2012 Major League Soccer season

Major League Soccer
Season2012
MLS CupLA Galaxy (4th title)
Supporters' ShieldSan Jose Earthquakes (2nd shield)
Champions League (U.S.)San Jose Earthquakes
LA Galaxy
Houston Dynamo
Sporting Kansas City (via U.S. Open Cup)
Champions League (Canada)Toronto FC (via Canadian Championship)
Matches played323
Goals scored854 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerChris Wondolowski
(27 goals)
Biggest home winSJ 5–0 RSL
(July 14)
DAL 5–0 POR
(July 21)
Biggest away winCHV 0–4 LA
(August 12)
CHV 2–6 SEA
(August 25)
CHV 0-4 RSL
(September 29)
Highest scoring8 goals:
SJ 5–3 DC
(May 2)
POR 3–5 LA
(July 14)
CHV 2–6 SEA
(August 25)
Longest winning run7 matches:[1]
Sporting KC
(March 10 – April 18)
Longest unbeaten run11 matches:[1]
Sporting KC
(August 4 – October 24)
Longest winless run14 matches:
Toronto FC
(July 28 – October 28)
Longest losing run9 matches:[1]
Toronto FC
(March 17 – May 19)
Highest attendance66,452
POR @ SEA
(October 7)
Lowest attendance6,149
COL @ NE
(May 2)
Average attendance18,807[1]
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2013

The 2012 Major League Soccer season was the 17th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 100th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 34th with a national first-division league.

The Montreal Impact became the 19th MLS club, replacing a team of the same name that previously played in the NASL.

The regular season began on March 10 and concluded on October 28. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 31 and ended on December 1, when the LA Galaxy claimed their fourth league title by defeating the Houston Dynamo, 3–1, in MLS Cup. It was the first rematch in the Cup final since Houston defeated the New England Revolution in the 2006 and 2007 editions.

  1. ^ a b c d "2012 MLS Standings & Leaders" (PDF). October 29, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.