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Through September 29, 2026
443Reigns
1,122Belt 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 Bulls153
  4. 4. FC Dallas151
  5. 5. Columbus Crew140
  6. 6. Chicago Fire134
  7. 7. New England Revolution132
  8. 8. Sporting Kansas City119
  9. 9. Colorado Rapids107
  10. 10. San Jose Earthquakes106
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 Rapids2,571 days
  2. 2. Toronto FC1,956 days
  3. 3. FC Dallas1,910 days
  4. 4. Sporting Kansas City1,794 days
  5. 5. New England Revolution1,543 days
  6. 6. CF Montréal1,437 days
  7. 7. San Jose Earthquakes1,234 days
  8. 8. Orlando City1,105 days
  9. 9. D.C. United927 days
  10. 10. New York Red Bulls878 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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