2025 Major League Soccer season

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The 2025 Major League Soccer season was the 30th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, and the 47th season overall of a national first-division league in the United States.

Season2025
Dates
  • February 22 – October 18
    (regular season)
  • October 22 – December 6
    (playoffs)
Teams30
MLS CupInter Miami CF
(1st title)
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Major League Soccer
Season2025
Dates
  • February 22 – October 18
    (regular season)
  • October 22 – December 6
    (playoffs)
Teams30
MLS CupInter Miami CF
(1st title)
Supporters' ShieldPhiladelphia Union
(2nd shield)
Champions Cup
(United States)		FC Cincinnati
Inter Miami CF
LA Galaxy
Los Angeles FC
Nashville SC
Philadelphia Union
Seattle Sounders FC
Champions Cup
(Canada)		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Matches510
Goals1,530 (3 per match)
Best PlayerLionel Messi[1]
Top goalscorerLionel Messi
(29 goals)
Best goalkeeperYohei Takaoka
(13 clean sheets)
Biggest home winRed Bulls 7–0 LA Galaxy
(May 10)
Vancouver 7–0 Philadelphia
(September 13)
Biggest away winDC 1–7 Chicago
(June 7)
Highest scoring9 goals:
Nashville 7–2 Chicago
(April 26)
Atlanta 4–5 Columbus
(September 13)
Longest winning run9 matches:
Charlotte
(July 12 – September 13)
Longest unbeaten run12 matches:
Orlando
(March 15 – May 24)
Nashville
(April 26 – July 5)
Longest winless run16 matches:
LA Galaxy
(February 23 – May 28)
Longest losing run5 matches:
LA Galaxy
(April 19 – May 14)
D.C.
(July 12 – August 9)
Kansas City
(September 7 – October 4)
Highest attendance65,520
ATL 3–2 MTL (February 22)[2]
Lowest attendance10,645
DC 1–1 NE (May 28)[3][4]
Total attendance11,094,594[5]
Average attendance21,754[5]
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2026 →
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MLS expanded to 30 clubs this season with the addition of San Diego FC, an expansion team awarded in 2023.[6] The league's 30 teams were divided into the Eastern and Western conferences, which each had 15 teams. The regular season ran from February 22 to October 18 and comprised 34 matches for each team, with a schedule that was primarily intra-conference with six inter-conference matches per team.[7] There was a break for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup in late June but no break for the 2025 Leagues Cup in August.[8][9] The San Jose Earthquakes hosted D.C. United on April 6, 2025, in a nod to the inaugural MLS match played by the same two teams, as part of recognition of the league's 30th anniversary.[8]

All MLS games were broadcast on MLS Season Pass for the third year as part of a ten-year partnership between MLS and Apple Inc. for the broadcast and streaming rights to all MLS and Leagues Cup games, as well as select MLS Next and MLS Next Pro games.[10]

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, hosted by the United States, took place during the middle of the season and included MLS participants Seattle Sounders FC, Inter Miami CF, and Los Angeles FC.[11] The 2025 edition of the Leagues Cup took place between July 29 and August 31.[12]

The LA Galaxy were the reigning MLS Cup champions and Inter Miami CF were the Supporters' Shield holders, having set the all-time points record during the 2024 season. The Philadelphia Union won the Supporters' Shield for a second time,[13] while Inter Miami CF won a first MLS Cup title after defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[14]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
Locations of teams for the 2025 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference
More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium Capacity
Atlanta United FC Mercedes-Benz Stadium[A] 42,500
Austin FC Q2 Stadium 20,738
CF Montréal Saputo Stadium 19,619
Charlotte FC Bank of America Stadium[A] 38,000[15]
Chicago Fire FC Soldier Field[A] 24,955
Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061
Columbus Crew Lower.com Field 20,011
D.C. United Audi Field 20,000
FC Cincinnati TQL Stadium 26,000
FC Dallas Toyota Stadium 20,500
Houston Dynamo FC Shell Energy Stadium 22,039
Inter Miami CF Chase Stadium[B] 21,550
LA Galaxy Dignity Health Sports Park 27,000
Los Angeles FC BMO Stadium 22,000
Minnesota United FC Allianz Field 19,400
Nashville SC Geodis Park 30,000
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium[A] 20,000
New York City FC Yankee Stadium[A]
Citi Field[A]		 28,743
41,992
New York Red Bulls Sports Illustrated Stadium 25,000
Orlando City SC Inter&Co Stadium 25,500
Philadelphia Union Subaru Park 18,500
Portland Timbers Providence Park 25,218
Real Salt Lake America First Field 20,213
San Diego FC Snapdragon Stadium 35,000
San Jose Earthquakes PayPal Park 18,000
Seattle Sounders FC Lumen Field[A] 37,722
Sporting Kansas City Children's Mercy Park 18,467
St. Louis City SC Energizer Park 22,423
Toronto FC BMO Field 28,351
Vancouver Whitecaps FC BC Place[A] 22,120
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    Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity. Capacity may be increased to full capacity if demand requires.
  2. ^
    Temporary stadium.

Transfers

Main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2025

MLS expansion draft

Main article: 2024 MLS expansion draft

Personnel and sponsorships


Note: All teams used Adidas as universal kit manufacturer. As part of Apple's broadcast contract, all MLS kits included Apple TV+ as a sleeve sponsor.[16]

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Sleeve sponsor
Atlanta United FC Norway Ronny Deila United States Brad Guzan American Family Insurance Emory Healthcare
Austin FC Spain Nico Estévez Spain Ilie Sánchez Yeti Siete Foods
Charlotte FC England Dean Smith England Ashley Westwood Ally Rugs.com
Chicago Fire FC United States Gregg Berhalter United States Kellyn Acosta Carvana[17] Magellan Corporation
FC Cincinnati United States Pat Noonan United States Miles Robinson Mercy Health Kroger
Colorado Rapids United States Chris Armas United States Keegan Rosenberry UCHealth Kiewit
Columbus Crew France Wilfried Nancy United States Darlington Nagbe Nationwide DHL Supply Chain[18]
FC Dallas United States Eric Quill Indonesia Maarten Paes Children's Health (Home)
UT Southwestern (Away)		 —
D.C. United Switzerland René Weiler Belgium Christian Benteke Guidehouse Fruitist
Houston Dynamo FC United States Ben Olsen Brazil Artur MD Anderson —
Inter Miami CF Argentina Javier Mascherano Argentina Lionel Messi Royal Caribbean Fracht Group
LA Galaxy United States Greg Vanney Japan Maya Yoshida Herbalife RBC
Los Angeles FC United States Steve Cherundolo United States Aaron Long BMO Bank[t 1] Ford
Minnesota United FC Wales Eric Ramsay New Zealand Michael Boxall Target[t 2] NutriSource
CF Montréal Italy Marco Donadel (interim) Canada Samuel Piette Bank of Montreal Telus
Nashville SC United States B.J. Callaghan United States Walker Zimmerman Renasant Bank[t 3] Hyundai
New England Revolution Uruguay Pablo Moreira (interim) Spain Carles Gil Gillette —
New York City FC Netherlands Pascal Jansen Brazil Thiago Martins Etihad Airways[t 4] Judi Health
New York Red Bulls Germany Sandro Schwarz Sweden Emil Forsberg Red Bull OANDA
Orlando City SC Colombia Óscar Pareja Sweden Robin Jansson Orlando Health Exploria
Philadelphia Union South Africa Bradley Carnell United States Alejandro Bedoya Bimbo Bakeries USA Independence Blue Cross
Portland Timbers England Phil Neville Colombia Diego Chará Tillamook[19][t 5] —
Real Salt Lake United States Pablo Mastroeni Brazil Rafael Cabral Select Health Intermountain Health
San Diego FC United States Mikey Varas Denmark Jeppe Tverskov DirecTV[20] Adriana's Insurance
San Jose Earthquakes United States Bruce Arena Argentina Cristian Espinoza El Camino Health Habbas Law
Seattle Sounders FC United States Brian Schmetzer Switzerland Stefan Frei Providence[t 6] Emerald Queen Casino
Sporting Kansas City United States Kerry Zavagnin (interim) Germany Erik Thommy Compass Minerals —
St. Louis City SC United States David Critchley (interim) Switzerland Roman Bürki Purina BJC HealthCare
Toronto FC United States Robin Fraser Canada Jonathan Osorio Bank of Montreal LG
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Denmark Jesper Sørensen Scotland Ryan Gauld Telus BLG
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  1. [1]
    Rockstar sponsored training and special event jerseys
  2. [2]
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota sponsored training and special event jerseys
  3. [3]
    Vanderbilt Health sponsored training and special event jerseys
  4. [4]
    Montefiore Einstein sponsored training and special event jerseys
  5. [5]
    Dutch Bros. Coffee sponsored training and special event jerseys
  6. [6]
    Providence Swedish sponsored training and special event jerseys

Coaching changes

More information Team, Outgoing coach ...
TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Austin FC United States Davy Arnaud (interim) End of interim period October 25, 2024 Pre-season Spain Nico Estévez October 25, 2024[21]
Philadelphia Union United States Jim Curtin Mutual consent November 7, 2024[22] South Africa Bradley Carnell January 2, 2025[23]
San Jose Earthquakes United States Ian Russell (interim) End of interim period November 7, 2024 United States Bruce Arena November 7, 2024[24]
FC Dallas France Peter Luccin (interim) November 20, 2024 United States Eric Quill November 20, 2024[25]
Inter Miami CF Argentina Gerardo Martino Resigned November 22, 2024[26] Argentina Javier Mascherano November 26, 2024[27]
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Italy Vanni Sartini Mutual consent November 25, 2024[28] Denmark Jesper Sørensen January 14, 2025[29]
Atlanta United FC United States Rob Valentino (interim) End of interim period November 26, 2024[30] Norway Ronny Deila December 20, 2024[31]
New York City FC England Nick Cushing Fired November 26, 2024[32] Netherlands Pascal Jansen January 6, 2025[33]
St. Louis City SC United States John Hackworth (interim) End of interim period November 26, 2024 Sweden Olof Mellberg November 26, 2024[34]
Toronto FC England John Herdman Resigned November 29, 2024[35] United States Robin Fraser January 10, 2025[36]
CF Montréal France Laurent Courtois Fired March 24, 2025[37] 15th in East, 30th overall Italy Marco Donadel (interim) March 24, 2025
Sporting Kansas City United States Peter Vermes Mutual consent March 31, 2025[38] 15th in West, 30th overall United States Kerry Zavagnin (interim) March 31, 2025
St. Louis City SC Sweden Olof Mellberg Fired May 27, 2025[39] 14th in West, 28th overall England David Critchley (interim) May 27, 2025
D.C. United United States Troy Lesesne July 10, 2025[40] 12th in East, 25th overall United States Kevin Flanagan (interim) July 10, 2025
United States Kevin Flanagan (interim) End of interim period July 16, 2025 14th in East, 27th overall Switzerland René Weiler July 16, 2025[41][42]
New England Revolution United States Caleb Porter Fired September 15, 2025[43] 11th in East, 23rd overall Uruguay Pablo Moreira (interim) September 15, 2025
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Regular season

Format

The MLS regular season began on February 22 and ended on October 18 with "Decision Day". Each team played 34 matches – 17 at home and 17 away – primarily against opponents from the same conference. The schedule included two matches against opponents in the same conference, comprising a total of 28 matches, and six matches against opponents from the other conference. The regular season included breaks for the FIFA Club World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup from June 15 to 24. MLS did not include a break in regular season play for the month-long Leagues Cup, which began in late July.[44] The MLS Cup playoffs began on October 22 and comprised nine teams from each conference over five rounds in a variety of formats, beginning with a single match for the lowest-seeded wild card teams. The next round was a best-of-three round, which was then followed by single-elimination matches hosted by the team with the better regular season record. MLS Cup 2025 was played on December 6.[45][46]

Conference standings

More information Pos, Pld ...
MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union 34 20 8 6 57 35 +22 66 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 FC Cincinnati 34 20 9 5 52 40 +12 65 Qualification for round one
3 Inter Miami CF (C) 34 19 7 8 81 55 +26 65
4 Charlotte FC 34 19 13 2 55 46 +9 59
5 New York City FC 34 17 12 5 50 44 +6 56
6 Nashville SC 34 16 12 6 58 45 +13 54
7 Columbus Crew 34 14 8 12 55 51 +4 54
8 Chicago Fire FC 34 15 11 8 68 60 +8 53 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Orlando City SC 34 14 9 11 63 51 +12 53
10 New York Red Bulls 34 12 15 7 48 47 +1 43
11 New England Revolution 34 9 16 9 44 51 −7 36
12 Toronto FC 34 6 14 14 37 44 −7 32
13 CF Montréal 34 6 18 10 34 60 −26 28
14 Atlanta United FC 34 5 16 13 38 63 −25 28
15 D.C. United 34 5 18 11 30 66 −36 26
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Conference champion

More information Pos, Pld ...
MLS Western Conference table (2025)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Diego FC 34 19 9 6 64 41 +23 63 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (C) 34 18 7 9 66 38 +28 63 Qualification for round one
3 Los Angeles FC 34 17 8 9 65 40 +25 60
4 Minnesota United FC 34 16 8 10 56 39 +17 58
5 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 9 10 58 48 +10 55
6 Austin FC 34 13 13 8 37 45 −8 47
7 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 52 55 −3 44
8 Portland Timbers 34 11 12 11 41 48 −7 44 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Real Salt Lake 34 12 17 5 38 49 −11 41
10 San Jose Earthquakes 34 11 15 8 60 63 −3 41
11 Colorado Rapids 34 11 15 8 44 56 −12 41
12 Houston Dynamo FC 34 9 15 10 43 56 −13 37
13 St. Louis City SC 34 8 18 8 44 58 −14 32
14 LA Galaxy 34 7 18 9 46 66 −20 30
15 Sporting Kansas City 34 7 20 7 46 70 −24 28
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Conference champion

Overall table

The leading team in this table won the Supporters' Shield.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Overall MLS standings table (2025)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union (S) 34 20 8 6 57 35 +22 66 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[a]
2 FC Cincinnati 34 20 9 5 52 40 +12 65 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[b]
3 Inter Miami CF (C) 34 19 7 8 81 55 +26 65 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[c]
4 San Diego FC 34 19 9 6 64 41 +23 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[d]
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) 34 18 7 9 66 38 +28 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[e]
6 Los Angeles FC 34 17 8 9 65 40 +25 60 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[f]
7 Charlotte FC 34 19 13 2 55 46 +9 59
8 Minnesota United FC 34 16 8 10 56 39 +17 58
9 New York City FC 34 17 12 5 50 44 +6 56
10 Seattle Sounders FC (L) 34 15 9 10 58 48 +10 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[g]
11 Nashville SC (U) 34 16 12 6 58 45 +13 54 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[h]
12 Columbus Crew 34 14 8 12 55 51 +4 54
13 Chicago Fire FC 34 15 11 8 68 60 +8 53
14 Orlando City SC 34 14 9 11 63 51 +12 53
15 Austin FC 34 13 13 8 37 45 −8 47
16 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 52 55 −3 44
17 Portland Timbers 34 11 12 11 41 48 −7 44
18 New York Red Bulls 34 12 15 7 48 47 +1 43
19 Real Salt Lake 34 12 17 5 38 49 −11 41
20 San Jose Earthquakes 34 11 15 8 60 63 −3 41
21 Colorado Rapids 34 11 15 8 44 56 −12 41
22 Houston Dynamo FC 34 9 15 10 43 56 −13 37
23 New England Revolution 34 9 16 9 44 51 −7 36
24 St. Louis City SC 34 8 18 8 44 58 −14 32
25 Toronto FC 34 6 14 14 37 44 −7 32
26 LA Galaxy 34 7 18 9 46 66 −20 30 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[i]
27 Sporting Kansas City 34 7 20 7 46 70 −24 28
28 CF Montréal 34 6 18 10 34 60 −26 28
29 Atlanta United FC 34 5 16 13 38 63 −25 28
30 D.C. United 34 5 18 11 30 66 −36 26
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champions; (L) Leagues Cup winners; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. [a]
    As 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. [b]
    As highest-ranked club in 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  3. [c]
    As 2025 MLS Cup champions
  4. [d]
    As Western Conference regular season winners
  5. [e]
    As second highest-ranked club in 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  6. [f]
    As third highest-ranked club in 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  7. [g]
    As winners of Leagues Cup
  8. [h]
    As winners of 2025 U.S. Open Cup
  9. [i]
    As third place of Leagues Cup

Results table

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Home \ Away		 ATL AUS CHI CIN CLB CLT COL DAL DCU HOU LAX LFC MIA MIN MTL NEW NSH NYC NYR ORL PHI POR RSL SEA SDC SJO SKC STL TOR VAN
Atlanta United FC 2–2 4–2 4–5 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 4–3 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0
Austin FC 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–0
Chicago Fire FC 2–1 2–3 2–0 3–2 2–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–2
FC Cincinnati 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–4 0–1 3–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0
Columbus Crew 3–1 4–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
Charlotte FC 2–0 1–4 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–4 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 4–1 2–0
Colorado Rapids 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 3–0
FC Dallas 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–4 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–4 2–1 3–0 0–1
D.C. United 0–0 2–4 1–7 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–6 2–1 2–2
Houston Dynamo FC 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–4 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–4 1–2 1–3 1–0 0–3
LA Galaxy 1–2 2–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–4 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–1 4–1 0–3 3–0
Los Angeles FC 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–1
Inter Miami CF 4–0 3–5 0–0 5–1 1–0 3–4 3–2 3–1 4–2 4–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 0–3 2–1 3–1 1–1
Minnesota United FC 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–4 4–1 3–0 3–0 1–3
CF Montréal 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–4 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–6
New England Revolution 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1
Nashville SC 0–1 7–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–5 3–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 5–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
New York City FC 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–1
New York Red Bulls 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 4–2 1–2 7–0 1–5 2–2 1–0 5–3 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1
Orlando City SC 3–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 3–1 4–1 4–1 1–1 3–3 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–4 1–0 3–1 4–2 1–2
Philadelphia Union 3–0 4–0 4–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 3–2 3–3 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Portland Timbers 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–4
Real Salt Lake 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–4 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 2–3
Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–3 1–0 0–0 2–2 5–2 2–3 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 5–2 4–1 2–2
San Diego FC 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–0 3–4 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 1–2 2–2 6–1 3–3 1–1 2–4 3–3 0–1 1–1 4–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 3–5 1–3 2–1
Sporting Kansas City 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–4 0–0 1–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2
St. Louis City SC 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 3–3 0–3 1–2 3–1 2–4 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0
Toronto FC 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 3–0 0–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 7–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–5 4–1 3–0 3–2
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Source: MLS
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

MLS All-Star Game

Main article: 2025 MLS All-Star Game
2025 MLS All-Star Game
More information 3–1, Liga MX All-Stars ...
MLS All-Stars United States Canada3–1Mexico Liga MX All-Stars
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Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza (United States)

MLS Cup playoffs

Main article: 2025 MLS Cup playoffs

Bracket

The higher seeded teams hosted single-elimination matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points in the Supporters' Shield table. During the best-of-three round, the team with higher seed hosted the first match (and the third match, if required).

Wild card
single match 		Round one
best-of-three series 		Conference semifinals
single match 		Conference finals
single match 		MLS Cup
single match
E1 Philadelphia Union 2 (4) 3 –
E8 Chicago Fire FC 3 E8 Chicago Fire FC 2 (2) 0 –
E9 Orlando City SC 1 E1 Philadelphia Union 0
E5 New York City FC 1
E4 Charlotte FC 0 0 (7) 1 Eastern Conference
E5 New York City FC 1 0 (6) 3
E5 New York City FC 1
E3 Inter Miami CF 5
E3 Inter Miami CF 3 1 4
E6 Nashville SC 1 2 0
E3 Inter Miami CF 4
E2 FC Cincinnati 0
E2 FC Cincinnati 1 0 2
E7 Columbus Crew 0 4 1
E3 Inter Miami CF 3
W2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
W1 San Diego FC 2 2 (2) 4
W8 Portland Timbers 3 W8 Portland Timbers 1 2 (3) 0
W9 Real Salt Lake 1 W1 San Diego FC 1
W4 Minnesota United FC 0
W4 Minnesota United FC 0 (3) 2 3 (7) Western Conference
W5 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (2) 4 3 (6)
W1 San Diego FC 1
W2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3
W3 Los Angeles FC 2 4 –
W6 Austin FC 1 1 –
W3 Los Angeles FC 2 (3)
W2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (p) 2 (4)
W2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 1 (4) –
W7 FC Dallas 0 1 (2) –

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2025
More information Inter Miami CF, 3–1 ...
Inter Miami CF3–1Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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Attendance: 21,556
Referee: Drew Fischer

Attendance

See also: Major League Soccer attendance

Average home attendances

As of October 18, 2025
More information Rank, Team ...
Rank Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
1Atlanta United FC17747,85965,52038,88243,992
2Seattle Sounders FC17526,88232,91330,04130,993
3Charlotte FC17521,28251,00226,60630,664
4San Diego FC17477,09134,50622,36128,064
5Nashville SC17449,36730,10922,54926,433
6FC Cincinnati17419,35425,51322,74724,668
7New England Revolution17416,10743,29315,59624,477
8Chicago Fire FC17398,64462,35816,27823,450
9Columbus Crew17387,51160,61419,67122,795
10St. Louis City SC17381,19122,42322,42322,423
11Portland Timbers17380,89125,21820,01222,405
12Los Angeles FC17372,83422,93717,03121,931
13New York City FC17371,50240,84517,07021,853
14Vancouver Whitecaps FC17370,70726,74117,01221,806
15Toronto FC17362,99828,85514,01821,353
16Austin FC17352,54620,73820,73820,738
17Orlando City SC17349,74625,04617,00720,573
18Inter Miami CF17346,28921,18416,88820,370
19LA Galaxy17341,14625,22415,34520,067
20Real Salt Lake17336,18320,33818,85319,775
21New York Red Bulls17335,07725,21911,13519,710
22San Jose Earthquakes17333,43250,97814,14719,614
23Minnesota United FC17327,20319,78417,12419,247
24Philadelphia Union17311,62319,35715,53918,331
25Houston Dynamo FC17300,78120,81014,26617,693
26Sporting Kansas City17282,26118,11614,86716,604
27D.C. United17278,61719,36510,64516,389
28CF Montréal17274,75219,61915,01216,162
29Colorado Rapids17270,12918,25814,49715,890
30FC Dallas[a]17187,21611,00411,00411,013
Total51011,211,22165,52010,64521,983
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  1. [a]
    Construction at Toyota Stadium temporarily lowered attendance seating to about 11,000.[47]

Highest attendances

Regular season

More information Rank, Home team ...
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Match­day Stadium Ref.
1Atlanta United FC3–2CF Montréal65,520February 22, 20251Mercedes-Benz Stadium[2]
2Chicago Fire FC0–0Inter Miami CF62,358April 13, 20258Soldier Field[48]
3Columbus Crew0–1Inter Miami CF60,614April 19, 20259Huntington Bank Field[49]
4Charlotte FC2–0Atlanta United FC51,002March 1, 20252Bank of America Stadium[50]
5Atlanta United FC1–2Inter Miami CF42,843March 16, 20254Mercedes-Benz Stadium[51]
6Atlanta United FC0–0New York Red Bulls42,562March 8, 20253Mercedes-Benz Stadium[52]
7Atlanta United FC4–3New York City FC42,518March 29, 20256Mercedes-Benz Stadium[53]
8Atlanta United FC1–1FC Dallas41,984April 5, 20257Mercedes-Benz Stadium[54]
9Atlanta United FC1–1Nashville SC41,893May 3, 202511Mercedes-Benz Stadium[55]
10Atlanta United FC0–1New England Revolution41,879April 12, 20258Mercedes-Benz Stadium[56]
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2025 MLS Cup playoffs

More information Rank, Home team ...
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium Ref.
1Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–2
(4–3 pen.)		Los Angeles FC53,957November 22, 2025BC Place[57]
2Charlotte FC1–3New York City FC34,473November 7, 2025Bank of America Stadium[58]
3Charlotte FC0–1New York City FC33,709October 28, 2025Bank of America Stadium[59]
4San Diego FC1–3Vancouver Whitecaps FC32,502November 29, 2025Snapdragon Stadium[60]
5San Diego FC1–0Minnesota United FC32,502November 24, 2025Snapdragon Stadium[61]
6San Diego FC4–0Portland Timbers32,502November 9, 2025Snapdragon Stadium[62]
7San Diego FC2–1Portland Timbers32,502October 26, 2025Snapdragon Stadium[63]
8Vancouver Whitecaps FC3–0FC Dallas32,066October 26, 2025BC Place[64]
9Nashville SC2–1Inter Miami CF30,109November 1, 2025Geodis Park[65]
10Seattle Sounders FC4–2Minnesota United FC30,085November 3, 2025Lumen Field[66]
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Player statistics

Source:[67]

Goals

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubGoals[68]
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF 29
2 Gabon Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 24
England Sam Surridge Nashville SC
4 Denmark Anders Dreyer San Diego FC 19
5 Brazil Evander FC Cincinnati 18
Serbia Dejan Joveljić Sporting Kansas City
Croatia Petar Musa FC Dallas
8 Cameroon Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting New York Red Bulls 17
Belgium Hugo Cuypers Chicago Fire FC
Costa Rica Alonso Martínez New York City FC
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Score Date
Israel Tai Baribo Philadelphia Union FC Cincinnati 4–1 (H) March 1, 2025
Venezuela Josef Martínez San Jose Earthquakes D.C. United 6–1 (H) April 6, 2025
United States Brian White4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Austin FC 5–1 (H) April 12, 2025
England Sam Surridge4 Nashville SC Chicago Fire FC 7–2 (H) April 26, 2025
Argentina Martín Ojeda Orlando City SC New England Revolution 3–3 (H) May 10, 2025
United States Tom Barlow Chicago Fire FC D.C. United 1−7 (A) June 7, 2025
Brazil João Klauss St. Louis City SC LA Galaxy 3−3 (H) June 14, 2025
England Sam Surridge Nashville SC New England Revolution 2–3 (A) June 25, 2025
United States Milan Iloski4 San Diego FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–5 (A)
Costa Rica Alonso Martínez New York City FC FC Dallas 3−4 (A) July 25, 2025
United States Danny Musovski Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City 5–2 (H) August 24, 2025
Israel Idan Toklomati Charlotte FC Inter Miami CF 3–0 (H) September 13, 2025
Uruguay Diego Rossi Columbus Crew Atlanta United FC 4–5 (A)
Gabon Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 (A)
Germany Thomas Müller Vancouver Whitecaps FC Philadelphia Union 7–0 (H)
South Korea Son Heung-min Los Angeles FC Real Salt Lake 1–4 (A) September 17, 2025
Gabon Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC Real Salt Lake 4–1 (H) September 21, 2025
Ghana Joseph Paintsil LA Galaxy Sporting Kansas City 4–1 (H) September 27, 2025
Argentina Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF Nashville SC 2–5 (A) October 18, 2025
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Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
4 Scored 4 goals

Assists

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubAssists[69]
1 Denmark Anders Dreyer San Diego FC 19
Argentina Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF
3 Spain Jordi Alba Inter Miami CF 15
Brazil Evander FC Cincinnati
Argentina Martín Ojeda Orlando City SC
Denmark Philip Zinckernagel Chicago Fire FC
7 Spain Carles Gil New England Revolution 14
8 Spain Pep Biel Charlotte FC 12
Argentina Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes
Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC
Denmark Jeppe Tverskov San Diego FC
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Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[70]
1 Japan Yohei Takaoka Vancouver Whitecaps FC 13
2 Croatia Kristijan Kahlina Charlotte FC 12
France Hugo Lloris Los Angeles FC
4 United States Roman Celentano FC Cincinnati 10
Paraguay Carlos Coronel New York Red Bulls
Cape Verde CJ dos Santos San Diego FC
Canada Dayne St. Clair Minnesota United FC
8 Jamaica Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 9
United States Brad Stuver Austin FC
United States Joe Willis Nashville SC
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Awards

Team/Player of the Matchday

  • Bold denotes the Player of the Matchday.
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Goal of the Matchday

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Player of the Month

Main article: MLS Player of the Month
More information Month, Player ...
MonthPlayerClubStatsRef.
February/March Israel Tai Baribo Philadelphia Union 5 matches played, 6 goals, 0 assists [176]
April United States Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 matches played, 5 goals, 0 assists [177]
May Argentina Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF 7 matches played, 7 goals, 4 assists [178]
June Denmark Anders Dreyer San Diego FC 3 matches played, 3 goals, 6 assists [179]
July Argentina Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF 5 matches played, 8 goals, 3 assists [180]
August Denmark Anders Dreyer San Diego FC 4 matches played, 3 goals, 2 assists [181]
September Gabon Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 4 matches played, 8 goals, 1 assist [182]
October Argentina Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF 3 matches played, 5 goals, 5 assists [183]
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End-of-season awards

More information Award, Winner (club) ...
Award Winner (club) Ref.
Most Valuable Player Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) [184]
Defender of the Year Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) [185]
Goalkeeper of the Year Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United FC) [186]
Coach of the Year Bradley Carnell (Philadelphia Union) [187]
Young Player of the Year Alex Freeman (Orlando City SC) [188]
Newcomer of the Year Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC) [189]
Comeback Player of the Year Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) [190]
Golden Boot Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) [191]
Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) [192]
Referee of the Year Drew Fischer [193]
Assistant Referee of the Year Cory Richardson [193]
Goal of the Year Son Heung-min (Los Angeles FC) [194]
Save of the Year Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) [195]
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MLS Best XI

More information Goalkeeper, Defenders ...
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
Canada Dayne St. Clair, Minnesota United States Tristan Blackmon, Vancouver
United States Alex Freeman, Orlando
Norway Jakob Glesnes, Philadelphia
Germany Kai Wagner, Philadelphia		 United States Sebastian Berhalter, Vancouver
Brazil Evander, Cincinnati
United States Cristian Roldan, Seattle		 Gabon Denis Bouanga, LAFC
Denmark Anders Dreyer, San Diego
Argentina Lionel Messi, Miami		 [196]
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Broadcasting

Apple TV, through MLS Season Pass, held the rights to stream every MLS match around the world via a 10-year deal that started in 2023.[197][198] This was the first season MLS Season Pass aired Sunday Night Soccer, a primetime Sunday game each week that was available to all Apple TV+ subscribers.[199]

United States

This was the third-year of a four-year deal with Fox Sports for the exclusive rights to MLS games on linear television in the United States. Fox Sports aired 34 matches during the 2025 season, with 19 on Fox Sports 1 and 15 on Fox in English. All 34 matches aired in Spanish on Fox Deportes.[200]

This was the first year DirecTV and Xfinity held the right to distribute MLS Season Pass to residential customers via their cable services.[201][199]

For the first time, several teams announced agreements with local over-the-air stations, to rebroadcast matches at least 48 hours after their conclusion. FC Dallas announced an agreement with KDFI-TV, Charlotte FC with WAXN-TV, FC Cincinnati with WXIX-TV and Rock Entertainment Sports Network, LAFC with KCOP-TV, St. Louis City SC with KMOV-TV (the Matrix Midwest network) and the Seattle Sounders with KCPQ-TV. These were the first such agreements since 2022.[202][203][204][205][206][207]

Canada

This was the third-year of a four-year deal with TSN and RDS for the exclusive rights to MLS games on linear television in Canada. TSN and RDS aired 41 matches during the 2025 season.[208]

International

Internationally, since Apple TV acquired the rights to Major League Soccer in 2023, MLS Season Pass exclusively aired the MLS outside the United States and Canada. However, in 2025, Major League Soccer announced agreements with SBS in Australia,[209] Dubai TV in the Middle East, TV3 in Spain, Sportdigital in Germany, and SkyK in South Korea to air Sunday Night Soccer matches.[210][211]

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