MLS Cup Winners

Last Modified May 11, 2025 11:44 GMT
MLS Winners
Los Angeles Galaxy won the MLS Cup in 2024. (Source: Getty)

The Major League Soccer (MLS) is a United States and Canada-based professional football league, founded in 1996. The league's regular season starts in February and runs through October and the team with the best record after 34 games are awarded the Supporters' Shield. It awards the best team in the post-season MLS Cup play-offs with the MLS Cup trophy, which is competed for in the MLS Cup final.

As of May 2025, a total of 29 MLS seasons have happened. D.C. United became the first team to win the MLS Cup in 1996 after beating Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 in the final. Los Angeles Galaxy are the most successful outfit with six MLS Cups, winning the trophy in 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2024. The Los Angeles-based team have played in the most MLS Cup finals (10).

MLS Cup Winners

ClubMLS Cup Titles
LA Galaxy6
D.C. United4
Columbus Crew3
Houston Dynamo FC2
Seattle Sounders FC2
Sporting Kansas City2
San Jose Earthquakes2
Chicago Fire FC1
Portland Timbers1
Toronto FC1
Colorado Rapids1
Real Salt Lake1
Los Angeles FC1
Atlanta United FC1
New York City FC1

MLS Cup Winners All Years

YearWinnerScoreRunners-up
1996D.C. United3–2Los Angeles Galaxy
1997D.C. United2–1Colorado Rapids
1998Chicago Fire2–0D.C. United
1999D.C. United2–0Los Angeles Galaxy
2000Kansas City Wizards1–0Chicago Fire
2001San Jose Earthquakes2–1Los Angeles Galaxy
2002Los Angeles Galaxy1–0New England Revolution
2003San Jose Earthquakes4–2Chicago Fire
2004D.C. United3–2Kansas City Wizards
2005Los Angeles Galaxy1–0New England Revolution
2006Houston Dynamo1–1 (4–3 p)New England Revolution
2007Houston Dynamo2–1New England Revolution
2008Columbus Crew3–1New York Red Bulls
2009Real Salt Lake1–1 (5–4 p)LA Galaxy
2010Colorado Rapids2–1 †FC Dallas
2011LA Galaxy1–0Houston Dynamo
2012LA Galaxy3–1Houston Dynamo
2013Sporting Kansas City1–1 (7–6 p)Real Salt Lake
2014LA Galaxy2–1 †New England Revolution
2015Portland Timbers2–1Columbus Crew SC
2016Seattle Sounders FC0–0 (5–4 p)Toronto FC
2017Toronto FC2–0Seattle Sounders FC
2018Atlanta United FC2–0Portland Timbers
2019Seattle Sounders FC3–1Toronto FC
2020Columbus Crew SC3–0Seattle Sounders FC
2021New York City FC1–1 (4–2 p)Portland Timbers
2022Los Angeles FC3–3 (3–0 p)Philadelphia Union
2023Columbus Crew2–1Los Angeles FC
2024LA Galaxy2–1New York Red Bulls

Note: (x-x p) is the result of the penalty shootout after the end of extra-time.

FAQs on MLS Cup

A. A total of 15 clubs have won the MLS Cup, as of May 2025.

A. Landon Donovan is the player with most MLS Cups with six to his name, as of May 2025.

A. A total of 18 teams compete in the MLS Cup play-offs.

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