2014 Major League Soccer season
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| MLS Cup | LA Galaxy (5th title) |
| Supporters' Shield | Seattle Sounders FC (1st shield) |
| Champions League (U.S.) |
LA Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC D.C. United Real Salt Lake |
| Champions League (Canada) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Matches played | 323 |
| Goals scored | 924 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Bradley Wright-Phillips (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
LA 6–0 COL (Sept. 5) |
| Biggest away win |
SJ 0–5 FCD (Aug. 16) |
| Highest scoring | 9 goals: NYR 4–5 CHI (May 11) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches: Seattle Sounders FC (Apr. 12 – May 7) New England Revolution (Apr. 26 – May 24) LA Galaxy (Aug. 20 – Sept. 5) New England Revolution (Aug. 23 – Sept. 13) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches: Real Salt Lake (Mar. 8 – May 24) |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches: San Jose Earthquakes (Aug 2–present) |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches: New England Revolution (May 31 – Jul. 26) |
| Highest attendance | 64,207 POR @ SEA (July 13) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,702 POR @ CHV (May 28) |
| Average attendance | 19,148 |
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The 2014 Major League Soccer season was the 102nd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and Canada, the 36th with a national first-division league, and the 19th season of Major League Soccer. This season featured 19 total clubs (16 from the United States and 3 from Canada), each playing 34 matches during the regular season.
The 2014 Regular Season started on March 8 with Sporting Kansas City, the defending MLS Cup champion, playing at the Seattle Sounders FC. The 2014 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was held on August 6 in Providence Park in Portland, Oregon (hosted by the Portland Timbers) and featured a team of MLS All-Stars against Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga champions for the past two seasons. The game resulted in a 2–1 victory for the MLS All-Stars. The regular season ended on October 26; Seattle Sounders FC won the Supporters' Shield and the LA Galaxy went on to win the MLS Cup.
Teams play 34 games: 17 at home and 17 away. The nine Western Conference teams face each West club three times, with the home teams reversed from the previous year. The 10 Eastern Conference teams will play 7 East teams three times (home teams reversed from 2013) and two East teams twice. Eastern and Western Conference teams will play each other once, with the home team reversed from previous year.
Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
Major League Soccer employs twelve methods to acquire players. These mechanisms are the following: (a) via allocation; (b) via the Designated Player Rule; (c) via the annual SuperDraft; (d) via trade; (e) placing a discovery claim; (f) via the Homegrown Player Rule; (g) via the annual Re-Entry Draft; (h) via the annual Waiver Draft; (i) through weighted lottery; (j) through an "extreme hardship" call-up; (k) by replacing a player who has been placed on the Season Ending Injury List; (l) by replacing a player who has been placed on the Disabled List.
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