MLS Table Standings

2023 Major League Soccer Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W D L PTS GD
PHI 22/12 13 4 5 43 +16   35 34 34 NC 28 27 23 22 24 21 15 12 14 8
CIN 22/12 13 3 6 42 +4 NC   35 35 NC 29 28 24 23 25 22 16 13 15 9
NSH 22/12 12 5 5 41 +13 NC NC   36 NC 30 29 25 24 26 23 17 14 16 10
CLB 22/12 11 8 3 41 +9 NC NC 36   NC 30 29 25 24 26 23 17 14 16 10
MIA 19/15 11 5 3 38 +14 41 40 39 39   33 32 28 27 29 26 20 17 19 13
ORL 22/12 9 8 5 35 +11 NC NC NC NC NC   35 31 30 32 29 23 20 22 16
NYC 21/13 9 4 8 31 +3 NC NC NC NC NC NC   35 34 36 33 27 24 26 20
NYR 22/12 8 6 8 30 +6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   35 NC 34 28 25 27 21
CLT 22/12 9 2 11 29 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 35 29 26 28 22
CHI 21/13 8 4 9 28 +2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 38 37   36 30 27 29 23
NWE 21/13 6 7 8 25 +1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   33 30 32 26
ATL 21/13 4 7 10 19 -15 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   36 38 32
DCU 22/12 4 7 11 19 -23 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 32
TOR 21/13 4 6 11 18 -5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 37   33
MTL 22/12 3 6 13 15 -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
MIN 22/12 11 7 4 40 +14   NC 32 32 NC 22 24 26 22 24 19 20 14 11
VAN 21/13 11 5 5 38 +10 38   34 34 39 24 26 28 24 26 21 22 16 13
SEA 21/13 9 6 6 33 +3 NC NC   39 NC 29 31 33 29 31 26 27 21 18
POR 21/13 9 6 6 33 +1 NC NC 39   NC 29 31 33 29 31 26 27 21 18
LAF 19/15 9 5 5 32 +11 44 45 40 40   30 32 34 30 32 27 28 22 19
COL 23/11 8 5 10 29 -6 NC NC NC NC NC   NC NC 33 NC 30 31 25 22
SJE 22/12 7 7 8 28 +5 NC NC NC NC NC 34   NC 34 36 31 32 26 23
AUS 21/13 7 6 8 27 -8 NC NC NC NC NC 35 37   35 37 32 33 27 24
HOU 22/12 7 5 10 26 -6 NC NC NC NC NC 36 NC NC   NC 33 34 28 25
RSL 21/13 7 4 10 25 -5 NC NC NC NC NC 37 39 NC 37   34 35 29 26
SKC 22/12 6 5 11 23 -6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 31 28
DAL 21/13 5 6 10 21 -12 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 38   33 30
STL 22/12 4 6 12 18 -12 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   33
LAG 22/12 3 6 13 15 -19 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 15, 2025 7:00pm GMT