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The 2010 Major League Soccer season was the 15th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 98th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 32nd with a national first-division league.

Major League Soccer
Season2010
MLS CupColorado Rapids (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldLos Angeles Galaxy (3rd shield)
Champions LeagueLos Angeles Galaxy
Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas
Seattle Sounders FC
SuperLigaReal Salt Lake
New York Red Bulls
Columbus Crew
S.J. Earthquakes
Matches played240
Goals scored591 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerChris Wondolowski (18 goals)
Biggest home winNE 0–5 RSL
(July 2)[1]
Biggest away winCHV 4–0 NE
(May 5)[citation needed]
LA 4–0 SEA
(May 8)[citation needed]
SEA 4–0 CLB
(Sept 18)[citation needed]
Highest scoring7 goals:
HOU 4–3 CHI
(August 21)[citation needed]
KCW 4–3 HOU
(September 22)[citation needed]
Longest winning run5 wins:[citation needed]
Real Salt Lake
(May 1 – May 29)[citation needed]
Seattle Sounders FC
(Sep 18 – Oct 15)[citation needed]
Longest unbeaten run18 matches:[citation needed]
FC Dallas
(May 27 – Oct 16)[citation needed]
Longest winless run10 matches:[citation needed]
Houston Dynamo
(May 22 – Aug 21)[citation needed]
Longest losing run6 losses:[citation needed]
C.D. Chivas USA
(May 8 – June 26)[citation needed]
Highest attendanceCHI @ SEA: 36,386
Lowest attendanceCHV @ NE: 5,990
Total attendance4,002,053
Average attendance16,675
← 2009
2011 →
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Locations of teams for the 2010 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

Negotiations between the league and the players' union resulted in a new collective bargaining agreement being agreed to on March 20, 2010. The new Designated Player Rule permitted teams to sign two such players, up from one under the previous rule, and pay a luxury tax of $250,000 for the right to sign a third.

The Philadelphia Union joined the league as its 16th team. The club's first two home games were played at Lincoln Financial Field while the construction of their permanent home, PPL Park in Chester, was being completed. The New York Red Bulls opened their new stadium, Red Bull Arena, on March 27 against the Chicago Fire.

The regular season began on March 25, and concluded on October 24. The LA Galaxy won the Supporters' Shield by one point over Real Salt Lake. The 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 28, and concluded with MLS Cup 2010 on November 21. The Colorado Rapids won their first MLS Cup by defeating the FC Dallas, 2-1, at BMO Field in Toronto. It was the first MLS Cup to be played outside the United States.

Overview edit

Season format edit

The season began on March 25 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 21. The 16 teams were split evenly into two conferences. For the first time in league history, the season had a balanced schedule where each team played every other team in the league once at home and once away for a total of 30 games.

The top two teams from each conference automatically qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the four highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the U.S. Open Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the Canadian Championship.

Automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup was awarded to the top six overall finishers. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.

Stadiums and locations edit

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
Team Stadium Capacity
Chicago Fire Toyota Park 20,000
Chivas USA Home Depot Center 27,000
Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 22,555
D.C. United RFK Stadium 46,000
FC Dallas Pizza Hut Park 21,193
Houston Dynamo Robertson Stadium 32,000
Kansas City Wizards CommunityAmerica Ballpark 10,385
LA Galaxy Home Depot Center 27,000
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 68,756
New York Red Bulls Red Bull Arena 25,000
Philadelphia Union Lincoln Financial Field
PPL Park 		67,594
18,500
Real Salt Lake Rio Tinto Stadium 20,213
San Jose Earthquakes Buck Shaw Stadium 10,525
Seattle Sounders FC Qwest Field 68,740
Toronto FC BMO Field 21,566

Personnel and sponsorships edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire   Carlos de los Cobos   Brian McBride Best Buy
Chivas USA   Martin Vasquez   Jonathan Bornstein Tiendas Extra
Colorado Rapids   Gary Smith   Pablo Mastroeni —
Columbus Crew   Robert Warzycha   Frankie Hejduk Glidden
D.C. United   Ben Olsen   Jaime Moreno Volkswagen
FC Dallas   Schellas Hyndman   Daniel Hernández —
Houston Dynamo   Dominic Kinnear   Brian Ching Amigo Energy
Kansas City Wizards   Peter Vermes   Davy Arnaud —
LA Galaxy   Bruce Arena   Landon Donovan Herbalife
New England Revolution   Steve Nicol   Shalrie Joseph —
New York Red Bulls   Hans Backe   Juan Pablo Ángel Red Bull
Philadelphia Union   Piotr Nowak   Danny Califf —
Real Salt Lake   Jason Kreis   Kyle Beckerman XanGo
San Jose Earthquakes   Frank Yallop   Ramiro Corrales Amway Global
Seattle Sounders FC   Sigi Schmid   Kasey Keller Xbox LIVE
Toronto FC   Nick Dasovic   Dwayne De Rosario Bank of Montreal

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming coach Date of appointment Table
Philadelphia Union Expansion Team   Piotr Nowak May 29, 2009 Pre-season
New York Red Bulls   Richie Williams End of interim period August 21, 2009 7th East ('09)   Hans Backe January 7, 2010 Pre-season
Toronto FC   Chris Cummins Contract expiration October 27, 2009 5th East ('09)   Preki November 18, 2009 Pre-season
D.C. United   Tom Soehn Resigned November 3, 2009 4th East ('09)   Curt Onalfo December 28, 2009 Pre-season
Chivas USA   Preki Mutual consent November 12, 2009 4th West ('09)   Martín Vásquez December 2, 2009 Pre-season
Chicago Fire   Denis Hamlett Fired November 24, 2009 2nd East ('09)   Carlos de los Cobos January 11, 2010 Pre-season
D.C. United   Curt Onalfo Fired August 4, 2010 8th East   Ben Olsen August 4, 2010 8th East
Toronto FC   Preki Fired September 14, 2010 3rd East   Nick Dasovic September 14, 2010 3rd East

Results table edit

Home \ Away CHI CHV COL CLB DCU FCD HOU KCW LAG NER NY PHI RSL SJE SEA TOR
Chicago Fire 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0
Chivas USA 1–4 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 3–0
Colorado Rapids 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1
Columbus Crew 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–4 2–0
D.C. United 0–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–3
FC Dallas 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0
Houston Dynamo 4–3 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
Kansas City Wizards 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–3 4–3 0–0 4–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–2 1–0
LA Galaxy 2–3 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–0
New England Revolution 0–1 0–4 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 4–1
New York Red Bulls 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
Philadelphia Union 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1
Real Salt Lake 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 5–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–1
San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–3
Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–4 3–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–2
Toronto FC 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2011. Source: official website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50
3 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
4 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
5 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35
6 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
7 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
8 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
Source: MLS

Western Conference edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25 56
3 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4 48
5 Colorado Rapids 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12 46
6 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1 46
7 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9 33
8 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28
Source: MLS

Overall standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S) 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25 56
3 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51
4 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50
6 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4 48 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids (C) 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12 46
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1 46
9 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
10 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
11 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9 33
13 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
14 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
15 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28
16 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

Main article: 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
          
E1 New York 1 1
E4 San Jose 0 3
E4 San Jose 0
Eastern Conference
E3 Colorado 1
E2 Columbus 0 2
E3 Colorado (5–4, PSO) 1 1
E3 Colorado 2
W3 Dallas 1
W1 Los Angeles 1 2
W4 Seattle 0 1
W1 Los Angeles 0
Western Conference
W3 Dallas 3
W2 Salt Lake 1 1
W3 Dallas 2 1

Player statistics edit

Goals edit

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes 18
2   Edson Buddle LA Galaxy 17
3   Dwayne De Rosario Toronto FC 15
4   Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids 14
  Sébastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union
6   Juan Pablo Ángel New York Red Bulls 13
  Conor Casey Colorado Rapids
8   Álvaro Saborío Real Salt Lake 12
9   Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 11
10   Kei Kamara Kansas City Wizards 10
  Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC
  Steve Zakuani Seattle Sounders FC

Assists edit

Rank Player Club Assists
1   Landon Donovan LA Galaxy 16
2   David Ferreira FC Dallas 13
3   Brad Davis Houston Dynamo 12
4   Sébastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union 11
5   Bobby Convey San Jose Earthquakes 10
  Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC
  Patrick Nyarko Chicago Fire
8   Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 9
  Javier Morales Real Salt Lake
10   Jamie Smith Colorado Rapids 8
  Ryan Johnson San Jose Earthquakes
  Michael Stephens LA Galaxy

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1   Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 14
2   Bouna Coundoul New York Red Bulls 11
  Will Hesmer Columbus Crew
  Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC
  Donovan Ricketts LA Galaxy
6   Jimmy Nielsen Kansas City Wizards 10
7   Kevin Hartman FC Dallas 9
8   Stefan Frei Kansas City Wizards 8
9   Jon Busch San Jose Earthquakes 7
  Matt Pickens Colorado Rapids

Awards edit

Individual awards edit

Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player   David Ferreira FC Dallas
Defender of the Year   Jámison Olave Real Salt Lake
Goalkeeper of the Year   Donovan Ricketts LA Galaxy
Coach of the Year   Schellas Hyndman FC Dallas
Rookie of the Year   Andy Najar D.C. United
Newcomer of the Year   Álvaro Saborío Real Salt Lake
Comeback Player of the Year   Bobby Convey San Jose Earthquakes
Golden Boot   Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes
Goal of the Year   Marco Pappa Chicago Fire
Save of the Year   Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC
Fair Play Award   Sébastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union
Humanitarian of the Year   Seth Stammler New York Red Bulls

Best XI edit

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
  Donovan Ricketts, LA Galaxy   Nat Borchers, Salt Lake
  Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy
  Jámison Olave, Salt Lake 		  Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto
  Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
  David Ferreira, Dallas
  Sébastien Le Toux, Philadelphia
  Javier Morales, Salt Lake 		  Edson Buddle, LA Galaxy
  Chris Wondolowski, San Jose

Monthly awards edit

Month MLS Player of the Month MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month
Player Club Link Player Club Link
April   Edson Buddle Los Angeles Galaxy 7G 4–0–1   Sanna Nyassi Seattle Sounders FC April Humanitarian Archived April 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
May   Álvaro Saborío Real Salt Lake 4G 3A 5–0–0 Archived November 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine   Chris Tierney New England Revolution May Humanitarian Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
June   Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 0G Allowed 1–0–2 Archived July 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine   Craig Waibel Houston Dynamo June Humanitarian Archived June 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
July   Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 2G 3A 3–1–1 Archived October 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine   Jed Zayner Columbus Crew July Humanitarian Archived July 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
August   Kevin Hartman FC Dallas 2G Allowed 2–0–2 Archived October 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine   Michael Lahoud Chivas USA August Humanitarian Archived August 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
September   Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids 6G 1A 3–1–1   Kei Kamara Kansas City Wizards September Humanitarian Archived October 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
October   Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes 6G 2–2–1 Archived October 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine   James Riley Seattle Sounders FC October Humanitarian Archived November 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

Weekly awards edit

Week Player of the Week AT&T Goal of the Week[2] NAPA Save of the Week[3]
Player Club Player Club Player Club
Week 1[4]   Javier Morales Real Salt Lake   Javier Morales Real Salt Lake   Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake
Week 2[5]   Kenny Mansally New England Revolution   Kenny Mansally New England Revolution   Preston Burpo New England Revolution
Week 3[6]   Sébastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union   Marco Pappa Chicago Fire   Jason Hernandez San Jose Earthquakes
Week 4[7]   Edson Buddle Los Angeles Galaxy   Lovel Palmer Houston Dynamo   Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC
Week 5[8]   Dwayne De Rosario Toronto FC   Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC   Andrew Dykstra Chicago Fire
Week 6[9]   Edson Buddle Los Angeles Galaxy   Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes   Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes
Week 7[10]   Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy   Logan Pause Chicago Fire   Kevin Hartman FC Dallas
Week 8[11]   Alvaro Saborio Real Salt Lake   Danny Mwanga Philadelphia Union   Gino Padula Columbus Crew
Week 9[12]   Emilio Rentería Columbus Crew   Dominic Oduro Houston Dynamo   Jimmy Nielsen Kansas City Wizards
Week 10[13]   Dwayne De Rosario Toronto FC   Shea Salinas Philadelphia Union   Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 11[14]   Brek Shea FC Dallas   Leo González Seattle Sounders FC   Chris Seitz Philadelphia Union
Week 12[15]   Chris Pontius D.C. United   Kei Kamara Kansas City Wizards   Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake
Week 13[16]   Juan Pablo Ángel New York Red Bulls   Juan Pablo Ángel New York Red Bulls   Jimmy Nielsen Kansas City Wizards
Week 14[17]   Álvaro Saborío Real Salt Lake   Juninho Los Angeles Galaxy   Jimmy Nielsen Kansas City Wizards
Week 15[18]   Justin Braun Chivas USA   David Ferreira FC Dallas   Stefan Frei Toronto FC
Week 16[19]   Sébastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union   Roger Levesque Seattle Sounders FC   Jimmy Nielsen Kansas City Wizards
Week 17[20]   Steve Zakuani Seattle Sounders FC   Ned Grabavoy Real Salt Lake   Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC
Week 18[21]   Juan Pablo Ángel New York Red Bulls   Sébastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union   Sean Johnson Chicago Fire
Week 19[22]   Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas   Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC   Sean Johnson Chicago Fire
Week 20[23]   Javier Morales Real Salt Lake   Javier Morales Real Salt Lake   Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake
Week 21[24]   Brian Ching Houston Dynamo   Rafael Márquez New York Red Bulls   Sean Johnson Chicago Fire
Week 22[25]   Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC   Dane Richards New York Red Bulls   Jimmy Nielsen Kansas City Wizards
Week 23[26]   Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids   Geovanni San Jose Earthquakes   Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC
Week 24[27]   Alan Gordon Chivas USA   Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids   Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC
Week 25[28]   Blaise Nkufo Seattle Sounders FC   Blaise Nkufo Seattle Sounders FC   Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC
Week 26[29]   Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes   Nat Borchers Real Salt Lake   Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC
Week 27[30]   Bouna Coundoul New York Red Bulls   Steve Zakuani Seattle Sounders FC   Bouna Coundoul New York Red Bulls
Week 28[31]   Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes   Álvaro Fernández Seattle Sounders FC   Brad Knighton Philadelphia Union
Week 29[32]   Steve Zakuani Seattle Sounders FC   Steve Zakuani Seattle Sounders FC   Fred Philadelphia Union
Week 30[33]   Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes   James Riley Seattle Sounders FC   Eddie Gaven Columbus Crew

Related Competitions edit

International competitions edit

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Main articles: 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League and CONCACAF Champions League 2010–11

The Columbus Crew continued their 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League campaign that began during the previous season. They were defeated by Mexican club Toluca in the quarterfinals, 5–4 on aggregate.

Seattle Sounders FC became the first team to qualify for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Columbus Crew qualified next by winning the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield. The Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake also qualified by being the two 2009 MLS Cup finalists, while Toronto FC took the Canadian berth by virtue of their Canadian Championship win. Los Angeles, Seattle, and Toronto entered the competition in the preliminary round, while RSL and Columbus were seeded directly into the group stage.

Seattle and Toronto won their preliminary round ties, beating Isidro Metapán of El Salvador and Motagua of Honduras, respectively. Los Angeles crashed out of the preliminary round after losing their home match 4–1 to the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USSF D-2 Pro League and failing to make up the deficit in the away leg.

The group stage was held August 17 – Oct 21. Real Salt Lake won Group A with 13 points over Cruz Azul, Toronto, and Arabe Unido of Panama. Toronto finished in 3rd place with 8 points. Columbus finished 2nd in Group B behind Club Santos Laguna but ahead of C.S.D. Municipal of Guatemala and Joe Public F.C. of Trinidad. Seattle finished 4th in Group C with 3 points behind C.F. Monterrey, C.D. Saprissa of Costa Rica, and C.D. Marathón of Honduras.

On November 1, the draw for the Championship round was held. Real Salt Lake will face Columbus in the quarterfinal in February/March 2011, immediately prior to the 2011 MLS Regular Season.

SuperLiga edit

Main article: 2010 North American SuperLiga

As was the case for the 2009 SuperLiga, the top four overall finishers in MLS in 2009 that hadn't already qualified for the Champions League qualified for SuperLiga. This year's competition was contested by the Houston Dynamo, the Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, and the New England Revolution from MLS. The four Mexican teams were Pachuca, Morelia, Puebla, and UNAM.[34]

New England, Houston, Morelia and Puebla advanced from their groups, with the Revolution beating Puebla on penalties in one semifinal, and Morelia defeating Houston in the other. Morelia defeated New England 2–1 in the final at Gillette Stadium on September 1.

Domestic competitions edit

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup edit

Main articles: 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

The top six overall teams from the 2009 MLS season (Columbus, Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle, Chicago, and Chivas USA) received automatic berths into the third round of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup, while the eight remaining U.S.-based MLS teams and the expansion Philadelphia Union competed in a single-elimination qualification tournament to determine the MLS's final two official entrants into the competition. Teams were seeded one through nine, with the seventh-place MLS team from 2009 earning the first seed (and would play the winner of the eight v. nine play-in game), while each following team would receive its respective seed. The New York Red Bulls and D.C. United earned the final two MLS spots in the third round.

For the first time since 2006, the semifinals were contested exclusively by MLS teams, with Seattle beating Chivas USA and Columbus defeating D.C. United. The final was played October 5 at Qwest Field in Seattle with the defending cup holders, the Sounders, defeating the Crew 2–1. The Sounders became the first MLS team ever to successfully defend the U.S. Open Cup, and the first team from any league to do so since New York Pancyprian-Freedoms in 1983.

Canadian championship edit

Main article: 2010 Canadian Championship

Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based MLS team, is not eligible to compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and instead contested the Canadian Championship with the two Canadian-based teams in the Division-2 Pro League, Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact. Toronto FC won the tournament, claiming the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's entry into the preliminary round of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.

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