Lionel Messi and Inter Miami defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 to win their first MLS Cup in club history last season, and with fresh faces at the club are looking to go back-to-back.
The Los Angeles Galaxy have been far and away the most successful team in MLS history, winning six MLS Cup trophies, and reaching four additional finals.
2026 will be the 30th edition of the MLS Cup Playoffs after the tournament began in MLS' inaugural 1996 season.
MLS Cup: All-Time Winners by Year
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
2025 | Inter Miami | 3-1 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
2024 | LA Galaxy | 2-1 | New York Red Bulls |
2023 | Columbus Crew | 2-1 | LAFC |
2022 | LAFC | 3-3 (3-0 pens) | Philadelphia Union |
2021 | Portland Timbers | 11 (4-2 pens) | NYCFC |
2020 | Columbus Crew | 3-0 | Seattle Sounders |
2019 | Seattle Sounders | 3-1 | Toronto FC |
2018 | Atlanta United | 2-0 | Portland Timbers |
2017 | Toronto FC | 2-0 | Seattle Sounds |
2016 | Seattle Sounders | 0-0 (5-4 pens) | Toronto FC |
2015 | Portland Timbers | 2-1 | Columbus Crew |
2014 | LA Galaxy | 2-1 OT | New England Revolution |
2013 | Sporting Kansas City | 1-1 (7-6 pens) | Real Salt Lake |
2012 | LA Galaxy | 3-1 | Houston Dynamo |
2011 | LA Galaxy | 1-0 | Houston Dynamo |
2010 | Colorado Rapids | 2-1 OT | FC Dallas |
2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1-1 (5-4 pens) | LA Galaxy |
2008 | Columbus Crew | 3-1 | New York Red Bulls |
2007 | Houston Dynamo | 2-1 | New England Revolution |
2006 | Houston Dynamo | 1-1 (4-3 pens) | New England Revolution |
2005 | LA Galaxy | 1-0 OT | New England Revolution |
2004 | D.C. United | 3-2 | Kansas City Wizards |
2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4-2 | Chicago Fire |
2002 | LA Galaxy | 1-0 OT | New England Revolution |
2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2-1 OT | LA Galaxy |
2000 | Kansas City Wizards | 1-0 | Chicago Fire |
1999 | D.C. United | 2-0 | LA Galaxy |
1998 | Chicago Fire | 2-0 | D.C. United |
1997 | D.C. United | 2-1 | Colorado Rapids |
1996 | D.C. United | 3-2 OT | LA Galaxy |
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