MLS Table Standings

2023 Major League Soccer Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W D L PTS GD
CIN 21/13 13 3 5 42 +6   38 37 35 NC 31 31 27 28 23 24 16 18 17 11
NSH 21/13 12 5 4 41 +14 NC   38 36 NC 32 32 28 29 24 25 17 19 18 12
PHI 21/13 12 4 5 40 +14 NC NC   37 NC 33 33 29 30 25 26 18 20 19 13
CLB 21/13 10 8 3 38 +7 NC NC NC   NC 35 35 31 32 27 28 20 22 21 15
MIA 18/16 10 5 3 35 +13 46 45 44 42   38 38 34 35 30 31 23 25 24 18
ORL 21/13 9 7 5 34 +11 NC NC NC NC NC   39 35 36 31 32 24 26 25 19
NYC 20/14 9 4 7 31 +5 NC NC NC NC NC 42   38 39 34 35 27 29 28 22
NYR 21/13 8 6 7 30 +8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 35 36 28 30 29 23
CHI 20/14 8 4 8 28 +3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 41   37 38 30 32 31 25
CLT 21/13 8 2 11 26 -2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 32 34 33 27
NWE 20/14 6 6 8 24 +1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 41   34 36 35 29
DCU 21/13 4 7 10 19 -22 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC NC 34
ATL 20/14 4 6 10 18 -15 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 40   41 35
TOR 20/14 4 5 11 17 -5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 41 NC   36
MTL 21/13 3 5 13 14 -22 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 20/14 11 5 4 38 +13   38 37 34 39 29 30 27 24 24 26 25 16 13
MIN 21/13 10 7 4 37 +11 NC   38 35 NC 30 31 28 25 25 27 26 17 14
POR 20/14 9 6 5 33 +2 NC NC   39 NC 34 35 32 29 29 31 30 21 18
SEA 20/14 8 6 6 30 +2 NC NC NC   NC 37 38 35 32 32 34 33 24 21
LAF 18/16 8 5 5 29 +9 NC 47 46 43   38 39 36 33 33 35 34 25 22
SJE 21/13 7 7 7 28 +8 NC NC NC NC NC   NC 37 34 34 36 35 26 23
AUS 20/14 7 5 8 26 -8 NC NC NC NC NC 41   39 36 36 38 37 28 25
HOU 21/13 7 5 9 26 -5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   36 36 38 37 28 25
COL 22/12 7 5 10 26 -9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   36 NC NC 28 25
SKC 21/13 6 5 10 23 -5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 39   NC NC 31 28
RSL 20/14 6 4 10 22 -6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 40 40   41 32 29
DAL 20/14 5 6 9 21 -10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 41 41 NC   33 30
STL 21/13 3 6 12 15 -13 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   36
LAG 21/13 2 6 13 12 -20 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: July 12, 2025 9:00am GMT