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2009 season.

The 2009 MLS season had 15 clubs, each playing 30 regular-season matches. Columbus Crew won the Supporters' Shield with 49 points. Real Salt Lake won MLS Cup 2009, beating LA Galaxy in the final. Seattle Sounders FC was new to the league. All 236 of its matches are listed below, each with its own page.

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Standings

2009 MLS standings
1ColumbusShield30137104131+10491.63
2Houston3013893929+10481.60
3LA GalaxyFinalist30126123631+5481.60
4Seattle30127113829+9471.57
5Chivas USA30131163431+3451.50
6Chicago30117123934+5451.50
7New England30111093337−4421.40
8Salt LakeMLS Cup30111274335+8401.33
9Colorado301010104238+4401.33
10D.C.3098134344−1401.33
11Dallas30111365047+3391.30
12Toronto30101193746−9391.30
13Kansas City3081393342−9331.10
14San Jose3071493650−14301.00
15Red BullsSpoon3051962747−20210.70

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.

Honors

Supporters’ Shield

Wooden SpoonRetroactive

New York Red Bulls

21 pts · 5-19-6 · −20 GD

Structure

Clubs15
Conferences2East · West
Points3-1-0Win 3 · draw 1 · loss 0
Matches per club30regular season

Movement

Notes

  • Seattle Sounders FC join (15 clubs)

Leading scorers

Who scored the goals.

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2009 scorers

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

Results · 236 matches

Every 2009 MLS match, by month.

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

March14 matches
April31 matches
May39 matches
June28 matches
July25 matches
August35 matches
September27 matches
October28 matches
November9 matches