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A list of past MLS champions, best regular-season records & top goal scorers all time

The Sounders’ Roman Torres, now with Inter Miami, holds the 2017 MLS Cup trophy during a victory rally in Seattle. Seattle beat Toronto FC 5-4 in a penalty-kick shootout to win its first championship.
The Sounders’ Roman Torres, now with Inter Miami, holds the 2017 MLS Cup trophy during a victory rally in Seattle. Seattle beat Toronto FC 5-4 in a penalty-kick shootout to win its first championship. AP

MLS CUP CHAMPIONS

1996: D.C. United

1997: D.C. United

1998: Chicago Fire

1999: D.C. United

2000: Kansas City Wizards

2001: San Jose Earthquakes

2002: L.A. Galaxy

2003: San Jose Earthquakes

2004: D.C. United

2005: L.A. Galaxy

2006: Houston Dynamo

2007: Houston Dynamo

2008: Columbus Crew

2009: Real Salt Lake

2010: Colorado Rapids

2011: L.A. Galaxy

2012: L.A. Galaxy

2013: Sporting KC

2014: L.A. Galaxy

2015: Portland Timbers

2016: Seattle Sounders

2017: Toronto FC

2018: Atlanta United

2019: Seattle Sounders

Supporters’ Shield (best regular-season record)

1996: Tampa Bay Mutiny

1997: D.C. United

1998: L.A. Galaxy

1999: D.C. United

2000: Kansas City Wizards

2001: Miami Fusion

2002: L.A. Galaxy

2003: Chicago Fire

2004: Columbus Crew

2005: San Jose Earthquakes

2006: D.C. United

2007: D.C. United

2008: Columbus Crew

2009: Columbus Crew

2010: L.A. Galaxy

2011: L.A. Galaxy

2012: San Jose Earthquakes

2013: N.Y. Red Bulls

2014: Seattle Sounders

2015: N.Y. Red Bulls

2016: FC Dallas

2017: Toronto FC

2018: N.Y. Red Bulls

2019: Los Angeles FC

Golden Boot (top goal scorer)

1996: Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay Mutiny) 27 goals

1997: Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) 16

1998: Stern John, (Columbus Crew) 26

1999: Jason Kreis (Dallas Burn), Roy Lassiter (D.C. United), Stern John (Columbus Crew) 18

2000: Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay Mutiny) 26

2001: Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami Fusion) 19

2002: Carlos Ruiz (L.A. Galaxy) 24

2003: Carlos Ruiz (L.A. Galaxy), Taylor Twellman (N.E. Revolution) 15

2004: Brian Ching (San Jose Earthquakes), Eddie Johnson (Dallas Burn) 12

2005: Taylor Twellman (NE Revolution) 17

2006: Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake) 16

2007: Luciano Emilio (D.C. United) 20

2008: Landon Donovan (L.A. Galaxy) 20

2009: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas) 17

2010: Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) 18

2011: Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United), Chris Wondolowski (S.J. Earthquakes) 16

2012: Chris Wondolowski (S.J. Earthquakes) 27

2013: Camilo (Vancouver Whitecaps) 22

2014: Bradley Wright-Phillips (N.Y. Red Bulls) 27

2015: Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew) 22

2016: Bradley Wright-Phillips (N.Y. Red Bulls) 24

2017: Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) 24

2018: Josef Martinez (Atlanta United) 31

2019: Carlos Vela (LAFC) 34

This story was originally published February 26, 2020 at 5:11 PM.

Michelle Kaufman
Miami Herald
Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman has covered 14 Olympics, six World Cups, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, NCAA Basketball Tournaments, NBA Playoffs, Super Bowls and has been the soccer writer and University of Miami basketball beat writer for 25 years. She was born in Frederick, Md., and grew up in Miami.
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