2023 Major League Soccer season

The 2023 Major League Soccer season is the 28th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The league will have 29 clubs following the addition of St. Louis City SC as an expansion team in the Western Conference, with Nashville SC moving back to the Eastern Conference. The regular season began on February 25, 2023, and ends on October 21; it will then be followed by the playoffs. The regular schedule was released on December 20, 2022.[1]

Major League Soccer
Season2023
Dates
  • February 25 – October 21
    (regular season)
  • October 25 – December 9
    (playoffs)
Matches played165
Goals scored415 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerDénis Bouanga
(9 goals)
Best goalkeeperStefan Frei
(7 clean sheets)
Biggest home winColumbus 6–1 Atlanta (March 25)
Vancouver 5–0 Montréal (April 1)
Biggest away winSalt Lake 0–4 St. Louis (March 25)
Highest scoring7 goals:
Columbus 6–1 Atlanta (March 25)
Longest winning run5 matches: St. Louis
Longest unbeaten run8 matches: LAFC,
Vancouver
Longest winless run10 matches: Kansas City
Longest losing run6 matches: Miami
Highest attendance69,345
CLT 0–1 NE (February 25)
Lowest attendance7,815
CHI 3–3 CIN (March 18)
Total attendance3,588,025
Average attendance21,746
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of May 14, 2023.

Preseason for the 2023 season started in January 2023 and ran into February,[2] and the season began on February 25.[3] The regular season will be paused from July 21 to August 19 for the month-long Leagues Cup, during which time MLS teams will play Liga MX opponents.[4] In June 2022, Apple Inc. and MLS announced a ten-year partnership for the broadcast and streaming rights to all MLS and Leagues Cup games, as well as select MLS Next and MLS Next Pro games, on the MLS Season Pass service within the Apple TV app.[5] Fox Sports retained linear MLS TV rights, while for the first time in league history, ESPN will no longer air matches (Univision opted to only air Leagues Cup games, thus also no longer airing MLS regular-season contests after a combined 19 years).[6]

For the first time since its founding, MLS qualification berths for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions League will not be exclusively allocated to American clubs, allowing expatriated Canadian clubs an opportunity to qualify for the tournament without necessarily winning the Canadian Championship.[7][8][9]

Los Angeles FC are the reigning MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield champions; Philadelphia Union are the reigning Eastern Conference champions.

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
Locations of teams for the 2023 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference
Team Stadium Capacity
Atlanta United FC Mercedes-Benz Stadium[A] 42,500
Austin FC Q2 Stadium 20,738
Charlotte FC Bank of America Stadium[A] 40,000
Chicago Fire FC Soldier Field[A] 24,955
FC Cincinnati TQL Stadium 26,000
Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061
Columbus Crew Lower.com Field 20,011
FC Dallas Toyota Stadium 20,500
D.C. United Audi Field 20,000
Houston Dynamo FC Shell Energy Stadium 22,039
LA Galaxy Dignity Health Sports Park 27,000
Los Angeles FC BMO Stadium 22,000
Minnesota United FC Allianz Field 19,400
Inter Miami CF DRV PNK Stadium[B] 18,000
CF Montréal Saputo Stadium 19,619
Nashville SC Geodis Park 30,000
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium[A] 20,000
New York City FC Yankee Stadium[A] 30,321
New York Red Bulls Red Bull Arena 25,000
Orlando City SC Exploria Stadium 25,500
Philadelphia Union Subaru Park 18,500
Portland Timbers Providence Park 25,218
Real Salt Lake America First Field 20,213
San Jose Earthquakes PayPal Park 18,000
Seattle Sounders FC Lumen Field[A] 37,722
Sporting Kansas City Children's Mercy Park 18,467
St. Louis City SC CityPark 22,500
Toronto FC BMO Field 28,351
Vancouver Whitecaps FC BC Place[A] 22,120
  1. ^
    Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity. Capacity may be increased to full capacity if demand requires.
  2. ^
    Temporary stadium.

Personnel and sponsorships

Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer. As part of Apple's broadcast contract, all MLS kits will include Apple TV+ as a sleeve sponsor.[10]

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Sleeve sponsor
Atlanta United FC Mexico Gonzalo Pineda United States Brad Guzan American Family Insurance Piedmont Hospital
Austin FC United States Josh Wolff Argentina Sebastián Driussi Yeti Netspend
Charlotte FC Italy Christian Lattanzio England Ashley Westwood Ally Centene
Chicago Fire FC United States Frank Klopas (interim) Germany Rafael Czichos —
FC Cincinnati United States Pat Noonan Argentina Luciano Acosta Mercy Health Kroger
Colorado Rapids United States Robin Fraser England Jack Price UCHealth —
Columbus Crew France Wilfried Nancy United States Darlington Nagbe Nationwide Tipico
D.C. United England Wayne Rooney United States Steve Birnbaum XDC Network EagleBank
FC Dallas Spain Nico Estévez United States Paul Arriola Children's Health (home)
UT Southwestern (away)		 AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo FC United States Ben Olsen Mexico Héctor Herrera MD Anderson —
Inter Miami CF England Phil Neville Brazil Gregore XBTO Xmanna
LA Galaxy United States Greg Vanney Mexico Javier Hernández Herbalife Honey
Los Angeles FC United States Steve Cherundolo Mexico Carlos Vela Flex Ford
Minnesota United FC England Adrian Heath United States Wil Trapp Target Bell Bank
CF Montréal Argentina Hernán Losada Canada Samuel Piette Bank of Montreal —
Nashville SC England Gary Smith United States Dax McCarty Renasant Bank Hyundai
New England Revolution United States Bruce Arena Spain Carles Gil UnitedHealth Santander
New York City FC England Nick Cushing Luxembourg Maxime Chanot Etihad Airways Dude Wipes
New York Red Bulls United States Troy Lesesne United States Sean Nealis Red Bull OANDA
Orlando City SC Colombia Óscar Pareja Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra Orlando Health Exploria
Philadelphia Union United States Jim Curtin United States Alejandro Bedoya Bimbo Bakeries USA Subaru
Portland Timbers Venezuela Giovanni Savarese Colombia Diego Chará Alaska Airlines TikTok
Real Salt Lake United States Pablo Mastroeni Croatia Damir Kreilach LifeVantage —
San Jose Earthquakes United States Luchi Gonzalez United States Jackson Yueill Intermedia PayPal
Seattle Sounders FC United States Brian Schmetzer Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Providence Emerald Queen Casino
Sporting Kansas City United States Peter Vermes Scotland Johnny Russell Compass Minerals —
St. Louis City SC South Africa Bradley Carnell Switzerland Roman Bürki Purina BJC HealthCare
Toronto FC United States Bob Bradley United States Michael Bradley Bank of Montreal GE Appliances
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Italy Vanni Sartini Canada Russell Teibert Telus —

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Columbus Crew United States Caleb Porter[11] Fired October 10, 2022 Pre-season France Wilfried Nancy December 6, 2022
Houston Dynamo FC United States Kenny Bundy (interim) End of interim period November 8, 2022 United States Ben Olsen November 8, 2022[12]
San Jose Earthquakes Spain Alex Covelo (interim) January 3, 2023 United States Luchi Gonzalez January 3, 2023[13]
CF Montréal France Wilfried Nancy[14] Signed by Columbus Crew December 6, 2022 Argentina Hernán Losada December 21, 2022[15]
New York Red Bulls Austria Gerhard Struber Mutual consent May 8, 2023 15th in East, 27th overall United States Troy Lesesne May 8, 2023[16]
Chicago Fire FC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson 14th in East, 25th overall United States Frank Klopas (interim) May 8, 2023[17]

Regular season

Format

Each of the league's 29 teams will play 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away games; the frequency of opponents is different for each conference due to the unequal number of teams. The 15 Eastern Conference teams will play two matches against every other team in the same conference and one match each against six Western Conference teams. The 14 Western Conference teams will face each other twice as well as an additional one or two matches against an intra-conference team; they will have one match each against six or seven Eastern Conference teams.[1][18] The regular season is scheduled to begin on February 25 and culminate in Decision Day on October 21, where all teams will play each other in simultaneous intra-conference matches. The season will be paused for the 2023 Leagues Cup from July 15 to August 20 as well as FIFA international windows in October and November; the June and September international windows have a partial pause, with 13 clubs electing to continue playing during then.[1][19] The majority of matches will be played on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. local time as part of the Apple TV+ streaming contract.[19]

The MLS Cup Playoffs will expand to nine teams per conference and a total of 24 matches. Round One in late October consists of a best-of-three series between the top seven teams per conference as well as the winner of a wild card match played by the eighth and ninth placed teams. The Conference Semifinals, Conference Final, and MLS Cup final remain single-elimination matches hosted by the higher-seeded team in late November and early December.[20]

The 2023 season was the first to implement a "sustenance break" for iftar for Muslim players during Ramadan in April. The break is indicated by the referee during the first stoppage in play after sundown and is treated to a hydration break.[21]

Eastern Conference
Main article: Eastern Conference (MLS)
MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New England Revolution 12 7 2 3 19 11 +8 24 Qualification for Round One
2 FC Cincinnati 11 7 1 3 15 12 +3 24
3 Nashville SC 12 5 3 4 15 7 +8 19
4 Atlanta United FC 12 5 4 3 21 21 0 18
5 Philadelphia Union 11 5 4 2 17 14 +3 17
6 Inter Miami CF 11 5 6 0 12 12 0 15
7 CF Montréal 11 5 6 0 11 17 −6 15
8 Columbus Crew 11 4 4 3 21 14 +7 15 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 D.C. United 12 4 5 3 16 16 0 15
10 New York City FC 12 4 5 3 14 15 −1 15
11 Orlando City SC 11 4 4 3 12 14 −2 15
12 Charlotte FC 12 4 5 3 16 22 −6 15
13 Chicago Fire FC 11 3 3 5 14 16 −2 14
14 New York Red Bulls 12 2 4 6 8 11 −3 12
15 Toronto FC 12 2 4 6 13 17 −4 12
Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 2023. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Western Conference
Main article: Western Conference (MLS)
MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders FC 12 7 3 2 19 9 +10 23 Qualification for Round One
2 Los Angeles FC 10 6 1 3 20 8 +12 21
3 St. Louis City SC 11 6 4 1 22 13 +9 19
4 FC Dallas 11 5 3 3 13 11 +2 18
5 San Jose Earthquakes 12 5 4 3 16 16 0 18
6 Portland Timbers 12 4 5 3 18 19 −1 15
7 Houston Dynamo FC 10 4 4 2 10 9 +1 14
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11 3 3 5 15 12 +3 14 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 Minnesota United FC 11 3 5 3 10 14 −4 12
10 Colorado Rapids 12 2 4 6 10 14 −4 12
11 Real Salt Lake 11 3 6 2 10 20 −10 11
12 Austin FC 11 2 5 4 10 17 −7 10
13 LA Galaxy 11 2 6 3 10 18 −8 9
14 Sporting Kansas City 12 2 7 3 8 16 −8 9
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

The leading team in this table wins the Supporters' Shield.

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New England Revolution 12 7 2 3 19 11 +8 24 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 FC Cincinnati 11 7 1 3 15 12 +3 24 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
3 Seattle Sounders FC 12 7 3 2 19 9 +10 23 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
4 Los Angeles FC 10 6 1 3 20 8 +12 21
5 St. Louis City SC 11 6 4 1 22 13 +9 19
6 Nashville SC 12 5 3 4 15 7 +8 19
7 FC Dallas 11 5 3 3 13 11 +2 18
8 Atlanta United FC 12 5 4 3 21 21 0 18
9 San Jose Earthquakes 12 5 4 3 16 16 0 18
10 Philadelphia Union 11 5 4 2 17 14 +3 17
11 Inter Miami CF 11 5 6 0 12 12 0 15
12 CF Montréal 11 5 6 0 11 17 −6 15
13 Columbus Crew 11 4 4 3 21 14 +7 15
14 D.C. United 12 4 5 3 16 16 0 15
15 Portland Timbers 12 4 5 3 18 19 −1 15
16 New York City FC 12 4 5 3 14 15 −1 15
17 Orlando City SC 11 4 4 3 12 14 −2 15
18 Charlotte FC 12 4 5 3 16 22 −6 15
19 Houston Dynamo FC 10 4 4 2 10 9 +1 14
20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11 3 3 5 15 12 +3 14
21 Chicago Fire FC 11 3 3 5 14 16 −2 14
22 Minnesota United FC 11 3 5 3 10 14 −4 12
23 New York Red Bulls 12 2 4 6 8 11 −3 12
24 Toronto FC 12 2 4 6 13 17 −4 12
25 Colorado Rapids 12 2 4 6 10 14 −4 12
26 Real Salt Lake 11 3 6 2 10 20 −10 11
27 Austin FC 11 2 5 4 10 17 −7 10
28 LA Galaxy 11 2 6 3 10 18 −8 9
29 Sporting Kansas City 12 2 7 3 8 16 −8 9
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
  1. As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions (MLS2)
  2. As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified (MLS4)
  3. As third highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified (MLS5)

Results
As of May 14, 2023
Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
ClubMatch[1]
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Atlanta United FC
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2–11–10–35–16–11–01–12–22–13–12–11–3May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 2Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Austin FC
(ATX)		STLMTLRSLHOUCOLLAFCVANLAGSJEPORDALSEATORHOUMINRSLSKCDALHOUMIAMINVANSKCSTLDALSEANERPORNYRBLAGCOLDCULAFCSJE
2–31–01–22–01–13–00–02–02–22–20–1May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 17Sep 20Sep 24Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Charlotte FC
(CLT)		NERSTLATLORLNYRBTORRSLCOLCLBDCUNYCATLCHINSHLAGPHICLBSEANYRBMTLNYCCINMTLMIALAFCORLNSHDCUPHICINNERTORCHIMIA
0–13–10–31–21–12–23–12–21–03–03–21–3May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 5Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Chicago Fire FC
(CHI)		NYCPHICINMIADCUMINPHIATLNYRBNSHSTLCLTATLNERTORCINCLBPORSKCORLNSHMTLTORORLLAGVANDCUMTLCLBNERNYRBMIACLTNYC
1–11–03–32–30–02–12–22–12–23–01–0May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
FC Cincinnati
(CIN)		HOUORLSEACHINSHMIAPHISTLPORNERDCUMTLCLBCOLNYCCHIVANTORDCUNERCLTNYRBNSHCLBNYCATLORLPHIMTLCLTTORNYRBMIAATL
2–10–01–03–30–11–01–05–12–11–12–1May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Colorado Rapids
(COL)		SEASKCSJEMINATXLAFCSKCCLTSTLVANLAGPHIATLRSLCINCLBSJEORLVANLAGSTLPORDALHOULAFCMINRSLNERSEAPORATXDALHOURSL
4–00–01–01–21–10–00–12–21–10–01–31–2May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 3Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Columbus Crew
(CLB)		PHIDCUTORNYRBATLRSLDCUNERCLTMIAORLLAGCINNSHCOLCLTCHINYCNSHNYRBMIANYCPORCINTORHOUMTLORLCHIDALPHINERATLMTL
4–12–01–12–16–14–00–21–11–01–22–2May 17May 20May 28May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
FC Dallas
(DAL)		MINLAGVANSKCLAFCPORMIARSLNYCMINSTLATXVANHOUSJESKCNSHPORATXLAFCDCUCOLSEAPHIATXSTLATLSEARSLCLBHOUCOLSJELAG
0–13–11–12–12–11–10–12–13–10–0Jun 70–1May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 11Jun 21Jul 1Jul 4Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
D.C. United
(DCU)		TORCLBORLNYCNERCHICLBMTLORLCLTCINNSHPHILAGTORMTLMIAATLRSLCINNSHDALMIANERNYRBPHICHISJECLTATLNYRBVANATXNYC
3–22–01–13–21–20–00–20–11–33–02–11–1May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7
Houston Dynamo FC
(HOU)		CINNERATXNYCSJELAGNYRBMIALAFCRSLSEAMINDALATXVANSTLLAFCSJEATXSEASKCMINCOLPORRSLCLBLAGSTLVANSKCDALMTLCOLPOR
2–13–02–01–02–13–01–11–0Jun 140–00–1May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Los Angeles FC
(LAFC)		PORNERSEADALCOLATXLAGNSHHOUSJERSLSKCSJESTLATLHOUSKCSEAVANDALLAGSJEMINCOLCLTMIAPORLAGSTLPHIRSLMINATXVAN
3–24–00–02–10–03–02–31–1Jun 142–10–3May 17May 20Jul 12Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Sep 3Sep 9Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Oct 1Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
LA Galaxy
(LAG)		DALSKCVANPORSEAHOULAFCATXORLCOLSJECLBDCUCLTRSLSTLSKCCOLSJELAFCPHIVANRSLCHISJEHOUSTLLAFCMINATXPORSEAMINDAL
3–10–01–10–01–23–02–32–02–01–32–1May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 11Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 10Sep 16Sep 20Sep 24Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Inter Miami CF
(MIA)		MTLPHINYCTORCHICINDALHOUCLBATLNERNSHORLMTLNYRBDCUNERPHIATXCLBDCUSTLCLTNYRBNSHLAFCSKCATLTORORLNYCCHICINCLT
2–02–01–02–02–31–00–11–01–22–12–1May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 3Sep 9Sep 16Sep 20Sep 24Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Minnesota United FC
(MIN)		DALNYRBCOLVANSTLCHIORLSEADALVANSKCHOUPORRSLATXTORMTLRSLPORATXHOULAFCNYCSEACOLSJENERSKCLAGSTLSJELAFCLAGSKC
0–11–11–21–10–12–11–21–00–03–23–0May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 27Aug 30Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
CF Montréal
(MTL)		MIAATXNSHPHIVANNERDCUNYRBSKCORLTORCINNYRBMIADCUPHIMINNSHCLTNYCATLCHICLTTORNERNYCCLBCHICINATLORLHOUPORCLB
2–01–02–03–25–04–00–12–00–22–02–0May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Nashville SC
(NSH)		NYCNYRBMTLNERCINORLTORNYCLAFCATLCHIDCUMIACLTCLBDALTORSTLMTLCLBDCUCHIPHICINNERATLMIACLTSKCSJESEAORLPHINYRB
2–00–02–01–00–10–20–02–11–13–13–01–1May 17May 20May 28Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
New England Revolution
(NER)		CLTHOULAFCNSHDCUNYCMTLCLBSKCCINTORMIAPHICHIATLNYCMIAORLTORCINNYRBATLDCUNHSMTLNYRBATXMINCOLCHICLTCLBORLPHI
0–13–04–01–01–21–14–01–12–11–10–22–1May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
New York City FC
(NYC)		NSHCHIMIADCUHOUNERATLNSHDALTORCLTNYRBORLPHICINNERRSLCLBATLPORMTLCLTCLBPHIMINCINMTLVANNYRBORLTORMIADCUCHI
2–01–11–03–21–01–11–12–13–11–03–21–0May 17May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 5Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7Oct 21
New York Red Bulls
(NYRB)		ORLNSHMINCLBCLTATLSJEHOUMTLCHIPHINYCTORMTLSEAMIAORLCLTATLCLBNERCINRSLDCUMIANERPHINYCATXDCUCHICINTORNSH
1–00–01–12–11–11–01–11–12–01–10–11–0May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 3Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Orlando City SC
(ORL)		NYRBCINDCUCLTPHINSHMINDCULAGMTLCLBNYCMIAATLNYRBCOLNERPHISEACHITORRSLATLCHISTLCLTCINCLBNYCMIAMTLNSHNERTOR
1–00–01–11–21–20–21–21–32–02–02–2May 17May 20May 27Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 24Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Philadelphia Union
(PHI)		CLBMIACHIMTLORLSKCCINCHITORNYRBCOLDCUNERNYCCLTMTLSJEORLMIAATLLAGNSHNYCDALDCUTORNYRBCINCLTLAFCCLBATLNSHNER
4–12–01–03–21–20–01–02–24–20–11–2May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 2Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 3Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Portland Timbers
(POR)		SKCLAFCSTLATLLAGDALVANSEACINSTLATXVANRSLMINSKCSEADALSJECHINYCMINCOLCLBHOUVANRSLSEALAFCATXSJECOLLAGMTLHOU
1–03–21–25–10–01–11–04–12–11–22–23–1May 17May 20May 28Jun 3Jun 11Jun 17Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 9Sep 17Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7Oct 21
Real Salt Lake
(RSL)		VANSEAATXSTLCLBCLTDALSJESEAHOULAFCPORCOLMINLAGATXNYCDCUSTLMINTORORLSKCNYRBLAGHOUPORCOLSJEDALVANLAFCSKCCOL
1–22–01–20–44–03–12–13–10–00–00–3May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Oct 1Oct 7Oct 21
San Jose Earthquakes
(SJE)		ATLVANCOLSTLTORHOUNYRBSKCRSLATXLAFCLAGLAFCDALSEACOLPHIPORHOUSTLLAGLAFCSEAVANSKCLAGMINDCURSLPORNSHMINDALATX
2–12–11–03–00–02–11–13–03–12–22–12–1May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7Oct 21
Seattle Sounders FC
(SEA)		COLRSLCINLAFCSKCLAGSTLPORMINRSLSKCHOUATXVANNYRBSJEPORCLTLAFCORLHOUVANSJEDALATLMINATXPORDALCOLNSHLAGVANSTL
4–02–01–00–01–41–23–04–11–00–01–20–1May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 27Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Sporting Kansas City
(SKC)		PORCOLLAGDALSEAPHICOLSJENERMTLSEAMINLAFCSTLPORDALVANATXLAFCLAGCHIVANHOURSLATXSJESTLMIAMINNSHHOUSTLRSLMIN
1–00–00–02–11–40–00–13–02–10–21–23–0May 17May 20May 28May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7Oct 21
St. Louis City SC
(STL)		ATXCLTPORSJERSLMINSEACINCOLPORDALCHISKCVANLAFCHOULAGNSHRSLSJECOLTORMIAATXORLDALSKCLAGHOULAFCMINSKCVANSEA
2–33–11–23–00–40–13–05–11–11–2Jun 71–0May 20May 27Jul 12Jun 3Jun 11Jun 17Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 10Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 21
Toronto FC
(TOR)		DCUATLCLBMIASJECLTNSHATLPHINYCNERMTLNYRBATXDCUCHIMINNSHCINNERRSLORLSTLCHIMTLCLBPHIVANMIANYCCINCLTNYRBORL
3–21–11–12–00–02–20–02–24–21–00–22–0May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 8Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
(VAN)		RSLSJEDALLAGMINMTLPORATXCOLMINPORDALSEASTLHOUSKCCINCOLLAFCSKCSEAATXLAGSJEPORCHINYCTORHOURSLDCUSTLSEALAFC
1–22–11–11–11–15–01–00–00–03–23–1May 17May 20May 27May 31Jun 3Jun 10Jun 21Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 12Jul 15Aug 20Aug 26Aug 30Sep 2Sep 16Sep 20Sep 23Sep 30Oct 4Oct 7Oct 21

All-Star Game

The 2023 MLS All-Star Game will take place on July 19, 2023, at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. between the MLS All-Stars and Arsenal F.C.

Attendance
See also: Major League Soccer attendance

Average home attendances
As of May 14, 2023
Rank Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
1Atlanta United FC6283,27667,53842,81747,213
2Charlotte FC6225,58569,34530,45437,598
3Seattle Sounders FC6185,99232,51530,01130,999
4Nashville SC7196,97430,10925,95828,139
5FC Cincinnati6152,64725,51325,08225,441
6Toronto FC6146,47527,89220,70124,413
7Portland Timbers6142,07825,21822,92523,680
8St. Louis City SC5112,11522,42322,42322,423
9Los Angeles FC488,57122,20222,00722,143
10LA Galaxy6126,28527,15416,03521,048
11Austin FC6124,42820,73820,73820,738
12Orlando City SC6122,42124,08818,06220,404
13New York City FC5101,47424,48917,28120,295
14Columbus Crew6120,72420,56219,24920,121
15Minnesota United FC477,31819,68518,41019,330
16San Jose Earthquakes6115,92745,11212,43419,321
17New England Revolution6114,00930,08013,17619,002
18Real Salt Lake6113,85320,71416,66618,976
19FC Dallas594,66119,90617,46718,932
20Philadelphia Union592,83818,72518,53318,568
21Sporting Kansas City591,78518,62917,85118,357
22CF Montréal589,14323,35214,02117,829
23D.C. United6105,22119,21515,99417,537
24New York Red Bulls6104,59023,12112,93217,432
25Inter Miami CF6102,36817,69915,62817,061
26Vancouver Whitecaps FC697,61919,61414,04716,270
27Houston Dynamo FC695,09819,12813,02415,850
28Colorado Rapids573,84116,29812,53814,768
29Chicago Fire FC790,70819,6717,81512,958
Total1653,588,02569,3457,81521,746

Highest attendances

Regular season

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium Ref.
1Charlotte FC0–1New England Revolution69,345February 25, 20231Bank of America Stadium[22]
2Atlanta United FC2–1San Jose Earthquakes67,538February 25, 20231Mercedes-Benz Stadium[23]
3San Jose Earthquakes2–1Los Angeles FC45,112May 6, 202311Levi's Stadium[24]
4Atlanta United FC1–0New York Red Bulls43,511April 1, 20236Mercedes-Benz Stadium[25]
5Atlanta United FC1–3Charlotte FC43,427May 13, 202312Mercedes-Benz Stadium[26]
6Atlanta United FC2–1Chicago Fire FC43,335April 23, 20239Mercedes-Benz Stadium[27]
7Atlanta United FC1–1Toronto FC42,817March 4, 20232Mercedes-Benz Stadium[28]
8Atlanta United FC5–1Portland Timbers42,648March 18, 20234Mercedes-Benz Stadium[29]
9Charlotte FC1–1New York Red Bulls32,540March 25, 20235Bank of America Stadium[30]
10Seattle Sounders FC0–0Los Angeles FC32,515March 18, 20234Lumen Field[31]

Player statistics
As of May 14, 2023[32]

Goals
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Gabon Dénis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 9
2 Argentina Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes 8
United States Jordan Morris Seattle Sounders FC
4 United States Jesús Ferreira FC Dallas 6
Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC
6 Argentina Thiago Almada Atlanta United FC 5
Morocco Amine Bassi Houston Dynamo FC
Belgium Christian Benteke D.C. United
United States Jeremy Ebobisse San Jose Earthquakes
Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis Atlanta United FC
Brazil João Klauss St. Louis City SC
Denmark Mikael Uhre Philadelphia Union

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks
Player For Against Score Date
United States Jordan Morris4 Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City 4–1 (A) March 25, 2023
Gabon Dénis Bouanga Los Angeles FC Austin FC 3–0 (H) April 8, 2023
Denmark Mikael Uhre Philadelphia Union Toronto FC 4–2 (H) April 22, 2023
Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC Chicago Fire FC 3–0 (H) May 6, 2023
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
4 Scored 4 goals

Assists
RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Argentina Thiago Almada Atlanta United FC 7
Hungary Dániel Gazdag Philadelphia Union
3 Brazil Léo Chú Seattle Sounders FC 5
Poland Mateusz Klich D.C. United
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Seattle Sounders FC
Germany Eduard Löwen St. Louis City SC
Romania Alexandru Mățan Columbus Crew
Colombia Santiago Moreno Portland Timbers
Germany Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC
Mexico Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC

Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Switzerland Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC 7
2 United States Joe Willis Nashville SC 6
3 United States Roman Celentano FC Cincinnati 5
United States Steve Clark Houston Dynamo FC
Serbia Djordje Petrović New England Revolution
6 United States Sean Johnson Toronto FC 4
United States John McCarthy Los Angeles FC
Canada Jonathan Sirois CF Montréal
Japan Yohei Takaoka Vancouver Whitecaps FC
United States William Yarbrough Colorado Rapids

Awards

Team/Player of the Week
  • Bold denotes League Player of the Week.

Goal of the Week

Player of the Month
Main article: MLS Player of the Month
MonthPlayerClubStatsRef.
February/March Argentina Thiago Almada Atlanta United FC 4 games played, 4 goals, 4 assists [69]
April Argentina Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes 5 games played, 5 goals, 1 assist [70]

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