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The 2021 season

38 belt games · 13 title changes

Columbus Crew carried the belt into the 2021 season. It changed hands 13 times among 12 franchises, 2 of those in the playoffs, and New York City FC finished the season with it. Most defenses: Vancouver Whitecaps, 9.

Who held it, in order

ColumbusTorontoOrlandoRed BullsNew EnglandDallasGalaxyVancouverPortlandGalaxySporting KCMinnesotaPortlandNYCFC

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
907Apr 18, 2021Columbus Crew and Philadelphia Union tied 0–0Tie · defense
908May 1, 2021Columbus Crew and CF Montréal tied 0–0Tie · defense
909May 8, 2021Columbus Crew beat D.C. United 3–1Defense
910May 12, 2021Toronto FC beat Columbus Crew 2–0Title change
911May 15, 2021Toronto FC and New York City FC tied 1–1Tie · defense
912May 22, 2021Orlando City beat Toronto FC 1–0Title change
913May 29, 2021New York Red Bulls beat Orlando City 2–1Title change
914Jun 18, 2021New York Red Bulls beat Nashville SC 2–0Defense
915Jun 23, 2021New England Revolution beat New York Red Bulls 3–2Title change
916Jun 27, 2021FC Dallas beat New England Revolution 2–1Title change
917Jul 4, 2021FC Dallas and Vancouver Whitecaps tied 2–2Tie · defense
918Jul 7, 2021LA Galaxy beat FC Dallas 3–1Title change
919Jul 17, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps beat LA Galaxy 2–1Title change
920Jul 20, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps and Houston Dynamo tied 0–0Tie · defense
921Jul 24, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps and Los Angeles FC tied 2–2Tie · defense
922Jul 31, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps and Minnesota United tied 2–2Tie · defense
923Aug 8, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps and LA Galaxy tied 1–1Tie · defense
924Aug 13, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps and San Jose Earthquakes tied 0–0Tie · defense
925Aug 18, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps beat Austin FC 2–1Defense
926Aug 21, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps beat Los Angeles FC 2–1Defense
927Aug 29, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 4–1Defense
928Sep 4, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps beat Austin FC 2–1Defense
929Sep 10, 2021Portland Timbers beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0Title change
930Sep 15, 2021Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids tied 2–2Tie · defense
931Sep 19, 2021Portland Timbers beat Los Angeles FC 2–1Defense
932Sep 25, 2021Portland Timbers beat Real Salt Lake 6–1Defense
933Sep 29, 2021Portland Timbers beat Los Angeles FC 2–1Defense
934Oct 3, 2021Portland Timbers beat Inter Miami 1–0Defense
935Oct 16, 2021LA Galaxy beat Portland Timbers 2–1Title change
936Oct 20, 2021LA Galaxy beat Houston Dynamo 3–0Defense
937Oct 23, 2021LA Galaxy and FC Dallas tied 2–2Tie · defense
938Oct 27, 2021Sporting Kansas City beat LA Galaxy 2–0Title change
939Oct 31, 2021Minnesota United beat Sporting Kansas City 2–1Title change
940Nov 7, 2021Minnesota United and LA Galaxy tied 3–3Tie · defense
941Nov 21, 2021Portland Timbers beat Minnesota United 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
942Nov 25, 2021Portland Timbers beat Colorado Rapids 1–0 PlayoffsDefense
943Dec 4, 2021Portland Timbers beat Real Salt Lake 2–0 PlayoffsDefense
944Dec 11, 2021New York City FC beat Portland Timbers 2–1 (pens) PlayoffsTitle change

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