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Revision as of 02:47, 19 May 2019
Season | 2019 |
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Matches played | 134 |
Goals scored | 351 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Carlos Vela (13 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Bill Hamid (7 shutouts) |
Biggest home win | 6 goals: SKC 7–1 MTL (March 30) |
Biggest away win | 5 goals: SJ 0–5 LAFC (March 30) |
Highest scoring | 8 goals: SKC 7–1 MTL (March 30) SKC 4–4 NE (April 27) |
Longest winning run | 5 games: LA Galaxy (March 16 – April 24) Atlanta United FC (April 27 – present) |
Longest unbeaten run | 7 games: Los Angeles FC (March 3 – April 17) |
Longest winless run | 11 games: Colorado Rapids (March 2 – present) |
Longest losing run | 8 games: Colorado Rapids (March 23 – present) |
Highest attendance | 70,382 ATL 1–1 CIN (March 10) |
Lowest attendance | 6,074 CHI 5–0 NE (May 8) |
Total attendance | 2,752,064 |
Average attendance | 20,414 |
← 2018 2020 →
All statistics correct as of May 12, 2019. |
The 2019 Major League Soccer season is the 24th season of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on March 2, 2019, and will end on October 6. The MLS Cup Playoffs will begin on October 19, and conclude with the MLS Cup 2019 on November 10, under a new format that differs from previous seasons. The playoffs will use single-match rounds and include 14 teams.[1]
FC Cincinnati joined the league as an expansion franchise, bringing the total number of clubs to 24.[2] Minnesota United FC opened their first soccer-specific stadium, Allianz Field, on April 13.[3]
Atlanta United FC are the defending MLS Cup champions, while New York Red Bulls are the defending Supporters' Shield winners.[4][5]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
- ^ Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.
The Portland Timbers announced in late 2018 that, due to expansion construction at Providence Park, they will play the first 12 games of the 2019 season on the road. The construction, which adds about 4000 seats (bringing the total capacity to just over 25,000), also includes a completely remodeled east side of the stadium, an updated concourse and concession stands on the west side of the stadium, a new scoreboard, ribbon boards and video board, and new turf. The stadium is expected to be ready to host MLS games in May or June 2019.[6] The first home game for Portland in their renovated stadium is scheduled to be held on June 1, 2019, against Los Angeles FC.[7]
Personnel and sponsorship
Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
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Atlanta United FC | Frank de Boer | Michael Parkhurst | American Family Insurance |
Chicago Fire | Veljko Paunović | Dax McCarty | Motorola |
FC Cincinnati | Yoann Damet[a] | Kendall Waston | Mercy Health[8] |
Colorado Rapids | Conor Casey[b] | Tim Howard | Transamerica |
Columbus Crew SC | Caleb Porter | Wil Trapp | Acura |
D.C. United | Ben Olsen | Wayne Rooney | Leidos |
FC Dallas | Luchi Gonzalez | Matt Hedges | AdvoCare |
Houston Dynamo | Wilmer Cabrera | DaMarcus Beasley | MD Anderson |
LA Galaxy | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Herbalife |
Los Angeles FC | Bob Bradley | Carlos Vela | YouTube TV |
Minnesota United FC | Adrian Heath | Osvaldo Alonso | Target |
Montreal Impact | Rémi Garde | Ignacio Piatti | Bank of Montreal |
New England Revolution | Bruce Arena[c] | Michael Mancienne | UnitedHealthcare |
New York City FC | Domènec Torrent | Alexander Ring | Etihad Airways |
New York Red Bulls | Chris Armas | Luis Robles | Red Bull |
Orlando City SC | James O'Connor | Nani | Orlando Health |
Philadelphia Union | Jim Curtin | Alejandro Bedoya | Bimbo Bakeries USA |
Portland Timbers | Giovanni Savarese | Diego Valeri | Alaska Airlines |
Real Salt Lake | Mike Petke | Kyle Beckerman | LifeVantage |
San Jose Earthquakes | Matías Almeyda | Chris Wondolowski | — |
Seattle Sounders FC | Brian Schmetzer | Nicolás Lodeiro | Zulily |
Sporting Kansas City | Peter Vermes | Matt Besler | Ivy Funds |
Toronto FC | Greg Vanney | Michael Bradley | Bank of Montreal |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Marc Dos Santos | Jon Erice | Bell Canada |
- ^ Damet was named interim head coach on May 7 following FC Cincinnati's announcement that the club had relieved Alan Koch of his duties as head coach.
- ^ Casey was named interim head coach on May 1 following the Rapids' announcement that the club had relieved Anthony Hudson of his duties as head coach.
- ^ Arena was named head coach on May 14, replacing interim head coach Mike Lapper, who took over after the Revolution relieved Brad Friedel of his duties on May 9.
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Craig Dalrymple (interim) | End of interim period | November 7, 2018 | Pre-season | Marc Dos Santos | November 7, 2018 |
FC Dallas | Óscar Pareja | Resigned | November 16, 2018 | Luchi Gonzalez | December 16, 2018 | |
Columbus Crew SC | Gregg Berhalter | Signed by United States | November 29, 2018 | Caleb Porter | January 4, 2019 | |
Atlanta United FC | Tata Martino | End of contract | December 18, 2018 | Frank de Boer | December 23, 2018 | |
LA Galaxy | Dominic Kinnear (interim) | End of interim period | January 2, 2019 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | January 2, 2019 | |
Colorado Rapids | Anthony Hudson | Fired | May 1, 2019 | 12th in West, 24th overall | Conor Casey (interim) | May 1, 2019 |
FC Cincinnati | Alan Koch | May 7, 2019 | 11th in East, 22nd overall | Yoann Damet (interim) | May 7, 2019 | |
New England Revolution | Brad Friedel | May 9, 2019 | 12th in East, 23rd overall | Mike Lapper (interim) | May 9, 2019 | |
Mike Lapper (interim) | End of interim period | May 14, 2019 | 12th in East, 21st overall | Bruce Arena | May 14, 2019 |
Regular season
Format
Each club will play 34 games, including 17 home games and 17 away games. Teams will face each of their conference opponents twice during the season and non-conference opponents once.[9]
Conference standings
Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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:
- ^ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
- ^ a b Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
- ^ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners
Western Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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:
- ^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions
- ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
Overall table
The leading team in this table wins the Supporters Shield.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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:
- ^ As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
- ^ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
- ^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
- ^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
- ^ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)
Results
Playoffs
Format
The MLS Cup Playoffs were expanded from 12 teams to 14 for the 2019 season, eliminating the former two-legged series and re-seeding in favor of a shorter playoff format. The top seven teams in each conference will advance to a single elimination bracket, with the top team in each conference earning a first round bye. The MLS Cup Final is scheduled to take place on November 10, 2019.[1]
Attendance
Average home attendances
- As of May 12, 2019 [citation needed]
Pos. | Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlanta United FC | 6 | 310,078 | 70,382 | 42,537 | 51,680 |
2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 7 | 267,715 | 39,011 | 39,232 | 38,245 |
3 | FC Cincinnati | 4 | 136,814 | 32,250 | 25,867 | 27,363 |
4 | Toronto FC | 6 | 148,676 | 26,256 | 22,651 | 24,779 |
5 | Orlando City SC | 6 | 137,655 | 25,527 | 22,352 | 22,943 |
6 | LA Galaxy | 7 | 159,840 | 25,866 | 20,615 | 22,834 |
7 | Los Angeles FC | 6 | 132,823 | 22,323 | 22,003 | 22,137 |
8 | New York City FC | 5 | 106,706 | 24,361 | 19,353 | 21,341 |
9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | 127,989 | 27,837 | 17,038 | 21,332 |
10 | Minnesota United FC | 4 | 79,027 | 19,832 | 19,620 | 19,757 |
11 | Sporting Kansas City | 5 | 92,296 | 18,738 | 17,897 | 18,459 |
12 | Real Salt Lake | 4 | 70,152 | 18,220 | 16,770 | 17,538 |
13 | D.C. United | 7 | 120,060 | 20,600 | 12,521 | 17,151 |
14 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 51,353 | 18,634 | 15,758 | 17,118 |
15 | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | 101,164 | 18,000 | 15,777 | 16,861 |
16 | New York Red Bulls | 6 | 94,526 | 20,128 | 15,108 | 15,754 |
17 | Philadelphia Union | 6 | 91,339 | 16,498 | 12,890 | 15,223 |
18 | Houston Dynamo | 6 | 89,531 | 16,827 | 12,601 | 14,922 |
19 | FC Dallas | 6 | 86,787 | 17,220 | 12,263 | 14,465 |
20 | New England Revolution | 7 | 94,632 | 20,610 | 9,422 | 13,519 |
21 | Columbus Crew SC | 8 | 102,664 | 18,048 | 9,687 | 12,833 |
22 | Colorado Rapids | 6 | 76,140 | 15,437 | 10,794 | 12,690 |
23 | Chicago Fire | 7 | 74,097 | 12,967 | 6,074 | 10,585 |
– | Total | 134 | 2,752,064 | 70,382 | 6,074 | 20,414 |
Highest attendances
- As of May 12, 2019[citation needed]
Regular season
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
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1 | Atlanta United | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | 70,382 | March 10, 2019 | 2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
2 | Atlanta United | 1–0 | Orlando City SC | 68,152 | May 12, 2019 | 11 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
3 | Atlanta United | 1–2 | FC Dallas | 43,351 | April 21, 2019 | 8 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
4 | Atlanta United | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | 43,005 | April 27, 2019 | 9 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
5 | Atlanta United | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | 42,651 | March 17, 2019 | 3 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
6 | Atlanta United | 2–0 | Toronto FC | 42,537 | May 8, 2019 | 11 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | 39,232 | May 11, 2019 | 11 | CenturyLink Field |
8 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–1 | FC Cincinnati | 39,011 | March 2, 2019 | 1 | CenturyLink Field |
9 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Los Angeles FC | 38,581 | April 28, 2019 | 9 | CenturyLink Field |
10 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | 37,725 | March 9, 2019 | 2 | CenturyLink Field |
Player statistics
Goals
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Assists
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Shutouts
Rank | Player | Club | Shutouts[12] |
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1 | Bill Hamid | D.C. United | 7 |
2 | Brad Guzan | Atlanta United FC | 6 |
Sean Johnson | New York City FC | ||
Tyler Miller | Los Angeles FC | ||
5 | Evan Bush | Montreal Impact | 5 |
6 | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 |
David Ousted | Chicago Fire | ||
Zack Steffen | Columbus Crew SC | ||
9 | David Bingham | LA Galaxy | 3 |
Maxime Crépeau | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
Vito Mannone | Minnesota United FC | ||
Daniel Vega | San Jose Earthquakes |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
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Wayne Rooney | D.C. United | Real Salt Lake | 5−0 | March 16 |
Krisztián Németh | Sporting Kansas City | Montreal Impact | 7−1 | March 30 |
Carlos Vela | Los Angeles FC | San Jose Earthquakes | 5−0 | March 30 |
Diego Rossi | Los Angeles FC | D.C. United | 4−0 | April 6 |
Chris Wondolowski[a] | San Jose Earthquakes | Chicago Fire | 4−1 | May 18 |
- ^ Scored four goals.
Awards
Player of the month
Month | Player | Club | Stats | Ref |
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March | Carlos Vela | Los Angeles FC | 5 GP, 6 G, 3 A | [13] |
April | Carlos Vela | Los Angeles FC | 5 GP, 5 G, 2 A | [14] |
Player / team of the week
- Bold denotes league player of the week.
- Italics denotes Audi player performance of the week.
Team of the week | ||||||
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Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Bench | Coach |
1 [15][16] |
Howard (COL) | Sauro (CLB) Brillant (DC) Diallo (MTL) |
Lodeiro (SEA) Feilhaber (COL) Taïder (MTL) Bradley (TOR) Arriola (DC) |
Quintero (MIN) Morris (SEA) |
Hamid (DC) Calvo (MIN) Steres (LA) Atuesta (LAFC) V. Rodríguez (SEA) Mueller (ORL) Álvarez (LA) |
Ben Olsen (DC) |
2 [17][18] |
Johnson (NYC) | Métanire (MIN) Struna (HOU) Hagglund (CIN) Leerdam (SEA) |
Pomykal (DAL) Atuesta (LAFC) Gruezo (DAL) |
Vela (LAFC) Zardes (CLB) Quintero (MIN) |
Hamid (DC) Melia (SKC) Herrera (RSL) Alonso (MIN) Hwang (VAN) Saief (CIN) Nani (ORL) |
Caleb Porter (CLB) |
3 [19][20] |
Richey (CIN) | Sauro (CLB) Robinson (ATL) Jara (DC) |
Lletget (LA) Moreno (DC) Lodeiro (SEA) Muyl (NY) |
Piatti (MTL) Rooney (DC) Elis (HOU) |
Steffen (CLB) Waston (CIN) M. Rodríguez (HOU) Ulloa (CIN) Akinola (TOR) Morris (SEA) Vela (LAFC) |
Alan Koch (CIN) |
4 [21][22] |
Rowe (ORL) | Hollingshead (DAL) Zimmerman (LAFC) Ruan (ORL) |
Saief (CIN) Kljestan (ORL) Bedoya (PHI) Pomykal (DAL) Saucedo (RSL) |
Accam (PHI) Manneh (CIN) |
Rimando (RSL) Garza (CIN) Elliott (PHI) Ascues (ORL) Atuesta (LAFC) Barrios (DAL) Rossi (LAFC) |
Alan Koch (CIN) |
5 [23][24] |
Frei (SEA) | Anibaba (NE) Schweinsteiger (CHI) Henry (VAN) |
Pozuelo (TOR) Pomykal (DAL) Fabián (PHI) Vela (LAFC) |
Gerso (SKC) Németh (SKC) Elis (HOU) |
Steffen (CLB) Birnbaum (DC) McCarty (CHI) Gil (NE) Rooney (DC) Russell (SKC) Ibrahimović (LA) |
Jim Curtin (PHI) |
6 [25][26] |
Maurer (DAL) | Steres (LA) Opara (MIN) Ruan (ORL) |
Vela (LAFC) Katai (CHI) Bedoya (PHI) Nani (ORL) |
Rossi (LAFC) Ibrahimović (LA) Espinoza (SJ) |
Steffen (CLB) Mannone (MIN) Wagner (PHI) Bassett (COL) Godoy (SJ) Mattocks (CIN) Altidore (TOR) |
Matias Almeyda (SJ) |
7 [27][28] |
Bush (MTL) | Skjelvik (LA) Schweinsteiger (CHI) Onuoha (RSL) |
Barco (ATL) Martínez (HOU) L. Rodríguez (DC) Vela (LAFC) |
Tajouri-Shradi (NYC) Ibrahimović (LA) Bruin (SEA) |
Miller (LAFC) Piette (MTL) Feilhaber (COL) Busio (SKC) Royer (NY) Ferreira (DAL) Altidore (TOR) |
Rémi Garde (MTL) |
8 [29][30] |
González (DAL) | Hedges (DAL) Elliott (PHI) Moreira (POR) |
Pozuelo (TOR) Kaye (LAFC) Atuesta (LAFC) Rusnák (RSL) |
Hoesen (SJ) Héber (NYC) Vela (LAFC) |
Cropper (NE) Araujo (LA) Adnan (VAN) Dos Santos (LA) Barrios (DAL) Gaitán (CHI) Hamilton (TOR) |
Luchi Gonzalez (DAL) |
9 [31][32] |
Bush (MTL) | Smith (SEA) Lade (NY) Henry (VAN) Métanire (MIN) |
Blanco (POR) Dos Santos (LA) Nagbe (ATL) Salinas (SJ) |
Héber (NYC) Manotas (HOU) |
González (DAL) Diallo (MTL) Traore (LA) Yueill (SJ) Németh (SKC) Caicedo (NE) Ebobisse (POR) |
Rémi Garde (MTL) |
10 [33][34] |
Clark (POR) | Lima (SJ) Opara (MIN) Jara (DC) |
Sweat (NYC) Barco (ATL) Medunjanin (PHI) Osorio (TOR) |
Manotas (HOU) Martínez (ATL) Przybyłko (PHI) |
Coronel (PHI) Henry (VAN) McCarty (CHI) Delgado (TOR) C. Roldan (SEA) Rzatkowski (NY) Ibrahimović (LA) |
Jim Curtin (PHI) |
11 [35][36] |
Guzan (ATL) | Calvo (CHI) Birnbaum (DC) Tinnerholm (NYC) |
Ulloa (CIN) Gaitán (CHI) C. Roldan (SEA) Monteiro (PHI) |
Villalba (ATL) Montero (VAN) Vela (LAFC) |
Crépeau (VAN) Henry (VAN) Kaye (LAFC) Higuaín (CLB) Arriola (DC) Katai (CHI) Johnson (RSL) |
Frank de Boer (ATL) |
Goal of the week
Goal of the week | |||
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Week | Player | Club | Ref |
1 | Andre Shinyashiki | Colorado Rapids | [37] |
2 | Memo Rodríguez | Houston Dynamo | [38] |
3 | Allan Cruz | FC Cincinnati | [39] |
4 | Kekuta Manneh | FC Cincinnati | [40] |
5 | Alejandro Pozuelo | Toronto FC | [41] |
6 | Nicolás Lodeiro | Seattle Sounders FC | [42] |
7 | Ezequiel Barco | Atlanta United FC | [43] |
8 | Alejandro Pozuelo | Toronto FC | [44] |
9 | Bill Tuiloma | Portland Timbers | [45] |
10 | Ezequiel Barco | Atlanta United FC | [46] |
11 | Pity Martínez | Atlanta United FC | [47] |
Player transfers
SuperDraft
The MLS SuperDraft is an annual event, taking place in January of each year, in which the teams of Major League Soccer select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. The first two rounds of 2019 MLS SuperDraft were held on January 11 in Chicago. Rounds three and four of the 2019 SuperDraft were held via a conference call on January 14. FC Cincinnati selected Frankie Amaya with the first overall pick.
Allocation ranking
The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in the MLS allocation list. The MLS allocation list contains select U.S. National Team players and players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000. The allocations are ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2018 season, taking playoff performance into account.[48] As an expansion team, FC Cincinnati took the top spot.
Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS season.
Original ranking |
Current ranking |
Club | Date allocation used (Rank on that date) |
Player signed | Previous club | Ref |
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6 | 1 | Toronto FC[A][B][C][E] | December 27, 2018 (1) | Laurent Ciman | Dijon | [49][50][51] |
4 | 2 | Colorado Rapids | ||||
5 | 3 | Chicago Fire | ||||
2 | 4 | San Jose Earthquakes[A] | [49] | |||
7 | 5 | Minnesota United | ||||
8 | 6 | Houston Dynamo | ||||
9 | 7 | New England Revolution | ||||
10 | 8 | Montreal Impact | ||||
11 | 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||||
3 | 10 | Orlando City[D] | [52] | |||
13 | 11 | Philadelphia Union | ||||
14 | 12 | D.C. United | ||||
15 | 13 | FC Dallas | ||||
16 | 14 | Los Angeles FC | ||||
17 | 15 | Real Salt Lake | ||||
18 | 16 | Columbus Crew | ||||
19 | 17 | New York City FC | ||||
20 | 18 | Seattle Sounders | ||||
21 | 19 | Sporting Kansas City | ||||
22 | 20 | New York Red Bulls | ||||
23 | 21 | Portland Timbers | ||||
24 | 22 | Atlanta United | ||||
1 | 23 | FC Cincinnati[B][C] | [50][51] | |||
12 | 24 | LA Galaxy[D][E] | April 11, 2019 (1) | Giancarlo González | Bologna | [52] |
- ^ On December 10, 2018, Toronto FC acquired the number 2 allocation ranking from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for the number 6 allocation ranking, $75,000 in general allocation money, and $75,000 in targeted allocation money.
- ^ On December 27, 2018, Toronto FC acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from FC Cincinnati in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking and the number 30 overall selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
- ^ On January 23, 2019, Toronto FC acquired the number 1 allocation ranking, $150,000 in 2019 general allocation money, $50,000 in 2020 general allocation money, and $100,000 in targeted allocation money from FC Cincinnati in exchange for the number 24 allocation ranking and defender Nick Hagglund.
- ^ On April 11, 2019, LA Galaxy acquired the number 2 allocation ranking from Orlando City in exchange for the number 11 allocation ranking, $300,000 in 2019 targeted allocation money, and $100,000 in 2020 targeted allocation money.
- ^ On April 11, 2019, LA Galaxy acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from Toronto FC in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking and a natural first-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.
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