2018 Major League Soccer Season

The 2018 Major League Soccer season was the 23rd season of Major League Soccer, top division of soccer in the United States and Canada.

The regular season began on March 3, 2018 and concluded on October 28, 2018. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 31, 2018 and concluded with MLS Cup 2018 on December 8, 2018. The league took a nine-day hiatus in early June for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, reduced from previous breaks.

Major League Soccer
2018 Major League Soccer Season
Season2018
Dates
  • March 3 – October 28
    (regular season)
  • October 31 – December 8
    (Playoffs)
MLS CupAtlanta United FC (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldNew York Red Bulls (3rd shield)
Champions League
(United States)
Atlanta United FC
Houston Dynamo
New York Red Bulls
Champions League
(Canada)
Toronto FC
Matches played391
Goals scored1,249 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerJosef Martínez
(31 goals)
Best goalkeeperLuis Robles
(14 shutouts)
Biggest home win6 goals:
SKC 6–0 VAN
(April 20)
Biggest away win6 goals:
COL 0–6 RSL
(August 25)
Highest scoring8 goals:
MTL 3–5 LAFC
(April 21)
TOR 4–4 DC
(June 13)
RSL 6–2 LAG
(September 1)
TOR 5–3 LAG
(September 15)
Longest winning run9 games
Seattle Sounders FC
(July 21 – September 19)
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Portland Timbers
(April 14 – August 11)
Longest winless run13 games
Orlando City SC
(July 21 – October 21)
Longest losing run9 games
Orlando City SC
(May 13 – July 7)
Highest attendance72,243
ATL 1–1 SEA
(July 15)
Lowest attendance5,158
DC 2–2 HOU
(March 17)
Total attendance8,553,245
Average attendance21,875
2017
2019

Los Angeles FC joined the league as an expansion franchise, while D.C. United debuted their new soccer-specific stadium, Audi Field.

Toronto FC were the defending Supporters' Shield champions and defending MLS Cup champions.

New York Red Bulls won their third Supporters' Shield, with a league record 71 points, while Atlanta United FC won their first MLS Cup in their second year in the league.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Atlanta United FC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Tata Martino 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Michael Parkhurst American Family Insurance
Chicago Fire 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Veljko Paunović 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Dax McCarty Valspar
Colorado Rapids 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Anthony Hudson 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Tim Howard Transamerica
Columbus Crew SC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Gregg Berhalter 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Wil Trapp Acura
D.C. United 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Ben Olsen 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Wayne Rooney Leidos
FC Dallas 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Óscar Pareja 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Matt Hedges AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Wílmer Cabrera 2018 Major League Soccer Season  DaMarcus Beasley
LA Galaxy 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Dominic Kinnear 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Ashley Cole Herbalife
Los Angeles FC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Bob Bradley 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Carlos Vela YouTube TV
Minnesota United FC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Adrian Heath 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Francisco Calvo Target
Montreal Impact 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Rémi Garde 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Ignacio Piatti Bank of Montreal
New England Revolution 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Brad Friedel 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Claude Dielna UnitedHealthcare
New York City FC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Domènec Torrent 2018 Major League Soccer Season  David Villa Etihad Airways
New York Red Bulls 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Chris Armas 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Luis Robles Red Bull
Orlando City SC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  James O'Connor 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Jonathan Spector Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Jim Curtin 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Alejandro Bedoya Bimbo Bakeries USA
Portland Timbers 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Giovanni Savarese 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Diego Valeri Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Mike Petke 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Kyle Beckerman LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Matias Almeyda 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Chris Wondolowski Sutter Health
Seattle Sounders FC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Brian Schmetzer 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Osvaldo Alonso Xbox
Sporting Kansas City 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Peter Vermes 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Matt Besler Ivy Funds
Toronto FC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Greg Vanney 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Michael Bradley Bank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Craig Dalrymple 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Kendall Waston Bell Canada

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Montreal Impact 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Mauro Biello Fired October 23, 2017 Pre-season 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Rémi Garde November 8, 2017
New England Revolution 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Tom Soehn (interim) End of interim period November 9, 2017 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Brad Friedel November 9, 2017
Portland Timbers 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Caleb Porter Resigned November 17, 2017 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Giovanni Savarese December 18, 2017
San Jose Earthquakes 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Chris Leitch Returned to technical director role November 24, 2017 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Mikael Stahre November 24, 2017
Colorado Rapids 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Steve Cooke (interim) End of interim period November 29, 2017 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Anthony Hudson November 29, 2017
New York City FC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Patrick Vieira Signed by 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Nice June 11, 2018 2nd in East, 4th overall 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Domènec Torrent June 11, 2018
Orlando City SC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Jason Kreis Mutual decision June 15, 2018 6th in East, 14th overall 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Bobby Murphy (interim) June 15, 2018
Orlando City SC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Bobby Murphy (interim) End of interim period June 29, 2018 8th in East, 17th overall 2018 Major League Soccer Season  James O'Connor June 29, 2018
New York Red Bulls 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Jesse Marsch Signed by 2018 Major League Soccer Season  RB Leipzig July 6, 2018 2nd in East, 3rd overall 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Chris Armas July 6, 2018
LA Galaxy 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Sigi Schmid Resigned September 10, 2018 8th in West, 13th overall 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Dominic Kinnear (interim) September 10, 2018
San Jose Earthquakes 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Mikael Stahre Fired September 17, 2018 12th in West, 23rd overall 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Steve Ralston (interim) September 17, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Carl Robinson Fired September 25, 2018 8th in West, 14th overall 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Craig Dalrymple (interim) September 25, 2018
San Jose Earthquakes 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Steve Ralston (interim) End of interim period October 8, 2018 12th in West, 23rd overall 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Matías Almeyda October 8, 2018

Regular season

Format

During the 2018 MLS regular season, each team played 34 games, including 17 home games and 17 away games. Teams faced each of their conference opponents (10 in the East, 11 in the West) twice during the season with one game at home and one game away. Western Conference teams played one additional intra-conference game and Eastern Conference teams played two. All teams faced each non-conference opponent once.

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 Conference semifinals
2 Atlanta United FC 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56 Knockout round
4 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
5 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
6 Philadelphia Union 34 15 14 5 49 50 −1 50
7 Montreal Impact 34 14 16 4 47 53 −6 46
8 New England Revolution 34 10 13 11 49 55 −6 41
9 Toronto FC 34 10 18 6 59 64 −5 36
10 Chicago Fire 34 8 18 8 48 61 −13 32
11 Orlando City SC 34 8 22 4 43 74 −31 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62 Conference semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 11 5 52 37 +15 59
3 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57 Knockout round
4 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
5 Portland Timbers 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54
6 Real Salt Lake 34 14 13 7 55 58 −3 49
7 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 66 64 +2 48
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 13 8 54 67 −13 47
9 Houston Dynamo 34 10 16 8 58 58 0 38
10 Minnesota United FC 34 11 20 3 49 71 −22 36
11 Colorado Rapids 34 8 19 7 36 63 −27 31
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 4 21 9 49 71 −22 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls (X) 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (C) 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 11 5 52 37 +15 59
5 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57
6 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
7 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56
8 Portland Timbers 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54
9 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
10 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
11 Philadelphia Union 34 15 14 5 49 50 −1 50
12 Real Salt Lake 34 14 13 7 55 58 −3 49
13 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 66 64 +2 48
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 13 8 54 67 −13 47
15 Montreal Impact 34 14 16 4 47 53 −6 46
16 New England Revolution 34 10 13 11 49 55 −6 41
17 Houston Dynamo 34 10 16 8 58 58 0 38 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
18 Minnesota United FC 34 11 20 3 49 71 −22 36
19 Toronto FC 34 10 18 6 59 64 −5 36 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
20 Chicago Fire 34 8 18 8 48 61 −13 32
21 Colorado Rapids 34 8 19 7 36 63 −27 31
22 Orlando City SC 34 8 22 4 43 74 −31 28
23 San Jose Earthquakes 34 4 21 9 49 71 −22 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

Aggregate 2017 and 2018 table

As Toronto FC won MLS Cup 2017, one of the U.S. berths for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League had to be reallocated, to the U.S. non-champions with the best aggregate record over the 2017 and 2018 MLS regular seasons. As the top ranked team in the table, Atlanta United FC, also qualified for the Champions League by winning MLS Cup 2018, the Champions League spot via the aggregate table was instead awarded to the second-placed team, the New York Red Bulls.

Note: Only U.S. teams are listed in this table.

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlanta United FC 68 36 16 16 140 84 +56 124 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York Red Bulls 68 36 19 13 115 80 +35 121 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
3 New York City FC 68 32 19 17 115 88 +27 113
4 Seattle Sounders FC 68 32 20 16 104 76 +28 112
5 Sporting Kansas City 68 30 17 21 105 69 +36 111 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
6 Portland Timbers 68 30 21 17 114 98 +16 107
7 Columbus Crew 68 30 23 15 96 94 +2 105
8 FC Dallas 68 27 19 22 100 92 +8 103
9 Real Salt Lake 68 27 28 13 104 113 −9 94
10 Philadelphia Union 68 26 28 14 99 97 +2 92
11 Houston Dynamo 68 23 26 19 115 103 +12 88 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Chicago Fire 68 24 29 15 106 105 +1 87
13 New England Revolution 68 23 28 17 102 116 −14 86
14 D.C. United 68 23 31 14 91 110 −19 83
15 LA Galaxy 68 21 30 17 111 131 −20 80
16 Minnesota United 68 21 38 9 97 141 −44 72
17 Orlando City 68 18 37 13 82 132 −50 67
18 San Jose Earthquakes 68 17 35 16 84 126 −42 67
19 Colorado Rapids 68 17 38 13 67 114 −47 64
20 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

Playoffs

Bracket

Knockout round Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
December 8 – Atlanta, Georgia
                
E3 New York City FC 0 1 1
10/31 – Bronx, New York
E2 Atlanta United FC 1 3 4
E3 New York City FC 3
E6 Philadelphia Union 1
E2 Atlanta United FC 3 0 3
Eastern Conference
E1 New York Red Bulls 0 1 1
E5 Columbus Crew 1 0 1
11/1 – Washington, D.C.
E1 New York Red Bulls 0 3 3
E4 D.C. United 2 (2)
E5 Columbus Crew (p) 2 (3)
E2 Atlanta United FC 2
W5 Portland Timbers 0
W5 Portland Timbers (p) 2 2 (4)
10/31 – Frisco, Texas
W2 Seattle Sounders FC 1 3 (2)
W4 FC Dallas 1
W5 Portland Timbers 2
W5 Portland Timbers 0 3 3
Western Conference
W1 Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2
W6 Real Salt Lake 1 2 3
11/1 – Los Angeles, California
W1 Sporting Kansas City 1 4 5
W3 Los Angeles FC 2
W6 Real Salt Lake 3

Knockout round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Eastern Conference
New York City FC (E3) 3–1 Philadelphia Union (E6)
D.C. United (E4) 2–2
(2–3 p)
Columbus Crew SC (E5)
Western Conference
Los Angeles FC (W3) 2–3 Real Salt Lake (W6)
FC Dallas (W4) 1–2 Portland Timbers (W5)

Conference semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eastern Conference
Columbus Crew SC (E5) 1–3 New York Red Bulls (E1) 1–0 0–3
New York City FC (E3) 1–4 Atlanta United FC (E2) 0–1 1–3
Western Conference
Real Salt Lake (W6) 3–5 Sporting Kansas City (W1) 1–1 2–4
Portland Timbers (W5) 4–4
(4–2 p)
Seattle Sounders FC (W2) 2–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)

Conference finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eastern Conference
Atlanta United FC (E2) 3–1 New York Red Bulls (E1) 3–0 0–1
Western Conference
Portland Timbers (W5) 3–2 Sporting Kansas City (W1) 0–0 3–2

MLS Cup

Atlanta United FC2–0Portland Timbers
Report
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 73,019
Referee: Alan Kelly

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Pos. Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
1 Atlanta United FC 17 901,033 72,243 44,696 53,002
2 Seattle Sounders FC 17 690,893 47,521 39,465 40,641
3 Toronto FC 17 452,675 30,799 23,011 26,628
4 LA Galaxy 17 415,543 27,068 16,231 24,444
5 Minnesota United FC 17 406,342 52,242 18,057 23,902
6 Orlando City SC 17 405,730 25,527 22,337 23,866
7 New York City FC 17 394,583 30,139 18,584 23,211
8 Los Angeles FC 17 374,716 22,716 22,000 22,042
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 373,089 27,863 17,357 21,946
10 Portland Timbers 17 359,448 21,144 21,144 21,144
11 Sporting Kansas City 17 339,148 21,064 18,508 19,950
12 San Jose Earthquakes 17 323,547 50,743 15,648 19,032
13 New York Red Bulls 17 316,956 25,219 14,768 18,644
14 Real Salt Lake 17 316,286 21,363 16,015 18,605
15 Montreal Impact 17 315,665 26,005 15,485 18,569
16 New England Revolution 17 311,897 36,573 10,547 18,347
17 D.C. United 17 299,803 20,573 5,128 17,635
18 Houston Dynamo 17 287,408 22,320 13,094 16,906
19 Philadelphia Union 17 280,805 19,013 14,795 16,518
20 FC Dallas 17 263,707 19,096 13,147 15,512
21 Colorado Rapids 17 260,660 17,837 10,790 15,333
22 Chicago Fire 17 251,708 21,915 8,551 14,806
23 Columbus Crew 17 211,603 19,121 7,683 12,447
 – Total 391 8,553,245 72,243 5,128 21,875

Highest attendances

Regular season

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 72,243 July 15, 2018 20 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United 72,035 March 11, 2018 2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
3 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 72,017 September 22, 2018 30 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
4 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Orlando City SC 71,932 June 30, 2018 18 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
5 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire 71,812 October 22, 2018 34 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
6 Minnesota United FC 1–3 LA Galaxy 52,242 October 21, 2018 33 TCF Bank Stadium
7 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 LA Galaxy 50,743 June 30, 2018 18 Stanford Stadium
8 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 47,521 June 30, 2018 18 CenturyLink Field
9 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew 45,303 August 19, 2018 25 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
10 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Los Angeles FC 45,207 April 7, 2018 6 Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Player statistics

Shutouts

Rank Player Club Shutouts
1 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Luis Robles New York Red Bulls 14
2 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Tim Melia Sporting Kansas City 13
3 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 10
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Evan Bush Montreal Impact
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Sean Johnson New York City FC
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Tyler Miller Los Angeles FC
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Zack Steffen Columbus Crew
8 2018 Major League Soccer Season  David Bingham LA Galaxy 8
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Brad Guzan Atlanta United FC
10 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Jeff Attinella Portland Timbers 7
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 March 17
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Dominique Badji Colorado Rapids Philadelphia Union 3–0 March 31
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Johnny Russell Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0 April 20
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Ignacio Piatti Montreal Impact Los Angeles FC 3–5 April 21
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Cristian Techera Vancouver Whitecaps FC New England Revolution 3–3 May 26
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC Philadelphia Union 3–1 June 2
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Adama Diomande Los Angeles FC Philadelphia Union 4–1 June 30
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Darwin Quintero Minnesota United FC Toronto FC 4–3 July 14
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC D.C. United 3–1 July 21
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Michael Barrios FC Dallas Sporting Kansas City 3–2 July 28
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Zlatan Ibrahimović LA Galaxy Orlando City SC 4–3 July 29
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Luciano Acosta D.C. United Orlando City SC 3–2 August 12
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Damir Kreilach Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy 6–2 September 1
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls D.C. United 3–3 September 16
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Gyasi Zardes Columbus Crew SC Minnesota United FC 3–2 October 28

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Club Stats Ref
March 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Felipe Gutiérrez Sporting Kansas City 5 GP, 5 G
April 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Miguel Almirón Atlanta United FC 4 GP, 5 G, 2 A
May 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Zack Steffen Columbus Crew 5 GP, 0 GA
June 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Adama Diomande Los Angeles FC 5 GP, 7 G
July 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 5 GP, 9 G, 1 A
August 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 4 GP, 4 G, 1 A
September 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Luciano Acosta D.C. United 5 GP, 4 G, 6 A
October 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Wayne Rooney D.C. United 5 GP, 5 G

Player and team of the week

Goal of the Week

End-of-season awards

Award Winner (club) Ref
Most Valuable Player Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC)
Defender of the Year Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls)
Goalkeeper of the Year Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC)
Coach of the Year Gerardo Martino (Atlanta United FC)
Rookie of the Year Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake)
Newcomer of the Year Zlatan Ibrahimović (LA Galaxy)
Comeback Player of the Year Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC)
Golden Boot Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC)
Fair Play Player Award Valeri Qazaishvili (San Jose Earthquakes)
Fair Play Team Award Los Angeles FC
Humanitarian of the Year Matt Lampson (Minnesota United FC)
Referee of the Year Alan Kelly
Assistant Referee of the Year Joe Fletcher
Goal of the Year Zlatan Ibrahimović (LA Galaxy)
Save of the Year Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC)

MLS Best XI

Year Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2018
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Zack Steffen, Columbus 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Kemar Lawrence, Red Bulls
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Aaron Long, Red Bulls
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Chad Marshall, Seattle
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Luciano Acosta, D.C. United
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Miguel Almirón, Atlanta
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Ignacio Piatti, Montreal
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Carlos Vela, LAFC
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Josef Martínez, Atlanta
2018 Major League Soccer Season  Wayne Rooney, D.C. United

Player transfers

SuperDraft

The MLS SuperDraft is an annual event, taking place in January of each year, in which the teams of Major League Soccer select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. The first two rounds of 2018 MLS SuperDraft were held on January 19 in Philadelphia. Rounds three and four of the 2018 SuperDraft were held via conference call on January 21. Los Angeles FC selected João Moutinho with the first overall pick.

Allocation ranking

The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in the MLS allocation list. The MLS allocation list contains select U.S. National Team players and players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000. The allocations are ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2017 season, taking playoff performance into account. As an expansion team, Los Angeles FC took the top spot.

Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS season.

Original
ranking
Current
ranking
Club Date allocation used
(Rank on that date)
Player signed Previous club Ref
3 1 D.C. United
4 2 Colorado Rapids
5 3 Minnesota United FC
11 4 FC Dallas[A][B]
7 5 Montreal Impact
8 6 Philadelphia Union
9 7 New England Revolution
10 8 Real Salt Lake
1 9 Los Angeles FC[A]
12 10 San Jose Earthquakes
13 11 Sporting Kansas City
14 12 Atlanta United FC
15 13 Chicago Fire
16 14 New York Red Bulls
2 15 LA Galaxy[C]
19 16 New York City FC
20 17 Houston Dynamo
21 18 Columbus Crew
22 19 Seattle Sounders FC
23 20 Toronto FC
17 21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC December 22, 2017 (17) 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Doneil Henry 2018 Major League Soccer Season  West Ham United
6 22 Orlando City SC[B] January 30, 2018 (1) 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Oriol Rosell 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Sporting CP
18 23 Portland Timbers[C] August 8, 2018 (1) 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Jorge Villafaña 2018 Major League Soccer Season  Santos Laguna

References

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