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Major League Soccer is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 30 teams since the 2023 season.

  • Founded: December 17, 1993
  • Number of Teams: 30

Most MLS cup wins

Los Angeles Galaxy, 5
Wins

Most Supporters' Shield wins

Los Angeles Galaxy
4
D.C. United
4
Wins

Most goals

Chris Wondolowski, 171

2005 - 2021

Goals

Most assists

Landon Donovan
136

2001 - 2014, 2016

Steve Ralston
135

1996 - 2010

Assists

Most minutes played

Nick Rimando, 46,336

2000 - 2019

Games

Most goals in a single season

Carlos Vela, 34

Los Angeles FC, 2019

Goals

Most assists in a single season

Carlos Valderrama, 26

Tampa Bay Mutiny, 2000

Assists

Most clean sheets in a season

Tony Meola, 16

Kansas City Wizards, 2000

Defense

Most goals in a single game

Clint Mathis, 5

MetroStars (6) vs. Dallas Burn (4), August 25, 2000

Goals

Most assists in a single game

Lionel Messi, 5

Inter Miami (60) vs. New York Red Bulls (2), May 5, 2024

Assists

Most career wins by a club

Los Angeles Galaxy, 385

As of 2023 season

Wins

Most career losses by a club

Colorado Rapids, 373

As of 2023 season

Losses

Most career ties by a club

Chicago Fire FC, 206

As of 2023 season

Ties

Most career points by a club

Los Angeles Galaxy, 1,325

As of 2023 season

Points

Most career goals by a club

Los Angeles Galaxy, 1,427

As of 2023 season

Goals
Playoffs

Most career playoff wins by a club

Los Angeles Galaxy, 46
Wins
Playoffs

Most career playoff losses by a club

New York Red Bulls, 31
Losses
Playoffs

Most career playoff games played by a club

Los Angeles Galaxy, 77
Playoffs

Most single season points by a team

New England Revolution, 73

2021

Points

Fewest single season points by a team

Tampa Bay Mutiny, 14

2001

Points

Most single season wins by a team

D.C. United
24

1998

Los Angeles Galaxy
24

1998

Wins

Most single season losses by a team

MetroStars, 25

1999

Losses

Most single season ties by a team

Chicago Fire
18

2014

Nashville SC
18

2021

Games

Most goals in a single season by a team

Los Angeles Galaxy
85

1998

Los Angeles FC
85

2019

Goals

Fewest goals in a single season

FC Cincinnati, 12

2020

Goals

Fewest goals allowed in a single season

Real Salt Lake
20

2010

Philadelphia Union
20

2020

Goals

Most goals allowed in a single season

FC Cincinnati, 75

2019

Goals

Highest scoring games

Los Angeles Galaxy (7) vs. Colorado Rapids (4), 11

May 6, 1998

Goals

Most goals scored by a team in a single game

Los Angeles Galaxy, 8

vs. Dallas Burn (1), June 4, 1998

Goals

Longest winning streak by a team

Los Angeles Galaxy, 15

September 7, 1997 - May 17, 1998

Wins

Longest losing streaks by a team

FC Cincinnati, 14

September 15, 2021 - March 5, 2022

Losses

Most games played

Nick Rimando, 514

Miami Fusion, 47 (2000 - 2001)

D.C. United, 98 (2002 - 2006)

Real Salt Lake, 389 (2007 - 2019)

Games

Largest regular season single game attendance

LA Galaxy (2) vs. Los Angeles FC (1), 82,110

Rose Bowl, July 4, 2023

Games

Largest playoff single game attendance

Atlanta United FC (2) vs. Portland Timbers (0), 73,019

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, December 8, 2018

Games

Most yellow cards in a career

Kyle Beckerman, 137

2000 - 2020

Penalties

Most red cards in a career

Roger Espinoza, 13

2008 - 2023

Penalties