# 2009 Major League Soccer season

The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 97th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 31st with a national first-division league.
The Seattle Sounders FC debuted as the league's 15th club and were the second team in history to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs in their inaugural season. The club set a league record for attendance and averaged 30,943 per regular season match at Qwest Field.
After three seasons, the MLS Reserve League was discontinued. As a result, each team's Developmental Roster spots were reduced from 10 to four, and each team's Senior Roster spots were increased from 18 to 20. This had the effect of reducing each team's total roster from 28 to 24 players.
The regular season began on March 19, and concluded on October 25. The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 29, and concluded with MLS Cup 2009 on November 22. Real Salt Lake won their first MLS Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty shootout.

## Overview
### Season format

The season began on March 19 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 22. The 15 teams were split into two conferences with 7 playing in the Eastern Conference and 8 playing in the Western Conference. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 28 games. The remaining two games were played against four regional rivals, one at home and one away.
The top two teams from each conference automatically qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the four highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.
The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the U.S. Open Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the Canadian Championship.
Automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup was awarded to the top six overall finishers. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.
Qualification for the SuperLiga was awarded to the top four overall finishers not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Chicago Fire | Toyota Park | 20,000 |
| Chivas USA | Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
| Colorado Rapids | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 18,061 |
| Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium | 22,555 |
| D.C. United | RFK Stadium | 46,000 |
| FC Dallas | Pizza Hut Park | 21,193 |
| Houston Dynamo | Robertson Stadium | 32,000 |
| Kansas City Wizards | CommunityAmerica Ballpark | 10,385 |
| LA Galaxy | Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
| New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | 68,756 |
| New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium | 80,200 |
| Real Salt Lake | Rio Tinto Stadium | 20,213 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Buck Shaw Stadium | 10,525 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Qwest Field | 68,740 |
| Toronto FC | BMO Field | 21,566 |

### Personnel and sponsorships

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
| Chicago Fire | Denis Hamlett | C. J. Brown | Best Buy |
| Chivas USA | Preki | Claudio Suárez | Comex |
| Colorado Rapids | Gary Smith | Pablo Mastroeni | — |
| Columbus Crew | Robert Warzycha | Frankie Hejduk | Glidden |
| D.C. United | Tom Soehn | Jaime Moreno | Volkswagen |
| FC Dallas | Schellas Hyndman | Pablo Ricchetti | — |
| Houston Dynamo | Dominic Kinnear | Wade Barrett | — |
| Kansas City Wizards | Curt Onalfo | Jimmy Conrad | — |
| LA Galaxy | Bruce Arena | Landon Donovan | Herbalife |
| New England Revolution | Steve Nicol | Steve Ralston | — |
| New York Red Bulls | Juan Carlos Osorio | Juan Pablo Ángel | Red Bull |
| Real Salt Lake | Jason Kreis | Kyle Beckerman | XanGo |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Frank Yallop | Ramiro Corrales | Amway Global |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Sigi Schmid | Kasey Keller | Xbox |
| Toronto FC | John Carver | Jim Brennan | — |

## Results table

Abbreviation and Color Key: Chicago Fire – CHI • Chivas USA – CHV • Colorado Rapids – COL • Columbus Crew – CLB • D.C. United – DC FC Dallas – DAL • Houston Dynamo – HOU • Kansas City Wizards – KC • Los Angeles Galaxy – LA • New England Revolution – NE New York Red Bulls – NY • Real Salt Lake – RSL • San Jose Earthquakes – SJ • Seattle Sounders FC – SEA • Toronto FC – TOR Win  • Loss  • Tie  • Home :
| Club | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match |
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Chicago Fire | DAL | DC | NY | SJ | KC | CLB | SEA | NE | TOR | NY | CHV | DAL | HOU | DC | COL | CLB | SJ | SEA | RSL | HOU | KC | LA | COL | DC | RSL | CLB | TOR | LA | NE | CHV |
| Chicago Fire | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Chivas USA | COL | DAL | CLB | LA | SEA | TOR | DAL | SJ | RSL | DC | KC | CHI | SEA | HOU | CLB | LA | NE | COL | NY | TOR | RSL | LA | NE | SEA | NY | DC | KC | SJ | CHI | HOU |
| Chivas USA | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 |
| Colorado Rapids | CHV | KC | LA | CLB | HOU | LA | RSL | NE | SEA | NY | RSL | DC | DAL | SEA | CHI | DAL | DC | NY | CLB | CHV | CHI | HOU | TOR | TOR | SJ | SJ | KC | NE | DAL | RSL |
| Colorado Rapids | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-3 |
| Columbus Crew | HOU | TOR | RSL | CHV | COL | CHI | TOR | KC | LA | SJ | SEA | KC | CHV | DAL | NY | DC | CHI | RSL | TOR | COL | SJ | DAL | NY | HOU | CHI | LA | SEA | NE | DC | NE |
| Columbus Crew | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| D.C. United | LA | CHI | HOU | RSL | NE | NY | DAL | KC | TOR | CHV | RSL | NE | NY | CHI | SEA | COL | CLB | COL | SJ | HOU | TOR | LA | CHI | DAL | KC | SEA | SJ | CHV | CLB | KC |
| D.C. United | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| FC Dallas | CHI | CHV | NE | TOR | TOR | CHV | DC | HOU | SEA | LA | CHI | SJ | HOU | CLB | COL | NY | COL | RSL | KC | HOU | CLB | NY | DC | LA | KC | RSL | NE | SJ | COL | SEA |
| FC Dallas | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Houston Dynamo | CLB | SJ | DC | NY | COL | NE | DAL | NY | SJ | TOR | CHI | CHV | DAL | RSL | LA | KC | SEA | TOR | NE | DC | DAL | CHI | RSL | SEA | COL | CLB | RSL | KC | LA | CHV |
| Houston Dynamo | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| Kansas City Wizards | TOR | COL | SJ | SEA | CHI | NY | TOR | DC | CLB | RSL | CHV | LA | CLB | NE | HOU | NE | LA | DAL | CHI | SJ | RSL | NE | DC | NY | DAL | COL | HOU | CHV | SEA | DC |
| Kansas City Wizards | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-6 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | DC | COL | CHV | SJ | COL | NY | RSL | SEA | CLB | DAL | KC | TOR | RSL | SJ | HOU | NE | CHV | NY | KC | NE | SEA | CHI | DC | CHV | DAL | TOR | CLB | CHI | HOU | SJ |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| New England Revolution | SJ | NY | DAL | DC | RSL | HOU | CHI | COL | TOR | DC | NY | KC | LA | KC | CHV | HOU | TOR | LA | SEA | RSL | SJ | KC | CHV | NY | SEA | DAL | COL | CLB | CHI | CLB |
| New England Revolution | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-6 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| New York Red Bulls | SEA | NE | CHI | HOU | RSL | KC | DC | LA | SJ | HOU | CHI | COL | DC | NE | TOR | SEA | TOR | CLB | DAL | LA | COL | CHV | DAL | CLB | KC | NE | CHV | SJ | RSL | TOR |
| New York Red Bulls | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-5 |
| Real Salt Lake | SEA | CLB | DC | NY | NE | COL | LA | CHV | KC | DC | SJ | COL | LA | HOU | TOR | SJ | CLB | DAL | CHI | SEA | HOU | NE | CHV | KC | CHI | HOU | DAL | NY | TOR | COL |
| Real Salt Lake | 0-2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | NE | HOU | KC | CHI | LA | SEA | CHV | NY | HOU | CLB | RSL | DAL | SEA | LA | RSL | TOR | CHI | DC | SEA | CLB | KC | NE | COL | COL | DC | NY | DAL | TOR | CHV | LA |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | NY | RSL | TOR | KC | CHV | SJ | CHI | LA | DAL | COL | CLB | CHV | SJ | DC | NY | COL | HOU | CHI | SJ | RSL | LA | NE | HOU | TOR | DC | CHV | NE | CLB | KC | DAL |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 |
| Toronto FC | KC | CLB | SEA | DAL | DAL | CHV | KC | CLB | DC | CHI | NE | HOU | LA | NY | NY | RSL | SJ | HOU | CLB | NE | DC | CHV | SEA | COL | COL | LA | CHI | SJ | RSL | NY |
| Toronto FC | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-5 |

## Standings
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
| 6 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | |

### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |

### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | North American SuperLiga |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | |

## MLS Cup Playoffs

| Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup |
| E1 | Columbus | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Salt Lake | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Salt Lake | 1 | 3 | E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (0)5 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (0)5 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Chicago | (0)4 | | | |
| E3 | New England | 2 | 0 | E2 | Chicago | (0)4 | | | |
| E2 | Chicago | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Chicago | 1 | 2 | | | | E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (1)5 |
| | | | | | | | W1 | Los Angeles | (1)4 |
| W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | W1 | Los Angeles | (1)4 |
| W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | W1 | Los Angeles (AET) | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | Los Angeles (AET) | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Houston | 0 | | | |
| W3 | Seattle | 0 | 0 | W2 | Houston | 0 | | | |
| W2 | Houston (AET) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |

## Player statistics
### Goals

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | 17 |
| 2 | Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | 16 |
| 3 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew | 12 |
| 3 | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | 12 |
| 3 | Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake | 12 |
| 3 | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | 12 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls | 12 |
| 8 | Dwayne De Rosario | Toronto FC | 11 |
| 8 | Ryan Johnson | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 |
| 8 | Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards | 11 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids | 11 |
| 2 | Dave van den Bergh | FC Dallas | 10 |
| 3 | Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | 9 |
| 4 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire | 8 |
| 5 | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | 6 |
| 5 | Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC | 6 |
| 5 | Shalrie Joseph | New England Revolution | 6 |
| 5 | Claudio López | Kansas City Wizards | 6 |
| 5 | Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | 6 |
| 10 | 10 players | 10 players | 5 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Zach Thornton | Chivas USA | 12 |
| 2 | Jon Busch | Chicago Fire | 10 |
| 2 | Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC | 10 |
| 2 | Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo | 10 |
| 5 | Donovan Ricketts | LA Galaxy | 9 |
| 5 | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake | 9 |
| 7 | Matt Reis | New England Revolution | 8 |
| 8 | Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards | 7 |
| 8 | Will Hesmer | Columbus Crew | 7 |
| 8 | Matt Pickens | Colorado Rapids | 7 |

## Awards
### Individual awards

| Award | Player | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy |
| Defender of the Year | Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Zach Thornton | Chivas USA |
| Coach of the Year | Bruce Arena | LA Galaxy |
| Rookie of the Year | Omar Gonzalez | LA Galaxy |
| Newcomer of the Year | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Zach Thornton | Chivas USA |
| Golden Boot | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| Goal of the Year | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy |
| Save of the Year | Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo |
| Fair Play Award | Steve Ralston | New England Revolution |
| Humanitarian of the Year | Jimmy Conrad Logan Pause | Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire |

### Best XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Zach Thornton, Chivas USA | Geoff Cameron, Houston Wilman Conde, Chicago Chad Marshall, Columbus | Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy Stuart Holden, Houston Shalrie Joseph, New England Freddie Ljungberg, Seattle | Conor Casey, Colorado Jeff Cunningham, Dallas |

### Weekly awards

Player of the Week :
| Week | Player | Club |
| Week 1 | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 2 | Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 3 | Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids |
| Week 4 | Donovan Ricketts | LA Galaxy |
| Week 5 | Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 6 | Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 7 | Jaime Moreno | D.C. United |
| Week 8 | Macoumba Kandji | New York Red Bulls |
| Week 9 | Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 10 | Amado Guevara | Toronto FC |
| Week 11 | Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids |
| Week 12 | Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution |
| Week 13 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew |
| Week 14 | Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids |
| Week 15 | Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 16 | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| Week 17 | Chad Barrett | Toronto FC |
| Week 18 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire |
| Week 19 | Yura Movsisyan | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 20 | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| Week 21 | Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids |
| Week 22 | Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew |
| Week 23 | Kheli Dube | New England Revolution |
| Week 24 | Pablo Campos | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 25 | Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 26 | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| Week 27 | Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 28 | Shalrie Joseph | New England Revolution |
| Week 29 | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy |
| Week 30 | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| Week 31 | Freddie Ljungberg | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 32 | Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake |
Goal of the Week :
| Week | Player | Club |
| Week 1 | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 2 | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 3 | Sainey Nyassi | New England Revolution |
| Week 4 | Brian McBride | Chicago Fire |
| Week 5 | Brian Ching | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 6 | Clint Mathis | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 7 | Jaime Moreno | D.C. United |
| Week 8 | Chris Pontius | D.C. United |
| Week 9 | Santino Quaranta | D.C. United |
| Week 10 | Claudio López | Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 11 | Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 12 | Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids |
| Week 13 | Davy Arnaud | Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 14 | Eric Avila | FC Dallas |
| Week 15 | Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 16 | Marco Pappa | Chicago Fire |
| Week 17 | Patrick Ianni | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 18 | Bryan Namoff | D.C. United |
| Week 19 | Claudio López | Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 20 | Fred | D.C. United |
| Week 21 | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy |
| Week 22 | Steve Zakuani | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 23 | Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 24 | Wells Thompson | New England Revolution |
| Week 25 | Edgaras Jankauskas | New England Revolution |
| Week 26 | O'Brian White | Toronto FC |
| Week 27 | Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 28 | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| Week 29 | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| Week 30 | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| Week 31 | George John | FC Dallas |
| Week 32 | Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake |
Save of the week was first introduced during week 10 of the 2009 season.
Save of the Week :
| Week | Goalkeeper | Club |
| Week 10 | Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 11 | Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 12 | Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 13 | Danny Cepero | New York Red Bulls |
| Week 14 | Donovan Ricketts | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 15 | Stefan Frei | Toronto FC |
| Week 16 | Josh Saunders | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 17 | Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 18 | Donovan Ricketts | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 19 | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 20 | Darío Sala | FC Dallas |
| Week 21 | Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 22 | Amado Guevara | Toronto FC |
| Week 23 | Onstad & Barret | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 24 | Stefan Frei | Toronto FC |
| Week 25 | Stefan Frei | Toronto FC |
| Week 26 | Stefan Frei | Toronto FC |
| Week 27 | Zach Thornton | Chivas USA |
| Week 28 | Darío Sala | FC Dallas |
| Week 29 | Tyrone Marshall | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 30 | Dario Sala | FC Dallas |
| Week 31 | Geoff Cameron | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 32 | Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards |

### Monthly awards

Player of the Month :
| Week | Player | Club |
| March | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC |
| April | Brian McBride | Chicago Fire |
| May | Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids |
| June | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew |
| July | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy |
| August | Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew |
| September | Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| October | Freddie Ljungberg | Seattle Sounders FC |

## Attendance

| Club | Games | Season | Game Avg. |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 15 | 499,262 | 30,897 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 333,239 | 20,827 |
| Toronto FC | 15 | 305,167 | 20,344 |
| Real Salt Lake | 15 | 303,138 | 17,831 |
| Houston Dynamo | 15 | 264,368 | 17,624 |
| Chivas USA | 15 | 251,611 | 15,725 |
| D.C. United | 15 | 202,605 | 15,585 |
| Chicago Fire | 15 | 247,908 | 15,487 |
| Columbus Crew | 15 | 226,808 | 14,175 |
| Colorado Rapids | 15 | 195,282 | 13,018 |
| New York Red Bulls | 15 | 165,672 | 12,744 |
| New England Revolution | 15 | 173,985 | 12,427 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 134,283 | 10,329 |
| Kansas City Wizards | 15 | 150,802 | 10,053 |
| FC Dallas | 15 | 108,717 | 9,883 |
| Totals | 225 | 3,562,847 | 16,120 |