Major League Soccer records and statistics
The following is a compilation of notable Major League Soccer records and statistics for teams and players.
MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield
MLS Cup finals
| Season | Winner | Result | Runner-Up | Venue |
| 1996 Details | D.C. United | 3–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, MA |
| 1997 Details | D.C. United | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
| 1998 Details | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | D.C. United | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA |
| 1999 Details | D.C. United | 2–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, MA |
| 2000 Details | Kansas City Wizards | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
| 2001 Details | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH |
| 2002 Details | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA |
| 2003 Details | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–2 | Chicago Fire | The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA |
| 2004 Details | D.C. United | 3–2 | Kansas City Wizards | The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA |
| 2005 Details | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX |
| 2006 Details | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 4–3 | New England Revolution | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX |
| 2007 Details | Houston Dynamo | 2–1 | New England Revolution | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
| 2008 Details | Columbus Crew SC | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls | The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA |
| 2009 Details | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 5–4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Qwest Field, Seattle, WA |
| 2010 Details | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | FC Dallas | BMO Field, Toronto, ON |
| 2011 Details | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA |
| 2012 Details | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–1 | Houston Dynamo | The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA |
| 2013 Details | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 7–6 | Real Salt Lake | Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS |
| 2014 Details | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | New England Revolution | StubHub Center, Carson, CA |
| 2015 Details | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, OH |
| 2016 Details | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 5–4 | Toronto FC | BMO Field, Toronto, ON |
| 2017 Details | Toronto FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | BMO Field, Toronto, ON |
| 2018 Details | Atlanta United FC | 2–0 | Portland Timbers | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| 2019 Details | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | Toronto FC | CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA |
All-time most successful teams
| The figures in bold represent the most times this honor has been won by an MLS team. |
Player records — career
Bold indicates active player. All statistics are for regular season only.Data current as of March 8, 2020
Goals
| Rank | Nat | Name | Years | Goals | Apps | Ratio |
| 1 |  | Chris Wondolowski | 2005–present | 159 | 361 | |
| 2 | | Landon Donovan | 2001–14; 2016 | 145 | 340 | |
| 3 | | Jeff Cunningham | 1998–2011 | 134 | 365 | |
| 4 |  | Jaime Moreno | 1996–2010 | 133 | 340 | |
| 5 |  | Kei Kamara | 2006–2013; 2015–present | 127 | 345 | |
| 6 | | Ante Razov | 1996–2000; 2001–09 | 114 | 262 | |
| 7 |  | 2013–present | 108 | 195 | ||
| 7 | | Jason Kreis | 1996–2007 | 108 | 305 | |
| 9 |  | Dwayne De Rosario | 2001–2014 | 104 | 343 | |
| 10 | | Taylor Twellman | 2002–2010 | 101 | 174 |
Goals from a free kick
| Rank | Nat | Name | Years | Goals |
| 1 |  | Sebastian Giovinco | 2015–2018 | 13 |
| 2 | | Jeff Larentowicz | 2005–present | 9 |
| 2 |  | Javier Morales | 2007–2017 | 9 |
| 4 | | David Beckham | 2007–2012 | 7 |
Assists
| Rank | Nat | Name | Years | Assists | Apps | Ratio |
| 1 | | Landon Donovan | 2001–14; 2016 | 136 | 340 | |
| 2 | | Steve Ralston | 1996–2010 | 135 | 378 | |
| 3 | | Brad Davis | 2002–2016 | 123 | 392 | |
| 4 |  | Carlos Valderrama | 1996–2002 | 114 | 175 | |
| 5 | | Preki | 1996–2005 | 112 | 242 | |
| 6 | | Jaime Moreno | 1996–2010 | 102 | 340 | |
| 7 | | Marco Etcheverry | 1996–2003 | 101 | 191 | |
| 8 | | Sacha Kljestan | 2006-10; 2015–present | 93 | 266 | |
| 9 | | Cobi Jones | 1996–2007 | 91 | 306 | |
| 10 |  | Andy Williams | 1998–2011 | 86 | 332 |
Minutes played
| Rank | Player | Minutes |
| 1 | Nick Rimando | 46,336 |
| 2 | Kyle Beckerman | 40,772 |
| 3 | Kevin Hartman | 37,260 |
| 4 | Chad Marshall | 35,843 |
| 5 | Jeff Larentowicz | 34,497 |
| 6 | Steve Ralston | 33,142 |
| 7 | Drew Moor | 32,982 |
| 8 | Bobby Boswell | 32,222 |
| 9 | Brian Carroll | 30,821 |
| 10 | Joe Cannon | 30,732 |
Goals against average
| Rank | Player | GAA |
| 1 |  Jimmy Nielsen | 0.99 |
| 2 | Kasey Keller | 1.06 |
| 3 |  Jaime Penedo | 1.09 |
| 4 |  Bouna Coundoul | 1.13 |
| 5 | Tim Melia | 1.14 |
| 5 | Pat Onstad | 1.14 |
Minimum 4,500 minutes played
Player records — single season
All statistics are for regular season only.Most goals
| Rank | Player | Season | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Carlos Vela | 2019 | Los Angeles FC | 34 |
| 2 |  Josef Martínez | 2018 | Atlanta United | 31 |
| 3 |  Zlatan Ibrahimović | 2019 | LA Galaxy | 30 |
| 4 | Roy Lassiter | 1996 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 27 |
| 4 | Chris Wondolowski | 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 |
| 4 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2014 | New York Red Bulls | 27 |
| 4 | Josef Martínez | 2019 | Atlanta United | 27 |
| 8 |  Stern John | 1998 | Columbus Crew SC | 26 |
| 8 | Mamadou Diallo | 2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 26 |
| 10 |  Carlos Ruiz | 2002 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 24 |
| 10 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2016 | New York Red Bulls | 24 |
| 10 |  Nemanja Nikolić | 2017 | Chicago Fire | 24 |
Most assists
| Rank | Player | Season | Team | Assists |
| 1 | Carlos Valderrama | 2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 26 |
| 2 | Sacha Kljestan | 2016 | New York Red Bulls | 20 |
| 2 | Maximiliano Moralez | 2019 | New York City FC | 20 |
| 4 | Marco Etcheverry | 1996 | D.C. United | 19 |
| 4 | Carlos Valderrama | 1997 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 19 |
| 4 | Marco Etcheverry | 1998 | D.C. United | 19 |
| 4 | Steve Ralston | 2002 | New England Revolution | 19 |
| 4 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | 2008 | Columbus Crew | 19 |
| 4 | Landon Donovan | 2014 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 |
| 10 |  Bořek Dočkal | 2018 | Philadelphia Union | 18 |
Most shutouts
| Rank | Player | Season | Team | Shutouts |
| 1 | Tony Meola | 2000 | Kansas City Wizards | 16 |
| 2 | Jimmy Nielsen | 2012 | Sporting Kansas City | 15 |
| 3 | Nick Rimando | 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 14 |
| 3 | Donovan Ricketts | 2013 | Portland Timbers | 14 |
| 3 | Luis Robles | 2018 | New York Red Bulls | 14 |
| 3 | Brad Guzan | 2019 | Atlanta United FC | 14 |
| 3 | Bill Hamid | 2019 | D.C. United | 14 |
| 8 | Brad Guzan | 2007 | Chivas USA | 13 |
| 8 | Kevin Hartman | 2011 | FC Dallas | 13 |
| 8 | Nick Rimando | 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 13 |
| 8 | Jimmy Nielsen | 2013 | Sporting Kansas City | 13 |
| 8 | David Ousted | 2014 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 13 |
| 8 |  Adam Kwarasey | 2015 | Portland Timbers | 13 |
| 8 | David Ousted | 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 13 |
| 8 |  Stefan Frei | 2017 | Seattle Sounders FC | 13 |
| 8 | Tim Melia | 2018 | Sporting Kansas City | 13 |
All-time regular season successes
| Rank | Club | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | D.C. United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | New England Revolution | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Atlanta United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Miami Fusion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Toronto FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Los Angeles FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Portland Timbers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Minnesota United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Montreal Impact | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Orlando City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Philadelphia Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Supporters' Shield Standings through 2019 season.
- Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny folded after completion of the 2001 season.
- Chivas USA folded after completion of the 2014 season.
All-time regular season records
1 – Included shootout wins in seasons 1996–1999.
2 – Included shootout losses in seasons 1996–1999.
3 – Shoot-out wins
4 – Based on combined conference results before single format for playoff qualification was inaugurated in 2007.
All-time playoff success
| Club | Champions | Final | Conference Finals | Conference Semis | Knockout Round | Series Played | Series Won | Series Lost | Series Won % |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 68.18% |
| D.C. United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 62.96% |
| Houston Dynamo | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 77.78% |
| Sporting Kansas City | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 48.00% |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53.85% |
| Chicago Fire | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52.17% |
| Columbus Crew SC | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 42.86% |
| Colorado Rapids | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45.45% |
| Real Salt Lake | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50.00% |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63.16% |
| Portland Timbers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71.43% |
| New England Revolution | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46.15% |
| New York Red Bulls | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 28% |
| FC Dallas | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27.27% |
| Toronto FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75.00% |
| Atlanta United FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71.43% |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.00% |
| Miami Fusion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.00% |
| Montreal Impact | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.00% |
| Chivas USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 00.00% |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 00.00% |
| Philadelphia Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.00% |
| New York City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 00.00% |
| Orlando City SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00% |
| Minnesota United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 00.00% |
| Los Angeles FC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.33% |
| FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00% |
- Shows number of best finishes at each playoff level through completion of 2019 playoffs.
All-time playoffs records
| Pts Rank | Club | Appearances vs Seasons | Appearances Percentages | GP | W1 | L2 | T | SOW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | PPG Rank |
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 / 24 | 79.17% | 75 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 127 | 85 | +42 | 139 | 1.853 | 4 |
| 2 | D.C. United | 15 / 24 | 62.50% | 48 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 65 | +7 | 77 | 1.604 | 8 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 14 / 22 | 63.64% | 44 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 66 | 1.5 | 9 |
| 8 | New England Revolution | 14 / 24 | 58.33% | 43 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 58 | 1.349 | 12 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew SC | 15 / 24 | 62.50% | 50 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 78 | -12 | 66 | 1.320 | 13 |
| 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 17 / 24 | 70.83% | 50 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 63 | 1.260 | 14 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 20 / 24 | 83.33% | 54 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 66 | 1.222 | 15 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 8 / 14 | 57.14% | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 57 | 1.727 | 6 |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 11 / 11 | 100.00% | 37 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 65 | 1.757 | 5 |
| 10 | FC Dallas | 17 / 24 | 70.83% | 45 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 81 | −20 | 47 | 1.044 | 17 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 13 / 24 | 54.17% | 39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 43 | 1.103 | 16 |
| 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 9 / 22 | 40.91% | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 1.480 | 10 |
| 12 | Real Salt Lake | 10 / 15 | 66.67% | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 38 | 1.407 | 11 |
| 15 | Toronto FC | 4 / 13 | 30.77% | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 31 | 1.938 | 3 |
| 14 | Portland Timbers | 5 / 9 | 55.56% | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 31 | 1.632 | 7 |
| 17 | Montreal Impact | 3 / 8 | 37.50% | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 18 | 2.000 | 2 |
| 18 | Miami Fusion | 3 / 4 | 75.00% | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | 0.900 | 19 |
| 19 | Chivas USA | 4 / 10 | 40.00% | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | 0.750 | 20 |
| 21 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 4 / 6 | 66.67% | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 6 | 0.545 | 23 |
| 22 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 / 8 | 50.00% | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 0.714 | 22 |
| 20 | New York City FC | 4 / 5 | 80.00% | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 6 | 0.750 | 21 |
| 16 | Atlanta United | 3 / 3 | 100.00% | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | 2.000 | 1 |
| 24 | Philadelphia Union | 4 / 10 | 40.00% | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | 0.500 | 24 |
| 27 | Orlando City | 0 / 5 | 00.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 27 |
| 26 | Minnesota United | 1 / 3 | 33.33% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0.000 | 25 |
| 23 | Los Angeles FC | 2 / 2 | 100.00% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 3 | 1.000 | 18 |
| 25 | FC Cincinnati | 0 / 1 | 00.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 26 |
1 – Included shootout wins in seasons 1996–1999.
2 – Included shootout losses in seasons 1996–1999.
- Through 2019 playoffs.
Team records — single season
Points
- All stats are from regular season games only.
- From 1996–99 a shoot out was used to determine the winner of a match if after 90 minutes there was still a draw. the winner of the shoot out was awarded 1 point
- From 2000–03 a 10-min golden goal period was used to determine the winner of a match if after 90 minutes there was still a draw.
| Rank | Team | Points | Season |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 72 | 2019 |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 71 | 2018 |
| 3 | Atlanta United | 69 | 2018 |
| 3 | Toronto FC | 69 | 2017 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 68 1 | 1998 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 67 | 2011 |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 66 | 2012 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 64 | 2019 |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | 64 | 2014 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 64 | 2005 |
| 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 63 | 2012 |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders FC | 63 | 2011 |
| Rank | Team | Points | Season |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 14 | 2001 |
| 2 | MetroStars | 15 1 | 1999 |
| 3 | D.C. United | 16 | 2013 |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 18 | 2005 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 2005 |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 20 1 | 1999 |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 21 | 2018 |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 2009 |
| 9 | D.C. United | 22 | 2010 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 23 | 2012 |
| 10 | Dallas Burn | 23 | 2003 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | 2001 |
1 – Points earned during shootout era
Results
Wins| Rank | Team | W1 | Season |
| 1 | D.C. United | 24 | 1998 |
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 24 | 1998 |
| 3 | D.C. United | 23 | 1999 |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 22 | 2018 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 21 | 2019 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 21 | 2018 |
| 5 | D.C. United | 21 | 1997 |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 21 | 1997 |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 20 | 2017 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders FC | 20 | 2014 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 20 | 1999 |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 20 | 1998 |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 20 | 1996 |
1 – Included shootout wins in seasons 1996–1999.
Losses
| Rank | Team | L1 | Season |
| 1 | MetroStars | 25 | 1999 |
| 2 | D.C. United | 24 | 2013 |
| 2 | Kansas City Wizards | 24 | 1999 |
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | 22 | 2019 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 22 | 2018 |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 22 | 2005 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 2005 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 21 | 2018 |
| 8 | Toronto FC | 21 | 2012 |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 21 | 2001 |
| 8 | New England Revolution | 21 | 1998 |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 1996 |
1 – Included shootout losses in seasons 1996–1999.
Ties
| Rank | Team | T1 | Season |
| 1 | Chicago Fire | 18 | 2014 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 16 | 2016 |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 16 | 2011 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 16 | 2011 |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 15 | 2013 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 16 | 2011 |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 16 | 2011 |
| 8 | Orlando City | 14 | 2016 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | 2016 |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 14 | 2014 |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 14 | 2010 |
1 – No ties in seasons 1996–1999.
Goals
Most for
| Rank | Team | G | Season |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 85 | 2019 |
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 85 | 1998 |
| 3 | D.C. United | 74 | 1998 |
| 3 | Toronto FC | 74 | 2017 |
| 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 72 | 2012 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 70 | 2018 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 70 | 2017 |
| 6 | D.C. United | 70 | 1997 |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 69 | 2014 |
| 10 | Los Angeles FC | 68 | 2018 |
Fewest for
| Rank | Team | G | Season |
| 1 | D.C. United | 21 | 2010 |
| 2 | D.C. United | 22 | 2013 |
| 3 | Chivas USA | 24 | 2012 |
| 4 | Toronto FC | 25 | 2007 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 27 | 2009 |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 29 | 2014 |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 29 | 2007 |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 29 | 2004 |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 30 | 2013 |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 30 | 2013 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 2006 |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 2005 |
Fewest allowed
| Rank | Team | GA | Season |
| 1 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 2010 |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 2007 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 26 | 2010 |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 27 | 2012 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 2011 |
| 5 | FC Dallas | 28 | 2010 |
| 5 | Chivas USA | 28 | 2007 |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 29 | 2017 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 29 | 2009 |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | 29 | 2009 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 29 | 2001 |
| 8 | Kansas City Wizards | 29 | 2000 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 29 | 1999 |
Most allowed
| Rank | Team | GA | Season |
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 75 | 2019 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 74 | 2018 |
| 3 | Minnesota United | 71 | 2018 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 71 | 2018 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 70 | 2017 |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 69 | 1998 |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 68 | 2001 |
| 7 | Miami Fusion | 68 | 1998 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 67 | 2018 |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 67 | 2017 |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 67 | 2013 |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 67 | 2005 |
Best differential
| Rank | Team | GD | Season |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 48 | 2019 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 41 | 1998 |
| 3 | Toronto FC | 37 | 2017 |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 32 | 2014 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 30 | 2017 |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 29 | 2018 |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 29 | 2012 |
| 8 | Atlanta United | 26 | 2018 |
| 8 | D.C. United | 26 | 1998 |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 25 | 2018 |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 25 | 2010 |
Worst differential
| Rank | Team | GD | Season |
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | −44 | 2019 |
| 2 | Chivas USA | −37 | 2013 |
| 2 | D.C. United | −37 | 2013 |
| 4 | Chivas USA | −36 | 2005 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | −36 | 2001 |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | −35 | 2005 |
| 7 | Chivas USA | −34 | 2012 |
| 8 | Chivas USA | −32 | 2014 |
| 9 | Orlando City | −31 | 2018 |
| 10 | D.C. United | −29 | 2017 |
Single game records
Highest scoring games
Biggest winning margin
Longest streaks
Consecutive postseason berths
| Consecutive run in progress |
| Rank | Team | Number | From | To |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 11 | 2009 | 2019 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 10 | 1996 | 2005 |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 10 | 2010 | 2019 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 8 | 2002 | 2009 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 8 | 2009 | 2016 |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 8 | 2011 | 2018 |
| 7 | Dallas Burn | 7 | 1996 | 2002 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 7 | 2008 | 2014 |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 6 | 1998 | 2003 |
| 10 | KC Wizards | 5 | 2000 | 2004 |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 2001 | 2005 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 5 | 2002 | 2006 |
| 10 | D.C. United | 5 | 2003 | 2007 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 5 | 2005 | 2009 |
Winning streaks
- The longest winning start to a season was achieved by Los Angeles Galaxy in 1996, who opened the campaign with 12 consecutive wins and won their first eight games in regulation.
- The longest winning end to a season was achieved by the Los Angeles Galaxy in 1997, who closed the campaign with six straight wins.
Undefeated streaks
Home undefeated streaks
| Unbeaten run in progress |
| Defunct team |
- Only regular season MLS matches count towards individual team records records.
| Team | Home games unbeaten | Start date | End date |
| Atlanta United FC | 12 | May 20, 2017 | September 27, 2017 |
| Chicago Fire | 15 | May 24, 2000 | May 26, 2001 |
| Chivas USA | 16 | September 9, 2006 | September 27, 2007 |
| Colorado Rapids | 19 | March 12, 2016 | March 18, 2017 |
| Columbus Crew SC | 22 | June 28, 2008 | September 26, 2009 |
| D.C. United | 17 | March 30, 2012 | March 9, 2013 |
| FC Dallas | 19 | August 29, 2015 | September 3, 2016 |
| Houston Dynamo | 30 | July 9, 2011 | April 28, 2013 |
| Los Angeles FC | 19 | August 15, 2018 | September 1, 2019 |
| LA Galaxy | 23 | April 12, 2014 | May 27, 2015 |
| Miami Fusion | 11 | August 5, 2000 | June 30, 2001 |
| Minnesota United FC | 10 | June 29, 2019 | September 29, 2019 |
| Montreal Impact | 7 | September 5, 2015 | April 9, 2016 |
| New England Revolution | 17 | July 30, 2014 | June 13, 2015 |
| New York City FC | 12 | September 23, 2017 | July 14, 2018 |
| New York Red Bulls | 19 | April 24, 2016 | April 29, 2017 |
| Orlando City | 17 | August 1, 2015 | July 31, 2016 |
| Philadelphia Union | 10 | September 20, 2015 | June 22, 2016 |
| Portland Timbers | 22 | April 6, 2013 | May 17, 2014 |
| Real Salt Lake | 29 | June 6, 2009 | May 14, 2011 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | September 25, 2004 | October 8, 2005 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 14 | March 16, 2013 | September 29, 2013 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 24 | June 19, 2016 | September 24, 2017 |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 8 | August 17, 1996 | May 10, 1997 |
| Toronto FC | 17 | June 13, 2009 | August 7, 2010 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 10 | March 2, 2013 | July 14, 2013 |
;Notes
Losing streaks
- The longest losing start to a season was achieved by Toronto FC in 2012, who opened the campaign with nine consecutive losses.
- The longest losing end to a season was achieved by Sporting Kansas City in 1999, who closed the campaign with seven consecutive losses.
Tie streaks
- The longest streak of ties to start a season was achieved by the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2003, the New York Red Bulls in 2006, Columbus Crew SC in 2007, the Portland Timbers in 2015, the Colorado Rapids in 2015, and New York City FC in 2019, who each opened their respective campaigns with three consecutive ties.
- The longest streak of ties to end a season was achieved by the San Jose Earthquakes in 2004 and the Montreal Impact in 2014, who each closed their respective campaigns with four consecutive ties.
Average season attendances
- Highest single match attendance: 73,019
- Highest single match attendance regular season: 72,548
- Highest average attendance: 53,002
- Lowest average attendance: 7,063
- Lowest single match attendance: 3,702
Streaks
- The longest road trip a team has played during the regular season was recorded by the Portland Timbers in 2019. They opened the season with twelve straight games on the road due to the completion of an expansion to Providence Park in the early part of the 2019 season.
- The record for longest home stand a team has played during the regular season is shared by Chicago Fire in 2006 and Sporting Kansas City in 2011. They played nine consecutive games at home.
- The highest number of points achieved by a team at home during a regular season is 44 by the New York Red Bulls in 2018. Previously, it was 42 by Toronto FC in 2017.
- The highest number of points achieved by a team on the road during a regular season was 37, by the Los Angeles Galaxy in 1998.
- The most draws achieved by a team during a regular season was 18, by Chicago Fire in 2014.
- The record number of consecutive games scored in by a player is 15, set by Josef Martínez for Atlanta United in 2019.
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