MLS Table Standings

2023 Major League Soccer Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W D L PTS GD
PHI 17/17 10 4 3 34 +14   47 49 46 45 42 44 44 45 42 46 32 31 30 25
CIN 17/17 9 3 5 30 +1 NC   NC 50 49 46 48 48 49 46 50 36 35 34 29
MIA 16/18 8 5 3 29 +9 NC 52   51 50 47 49 49 50 47 51 37 36 35 30
NSH 17/17 8 5 4 29 +9 NC NC NC   50 47 49 49 50 47 51 37 36 35 30
CLB 17/17 7 7 3 28 +3 NC NC NC NC   48 50 50 51 48 NC 38 37 36 31
NYC 18/16 8 4 6 28 +4 NC NC NC NC NC   NC NC NC 48 NC 38 37 36 31
NYR 17/17 8 3 6 27 +9 NC NC NC NC NC 49   51 NC 49 NC 39 38 37 32
ORL 17/17 7 6 4 27 +9 NC NC NC NC NC 49 51   NC 49 NC 39 38 37 32
CHI 16/18 7 4 5 25 +6 NC NC NC NC 54 51 53 53   51 NC 41 40 39 34
CLT 17/17 8 1 8 25 +1 NC NC NC NC NC 51 NC NC NC   NC 41 40 39 34
NWE 15/19 6 5 4 23 +5 NC NC NC 57 56 53 55 55 56 53   43 42 41 36
DCU 18/16 4 6 8 18 -19 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   47 46 41
ATL 18/16 4 5 9 17 -13 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   47 42
TOR 17/17 3 4 10 13 -6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   46
MTL 17/17 1 5 11 8 -20 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 16/18 10 5 1 35 +18   46 43 45 39 36 36 38 36 37 32 31 28 21
MIN 17/17 8 6 3 30 +10 NC   48 50 44 41 41 43 41 42 37 36 33 26
POR 18/16 8 6 4 30 +4 NC NC   NC 44 41 41 43 41 42 37 36 33 26
LAF 16/18 7 5 4 26 +7 NC NC 52   48 45 45 47 45 46 41 40 37 30
SEA 18/16 7 5 6 26 0 NC NC NC NC   45 45 47 45 46 41 40 37 30
SJE 18/16 6 5 7 23 +6 NC NC NC NC NC   48 NC 48 NC 44 43 40 33
AUS 18/16 6 5 7 23 -7 NC NC NC NC NC 48   NC 48 NC 44 43 40 33
COL 17/17 6 4 7 22 -6 NC NC NC NC NC 49 49   49 50 45 44 41 34
HOU 17/17 5 5 7 20 -3 NC NC NC NC NC 51 51 NC   NC 47 46 43 36
DAL 16/18 4 6 6 18 -8 NC NC NC NC NC 53 53 NC 53   49 48 45 38
SKC 17/17 4 4 9 16 -5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   50 47 40
RSL 17/17 4 3 10 15 -9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   48 41
STL 18/16 3 6 9 15 -9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   41
LAG 18/16 1 5 12 8 -21 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: June 15, 2025 2:00am GMT