Major League Soccer

Æþele Lega Gyldfōtþōðer

Rīċu	America Canada
Þoftscipe	CONCACAF
Onsteald	1993
Underþoftscipas	Ēastern Underþoftscipe Ƿestern Underþoftscipe
Hū mæniȝ tēamas	29
Emnet on beorge	Level 1
Rīċisc ċeampscipas	G.R. Opennes Crēopa Canadisc Ċeampscipe
Betƿuxrīċisc ċeampscipas	CONCACAF Meȝencēopa, Līgacēopa
Nīƿliċ MLS Cup	Los Angeles FC
Nīƿliċ Supporters' Shield	FC Cincinnati
Mǣst MLS Cups	LA Galaxy (5)
Mǣst Supporters' Shields	D.C. United (4)
Feorrsīenes fēolagan	Apple TV, FOX, RSN, TSN
Ƿebbsīde	MLSsoccer.com
2025 MLS tīma

Major League Soccer (MLS) (Englisc: Æþele Lega Gyldfōtþōðer) is andƿīs gyldfōtþōðer oferclīeƿen onsteald in American þe se Americanisc Fōtballþoftscipe ƿielt. Se oferclīeƿen hæfþ 29 tēamas, 26 in American and 3 in Canadan, and 30 tēamas ƿierþ þȳ 2025 tīman beȝinne. MLS biþ Americanisc fōtballes beorges hēafodemnet and Canadian fōtballes beorges.

Man onstealde Major League Soccer in 1993 ymbe American bēd tō healdenne þone 1994 FIFA Ƿoruldċeampscipe. Se ǣrest tīma ȝelamp in 1996 beȝinnende mid 10 tēamum. Tīman ȝelimpþ fram latum Hrēðmōnþe oþþe ǣrum Ēostremōnþe oþ Blōtmōnþe, mid tēamas pleȝende 30 rihttīmamæccan ǣlċ. Eahta tēamas campaþ in þǣm æftertīme oþ þone ċeampscipes mæccan, se MLS Cup.

Wettbewerbs gescēad

Sē gemǣnelīca MLS tīdgyrel byrðþ gewunelīce on Solmōnað and endaþ on Blōtmōnað. Ǽlces gēares fēoht sēo ælces gēares tīm 34 gāras. Sēo tīm mid sēo bēst rǣding biþ gemēted sēo Sēoca Hyld. Ēahtatīene tīma weorðaþ tō cwealmtrǣge on Blōtmōnað. and ǣrernōm, on Gēolmōnaþ, sēo beorhteste gemētung þæs līgges hēafod, sēo MLS cwealm.

Ōðre ġewinsumnesse

Þūtan Mǣran Gyldfōtþōðer Lǣg, þā twēntig-nigon gyldfōtþōðer tēam in MLS spēlaþ on dōmes tō eallþēodig gyldfōtþōðer turnīra. Þæt þēodisc Rīc Opennes Crēopa is ā gyldfōtbēacnið for eall gyldfōtþōðer tēam on þā Unīedan Rīċan. Þā þrīe Canadiscan tēam spēlaþ on þæt Canadisc Ċeampscipe mid eall gyldfōtþōðer tēam on Canadalande.

Þām ūtlande, þā ġesȳnetestan tēam on Mǣran Gyldfōtþōðer Lǣg spēliaþ on þæt CONCACAF Meȝencēopa, þæt is for eall þā bīestan hēap tēam on Norðamerica. Eac hī spēliaþ on þā Līgacēopa, þæt is ā ġewinsumnes betƿēon Mǣran Gyldfōtþōðer Lǣg and Līgamiẏciscan tēam.

Tēamas

Overview of MLS clubs

Conference	Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Joined	Head coach
Eastern	Atlanta United FC	Ætlanda on Georgie	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	42,500	2017	Gerardo Martino
	Charlotte FC	Ceorlette on Norðcaroland	Bank of America Stadium	38,000	2022	Dean Smith
	Chicago Fire FC	Ƿīleacstede on Ēolelum	Soldier Field	24,995	1998	Gregg Berhalter
	Cincinnati FC Cincinnati	Cincinnatūn on Ohian	TQL Stadium	26,000	2019	Pat Noonan
	Columbus Crew	Columbus on Ohian	ScottsMiracle-Gro Field	20,000	1996	Vacant
	D.C. United	Hwæsingatun, D.C.	Audi Field	20,000	1996	René Weiler
	Inter Miami CF	Leoðeredælwīc on Blostmalande	Chase Stadium	21,550	2020	Javier Mascherano
	Montréal CF Montréal	Muntreall on Cƿuebecum	Saputo Stadium	19,619	2012	Marco Donadel
	Nashville SC	Æscwic on Tennesīeg	Geodis Park	30,000	2020	B.J. Callaghan
	New England Revolution	Foxburh on Mæseċūm	Gillette Stadium	20,000	1996	Marko Mitrović
	New York City FC	Niweoforwicburg Nīwum Eoforwīce	Yankee Stadium	30,321	2015	Pascal Jansen
	New York Red Bulls	Hægerrīsunu on Nīwum Cēsarum	Sports Illustrated Stadium	25,000	1996	Vacant
	Orlando City SC	Orlando on Blostmalande	Inter&Co Stadium	25,500	2015	Óscar Pareja
	Philadelphia Union	Ceaster on Pennwudlandum	Subaru Park	18,500	2010	Bradley Carnell
	Toronto FC	Þoruntūn on Ontærige	BMO Field	28,351	2007	Robin Fraser
Western	Austin FC	Ēastūnburh on Texum	Q2 Stadium	20,500	2021	Nico Estévez
	Colorado Rapids	Commerciburg on Colorade	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	18,061	1996	Vacant
	Dallas FC Dallas	Friscus on Texum	Toyota Stadium	19,096	1996	Eric Quill
	Houston Dynamo FC	Hūsestūn on Texum	Shell Energy Stadium	22,039	2006	Ben Olsen
	Sporting Kansas City	Cǣnsasburg on Cǣnsum	Children's Mercy Park	18,467	1996	Vacant
	LA Galaxy	Carrsūnu on Californie	Dignity Health Sports Park	27,000	1996	Greg Vanney
	Los Angeles FC	Enġelasburg on Californie	BMO Stadium	22,000	2018	Steve Cherundolo
	Minnesota United FC	Sanct Paulusburg on Minnesohtan	Allianz Field	19,400	2017	Eric Ramsay
	Portland Timbers	Portlond on Ƿaurēgum	Providence Park	25,218	2011	Phil Neville
	Real Salt Lake	Sandlictun on Ūtan	America First Field	20,213	2005	Pablo Mastroeni
	San Diego FC	Sanct Didacusburg on Californie	Snapdragon Stadium	35,000	2025	Mikey Varas
	San Jose Earthquakes	Sanct Iosepburg on Californie	PayPal Park	18,000	1996	Bruce Arena
	Seattle Sounders FC	Sīatl on Hwæsinglond	Lumen Field	37,722	2009	Brian Schmetzer
	St. Louis City SC	Sanct Hloðwigesburg on Misseōrum	Energizer Park	22,423	2023	David Critchley (interim)
	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Framcūford on Bryttiscum Columbie	BC Place	22,120	2011	Jesper Sørensen

Former clubs

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Joined	Final season
Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa on Blostmalande	Raymond James Stadium	65,657	1996	2001
Miami Fusion	Leoðeredælwīc on Blostmalande	Lockhart Stadium	17,417	1998	2001
Chivas USA	Carrsūnu on Californie	StubHub Center	18,800	2005	2014

Notes

¹ Not a soccer-specific stadium

² Standard reduced capacity for soccer; can be increased