2018 Major League Soccer season

Major League Soccer
Season2018
Dates
  • March 3 – October 28
    (regular season)
  • October 31 – December 8
    (Playoffs)
MLS CupAtlanta United FC (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldNew York Red Bulls (3rd shield)
Champions League
(United States)
Atlanta United FC
Houston Dynamo
New York Red Bulls
Champions League
(Canada)
Toronto FC
Matches played391
Goals scored1,249 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerJosef Martínez
(31 goals)
Best goalkeeperLuis Robles
(14 shutouts)
Biggest home win6 goals:
SKC 6–0 VAN
(April 20)
Biggest away win6 goals:
COL 0–6 RSL
(August 25)
Highest scoring8 goals:
MTL 3–5 LAFC
(April 21)
TOR 4–4 DC
(June 13)
RSL 6–2 LAG
(September 1)
TOR 5–3 LAG
(September 15)
Longest winning run9 games
Seattle Sounders FC
(July 21 – September 19)
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Portland Timbers
(April 14 – August 11)
Longest winless run13 games
Orlando City SC
(July 21 – October 21)
Longest losing run9 games
Orlando City SC
(May 13 – July 7)
Highest attendance72,243
ATL 1–1 SEA
(July 15)
Lowest attendance5,158
DC 2–2 HOU
(March 17)
Total attendance8,553,245
Average attendance21,875
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The 2018 Major League Soccer season was the 23rd season of Major League Soccer, top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. The regular season began on March 3, 2018 and concluded on October 28, 2018. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 31, 2018 and concluded with MLS Cup 2018 on December 8, 2018. The league took a nine-day hiatus in early June for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, reduced from previous breaks.[1]

Los Angeles FC joined the league as an expansion franchise, while D.C. United debuted their new soccer-specific stadium, Audi Field.

Toronto FC were the defending Supporters' Shield champions and defending MLS Cup champions.

New York Red Bulls won their third Supporters' Shield, with a league record 71 points, while Atlanta United FC won their first MLS Cup in their second year in the league.

  1. ^ "MLS releases full 2018 schedule, including shorter World Cup break". ESPN. January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.