With just about 5 weeks remaining in the regular season schedule the race to the playoffs is heating up. Here is a quick look at the current situation of each team
Columbus Crew 14-6-5 47pts
The Crew missed the playoffs last year and are on the top this year. They have at least a spot in the playoffs clinched and are the only team to do so yet.
Last 5: W T W W W (13pts)
Remaining Schedule:
@ New England Revolution
LA GALAXY
@ Chicago Fire
@ New York Red Bulls
DC UNITED
New England Revolution 12-7-6 42pts
The Revolution are always near the top, usually going far into the playoffs and collecing some trophies (just not the MLS Cup). This could be the year they get that MLS Cup. They got SuperLiga and aren’t doing so bad at 2nd place in the league.
Last 5: T W L L T
Remaining Schedule:
COLUMBUS CREW
REAL SALT LAKE
@ Kansas City Wizards
@ DC United
Kansas City Wizards
Houston Dynamo 10-5-9 39pts
Defending MLS Cup champions have a habit of starting the season slow and peaking at the right time and they could do it again this year.
Last 5: T W W L W
Remaining Schedule:
@ Toronto FC
@ Colorado Rapids
DC UNITED
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
LA GALAXY
Chicago Fire 11-9-5 38pts
The Fire started out with a bang this season – for a while they held the top spot in the league. Now they are in a slump but if they come out of it at the right time they can bean anyone and could add to their collection of silverware.
Last 5: L L W L L
Remaining Schedule:
LA GALAXY
@ Kansas City Wizards
COLUMBUS CREW
@ Toronto FC
NEW YORK RED BULLS
New York Red Bulls 9-8-8 35pts
The Red Bulls have been all over the place, near the top and near the bottom. You never know what the Red Bulls are gonna do. They are currently 5th overall but currently 4th in the East with DC and KC within striking distance. They could go either way in the playoff hunt but I’d expect to see them get in.
Last 5: L W L T W
Remaining Schedule:
COLORADO RAPIDS
TORONTO FC
@ Real Salt Lake
COLUMBUS CREW
@ Chicago Fire
DC United 10-12-3 33pts
One of the most successful clubs in MLS History, defenders of the Supporters’ Shield, DC United is going to make it close to the playoffs this year. If they playoffs were to start today, they’d be the last team in. There are a couple teams right on their heels.
Last 5: L T L T W
Remaining Schedule:
@ FC Dallas
CHIVAS USA
@ Houston Dynamo
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
@ Columbus Crew
Chivas USA 9-10-6 33pts
Chivas USA were winners of the Western Conference last year and then took a first round exit from the playoffs. Right now they have 2nd position in the West although they are 7th overall.
Last 5: W L W W T
Remaining Schedule:
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS
@ DC United
@ San Jose Earthquakes
COLORADO RAPIDS
HOUSTON DYNAMO
Kansas City Wizards 8-9-8 32pts
The Wizards must like to cut it close. They’ve gone down to the very last day of the regular season to determine their playoff fate a couple times in the past few years. Right now they’ve got some ground to make up to get in this year.
Last 5: W W L L T
Remaining Schedule:
@ Chivas USA
CHICAGO FIRE
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
@ New England Revolution
Colorado Rapids 9-12-4 31pts
The Rapids have been up and down this year. They missed the playoffs last year and hope to change that this year. They are current tied on points with RSL for the 3rd position in the West – which will likely be the last position to get into the playoffs from the West.
Last 5: T W W L L
Remaining Schedule:
@ New York Red Bulls
HOUSTON DYNAMO
@ LA Galaxy
@ Chivas USA
REAL SALT LAKE
Real Salt Lake 8-10-7 31pts
RSL have had a bit of a slide lately. They had been on top of the West and looking forward to making the playoffs for the first time in their history. Now they’ve got a battle to get there. This could come down to the last game of the saeson when they play Colorado.
Last 5: L L T W L
Remaining Schedule:
@ San Jose Earthquakes
@ New England Revolution
NEW YORK RED BULLS
FC DALLAS
@ Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas 7-9-9 30pts
FC Dallas could likely be one of the team that made the cut last year to drop out. They have had their moments but not enough of them. They are only 1 point away, but I think it is unlikely they move up.
Last 5: W T L L T
Remaining Schedule:
DC UNITED
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
TORONTO FC
@ Real Salt Lake
@ LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy 7-10-8 29pts
The Galaxy have had ups and downs as much as anyone in the leage. For a while they got hot and led the west, they’ve also been on the bottom on the single table. Chances of the Galaxy getting into the playoffs are not looking very good.
Last 5: W L T T L
Remaining Schedule:
@ Chicago Fire
@ Columbus Crew
COLORADO RAPIDS
@ Houston Dynamo
FC DALLAS
San Jose Earthquakes 7-9-8 29pts
The Earthquakes have been close to or at the very bottom for most of the year. A first year team isn’t expected much more, but they have had a hot run in the 2nd half of the season. They came up and threatened to take a playoff position, but now they’ve fallen back a little bit.
Last 5: T W W T W
Remaining Schedule:
REAL SALT LAKE
@ FC Dallas
CHIVAS USA
@ Houston Dynamo
@ Kansas City Wizards
TORONTO FC
Toronto FC 7-12-6 27pts
TFC spent some impressive time in the playoff hunt, but now they sit at the bottom of the league. It would take an amazing run to get them in now.
Last 5: L T L L T
Remaining Schedule:
HOUSTON DYNAMO
@ New York Red Bulls
@ FC Dallas
CHICAGO FIRE
@ San Jose Earthquakes
Jeff Cunningham has 99 career MLS goals which has him at 4th on the all time league history goal scoring charts. Cunningham is currently 31 years old. How much is a player with those stats worth?
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Carlos Ruiz on on his way out of FC Dallas and going back to his first MLS team the LA Galaxy. The Galaxy paid an undisclosed amount of allocation money as well as a 2nd round draft pick to bring Ruiz back to LA.