2019 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States
Season	2019
Men's soccer
Supporters' Shield	Los Angeles FC
USL Championship	Real Monarchs SLC
USL League One	North Texas SC
NPSL	Miami FC
USL League Two	Flint City Bucks
US Open Cup	Atlanta United FC
MLS Cup	Seattle Sounders FC
Women's soccer
NWSL	North Carolina Courage
WPSL	Pensacola FC Women
UWS	LA Galaxy Orange County

The 2019 season was the 107th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

National teams

Men's

Senior

As of November 19, 2019.

Wins	Losses	Draws
11	5	2

Friendlies

January 27	United States	3–0	Panama	Glendale, Arizona
20:00 ET	Mihailovic 40' Zimmerman 80' Ramirez 89'	Report		Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 9,040 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

February 2	United States	2–0	Costa Rica	San Jose, California
15:30 ET	Lletget 80' Arriola 88'	Report		Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 13,656 Referee: Fernando Hernandez (Mexico)

March 21	United States	1–0	Ecuador	Orlando, Florida
20:00 ET	Zardes 81'	Report		Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 17,422 Referee: David Gantar (Canada)

March 26	United States	1–1	Chile	Houston, Texas
19:55 ET	Pulisic 4'	Report	Opazo 9'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,033 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

June 5	United States	0–1	Jamaica	Washington, D.C.
19:00 ET		Report	Nicholson 60'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,719 Referee: Kimbett Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

June 9	United States	0–3	Venezuela	Cincinnati, Ohio
14:00 ET		Report	Rondón 16', 36' Savarino 30'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 23,955 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

September 6	United States	0–3	Mexico	East Rutherford, New Jersey
21:00 ET		Report	J. Hernández 21' Gutiérrez 78' Antuna 82'	Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 47,960 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

September 10	United States	1–1	Uruguay	St Louis, Missouri
20:00 ET	Morris 79'	Report	B. Rodríguez 50'	Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 20,625 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Panama	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Guyana	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6	1
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

June 18	United States	4–0	Guyana	Saint Paul, Minnesota
22:00 ET	Arriola 28' Boyd 51', 81' Zardes 55'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,418 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

June 22	United States	6–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Cleveland, Ohio
22:00 ET	Long 41', 90' Zardes 66', 69' Pulisic 73' Arriola 78'	Report		Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 23,921 Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

June 26	Panama	0–1	United States	Kansas City, Kansas
21:00 ET		Report	Altidore 66'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,037 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Knockout stage

June 30 QF	United States	1–0	Curaçao	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20:30 ET	McKennie 25'	Report		Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 26,233 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

July 3 SF	Jamaica	1–3	United States	Nashville, Tennessee
21:30 ET	Nicholson 69'	Report	McKennie 9' Pulisic 52', 87'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 28,473 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Final

July 7, 2019

21:15 (20:15 UTC−5)

Mexico	1–0	United States
Dos Santos 73'	Report

Soldier Field, Chicago

Attendance: 62,493^[1]

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	United States	4	3	1	15	3	+12	9	Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup	—	4–1	7–0
2	Canada	4	3	1	10	4	+6	9	Qualification for Gold Cup	2–0	—	6–0
3	Cuba (R)	4	0	4	0	18	−18	0	Gold Cup prelims and League B	0–4	0–1	—

Source: CONCACAF
(R) Relegated

October 11	United States	7–0	Cuba	Washington, D.C.
19:00 ET	McKennie 1', 5', 13' Morris 9' Ramos 37' (o.g.) Sargent 40' Pulisic 62' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 13,784 Referee: Jose Torres (Puerto Rico)

October 15	Canada	2–0	United States	Toronto, Canada
19:30 ET	Davies 63' Cavallini 90+1'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 17,126 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

November 15	United States	4–1	Canada	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	Morris 2' Zardes 23', 89' Long 34'	Report	Vitória 72'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 13,103 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

November 19	Cuba	0–4	United States	George Town, Cayman Islands
19:30 ET		Report	Sargent 1', 66' Morris 26', 39'	Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 19, 2019, after the match against Cuba.

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	6
Christian Pulisic	5
Weston McKennie	5
Jordan Morris	5
Paul Arriola	3
Aaron Long	3
Josh Sargent	3
Tyler Boyd	2
Djordje Mihailovic	1
Walker Zimmerman	1
Christian Ramirez	1
Sebastian Lletget	1
Jozy Altidore	1
own goal	1

U-20

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Knockout stage
2	United States	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Nigeria	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
4	Qatar	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

May 24 Group D	Ukraine	2–1	United States	Bielsko-Biała, Poland
14:30 ET	Buletsa 26' Popov 51'	Report	Servania 32'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 4,310 Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

May 27 Group D	United States	2–0	Nigeria	Bielsko-Biała, Poland
14:30 ET	Soto 18', 46'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

May 30 Group D	United States	1–0	Qatar	Tychy, Poland
14:30 ET	Weah 76'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Tychach Attendance: 3,651 Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

June 4 Round of 16	France	2–3	United States	Bydgoszcz, Poland
11:30 ET	Gouiri 41' Alioui 55'	Report	Soto 25', 74' Rennicks 83'	Stadium: Bydgoszcz Stadium Attendance: 8,469 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

June 8 Quarter-finals	United States	1–2	Ecuador	Gdynia, Poland
11:30 ET	Weah 36'		Cifuentes 30' Espinoza 43'	Stadium: Gdynia Stadium Attendance: 6,389 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

U-17

CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9	9	Round of 16
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	10	5	+5	6
3	Guatemala	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1
4	Barbados	3	0	1	2	2	11	−9	1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
(H) Hosts

May 2 Group F	United States	3–2	Canada	Bradenton, Florida
18:00 ET	Busio 49' Alejandre 63' Reyna 69'	Report	Omeonga 21' Russell 22'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 350 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

May 4 Group F	Barbados	1–6	United States	Bradenton, Florida
16:00 ET	Richards 54' (pen.)	Report	Hernandez-Foster 20' Busio 26', 45' Saldana 33' Bryan 47' (o.g.) Ocampo-Chavez 50'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 215 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

May 6 Group F	Guatemala	0–3	United States	Bradenton, Florida
18:00 ET		Report	Yow 25', 51' Ocampo-Chavez 86'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 110 Referee: Yadel Martinez (Cuba)

May 9 Round of 16	United States	8–0	Guadeloupe	Bradenton, Florida
18:00 ET	Ocampo-Chavez 3', 68' Yow 11' Reyna 20', 29', 42' Busio 26' Pepi 70'			Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

May 12 Quarter-finals	United States	3–0	Panama	Bradenton, Florida
15:00		Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 129

May 14 Semi-finals	United States	4–0	Canada	Bradenton, Florida
16:30	Kayo 47' Reyna 64' Pepi 78', 82'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 113 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

May 16 Final	Mexico	2–1	United States	Bradenton, Florida
19:00	Muñoz 17' Luna 108'	Report	Yow 9'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 700 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	United States	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

October 27 Group Stage	United States	1–4	Senegal	Cariacica, Brazil
16:00 ET	Busio 3'	Report	S. Faye 45+3' Balde 72' A. Faye 76' Sarr 88'	Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade Attendance: 4,266 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

October 30 Group Stage	United States	0–0	Japan	Cariacica, Brazil
19:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade Attendance: 3,878 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

November 2 Group Stage	Netherlands	4–0	United States	Goiânia, Brazil
19:00 ET	Hansen 42', 51' Taabouni 70' Braaf 86'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Serrinha Attendance: 1,305 Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

U-15

CONCACAF U-15 Championship

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9	Quarter-finals
2	Haiti	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	Quarter-finals
3	Guatemala	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4	Knockout round
4	Suriname	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0	Knockout round

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) Group B	United States	2–0	Haiti	Bradenton, Florida
8:00	Oliva 5' Jauregui 61'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) Group B	United States	3–0	Guatemala	Bradenton, Florida
8:00	Váldez 10' Cisneros 16' Jauregui 55'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Cole Shoemaker (Canada)

7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) Group B	Suriname	0–4	United States	IMG Academy, Bradenton
8:00		Report	Váldez 3', 13' (pen.), 41' Oliva 30'	Referee: Geiner Zúñiga (Costa Rica)

August 8 Quarterfinals	United States	2–0	Costa Rica	Bradenton, Florida
		Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)

August 10 Semifinals	United States	0–3	Portugal	Bradenton, Florida
15:00		Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Women's

Senior

As of November 10, 2019.

Wins	Losses	Draws
20	1	3

Friendlies

January 19	France	3–1	United States	Le Havre, France
14:30 ET	Diani 9', 57' Katoto 78'	Report	Pugh 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 22,780 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

January 22	Spain	0–1	United States	Alicante, Spain
14:30 ET		Report	Press 54'	Stadium: Estadio José Rico Perez Attendance: 9,182 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

April 4	United States	5–3	Australia	Commerce City, Colorado
21:00 ET	Morgan 14' Heath 53' Rapinoe 61' Pugh 67', 90+5'	Report	De Vanna 29' Foord 47' Kerr 81'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,264 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

April 7	United States	6–0	Belgium	Los Angeles, California
21:00 ET	Lloyd 14', 19' Horan 26' Mewis 33' Morgan 52' McDonald 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 20,941 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

May 12	United States	3–0	South Africa	Santa Clara, California
16:30 ET	Mewis 37', 78' Lloyd 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 22,788 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

May 16	United States	5–0	New Zealand	St. Louis, Missouri
20:00 ET	Heath 35' Lavelle 40' Lloyd 61', 83' Mewis 84'	Report		Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 35,761 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

May 26	United States	3–0	Mexico	Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 ET	Heath 11' Pugh 76' Press 88'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 26,332 Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

August 3	United States	3–0	Republic of Ireland	Pasadena, California
22:00 ET	Heath 16' Horan 31' Lloyd 41'	Report		Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 37,040 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

August 29	United States	4–0	Portugal	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET	Heath 4' Brian 18' Lloyd 52' Long 82'	Report		Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 49,504 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

September 3	United States	3–0	Portugal	Saint Paul, Minnesota
20:00 ET	Lloyd 22', 32' (Pen.) Horan 83'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,600 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

October 3	United States	2–0	South Korea	Charlotte, North Carolina
19:00 ET	Long 45+3' Pugh 76'	Report		Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,071 Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)

October 6	United States	1–1	South Korea	Chicago, Illinois
14:00 ET	Lloyd 37'	Report	Ji 34'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 33,027 Referee: Katia Garcia (Mexico)

November 7	United States	3–2	Sweden	Columbus, Ohio
19:30 ET	Lloyd 6', 31' Press 28'	Report	Anvegård 75', 79'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,903 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

November 10	United States	6–0	Costa Rica	Jacksonville, Florida
20:00 ET	Lloyd 4' Brian 10' Williams 50', 68' Press 56' Blanco 86' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: TIAA Bank Field Attendance: 12,914 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

SheBelieves Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England (C)	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
2	United States (H)	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	Brazil	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

February 27	United States	2–2	Japan	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET	Rapinoe 23' Morgan 76'	Report	Nakajima 67' Momiki 90+1'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,555 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

March 2	United States	2–2	England	Nashville, Tennessee
16:30 ET	Rapinoe 32' Heath 66'	Report	Houghton 35' Parris 52'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 22,125 Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

March 5	United States	1–0	Brazil	Tampa, Florida
20:00 ET	Heath 20'	Report		Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 14,009 Referee: Carol Anne Chénard (Canada)

FIFA Women's World Cup

Match start times CEST (UTC+2), unless noted with ET (UTC-4)

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	18	0	+18	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sweden	3	2	1	7	3	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Chile	3	1	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Thailand	3	0	3	1	20	−19	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

June 11 FIFA World Cup GS	United States	13–0	Thailand	Reims, France
15:00 ET	Morgan 12', 53', 74', 81', 87' Lavelle 20', 56' Horan 32' Mewis 50', 54' Rapinoe 79' Pugh 84' Lloyd 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 18,591 Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

June 16 FIFA World Cup GS	United States	3–0	Chile	Paris, France
12:00 ET	Lloyd 11', 35' Ertz 26'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,594 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

June 20 FIFA World Cup GS	Sweden	0–2	United States	Le Havre, France
15:00 ET		Report	Horan 3' Andersson 50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Océane, Le Havre Attendance: 22,418 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

Knockout stage

June 24 Round of 16	Spain	1–2	United States	Reims, France
12:00 ET	Hermoso 9'	Report	Rapinoe 7' (pen.), 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 19,633 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

June 28 Quarter-finals	France	1–2	United States	Paris, France
15:00 ET	Renard 81'	Report	Rapinoe 5', 65'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,595 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

July 2 Semi-finals	England	1–2	United States	Décines-Charpieu, France
15:00 ET	White 19'	Report	Press 10' Morgan 31'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 53,512 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Final

7 July 2019

17:00

United States	2–0	Netherlands
Rapinoe 61' (pen.) Lavelle 69'	Report

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 57,900^[2]

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 10, 2019, after the match against Costa Rica.

Player	Goals
Carli Lloyd	16
Alex Morgan	9
Megan Rapinoe	9
Tobin Heath	7
Sam Mewis	6
Mallory Pugh	6
Lindsey Horan	5
Christen Press	5
Rose Lavelle	4
Allie Long	2
Lynn Williams	2
Morgan Brian	2
Jessica McDonald	1
Julie Ertz	1
own goal	2

Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers:

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
United States	Jill Ellis	Resigned	October 6^[3]	Vlatko Andonovski	October 28^[4]

Club competitions

Men's

League competitions

Major League Soccer

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York City FC (P)	34	18	6	10	63	42	+21	64	Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Atlanta United FC (P, U)	34	18	12	4	58	43	+15	58	Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
3	Philadelphia Union (P, L)	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55	Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4	Toronto FC^[b] (P, L)	34	13	10	11	57	52	+5	50
5	D.C. United (P, L)	34	13	10	11	42	38	+4	50
6	New York Red Bulls (P, L)	34	14	14	6	53	51	+2	48
7	New England Revolution (P)	34	11	11	12	50	57	−7	45	Playoffs first round
8	Chicago Fire	34	10	12	12	55	47	+8	42
9	Montreal Impact^[b] (V)	34	12	17	5	47	60	−13	41	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[c]
10	Columbus Crew SC	34	10	16	8	39	47	−8	38
11	Orlando City SC	34	9	15	10	44	52	−8	37
12	FC Cincinnati	34	6	22	6	31	75	−44	24

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:

^ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
^ ^a ^b Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
^ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

Western Conference

2019 MLS Western Conference standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC (P, S)	34	21	4	9	85	37	+48	72	Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Seattle Sounders FC (P, C)	34	16	10	8	51	49	+2	56	Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
3	Real Salt Lake (P, L)	34	16	13	5	45	41	+4	53	Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4	Minnesota United FC (P, L)	34	15	11	8	52	42	+10	53
5	LA Galaxy (P, L)	34	16	15	3	56	55	+1	51
6	Portland Timbers (P, L)	34	14	13	7	49	48	+1	49
7	FC Dallas (P)	34	13	12	9	48	46	+2	48	Playoffs first round
8	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	16	5	51	52	−1	44
9	Colorado Rapids	34	12	16	6	57	60	−3	42
10	Houston Dynamo	34	12	18	4	45	57	−12	40
11	Sporting Kansas City	34	10	16	8	49	67	−18	38
12	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^[b]	34	8	16	10	37	58	−21	34

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions
^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

Overall 2019 table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2020 Canadian Championship, and 2020 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.

2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC (S)	34	21	4	9	85	37	+48	72	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
2	New York City FC	34	18	6	10	63	42	+21	64	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[b]
3	Atlanta United FC (U)	34	18	12	4	58	43	+15	58	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[c]
4	Seattle Sounders FC (C)	34	16	10	8	52	49	+3	56	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[d]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55
6	Real Salt Lake	34	16	13	5	46	41	+5	53
7	Minnesota United FC	34	15	11	8	52	43	+9	53
8	LA Galaxy	34	16	15	3	58	59	−1	51
9	Toronto FC	34	13	10	11	57	52	+5	50
10	D.C. United	34	13	10	11	42	38	+4	50
11	Portland Timbers	34	14	13	7	52	49	+3	49
12	New York Red Bulls	34	14	14	6	53	51	+2	48
13	FC Dallas	34	13	12	9	54	46	+8	48
14	New England Revolution	34	11	11	12	50	57	−7	45
15	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	16	5	52	55	−3	44
16	Colorado Rapids	34	12	16	6	58	63	−5	42
17	Chicago Fire	34	10	12	12	55	47	+8	42
18	Montreal Impact (V)	34	12	17	5	47	60	−13	41	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[e]
19	Houston Dynamo	34	12	18	4	49	59	−10	40
20	Columbus Crew SC	34	10	16	8	39	47	−8	38
21	Sporting Kansas City	34	10	16	8	49	67	−18	38
22	Orlando City SC	34	9	15	10	44	52	−8	37
23	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	8	16	10	37	59	−22	34
24	FC Cincinnati	34	6	22	6	31	75	−44	24

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:

^ As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
^ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
^ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

MLS Playoffs

First round
October 19–20

Conference semifinals
October 23–24

Conference finals
October 29–30

MLS Cup
November 10

E1

New York City FC

1

E4

Toronto FC

2

E4

Toronto FC (a.e.t.)

5

E5

D.C. United

1

E4

Toronto FC

2

Eastern Conference

E2

Atlanta United FC

1

E2

Atlanta United FC

1

E7

New England Revolution

0

E2

Atlanta United FC

2

E3

Philadelphia Union

0

E3

Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.)

4

E6

New York Red Bulls

3

E4

Toronto FC

1

W2

Seattle Sounders FC

3

W1

Los Angeles FC

5

W5

LA Galaxy

3

W4

Minnesota United FC

1

W5

LA Galaxy

2

W1

Los Angeles FC

1

Western Conference

W2

Seattle Sounders FC

3

W2

Seattle Sounders FC (a.e.t.)

4

W7

FC Dallas

3

W2

Seattle Sounders FC

2

W3

Real Salt Lake

0

W3

Real Salt Lake

2

W6

Portland Timbers

1

Note: The higher seeded team hosted matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.
Source: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Bracket

MLS Cup

November 10, 2019

12:00 p.m. PST

Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Toronto FC
Leerdam 57' Rodríguez 76' Ruidíaz 90'	Report	Altidore 90+3'

CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 69,274

Referee: Allen Chapman

USL Championship

Renamed from United Soccer League (USL) after the 2018 season

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	34	19	11	4	58	30	+28	68	Conference Quarterfinals
2	Nashville SC	34	20	7	7	59	26	+33	67
3	Indy Eleven	34	19	6	9	48	29	+19	63
4	Louisville City FC	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	60
5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	16	10	8	61	33	+28	58
6	New York Red Bulls II	34	17	6	11	74	51	+23	57
7	North Carolina FC	34	16	8	10	57	37	+20	56	Play-In Round
8	Ottawa Fury FC	34	14	10	10	50	43	+7	52
9	Charleston Battery	34	11	13	10	44	44	0	46
10	Birmingham Legion FC	34	12	7	15	35	51	−16	43
11	Saint Louis FC	34	11	9	14	40	41	−1	42
12	Loudoun United FC	34	11	6	17	59	65	−6	39
13	Charlotte Independence	34	9	11	14	42	53	−11	38
14	Atlanta United 2	34	9	8	17	45	77	−32	35
15	Memphis 901 FC	34	9	7	18	37	52	−15	34
16	Bethlehem Steel FC	34	8	7	19	49	78	−29	31
17	Hartford Athletic	34	8	5	21	49	80	−31	29
18	Swope Park Rangers	34	6	8	20	46	80	−34	26

Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Phoenix Rising FC (X)	34	24	6	4	89	36	+53	78	Conference Quarterfinals
2	Reno 1868 FC	34	18	6	10	72	51	+21	60
3	Fresno FC	34	16	9	9	58	44	+14	57
4	Real Monarchs (C)	34	16	8	10	71	53	+18	56
5	Orange County SC	34	15	9	10	54	43	+11	54
6	El Paso Locomotive FC	34	13	11	10	42	36	+6	50
7	Sacramento Republic	34	14	6	14	50	43	+7	48	Play-In Round
8	Austin Bold FC	34	13	9	12	53	52	+1	48
9	LA Galaxy II	34	12	12	10	59	62	−3	48
10	New Mexico United	34	11	13	10	59	57	+2	46
11	San Antonio FC	34	12	9	13	62	57	+5	45
12	Rio Grande Valley Toros	34	11	8	15	50	58	−8	41
13	Las Vegas Lights FC	34	11	8	15	46	56	−10	41
14	Portland Timbers 2	34	10	8	16	65	71	−6	38
15	OKC Energy FC	34	9	11	14	45	58	−13	38
16	Tulsa Roughnecks	34	8	10	16	45	69	−24	34
17	Tacoma Defiance	34	8	7	19	42	82	−40	31
18	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	34	7	6	21	31	65	−34	27

Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

USL Championship Final

November 17, 2019

7:30 PM EST

Louisville City FC	1–3	Real Monarchs SLC
Rasmussen 6' Williams 89'	Report	Holt 25', 69' Plewa 45' Schmitt 59' Powder 66'

Lynn Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky

Attendance: 7,025

Referee: Tim Ford

USL League One

Inaugural season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Texas SC	28	17	5	6	53	31	+22	56	Playoffs
2	Lansing Ignite FC	28	12	10	6	49	37	+12	46
3	Greenville Triumph SC	28	12	7	9	32	22	+10	43
4	Forward Madison FC	28	12	7	9	33	26	+7	43
5	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	28	10	10	8	35	37	−2	40
6	South Georgia Tormenta FC	28	9	10	9	32	34	−2	37
7	Toronto FC II	28	9	9	10	43	46	−3	36
8	FC Tucson	28	8	9	11	35	41	−6	33
9	Richmond Kickers	28	9	5	14	26	35	−9	32
10	Orlando City B	28	4	4	20	23	52	−29	16

Source: 2019 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

National Independent Soccer Association

Fall Season
East Coast standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Miami FC (O)	6	4	2	0	19	6	+13	14	East Coast Championship
2	Stumptown Athletic	6	4	0	2	13	7	+6	12	East Coast Championship
3	Atlanta SC	6	2	2	2	13	10	+3	8
4	Philadelphia Fury	6	0	0	6	1	23	−22	0	Withdrew^[a]

Source: NISAofficial.com
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches

West Coast standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Force	6	3	2	1	8	7	+1	11	West Coast Championship
2	California United Strikers FC (O)	6	2	3	1	13	9	+4	9	West Coast Championship
3	San Diego 1904 FC	6	2	0	4	9	15	−6	6
4	Oakland Roots SC	6	0	3	3	10	13	−3	3

Source: NISAofficial.com
(O) Play-off winners

Cup competitions

US Open Cup

Final

August 27, 2019

8:00 p.m. EDT

Atlanta United FC	2–1	Minnesota United FC
Gasper 10' (o.g.) G. Martínez 16'	Report	Lod 47'

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 35,709

Referee: Allen Chapman

International competitions

CONCACAF competitions

2019 CONCACAF Champions League

Club	Competition	Final round
Atlanta United FC	2019 CONCACAF Champions League	Quarter-finals
Sporting Kansas City		Semi-finals
Houston Dynamo		Quarter-finals
New York Red Bulls		Quarter-finals

teams in bold are still active in the competition

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Pantoja	0–5	New York Red Bulls	0–2	0–3
Guastatoya	1–3	Houston Dynamo	0–1	1–2
Sporting Kansas City	5–0	Toluca	3–0	2–0
Herediano	3-5	Atlanta United FC	3–1	0-4

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New York Red Bulls	2–6	Santos Laguna	0–2	2–4
Houston Dynamo	0–3	UANL	0–2	0–1
Independiente	2–4	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	0–3
Monterrey	3–1	Atlanta United FC	3–0	0–1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Monterrey	10–2	Sporting Kansas City	5–0	5–2

Leagues Cup

Club	Competition	Final round
Chicago Fire	2019 Leagues Cup	Quarter-finals
LA Galaxy		Semi-finals
Houston Dynamo		Quarter-finals
Real Salt Lake		Quarter-finals

teams in bold are still active in the competition

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Chicago Fire	0–2	Cruz Azul
LA Galaxy	2–2(3–1 p)	Tijuana
Houston Dynamo	1–1(5–6 p)	América
Real Salt Lake	0–1	UANL

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
LA Galaxy	1–2	Cruz Azul

Campeones Cup

August 14, 2019

Atlanta United FC	3–2	América
Hyndman 5' Larentowicz 59' J. Martínez 65' (pen.)	Report	Ibarra 13' R. Martínez 57'

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 40,128^[5]

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Women's

League competitions

National Women's Soccer League

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Carolina Courage (C)	24	15	4	5	54	23	+31	49	NWSL Shield
2	Chicago Red Stars	24	14	2	8	41	28	+13	44	NWSL Playoffs
3	Portland Thorns FC	24	11	7	6	40	31	+9	40
4	Reign FC	24	10	8	6	27	27	0	38
5	Washington Spirit	24	9	7	8	30	25	+5	34
6	Utah Royals FC	24	10	4	10	25	25	0	34
7	Houston Dash	24	7	5	12	21	36	−15	26
8	Sky Blue FC	24	5	5	14	20	34	−14	20
9	Orlando Pride	24	4	4	16	24	53	−29	16

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

NWSL Playoffs

Semi-finals			Championship

1	North Carolina Courage	4

4	Reign FC	1
			1	North Carolina Courage	4

			2	Chicago Red Stars	0
2	Chicago Red Stars	1

3	Portland Thorns FC	0

October 27, 2019

4:00pm (EDT)

North Carolina Courage	4–0	Chicago Red Stars
Debinha 8' McDonald 26' Dunn 45+5' Mewis 61' Zerboni 74'	Report	DiBernardo 47' Ertz 67'

Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina

Attendance: 10,227

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

United Women's Soccer

Honors

Professional

Men
Competition		Winner
U.S. Open Cup		Atlanta United FC
MLS Supporters' Shield		Los Angeles FC
MLS Cup		Seattle Sounders FC
USL Championship	Regular season	Phoenix Rising FC
USL Championship	Playoffs	Real Monarchs SLC
USL League One	Regular season	North Texas SC
USL League One	Playoffs	North Texas SC
NISA	Fall 2019	Miami FC (East) California United Strikers FC (West)

Women
Competition	Winner
NWSL Championship	North Carolina Courage
NWSL Shield	North Carolina Courage
Women's Premier Soccer League	Pensacola FC Women
United Women's Soccer	LA Galaxy Orange County

Amateur

Men
Competition	Team
USL League Two	Flint City Bucks
National Premier Soccer League	Miami FC
National Amateur Cup	Newtown Pride FC
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship	Georgetown
NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship	Charleston (WV)
NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship	Tufts University
NAIA Soccer Championship	Central Methodist University

Women
Competition	Team
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship	Stanford University
NCAA Division II Soccer Championship	Grand Valley State University
NCAA Division III Soccer Championship	Messiah College
NAIA Soccer Championship	Keiser University

References

^ "Mexico vs. United States". ESPN. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
^ "Match report – Final – USA v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
^ "Jill Ellis to Step Down as U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach".
^ "Vlatko Andonovski Named Head Coach of U.S. Women's National Team".
^ "Atlanta United Beats Club América 3-2 for Campeones Cup". The New York Times. The Associated Press. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

[table_note_res_US0.28831049859911-5] s 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions

[table_note_MON0.28831049859911-6] Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

[table_note_res_CAN0.28831049859911-7] s 2019 Canadian Championship winners

[table_note_res_2nd0.98610951657691-8] As MLS Cup 2019 champions

[table_note_VAN0.98610951657691-9] Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

[table_note_res_CCL20.81916448605208-10] As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)

[table_note_res_CCL30.81916448605208-11] As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)

[table_note_res_CCL40.81916448605208-12] As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)

[table_note_res_CCL10.81916448605208-13] As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)

[table_note_res_CAN10.81916448605208-14] As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

[table_note_res_W0.47465334482242-15] Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches

[2019Finalattendance-1] "Mexico vs. United States". ESPN. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[USA-NED_full-time-2] "Match report – Final – USA v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

[3] "Jill Ellis to Step Down as U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach".

[4] "Vlatko Andonovski Named Head Coach of U.S. Women's National Team".

[NYT-16] "Atlanta United Beats Club América 3-2 for Campeones Cup". The New York Times. The Associated Press. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

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