2014 Major League Soccer season Facts for Kids

The 2014 Major League Soccer season was the 19th season for Major League Soccer (MLS), which is the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. In 2014, 19 teams played in the league. Sixteen teams were from the United States, and three were from Canada. The Seattle Sounders won the Supporters' Shield, which is given to the team with the best record during the regular season. The Los Angeles Galaxy won the MLS Cup, which is the championship trophy awarded at the end of the playoffs. The top goal scorer for the season was Bradley Wright-Phillips, who scored 27 goals.

Teams in the League
Season Standings
MLS Cup Playoffs
Player Awards
See also

Teams in the League

In the 2014 MLS season, 19 different teams competed. These teams were divided into two groups called conferences: the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Most of the teams were from the United States, but three teams were from Canada.

Team	Country	Conference	Previous MLS Cup titles
Chicago Fire	United States	Eastern	1 (1998)
Chivas USA	United States	Western	—
Colorado Rapids	United States	Western	1 (2010)
Columbus Crew	United States	Eastern	1 (2008)
D.C. United	United States	Eastern	4 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004)
FC Dallas	United States	Western	—
Houston Dynamo	United States	Eastern	2 (2006, 2007)
LA Galaxy	United States	Western	4 (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012)
Montreal Impact	Canada	Eastern	—
New England Revolution	United States	Eastern	—
New York Red Bulls	United States	Eastern	—
Philadelphia Union	United States	Eastern	—
Portland Timbers	United States	Western	—
Real Salt Lake	United States	Western	1 (2009)
San Jose Earthquakes	United States	Western	2 (2001, 2003)
Seattle Sounders FC	United States	Western	—
Sporting Kansas City	United States	Eastern	2 (2000, 2013)
Toronto FC	Canada	Eastern	—
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Canada	Western	—

Season Standings

Teams played many games during the regular season. Their performance was tracked in tables. The top teams from each conference moved on to the playoffs.

Eastern Conference Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Moves on to the
1	D.C. United (EC)	34	17	9	8	52	37	+15	59	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	New England Revolution	34	17	13	4	51	46	+5	55
3	Columbus Crew	34	14	10	10	52	42	+10	52
4	New York Red Bulls	34	13	10	11	55	50	+5	50	MLS Cup Play-offs
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	13	7	48	41	+7	49	MLS Cup Play-offs
6	Philadelphia Union	34	10	12	12	51	51	0	42
7	Toronto	34	11	15	8	44	54	–10	41
8	Houston Dynamo	34	11	17	6	39	58	–19	39
9	Chicago Fire	34	6	10	18	41	51	–10	36
10	Montreal Impact	34	6	18	10	38	58	–20	28

(EC) = Eastern Conference champions (best team in the East)

Western Conference Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Moves on to the
1	Seattle Sounders (WC) (SS)	34	20	10	4	65	50	+15	64	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	LA Galaxy	34	17	7	10	69	37	+32	61
3	Real Salt Lake	34	15	8	11	54	39	+15	56
4	Dallas	34	16	12	6	55	45	+10	54	MLS Cup Play-offs
5	Vancouver Whitecaps	34	12	8	4	42	40	+2	50	MLS Cup Play-offs
6	Portland Timbers	34	12	9	13	61	52	+9	49
7	Chivas USA	34	9	19	6	29	61	–32	33
8	Colorado Rapids	34	8	18	8	43	62	–19	32
9	San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	16	12	35	50	–15	30

(WC) = Western Conference champions (best team in the West)
(SS) = Supporters Shield champions (best team in the entire league)

Overall League Standings

The team that finishes first in this overall table wins the Supporters' Shield. This table also shows which teams qualified for the next year's CONCACAF Champions League, a big tournament for North American soccer clubs.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Moves on to
1	Seattle Sounders (WC) (SS)	34	20	10	4	65	50	+15	64	2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy	34	17	7	10	69	37	+32	61
3	D.C. United (EC)	34	17	9	8	52	37	+15	59
4	Real Salt Lake	34	15	8	11	54	39	+15	56
5	New England Revolution	34	17	13	4	51	46	+5	55
6	Dallas	34	16	12	6	55	45	+10	54
7	Columbus Crew	34	14	10	10	52	42	+10	52
8	New York Red Bulls	34	13	10	11	55	50	+5	50
9	Vancouver Whitecaps	34	12	8	4	42	40	+2	50	2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
10	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	13	7	48	41	+7	49
11	Portland Timbers	34	12	9	13	61	52	+9	49
12	Philadelphia Union	34	10	12	12	51	51	0	42
13	Toronto	34	11	15	8	44	54	–10	41
14	Houston Dynamo	34	11	17	6	39	58	–19	39
15	Chicago Fire	34	6	10	18	41	51	–10	36
16	Chivas USA	34	9	19	6	29	61	–32	33
17	Colorado Rapids	34	8	18	8	43	62	–19	32
18	San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	16	12	35	50	–15	30
19	Montreal Impact	34	6	18	10	38	58	–20	28	2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

The Seattle Sounders qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League because they won both the Supporters' Shield and the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
The LA Galaxy qualified because they won the MLS Cup.
D.C. United qualified because they won their conference championship.
Since Seattle won two titles and two Canadian teams also qualified, Real Salt Lake, as the next best American team, also qualified.
The Vancouver Whitecaps qualified as the best Canadian team for that season.
The Montreal Impact qualified because they won the 2014 Canadian Championship.

MLS Cup Playoffs

After the regular season, the best teams from each conference played in the MLS Cup playoffs. This was a knockout tournament to decide the league champion.

The Los Angeles Galaxy eventually won the MLS Cup, beating the New England Revolution in the final match.

Player Awards

At the end of the season, several players received special awards for their great performance.

Robbie Keane of the LA Galaxy was the season's Most Valuable Player

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player	Robbie Keane
Defender of the Year	Chad Marshall
Goalkeeper of the Year	Bill Hamid
Golden Boot (Most Goals)	Bradley Wright-Phillips
Rookie of the Year	Tesho Akindele

2014 Major League Soccer season facts for kids

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