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1996season.

10 clubs. D.C. United lifted the Cup.

Standings

1996 MLS standings
											Qualification
1	Tampa BayTampa Bay MutinyShield	32	20	12	1	66	51	+15	58	1.81	Supporters' Shield · MLS Cup Playoffs
2	LA GalaxyLA GalaxyFinalist	32	19	13	4	59	49	+10	49	1.53	MLS Cup Playoffs
3	D.C.D.C. UnitedMLS Cup	32	16	16	1	62	56	+6	46	1.44	MLS Cup champion · MLS Cup Playoffs
4	DallasDallas Burn	32	17	15	5	50	48	+2	41	1.28	MLS Cup Playoffs
5	Kansas CityKansas City Wiz	32	17	15	5	61	63	−2	41	1.28	MLS Cup Playoffs
6	MetroStarsNY/NJ MetroStars	32	15	17	3	45	47	−2	39	1.22	MLS Cup Playoffs
7	San JoseSan Jose Clash	32	15	17	3	50	50	0	39	1.22	MLS Cup Playoffs
8	ColumbusColumbus Crew	32	15	17	4	59	60	−1	37	1.16	MLS Cup Playoffs
9	New EnglandNew England Revolution	32	15	17	6	43	56	−13	33	1.03
10	ColoradoColorado RapidsSpoon	32	11	21	2	44	59	−15	29	0.91

Overall rank uses the modern MLS tiebreak (points, wins, GD, GF); exact at the top and bottom, best-effort in the middle for older seasons.

MLS Cup

Runner-up LA Galaxy

Supporters’ Shield

Wooden SpoonRetroactive

29 pts · 11-21-0 · −15 GD

Clubs10

Conferences2East · West

PointsShootoutNo draws · win 3 · shootout win 1

Matches per club32regular season

Notes

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