL) Tarek (NY) Métanire (MIN) |
Saucedo (RSL) Vera (HOU) Yueill (SJ) Finlay (MIN) |
Wondolowski (SJ) Vela (LAFC) |
Frei (SEA) Jones (NE) B. Smith (SEA) Kaye (LAFC) Lewis (COL) Blanco (POR) Akindele (ORL) |
Mike Petke (RSL) |
| 13 [39][40] |
Robles (NY) |
Adnan (VAN) Métanire (MIN) Blackmon (LAFC) |
Vela (LAFC) Dos Santos (LA) Saucedo (RSL) Nicholson (COL) |
Fernández (POR) Wondolowski (SJ) Russell (SKC) |
Bingham (LA) Kallman (MIN) Leerdam (SEA) Atuesta (LAFC) Chará (POR) White (NY) Mitriță (NYC) |
Marc Dos Santos (VAN) |
| 14 [41][42] |
Blake (PHI) |
Lima (SJ) Robinson (ATL) Murillo (NY) |
Akindele (ORL) Gil (NE) Kaku (NY) Santos (CLB) |
Shinyashiki (COL) J. Martínez (ATL) Vela (LAFC) |
Guzan (ATL) Segura (DC) Fraser (TOR) Atuesta (LAFC) Browne (MTL) Barrios (DAL) Ibrahimović (LA) |
Frank de Boer (ATL) |
| 15 [43][44] |
Howard (COL) |
Trusty (PHI) Abubakar (COL) Tinnerholm (NYC) |
Moralez (NYC) Taïder (MTL) Pozuelo (TOR) Ilsinho (PHI) |
Eriksson (SJ) K. Kamara (COL) Héber (NYC) |
Bush (MTL) Cannon (DAL) Thompson (SJ) Price (COL) Ring (NYC) Gutiérrez (SKC) Atuahene (DAL) |
Jim Curtin (PHI) |
| 16 [45][46] |
Melia (SKC) |
Adnan (VAN) Bressan (DAL) Abubakar (COL) |
Valeri (POR) Pomykal (DAL) Kitchen (LA) F. Álvarez (LA) |
Ferreira (DAL) K. Kamara (COL) Loría (POR) |
Westberg (TOR) Araujo (LA) Baráth (SKC) Reyna (VAN) Gerso (SKC) Badji (DAL) Fernández (POR) |
Luchi Gonzalez (DAL) |
| 17 [47][48] |
Robles (NY) |
Vines (COL) Opara (MIN) Leerdam (SEA) |
 Vako (SJ) Greguš (MIN) Chará (POR) Moralez (NYC) |
Meram (ATL) Rooney (DC) Castellanos (NYC) |
MacMath (VAN) Glad (RSL) Nani (ORL) Thompson (SJ) Quintero (MIN) Okwonkwo (MTL) Bunbury (NE) |
Matías Almeyda (SJ) |
| 18 [49][50] |
Clark (POR) |
Herrera (RSL) Opara (MIN) Segura (LAFC) |
Lodeiro (SEA) Pomykal (DAL) Kaye (LAFC) Ledesma (CIN) |
Toye (MIN) Przybyłko (PHI) Vela (LAFC) |
Rimando (RSL) Mabiala (POR) Moralez (NYC) Gaitán (CHI) Elis (HOU) Sapong (CHI) Ibrahimović (LA) |
Bob Bradley (LAFC) |
| 19 [51][52] |
Mannone (MIN) |
El-Munir (LAFC) Waston (CIN) Opara (MIN) |
Vako (SJ) C. Roldan (SEA) Yueill (SJ) Ascues (ORL) |
Gerso (SKC) Diomande (LAFC) Savarino (RSL) |
Clark (POR) Bingham (LA) Sané (ORL) O. Gonzalez (TOR) Pozuelo (TOR) Arriola (DC) Royer (NY) |
Matías Almeyda (SJ) |
| 20 [53][54] |
Turner (NE) |
Wagner (PHI) Farrell (NE) Tarek (NY) |
Gil (NE) Ferreira (DAL) Vako (SJ) Gressel (ATL) |
Fernández (POR) Ibrahimović (LA) J. Martínez (ATL) |
Guzan (ATL) Mabiala (POR) Sands (NYC) Dotson (MIN) Accam (CLB) Mitriță (NYC) Manotas (HOU) |
Frank de Boer (ATL) |
| 21 [55][56] |
J. González (DAL) |
 Nouhou (SEA) Delamea (NE) Brault-Guillard (MTL) |
Lappalainen (MTL) Atuesta (LAFC) Paredes (POR) Ring (NYC) |
Santos (CLB) Vako (SJ) Vela (LAFC) |
Mannone (MIN) Lima (SJ) Everton Luiz (RSL) Gil (NE) Valeri (POR) DeLeon (TOR) Okwonkwo (MTL) |
Giovanni Savarese (POR) |
| 22 [57][58] |
Robles (NY) |
Harvey (LAFC) Robinson (ATL) Opara (MIN) |
Atuesta (LAFC) Fabián (PHI) Gutiérrez (SKC) Price (COL) |
Akindele (ORL) K. Kamara (COL) Savarino (RSL) |
 Room (CLB) Besler (RSL) Hwang (VAN) Gaitán (CHI) Bedoya (PHI) Kaku (NY) Hurtado (SKC) |
Jim Curtin (PHI) |
| 23 [59][60] |
Tytoń (CIN) |
Elliott (PHI) Schweinsteiger (CHI) Rosenberry (COL) |
Santos (CLB) Zambrano (POR) Gil (NE) Barrios (DAL) |
Baird (RSL) J. Martínez (ATL) Vela (LAFC) |
Hamid (DC) Brillant (DC) Gressel (ATL) Ascues (ORL) Pomykal (DAL) Castellanos (NYC) Rubio (COL) |
Luchi Gonzalez (DAL) |
| 24 [61][62] |
Turner (NE) |
Robinson (ATL) Opara (MIN) Onuoha (RSL) |
Lappalainen (MTL) Nagbe (ATL) Castellanos (NYC) Russell (SKC) |
Nikolić (CHI) Ibrahimović (LA) Diomande (LAFC) |
Rowe (ORL) G. Martínez (ATL) Reyna (VAN) Manotas (HOU) Rubio (COL) Altidore (TOR) Fernández (POR) |
Frank de Boer (ATL) |
| 25 [63][64] |
Crépeau (VAN) |
Morrow (TOR) Callens (NYC) Robinson (ATL) |
Blessing (LAFC) Moralez (NYC) Ferreira (DAL) Barco (ATL) |
Przybyłko (PHI) Ibrahimović (LA) Vela (LAFC) |
Rimando (RSL) Tinnerholm (NYC) Zahibo (NE) Eriksson (SJ) Ondrášek (DAL) Zardes (CLB) Morris (SEA) |
Domè Torrent (NYC) |
| 26 [65][66] |
Mannone (MIN) |
Villafaña (POR) T. Smith (COL) G. Smith (SKC) |
Lewis (COL) C. Roldan (SEA) Medunjanin (PHI) Espinoza (SJ) |
Przybyłko (PHI) Ibrahimović (LA) Toye (MIN) |
Turner (NE) Hollingshead (DAL) Aaronson (PHI) Frankowski (CHI) Mitriță (NYC) O. Kamara (DC) Ondrášek (DAL) |
Jim Curtin (PHI) |
| 27 [67][68] |
Turner (NE) |
Vines (COL) Ruan (ORL) DeLeon (TOR) |
Delgado (TOR) Ring (NYC) Chará (POR) Valeri (POR) |
Medina (NYC) Shinyashiki (COL) Rossi (LAFC) |
Frei (SEA) Sané (ORL) Farrell (NE) Rosenberry (COL) Williamson (POR) Blessing (LAFC) Pozuelo (TOR) |
Domè Torrent (NYC) |
| 28 [69][70] |
Sean Johnson (NYC) |
Adnan (VAN) Brillant (DC) Rosenberry (COL) |
Nani (ORL) Gil (NE) Díaz (CLB) Frankowski (CHI) |
Morris (SEA) Ibrahimović (LA) Quintero (MIN) |
Bingham (LA) Harrison (CLB) Cruz (CIN) Lodeiro (SEA) Bradley (TOR) Mitriță (NYC) Sapong (CHI) |
Greg Vanney (TOR) |
| 29 [71][72] |
Mannone (MIN) |
O. Gonzalez (TOR) Silva (RSL) Duncan (NY) |
Pavón (LA) Price (COL) Hyndman (ATL) García (HOU) |
Rooney (DC) J. Martínez (ATL) Ramirez (HOU) |
J. González (DAL) T. Smith (COL) Brillant (DC) Greguš (MIN) Pomykal (DAL) Royer (NY) K. Kamara (COL) |
Chris Armas (NY) |
| 30 [73][74] |
Turner (NE) |
Farrell (NE) Boxall (MIN) Brillant (DC) |
Mitriță (NYC) Hwang (VAN) Atuesta (LAFC) Pavón (LA) |
Ebobisse (POR) K. Kamara (COL) Vela (LAFC) |
Hamid (DC) Vines (COL) Duncan (NY) Dotson (MIN) Santos (CLB) Morris (SEA) Bou (NE) |
Adrian Heath (MIN) |
| 31 [75][76] |
Tytoń (CIN) |
Mabiala (POR) Torres (SEA) Blackmon (LAFC) |
Frankowski (CHI) Acosta (DAL) Blanco (POR) Gressel (ATL) |
Vela (LAFC) Ondrášek (DAL) Elis (HOU) |
Westberg (TOR) Toia (RSL) O. Gonzalez (TOR) Barrios (DAL) Okwonkwo (MTL) Castellanos (NYC) Ramirez (HOU) |
Luchi Gonzalez (DAL) |
Goal of the Week
| Goal of the Week | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | Ref |
| 1 | Andre Shinyashiki |
Colorado Rapids | [77] |
| 2 | Memo Rodríguez |
Houston Dynamo | [78] |
| 3 | Allan Cruz |
FC Cincinnati | [79] |
| 4 | Kekuta Manneh |
FC Cincinnati | [80] |
| 5 | Alejandro Pozuelo |
Toronto FC | [81] |
| 6 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
Seattle Sounders FC | [82] |
| 7 | Ezequiel Barco |
Atlanta United FC | [83] |
| 8 | Alejandro Pozuelo |
Toronto FC | [84] |
| 9 | Bill Tuiloma |
Portland Timbers | [85] |
| 10 | Ezequiel Barco |
Atlanta United FC | [86] |
| 11 | Gonzalo Martínez |
Atlanta United FC | [87] |
| 12 | Sebastián Saucedo |
Real Salt Lake | [88] |
| 13 | Jefferson Savarino |
Real Salt Lake | [89] |
| 14 | Haris Medunjanin |
Philadelphia Union | [90] |
| 15 | Jordan Hamilton |
Toronto FC | [91] |
| 16 | Yordy Reyna |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | [92] |
| 17 | Orji Okwonkwo |
Montreal Impact | [93] |
| 18 | Ebenezer Ofori |
New York City FC | [94] |
| 19 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
Seattle Sounders FC | [95] |
| 20 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |
LA Galaxy | [96] |
| 21 | Jordan Morris |
Seattle Sounders FC | [97] |
| 22 | Albert Rusnák |
Real Salt Lake | [98] |
| 23 | Theo Bair |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | [99] |
| 24 | Josef Martínez |
Atlanta United FC | [100] |
| 25 | Carlos Vela |
Los Angeles FC | [101] |
| 26 | Josef Martínez |
Atlanta United FC | [102] |
| 27 | Benny Feilhaber |
Sporting Kansas City | [103] |
| 28 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
Seattle Sounders FC | [104] |
| 29 | Josef Martínez |
Atlanta United FC | [105] |
| 30 | Julian Gressel |
Atlanta United FC | [106] |
| 31 | Julian Gressel |
Atlanta United FC | [107] |
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club | Stats | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Carlos Vela |
Los Angeles FC | 6 goals, 3 assists | [108] |
| April | Carlos Vela |
Los Angeles FC | 5 goals, 2 assists | [109] |
| May | Chris Wondolowski |
San Jose Earthquakes | 6 goals | [110] |
| June | Maximiliano Moralez |
New York City FC | 3 goals, 6 assists | [111] |
| July | Josef Martínez |
Atlanta United FC | 7 goals | [112] |
| August | Josef Martínez |
Atlanta United FC | 6 goals | [113] |
| September | Carlos Vela |
Los Angeles FC | 7 goals | [114] |
End-of-season awards
| Award | Winner (club) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) | [115] |
| Defender of the Year | Ike Opara (Minnesota United FC) | [116] |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Vito Mannone (Minnesota United FC) | [117] |
| Coach of the Year | Bob Bradley (Los Angeles FC) | [118] |
| Rookie of the Year | Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) | [119] |
| Newcomer of the Year | Carles Gil (New England Revolution) | [120] |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) | [121] |
| Golden Boot | Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) | [122] |
| Humanitarian of the Year | Matt Lampson (LA Galaxy) | [123] |
| Referee of the Year | Allen Chapman | [124] |
| Assistant Referee of the Year | Brian Dunn | [124] |
| Goal of the Year | Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) | [125] |
| Save of the Year | Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) | [126] |
MLS Best XI
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vito Mannone, Minnesota |
Ike Opara, Minnesota Miles Robinson, Atlanta Walker Zimmerman, LAFC |
Eduard Atuesta, LAFC Carles Gil, New England Maxi Moralez, New York City Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto |
Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy Josef Martínez, Atlanta Carlos Vela, LAFC |
[127] |
Player transfers
SuperDraft
The MLS SuperDraft is an annual event, taking place in January of each year, in which the teams of Major League Soccer select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. The first two rounds of 2019 MLS SuperDraft were held on January 11 in Chicago. Rounds three and four of the 2019 SuperDraft were held via a conference call on January 14. FC Cincinnati selected Frankie Amaya with the first overall pick.
Allocation ranking
The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in the MLS allocation list. The MLS allocation list contains select U.S. National Team players and players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000. The allocations are ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2018 season, taking playoff performance into account.[128] As an expansion team, FC Cincinnati took the top spot.
Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS season.
| Original ranking |
Current ranking |
Club | Date allocation used (Rank on that date) |
Player signed | Previous club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | San Jose Earthquakes[A] | [129] | |||
| 7 | 2 | Minnesota United FC | ||||
| 8 | 3 | Houston Dynamo | ||||
| 9 | 4 | New England Revolution | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Chicago Fire[G] | [130] | |||
| 11 | 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||
| 3 | 7 | Orlando City SC[D] | [131] | |||
| 13 | 8 | Philadelphia Union | ||||
| 4 | 9 | Colorado Rapids[F] | [132] | |||
| 15 | 10 | FC Dallas | ||||
| 16 | 11 | Los Angeles FC | ||||
| 17 | 12 | Real Salt Lake | ||||
| 18 | 13 | Columbus Crew | ||||
| 19 | 14 | New York City FC | ||||
| 20 | 15 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||||
| 21 | 16 | Sporting Kansas City | ||||
| 22 | 17 | New York Red Bulls | ||||
| 23 | 18 | Portland Timbers | ||||
| 24 | 19 | Atlanta United FC | ||||
| 1 | 20 | FC Cincinnati[B][C] | [133][134] | |||
| 12 | 21 | LA Galaxy[D][E] | April 11, 2019 (1) | Giancarlo González | Bologna | [131] |
| 6 | 22 | Toronto FC[A][B][C][E] | December 27, 2018 (1) |  Laurent Ciman | Dijon | [129][133] |
| 6 | 22 | Toronto FC[A][B][C][E] | July 9, 2019 (1) | Omar Gonzalez | Pachuca | [134] |
| 14 | 23 | D.C. United[F] | August 7, 2019 (1) | Ola Kamara |  Shenzhen F.C. | [132] |
| 10 | 24 | Montreal Impact[G] | August 7, 2019 (1) | Ballou Tabla | Barcelona B | [130] |
- ^ On December 10, 2018, Toronto FC acquired the number 2 allocation ranking from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for the number 6 allocation ranking, $75,000 in general allocation money, and $75,000 in targeted allocation money.
- ^ On December 27, 2018, Toronto FC acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from FC Cincinnati in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking and the number 30 overall selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
- ^ On January 23, 2019, Toronto FC acquired the number 1 allocation ranking, $150,000 in 2019 general allocation money, $50,000 in 2020 general allocation money, and $100,000 in targeted allocation money from FC Cincinnati in exchange for the number 24 allocation ranking and defender Nick Hagglund.
- ^ On April 11, 2019, LA Galaxy acquired the number 2 allocation ranking from Orlando City in exchange for the number 11 allocation ranking, $300,000 in 2019 targeted allocation money, and $100,000 in 2020 targeted allocation money.
- ^ On April 11, 2019, LA Galaxy acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from Toronto FC in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking and a natural first-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.
- ^ On August 7, 2019, D.C. United acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from Colorado Rapids in exchange for the number 11 allocation ranking, $100,000 in 2019 general allocation money, and $100,000 in 2020 general allocation money.
- ^ On August 7, 2019, Montreal Impact acquired the number 1 allocation ranking and defender Jorge Corrales from Chicago Fire in exchange for the number 6 allocation ranking, midfielder Michael Azira, and a second-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.