The MLS Belt · season
The 2011 season
43 belt games · 11 title changesColorado Rapids carried the belt into the 2011 season. It changed hands 11 times among 10 franchises, 1 of those in the playoffs, and LA Galaxy finished the season with it. Most defenses: Sporting Kansas City, 10.
Who held it, in order
ColoradoDallasPortlandGalaxyDallasSporting KCSeattleReal Salt LakeD.C. UnitedPhiladelphiaRed BullsGalaxy
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 534 | Mar 19, 2011 | Colorado Rapids beat Portland Timbers 3–1 | Defense |
| 535 | Mar 27, 2011 | Colorado Rapids beat Chivas USA 1–0 | Defense |
| 536 | Apr 3, 2011 | Colorado Rapids beat D.C. United 4–1 | Defense |
| 537 | Apr 8, 2011 | FC Dallas beat Colorado Rapids 3–0 | Title change |
| 538 | Apr 17, 2011 | Portland Timbers beat FC Dallas 3–2 | Title change |
| 539 | Apr 24, 2011 | LA Galaxy beat Portland Timbers 3–0 | Title change |
| 540 | May 1, 2011 | FC Dallas beat LA Galaxy 2–1 | Title change |
| 541 | May 7, 2011 | FC Dallas and D.C. United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 542 | May 11, 2011 | FC Dallas beat Toronto FC 1–0 | Defense |
| 543 | May 14, 2011 | FC Dallas beat Philadelphia Union 2–0 | Defense |
| 544 | May 22, 2011 | FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 545 | May 26, 2011 | FC Dallas beat Seattle Sounders 1–0 | Defense |
| 546 | May 28, 2011 | FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 547 | Jun 4, 2011 | FC Dallas beat New England Revolution 1–0 | Defense |
| 548 | Jun 12, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City beat FC Dallas 4–1 | Title change |
| 549 | Jun 17, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City beat San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 | Defense |
| 550 | Jun 22, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 551 | Jun 25, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City beat Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 | Defense |
| 552 | Jul 3, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City beat Portland Timbers 2–1 | Defense |
| 553 | Jul 6, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 554 | Jul 9, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City and Chivas USA tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 555 | Jul 16, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 556 | Jul 23, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City beat Toronto FC 4–2 | Defense |
| 557 | Jul 30, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City and New England Revolution tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 558 | Aug 3, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City beat Real Salt Lake 2–0 | Defense |
| 559 | Aug 6, 2011 | Seattle Sounders beat Sporting Kansas City 2–1 | Title change |
| 560 | Aug 13, 2011 | Seattle Sounders and Chivas USA tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 561 | Aug 20, 2011 | Seattle Sounders beat FC Dallas 1–0 | Defense |
| 562 | Aug 27, 2011 | Seattle Sounders beat Columbus Crew 6–2 | Defense |
| 563 | Sep 10, 2011 | Real Salt Lake beat Seattle Sounders 2–1 | Title change |
| 564 | Sep 17, 2011 | Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 1–0 | Defense |
| 565 | Sep 21, 2011 | Real Salt Lake beat New York Red Bulls 3–1 | Defense |
| 566 | Sep 24, 2011 | D.C. United beat Real Salt Lake 4–1 | Title change |
| 567 | Sep 29, 2011 | Philadelphia Union beat D.C. United 3–2 | Title change |
| 568 | Oct 2, 2011 | Philadelphia Union and Chivas USA tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 569 | Oct 9, 2011 | Philadelphia Union beat Seattle Sounders 2–0 | Defense |
| 570 | Oct 15, 2011 | Philadelphia Union and Toronto FC tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 571 | Oct 20, 2011 | New York Red Bulls beat Philadelphia Union 1–0 | Title change |
| 572 | Oct 26, 2011 | New York Red Bulls beat FC Dallas 2–0 Playoffs | Defense |
| 573 | Oct 30, 2011 | LA Galaxy beat New York Red Bulls 1–0 Playoffs | Title change |
| 574 | Nov 4, 2011 | LA Galaxy beat New York Red Bulls 2–1 Playoffs | Defense |
| 575 | Nov 6, 2011 | LA Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 3–1 Playoffs | Defense |
| 576 | Nov 20, 2011 | LA Galaxy beat Houston Dynamo 1–0 Playoffs | Defense |