MLS Table Standings

2023 Major League Soccer Magic Numbers

Eastern Conference

East GP/R W D L PTS GD
PHI 23/11 14 4 5 46 +17   32 31 28 NC 22 24 20 19 19 15 11 10 6 2
CIN 23/11 14 3 6 45 +7 NC   32 29 NC 23 25 21 20 20 16 12 11 7 3
NSH 23/11 13 5 5 44 +16 NC NC   30 NC 24 26 22 21 21 17 13 12 8 4
CLB 23/11 11 8 4 41 +6 NC NC NC   NC 27 29 25 24 24 20 16 15 11 7
MIA 20/14 11 5 4 38 +11 41 40 39 36   30 32 28 27 27 23 19 18 14 10
ORL 23/11 9 8 6 35 +10 NC NC NC NC NC   NC 31 30 30 26 22 21 17 13
NYC 22/12 10 4 8 34 +4 NC NC NC NC NC 34   32 31 31 27 23 22 18 14
NYR 23/11 9 6 8 33 +8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   32 32 28 24 23 19 15
CLT 23/11 10 2 11 32 +1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   33 29 25 24 20 16
CHI 22/12 8 5 9 29 +2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 36   32 28 27 23 19
NWE 22/12 6 7 9 25 -1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   32 31 27 23
TOR 22/12 5 6 11 21 -4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   35 31 27
ATL 22/12 4 8 10 20 -15 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   32 28
DCU 23/11 4 7 12 19 -24 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   29
MTL 23/11 3 6 14 15 -23 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 22/12 12 5 5 41 +13   32 36 29 28 25 19 21 23 18 18 17 13 7
MIN 23/11 11 7 5 40 +13 NC   NC 30 29 26 20 22 24 19 19 18 14 8
LAF 20/14 10 5 5 35 +12 42 38   35 34 31 25 27 29 24 24 23 19 13
SEA 22/12 9 7 6 34 +3 NC NC NC   35 32 26 28 30 25 25 24 20 14
POR 22/12 9 6 7 33 0 NC NC NC NC   33 27 29 31 26 26 25 21 15
AUS 22/12 8 6 8 30 -7 NC NC NC NC NC   30 32 34 29 29 28 24 18
COL 24/10 8 6 10 30 -6 NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC NC 29 29 28 24 18
SJE 23/11 7 8 8 29 +5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 31   NC 30 30 29 25 19
RSL 22/12 8 4 10 28 -4 NC NC NC NC NC NC 32 34   31 31 30 26 20
HOU 23/11 7 5 11 26 -9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   33 32 28 22
SKC 22/12 6 5 11 23 -6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 36   35 31 25
DAL 22/12 5 7 10 22 -12 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   32 26
STL 22/12 4 6 12 18 -12 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   30
LAG 23/11 3 6 14 15 -20 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 19, 2025 2:00am GMT