2008 Major League Soccer season

Seasons

2007

2008

2009

Teams and Alignment

Conference	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Conference	Chicago Fire	SeatGeek Stadium	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Columbus Crew	Historic Crew Stadium	Columbus, Ohio
	D.C. United	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	Washington
	Kansas City Wizards	Legends Field	Kansas City, Kansas
	New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium	Norfolk County, Massachusetts
	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Toronto FC	BMO Field	Old Toronto, Toronto
Western Conference	CD Chivas USA	Soccer Stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park	Carson, California
	Colorado Rapids	Stadium at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park	Commerce City, Colorado
	FC Dallas	Toyota Stadium	Frisco, Texas
	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium	Houston
	LA Galaxy	Soccer Stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park	Carson, California
	Real Salt Lake	Rice-Eccles Stadium	Salt Lake City
	San Jose Earthquakes	Stevens Stadium - Buck Shaw Field	Santa Clara, California

Changes

• Kansas City Wizards relocate from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri to Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas.
• San Jose Earthquakes enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Stevens Stadium - Buck Shaw Field in Santa Clara, California.
• Real Salt Lake relocate during season from Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City to America First Field in Sandy, Utah.

Regular Season Results

Conference	Team	W	L	T	Pts
Eastern Conference	Columbus Crew	17	7	6	57
	Chicago Fire	13	10	7	46
	New England Revolution	12	11	7	43
	Kansas City Wizards	11	10	9	42
	New York Red Bulls	10	11	9	39
	D.C. United	11	15	4	37
	Toronto FC	9	13	8	35
Western Conference	Houston Dynamo	13	5	12	51
	CD Chivas USA	12	11	7	43
	Real Salt Lake	10	10	10	40
	Colorado Rapids	11	14	5	38
	FC Dallas	8	10	12	36
	LA Galaxy	8	13	9	33
	San Jose Earthquakes	8	13	9	33

Postseason Results

Team (Two-Game Aggregate)		Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Champions
Columbus Crew	3	Columbus Crew	2	Columbus Crew	3	Columbus Crew
Kansas City Wizards	1
New England Revolution	0	Chicago Fire	1
Chicago Fire	3
Houston Dynamo	1	New York Red Bulls	1	New York Red Bulls	1
New York Red Bulls	4
Real Salt Lake	3	Real Salt Lake	0
CD Chivas USA	2

Special Event Results

Event	Home	Score	Away
MLS All-Star Game	Major League Soccer	3-2	West Ham United F.C.

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	Boston, MA Metropolitan Division	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Unincorporated	Gillette Stadium	New England Revolution	15	One	16
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Bridgeview, Illinois	SeatGeek Stadium	Chicago Fire	15	One	16
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Franklin County, Ohio	Columbus, Ohio	Historic Crew Stadium	Columbus Crew	15	Two	17
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	Collin County, Texas	Frisco, Texas	Toyota Stadium	FC Dallas	15		15
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area		Adams County, Colorado	Commerce City, Colorado	Stadium at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park	Colorado Rapids	15		15
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	Robertson Stadium	Houston Dynamo	15	One	16
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jackson County, Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri	GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium	Kansas City Wizards	One		One
			Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas City, Kansas	Legends Field	Kansas City Wizards	14	One	15
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	Los Angeles County, California	Carson, California	Soccer Stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park	CD Chivas USA	15	One	16
						LA Galaxy	15		15
						Columbus Crew		One	One
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	Bergen County, New Jersey	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Giants Stadium	New York Red Bulls	15	One	16
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Salt Lake County, Utah	Salt Lake City	Rice-Eccles Stadium	Real Salt Lake	13		13
				Sandy, Utah	America First Field	Real Salt Lake	Two	Two	Four
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division	Alameda County, California	Oakland, California	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	San Jose Earthquakes	Three		Three
	Santa Clara-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Santa Clara County, California	Santa Clara, California	Stevens Stadium - Buck Shaw Field	San Jose Earthquakes	12		12
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area				Old Toronto, Toronto	BMO Field	Toronto FC	15		15
						MLS All-Star Game			One
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	D.C. United	15		15
Total							210	11	222