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2014 Major League Soccer season

The 2014 Major League Soccer season was the 19th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 102nd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 36th with a national first-division league.

Major League Soccer
Season2014
MLS CupLA Galaxy (5th title)
Supporters' ShieldSeattle Sounders FC (1st shield)
Champions League (U.S.)LA Galaxy
Seattle Sounders FC
D.C. United
Real Salt Lake
Champions League (Canada)Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Matches played323
Goals scored924 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerBradley Wright-Phillips
(27 goals)
Biggest home winLA 6–0 COL
(Sept. 5)
Biggest away winSJ 0–5 DAL
(Aug. 16)
Highest scoring9 goals:
NY 4–5 CHI
(May 11)
Longest winning run5 matches:
Seattle Sounders FC
(Apr 12 – May 7)
New England Revolution
(Apr 26 – May 24)
LA Galaxy
(Aug 20 – Sept. 5)
New England Revolution
(Aug 23 – Sept. 13)
Longest unbeaten run12 matches:
Real Salt Lake
(Mar 8 – May 24)
Longest winless run13 matches:
San Jose Earthquakes
(Aug 2–present)
Longest losing run8 matches:
New England Revolution
(May 31 – Jul. 26)
Highest attendance64,207
POR @ SEA
(July 13)
Lowest attendance3,702
POR @ CHV
(May 28)
Average attendance19,148[1]
← 2013
2015 →
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Locations of teams for the 2014 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

The regular season began on March 8 and ended on October 26. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 29 and ended on December 7, when the LA Galaxy claimed their fifth league title by defeating the New England Revolution, 2–1, in MLS Cup

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

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Schedule

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Teams played 34 games: 17 at home and 17 away. The nine Western Conference teams faced each West club three times, with the home teams reversed from the previous year. The 10 Eastern Conference teams played 7 East teams three times (home teams reversed from 2013) and two East teams twice. Eastern and Western Conference teams played each other once, with the home team reversed from previous year.[2] 90 percent of matches were on weekends.[3] A proposal to cut the regular season to 28 matches and allow for balanced in-conference schedules was reported in the media but not adopted.[4]

Stadiums and locations

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Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
Chicago Fire Chivas USA/

LA Galaxy

Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas
Toyota Park StubHub Center Dick's Sporting Goods Park Crew Stadium RFK Memorial Stadium Toyota Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 18,086 Capacity: 20,145 Capacity: 19,467 Capacity: 21,193
           
Houston Dynamo Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers
BBVA Compass Stadium Saputo Stadium[a] Gillette Stadium Red Bull Arena PPL Park Providence Park
Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 20,801 Capacity: 22,385 Capacity: 25,189 Capacity: 18,500 Capacity: 20,438
           
Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Rio Tinto Stadium Buck Shaw Stadium CenturyLink Field Sporting Park BMO Field BC Place
Capacity: 20,213 Capacity: 11,500 Capacity: 67,000 Capacity: 18,467 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 21,000
           

Personnel and sponsorship

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Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire   Frank Yallop   Jeff Larentowicz Quaker
Chivas USA   Wílmer Cabrera   Carlos Bocanegra —
Colorado Rapids   Pablo Mastroeni   Drew Moor Ciao Telecom
Columbus Crew   Gregg Berhalter   Michael Parkhurst Barbasol
D.C. United   Ben Olsen   Bobby Boswell Leidos
FC Dallas   Óscar Pareja   Matt Hedges AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo   Dominic Kinnear   Brad Davis BHP Billiton
LA Galaxy   Bruce Arena   Robbie Keane Herbalife
Montreal Impact   Frank Klopas   Patrice Bernier Bank of Montreal
New England Revolution   Jay Heaps   José Gonçalves UnitedHealthcare
New York Red Bulls   Mike Petke   Thierry Henry Red Bull
Philadelphia Union   Jim Curtin   Brian Carroll Bimbo
Portland Timbers   Caleb Porter   Will Johnson Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake   Jeff Cassar   Kyle Beckerman LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes   Dominic Kinnear   Chris Wondolowski —
Seattle Sounders FC   Sigi Schmid   Brad Evans Xbox
Sporting Kansas City   Peter Vermes   Matt Besler Ivy Funds
Toronto FC   Greg Vanney   Steven Caldwell Bank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps FC   Carl Robinson   Pedro Morales Bell Canada

Player transfers

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Main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2014

Major League Soccer employs twelve methods to acquire players. These mechanisms are the following: (a) via allocation; (b) via the Designated Player Rule; (c) via the annual SuperDraft; (d) via trade; (e) placing a discovery claim; (f) via the Homegrown Player Rule; (g) via the annual Re-Entry Draft; (h) via the annual Waiver Draft; (i) through weighted lottery; (j) through an "extreme hardship" call-up; (k) by replacing a player who has been placed on the Season Ending Injury List; (l) by replacing a player who has been placed on the Disabled List.[11]

Allocation ranking

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The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the League after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. The allocation rankings may also be used in the event two or more clubs file a request for the same player on the same day. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2013 season, taking playoff performance into account.

Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times, each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS League season.

Original Ranking Club Date Allocation Used Player Signed Previous Club Ref
1 Philadelphia Union† January 27, 2014   Maurice Edu   Stoke City [12][13]
2 Seattle Sounders FC‡ January 31, 2014   Marco Pappa   Heerenveen [14][15]
3 Houston Dynamo∞ July 23, 2014   DaMarcus Beasley   Puebla [16][17]
4 Columbus Crew SC October 7, 2014   Kei Kamara   Middlesbrough [18]
5 FC Dallas
6 Los Angeles Galaxy†# [19][20]
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
8 Chicago Fire
9 San Jose Earthquakes
10 Montreal Impact
11 Colorado Rapids
12 New England Revolution
13 Chivas USA‡ [15]
14 D.C. United# [20]
15 New York Red Bulls
16 Toronto FC∞ [17]
17 Portland Timbers
18 Real Salt Lake
19 Sporting Kansas City

† On January 14, 2014, Philadelphia Union acquired the No. 1 ranking and Ethan White from D.C. United in exchange for the No. 6 allocation ranking and Jeff Parke. [13]

‡ On December 11, 2013, Seattle Sounders acquired the No. 2 allocation ranking from Chivas USA in exchange for the No. 13 allocation ranking and Tristan Bowen.[15]

∞ On July 23, 2014, Houston Dynamo acquired the then-no. 1 allocation ranking (original ranking number 3) and allocation money from Toronto FC in exchange for the then-no. 14 allocation ranking (original ranking number 16) and Warren Creavalle.[17]

# On July 29, 2014, Los Angeles Galaxy acquired the then-No. 3 allocation ranking (original ranking number 6) from D.C. United in exchange for the then-No. 11 allocation ranking (original ranking number 14), a second-round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, and Kofi Opare.[20]

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
FC Dallas   Schellas Hyndman Resigned October 26, 2013 Preseason   Oscar Pareja January 10, 2014
Vancouver Whitecaps FC   Martin Rennie Fired October 29, 2013   Carl Robinson December 16, 2013
Chicago Fire   Frank Klopas Resigned October 30, 2013[21]   Frank Yallop October 31, 2013[22]
Columbus Crew   Brian Bliss End of caretaker spell November 6, 2013   Gregg Berhalter November 6, 2013[23]
Chivas USA   José Luis Real November 25, 2013[24]   Wílmer Cabrera January 9, 2014[25]
Real Salt Lake   Jason Kreis End of contract December 10, 2013[26]   Jeff Cassar December 18, 2013[27]
Montreal Impact   Marco Schällibaum Fired December 18, 2013[28]   Frank Klopas December 18, 2013[28]
Colorado Rapids   Oscar Pareja Resigned January 10, 2014   Pablo Mastroeni March 8, 2014[29]
Philadelphia Union   John Hackworth Fired June 10, 2014 16th   Jim Curtin June 10, 2014[30]
Toronto FC   Ryan Nelsen August 31, 2014 7th   Greg Vanney August 31, 2014[31]
San Jose Earthquakes   Mark Watson October 15, 2014 18th   Ian Russell (interim) October 15, 2014[32]

Ownership changes

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Club New owner Previous owner Date
Chivas USA Major League Soccer Jorge Vergara February 20, 2014

Rule changes

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The rules for the 2014 season are largely identical as those in 2013, with one major exception. For the first time in league history, the away goals rule will be used in two-legged MLS Cup playoff matches. MLS will use the version of the rule employed in CONCACAF competitions, which is applied only at the end of regular time of the second leg and not after extra time.[33] MLS has also tweaked the tiebreaker rules for the league standings. The first tiebreaker remains total wins, but the second and third tiebreakers have been swapped—goal difference is now second and goals scored is third. All other tiebreakers remain the same as in 2013.[34]

More minor changes include the following:[33][34]

  • The so-called "Special Discovery Signing" has been standardized. Under this provision, each team is allowed to amortize the total acquisition costs for one player, including the transfer fee, over the length of his contract without making him a Designated Player.
  • Regulations for loans between MLS teams have been formalized. Each team may loan out one player per season to another league team, with the loan deal being finalized no later than the close of the primary transfer window (May 12 in 2014). The player must be no older than 24 at the time of the loan, must stay on the receiving team's roster for the entire season, and cannot play against the team that loaned him out. Deals may include an option to buy.
  • Players who have trained for at least one year in a team's youth system, and have trained for at least 80 days with the team's academy in that year, may be signed to a first professional contract without being subject to the MLS SuperDraft.

The salary cap for 2014 has also been adjusted upward. The team salary cap, which as in previous years covers the first 20 of the 30 available roster spots, has increased to $3.1 million. The cap charge for a Designated Player is now $387,500, up from $368,750 last season. Midseason Designated Player signings carry a cap charge of $193,750. The minimum salaries for "off-budget" players (roster spots 21–30, including Generation adidas players) have also increased from last season.[34]

Standings

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Eastern Conference

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 37 +14 55
3 Columbus Crew SC 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10 52
4 New York Red Bulls 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5 50 MLS Cup Knockout round
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49
6 Philadelphia Union 34 10 12 12 51 51 0 42
7 Toronto FC 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 41
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19 39
9 Chicago Fire 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10 36
10 Montreal Impact 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20 28
Source: MLS

Western Conference

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders FC 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 LA Galaxy 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56
4 FC Dallas 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54 MLS Cup Knockout round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50
6 Portland Timbers 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49
7 Chivas USA 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32 33
8 Colorado Rapids 34 8 18 8 43 62 −19 32
9 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 16 12 35 50 −15 30
Source: MLS

Overall standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders FC (S) 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy (C) 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61
3 D.C. United 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59
4 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56
5 New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 46 +5 55
6 FC Dallas 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54
7 Columbus Crew 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10 52
8 New York Red Bulls 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5 50
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50 CONCACAF Champions League
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49
11 Portland Timbers 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49
12 Philadelphia Union 34 10 12 12 51 51 0 42
13 Toronto FC 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 41
14 Houston Dynamo 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19 39
15 Chicago Fire 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10 36
16 Chivas USA 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32 33
17 Colorado Rapids 34 8 18 8 43 62 −19 32
18 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 16 12 35 50 −15 30
19 Montreal Impact 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs
Knockout Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
E1 D.C. United 0 2 2
E4 New York Red Bulls 2 E4 New York Red Bulls 2 1 3
E5 Sporting Kansas City 1 Eastern ConferenceE4 New York Red Bulls 1 2 3
E2 New England Revolution 2 2 4
E2 New England Revolution 4 3 7
E3 Columbus Crew 2 1 3
E2 New England Revolution 1
W2 LA Galaxy (a.e.t.) 2
W1 Seattle Sounders FC (a) 1 0 1
W4 FC Dallas 2 W4 FC Dallas 1 0 1
W5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 Western ConferenceW1 Seattle Sounders FC 0 2 2
W2 LA Galaxy (a) 1 1 2
W2 LA Galaxy 0 5 5
W3 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0


Player statistics

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Goals

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls 27
2   Dom Dwyer Sporting Kansas City 22
3   Robbie Keane LA Galaxy 19
4   Lee Nguyen New England Revolution 18
5   Obafemi Martins Seattle Sounders FC 17
6   Gyasi Zardes LA Galaxy 16
7   Clint Dempsey Seattle Sounders FC 15
  Erick Torres Chivas USA
9   Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes 14
10   Joao Plata Real Salt Lake 13

Assists

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Rank Player Club Assists
1   Landon Donovan LA Galaxy 19
2   Thierry Henry New York Red Bulls 14
  Robbie Keane LA Galaxy
  Diego Valeri Portland Timbers
5   Obafemi Martins Seattle Sounders FC 13
6   Javier Morales Real Salt Lake 12
  Pedro Morales Vancouver Whitecaps FC
8   Brad Davis Houston Dynamo 11
  Cristian Maidana Philadelphia Union
  Mauro Rosales Vancouver Whitecaps FC
  Marcelo Sarvas LA Galaxy

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1   David Ousted Vancouver Whitecaps FC 13
2   Bill Hamid D.C. United 10
3   Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC 9
4   Steve Clark Columbus Crew 8
  Jaime Penedo LA Galaxy
  Bobby Shuttleworth New England Revolution
7   Tally Hall Houston Dynamo 7
  Clint Irwin Colorado Rapids
  Eric Kronberg Sporting Kansas City
  Donovan Ricketts Portland Timbers
  Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake

Awards

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Individual awards

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Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player   Robbie Keane LA Galaxy
Defender of the Year   Chad Marshall Seattle Sounders FC
Goalkeeper of the Year   Bill Hamid D.C. United
Coach of the Year   Ben Olsen D.C. United
Rookie of the Year   Tesho Akindele FC Dallas
Newcomer of the Year   Pedro Morales Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Comeback Player of the Year   Rodney Wallace Portland Timbers
Golden Boot   Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls
Fair Play Award   Michael Parkhurst Columbus Crew
Humanitarian of the Year   A. J. DeLaGarza LA Galaxy
Goal of the Year   Obafemi Martins Seattle Sounders FC
Save of the Year   Luis Robles New York Red Bulls

Player of the Month

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Month
Player Club Stats
March   Mauro Díaz FC Dallas 2G, 1A
April   Clint Dempsey Seattle Sounders FC 7G, 2A
May   Dom Dwyer Sporting Kansas City 6G
June   Eric Kronberg Sporting Kansas City 6SV, 0GA
July   Benny Feilhaber Sporting Kansas City 2G, 1A
August   Landon Donovan LA Galaxy 3G, 6A
September   Obafemi Martins Seattle Sounders FC 5G, 1A
October   Lee Nguyen New England Revolution 5G

Weekly awards

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Week MLS Player of the Week AT&T Goal of the Week MLS Save of the Week
Player Nat Club Player Nat Club Player Nat Club
Week 1 Nick Rimando   USA Real Salt Lake Sebastián Fernández   URU Vancouver Whitecaps FC Nick Rimando   USA Real Salt Lake
Week 2 Jermain Defoe   ENG Toronto FC Kyle Beckerman   USA Real Salt Lake Nick Rimando   USA Real Salt Lake
Week 3 Bernardo Añor   VEN Columbus Crew Fabián Castillo   COL FC Dallas David Ousted   DEN Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Week 4 Graham Zusi   USA Sporting Kansas City Dom Dwyer   ENG Sporting Kansas City Dan Kennedy   USA Chivas USA
Week 5 Clint Dempsey   USA Seattle Sounders FC José Mari   ESP Colorado Rapids Chris Seitz   USA FC Dallas
Week 6 Clint Dempsey   USA Seattle Sounders FC Clint Dempsey   USA Seattle Sounders FC Chris Seitz   USA FC Dallas
Week 7 Nick Rimando   USA Real Salt Lake Obafemi Martins   NGA Seattle Sounders FC Júlio César   BRA Toronto FC
Week 8 Bradley Wright-Phillips   ENG New York Red Bulls Obafemi Martins   NGA Seattle Sounders FC Tally Hall   USA Houston Dynamo
Week 9 Joao Plata   ECU Real Salt Lake Gastón Fernández   ARG Portland Timbers Eric Kronberg   USA Sporting Kansas City
Week 10 Harrison Shipp   USA Chicago Fire Javier Morales   ARG Real Salt Lake Raúl Fernández   PER FC Dallas
Week 11 Federico Higuaín   ARG Columbus Crew Obafemi Martins   NGA Seattle Sounders FC Jeff Attinella   USA Real Salt Lake
Week 12 Landon Donovan   USA LA Galaxy Erik Hurtado   USA Vancouver Whitecaps FC Donovan Ricketts   JAM Portland Timbers
Week 13 Deshorn Brown   JAM Colorado Rapids Will Johnson   CAN Portland Timbers Jeff Attinella   USA Real Salt Lake
Week 14 Fanendo Adi   NGA Portland Timbers Fabian Castillo   COL FC Dallas Dan Kennedy   USA Chivas USA
Week 15 Luis Silva   USA D.C. United (not awarded) (not awarded)
Week 16 Jack McInerney   USA Montreal Impact Jack McInerney   USA Montreal Impact David Ousted   DEN Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Week 17 Erick Torres   MEX Chivas USA Erick Torres   MEX Chivas USA Donovan Ricketts   JAM Portland Timbers
Week 18 Thierry Henry   FRA New York Red Bulls Deshorn Brown   JAM Colorado Rapids Donovan Ricketts   JAM Portland Timbers
Week 19 Benny Feilhaber   USA Sporting Kansas City Diego Valeri   ARG Portland Timbers Steve Clark   USA Columbus Crew
Week 20 Yannick Djaló   POR San Jose Earthquakes Graham Zusi   USA Sporting Kansas City Jaime Penedo   PAN LA Galaxy
Week 21 Robbie Keane   IRE LA Galaxy Dax McCarty   USA New York Red Bulls Nick Rimando   USA Real Salt Lake
Week 22 Chris Schuler   USA Real Salt Lake Diego Valeri   ARG Portland Timbers Jon Kempin   USA Sporting Kansas City
Week 23 Tesho Akindele   CAN FC Dallas Dillon Serna   USA Colorado Rapids Jon Kempin   USA Sporting Kansas City
Week 24 Obafemi Martins   NGA Seattle Sounders FC Obafemi Martins   NGA Seattle Sounders FC Clint Irwin   USA Colorado Rapids
Week 25 Landon Donovan   USA LA Galaxy Clint Dempsey   USA Seattle Sounders FC Nick Rimando   USA Real Salt Lake
Week 26 Landon Donovan   USA LA Galaxy Thierry Henry   FRA New York Red Bulls Jon Busch   USA San Jose Earthquakes
Week 27 Blas Pérez   PAN FC Dallas Lamar Neagle   USA Seattle Sounders FC Joe Bendik   USA Toronto FC
Week 28 Bradley Wright-Phillips   ENG New York Red Bulls Diego Valeri   ARG Portland Timbers Luis Robles   USA New York Red Bulls
Week 29 Landon Donovan   USA LA Galaxy Obafemi Martins   NGA Seattle Sounders FC Steve Clark   USA Columbus Crew
Week 30 Sebastián Fernández   URU Vancouver Whitecaps FC Marco Pappa   GUA Seattle Sounders FC Clint Irwin   USA Colorado Rapids
Week 31 Diego Valeri   ARG Portland Timbers Graham Zusi   USA Sporting Kansas City Andy Gruenebaun   USA Sporting Kansas City
Week 32 Lee Nguyen   USA New England Revolution Lee Nguyen   USA New England Revolution Nick Rimando   USA Real Salt Lake
Week 33 Marco Pappa   GUA Seattle Sounders FC Kyle Beckerman   USA Real Salt Lake Donovan Ricketts   JAM Portland Timbers

The player of the week is voted on by North American sports journalists. All other weekly and monthly awards are decided by an online fan vote.

Best XI

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Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
  Bill Hamid, D.C. United   Chad Marshall, Seattle
  Bobby Boswell, D.C. United
  Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy 		  Lee Nguyen, New England
  Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
  Diego Valeri, Portland
  Thierry Henry, Red Bulls 		  Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy
  Bradley Wright-Phillips, Red Bulls
  Obafemi Martins, Seattle

Coaches

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Eastern Conference

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Western Conference

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Impact's first three home games were played at the Olympic Stadium. The Impact played its first home game at Saputo Stadium on April 26, 2014, against the Philadelphia Union.

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