2019 Major League Soccer season

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Major League Soccer
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Season 2019
MLS Cup Seattle Sounders FC
(2nd title)
Supporters' Shield Los 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 played 408
Goals scored 1241 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorer Carlos Vela
(34 goals)
Best goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Bill Hamid
(14 shutouts each)
Biggest home win 6 goals:
SKC 7–1 MTL
(March 30)
MIN 7–1 CIN
(June 29)
DAL 6–0 SKC
(October 6)
Biggest away win 5 goals:
SJ 0–5 LAFC
(March 30)
Highest scoring 9 goals:
COL 6–3 MTL
(August 3)
LA 7–2 SKC
(September 15)
Longest winning run 6 games:
Seattle Sounders FC
(September 29 – November 10)
Longest unbeaten run 13 games:
Toronto FC
(August 10 – November 10)
Longest winless run 11 games:
Colorado Rapids
(March 2 – May 19)
Longest losing run 8 games:
Colorado Rapids
(March 23 – May 19)
Highest attendance 72,548
ATL 3–0 LA
(August 3)
Lowest attendance 6,074
CHI 5–0 NE
(May 8)
Total attendance 8,676,109
Average attendance 21,265
← 2018
2020 →

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]

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

Stadiums and locations

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Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
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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

Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Atlanta United FC Netherlands Frank de Boer United States Michael Parkhurst American Family Insurance
Chicago Fire Serbia Veljko Paunović United States Dax McCarty Motorola
FC Cincinnati Netherlands Ron Jans[lower-alpha 1] Costa Rica Kendall Waston Mercy Health[10]
Colorado Rapids United States Robin Fraser[lower-alpha 2] United States Tim Howard Transamerica
Columbus Crew SC United States Caleb Porter United States Wil Trapp Acura
D.C. United United States Ben Olsen England Wayne Rooney Leidos
FC Dallas United States Luchi Gonzalez Switzerland Reto Ziegler AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo United States Davy Arnaud[lower-alpha 3] United States DaMarcus Beasley MD Anderson[note 1]
LA Galaxy Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Herbalife
Los Angeles FC United States Bob Bradley Mexico Carlos Vela YouTube TV
Minnesota United FC England Adrian Heath Cuba Osvaldo Alonso Target
Montreal Impact Colombia Wílmer Cabrera[lower-alpha 4] Argentina Ignacio Piatti Bank of Montreal
New England Revolution United States Bruce Arena[lower-alpha 5] Spain Carles Gil UnitedHealthcare
New York City FC Spain Domènec Torrent Finland Alexander Ring Etihad Airways[note 2]
New York Red Bulls United States Chris Armas United States Luis Robles Red Bull
Orlando City SC Republic of Ireland James O'Connor Portugal Nani Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union United States Jim Curtin United States Alejandro Bedoya Bimbo Bakeries USA
Portland Timbers Venezuela Giovanni Savarese Argentina Diego Valeri Alaska Airlines[note 3]
Real Salt Lake United States Freddy Juarez[lower-alpha 6] United States Kyle Beckerman LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes Argentina Matías Almeyda United States Chris Wondolowski —
Seattle Sounders FC United States Brian Schmetzer Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Zulily[note 4]
Sporting Kansas City United States Peter Vermes United States Matt Besler Ivy Funds
Toronto FC United States Greg Vanney United States Michael Bradley Bank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada Marc Dos Santos Spain Jon Erice Bell 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

Team Outgoing coach Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Vancouver Whitecaps FC England Craig Dalrymple End of interim period November 7, 2018 Pre-season Canada Marc Dos Santos November 7, 2018
FC Dallas Colombia Óscar Pareja Resigned November 16, 2018 United States Luchi Gonzalez December 16, 2018
Columbus Crew SC United States Gregg Berhalter Signed by United States November 29, 2018 United States Caleb Porter January 4, 2019
Atlanta United FC Argentina Tata Martino End of contract December 18, 2018 Netherlands Frank de Boer December 23, 2018
LA Galaxy United States Dominic Kinnear End of interim period January 2, 2019 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto January 2, 2019
Colorado Rapids England Anthony Hudson Fired May 1, 2019 12th in West, 24th overall United States Conor Casey May 1, 2019
FC Cincinnati South Africa Alan Koch May 7, 2019 11th in East, 22nd overall France Yoann Damet May 7, 2019
New England Revolution United States Brad Friedel May 9, 2019 12th in East, 23rd overall United States Mike Lapper May 9, 2019
United States Mike Lapper End of interim period May 14, 2019 12th in East, 21st overall United States Bruce Arena May 14, 2019
FC Cincinnati France Yoann Damet August 4, 2019 12th in East, 24th overall Netherlands Ron Jans August 4, 2019
Real Salt Lake United States Mike Petke Fired August 10, 2019 6th in West, 10th overall United States Freddy Juarez August 11, 2019
Houston Dynamo Colombia Wílmer Cabrera August 13, 2019 9th in West, 17th overall United States Davy Arnaud August 13, 2019
Montreal Impact France Rémi Garde August 21, 2019 7th in East, 15th overall Colombia Wílmer Cabrera August 21, 2019
Colorado Rapids United States Conor Casey End of interim period August 25, 2019 11th in West, 22nd overall United States Robin Fraser August 25, 2019

Regular season

Format

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

Eastern Conference

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Main article: Eastern Conference (MLS)

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Western Conference

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Main article: Western Conference (MLS)

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Overall table

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Fixtures and results

Home \ Away ATL CHI CIN COL CLB DAL DC HOU LA LFC MIN MTL NE NYC NY ORL PHI POR RSL SEA SJ SKC TOR VAN
Atlanta United FC — 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 5–0 3–0 — 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 — — — 3–1 — 2–0 —
Chicago Fire 5–1 — 1–2 4–1 2–2 4–0 0–0 — — — 2–0 3–2 5–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 2–4 — — 2–2 1–1
FC Cincinnati 0–2 0–0 — — 1–3 — 1–4 3–2 0–2 — — 2–1 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–3 — — 1–1 1–5 1–2
Colorado Rapids — — 3–1 — 3–2 3–0 2–3 1–4 2–1 1–0 1–0 6–3 1–2 1–2 — — — 3–3 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 — 2–3
Columbus Crew SC 2–0 1–1 2–2 — — 1–0 0–1 — 3–1 0–3 — 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 — 1–2 — 0–1 2–2 —
FC Dallas — — 3–1 2–1 — — 2–0 5–1 2–0 1–1 5–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–3 — — 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 6–0 3–0 2–2
D.C. United 2–0 3–3 0–0 — 3–1 — — — 2–1 0–4 — 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–5 — 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 —
Houston Dynamo — 0–1 — 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 — 4–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 — — 4–0 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 — 3–2
LA Galaxy — 2–1 — 0–1 — 2–0 — 2–1 — 3–2 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 — — 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 7–2 2–0 3–4
Los Angeles FC 4–3 0–0 2–0 3–1 — 2–0 — 3–1 3–3 — 0–2 4–2 — — 4–2 — — 4–1 2–1 4–1 4-0 2–1 1–1 6–1
Minnesota United FC — — 7–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 — — — 3–3 — 1–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 — 0–0
Montreal Impact 1–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–0 3–3 0–3 — — — 2–3 — 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–3 4–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 — — 0–2 2–1
New England Revolution 0–2 2–1 0–2 — 0–2 — 1–1 2–1 — 0–2 2–1 0–3 — 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 — 0–0 — 3–1 — 1–1 4–0
New York City FC 4–1 1–0 5–2 — 1–0 — 0–0 3–2 — 2–2 — 0–0 2–1 — 2–1 1–1 4–2 0–1 — 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 —
New York Red Bulls 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–3 — 0–0 — 3–2 — 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 0–1 2–0 — 4–0 — 4–1 — 2–0 2–2
Orlando City SC 0–1 2–5 5–1 4–3 1–0 2–0 1–2 — 0–1 2–2 — 1–3 3–3 2–2 0–1 — 1–3 — — — — 1–0 0–2 1–0
Philadelphia Union 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 — 1–1 — 3–0 6–1 1–2 3–2 2–2 — 1–3 — 0–0 — — 1–3 —
Portland Timbers 0–2 3–2 — 2–2 — 1–0 0–1 4–0 4–0 2–3 0–0 — 2–2 — 0–2 1–1 — — 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 — 3–1
Real Salt Lake 2–1 — — 2–0 1–0 2–4 — 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 — — 3–1 — 2–1 4–0 1–2 — 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0
Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 — 4–1 2–0 — 0–0 — 1–0 4–3 1–1 1–0 — 3–3 — 4–2 2–1 — 1–2 1–0 — 2–2 2–3 3–2 1–0
San Jose Earthquakes — 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 3–0 0–5 0–3 1–2 — — — 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 — 4–1 — 3–1
Sporting Kansas City 0–3 1–0 — 2–3 — 0–2 — 1–0 0–2 1–5 1-0 7–1 4–4 — 2–2 — 2–0 2–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 — — 1–1
Toronto FC 3–2 2–2 2–1 3–2 1–0 — 0–0 1–3 — — 4–3 2–1 3–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 — — 1–2 2–2 — —
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 — — 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–3 — — 1–3 — — 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–3 1–1 —
Source: MLS

Playoffs

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Main article: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs

Format

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

First round
October 19–20		   Conference semifinals
October 23–24		   Conference finals
October 29–30		   MLS Cup
November 10
     New York City FC 1        Toronto FC 1
 Toronto FC (a.e.t.) 5      Toronto FC 2          Seattle Sounders FC 3
 D.C. United 1        Toronto FC 2
     Atlanta United FC 1  
     Atlanta United FC 2
 Atlanta United FC 1      Philadelphia Union 0  
 New England Revolution 0  
 
     Los Angeles FC 5          
 Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.) 4      LA Galaxy 3            
 New York Red Bulls 3        Los Angeles FC 1
     Seattle Sounders FC 3  
     Seattle Sounders FC 2
 Minnesota United FC 1      Real Salt Lake 0  
 LA Galaxy 2  

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

Attendance

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See also: Major League Soccer attendance

Average home attendances

As of October 6, 2019[citation needed]
Pos. Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
1 Atlanta United FC 17 892,663 72,548 42,537 52,510
2 Seattle Sounders FC 17 684,192 50,072 37,722 40,247
3 FC Cincinnati 17 464,720 32,250 25,095 27,336
4 Portland Timbers 17 428,706 25,218 25,218 25,218
5 Toronto FC 17 425,816 28,989 22,651 25,048
6 LA Galaxy 17 394,477 27,088 19,015 23,205
7 Orlando City SC 17 386,940 25,527 22,341 22,761
8 Los Angeles FC 17 378,265 22,757 22,001 22,251
9 New York City FC 17 358,820 28,895 18,113 21,107
10 Minnesota United FC 17 335,291 19,906 19,600 19,723
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 331,745 27,837 16,138 19,514
12 San Jose Earthquakes 17 319,272 50,850 15,232 18,781
13 Sporting Kansas City 17 316,211 19,979 17,083 18,601
14 Real Salt Lake 17 308,050 20,838 15,949 18,121
15 D.C. United 17 301,644 20,600 12,521 17,744
16 New York Red Bulls 17 293,769 20,128 11,115 17,281
17 Philadelphia Union 17 290,883 19,145 12,890 17,111
18 New England Revolution 17 284,535 28,602 9,422 16,737
19 Montreal Impact 17 258,560 19,619 11,996 16,171
20 Houston Dynamo 17 266,464 21,777 12,601 15,674
21 Columbus Crew SC 17 250,424 20,865 9,687 14,856
22 FC Dallas 17 252,313 19,096 11,911 14,842
23 Colorado Rapids 17 242,833 16,998 10,794 14,284
24 Chicago Fire 17 209,516 18,232 6,074 12,324
 – Total 408 8,676,109 72,548 6,074 21,265

Highest attendances

Regular season[citation needed]

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1 Atlanta United 3–0 LA Galaxy 72,548 August 3, 2019 22 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2 Atlanta United 1–1 FC Cincinnati 70,382 March 10, 2019 2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
3 Atlanta United 1–0 Orlando City SC 68,152 May 12, 2019 11 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
4 Atlanta United 3–3 New York Red Bulls 68,077 July 7, 2019 18 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
5 Atlanta United 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 68,046 September 14, 2019 28 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
6 Atlanta United 2–0 Chicago Fire 67,502 June 1, 2019 14 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
7 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 LA Galaxy 50,850 June 29, 2019 17 Stanford Stadium
8 Seattle Sounders 1–2 Portland Timbers 50,072 July 21, 2019 20 CenturyLink Field
9 Seattle Sounders 1–0 Minnesota United 47,297 October 6, 2019 31 CenturyLink Field
10 Seattle Sounders 4–3 LA Galaxy 46,673 September 1, 2019 26 CenturyLink Field

Player statistics

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See also: Major League Soccer § Player records

Shutouts

Rank Player Club Shutouts[14]
1 United States Brad Guzan Atlanta United FC 14
United States Bill Hamid D.C. United
3 Italy Vito Mannone Minnesota United FC 11
4 Switzerland Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC 10
United States Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake
6 United States Tyler Miller Los Angeles FC 9
United States Luis Robles New York Red Bulls
8 United States David Bingham LA Galaxy 8
United States Jesse González FC Dallas
10 United States Evan Bush Montreal Impact 7
United States Sean Johnson New York City FC
United States Brian Rowe Orlando City SC
Argentina Daniel Vega San Jose Earthquakes

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks
Player For Against Score Date
England Wayne Rooney D.C. United Real Salt Lake 5−0 March 16
Hungary Krisztián Németh Sporting Kansas City Montreal Impact 7−1 March 30
Mexico Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes 5−0 March 30
Uruguay Diego Rossi Los Angeles FC D.C. United 4−0 April 6
United States Chris Wondolowski4 San Jose Earthquakes Chicago Fire 4−1 May 18
Scotland Johnny Russell Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders FC 3−2 May 26
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC 3−2 July 19
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara Colorado Rapids Montreal Impact 6−3 August 3
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović LA Galaxy Sporting Kansas City 7−2 September 15
Romania Alexandru Mitriță New York City FC Atlanta United FC 4−1 September 25
Mexico Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC Colorado Rapids 3−1 October 6

4 Scored 4 goals

Awards

Player of the Month

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Main article: MLS Player of the Month
Month Player Club Stats Ref
March Mexico Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC 5 GP, 6 G, 3 A [15]
April Mexico Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC 5 GP, 5 G, 2 A [16]
May United States Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes 2 GP, 6 G [17]
June Argentina Maximiliano Moralez New York City FC 3 GP, 3 G, 6 A [18]
July Venezuela Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 5 GP, 7 G [19]
August Venezuela Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 5 GP, 6 G [20]
September Mexico Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC 5 GP, 7 G [21]

Player / Team of the Week

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

Goal of the Week

End-of-season awards

Award Winner (club) Ref
Most Valuable Player Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) [115]
Defender of the Year Ike Opara (Minnesota United FC) [116]
Goalkeeper of the Year Vito Mannone (Minnesota United FC) [117]
Coach of the Year Bob Bradley (Los Angeles FC) [118]
Rookie of the Year Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) [119]
Newcomer of the Year Carles Gil (New England Revolution) [120]
Comeback Player of the Year Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) [121]
Golden Boot Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) [122]
Humanitarian of the Year Matt Lampson (LA Galaxy) [123]
Referee of the Year Allen Chapman [124]
Assistant Referee of the Year Brian Dunn [124]
Goal of the Year Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) [125]
Save of the Year Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) [126]

MLS Best XI

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
Italy Vito Mannone, Minnesota United States Ike Opara, Minnesota
United States Miles Robinson, Atlanta
United States Walker Zimmerman, LAFC		 Colombia Eduard Atuesta, LAFC
Spain Carles Gil, New England
Argentina Maxi Moralez, New York City
Spain Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto		 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy
Venezuela Josef Martínez, Atlanta
Mexico Carlos Vela, LAFC		 [127]

Player transfers

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Main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2019

SuperDraft

Lua error in Module:Details at line 30: attempt to call field '_formatLink' (a nil value). 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

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		 Club Date allocation used
(Rank on that date)		 Player signed Previous club Ref
2 1 San Jose Earthquakes[A] [129]
7 2 Minnesota United
8 3 Houston Dynamo
9 4 New England Revolution
5 5 Chicago Fire[G] [130]
11 6 Vancouver Whitecaps
3 7 Orlando City[D] [131]
13 8 Philadelphia Union
4 9 Colorado Rapids[F] [132]
15 10 FC Dallas
16 11 Los Angeles FC
17 12 Real Salt Lake
18 13 Columbus Crew
19 14 New York City FC
20 15 Seattle Sounders
21 16 Sporting Kansas City
22 17 New York Red Bulls
23 18 Portland Timbers
24 19 Atlanta United
1 20 FC Cincinnati[B][C] [133][134]
12 21 LA Galaxy[D][E] April 11, 2019 (1) Costa Rica Giancarlo González Italy Bologna [131]
6 22 Toronto FC[A][B][C][E] December 27, 2018 (1) Belgium Laurent Ciman France Dijon [129][133]
6 22 Toronto FC[A][B][C][E] July 9, 2019 (1) United States Omar Gonzalez Mexico Pachuca [134]
14 23 D.C. United[F] August 7, 2019 (1) Norway Ola Kamara China Shenzhen F.C. [132]
10 24 Montreal Impact[G] August 7, 2019 (1) Canada Ballou Tabla Spain 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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