# 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
### Men's
#### Senior

    As of December 18, 2021.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 17 | 2 | 3 |

##### 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

The four teams were ranked based on their results in the group stage to determine the semi-final matchups.
| Seed | Grp | Teamvte | 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 |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| June 3 2021 – Denver, CO | June 3 2021 – Denver, CO |
| Honduras | 0 |
| Honduras | 0 | June 6 2021 – Denver, CO | June 6 2021 – Denver, CO |
| United States | 1 | June 6 2021 – Denver, CO | June 6 2021 – Denver, CO |
| United States | 1 | United States (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| June 3 2021 – Denver, CO | June 3 2021 – Denver, CO | | United States (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| June 3 2021 – Denver, CO | June 3 2021 – Denver, CO | Mexico | 2 |
| Mexico (p) | 0 (5) | Mexico | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 0 (4) | | |
| Costa Rica | 0 (4) | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | June 6 2021 – Denver, CO | June 6 2021 – Denver, CO |
| | | Honduras (p) | 2 (5) |
| | | Costa Rica | 2 (4) |

###### Final
##### 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
###### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Haiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Martinique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |

###### Final
##### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
###### CONCACAF third round

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | 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 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | 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 | — |

##### Goalscorers

Goals are current as of December 18, 2021, after the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Player | Goals |
| Brenden Aaronson | 4 |
| Sebastian Lletget | 4 |
| Daryl Dike | 3 |
| Ricardo Pepi | 3 |
| Christian Pulisic | 3 |
| Giovanni Reyna | 3 |
| Miles Robinson | 3 |
| Paul Arriola | 2 |
| Sergiño Dest | 2 |
| Jesús Ferreira | 2 |
| Jonathan Lewis | 2 |
| Weston McKennie | 2 |
| Gyasi Zardes | 2 |
| Cole Bassett | 1 |
| Reggie Cannon | 1 |
| Nicholas Gioacchini | 1 |
| Matthew Hoppe | 1 |
| Shaq Moore | 1 |
| Antonee Robinson | 1 |
| Jordan Siebatcheu | 1 |
| Sam Vines | 1 |
| Timothy Weah | 1 |
| own goal | 2 |

#### U–23
##### CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

The draw for the tournament took place on 9 January 2020, 19:00 CST (UTC−6), at the Estadio Akron, in Guadalajara, Mexico. On March 13, 2020 CONCACAF suspended all upcoming Concacaf competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days.
On 14 January 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifying will take place between 18 March and 30 March.

###### Group A

| 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | |

#### U–20
##### CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Honduras between 20 June and 5 July 2020. 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. CONCACAF decided on 4 January 2021 that the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which served as the regional qualifiers, would be cancelled.

### Women's
#### Senior

    As of November 30, 2021.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 17 | 2 | 5 |

##### SheBelieves Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

##### Summer Olympics

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.

###### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

###### Knockout stage
##### Goalscorers

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 | 6 |
| Christen Press | 6 |
| Rose Lavelle | 5 |
| Lynn Williams | 5 |
| Tobin Heath | 3 |
| Catarina Macario | 3 |
| Ashley Hatch | 2 |
| Kristie Mewis | 2 |
| Margaret Purce | 2 |
| Andi Sullivan | 2 |
| Sophia Smith | 1 |
| own goal | 4 |
| Total | 76 |

#### U-20
##### FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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. On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament will be held between 20 January–6 February 2021, subject to further monitoring. On November 17, 2020 tournament was moved to 2022.

## Club competitions
### Men's
#### League competitions
##### Major League Soccer
###### Conference tables
####### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | New York City FC (C) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 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 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 28 | |
| 14 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 20 | |
* ↑ As MLS Cup 2021 champions
* 1 2 Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
* ↑ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners

####### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
| 5 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 49 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 49 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 48 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

###### Overall 2021 table

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 | Teamvte | 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 |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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)
* ↑ As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)
* ↑ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

###### MLS Playoffs

| First round November 20–21, 23 | First round November 20–21, 23 | First round November 20–21, 23 | | | Conference semifinals November 25, 28, 30 | Conference semifinals November 25, 28, 30 | Conference semifinals November 25, 28, 30 | Conference finals December 4–5 | Conference finals December 4–5 | Conference finals December 4–5 | | MLS Cup December 11 | MLS Cup December 11 | MLS Cup December 11 |
| | | | | | E1 | New England Revolution | 2 (3) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E4 | New York City FC (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| E4 | New York City FC | 2 | | | E4 | New York City FC (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | | | | | | E4 | New York City FC | 2 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E4 | New York City FC | 2 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | | | | |
| E3 | Nashville SC | 3 | | | | | | | | | E2 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | |
| E6 | Orlando City SC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Orlando City SC | 1 | | | E3 | Nashville SC | 1 (0) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Philadelphia Union (p) | 1 (2) | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | E2 | Philadelphia Union (p) | 1 (2) | | | | | | | |
| E7 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | | | | | | | | | | E4 | New York City FC (p) | 1 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W4 | Portland Timbers | 1 (2) |
| | | | | | W1 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Portland Timbers | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Portland Timbers | 3 | | | W4 | Portland Timbers | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Minnesota United FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Minnesota United FC | 1 | | | | | | W4 | Portland Timbers | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W4 | Portland Timbers | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W7 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | | | | |
| W3 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | | | | | | | | | W7 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | |
| W6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | | | W3 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W7 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 (5) | | | W7 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Real Salt Lake (p) | 0 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: The higher seeded teams hosted matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.

###### MLS All-Star Game
##### USL Championship

Renamed from United Soccer League (USL) after the 2018 season

###### Conference tables
####### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AT | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 71 | Playoffs |
| 2 | CT | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Playoffs |
| 3 | CT | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | Playoffs |
| 4 | AT | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 59 | Playoffs |
| 5 | AT | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 58 | Playoffs |
| 6 | AT | Miami FC | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 54 | Playoffs |
| 7 | CT | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | Playoffs |
| 8 | CT | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | Playoffs |
| 9 | AT | Hartford Athletic | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 41 | |
| 10 | AT | Charleston Battery | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 37 | |
| 11 | CT | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
| 12 | CT | Indy Eleven | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
| 13 | CT | Atlanta United 2 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 34 | |
| 14 | AT | New York Red Bulls II | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 28 | |
| 15 | CT | Sporting Kansas City II | 32 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20 | |
| 16 | AT | Loudoun United FC | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 78 | −47 | 15 | |

####### Western Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PC | Phoenix Rising FC | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 67 | Playoffs |
| 2 | MT | El Paso Locomotive FC | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 64 | Playoffs |
| 3 | PC | Orange County SC | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 52 | Playoffs |
| 4 | MT | San Antonio FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 52 | Playoffs |
| 5 | MT | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 49 | Playoffs |
| 6 | PC | San Diego Loyal SC | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 7 | MT | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | Playoffs |
| 8 | MT | New Mexico United | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | MT | Austin Bold FC | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | |
| 10 | PC | Oakland Roots SC | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 11 | PC | LA Galaxy II | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 39 | |
| 12 | PC | Tacoma Defiance | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 39 | |
| 13 | PC | Sacramento Republic FC | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 36 | |
| 14 | MT | Real Monarchs | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 22 | |
| 15 | PC | Las Vegas Lights FC | 32 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 21 | |

##### USL League One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Union Omaha (C, X) | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 51 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 45 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | FC Tucson | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 40 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 6 | North Texas SC | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 40 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 7 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 38 | |
| 8 | New England Revolution II | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Forward Madison FC | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 31 | |
| 11 | Tormenta FC | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 30 | |
| 12 | North Carolina FC | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 25 | |

##### National Independent Soccer Association
###### Spring 2021
####### Legends Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chattanooga FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Legends Cup final |
| 2 | Detroit City FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Legends Cup semifinal |
| 3 | San Diego 1904 FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Legends Cup semifinal |
| 4 | Los Angeles Force | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Michigan Stars FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | California United Strikers FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Stumptown AC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 9 | New Amsterdam FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |
| Semifinals April 22, 2021 | Semifinals April 22, 2021 | Semifinals April 22, 2021 | Finals April 25, 2021 | Finals April 25, 2021 | Finals April 25, 2021 |
| | | | 1 | Chattanooga FC | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit City FC | 1 | 2 | Detroit City FC | 3 |
| 3 | San Diego 1904 FC | 0 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score Source:

####### Conference table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Detroit City FC (Y, X) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 20 | Advance to season final |
| 2 | Los Angeles Force | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 18 | Advance to spring final |
| 3 | Stumptown AC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | California United Strikers FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 | |
| 5 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | |
| 6 | Chattanooga FC (Z) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | Advance to spring final |
| 7 | San Diego 1904 FC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 7 | |
| 8 | Michigan Stars FC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | |
| 9 | New Amsterdam FC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
* ↑ If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

####### Playoffs

| Semifinal June 30, 2021 | Semifinal June 30, 2021 | Semifinal June 30, 2021 | Finals July 3, 2021 | Finals July 3, 2021 | Finals July 3, 2021 |
| | | | FC | Detroit City FC | 1 |
| LC | Chattanooga FC | 2 | SS | Los Angeles Force | 0 |
| SS | Los Angeles Force | 3 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score Source: Spring Season | National Independent Soccer Association

####### 2020–21 NISA Championship
###### Fall 2021

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit City FC (C) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 45 |
| 2 | California United Strikers FC | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 33 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Force | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 30 |
| 4 | New Amsterdam FC | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Chattanooga FC | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 23 |
| 6 | Chicago House AC | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 23 |
| 7 | Michigan Stars FC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Stumptown AC | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 20 |
| 9 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 20 |
| 10 | San Diego 1904 FC | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 9 |
* 1 2 The November 13 match between the LA Force and Detroit City FC was cancelled due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. The match was declared a 0-0 draw.

#### Cup competitions
##### US Open Cup

On July 20, US Soccer finally announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.

#### International competitions
##### CONCACAF competitions
###### CONCACAF Champions League

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Columbus Crew SC | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarter-finals |
| Philadelphia Union | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Semi-finals |
| Portland Timbers | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarter-finals |
| Atlanta United FC | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarter-finals |
teams in bold are still active in the competition

####### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real Estelí | 0–5 | Columbus Crew SC | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Saprissa | 0–5 | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Alajuelense | 0–2 | Atlanta United FC | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Marathón | 2–7 | Portland Timbers | 2–2 | 0–5 |

####### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Columbus Crew SC | 2–5 | Monterrey | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Atlanta United FC | 1–4 | Philadelphia Union | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Portland Timbers | 2–4 | América | 1–1 | 1–3 |

####### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América | 4–0 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | 2–0 |

###### Leagues Cup

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Sporting Kansas City | 2021 Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Orlando City SC | 2021 Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2021 Leagues Cup | Runners-up |
| New York City FC | 2021 Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals |
teams in bold are still active in the competition.

####### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Orlando City SC | 0–1 | Santos Laguna |
| New York City FC | 1–1 (p 2–3) | UNAM |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | UANL |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1–6 | León |

####### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |

####### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2–3 | León |

###### Campeones Cup
### Women's
#### League competitions
##### National Women's Soccer League
###### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 44 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | OL Reign | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 42 | Playoffs – Semi-finals |
| 3 | Washington Spirit (C) | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 39 | Playoffs – First round |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 38 | Playoffs – First round |
| 5 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 35 | Playoffs – First round |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 33 | Playoffs – First round |
| 7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 28 | |
| 9 | Racing Louisville FC | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 22 | |
| 10 | Kansas City | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 16 | |

###### Playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 1 | 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 2 | | | |
| 5 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0 | | | | 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 1 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Washington Spirit (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | 2 | OL Reign | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Washington Spirit (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | Washington Spirit | 2 | | | |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage | 0 | | | | | | |

####### Championship
##### United Women's Soccer
#### Cup competitions
##### NWSL Challenge Cup
###### Standings
####### East

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | North Carolina Courage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Orlando Pride | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Racing Louisville FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |

####### West

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | OL Reign | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Houston Dash | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 5 | Kansas City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |

####### Final
## Honors
### Professional

Men :
| Competition | Competition | Winner |
| U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | canceled |
| MLS Supporters' Shield | MLS Supporters' Shield | New England Revolution |
| MLS Cup | MLS Cup | New York City FC |
| USL Championship | Regular season | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| USL Championship | Playoffs | Orange County SC |
| USL League One | Regular season | Union Omaha |
| USL League One | Playoffs | Union Omaha |
| NISA | Spring 2021 | Detroit City FC |
| NISA | 2020–21 Championship | Detroit City FC |
| NISA | Fall 2021 | Detroit City FC |
Women :
| Competition | Winner |
| NWSL Challenge Cup | Portland Thorns FC |
| National Women's Soccer League | Washington Spirit |
| NWSL Shield | Portland Thorns FC |
| Women's Premier Soccer League | no national champion |
| United Women's Soccer | Santa Clarita Blue Heat |

### Amateur

Men :
| Competition | Team |
| USL League Two | Des Moines Menace |
| National Premier Soccer League | Denton Diablos FC |
| National Amateur Cup | Lansdowne Yonkers FC |
| NCAA Division I Soccer Championship | Clemson |
| NCAA Division II Soccer Championship | Cal State LA |
| NCAA Division III Soccer Championship | Connecticut College |
| NAIA Soccer Championship | Keiser University |
Women :
| Competition | Team |
| NCAA Division I Soccer Championship | Florida State |
| NCAA Division II Soccer Championship | Grand Valley State University |
| NCAA Division III Soccer Championship | Christopher Newport University |
| NAIA Soccer Championship | University of Tennessee Southern |