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The 2018 season was the 106th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

Soccer in the United States
Season2018
Men's soccer
Supporters' Shield New York Red Bulls
USL Louisville City FC
NPSL Miami FC 2
PDL Canada Calgary Foothills FC
US Open Cup Houston Dynamo
MLS Cup Atlanta United FC
Women's soccer
NWSL North Carolina Courage
WPSL Seattle Sounders Women
UWS Houston Aces
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National teams

Men's

Senior

Main article: United States men's national soccer team
Wins Losses Draws
3 5 3
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
January 28 United States  0–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina Carson, California
21:30 ET Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 11,161
Referee: Hector Martinez ( Honduras)
March 27 United States  1–0   Paraguay Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET Wood 45' ( pen.) Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,825
Referee: Kimbell Ward ( St. Kitts and Nevis)
May 28 United States  3–0   Bolivia Chester, Pennsylvania
18:30 ET
Report Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 11,882
Referee: Oshane Nation ( Jamaica)
June 2 Republic of Ireland  2–1   United States Dublin, Republic of Ireland
14:45 ET
Report
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Andrew Dallas ( Scotland)
June 9 France  1–1   United States Lyon, France
15:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 58,241
Referee: William Collum ( Scotland)
September 7 United States  0–2   Brazil East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 ET Report
Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 32,489
Referee: Fernando Guerrero ( Mexico)
September 11 United States  1–0   Mexico Nashville, Tennessee
20:30 ET Miazga Yellow card 38'
Adams 71' ( Robinson)
Yedlin Yellow card 88'
Wood Yellow card 89'		 Report Álvarez Yellow card 66'
Zaldívar Red card 67'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 40,194
Referee: Ricardo Montero ( Costa Rica)
October 11 United States  2–4   Colombia Tampa, Florida
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 38,631
Referee: John Pitti ( Panama)
October 16 United States  1–1   Peru East Hartford, Connecticut
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Attendance: 24,959
Referee: Ivan Barton ( El Salvador)
November 15 England  3–0   United States London, England
15:00 ET
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 68,155
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ( Spain)
November 20 United States  0–1   Italy Genk, Belgium
14:45 ET Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey)
Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 20, 2018, after match against   Italy.

Player Goals
Bobby Wood 3
Josh Sargent 2
Walker Zimmerman 1
Timothy Weah 1
Julian Green 1
Tyler Adams 1
Kellyn Acosta 1
Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
United States United States Dave Sarachan (caretaker) End of interim role December 2 United States Gregg Berhalter December 2 [1]

U-20

2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Main article: 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 5 5 0 0 39 2 +37 15 Qualification stage
2   Suriname 5 3 0 2 18 12 +6 9
3   Puerto Rico 5 3 0 2 16 15 +1 9
4   Trinidad and Tobago 5 3 0 2 12 11 +1 9
5   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 1 0 4 8 15 −7 3
6   U.S. Virgin Islands 5 0 0 5 2 40 −38 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
November 1 Group A United States  7–1   Puerto Rico Bradenton, Florida
17:30 ET
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Hector Said Martínez ( Honduras)
November 3 Group A U.S. Virgin Islands  0–13   United States Bradenton, Florida
19:45 ET Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 620
Referee: Keylor Herrera ( Costa Rica)
November 5 Group A United States  6–1   Trinidad and Tobago Bradenton, Florida
19:45 ET
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez ( Costa Rica)
November 7 Group A Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–6   United States Bradenton, Florida
19:45 ET
Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière ( Canada)
November 9 Group A United States  7–0   Suriname Bradenton, Florida
17:30 ET
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez ( El Salvador)
Qualification stage

The top two teams of each group in the qualification stage qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the winners of each group also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Final and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2   Honduras 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
3   Costa Rica 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualification stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
November 16 Group G United States  4–0   Costa Rica Bradenton, Florida
19:30 ET
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Oshane Nation ( Jamaica)
November 19 Group G Honduras  0–1   United States Bradenton, Florida
19:30 ET Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez ( Mexico)
November 21 Final United States  2–0   Mexico Bradenton, Florida
19:00 ET
Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Iván Barton Cisneros ( El Salvador)

Women's

Senior

Main article: United States women's national soccer team
Wins Losses Draws
18 0 2
Friendlies
January 21 United States  5–1   Denmark San Diego, California
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: SDCCU Stadium
Attendance: 17,526
Referee: Karen Abt ( United States)
April 5 United States  4–1   Mexico Jacksonville, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Johnson 64' Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 14,360
Referee: Cardella Samuels ( Jamaica)
April 8 United States  6–2   Mexico Houston, Texas
13:30 ET
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,349
Referee: Karen Abt ( United States)
June 7 United States  1–0   China Sandy, Utah
21:00 ET
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 13,230
Referee: Lucila Venegas ( Mexico)
June 12 United States  2–1   China Cleveland, Ohio
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 12,335
Referee: Christina Unkel ( United States)
August 31 United States  3–0   Chile Carson, California
23:00 ET
Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 23,544
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva ( United States)
September 4 United States  4–0   Chile San Jose, California
22:00 ET
Report Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 14,340
Referee: Christina Unkel ( United States) (First Half)
Karen Abt ( United States) (Second Half)
November 8 Portugal  0–1   United States Estoril, Portugal
13:00 ET Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Referee: Rebecca Welch ( England)
November 13 Scotland  0–1   United States Paisley, Scotland
14:00 ET Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,790
Referee: Amy Fearn ( England)
2018 SheBelieves Cup
Main article: 2018 SheBelieves Cup
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   United States (H, C) 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
2   England 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3   France 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4   Germany 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
March 1 United States  1–0   Germany Columbus, Ohio
19:00 ET Rapinoe 17' Report Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 14,591
Referee: Melissa Borjas ( Honduras)
March 4 United States  1–1   France Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 ET Pugh 35' Report Le Sommer 38' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,706
Referee: Lucila Venegas ( Mexico)
March 7 United States  1–0   England Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET Bardsley 58' ( o.g.) Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 12,351
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard ( Canada)
2018 Tournament of Nations
Main article: 2018 Tournament of Nations
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   United States (C, H) 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
2   Australia 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3   Brazil 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head; 5) FIFA Ranking
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
July 26 United States  4–2   Japan Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Carol-Ann Chenard ( Canada)
July 29 United States  1–1   Australia East Hartford, Connecticut
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Attendance: 21,570
Referee: Miriam León ( El Salvador)
August 2 United States  4–1   Brazil Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,309
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado ( Mexico)
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Knockout stage
2   Panama 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3   Mexico 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4   Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
October 4 United States  6–0   Mexico Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,404
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard ( Canada)
October 7 Panama  0–5   United States Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,532
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán ( Nicaragua)
October 10 Trinidad and Tobago  0–7   United States Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,996
Referee: Odette Hamilton ( Jamaica)
Semi-final
October 14 United States  6–0   Jamaica Frisco, Texas
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 7,555
Referee: Francia González ( Mexico)
Final
October 17 Canada  0–2   United States Frisco, Texas
20:00 ET Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,986
Referee: Lucila Venegas ( Mexico)
Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 13, 2018, after match against   Scotland.

Player Goals
Alex Morgan 18
Carli Lloyd 8
Megan Rapinoe 7
Mallory Pugh 6
Tobin Heath 6
Julie Ertz 4
Rose Lavelle 4
Lindsey Horan 3
Christen Press 2
Crystal Dunn 2
Tierna Davidson 1
Sam Mewis 1
Jessica McDonald 1
own goal 2

U-20

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Knockout stage
2   Mexico 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3   Nicaragua 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4   Jamaica 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
January 19 United States  2–0   Nicaragua Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
17:30 ET
Report Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Crystal Sobers ( Trinidad and Tobago)
January 21 Jamaica  1–2   United States Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
18:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Attendance: 245
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard ( Canada)
January 23 United States  2–1   Mexico Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
15:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Attendance: 112
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán Alguera ( Nicaragua)
Semi-finals
January 26 United States  1–1
(3-0 p)		   Haiti Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
15:00 ET Howell 76' Report Mondésir 90+2' Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Referee: Melissa Borjas ( Honduras)
Penalties
Smith soccer ball with red X
Torres soccer ball with check mark
Howell soccer ball with check mark
Morse soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Mondésir
soccer ball with red X Dumonay
soccer ball with red X Eloissaint
Final
January 28 United States  1–1 ( a.e.t.)
(2-4 p)		   Mexico Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
17:00 ET Report Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Attendance: 275
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard ( Canada)
2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Main article: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Knockout stage
2   Japan 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3   United States 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4
4   Paraguay 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
August 6 United States  0–1   Japan Concarneau, France
13:30 ET Report
Stadium: Stade Guy Piriou
Attendance: 2,332
Referee: Gladys Lengwe ( Zambia)
August 9 United States  6–0   Paraguay Concarneau, France
13:30 ET
Report Stadium: Stade Guy Piriou
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: Qin Liang ( China PR)
August 13 Spain  2–2   United States Dinan- Léhon, France
07:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Stade du Clos Gastel
Attendance: 1,681
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley ( New Zealand)

U-17

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

On 22 April 2018, four days into the tournament, CONCACAF announced the remainder of the championship was cancelled immediately due to security concerns caused by civil unrest in Nicaragua. [3] [4] On 11 May 2018, CONCACAF announced the tournament would resume play on 6 June and conclude on 12 June 2018, with the remainder of the tournament hosted at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Six teams will play in the remainder of the tournament, as Nicaragua and Puerto Rico were already eliminated and were set to face each other in their last match. [5]

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Knockout stage
2   Canada 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
4   Bermuda 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
April 20 United States  4–0   Costa Rica Managua, Nicaragua
22:00 ET
Report Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium
Attendance: 160
Referee: Odette Hamilton ( Jamaica)
June 6 United States  10–1   Bermuda Bradenton, Florida
17:00 ET
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 480
Referee: Ronide Henrius ( Haiti)
June 8 United States  1–0   Canada Bradenton, Florida
17:00 ET
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 380
Referee: Miriam León ( El Salvador)
Semi-finals
June 10 Haiti  2–3   United States Bradenton, Florida
17:00 ET
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 377
Referee: Marienela Araya ( Costa Rica)
Finals
June 12 Mexico  2–3   United States Bradenton, Florida
16:30 ET Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Melissa Borjas ( Honduras)
2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Main article: 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6 Knockout stage
2   North Korea 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3   Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4   United States 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
November 14 United States  3–0   Cameroon Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
13:00 ET
Report Stadium: Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici
Attendance: 593
Referee: Casey Reibelt ( Australia)
November 17 United States  0–3   North Korea Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
15:00 ET Report
Stadium: Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici
Attendance: 573
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár ( Hungary)
November 21 Germany  4–0   United States Montevideo, Uruguay
16:00 ET
Report Stadium: Estadio Charrúa
Attendance: 518
Referee: Laura Fortunato ( Argentina)

Club Competitions

Men's

League Competitions

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season
Conference tables
Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 Conference semifinals [a]
2 Atlanta United FC 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56 Knockout round
4 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
5 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
6 Philadelphia Union 34 15 14 5 49 50 −1 50
7 Montreal Impact 34 14 16 4 47 53 −6 46
8 New England Revolution 34 10 13 11 49 55 −6 41
9 Toronto FC 34 10 18 6 59 64 −5 36
10 Chicago Fire 34 8 18 8 48 61 −13 32
11 Orlando City SC 34 8 22 4 43 74 −31 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. [6]
Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62 Conference semifinals [a]
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 11 5 52 37 +15 59
3 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57 Knockout round
4 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
5 Portland Timbers 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54
6 Real Salt Lake 34 14 13 7 55 58 −3 49
7 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 66 64 +2 48
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 13 8 54 67 −13 47
9 Houston Dynamo 34 10 16 8 58 58 0 38
10 Minnesota United FC 34 11 20 3 49 71 −22 36
11 Colorado Rapids 34 8 19 7 36 63 −27 31
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 4 21 9 49 71 −22 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. [7]
Overall table
2018 table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2019 Canadian Championship, and 2019 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification [a]
1 New York Red Bulls (X) 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (C) 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 11 5 52 37 +15 59
5 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57
6 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
7 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56
8 Portland Timbers 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54
9 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
10 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
11 Philadelphia Union 34 15 14 5 49 50 −1 50
12 Real Salt Lake 34 14 13 7 55 58 −3 49
13 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 66 64 +2 48
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 13 8 54 67 −13 47
15 Montreal Impact 34 14 16 4 47 53 −6 46
16 New England Revolution 34 10 13 11 49 55 −6 41
17 Houston Dynamo 34 10 16 8 58 58 0 38 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
18 Minnesota United FC 34 11 20 3 49 71 −22 36
19 Toronto FC 34 10 18 6 59 64 −5 36 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
20 Chicago Fire 34 8 18 8 48 61 −13 32
21 Colorado Rapids 34 8 19 7 36 63 −27 31
22 Orlando City SC 34 8 22 4 43 74 −31 28
23 San Jose Earthquakes 34 4 21 9 49 71 −22 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons. [8] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
      2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
Aggregate 2017 and 2018 table

As Toronto FC won MLS Cup 2017, one of the U.S. berths for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League had to be reallocated, to the U.S. non-champions with the best aggregate record over the 2017 and 2018 MLS regular seasons. As the top ranked team in the table, Atlanta United FC, also qualified for the Champions League by winning MLS Cup 2018, the Champions League spot via the aggregate table was instead awarded to the second-placed team, the New York Red Bulls. [9] [10]

Note: Only U.S. teams are listed in this table.

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlanta United FC 68 36 16 16 140 84 +56 124 2019 CONCACAF Champions League [a]
2 New York Red Bulls 68 36 19 13 115 80 +35 121 2019 CONCACAF Champions League [b]
3 New York City FC 68 32 19 17 115 88 +27 113
4 Seattle Sounders FC 68 32 20 16 104 76 +28 112
5 Sporting Kansas City 68 30 17 21 105 69 +36 111 2019 CONCACAF Champions League [c]
6 Portland Timbers 68 30 21 17 114 98 +16 107
7 Columbus Crew 68 30 23 15 96 94 +2 105
8 FC Dallas 68 27 19 22 100 92 +8 103
9 Real Salt Lake 68 27 28 13 104 113 −9 94
10 Philadelphia Union 68 26 28 14 99 97 +2 92
11 Houston Dynamo 68 23 26 19 115 103 +12 88 2019 CONCACAF Champions League [d]
12 Chicago Fire 68 24 29 15 106 105 +1 87
13 New England Revolution 68 23 28 17 102 116 −14 86
14 D.C. United 68 23 31 14 91 110 −19 83
15 LA Galaxy 68 21 30 17 111 131 −20 80
16 Minnesota United 68 21 38 9 97 141 −44 72
17 Orlando City 68 18 37 13 82 132 −50 67
18 San Jose Earthquakes 68 17 35 16 84 126 −42 67
19 Colorado Rapids 68 17 38 13 67 114 −47 64
20 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ As MLS Cup 2018 champions (USA1)
  2. ^ As best aggregate 2017 and 2018 record (USA4)
  3. ^ As 2017 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA2)
  4. ^ As 2018 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA3)
MLS Playoffs
Main article: 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs
Knockout round Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
December 8 – Atlanta, Georgia
                
E3 New York City FC 0 1 1
10/31 – Bronx, New York
E2 Atlanta United FC 1 3 4
E3 New York City FC 3
E6 Philadelphia Union 1
E2 Atlanta United FC 3 0 3
Eastern Conference
E1 New York Red Bulls 0 1 1
E5 Columbus Crew 1 0 1
11/1 – Washington, D.C.
E1 New York Red Bulls 0 3 3
E4 D.C. United 2 (2)
E5 Columbus Crew ( p) 2 (3)
E2 Atlanta United FC 2
W5 Portland Timbers 0
W5 Portland Timbers ( p) 2 2 4 (4)
10/31 – Frisco, Texas
W2 Seattle Sounders FC 1 3 4 (2)
W4 FC Dallas 1
W5 Portland Timbers 2
W5 Portland Timbers 0 3 3
Western Conference
W1 Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2
W6 Real Salt Lake 1 2 3
11/1 – Los Angeles, California
W1 Sporting Kansas City 1 4 5
W3 Los Angeles FC 2
W6 Real Salt Lake 3
MLS Cup
Main article: MLS Cup 2018
Atlanta United FC2–0 Portland Timbers
 Report
Attendance: 73,019
Referee: Alan Kelly
USL
Main article: 2018 USL season
Conference tables
Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (X) 34 23 8 3 72 34 +38 77 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC (C) 34 19 9 6 71 38 +33 66
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 15 14 5 47 26 +21 59
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 +13 56
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 +15 50
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
16 Toronto FC II 34 4 6 24 42 77 −35 18
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County SC 34 20 6 8 70 40 +30 66 Conference Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic 34 19 8 7 47 32 +15 65
3 Phoenix Rising FC 34 19 6 9 63 38 +25 63
4 Real Monarchs 34 19 3 12 55 47 +8 60
5 Reno 1868 FC 34 16 11 7 56 38 +18 59
6 Portland Timbers 2 34 17 4 13 58 49 +9 55
7 Swope Park Rangers 34 15 8 11 52 53 −1 53
8 Saint Louis FC 34 14 11 9 44 38 +6 53
9 San Antonio FC 34 14 8 12 45 48 −3 50
10 OKC Energy FC 34 12 7 15 43 46 −3 43
11 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 11 6 17 36 39 −3 39
12 Fresno FC 34 9 12 13 44 38 +6 39
13 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34 8 14 12 36 42 −6 38
14 LA Galaxy II 34 10 7 17 60 67 −7 37
15 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 8 7 19 50 74 −24 31
16 Seattle Sounders FC 2 34 6 7 21 40 71 −31 25
17 Tulsa Roughnecks 34 3 12 19 36 77 −41 21
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Playoffs
Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs
 
Conference QuarterfinalsConference SemifinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
October 20 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
 
#1 Louisville City FC 4
 
October 28 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#8 Bethlehem Steel FC 0
 
#1 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 21 – Capelli Sport Stadium
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos 0
 
#4 Rochester Rhinos ( a.e.t.) 2
 
November 4 – Louisville Slugger Field
 
#5 Charlotte Independence 1
 
#1 Louisville City FC ( p)1 (4)
 
October 21 – Al Lang Stadium
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II 1 (3)
 
#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
 
October 28 – Al Lang Stadium
 
#6 FC Cincinnati 0
 
#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
 
October 21 – MUSC Health Stadium
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II ( a.e.t.) 2
 
#2 Charleston Battery 0
 
November 13 – Louisville Slugger Field (ESPNU)
 
#7 New York Red Bulls II 4
 
#1 Louisville City FC 1
 
October 20 – Rio Tinto Stadium
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 0
 
#1 Real Monarchs 1 (1)
 
October 28 – Children's Mercy Park
 
#8 Sacramento Republic FC ( p) 1 (3)
 
#8 Sacramento Republic FC 0
 
October 21 – Swope Soccer Village
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers 1
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers ( p)1 (4)
 
November 4 – Children's Mercy Park
 
#5 Phoenix Rising FC 1 (2)
 
#4 Swope Park Rangers ( p)0 (7)
 
October 21 – Greater Nevada Field
 
#6 OKC Energy FC 0 (6)
 
#3 Reno 1868 FC 0
 
October 28 – Toyota Field
 
#6 OKC Energy FC 1
 
#6 OKC Energy FC ( p)1 (4)
 
October 21 – Toyota Field
 
#2 San Antonio FC 1 (1)
 
#2 San Antonio FC 2
 
 
#7 Tulsa Roughnecks 1
 

Cup Competitions

US Open Cup
Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
Final
Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup Final
Houston Dynamo3–0 Philadelphia Union
 Report
Attendance: 16,060
Referee: Nima Saghafi

International Competitions

CONCACAF Competitions
Club Competition Final round
FC Dallas 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16
Colorado Rapids Round of 16
New York Red Bulls Semi-finals
Seattle Sounders FC Quarter-finals

teams in bold are still active in the competition

2018 CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Tecla El Salvador 2–5 United States Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 0–4
Olimpia Honduras 1–3 United States New York Red Bulls 1–1 0–2
Colorado Rapids United States 0–2 Canada Toronto FC 0–2 0–0
Tauro Panama 3–3 ( a) United States FC Dallas 1–0 2–3
Quarter-finals
Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Seattle Sounders FC United States 1–3 Mexico Guadalajara 1–0 0–3
Tijuana Mexico 1–5 United States New York Red Bulls 0–2 1–3
Semi-finals
Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara Mexico 1–0 United States New York Red Bulls 1–0 0–0

Women's

League Competitions

National Women's Soccer League
Main article: 2018 National Women's Soccer League season
Overall table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 17 6 1 53 17 +36 57 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC 24 12 6 6 40 28 +12 42 NWSL Playoffs
3 Seattle Reign FC 24 11 8 5 27 19 +8 41
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 10 5 38 28 +10 37
5 Utah Royals FC 24 9 8 7 22 23 −1 35
6 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Orlando Pride 24 8 6 10 30 37 −7 30
8 Washington Spirit 24 2 5 17 12 35 −23 11
9 Sky Blue FC 24 1 6 17 21 52 −31 9
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
NWSL Playoffs
Main article: 2018 National Women's Soccer League season § NWSL Playoffs
Semi-finals Championship
      
1 North Carolina Courage 2
4 Chicago Red Stars 0
1 North Carolina Courage 3
2 Portland Thorns FC 0
2 Portland Thorns FC 2
3 Seattle Reign FC 1
North Carolina Courage3–0 Portland Thorns FC
 Report
Report
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
United Women's Soccer
Main article: 2018 United Women's Soccer season

Honors

Professional

Amateur

See also

References

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  2. ^ "U.S. WNT Hosts Australia, Brazil and Japan this Summer for 2018 Tournament of Nations". U.S. Soccer. May 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Concacaf Cancels Remainder of Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championship 2018 for Security Concerns". CONCACAF.com. The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Tournament Suspended, Bermuda Team Safe". bernews.com. Bernews. April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championship to Resume Play in June". concacaf.com.
  6. ^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
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  10. ^ "Wiebe: How the 2019 Concacaf Champions League is shaping up for MLS". Major League Soccer. October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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