# 2015 Major League Soccer season

The 2015 Major League Soccer season featured 20 total clubs (17 based in the United States, 3 based in Canada). The regular season was held from March 6 through to October 25, whereas the MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 28 and ended with MLS Cup 2015 on December 6. The defending MLS Cup champions were the LA Galaxy, while Seattle Sounders FC were the defending Supporters' Shield winners.
It was the first season for expansion teams Orlando City SC and New York City, who both joined the Eastern Conference, while both the Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference. Chivas USA folded at the end of the 2014 season.
At the end of the regular season, the New York Red Bulls of the Eastern Conference won the Supporters' Shield, while the team on top of the Western Conference was FC Dallas. The Portland Timbers won their first MLS Cup, winning 2–1 at Columbus Crew.

## Overview

The 2015 season began on Friday, March 6. The opening weekend saw an average attendance of 25,838 — buoyed by strong attendances in Orlando (62,510), and Seattle (39,782) — with seven of the weekend's ten matches selling out. Additionally, MLS saw strong TV ratings on ESPN2 (539,000 viewers), Unimas (341,000 viewers), and Fox Sports 1 (289,000 and 278,500 viewers).

### Franchise changes

The 2015 MLS season featured the addition of two expansion teams, New York City and Orlando City SC. New York City became the second MLS team in the New York metropolitan area (joining the New Jersey-based New York Red Bulls), as well as the first based within New York City itself, as the team played its inaugural season at Yankee Stadium). Orlando was a new market for MLS, which returned to Florida for the first time since folding their Miami and Tampa Bay franchises before the 2002 season. The Lions' ownership previously owned Orlando's team that played in the league then known as USL Pro from 2010 to 2014; that team that relocated to Louisville for the 2015 season of the rebranded United Soccer League.
While MLS added two teams, one team closed down. Chivas USA, which had called the Los Angeles area home since 2005 and shared the StubHub Center with the LA Galaxy. Chivas had been owned by Mexican club, C.D. Guadalajara, who sold the club back to MLS in 2014. The league folded Chivas in October 2014, after the conclusion of the regular season, though it announced plans to add a second LA-area club, Los Angeles FC, in 2018.

### Realignment and playoffs

With the addition and subtraction of the above-mentioned teams, the 2015 season saw a realignment of MLS's Eastern and Western conferences: New York City and Orlando City SC joined the East, while Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City moved from the East to the West.
Each team played 34 regular season matches: two or three against conference rivals and once against teams from the opposite conference. The regular season concluded with all teams playing at the same scheduled time, a league first.
12 teams advanced to the MLS Cup Playoffs, up from 10 the previous 3 seasons. The top six teams per conference qualified. The first round per conference had the third-seed hosting the sixth-seed, and the fourth hosting the fifth. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed played the lowest remaining seed and the second played the next-lowest.

### Television

The 2015 season saw the launch of a new United States television and media rights deal with English-language ESPN and Fox Sports and Spanish-language Univision Deportes. The deal continues MLS's relationship with ESPN and Univision, while it reestablishes one with Fox Sports, whose Fox Soccer channel carried MLS games until 2011 (NBC Sports carried MLS broadcasts from 2012 to 2014). The deal, formally announced in May 2014, sees regular weekly game broadcasts on ESPN2 (Sunday afternoons) and Fox Sports 1 (Sunday evenings), as well as a regular Friday night match on UniMás and/or Univision Deportes Network. The networks will share coverage of the MLS Cup Playoffs, while ESPN and Fox will alternate English language carriage of the MLS All-Star Game and MLS Cup championship match each year. The 2015 MLS all star game will be on Fox Sports, and MLS Cup 2015 will air on ESPN. As part of the deal, the networks also share coverage of the U.S. Soccer men's and women's national teams.
The league reached a four-year agreement with Sky Sports to televise league matches live in the United Kingdom and Ireland. At least two regular season matches each week, the MLS All-Star Game, and every MLS Cup Playoff match was aired on the Sky family of networks. MLS also reached a four-year agreement with Eurosport to air live matches in many other European countries.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Chicago Fire | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | D.C. United | FC Dallas | Houston Dynamo |
| Toyota Park | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | Mapfre Stadium | RFK Memorial Stadium | Toyota Stadium | BBVA Compass Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 20,145 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 20,500 | Capacity: 22,000 |
| LA Galaxy | Montreal Impact | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | New England Revolution | New York City |
| StubHub Center | Saputo Stadium | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | Gillette Stadium | Yankee Stadium |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 20,801 | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | Capacity: 22,385 | Capacity: 33,444 |
| New York Red Bulls | Orlando | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | Philadelphia Union | Portland Timbers |
| Red Bull Arena | Citrus Bowl | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | PPL Park | Providence Park |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 23,000 | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | FireRapidsCrewD.C. UnitedFC DallasDynamoGalaxyImpactRevolutionNew York CityRed BullsOrlando City SCUnionTimbersReal Salt LakeEarthquakesSoundersSporting KCTorontoWhitecapsclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season Eastern Conference; Western Conference | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 22,000 |
| Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle Sounders FC | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Rio Tinto Stadium | Avaya Stadium | CenturyLink Field | Sporting Park | BMO Field | BC Place |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 39,115 | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 30,991 | Capacity: 21,000 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
| Chicago Fire | Veljko Paunović | Jeff Larentowicz | Quaker |
| Colorado Rapids | Pablo Mastroeni | Drew Moor | Transamerica |
| Columbus Crew | Gregg Berhalter | Michael Parkhurst | Barbasol |
| D.C. United | Ben Olsen | Bobby Boswell | Leidos |
| FC Dallas | Óscar Pareja | Matt Hedges | AdvoCare |
| Houston Dynamo | Owen Coyle | Brad Davis | BHP Billiton |
| LA Galaxy | Bruce Arena | Robbie Keane | Herbalife |
| Montreal Impact | Mauro Biello | Patrice Bernier | Bank of Montreal |
| New England Revolution | Jay Heaps | Jermaine Jones | UnitedHealthcare |
| New York City | Jason Kreis | David Villa | Etihad Airways |
| New York Red Bulls | Jesse Marsch | Dax McCarty | Red Bull |
| Orlando City SC | Adrian Heath | Kaká | Orlando Health |
| Philadelphia Union | Jim Curtin | Maurice Edu | Bimbo |
| Portland Timbers | Caleb Porter | Will Johnson | Alaska Airlines |
| Real Salt Lake | Jeff Cassar | Kyle Beckerman | LifeVantage |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Dominic Kinnear | Chris Wondolowski | — |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Sigi Schmid | Brad Evans | Xbox |
| Sporting Kansas City | Peter Vermes | Matt Besler | Ivy Funds |
| Toronto | Greg Vanney | Michael Bradley | Bank of Montreal |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carl Robinson | Pedro Morales | Bell Canada |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Mark Watson | Fired | October 16, 2014 | Preseason | Dominic Kinnear | October 16, 2014 |
| Houston Dynamo | Dominic Kinnear | Signed by San Jose Earthquakes | October 16, 2014 | Preseason | Owen Coyle | December 8, 2014 |
| New York Red Bulls | Mike Petke | Fired | January 7, 2015 | Preseason | Jesse Marsch | January 7, 2015 |
| Montreal Impact | Frank Klopas | Fired | August 29, 2015 | 7th in East, 17th overall | Mauro Biello (Interim) | August 29, 2015 |
| Chicago Fire | Frank Yallop | Fired | September 20, 2015 | 10th in East, 20th overall | Brian Bliss (Interim) | September 20, 2015 |
| New York City | Jason Kreis | Fired | November 2, 2015 | Postseason | Patrick Vieira | November 9, 2015 |
| Chicago Fire | Brian Bliss | End of interim period | November 24, 2015 | Postseason | Veljko Paunovic | November 24, 2015 |

## Standings
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 | |
| 8 | New York City FC | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 37 | |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 30 | |

### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 | |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 | |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 | |

### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
| 5 | Portland Timbers (C) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | |
| 8 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 11 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 | |
| 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 14 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 | |
| 15 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 | |
| 16 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 | |
| 17 | New York City FC | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 37 | |
| 18 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 | |
| 19 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 | |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 30 | |

## MLS Cup Playoffs

| Knockout round | Knockout round | Knockout round | 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 |
| October 29 – Stade Saputo | October 29 – Stade Saputo | October 29 – Stade Saputo | E3 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Toronto FC | 0 | E2 | Columbus Crew (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Toronto FC | 0 | E2 | Columbus Crew (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | E2 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| E3 | Montreal Impact | 3 | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| E3 | Montreal Impact | 3 | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| October 28 – RFK Stadium | October 28 – RFK Stadium | October 28 – RFK Stadium | E4 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 | 0 | E1 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| October 28 – RFK Stadium | October 28 – RFK Stadium | October 28 – RFK Stadium | E4 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | December 6 – Mapfre Stadium | December 6 – Mapfre Stadium | December 6 – Mapfre Stadium |
| E5 | New England Revolution | 1 | E1 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | December 6 – Mapfre Stadium | December 6 – Mapfre Stadium | December 6 – Mapfre Stadium |
| E5 | New England Revolution | 1 | E1 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | E2 | Columbus Crew | 1 |
| E4 | D.C. United | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Columbus Crew | 1 |
| E4 | D.C. United | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | W3 | Portland Timbers | 2 |
| October 29 – Providence Park | October 29 – Providence Park | October 29 – Providence Park | W3 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | W3 | Portland Timbers | 2 |
| W6 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 (6) | W2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 (6) | W2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | W3 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| W3 | Portland Timbers (p) | 2 (7) | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W3 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| W3 | Portland Timbers (p) | 2 (7) | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | FC Dallas | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| October 28 – CenturyLink Field | October 28 – CenturyLink Field | October 28 – CenturyLink Field | W4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 1 | 3 (2) | W1 | FC Dallas | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| W5 | LA Galaxy | 2 | W1 | FC Dallas (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Source:

## Attendance
### Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
| Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 752,192 | 64,358 | 39,175 | 44,247 |
| Orlando City SC | 17 | 558,407 | 62,510 | 23,372 | 32,847 |
| New York City FC | 17 | 493,267 | 48,047 | 20,461 | 29,016 |
| Toronto FC | 17 | 398,671 | 30,266 | 16,382 | 23,451 |
| LA Galaxy | 17 | 397,668 | 27,000 | 13,391 | 23,392 |
| Portland Timbers | 17 | 359,418 | 21,144 | 21,144 | 21,144 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 17 | 356,646 | 50,422 | 18,000 | 20,979 |
| Houston Dynamo | 17 | 351,187 | 22,651 | 16,018 | 20,658 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 348,624 | 22,500 | 18,083 | 20,507 |
| Real Salt Lake | 17 | 342,718 | 21,004 | 18,895 | 20,160 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 17 | 334,684 | 21,505 | 18,864 | 19,687 |
| New York Red Bulls | 17 | 334,172 | 25,219 | 12,540 | 19,657 |
| New England Revolution | 17 | 333,652 | 42,947 | 10,668 | 19,627 |
| Montreal Impact | 17 | 301,742 | 25,245 | 10,035 | 17,750 |
| Philadelphia Union | 17 | 296,674 | 18,883 | 15,374 | 17,451 |
| Columbus Crew | 17 | 288,747 | 22,719 | 10,302 | 16,985 |
| D.C. United | 17 | 276,152 | 21,517 | 11,218 | 16,244 |
| FC Dallas | 17 | 272,221 | 21,907 | 12,640 | 16,013 |
| Chicago Fire | 17 | 272,043 | 20,124 | 11,196 | 16,003 |
| Colorado Rapids | 17 | 266,168 | 18,597 | 10,439 | 15,657 |
| Total | 340 | 7,335,053 | 64,358 | 10,035 | 21,574 |

### Highest attendances

Regular season
| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | 64,358 | August 30, 2015 (2015-08-30) | CenturyLink Field |
| 2 | Orlando City SC | 1–1 | New York City FC | 62,510 | March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08) | Citrus Bowl |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | 56,097 | October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) | CenturyLink Field |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | 55,435 | October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25) | CenturyLink Field |
| 5 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 53,125 | August 2, 2015 (2015-08-02) | CenturyLink Field |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | LA Galaxy | 50,422 | June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | Stanford Stadium |
| 7 | New York City | 1–3 | New York Red Bulls | 48,047 | June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28) | Yankee Stadium |
| 8 | New York City | 2–0 | New England Revolution | 43,507 | March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15) | Yankee Stadium |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | New York City | 43,179 | October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) | Citrus Bowl |
| 10 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Montreal Impact | 42,947 | October 17, 2015 (2015-10-17) | Gillette Stadium |
Updated to games played on October 25, 2015. Source: MLS Soccer

## Player statistics
### Goals

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | 22 |
| 1 | Kei Kamara | Columbus Crew | 22 |
| 3 | Robbie Keane | LA Galaxy | 20 |
| 4 | David Villa | New York City FC | 18 |
| 5 | Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | 17 |
| 5 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | 17 |
| 7 | Chris Wondolowski | San Jose Earthquakes | 16 |
| 7 | Fanendo Adi | Portland Timbers | 16 |
| 9 | Obafemi Martins | Seattle Sounders FC | 15 |
| 10 | Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC | 13 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
| Robbie Keane | LA Galaxy | Toronto FC | 4–0 | July 4 |
| Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | New York City FC | 4–4 | July 12 |
| Robbie Keane | LA Galaxy | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–2 | July 17 |
| Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | New York City FC | 3–5 | July 26 |
| Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | Orlando City SC | 4–1 | August 5 |
| Didier Drogba | Montreal Impact | Chicago Fire | 4–3 | September 5 |
| Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | New York Red Bulls | 5–2 | September 25 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | 16 |
| 2 | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting Kansas City | 15 |
| 2 | Cristian Maidana | Philadelphia Union | 15 |
| 4 | Sacha Kljestan | New York Red Bulls | 14 |
| 5 | Ethan Finlay | Columbus Crew | 13 |
| 6 | Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | 11 |
| 7 | Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | 10 |
| 7 | Mauro Díaz | FC Dallas | 10 |
| 7 | Lee Nguyen | New England Revolution | 10 |
| 7 | Clint Dempsey | Seattle Sounders FC | 10 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
| 1 | Adam Kwarasey | Portland Timbers | 13 |
| 1 | David Ousted | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 13 |
| 3 | David Bingham | San Jose Earthquakes | 12 |
| 4 | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC | 10 |
| 5 | Evan Bush | Montreal Impact | 9 |
| 5 | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls | 9 |
| 7 | Bill Hamid | D.C. United | 8 |
| 7 | Clint Irwin | Colorado Rapids | 8 |
| 7 | Tim Melia | Sporting Kansas City | 8 |
| 7 | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake | 8 |
| 7 | Bobby Shuttleworth | New England Revolution | 8 |

## Awards
### Individual awards

| Award | Player | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC |
| Defender of the Year | Laurent Ciman | New England Revolution |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls |
| Coach of the Year | Jesse Marsch | New York Red Bulls |
| Rookie of the Year | Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC |
| Newcomer of the Year | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Tim Melia | Sporting Kansas City |
| Golden Boot | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC |
| Fair Play Award | Darlington Nagbe | Portland Timbers |
| Humanitarian of the Year | Kei Kamara | Columbus Crew |
| Goal of the Year | Krisztián Németh | Sporting Kansas City |
| Save of the Year | Adam Kwarasey | Portland Timbers |

### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Club | Stats |
| March | Octavio Rivero | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3G |
| April | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting Kansas City | 2G, 3A |
| May | Krisztián Németh | Sporting Kansas City | 3G, 2A |
| June | David Ousted | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30SV, 4GA |
| July | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | 5G, 3A |
| August | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | 4G, 3A |
| September | Didier Drogba | Montreal Impact | 7G, 1A |
| October | Didier Drogba | Montreal Impact | 4G |

### Weekly awards

| Week | MLS Player of the Week | MLS Player of the Week | Goal of the Week | Goal of the Week | MLS Save of the Week | MLS Save of the Week |
| Week | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club |
| Week 1 | Jozy Altidore | Toronto | Clint Dempsey | Seattle Sounders FC | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 2 | David Villa | New York City | Innocent Emeghara | San Jose Earthquakes | Tyler Deric | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 3 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | Octavio Rivero | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Tyler Deric | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 4 | Kelyn Rowe | New England Revolution | Jack McInerney | Montreal Impact | Tyler Deric | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 5 | Shaun Maloney | Chicago Fire | Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | Brek Shea | Orlando City SC |
| Week 6 | Jaime Penedo | LA Galaxy | Dillon Serna | Colorado Rapids | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 7 | Fabián Castillo | FC Dallas | Obafemi Martins | Seattle Sounders FC | Adam Kwarasey | Portland Timbers |
| Week 8 | Ethan Finlay | Columbus Crew | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting Kansas City | Jeff Attinella | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 9 | Fabián Castillo | FC Dallas | Obafemi Martins | Seattle Sounders FC | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 10 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | Diego Valeri | Portland Timbers | David Ousted | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Week 11 | Chad Barrett | Seattle Sounders FC | Devon Sandoval | Real Salt Lake | Steve Clark | Columbus Crew |
| Week 12 | Kei Kamara | Columbus Crew | Dom Dwyer | Sporting Kansas City | Evan Bush | Montreal Impact |
| Week 13 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto | Marco Pappa | Seattle Sounders FC | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 14 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto | Thomas McNamara | New York City | Andrew Dykstra | D.C. United |
| Week 15 | David Villa | New York City | Diego Fagúndez | New England Revolution | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 16 | Gyasi Zardes | LA Galaxy | Matías Pérez García | San Jose Earthquakes | David Ousted | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Week 17 | Fanendo Adi | Portland Timbers | Olmes Garcia | Real Salt Lake | David Ousted | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Week 18 | Robbie Keane | LA Galaxy | Tyrone Mears | Seattle Sounders FC | David Ousted | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Week 19 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto | Marco Donadel | Montreal Impact | Evan Bush | Montreal Impact |
| Week 20 | Robbie Keane | LA Galaxy | Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | Tyler Deric | Houston Dynamo |
| Week 21 | Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting Kansas City | Jeff Attinella | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 22 | Pa Modou Kah | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Taylor Kemp | D.C. United | Jeff Attinella | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 23 | Kei Kamara | Columbus Crew | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls |
| Week 24 | Paulo Nagamura | Sporting Kansas City | Obafemi Martins | Seattle Sounders FC | Adam Kwarasey | Portland Timbers |
| Week 25 | Robbie Keane | LA Galaxy | Cristian Techera | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 26 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 27 | Didier Drogba | Montreal Impact | Didier Drogba | Montreal Impact | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 28 | Kei Kamara | Columbus Crew | Krisztián Németh | Sporting Kansas City | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 29 | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting Kansas City | Gonzalo Pineda | Seattle Sounders FC | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls |
| Week 30 | Didier Drogba | Montreal Impact | Didier Drogba | Montreal Impact | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake |
| Week 31 | Tim Melia | Sporting Kansas City | Krisztián Németh | Sporting Kansas City | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls |
| Week 32 | None awarded | None awarded | None awarded | None awarded | None awarded | None awarded |
| Week 33 | Fanendo Adi | Portland Timbers | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls |
| Week 34 | Darlington Nagbe | Portland Timbers | Darlington Nagbe | Portland Timbers | Evan Bush | Montreal Impact |

### Best XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Luis Robles, Red Bulls | Laurent Ciman, Montreal Matt Hedges, Dallas Kendall Waston, Vancouver | Ethan Finlay, Columbus Dax McCarty, Red Bulls Benny Feilhaber, Sporting KC Fabian Castillo, Dallas | Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto Kei Kamara, Columbus Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy |

## Player transfers
### Allocation ranking

The allocation ranking was 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.
MLS streamlined the allocation mechanism in the middle of 2015 season. Effective on May 1, 2015, the allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in MLS allocation list. MLS allocation list contains select U.S. National Team players and players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2014 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 season.
| Original Ranking | Final Ranking | Club | Date Allocation Used (Rank on that date) | Player Signed | Previous Club |
| 20 | 1 | LA Galaxy† | | | |
| 6 | 2 | Chicago Fire | | | |
| 7 | 3 | Houston Dynamo | | | |
| 9 | 4 | Philadelphia Union | | | |
| 10 | 5 | Portland Timbers | | | |
| 11 | 6 | Sporting Kansas City | | | |
| 12 | 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | | | |
| 13 | 8 | Columbus Crew | | | |
| 14 | 9 | FC Dallas | | | |
| 15 | 10 | Real Salt Lake | | | |
| 3 | 11 | Montreal Impact‡ | | | |
| 18 | 12 | Seattle Sounders FC | | | |
| 19 | 13 | New England Revolution | | | |
| 5 | 14 | Colorado Rapids† | | | |
| 1 | 15 | New York City | January 13, 2015 (1) | Mix Diskerud | Rosenborg |
| 8 | 16 | Toronto | January 16, 2015 (6) | Jozy Altidore | Sunderland |
| 17 | 17 | New York Red Bulls‡ | January 28, 2015 (1) | Sacha Kljestan | Anderlecht |
| 2 | 18 | Orlando City SC♯ | December 19, 2014 (2) | Brek Shea | Stoke City |
| 2 | 18 | Orlando City SC♯ | February 2, 2015 (17) | Eric Avila | Santos Laguna |
| 16 | 19 | D.C. United | February 10, 2015 (12) | Michael Farfan | Cruz Azul |
| 4 | 20 | San Jose Earthquakes | July 17, 2015 (1) | Marc Pelosi | Liverpool U-21 |

## Coaches
### Eastern Conference

* Chicago Fire: Frank Yallop
* Columbus Crew: Gregg Berhalter
* D.C. United: Ben Olsen
* Montreal Impact: Mauro Biello
* New England Revolution: Jay Heaps
* New York City: Patrick Vieira
* New York Red Bulls: Jesse Marsch
* Orlando City SC: Jason Kreis
* Philadelphia Union: Jim Curtin
* Toronto: Greg Vanney

### Western Conference

* Colorado Rapids: Pablo Mastroeni
* FC Dallas: Óscar Pareja
* Houston Dynamo: Owen Coyle
* Los Angeles Galaxy: Bruce Arena
* Portland Timbers: Caleb Porter
* Real Salt Lake: Jeff Cassar
* San Jose Earthquakes: Dominic Kinnear
* Seattle Sounders FC: Sigi Schmid and Brian Schmetzer
* Sporting Kansas City: Peter Vermes
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Carl Robinson