The Major League Soccer holds the reputation of being one of the youngest soccer leagues in the world, know the winners and runners up list in the MLS till date
Despite being one of the youngest soccer leagues in the world, the Major League Soccer is one of the most viewed leagues outside of Europe. The League consists of 27 teams in total- 24 in the US and 3 in Canada- but it plans to increase the number of teams to 30 by the end of the 2023 season.
The League is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which acts for the sport’s topmost level in the United States. As per Nielsen Sports Sponsorlink, Major League Soccer has gained a 27% rise in interest since 2012.
Here’s a list of the MLS winners from the year 1996 to the most current season.
Major League Soccer: List of winners, runners-up and final score in the MLS
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Result |
| 1996 | D.C United | Los Angeles Galaxy | D.C United 3 – 2 LA Galaxy |
| 1997 | D.C United | Colorado Rapids | D.C United 2 – 1 Colorado Rapids |
| 1998 | Chicago Fire | D.C United | Chicago Fire 2 – 0 D.C United |
| 1999 | D.C United | Los Angeles Galaxy | D.C United 2 – 0 LA Galaxy |
| 2000 | Kansas City Wizards | Chicago Fire | Kansas City Wizards 1 – 0 Chicago Fire |
| 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Earthquakes 2 – 1 LA Galaxy |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Galaxy | New England Revolution | LA Galaxy 1 – 0 New England Revolution |
| 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | Chicago Fire | San Jose Earthquakes 4 – 2 Chicago Fire |
| 2004 | D.C United | Kansas City Wizards | D.C United 3 – 2 Kansas City Wizards |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Galaxy | New England Revolution | LA Galaxy 1 – 0 New England Revolution |
| 2006 | Houston Dynamo | New England Revolution | Houston Dynamo 1 – 1 (4-3 p.) New England Revolution |
| 2007 | Houston Dynamo | New England Revolution | Houston Dynamo 2 – 1 New England Revolution |
| 2008 | Columbus Crew SC | New York Red Bulls | Columbus Crew SC 3 – 1 New York Red Bulls |
| 2009 | Real Salt Lake City | Los Angeles Galaxy | Real Salt Lake City 1 – 1 (5-4 p.) LA Galaxy |
| 2010 | Colorado Rapids | FC Dallas | Colorado Rapids 2 – 1 FC Dallas |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Houston Dynamo | LA Galaxy 1 – 0 Houston Dynamo |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Houston Dynamo | LA Galaxy 3 – 1 Houston Dynamo |
| 2013 | Sporting Kansas City | Real Salt Lake | Sporting Kansas City 1 – 1 (7-6 p.) Real Salt Lake |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Galaxy | New England Revolution | LA Galaxy 2 – 1 New England Revolution |
| 2015 | Portland Timbers | Columbus Crew SC | Portland Timbers 2 – 1 Columbus Crew SC |
| 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | Toronto FC | Seattle Sounders FC 0 – 0 (5-4 p.) Toronto FC |
| 2017 | Toronto FC | Seattle Sounders FC | Toronto FC 2 – 0 Seattle Sounders FC |
| 2018 | Atlanta United | Portland Timbers FC | Atlanta United 2 – 0 Portland Timbers |
| 2019 | Seattle Sounders FC | Toronto FC | Seattle Sounders FC 3 – 1 Toronto FC |
| 2020 | Columbus Crew SC | Seattle Sounders FC | Columbus Crew SC 3 – 0 Seattle Sounders FC |
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