New D3 League For US In The Making?

They're hoping to get off the ground next year or in 2019.

The USL has already announced plan to launch one of their own to start play year after next.

MLS: Reds, Quakes Grab Sunday Road Wins; Timbers Gain Cascadia Cup Road Draw With Sounders In Seattle

Three nationally-televised Major League Soccer contests were played on Sunday.

At Montreal:

Sebastian Giovinco scored twice (41', 90'+3) and Jozy Altidore once (52') as Toronto FC tightened their hold on first place in both the Eastern Conference standings and the Supporters' Shield race following their 3-1 road victory over the Montreal Impact.

At Carson, California:

Valeri Vako Qazaishvili (45'+3), Marco Urena (80'), and Chris Wondolowski (90'+2) each scored once as the San Jose Earthquakes dominated the ten-man Los Angeles Galaxy 3-0 on the road in the latest edition of the California Clasico.  The defeat stretched the Galaxy's winless streak to ten games (nine losses and one draw).


At Seattle:

Diego Valeri's successfully-executed penalty kick in the second minute of first-half stoppage time lifted the Portland Timbers to a 1-1 Cascadia Cup road draw with the Seattle Sounders.  Cristian Roldan scored in the 18th minute for the Sounders, who stretched their unbeaten streak to eleven games.

MLS STANDINGS:

EASTERN CONFERNCE:

1.   Toronto FC (GP: 27; GD: +29; PTS: 56)
2.   New York City FC (GP: 26; GD: +13; PTS: 47)
3.   Columbus (GP: 28; GD: 0; PTS: 42)
4.   Chicago (GP: 26; GD: +11; PTS: 41)
5.   New York Red Bulls (GP: 25; GD: +5; PTS: 39)
6.   Atlanta United FC (GP: 24; GD: +12; PTS: 36)
7.   Montreal (GP: 25; GD: +1; PTS: 36)
8.   Philadelphia (GP: 27; GD: -2; PTS: 31)
9.   Orlando City SC (GP: 26; GD: -12; PTS: 31)
10. New England (GP: 25; GD: -2; PTS: 29)
11. DC United (GP: 27; GD: -22; PTS: 28)

NOTES:  With Atlanta United and Montreal level on points (36) and wins (10), the Five Stripes have the superior goal differential (+12, compared to the Impact's +1); with Philadelphia and Orlando City level on points (31) and wins (8), the Union have the superior goal differential (-2, compared to the Lions' -12).



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   Seattle (GP: 27; GD: +7; PTS: 42)
2.   Portland (GP: 28; GD: +3; PTS: 41)
3.   Kansas City (GP: 25; GD: +12; PTS: 40)
4.   Vancouver (GP: 25; GD: +2; PTS: 38)
5.   Houston (GP: 26; GD: +9; PTS: 38)
6.   San Jose (GP: 27; GD: -13; PTS: 36)
7.   FC Dallas (GP: 25; GD: +4; PTS: 36)
8.   Real Salt Lake (GP: 28; GD: -8; PTS: 35)
9.   Minnesota United (GP: 25; GD: -20; PTS: 25)
10. Los Angeles (GP: 25; GD: -15; PTS: 23)
11. Colorado (GP: 25; GD: -14; PTS: 22)

NOTES: With Vancouver and Houston level on points with 38, the Whitecaps have won more games (11-10); with San Jose and FC Dallas level on points with 36, the Earthquakes have won more games (10-9).

MLS: Saturday DCU, Crew, Caps, Loons, RSL Gain Saturday Wins; Five Stripes Gain Road Draw With Philly

Six games are scheduled to be contested in Major League Soccer on Saturday with all times Pacific.

At Washington:

Luciano Acosta scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute as DC United registered their third consecutive 1-0 victory, this time over the visiting New England Revolution.

At Chester, Pennsylvania:

Yamil Asad (26') and Tyrone Mears (90'+1) each scored twice as Atlanta United came back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 road draw with the Philadelphia Union.  Roland Alberg (18') and Alejandro Bedoya (23') each delivered a goal for the hosts.

At Columbus, Ohio:

Ola Kamara (50') and Jonathan Mensah (71') each scored once as the Columbus Crew knocked off visiting FC Dallas 2-1.

At Orlando, Florida:

Brek Shea scored the winning goal in the 53rd minute as the Vancouver Whitecaps held off Orlando City 2-1 on the road.

At Bridgeview, Illinois:

Abu Danladi scored twice in the first half (36', 45') as Minnesota United knocked off the slumping Chicago Fire 2-1 for their first-ever road victory.

At Sandy, Utah:

Luis Silva scored twice (50', 90'+2) as Real Salt Lake secured the Rocky Mountain Cup following their 4-1 home domination of the Colorado Rapids.

NOTE:  Saturday's originally-scheduled contest between Sporting Kansas City and the Houston Dynamo in Houston has, due to major weather concerns, been postponed until October 11.

MLS: Red Bulls Gain Big Apple Derby Home Draw With Citizens

At Harrison, New Jersey:

In the lone Friday Major League Soccer contest, Gonzalo Veron's successful penalty kick in the 70th minute lifted the New York Red Bulls to a 1-1 home draw against rival New York City.  Maxi Morales scored for the Citizens at 56 minutes.

Europa League Group-Stage Draw

The draw for the Europa League's group stage took place in Monaco on Friday.

GROUP A:

Villarreal (Spain)

Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)

Astana (Kazakhstan)

Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)



GROUP B:

Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine)

BSC Young Boys (Switzerland)

Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)

Skenderbeu Korce (Albania)



GROUP C:

SC Braga (Portugal)

Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Germany)

Istanbul Basaksehir (Turkey)



GROUP D:

AC Milan (Italy)

Austria Vienna (Austria)

Rijeka (Croatia)

AEK Athens (Greece)



GROUP E:

Lyon (France)

Everton (England)

Atalanta (Italy)

Apollon Limassol (Cyprus)



GROUP F:

FC Copenhagen (Denmark)

Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)

FC Sheriff (Moldova)

Fastav Zlin (Czech Republic)



GROUP G:

FC Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)

Steaua Bucharest (Romania)

Hopoel Be'er Sheva (Israel)

Lugano (Switzerland)



GROUP H:

Arsenal (England)

FC BATE Borisov (Belarus)

FC Cologne (Germany)

Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)



GROUP I:

FC Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)

Marseille (France)

Vitoria de Guimaraes (Portugal)

Konyaspor (Turkey)



GROUP J:

Athletic Bilbao (Spain)

Hertha BSC Berlin (Germany)

Zorya Luhansk (Ukraine)

Ostersund (Sweden)



GROUP K:

Lazio (Italy)

Nice (France)

SV Zulte Waregem (Belgium)

SBV Vitesse Arnhem (Netherlands)



GROUP L:

Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia)

Real Sociedad (Spain)

Rosenborg BK (Norway)

Vardar (Macedonia)



The action starts on Thursday, September 14.  Each team plays twice against each of the other three teams in its' group.  The top two clubs in each clubs will be joined by the eight third-placed finishers in Champions League group-stage play in the Europa League's knockout stage.

CONCACAF League: Plaza Amador, Olimpia Advance To Semifinals

The quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF League concluded on Thursday with two games.  

At Panama City, Panama:

Jose Murillo (1') and Ernesto Sinclair (55') each scored once as Plaza Amador defeated visiting Walter Ferretti 2-1 in game two and took out the Nicaraguan club by that same score on aggregate.

At Tegucigalpa, Honduras:

Carlo Costly scored twice (55', 90'+5) and Roger Rojas once (2') as CD Olimpia overturned their series-opening road defeat with a 3-1 game-two home win over Alianza and won their series 3-2 on aggregate.

Here are the matchups for the semifinal round, set to open in September with the game-one hosts listed first.

Arabe Unido (Panama) vs. Santos de Guapiles (Costa Rica)

Plaza Amador (Panama) vs. CD Olimpia (Honduras)

Europa League: Rossoneri, Toffees, Red Star Belgrade, Austria Vienna, RB Salzburg, Athletic Bilbao Advance To Group Stage

The Europa League's playoff round concluded on Thursday with 22 games.

At Skopje, Macedonia:

Patrick Curtone scored the only goal of the match as AC Milan defeated Shkendija 1-0 on the road in game two and won their series 7-0 on aggregate.

At Sankt Polten, Austria:

Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two decision to visiting Osijek, Austria Vienna, with the aggregate score at 2-2, won their series on away goals

At Belgrade, Serbia:

Nemanja Radonjic (7') and Guelar Kanga Kasu (46') each scored once as Red Star Belgrade defeated visiting FC Krasnodar 2-1 in game two, and with the aggregate score at 4-4, ousted the Russian club on away goals.

At Athens:

Andre Simoes scored twice (39', 90'+1) as AEK Athens dominated visiting Club Bruge 3-0 in game two and finished off the Belgian club by that same score on aggregate.

At Kiev, Ukraine:

Mykola Morozyuk scored the game-and-series winner in the 35th minute as Dynamo Kiev defeated visiting Maritimo 3-1 in game two and won their series on aggregate by that same score.

At Bilbao, Spain:

Ike Muniain scored the only goal of the match in the 22nd minute as Athletic Bilbao defeated visiting Panathinaikos 1-0 in game two and won their series 4-2 on aggregate.

At Herning, Denmark:

Andre Schembri's goal in the 50th minute proved to be the series winner as Apollon Limassol gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with FC Midtjylland and won their series 4-3 on aggregate.

At Braga, Portugal:

Paulinho scored twice (39', 80') as SC Braga gained a 2-2 game-two home draw with FH Hafnarfjordur and won their series 4-3 on aggregate.

At Split, Croatia:

Gylri Sigurdsson scored in the 46th minute as Everton gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with Hajduk Split and won their series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:

Moanes Dabour (7'), Fredrik Gulbrandsen (38'), Valon Berisha (PK-52'), and Amadou Haidara (88') each scored once as FC Red Bull Salzburg demolished visiting Viitorul Constanta 4-0 in game two and finished off the Romanian club 7-1 on aggregate.

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Jaba Jighauri (68') and Nikola Gligorov (90'+1) each scored once as Vardar defeated Fenerbahce 2-1 in game two and eliminated the Yellow Canaries 4-1 on aggregate.

At Trondheim, Norway:

Samuel Adegbenro scored twice (80', 89') as Rosenborg defeated visiting Ajax Amsterdam 3-2 in game two and won their series 4-2 on aggregate.

At Netanya, Israel:

Vidar Kjartansson (41') and Sheran Yeini (73') each scored once as Maccabi Tel Aviv gained a 2-2 game-two draw with visiting Rheindorf Altach and won their series with the Austrian club 3-2 on aggregate.

At Oleksandriia, Ukraine:

Mirko Ivanic scored twice (70', 73') during a three-minute second-half span as FC BATE Borisov defeated FC Oleksandriya 2-1 on the road in game two and won their series 3-2 on aggregate.

At Elbasan, Albania:

A 0-0 game-two stalemate with visiting Dinamo Zagreb enabled Skenderbeu Korce, with the aggregate score at 1-1, to advance to the group stage on away goals.

At Marijampole, Lithuania:

A game-two 0-0 road stalemate with FK Suduva Marijampole enabled Ludogorets Razgrad to win their series with the Lithuanian club 2-0 on aggregate.

At Marseille, France:

Valere Germain scored twice (28', 56') as Marseille dominated visiting Domzale 3-0 in game two and won their series 4-1 on aggregate.

At Felcsut, Hungary:

Uros Durdevic scored twice (35', 87') as Partizan Belgrade rolled over Videoton 4-0 on the road in game two and eliminated the Hungarian club by that very same score on aggregate.

At Saint Petersburg, Russia:

Aleksandr Kokorin had a big day; his goal in the ninth minute enabled Zenit Saint Petersburg to top visiting FC Utrecht 1-0 in regulation time of game two and square their series at 1-1 on aggregate.  In overtime, he scores the series winner in the 105th minute and the Russian club won their series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Tiraspol, Moldova:

A 0-0 game-two home deadlock with Legia Warsaw was good enough for FC Sheriff as the Moldovan club, with the aggregate score at 1-1, won their series on away goals.

At Larnaca, Cyprus:

A game-two 0-0 road draw with AEK Larnaca was good enough for FC Viktoria Plzen as the Czech club won their series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Ostersund, Sweden:

Saman Ghoddos scored twice (70', 77') as Ostersund blanked visiting PAOK FC 2-0 in game two and, with the aggregate score at 3-3, won the series on away goals.

UEFA Champions League Group-Stage Draw

The draw for the UEFA Champions League's group stage took place on Thursday in Monaco.

GROUP A:

SL Benfica (Portugal)

Manchester United (England; won 2017-18 Europa League title)

FC Basel (Switzerland)

CSKA Moscow (Russia)



GROUP B:

Bayern Munich (Germany)

Paris Saint-Germain (France)

RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)

Celtic (Scotland)



GROUP C:

Chelsea (England)

Atletico Madrid (Spain)

AS Roma (Italy)

Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan; a first for that country)



GROUP D:

Juventus (Italy)

Barcelona (Spain)

Olympiacos (Greece)

Sporting CP (Portugal)



GROUP E:

Spartak Moscow (Russia)

Sevilla (Spain)

Liverpool (England)

NK Maribor (Slovenia)



GROUP F:

Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

Manchester City (England)

Napoli (Italy)

Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands)



GROUP G:

AS Monaco (France)

FC Porto (Portugal)

Besiktas (Turkey)

Red Bull Leipzig (Germany)



GROUP H:

Real Madrid (Spain; defending champions)

Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Tottenham Hotspur (England)

APOEL FC (Cyprus)



Group-stage play opens on Tuesday, September 12.  Each team plays each of the other three teams in its' group twice.  After six games, the top two teams in each group advanced to the Champions League's knockout stage while each group's third-place squad heads to the Europa League's Round of 32.

CONCACAF League: Arabe Unido Advances To Semifinals Despite Dropping Series Finale At Home

At Panama City, Panama:

In the lone Wednesday contest from the quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF League, Arabe Unido, despite dropping a 1-0 game-two home decision to CD Aguila (and being reduced to ten men in the process), still ousted the Salvadoran club 2-1 on aggregate.

MLS: Crew, DCU, Reds, RSL, Timbers Garner Wednesday Wins; Dynamo Gain Texas Derby Road Draw With Hoops; Caps Likewise At Home With Sounders In Cascadia Cup Clash

Seven games are on top on Wednesday in Major League Soccer with all times Pacific.

At Columbus, Ohio:

Ola Kamara (45') and Justin Meram (90') each scored once as the Columbus Crew blanked the visiting ten-man Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0.

The Galaxy had a goal wiped out after video review due to Joao Pedro going offside on what would have a goal by Daniel Steres in the first half.

At Washington:

Michael Parkhurst's own goal in the 46th minute lifted DC United to a 1-0 home win over Atlanta United, giving them a three-game season-series sweep of the expansion club.

At Frisco, Texas:

Erick Torres scored twice (71', 86') as the Houston Dynamo came back from two goals down to gain a 3-3 Texas Derby road draw with FC Dallas.  Vicente Sanchez opened the Dynamo's scoring in the game's opening minute.

Tesho Akindele (45'), Maynor Figueroa (45'+2), and Maximiliano Urruti (52') provided the Hoops' goals.

At Toronto:

Sebastian Giovinco (10'), Nicolas Hasler (30'), and Jozy Altidore (57') each scored once as Toronto FC continued in their march to become the first Canadian club to win the Supporters' Shield with their 3-0 home domination of the Philadelphia Union.

At Sandy, Utah:

Luis Silva (29'), Jefferson Savarino (68'), Albert Rusnak (80'), and Yura Movsisyan (90'+3) each scored once as Real Salt Lake demolished the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 4-0.

At Vancouver, British Columbia:

Fredy Montero's equalizer in the 64th minute lifted the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 Cascadia Cup home draw with the Seattle Sounders.  

The guests were able to stretch their unbeaten run to ten games (and take over sole possession of first place in the Western Conference standings), thanks to Nico Lodero's successfully-executed penalty kick in the 19th minute.

At Portland, Oregon:

Goals from Diego Valeri (21') and Darlington Nagbe (23') enabled the Portland Timbers to hold off the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-1.



MLS STANDINGS:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   Toronto FC (GP: 26; GD: +27; PTS: 53)
2.   New York City FC (GP: 25; GD: +13; PTS: 46)
3.   Chicago (GP: 25; GD: +12; PTS: 41)
4.   Columbus (GP: 27; GD: -1; PTS: 39)
5.   New York Red Bulls (GP: 24; GD: +5; PTS: 38)
6.   Montreal (GP: 24; GD: +3; PTS: 36)
7.   Atlanta United (GP: 23; GD: +12; PTS: 35)
8.   Orlando City SC (GP: 25; GD: -11; PTS: 31)
9.   Philadelphia (GP: 26; GD: -2; PTS: 30)
10. New England (GP: 24; GD: -1; PTS: 29)
11. DC United (GP: 26; GD: -23; PTS: 25)



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   Seattle (GP: 26; GD: +7; PTS: 41)
2.   Portland (GP: 27; GD: +3; PTS: 40)
3.   Kansas City (GP: 25; GD: +12; PTS: 40)
4.   Houston (GP: 26; GD: +9; PTS: 38)
5.   FC Dallas (GP: 24; GD: +5; PTS: 36)
6.   Vancouver (GP: 24; GD: +1; PTS: 35)
7.   San Jose (GP: 26; GD: -16; PTS: 33)
8.   Real Salt Lake (GP: 27; GD: -11; PTS: 32)
9.   Los Angeles (GP: 24; GD: -12; PTS: 23)
10. Colorado Rapids (GP: 24; GD: -11; PTS: 22)
11. Minnesota United FC (GP: 24; GD: -21; PTS: 22)

NOTES: With Portland and Kansas City level on points with 40, the Timbers have more wins (11) and Sporting KC (10); with Colorado and Minnesota United level on points (22) and wins (6), the Rapids have the superior goal differential (-11, compared to the Loons' -21).

UEFA Champions League: Qarabag (A First For Azerbaijan), APOEL, Horses, Reds, Lions Advance To Group Stage As Qualifying Ends

The final five available group-stage berths were up for grabs as five games were contested on Wednesday as the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League concluded.

Champions Route:

At Copenhagen, Denmark:

Dino Ndlovu scored what proved to be the series-winning goal in the 63rd minute as Qarabag, despite dropping a 2-1 game-two road decision to FC Copenhagen, won their series with the Danish club on away goals with the aggregate score at 2-2.  The Horsemen became the first club from Azerbaijan to ever advance to the Champions League's group stage.

At Prague, Czech Republic:

A game-two 0-0 road stalemate was good enough for APOEL FC as the Cypriot club took their series with Slavia Prague 2-0 on aggregate.

League Route:

At Moscow:

Georgi Shchenikov (45') and Alan Dzagoev (64') each scored once as CSKA Moscow blanked visiting BSC Young Boys 2-0 in game two and eliminated the Swiss club 3-0 on aggregate.

At Liverpool, England:

Emrc Can proved he can score as he tallied twice (10', 21) to help lift Liverpool to a 4-2 game-two home win over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim as the Reds ousted the German club 6-3 on aggregate.

At Bucharest, Romania:

Seydou Doumbia (13'), Marcos Acuna (60'), Gelson Martins (64'), Bas Doast (75'), and Rodrigo Battaglia (88') each once as Sporting CP went on a four-goal barrage in the second half and demolished Stuaua Bucharest 5-1 on the road in game two and won their series by that same score on aggregate.


All ten clubs that lost their series on Tuesday and Wednesday will play in the Europa League's group stage.

AFC Champions League: Kawasaki Frontale Take Series Opener From Red Diamonds At Home

At Kawasaki, Japan:

In the lone Wednesday contest from the quarterfinal round of the AFC Champions League, Yu Kobayashi scored twice (33', 85') as Kawasaki Frontale defeated the visiting Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 in the opening match of an all-Japanese two-game East Region series.

CONCACAF League: Santos de Guapiles Advance To Semis

At Tibas, Costa Rica:

In the lone Tuesday contest from the CONCACAF Champions League's quarterfinal round, Starling Matarrita scored the only goal of the match in the 18th minute as Santos de Guapiles registered a second 1-0 victory over Chorrillo FC, this time at home and ousted the Panamanian club 2-0 on aggregate to advance to the semifinal round.

AFC Champions League

Two games were contested in AFC Champions League quarterfinal-round play on Tuesday.

East Region:

At Shanghai, China:

Wu Lei scored twice (62', 65') as Shanghai SIPG demolished visiting Guangzhou Evergrande 4-0 in the opening match of a two-game all-Chinese series.

West Region:

At Oman, Qatar (played in Qatar due to deteriorating relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia):

Shojae Khalilzadeh (72') and Godwin Mensha (84') each scored once as Iran's Persepolis erased a two-goal deficit to salvage a series-opening 2-2 deadlock with Al-Ahli Saudi FC.  Omar Al Somah (2') and Leonardo da Silva Souza (58') each scored once for the Saudi club.

UEFA Champions League: Bhoys, Olympiacos, Maribor, Sevilla, Napoli Advance To Group Stage

Five games were contested on Tuesday as the second half of the UEFA Champions League's playoff round commenced.

Champions Route:

At Rijeka, Croatia:

Marko Marin scored the only goal of the match in the 25th minute as Olympiacos defeated HNK Rijeka 1-0 on the road in game two and won their series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Astana, Kazakhstan:

Scott Sinclair (33'), James Olivier Ntcham (80'), and Leigh Griffiths (90') each scored once as Celtic, despite dropping a 4-3 game-two road decision to Astana (and seeing their 42-game unbeaten run in all competitions come to an end), still won their series 8-4 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage for the tenth time in club history.

At Maribor, Slovenia:

Mitja Viler scored the series-winning goal in the 15th minute as NK Maribor defeated visiting Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1-0 in game two, and with the aggregate score at 2-2, ousted the Israeli club on away goals and advanced to the group stage.
League Route:

At Seville, Spain:

Sergio Escudero (52') and Wissam Ben Yedder (75') each scored a second-half goal as Sevilla gained a game-two 2-2 home draw with Istanbul Basaksehir and won their series with the Turkish club 4-3 on aggregate.

At Nice, France:

Thanks to goals courtesy of Jose Callejon (48') and Lorenzo Insigne (89'), Napoli registered a second 2-0 victory over Nice, this time on the road, and ousted the French club 4-0 on aggregate.

AFC Champions League: Scoreless Start To Quarterfinal Round

At Al Ain, United Arab Emirates:

Al-Ain battled visiting Al-Hilal to a 0-0 series-opening West Region stalemate on Monday as the quarterfinal round of the AFC Champions League commenced.

MLS: Late Goals Carry Citizens, Sounders To Home Wins On Sunday

Two games were contested in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

At New York:

Goals from David Villa (77') and Jonathan Lewis (90'+4) enabled New York City to come from behind to upend the visiting New England Revolution 2-1.

At Seattle:

Clint Dempsey successfully converted a penalty kick for the game-winning goal in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time as the Seattle Sounders came from behind to defeat visiting Minnesota United 2-1.

MLS STANDINGS:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   Toronto FC (GP: 25; GD: +24; PTS: 50)

2.   New York City (GP: 25; GD: +13; PTS: 46)

3.   Chicago (GP: 25; GD: +12; PTS: 41)

4.   New York Red Bulls (GP: 24; GD: +5; PTS: 38)

5.   Columbus (GP: 26; GD: -3; PTS: 36)

6.   Montreal (GP: 24; GD: +3; PTS: 36)

7.   Atlanta United FC (GP: 22; GD: +13; PTS: 35)

8.   Orlando City SC (GP: 25; GD: -11; PTS: 31)

9.   Philadelphia (GP: 25; GD: +1; PTS: 30)

10. New England (GP: 24; GD: -1; PTS: 29)

11. DC United (GP: 25; GD: -24; PTS: 22)

NOTE:  With Columbus and Montreal level on points with 36, the Crew have more wins than the Impact (11-10).

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   Seattle (GP: 25; GD: +7; PTS: 40)

2.   Kansas City (GP: 25; GD: +12; PTS: 40)

3.   Houston (GP: 25; GD: +9; PTS: 37)

4.   Portland (GP: 26; GD: +2; PTS: 37)

5.   FC Dallas (GP: 23; GD: +5; PTS: 35)

6.   Vancouver (GP: 23; GD: +1; PTS: 34)

7.   San Jose (GP: 25; GD: -12; PTS: 33)

8.   Real Salt Lake (GP: 26; GD: -15; PTS: 29)

9.   Los Angeles (GP: 23; GD: -10; PTS: 23)

10. Colorado (GP: 23; GD: -10; PTS: 22)

11. Minnesota United FC (GP: 23; GD: -10; PTS: 22)

NOTES:  With Seattle and Kansas City level on points with 40, the Sounders have more wins than Sporting KC (11-10); with Houston and Portland level on points (37) and wins (10), the Dynamo have the superior goal differential (+9, compared to the Timbers' +2); with Colorado and Minnesota United level on points (22) and wins (6), the Rapids have the superior goal differential (-10, compared to the Loons' -21).