# 2013 Major League Soccer season

The 2013 Major League Soccer season was the 18th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 101st season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 35th with a national first-division league.
The regular season began on March 2 and concluded on October 27. The New York Red Bulls won their first ever Supporters' Shield. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 31 and ended on December 7, when Sporting Kansas City won MLS Cup in a penalty shootout over Real Salt Lake. It was the third MLS Cup to be decided on penalties.

## Teams, stadiums, and personnel
### Stadiums and locations

| Chicago Fire | Chivas USA/ Los Angeles Galaxy | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | D.C. United | FC Dallas |
| Toyota Park | StubHub Center | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | Crew Stadium | RFK Memorial Stadium | Toyota Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,086 | Capacity: 20,145 | Capacity: 19,467† | Capacity: 21,193 |
| Houston Dynamo | Montreal Impact | New England Revolution | New York Red Bulls | Philadelphia Union | Portland Timbers |
| BBVA Compass Stadium | Saputo Stadium | Gillette Stadium | Red Bull Arena | PPL Park | Providence Park |
| Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 20,341 | Capacity: 22,385† | Capacity: 25,189 | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 20,323 |
| Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle Sounders FC | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Rio Tinto Stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium | CenturyLink Field | Sporting Park | BMO Field | BC Place |
| Capacity: 20,213 | Capacity: 10,525 | Capacity: 38,500† | Capacity: 18,467 | Capacity: 21,859 | Capacity: 21,000† |
†Actual capacity is higher; seats rationed for soccer games

### Personnel and sponsorships

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
| Chicago Fire | Frank Klopas | Logan Pause | Quaker |
| Chivas USA | José Luis Real | Dan Kennedy | Corona |
| Colorado Rapids | Óscar Pareja | Drew Moor | — |
| Columbus Crew | Brian Bliss | Federico Higuaín | Barbasol |
| D.C. United | Ben Olsen | Dwayne De Rosario | Volkswagen |
| FC Dallas | Schellas Hyndman | David Ferreira | AdvoCare |
| Houston Dynamo | Dominic Kinnear | Brad Davis | — |
| LA Galaxy | Bruce Arena | Robbie Keane | Herbalife |
| Montreal Impact | Marco Schällibaum | Davy Arnaud | Bank of Montreal |
| New England Revolution | Jay Heaps | José Gonçalves | UnitedHealthcare |
| New York Red Bulls | Mike Petke | Thierry Henry | Red Bull |
| Philadelphia Union | John Hackworth | Brian Carroll | Bimbo |
| Portland Timbers | Caleb Porter | Will Johnson | Alaska Airlines |
| Real Salt Lake | Jason Kreis | Kyle Beckerman | XanGo |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Mark Watson | Ramiro Corrales | — |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Sigi Schmid | Mauro Rosales | Xbox |
| Sporting Kansas City | Peter Vermes | Jimmy Nielsen | Ivy Funds |
| Toronto FC | Ryan Nelsen | Steven Caldwell | Bank of Montreal |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Martin Rennie | Jay DeMerit | Bell Canada |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Montreal Impact | Jesse Marsch | Mutual consent | Nov 3, 2012 | Preseason | Marco Schällibaum | Jan 6, 2013 |
| Chivas USA | Robin Fraser | Fired | Nov 9, 2012 | Preseason | José Luis Sánchez Solá | Dec 12, 2012 |
| New York Red Bulls | Hans Backe | End of contract | Nov 9, 2012 | Preseason | Mike Petke | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Portland Timbers | Gavin Wilkinson | End of interim period | Nov 26, 2012 | Preseason | Caleb Porter | Nov 26, 2012 |
| Toronto FC | Paul Mariner | Fired | Jan 7, 2013 | Preseason | Ryan Nelsen | Jan 7, 2013 |
| Chivas USA | José Luis Sánchez Solá | Mutual consent | May 30, 2013 | 16th | José Luis Real | May 30, 2013 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Frank Yallop | Mutual consent | Jun 7, 2013 | 15th | Mark Watson | Jun 7, 2013 |
| Columbus Crew | Robert Warzycha | Fired | Sep 2, 2013 | 16th | Brian Bliss | Sep 2, 2013 |
| FC Dallas | Schellas Hyndman | Resigned | Oct 26, 2013 | 16th / Postseason | Vacancy | Vacancy |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Martin Rennie | Fired | Oct 29, 2013 | 13th / Postseason | Vacancy | Vacancy |
| Chicago Fire | Frank Klopas | Resigned | Oct 30, 2013 | 12th / Postseason | Frank Yallop | Oct 31, 2013 |
| Columbus Crew | Brian Bliss | End of interim period | Nov 6, 2013 | 16th / Postseason | Gregg Berhalter | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Chivas USA | José Luis Real | End of interim period | Nov 25, 2013 | 18th / Postseason | Vacancy | Vacancy |

### Player transfers

Major League Soccer employs 12 methods to acquire players. These include: signing players on transfers/free transfers as is done in most of the world; via trades; drafting players through mechanisms such as the MLS SuperDraft, MLS Supplemental Draft, or MLS Re-Entry Draft; rarely used methods which cover extreme hardship and injury replacement; signing players as Designated Players or Homegrown Players; placing a discovery claim on players; waivers; and methods peculiar to MLS such as through allocation or a weighted lottery.

#### Allocation ranking

The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the League after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. The allocation rankings may also be used in the event two or more clubs file a request for the same player on the same day. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2012 season, taking playoff performance into account.
Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times, each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS League season.
| Original Ranking | Club | Date Allocation Used | Player Signed | Player Nation | Previous Club | Club Nation |
| 1 | Chivas USA† ‡# | July 1, 2013 | Carlos Bocanegra | United States | Rangers | Scotland |
| 2 | Portland Timbers† | | | | | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC‡ | | | | | |
| 4 | New England Revolution | | | | | |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | | | | | |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | | | | | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | | | | | |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | | | | | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | | | | | |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | | | | | |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | | | | | |
| 12 | Real Salt Lake | | | | | |
| 13 | New York Red Bulls | | | | | |
| 14 | Sporting Kansas City | | | | | |
| 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | | | | | |
| 16 | Toronto FC# | | | | | |
| 17 | D.C. United | February 20, 2013 | Carlos Ruiz | Guatemala | Municipal | Guatemala |
| 18 | Houston Dynamo | | | | | |
| 19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | | | | | |
†On December 12, 2012, Portland Timbers acquired the number 2 ranking from Chivas USA in exchange for the number 3 ranking and an international roster spot.
‡On February 19, 2013, Chivas USA traded the No. 3 ranking to Seattle Sounders FC in the Shalrie Joseph trade. It was also reported that Seattle sent the No. 15 allocation ranking to Chivas USA as part of the deal, although Seattle appeared to have owned the No. 16 selection and not the No. 15 selection.
#On July 1, 2013, Chivas USA acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from Toronto FC in exchange for the #16 ranking, a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, and an international roster spot.

#### Weighted lottery

Some players are assigned to MLS teams via a weighted lottery process. A team can only acquire one player per year through a weighted lottery. The players made available through lotteries include: (i) Generation adidas players signed after the MLS SuperDraft; and (ii) Draft eligible players to whom an MLS contract was offered but who failed to sign with the League prior to the SuperDraft.
The team with the worst record over its last 30 regular season games (dating back to previous season if necessary and taking playoff performance into account) will have the greatest probability of winning the lottery. Teams are not required to participate in a lottery. Players are assigned via the lottery system in order to prevent a player from potentially influencing his destination club with a strategic holdout.
Below are the results of 2013 weighted lotteries:
| Lottery Date | Player | Player Nation | Position | Winning Club | Other Clubs Participating |
| December 18, 2012 | Mobi Fehr | USA | DF | Portland Timbers | Seattle Sounders FC, San Jose Earthquakes |
| December 20, 2012 | Gale Agbossoumonde | USA | DF | Toronto FC | FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Seattle Sounders FC, Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes |
| January 25, 2013 | Charles Eloundou | CMR | FW | Colorado Rapids | Real Salt Lake, D.C. United |
| July 18, 2013 | Conor Doyle | USA | FW | D.C. United | Colorado Rapids |

### Ownership changes

| Club | New owner | Previous owner | Date |
| Real Salt Lake | Dell Loy Hansen | Dave Checketts | January 24, 2013 |
| Columbus Crew | Anthony Precourt | Clark Hunt | July 30, 2013 |

## Standings
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | |

### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 | |

### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City (C) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 17 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 | |
| 19 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | CONCACAF Champions League |

## MLS Cup Playoffs

| Knockout | Knockout | Knockout | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup |
| | | | E1 | New York | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Houston | 3 | E4 | Houston (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Montreal | 0 | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E4 | Houston | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | | | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | E2 | Kansas City (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | New England | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Kansas City (p) | 1 (7) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Salt Lake | 1 (6) |
| | | | W1 | Portland | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Seattle | 2 | W4 | Seattle | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Colorado | 0 | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | Portland | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| | | | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Salt Lake | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | |
| | | | W2 | Salt Lake (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

## Player statistics
### Goals

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Camilo Sanvezzo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 22 |
| 2 | Mike Magee | LA Galaxy, Chicago Fire | 21 |
| 3 | Marco Di Vaio | Montreal Impact | 20 |
| 4 | Robbie Keane | LA Galaxy | 16 |
| 5 | Diego Fagúndez | New England Revolution | 13 |
| 5 | Dominic Oduro | Columbus Crew | 13 |
| 7 | Jack McInerney | Philadelphia Union | 12 |
| 7 | Álvaro Saborío | Real Salt Lake | 12 |
| 9 | Tim Cahill | New York Red Bulls | 11 |
| 9 | Federico Higuaín | Columbus Crew | 11 |
| 9 | Blas Pérez | FC Dallas | 11 |
| 9 | Chris Wondolowski | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Diego Valeri | Portland Timbers | 13 |
| 2 | Sébastien Le Toux | Philadelphia Union | 12 |
| 3 | Robbie Keane | LA Galaxy | 11 |
| 4 | Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | 10 |
| 5 | Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | 9 |
| 5 | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | 9 |
| 5 | David Ferreira | FC Dallas | 9 |
| 5 | Thierry Henry | New York Red Bulls | 9 |
| 5 | Federico Higuaín | Columbus Crew | 9 |
| 5 | Russell Teibert | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 9 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Donovan Ricketts | Portland Timbers | 14 |
| 2 | Jimmy Nielsen | Sporting Kansas City | 13 |
| 3 | Zac MacMath | Philadelphia Union | 12 |
| 4 | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls | 11 |
| 5 | Michael Gspurning | Seattle Sounders FC | 10 |
| 6 | Jon Busch | San Jose Earthquakes | 9 |
| 6 | Tally Hall | Houston Dynamo | 9 |
| 6 | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake | 9 |
| 6 | Bobby Shuttleworth | New England Revolution | 9 |
| 10 | Troy Perkins | Montreal Impact | 8 |

## Awards
### Individual awards

| Award | Player | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Mike Magee | LA Galaxy, Chicago Fire |
| Defender of the Year | José Gonçalves | New England Revolution |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Donovan Ricketts | Portland Timbers |
| Coach of the Year | Caleb Porter | Portland Timbers |
| Rookie of the Year | Dillon Powers | Colorado Rapids |
| Newcomer of the Year | Diego Valeri | Portland Timbers |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Kevin Alston | New England Revolution |
| Golden Boot | Camilo Sanvezzo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Fair Play Award | Darlington Nagbe | Portland Timbers |
| Humanitarian of the Year | Matt Reis | New England Revolution |
| Goal of the Year | Camilo Sanvezzo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Save of the Year | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake |

### Best XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Donovan Ricketts, Portland | Matt Besler, Sporting KC José Gonçalves, New England Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy | Tim Cahill, New York Will Johnson, Portland Diego Valeri, Portland Graham Zusi, Sporting KC | Marco Di Vaio, Montreal Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy Mike Magee, LA Galaxy/Chicago |

### Monthly awards

| Week | MLS Player of the Month | MLS Player of the Month | MLS Player of the Month | MLS Player of the Month | MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month | MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month | MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month | MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month |
| Week | Player | Nat | Club | Link | Player/Club | Nat | Club | Link |
| March | Mike Magee | | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5G 0A Archived June 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine | Jeb Brovsky | USA | Montreal Impact | Archived October 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine |
| April | Jack McInerney | USA | Philadelphia Union | 4G 0A Archived June 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine | Calen Carr | USA | Houston Dynamo | Archived October 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine |
| May | Jack McInerney | USA | Philadelphia Union | 3G 0A Archived June 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine | Portland Timbers | USA | Portland Timbers | |
| June | Mike Magee | USA | Chicago Fire | 4G 1A Archived June 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine | Jon Busch | USA | San Jose Earthquakes | Archived October 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine |
| July | Camilo | BRA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4G 0A Archived June 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine | Gonzalo Segares | CRC | Chicago Fire | Archived October 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine |
| August | Robbie Keane | IRE | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5G 1A Archived June 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine | Lamar Neagle | USA | Seattle Sounders FC | Archived October 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine |
| September | Dominic Oduro | GHA | Columbus Crew | 3G 2A Archived June 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine | Matt Lampson | USA | Columbus Crew | Archived October 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine |
| October | Camilo | BRA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6G 1A Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine | Dwayne De Rosario | CAN | D.C. United | Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine |

### Weekly awards

| Week | MLS Player of the Week | MLS Player of the Week | MLS Player of the Week | AT&T Goal of the Week | AT&T Goal of the Week | AT&T Goal of the Week | MLS Save of the Week | MLS Save of the Week | MLS Save of the Week |
| Week | Player | Nat | Club | Player | Nat | Club | Player | Nat | Club |
| Week 1 | Mike Magee | USA | Los Angeles Galaxy | Diego Valeri | ARG | Portland Timbers | Bill Hamid | USA | D.C. United |
| Week 2 | Robert Earnshaw | WAL | Toronto FC | Daigo Kobayashi | JPN | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 3 | Bill Hamid | USA | D.C. United | Rodney Wallace | CRC | Portland Timbers | Troy Perkins | USA | Montreal Impact |
| Week 4 | Juan Agudelo | USA | Chivas USA | Chris Wondolowski | USA | San Jose Earthquakes | Nat Borchers | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 5 | Will Johnson | CAN | Portland Timbers | Thierry Henry | FRA | New York Red Bulls | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 6 | Ryan Johnson | JAM | Portland Timbers | Ryan Johnson | JAM | Portland Timbers | Clint Irwin | USA | Colorado Rapids |
| Week 7 | Brad Davis | USA | Houston Dynamo | Will Johnson | CAN | Portland Timbers | Nick Rimando | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 8 | Jack McInerney | USA | Philadelphia Union | Javier Morales | ARG | Real Salt Lake | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 9 | Tim Cahill | AUS | New York Red Bulls | Jonathan Osorio | CAN | Toronto FC | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 10 | Graham Zusi | USA | Sporting Kansas City | Luis Gil | USA | Real Salt Lake | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 11 | Will Bruin | USA | Houston Dynamo | Thierry Henry | FRA | New York Red Bulls | Kofi Sarkodie | USA | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 12 | Eddie Johnson | USA | Seattle Sounders FC | Michel | BRA | FC Dallas | Nick Rimando | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 13 | Marco Di Vaio | ITA | Montreal Impact | Rodney Wallace | CRC | Portland Timbers | Raúl Fernández | PER | FC Dallas |
| Week 14 | Diego Fagúndez | URU | New England Revolution | Robbie Findley | USA | Real Salt Lake | Nick Rimando | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 15 | Olmes García | COL | Real Salt Lake | Diego Valeri | ARG | Portland Timbers | Nick Rimando | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 16 | Kenny Miller | SCO | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Darlington Nagbe | LBR | Portland Timbers | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 17 | Camilo | BRA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Will Johnson | CAN | Portland Timbers | Luis Robles | USA | New York Red Bulls |
| Week 18 | Alan Gordon | USA | San Jose Earthquakes | Yordany Álvarez | CUB | Real Salt Lake | Nick Rimando | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 19 | Brad Knighton | USA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Graham Zusi | USA | Sporting Kansas City | Raúl Fernández | PER | FC Dallas |
| Week 20 | Camilo | BRA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Javier Morales | ARG | Real Salt Lake | Jeff Attinella | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 21 | Chris Rolfe | USA | Chicago Fire | DeAndre Yedlin | USA | Seattle Sounders FC | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 22 | Álvaro Saborío | CRC | Real Salt Lake | Álvaro Saborío | CRC | Real Salt Lake | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 23 | Lloyd Sam | ENG | New York Red Bulls | Cam Weaver | USA | Houston Dynamo | Nick Rimando | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 24 | Landon Donovan | USA | Los Angeles Galaxy | Federico Higuaín | ARG | Columbus Crew | Marcus Hahnemann | USA | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 25 | Robbie Keane | IRE | Los Angeles Galaxy | Giles Barnes | ENG | Houston Dynamo | Chris Wingert | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 26 | Kelyn Rowe | USA | New England Revolution | Kelyn Rowe | USA | New England Revolution | Jaime Penedo | PAN | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 27 | Robbie Keane | IRE | Los Angeles Galaxy | Javier Morales | ARG | Real Salt Lake | Michael Gspurning | AUT | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 28 | Marco Di Vaio | ITA | Montreal Impact | Kalif Alhassan | GHA | Portland Timbers | Kalif Alhassan | GHA | Portland Timbers |
| Week 29 | Obafemi Martins | NGA | Seattle Sounders FC | Obafemi Martins | NGA | Seattle Sounders FC | Raúl Fernández | PER | FC Dallas |
| Week 30 | Steven Lenhart | USA | San Jose Earthquakes | Diego Valeri | ARG | Portland Timbers | Nick Rimando | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 31 | Dominic Oduro | GHA | Columbus Crew | Jared Jeffrey | USA | D.C. United | Jaime Penedo | PAN | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 32 | Camilo | BRA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Camilo | BRA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 33 | Kekuta Manneh | GAM | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kalif Alhassan | GHA | Portland Timbers | Donovan Ricketts | JAM | Portland Timbers |
| Week 34 | Gabriel Torres | PAN | Colorado Rapids | Tim Cahill | AUS | New York Red Bulls | Nick Rimando | USA | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 35 | Camilo | BRA | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Diego Valeri | ARG | Portland Timbers | Nick Rimando | USA | Real Salt Lake |

## Average attendance

Source:
| Club | Mean home attendance |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 44,038 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 22,152 |
| Portland Timbers | 20,674 |
| Montreal Impact | 20,603 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 20,038 |
| Houston Dynamo | 19,923 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 19,709 |
| New York Red Bulls | 19,461 |
| Real Salt Lake | 19,218 |
| Toronto FC | 18,131 |
| Philadelphia Union | 17,867 |
| Columbus Crew | 16,080 |
| Colorado Rapids | 15,440 |
| FC Dallas | 15,373 |
| Chicago Fire | 15,228 |
| New England Revolution | 14,844 |
| D.C. United | 13,646 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 12,765 |
| Chivas USA | 8,366 |

## Coaches
### Eastern Conference

* Chicago Fire: Frank Klopas
* Columbus Crew: Robert Warzycha
* D.C. United: Ben Olsen
* Houston Dynamo: Dominic Kinnear
* Montreal Impact: Marco Schällibaum
* New England Revolution: Jay Heaps
* New York Red Bulls: Mike Petke
* Philadelphia Union: John Hackworth
* Sporting Kansas City: Peter Vermes
* Toronto FC: Ryan Nelsen

### Western Conference

* Chivas USA: José Luis Real
* Colorado Rapids: Óscar Pareja
* FC Dallas: Schellas Hyndman
* Los Angeles Galaxy: Bruce Arena
* Portland Timbers: Caleb Porter
* Real Salt Lake: Jason Kreis
* San Jose Earthquakes: Mark Watson
* Seattle Sounders FC: Sigi Schmid
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Martin Rennie