2009 Major League Soccer season
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| MLS Cup | Real Salt Lake (1st title) |
| Supporters' Shield | Columbus Crew (3rd shield) |
| Champions League |
Columbus Crew Real Salt Lake Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC |
| SuperLiga |
Houston Dynamo Chicago Fire Chivas USA N.E. Revolution |
| Matches played | 225 |
| Goals scored | 570 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Goals: 17 |
| Biggest home win |
RSL 6–0 NE (April 25) DAL 6–0 KC (August 1) |
| Biggest away win |
SJ 0–3 CLB (August 8) |
| Highest scoring |
LA 3–6 DAL (September 12) |
| Longest winning run | 5 wins: Houston Dynamo (May 23 – Jun 13) Columbus Crew (Jul 18 – Aug 15) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches: Chicago Fire (Mar 21 – May 28) Houston Dynamo (Apr 11 – Jun 20) |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches: New York Red Bulls (May 16 – Aug 15) |
| Longest losing run | 6 losses: New York Red Bulls (Jun 24 – Aug 15) |
| Highest attendance |
CLB @ SJ Highest Gate: 61,572* Dbl. Header* (FCB vs. CHV) Seattle Sounders FC Season: 464,144 Game Avg.: 30,943 |
| Lowest attendance |
SJ @ DAL Lowest Gate: 5,724 Kansas City Wizards Season: 150,802 Game Avg.: 10,053 |
| Average attendance | MLS: 16,037 |
The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. The season began on March 19 and ended with Real Salt Lake winning the MLS Cup 2009, on November 22 at Qwest Field in Seattle.
The following changes were made since the 2008 season:
The format for the 2009 season was as follows:
If more than two clubs are tied, once a club advances through any step, the process reverts to Tiebreaker 1 among the remaining tied clubs recursively until all ties are resolved.
For an explanation of the playoff qualifications, see Competition format.
1 Real Salt Lake earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Western Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Eastern Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Stats last updated 24 October 2009.
Stats last updated October 26, 2009.
Save of the week was first introduced during week 10 of the 2009 season.
The Houston Dynamo continued their CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 campaign that began during the previous season. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals over two legs by eventual champions Atlante.
Columbus (MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield winner), Houston (MLS Supporters' Shield Runner-up), New York (MLS Cup runner-up), and D.C. United (U.S. Open Cup winner), will be the representatives in the CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10—an additional slot from Canada was gained by Toronto by virtue of their Voyageurs Cup win. New York and Toronto were eliminated at the preliminary round, while D.C. advanced to the group stage on penalty kicks. Columbus and Houston qualified directly into the Group stage. Houston and D.C. were eliminated during the group stage, with only Columbus progressing to the knockout rounds.
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