Major League Soccer 2017
Major League Soccer 2017 | |
master | Toronto FC |
Teams | 22nd |
Games | 374 |
Gates | 1110 (ø 2.97 per game) |
spectator | 8,269,919 (ø 22,112 per game) |
Top scorer | Nemanja Nikolics (24) |
← Major League Soccer 2016 | |
The 22nd major league soccer season began on March 3, 2017 with the regular season . This ended on October 22, 2017, then the play-offs were played, which culminated on December 9, 2017 with the final of the MLS Cup. There were 22 teams in the league, 19 from the United States and three from Canada . The defending champion of the MLS Cup is the Seattle Sounders , the Supporters' Shield of FC Dallas .
Changes compared to the 2016 season
Two new teams took part in Major League Soccer. Atlanta United started in the Eastern Conference, Minnesota United in the Western Conference.
Participating teams
In the 2017 season, 22 franchises took part in Major League Soccer. 19 of the 22 franchises are located in the United States and three in Canada .
Major League Soccer 2017 hometowns |
Regular season
Tables
Eastern Conference
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Toronto FC CAN | 34 | 20th | 9 | 5 | 74:37 | +37 | 69 |
2. | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 56:43 | +13 | 57 |
3. | Chicago Fire | 34 | 16 | 7th | 11 | 61:47 | +14 | 55 |
4th | Atlanta United | 34 | 15th | 10 | 9 | 70:40 | +30 | 55 |
5. | Columbus crew | 34 | 16 | 6th | 12 | 53:49 | +4 | 54 |
6th | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14th | 8th | 12 | 53:47 | +6 | 50 |
7th | New England Revolution | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 53:61 | −8 | 45 |
8th. | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14th | 50:47 | +3 | 42 |
9. | Montreal Impact CAN | 34 | 11 | 6th | 17th | 52:58 | −6 | 39 |
10. | Orlando City | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15th | 39:58 | −19 | 39 |
11. | DC United | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20th | 31:60 | −29 | 32 |
Status: October 22, 2017 |
Western Conference
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15th | 8th | 11 | 60:50 | +10 | 53 |
2. | Seattle Sounders | 34 | 14th | 11 | 9 | 52:39 | +13 | 53 |
3. | Vancouver Whitecaps CAN | 34 | 15th | 7th | 12 | 50:49 | +1 | 52 |
4th | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 57:45 | +12 | 50 |
5. | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 40:29 | +11 | 49 |
6th | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 7th | 14th | 39:60 | −21 | 46 |
7th | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 48:48 | ± 0 | 46 |
8th. | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 49:55 | −6 | 45 |
9. | Minnesota United | 34 | 10 | 6th | 18th | 47:70 | −23 | 36 |
10. | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 6th | 19th | 31:51 | −20 | 33 |
11. | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8th | 8th | 18th | 45:67 | −22 | 32 |
Status: October 22, 2017 |
After the regular season: | |
Participation in the MLS Cup Playoffs Conference semi-finals and in the group stage of the 2018/19 Champions League | |
Participation in the MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals | |
Participation in the MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Round | |
Goal scorers
The following list contains the ranking of the regular season scorers .
rank | player | society | Gates |
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1 | Nemanja Nikolics | Chicago Fire | 24 |
2 | David Villa | New York City FC | 22nd |
3 | Diego Valeri | Portland Timbers | 21st |
4th | Josef Martínez | Atlanta United | 19th |
5 | Ola Kamara | Columbus crew | 18th |
6th | Ignacio Piatti | Montreal Impact | 17th |
Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | ||
8th | Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | 16 |
CJ Sapong | Philadelphia Union | ||
10 | Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC | 15th |
Source: October 22, 2017
MLS Cup Playoffs
The 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs will begin with the Knockout Round games on October 25, 2017.
Knockout round
- Eastern Conference
October 25, 2017 7:30 p.m. CDT |
Chicago Fire | 0: 4 | New York Red Bulls |
Toyota Park , Bridgeview Spectators: 11,647 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
report |
Wright-Phillips 7 ′ Klještan 11 ′ Royer 70 ′ Verón 87 ′ |
Oct 26, 2017 7:00 PM EDT |
Atlanta United | 0: 0 a.d. 1: 3 a.d. | Columbus crew |
Mercedes-Benz Stadium , Atlanta Spectators: 67,221 Referee: Allen Chapman |
report |
penalties shoot | ||||
Gressel González Pirez Villalba Larentowicz |
1: 3 |
Higuaín Manneh Hansen Jahn |
- Western Conference
Oct 25, 2017 7:30 PM PDT |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 5-0 | San Jose Earthquakes |
BC Place Stadium , Vancouver Spectators: 21,083 Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
Montero 33 ′ Techera 57 ′ Waston 64 ′ Mezquida 78 ′ , 80 ′ |
report |
October 26, 2017 8:30 p.m. CDT |
Houston Dynamo | 1: 0 a.d. | Sporting Kansas City |
BBVA Compass Stadium , Houston Spectators: 14,126 Referee: Mark Geiger |
Elis 94 ′ | report |
Conference semifinals
- Eastern Conference
Oct 30, 2017 7:00 PM EDT |
New York Red Bulls | 1: 2 | Toronto FC |
Red Bull Arena , Harrison Spectators: 18,107 Referee: Drew Fischer |
Royer 45 + 3 ′ ( penalty ) | report |
Vázquez 8 ′ Giovinco 72 ′ |
November 5, 2017 3:00 PM EST |
Toronto FC | 0: 1 | New York Red Bulls |
BMO Field , Toronto Spectators: 29,974 Umpire: Chris Penso |
report | Wright-Phillips 53 ′ |
Toronto FC wins the series by away goals and 2-2 on aggregate
Oct 31, 2017 8:00 PM EDT |
Columbus crew | 4: 1 | New York City FC |
Mapfre Stadium , Columbus Spectators: 14,416 Referee: Alan Kelly |
Kamara 6 ′ Artur 58 ′ Meram 69 ′ Afful 90 + 3 ′ |
report | Villa 78 ′ |
November 5, 2017 5:00 PM EST |
New York City FC | 2-0 | Columbus crew |
Yankee Stadium , New York City Spectators: 23,246 Referee: Kevin Stott |
Villa 16 ′ ( penalty ) Struna 53 ′ |
report |
Columbus Crew wins the series with an overall result of 4: 3
- Western Conference
Oct 29, 2017 5:30 PM PDT |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 0-0 | Seattle Sounders |
BC Place Stadium , Vancouver Spectators: 27,837 Referee: Kevin Stott |
report |
Nov. 2, 2017 7:30 PM PDT |
Seattle Sounders | 2-0 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
CenturyLink Field , Seattle Spectators: 39,587 Umpire: Baldomero Toledo |
Dempsey 56 ′ , 88 ′ | report |
Seattle Sounders win the series by 2-0 overall
October 30, 2017 8:30 p.m. CDT |
Houston Dynamo | 0-0 | Portland Timbers |
BBVA Compass Stadium , Houston Spectators: 15,169 Referee: Mark Geiger |
report |
Nov 5, 2017 4:30 PM PST |
Portland Timbers | 1: 2 | Houston Dynamo |
Providence Park , Portland Spectators: 21,144 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
Asprilla 39 ′ | report |
Remick 43 ′ Manotas 77 ′ |
Houston Dynamo wins the series with a 2-1 aggregate result
Conference finals
- Eastern Conference
Nov 21, 2017 8:00 PM EDT |
Columbus crew | 0-0 | Toronto FC |
Mapfre Stadium , Columbus Spectators: 21,289 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
report |
November 29, 2017 7:30 PM EST |
Toronto FC | 1-0 | Columbus crew |
BMO Field , Toronto Spectators: 30,392 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Altidore 60 ′ | report |
Toronto FC wins the series by 1-0 aggregate
- Western Conference
November 21, 2017 9:00 p.m. CDT |
Houston Dynamo | 0: 2 | Seattle Sounders |
BBVA Compass Stadium , Houston Spectators: 22,661 Referee: Chris Penso |
report |
Svensson 11 ′ Bruin 42 ′ |
Nov. 30, 2017 7:30 PM PDT |
Seattle Sounders | 3-0 | Houston Dynamo |
CenturyLink Field , Seattle Spectators: 45,298 Umpire: Alan Kelly |
Rodríguez 22 ′ Dempsey 57 ′ Bruin 73 ′ |
report |
Seattle Sounders win the series with an aggregate result of 5-0
MLS Cup Final
Toronto FC | Seattle Sounders | Lineup | |||||||
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Alex Bono - Steven Beitashour , Drew Moor , Chris Mavinga , Justin Morrow - Michael Bradley - Marco Delgado (90th + 3 ' Benoît Cheyrou ), Jonathan Osorio (85th Armando Cooper ) - Víctor Vázquez - Sebastian Giovinco , Jozy Altidore (86th) Nick Hagglund ) Trainer: Greg Vanney |
Stefan Frei - Kelvin Leerdam , Román Torres , Chad Marshall , Joevin Jones (90th + 1 ' Nouhou Tolo ) - Cristian Roldan , Gustav Svensson - Nicolás Lodeiro , Clint Dempsey , Víctor Rodríguez (71st Jordan Morris ) - Will Bruin Trainer: Brian Smackers |
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1: 0 Jozy Altidore (67.) 2: 0 Víctor Vázquez (90. + 4 ') |
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Víctor Vázquez (90th + 5 ') | |||||||||
Player of the Match: Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) |
National cup competitions
→ Main article: Lamar Hunt US Open Cup 2017
→ Main article: Canadian Championship 2017
The 19 US MLS teams will take part in the 2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup , while the three Canadian MLS teams will contest the 2017 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 .
International competitions
→ Main article: CONCACAF Champions League 2016/17
MLS All-Star Game
The 2017 MLS All-Star Game was played on August 2, 2017 at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois. A selection of the Major League Soccer league met the Spanish Primera División Club Real Madrid . The game ended 1-1, with the Madrid team winning the game 4-2 on penalties.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sam Stejskal: Minnesota United FC to join MLS in 2017, debuting at TCF Bank Stadium . MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ↑ a b Standings. In: mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer, accessed October 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Major League Soccer - Statistics - Goals. Retrieved May 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs. Retrieved October 24, 2017 .