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{{Wikinewscat|2009 Major League Soccer season}}
{{Wikinewscat|2009 Major League Soccer season}}
The '''2009 Major League Soccer season''' was the 14th season of [[Major League Soccer]]. The season began on March 19 and ended with [[MLS Cup 2009]] on November 22 at [[Qwest Field]] in [[Seattle]]. [[Expansion team]] [[Seattle Sounders FC]] debuted as the [[expansion of Major League Soccer|league's 15th franchise]] and were the second team in MLS history to qualify for the [[2009 MLS Cup Playoffs|MLS Cup Playoffs]] in their first season. [[Real Salt Lake]] won their first MLS Cup by defeating the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] in a [[penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]].


The '''2009 Major League Soccer season''' was the 14th season of [[Major League Soccer]]. It was also the 97th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the [[United States]], and the 31st with a national first-division league.
==Changes from the 2008 season==


The [[Seattle Sounders FC]] debuted as the league's 15th club and were the second team in history to qualify for the [[MLS Cup Playoffs]] in their inaugural season.
The following changes were made since the [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008 season]]:
* [[Seattle Sounders FC]] began play as an [[expansion team]] in the [[Western Conference (MLS)|Western Conference]].
* Two teams signed shirt sponsorship deals:
** [[Microsoft|Xbox 360 Live]] became the shirt sponsor of [[Seattle Sounders FC]].
** [[Amway Global]] became the shirt sponsor of the [[San Jose Earthquakes]].
* The top two teams from each conference will qualify automatically for the playoffs (down from three). In addition, the next four highest point totals, regardless of conference, will also qualify (up from two).
* [[Sigi Schmid]] did not sign a new contract with the [[Columbus Crew]] and was hired as head coach of [[Seattle Sounders FC]].
* The [[Columbus Crew]] promoted assistant coach [[Robert Warzycha]] to head coach.
* After three seasons, the [[MLS Reserve Division]] was discontinued. As a result, each team's Developmental Roster spots were reduced from 10 to four, and each team's Senior Roster spots were increased from 18 to 20. This had the effect of reducing each team's total roster from 28 to 24 players.


After three seasons, the [[MLS Reserve Division]] was discontinued. As a result, each team's Developmental Roster spots were reduced from 10 to four, and each team's Senior Roster spots were increased from 18 to 20. This had the effect of reducing each team's total roster from 28 to 24 players.
==Competition format==
The format for the 2009 season was as follows:
* The season began on March 19 and ended on November 22 with [[MLS Cup 2009]].<ref>{{cite web | title=MLS Opener Set for March 19 on ESPN2 | url=http://www.soundersfc.com/Article.aspx?id=2628&languageId=1033 | work=SounderFC.com | publisher=[[Major League Soccer]] | location=Renton, Washington | access-date=December 22, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225001601/http://www.soundersfc.com/Article.aspx?id=2628&languageId=1033 | archive-date=December 25, 2008 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* The 15 teams were split into two conferences. The Western Conference had eight teams with the addition of Seattle Sounders FC, and the [[Eastern Conference (MLS)|Eastern Conference]] had seven teams. Each team played a total of 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away games. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 28 games. The remaining two games were played against two conference rivals, one at home and one away.
* The two teams in each conference with the most points qualified for the [[2009 MLS Cup Playoffs]]. In addition, the next four highest ranked teams, regardless of conference, also qualified. Teams were bracketed by conference, with the lowest ranked teams crossing over to the other conference if necessary. In the Conference Semifinals, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The Conference Finals were played as single matches, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup 2009. After the completion of any round, ties were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kick shootout if necessary. The [[away goals rule]] was not used in any round.
* The team with the most points in the regular season won the [[MLS Supporters' Shield]] and qualified directly into the Group Stage of the [[2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League]]. The MLS Cup Winner also qualified for the Champions League Group Stage. The MLS Cup Runners-Up and the [[2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]] Winners qualified for the preliminary round of the Champions League. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to the highest-placed team(s) in the 2009 MLS regular season's overall standings that had not already qualified.
* The four teams with the most points, regardless of conference, who had not qualified for the Champions League qualified for [[2010 North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga 2010]].
* The six U.S.-based teams with the most points, regardless of conference, qualified for the third round of the [[2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|2010 U.S. Open Cup]]. The remaining U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.
* As a Canadian-based team, [[Toronto FC]] could not qualify through MLS for the Champions League or the [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]]. In either case, any berth earned by Toronto FC was awarded to the highest-placed team in the overall standings which had not already qualified. Their means of entry into the Champions League is the [[Canadian Championship]]; they won that competition in both [[2009 Canadian Championship|2009]] and [[2010 Canadian Championship|2010]] to gain entry to the Champions League for 2009–10 and 2010–11.


The regular season began on March 19, and concluded on October 25. The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 29, and concluded with [[MLS Cup 2009]] on November 22. [[Real Salt Lake]] won their first [[MLS Cup]] by defeating the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] in a [[penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]].
===Tiebreakers===

# Head-to-Head (Points-per-match average)
==Overview==
# Overall Goal Differential
===Season Format===
# Overall Total Goals Scored
The season began on March 19 and concluded with [[MLS Cup 2009|MLS Cup]] on November 22. The 15 teams were split into two conferences with 7 playing in the Eastern Conference and 8 playing in the Western Conference. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 28 games. The remaining two games were played against four regional rivals, one at home and one away.
# Tiebreakers 1-3 applied only to matches on the road

# Tiebreakers 1-3 applied only to matches at home
The top two teams from each conference automatically qualified for the [[MLS Cup Playoffs]]. In addition, the four highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to [[MLS Cup 2009|MLS Cup]]. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The [[away goals rule]] was not used in any round.
# Fewest team disciplinary points in the League Fair Play table

# Coin toss
The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the [[MLS Supporters' Shield]] and qualified for the [[CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10|CONCACAF Champions League]]. Additionally, the winner of [[MLS Cup]], and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the [[2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]]. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, [[Toronto FC]], as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the [[Canadian Championship]].
If more than two clubs are tied, once a club advances through any step, the process reverts to Tiebreaker 1 among the remaining tied clubs recursively until all ties are resolved.<ref name=tiebreakers>{{cite web|url=http://web.mlsnet.com/about/league.jsp?section=regulations&content=playoffs |title=2009 Rules of Competition |publisher=[[Major League Soccer]] official website |access-date=2009-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119022357/http://web.mlsnet.com/about/league.jsp?section=regulations&content=playoffs |archive-date=2010-01-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Automatic qualification for the [[2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]] was awarded to the top six overall finishers. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.

Qualification for the [[2010 North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]] was awarded to the top four overall finishers not already qualified for the [[CONCACAF Champions League]].

===Stadiums and locations===
{{main|List of Major League Soccer stadiums}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! Team
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| [[SeatGeek Stadium|Toyota Park]]
| 20,000
|-
| [[Chivas USA]]
| [[Home Depot Center]]
| 27,000
|-
| [[Colorado Rapids]]
| [[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]]
| 18,061
|-
| [[Columbus Crew]]
| [[Historic Crew Stadium|Columbus Crew Stadium]]
| 22,555
|-
| [[D.C. United]]
| [[RFK Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]]
| 46,000
|-
| [[FC Dallas]]
| [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Pizza Hut Park]]
| 19,096
|-
| [[Houston Dynamo]]
| [[Robertson Stadium]]
| 32,000
|-
| [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wizards]]
| [[Legends Field (Kansas City)|CommunityAmerica Ballpark]]
| 10,385
|-
| [[LA Galaxy]]
| [[Home Depot Center]]
| 27,000
|-
| [[New England Revolution]]
| [[Gillette Stadium]]
| 68,756
|-
| [[New York Red Bulls]]
| [[Giants Stadium]]
| 80,200
|-
| [[Real Salt Lake]]
| [[Rio Tinto Stadium]]
| 20,213
|-
| [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| [[Stevens Stadium|Buck Shaw Stadium]]
| 10,525
|-
| [[Seattle Sounders FC]]
| [[Qwest Field]]
| 68,740
|-
| [[Toronto FC]]
| [[BMO Field]]
| 21,566
|}

===Personnel and sponsorships===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Team
! Head coach
! Captain
! Shirt sponsor
|-
| [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Denis Hamlett]]
|
| [[Best Buy]]
|-
| [[Chivas USA]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Preki]]
|
| [[Comex Group|Comex]]
|-
| [[Colorado Rapids]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Smith (footballer, born 1968)|Gary Smith]]
|
|
|-
| [[Columbus Crew]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Warzycha]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frankie Hejduk]]
| [[Glidden (paints)|Glidden]]
|-
| [[D.C. United]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Soehn]]
|
| [[Volkswagen Group of America|Volkswagen]]
|-
| [[FC Dallas]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Schellas Hyndman]]
|
|
|-
| [[Houston Dynamo]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominic Kinnear]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wade Barrett (soccer)|Wade Barrett]]
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wizards]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Curt Onalfo]]
|
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[LA Galaxy]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Arena]]
|
| [[Herbalife]]
|-
| [[New England Revolution]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steve Nicol]]
|
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[New York Red Bulls]]
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Carlos Osorio]]
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Ángel]]
| [[Red Bull]]
|-
| [[Real Salt Lake]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Kreis]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Beckerman]]
| [[XanGo]]
|-
| [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Frank Yallop]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ramiro Corrales]]
| [[Amway Global]]
|-
| [[Seattle Sounders FC]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sigi Schmid]]
|
| [[Xbox]]
|-
| [[Toronto FC]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Carver (footballer)|John Carver]]
|
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|}


==Results table==
==Results table==

Revision as of 16:08, 8 June 2023

Major League Soccer
Season2009
MLS CupReal Salt Lake (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldColumbus Crew (3rd shield)
Champions LeagueColumbus Crew
Real Salt Lake
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders FC
SuperLigaHouston Dynamo
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
New England Revolution
Matches played225
Goals scored571 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerJeff Cunningham
FC Dallas
Goals: 17
Biggest home winRSL 6–0 NE
(April 25)[1]
DAL 6–0 KC
(August 1)
Biggest away winCHI 0–3 DAL
(May 31)
SJ 0–3 CLB
(August 8)
Highest scoringLA 3–6 DAL
(September 12)[2]
Longest winning run5 wins:
Houston Dynamo
(May 23 – Jun 13)
Columbus Crew
(Jul 18 – Aug 15)
Longest unbeaten run11 matches:
Chicago Fire
(Mar 21 – May 28)
Houston Dynamo
(Apr 11 – Jun 20)
Longest winless run13 matches:
New York Red Bulls
(May 16 – Aug 15)
Longest losing run6 losses:
New York Red Bulls
(Jun 24 – Aug 15)
Highest attendanceCLB @ SJ: 61,572
Lowest attendanceSJ @ DAL: 5,724
Total attendance3,562,847
Average attendance16,037
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Major League Soccer season is located in the United States
D.C. United
D.C.
United
New York Red Bulls
New York
Red Bulls
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
New England Revolution
New England Revolution
Chicago Fire
Chicago
Fire
Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
Toronto FC
Toronto FC
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas
FC Dallas
Chivas USA
Chivas USA
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
Real Salt Lake
Real
Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle
Sounders FC
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Locations of teams for the 2009 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference
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The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 97th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 31st with a national first-division league.

The Seattle Sounders FC debuted as the league's 15th club and were the second team in history to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs in their inaugural season.

After three seasons, the MLS Reserve Division was discontinued. As a result, each team's Developmental Roster spots were reduced from 10 to four, and each team's Senior Roster spots were increased from 18 to 20. This had the effect of reducing each team's total roster from 28 to 24 players.

The regular season began on March 19, and concluded on October 25. The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 29, and concluded with MLS Cup 2009 on November 22. Real Salt Lake won their first MLS Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty shootout.

Overview

Season Format

The season began on March 19 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 22. The 15 teams were split into two conferences with 7 playing in the Eastern Conference and 8 playing in the Western Conference. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 28 games. The remaining two games were played against four regional rivals, one at home and one away.

The top two teams from each conference automatically qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the four highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the U.S. Open Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the Canadian Championship.

Automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup was awarded to the top six overall finishers. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.

Qualification for the SuperLiga was awarded to the top four overall finishers not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
Team Stadium Capacity
Chicago Fire Toyota Park 20,000
Chivas USA Home Depot Center 27,000
Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 22,555
D.C. United RFK Stadium 46,000
FC Dallas Pizza Hut Park 19,096
Houston Dynamo Robertson Stadium 32,000
Kansas City Wizards CommunityAmerica Ballpark 10,385
LA Galaxy Home Depot Center 27,000
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 68,756
New York Red Bulls Giants Stadium 80,200
Real Salt Lake Rio Tinto Stadium 20,213
San Jose Earthquakes Buck Shaw Stadium 10,525
Seattle Sounders FC Qwest Field 68,740
Toronto FC BMO Field 21,566

Personnel and sponsorships

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire Costa Rica Denis Hamlett Best Buy
Chivas USA United States Preki Comex
Colorado Rapids England Gary Smith
Columbus Crew Poland Robert Warzycha United States Frankie Hejduk Glidden
D.C. United United States Tom Soehn Volkswagen
FC Dallas United States Schellas Hyndman
Houston Dynamo United States Dominic Kinnear United States Wade Barrett —
Kansas City Wizards United States Curt Onalfo —
LA Galaxy United States Bruce Arena Herbalife
New England Revolution Scotland Steve Nicol —
New York Red Bulls Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel Red Bull
Real Salt Lake United States Jason Kreis United States Kyle Beckerman XanGo
San Jose Earthquakes Canada Frank Yallop United States Ramiro Corrales Amway Global
Seattle Sounders FC United States Sigi Schmid Xbox
Toronto FC England John Carver —

Results table

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

Standings

For an explanation of the playoff qualifications, see Competition format.

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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

Overall standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
8 Real Salt Lake (C) 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Playoffs

Main article: 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
          
E1 Columbus 0 2
E4 Salt Lake 1 3
E4 Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) (0)5
Eastern Conference
E2 Chicago (0)4
E3 New England 2 0
E2 Chicago 1 2
E4 Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) (1)5
W1 Los Angeles (1)4
W1 Los Angeles 2 1
W4 Chivas USA 2 0
W1 Los Angeles (AET) 2
Western Conference
W2 Houston 0
W3 Seattle 0 0
W2 Houston (AET) 0 1

Statistics

Golden Boot

Full article: MLS Golden Boot
Rank Scorer Club GP G A
1 United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 28 17 8
2 United States Conor Casey Colorado Rapids 24 16 1
3 Colombia Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 27 12 7
4 United States Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy 25 12 6
5 United States Robbie Findley Real Salt Lake 27 12 4
6 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 24 12 3
7 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel New York Red Bulls 25 12 2
8 Canada Dwayne de Rosario Toronto FC 28 11 6
9 Jamaica Ryan Johnson San Jose Earthquakes 30 11 2
10 United States Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards 27 11 0

Stats last updated October 24, 2009.[3]

Goalkeeping leaders

Rank Goalkeeper Club GP MINS SHTS SVS GA GAA W–L–T SHO
1 United States Zach Thornton Chivas USA 27 2385 111 83 23 0.87 12–9–6 12
2 United States Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC 29 2549 108 78 26 0.92 12–5–11 10
3 United States William Hesmer Columbus Crew 19 1710 86 68 18 0.95 9–4–6 7
4 United States Matt Reis New England Revolution 24 2160 140 114 23 0.96 10–8–6 8
5 Canada Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo 30 2700 121 89 29 0.97 13–8–9 10

Stats last updated October 26, 2009.[4]

Individual awards

Player of the Week

Week Player of the Week Club Week's Statline
Week 1 Colombia Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 2 G (12', 75') GWG, A (25')
Week 2 United States Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC SHO, 5 SVS
Week 3 United States Conor Casey Colorado Rapids 3 G (1', 49', 84') GWG
Week 4 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy SHO, 5 SVS[permanent dead link‍]
Week 5 United States Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards 2 G (78', 89') GTG[permanent dead link‍]
Week 6 Argentina Javier Morales Real Salt Lake 2 A (53', 55') GWA
Week 7 Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 2 G (56', 66') GWG[permanent dead link‍]
Week 8 Senegal Macoumba Kandji New York Red Bulls G (40'), 2 A (13', 22') GWA[permanent dead link‍]
Week 9 United States Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards 2 G (20', 67') GWG[permanent dead link‍]
Week 10 Honduras Amado Guevara Toronto FC 2 G (14', 70')
Week 11 United States Conor Casey Colorado Rapids 2 G (25', 48')[permanent dead link‍]
Week 12 United States Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 2 G (57', 64') Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
Week 13 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 2 G (61', 87') GWG[permanent dead link‍]
Week 14 Jamaica Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids 2 G (11', 45') GWG, A (49')
Week 15 United States Nate Jaqua Seattle Sounders FC A (23') GWA, 2 G (48', 68')[permanent dead link‍]
Week 16 United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 2 G (15', 17') GWG[permanent dead link‍]
Week 17 United States Chad Barrett Toronto FC 2 G (5', 69')[permanent dead link‍]
Week 18 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco Chicago Fire A (82') GWA, G (92+')[permanent dead link‍]
Week 19 Armenia Yura Movsisyan Real Salt Lake 2 G (55', 93+')
Week 20 United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 4 G (38', 66', 76', 89'), GWG
Week 21 United States Conor Casey Colorado Rapids 3 G (4', 23', 47+')
Week 22 United States Chad Marshall Columbus Crew G (10'), A (87')[permanent dead link‍]
Week 23 Zimbabwe Kheli Dube New England Revolution 3 G (9', 29', 66')
Week 24 Brazil Pablo Campos Real Salt Lake 1 G (43') GWG, 1 G (18') GWG[permanent dead link‍]
Week 25 United States Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards 2 G (73', 91+')[permanent dead link‍]
Week 26 United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 2 G (25', 86') 2 A (71', 83')[permanent dead link‍]
Week 27 United States Brad Davis Houston Dynamo G (81') GWG, 2 A (2', 5')
Week 28 Grenada Shalrie Joseph New England Revolution 2 G (51', 86') GWG
Week 29 United States Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy 1 G (42') GWG
Week 30 United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 1 G (81') GWG[permanent dead link‍]
Week 31 Sweden Freddie Ljungberg Seattle Sounders FC 2 A (69', 76') GWA
Week 32 United States Robbie Findley Real Salt Lake 2 G (15', 33') GWG

Player of the Month

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
March Colombia Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 3 G, 1 A, Sounders 2-0-0 in March
April United States Brian McBride Chicago Fire 4 G, Fire 1-0-3 in April[permanent dead link‍]
May United States Conor Casey Colorado Rapids 4 G, 1 A, Rapids 2-0-2 in May
June Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 4 G, 2 A, Crew 3-1-0 in June
July United States Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy 1 G, 2 A, Galaxy 3-0-1 in July
August United States Chad Marshall Columbus Crew 2 G, 3 SHO Crew 3-1-0 in August[permanent dead link‍]
September United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 7 G, 3 A, Dallas 3-1-1 in September[permanent dead link‍]
October Sweden Freddie Ljungberg Seattle Sounders FC 4 A, Sounders 3-0-0 in October[permanent dead link‍]

Goal of the Week

Week Scorer Club Goal
Week 1 Colombia Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 12'
Week 2 Colombia Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 77'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 3 The Gambia Sainey Nyassi New England Revolution 56'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 4 United States Brian McBride Chicago Fire 57'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 5 United States Brian Ching Houston Dynamo 20'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 6 United States Clint Mathis Real Salt Lake 55'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 7 Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 66'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 8 United States Chris Pontius D.C. United 86'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 9 United States Santino Quaranta D.C. United 85'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 10 Argentina Claudio López Kansas City Wizards 56'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 11 United States Nate Jaqua Seattle Sounders FC 58'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 12 Jamaica Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids 88'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 13 United States Davy Arnaud Kansas City Wizards 19'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 14 United States Eric Avila FC Dallas 80'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 15 United States Nate Jaqua Seattle Sounders FC 48'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 16 Guatemala Marco Pappa Chicago Fire 30'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 17 United States Patrick Ianni Seattle Sounders FC 46'
Week 18 United States Bryan Namoff D.C. United 56'
Week 19 Argentina Claudio López Kansas City Wizards 26'
Week 20 Brazil Fred D.C. United 74'
Week 21 United States Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy 21'
Week 22 Democratic Republic of the Congo Steve Zakuani Seattle Sounders FC 22'
Week 23 United States Nate Jaqua Seattle Sounders FC 70'
Week 24 United States Wells Thompson New England Revolution 73'
Week 25 Lithuania Edgaras Jankauskas New England Revolution 63'
Week 26 Jamaica O'Brian White Toronto FC 71'
Week 27 United States Brad Davis Houston Dynamo 81'
Week 28 United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 87'
Week 29 United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 71'
Week 30 United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 82'[dead link‍]
Week 31 United States George John FC Dallas 4'
Week 32 United States Robbie Findley Real Salt Lake 33'

Save of the Week

Save of the week was first introduced during week 10 of the 2009 season.[5]

Week Goalkeeper Club Save
Week 10 United States Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC 34'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 11 United States Kevin Hartman Kansas City Wizards 82'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 12 Canada Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo 34'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 13 United States Danny Cepero New York Red Bulls 32'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 14 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy 14'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 15 Switzerland Stefan Frei Toronto FC 34'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 16 Puerto Rico Josh Saunders Los Angeles Galaxy 73'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 17 Canada Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo 43'
Week 18 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy 42'
Week 19 United States Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 71'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 20 Argentina Darío Sala FC Dallas 48'
Week 21 United States Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC 47'
Week 22 Honduras Amado Guevara Toronto FC 47'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 23 Canada Onstad & United States Barret Houston Dynamo 4'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 24 Switzerland Stefan Frei Toronto FC 93+'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 25 Switzerland Stefan Frei Toronto FC 24'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 26 Switzerland Stefan Frei Toronto FC 77'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 27 United States Zach Thornton Chivas USA 15'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 28 Argentina Darío Sala FC Dallas 7'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 29 Jamaica Tyrone Marshall Seattle Sounders FC 70'
Week 30 Argentina Dario Sala FC Dallas 53'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 31 United States Geoff Cameron Houston Dynamo 7'[permanent dead link‍]
Week 32 United States Kevin Hartman Kansas City Wizards 51'

Attendance

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

International competitions

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09

The Houston Dynamo continued their CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 campaign that began during the previous season. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals over two legs by eventual champions Atlante.

Main article: CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10

Columbus (MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield winner), Houston (MLS Supporters' Shield Runner-up), New York (MLS Cup runner-up), and D.C. United (U.S. Open Cup winner), will be the representatives in the CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10—an additional slot from Canada was gained by Toronto by virtue of their Voyageurs Cup win. New York and Toronto were eliminated at the preliminary round, while D.C. advanced to the group stage on penalty kicks. Columbus and Houston qualified directly into the Group stage.[6] Houston and D.C. were eliminated during the group stage, with only Columbus progressing to the knockout rounds.

SuperLiga 2009

Main article: North American SuperLiga 2009

Chicago, New England, Chivas USA, and Kansas City were MLS's entrants in SuperLiga 2009, based on their finish in the 2008 regular season as the top four teams not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. Chivas U.S.A. and Kansas City were eliminated in the group stage. Chicago eliminated New England in the semi-finals, only to lose to Tigres in the final.

National competitions

2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

MLS awarded the top six finishers in 2008, regardless of conference, automatic berths into the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup's third round. Columbus, Houston, Chicago Fire, New England, Chivas USA, and Kansas City qualified based on their top-six finish. D.C. United and Seattle qualified via an eight team qualifying tournament.

Each of the qualified MLS teams were matched up against the winner of a second-round game, all of whom come from one of the USL's three divisions. Seattle and D.C. eventually emerged to play the final on September 2 at RFK stadium, which Seattle ultimately won.

2009 Canadian Championship

Main article: 2009 Canadian Championship

Canada's top three teams, MLS's Toronto FC, USL-1's Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps FC competed in the Voyageurs Cup. The tournament was played as a double round robin group from May 6 to June 18, and won by Toronto, who gained Canada's berth into the CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10.

All-Star game

Main article: 2009 MLS All-Star Game

The 2009 MLS All-Star Game against Everton F.C., of the English Premier League, took place on July 29 from Rio Tinto Stadium home of Real Salt Lake. Everton defeated the MLS All-Stars in a penalty shootout 4-3 after the game was tied 1-1. No extra time was played following regular time. Tim Howard, the Everton and U.S. Men's National Team goalkeeper, was named the game's MVP.

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References

  1. ^ Coon, John (April 25, 2009). "RSL's record-setting rout dooms Revs". MLSworks. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  2. ^ King, Jeffrey J. (September 13, 2009). "Dallas earns crucial win over Galaxy". MLSworks. Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 17, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ MLS goldenboot stats Archived January 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ MLS Stats Archived January 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Save of the Week". MLSNet.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  6. ^ "Red Bulls return New York to CONCACAF club championship". CONCACAF. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
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