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2009 Major League Soccer season
14th season of Major League Soccer
14th season of Major League Soccer
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SJ 0–3 CLB (August 8) (September 12) Houston Dynamo (May 23 – Jun 13) Columbus Crew (Jul 18 – Aug 15) Chicago Fire (Mar 21 – May 28) Houston Dynamo (Apr 11 – Jun 20) New York Red Bulls (May 16 – Aug 15) New York Red Bulls (Jun 24 – Aug 15)
The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 97th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 31st with a national first-division league.
The Seattle Sounders FC debuted as the league's 15th club and were the second team in history to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs in their inaugural season. The club set a league record for attendance and averaged 30,943 per regular season match at Qwest Field.
After three seasons, the MLS Reserve League was discontinued. As a result, each team's Developmental Roster spots were reduced from 10 to four, and each team's Senior Roster spots were increased from 18 to 20. This reduced each team's total roster from 28 to 24 players.
The regular season began on March 19, and concluded on October 25. The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 29, and concluded with MLS Cup 2009 on November 22. Real Salt Lake won their first MLS Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty shootout.
Overview
Season format
The season began on March 19 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 22. The 15 teams were split into two conferences with 7 playing in the Eastern Conference and 8 playing in the Western Conference. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 28 games. The remaining two games were played against four regional rivals, one at home and one away.
The top two teams from each conference automatically qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the four highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.
The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the U.S. Open Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the Canadian Championship.
Automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup was awarded to the top six overall finishers. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.
Qualification for the SuperLiga was awarded to the top four overall finishers not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.
Stadiums and locations
Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | Toyota Park | 20,000 |
| Chivas USA | Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
| Colorado Rapids | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 18,061 |
| Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium | 22,555 |
| D.C. United | RFK Stadium | 46,000 |
| FC Dallas | Pizza Hut Park | 21,193 |
| Houston Dynamo | Robertson Stadium | 32,000 |
| Kansas City Wizards | CommunityAmerica Ballpark | 10,385 |
| LA Galaxy | Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
| New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | 68,756 |
| New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium | 80,200 |
| Real Salt Lake | Rio Tinto Stadium | 20,213 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Buck Shaw Stadium | 10,525 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Qwest Field | 68,740 |
| Toronto FC | BMO Field | 21,566 |
Personnel and sponsorships
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | CRC Denis Hamlett | USA C. J. Brown | Best Buy |
| Chivas USA | USA Preki | MEX Claudio Suárez | Comex |
| Colorado Rapids | ENG Gary Smith | USA Pablo Mastroeni | — |
| Columbus Crew | POL Robert Warzycha | USA Frankie Hejduk | Glidden |
| D.C. United | USA Tom Soehn | BOL Jaime Moreno | Volkswagen |
| FC Dallas | USA Schellas Hyndman | ARG Pablo Ricchetti | — |
| Houston Dynamo | USA Dominic Kinnear | USA Wade Barrett | — |
| Kansas City Wizards | USA Peter Vermes (interim) | USA Jimmy Conrad | — |
| LA Galaxy | USA Bruce Arena | USA Landon Donovan | Herbalife |
| New England Revolution | SCO Steve Nicol | USA Steve Ralston | — |
| New York Red Bulls | USA Richie Williams (interim) | COL Juan Pablo Ángel | Red Bull |
| Real Salt Lake | USA Jason Kreis | USA Kyle Beckerman | XanGo |
| San Jose Earthquakes | CAN Frank Yallop | USA Ramiro Corrales | Amway Global |
| Seattle Sounders FC | USA Sigi Schmid | USA Kasey Keller | Xbox |
| Toronto FC | ENG Chris Cummins (interim) | CAN Jim Brennan | — |
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto FC | ENG John Carver | Resigned | April 25, 2009 | ENG Chris Cummins (interim) | April 29, 2009 |
| Kansas City Wizards | USA Curt Onalfo | Fired | August 3, 2009 | USA Peter Vermes (interim) | August 4, 2009 |
| New York Red Bulls | COL Juan Carlos Osorio | Resigned | August 21, 2009 | USA Richie Williams (interim) | August 21, 2009 |
Results table
| Abbreviation and Color Key: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire – CHI • Chivas USA – CHV • Colorado Rapids – COL • Columbus Crew – CLB • D.C. United – DC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Dallas – DAL • Houston Dynamo – HOU • Kansas City Wizards – KC • Los Angeles Galaxy – LA • New England Revolution – NE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Red Bulls – NY • Real Salt Lake – RSL • San Jose Earthquakes – SJ • Seattle Sounders FC – SEA • Toronto FC – TOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win Loss Tie Home | Club | Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Chicago Fire | DAL | DC | NY | SJ | KC | CLB | SEA | NE | TOR | NY | CHV | DAL | HOU | DC | COL | CLB | SJ | SEA | RSL | HOU | KC | LA | COL | DC | RSL | CLB | TOR | LA | NE | CHV | ||
| 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | |||
| Chivas USA | COL | DAL | CLB | LA | SEA | TOR | DAL | SJ | RSL | DC | KC | CHI | SEA | HOU | CLB | LA | NE | COL | NY | TOR | RSL | LA | NE | SEA | NY | DC | KC | SJ | CHI | HOU | ||
| 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | |||
| Colorado Rapids | CHV | KC | LA | CLB | HOU | LA | RSL | NE | SEA | NY | RSL | DC | DAL | SEA | CHI | DAL | DC | NY | CLB | CHV | CHI | HOU | TOR | TOR | SJ | SJ | KC | NE | DAL | RSL | ||
| 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-3 | |||
| Columbus Crew | HOU | TOR | RSL | CHV | COL | CHI | TOR | KC | LA | SJ | SEA | KC | CHV | DAL | NY | DC | CHI | RSL | TOR | COL | SJ | DAL | NY | HOU | CHI | LA | SEA | NE | DC | NE | ||
| 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | |||
| D.C. United | LA | CHI | HOU | RSL | NE | NY | DAL | KC | TOR | CHV | RSL | NE | NY | CHI | SEA | COL | CLB | COL | SJ | HOU | TOR | LA | CHI | DAL | KC | SEA | SJ | CHV | CLB | KC | ||
| 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | |||
| FC Dallas | CHI | CHV | NE | TOR | TOR | CHV | DC | HOU | SEA | LA | CHI | SJ | HOU | CLB | COL | NY | COL | RSL | KC | HOU | CLB | NY | DC | LA | KC | RSL | NE | SJ | COL | SEA | ||
| 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | |||
| Houston Dynamo | CLB | SJ | DC | NY | COL | NE | DAL | NY | SJ | TOR | CHI | CHV | DAL | RSL | LA | KC | SEA | TOR | NE | DC | DAL | CHI | RSL | SEA | COL | CLB | RSL | KC | LA | CHV | ||
| 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | |||
| Kansas City Wizards | TOR | COL | SJ | SEA | CHI | NY | TOR | DC | CLB | RSL | CHV | LA | CLB | NE | HOU | NE | LA | DAL | CHI | SJ | RSL | NE | DC | NY | DAL | COL | HOU | CHV | SEA | DC | ||
| 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-6 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 2-2 | |||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | DC | COL | CHV | SJ | COL | NY | RSL | SEA | CLB | DAL | KC | TOR | RSL | SJ | HOU | NE | CHV | NY | KC | NE | SEA | CHI | DC | CHV | DAL | TOR | CLB | CHI | HOU | SJ | ||
| 2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | |||
| New England Revolution | SJ | NY | DAL | DC | RSL | HOU | CHI | COL | TOR | DC | NY | KC | LA | KC | CHV | HOU | TOR | LA | SEA | RSL | SJ | KC | CHV | NY | SEA | DAL | COL | CLB | CHI | CLB | ||
| 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-6 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |||
| New York Red Bulls | SEA | NE | CHI | HOU | RSL | KC | DC | LA | SJ | HOU | CHI | COL | DC | NE | TOR | SEA | TOR | CLB | DAL | LA | COL | CHV | DAL | CLB | KC | NE | CHV | SJ | RSL | TOR | ||
| 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-5 | |||
| Real Salt Lake | SEA | CLB | DC | NY | NE | COL | LA | CHV | KC | DC | SJ | COL | LA | HOU | TOR | SJ | CLB | DAL | CHI | SEA | HOU | NE | CHV | KC | CHI | HOU | DAL | NY | TOR | COL | ||
| 0-2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes | NE | HOU | KC | CHI | LA | SEA | CHV | NY | HOU | CLB | RSL | DAL | SEA | LA | RSL | TOR | CHI | DC | SEA | CLB | KC | NE | COL | COL | DC | NY | DAL | TOR | CHV | LA | ||
| 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | |||
| Seattle Sounders FC | NY | RSL | TOR | KC | CHV | SJ | CHI | LA | DAL | COL | CLB | CHV | SJ | DC | NY | COL | HOU | CHI | SJ | RSL | LA | NE | HOU | TOR | DC | CHV | NE | CLB | KC | DAL | ||
| 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | |||
| Toronto FC | KC | CLB | SEA | DAL | DAL | CHV | KC | CLB | DC | CHI | NE | HOU | LA | NY | NY | RSL | SJ | HOU | CLB | NE | DC | CHV | SEA | COL | COL | LA | CHI | SJ | RSL | NY | ||
| 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-5 |
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Overall standings
MLS Cup Playoffs
Main article: 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
Player statistics
Goals
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | 17 |
| 2 | USA Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | 16 |
| 3 | ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew | 12 |
| USA Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | ||
| USA Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake | ||
| COL Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| COL Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls | ||
| 8 | CAN Dwayne De Rosario | Toronto FC | 11 |
| JAM Ryan Johnson | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| USA Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards |
Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake | Columbus Crew | 4–1 | |
| USA Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | LA Galaxy | 3–2 | |
| USA Jeff Cunningham4 | FC Dallas | Kansas City Wizards | 6–0 | |
| USA Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | Chivas USA | 4–0 | |
| ZIM Kheli Dube | New England Revolution | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 |
Assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAM Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids | 11 |
| 2 | NED Dave van den Bergh | FC Dallas | 10 |
| 3 | USA Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | 9 |
| 4 | MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire | 8 |
| 5 | USA Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | 6 |
| USA Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| GRN Shalrie Joseph | New England Revolution | ||
| ARG Claudio López | Kansas City Wizards | ||
| ARG Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | ||
| 10 | *10 players* | 5 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean |
|---|---|---|---|
| sheets | |||
| 1 | USA Zach Thornton | Chivas USA | 12 |
| 2 | USA Jon Busch | Chicago Fire | 10 |
| USA Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| CAN Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo | ||
| 5 | JAM Donovan Ricketts | LA Galaxy | 9 |
| USA Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake | ||
| 7 | USA Matt Reis | New England Revolution | 8 |
| 8 | USA Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards | 7 |
| USA Will Hesmer | Columbus Crew | ||
| USA Matt Pickens | Colorado Rapids |
Awards
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | USA Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy |
| Defender of the Year | USA Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | USA Zach Thornton | Chivas USA |
| Coach of the Year | USA Bruce Arena | LA Galaxy |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Omar Gonzalez | LA Galaxy |
| Newcomer of the Year | COL Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Zach Thornton | Chivas USA |
| Golden Boot | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| Goal of the Year | USA Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy |
| Save of the Year | CAN Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo |
| Fair Play Award | USA Steve Ralston | New England Revolution |
| Humanitarian of the Year | USA Jimmy Conrad | |
| USA Logan Pause | Kansas City Wizards | |
| Chicago Fire |
Best XI
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA Zach Thornton, Chivas USA | USA Geoff Cameron, Houston | ||
| COL Wilman Conde, Chicago | |||
| USA Chad Marshall, Columbus | CAN Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto | ||
| USA Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy | |||
| USA Stuart Holden, Houston | |||
| GRN Shalrie Joseph, New England | |||
| SWE Freddie Ljungberg, Seattle | USA Conor Casey, Colorado | ||
| USA Jeff Cunningham, Dallas |
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March | COL Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC |
| April | USA Brian McBride | Chicago Fire |
| May | USA Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids |
| June | ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew |
| July | USA Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy |
| August | USA Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew |
| September | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas |
| October | SWE Freddie Ljungberg | Seattle Sounders FC |
Weekly awards
| Player of the Week | Week | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | COL Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 2 | USA Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 3 | USA Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | |
| Week 4 | JAM Donovan Ricketts | LA Galaxy | |
| Week 5 | USA Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards | |
| Week 6 | ARG Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | |
| Week 7 | BOL Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | |
| Week 8 | SEN Macoumba Kandji | New York Red Bulls | |
| Week 9 | USA Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards | |
| Week 10 | HON Amado Guevara | Toronto FC | |
| Week 11 | USA Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | |
| Week 12 | USA Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | |
| Week 13 | ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew | |
| Week 14 | JAM Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids | |
| Week 15 | USA Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 16 | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | |
| Week 17 | USA Chad Barrett | Toronto FC | |
| Week 18 | MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire | |
| Week 19 | ARM Yura Movsisyan | Real Salt Lake | |
| Week 20 | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | |
| Week 21 | USA Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | |
| Week 22 | USA Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew | |
| Week 23 | Zimbabwe Kheli Dube | New England Revolution | |
| Week 24 | BRA Pablo Campos | Real Salt Lake | |
| Week 25 | USA Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards | |
| Week 26 | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | |
| Week 27 | USA Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | |
| Week 28 | GRD Shalrie Joseph | New England Revolution | |
| Week 29 | USA Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | |
| Week 30 | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | |
| Week 31 | SWE Freddie Ljungberg | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 32 | USA Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake |
| Goal of the Week | Week | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | COL Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 2 | COL Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 3 | GAM Sainey Nyassi | New England Revolution | |
| Week 4 | USA Brian McBride | Chicago Fire | |
| Week 5 | USA Brian Ching | Houston Dynamo | |
| Week 6 | USA Clint Mathis | Real Salt Lake | |
| Week 7 | BOL Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | |
| Week 8 | USA Chris Pontius | D.C. United | |
| Week 9 | USA Santino Quaranta | D.C. United | |
| Week 10 | ARG Claudio López | Kansas City Wizards | |
| Week 11 | USA Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 12 | JAM Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids | |
| Week 13 | USA Davy Arnaud | Kansas City Wizards | |
| Week 14 | USA Eric Avila | FC Dallas | |
| Week 15 | USA Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 16 | GUA Marco Pappa | Chicago Fire | |
| Week 17 | USA Patrick Ianni | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 18 | USA Bryan Namoff | D.C. United | |
| Week 19 | ARG Claudio López | Kansas City Wizards | |
| Week 20 | BRA Fred | D.C. United | |
| Week 21 | USA Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | |
| Week 22 | COD Steve Zakuani | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 23 | USA Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 24 | USA Wells Thompson | New England Revolution | |
| Week 25 | LIT Edgaras Jankauskas | New England Revolution | |
| Week 26 | JAM O'Brian White | Toronto FC | |
| Week 27 | USA Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | |
| Week 28 | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | |
| Week 29 | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | |
| Week 30 | USA Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | |
| Week 31 | USA George John | FC Dallas | |
| Week 32 | USA Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake |
Save of the week was first introduced during week 10 of the 2009 season.
| Save of the Week | Week | Goalkeeper | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 10 | USA Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 11 | USA Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards | |
| Week 12 | CAN Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo | |
| Week 13 | USA Danny Cepero | New York Red Bulls | |
| Week 14 | JAM Donovan Ricketts | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
| Week 15 | SUI Stefan Frei | Toronto FC | |
| Week 16 | Puerto Rico Josh Saunders | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
| Week 17 | CAN Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo | |
| Week 18 | JAM Donovan Ricketts | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
| Week 19 | USA Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake | |
| Week 20 | ARG Darío Sala | FC Dallas | |
| Week 21 | USA Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 22 | HON Amado Guevara | Toronto FC | |
| Week 23 | CAN Onstad & USA Barret | Houston Dynamo | |
| Week 24 | SUI Stefan Frei | Toronto FC | |
| Week 25 | SUI Stefan Frei | Toronto FC | |
| Week 26 | SUI Stefan Frei | Toronto FC | |
| Week 27 | USA Zach Thornton | Chivas USA | |
| Week 28 | ARG Darío Sala | FC Dallas | |
| Week 29 | JAM Tyrone Marshall | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Week 30 | ARG Dario Sala | FC Dallas | |
| Week 31 | USA Geoff Cameron | Houston Dynamo | |
| Week 32 | USA Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards |
Attendance
| Club | Games | Season | Game Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders FC | 15 | 499,262 | 30,897 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 333,239 | 20,827 |
| Toronto FC | 15 | 305,167 | 20,344 |
| Real Salt Lake | 15 | 303,138 | 17,831 |
| Houston Dynamo | 15 | 264,368 | 17,624 |
| Chivas USA | 15 | 251,611 | 15,725 |
| D.C. United | 15 | 202,605 | 15,585 |
| Chicago Fire | 15 | 247,908 | 15,487 |
| Columbus Crew | 15 | 226,808 | 14,175 |
| Colorado Rapids | 15 | 195,282 | 13,018 |
| New York Red Bulls | 15 | 165,672 | 12,744 |
| New England Revolution | 15 | 173,985 | 12,427 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 134,283 | 10,329 |
| Kansas City Wizards | 15 | 150,802 | 10,053 |
| FC Dallas | 15 | 108,717 | 9,883 |
| **Totals** | **225** | **3,562,847** | **16,120** |
References
References
- King, Jeffrey J.. (September 13, 2009). "Dallas earns crucial win over Galaxy". Major League Soccer.
- Romero, José Miguel. (January 27, 2010). "Keeping Sounders FC together is key to long-range success". [[The Seattle Times]].
- "Save of the Week". MLSNet.com.
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