Major League Soccer 2015

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Major League Soccer 2015
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master Portland Timbers
Teams 20th
Games 340
Gates 937  (ø 2.76 per game)
spectator 7,335,053  (ø 21,574 per game)
Top scorer Sebastian Giovinco and Kei Kamara (22 goals each)
← Major League Soccer 2014

The 20th major league soccer season began on March 6, 2015 with the regular season and ended on October 25, 2015. From October 28, 2015, the play-offs were held, with the game for the MLS in December Cup have been completed. There were 20 teams in the league, 17 from the United States and three from Canada .

Changes compared to the 2014 season

Franchises and structures

Starting this season, two new franchises will participate. The New York City FC is the second team from the New York metropolitan area and the first team from New York City to take. With Orlando City , a team from Florida will be represented for the first time since 2002 .

The franchise CD Chivas USA stopped playing at the end of the 2014 season and will therefore no longer take part in Major League Soccer. The team belonged to the Mexican soccer club Deportivo Guadalajara until 2014 and was sold back to the MLS, whereupon all sporting activities were stopped.

These changes will also adjust the structures of the Eastern Conference and Western Conference : ten teams will compete per conference. The two new franchises, New York City FC and Orlando City SC, will belong to the Eastern Conference . Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City are moving from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference .

regulate

For the 2015 season, the ranking of the teams in the table was slightly changed in the event of a tie. While the number of goals scored had previously been compared as the next criterion for teams with the same number of points and the same number of games won, from the 2015 season the goal difference was initially decisive. The procedure corresponds to that of most other leagues worldwide.

Playoffs

Starting with the 2015 season, six (previously five) teams will reach the playoffs in each conference and in the knockout round the third will play against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth will each play a game without a second leg in the stadium of the higher-placed team.

media

For the 2015 season, a new contract on the broadcasting rights for Major League Soccer was negotiated with the television channels ESPN , Fox Sports and the Spanish-speaking Univision Deportes . This contract continues the collaboration with ESPN and Univision and is enhanced with broadcasts through Fox Sports. The transmitter NBC Sports does not transfer any more games. This agreement, signed in May 2014, provides that games that take place on Sunday afternoons will be broadcast on ESPN2. The games on Sunday evening will be shown on Fox Sports 1. A Friday night game is broadcast by UniMás or Univision Deportes Network. The play-off games are alternately broadcast by the two channels ESPN and Fox.

Participating teams

Major League Soccer 2015 hometowns
team Trainer captain Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire CanadaCanada Frank Yallop United StatesUnited States Jeff Larentowicz United StatesUnited States Quaker Oats
Colorado Rapids United StatesUnited States Pablo Mastroeni United StatesUnited States Drew Moor United StatesUnited States Transamerica
Columbus crew United StatesUnited States Gregg Berhalter United StatesUnited States Michael Parkhurst United StatesUnited States Barbasol
DC United United StatesUnited States Ben Olsen United StatesUnited States Bobby Boswell United StatesUnited States Leidos
FC Dallas ColombiaColombia Óscar Pareja United StatesUnited States Matt Hedges United StatesUnited States AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo IrelandIreland Owen Coyle United StatesUnited States Brad Davis AustraliaAustralia BHP Billiton
LA Galaxy United StatesUnited States Bruce Arena IrelandIreland Robbie Keane United StatesUnited States Herbalife
Montreal Impact United StatesUnited States Frank Klopas CanadaCanada Patrice Bernier CanadaCanada Bank of Montreal
New England Revolution United StatesUnited States Jay Heaps PortugalPortugal José Gonçalves United StatesUnited States UnitedHealth Group
New York City FC United StatesUnited States Jason Circle SpainSpain David Villa United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Etihad Airways
New York Red Bulls United StatesUnited States Jesse March EnglandEngland Lloyd Sam AustriaAustria Red Bull
Orlando City EnglandEngland Adrian Heath BrazilBrazil Kaká United StatesUnited States Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union United StatesUnited States Jim Curtin United StatesUnited States Brian Carroll United StatesUnited States Bimbo Bakeries USA
Portland Timbers United StatesUnited States Caleb Porter CanadaCanada Will Johnson United StatesUnited States Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake United StatesUnited States Jeff Cassar United StatesUnited States Kyle Beckerman United StatesUnited States LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes ScotlandScotland Dominic Kinnear United StatesUnited States Chris Wondolowski
Seattle Sounders United StatesUnited States Sigi Schmid United StatesUnited States Brad Evans United StatesUnited States Xbox LIVE
Sporting Kansas City United StatesUnited States Peter Vermes United StatesUnited States Matt Besler United StatesUnited States Ivy Funds
Toronto FC United StatesUnited States Greg Vanney United StatesUnited States Michael Bradley CanadaCanada Bank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Carl Robinson ChileChile Pedro Morales CanadaCanada Bell Canada

Regular season

Tables

Eastern Conference

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. New York Red Bulls  34  18th  6th  10 062:430 +19 60
 2. Columbus crew  34  15th  8th  11 058:530  +5 53
 3. Montreal Impact 1  34  15th  6th  13 048:440  +4 51
 4th DC United  34  15th  6th  13 043:450  −2 51
 5. New England Revolution  34  14th  8th  12 048:470  +1 50
 6th Toronto FC 1  34  15th  4th  15th 058:580  ± 0 49
 7th Orlando City  34  12  8th  14th 046:560 −10 44
 8th. New York City FC  34  10  7th  17th 049:580  −9 37
 9. Philadelphia Union  34  10  7th  17th 042:550 −13 37
10. Chicago Fire  34  8th  6th  20th 043:580 −15 30th
As of October 29, 2015

Western Conference

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FC Dallas  34  18th  6th  10 052:390 +13 60
 2. Vancouver Whitecaps (CC) 1  34  16  5  13 045:360  +9 53
 3. Portland Timbers  34  15th  8th  11 041:390  +2 53
 4th Seattle Sounders (Sup, OC)  34  15th  6th  13 044:360  +8 51
 5. LA Galaxy (M)  34  14th  9  11 056:460 +10 51
 6th Sporting Kansas City  34  14th  9  11 048:450  +3 51
 7th San Jose Earthquakes  34  13  8th  13 041:390  +2 47
 8th. Houston Dynamo  34  11  9  14th 042:490  −7 42
 9. Real Salt Lake  34  11  8th  15th 038:480 −10 41
10. Colorado Rapids  34  9  10  15th 033:430 −10 37
As of October 29, 2015
After the regular season:
Participation in the MLS Cup Playoffs Conference semi-finals and in the group stage of the Champions League 2016/17
Participation in the MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals
Participation in the MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Round
After the 2014 season
(M) Winner of the MLS Cup 2014 (Master of Major League Soccer): LA Galaxy
(Sup) 2014 MLS Supporters' Shield Winner (Major League Soccer Regular Season Winner): Seattle Sounders
(OC) Winner of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in 2014 (American Cup winner): Seattle Sounders
(CC) 2015 Canadian Championship Winner (Canadian Cup Winner): Vancouver Whitecaps
1 Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League via Major League Soccer because the three teams come from Canada and the starting places are allocated by state. If the teams finish the season on a qualifying place for the Champions League, these starting places are automatically assigned to the next lower team. The three Canadian teams can only qualify for this competition through the Canadian Championship .

Goal scorers

The following list contains the ranking of the regular season scorers . The first place winner at the end of the regular season , Sebastian Giovinco , won the 2015 Golden Shoe.

With the same number of goals scored, the number of goal preparations and then the lower number of minutes played were decisive for the placement.

space player team Gates Assists
1. ItalyItaly Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC 22nd 16
2. Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Kei Kamara Columbus crew 22nd 8th
3. IrelandIreland Robbie Keane LA Galaxy 20th 8th
4th SpainSpain David Villa New York City FC 18th 8th
5. EnglandEngland Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls 17th 7th
6th CanadaCanada Cyle Larin Orlando City 17th 0
7th NigeriaNigeria Fanendo Adi Portland Timbers 16 3
8th. United StatesUnited States Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes 16 2
9. NigeriaNigeria Obafemi Martins Seattle Sounders 15th 6th
10 United StatesUnited States Jozy Altidore Toronto FC 13 0

Source:

MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round

Eastern Conference
Oct 28, 2015
7:30 PM EDT 		DC United 2: 1 New England Revolution Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium , Washington
Spectators: 11,554
Referee: Mark Geiger
Pontius 45 ′ Rolfe 83 ′Goal after 45 minutes 
Goal after 83 minutes  		report Agudelo 15 ′Goal after 15 minutes 
Oct 29, 2015
7:00 PM EDT 		Montreal Impact 3-0 Toronto FC Stade Saputo , Montreal
Spectators: 18,069
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Bernier 18 ′ Piatti 33 ′ Drogba 39 ′Goal after 18 minutes 
Goal after 33 minutes 
Goal after 39 minutes  		report
Western Conference
Oct 28, 2015
7:00 PM PDT 		Seattle Sounders 3: 2 LA Galaxy CenturyLink Field , Seattle
Spectators: 39,537
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Dempsey 5 ′ Valdez 12 ′ Friberg 77 ′Goal after 5 minutes 
Goal after 12 minutes 
Goal after 77 minutes  		report Lletget 6 ′ Zardes 22 ′Goal after 6 minutes 
Goal after 22 minutes 
Oct 29, 2015
7:00 PM PDT 		Portland Timbers 2: 2 a.d. Sporting Kansas City Providence Park , Portland
Spectators: 21,144
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Wallace 57 ′ Urruti 118 ′Goal after 57 minutes 
Goal after 118 minutes  		report Ellis 87 ′ Németh 96 ′Goal after 87 minutes 
Goal after 96 minutes 
    penalties shoot  
Valeri Borchers Ridgewell Jewsbury Urruti Villafaña Asprilla Nagbe Powell Fochive KwaraseyPenalty missed
Penalty converted
Penalty converted
Penalty missed
Penalty converted
Penalty missed
Penalty converted
Penalty converted
Penalty missed
Penalty converted
Penalty converted 		7: 6 Penalty converted Feilhaber Dwyer Zusi Besler Nagamura Ellis Mustivar Peterson Abdul-Salaam slide Kempin
Penalty missed
Penalty converted
Penalty missed
Penalty converted
Penalty missed
Penalty converted
Penalty converted
Penalty missed
Penalty converted
Penalty missed 		 


Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference
Nov. 1, 2015
3:00 PM EST 		DC United 0: 1 New York Red Bulls Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium , Washington, DC
Spectators: 19,525
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
report McCarty 72 ′Goal after 72 minutes 
Nov. 8, 2015
3:00 PM EST 		New York Red Bulls 1-0 DC United Red Bull Arena , Harrison
Spectators: 25,219
Referee: Ted Unkel
Wright-Phillips 90 + 2 ′Goal after 90 + 2 minutes  report

New York Red Bulls win the series with an aggregate result of 2-0

Nov. 1, 2015
7:00 PM EST 		Montreal Impact 2: 1 Columbus crew Stade Saputo , Montreal
Spectators: 17,655
Referee: Chris Penso
Bernier 37 ′ Venegas 77 ′Goal after 37 minutes 
Goal after 77 minutes  		report Higuaín 33 ′Goal after 33 minutes 
Nov. 8, 2015 at
5:00 p.m. EST 		Columbus crew 3: 1 a.d. Montreal Impact Mapfre Stadium , Columbus
Spectators: 19,026
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Kamara 4 ′ 111 ′ Finlay 77 ′Goal after 4 minutes  Goal after 111 minutes 
Goal after 77 minutes  		report Duka 40 ′Goal after 40 minutes 

Columbus Crew wins the series with an overall result of 4: 3

Western Conference

Nov 1, 2015 6:30 PM PST 		Seattle Sounders 2: 1 FC Dallas CenturyLink Field , Seattle
Spectators: 39,599
Referee: Kevin Stott
Ivanschitz 67 ′ Dempsey 86 ′Goal after 67 minutes 
Goal after 86 minutes  		report Cástillo 18 ′Goal after 18 minutes 
Nov 8, 2015
6:30 PM CST 		FC Dallas 2: 1 a.d. Seattle Sounders Toyota Stadium , Frisco
Spectators: 17,287
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Akindele 84 ′ Zimmerman 90 + 1 ′Goal after 84 minutes 
Goal after 90 + 1 minutes  		report Marshall 90 ′Goal after 90 minutes 
    penalties shoot  
Diaz Hollingshead Akindele ZimmermanPenalty converted
Penalty converted
Penalty converted
Penalty converted 		4: 2 Penalty converted Dempsey Ivanschitz Barrett Rose
Penalty missed
Penalty missed
Penalty converted 		 

FC Dallas wins the series 4: 2 on penalties and the overall result is 3: 3

Nov. 1, 2015
2:00 PM PST 		Portland Timbers 0-0 Vancouver Whitecaps Providence Park , Portland
Spectators: 21,144
Umpire: Allen Chapman
report
Nov 8, 2015
7:00 p.m. PST 		Vancouver Whitecaps 0: 2 Portland Timbers BC Place Stadium , Vancouver
Spectators: 27,837
Referee: Ismail Elfath
report Adi 31 ′ Chara 90 + 4 ′Goal after 31 minutes 
Goal after 90 + 4 minutes 

Portland Timbers win the series by 2-0 aggregate

Conference finals

Eastern Conference
Nov 22, 2015
5:00 p.m. EST 		Columbus crew 2-0 New York Red Bulls Mapfre Stadium , Columbus
Spectators: 21,617
Referee: Allen Chapman
Meram 1 ′ Kamara 85 ′Goal after 1 minute 
Goal after 85 minutes  		report
Nov 29, 2015
7:30 PM EST 		New York Red Bulls 1-0 Columbus crew Red Bull Arena , Harrison
Spectators: 25,219
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Abang 90 + 3 ′Goal after 90 + 3 minutes  report

Columbus Crew wins the series with an overall result of 2: 1

Western Conference
Nov 22, 2015
5:30 PM PST 		Portland Timbers 3: 1 FC Dallas Providence Park , Portland
Spectators: 21,144
Referee: Ted Unkel
Ridgewell 23 ′ Asprilla 53 ′ Borchers 90 + 1 ′Goal after 23 minutes 
Goal after 53 minutes 
Goal after 90 + 1 minutes  		report Texeira 62 ′Goal after 62 minutes 
November 29, 2015
4:00 p.m. CDT 		FC Dallas 2: 2 Portland Timbers Toyota Stadium , Frisco
Spectators: 20,966
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Hollingshead 68 ′ Pérez 73 ′Goal after 68 minutes 
Goal after 73 minutes  		report Adi 54 ′ Melano 90 + 5 ′Goal after 54 minutes 
Goal after 90 + 5 minutes 

Portland Timbers win the series with an aggregate result of 5-3

MLS Cup Final

Columbus crew Portland Timbers
Columbus crew
December 6, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. EST in Columbus , Ohio ( Mapfre Stadium )
Result: 1: 2 (1: 2)
Spectators: 21,747
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Portland Timbers


Steve Clark - Harrison Afful , Michael Parkhurst , Gastón Sauro , Waylon Francis - Tony Tchani (72nd Jack McInerney ), Wil Trapp - Ethan Finlay (63rd Cedrick Mabwati ), Federico Higuaín , Justin Meram (78th Mohammed Saeid ) - Kei Kamara Trainer: Gregg Berhalter(C)Captain of the crew
 Adam Larsen Kwarasey - Alvas Powell , Nat Borchers , Liam Ridgewell , Jorge Villafaña - Darlington Nagbe , Diego Chara , Diego Valeri - Lucas Melano (59th Dairon Asprilla ), Fanendo Adi (89th Jack Jewsbury ), Rodney Wallace (89th Maximiliano Urruti ) Trainer: Caleb Porter(C)Captain of the crew


goal 1: 2 Kai Kamara (18th) 		goal0: 1 Diego Valeri (1st)
goal0: 2 Rodney Wallace (7th)
yellow cards Harrison Afful (34th), Mohammed Saeid (90th + 3 ') yellow cards Alvas Powell (65th), Diego Valeri (90th + 3 ')
Player of the Match: Diego Valeri

National cup competitions

The 17 US MLS teams compete in the 2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup , while the three Canadian MLS teams contest the 2015 Canadian Championship . The two tournaments are the cup rounds of the USA and Canada, which are played in the knockout system. The winners qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League .

Sporting Kansas City won the US Open Cup. The Vancouver Whitecaps were successful at the Canadian Championship.

International competitions

Unlike the MLS season, the Champions League is played in a season that begins in June and ends in May of the following year. The teams that qualify through the 2015 competitions will therefore only play in the 2016/17 Champions League season .

In addition to the cup winners of the two countries, the winners of the Eastern and Western Conference from the regular season and the winners of the MLS Cup also qualify for the 2016/17 Champions League season, provided they come from the USA. If one of the Canadian teams wins the Eastern or Western Conference or the MLS Cup, or the MLS Cup winner is also the winner of one of the conferences, the next US team with the highest points in the regular season moves up to the Champions League starting position. The Canadian Association has only one starting place in the Champions League, which is filled with the winner of the Canadian Championship of the respective year.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2015 Competition Rules and Regulations . MLS. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Official season rules 2015 on mlssoccer.com (English)
  3. ↑ MLS, US Soccer sign landmark TV and media rights partnerships with ESPN, FOX & Univision Deportes ( English ) MLSSoccer.com. December 5, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ a b table Eastern Conference. In: mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer, accessed October 29, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Statistics on mlssoccer.com (English)
  6. ↑ Major League Soccer - Statistics - Goals .

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