The MLS Belt · reign 310
New York Red Bulls
Took the belt from New York City FC, 4–1, on July 24, 2016. Lost it to Montreal Impact, 1–0, on October 30, 2016.
12Defenses
98Days
20thReign for the club
+1Closest call · Oct 16, 2016
1.3Average winning margin
27thLongest of 444 reigns, by days
2ndMost defenses of 444 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Montreal Impact, 1–0, on October 30, 2016.
Defended against
Montreal Impact ×2D.C. United ×2Philadelphia ×2ChicagoGalaxyNew EnglandVancouverTorontoColumbus
The season
- 2016: New York Red Bulls finished 16–9–9, 3rd of 20 by record; Seattle Sounders won the MLS Cup; 14 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 8 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from New York Red Bulls’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 743 | Jul 24, 2016 | New York Red Bulls beat New York City FC 4–1 Game → | +3 | Title change |
| 744 | Jul 31, 2016 | New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 745 | Aug 7, 2016 | New York Red Bulls and LA Galaxy tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 746 | Aug 13, 2016 | New York Red Bulls beat Montreal Impact 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 747 | Aug 21, 2016 | New York Red Bulls and D.C. United tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 748 | Aug 28, 2016 | New York Red Bulls beat New England Revolution 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 749 | Sep 3, 2016 | New York Red Bulls beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 750 | Sep 11, 2016 | New York Red Bulls and D.C. United tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 751 | Sep 18, 2016 | New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC tied 3–3 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 752 | Sep 24, 2016 | New York Red Bulls beat Montreal Impact 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 753 | Oct 1, 2016 | New York Red Bulls beat Philadelphia Union 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 754 | Oct 16, 2016 | New York Red Bulls beat Columbus Crew 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 755 | Oct 23, 2016 | New York Red Bulls beat Philadelphia Union 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 756 | Oct 30, 2016 | Montreal Impact beat New York Red Bulls 1–0 Playoffs | −1 | Title change |