Major League Soccer (MLS)
Major League Soccer, or MLS, was founded in 1993 and played its first season in 1996. MLS currently consists of 12 teams that compete in a 32 game season. The 12 teams are organized into two Conferences, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference.
MLS has would like to expand to 16 teams by 2010. In 2007, Toronto FC played its inaugural season.
Following is a brief synopsis of MLS and a listing of all MLS teams.
MLS At-A-Glance
- Season: 32 games (April through October/early November with playoffs)
- Teams: 13 (7 Eastern Conference, 6 Western Conference)
- Events:
- MLS All-Star Game
- Championship: MLS Cup Championships
- Most recent champion: 2007 - Houston Dynamo
- Hall of Fame: National Soccer Hall of Fame, Oneonta, New York
Major League Soccer (MLS) Conferences and Teams
Eastern Conference
- Chicago Fire - Bridgeview, Illinois
- Columbus Crew - Columbus, Ohio
- D.C. United - Washington, D.C.
- Kansas City Wizards - Kansas City, Missouri
- New England Revolution - Foxboro, Massachusetts
- New York Red Bulls - East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Toronto FC - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Western Conference
- Chivas USA - Carson, California
- Colorado Rapids - Denver, Colorado
- FC Dallas - Frisco, Texas
- Houston Dynamo - Houston, Texas
- Los Angeles Galaxy - Carson, California
- Real Salt Lake - Salt Lake City, Utah
Major League Soccer News
| Major League Soccer News |
| Pachuca blank Toluca, advance Two of the best teams in Mexico squared off Monday night at Robertson Stadium as CONCACAF Champions Pachuca defeated 2008 Apertura Champions Toluca, 1-0. |
| Tecos UAG squeak past Morelia In a seemingly must-win game for both teams, Tecos UAG and Morelia met Monday night in Group A action in Interliga 2009. A controversial goal in the 71st minute gave Tecos a much-needed 1-0 victory. |
| Donovan joins Munich on temporary loan Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan has joined German Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich on a two-month loan spell, it was announced by the Galaxy on Monday. He will return to LA on March 8. |
| Looking back at 2008 Boil it all down, and the year in soccer on our part of the globe finished like this: Columbus is on top of the MLS world, the United States is back on top of the women's soccer world and the U.S. men are coiled for their shot at joining the rest of the world at South Africa 2010. |
| Tecos, Morelia look for momentum Both UAG Tecos and Morelia will be looking to help their chances of advancing to the InterLiga finals when the clubs face off Monday night at Houston's Robertson Stadium at 7 p.m. CT in InterLiga Group A action. |
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