2014 Major League Soccer season

The 2014 Major League Soccer season was the 19th Major League Soccer season. The season had 19 teams (16 from the United States, and 3 from Canada). The Seattle Sounders won the Supporters' Shield, and Los Angeles Galaxy won the MLS Cup. The top scorer was Bradley Wright-Phillips, with 27 goals.

 Teams 

 Team Country Conference Previous MLS Cup titlesChicago Fire United StatesEastern1 (1998)Chivas USA United StatesWestern—Colorado Rapids United StatesWestern1 (2010)Columbus Crew United StatesEastern1 (2008)D.C. United United StatesEastern4 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004)FC Dallas United StatesWestern—Houston Dynamo United StatesEastern2 (2006, 2007)LA Galaxy United StatesWestern4 (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012)Montreal Impact CanadaEastern—New England Revolution United StatesEastern—New York Red Bulls United StatesEastern—Philadelphia Union United StatesEastern—Portland Timbers United StatesWestern—Real Salt Lake United StatesWestern1 (2009)San Jose Earthquakes United StatesWestern2 (2001, 2003)Seattle Sounders FC United StatesWestern—Sporting Kansas City United StatesEastern2 (2000, 2013)Toronto FC CanadaEastern—Vancouver Whitecaps FC CanadaWestern—

 Results 

 Eastern conference 

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMoves on to the1D.C. United (EC)3417985237+1559MLS Cup Conference Semifinals2New England Revolution34171345146+5553Columbus Crew341410105242+10524New York Red Bulls341310115550+550MLS Cup Play-offs5Sporting Kansas City34141374841+7496Philadelphia Union3410121251510427Toronto34111584454–10418Houston Dynamo34111763958–19399Chicago Fire34610184151–103610Montreal Impact34618103858–2028
  (EC) = Eastern Conference champions

 Western conference 

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMoves on to the1Seattle Sounders (WC) (SS)34201046550+1564MLS Cup Conference Semifinals2LA Galaxy34177106937+32613Real Salt Lake34158115439+15564Dallas34161265545+1054MLS Cup Play-offs5Vancouver Whitecaps3412844240+2506Portland Timbers34129136152+9497Chivas USA3491962961–32338Colorado Rapids3481884362–19329San Jose Earthquakes34616123550–1530
 (WC) = Western Conference champions
 (SS) = Supporters Shield champions

 Overall table 

The champion of the overall table, which combines the eastern and western conference, is the champion of the Supporters Shield. This table also will show what team will qualify for next years CONCACAF Champions League.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMoves on to1Seattle Sounders (WC) (SS)34201046550+15642015–16 CONCACAF Champions League2LA Galaxy34177106937+32613D.C. United (EC)3417985237+15594Real Salt Lake34158115439+15565New England Revolution34171345146+5556Dallas34161265545+10547Columbus Crew341410105242+10528New York Red Bulls341310115550+5509Vancouver Whitecaps3412844240+2502015–16 CONCACAF Champions League10Sporting Kansas City34141374841+74911Portland Timbers34129136152+94912Philadelphia Union34101212515104213Toronto34111584454–104114Houston Dynamo34111763958–193915Chicago Fire34610184151–103616Chivas USA3491962961–323317Colorado Rapids3481884362–193218San Jose Earthquakes34616123550–153019Montreal Impact34618103858–20282015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
  The Seattle Sounders qualified because they were they won the Supporters Shield and the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
  LA Galaxy qualified because they won the MLS Cup.
  DC Untied qualified because they won a conference championship.
  Because the Seattle Sounders won two titles, and two Canadian teams qualified, the next best American team qualified; which turns out to be Real Salt Lake.
  The Vancouver Whitecaps qualified because, for this season only, the best Canadian team qualified.
  Montreal Impact qualified because they won the 2014 Canadian Championship.

 MLS Cup 

East Knockout




E4
 New York Red Bulls
2

E5
 Sporting Kansas City
1
West Knockout




W4
 Dallas
2

W5
 Vancouver Whitecaps
1


Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

MLS Cup 2014



















E1
 D.C. United
0
2
2

E4
 New York Red Bulls
2
1
3


E4
 New York Red Bulls
1
2
3

Eastern Conference

E2
 New England Revolution
2
2
4

E2
 New England Revolution
4
3
7

E3
 Columbus Crew
2
1
3


E2
 New England Revolution
1


W2
 LA Galaxy (aet)
2
W1
 Seattle Sounders (a)
1
0
1


W4
 Dallas
1
0
1


W1
 Seattle Sounders
0
2
2
Western Conference

W2
 LA Galaxy (a)
1
1
2

W2
 LA Galaxy
0
5
5

W3
 Real Salt Lake
0
0
0


 Statistics 

 Awards 
AwardPlayerMost Valuable Player Robbie KeaneDefender of the Year Chad MarshallGoalkeeper of the Year Bill HamidGolden Boot Bradley Wright-PhillipsRookie of the Year Tesho Akindele

 References 

Category:2014 in association football
Category:2014 in Canada
Category:2014 in the United States
Category:Major League Soccer