# 2016 Major League Soccer season

The 2016 Major League Soccer season featured 20 total clubs (17 based in the United States, 3 based in Canada). The regular season began on March 6 and ended on October 23. The playoffs began on October 26 and ended on December 10. The defending MLS Cup champions were the Portland Timbers, while the New York Red Bulls were the defending Supporters' Shield winners. FC Dallas won the Supporter's Shield for the first time, and the Seattle Sounders FC won their first MLS Cup in their history after defeating Toronto FC 5–4 in a penalty kick shootout, after playing to a 0–0 result after regulation and added extra time.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

* ^ Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.

### Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
| Chicago Fire | Veljko Paunović | Răzvan Cociș | Valspar |
| Colorado Rapids | Pablo Mastroeni | Sam Cronin | Transamerica |
| Columbus Crew SC | Gregg Berhalter | Michael Parkhurst | Barbasol |
| D.C. United | Ben Olsen | Bobby Boswell | Leidos |
| FC Dallas | Óscar Pareja | Matt Hedges | AdvoCare |
| Houston Dynamo | Wílmer Cabrera | DaMarcus Beasley | BHP Billiton |
| LA Galaxy | Bruce Arena | Robbie Keane | Herbalife |
| Montreal Impact | Mauro Biello | Patrice Bernier | Bank of Montreal |
| New England Revolution | Jay Heaps | Lee Nguyen | UnitedHealthcare |
| New York City FC | Patrick Vieira | David Villa | Etihad Airways |
| New York Red Bulls | Jesse Marsch | Dax McCarty | Red Bull |
| Orlando City SC | Jason Kreis | Kaká | Orlando Health |
| Philadelphia Union | Jim Curtin | Brian Carroll | Bimbo |
| Portland Timbers | Caleb Porter | Liam Ridgewell | Alaska Airlines |
| Real Salt Lake | Jeff Cassar | Kyle Beckerman | LifeVantage |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Dominic Kinnear | Chris Wondolowski | Sutter Health |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Brian Schmetzer | Brad Evans | Xbox |
| Sporting Kansas City | Peter Vermes | Matt Besler | Ivy Funds |
| Toronto FC | 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 |
| Houston Dynamo | Owen Coyle | Mutual consent | May 25, 2016 | 10th in West, 18th overall | Wade Barrett (interim) | June 7, 2016 |
| Orlando City SC | Adrian Heath | Mutual consent | July 6, 2016 | 7th in East, 15th overall | Bobby Murphy (interim) | July 7, 2016 |
| Orlando City SC | Bobby Murphy (interim) | End of interim period | July 19, 2016 | 8th in East, 16th overall | Jason Kreis | July 19, 2016 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Sigi Schmid | Mutual consent | July 26, 2016 | 9th in West, 17th overall | Brian Schmetzer (interim) | July 26, 2016 |
| Houston Dynamo | Wade Barrett (interim) | End of interim period | October 28, 2016 | 10th in West, 18th overall | Wílmer Cabrera | October 28, 2016 |

## Standings
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 54 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Toronto FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 53 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | D.C. United | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 46 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 45 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 42 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 41 | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 31 | |

### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Dallas | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 58 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 39 | |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 34 | |

### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Dallas (S) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 58 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | New York City FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 54 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 45 | |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 | |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 42 | |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 42 | |
| 15 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 41 | |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 39 | |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | |
| 18 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 36 | |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 34 | |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 31 | |

## MLS Cup Playoffs
### Bracket

| 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 December 10 – Toronto, Ontario | MLS Cup December 10 – Toronto, Ontario | MLS Cup December 10 – Toronto, Ontario |
| | | | | | E5 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| October 27 – Washington, D.C. | October 27 – Washington, D.C. | October 27 – Washington, D.C. | | | E5 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| October 27 – Washington, D.C. | October 27 – Washington, D.C. | October 27 – Washington, D.C. | | | E1 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | D.C. United | 2 | | | E1 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Montreal Impact | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Montreal Impact | 4 | | | | | | | | E5 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E5 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E3 | Toronto FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | E3 | Toronto FC | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| October 26 – Toronto, Ontario | October 26 – Toronto, Ontario | October 26 – Toronto, Ontario | | | E3 | Toronto FC | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| October 26 – Toronto, Ontario | October 26 – Toronto, Ontario | October 26 – Toronto, Ontario | | | E2 | New York City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Toronto FC | 3 | | | E2 | New York City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E3 | Toronto FC | 0 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W4 | Seattle Sounders FC (p) | 0 (5) |
| | | | | | W4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| October 27 – Seattle, Washington | October 27 – Seattle, Washington | October 27 – Seattle, Washington | | | W4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| October 27 – Seattle, Washington | October 27 – Seattle, Washington | October 27 – Seattle, Washington | | | W1 | FC Dallas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | | | W1 | FC Dallas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | | | | | | | | W4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | W3 | LA Galaxy | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| October 26 – Carson, California | October 26 – Carson, California | October 26 – Carson, California | | | W3 | LA Galaxy | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| October 26 – Carson, California | October 26 – Carson, California | October 26 – Carson, California | | | W2 | Colorado Rapids (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| W3 | LA Galaxy | 3 | | | W2 | Colorado Rapids (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Attendance
### Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
    As of October 24, 2016
| Pos. | Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 724,809 | 53,302 | 39,269 | 42,636 |
| 2 | Orlando City SC | 17 | 502,478 | 60,147 | 23,802 | 31,324 |
| 3 | New York City FC | 17 | 462,336 | 37,858 | 22,736 | 27,196 |
| 4 | Toronto FC | 17 | 451,917 | 30,262 | 22,212 | 26,583 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 17 | 427,492 | 27,167 | 19,651 | 25,147 |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 379,603 | 27,038 | 18,836 | 22,330 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 17 | 359,448 | 21,144 | 21,144 | 21,144 |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | 17 | 351,366 | 27,545 | 16,318 | 20,669 |
| 9 | New York Red Bulls | 17 | 350,535 | 25,218 | 15,167 | 20,620 |
| 10 | New England Revolution | 17 | 343,150 | 39,587 | 10,144 | 20,185 |
| 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 17 | 338,816 | 50,816 | 18,000 | 19,930 |
| 12 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 335,909 | 20,389 | 18,036 | 19,759 |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 17 | 333,155 | 20,618 | 18,563 | 19,549 |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 17 | 323,361 | 21,601 | 15,045 | 19,597 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 17 | 297,825 | 18,681 | 15,011 | 17,519 |
| 16 | Columbus Crew SC | 17 | 291,128 | 20,389 | 13,114 | 17,125 |
| 17 | D.C. United | 17 | 290,381 | 30,943 | 12,094 | 17,081 |
| 18 | Colorado Rapids | 17 | 276,721 | 18,759 | 10,670 | 16,278 |
| 19 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 265,234 | 18,976 | 12,073 | 15,602 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 17 | 239,601 | 16,215 | 10,381 | 14,094 |
| – | Total | 340 | 7,375,144 | 60,147 | 10,144 | 21,692 |
* ^ Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.

### Highest attendances

Regular season
    As of October 24, 2016
| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
| 1 | Orlando City SC | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | 60,147 | March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06) | 1 | Orlando Citrus Bowl |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | Portland Timbers | 53,302 | August 21, 2016 | 25 | CenturyLink Field |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 50,816 | June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | 15 | Stanford Stadium |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | 50,022 | October 23, 2016 | 34 | CenturyLink Field |
| 5 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 48,458 | July 31, 2016 | 22 | CenturyLink Field |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–2 | New York City FC | 47,537 | June 25, 2016 | 15 | CenturyLink Field |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 47,111 | September 17, 2016 | 30 | CenturyLink Field |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | 41,028 | May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) | 11 | CenturyLink Field |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 40,813 | July 9, 2016 | 18 | CenturyLink Field |
| 10 | Seattle Sounders FC | 5–0 | FC Dallas | 40,101 | July 13, 2016 | 19 | CenturyLink Field |

## Player statistics
### Goals

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | 25 |
| 2 | David Villa | New York City FC | 24 |
| 3 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | 17 |
| 3 | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact | 17 |
| 5 | Fanendo Adi | Portland Timbers | 16 |
| 5 | Dom Dwyer | Sporting Kansas City | 16 |
| 5 | Ola Kamara | Columbus Crew | 16 |
| 8 | Giovani Dos Santos | LA Galaxy | 14 |
| 8 | Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | 14 |
| 8 | Diego Valeri | Portland Timbers | 14 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | Toronto FC | 3–0 | May 28 |
| Ola Kamara | Columbus Crew SC | Real Salt Lake | 4–3 | May 28 |
| Roland Alberg | Philadelphia Union | Chicago Fire | 4–3 | June 22 |
| Didier Drogba | Montreal Impact | Philadelphia Union | 5–1 | July 23 |
| Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | D.C. United | 4–1 | July 23 |
| Frank Lampard | New York City FC | Colorado Rapids | 5–1 | July 30 |
| Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | New England Revolution | 4–1 | August 6 |
| Clint Dempsey | Seattle Sounders FC | Orlando City SC | 3–1 | August 7 |
| Patrick Mullins | D.C. United | Chicago Fire | 6–2 | August 27 |
| Mauro Manotas | Houston Dynamo | Portland Timbers | 3–1 | September 24 |
| Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | New York City FC | 5–0 | November 6 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Sacha Kljestan | New York Red Bulls | 20 |
| 2 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | 15 |
| 3 | Mauro Díaz | FC Dallas | 13 |
| 3 | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting Kansas City | 13 |
| 3 | Justin Meram | Columbus Crew | 13 |
| 6 | Giovani Dos Santos | LA Galaxy | 12 |
| 7 | Luciano Acosta | D.C. United | 11 |
| 7 | Steven Gerrard | LA Galaxy | 11 |
| 7 | Andrea Pirlo | New York City FC | 11 |
| 7 | Joao Plata | Real Salt Lake | 11 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
| 1 | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls | 11 |
| 2 | Chris Seitz | FC Dallas | 10 |
| 3 | Brian Rowe | LA Galaxy | 9 |
| 4 | David Bingham | San Jose Earthquakes | 8 |
| 4 | Steve Clark | Columbus Crew SC | 8 |
| 4 | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC | 8 |
| 4 | Tim Melia | Sporting Kansas City | 8 |
| 4 | Josh Saunders | New York City FC | 8 |
| 9 | Tim Howard | Colorado Rapids | 7 |
| 10 | 7 players | 7 players | 6 |

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Club | Stats |
| March | Joao Plata | Real Salt Lake | 3G, 2A |
| April | Fanendo Adi | Portland Timbers | 3G, 1A |
| May | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | 6G, 2A |
| June | Yura Movsisyan | Real Salt Lake | 3G |
| July | Frank Lampard | New York City FC | 6G, 1A |
| August | Nicolás Lodeiro | Seattle Sounders FC | 2G, 6A |
| September | Chad Marshall | Seattle Sounders FC | 1G |
| October | Justin Meram | Columbus Crew | 1G, 4A |

### Weekly awards

| Week | MLS Player of the Week | MLS Player of the Week | MLS Goal of the Week | MLS Goal of the Week | MLS Save of the Week | MLS Save of the Week |
| Week | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club |
| 1 | Mike Magee | LA Galaxy | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact | Evan Bush | Montreal Impact |
| 2 | Andrew Wenger | Houston Dynamo | Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | Brian Rowe | LA Galaxy |
| 3 | Felipe | New York Red Bulls | Felipe | New York Red Bulls | Tim Melia | Sporting Kansas City |
| 4 | Michael Barrios | FC Dallas | Thomas McNamara | New York City FC | Bobby Shuttleworth | New England Revolution |
| 5 | Kaká | Orlando City SC | Adam Jahn | San Jose Earthquakes | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 6 | Fabián Espíndola | D.C. United | Alberto Quintero | San Jose Earthquakes | David Bingham | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 7 | Giovani dos Santos | LA Galaxy | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake |
| 8 | Emmanuel Boateng | LA Galaxy | Luciano Acosta | D.C. United | David Bingham | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 9 | Jake Gleeson | Portland Timbers | Maxim Tissot | Montreal Impact | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 10 | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact | Tim Melia | Sporting Kansas City |
| 11 | Kekuta Manneh | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Blas Perez | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 12 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 13 | Ola Kamara | Columbus Crew SC | Kevin Molino | Orlando City SC | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls |
| 14 | Chris Pontius | Philadelphia Union | Chris Pontius | Philadelphia Union | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake |
| 15 | Mike Grella | New York Red Bulls | Júlio Baptista | Orlando City SC | Jake Gleeson | Portland Timbers |
| 16 | Roland Alberg | Philadelphia Union | Lamar Neagle | D.C. United | Andre Blake | Philadelphia Union |
| 17 | Jack Harrison | New York City FC | Cristian Maidana | Houston Dynamo | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 18 | Ilsinho | Philadelphia Union | Lee Nguyen | New England Revolution | Brian Rowe | LA Galaxy |
| 19 | Diego Valeri | Portland Timbers | Jack Harrison | New York City FC | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 20 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 21 | Frank Lampard | New York City FC | Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 22 | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 23 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | Shkelzen Gashi | Colorado Rapids | Bill Hamid | D.C. United |
| 24 | Clint Dempsey | Seattle Sounders FC | Luis Solignac | Chicago Fire SC | Joe Willis | Houston Dynamo |
| 25 | Patrick Mullins | D.C. United | Yura Movsisyan | Real Salt Lake | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 26 | Frank Lampard | New York City FC | Giovani dos Santos | LA Galaxy | Brad Knighton | New England Revolution |
| 27 | Giovani dos Santos | LA Galaxy | Joao Plata | Real Salt Lake | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC |
| 28 | Kelyn Rowe | New England Revolution | Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC | David Ousted | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| 29 | Mauro Manotas | Houston Dynamo | Shkelzen Gashi | Colorado Rapids | Brad Knighton | New England Revolution |

#### Team of the Week

Team of the Week :
| Week | Goalkeeper | Defender | Midfielder | Forward |
| 1 | Bingham (SJ) | Cole (LA) Moor (TOR) Zimmerman (DAL) | Chara (POR) Fagundez (NE) Martinez (RSL) McNamara (NYC) | Larin (ORL) Magee (LA) Piatti (MTL) |
| 2 | Blake (PHI) | Beasley (HOU) Ciman (MTL) Williams (COL) | Mustivar (SKC) Pontius (PHI) Sunday (RSL) Wenger (HOU) | Dwyer (SKC) Piatti (MTL) Villa (NYC) |
| 3 | Shuttleworth (NE) | Hollingshead (DAL) Rosenberry (PHI) Waston (VAN) | Díaz (DAL) Felipe (NYR) Higuita (ORL) Zardes (LA) | Adi (POR) Bruin (HOU) Sapong (PHI) |
| 4 | Ousted (VAN) | Bravo (NYC) Jacobson (VAN) Tierney (NE) | Bunbury (NE) Díaz (DAL) McNamara (NYC) Morales (VAN) | Barrios (DAL) Castillo (DAL) Urruti (DAL) |
| 5 | Ousted (VAN) | Kappelhof (CHI) Maund (RSL) Rogers (LA) Shea (ORL) | Alonso (SEA) Higuita (ORL) Neagle (DC) Plata (RSL) | Gashi (COL) Kaká (ORL) |
| 6 | Melia (SKC) | Ciman (MTL) Marshall (SEA) Matarrita (NYC) | Barnes (HOU) Chara (POR) Koffie (NE) Piatti (MTL) | Amarikwa (SJ) Espíndola (DC) Saborío (DC) |
| 7 | Rimando (RSL) | Beitashour (TOR) Ciman (MTL) Phillips (RSL) | Ivanschitz (SEA) Jones (COL) Meram (CLB) Piatti (MTL) | Adi (POR) Castillo (DAL) Dos Santos (LA) |
| 8 | Ousted (VAN) | Boswell (DC) Harvey (VAN) Moor (TOR) | Barnetta (PHI) Boateng (LA) Bradley (TOR) Kljestan (NYR) | Dos Santos (LA) Giovinco (TOR) Wright-Phillips (NYR) |
| 9 | Gleeson (POR) | Scott (SEA) Wynne (SJ) Zusi (SKC) | Allen (RSL) Felipe (NYR) Gashi (COL) Kljestan (NYR) Valeri (POR) | Drogba (MTL) Villa (NYC) |
| 10 | Irwin (TOR) | Horst (HOU) Matarrita (NYC) Perquis (TOR) | Jones (COL) Kljestan (NYR) Nagbe (POR) Piatti (MTL) | Kudo (VAN) Morris (SEA) Zardes (LA) |
| 11 | Worra (DC) | Hernandez (NYC) Williams (COL) Zimmerman (DAL) | Espinoza (SKC) Manneh (VAN) Nyarko (DC) Quintero (SJ) | Giovinco (TOR) Pérez (VAN) Villa (NYC) |
| 12 | Bendik (ORL) | Glad (RSL) Marquez (PHI) Sjöberg (COL) | Acosta (DAL) Grella (NYR) Kaká (ORL) McCarty (NYR) Nagbe (POR) | Akindele (DAL) Wright-Phillips (NYR) |
| 13 | Robles (NYR) | Allen (NYC) Beasley (HOU) Opare (DC) | Kljestan (NYR) Molino (ORL) Nguyen (NE) Piatti (MTL) | Drogba (MTL) Kamara (CLB) Wright-Phillips (NYR) |
| 14 | Gleeson (POR) | Medranda (SKC) Opara (SKC) Ridgewell (POR) Rosenberry (PHI) | Chara (POR) Nogueira (PHI) Pontius (PHI) Roldan (SEA) | Kamara (CLB) Movsisyan (RSL) |
| 15 | Hamid (DC) | Burch (COL) Moor (TOR) Abdul-Salaam (SKC) | Salinas (SJ) Felipe (NYR) Feilhaber (SKC) Harrison (NYC) Grella (NYR) | Villa (NYC) Martínez (RSL) |
| 16 | Irwin (TOR) | Matarrita (NYC) Wynne (SJ) Robinson (DC) | Kaká (ORL) Valeri (POR) Alberg (PHI) Díaz (DAL) Neagle (DC) | Manneh (VAN) Dwyer (SKC) |
| 17 | Hamid (DC) | Beasley (HOU) Zimmerman (DAL) Ramos (CHI) | Zusi (SKC) Gerrard (LA) Díaz (DAL) Harrison (NYC) | Kamara (NE) Kamara (CLB) Salazar (MTL) |
| 18 | Gleeson (POR) | Phillips (RSL) Van Damme (LA) Hedges (DAL) Morrow (TOR) | Alberg (PHI) Larentowicz (LA) Feilhaber (SKC) Ilsinho (PHI) | Doyle (COL) Kamara (NE) |
| 19 | Robles (NYR) | Sjöberg (COL) Bernárdez (SJ) Maund (RSL) | Castillo (DAL) Kljestan (NYR) Valeri (POR) Díaz (DAL) Ivanschitz (SEA) | Villa (NYC) Dos Santos (LA) |
| 20 | Ousted (VAN) | Oyongo (MTL) Van Damme (LA) Woodberry (NE) | Muyl (NYR) Kljestan (NYR) Cronin (COL) Piatti (MTL) | Dwyer (SKC) Giovinco (TOR) Drogba (MTL) |
| 21 | Bingham (SJ) | Opara (SKC) Van Damme (LA) Moor (TOR) | Molino (ORL) Lodeiro (SEA) Lampard (NYC) McNamara (NYC) | Urruti (DAL) Giovinco (TOR) Plata (RSL) |
| 22 | Bush (MTL) | Burch (COL) Chanot (NYC) Moor (TOR) | Valeri (POR) Lodeiro (SEA) Morales (RSL) Hairston (COL) | Morris (SEA) Giovinco (TOR) Dempsey (SEA) |
| 23 | Bingham (SJ) | Birnbaum (DC) Agus (HOU) Marshall (SEA) | Pontius (PHI) Barnetta (PHI) Davis (NYR) Finlay (CLB) | Villa (NYC) Wright-Phillips (NYR) Dwyer (SKC) |
| 24 | Willis (HOU) | Parkhurst (CLB) Olave (RSL) Horst (HOU) Matarrita (NYC) | Roldan (SEA) Feilhaber (SKC) Accam (CHI) | Dempsey (SEA) Wright-Phillips (NYR) Altidore (TOR) |
| 25 | Howard (COL) | Camara (MTL) Næss (CLB) Rosenberry (PHI) | Beckerman (RSL) Kaká (ORL) Felipe (NYR) Valeri (POR) Barrios (DAL) | Mullins (DC) Movsisyan (RSL) |
| 26 | Johnson (CHI) | Farrell (NE) Zimmerman (DAL) Collin (NYR) Meira (CHI) | Lletget (LA) Díaz (DAL) Lampard (NYC) Rowe (NE) | Wright-Phillips (NYR) de Leeuw (CHI) |
| 27 | Howard (COL) | Vytas (POR) Waston (VAN) Stewart (SJ) | Garcia (HOU) Kaká (ORL) Azira (COL) Koffie (NE) Fagundez (NE) | Altidore (TOR) Dos Santos (LA) |

### End-of-season awards

| Award | Player/Club |
| Most Valuable Player | David Villa |
| Defender of the Year | Matt Hedges |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Andre Blake |
| Coach of the Year | Óscar Pareja |
| Rookie of the Year | Jordan Morris |
| Newcomer of the Year | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Chris Pontius |
| Golden Boot | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| Fair Play Player Award | Keegan Rosenberry |
| Fair Play Team Award | Columbus Crew SC |
| Humanitarian of the Year | Matt Lampson |
| Referee of the Year | Alan Kelly |
| Assistant Referee of the Year | Frank Anderson |
| Goal of the Year | Shkëlzen Gashi |
| Save of the Year | Joe Bendik |

### Best XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Andre Blake, Philadelphia | Axel Sjöberg, Colorado Matt Hedges, Dallas Jelle Van Damme, LA Galaxy | Mauro Díaz, Dallas Giovani dos Santos, LA Galaxy Sacha Kljestan, Red Bulls Ignacio Piatti, Montreal | Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto Bradley Wright-Phillips, Red Bulls David Villa, New York City |

## Player transfers
### Allocation ranking

The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in the MLS allocation list. The 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 2015 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 | Current Ranking | Club | Date Allocation Used (Rank on that date) | Player Signed | Previous Club |
| 1 | 1 | Chicago Fire | | | |
| 4 | 2 | New York City FC | | | |
| 5 | 3 | Real Salt Lake | | | |
| 6 | 4 | Houston Dynamo | | | |
| 7 | 5 | Orlando City SC | | | |
| 8 | 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | | | |
| 9 | 7 | Toronto FC | | | |
| 10 | 8 | New England Revolution | | | |
| 11 | 9 | Sporting Kansas City | | | |
| 12 | 10 | LA Galaxy | | | |
| 13 | 11 | D.C. United | | | |
| 14 | 12 | Montreal Impact | | | |
| 15 | 13 | Seattle Sounders FC | | | |
| 16 | 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | | | |
| 17 | 15 | FC Dallas | | | |
| 18 | 16 | New York Red Bulls | | | |
| 19 | 17 | Columbus Crew SC | | | |
| 20 | 18 | Portland Timbers | | | |
| 2 | 19 | Colorado Rapids | March 20, 2016 (1) | Tim Howard | Everton |
| 3 | 20 | Philadelphia Union | August 3, 2016 (1) | Alejandro Bedoya | Nantes |
* ^ On January 14, 2016, Colorado Rapids acquired the number 1 allocation ranking (original ranking number 1), a first-round selection (15th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, and a second-round selection (33rd overall) in the 2016 SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking (original ranking number 2), a first-round selection (12th overall) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and a second-round selection (22nd overall) in the 2016 SuperDraft.
* ^ On August 3, 2016, Philadelphia Union acquired the number 1 allocation ranking (original ranking number 2) from Chicago Fire in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking (original ranking number 3), a first-round selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, and the Discovery Priority on a player to be named later.

## Television
### United States

In the 2016 MLS season, 96 games aired in the United States on national television. English-language broadcasts once again included Soccer Sunday doubleheaders — 29 games on ESPN and 5 on ESPN2 (mainly on Sunday afternoons), 4 on Fox, and 30 on Fox Sports 1 (mainly on Sunday evenings). The 2016 season marked MLS's debut on the Fox network channel. Spanish-language broadcasts included 28 games on UniMás (mainly on Friday evenings).
Notes:
* All viewership numbers are in thousands.
* Average viewership for the previous 2015 season was 245,000 (ESPN2), 197,000 (FS1), and 244,000 (Univ).

### Other countries

TSN, RDS and Sportsnet aired matches in Canada of primarily the three Canadian-based teams.
MLS aired on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, Eurosport in Continental Europe, Abu Dhabi Media in the Middle East and North Africa, Letv Sports in China, beIN Sports in Asia-Pacific, ESPN and Fox Sports in Latin America, SporTV in Brazil and Fox Sports in Africa.

## 2016 attendances

The following is a list of the average attendance for each of the twenty MLS teams at their regular-season games. It includes the team, the average attendance for the 2016 regular season and the 2015 regular season, the percentage change in attendance from season-to-season, the home venue, the home venue's capacity, and the percent of capacity.
| Team | 2016 Attendance | 2015 Attendance | Change | Stadium | Capacity (Unrestricted) | Percent (2016) |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 42,636 | 44,247 | -4% | CenturyLink Field | 39,115 (69,000) | 109% (62%) |
| Orlando City SC | 31,324 | 32,847 | -5% | Camping World Stadium | 19,500 (65,000) | 161% (48%) |
| New York City FC | 27,196 | 29,016 | -6% | Yankee Stadium | 27,470 (49,638) | 99% (55%) |
| Toronto FC | 26,583 | 23,451 | +13% | BMO Field | 30,226 | 88% |
| LA Galaxy | 25,138 | 23,392 | +7% | StubHub Center | 27,167 | 93% |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 22,330 | 20,507 | +9% | BC Place | 22,120 (54,500) | 101% (41%) |
| Portland Timbers | 21,144 | 21,144 | 0% | Providence Park | 21,144 | 100% |
| Montreal Impact | 20,669 | 17,750 | +16% | Saputo Stadium | 20,801 | 99% |
| New York Red Bulls | 20,620 | 19,657 | +5% | Red Bull Arena | 25,219 | 82% |
| New England Revolution | 20,185 | 19,627 | +3% | Gillette Stadium | 20,000 (66,829) | 101% (30%) |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 19,930 | 20,979 | -5% | Avaya Stadium | 18,000 | 111% |
| Real Salt Lake | 19,759 | 20,160 | -2% | Rio Tinto Stadium | 20,213 | 98% |
| Sporting Kansas City | 19,597 | 19,687 | -0.5% | Children's Mercy Park | 18,467 | 106% |
| Houston Dynamo | 19,021 | 20,658 | -8% | BBVA Compass Stadium | 22,039 | 86% |
| Philadelphia Union | 17,519 | 17,451 | 0% | PPL Park | 18,500 | 95% |
| Columbus Crew SC | 17,125 | 16,513 | +4% | Mapfre Stadium | 20,145 | 85% |
| D.C. United | 17,081 | 16,244 | +5% | RFK Stadium | 20,000 (45,596) | 85% (37%) |
| Colorado Rapids | 16,278 | 15,657 | +4% | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 18,061 | 90% |
| Chicago Fire | 15,602 | 16,003 | -3% | Toyota Park | 20,000 | 78% |
| FC Dallas | 14,094 | 16,015 | -12% | Toyota Stadium | 20,500 | 67% |
Note: Vancouver's and Seattle's attendances are both over 100% capacity because, for select games, they open up additional sections above the regular limited capacity. Orlando's and New England's attendances are over 100% because their capacities are artificial; both teams regularly sell more tickets than the limit. San Jose's attendance is over 100% capacity because they played one game at Levi's Stadium (68,000 capacity).

## Coaches
### Eastern Conference

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

### Western Conference

* Colorado Rapids: Pablo Mastroeni
* FC Dallas: Óscar Pareja
* Houston Dynamo: Owen Coyle, Wade Barrett and Wílmer Cabrera
* 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