2009 Major League Soccer season

Seasons

2008

2009

2010

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	America First Field	Sandy, Utah
	San Jose Earthquakes	Stevens Stadium - Buck Shaw Field	Santa Clara, California
	Seattle Sounders FC	Lumen Field	Seattle

Changes

• Seattle Sounders FC enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Lumen Field in Seattle.
• After Real Salt Lake relocate during 2008 season from Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City to America First Field in Sandy, Utah, America First Field in Sandy, Utah becomes primary venue in 2009.

Regular Season Results

Conference	Team	W	L	T	Pts
Eastern Conference	Columbus Crew	13	7	10	49
	Chicago Fire	11	7	12	45
	New England Revolution	11	10	9	42
	D.C. United	9	8	13	40
	Toronto FC	10	11	9	39
	Kansas City Wizards	8	13	9	33
	New York Red Bulls	5	19	6	21
Western Conference	LA Galaxy	12	6	12	48
	Houston Dynamo	13	8	9	48
	Seattle Sounders FC	12	7	11	47
	CD Chivas USA	13	11	6	45
	Real Salt Lake	11	12	7	40
	Colorado Rapids	10	10	10	40
	FC Dallas	11	13	6	39
	San Jose Earthquakes	7	14	9	30

Postseason Results

Team (Two-Game Aggregate)		Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Champions
Columbus Crew	2	Real Salt Lake	0 (5)	Real Salt Lake	1 (5)	Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake	4
New England Revolution	2	Chicago Fire	0 (4)
Chicago Fire	3
LA Galaxy	3	LA Galaxy	2	LA Galaxy	1 (4)
CD Chivas USA	2
Seattle Sounders FC	0	Houston Dynamo	0
Houston Dynamo	1

Special Event Results

Event	Home	Score	Away
MLS All-Star Game	Major League Soccer	1 (3)-1 (4)	Everton 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	Two	17
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Franklin County, Ohio	Columbus, Ohio	Historic Crew Stadium	Columbus Crew	15	One	16
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		Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas City, Kansas	Legends Field	Kansas City Wizards	15		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	LA Galaxy	15	Two	17
						CD Chivas USA	15	One	16
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		15
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Salt Lake County, Utah	Sandy, Utah	America First Field	Real Salt Lake	15	One	16
						MLS All-Star Game			One
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	Two		Two
		San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division	San Francisco County, California	San Francisco	Candlestick Park	San Jose Earthquakes	One		One
	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
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Lumen Field	Seattle Sounders FC	15	One	16
						LA Galaxy		One	One
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area				Old Toronto, Toronto	BMO Field	Toronto FC	15		15
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							225	11	237