Major League Soccer regular season
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The Major League Soccer regular season is the primary annual schedule of competitive matches in the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, determining playoff qualification and overall standings.
Observed surface forms (5)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
soccer competition format
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| associatedAward |
Golden Boot
ⓘ
Most Valuable Player award ⓘ Supporters' Shield race ⓘ
surface form:
Supporters' Shield
|
| associatedCompetition | MLS Cup Playoffs ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
streaming platforms
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| competitionType |
league
ⓘ
round-robin schedule ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
Supporters' Shield winner
ⓘ
qualification for MLS Cup Playoffs ⓘ regular-season conference standings ⓘ |
| drawPoints | 1 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Canada Soccer
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Soccer Association
United States Soccer Federation ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Soccer Federation
|
| hasTeamCount | varies by year ⓘ |
| historicalChange |
format has changed multiple times
ⓘ
number of matches per team has varied ⓘ |
| includes |
Eastern Conference teams
ⓘ
Western Conference teams ⓘ inter-conference matches ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | top division ⓘ |
| location |
stadiums in Canada
ⓘ
stadiums in the United States ⓘ |
| lossPoints | 0 ⓘ |
| matchDuration | 90 minutes ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| partOf | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| purpose |
determine overall league standings
ⓘ
determine playoff qualification ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | home-and-away matches against selected opponents ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| startYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| tieBreaker |
goal difference
ⓘ
goals scored ⓘ head-to-head record ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | primarily spring to fall ⓘ |
| uses |
Laws of the Game of association football
ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA Laws of the Game
points system ⓘ |
| winPoints | 3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Major League Soccer regular-season title
this entity surface form:
Major League Soccer 2023 season
this entity surface form:
Major League Soccer season
this entity surface form:
Major League Soccer regular-season champion
this entity surface form:
MLS regular season
this entity surface form:
Major League Soccer regular-season champion