2017 Major League Soccer season

Major League Soccer
Season2017
Dates
  • March 3 – October 22
    (regular season)
  • October 25 – December 9
    (Playoffs)
MLS CupToronto FC (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldToronto FC (1st shield)
2019 Champions League
(United States)
Sporting Kansas City[a]
2018 Champions League
(Canada)
Toronto FC[b]
Matches played374
Goals scored1,110 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerNemanja Nikolić
(24 goals)
Best goalkeeperStefan Frei
(13 shutouts)
Biggest home win7 goals:
ATL 7–0 NE
(Sep 13)
Biggest away win5 goals:
MIN 1–6 ATL
(Mar 12)
Highest scoring8 goals:
DAL 6–2 RSL
(Jun 3)
LA 2–6 RSL
(Jul 4)
TOR 3–5 MTL
(Sep 20)
Longest winning run6 games:
Toronto FC
(Apr 21 – May 13)
Longest unbeaten run13 games:
Seattle Sounders FC
(Jun 17 – Sep 23)
Longest winless run10 games:
LA Galaxy
(Jun 24 – Aug 27)
Longest losing run6 games:
D.C. United
(Jun 24 – Jul 29)
Highest attendance71,874
ATL 2–2 TOR
(Oct 22)
Lowest attendance10,165
NYC 1–1 HOU
(Sep 23 at East Hartford)
Total attendance8,269,919
Average attendance22,112
2016
2018
  1. ^ As 2017 U.S. Open Cup winner
    (see note for detail)
  2. ^ As 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship winner
    (see note for detail)

The 2017 Major League Soccer season was the 22nd season of Major League Soccer, top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. The regular season began on March 3, 2017 and concluded on October 22, 2017. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 25, 2017 and concluded with MLS Cup 2017 on December 9, 2017.

Two new clubs joined the league as expansion franchises: Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC. The two franchises were the 21st and 22nd teams in the league.[1]

Seattle Sounders FC were the defending MLS Cup champions, while FC Dallas were the defending Supporters' Shield champions. Toronto FC became the first Canadian team to win the Cup and Shield. Toronto's win of the Canadian Championship in the same year earned them the first domestic treble by an MLS side.

  1. ^ Stejskal, Sam (August 19, 2016). "Minnesota United FC to join MLS in 2017, debuting at TCF Bank Stadium". Major League Soccer. MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved August 20, 2016.