Major League Soccer

Season	2010
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The 2010 Major League Soccer season is expected to be the 15th season in league history. Seattle Sounders FC is scheduled to host the expansion Philadelphia Union for the season opening match on March 25. The regular season will conclude October 24 and the MLS Cup Playoffs will culminate in the final on November 21.

The collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players' union is set to expire before the beginning of the season. The possibility of a players' strike if a new agreement is not agreed to has been reported.

Contents 1 Changes from 2009 2 Competition format 3 Standings 3.1 Conference standings 3.2 Overall standings 4 Related Competitions 4.1 International competitions 4.1.1 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Changes from 2009

• The players' union and league are currently discussing a new collective bargaining agreement that may adjust the players' contracts.^[1]
• Philadelphia Union will join the league as its 16th club and will play in the Eastern Conference.^[2] Part of the season will be played at Lincoln Financial Field while Union Field at Chester in Chester, Pennsylvania is expected to be completed in July.
• A natural grass field will replace the artificial turf at Toronto FC's BMO Field.^[2]
• New York Red Bulls will move to their new stadium Red Bull Arena.

[edit] Competition format

The format for the 2010 season is expected to be as follows:^[3]

• The season is expected to be played from March to October. The playoffs should conclude in November.
• The 16 teams are expected to be split into two conferences and play 30 games that are evenly divided.
• Games will not be played during the group phase of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The last MLS game prior to the World Cup will be played on June 10 and MLS will not schedule any additional games until after the group phase concludes on June 25. MLS does not plan to schedule games on the days of either the competition's semifinal or final.

[edit] Standings

[edit] Conference standings

Eastern Conference v • d • e
Club		Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Chicago Fire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Columbus Crew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	D.C. United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Kansas City Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	New England Revolution	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	New York Red Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Philadelphia Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Toronto FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Western Conference v • d • e
Club		Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Chivas USA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Colorado Rapids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	FC Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Houston Dynamo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Los Angeles Galaxy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Real Salt Lake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

[edit] Overall standings

v • d • e  Club		Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Chicago Fire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Chivas USA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Colorado Rapids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Columbus Crew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	D.C. United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	FC Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Houston Dynamo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Kansas City Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Los Angeles Galaxy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	New England Revolution	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	New York Red Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Philadelphia Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Real Salt Lake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Toronto FC1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	MLS Supporters' Shield, 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2011 U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League 2011–122
	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2011 U.S. Open Cup
	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

• ^Note 1  - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.

• ^Note 2  - Additional Champions League berths will be awarded to the participants of MLS Cup 2010 (TBD).
  The winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (TBD) also qualifies.

• ^Note 3  - SuperLiga 2011 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (TBD).

[edit] Related Competitions

[edit] International competitions

[edit] 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League

Seattle Sounders FC have qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Columbus Crew have qualified by winning the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield. The LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake have also qualified by being the two 2009 MLS Cup finalists.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Site of Major League Soccer

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