Major League Soccer: Dates, teams, history & betting odds

Major League Soccer, founded in 2004, is the highest level of professional football in the United States.

Major League Soccer dates

The 2024 Major League Soccer campaign began on 21st February and will conclude on 19th October. The play-offs will then begin in October and finish on 7th December.

Major League Soccer teams

The teams that make up Major League Soccer in 2024 are:

• Atlanta United FC
• Austin FC
• Charlotte FC
• Chicago Fire FC
• FC Cincinnati
• Colorado Rapids
• Columbus Crew
• FC Dallas
• D.C. United
• Houston Dynamo FC
• LA Galaxy
• Los Angeles FC
• Minnesota United FC
• Inter Miami CF
• CF Montréal
• Nashville SC
• New England Revolution
• New York City FC
• New York Red Bulls
• Orlando City SC
• Philadelphia Union
• Portland Timbers
• Real Salt Lake
• San Jose Earthquakes
• Seattle Sounders FC
• Sporting Kansas City
• St. Louis City SC
• Toronto FC
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Major League Soccer stadiums

The stadiums for the 2024 Major League Soccer season are:

Team	Stadium
Atlanta United FC	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Austin FC	Q2 Stadium
Charlotte FC	Bank of America Stadium
Chicago Fire FC	Soldier Field
FC Cincinnati	TQL Stadium
Colorado Rapids	Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Columbus Crew	Lower.com Field
FC Dallas	Toyota Stadium
D.C. United	Audi Field
Houston Dynamo FC	Shell Energy Stadium
LA Galaxy	Dignity Health Sports Park
Los Angeles FC	BMO Stadium
Minnesota United FC	Allianz Field
Inter Miami CF	Chase Stadium
CF Montréal	Saputo Stadium
Nashville SC	Geodis Park
New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium
New York City FC	Yankee Stadium; Citi Field
New York Red Bulls	Red Bull Arena
Orlando City SC	Inter&Co Stadium
Philadelphia Union	Subaru Park
Portland Timbers	Providence Park
Real Salt Lake	America First Field
San Jose Earthquakes	PayPal Park
Seattle Sounders FC	Lumen Field
Sporting Kansas City	Children's Mercy Park
St. Louis City SC	CityPark
Toronto FC	BMO Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	BC Place

Major League Soccer TV channel and live streaming

Major League Soccer is not broadcast on UK television, but every game is available to watch live on bet365's Live Streaming Service.

Major League Soccer history

Preceded by the North American Soccer League (1968-1984), Major League Soccer was founded in 1993, with the first season taking place in 1996 with 10 teams.

Over the next 25 years, the league enjoyed steady expansion, which included the introduction of marquee players such as David Beckham and, more recently, Lionel Messi.

As of 2024, 29 compete in MLS across two Conferences (Eastern and Western), with San Diego FC set to bring the number up to 30 in 2025.

Major League Soccer previous winners

The champions of MLS are decided each season via post-season play-offs, with the top seven teams from each conference entering after the wild card round.

After three rounds, the two winners of the Conference finals meet in a one-off match to determine the MLS Cup winners.

LA Galaxy are the most successful team in MLS history with five MLS Cup wins, ahead of D.C. United on four.

Season	Winner
1996	D.C. United
1997	D.C. United
1998	Chicago Fire
1999	D.C. United
2000	Kansas City Wizards
2001	San Jose Earthquakes
2002	LA Galaxy
2003	San Jose Earthquakes
2004	D.C. United
2005	LA Galaxy
2006	Houston Dynamo
2007	Houston Dynamo
2008	Columbus Crew
2009	Real Salt Lake
2010	Colorado Rapids
2011	LA Galaxy
2012	LA Galaxy
2013	Sporting Kansas City
2014	LA Galaxy
2015	Portland Timbers
2016	Seattle Sounders FC
2017	Toronto FC
2018	Atlanta United FC
2019	Seattle Sounders FC
2020	Columbus Crew SC
2021	New York City FC
2022	Los Angeles FC
2023	Columbus Crew

Who are the favourites to win Major League Soccer in 2024?

Inter Miami are the big favourites for the MLS Cup in 2024, but with the less predictable nature of play-off football deciding the winner, Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, Columbus Crew and FC Cincinatti will be hopeful of their chances in the autumn.