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2016 season.

The 2016 MLS season had 20 clubs, each playing 34 regular-season matches. FC Dallas won the Supporters' Shield with 60 points. Seattle Sounders FC won MLS Cup 2016, beating Toronto FC in the final. All 357 of its matches are listed below, each with its own page.

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Standings

2016 MLS standings
1DallasShield3417895040+10601.76
2Colorado34156133932+7581.71
3Red Bulls3416996144+17571.68
4NYCFC34151096257+5541.59
5TorontoFinalist34149115139+12531.56
6LA Galaxy34126165439+15521.53
7SeattleMLS Cup34141464443+1481.41
8Sporting KC34131384241+1471.38
9Salt Lake341212104446−2461.35
10D.C.341110135347+6461.35
11Montreal341111124953−4451.32
12Portland34121484853−5441.29
13Philadelphia34111495255−3421.24
14New England34111494454−10421.24
15Orlando34911145560−5411.21
16Vancouver34101594552−7391.15
17San Jose34812143240−8381.12
18Columbus34814125058−8361.06
19Houston34714133945−6341.00
20ChicagoSpoon34717104258−16310.91

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.

Honors

Supporters’ Shield

Wooden SpoonTrophy era

Chicago Fire

31 pts · 7-17-10 · −16 GD

Structure

Clubs20
Conferences2East · West
Points3-1-0Win 3 · draw 1 · loss 0
Matches per club34regular season

Notes

  • Physical Wooden Spoon trophy created by the Independent Supporters Council

Leading scorers

Who scored the goals.

Regular season and playoffs combined. Players who moved mid-season are credited across both clubs.

  1. 01Bradley Wright-PhillipsF · Red Bulls25
  2. 02David VillaF · NYCFC23
  3. 03Ignacio PiattiF · Montreal21
  4. 04Sebastian GiovincoF · Toronto21
  5. 05Ola KamaraF · Columbus16
  6. 06Fanendo AdiF · Portland16
  7. 07Dom DwyerF · Sporting KC16
  8. 08Giovani dos SantosF · LA Galaxy15
  9. 09Jozy AltidoreF · Toronto15
  10. 10Cyle LarinF · Orlando14

Results · 357 matches

Every 2016 MLS match, by month.

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

March33 matches
April52 matches
May48 matches
June28 matches
July57 matches
August46 matches
September43 matches
October41 matches
November8 matches
December1 match