Total, the competition has produced over sixteen different winners with Los Angeles Galaxy and DC United as the most successful with five and four titles. Began its first season in , Galaxy won its first title in during the quick rise of the club.
It did not stop there, three years later was not a big deal but was more than enough to secure their second title in However, the rest came easy as LA Galaxy made it back to back wins before getting the position as the most successful during the thhas14 edition. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is currently regarded as one of the best players in world football and was a major drive for AC Milan after his return from LA Galaxy to help in the rebuilding of the club.
The club from Washington DC also won the competition the preceding year before losing out to Chicago Fire but returned to clinch the title once again a year later. But DC United returned stronger in to complete their third title. The fourth title came after a long wait for four years. Since then, DC United have not been able to perform at the highest level, to the extent of challenging for the Cup.
They are regarded as one of the most successful teams in the early years of the league, winning almost all its Cup titles almost in the beginning. Houston itsmo surprised may with its quick dominance of the league.
Winning the double between and Columbus is another top side with a notable performance during the season. It has been steady progress in terms of development of the Major League Soccer into a world standard competition.
The American top division has grown in recent years, attracting some of the best players in the world. In terms of monetary value, some of the team are valued just as some of the biggest clubs in Europe are. Even though the Mexican Liga MX appears to be the best in North America, major league soccer has not stopped in its bid to become number one on the continent.
The MLS Supporters Shield is a league award given to teams that finish at the top of the regular season campaign which is determined based on the number of points accrued in the course of the season. The two clubs are also the early winners of the competition most especially DC United who lifted the inaugural season in The Galaxy made it two in However, it took another eight years to claim another title in and adding up the numbers to four.
Also, the Columbus Crew recently won their second MLS cup in after securing their first one in United teams. The club won 3 titles 96,97,99 in 4 seasons and then in won their fourth. The D. For a long time, the L. Galaxy were good but not good enough, losing three finals in the early years of the league. They got the monkey off their back in , in they won their second, and would win two titles during the Beckham era , Of those 13, seven of them are one-time winners, including Chicago, which won in the third MLS season of The next level of champions with two trophies further verifies the MLS has achieved its goal of parity, with four teams achieving the feat.
Sporting Kansas City is the club with the longest gap in between championships. In fact, the first time Kansas City won the title the club was known as the Wizards back in The Houston Dynamo won its titles in back-to-back seasons in and , while the San Jose Earthquakes claimed their pair of MLS Cups during a three-year stretch in and The Seattle Sounders are the most recent club to win it twice.
They claimed their first championship in and their second last year in The Columbus Crew won their first title in and joined the two-time championship club defeating the Sounders to capture the title.
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