2014 Major League Soccer season
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| MLS Cup | LA Galaxy (5th title) |
| Supporters' Shield | Seattle Sounders FC (1st shield) |
| Champions League (U.S.) |
LA Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC D.C. United Real Salt Lake |
| Champions League (Canada) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Matches played | 323 |
| Goals scored | 924 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Bradley Wright-Phillips (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
LA 6–0 COL (Sept. 5) |
| Biggest away win |
SJ 0–5 FCD (Aug. 16) |
| Highest scoring |
9 goals: NYR 4–5 CHI (May 11) |
| Longest winning run |
5 matches: Seattle Sounders FC (Apr. 12 – May 7) New England Revolution (Apr. 26 – May 24) LA Galaxy (Aug. 20 – Sept. 5) New England Revolution (Aug. 23 – Sept. 13) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
12 matches: Real Salt Lake (Mar. 8 – May 24) |
| Longest winless run |
13 matches: San Jose Earthquakes (Aug 2–present) |
| Longest losing run |
8 matches: New England Revolution (May 31 – Jul. 26) |
| Highest attendance |
64,207 POR @ SEA (July 13) |
| Lowest attendance |
3,702 POR @ CHV (May 28) |
| Average attendance | 19,148[1] |
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The 2014 Major League Soccer season was the 102nd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and Canada, the 36th with a national first-division league, and the 19th season of Major League Soccer. This season featured 19 total clubs (16 from the United States and 3 from Canada), each playing 34 matches during the regular season.
The 2014 Regular Season started on March 8 with Sporting Kansas City, the defending MLS Cup champion, playing at the Seattle Sounders FC. The 2014 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was held on August 6 in Providence Park in Portland, Oregon (hosted by the Portland Timbers) and featured a team of MLS All-Stars against Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga champions for the past two seasons. The game resulted in a 2–1 victory for the MLS All-Stars.[2] The regular season ended on October 26; Seattle Sounders FC won the Supporters' Shield and the LA Galaxy went on to win the MLS Cup.
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
Schedule
Teams play 34 games: 17 at home and 17 away. The nine Western Conference teams face each West club three times, with the home teams reversed from the previous year. The 10 Eastern Conference teams will play 7 East teams three times (home teams reversed from 2013) and two East teams twice. Eastern and Western Conference teams will play each other once, with the home team reversed from previous year.[3]
Stadiums and locations
| Chicago Fire | Chivas USA/ | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | D.C. United | FC Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Park | StubHub Center | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | Crew Stadium | RFK Memorial Stadium | Toyota Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,086 | Capacity: 20,145 | Capacity: 19,467 | Capacity: 21,193 |
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| Houston Dynamo | Montreal Impact | New England Revolution | New York Red Bulls | Philadelphia Union | Portland Timbers |
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| BBVA Compass Stadium | Saputo Stadium[lower-alpha 1] | Gillette Stadium | Red Bull Arena | PPL Park | Providence Park |
| Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 20,801 | Capacity: 22,385 | Capacity: 25,189 | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 20,438 |
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| Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle Sounders FC | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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| Rio Tinto Stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium | CenturyLink Field | Sporting Park | BMO Field | BC Place |
| Capacity: 20,213 | Capacity: 11,500 | Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 18,467 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 21,000 |
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Personnel and sponsorship
- On October 29, 2013, Real Salt Lake announced a 10-year contract with LifeVantage to become their jersey sponsor effective January 1, 2014. They replaced XanGo, which had been their sponsor since the 2006 season.[4]
- On February 10, 2014, Portland Timbers announced a partnership with Providence Health & Services to rename their stadium to Providence Park, which had been called JELD-WEN Field since 2011.[5]
- On February 24, 2014, D.C. United announced a multi-year jersey sponsorship with Leidos.[6]
- On May 1, 2014, Colorado Rapids announced a multi-year jersey sponsorship with Ciao Telecom.[7]
- On July 1, 2014, following two years without jersey sponsorship, Houston Dynamo announced a multi-year jersey sponsorship with BHP Billiton.[8]
Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
Player transfers
Major League Soccer employs twelve methods to acquire players. These mechanisms are the following: (a) via allocation; (b) via the Designated Player Rule; (c) via the annual SuperDraft; (d) via trade; (e) placing a discovery claim; (f) via the Homegrown Player Rule; (g) via the annual Re-Entry Draft; (h) via the annual Waiver Draft; (i) through weighted lottery; (j) through an "extreme hardship" call-up; (k) by replacing a player who has been placed on the Season Ending Injury List; (l) by replacing a player who has been placed on the Disabled List.[9]
Allocation ranking
The allocation ranking is 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. The allocation rankings may also be used in the event two or more clubs file a request for the same player on the same day. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2013 season, taking playoff performance into account.
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 League season.
| Original Ranking | Club | Date Allocation Used | Player Signed | Previous Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | January 27, 2014 |  Maurice Edu |  Stoke City | [10][11] |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | January 31, 2014 |  Marco Pappa |  Heerenveen | [12][13] |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo∞ | July 23, 2014 | DaMarcus Beasley |  Puebla | [14][15] |
| 4 | Columbus Crew SC | October 7, 2014 |  Kei Kamara | Middlesbrough | [16] |
| 5 | FC Dallas | ||||
| 6 | Los Angeles Galaxy | [17][18] | |||
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||
| 8 | Chicago Fire | ||||
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||||
| 10 | Montreal Impact | ||||
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | ||||
| 12 | New England Revolution | ||||
| 13 | Chivas USA | [19] | |||
| 14 | D.C. United | [20] | |||
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | ||||
| 16 | Toronto FC∞ | [21] | |||
| 17 | Portland Timbers | ||||
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | ||||
| 19 | Sporting Kansas City |
On January 14, 2014, Philadelphia Union acquired the No. 1 ranking and Ethan White from D.C. United in exchange for the No. 6 allocation ranking and Jeff Parke.
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On December 11, 2013, Seattle Sounders acquired the No. 2 allocation ranking from Chivas USA in exchange for the No. 13 allocation ranking and Tristan Bowen.[23]
∞ On July 23, 2014, Houston Dynamo acquired the then-no. 1 allocation ranking (original ranking number 3) and allocation money from Toronto FC in exchange for the then-no. 14 allocation ranking (original ranking number 16) and Warren Creavalle.[24]
On July 29, 2014, Los Angeles Galaxy acquired the then-No. 3 allocation ranking (original ranking number 6) from D.C. United in exchange for the then-No. 11 allocation ranking (original ranking number 14), a second-round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, and Kofi Opare.[25]
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Dallas | Schellas Hyndman |
Resigned | Oct 26, 2013 | Preseason |  Oscar Pareja |
Jan 10, 2014 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  Martin Rennie |
Fired | Oct 29, 2013 |  Carl Robinson |
Dec 16, 2013 | |
| Chicago Fire | Frank Klopas |
Resigned | Oct 30, 2013[26] |  Yallop, FrankFrank Yallop |
Oct 31, 2013[27] | |
| Columbus Crew | Bliss, BrianBrian Bliss |
End of caretaker spell | Nov 6, 2013 | Berhalter, GreggGregg Berhalter |
Nov 6, 2013[28] | |
| Chivas USA | Real, José LuisJosé Luis Real |
Nov 25, 2013[29] | Cabrera, WilmerWilmer Cabrera |
Jan 9, 2014[30] | ||
| Real Salt Lake | Jason Kreis |
End of contract | Dec. 10, 2013[31] | Jeff Cassar |
Dec 18, 2013[32] | |
| Montreal Impact |  Marco Schällibaum |
Fired | Dec 18, 2013[33] | Frank Klopas |
Dec 18, 2013[33] | |
| Colorado Rapids | Oscar Pareja |
Resigned | Jan. 10, 2014 | Pablo Mastroeni |
Mar 8, 2014[34] | |
| Philadelphia Union | John Hackworth |
Fired | Jun. 10, 2014 | 16th | Jim Curtin |
Jun. 10, 2014[35] |
| Toronto FC |  Ryan Nelsen |
Aug. 31, 2014 | 7th | Greg Vanney |
Aug. 31, 2014[36] | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Mark Watson |
Oct. 15, 2014 | 18th | Ian Russell (interim) |
Oct. 15, 2014[37] |
Ownership changes
| Club | New owner | Previous owner | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chivas USA | Major League Soccer | Jorge Vergara | February 20, 2014 |
Rule changes
The rules for the 2014 season are largely identical as those in 2013, with one major exception. For the first time in league history, the away goals rule will be used in two-legged MLS Cup playoff matches. MLS will use the version of the rule employed in CONCACAF competitions, which is applied only at the end of regular time of the second leg and not after extra time.[38] MLS has also tweaked the tiebreaker rules for the league standings. The first tiebreaker remains total wins, but the second and third tiebreakers have been swapped—goal difference is now second and goals scored is third. All other tiebreakers remain the same as in 2013.[39]
More minor changes include the following:[38][39]
- The so-called "Special Discovery Signing" has been standardized. Under this provision, each team is allowed to amortize the total acquisition costs for one player, including the transfer fee, over the length of his contract without making him a Designated Player.
- Regulations for loans between MLS teams have been formalized. Each team may loan out one player per season to another league team, with the loan deal being finalized no later than the close of the primary transfer window (May 12 in 2014). The player must be no older than 24 at the time of the loan, must stay on the receiving team's roster for the entire season, and cannot play against the team that loaned him out. Deals may include an option to buy.
- Players who have trained for at least one year in a team's youth system, and have trained for at least 80 days with the team's academy in that year, may be signed to a first professional contract without being subject to the MLS SuperDraft.
The salary cap for 2014 has also been adjusted upward. The team salary cap, which as in previous years covers the first 20 of the 30 available roster spots, has increased to $3.1 million. The cap charge for a Designated Player is now $387,500, up from $368,750 last season. Midseason Designated Player signings carry a cap charge of $193,750. The minimum salaries for "off-budget" players (roster spots 21–30, including Generation adidas players) have also increased from last season.[39]
Standings
Conference tables
| Pos |
Team |
Pts |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C. United (E1) | 59 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 2014 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 55 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 52 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 50 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 2014 MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 49 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 42 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | |
| 7 | Toronto FC | 41 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 39 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 36 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 |
Updated to matches played on October 25, 2014 09:57 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:
- (E1) = Eastern Conference champion
| Pos |
Team |
Pts |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) | 64 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 2014 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 61 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 56 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 54 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 2014 MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 50 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 49 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | |
| 7 | Chivas USA | 33 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 |
Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 7:42 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:
- (SS) = Supporters Shield winner
- (W1) = Western Conference champion
Overall table
Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2015 Canadian Championship, and position in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.
| Pos |
Team |
Pts |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) | 64 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 61 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2 |
| 3 | D.C. United (E1) | 59 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 56 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5 |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 55 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 54 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 52 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 50 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 50 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6 |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 49 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 49 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 42 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 41 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 39 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 36 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | |
| 16 | Chivas USA | 33 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 7 |
Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:
- (SS) = Supporters Shield winner
- (E1) = Eastern Conference champion
- (W1) = Western Conference champion
1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:
- Winner of the 2014 MLS Cup (Pot A) 2
- Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B) 3
- Winner of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B) 4
5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.
6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[40]
7 Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 Canadian Championship.
Tie-breaking
The teams are awarded three points for a win, one point for a tie (draw) and zero points for a loss. If teams have an equal number of points the following tie-breaking procedures apply:[3] The second and third tiebreakers, goal differential and goals scored, have swapped places from the 2013 season.[39]
- Most wins
- Goal differential (GD)
- Goals for (GF)
- Fewest disciplinary points (foul - one point, first yellow card - three points, second yellow card (resulting in red card) - five points, straight red card - six points, disciplinary committee suspension - six points)
- Road goals
- Road goal differential
- Home goals
- Home goal differential
- Coin toss (two teams) or drawing of lots (three or more)
MLS Cup Playoffs
| East Knockout | ||||
| E4 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | ||
| E5 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | ||
| West Knockout | ||||
| W4 | FC Dallas | 2 | ||
| W5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | ||
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | D.C. United | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| E4 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| E4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | New England Revolution | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | New England Revolution | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| E3 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | LA Galaxy (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle Sounders FC (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W4 | FC Dallas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | LA Galaxy (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Statistics
- Full article: MLS Golden Boot
Top scorers
Source:[41] |
Top assists
Source:[42] |
Top goalkeepers
(Minimum 1,500 minutes played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Nation | Club |
GAA | SV | GA | Mins | GP | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake | 1.04 | 71 | 25 | 2160 | 24 | 7 |
| 2 | Eric Kronberg | USA |
Sporting Kansas City | 1.10 | 45 | 22 | 1800 | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Bill Hamid | USA |
D.C. United | 1.13 | 110 | 34 | 2700 | 30 | 10 |
| 4 | Jaime Penedo |  PAN |
LA Galaxy | 1.14 | 81 | 33 | 2610 | 29 | 8 |
| 5 | David Ousted |  DEN |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1.18 | 96 | 40 | 3060 | 34 | 13 |
| 6 | Steve Clark | USA |
Columbus Crew | 1.24 | 111 | 42 | 3060 | 34 | 8 |
| Raúl Fernández |  PER |
FC Dallas | 1.24 | 66 | 25 | 1818 | 20 | 4 | |
| 8 | Bobby Shuttleworth | USA |
New England Revolution | 1.25 | 94 | 40 | 2880 | 32 | 8 |
| 9 | Donovan Ricketts |  JAM |
Portland Timbers | 1.38 | 105 | 44 | 2861 | 32 | 7 |
| 10 | Jon Busch | USA |
San Jose Earthquakes | 1.47 | 138 | 50 | 3060 | 34 | 6 |
| Luis Robles | USA |
New York Red Bulls | 1.47 | 111 | 50 | 3060 | 34 | 6 | |
| Stefan Frei | SWI |
Seattle Sounders FC | 1.47 | 99 | 50 | 3060 | 34 | 9 |
Source:[43]
Individual awards
Monthly awards
| Month | MLS Player of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Nat | Club | Link | |
| March | Mauro Díaz |  ARG |
FC Dallas | 2G 1A |
| April | Clint Dempsey | USA |
Seattle Sounders FC | 7G 2A |
| May | Dom Dwyer | ENG |
Sporting Kansas City | 6G 0A |
| June | Eric Kronberg | USA |
Sporting Kansas City | 6SV 0GA |
| July | Benny Feilhaber | USA |
Sporting Kansas City | 2G 1A |
| August | Landon Donovan | USA |
LA Galaxy | 3G 6A |
| September | Obafemi Martins |  NGA |
Seattle Sounders FC | 5G 1A |
| October | Lee Nguyen | USA |
New England Revolution | 5G |
Weekly awards
| Week | MLS Player of the Week | AT&T Goal of the Week | MLS Save of the Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Nat | Club | Player | Nat | Club | Player | Nat | Club | |
| Week 1 | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake | Sebastián Fernández |  URU |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 2 | Jermain Defoe | ENG |
Toronto FC | Kyle Beckerman | USA |
Real Salt Lake | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 3 | Bernardo Añor |  VEN |
Columbus Crew | Fabián Castillo | COL |
FC Dallas | David Ousted | DEN |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Week 4 | Graham Zusi | USA |
Sporting Kansas City | Dom Dwyer | ENG |
Sporting Kansas City | Dan Kennedy | USA |
Chivas USA |
| Week 5 | Clint Dempsey | USA |
Seattle Sounders FC | José Mari |  ESP |
Colorado Rapids | Chris Seitz | USA |
FC Dallas |
| Week 6 | Clint Dempsey | USA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Clint Dempsey | USA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Chris Seitz | USA |
FC Dallas |
| Week 7 | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake | Obafemi Martins | NGA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Júlio César |  BRA |
Toronto FC |
| Week 8 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | ENG |
New York Red Bulls | Obafemi Martins | NGA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Tally Hall | USA |
Houston Dynamo |
| Week 9 | Joao Plata |  ECU |
Real Salt Lake | Gastón Fernández | ARG |
Portland Timbers | Eric Kronberg | USA |
Sporting Kansas City |
| Week 10 | Harrison Shipp | USA |
Chicago Fire | Javier Morales | ARG |
Real Salt Lake | Raúl Fernández | PER |
FC Dallas |
| Week 11 | Federico Higuaín | ARG |
Columbus Crew | Obafemi Martins | NGA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Jeff Attinella | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 12 | Landon Donovan | USA |
LA Galaxy | Erik Hurtado | USA |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 13 | Deshorn Brown | JAM |
Colorado Rapids | Will Johnson | CAN |
Portland Timbers | Jeff Attinella | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 14 | Fanendo Adi | NGA |
Portland Timbers | Fabian Castillo | COL |
FC Dallas | Dan Kennedy | USA |
Chivas USA |
| Week 15 | Luis Silva | USA |
D.C. United | (not awarded) | (not awarded) | ||||
| Week 16 | Jack McInerney | USA |
Montreal Impact | Jack McInerney | USA |
Montreal Impact | David Ousted | DEN |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Week 17 | Erick Torres | MEX |
Chivas USA | Erick Torres | MEX |
Chivas USA | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 18 | Thierry Henry |  FRA |
New York Red Bulls | Deshorn Brown | JAM |
Colorado Rapids | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 19 | Benny Feilhaber | USA |
Sporting Kansas City | Diego Valeri | ARG |
Portland Timbers | Steve Clark | USA |
Columbus Crew |
| Week 20 | Yannick Djaló |  POR |
San Jose Earthquakes | Graham Zusi | USA |
Sporting Kansas City | Jaime Penedo | PAN |
LA Galaxy |
| Week 21 | Robbie Keane |  IRE |
LA Galaxy | Dax McCarty | USA |
New York Red Bulls | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 22 | Chris Schuler | USA |
Real Salt Lake | Diego Valeri | ARG |
Portland Timbers | Jon Kempin | USA |
Sporting Kansas City |
| Week 23 | Tesho Akindele | CAN |
FC Dallas | Dillon Serna | USA |
Colorado Rapids | Jon Kempin | USA |
Sporting Kansas City |
| Week 24 | Obafemi Martins | NGA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Obafemi Martins | NGA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Clint Irwin | USA |
Colorado Rapids |
| Week 25 | Landon Donovan | USA |
LA Galaxy | Clint Dempsey | USA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 26 | Landon Donovan | USA |
LA Galaxy | Thierry Henry | FRA |
New York Red Bulls | Jon Busch | USA |
San Jose Earthquakes |
| Week 27 | Blas Pérez | PAN |
FC Dallas | Lamar Neagle | USA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Joe Bendik | USA |
Toronto FC |
| Week 28 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | ENG |
New York Red Bulls | Diego Valeri | ARG |
Portland Timbers | Luis Robles | USA |
New York Red Bulls |
| Week 29 | Landon Donovan | USA |
LA Galaxy | Obafemi Martins | NGA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Steve Clark | USA |
Columbus Crew |
| Week 30 | Sebastián Fernández | URU |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Marco Pappa | GUA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Clint Irwin | USA |
Colorado Rapids |
| Week 31 | Diego Valeri | ARG |
Portland Timbers | Graham Zusi | USA |
Sporting Kansas City | Andy Gruenebaun | USA |
Sporting Kansas City |
| Week 32 | Lee Nguyen | USA |
New England Revolution | Lee Nguyen | USA |
New England Revolution | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 33 | Marco Pappa | GUA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Kyle Beckerman | USA |
Real Salt Lake | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
The player of the week is voted on by North American sports journalists. All other weekly and monthly awards are decided by an online fan vote.
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Chad Barrett for Seattle Sounders FC against Sporting Kansas City, 94 minutes (March 8, 2014)
- Fastest goal of the season: Javier Morales for Real Salt Lake against Houston Dynamo, 15 seconds (May 11, 2014)[44]
- Hat-tricks of the season:
| Player | Nation | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dempsey, ClintClint Dempsey | USA | Seattle Sounders FC | Portland Timbers | 4–4[45] | April 5, 2014 |
| Wright-Phillips, BradleyBradley Wright-Phillips | ENG | New York Red Bulls | Houston Dynamo | 4–0[46] | April 23, 2014 |
| Wright-Phillips, BradleyBradley Wright-Phillips | ENG | New York Red Bulls | Chicago Fire | 4–5[47] | May 10, 2014 |
| Shipp, HarryHarry Shipp | USA | Chicago Fire | New York Red Bulls | 5–4[48] | May 10, 2014 |
| Morales, JavierJavier Morales | ARG | Real Salt Lake | Houston Dynamo | 5–2[49] | May 11, 2014 |
| Silva, LuisLuis Silva | USA | DC United | Montreal Impact | 4–2[50] | June 11, 2014 |
| Akindele, TeshoTesho Akindele | CAN | FC Dallas | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–0[51] | August 16, 2014 |
| Wright-Phillips, BradleyBradley Wright-Phillips | ENG | New York Red Bulls | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–1[52] | September 20, 2014 |
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Aurélien Collin for Sporting Kansas City against Seattle Sounders FC, 16 minutes (March 8, 2014)
- First red card of the season: Patrick Nyarko for Chicago Fire against Portland Timbers, 86 minutes (March 16, 2014)
End of season awards
MLS Best XI
| Year | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bill Hamid, D.C. United |
Chad Marshall, Seattle Bobby Boswell, D.C. United Omar Gonzalez, Los Angeles |
Lee Nguyen, New England Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Diego Valeri, Portland Thierry Henry, New York |
Robbie Keane, Los Angeles Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York Obafemi Martins, Seattle |
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Notes
- ↑ The Impact's first three home games were played at the Olympic Stadium. The Impact played its first home game at Saputo Stadium on April 26, 2014 against the Philadelphia Union.
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