Eastern Conference (MLS)
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 Eastern Conference logo |
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| League | Major League Soccer |
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| Sport | Soccer |
| Founded | 1996 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Most recent champion(s) | New York Red Bulls (2nd regular season title)† |
| Most titles | D.C. United (6)† |
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Notes
† Postseason champions not included due to the MLS Cup Playoffs' unique system of mixing conference teams within the brackets |
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The Eastern Conference is one of Major League Soccer's two conferences.
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[edit] Current members
- Chicago Fire
- Columbus Crew
- D.C. United
- Houston Dynamo
- Montreal Impact
- New England Revolution
- New York Red Bulls
- Philadelphia Union
- Sporting Kansas City
- Toronto FC
[edit] Conference Lineups
[edit] 1996–1997
[edit] Lineup for 1996–1997
[edit] Changes from 1995
- Creation of Major League Soccer
[edit] 1998–1999
[edit] Lineup for 1998–1999
[edit] Changes from 1997
- The New York/New Jersey MetroStars changed their name to simply the MetroStars
- The Miami Fusion were added in the 1998 expansion
[edit] 2000–2001
[edit] Eastern Division
[edit] Lineup for 2000–2001
[edit] Changes from 1999
- The Eastern Conference changed to the Eastern Division with the creation of the new Central Division
- The Columbus Crew and Tampa Bay Mutiny moved into the new Central Division
[edit] 2002–2004
[edit] Eastern Conference
[edit] Lineup for 2002–2004
[edit] Changes from 2001
- The Eastern Division changed back to the Eastern Conference following the contraction of the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny, resulting in the disbanding of the Central Division
- The Miami Fusion were contracted after the season
- The Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew moved in from the Central Division
[edit] 2005
[edit] Lineup for 2005
[edit] Changes from 2004
- The Kansas City Wizards moved in from the Western Conference
[edit] 2006
[edit] Lineup for 2006
- Chicago Fire
- Columbus Crew
- D.C. United
- Kansas City Wizards
- New England Revolution
- New York Red Bulls
[edit] Changes from 2005
- The MetroStars changed their name to the New York Red Bulls
[edit] 2007–2009
[edit] Lineup for 2007–2009
- Chicago Fire
- Columbus Crew
- D.C. United
- Kansas City Wizards
- New England Revolution
- New York Red Bulls
- Toronto FC
[edit] Changes from 2006
- Toronto FC was added as an expansion franchise
[edit] 2010
[edit] Lineup for 2010
- Chicago Fire
- Columbus Crew
- D.C. United
- Kansas City Wizards
- New England Revolution
- New York Red Bulls
- Philadelphia Union
- Toronto FC
[edit] Changes from 2009
- Philadelphia Union was added as an expansion franchise
[edit] 2011
[edit] Lineup for 2011
- Chicago Fire
- Columbus Crew
- D.C. United
- Houston Dynamo
- New England Revolution
- New York Red Bulls
- Philadelphia Union
- Sporting Kansas City
- Toronto FC
[edit] Changes from 2010
- The Kansas City Wizards changed their name to Sporting Kansas City.
- The Houston Dynamo moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference.
[edit] 2012
[edit] Lineup for 2012
- Chicago Fire
- Columbus Crew
- D.C. United
- Houston Dynamo
- Montreal Impact
- New England Revolution
- New York Red Bulls
- Philadelphia Union
- Sporting Kansas City
- Toronto FC
[edit] Changes from 2010
- Montreal Impact was added as an expansion franchise
[edit] Eastern Conference regular season champions by year
- 1996: Tampa Bay Mutiny~
- 1997: D.C. United*~
- 1998: D.C. United
- 1999: D.C. United*~
- 2000: MetroStars
- 2001: Miami Fusion~†
- 2002: New England Revolution
- 2003: Chicago Fire~
- 2004: Columbus Crew~
- 2005: New England Revolution
- 2006: D.C. United~
- 2007: D.C. United~
- 2008: Columbus Crew*~
- 2009: Columbus Crew~
- 2010: New York Red Bulls
- 2011: Sporting Kansas City
* - Won the MLS Cup
~ - Won the MLS Supporters' Shield
† - The Miami Fusion were declared winners of the Eastern Division in 2001 after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and rural Pennsylvania forced the cancellation of the rest of the regular season. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 20.
[edit] MLS Cup Champions produced
- 1996: D.C. United
- 1997: D.C. United
- 1999: D.C. United
- 2004: D.C. United
- 2008: Columbus Crew
- 2009: Real Salt Lake††
- 2010: Colorado Rapids††
†† - Eastern Conference's representative in MLS Cup despite being a member of the Western Conference.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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