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Through November 13, 2026
444Reigns
1,129Belt games
33Franchises have held it
64Title changes in the playoffs
Most days holding the belt (all reigns)
  1. 1. LA Galaxy1,642
  2. 2. D.C. United1,071
  3. 3. New York Red Bulls805
  4. 4. FC Dallas657
  5. 5. Sporting Kansas City635
  6. 6. Columbus Crew635
  7. 7. San Jose Earthquakes617
  8. 8. Seattle Sounders563
  9. 9. Chicago Fire455
  10. 10. New England Revolution439
Most reigns
  1. 1. LA Galaxy39
  2. 2. FC Dallas32
  3. 3. D.C. United29
  4. 4. Chicago Fire29
  5. 5. Columbus Crew28
  6. 6. New England Revolution28
  7. 7. San Jose Earthquakes26
  8. 8. New York Red Bulls26
  9. 9. Sporting Kansas City21
  10. 10. Colorado Rapids20
Most defenses in one reign
  1. 1. FC Dallas, 201013
  2. 2. New York Red Bulls, 201612
  3. 3. Sporting Kansas City, 201110
  4. 4. Kansas City Wizards, 20039
  5. 5. New England Revolution, 20229
  6. 6. LA Galaxy, 20009
  7. 7. LA Galaxy, 20109
  8. 8. Vancouver Whitecaps, 20219
  9. 9. Chicago Fire, 19989
  10. 10. Los Angeles FC, 20228
Most successful defenses (all reigns)
  1. 1. LA Galaxy86
  2. 2. D.C. United55
  3. 3. New York Red Bulls53
  4. 4. FC Dallas49
  5. 5. Chicago Fire42
  6. 6. New England Revolution41
  7. 7. Sporting Kansas City35
  8. 8. Columbus Crew34
  9. 9. Toronto FC30
  10. 10. Los Angeles FC26
Most defenses in one season
  1. 1. FC Dallas, 201015
  2. 2. Toronto FC, 201714
  3. 3. Chicago Fire, 199812
  4. 4. New York Red Bulls, 201612
  5. 5. San Jose Earthquakes, 200110
  6. 6. Sporting Kansas City, 201110
  7. 7. LA Galaxy, 20009
  8. 8. New England Revolution, 20029
  9. 9. LA Galaxy, 20109
  10. 10. D.C. United, 20159
Most belt games played
  1. 1. LA Galaxy197
  2. 2. D.C. United159
  3. 3. New York Red Bulls154
  4. 4. FC Dallas151
  5. 5. Columbus Crew140
  6. 6. Chicago Fire134
  7. 7. New England Revolution132
  8. 8. Sporting Kansas City120
  9. 9. San Jose Earthquakes107
  10. 10. Colorado Rapids107
Busiest seasons (title changes)
  1. 1. 199924
  2. 2. 201523
  3. 3. 200619
  4. 4. 200919
  5. 5. 199618
  6. 6. 200018
  7. 7. 201918
  8. 8. 200517
  9. 9. 202417
  10. 10. 200116
Longest current droughts
  1. 1. Colorado Rapids2,616 days
  2. 2. Toronto FC2,001 days
  3. 3. FC Dallas1,955 days
  4. 4. Sporting Kansas City1,839 days
  5. 5. New England Revolution1,588 days
  6. 6. CF Montréal1,482 days
  7. 7. San Jose Earthquakes1,279 days
  8. 8. Orlando City1,150 days
  9. 9. D.C. United972 days
  10. 10. New York Red Bulls923 days
Most title takeovers from one team
  1. 1. LA Galaxy from FC Dallas8
  2. 2. FC Dallas from LA Galaxy7
  3. 3. LA Galaxy from San Jose Earthquakes6
  4. 4. New England Revolution from Chicago Fire6
  5. 5. D.C. United from Columbus Crew5
  6. 6. FC Dallas from Chicago Fire5
  7. 7. San Jose Earthquakes from LA Galaxy5
  8. 8. New England Revolution from Columbus Crew5
  9. 9. Chicago Fire from New England Revolution5
  10. 10. LA Galaxy from Houston Dynamo5

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