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2019 Major League Soccer season

The 2019 Major League Soccer season was the 24th season of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on March 2, 2019 and ended on October 6. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 19 and concluded with MLS Cup 2019 on November 10, under a new format that included 14 teams and consisted only of single-match rounds.[1]

Major League Soccer
Season2019
Dates
  • March 2 – October 6
    (regular season)
  • October 19 – November 10
    (Playoffs)
MLS CupSeattle Sounders FC
(2nd title)
Supporters' ShieldLos Angeles FC
(1st shield)
Champions League
(United States)		Atlanta United FC
Los Angeles FC
New York City FC
Seattle Sounders FC
Champions League
(Canada)		Montreal Impact
Leagues Cup
(canceled)		D.C. United
LA Galaxy
Minnesota United FC
New York Red Bulls
Philadelphia Union
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Toronto FC
Matches played408
Goals scored1,241 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorerCarlos Vela
(34 goals)
Best goalkeeperBrad Guzan
Bill Hamid
(14 shutouts each)
Biggest home win6 goals:
SKC 7–1 MTL
(March 30)
MIN 7–1 CIN
(June 29)
DAL 6–0 SKC
(October 6)
Biggest away win5 goals:
SJ 0–5 LAFC
(March 30)
Highest scoring9 goals:
COL 6–3 MTL
(August 3)
LA 7–2 SKC
(September 15)
Longest winning run6 games:
Seattle Sounders FC
(September 29 – November 10)
Longest unbeaten run13 games:
Toronto FC
(August 10 – November 10)
Longest winless run11 games:
Colorado Rapids
(March 2 – May 19)
Longest losing run8 games:
Colorado Rapids
(March 23 – May 19)
Highest attendance72,548
ATL 3–0 LA
(August 3)
Lowest attendance6,074
CHI 5–0 NE
(May 8)
Total attendance8,676,109
Average attendance21,265
← 2018
2020 →

FC Cincinnati joined the league as an expansion franchise, bringing the total number of clubs to 24.[2] Minnesota United FC opened their first soccer-specific stadium, Allianz Field, on April 13.[3]

Atlanta United FC were the defending MLS Cup champions, while New York Red Bulls were the defending Supporters' Shield winners.[4][5]

Los Angeles FC won their first Supporters' Shield with an MLS single-season record 72 points, while Seattle Sounders FC won their second MLS Cup title.

Teams edit

Stadiums and locations edit

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
  1. ^
    Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.

The Portland Timbers announced in late 2018 that, due to expansion construction at Providence Park, they would play the first 12 games of the 2019 season on the road. The construction, which added about 4000 seats (bringing the total capacity to just over 25,000), also included a completely remodeled east side of the stadium, an updated concourse and concession stands on the west side of the stadium, a new scoreboard, ribbon boards and video board, and new turf. The stadium was expected to be ready to host MLS games in May or June 2019.[6] The first home game for Portland in their renovated stadium was held on June 1, 2019, against Los Angeles FC.[7]

Two stadiums were renamed during the season. First, on June 4, Exploria Resorts acquired the naming rights to Orlando City Stadium, which was accordingly renamed Exploria Stadium.[8] Then, on June 13, the U.S. arm of the Spanish multinational bank BBVA announced a rebranding of the U.S. operations from "BBVA Compass" to "BBVA". As part of the rebranding, BBVA Compass Stadium became simply BBVA Stadium.[9]

Personnel and sponsorship edit

Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.

TeamHead coachCaptainShirt sponsor
Atlanta United FC Frank de Boer Michael ParkhurstAmerican Family Insurance
Chicago Fire Veljko Paunović Dax McCartyMotorola
FC Cincinnati Ron Jans[a] Kendall WastonMercy Health[10]
Colorado Rapids Robin Fraser[b] Tim HowardTransamerica
Columbus Crew SC Caleb Porter Wil TrappAcura
D.C. United Ben Olsen Wayne RooneyLeidos
FC Dallas Luchi Gonzalez Reto ZieglerAdvoCare
Houston Dynamo Davy Arnaud[c] DaMarcus BeasleyMD Anderson[note 1]
LA Galaxy Guillermo Barros Schelotto Zlatan IbrahimovićHerbalife
Los Angeles FC Bob Bradley Carlos VelaYouTube TV
Minnesota United FC Adrian Heath Osvaldo AlonsoTarget
Montreal Impact Wílmer Cabrera[d] Ignacio PiattiBank of Montreal
New England Revolution Bruce Arena[e] Carles GilUnitedHealthcare
New York City FC Domènec Torrent Alexander RingEtihad Airways[note 2]
New York Red Bulls Chris Armas Luis RoblesRed Bull
Orlando City SC James O'Connor Nani Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union Jim Curtin Alejandro BedoyaBimbo Bakeries USA
Portland Timbers Giovanni Savarese Diego ValeriAlaska Airlines[note 3]
Real Salt Lake Freddy Juarez[f] Kyle BeckermanLifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes Matías Almeyda Chris Wondolowski—
Seattle Sounders FC Brian Schmetzer Nicolás LodeiroZulily[note 4]
Sporting Kansas City Peter Vermes Matt BeslerIvy Funds
Toronto FC Greg Vanney Michael BradleyBank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Marc Dos Santos Jon EriceBell Canada
  1. ^ Jans was named head coach on August 4, replacing interim head coach Yoann Damet, who took over after FC Cincinnati relieved Alan Koch of his duties on May 7.
  2. ^ Fraser was named head coach on August 25, replacing interim head coach Conor Casey, who took over after the Rapids relieved Anthony Hudson of his duties as head coach on May 1.
  3. ^ Arnaud was named interim head coach on August 13 following the Dynamo's announcement that the club had relieved Wílmer Cabrera of his duties as head coach.
  4. ^ Cabrera was named head coach on August 21 following the Impact's announcement that the club had relieved Rémi Garde of his duties as head coach.
  5. ^ Arena was named head coach on May 14, replacing interim head coach Mike Lapper, who took over after the Revolution relieved Brad Friedel of his duties on May 9.
  6. ^ Juarez was named interim head coach on August 11, after the announcement that RSL would relieve Mike Petke of his duties as head coach.
  1. ^ Practice jersey sponsor is Phillips 66's 76 brand.
  2. ^ Practice jersey sponsor is NewYork-Presbyterian.
  3. ^ Practice jersey sponsor is Dutch Bros. Coffee.
  4. ^ Practice jersey sponsor is CHI Franciscan.

Coaching changes edit

TeamOutgoing coachManner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Position in tableIncoming coachDate of
appointment
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Craig DalrympleEnd of interim periodNovember 7, 2018Pre-season Marc Dos SantosNovember 7, 2018
FC Dallas Óscar ParejaResignedNovember 16, 2018 Luchi GonzalezDecember 16, 2018
Columbus Crew SC Gregg BerhalterSigned by United StatesNovember 29, 2018 Caleb PorterJanuary 4, 2019
Atlanta United FC Tata MartinoEnd of contractDecember 18, 2018 Frank de BoerDecember 23, 2018
LA Galaxy Dominic KinnearEnd of interim periodJanuary 2, 2019 Guillermo Barros SchelottoJanuary 2, 2019
Colorado Rapids Anthony HudsonFiredMay 1, 201912th in West, 24th overall Conor CaseyMay 1, 2019
FC Cincinnati Alan KochMay 7, 201911th in East, 22nd overall Yoann DametMay 7, 2019
New England Revolution Brad FriedelMay 9, 201912th in East, 23rd overall Mike LapperMay 9, 2019
Mike LapperEnd of interim periodMay 14, 201912th in East, 21st overall Bruce ArenaMay 14, 2019
FC Cincinnati Yoann DametAugust 4, 201912th in East, 24th overall Ron JansAugust 4, 2019
Real Salt Lake Mike PetkeFiredAugust 10, 20196th in West, 10th overall Freddy JuarezAugust 11, 2019
Houston Dynamo Wílmer CabreraAugust 13, 20199th in West, 17th overall Davy ArnaudAugust 13, 2019
Montreal Impact Rémi GardeAugust 21, 20197th in East, 15th overall Wílmer CabreraAugust 21, 2019
Colorado Rapids Conor CaseyEnd of interim periodAugust 25, 201911th in West, 22nd overall Robin FraserAugust 25, 2019

Regular season edit

Format edit

Each club played 34 games, including 17 home games and 17 away games. Teams faced each of their conference opponents twice during the season and non-conference opponents once. Half of the conference games were played at home, and half of the non-conference games were played away from home.[11]

Conference standings edit

Eastern Conference edit

Main article: Eastern Conference (MLS)
2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1New York City FC (P)34186106342+2164Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2Atlanta United FC (P, U)34181245843+1558Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3Philadelphia Union (P, L)34161175850+855Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4Toronto FC[b] (P, L)341310115752+550
5D.C. United (P, L)341310114238+450
6New York Red Bulls (P, L)34141465351+248
7New England Revolution (P)341111125057−745Playoffs first round
8Chicago Fire341012125547+842
9Montreal Impact[b] (V)34121754760−13412020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
10Columbus Crew SC34101683947−838
11Orlando City SC34915104452−837
12FC Cincinnati3462263175−4424
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. ^ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
  2. ^ a b Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  3. ^ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

Western Conference edit

Main article: Western Conference (MLS)
2019 MLS Western Conference standings
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Los Angeles FC (P, S)3421498537+4872Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2Seattle Sounders FC (P, C)34161085149+256Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3Real Salt Lake (P, L)34161354541+453Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4Minnesota United FC (P, L)34151185242+1053
5LA Galaxy (P, L)34161535655+151
6Portland Timbers (P, L)34141374948+149
7FC Dallas (P)34131294846+248Playoffs first round
8San Jose Earthquakes34131655152−144
9Colorado Rapids34121665760−342
10Houston Dynamo34121844557−1240
11Sporting Kansas City34101684967−1838
12Vancouver Whitecaps FC[b]34816103758−2134
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions
  2. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

Overall table edit

The leading team in this table wins the Supporters' Shield.

2019 MLS regular season standings
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Los Angeles FC (S)3421498537+48722020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2New York City FC34186106342+21642020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3Atlanta United FC (U)34181245843+15582020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
4Seattle Sounders FC (C)34161085249+3562020 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
5Philadelphia Union34161175850+855
6Real Salt Lake34161354641+553
7Minnesota United FC34151185243+953
8LA Galaxy34161535859−151
9Toronto FC341310115752+550
10D.C. United341310114238+450
11Portland Timbers34141375249+349
12New York Red Bulls34141465351+248
13FC Dallas34131295446+848
14New England Revolution341111125057−745
15San Jose Earthquakes34131655255−344
16Colorado Rapids34121665863−542
17Chicago Fire341012125547+842
18Montreal Impact (V)34121754760−13412020 CONCACAF Champions League[e]
19Houston Dynamo34121844959−1040
20Columbus Crew SC34101683947−838
21Sporting Kansas City34101684967−1838
22Orlando City SC34915104452−837
23Vancouver Whitecaps FC34816103759−2234
24FC Cincinnati3462263175−4424
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
  2. ^ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  3. ^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
  4. ^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
  5. ^ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Fixtures and results edit

Home \ AwayATLCHICINCOLCLBDALDCHOULALFCMINMTLNENYCNYORLPHIPORRSLSEASJSKCTORVAN
Atlanta United FC—2–01–11–01–31–22–05–03–0—3–02–13–12–13–31–01–1———3–1—2–0—
Chicago Fire5–1—1–24–12–24–00–0———2–03–25–01–11–01–12–0—1–12–4——2–21–1
FC Cincinnati0–20–0——1–3—1–43–20–2——2–10–21–40–21–10–23–00–3——1–11–51–2
Colorado Rapids——3–1—3–23–02–31–42–11–01–06–31–21–2———3–32–32–02–11–1—2–3
Columbus Crew SC2–01–12–2——1–00–1—3–10–3—2–11–02–21–10–22–01–3—1–2—0–12–2—
FC Dallas——3–12–1——2–05–12–01–15–3—1–11–11–3——2–10–02–10–06–03–02–2
D.C. United2–03–30–0—3–1———2–10–4—0–02–20–21–21–01–5—5–02–01–11–01–1—
Houston Dynamo—0–1—2–22–02–12–1—4–21–32–02–1——4–02–1—1–11–10–12–11–1—3–2
LA Galaxy—2–1—0–1—2–0—2–1—3–23–22–11–20–2——2–02–12–12–21–37–22–03–4
Los Angeles FC4–30–02–03–1—2–0—3–13–3—0–24–2——4–2——4–12–14–14–02–11–16–1
Minnesota United FC——7–11–01–01–01–01–00–01–1———3–3—1–12–31–03–11–13–12–1—0–0
Montreal Impact1–11–00–1—1–03–30–3———2–3—0–00–23–00–34–02–12–12–1——0–22–1
New England Revolution0–22–10–2—0–2—1–12–1—0–22–10–3—2–01–04–11–1—0–0—3–1—1–14–0
New York City FC4–11–05–2—1–0—0–03–2—2–2—0–02–1—2–11–14–20–1—3–02–13–11–1—
New York Red Bulls1–03–11–00–22–3—0–0—3–2—1–21–21–12–1—0–12–0—4–0—4–1—2–02–2
Orlando City SC0–12–55–14–31–02–01–2—0–12–2—1–33–32–20–1—1–3————1–00–21–0
Philadelphia Union3–12–02–01–13–02–13–12–1—1–1—3–06–11–23–22–2—1–3—0–0——1–3—
Portland Timbers0–23–2—2–2—1–00–14–04–02–30–0—2–2—0–21–1——1–01–23–12–1—3–1
Real Salt Lake2–1——2–01–02–4—2–11–20–21–1——3–1—2–14–01–2—3–01–02–03–01–0
Seattle Sounders FC2–1—4–12–0—0–0—1–04–31–11–0—3–3—4–22–1—1–21–0—2–22–33–21–0
San Jose Earthquakes—4–11–03–11–12–2—2–03–00–50–31–2———3–01–23–01–00–1—4–1—3–1
Sporting Kansas City0–31–0—2–3—0–2—1–00–21–51–07–14–4—2–2—2–02–21–23–22–1——1–1
Toronto FC3–22–22–13–21–0—0–01–3——4–32–13–24–03–11–11–21–2——1–22–2——
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0–1——2–21–12–11–02–10–21–02–3——1–3——1–11–00–10–01–30–31–1—
Source: MLS
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Playoffs edit

Main article: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs

Format edit

The MLS Cup Playoffs were expanded from 12 teams to 14 for the 2019 season, eliminating the use of two-legged series and re-seeding in favor of a shorter playoff format. The top seven teams in each conference advanced to a single elimination bracket, with the top team in each conference earning a first round bye. The MLS Cup Final took place on November 10, 2019.[1]

Bracket edit

First round
October 19–20		Conference semifinals
October 23–24		Conference finals
October 29–30		MLS Cup
November 10
            
E1New York City FC1
E4Toronto FC2
E4Toronto FC (a.e.t.)5
E5D.C. United1
E4Toronto FC2
Eastern Conference
E2Atlanta United FC1
E2Atlanta United FC1
E7New England Revolution0
E2Atlanta United FC2
E3Philadelphia Union0
E3Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.)4
E6New York Red Bulls3
E4Toronto FC1
W2Seattle Sounders FC3
W1Los Angeles FC5
W5LA Galaxy3
W4Minnesota United FC1
W5LA Galaxy2
W1Los Angeles FC1
Western Conference
W2Seattle Sounders FC3
W2Seattle Sounders FC (a.e.t.)4
W7FC Dallas3
W2Seattle Sounders FC2
W3Real Salt Lake0
W3Real Salt Lake2
W6Portland Timbers1

Note: The higher seeded team hosted matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.
Source: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Bracket

Attendance edit

See also: Major League Soccer attendance

Average home attendances edit

As of 6 October 2019[citation needed]
Pos.TeamGPCumulativeHighLowMean
1Atlanta United FC17892,66372,54842,53752,510
2Seattle Sounders FC17684,19250,07237,72240,247
3FC Cincinnati17464,72032,25025,09527,336
4Portland Timbers17428,70625,21825,21825,218
5Toronto FC17425,81628,98922,65125,048
6LA Galaxy17394,47727,08819,01523,205
7Orlando City SC17386,94025,52722,34122,761
8Los Angeles FC17378,26522,75722,00122,251
9New York City FC17358,82028,89518,11321,107
10Minnesota United FC17335,29119,90619,60019,723
11Vancouver Whitecaps FC17331,74527,83716,13819,514
12San Jose Earthquakes17319,27250,85015,23218,781
13Sporting Kansas City17316,21119,97917,08318,601
14Real Salt Lake17308,05020,83815,94918,121
15D.C. United17301,64420,60012,52117,744
16New York Red Bulls17293,76920,12811,11517,281
17Philadelphia Union17290,88319,14512,89017,111
18New England Revolution17284,53528,6029,42216,737
19Montreal Impact17258,56019,61911,99616,171
20Houston Dynamo17266,46421,77712,60115,674
21Columbus Crew SC17250,42420,8659,68714,856
22FC Dallas17252,31319,09611,91114,842
23Colorado Rapids17242,83316,99810,79414,284
24Chicago Fire17209,51618,2326,07412,324
 –Total4088,676,10972,5486,07421,265

Highest attendances edit

Regular season[citation needed]

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateWeekStadium
1Atlanta United3–0LA Galaxy72,548August 3, 201922Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2Atlanta United1–1FC Cincinnati70,382March 10, 20192Mercedes-Benz Stadium
3Atlanta United1–0Orlando City SC68,152May 12, 201911Mercedes-Benz Stadium
4Atlanta United3–3New York Red Bulls68,077July 7, 201918Mercedes-Benz Stadium
5Atlanta United1–3Columbus Crew SC68,046September 14, 201928Mercedes-Benz Stadium
6Atlanta United2–0Chicago Fire67,502June 1, 201914Mercedes-Benz Stadium
7San Jose Earthquakes3–0LA Galaxy50,850June 29, 201917Stanford Stadium
8Seattle Sounders1–2Portland Timbers50,072July 21, 201920CenturyLink Field
9Seattle Sounders1–0Minnesota United47,297October 6, 201931CenturyLink Field
10Seattle Sounders4–3LA Galaxy46,673September 1, 201926CenturyLink Field

Player statistics edit

See also: Major League Soccer § Player records

Shutouts edit

RankPlayerClubShutouts[14]
1 Brad GuzanAtlanta United FC14
Bill HamidD.C. United
3 Vito MannoneMinnesota United FC11
4 Stefan FreiSeattle Sounders FC10
Nick RimandoReal Salt Lake
6 Tyler MillerLos Angeles FC9
Luis RoblesNew York Red Bulls
8 David BinghamLA Galaxy8
Jesse GonzálezFC Dallas
10 Evan BushMontreal Impact7
Sean JohnsonNew York City FC
Brian RoweOrlando City SC
Daniel VegaSan Jose Earthquakes

Hat-tricks edit

Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstScoreDate
Wayne RooneyD.C. UnitedReal Salt Lake5−0March 16
Krisztián NémethSporting Kansas CityMontreal Impact7−1March 30
Carlos VelaLos Angeles FCSan Jose Earthquakes5−0March 30
Diego RossiLos Angeles FCD.C. United4−0April 6
Chris Wondolowski4San Jose EarthquakesChicago Fire4−1May 18
Johnny RussellSporting Kansas CitySeattle Sounders FC3−2May 26
Zlatan IbrahimovićLA GalaxyLos Angeles FC3−2July 19
Kei KamaraColorado RapidsMontreal Impact6−3August 3
Zlatan IbrahimovićLA GalaxySporting Kansas City7−2September 15
Alexandru MitrițăNew York City FCAtlanta United FC4−1September 25
Carlos VelaLos Angeles FCColorado Rapids3−1October 6

4 Scored 4 goals

Awards edit

Player of the Month edit

Main article: MLS Player of the Month
MonthPlayerClubStatsRef
March Carlos VelaLos Angeles FC5 GP, 6 G, 3 A[15]
April Carlos VelaLos Angeles FC5 GP, 5 G, 2 A[16]
May Chris WondolowskiSan Jose Earthquakes2 GP, 6 G[17]
June Maximiliano MoralezNew York City FC3 GP, 3 G, 6 A[18]
July Josef MartínezAtlanta United FC5 GP, 7 G[19]
August Josef MartínezAtlanta United FC5 GP, 6 G[20]
September Carlos VelaLos Angeles FC5 GP, 7 G[21]

Player / Team of the Week edit

  • Bold denotes League Player of the Week.
  • Italics denotes Audi Player Performance of the Week.

Goal of the Week edit

End-of-season awards edit

AwardWinner (club)Ref
Most Valuable PlayerCarlos Vela (Los Angeles FC)[115]
Defender of the YearIke Opara (Minnesota United FC)[116]
Goalkeeper of the YearVito Mannone (Minnesota United FC)[117]
Coach of the YearBob Bradley (Los Angeles FC)[118]
Rookie of the YearAndre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids)[119]
Newcomer of the YearCarles Gil (New England Revolution)[120]
Comeback Player of the YearJordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC)[121]
Golden BootCarlos Vela (Los Angeles FC)[122]
Humanitarian of the YearMatt Lampson (LA Galaxy)[123]
Referee of the YearAllen Chapman[124]
Assistant Referee of the YearBrian Dunn[124]
Goal of the YearJosef Martínez (Atlanta United FC)[125]
Save of the YearNick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)[126]

MLS Best XI edit

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsRef
Vito Mannone, Minnesota Ike Opara, Minnesota
Miles Robinson, Atlanta
Walker Zimmerman, LAFC		 Eduard Atuesta, LAFC
Carles Gil, New England
Maxi Moralez, New York City
Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto		 Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy
Josef Martínez, Atlanta
Carlos Vela, LAFC		[127]

Player transfers edit

Main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2019

SuperDraft edit

Further information: 2019 MLS SuperDraft

The MLS SuperDraft is an annual event, taking place in January of each year, in which the teams of Major League Soccer select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. The first two rounds of 2019 MLS SuperDraft were held on January 11 in Chicago. Rounds three and four of the 2019 SuperDraft were held via a conference call on January 14. FC Cincinnati selected Frankie Amaya with the first overall pick.

Allocation ranking edit

The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in the MLS allocation list. The MLS allocation list contains select U.S. National Team players and players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000. The allocations are ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2018 season, taking playoff performance into account.[128] As an expansion team, FC Cincinnati took the top spot.

Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS season.

Original
ranking		Current
ranking		ClubDate allocation used
(Rank on that date)		Player signedPrevious clubRef
21San Jose Earthquakes[A][129]
72Minnesota United FC
83Houston Dynamo
94New England Revolution
55Chicago Fire[G][130]
116Vancouver Whitecaps FC
37Orlando City SC[D][131]
138Philadelphia Union
49Colorado Rapids[F][132]
1510FC Dallas
1611Los Angeles FC
1712Real Salt Lake
1813Columbus Crew
1914New York City FC
2015Seattle Sounders FC
2116Sporting Kansas City
2217New York Red Bulls
2318Portland Timbers
2419Atlanta United FC
120FC Cincinnati[B][C][133][134]
1221LA Galaxy[D][E]April 11, 2019 (1) Giancarlo González Bologna[131]
622Toronto FC[A][B][C][E]December 27, 2018 (1) Laurent Ciman Dijon[129][133]
622Toronto FC[A][B][C][E]July 9, 2019 (1) Omar Gonzalez Pachuca[134]
1423D.C. United[F]August 7, 2019 (1) Ola Kamara Shenzhen F.C.[132]
1024Montreal Impact[G]August 7, 2019 (1) Ballou Tabla Barcelona B[130]
  1. ^
    On December 10, 2018, Toronto FC acquired the number 2 allocation ranking from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for the number 6 allocation ranking, $75,000 in general allocation money, and $75,000 in targeted allocation money.
  2. ^
    On December 27, 2018, Toronto FC acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from FC Cincinnati in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking and the number 30 overall selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
  3. ^
    On January 23, 2019, Toronto FC acquired the number 1 allocation ranking, $150,000 in 2019 general allocation money, $50,000 in 2020 general allocation money, and $100,000 in targeted allocation money from FC Cincinnati in exchange for the number 24 allocation ranking and defender Nick Hagglund.
  4. ^
    On April 11, 2019, LA Galaxy acquired the number 2 allocation ranking from Orlando City in exchange for the number 11 allocation ranking, $300,000 in 2019 targeted allocation money, and $100,000 in 2020 targeted allocation money.
  5. ^
    On April 11, 2019, LA Galaxy acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from Toronto FC in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking and a natural first-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.
  6. ^
    On August 7, 2019, D.C. United acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from Colorado Rapids in exchange for the number 11 allocation ranking, $100,000 in 2019 general allocation money, and $100,000 in 2020 general allocation money.
  7. ^
    On August 7, 2019, Montreal Impact acquired the number 1 allocation ranking and defender Jorge Corrales from Chicago Fire in exchange for the number 6 allocation ranking, midfielder Michael Azira, and a second-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

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