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The 2020 season

28 belt games · 14 title changes

Seattle Sounders carried the belt into the 2020 season. It changed hands 14 times among 9 franchises, 4 of those in the playoffs, and Columbus Crew finished the season with it. Most defenses: Seattle Sounders, 8.

Who held it, in order

SeattleChicagoSan JoseMinnesotaOrlandoPortlandSeattlePortlandLAFCSeattlePortlandReal Salt LakeSan JoseSeattleColumbus

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
879Mar 1, 2020Seattle Sounders beat Chicago Fire 2–1Defense
880Mar 7, 2020Seattle Sounders and Columbus Crew tied 1–1Tie · defense
881Jul 10, 2020Seattle Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes tied 0–0Tie · defense
882Jul 14, 2020Chicago Fire beat Seattle Sounders 2–1Title change
883Jul 19, 2020San Jose Earthquakes beat Chicago Fire 2–0Title change
884Jul 27, 2020San Jose Earthquakes beat Real Salt Lake 5–2 PlayoffsDefense
885Aug 1, 2020Minnesota United beat San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 PlayoffsTitle change
886Aug 6, 2020Orlando City beat Minnesota United 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
887Aug 11, 2020Portland Timbers beat Orlando City 2–1 PlayoffsTitle change
888Aug 23, 2020Seattle Sounders beat Portland Timbers 3–0Title change
889Aug 30, 2020Seattle Sounders beat Los Angeles FC 3–1Defense
890Sep 2, 2020Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake tied 2–2Tie · defense
891Sep 6, 2020Portland Timbers beat Seattle Sounders 2–1Title change
892Sep 13, 2020Los Angeles FC beat Portland Timbers 4–2Title change
893Sep 18, 2020Seattle Sounders beat Los Angeles FC 3–0Title change
894Sep 23, 2020Portland Timbers beat Seattle Sounders 1–0Title change
895Sep 27, 2020Portland Timbers beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0Defense
896Oct 7, 2020Portland Timbers beat LA Galaxy 6–3Defense
897Oct 11, 2020Portland Timbers beat San Jose Earthquakes 3–0Defense
898Oct 14, 2020Real Salt Lake beat Portland Timbers 2–1Title change
899Oct 24, 2020Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas tied 0–0Tie · defense
900Oct 28, 2020San Jose Earthquakes beat Real Salt Lake 2–0Title change
901Nov 4, 2020San Jose Earthquakes beat Los Angeles FC 3–2Defense
902Nov 8, 2020Seattle Sounders beat San Jose Earthquakes 4–1Title change
903Nov 24, 2020Seattle Sounders beat Los Angeles FC 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
904Dec 1, 2020Seattle Sounders beat FC Dallas 1–0 PlayoffsDefense
905Dec 7, 2020Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
906Dec 12, 2020Columbus Crew beat Seattle Sounders 3–0 PlayoffsTitle change

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