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Major League Soccer
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The 2019 Major League Soccer season will be the 24th season of Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer for clubs in the United States and Canada. The regular season is scheduled to begin in March 2019 and conclude in October 2019. The MLS Cup Playoffs will begin in October or November 2019 and conclude with the MLS Cup 2019 in December 2019.

FC Cincinnati will join the league as an expansion franchise, bringing the total number of MLS clubs to 24.[1] Minnesota United FC plans to open their first soccer-specific stadium, Allianz Field, in April.[2]

New York Red Bulls are the defending Supporters' Shield champions.[3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
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Locations of teams for the 2018 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference
  1. ^
    Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Atlanta United FC TBA United States Michael Parkhurst American Family Insurance
Chicago Fire Serbia Veljko Paunović United States Dax McCarty Valspar
Colorado Rapids England Anthony Hudson United States Tim Howard Transamerica
Columbus Crew SC United States Gregg Berhalter United States Wil Trapp Acura
D.C. United United States Ben Olsen England Wayne Rooney Leidos
FC Cincinnati South Africa Alan Koch[4] TBA Mercy Health[5]
FC Dallas Colombia Óscar Pareja United States Matt Hedges AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo Colombia Wilmer Cabrera United States DaMarcus Beasley TBA
LA Galaxy United States Dominic Kinnear England Ashley Cole Herbalife
Los Angeles FC United States Bob Bradley Mexico Carlos Vela YouTube TV
Minnesota United FC England Adrian Heath Costa Rica Francisco Calvo Target
Montreal Impact France Rémi Garde Argentina Ignacio Piatti Bank of Montreal
New England Revolution United States Brad Friedel France Claude Dielna UnitedHealthcare
New York City FC Spain Domènec Torrent Spain David Villa Etihad Airways
New York Red Bulls United States Chris Armas United States Luis Robles Red Bull
Orlando City SC Republic of Ireland James O'Connor United States Jonathan Spector Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union United States Jim Curtin United States Alejandro Bedoya Bimbo Bakeries USA
Portland Timbers Venezuela Giovanni Savarese Argentina Diego Valeri Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake United States Mike Petke United States Kyle Beckerman LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes Argentina Matias Almeyda United States Chris Wondolowski Sutter Health
Seattle Sounders FC United States Brian Schmetzer Cuba Osvaldo Alonso Xbox
Sporting Kansas City United States Peter Vermes United States Matt Besler Ivy Funds
Toronto FC United States Greg Vanney United States Michael Bradley Bank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada Marc Dos Santos Costa Rica Kendall Waston Bell Canada

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Vancouver Whitecaps FC England Craig Dalrymple (interim) End of interim period November 7, 2018 Pre-season Canada Marc Dos Santos November 7, 2018
Atlanta United FC Argentina Gerardo Martino End of contract December 9, 2018  TBA TBD

Regular season

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

Main article: Eastern Conference (MLS)
2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York City FC (P) 34 18 6 10 63 42 +21 64 Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (P, U) 34 18 12 4 58 43 +15 58 Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Philadelphia Union (P, L) 34 16 11 7 58 50 +8 55 Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4 Toronto FC[b] (P, L) 34 13 10 11 57 52 +5 50
5 D.C. United (P, L) 34 13 10 11 42 38 +4 50
6 New York Red Bulls (P, L) 34 14 14 6 53 51 +2 48
7 New England Revolution (P) 34 11 11 12 50 57 −7 45 Playoffs first round
8 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
9 Montreal Impact[b] (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
10 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38
11 Orlando City SC 34 9 15 10 44 52 −8 37
12 FC Cincinnati 34 6 22 6 31 75 −44 24
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. ^ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
  2. ^ a b Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  3. ^ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

Western Conference

Main article: Western Conference (MLS)
2019 MLS Western Conference standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC (P, S) 34 21 4 9 85 37 +48 72 Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC (P, C) 34 16 10 8 51 49 +2 56 Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Real Salt Lake (P, L) 34 16 13 5 45 41 +4 53 Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4 Minnesota United FC (P, L) 34 15 11 8 52 42 +10 53
5 LA Galaxy (P, L) 34 16 15 3 56 55 +1 51
6 Portland Timbers (P, L) 34 14 13 7 49 48 +1 49
7 FC Dallas (P) 34 13 12 9 48 46 +2 48 Playoffs first round
8 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 16 5 51 52 −1 44
9 Colorado Rapids 34 12 16 6 57 60 −3 42
10 Houston Dynamo 34 12 18 4 45 57 −12 40
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 16 8 49 67 −18 38
12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC[b] 34 8 16 10 37 58 −21 34
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions
  2. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

Overall table

2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC (S) 34 21 4 9 85 37 +48 72 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 New York City FC 34 18 6 10 63 42 +21 64 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3 Atlanta United FC (U) 34 18 12 4 58 43 +15 58 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
4 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 16 10 8 52 49 +3 56 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 16 11 7 58 50 +8 55
6 Real Salt Lake 34 16 13 5 46 41 +5 53
7 Minnesota United FC 34 15 11 8 52 43 +9 53
8 LA Galaxy 34 16 15 3 58 59 −1 51
9 Toronto FC 34 13 10 11 57 52 +5 50
10 D.C. United 34 13 10 11 42 38 +4 50
11 Portland Timbers 34 14 13 7 52 49 +3 49
12 New York Red Bulls 34 14 14 6 53 51 +2 48
13 FC Dallas 34 13 12 9 54 46 +8 48
14 New England Revolution 34 11 11 12 50 57 −7 45
15 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 16 5 52 55 −3 44
16 Colorado Rapids 34 12 16 6 58 63 −5 42
17 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
18 Montreal Impact (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[e]
19 Houston Dynamo 34 12 18 4 49 59 −10 40
20 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38
21 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 16 8 49 67 −18 38
22 Orlando City SC 34 9 15 10 44 52 −8 37
23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 8 16 10 37 59 −22 34
24 FC Cincinnati 34 6 22 6 31 75 −44 24
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
  2. ^ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  3. ^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
  4. ^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
  5. ^ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

References

  1. ^ Straus, Brian (May 24, 2018). "FC Cincinnati to Be Awarded MLS Expansion Team, Club to Join League in 2019". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Zgoda, Jerry (October 9, 2018). "U.S. men's soccer national pride takes stage at new Allianz Field on June 18". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Das, Andrew (October 28, 2018). "Red Bulls Clinch M.L.S. Regular-Season Title". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  4. ^ Brennan, Patrick (July 4, 2018). "Here's how FC Cincinnati plans to build its roster for the 2019 MLS season". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "FC Cincinnati break ground on Mercy Health Training Center". Major League Soccer. September 19, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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