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Revision as of 17:44, 2 May 2010

Major League Soccer
Season2010
Matches played28
Goals scored71 (2.54 per match)
Average goals/game2.54
Top goalscorerEdson Buddle (7) LA
Biggest home winDC 0–4 KC
(March 27, 2010)[1]
Highest scoringDC 2–3 PHI
Longest winning runLos Angeles Galaxy (4)
Longest unbeaten runLos Angeles Galaxy (5)
Longest losing runD.C. United (4)
Highest attendance38,700
Lowest attendanceHOU 1–1 DAL (8,016)
(March 27, 2010)[2]
← 2009
2011 →

The 2010 Major League Soccer season is the 15th season in league history. It began on March 25 at Seattle's Qwest Field with Seattle Sounders FC defeating the expansion Philadelphia Union, 2-0. The 2010 MLS All-Star Game will be played at Reliant Stadium, to be hosted by the Houston Dynamo at a date to be announced, and the regular season will conclude October 24 and the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs will culminate with MLS Cup 2010 on November 21 at BMO Field in Toronto, the first time MLS Cup will be played outside the United States.[3]

The expiration of and failure to sign a new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players' union threatened the season. Negotiations resulted in a new contract being agreed to on March 20, 2010.

Changes from 2009

  • The players' union and league passed a new collective bargaining agreement that adjusted the players' contracts.[4]
  • The Philadelphia Union joined the league as its 16th club and is playing in the Eastern Conference.[5] Their first two home games of the season - against D.C. United April 10 and FC Dallas on May 15 - will be played at Lincoln Financial Field while their permanent home, PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, is expected to be completed and open with a game against Seattle Sounders FC on June 27.[6]
  • A natural grass field replaces the FieldTurf surface at Toronto FC's BMO Field.[5]
  • The New York Red Bulls began play in their new stadium Red Bull Arena, defeating the Chicago Fire in the first MLS match played there on March 27 by the score of 1-0.[7]
  • Adidas is providing their Jabulani match ball with MLS colors of blue and green for the season, as well as new referee kits - the same ones that will be used in FIFA World Cup 2010.
  • New Designated Player Rules were agreed upon early in the season:[8]
    • Teams can sign two Designated Players, up from one under the previous rules, and pay a "luxury tax" of $250,000 for the right to sign a third Designated Player. The $250,000 would be distributed evenly to all MLS teams that have not signed a third Designated Player in the form of allocation money.
    • Each Designated Player counts as $335,000 for the salary cap, down from $415,000 under the previous agreement, and only counts as half that amount if the player is signed during the middle of the season. Teams can use allocation money to reduce the salary cap value of a Designated Player.
    • Teams are no longer allowed to trade for additional Designated Player spots, so the New York Red Bulls will receive $70,000 of allocation money in exchange for effectively nullifying their earlier trade with Chivas USA for a second Designated Player spot.
    • Teams who have a Designated Player transfer out of the country during the MLS season will recoup a portion of the money spent on the Designated Player.
    • Landon Donovan is no longer grandfathered into the agreement, and must be counted as a Designated Player.
    • Unlike the previous Designated Player agreement, which was set to expire after three seasons, this agreement has no set expiration date.

Pre-season managerial changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming coach Date of appointment Table
Philadelphia Union
Expansion Team
 Poland Piotr Nowak May 29, 2009 Pre-season
New York Red Bulls United States Richie Williams Caretaker August 21, 2009 7th East ('09) Sweden Hans Backe January 7, 2010 Pre-season
Toronto FC England Chris Cummins Contract expiration October 27, 2009 5th East ('09) United States Preki November 18, 2009 Pre-season
D.C. United United States Tom Soehn Resigned November 3, 2009 4th East ('09) United States Curt Onalfo December 28, 2009 Pre-season
Chivas USA United States Preki Mutual consent November 12, 2009 4th West ('09) United States Martin Vasquez December 2, 2009 Pre-season
Chicago Fire Costa Rica Denis Hamlett Fired November 24, 2009 2nd East ('09) Mexico Carlos de los Cobos January 11, 2010 Pre-season

Collective Bargaining Agreement

After two extensions to facilitate additional talks, the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players' union expired February 25, 2010. The league had said that it would not lockout the players.[9] The union had voted in favor of a strike if a new deal was not reached before the beginning of the season.[10] Players were seeking free-agent rights and more guaranteed contracts from the league.[11] On March 20, 2010, MLS and the Players' Union agreed on a new, 5-year collective bargaining agreement that allowed the season to start on time.[12]

Competition format

The format for the 2010 season will be as follows:[13]

  • The season began on March 25 and will end on November 21 with MLS Cup 2010.
  • The 16 teams were split evenly into two conferences. The Eastern Conference has eight teams with the addition of the Philadelphia Union, and the Western Conference also has eight teams. Each team will play every other team in the league once at home and once away for a total of 30 games.
  • Games will not be played during the group stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The last MLS game prior to the World Cup will be played on June 10, with no games scheduled until after the group stage concludes on June 25.
  • The two teams in each conference with the most points will qualify for the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the next four highest ranked teams, regardless of conference, will also qualify. Teams will be 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 will determine the winners. The Conference Finals will be played as single matches, and the winners will advance to MLS Cup 2010. After the completion of any round, ties will be broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by a penalty kick shootout if necessary. The away goals rule will not be used in any round.
  • The team with the most points in the regular season wins the MLS Supporters' Shield and will qualify directly into the Group Stage of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. The MLS Cup Winner also qualifies for the Champions League Group Stage. The MLS Cup Runners-Up and the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Winners qualify for the Preliminary Round of the Champions League. If a team qualifies for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths will be awarded to the highest-placed team(s) in the 2010 MLS regular season's overall standings that have not already qualified.
  • The four teams with the most points, regardless of conference, who have not qualified for the Champions League will qualify for the SuperLiga 2011.
  • The six U.S.-based teams with the most points, regardless of conference, will qualify for the Third Round of the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. The remaining U.S.-based MLS teams will have to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.
  • As a Canadian-based team, Toronto FC cannot qualify through MLS for the Champions League or the U.S. Open Cup. In either case, any berth earned by Toronto FC is awarded to the highest-placed team in the overall standings which has not already qualified. They may instead qualify for the Champions League through the Canadian Championship.

Tiebreakers

  1. Head-to-Head (Points-per-match average)
  2. Overall Goal Differential
  3. Overall Total Goals Scored
  4. Tiebreakers 1-3 applied only to matches on the road
  5. Tiebreakers 1-3 applied only to matches at home
  6. Fewest team disciplinary points in the League Fair Play table
  7. Coin toss

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.[14]

Results table

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

Standings

Conference standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50
3 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
4 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
5 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35
6 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
7 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
8 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
Source: MLS

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25 56
3 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4 48
5 Colorado Rapids 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12 46
6 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1 46
7 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9 33
8 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28
Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S) 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25 56
3 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51
4 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50
6 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4 48 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids (C) 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12 46
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1 46
9 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
10 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
11 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9 33
13 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
14 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
15 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28
16 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
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

Statistical leaders

Budweiser Golden Boot

Full article: MLS Golden Boot
Rank Scorer Club GP G A
1 United States Edson Buddle Los Angeles Galaxy 6 9 1
2 Canada Dwayne De Rosario Toronto FC 6 6 1
3 France Sébastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union 4 4 1
4 United States Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 4 3 0
United States Conor Casey Colorado Rapids 4 3 0
Argentina Javier Morales Real Salt Lake 3 3 0
United States Zack Schilawski New England Revolution 4 4 0
8 Colombia Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 5 2 2
United States Brad Davis Houston Dynamo 3 2 2
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo Steve Zakuani Seattle Sounders FC 5 2 1
Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 2 2 1
United States Brian McBride Chicago Fire 4 2 1
Guatemala Marco Pappa Chicago Fire 4 2 1

Goalkeeping leaders

Rank Goalkeeper Club GP MINS GA GAA W–L–T SHO
1 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy 4 360 1 0.25 4–0–0 3
2 Denmark Jimmy Nielsen Kansas City Wizards 3 270 1 0.33 2–1–0 2
3 Senegal Bouna Coundoul New York Red Bulls 4 360 3 0.75 3–1–0 2
United States Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC 4 360 3 0.75 2–1–1 2
5 United States Terry Boss Seattle Sounders FC 1 45 1 1.00 0–1–0 0
United States Preston Burpo New England Revolution 4 360 4 1.00 2–2–0 1
United States William Hesmer Columbus Crew 2 180 2 1.00 1–0–1 1
Canada Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo 4 360 4 1.00 2–1–1 1
United States Matt Pickens Colorado Rapids 4 360 4 1.00 2–1–1 1
10 United States Andrew Dykstra Chicago Fire 4 360 5 1.25 1–2–1 1
11 United States Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes 3 270 4 1.33 2–1–0 1

Individual Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April United States Edson Buddle Los Angeles Galaxy 7G Galaxy 4-0-1 in April

Player of the Week

Week Player of the Week Club Week's Statline
Week 1 Argentina Javier Morales Real Salt Lake 2G (14', 54')
Week 2 The Gambia Kenny Mansally New England Revolution 2G (80', 82')
Week 3 France Sébastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union 3G (4', 40', 80')
Week 4 United States Edson Buddle Los Angeles Galaxy 2G (12', 76')
Week 5 Canada Dwayne De Rosario Toronto FC 1G (57') 1A (76')

Goal of the Week

Week Player of the Week Club
Week 1 Argentina Javier Morales Real Salt Lake
Week 2 The Gambia Kenny Mansally New England Revolution
Week 3 Guatemala Marco Pappa Chicago Fire
Week 4 Jamaica Lovel Palmer Houston Dynamo
Week 5 Colombia Freddy Montero Seattle Sounders FC

MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month

Month Player Club Link
April The Gambia Sanna Nyassi Seattle Sounders FC April Humanitarian of the Month

International competitions

CONCACAF Champions League

Main articles: CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 and CONCACAF Champions League 2010–11

The Columbus Crew continued their CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10 campaign that began during the previous season. They were defeated by Mexican club Toluca in the quarterfinals, 5-4 on aggregate.

Seattle Sounders FC have qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Columbus Crew have qualified by winning the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield. The Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake have also qualified by being the two 2009 MLS Cup finalists.

National competitions

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main articles: 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

The top six overall teams from the 2009 MLS season (the Columbus Crew, the Los Angeles Galaxy, the Houston Dynamo, Seattle Sounders FC, the Chicago Fire, and Chivas USA) received automatic berths into the Third Round of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup, while the eight remaining U.S.-based MLS teams and the expansion Philadelphia Union will compete in a single-elimination qualification tournament to determine the MLS's final two official entrants into the competition.

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2010 Canadian Championship

Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based MLS team cannot compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and will instead contest the Canadian Championship with the two Canadian-based teams in the Division-2 Pro League Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Montreal Impact.

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