What is MLS(Major League Soccer) -
Major League Soccer (MLS), North American professional football (soccer)
league that is the highest level of soccer(known football in europe)
competition get palyed in clubs of the nations United states of america
and Canada
From when it get played and which club won the first cup -
Major League Soccer (MLS) began play in 1996. The creation of the league
was part of a successful bid by the United States to host the 1994 World
Cup, seeking to capitalize on the expected surge in football popularity
in the country in the wake of its hosting of the world’s most-celebrated
sports tournament. The league’s first championship game (known as the MLS
Cup) was won by D.C. United (club based in Washington, D.C.)
How does its Season works and what is MLS cup -
The league is comprised of 26 teams, 23 from the USA and three(3) from Canada,competing for the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup and runs from late-February or March to October.
It is split into the Eastern and Western Conferences, with sides allocated into these based on geographical location.
The Supporters’ Shield(Season's Trophy) is awarded to the team with the best regular- season record
across both conferences. but the main attraction is the MLS Cup, which is lifted by the end- of-season playoff winners
MLS playoff -
The mls cup playoffs are the annual post-season elimination tournament. They begin in
october, after the conclusion of the regulation mls season
the top seven sides from each conference qualify for the mls playoffs and compete in the
knockout format.
All rounds are single-match elimination games hosted by the higher seed.This means
that the first round will consist of the second- versus seventh-placed sides,
third versus sixth and fourth versus fifth.
The winner of fourth versus fifth advances to face the conference leader, while the other
semi-final is made up of the winners of the other two first-round matches.
The four remaining teams in each conference then play until the winner of each
final advances to decembers mls cup final, in which an eastern conference
side will always play a side from the western conference.
The final is played at the ground of the team with the best record in the regular season.
All Time Champions and some records of MLS -
YEAR WINNERS
1996 DC United
1997 DC United(2)
1998 Chicago Fire
1999 DC United(3)
2000 Kansas City Wizards
2001 San Jose Earthquakes
2002 Los Angeles Galaxy
2003 San Jose Earthquakes(2)
2004 DC United(4)
2005 Los Angeles Galaxy(2)
2006 Houston Dynamo
2007 Houston Dynamo(2)
2008 Columbus Crew
2009 Real Salt Lake
2010 Colorado Rapids
2011 Los Angeles Galaxy(3)
2012 Los Angeles Galaxy(4)
2013 Sporting Kansas City(2)
2014 Los Angeles Galaxy (5)
2015 Portland Timbers
2016 Seattle Sounders
2017 Toronto FC
2018 Atlanta United
2019 Seattle Sounders
2020 Columbus Crew(2)
2021 New York City FC
Some Records in MLS -
Club Records -
Individual Records -
Mexican sensation Carlos vela hit 32 goals in 2019 season
to create a all time record for most goals in single season
Most Titles won by a club - DC United (13 titles with 4 mls cups)
Most MLS cup won by a club - LA Galaxy (5 Mls title with 12 overall titles)
Highest Goal scorer - Chris Wondolowski (USA) - 171 Goals
Most Goals from direct free kick - Sebastian Giovinco(Italy) - 13 goals
Most assists all time record - Landon Donovan (USA) - 134 assists
Most minutes played as a player all time record - Nick Rimando (USA) - 43,336 minutes
Most number of Goals in a single season - Carlos vela(Mexico) - 34 goals (2019 season)
Most number of Assist in a single season - Carlos Valderrama(Colombia) - 26 assists
(2000 season)
Player with keeping most number of clean sheet in a season - Tony Meola - 13 clean sheet (2000 season)
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