MLS Table Standings

2026 Major League Soccer Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W D L PTS GD
NSH 29/5 20 6 3 66 +41   1 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIA 29/5 14 10 5 52 +20 NC   12 11 9 8 1 2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NWE 29/5 15 4 10 49 +7 • NC   14 12 11 4 5 2 2 ← ← ← ← ←
CHI 29/5 14 6 9 48 +9 • NC NC   13 12 5 6 3 3 — — ← ← ←
CLT 29/5 13 7 9 46 +8 • NC NC NC   14 7 8 5 5 2 2 1 ← ←
PHI 29/5 13 6 10 45 +13 • NC NC NC NC   8 9 6 6 3 3 2 — ←
ORL 29/5 11 5 13 38 -15 • NC NC NC NC NC   NC 13 13 10 10 9 7 1
CIN 28/6 9 9 10 36 -8 • NC NC NC NC NC 17   15 15 12 12 11 9 3
NYR 29/5 10 6 13 36 -15 • • NC NC NC NC NC NC   15 12 12 11 9 3
DCU 28/6 7 12 9 33 -11 • • NC NC NC NC NC NC 18   15 15 14 12 6
NYC 29/5 8 9 12 33 +2 • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   15 14 12 6
TOR 29/5 7 12 10 33 -11 • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 15   14 12 6
CLB 29/5 9 5 15 32 -3 • • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   13 7
ATL 29/5 8 6 15 30 -12 • • • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   9
MTL 29/5 6 6 17 24 -24 • • • • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

Western Conference

West GP/R W D L PTS GD
VAN 29/5 15 7 7 52 +31   14 13 10 9 5 4 ← 7 1 ← ← ← ← ←
STL 29/5 14 9 6 51 +16 NC   14 11 10 6 5 — 8 2 ← ← ← ← ←
DAL 29/5 14 8 7 50 +8 NC NC   12 11 7 6 1 9 3 ← ← ← ← ←
SJE 29/5 13 8 8 47 +10 NC NC NC   14 10 9 4 12 6 1 1 ← ← ←
HOU 29/5 13 7 9 46 +2 NC NC NC NC   11 10 5 13 7 2 2 — — ←
LAF 30/4 12 9 9 45 +15 NC NC NC NC NC   11 6 NC 8 3 3 1 1 ←
SEA 29/5 11 8 10 41 +2 NC NC NC NC NC NC   10 NC 12 7 7 5 5 ←
LAG 30/4 10 9 11 39 -9 • NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC NC 9 9 7 7 ←
SAN 27/7 10 8 9 38 0 NC NC NC NC NC 19 18 13   15 10 10 8 8 ←
COL 29/5 11 5 13 38 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 13 NC   10 10 8 8 ←
POR 29/5 9 6 14 33 -5 • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   15 13 13 4
RSL 29/5 9 6 14 33 -5 • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 15   13 13 4
MIN 29/5 7 10 12 31 -9 • • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   15 6
AUS 29/5 7 10 12 31 -17 • • • • NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 15   6
SKC 29/5 6 4 19 22 -37 • • • • • • • • • • 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: October 15, 2026 11:00pm GMT