2014 Major League Soccer season
The 2014 Major League Soccer season was the 19th Major League Soccer season. The season had 19 teams (16 from the United States, and 3 from Canada). The Seattle Sounders won the Supporters' Shield, and Los Angeles Galaxy won the MLS Cup. The top scorer was Bradley Wright-Phillips, with 27 goals.
Teams[change | change source]
| Team | Country | Conference | Previous MLS Cup titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire |  United States
|
Eastern | 1 (1998) |
| Chivas USA | United States
|
Western | — |
| Colorado Rapids | United States
|
Western | 1 (2010) |
| Columbus Crew | United States
|
Eastern | 1 (2008) |
| D.C. United | United States
|
Eastern | 4 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004) |
| FC Dallas | United States
|
Western | — |
| Houston Dynamo | United States
|
Eastern | 2 (2006, 2007) |
| LA Galaxy | United States
|
Western | 4 (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012) |
| Montreal Impact |  Canada
|
Eastern | — |
| New England Revolution | United States
|
Eastern | — |
| New York Red Bulls | United States
|
Eastern | — |
| Philadelphia Union | United States
|
Eastern | — |
| Portland Timbers | United States
|
Western | — |
| Real Salt Lake | United States
|
Western | 1 (2009) |
| San Jose Earthquakes | United States
|
Western | 2 (2001, 2003) |
| Seattle Sounders FC | United States
|
Western | — |
| Sporting Kansas City | United States
|
Eastern | 2 (2000, 2013) |
| Toronto FC | Canada
|
Eastern | — |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Canada
|
Western | — |
Results[change | change source]
Eastern conference[change | change source]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to the |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C. United (EC) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | MLS Cup Play-offs |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 7 | Toronto | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | –10 | 41 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | –19 | 39 | |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | –10 | 36 | |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | –20 | 28 |
- (EC) = Eastern Conference champions
Western conference[change | change source]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to the |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders (WC) (SS) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | |
| 4 | Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | MLS Cup Play-offs |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | –32 | 33 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | –19 | 32 | |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | –15 | 30 |
- (WC) = Western Conference champions
- (SS) = Supporters Shield champions
Overall table[change | change source]
The champion of the overall table, which combines the eastern and western conference, is the champion of the Supporters Shield. This table also will show what team will qualify for next years CONCACAF Champions League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders (WC) (SS) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | |
| 3 | D.C. United (EC) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Toronto | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | –10 | 41 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | –19 | 39 | |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | –10 | 36 | |
| 16 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | –32 | 33 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | –19 | 32 | |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | –15 | 30 | |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | –20 | 28 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
- The Seattle Sounders qualified because they were they won the Supporters Shield and the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[1]
- LA Galaxy qualified because they won the MLS Cup.
- DC Untied qualified because they won a conference championship.
- Because the Seattle Sounders won two titles, and two Canadian teams qualified, the next best American team qualified; which turns out to be Real Salt Lake.
- The Vancouver Whitecaps qualified because, for this season only, the best Canadian team qualified.[2]
- Montreal Impact qualified because they won the 2014 Canadian Championship.
MLS Cup[change | change source]
| East Knockout | ||||
| E4 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | ||
| E5 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | ||
| West Knockout | ||||
| W4 | Dallas | 2 | ||
| W5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | ||
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | D.C. United | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E4 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| E4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | New England Revolution | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | New England Revolution | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| E3 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | LA Galaxy (aet) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle Sounders (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W4 | Dallas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | LA Galaxy (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Statistics[change | change source]
Awards[change | change source]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Robbie Keane[3]
|
| Defender of the Year | Chad Marshall[4]
|
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Bill Hamid[5]
|
| Golden Boot |  Bradley Wright-Phillips[6]
|
| Rookie of the Year | Tesho Akindele[7]
|
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "2014 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Results". thecup.us.
- ↑ "Changes for future Amway Canadian Championships". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ "LA Galaxy forward Robbie Keane voted 2014 Volkswagen MLS Most Valuable Player | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ "Seattle Sounders' Chad Marshall wins 2014 MLS Defender of the Year award | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ "DC United's Bill Hamid wins Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ "New York Red Bulls' Bradley Wright-Phillips wins 2014 Budweiser Golden Boot | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ "AT&T Rookie of the Year honor cap fantastic year for FC Dallas' Tesho Akindele: "I couldn't be happier" | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-07-28.