For the 2023 MLS Cup, Columbus Crew and LAFC are going up against each other. Let’s take a look at all the other winners.
Now is the time we’ve all been waiting for. Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC will play for the 2023 MLS Cup on Saturday, December 9, at Lower.com Field. The stage is set for the ultimate prize.
LAFC is going into this game hoping to win the trophy for the second year in a row. They had a big celebration when they won the first title in 2022. There hasn’t been a championship for three years, and the Crew wants to change that.
The MLS Cup has been around since the start of the league. Like other North American sports leagues, Major League Soccer has a normal season and then a playoff to decide the winner. With the 1996 season, the prize was only won by a few teams.
Who won the MLS Cup each year
In the first few years of the MLS Cup, DC United dominated. From 1996 to 1999, they made it to the finals four times in a row. But the Los Angeles Galaxy finally became the most successful team in league history, making their early success less important.
• 1996: DC United (3-2 OT win over LA Galaxy)
• 1997: DC United (2-1 vs. Colorado Rapids)
• 1998: Chicago Fire (2-0 vs. DC United)
• 1999: DC United (2-0 vs. LA Galaxy)
• 2000: Kansas City Wizards (1-0 vs. Chicago Fire)
• 2001: San Jose Earthquakes (2-1 OT win vs. LA Galaxy)
• 2002: LA Galaxy (1-0 vs. New England Revolution)
• 2003: San Jose Earthquakes (4-2 vs. Chicago Fire)
• 2004: DC United (3-2 vs. Kansas City Wizards)
• 2005: LA Galaxy (1-0 vs. New England Revolution)
• 2006: Houston Dynamo (1-1, 4-3 on penalties vs. NE Revolution)
• 2007: Houston Dynamo (2-1 vs. NE Revolution)
• 2008: Columbus Crew (3-1 vs. NY Red Bulls)
• 2009: Real Salt Lake (1-1, 5-4 on penalties vs. LA Galaxy)
• 2010: Colorado Rapids (2-1 OT win vs. Dallas)
• 2011: LA Galaxy (1-0 vs. Houston Dynamo)
• 2012: LA Galaxy (3-1 vs. Houston Dynamo)
• 2013: Sporting Kansas City (1-1, 7-6 on penalties vs. Sporting KC)
• 2014: LA Galaxy (2-1 OT win vs. NE Revolution)
• 2015: Portland Timbers (2-1 vs. Columbus Crew)
• 2016: Seattle Sounders (0-0, 5-4 on penalties vs. Toronto)
• 2017: Toronto (2-0 vs. Sounders)
• 2018: Atlanta United (2-0 vs. Timbers)
• 2019: Seattle Sounders (3-1 vs. Toronto)
• 2020: Columbus Crew (3-0 vs. Sounders)
• 2021: New York City FC (1-1, 4-2 on penalties vs. Timbers)
• 2022: LAFC (3-3, 3-0 on penalties vs. Philadelphia Union)
A list of all the MLS Cups won by each team
• LA Galaxy: 5 (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014)
• DC United: 4 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004
• Houston Dynamo: 2 (2006, 2007)
• Seattle Sounders: 2 (2016, 2019)
• Sporting Kansas City: 2 (2000, 2013)
• Columbus Crew: 2 (2008, 2020)
• San Jose Earthquakes: 2 (2001, 2003)
• Chicago Fire: 1 (1998)
• Toronto FC: 1 (2017)
• Portland Timbers: 1 (2015)
• Colorado Rapids: 1 (2010)
• Real Salt Lake: 1 (2009)
• Atlanta United: 1 (2018)
• New York City FC: 1 (2021)
• LAFC: 1 (2022)
