MLS belt, season by season

31 seasons

Season	Entered with it	Finished with it	Changes	Belt games
2020s
2026	Inter Miami	Austin FC	10	27
2025	LA Galaxy	Inter Miami	11	40
2024	D.C. United	LA Galaxy	17	42
2023	Los Angeles FC	D.C. United	10	31
2022	New York City FC	Los Angeles FC	11	38
2021	Columbus Crew	New York City FC	13	38
2020	Seattle Sounders	Columbus Crew	14	28
2010s
2019	New York Red Bulls	Seattle Sounders	18	42
2018	FC Dallas	New York Red Bulls	12	39
2017	Seattle Sounders	FC Dallas	14	37
2016	Portland Timbers	Seattle Sounders	8	36
2015	LA Galaxy	Portland Timbers	23	40
2014	Toronto FC	LA Galaxy	14	36
2013	LA Galaxy	Toronto FC	11	32
2012	LA Galaxy	LA Galaxy	16	40
2011	Colorado Rapids	LA Galaxy	11	43
2010	Real Salt Lake	Colorado Rapids	7	36
2000s
2009	Columbus Crew	Real Salt Lake	19	39
2008	Houston Dynamo	Columbus Crew	12	33
2007	LA Galaxy	Houston Dynamo	15	34
2006	LA Galaxy	LA Galaxy	19	32
2005	D.C. United	LA Galaxy	17	33
2004	Kansas City Wizards	D.C. United	12	34
2003	LA Galaxy	Kansas City Wizards	11	33
2002	San Jose Earthquakes	LA Galaxy	15	38
2001	Kansas City Wizards	San Jose Earthquakes	16	36
2000	D.C. United	Kansas City Wizards	18	38
1990s
1999	San Jose Clash	D.C. United	24	39
1998	MetroStars	San Jose Clash	10	32
1997	D.C. United	NY/NJ MetroStars	15	35
1996	San Jose Clash	D.C. United	18	41

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