The MLS belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 1999: 24 title changes among 9 franchises; D.C. United finished with it.
2. 2015: 23 title changes among 14 franchises; Portland Timbers finished with it.
3. 2006: 19 title changes among 10 franchises; LA Galaxy finished with it.
4. 2009: 19 title changes among 12 franchises; Real Salt Lake finished with it.
5. 1996: 18 title changes among 10 franchises; D.C. United finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 2010: 7 title changes. Real Salt Lake carried it in and Colorado Rapids carried it out.
2. 2016: 8 title changes. Portland Timbers carried it in and Seattle Sounders carried it out.
3. 1998: 10 title changes. MetroStars carried it in and San Jose Clash carried it out.
4. 2023: 10 title changes. Los Angeles FC carried it in and D.C. United carried it out.
5. 2026: 10 title changes. Inter Miami carried it in and Austin FC carried it out.

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