2010 Major League Soccer season

Major League Soccer
Season	2010
MLS Cup	Colorado Rapids (1st title)
Supporters' Shield	Los Angeles Galaxy (3rd shield)
Champions League	Los Angeles Galaxy; Colorado Rapids; FC Dallas; Seattle Sounders FC
SuperLiga	Real Salt Lake; New York Red Bulls; Columbus Crew; S.J. Earthquakes
Matches played	240
Goals scored	591 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorer	Chris Wondolowski (18 goals)
Biggest home win	NE 0–5 RSL; (July 2)
Biggest away win	CHV 4–0 NE; (May 5)[citation needed]; LA 4–0 SEA; (May 8)[citation needed]; SEA 4–0 CLB; (Sept 18)[citation needed]
Highest scoring	7 goals:; HOU 4–3 CHI; (August 21)[citation needed]; KCW 4–3 HOU; (September 22)[citation needed]
Longest winning run	5 wins:[citation needed]; Real Salt Lake; (May 1 – May 29)[citation needed]; Seattle Sounders FC; (Sep 18 – Oct 15)[citation needed]
Longest unbeaten run	18 matches:[citation needed]; FC Dallas; (May 27 – Oct 16)[citation needed]
Longest winless run	10 matches:[citation needed]; Houston Dynamo; (May 22 – Aug 21)[citation needed]
Longest losing run	6 losses:[citation needed]; C.D. Chivas USA; (May 8 – June 26)[citation needed]
Highest attendance	CHI @ SEA: 36,386
Lowest attendance	CHV @ NE: 5,990
Total attendance	4,002,053
Average attendance	16,675
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D.C. United

New York

Columbus

New England

Chicago

Kansas City

Toronto

Philadelphia

Colorado

Dallas

Chivas USA

Galaxy

Houston

Salt Lake

San Jose

Seattle

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Locations of teams for the 2010 Major League Soccer season

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

The 2010 Major League Soccer season was the 15th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 98th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 32nd with a national first-division league.

Negotiations between the league and the players' union resulted in a new collective bargaining agreement being agreed to on March 20, 2010. The new Designated Player Rule permitted teams to sign two such players, up from one under the previous rule, and pay a luxury tax of $250,000 for the right to sign a third.

The Philadelphia Union joined the league as its 16th team. The club's first two home games were played at Lincoln Financial Field while the construction of their permanent home, PPL Park in Chester, was being completed. The New York Red Bulls opened their new stadium, Red Bull Arena, on March 27 against the Chicago Fire.

The regular season began on March 25, and concluded on October 24. The LA Galaxy won the Supporters' Shield by one point over Real Salt Lake. The 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 28, and concluded with MLS Cup 2010 on November 21. The Colorado Rapids won their first MLS Cup by defeating the FC Dallas, 2-1, at BMO Field in Toronto. It was the first MLS Cup to be played outside the United States.

^ "RSL offense explodes, Rimando picks up 100th win". MLSSoccer.com. July 2, 2010. Archived from the original on July 5, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.

[RSL_offense_explodes,_Rimando_picks_up_100th_win-1] "RSL offense explodes, Rimando picks up 100th win". MLSSoccer.com. July 2, 2010. Archived from the original on July 5, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.

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