MLS: Setting the Table

MLS Single Table 2008 - Final Table

Pos	+/-		GP	W	D	L	PTS	PPG	GF	GA	GD	STR
1		Columbus Crew (E1)	30	17	6	7	57	1.90	50	36	14	73
2		Houston Dynamo (W1)	30	13	12	5	51	1.70	45	32	13	65
3		Chicago Fire (E2)	30	13	7	10	46	1.53	44	33	11	58
4		New England Revolution (E3)	30	12	7	11	43	1.43	40	43	-3	47
5		Chivas USA (W2)	30	12	7	11	43	1.43	40	41	-1	48
6		Kansas City Wizards (E4)	30	11	9	10	42	1.40	37	39	-2	46
7		Real Salt Lake (W3)	30	11	9	10	42	1.40	40	39	1	48
8		Red Bull New York (W4)	30	10	9	11	39	1.30	42	48	-6	41
9		Colorado Rapids	30	11	4	14	37	1.28	43	44	-1	43
10		DC United	30	11	4	15	37	1.23	43	51	-8	38
11		FC Dallas	30	8	12	10	36	1.20	45	41	4	42
12		Toronto FC ¹	30	9	8	13	35	1.17	34	43	-9	36
13		Los Angeles Galaxy	30	8	9	13	33	1.10	55	62	-7	35
14		San Jose Earthquakes	30	8	9	13	33	1.10	32	38	-6	35

¹ Not eligible for the U.S. Open Cup or CONCACAF Champions League entry through MLS.

This just in...
CONCACAF has announced that the preliminary round of the 2009-10 Champions League will begin the week of July 28, a full month earlier than this year, to make room for World Cup qualifying dates. This affects MLS in that Superliga this year ran from mid July to August 5th.

Columbus and Houston are qualified for both, based on this year's rules for qualification. If the scheduling for SL remains the same, it would be impossible for the two to compete in both, and it's where it is on the calendar due to it being pre-season for La Primera División.

Changes in store for Superliga 2009 and MLS? Will Chivas USA and KC get the nod instead? Will MLS just make up something? Stay tuned...

Superliga 2009 Qualifiers
Columbus Crew
Houston Dynamo
Chicago Fire
New England Revolution (via head-to-head tiebreaker over Chivas USA.)

CONCACAF Champions League 2009 Qualifiers
DC United (USOC Champion)
Columbus Crew (Supporters' Shield)
Red Bull New York (MLS Cup Finalist)
Houston Dynamo (highest finishing team not already in)

"Wooden Spoon"
San Jose Earthquakes (LA Galaxy finishes 13th via head-to-head tiebreaker.)

MLS News

What is this?

Major League Soccer has American-style conferences instead of the traditional single-table format found in most other first division leagues around the world.

MLS does however have qualification for certain competitions based on where they are positioned in a single-table format.

This site gives a glimpse of what it would look like if MLS were single table, and gives you a bigger picture of the league that conference standings sometimes don't always show.

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Key and Tools

     Supporters' Shield, CONCACAF Champions League, Superliga, MLS Cup Playoffs

     Superliga, MLS Cup Playoffs

     US Open Cup (Pos. 5-6), MLS Cup Playoffs

     "Wooden Spoon"

Moved up the table from last week

Position unchanged from last week

Moved down the table from last week

Positions 7-14 will play qualifying matches in order to qualify for USOC play. Toronto FC is not eligible for the US Open Cup.

Click on the teams up top to see how they move up and down the table as the season progresses.

Mouse over the position numbers to see what competitions are awarded for that position.

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