MLS Table Standings

2023 Major League Soccer Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W D L PTS GD
CLB 11/23 7 3 1 24 +8   67 67 69 64 62 62 62 64 60 58 57 55 52 48
PHI 11/23 7 1 3 22 +11 NC   69 NC 66 64 64 64 66 62 60 59 57 54 50
CIN 11/23 7 1 3 22 +2 NC 69   NC 66 64 64 64 66 62 60 59 57 54 50
MIA 10/24 6 3 1 21 +9 72 70 70   67 65 65 65 67 63 61 60 58 55 51
CLT 11/23 6 1 4 19 +6 NC NC NC NC   67 67 67 69 65 63 62 60 57 53
NSH 11/23 5 2 4 17 +6 NC NC NC NC NC   69 69 NC 67 65 64 62 59 55
ORL 11/23 4 5 2 17 +6 NC NC NC NC NC 69   69 NC 67 65 64 62 59 55
NYC 11/23 5 2 4 17 0 NC NC NC NC NC 69 69   NC 67 65 64 62 59 55
NWE 10/24 5 1 4 16 +2 NC NC NC NC 72 70 70 70   68 66 65 63 60 56
NYR 11/23 4 3 4 15 -1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   67 66 64 61 57
CHI 11/23 3 4 4 13 -4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   68 66 63 59
DCU 11/23 3 3 5 12 -10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   67 64 60
ATL 11/23 2 4 5 10 -8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   66 62
TOR 11/23 1 4 6 7 -8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   65
MTL 11/23 0 3 8 3 -11 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

Western Conference

West GP/R W D L PTS GD
VAN 11/23 8 2 1 26 +14   62 61 60 59 59 59 58 56 55 53 53 53 46
MIN 11/23 5 4 2 19 +5 NC   68 67 66 66 66 65 63 62 60 60 60 53
POR 11/23 5 3 3 18 +2 NC NC   68 67 67 67 66 64 63 61 61 61 54
LAF 11/23 5 2 4 17 +1 NC NC NC   68 68 68 67 65 64 62 62 62 55
SEA 11/23 4 4 3 16 +4 NC NC NC NC   69 69 68 66 65 63 63 63 56
COL 11/23 4 4 3 16 -1 NC NC NC NC 69   69 68 66 65 63 63 63 56
AUS 11/23 5 1 5 16 -6 NC NC NC NC 69 69   68 66 65 63 63 63 56
DAL 11/23 4 3 4 15 -5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   67 66 64 64 64 57
SJE 11/23 4 1 6 13 +4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   68 66 66 66 59
RSL 11/23 4 0 7 12 -5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   67 67 67 60
SKC 11/23 3 1 7 10 -4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   69 69 62
STL 11/23 2 4 5 10 -4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 69   69 62
HOU 11/23 2 4 5 10 -6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 69 69   62
LAG 11/23 0 3 8 3 -13 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

Domestic Competition

Seven teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs:

  • The top ranked team receives a first round bye
  • The next six teams play in a single elimination head-to-head tournament, with the #1 seed playing the winner for the 4/5 seed game in the second round
Clinched playoff berth
Eliminated from the playoffs

CONCACAF Competition

Five clubs from Major League Soccer qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

  • MLS Cup winner
  • Supporters' Shield winner
  • Club with highest points in conference opposite of Supporters' Shield winner
  • US Open Cup winner
  • Canadian Championship winner

Tie for any position

  1. Total number of wins
  2. Goal Differential (GD)
  3. Goals For (GF)
  4. Fewest Disciplinary Points
  5. Away Goals Differential
  6. Away Goal For
  7. Home Goals Differential
  8. Home Goal For
  9. Coin Toss (tie of 2 clubs) or Drawing of Lots (tie of 3 or more clubs)

Tiebreaking procedures from mlssoccer.com

Updated: May 9, 2025 6:00am GMT