2017 Major League Soccer season
{{Short description|22nd season of Major League Soccer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2017}}
{{infobox football league season
| image = MLS crest logo RGB gradient.svg
| pixels =
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| competition = Major League Soccer
| season = 2017
| dates = {{Bulleted list
| {{nowrap|March 3 – October 22
(regular season)}}
| {{nowrap|October 25 – December 9
(Playoffs)}}}}
| mlscup = Toronto FC (1st title)
| shield = Toronto FC (1st shield)
| continentalcup1 = 2019 Champions League
(United States)
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = {{nowrap|Sporting Kansas City{{efn|As 2017 U.S. Open Cup winner
(see note for detail)}}}}
| continentalcup2 = 2018 Champions League
(Canada)
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Toronto FC{{efn|As 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship winner
(see note for detail)}}
| matches = 374
| total goals = 1110
| league topscorer = Nemanja Nikolić
(24 goals)
| best goalkeeper = Stefan Frei
(13 shutouts)
| biggest home win = 7 goals:
ATL 7–0 NE
(Sep 13)
| biggest away win = 5 goals:
MIN 1–6 ATL
(Mar 12)
| highest scoring = 8 goals:
DAL 6–2 RSL
(Jun 3)
LA 2–6 RSL
(Jul 4)
TOR 3–5 MTL
(Sep 20)
| longest wins = 6 games:
Toronto FC
(Apr 21 – May 13)
| longest unbeaten = 13 games:
Seattle Sounders FC
(Jun 17 – Sep 23)
| longest winless = 10 games:
LA Galaxy
(Jun 24 – Aug 27)
| longest losses = 6 games:
D.C. United
(Jun 24 – Jul 29)
| highest attendance = 71,874
ATL 2–2 TOR
(Oct 22)
| lowest attendance = 10,165
NYC 1–1 HOU
(Sep 23 at East Hartford)
| attendance = 8,269,919
| average attendance = 22,112
| prevseason = 2016
| nextseason = 2018
| extra information = {{notelist}}
}}
The 2017 Major League Soccer season was the 22nd season of Major League Soccer, top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. The regular season began on March 3, 2017 and concluded on October 22, 2017. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 25, 2017 and concluded with MLS Cup 2017 on December 9, 2017.
Two new clubs joined the league as expansion franchises: Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC. The two franchises were the 21st and 22nd teams in the league.{{cite web|last1=Stejskal|first1=Sam|title=Minnesota United FC to join MLS in 2017, debuting at TCF Bank Stadium|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/08/19/minnesota-united-fc-join-mls-2017-debuting-tcf-bank-stadium|website=Major League Soccer|publisher=MLSSoccer.com|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016}}
Seattle Sounders FC were the defending MLS Cup champions, while FC Dallas were the defending Supporters' Shield champions. Toronto FC became the first Canadian team to win the Cup and Shield. Toronto's win of the Canadian Championship in the same year earned them the first domestic treble by an MLS side.
Teams
= Stadiums and locations =
{{main|List of Major League Soccer stadiums}}
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colspan=3|Western Conference |
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Team
! Stadium ! Capacity |
Colorado Rapids
| 18,061 |
FC Dallas
| 20,500 |
Houston Dynamo
| 22,039 |
LA Galaxy
| 27,000 |
Minnesota United FC
| TCF Bank Stadium{{Cref2|A|group=1|6}} | 21,895 |
Portland Timbers
| 21,144 |
Real Salt Lake
| 20,213 |
San Jose Earthquakes
| 18,000 |
Seattle Sounders FC
| CenturyLink Field{{Cref2|A|group=1|7}} | 39,419 |
Sporting Kansas City
| 18,467 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| BC Place{{Cref2|A|group=1|8}} | 22,120 |
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colspan=3|Eastern Conference |
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Team
! Stadium ! Capacity |
Atlanta United FC
| Mercedes-Benz Stadium{{Cref2|A|group=1|1}}{{Cref2|B|group=1|1}} | 42,500 |
Chicago Fire
| 20,000 |
Columbus Crew SC
| 19,968 |
D.C. United
| RFK Stadium{{Cref2|A|group=1|2}} | 20,000 |
Montreal Impact
| 20,801 |
New England Revolution
| Gillette Stadium{{Cref2|A|group=1|3}} | 20,000 |
New York City FC
| Yankee Stadium{{Cref2|A|group=1|4}} | 30,321 |
New York Red Bulls
| 25,000 |
Orlando City SC
| 25,500 |
Philadelphia Union
| 18,500 |
Toronto FC
| 30,000 |
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{{Location map+ |United States |width=525 |float=right |caption=
8px Western Conference 8px Eastern Conference
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.755361 |long=-84.401192 |label=Atlanta |position=right |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=38.889722 |long=-76.971667 |label=D.C. United |position=bottom |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{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}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=43.632778 |long=-79.418611 |label=Toronto |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.832222 |long=-75.378889 |label=Philadelphia |position=right |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=45.563075 |long=-73.552656 |label=Montreal |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=28.539167 |long=-81.402778 |label=Orlando |position=right |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.829167 |long=-73.926389 |label=NYCFC |position=right |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.35 |long=-104.8918 |label=Colorado |position=top |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.154444 |long=-96.835278 |label=Dallas |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.864444 |long=-118.261111 |label=Galaxy |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=29.721944 |long=-95.349167 |label=Houston |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.582923 |long=-111.893156 |label=Salt Lake |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=44.9527 |long=-93.165 |label=Minnesota |position=left |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=45.521389 |long=-122.691667 |label=Portland |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=37.350556 |long=-121.936667 |label=San Jose|position=top |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=47.595278 |long=-122.331667 |label=Seattle|position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=49.27667 |long=-123.11194 |label=Vancouver |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
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{{Cnote2 Begin}}
{{Cnote2|A|group=1|Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.}}
{{Cnote2|B|group=1|Due to construction delays to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta United FC played its home matches at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium during the first half of the season.{{cite news|title=Atlanta United to Start MLS Season in March 2017 at Georgia Tech's Historic Bobby Dodd Stadium|url=http://www.atlutd.com/post/2016/10/05/atlanta-united-start-mls-season-march-2017-georgia-tech-s-historic-bobby-dodd|publisher=Atlanta United FC|date=October 8, 2016|access-date=October 8, 2016}}}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
=Personnel and sponsorship=
{{more citations needed section|date=October 2023}}
Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | |
Team
! Head coach ! Captain ! Shirt sponsor | |
---|---|
Atlanta United FC
|{{flagicon|ARG}} {{sortname|Gerardo|Martino}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Michael|Parkhurst}} | |
Chicago Fire
|{{flagicon|SRB}} {{sortname|Veljko|Paunović}} |{{flagicon|BRA}} {{sortname| |Juninho|Vitor Gomes Pereira Júnior}} | |
Colorado Rapids
|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Cooke|Steve Cooke (football coach)}} (interim) |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Tim|Howard}} | |
Columbus Crew SC
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Gregg|Berhalter}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Wil|Trapp}} | |
D.C. United
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Ben|Olsen}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Steve|Birnbaum}} | |
FC Dallas | {{flagicon|Colombia}} {{sortname|Oscar|Pareja}}
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Matt|Hedges}} |
Houston Dynamo
|{{flagicon|COL}} {{sortname|Wílmer|Cabrera}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Ricardo|Clark}} | |
LA Galaxy
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Sigi|Schmid}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jermaine|Jones}} | |
Minnesota United FC
|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Adrian|Heath}} |{{flagicon|CRC}} {{sortname|Francisco|Calvo}} |Target{{cite news|last1=Greder|first1=Andy|title=Target sets major partnership with United, MLS, U.S. Youth Soccer|url=http://www.twincities.com/2017/01/19/target-corp-mn-united-major-league-soccer-us-youth-mls/|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=January 19, 2017|newspaper=St. Paul Pioneer Press}} | |
Montreal Impact
|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Mauro|Biello}} |{{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Patrice|Bernier}} | |
New England Revolution
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Tom|Soehn}} (interim) |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Chris|Tierney|Chris Tierney (soccer)}} | |
New York City FC
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} {{sortname|Patrick|Vieira}} |{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|David|Villa}} | |
New York Red Bulls
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jesse|Marsch}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Sacha|Kljestan}} | |
Orlando City SC
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jason|Kreis}} |{{flagicon|BRA}} {{sortname | Kaká}} |
Philadelphia Union
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jim|Curtin}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Alejandro|Bedoya}} | |
Portland Timbers
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Caleb|Porter}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Liam|Ridgewell}} | |
Real Salt Lake
|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Petke |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Kyle|Beckerman}} | |
San Jose Earthquakes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Chris|Leitch}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Chris|Wondolowski}} | |
Seattle Sounders FC
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Brian|Schmetzer}} |{{flagicon|CUB}} {{sortname|Osvaldo|Alonso}} |Xbox | |
Sporting Kansas City
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Peter|Vermes}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Matt|Besler}} | |
Toronto FC
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Greg|Vanney}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Michael|Bradley|Michael Bradley (soccer)}} | |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|{{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Carl|Robinson}} |{{flagicon|CRC}} {{sortname|Kendall|Waston}} |
= Coaching changes =
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Team
!Outgoing coach !Manner of departure !Date of !Position in table !Incoming coach !Date of |
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Houston Dynamo
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Wade|Barrett|Wade Barrett (soccer)}} (interim)}} |End of interim period |{{dts|October 28, 2016}} |rowspan=2|Pre-season |{{flagicon|COL}} {{sortname|Wílmer|Cabrera}} |{{dts|October 28, 2016}} |
LA Galaxy
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Bruce|Arena}} |{{nowrap|Signed by United States}} |{{dts|November 22, 2016}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Curt|Onalfo}} |{{dts|December 13, 2016}} |
rowspan=2|Real Salt Lake
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jeff|Cassar}} |Mutual consent |{{dts|March 20, 2017}} |{{nowrap|10th in West, 19th overall}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Daryl|Shore}} (interim) |{{dts|March 20, 2017}} |
{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Daryl|Shore}} (interim)
|End of interim period |{{dts|March 29, 2017}} |9th in West, 19th overall |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Mike|Petke}} |{{dts|March 29, 2017}} |
San Jose Earthquakes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Dominic|Kinnear}} |Fired |{{dts|June 25, 2017}} |5th in West, 12th overall |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Chris|Leitch}} |{{dts|June 25, 2017}} |
LA Galaxy
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Curt|Onalfo}} |Fired |{{dts|July 27, 2017}} |9th in West, 19th overall |{{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Sigi|Schmid}} |{{dts|July 27, 2017}} |
Colorado Rapids
|{{flagicon|USA}} Pablo Mastroeni |Fired |{{dts|August 15, 2017}} |10th in West, 20th overall |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Cooke|Steve Cooke (football coach)}} (interim)}} |August 15, 2017 |
{{nowrap|New England Revolution}}
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Heaps |Fired |{{nowrap|{{dts|September 18, 2017}}}} |8th in East, 16th overall |{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Soehn (interim) |{{nowrap|September 18, 2017}} |
Regular season
=Format=
Current teams: Each team in the league (except for expansion teams Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC) played 17 home and 17 away games (for a total of 34 games) using the following format:{{cite web|url=http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/new-teams-and-new-stadiums-highlight-2017-mls-regular-season-schedule|title=New Teams and New Stadiums Highlight 2017 MLS Regular Season Schedule|date=January 12, 2017|publisher=MLS|access-date=May 7, 2017|archive-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219171715/http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/new-teams-and-new-stadiums-highlight-2017-mls-regular-season-schedule|url-status=dead}}
- 2 games (home and away) against 10 teams in its conference (20 games).
- 1 extra game against 3 of its conference rivals (3 games).
- 1 game against 11 teams in the other conference (11 games).
Expansion teams: As expansion teams to the league in 2017, Atlanta United and Minnesota United played 17 home and 17 away games (for a total of 34 games) in a secondary format:
- 2 games (home and away) against 10 teams in its conference (20 games).
- 1 extra game against 2 of its conference rivals (2 games).
- 1 game against 10 teams in the other conference (10 games).
- 2 games (1 home and 1 away) against each other (2 games).
=Eastern Conference=
{{2017 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference table}}
=Western Conference=
{{2017 Major League Soccer Western Conference table}}
=Overall standings=
{{2017 Major League Soccer season table}}
MLS Cup Playoffs
{{main|2017 MLS Cup playoffs}}
=Bracket=
{{#section:2017 MLS Cup Playoffs|Bracket}}
=Knockout round=
{{#lst:2017 MLS Cup Playoffs|KR}}
=Conference semifinals=
{{#lst:2017 MLS Cup Playoffs|CSF}}
=Conference finals=
{{#lst:2017 MLS Cup Playoffs|CF}}
=MLS Cup=
{{main|MLS Cup 2017}}
{{:MLS Cup 2017}}
Attendance
{{See also |Major League Soccer attendance}}
=Average home attendances=
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
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width=25|{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
!width=160|Team !{{Tooltip|GP|Home games played}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|Cumulative|Cumulative total of all home games attendance}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|High|Highest season attendance}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|Low|Lowest season attendance}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|Mean|Statistical mean season attendance}} | ||||||
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align=center | 1 | Atlanta United FC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |819,404 | align=center bgcolor="#98FB98"|71,874 | align=center bgcolor="#98FB98"|42,511 | align=center bgcolor="#98FB98"|48,200 |
align=center | 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |742,314 | align="center" |51,796 | align="center" |40,182 | align="center" |43,666 |
align=center | 3 | Toronto FC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |470,005 | align="center" |29,203 | align="center" |25,200 | align="center" |27,647 |
align=center | 4 | Orlando City SC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |425,477 | align="center" |25,527 | align="center" |23,018 | align="center" |25,028 |
align=center | 5 | New York City FC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |379,455 | align="center" |33,679 | align=center bgcolor="#FFC0CB"|10,165* | align="center" |22,321 |
align=center | 6 | LA Galaxy | align="center" |17 | align="center" |378,128 | align="center" |25,667 | align="center" |17,404 | align="center" |22,243 |
align=center | 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |364,073 | align="center" |25,083 | align="center" |17,368 | align="center" |21,416 |
align=center | 8 | New York Red Bulls | align="center" |17 | align="center" |359,977 | align="center" |25,219 | align="center" |16,213 | align="center" |21,175 |
align=center | 9 | Portland Timbers | align="center" |17 | align="center" |359,448 | align="center" |21,144 | align="center" |21,144 | align="center" |21,144 |
align=center | 10 | Minnesota United FC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |349,138 | align="center" |35,043 | align="center" |17,491 | align="center" |20,538 |
align=center | 11 | Montreal Impact | align="center" |17 | align="center" |340,783 | align="center" |34,373 | align="center" |16,005 | align="center" |20,046 |
align=center | 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | align="center" |17 | align="center" |337,873 | align="center" |50,617 | align="center" |17,256 | align="center" |19,875 |
align=center | 13 | Sporting Kansas City | align="center" |17 | align="center" |332,121 | align="center" |20,933 | align="center" |18,648 | align="center" |19,537 |
align=center | 14 | New England Revolution | align="center" |17 | align="center" |329,233 | align="center" |33,767 | align="center" |10,487 | align="center" |19,367 |
align=center | 15 | Real Salt Lake | align="center" |17 | align="center" |319,284 | align="center" |20,348 | align="center" |16,434 | align="center" |18,781 |
align=center | 16 | D.C. United | align="center" |17 | align="center" |304,369 | align="center" |41,418 | align="center" |11,972 | align="center" |17,904 |
align=center | 17 | Houston Dynamo | align="center" |17 | align="center" |297,507 | align="center" |22,115 | align="center" |14,148 | align="center" |17,500 |
align=center | 18 | Chicago Fire | align="center" |17 | align="center" |295,511 | align="center" |21,891 | align="center" |11,244 | align="center" |17,383 |
align=center | 19 | Philadelphia Union | align="center" |17 | align="center" |285,797 | align="center" |18,619 | align="center" |15,107 | align="center" |16,812 |
align=center | 20 | Columbus Crew SC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |262,469 | align="center" |20,391 | align="center" |10,318 | align="center" |15,439 |
align=center | 21 | Colorado Rapids | align="center" |17 | align="center" |260,476 | align="center" |17,648 | align="center" |13,102 | align="center" |15,322 |
align=center | 22 | FC Dallas | align="center" |17 | align="center" |257,077 | align=center bgcolor="#FFC0CB"|16,291 | align="center" |14,016 | align=center bgcolor="#FFC0CB"|15,122 |
align=center | – ||Total || align=center |374|| align=center|8,269,919|| align=center |71,874 || align=center | 10,165|| align=center |22,112 |
- game played at East Hartford
= Highest attendances =
Regular season
class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Attendance ! Date ! Week ! Stadium | |||||||
align="center" |1 | Atlanta United FC | align="center" |2–2 | Toronto FC | align="center"| 71,874 | {{start date|2017|10|22}} | align="center" |33 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
align="center" |2 | Atlanta United FC | align="center" |3–3 | Orlando City SC | align="center"| 70,425 | {{start date|2017|9|16}} | align="center" |28 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
align="center" |3 | Atlanta United FC | align="center" |1–2 | New York Red Bulls | align="center"| 55,297 | {{start date|2017|3|05}} | align="center" |1 | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
align="center" |4 | Seattle Sounders FC | align="center" |1–1 | Portland Timbers | align="center"| 51,796 | {{start date|2017|8|27}} | align="center" |25 | CenturyLink Field |
align="center" |5 | San Jose Earthquakes | align="center" |2–1 | LA Galaxy | align="center"| 50,617 | {{start date|2017|7|1}} | align="center" |18 | Stanford Stadium |
align="center" |6 | Seattle Sounders FC | align="center" |4–0 | FC Dallas | align="center"| 48,478 | {{start date|2017|10|15}} | align="center" |32 | CenturyLink Field |
align="center" |7 | Seattle Sounders FC | align="center" |1–0 | Portland Timbers | align="center"| 47,362 | {{start date|2017|5|27}} | align="center" |13 | CenturyLink Field |
align="center" |8 | Atlanta United FC | align="center" |1–3 | D.C. United | align="center"| 46,011 | {{start date|2017|4|30}} | align="center" |9 | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
align="center" |9 | Atlanta United FC | align="center" |4–0 | Chicago Fire | align="center"| 45,922 | {{start date|2017|3|18}} | align="center" |3 | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
align="center" |10 | Seattle Sounders FC | align="center" |3–1 | New York Red Bulls | align="center"| 45,600 | {{start date|2017|3|19}} | align="center" |3 | CenturyLink Field |
Player statistics
{{see also|Major League Soccer#Player records}}
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=Goals=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club |
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1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Nemanja Nikolić |align="left"|Chicago Fire !24 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} David Villa |align="left"|New York City FC !22 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Valeri |align="left"|Portland Timbers !21 |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|VEN}} Josef Martínez |align="left"|Atlanta United FC !19 |
5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Ola Kamara |align="left"|Columbus Crew SC !18 |
rowspan="2"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ignacio Piatti |align="left"|Montreal Impact !rowspan="2"|17 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips
|align="left"|New York Red Bulls |
rowspan="2"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |align="left"|Toronto FC !rowspan="2"|16 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} C. J. Sapong
|align="left"|Philadelphia Union |
10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jozy Altidore |align="left"|Toronto FC !15 |
{{col-2}}
=Assists=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club |
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1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Sacha Kljestan |align="left"|New York Red Bulls !17 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Víctor Vázquez |align="left"|Toronto FC !16 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Nguyen |align="left"|New England Revolution !15 |
rowspan="3"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|PAR}} Miguel Almirón |align="left"|Atlanta United FC !rowspan="3"|14 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} Michael Barrios
|align="left"|FC Dallas |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Higuaín
|align="left"|Columbus Crew SC |
rowspan="2"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Yamil Asad |align="left"|Atlanta United FC !rowspan="2"|13 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} Albert Rusnák
|align="left"|Real Salt Lake |
rowspan="3"|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Romain Alessandrini |align="left"|LA Galaxy !rowspan="3"|12 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} Nicolás Lodeiro
|align="left"|Seattle Sounders FC |
align="left"|{{flagicon|BIH}} Haris Medunjanin
|align="left"|Philadelphia Union |
{{col-end}}
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= Shutouts <!-- Shutouts is the official term used by MLS -->=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club |
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1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Frei |align="left"|Seattle Sounders FC !13 |
rowspan="3"|2
|align="left"|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Bono}} |align="left"|Toronto FC !rowspan="3"|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Melia
|align="left"|Sporting Kansas City |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Luis Robles
|align="left"|New York Red Bulls |
rowspan="3"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JAM}} Andre Blake |align="left"|{{nowrap|Philadelphia Union}} !rowspan="3"|9 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jesse González
|align="left"|FC Dallas |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Zack Steffen
|align="left"|Columbus Crew SC |
rowspan="4"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Cody Cropper |align="left"|New England Revolution !rowspan="4"|8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Guzan
|align="left"|Atlanta United FC |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Lampson
|align="left"|{{nowrap|Chicago Fire}} |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Rimando
|align="left"|Real Salt Lake |
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= Hat-tricks =
{{main|List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks}}
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Player | For | Against | style="text-align:center"| Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
{{flagicon|VEN}} Josef Martínez | Atlanta United FC | Minnesota United FC | style="text-align:center;"| 6–1 | March 12 |
{{flagicon|MEX}} Erick Torres | Houston Dynamo | New York Red Bulls | style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | April 1 |
{{flagicon|USA}} C. J. Sapong | Philadelphia Union | New York Red Bulls | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | May 6 |
{{flagicon|IRQ}} Justin Meram | Columbus Crew SC | Montreal Impact | style="text-align:center;"| 3–2 | May 13 |
{{flagicon|GNB}} Gerso | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle Sounders FC | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | May 17 |
{{flagicon|PAR}} Miguel Almirón | Atlanta United FC | Houston Dynamo | style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | May 20 |
{{flagicon|BEL}} Roland Lamah | FC Dallas | Real Salt Lake | style="text-align:center;"| 6–2 | June 3 |
{{flagicon|GHA}} David Accam | Chicago Fire | Orlando City SC | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | June 24 |
{{flagicon|ESP}} David Villa | New York City FC | New York Red Bulls | style="text-align:center;"| 3–2 | August 6 |
{{flagicon|SLE}} Kei Kamara | {{nowrap|New England Revolution}} | Orlando City SC | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | September 2 |
{{flagicon|VEN}} Josef Martínez | Atlanta United FC | {{nowrap|New England Revolution}} | style="text-align:center;"| 7–0 | September 13 |
{{flagicon|VEN}} Josef Martínez | Atlanta United FC | Orlando City SC | style="text-align:center;"| 3–3 | September 16 |
{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Mullins4 | D.C. United | San Jose Earthquakes | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | September 23 |
{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Morrow | Toronto FC | New York Red Bulls | style="text-align:center;"| 4–2 | {{nowrap|September 30}} |
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|HUN}} Nemanja Nikolić}} | Chicago Fire | Philadelphia Union | style="text-align:center;"| 3–2 | October 15 |
4 Scored 4 goals
Awards
=Player of the Month=
{{main|MLS Player of the Month}}
=Player and Team of the week=
- Bold denotes player of the week.
= Goal of the Week =
=End-of-season awards=
=[[MLS Best XI]]=
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style="background:#cccccc;"
!Year !Goalkeeper !Defenders !Midfielders !Forwards |
style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|style="text-align: center;"|2017 |{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Melia, Sporting KC |{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Morrow, Toronto |{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Valeri, Portland |{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto |
Player contracts
=Highest-paid players=
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!Rank !Player ! Team !Salary (US){{cite web |title=MLS Salary Rankings |publisher=spotrac |url=http://www.spotrac.com/mls/rankings/}} |
1
| align=left | {{flagicon|BRA}} Kaká | Orlando City | $7.2m |
2
| align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | $7.1m |
3
| align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Bradley | Toronto FC | $6.5m |
4
| align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pirlo | New York City FC | $5.9m |
5
| align=left |{{flagicon|SPA}} David Villa | New York City FC | $5.6m |
=Allocation ranking=
{{main|List of Major League Soccer transfers 2017}}
The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in the MLS allocation list. The 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 2016 season, taking playoff performance into account.{{cite web |publisher=MLS Soccer Media |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/allocation |title=MLS Allocation Ranking |date=January 27, 2015 |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 }} Two expansion teams will take the top spots.{{cite web|website=Major League Soccer | url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/10/16/atlanta-pick-first-expansion-draft-minnesota-get-top-superdraft-pick |title=Atlanta to pick first Expansion Draft, Minnesota get top SuperDraft pick |date=October 16, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}
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.
{{Cnote2 Begin}}
{{Cnote2|A|group=2|On December 23, 2016, Chicago Fire acquired the number 2 allocation ranking from Minnesota United in exchange for the number 3 allocation ranking, a second-round selection (25th overall) in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, and general allocation money.}}
{{Cnote2|B|group=2|On February 15, 2017, Vancouver Whitecaps acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from Minnesota United in exchange for the number 5 allocation ranking, $100,000 in 2018 general allocation money, $125,000 in 2018 targeted allocation money, and a 2017 international roster spot.}}
{{Cnote2|C|group=2|On June 20, 2017, D.C. United acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from Houston Dynamo in exchange for the number 9 allocation ranking, $100,000 in general allocation money, $75,000 in targeted allocation money, and a 2018 international roster spot.}}
{{Cnote2|D|group=2|On July 3, 2017, New England Revolution acquired the number 2 allocation ranking and either $175,000 in 2018 targeted allocation money or $100,000 in 2018 general allocation money and $75,000 in 2018 targeted allocation money from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for the number 5 allocation ranking and $175,000 in general allocation money.}}
{{Cnote2|E|group=2|On August 10, 2017, Chicago Fire acquired the number 6 allocation ranking from Portland Timbers in exchange for the number 19 allocation ranking and Chicago's natural third-round selection in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, which will be upgraded to Chicago's natural second-round selection in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft should Richard Sánchez appear in five or more games for the remainder of 2017 season.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
Coaches
= Eastern Conference =
- Atlanta United FC: Gerardo Martino
- Chicago Fire: Veljko Paunović
- Columbus Crew SC: Gregg Berhalter
- D.C. United: Ben Olsen
- Montreal Impact: Mauro Biello
- New England Revolution: Jay Heaps and Tom Soehn
- New York City FC: Patrick Vieira
- New York Red Bulls: Jesse Marsch
- Orlando City SC: Jason Kreis
- Philadelphia Union: Jim Curtin
- Toronto FC: Greg Vanney
= Western Conference =
- Colorado Rapids: Pablo Mastroeni
- FC Dallas: Óscar Pareja
- Houston Dynamo: Wílmer Cabrera
- LA Galaxy: Curt Onalfo and Sigi Schmid
- Minnesota United FC: Adrian Heath
- Portland Timbers: Caleb Porter
- Real Salt Lake: Jeff Cassar and Mike Petke
- San Jose Earthquakes: Dominic Kinnear and Chris Leitch
- Seattle Sounders FC: Brian Schmetzer
- Sporting Kansas City: Peter Vermes
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Carl Robinson
References
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{{2017 MLS season by team}}
{{2016–17 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}
{{2017–18 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}
{{2017 in American soccer}}
{{2017 in Canadian soccer}}
{{USSF D1 soccer seasons}}
{{Canada D1 soccer seasons}}
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