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The belt vs. the champion

30 seasons with a playoffs final

The belt doesn't care about brackets. But how often does it end the season in the same hands as the trophy? Here's the team that won each season's last playoffs game next to the team holding the belt when the season's games ran out.

22Seasons it matched
73%Match rate
8Seasons it didn't
2Current matching streak
SeasonChampionBelt at season's endMatch
2025Inter MiamiInter MiamiSame team
2024LA GalaxyLA GalaxySame team
2023Columbus CrewD.C. United
2022Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FCSame team
2021New York City FCNew York City FCSame team
2020Columbus CrewColumbus CrewSame team
2019Seattle SoundersSeattle SoundersSame team
2018Atlanta UnitedNew York Red Bulls
2017Toronto FCFC Dallas
2016Seattle SoundersSeattle SoundersSame team
2015Portland TimbersPortland TimbersSame team
2014LA GalaxyLA GalaxySame team
2013Sporting Kansas CityToronto FC
2012LA GalaxyLA GalaxySame team
2011LA GalaxyLA GalaxySame team
2010Colorado RapidsColorado RapidsSame team
2009Real Salt LakeReal Salt LakeSame team
2008Columbus CrewColumbus CrewSame team
2007Houston DynamoHouston DynamoSame team
2006Houston DynamoLA Galaxy
2005LA GalaxyLA GalaxySame team
2004D.C. UnitedD.C. UnitedSame team
2003San Jose EarthquakesKansas City Wizards
2002LA GalaxyLA GalaxySame team
2001San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose EarthquakesSame team
2000Kansas City WizardsKansas City WizardsSame team
1999D.C. UnitedD.C. UnitedSame team
1998Chicago FireSan Jose Clash
1997D.C. UnitedNY/NJ MetroStars
1996D.C. UnitedD.C. UnitedSame team

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