MLS Table Standings

2023 Major League Soccer Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W D L PTS GD
NSH 26/8 17 6 3 57 +32   13 13 10 9 3 1 3 ← ← ← ← ← ← NC
MIA 26/8 12 10 4 46 +15 NC   24 21 20 14 12 14 10 10 7 4 4 ← NC
NWE 26/8 14 4 8 46 +12 NC 24   21 20 14 12 14 10 10 7 4 4 ← NC
CLT 26/8 12 7 7 43 +10 NC NC NC   23 17 15 17 13 13 10 7 7 2 NC
CHI 25/9 11 6 8 39 +7 NC NC NC NC   21 19 21 17 17 14 11 11 6 NC
PHI 26/8 10 6 10 36 +8 NC NC NC NC NC   22 24 20 20 17 14 14 9 NC
ORL 26/8 10 4 12 34 -14 NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 22 22 19 16 16 11 NC
CIN 25/9 8 9 8 33 -7 NC NC NC NC NC 27 25   23 23 20 17 17 12 NC
NYC 26/8 8 8 10 32 +5 • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   24 21 18 18 13 NC
DCU 25/9 6 11 8 29 -8 • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 27   24 21 21 16 NC
TOR 26/8 6 11 9 29 -10 • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   21 21 16 NC
CLB 26/8 7 5 14 26 -5 • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   24 19 NC
ATL 26/8 7 5 14 26 -13 • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 24   19 NC
MTL 26/8 5 6 15 21 -22 • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC
NYR 1/33 1 0 0 3 +1 78 67 67 64 63 57 55 57 53 53 50 47 47 42  

Western Conference

West GP/R W D L PTS GD
VAN 25/9 15 4 6 49 +33   19 19 19 17 13 11 5 7 5 10 7 4 ← ←
STL 26/8 12 8 6 44 +9 NC   24 24 22 18 16 10 12 10 15 12 9 1 ←
DAL 26/8 12 8 6 44 +7 NC 24   24 22 18 16 10 12 10 15 12 9 1 ←
HOU 26/8 13 5 8 44 +4 NC 24 24   22 18 16 10 12 10 15 12 9 1 ←
SJE 26/8 12 6 8 42 +8 NC NC NC NC   20 18 12 14 12 17 14 11 3 ←
LAF 27/7 11 8 8 41 +14 NC NC NC NC NC   19 13 15 13 18 15 12 4 ←
COL 26/8 11 3 12 36 +1 NC NC NC NC NC NC   18 20 18 23 20 17 9 ←
LAG 27/7 8 9 10 33 -8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 21 NC NC 20 12 ←
POR 26/8 9 5 12 32 -1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 22   22 NC 24 21 13 ←
AUS 26/8 7 9 10 30 -12 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 24 NC   NC NC 23 15 ←
SEA 24/10 7 8 9 29 -5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 25 27 25   27 24 16 ←
RSL 25/9 8 5 12 29 -5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 25 27 25 NC   24 16 ←
MIN 26/8 7 8 11 29 -7 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   16 ←
SKC 25/9 5 3 17 18 -34 • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   ←
SAN /34 76 68 68 68 66 62 60 54 56 54 59 56 53 45  

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: September 23, 2026 10:00pm GMT