The 2022 Major League Soccer season was the 27th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The league had 28 clubs following the addition of Charlotte FC as an expansion team.
The regular season began on February 26 and concluded on October 9. The playoffs began on October 15 and concluded with MLS Cup 2022 on November 5, fifteen days prior to the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. New York City FC entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Portland Timbers in MLS Cup 2021, while the New England Revolution entered the season as the reigning Supporters' Shield winners. Western Conference regular season and playoff champions, Los Angeles FC won their second Supporters' Shield and their first MLS Cup, defeating the Eastern Conference regular season and playoff champions, the Philadelphia Union, in a penalty shoot-out.
A total of 476 matches were played over the course of the regular season and drew an average attendance of 21,033. Total attendance reached a record 10 million, but most teams in the league saw a decline in attendance since the 2019 season. In addition, this was the first season where all stadiums were open to full capacity since the 2019 season.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsorships
Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.
Coaching changes
Regular season
Format
Each team played 34 matches, including 17 home games and 17 away games.
- All teams played every Conference opponent twice – home and away, plus eight cross-conference games against different opponents within the regular season.
Conference standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Overall table
The leading team in this table wins the Supporters' Shield.
Results
MLS All-Star Game
MLS Cup Playoffs
Bracket
Note: The higher seeded teams hosted matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.
Player statistics
Goals
Hat-tricks
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
4 Scored 4 goals
Assists
Clean sheets
Awards
Team/Player of the Week
- Bold denotes League Player of the Week.
Goal of the Week
Player of the Month
End-of-season awards
MLS Best XI
References
