2015 Major League Soccer season#Overall table
{{Short description|20th season of Major League Soccer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2017}}
{{infobox football league season
| image = MLS crest logo RGB gradient.svg
| pixels =
| caption =
| competition = Major League Soccer
| season = 2015
| dates = March 6th — October 25th (Regular Season)
| mlscup = Portland Timbers (1st title)
| shield = New York Red Bulls (2nd shield)
| continentalcup1 = Champions League (United States)
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = FC Dallas
New York Red Bulls
Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City
| continentalcup2 = Champions League (Canada)
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = {{nowrap|Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}
| matches = 340
| total goals = 937
| league topscorer = Sebastian Giovinco
Kei Kamara
(22 goals each)
| best goalkeeper = Adam Kwarasey
David Ousted
(13 shutouts each)
| biggest home win = 5 goals:
LA 5–0 POR
(Jun 24)
TOR 5–0 ORL
(Aug 22)
CLB 5–0 DC
(Oct 25)
| biggest away win = 5 goals:
SKC 0–5 SJ
(Aug 19)
| highest scoring = 10 goals:
DC 6–4 RSL
(Aug 1)
| longest wins = 6 games:
New England Revolution
(Aug 1 – Sep 16)
| longest unbeaten = 9 games:
{{nowrap|New England Revolution}}
(Mar 21 – May 16)
{{nowrap|Portland Timbers}}
(Oct 14 – {{tooltip|Dec 6|Streak includes six playoff games}})
| longest winless = 11 games:
New York City
(Mar 21 – May 30)
| longest losses = 5 games:
{{nowrap|New England Revolution}}
(Jun 21 – Jul 11)
{{nowrap|Seattle Sounders FC}}
(Jul 11 – Aug 9)
{{nowrap|Chicago Fire}}
(Sep 5 – Sep 26)
| highest attendance = 64,358
SEA 2–1 POR
(Aug 30)
| lowest attendance = 10,035
MTL 2–1 VAN
(Jun 3)
| attendance = 7,335,053
| average attendance = 21,574
| prevseason = 2014
| nextseason = 2016
}}
{{Location map+ |United States |width=525 |float=right |caption=
8px Western Conference 8px Eastern Conference
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{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.737411 |long=-74.153763 |label=Red Bulls |position=left |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.009444 |long=-82.991111 |label=Columbus |position=left |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=42.090833 |long=-71.264444 |label=New England |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=41.742432 |long=-87.806789 |label=Chicago |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.1218 |long=-94.8237 |label=Kansas City |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
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}}
The 2015 Major League Soccer season was the 20th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 103rd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 37th with a national first-division league.
This marked the first season for two new clubs as Orlando City SC and New York City FC joined the Eastern Conference, while both the Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City moved to the Western Conference.
Chivas USA folded at the end of the 2014 season.
The regular season began on March 6 and ended on October 25. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 28 and ended on December 6. The New York Red Bulls won the Supporters' Shield, while the Portland Timbers won their first MLS Cup by defeating the Columbus Crew, 2–1.
Overview
The 2015 season began on Friday, March 6. The opening weekend saw an average attendance of 25,838 — buoyed by strong attendances in Orlando (62,510), and Seattle (39,782) — with seven of the weekend's ten matches selling out.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2015/03/09/mls-draws-a-crowd-on-opening-weekend/ "MLS draws a crowd on opening weekend"], Washington Post, Steven Goff, March 9, 2015. Additionally, MLS saw strong TV ratings on ESPN2 (539,000 viewers), Unimas (341,000 viewers), and Fox Sports 1 (289,000 and 278,500 viewers).[https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/03/11/mls-tv-ratings-fox-sports-espn-unimas "MLS experiences TV ratings boost for 2015 opening weekend"], SI.com, Richard Deitsch, March 11, 2015.
=Franchise changes=
The 2015 MLS season featured the addition of two expansion teams, New York City and Orlando City SC. New York City became the second MLS team in the New York metropolitan area (joining the New Jersey-based New York Red Bulls), as well as the first based within New York City itself, as the team played its inaugural season at Yankee Stadium). Orlando was a new market for MLS, which returned to Florida for the first time since folding their Miami and Tampa Bay franchises before the 2002 season. The Lions' ownership previously owned Orlando's team that played in the league then known as USL Pro from 2010 to 2014; that team that relocated to Louisville for the 2015 season of the rebranded United Soccer League.
While MLS added two teams, one team closed down. Chivas USA, which had called the Los Angeles area home since 2005 and shared the StubHub Center with the LA Galaxy. Chivas had been owned by Mexican club, C.D. Guadalajara, who sold the club back to MLS in 2014. The league folded Chivas in October 2014, after the conclusion of the regular season, though it announced plans to add a second LA-area club, Los Angeles FC, in 2018.[http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/10/27/mls-announces-new-strategy-los-angeles-market "MLS announces new strategy for Los Angeles market, 2015 conference realignment,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028032910/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/10/27/mls-announces-new-strategy-los-angeles-market |date=October 28, 2014 }} from MLSSoccer.com, October 27, 2014
=Realignment and playoffs=
With the addition and subtraction of the above-mentioned teams, the 2015 season saw a realignment of MLS's Eastern and Western conferences: New York City and Orlando City SC joined the East, while Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City moved from the East to the West.
Each team played 34 regular season matches: two or three against conference rivals and once against teams from the opposite conference. The regular season concluded with all teams playing at the same scheduled time, a league first.{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thegoalkeeper/2015-Major-League-Soccer-national-television-schedule.html |title=2015 Major League Soccer national television schedule |publisher=www.philly.com |date=January 21, 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2015}}
12 teams advanced to the MLS Cup Playoffs, up from 10 the previous 3 seasons. The top six teams per conference qualified. The first round per conference had the third-seed hosting the sixth-seed, and the fourth hosting the fifth. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed played the lowest remaining seed and the second played the next-lowest.
=Television=
The 2015 season saw the launch of a new United States television and media rights deal with English-language ESPN and Fox Sports and Spanish-language Univision Deportes. The deal continues MLS's relationship with ESPN and Univision, while it reestablishes one with Fox Sports, whose Fox Soccer channel carried MLS games until 2011 (NBC Sports carried MLS broadcasts from 2012 to 2014). The deal, formally announced in May 2014, sees regular weekly game broadcasts on ESPN2 (Sunday afternoons) and Fox Sports 1 (Sunday evenings), as well as a regular Friday night match on UniMás and/or Univision Deportes Network. The networks will share coverage of the MLS Cup Playoffs, while ESPN and Fox will alternate English language carriage of the MLS All-Star Game and MLS Cup championship match each year. The 2015 MLS all star game will be on Fox Sports, and MLS Cup 2015 will air on ESPN. As part of the deal, the networks also share coverage of the U.S. Soccer men's and women's national teams.[http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/05/12/mls-us-soccer-sign-landmark-tv-media-rights-partnerships-espn-fox-univision-deportes?_ga=1.252142410.2120942728.1400246846 "MLS, U.S. Soccer sign landmark TV and media rights partnerships with ESPN, FOX & Univision Deportes,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202050311/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/05/12/mls-us-soccer-sign-landmark-tv-media-rights-partnerships-espn-fox-univision-deportes?_ga=1.252142410.2120942728.1400246846 |date=December 2, 2014 }} from MLSSoccer.com, December 5, 2014
The league reached a four-year agreement with Sky Sports to televise league matches live in the United Kingdom and Ireland. At least two regular season matches each week, the MLS All-Star Game, and every MLS Cup Playoff match was aired on the Sky family of networks.{{cite news|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/02/25/mls-and-british-broadcaster-sky-sports-announce-groundbreaking-partnership|title=MLS and British broadcaster Sky Sports announce groundbreaking partnership|access-date=March 1, 2015|date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=March 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310122951/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/02/25/mls-and-british-broadcaster-sky-sports-announce-groundbreaking-partnership|url-status=dead}} MLS also reached a four-year agreement with Eurosport to air live matches in many other European countries.{{cite news|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/03/05/mls-and-eurosport-announce-four-year-partnership-broadcast-games-europe|title=MLS and Eurosport announce four-year partnership to broadcast games in Europe|access-date=March 5, 2015|date=March 5, 2015|archive-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324020825/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/03/05/mls-and-eurosport-announce-four-year-partnership-broadcast-games-europe|url-status=dead}}
Teams
= Stadiums and locations =
{{main|List of Major League Soccer stadiums}}
{{Clear}}
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Chicago Fire |
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Toyota Park |
Capacity: 20,000
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 20,145 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 20,500 | Capacity: 22,000 |
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LA Galaxy
!rowspan="8" colspan="2"|{{Location map+ |United States |width=400 |float=center |caption={{center|Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Soccer season {{Location map~ |United States |lat=41.742432 |long=-87.806789 |label=Fire |position=top |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.805556 |long=-104.891944 |label=Rapids |position=top |mark=Orange pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.009444 |long=-82.991111 |label=Crew |position=bottom |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=38.889722 |long=-76.971667 |label=D.C. United |position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.154444 |long=-96.835278 |label=FC Dallas |position=right |mark=Orange pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=29.721944 |long=-95.349167 |label=Dynamo |position=right |mark=Orange pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.864444 |long=-118.261111 |label=Galaxy |position=left |mark=Orange pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=45.563075 |long=-73.552656 |label=Impact |position=top |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=42.090833 |long=-71.264444 |label=Revolution |position=top |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.829167 |long=-73.926389 |label=New York City |position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.737411 |long=-74.153763 |label=Red Bulls |position=left |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=28.539167 |long=-81.402778 |label=Orlando City SC |position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.832222 |long=-75.378889 |label=Union |position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=45.521389 |long=-122.691667 |label=Timbers |position=right |mark=Orange pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.582923 |long=-111.893156 |label=Real Salt Lake |position=top |mark=Orange pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=37.350556 |long=-121.936667 |label=Earthquakes |position=right |mark=Orange pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=47.595278 |long=-122.331667 |label=Sounders |position=right |mark=Orange pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.1218 |long=-94.8237 |label=Sporting KC |position=top |mark=Orange pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=43.632778 |long=-79.418611 |label=Toronto |position=top |mark=Blue pog.svg}} {{Location map~ |United States |lat=49.27667 |long=-123.11194 |label=Whitecaps |position=right |mark=Orange pog.svg}} }} |
StubHub Center |
Capacity: 27,000
| Capacity: 20,801 | Capacity: 22,385 | Capacity: 33,444 |
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New York Red Bulls
! Orlando |
Red Bull Arena
| PPL Park |
Capacity: 25,000
| Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 22,000 |
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Real Salt Lake |
Rio Tinto Stadium
| BC Place |
Capacity: 20,000
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 39,115 | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 30,991 | Capacity: 21,000 |
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= Personnel and sponsorship =
Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | |
Team
! Head coach ! Captain ! Shirt sponsor | |
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Chicago Fire
|{{flagicon|SRB}} {{sortname|Veljko|Paunović}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jeff|Larentowicz}} | |
Colorado Rapids
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Pablo|Mastroeni}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Drew|Moor}} | |
Columbus Crew
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Gregg|Berhalter}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Michael|Parkhurst}} | |
D.C. United
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Ben|Olsen}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Bobby|Boswell}} | |
FC Dallas
|{{flagicon|COL}} {{sortname|Óscar|Pareja}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Matt|Hedges}} | |
Houston Dynamo
|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Owen|Coyle}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Brad|Davis|Brad Davis (soccer)}} | |
LA Galaxy
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Bruce|Arena}} |{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Robbie|Keane}} | |
Montreal Impact
|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Mauro|Biello}} |{{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Patrice|Bernier}} | |
New England Revolution
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jay|Heaps}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jermaine|Jones}} | |
New York City
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jason|Kreis}} |{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|David|Villa}} | |
New York Red Bulls
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jesse|Marsch}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Dax|McCarty}} | |
Orlando City SC
|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Adrian|Heath}} |{{flagicon|BRA}} {{sortname | Kaká}} |
Philadelphia Union
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jim|Curtin}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Maurice|Edu}} | |
Portland Timbers
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Caleb|Porter}} |{{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Will|Johnson|Will Johnson (soccer)}} | |
Real Salt Lake
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Cassar |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Kyle|Beckerman}} | |
San Jose Earthquakes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Dominic|Kinnear}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Chris|Wondolowski}} | align="center" style="background:#ececec; color:gray| — | |
Seattle Sounders FC
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Sigi|Schmid}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Brad|Evans|dab=soccer}} |Xbox | |
Sporting Kansas City
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Peter|Vermes}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Matt|Besler}} | |
Toronto
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Greg|Vanney}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Michael|Bradley|Michael Bradley (soccer)}} | |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|{{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Carl|Robinson}} |{{flagicon|CHI}} {{sortname|Pedro|Morales|Pedro Morales (footballer)}} |
= Managerial changes =
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Team
!Outgoing manager !Manner of departure !Date of vacancy !Position in table !Incoming manager !Date of appointment |
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San Jose Earthquakes
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Watson | Fired |rowspan =3 |Preseason | {{flagicon|USA}} Dominic Kinnear |
Houston Dynamo
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dominic Kinnear | {{nowrap|Signed by San Jose Earthquakes}} | {{flagicon|IRL}} Owen Coyle |
New York Red Bulls
| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Petke | Fired | {{flagicon|USA}} Jesse Marsch |
Montreal Impact
| {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Klopas | Fired |7th in East, | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mauro Biello (Interim) |
Chicago Fire
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Frank Yallop | Fired |10th in East, | {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Bliss (Interim) |
New York City
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Kreis | Fired |rowspan =2 | Postseason | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Patrick Vieira | November 9, 2015 |
Chicago Fire
| {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Bliss | End of interim period | November 24, 2015 | {{flagicon|SRB}} Veljko Paunovic |
Standings
=Eastern Conference=
{{2015 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference table}}
=Western Conference=
{{2015 Major League Soccer Western Conference table}}
=Overall standings=
{{2015 Major League Soccer season table}}
MLS Cup Playoffs
{{main|2015 MLS Cup playoffs}}
{{#section:2015 MLS Cup Playoffs|Bracket}}
Attendance
{{See also |Major League Soccer attendance}}
=Average home attendances=
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.{{cite web|title=10-08-15_Stats_Standings.pdf|url=https://mlssoccer.app.box.com/s/m1wa2827whzelkla6mnc/1/2198984637/39782381833/1|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer}}
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!{{Tooltip|GP|Home games played}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|Total|Total season attendance}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|High|Highest season attendance}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|Low|Lowest season attendance}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|Average|Average season attendance}} | |||||
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Seattle Sounders FC | align=center | 17 | align=center| 752,192 | style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"|64,358 | style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"|39,175 | style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| 44,247 |
Orlando City SC | align=center | 17 | align=center| 558,407 | align=center |62,510 | style="text-align:center;"|23,372 | style="text-align:center;"|32,847 |
New York City FC | align=center |17 | align=center| 493,267 | align=center |48,047 | style="text-align:center;"|20,461 | style="text-align:center;"|29,016 |
Toronto FC | align=center | 17 | align=center| 398,671 | align=center | 30,266 | style="text-align:center;"| 16,382 | style="text-align:center;"| 23,451 |
LA Galaxy | align=center | 17 | align=center| 397,668 | align=center |27,000 | style="text-align:center;"|13,391 | style="text-align:center;"|23,392 |
Portland Timbers | align=center | 17 | align=center|359,418 | align=center |21,144 | style="text-align:center;"|21,144 | align=center |21,144 |
San Jose Earthquakes | align=center | 17 | align=center| 356,646 | align=center | 50,422 | style="text-align:center;"| 18,000 | style="text-align:center;"| 20,979 |
Houston Dynamo | align=center |17 | align=center|351,187 | align=center |22,651 | style="text-align:center;"|16,018 | align=center |20,658 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | align=center | 17 | align=center| 348,624 | align=center |22,500 | align=center |18,083 | style="text-align:center;"|20,507 |
Real Salt Lake | align=center |17 | align=center|342,718 | align=center |21,004 | style="text-align:center;"|18,895 | style="text-align:center;"|20,160 |
Sporting Kansas City | align=center |17 | align=center|334,684 | align=center |21,505 | style="text-align:center;"|18,864 | style="text-align:center;"|19,687 |
New York Red Bulls | align=center | 17 | align=center| 334,172 | align=center | 25,219 | style="text-align:center;"| 12,540 | style="text-align:center;"| 19,657 |
New England Revolution | align=center |17 | align=center| 333,652 | align=center | 42,947 | style="text-align:center;"| 10,668 | align=center | 19,627 |
Montreal Impact | align=center | 17 | align=center| 301,742 | align=center | 25,245 | style="text-align:center; background:pink;"| 10,035 | style="text-align:center;"| 17,750 |
Philadelphia Union | align=center |17 | align=center|296,674 | align=center |18,883 | style="text-align:center;"|15,374 | style="text-align:center;"|17,451 |
Columbus Crew | align=center |17 | align=center |288,747 | align=center |22,719 | style="text-align:center;"| 10,302 | style="text-align:center;"|16,985 |
D.C. United | align=center |17 | align=center| 276,152 | align=center | 21,517 | style="text-align:center;"| 11,218 | style="text-align:center;"| 16,244 |
FC Dallas | align=center |17 | align=center| 272,221 | align=center |21,907 | style="text-align:center;"|12,640 | style="text-align:center;"|16,013 |
Chicago Fire | align=center |17 | align=center|272,043 | align=center |20,124 | style="text-align:center;"|11,196 | style="text-align:center;"|16,003 |
Colorado Rapids | align=center |17 | align=center| 266,168 | style="text-align:center; background:pink;"| 18,597 | style="text-align:center;"| 10,439 | style="text-align:center; background:pink;"| 15,657 |
Total | style="text-align:center;"| 340 || align=center|7,335,053 || align=center |64,358 || style="text-align:center;"| 10,035 || style="text-align:center;"| 21,574 |
= Highest attendances =
Regular season
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Rank
! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Attendance ! Date ! Stadium | ||||||
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align=center | 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | align=center | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | align=center | 64,358 | {{start date|2015|8|30}} | CenturyLink Field |
align=center | 2 | Orlando City SC | align=center | 1–1 | New York City FC | align=center | 62,510 | {{start date|2015|3|8}} | Citrus Bowl |
align=center | 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | align=center | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | align=center | 56,097 | {{start date|2015|10|4}} | CenturyLink Field |
align=center | 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | align=center | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | align=center | 55,435 | {{start date|2015|10|25}} | CenturyLink Field |
align=center | 5 | Seattle Sounders FC | align=center | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | align=center | 53,125 | {{start date|2015|8|2}} | CenturyLink Field |
align=center | 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | align=center | 3–1 | LA Galaxy | align=center | 50,422 | {{start date|2015|6|27}} | Stanford Stadium |
align=center | 7 | New York City | align=center | 1–3 | New York Red Bulls | align=center | 48,047 | {{start date|2015|6|28}} | Yankee Stadium |
align=center | 8 | New York City | align=center | 2–0 | New England Revolution | align=center | 43,507 | {{start date|2015|3|15}} | Yankee Stadium |
align=center | 9 | Orlando City SC | align=center | 2–1 | New York City | align=center | 43,179 | {{start date|2015|10|16}} | Citrus Bowl |
align=center | 10 | New England Revolution | align=center | 0–1 | Montreal Impact | align=center | 42,947 | {{start date|2015|10|17}} | Gillette Stadium |
Updated to games played on October 25, 2015. Source: [http://www.mlssoccer.com MLS Soccer]
Player statistics
=Goals=
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Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
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rowspan="2"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |align="left"|Toronto FC |rowspan="2"|22 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SLE}} Kei Kamara
|align="left"|Columbus Crew |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Robbie Keane |align="left"|LA Galaxy |20 |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} David Villa |align="left"|New York City FC |18 |
rowspan="2"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Cyle Larin |align="left"|Orlando City SC |rowspan="2"|17 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips
|align="left"|New York Red Bulls |
rowspan="2"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Wondolowski |align="left"|San Jose Earthquakes |rowspan="2"|16 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Fanendo Adi
|align="left"|Portland Timbers |
9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Obafemi Martins |align="left"|Seattle Sounders FC |15 |
10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jozy Altidore |align="left"|Toronto FC |13 |
=Hat-tricks=
class="wikitable" | ||||
Player | Club | Against | style="text-align:center"| Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Robbie|Keane}} | LA Galaxy | Toronto FC | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | {{dts|format=md|2015|7|4}} |
{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Sebastian|Giovinco}} | Toronto FC | New York City FC | style="text-align:center;"| 4–4 | {{dts|format=md|2015|7|12}} |
{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Robbie|Keane}} | LA Galaxy | San Jose Earthquakes | style="text-align:center;"| 5–2 | {{dts|format=md|2015|7|17}} |
{{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Cyle|Larin}} | Orlando City SC | New York City FC | style="text-align:center;"| 3–5 | {{dts|format=md|2015|7|26}} |
{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Sebastian|Giovinco}} | Toronto FC | Orlando City SC | style="text-align:center;"|4–1 | {{dts|format=md|2015|8|5}} |
{{flagicon|CIV}} {{sortname|Didier|Drogba}} | Montreal Impact | Chicago Fire | style="text-align:center;"|4–3 | {{dts|format=md|2015|9|5}} |
{{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Cyle|Larin}} | Orlando City SC | New York Red Bulls | style="text-align:center;"| 5–2 | {{dts|format=md|2015|9|25}} |
=Assists=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Assists |
---|
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |align="left"|Toronto FC |16 |
rowspan="2"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Benny Feilhaber |align="left"|Sporting Kansas City |rowspan="2"|15 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Cristian Maidana
|align="left"|Philadelphia Union |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Sacha Kljestan |align="left"|New York Red Bulls |14 |
5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Finlay |align="left"|Columbus Crew |13 |
6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Morales |align="left"|Real Salt Lake |11 |
rowspan="4"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Davis |align="left"|Houston Dynamo |rowspan="4"|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Mauro Díaz
|align="left"|FC Dallas |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Nguyen
|align="left"|New England Revolution |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Clint Dempsey
|align="left"|Seattle Sounders FC |
=Clean Sheets=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Clean |
---|
rowspan="2"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} Adam Kwarasey |align="left"|Portland Timbers |rowspan="2"|13 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} David Ousted
|align="left"|Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} David Bingham |align="left"|San Jose Earthquakes |12 |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Frei |align="left"|Seattle Sounders FC |10 |
rowspan="2"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Evan Bush |align="left"|Montreal Impact |rowspan="2"|9 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Luis Robles
|align="left"|New York Red Bulls |
rowspan="5"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Hamid |align="left"|D.C. United |rowspan="5"|8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Clint Irwin
|align="left"|Colorado Rapids |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Melia
|align="left"|Sporting Kansas City |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Rimando
|align="left"|Real Salt Lake |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Shuttleworth
|align="left"|New England Revolution |
Awards
=Individual awards=
class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
!Award!!Player!!Club | ||
style="background:#f4f4f4;" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC |
Defender of the Year | {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Ciman | New England Revolution |
Goalkeeper of the Year | {{flagicon|USA}} Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls |
Coach of the Year | {{flagicon|USA}} Jesse Marsch | New York Red Bulls |
Rookie of the Year | {{flagicon|CAN}} Cyle Larin | Orlando City SC |
Newcomer of the Year | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC |
Comeback Player of the Year | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Melia | Sporting Kansas City |
Golden Boot | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC |
Fair Play Award | {{flagicon|USA}} Darlington Nagbe | Portland Timbers |
Humanitarian of the Year | {{flagicon|SLE}} Kei Kamara | Columbus Crew |
Goal of the Year | {{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Németh | Sporting Kansas City |
Save of the Year | {{flagicon|GHA}} Adam Kwarasey | Portland Timbers |
=Best XI=
class="wikitable" |
Goalkeeper
!Defenders !Midfielders !Forwards |
---|
style="background:#f4f4f
|{{flagicon|USA}} Luis Robles, Red Bulls |{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurent Ciman, Montreal |{{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Finlay, Columbus |{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto |
=Player of the Month=
class="wikitable" |
Month
!Player !Club !Stats |
---|
March
|{{flagicon|URU}} Octavio Rivero |3G |
April
|{{flagicon|USA}} Benny Feilhaber |2G, 3A |
May
|{{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Németh |3G, 2A |
June
|{{flagicon|DEN}} David Ousted |30SV, 4GA |
July
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |5G, 3A |
August
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco | 4G, 3A |
September
|{{flagicon|CIV}} Didier Drogba | 7G, 1A |
October
|{{flagicon|CIV}} Didier Drogba | 4G |
=Weekly awards=
class="wikitable" |
rowspan="2"|Week
! colspan="2"|MLS Player of the Week ! colspan="2"| Goal of the Week ! colspan="2"|MLS Save of the Week |
---|
Player
! Club ! Player ! Club ! Player ! Club |
Week 1
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jozy Altidore |{{flagicon|USA}} Clint Dempsey |{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Rimando |
Week 2
|{{flagicon|ESP}} David Villa |{{flagicon|SUI}} Innocent Emeghara |{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Deric |
Week 3
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips |{{flagicon|URU}} Octavio Rivero |{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Deric |
Week 4
|{{flagicon|USA}} Kelyn Rowe |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack McInerney |{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Deric |
Week 5
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Shaun Maloney |{{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Morales |{{flagicon|USA}} Brek Shea |
Week 6
|{{flagicon|PAN}} Jaime Penedo |{{flagicon|USA}} Dillon Serna |{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Rimando |
Week 7
|{{flagicon|COL}} Fabián Castillo |{{flagicon|NGA}} Obafemi Martins |{{flagicon|GHA}} Adam Kwarasey |
Week 8
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Finlay |{{flagicon|USA}} Benny Feilhaber |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Attinella |
Week 9
|{{flagicon|COL}} Fabián Castillo |{{flagicon|NGA}} Obafemi Martins |{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Frei |
Week 10
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips |{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Valeri |{{flagicon|DEN}} David Ousted |
Week 11
|{{flagicon|USA}} Chad Barrett |{{flagicon|USA}} Devon Sandoval |{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Clark |
Week 12
|{{flagicon|SLE}} Kei Kamara |{{flagicon|ENG}} Dom Dwyer |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan Bush |
Week 13
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |{{flagicon|Guatemala}} Marco Pappa |{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Frei |
Week 14
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |{{flagicon|USA}} Thomas McNamara |{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Dykstra |
Week 15
|{{flagicon|ESP}} David Villa |{{flagicon|URU}} Diego Fagúndez |{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Frei |
Week 16
|{{flagicon|USA}} Gyasi Zardes |{{flagicon|ARG}} Matías Pérez García |{{flagicon|DEN}} David Ousted |
Week 17
|{{flagicon|NGA}} Fanendo Adi |{{flagicon|COL}} Olmes Garcia |{{flagicon|DEN}} David Ousted |
Week 18
|{{flagicon|IRL}} Robbie Keane |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tyrone Mears |{{flagicon|DEN}} David Ousted |
Week 19
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Donadel |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan Bush |
Week 20
|{{flagicon|IRL}} Robbie Keane |{{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Morales |{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Deric |
Week 21
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Cyle Larin |{{flagicon|USA}} Benny Feilhaber |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Attinella |
Week 22
|{{flagicon|NOR}} Pa Modou Kah |{{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Kemp |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Attinella |
Week 23
|{{flagicon|SLE}} Kei Kamara |{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |{{flagicon|USA}} Luis Robles |
Week 24
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Nagamura |{{flagicon|NGA}} Obafemi Martins |{{flagicon|GHA}} Adam Kwarasey |
Week 25
|{{flagicon|IRL}} Robbie Keane |{{flagicon|URU}} Cristian Techera |{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Frei |
Week 26
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips |{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips |{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Frei |
Week 27
|{{flagicon|CIV}} Didier Drogba |{{flagicon|CIV}} Didier Drogba |{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Frei |
Week 28
|{{flagicon|SLE}} Kei Kamara |{{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Németh |{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Rimando |
Week 29
|{{flagicon|USA}} Benny Feilhaber |{{flagicon|MEX}} Gonzalo Pineda |{{flagicon|USA}} Luis Robles |
Week 30
|{{flagicon|CIV}} Didier Drogba |{{flagicon|CIV}} Didier Drogba |{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Rimando |
Week 31
|{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Melia |{{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Németh |{{flagicon|USA}} Luis Robles |
Week 32
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|None awarded{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/videos/goal-of-the-week|work=MLSSoccer.com|title=Goal of the Week|access-date=October 27, 2015}} |
Week 33
|{{flagicon|NGA}} Fanendo Adi |{{flagicon|ARG}} Ignacio Piatti |{{flagicon|USA}} Luis Robles |
Week 34
|{{flagicon|LBR}} Darlington Nagbe |{{flagicon|LBR}} Darlington Nagbe |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan Bush |
Player transfers
=Allocation ranking=
The allocation ranking was the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee.
MLS streamlined the allocation mechanism in the middle of 2015 season. Effective on May 1, 2015, the allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in MLS allocation list.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/05/01/major-league-soccer-announces-2015-roster-rules-including-revised-player-acquisition|title=Major League Soccer announces 2015 roster rules, including revised player acquisition process}} MLS allocation list contains select U.S. National Team players and players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2014 season, taking playoff performance into account.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/allocation|title=MLS Allocation Process|access-date=January 27, 2015|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212201817/https://www.mlssoccer.com/allocation|url-status=dead}}
Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS season.
{{dagger}}On January 15, 2015, LA Galaxy acquired the then-number 3 allocation ranking (original ranking number 5) and allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for the then-number 18 allocation ranking (original ranking number 20), Marcelo Sarvas, and an international roster slot.
{{double dagger}}On January 27, 2015, New York Red Bulls acquired the then-number 1 allocation ranking (original ranking number 3) and Felipe from Montreal Impact in exchange for the then-number 14 allocation ranking (original ranking number 17), Ambroise Oyongo, Eric Alexander, allocation money, and an international roster slot for the 2015 season.
♯ On December 19, 2014, Orlando used its original ranking to acquire Shea."12/19: Orlando City SC use No. 1 allocation spot to sign Brek Shea" ({{citation |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/allocation |title=MLS Allocation Ranking |publisher=mlssoccer.com |access-date=January 27, 2015 |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212201817/https://www.mlssoccer.com/allocation |url-status=dead }}). Orlando used their allocation a second time when 16 teams passed and they picked Avila with the then-number 17 allocation ranking.
Coaches
= Eastern Conference =
= Western Conference =
- Colorado Rapids: Pablo Mastroeni
- FC Dallas: Óscar Pareja
- Houston Dynamo: Owen Coyle
- Los Angeles Galaxy: Bruce Arena
- Portland Timbers: Caleb Porter
- Real Salt Lake: Jeff Cassar
- San Jose Earthquakes: Dominic Kinnear
- Seattle Sounders FC: Sigi Schmid and Brian Schmetzer
- Sporting Kansas City: Peter Vermes
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Carl Robinson
References
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External links
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