Season Explorer

2008 season.

The 2008 MLS season had 14 clubs, each playing 30 regular-season matches. Columbus Crew won the Supporters' Shield with 57 points. Columbus Crew won MLS Cup 2008, beating New York Red Bulls in the final. San Jose Earthquakes was new to the league. All 221 of its matches are listed below, each with its own page.

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Standings

2008 MLS standings

1	ColumbusColumbus CrewMLS CupShield	30	17	7	6	50	36	+14	57	1.90
2	HoustonHouston Dynamo	30	13	5	12	45	32	+13	51	1.70
3	ChicagoChicago Fire	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	46	1.53
4	Chivas USAChivas USA	30	12	11	7	40	41	−1	43	1.43
5	New EnglandNew England Revolution	30	12	11	7	40	43	−3	43	1.43
6	Kansas CityKansas City Wizards	30	11	10	9	37	39	−2	42	1.40
7	Salt LakeReal Salt Lake	30	10	10	10	40	39	+1	40	1.33
8	Red BullsNew York Red BullsFinalist	30	10	11	9	42	48	−6	39	1.30
9	ColoradoColorado Rapids	30	11	14	5	44	45	−1	38	1.27
10	D.C.D.C. United	30	11	15	4	43	51	−8	37	1.23
11	DallasFC Dallas	30	8	10	12	45	41	+4	36	1.20
12	TorontoToronto FC	30	9	13	8	34	43	−9	35	1.17
13	San JoseSan Jose Earthquakes	30	8	13	9	32	38	−6	33	1.10
14	LA GalaxyLA GalaxySpoon	30	8	13	9	55	62	−7	33	1.10

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

Columbus Crew

Runner-up New York Red Bulls

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Supporters’ Shield

Columbus Crew

Wooden SpoonRetroactive

LA Galaxy

33 pts · 8-13-9 · −7 GD

Clubs14

Conferences2East · West

Points3-1-0Win 3 · draw 1 · loss 0

Matches per club30regular season

Movement

San Jose Earthquakesreturned

Notes

San Jose Earthquakes return (14 clubs)

Leading scorers

Who scored the goals.

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2008 scorers

Player statistics begin in 2013. Scoring charts for earlier seasons are coming.

Results · 221 matches

Every 2008 MLS match, by month.

Regular season, playoffs and MLS Cup. Open a month to see every result; each match has its own page.

March6 matches

April29 matches

May34 matches

June31 matches

July22 matches

August32 matches

September27 matches

October30 matches

November10 matches

Standings

Honors

Structure

Who scored the goals.

2008 scorers

Every 2008 MLS match, by month.