MLS Table Standings

2023 Major League Soccer Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W D L PTS GD
MIA 25/9 16 5 4 53 +17   22 23 15 12 11 8 1 2 1 1 — — ← 3
CIN 25/9 15 3 7 48 +11 NC   NC 20 17 16 13 6 7 6 6 5 5 4 8
CLB 23/11 12 7 4 43 +25 NC 32   25 22 21 18 11 12 11 11 10 10 9 13
NYR 25/9 10 11 4 41 +11 NC NC NC   24 23 20 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 15
NYC 25/9 11 5 9 38 +6 NC NC NC NC   26 23 16 17 16 16 15 15 14 18
CLT 25/9 10 7 8 37 +3 NC NC NC NC NC   24 17 18 17 17 16 16 15 19
ORL 25/9 9 7 9 34 +1 NC NC NC NC NC NC   20 21 20 20 19 19 18 22
TOR 26/8 9 3 14 30 -13 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 24 24 23 23 22 NC
ATL 25/9 7 7 11 28 -1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 26   26 26 25 25 24 NC
PHI 25/9 6 9 10 27 +3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 27 NC   27 26 26 25 NC
MTL 25/9 6 9 10 27 -15 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 27 NC 27   26 26 25 NC
NSH 25/9 6 8 11 26 -13 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   27 26 NC
DCU 25/9 6 8 11 26 -15 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 27   26 NC
CHI 25/9 6 7 12 25 -12 • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC
NWE 23/11 7 2 14 23 -24 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 31 32 31 31 30 30 29  

Western Conference

West GP/R W D L PTS GD
LAG 26/8 14 7 5 49 +14   NC 22 16 19 18 15 14 11 9 8 ← 1 ←
LAF 24/10 14 5 5 47 +18 26   24 18 21 20 17 16 13 11 10 1 3 ←
RSL 25/9 12 8 5 44 +17 NC NC   21 24 23 20 19 16 14 13 4 6 ←
COL 26/8 12 5 9 41 +7 NC NC NC   NC NC 23 22 19 17 16 7 9 —
VAN 24/10 11 5 8 38 +8 NC NC NC 27   29 26 25 22 20 19 10 12 3
HOU 24/10 10 7 7 37 +5 NC NC NC 28 NC   27 26 23 21 20 11 13 4
SEA 25/9 10 7 8 37 +5 NC NC NC NC NC NC   26 23 21 20 11 13 4
POR 25/9 10 6 9 36 +8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   24 22 21 12 14 5
MIN 25/9 9 6 10 33 -1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   25 24 15 17 8
AUS 25/9 8 7 10 31 -9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   26 17 19 10
DAL 25/9 8 6 11 30 -1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   18 20 11
SKC 26/8 6 6 14 24 -11 • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 17
STL 25/9 4 11 10 23 -14 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 25   18
SJE 25/9 4 2 19 14 -30 • • • 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 27, 2024 8:00am GMT