2021 in American soccer
The 2021 season was the 109th season of competitive soccer in the United States. A significant number of games scheduled for 2021 are matches postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
National teams
[edit]Men's
[edit]Senior
[edit]- As of December 18, 2021.
Wins | Losses | Draws |
---|---|---|
17 | 2 | 3 |
Friendlies
[edit]January 31 | United States | 7–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Orlando, Florida |
19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Hector Said Martinez (Honduras) |
March 25 | United States | 4–1 | Jamaica | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
13:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Wiener Neustadt Arena Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
March 28 | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | United States | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
12:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Robert Jenkins (Wales) |
May 30 | Switzerland | 2–1 | United States | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
14:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) |
June 9 | United States | 4–0 | Costa Rica | Sandy, Utah |
19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,007 Referee: Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis) |
December 18 | United States | 1–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Carson, California |
| Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 11,044 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica) |
2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
[edit]
The four teams were ranked based on their results in the group stage to determine the semi-final matchups.
Seed | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 |
2 | C | Honduras | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 10 |
3 | A | United States (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 |
4 | D | Costa Rica | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9).[1]
(H) Hosts
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
June 3 2021 – Denver, CO | ||||||
Honduras | 0 | |||||
June 6 2021 – Denver, CO | ||||||
United States | 1 | |||||
United States (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
June 3 2021 – Denver, CO | ||||||
Mexico | 2 | |||||
Mexico (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
Costa Rica | 0 (4) | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
June 6 2021 – Denver, CO | ||||||
Honduras (p) | 2 (5) | |||||
Costa Rica | 2 (4) |
June 3 SF | Honduras | 0–1 | United States | Denver, Colorado |
19:30 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Empower Field at Mile High Attendance: 34,451 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
Final
[edit]
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
[edit]Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | Haiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Martinique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
July 11 | United States | 1–0 | Haiti | Kansas City, Kansas |
21:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 12,664 Referee: Hector Said Martinez (Honduras) |
July 15 | Martinique | 1–6 | United States | Kansas City, Kansas |
22:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 7,511 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
July 18 | United States | 1–0 | Canada | Kansas City, Kansas |
17:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico) |
Knockout stage
[edit]July 25 QF | United States | 1–0 | Jamaica | Arlington, Texas |
21:30 ET |
| Report | Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 41,318 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
July 29 SF | Qatar | 0–1 | United States | Austin, Texas |
19:30 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
Final
[edit]2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
[edit]CONCACAF third round
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 28 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
2 | Mexico | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 28 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | United States | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 25 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Costa Rica | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 25 | Inter-confederation play-offs | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
5 | Panama | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 21 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
6 | Jamaica | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
7 | El Salvador | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
8 | Honduras | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
September 2 | El Salvador | 0–0 | United States | San Salvador, El Salvador |
22:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica) |
September 5 | United States | 1–1 | Canada | Nashville, Tennessee |
20:00 ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 43,028 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
September 8 | Honduras | 1–4 | United States | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
22:30 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico) |
October 7 | United States | 2–0 | Jamaica | Austin, Texas |
19:30 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
October 10 | Panama | 1–0 | United States | Panama City, Panama |
17:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 21,000 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
October 13 | United States | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Columbus, Ohio |
19:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica) |
November 12 | United States | 2–0 | Mexico | Cincinnati, Ohio |
21:10 ET | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
November 16 | Jamaica | 1–1 | United States | Kingston, Jamaica |
17:00 ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica) |
Goalscorers
[edit]Goals are current as of December 18, 2021, after the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Player | Goals |
---|---|
Brenden Aaronson | 4 |
Sebastian Lletget | |
Daryl Dike | 3 |
Ricardo Pepi | |
Christian Pulisic | |
Giovanni Reyna | |
Miles Robinson | |
Paul Arriola | 2 |
Sergiño Dest | |
Jesús Ferreira | |
Jonathan Lewis | |
Weston McKennie | |
Gyasi Zardes | |
Cole Bassett | 1 |
Reggie Cannon | |
Nicholas Gioacchini | |
Matthew Hoppe | |
Shaq Moore | |
Antonee Robinson | |
Jordan Siebatcheu | |
Sam Vines | |
Timothy Weah | |
own goal | 2 |
U–23
[edit]CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
[edit]The draw for the tournament took place on 9 January 2020, 19:00 CST (UTC−6), at the Estadio Akron, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5][6] On March 13, 2020 CONCACAF suspended all upcoming Concacaf competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days.[7]
On 14 January 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifying will take place between 18 March and 30 March.[8]
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
March 18 Group A | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Guadalajara, Mexico |
17:30 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras) |
March 21 Group A | Dominican Republic | 0–4 | United States | Zapopan, Mexico |
19:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Akron Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica) |
March 24 Group A | Mexico | 1–0 | United States | Guadalajara, Mexico |
21:30 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica) |
March 28 SF | Honduras | 2–1 | United States | Guadalajara, Mexico |
17:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
U–20
[edit]CONCACAF U-20 Championship
[edit]The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Honduras between 20 June and 5 July 2020.[9] However, on 13 May 2020, CONCACAF announced the decision to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later.[10] CONCACAF decided on 4 January 2021 that the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which served as the regional qualifiers, would be cancelled.[11]
Women's
[edit]Senior
[edit]- As of November 30, 2021.
Wins | Losses | Draws |
---|---|---|
17 | 2 | 5 |
Friendlies
[edit]January 18 | United States | 4–0 | Colombia | Orlando, Florida |
19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Karen Abt (United States) |
January 22 | United States | 6–0 | Colombia | Orlando, Florida |
19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States) |
April 10 | Sweden | 1–1 | United States | Stockholm, Sweden |
13:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Friends Arena Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
April 13 | France | 0–2 | United States | Le Havre, France |
15:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
June 10 | United States | 1–0 | Portugal | Houston, Texas |
20:30 ET |
| Report | Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 9,951 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States) |
June 13 | United States | 4–0 | Jamaica | Houston, Texas |
22:00 ET | Report | Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 8,737 Referee: Karen Abt (United States) |
June 16 | United States | 2–0 | Nigeria | Austin, Texas |
21:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States) |
July 1 | United States | 4–0 | Mexico | East Hartford, Connecticut |
19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 21,637 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States) |
July 5 | United States | 4–0 | Mexico | East Hartford, Connecticut |
17:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 27,758 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States) |
September 16 | United States | 9–0 | Paraguay | Cleveland, Ohio |
19:30 ET | Report | Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Karen Abt (United States) |
September 21 | United States | 8–0 | Paraguay | Cincinnati, Ohio |
19:30 ET | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,515 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States) |
October 21 | United States | 0–0 | South Korea | Kansas City, Kansas |
20:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States) |
October 26 | United States | 6–0 | South Korea | St. Paul, Minnesota |
20:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 18,115 Referee: Karen Abt (United States) |
November 26 | Australia | 0–3 | United States | Sydney, Australia |
23:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 36,109 Referee: Hyeon Jeong Oh (South Korea) |
November 30 | Australia | 1–1 | United States | Newcastle, Australia |
04:05 ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 20,495 Referee: Seijin Park (South Korea) |
SheBelieves Cup
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (C, H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) Fair Play ranking.[12]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
February 18 | United States | 1–0 | Canada | Orlando, Florida |
19:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Francia González (Mexico) |
February 21 | United States | 2–0 | Brazil | Orlando, Florida |
15:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
February 24 | United States | 6–0 | Argentina | Orlando, Florida |
19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,702 Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica) |
Summer Olympics
[edit]Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced.[13]
Group G
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
July 21 Olympics GS | Sweden | 3–0 | United States | Tokyo, Japan |
04:30 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Tokyo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
July 24 Olympics GS | New Zealand | 1–6 | United States | Saitama, Japan |
07:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
July 27 Olympics GS | United States | 0–0 | Australia | Kashima, Japan |
04:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
Knockout stage
[edit]July 30 QF | Netherlands | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | United States | Yokohama, Japan |
07:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia) | |
Penalties | ||||
August 2 Olympics SF | United States | 0–1 | Canada | Kashima, Japan |
04:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
August 5 Olympics 3rd | Australia | 3–4 | United States | Kashima, Japan |
Report | Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina) |
Goalscorers
[edit]Goals are current as of November 30, 2021, after the match against Australia.
Player | Goals |
---|---|
Carli Lloyd | 11 |
Megan Rapinoe | 10 |
Alex Morgan | 8 |
Lindsey Horan | 6 |
Sam Mewis | |
Christen Press | |
Rose Lavelle | 5 |
Lynn Williams | |
Tobin Heath | 3 |
Catarina Macario | |
Ashley Hatch | 2 |
Kristie Mewis | |
Margaret Purce | |
Andi Sullivan | |
Sophia Smith | 1 |
own goal | 4 |
Total | 76 |
U-20
[edit]FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
[edit]The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in August/September 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled.[14] On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament will be held between 20 January–6 February 2021, subject to further monitoring.[15] On November 17, 2020 tournament was moved to 2022.[16]
Club competitions
[edit]Men's
[edit]League competitions
[edit]Major League Soccer
[edit]Conference tables
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New England Revolution | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 73 | Qualification for the playoffs conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
3 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 54 | |
4 | New York City FC (C) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a] |
5 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
6 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 51 | |
7 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 | |
8 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 47 | |
9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | |
10 | CF Montréal[b] | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[c] |
11 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 41 | |
12 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 | |
13 | Toronto FC[b] | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 28 | |
14 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ As MLS Cup 2021 champions
- ^ a b Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
- ^ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League |
3 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
4 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 55 | |
5 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 49 | |
6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a] | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 49 | |
7 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 48 | |
8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 48 | |
9 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 45 | |
10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 | |
11 | FC Dallas | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 33 | |
12 | Austin FC | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 31 | |
13 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
- ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
Overall 2021 table
[edit]Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2021 Canadian Championship, and 2022 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New England Revolution (S) | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 73 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[a] |
2 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[b] |
3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[c] |
4 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 58 | |
5 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 55 | |
6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 | |
7 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 54 | |
8 | New York City FC (C) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 51 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[d] |
9 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 51 | |
10 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 51 | |
11 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 49 | |
12 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 49 | |
13 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 48 | |
14 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 | |
15 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 48 | |
16 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 47 | |
17 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | |
18 | CF Montréal (V) | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[e] |
19 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 45 | |
20 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 41 | |
21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 | |
22 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 | |
23 | FC Dallas | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 33 | |
24 | Austin FC | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 31 | |
25 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 30 | |
26 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 28 | |
27 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
- ^ As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
- ^ As 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions (USA3)
- ^ As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA4)[17]
- ^ As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)
- ^<