MLS All-Time Regular Season Records before Week #1, 2010

# Club GP- W1--L2--T SOW GS-GA-- GD- Pts PPG #PPG
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01 LAG 428 196-157-75 11 678-570 108 641 1.498 04
02 DCU 428 197-160-71 18 721-635 +86 626 1.463 05
03 CLB 428 179-172-77 13 635-607 +28 588 1.374 06
04 FCD 428 180-185-63 15 649-664 -15 573 1.339 07
05 CHI 365 167-125-73 05 568-481 +87 564 1.545 03
06 KCW 429 170-177-82 16 609-633 -24 560 1.305 09
07 NER 429 171-182-76 17 620-663 -43 555 1.294 12
08 COL 428 167-190-71 12 576-660 -84 548 1.280 13
09 NYR 428 161-198-69 11 614-684 -70 530 1.238 15
10 SJE 366 149-152-65 19 535-521 +14 474 1.295 10
11 TPB 187 083-098-06 10 312-336 -24 235 1.257 14
12 CHV 154 054-060-40 00 196-209 -13 202 1.312 08
13 HOU 122 052-029-41 00 171-124 +47 197 1.615 01
14 RSL 154 042-072-40 00 189-233 -44 166 1.078 17
15 MIA 122 056-056-10 10 199-219 -20 158 1.295 11
16 TFC 090 025-041-24 00 096-138 -42 099 1.100 16
17 SEA 030 012-007-11 00 038-029 +09 047 1.567 02
18 PHI 000 000-000-00 00 000-000 000 000 0.000 18

1 - Included shootout wins in seasons 1996-1999.
2 - Included shootout losses in seasons 1996-1999.

Saturday, December 22, 2007

MLS 2000-2003 Tables w/o OT scores

Not sure if these were posted anywhere else, so I took some time to work them out as follows, just to provide some perspective on how these MLS regular seasons would have ended, base on standard FIFA rules:

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MLS 2000 w/o OT:

## Team------ GP W- L- T PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1. Chicago--- 32 17 08 7 58 67-50 +17 1.813
2. KansasCity 32 16 07 9 57 47-29 +18 1.781
3. Tampa Bay- 32 15 11 6 51 61-49 +12 1.594
4. New York-- 32 14 10 8 50 61-54 +07 1.563 [1-1-0, 2-1]
5. LosAngeles 32 13 8 11 50 46-35 +11 1.563 [1-1-0, 1-2]
6. Dallas---- 32 14 14 4 46 54-54 +00 1.438
7. NewEngland 32 12 12 8 44 46-48 -02 1.375
8. Miami----- 32 11 14 7 40 53-55 -02 1.250
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9. Colorado-- 32 10 14 8 38 40-58 -18 1.188
10 Columbus-- 32 10 16 6 36 47-58 -11 1.125
11 San Jose-- 32 07 16 9 30 35-49 -14 0.938
12 DC United- 32 6 15 11 29 42-60 -18 0.906

Differences:
1. Chicago would have won the SS ahead of Kansas City!
2. Miami would have made the playoffs at the expense of Colorado.

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MLS 2001 w/o OT:

## Team------ GP W- L- T PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1. Miami----- 26 16 05 5 53 57-36 +21 2.038 [2-0-0]
2. Chicago--- 27 15 04 8 53 49-28 +21 1.963 [0-2-0]
3. San Jose-- 26 13 07 6 45 47-29 +18 1.731
4. Columbus-- 26 12 07 7 43 48-36 +12 1.654 [1-0-1]
5. LosAngeles 26 12 07 7 43 50-36 +14 1.654 [0-1-1]
6. New York-- 26 13 10 3 42 38-35 +03 1.615
7. KansasCity 27 11 11 5 38 33-51 -18 1.407
8. Dallas---- 26 09 10 7 34 47-46 +01 1.308
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9. D.C.United 26 08 15 3 27 42-49 -07 1.038
10 NewEngland 27 06 14 7 25 34-52 -18 0.926
11 Colorado-- 26 05 13 8 23 36-47 -11 0.885
12 Tampa Bay- 27 04 21 2 14 32-68 -36 0.519


San Jose & Los Angeles switched places in overall table,
though the SS & Playoffs teams still remained unchanged.

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MLS 2002 w/o OT:

## Team------ GP W- L- T PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1. LosAngeles 28 13 06 9 48 41-30 +11 1.714
2. San Jose-- 28 13 11 4 43 44-35 +09 1.536
3. Colorado-- 28 12 10 6 42 42-47 -05 1.500
4. NewEngland 28 12 13 3 39 49-48 +01 1.393 [2-0-2]
5. Columbus-- 28 10 09 9 39 43-40 +03 1.393 [0-2-2]
6. KansasCity 28 09 8 11 38 37-43 -06 1.357
7. Dallas---- 28 09 9 10 37 41-43 -02 1.321
8. Chicago--- 28 09 12 7 34 41-37 +04 1.214 [2-1-1]
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9. New York-- 28 10 14 4 34 40-46 -06 1.214 [1-2-1]
10 D.C.United 28 07 12 9 30 29-38 -09 1.071


Los Angeles still won the SS, but Dallas fell from 3rd to 7th!

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MLS 2003 w/o OT:

## Team------ GP W- L- T PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1. Chicago--- 30 14 07 9 51 52-43 +09 1.700 [1-0-2]
2. San Jose-- 30 14 07 9 51 45-35 +10 1.700 [0-1-2]
3. D.C.United 30 10 6 14 44 38-31 +07 1.467
4. NewEngland 30 10 8 12 42 53-46 +07 1.400
5. Columbus-- 30 09 9 12 39 43-41 +02 1.300
6. Colorado-- 30 10 12 8 38 39-45 -06 1.267 [2-1-1]
7. KansasCity 30 9 10 11 38 46-44 +02 1.267 [1-2-1]
8. New York-- 30 08 9 13 37 37-39 -02 1.233
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9. LosAngeles 30 7 11 12 33 33-34 -01 1.100
10 Dallas---- 30 06 18 6 24 35-63 -28 0.800


San Jose pulled level on points but Chicago still won the SS.
D.C.United, who lost in OT 5 times, shot from 7th to 3rd!

Monday, December 17, 2007

2007 & All-Time ASEAN Football C'ships "Standings"

2007 ASEAN Football Championships "Standings":

# Team------ P W D L F- A Pts GD
1 Thailand-- 7 3 3 1 10 4 12 +6
2 Singapore- 7 2 5 0 18 6 11 +12
3 Vietnam--- 5 1 3 1 10 3 06 +7
4 Malaysia-- 5 1 3 1 6 03 06 +3
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5 Indonesia- 3 1 2 0 6 04 05 +2
6 Myanmar--- 3 0 3 0 1 01 03 +0
7 Philipines 3 0 1 2 0 08 01 -8
8 Laos------ 3 0 0 3 1 23 00 -22

Noticed how Indonesia & Myanmar were eliminated despite being unbeaten, :-p

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All-time ASEAN Football Championships "Standings" thru 2007:

## Team------- P- W- D- L- F- A- Pts GD PPG--
1. Thailand--- 32 19 09 04 79-31 66 +48 2.063
2. Singapore-- 31 17 10 04 64-28 61 +36 1.968
3. Vietnam---- 32 16 09 07 80-38 57 +42 1.781
4. Indonesia-- 33 16 08 09 98-48 56 +50 1.697
5. Malaysia--- 32 15 08 09 61-28 53 +33 1.656
6. Myanmar---- 24 09 06 09 49-47 33 +02 1.375
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7. Laos------- 21 02 03 16 15-81 09 -66 0.429
8. Cambodia--- 16 02 00 14 13-62 06 -49 0.375
9. Philipines- 21 01 01 19 10-76 04 -66 0.190
10 Brunei----- 04 01 00 03 01-15 03 -14 0.750
11 Timor Leste 04 00 00 04 02-18 00 -16 0.000

Thailand still tops, but Sgpr, Viet, Indo & Msia are all very close...

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If all matches involving the bottom-5 teams were ignored:

## Team------- P- W- D- L- F- A- Pts GD PPG--
1. Thailand--- 24 11 09 04 43-28 42 +15 1.750
2. Singapore-- 22 08 10 04 28-24 34 +04 1.545
3. Malaysia--- 23 08 06 09 26-24 30 +02 1.304
4. Indonesia-- 24 07 08 09 50-43 29 +07 1.208
5. Vietnam---- 22 07 08 07 27-31 29 -04 1.318
6. Myanmar---- 15 01 05 09 17-41 08 -24 0.533

Basically each of the Big-6 has 8/9 wins wiped-out, with Myanmar the most heavily hit!!

Sunday, December 16, 2007

2007 & All-Time SEA Games Football "Standings"

2007 SEA Games Football "Standings":

# Team----- P W D L F- A Pts GD
1 Thailand- 5 5 0 0 18 3 15 +15
2 Singapore 5 2 2 1 9 06 08 +3
3 Vietnam-- 5 2 1 2 7 10 07 -3
4 Myanmar-- 5 1 2 2 8 07 05 +1
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5 Malaysia- 3 1 1 1 6 04 04 +2
6 Indonesia 3 1 1 1 4 03 04 +1
7 Laos----- 3 0 1 2 1 06 01 -5
8 Cambodua- 3 0 0 3 3 17 00 -14

Noticed how Myanmar won the silver medal with just 1 win, :-p

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All-time SEA Games Football "Standings" thru 2007:

## Team------- P-- W- D- L- F-- A-- Pts GD-- PPG--
1. Thailand--- 107 66 27 14 252-094 225 +158 2.103
2. Malaysia--- 094 49 16 29 195-108 163 +087 1.734
3. Myanmar---- 089 36 16 37 158-135 124 +023 1.393
4. Indonesia-- 074 33 18 23 117-073 117 +044 1.581
5. Singapore-- 078 31 22 25 122-097 115 +025 1.474
6. Vietnam---- 068 32 11 25 124-078 107 +046 1.573
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7. Laos------- 043 08 04 31 035-137 028 -102 0.651
8. Philippines 036 05 03 28 028-112 018 -084 0.500
9. Brunei----- 034 02 04 28 023-117 010 -094 0.294
10 Cambodia--- 029 02 02 24 020-123 009 -103 0.310

Note that Thailand has not lost a single game in 90 mins since 1989!
(That last defeat came from the 1989 semi-final against Malaysia in KL)

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If all matches involving the bottom-4 teams were left out:

## Team------- P- W- D- L- F-- A-- Pts GD- PPG--
1. Thailand--- 86 46 26 14 155-081 164 +74 1.907
2. Malaysia--- 70 28 15 27 093-098 099 -05 1.414
3. Myanmar---- 70 22 14 34 090-121 080 -31 1.143
4. Singapore-- 60 16 19 25 068-092 067 -24 1.117
5. Vietnam---- 53 19 09 25 068-070 066 -02 1.245
6. Indonesia-- 55 17 15 23 052-064 066 -12 1.200

Thailand now totally dominate the other top-6 teams, so much so that none of them has a positive GD! :-o

Sunday, December 2, 2007

All-time MLS Tables thru 2007 (Reg. Season only, SOs != TIEs, sorted by PPG)

By reader's demand, I have sorted the all-time tables in the respective original posts by PPG, & consolidated them under one single post like what ScaryIce did for the "SOs=TIEs" version, for easier comparisons:

(** Wins included '96-99 SOW, ^^ Losses included '96-99 SOL)


2007 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP- W** L^^ T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 Houston--- 062 026 016 20 00 098 087 063 +24 1.58
2 Chicago--- 305 143 108 54 05 473 485 414 +71 1.55
3 LosAngeles 368 176 138 54 11 560 587 477 110 1.52
4 D.C.United 368 177 137 54 18 549 635 540 +95 1.50
5 Dallas---- 368 161 162 45 15 498 554 576 -22 1.35
6 San Jose-- 306 134 125 47 19 411 467 433 +34 1.34
7 KansasCity 369 151 154 64 16 485 539 552 -12 1.31
8 Columbus-- 368 149 158 61 13 482 544 540 +04 1.31
9 Miami----- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
10 New York- 368 146 168 54 11 470 545 589 -44 1.28
11 Colorado- 368 146 166 56 12 470 490 577 -87 1.28
12 N.England 369 148 161 60 17 470 547 583 -36 1.27
13 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
14 ChivasUSA 094 029 038 27 00 114 122 137 -15 1.21
15 Salt Lake 094 021 050 23 00 086 106 159 -53 0.92
16 TorontoFC 030 006 017 07 00 025 025 049 -24 0.83

Houston tops! (despite never even topped thier conference in 2 seasons)


2006 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP- W** L^^ T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 Chicago--- 275 133 098 44 05 433 454 378 +76 1.57
2 LosAngeles 338 167 124 47 11 526 549 429 120 1.56
3 D.C.United 338 161 130 47 18 494 579 506 +73 1.46
4 Houston--- 032 011 008 13 00 046 044 040 +04 1.44
5 San Jose-- 306 134 125 47 19 411 467 433 +34 1.34
6 Dallas---- 338 148 150 40 15 454 517 532 -15 1.34
7 Columbus-- 338 140 147 51 13 445 505 496 +09 1.32
8 KansasCity 339 140 142 57 16 445 494 507 -12 1.31
9 Miami----- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
10 Colorado- 338 137 153 48 12 435 461 543 -82 1.29
11 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
12 New York- 338 134 157 47 11 427 498 544 -46 1.26
13 N.England 339 134 153 52 17 420 496 540 -44 1.24
14 ChivasUSA 064 014 031 19 00 061 076 109 -33 0.95
15 Salt Lake 064 015 035 14 00 059 075 114 -39 0.92

San Jose & Houston were "so close" at 4th & 5th!
New England was still only ahead of Chivas & Salt Lake!


2005 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP- W** L^^ T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 306 156 109 41 11 487 512 392 120 1.59
2 Chicago--- 243 120 087 36 05 386 411 337 +74 1.59
3 D.C.United 306 146 123 37 18 439 527 468 +59 1.43
4 Columbus-- 306 132 132 42 13 412 475 454 +21 1.35
5 San Jose-- 306 134 125 47 19 411 467 433 +34 1.34
6 KansasCity 307 130 128 49 16 407 451 462 -10 1.33
7 Dallas---- 306 132 138 36 15 402 469 488 -19 1.31
8 Miami----- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
9 Colorado-- 306 126 140 40 12 394 425 494 -69 1.29
10 New York- 306 125 146 35 11 388 457 503 -46 1.27
11 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
12 N.England 307 122 145 40 17 372 457 505 -48 1.21
13 Salt Lake 032 005 022 05 00 020 030 065 -35 0.63
14 ChivasUSA 032 004 022 06 00 018 031 067 -36 0.56

New England moved out of bottom, courtesy of Salt Lake & Chivas!


2004 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP- W** L^^ T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 274 143 096 35 11 442 468 347 121 1.61
2 Chicago--- 211 105 074 32 05 337 362 287 +75 1.60
3 D.C.United 274 130 113 31 18 385 469 431 +38 1.41
4 Columbus-- 274 121 116 37 13 374 441 409 +32 1.36
5 KansasCity 275 119 119 37 16 362 399 418 -18 1.32
6 Miami----- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
7 Dallas---- 274 119 128 27 15 354 417 444 -27 1.29
8 San Jose-- 274 116 121 37 19 347 414 402 +12 1.27
9 Colorado-- 274 113 127 34 12 349 385 457 -72 1.27
10 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
11 New York- 274 113 137 24 11 341 404 454 -50 1.24
12 N.England 275 105 138 32 17 313 402 468 -66 1.14

New England & New York were still bottom of the pile...
Miami was still at respectable 6th despite folded for 3 seasons.


2003 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP- W** L^^ T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 Chicago--- 181 097 061 23 05 304 326 243 +83 1.68
2 LosAngeles 244 132 087 25 11 399 426 307 119 1.64
3 D.C.United 244 119 103 22 18 343 426 389 +37 1.41
4 Columbus-- 244 109 111 24 13 325 401 377 +24 1.33
5 Miami----- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
6 Dallas---- 244 109 114 21 15 318 383 399 -16 1.30
7 KansasCity 245 105 110 30 16 313 361 388 -26 1.28
8 San Jose-- 244 107 111 26 19 309 373 367 -06 1.27
9 Tampa Bay- 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
10 Colorado- 244 103 118 23 12 308 356 425 -69 1.26
11 New York- 244 102 125 17 11 301 357 405 -48 1.23
12 N.England 245 097 125 23 17 280 360 425 -65 1.14

New England, New York & Colorado were bottom of the pile...
Miami was at respectable 5th despite folded for 2 seasons.


2002 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP- W** L^^ T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 214 123 075 16 11 363 391 272 119 1.70
2 Chicago--- 151 082 054 15 05 251 273 200 +73 1.66
3 D.C.United 214 109 092 13 18 304 388 353 +35 1.42
4 Dallas---- 214 103 095 16 15 295 348 335 +13 1.38
5 Columbus-- 214 099 099 16 13 287 357 333 +24 1.34
6 Miami----- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
7 Tampa Bay- 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
8 KansasCity 215 094 100 21 16 271 313 344 -30 1.26
9 Colorado-- 214 092 106 16 12 268 316 380 -64 1.25
10 San Jose- 214 093 104 17 19 258 328 332 -04 1.21
11 New York- 214 091 115 08 11 259 317 365 -48 1.21
12 N.England 215 085 116 14 17 235 305 378 -73 1.09

LA has regained the leasdership from Chicago with a SS win in 2002.


2001 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP- W** L^^ T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 Chicago--- 123 071 041 11 05 214 230 162 +68 1.74
2 LosAngeles 186 107 066 13 11 312 347 239 108 1.68
3 D.C.United 186 100 078 08 18 272 357 313 +44 1.46
4 Dallas---- 186 091 086 09 15 252 304 292 +12 1.35
5 Columbus-- 186 088 087 11 13 249 313 290 +23 1.34
6 Miami----- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
7 KansasCity 187 085 090 12 16 235 276 299 -23 1.26
8 Tampa Bay- 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
9 Colorado-- 186 079 095 12 12 225 273 332 -59 1.21
10 New York- 186 080 100 06 11 224 276 318 -42 1.20
11 San Jose- 186 079 093 14 19 213 283 297 -14 1.15
12 N.England 187 073 102 12 17 197 256 329 -73 1.05

Chicago still in the lead while San Jose moved out of bottom at New England's expense.


2000 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP- W* L^ T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 Chicago--- 096 55 35 6 05 161 180 132 +48 1.68
2 LosAngeles 160 93 59 8 11 265 295 203 +92 1.66
3 D.C.United 160 92 62 6 18 246 315 263 +52 1.54
4 Tampa Bay- 160 79 77 4 10 221 280 268 +12 1.38
5 Dallas---- 160 81 75 4 15 217 256 245 +11 1.36
6 Columbus-- 160 75 80 5 13 204 264 254 +10 1.28
7 Colorado-- 160 74 82 4 12 202 237 285 -48 1.26
8 KansasCity 160 74 77 9 16 199 243 246 -03 1.24
9 New York-- 160 67 90 3 11 182 238 283 -45 1.14
10 Miami---- 096 40 51 5 10 105 142 183 -41 1.09
11 N.England 160 66 88 6 17 170 221 277 -56 1.06
12 San Jose- 160 66 86 8 19 168 236 268 -32 1.05

Chicago moved back to the top while San Jose fell to last!


1999 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP- W* L^ SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 D.C.United 128 84 44 18 216 271 200 +71 1.69
2 LosAngeles 128 79 49 11 215 248 166 +82 1.68
3 Chicago--- 064 38 26 05 104 113 081 +32 1.63
4 Dallas---- 128 67 61 15 171 202 191 +11 1.34
5 Tampa Bay- 128 63 65 10 169 218 218 +00 1.32
6 Columbus-- 128 64 64 13 166 216 196 +20 1.30
7 Colorado-- 128 61 67 12 159 194 226 -32 1.24
8 KansasCity 128 58 70 16 142 196 217 -21 1.11
9 San Jose-- 128 59 69 19 139 201 218 -17 1.09
10 Miami---- 064 28 36 10 064 088 127 -39 1.00
11 New York- 128 50 78 11 128 174 227 -53 1.00
12 N.England 128 53 75 17 125 174 228 -54 0.98

DCU tops after a SS win in 1999.


1998 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP W* L^ SOW PTS GF GA- +/- PPG
1 Chicago--- 32 20 12 02 056 062 045 +17 1.75
2 LosAngeles 96 59 37 08 161 199 137 +62 1.68
3 D.C.United 96 61 35 12 159 206 157 +49 1.66
4 Tampa Bay- 96 49 47 05 137 167 168 -01 1.43
5 KansasCity 96 50 46 14 122 163 164 -01 1.27
6 Columbus-- 96 45 51 07 121 168 157 +11 1.26
7 Dallas---- 96 48 48 12 120 148 156 -08 1.25
8 New York-- 96 43 53 08 113 142 163 -21 1.18
9 Colorado-- 96 41 55 06 111 156 187 -31 1.16
10 Miami---- 32 15 17 05 035 046 068 -22 1.09
11 San Jose- 96 40 56 09 102 153 169 -16 1.06
12 N.England 96 41 55 12 099 136 175 -39 1.03

Chicago shot to the top in only 1st first season, ahead of LA, DCU & Tampa Bay!


1997 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP W* L^ SOW PTS GF GA- +/- PPG
1 Tampa Bay- 64 37 27 04 103 121 111 +10 1.61
2 D.C.United 64 37 27 05 101 132 109 +23 1.58
3 LosAngeles 64 35 29 06 093 114 093 +21 1.45
4 KansasCity 64 38 26 12 090 118 114 +04 1.41
5 Dallas---- 64 33 31 08 083 105 097 +08 1.30
6 Columbus-- 64 30 34 07 076 101 101 +00 1.19
7 New York-- 64 28 36 05 074 088 100 -12 1.16
8 NewEngland 64 30 34 10 070 083 109 -26 1.09
9 San Jose-- 64 27 37 06 069 105 109 -04 1.08
10 Colorado- 64 25 39 04 067 094 118 -24 1.05

The standings remained the same with original post as all teams played equal number of games.


1996 (Original Post):

# Team------ GP W* L^ SOW PT GF GA +/- PPG
1 Tampa Bay- 32 20 12 01 58 66 51 +15 1.81
2 LosAngeles 32 19 13 04 49 59 49 +10 1.53
3 D.C.United 32 16 16 01 46 62 56 +06 1.44
4 Dallas---- 32 17 15 05 41 50 48 +02 1.28
5 KansasCity 32 17 15 05 41 61 63 -02 1.28
6 San Jose-- 32 15 17 03 39 50 50 +00 1.22
7 New York-- 32 15 17 03 39 45 47 -02 1.22
8 Columbus-- 32 15 17 04 37 59 60 -01 1.16
9 NewEngland 32 15 17 06 33 43 56 -13 1.03
10 Colorado- 32 11 21 02 29 44 59 -15 0.91

The standings remained the same with original post as all teams played equal number of games.


Summary of All-Time Tables Positions


By PPG:

Team 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
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CHI: xx xx 01 03 01 01 02 01 02 02 01 02
CHV: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 14 14 13
COL: 10 10 09 07 07 09 09 10 09 09 10 11
CLB: 08 06 06 06 06 05 05 04 04 04 07 08
DCU: 03 02 03 01 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 04
FCD: 04 05 07 04 05 04 04 06 07 07 06 05
HOU: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 04 01
KCW: 05 04 05 08 08 07 08 07 05 06 08 07
LAG: 02 03 02 02 02 02 01 02 01 01 02 03
MIA: xx xx 10 10 10 06 06 05 06 08 09 09
NER: 09 08 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 12
NYRB 07 07 08 11 09 10 11 11 11 10 12 10
RSL: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 13 15 15
SJE: 06 09 11 09 12 11 10 08 08 05 05 06
TBM: 01 01 04 05 04 08 07 09 10 11 11 13
TFC: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 16


By Total Points:

Team 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
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CHI: xx xx 11 11 11 09 09 08 09 09 07 06
CHV: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 14 13 13
COL: 10 10 08 06 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 09
CLB: 08 06 05 05 05 04 04 03 03 03 04 05
DCU: 03 02 02 01 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02
FCD: 04 05 06 03 04 03 03 04 05 06 03 03
HOU: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 15 14
KCW: 05 04 04 07 07 05 05 05 04 05 05 04
LAG: 02 03 01 02 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
MIA: xx xx 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
NER: 09 08 10 10 09 11 11 10 10 10 09 07
NYRB 07 07 07 09 08 08 07 09 08 08 08 08
RSL: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 13 14 15
SJE: 06 09 09 08 10 10 08 06 07 04 10 10
TBM: 01 01 03 04 03 06 10 11 11 11 11 11
TFC: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 16

Saturday, December 1, 2007

MLS Cumulative Tables Since 2000 (SOW No More, :-)

Upon seeing the excellent post "History of the MLS All Time Table (Plus Current Edition)" by ScaryIce of Climbing the Ladder, I thought it should also be interesting to see which teams would have topped (base on PPG) the "cumulative" (to differentiate from "all-time") standings, since MLS adopted the W3-T1-L0 system from 2000 onwards:

(note that the following post is done in similar style, for easier cross-comnparisons, :-)


2000:

## Team------ GP W- L- T PTS GF GA +/- PPG
01 KansasCity 32 16 07 9 57 47 29 +18 1.781
02 Chicago--- 32 17 09 6 57 67 51 +16 1.781
03 New York-- 32 17 12 3 54 64 56 +08 1.688
04 Tampa Bay- 32 16 12 4 52 62 50 +12 1.625
05 LosAngeles 32 14 10 8 50 47 37 +10 1.563
06 Dallas---- 32 14 14 4 46 54 54 +00 1.438
07 NewEngland 32 13 13 6 45 47 49 -02 1.406
08 Colorado-- 32 13 15 4 43 43 59 -16 1.344
09 Miami----- 32 12 15 5 41 54 56 -02 1.281
10 Columbus-- 32 11 16 5 38 48 58 -10 1.188
11 DC United- 32 08 18 6 30 44 63 -19 0.938
12 San Jose-- 32 07 17 8 29 35 50 -15 0.906

KCW & CHI shared the lead while DCU & SJE were stuck at bottom.


2001:

## Team------ GP W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
01 Chicago--- 59 33 15 11 110 117 081 +36 1.864
02 LosAngeles 58 28 17 13 097 099 073 +26 1.672
03 New York-- 58 30 22 -6 096 102 091 +11 1.655
04 Miami----- 58 28 20 10 094 111 092 +19 1.621
05 KansasCity 59 27 20 12 093 080 082 -02 1.576
06 Columbus-- 58 24 23 11 083 097 094 +03 1.431
07 Dallas---- 58 24 25 09 081 102 101 +01 1.397
08 San Jose-- 58 20 24 14 074 082 079 +03 1.276
09 NewEngland 59 20 27 12 072 082 101 -19 1.220
10 Colorado-- 58 18 28 12 066 079 106 -27 1.138
11 Tampa Bay- 59 20 33 06 066 094 118 -24 1.119
12 DC United- 58 16 34 08 056 086 113 -27 0.966

CHI took sole possession of top spot, while DCU stuck at bottom alone, :-)


2002:

## Team------ GP W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
01 LosAngeles 86 44 26 16 148 143 106 +37 1.721
02 Chicago--- 87 44 28 15 147 160 119 +41 1.690
03 Miami----- 58 28 20 10 094 111 092 +19 1.621
04 New York-- 86 41 37 08 131 143 138 +05 1.523
05 KansasCity 87 36 30 21 129 117 127 -09 1.483
06 Dallas---- 86 36 34 16 124 146 144 +02 1.442
07 Columbus-- 86 35 35 16 121 141 137 +04 1.407
08 San Jose-- 86 34 35 17 119 127 114 +13 1.384
09 Colorado-- 86 31 39 16 109 122 154 -32 1.267
10 NewEngland 87 32 41 14 110 131 150 -19 1.264
11 Tampa Bay- 59 20 33 06 066 094 118 -24 1.119
12 DC United- 86 25 48 13 088 117 153 -36 1.023

DCU still remained bottom, while LAG took the lead with a SS win.


2003:

## Team------ GP- W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
01 Chicago--- 117 59 35 23 200 213 162 +51 1.709
02 Miami----- 058 28 20 10 094 111 092 +19 1.621
03 LosAngeles 116 53 38 25 184 178 141 +37 1.586
04 New York-- 116 52 47 17 173 183 178 +05 1.491
05 San Jose-- 116 48 42 26 170 172 149 +23 1.466
06 KansasCity 117 47 40 30 171 165 171 -05 1.462
07 Columbus-- 116 45 47 24 159 185 181 +04 1.371
08 NewEngland 117 44 50 23 155 186 197 -11 1.325
09 Colorado-- 116 42 51 23 149 162 199 -37 1.284
10 Dallas---- 116 42 53 21 147 181 208 -27 1.267
11 Tampa Bay- 059 20 33 06 066 094 118 -24 1.119
12 DC United- 116 35 59 22 127 155 189 -34 1.095

CHI regained the leadership with its first (& the only todate) SS win.


2004:

## Team------ GP- W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
01 Miami----- 058 28 20 10 094 111 092 +19 1.621
02 Chicago--- 147 67 48 32 233 249 206 +43 1.585
03 LosAngeles 146 64 47 35 227 220 181 +39 1.555
04 KansasCity 147 61 49 37 220 203 201 +03 1.497
05 New York-- 146 63 59 24 213 230 227 +03 1.459
06 San Jose-- 146 57 52 37 208 213 184 +29 1.425
07 Columbus-- 146 57 52 37 208 225 213 +12 1.425
08 Colorado-- 146 52 60 34 190 191 231 -40 1.301
09 NewEngland 147 52 63 32 188 228 240 -12 1.279
10 Dallas---- 146 52 67 27 183 215 253 -38 1.253
11 DC United- 146 46 69 31 169 198 231 -33 1.158
12 Tampa Bay- 059 20 33 06 066 094 118 -24 1.119

Now this is the classic: Miami Fusion, which has folded in 2001, suddenly ghosted to the top, 3 seasons after their demise, & hasn't relinquished the leadership until today! What a legacy...

DCU finally climbed out of bottom this season.


2005:

## Team------ GP- W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
01 Miami----- 058 28 20 10 094 111 092 +19 1.621
02 Chicago--- 179 82 61 36 282 298 256 +42 1.575
03 San Jose-- 178 75 56 47 272 266 215 +51 1.528
04 LosAngeles 178 77 60 41 272 264 226 +38 1.528
05 KansasCity 179 72 58 49 265 255 245 +11 1.480
06 New York-- 178 75 68 35 260 283 276 +07 1.461
07 Columbus-- 178 68 68 42 246 259 258 +01 1.382
08 NewEngland 179 69 70 40 247 283 277 +06 1.380
09 Colorado-- 178 65 73 40 235 231 268 -37 1.320
10 Dallas---- 178 65 77 36 231 267 297 -30 1.298
11 DC United- 178 62 79 37 223 256 268 -12 1.253
12 Tampa Bay- 059 20 33 06 066 094 118 -24 1.119
13 Salt Lake- 032 05 22 05 020 030 065 -35 0.625
14 Chivas USA 032 04 22 06 018 031 067 -36 0.563

The 2 expansion teams took the last places, no surprises here.


2006:

## Team------ GP- W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
01 Miami----- 058 28 20 10 094 111 092 +19 1.621
02 Chicago--- 211 95 72 44 329 341 297 +44 1.559
03 San Jose-- 178 75 56 47 272 266 215 +51 1.528
04 LosAngeles 210 88 75 47 311 301 263 +38 1.481
05 Houston--- 032 11 08 13 046 044 040 +04 1.438
06 KansasCity 211 82 72 57 303 298 290 +09 1.436
07 New York-- 210 84 79 47 299 324 317 +07 1.424
08 NewEngland 211 81 78 52 295 322 312 +10 1.398
09 Dallas---- 210 81 89 40 283 315 341 -26 1.348
10 Columbus-- 210 76 83 51 279 289 300 -11 1.329
11 DC United- 210 77 86 47 278 308 306 +02 1.324
12 Colorado-- 210 76 86 48 276 267 317 -50 1.314
13 Tampa Bay- 059 20 33 06 066 094 118 -24 1.119
14 Chivas USA 064 14 31 19 061 076 109 -33 0.953
15 Salt Lake- 064 15 35 14 059 075 114 -39 0.922

DCU still remained 11th despite winning the SS in 2006.


2007:

## Team------ GP- W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
01 Miami----- 058 28 20 10 094 111 092 +19 1.621
02 Houston--- 062 26 16 20 098 087 063 +24 1.581
03 Chicago-- 241 105 82 54 369 372 333 +39 1.531
04 San Jose-- 178 75 56 47 272 266 215 +51 1.528
05 LosAngeles 240 97 89 54 345 339 311 +28 1.438
06 NewEngland 241 95 86 60 345 373 355 +18 1.432
07 New York-- 240 96 90 54 342 371 362 +09 1.425
08 KansasCity 241 93 84 64 343 343 335 +09 1.423
09 DC United- 240 93 93 54 333 364 340 +24 1.388
10 Dallas--- 240 94 101 45 327 352 385 -33 1.363
11 Columbus-- 240 85 94 61 316 328 344 -16 1.317
12 Colorado-- 240 85 99 56 311 296 351 -55 1.296
13 Chivas USA 094 29 38 27 114 122 137 -15 1.213
14 Tampa Bay- 059 20 33 06 066 094 118 -24 1.119
15 Salt Lake- 094 21 50 23 086 106 159 -53 0.915
16 Toronto FC 030 06 17 07 025 025 049 -24 0.833

DCU finally broke into top-10 with a second successive SS, while HOU moved to 2nd.

Meanwhile, CHI bacame the first team to win a century of games, while FCD bacame the first to lose 100, :-p


Summary of Cumulative Table Positions Since 2000

By PPG:

Team 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
----------------------------
CHI: 02 01 02 01 02 02 02 03
CHV: xx xx xx xx xx 14 14 13
COL: 08 10 09 09 08 09 12 12
CLB: 10 06 07 07 07 07 10 11
DCU: 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 09
FCD: 06 07 06 10 10 10 09 10
HOU: xx xx xx xx xx xx 05 02
KCW: 01 05 05 06 04 05 06 08
LAG: 05 02 01 03 03 04 04 05
MIA: 09 04 03 02 01 01 01 01 (!!!)
NER: 07 09 10 08 09 08 08 06
NYRB 03 03 04 04 05 06 07 07
RSL: xx xx xx xx xx 13 15 15
SJE: 12 08 08 05 06 03 03 04
TBM: 04 11 11 11 12 12 13 14
TFC: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 16


By Total Points:

Team 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
----------------------------
CHI: 02 01 02 01 01 01 01 01
CHV: xx xx xx xx xx 14 13 12
COL: 08 11 09 08 07 08 09 09

CLB: 10 06 06 06 06 07 07 08
DCU: 11 12 11 10 10 10 08 06
FCD: 06 07 05 09 09 09 06 07
HOU: xx xx xx xx xx xx 15 12
KCW: 01 05 04 04 03 04 03 04
LAG: 05 02 01 02 02 03 02 02
MIA: 09 04 10 11 11 11 11 13 (!!!)
NER: 07 09 08 07 08 06 05 03
NYRB 03 03 03 03 04 05 04 05
RSL: xx xx xx xx xx 13 14 14
SJE: 12 08 07 05 05 02 10 10
TBM: 04 10 12 12 12 12 12 15
TFC: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 16

Friday, November 23, 2007

The "Complete" MLS 2006 Table with Playoffs!

If all MLS 2006 Playoffs Games were consolidated into a mini-league, the table would look like:
# Team------- P W D L F-A Pts GD
1 Houston---- 4 2 1 1 7-4 7 (+3)
2 New England 4 2 1 1 4-3 7 (+1)
3 D.C. United 3 1 1 1 2-2 4 (+0)
4 Dallas----- 2 1 0 1 4-4 3 (+0)
5 Chicago---- 2 1 0 1 2-2 3 (+0)
6 Chivas USA- 2 1 0 1 2-3 3 (-1)
7 Colorado--- 3 1 0 2 5-7 3 (-2)
8 New York--- 2 0 1 1 1-2 1 (-1)

If combined with the Regular Season Table, the overall standings would look like:
# Team------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD-- PPG--
1. D.C.United 35 16 11 8 52 - 38 59 (+14) 1.686
2. NewEngland 36 14 13 9 39 - 35 55 (+04) 1.528
3. Dallas---- 34 17 4 13 48 - 44 55 (+04) 1.618
4. Houston--- 36 13 14 9 44 - 40 53 (+04) 1.472
5. Chicago--- 34 14 8 12 43 - 41 50 (+02) 1.471
6. ChivasUSA 34 11 13 10 45 - 42 46 (+03) 1.353
7. Colorado-- 35 12 8 15 36 - 49 44 (-13) 1.257
8. New York-- 34 9 12 11 41 - 41 40 (+00) 1.176
-----------------------------------------------
9. LosAngeles 32 11 6 15 37 - 37 39 (+00) 1.219
10 Salt Lake- 32 10 9 13 45 - 49 39 (-04) 1.219
11 KansasCity 32 10 8 14 43 - 45 38 (-02) 1.188
12 Columbus-- 32 08 9 15 30 - 42 33 (-12) 1.031

Houston only improved from 5th to 4th, despite winning the MLS Cup.
(The infamous LA of 2005 actually jumped from 7th to 3rd! We'll see later...)

Thursday, November 22, 2007

The "Complete" MLS 2007 Table with Playoffs!

If all MLS 2007 Playoffs Games were consolidated into a mini-league, the table would look like:
# Team------- P W D L F-A Pts GD
1 Houston---- 4 3 0 1 8-3 9 (+5)
2 New England 4 2 1 1 3-2 7 (+1)

3 Chicago---- 3 1 1 1 3-3 4 (+0)
4 Kansas City 3 1 1 1 1-2 4 (-1)
5 Dallas----- 2 1 0 1 2-4 3 (-2)
6 D.C. United 2 0 1 1 2-3 1 (-1)

7 Chivas USA- 2 0 1 1 0-1 1 (-1)
8
New York--- 2 0 1 1 0-1 1 (-1)

If combined with the Regular Season Table, the overall standings would look like:
# Team------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Houston---- 34 18 7 09 51 - 26 61 (+25)
2 New England 34 16 9 09 54 - 45 57 (+9)
3 D.C. United 32 16 8 08 58 - 37 56 (+21)
4 Chivas USA- 32 15 9 08 46 - 29 54 (+17)
5 Dallas----- 32 14 5 13 39 - 48 47 (-9)
6 New York--- 32 12 8 12 47 - 46 44 (+1)
7 Kansas City 33 12 8 13 46 - 47 44 (-1)
8 Chicago--- 33 11 11 11 34 - 39 44 (-5)
----------------------------------------
9 Columbus--- 30 9 10 11 39 - 44 37 (-5)
10 Colorado-- 30 09 8 13 29 - 34 35 (-5)
11 LosAngeles 30 09 7 14 38 - 48 34 (-10)
12 Salt Lake- 30 06 9 15 31 - 45 27 (-14)
13 Toronto FC 30 06 7 17 25 - 49 25 (-24)

Houston are indeed worthy champions in every sense! :-)

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

All Time MLS Playoffs Records (SOs = TIEs)

Updated thru 2007:

# Team----------- P- W- L- T- F- A- G/D Pts PPG
1 Houston-------- 08 05 02 01 15 07 +08 16 2.00
2 DC United------ 36 20 08 08 59 43 +16 68 1.89
3 Los Angeles---- 45 25 12 08 75 53 +22 83 1.84
4 San Jose------- 19 10 08 01 32 26 +06 31 1.63
5 Chicago-------- 36 17 13 06 53 35 +18 57 1.58
6 New England---- 30 12 10 08 32 33 -01 44 1.47
7 Columbus------- 26 10 12 04 37 43 -06 34 1.31
8 Kansas City---- 30 11 13 06 42 41 +01 39 1.30
9 Miami---------- 10 03 05 02 06 13 -07 11 1.10
10 Colorado------ 27 07 14 06 26 42 -16 27 1.00
11 Chivas USA---- 04 01 02 01 02 04 -02 04 1.00
12 New York------ 23 05 12 06 26 37 -11 21 0.91
13 Dallas-------- 29 06 14 07 38 55 -17 25 0.93
14 Tampa Bay----- 11 02 09 00 12 23 -09 06 0.55
15 Real Salt Lake 00 00 00 00 00 00 +00 00 N/A
16 Toronto------- 00 00 00 00 00 00 +00 00 N/A


Houston tops!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

All Time MLS Playoffs Records (SOs != TIEs)

All Time MLS Play-Off Records up to 2007 (Updated base on http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usaalltime.html, including HOU 2-1 NER on Nov-18):

A: Number of play-offs appearances
C: Champions
F: Finalists
S: Semifinalists
Q: Quarterfinalists
G: Games
W: Wins/shoot-out wins
D: Draws
L: Loses/shoot-out loses
P%: success percentage =(W+Dx0.5)/GP

# Team ----------------- A C F S Q GP W- D L- P%
1 Washington DC United - 9 4 1 1 3 36 23 4 09 0,694
2 Los Angeles Galaxy -- 10 2 3 3 2 45 26 4 15 0,622
3 SJ Clash/Earthquakes-- 6 2 0 0 4 19 10 1 08 0,553
4 Houston Dynamo ------- 2 2 0 0 0 08 05 1 02 0,688
5 Chicago Fire --------- 9 1 2 3 3 36 19 4 13 0,583
6 Kansas City Wizards -- 8 1 1 3 3 30 12 4 14 0,467
7 New England Revolution 8 0 4 3 2 30 12 7 11 0,517
8 Colorado Rapids ------ 9 0 1 3 5 27 07 5 15 0,352
9 Columbus Crew -------- 7 0 0 4 3 26 11 3 12 0,481
10 Dallas Burn/FC ----- 10 0 0 2 8 29 09 4 16 0,379
11 Metrostars/Red Bulls- 9 0 0 1 8 23 06 4 13 0,348
12 Tampa Bay Mutiny ---- 4 0 0 1 3 11 02 0 09 0,182
13 Miami Fusion -------- 3 0 0 1 2 10 03 0 07 0,300
14 CD Chivas USA ------- 2 0 0 0 2 04 01 1 02 0,375

Monday, November 19, 2007

Houston Dynamo Champs of MLS 2007!!

Dynamo defends MLS soccer crown with rally for 2-1 triumph
Monday • November 19, 2007 19-Nov-2007 05:14 hrs

The Houston Dynamo won a second consecutive Major League Soccer title Sunday because Zimbabwean Joseph Ngwenya stole New England's heart and Canadian midfielder Dwayne De Rosario swiped the trophy.

Ngwenya struck from the seat of his pants for the equalizer in the 61st minute and De Rosario nodded in a rare header in the 74th to give Dynamo a 2-1 victory over the Revolution in the MLS Cup final.

"We proved how strong a will our team has," De Rosario said. "Our dedication and determination, the will to never give up, is always there. To win back-to-back is special. This moment will live in our hearts forever."

On the same pitch where England star David Beckham made his MLS debut in August, Dynamo won the club's fourth title in seven years and matched DC United as the only back-to-back champions in the 12-season history of the US league.

"This is a team that should be talked about for years to come," Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear said. "It was definitely tough to repeat. For us to be standing here after the start we got shows how steely and determined these players are."

New England fell to 0-4 in MLS finals, having lost to Houston last year on penalty kicks and in overtime to Los Angeles in both 2002 and 2005. Revolution coach Steve Nicol said their history of title losses had no role in the loss.

"This had nothing to do with any other game. You leave a team hanging around and it comes back to bite you. That's what happened," the former Scottish standout said. "We're guilty of not taking our chances. That's why we lost.

"Their first goal probably shouldn't have gotten that far. That goal was a scrappy goal. We never got back. We got undone. It changed the game."

Taylor Twellman's header in the 20th minute gave New England a 1-0 lead but Houston switched from a 4-4-2 to a 3-5-2 alignment and leveled when Ngwenya, playing for injured Dynamo forward Brian Ching, slid home a goal from the turf.

Ngwenya lost control of a centering pass five meters from the goal and fell to the grass, then swung out his right leg and flicked the ball beneath diving Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis and across the line to level the match.

"We had a lot of scrappy goals all year and to let one in was really disheartening," said Revolution defender Jay Heaps, who played in all four of New England's finals losses.

"They have all been tough. This was tough because it was our opportunity. I wish I could put into words how tough it feels."

De Rosario, voted the MLS Cup Most Valuable Player, leaped high for a pass from Davis at the top of the penalty area 13 minutes later and the 29-year-old midfielder smacked a header past Reis for the winner.

"I've seen some great goals in some big games but that one was big," Heaps said.
De Rosario almost never works on headers in practice but his noggin nodded nicely when needed most.

"I don't score with my head. It was more instinct than anything else," De Rosario said. "I usually try to bicycle or volley it but heading it was the first thought that came into my head.

"Brad played a perfect ball to my head and I had the easy job putting it in. The rest was history."

Kinnear had pondered playing conservatively after the equalizer but his team was determined to stay aggressive.

"The guys' mentality to keep on attacking even after the equalizer, give them full credit for that," Kinnear said.

The Dynamo have a chance for an unprecedented third crown in a row in 2008.

"It's a challenge we will be excited to face," Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad said. "To come back in the second half, it shows how much it means to these guys and how determined they are to win." — AFP

Saturday, November 10, 2007

All-time MLS Tables since 1996 (SOs=TIEs)

This excellent post says it all...

Hence there's no need for me to continue posting the tables after 2000, :-)

The 2007 Table would be:
# Team------- GP W-- L-- D- Pts PPG-- GF- GA- GD
1 Houston---- 62 026 016 20 098 1.581 087 063 +24
2 Chicago--- 305 138 102 65 479 1.570 485 414 +71
3 LosAngeles 368 165 124 79 574 1.560 587 477 110
4 DC United- 368 159 124 85 562 1.527 635 540 +95
5 San Jose-- 306 115 105 86 431 1.408 467 433 +34
6 Dallas---- 368 146 149 73 511 1.389 554 576 -22
7 Columbus-- 368 136 140 92 500 1.359 544 540 +04
8 KansasCity 369 135 140 94 499 1.352 539 552 -13
9 Tampa Bay- 187 073 081 33 252 1.348 312 336 -24
10 Miami---- 122 046 052 24 162 1.328 199 219 -20
11 N.England 369 131 144 94 487 1.320 547 583 -36
12 Colorado- 368 134 154 80 482 1.310 490 577 -87
13 New York- 368 135 159 74 479 1.302 545 589 -44
14 ChivasUSA- 94 029 038 27 114 1.213 122 137 -15
15 Salt Lake- 94 021 050 23 086 0.915 106 159 -53
16 Toronto--- 30 006 017 07 025 0.833 025 049 -24

Friday, November 9, 2007

All-time MLS Table, at the end of 1999 (SOs=TIEs)

All Time Table at the end of 1998 season (if shootouts from '96 to '99 were considered ties):

# Team------ GP- W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 128 68 35 25 229 248 166 +82 1.79
2 D.C.United 128 66 31 31 229 271 200 +71 1.79
3 Tampa Bay- 128 53 48 27 186 218 218 +00 1.45
4 Columbus-- 128 51 46 31 184 216 196 +20 1.44
5 Dallas---- 128 52 48 28 184 202 191 +11 1.44 *(6)
6 Colorado-- 128 49 55 24 171 194 226 -32 1.34 *(7)
7 San Jose-- 128 40 49 39 159 201 218 -17 1.24 *(8)
8 KansasCity 128 42 56 30 156 196 217 -21 1.22 *(5)
9 NewEngland 128 36 58 34 142 174 228 -54 1.11*(10)
10 New York- 128 39 69 20 137 174 227 -53 1.07 *(9)
11 Chicago-- 064 33 12 19 110 113 081 +32 1.72
12 Miami---- 064 18 32 14 068 088 127 -39 1.06


* Position Changed (as compared to the previous season).

Quick Stats:
-------------------
Games Played: 704
Home Wins: 346 (49.1%)
Draws: 157 (22.3%)
Away Wins: 201 (28.6%)
----------------------------
Goals Scored: 2295 (3.26/G)
Home Goals: 1319 (1.87/G)
Away Goals: 976 (1.39/G)
--------------------------
Most Frequent Scores: 1-1 (70 times), 2-1 (68 times), 1-2 (61 times each).

Highlights:
1. DC pulled level with LA at the top after their 1999 SS win.
2. The 3rd to 5th-placed teams were seperated by just 2 points.
3. Chicago still remained 11th but was getting much closer to the original teams.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

MLS 1999 Table: Official vs SOs=TIEs

This is the MLS 1999 Overall Table derived from the Official Site:

# Team------ GP W- L SOW PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1 D.C.United 32 23 09 06 57 65 43 +22 1.78
2 LosAngeles 32 20 12 03 54 49 29 +20 1.69
3 Dallas---- 32 19 13 03 51 54 35 +19 1.59
4 Chicago--- 32 18 14 03 48 51 36 +15 1.50
5 Colorado-- 32 20 12 06 48 38 39 -01 1.50
6 Columbus-- 32 19 13 06 45 48 39 +09 1.41
7 San Jose-- 32 19 13 10 37 48 49 -01 1.16
8 Tampa Bay- 32 14 18 05 32 51 50 +01 1.00
9 Miami----- 32 13 19 05 29 42 59 -17 0.91
10 N.England 32 12 20 05 26 38 53 -15 0.81
11 Kansas C. 32 08 24 02 20 33 53 -20 0.63
12 New York- 32 07 25 03 15 32 64 -32 0.47


If the games ended in SOs were treated as TIEs & points were awarded according to standard FIFA regulation (W=3, L=0, T=1), the Table would become:

# Team------ GP W- L- T PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1 D.C.United 32 17 06 09 60 65 43 +22 1.88
2 LosAngeles 32 17 08 07 58 49 29 +20 1.81
3 Dallas---- 32 16 07 09 57 54 35 +19 1.78
4 Chicago--- 32 15 09 08 53 51 36 +15 1.66
5 Colorado-- 32 14 09 09 51 38 39 -01 1.59
6 Columbus-- 32 13 09 10 49 48 39 +09 1.53
7 San Jose-- 32 09 10 13 40 48 49 -01 1.25
8 Tampa Bay- 32 09 11 12 39 51 50 +01 1.22
9 NewEngland 32 07 13 12 33 38 53 -15 1.03 *(10)
10 Miami---- 32 08 15 09 33 42 59 -17 1.03 *(9)
11 Kansas C. 32 06 18 08 26 33 53 -20 0.81
12 New York- 32 04 20 08 20 32 64 -32 0.63

* Position Changes observed (as compared to Official Version).

In this case, the PO match-ups back then would have been:
East: D.C.United (E1) vs New England (E4), Columbus (E2) vs Tampa Bay (E3)
West: Los Angeles (W1) vs Colorado (W4), Dallas (E2) vs Chicago (E3)

Some Quick Stats:
-------------------
Games Played: 192
Home Wins: 80 (41.7%)
Draws: 57 (29.7%)
Away Wins: 55 (28.6%)
----------------------------
Goals Scored: 549 (2.86/G)
Home Goals: 305 (1.59/G)
Away Goals: 244 (1.27/G)
--------------------------
Most Frequent Scores: 1-1 (30 times), 2-1, 1-2 (20 times each).

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

All-time MLS Table, at the end of 1998 (SOs=TIEs)

All Time Table at the end of 1998 season (if shootouts from '96 to '99 were considered ties):

# Team------ GP W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 96 51 27 18 171 199 137 +62 1.78 **(3)
2 D.C.United 96 49 25 22 169 206 157 +49 1.76 **(1)
3 Tampa Bay- 96 44 37 15 147 167 168 -01 1.53 **(2)
4 Columbus-- 96 38 37 21 135 168 157 +11 1.41 **(6)
5 KansasCity 96 36 38 22 130 163 164 -01 1.35 **(4)
6 Dallas---- 96 36 41 19 127 148 156 -08 1.32 **(5)
7 Colorado-- 96 35 46 15 120 156 187 -31 1.25 **(10)
8 San Jose-- 96 31 39 26 119 153 169 -16 1.24 **(7)
9 New York-- 96 35 49 12 117 142 163 -21 1.22 **(8)
10 N.England 96 29 45 22 109 136 175 -39 1.14 **(9)
11 Chicago-- 32 18 03 11 057 062 045 +17 1.78
12 Miami---- 32 10 17 05 035 046 068 -22 1.09

** Position Changed (as compared to the previous season).

Quick Stats:
-------------------
Games Played: 512
Home Wins: 266 (52.0%)
Draws: 100 (19.5%)
Away Wins: 146 (27.5%)
----------------------------
Goals Scored: 1746 (3.41/G)
Home Goals: 1014 (1.98/G)
Away Goals: 732 (1.43/G)
--------------------------
Most Frequent Scores: 2-1 (48 times), 2-0 (42 times), 3-1, 1-2 (29 times each).

Highlights:
1. Just about every team (except expansions Chicago & Miami) switched position as compared to the previous season!
2. LA's record-breaking 1998 regular season saw them overtook both DC & Tampa Bay at the top.
3. Columbus & Colorado also improved their point tallies & all-time positions significantly.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

MLS 1998 Table: Official vs SOs=TIEs

This is the MLS 1998 Overall Table derived from the Official Site:

# Team------ GP W L SOW PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 32 24 08 2 68 85 44 +41 2.13
2 D.C.United 32 24 08 7 58 74 48 +26 1.81
3 Chicago--- 32 20 12 2 56 62 45 +17 1.75
4 Columbus-- 32 15 17 0 45 67 56 +11 1.41
5 Colorado-- 32 16 16 2 44 62 69 -07 1.38
6 New York-- 32 15 17 3 39 54 63 -09 1.22
7 Dallas---- 32 15 17 4 37 43 59 -16 1.16
8 Miami----- 32 15 17 5 35 46 68 -22 1.09
9 Tampa Bay- 32 12 20 1 34 46 57 -11 1.06
10 San Jose- 32 13 19 3 33 48 60 -12 1.03
11 Kansas C. 32 12 20 2 32 45 50 -05 1.00
12 N.England 32 11 21 2 29 53 66 -13 0.91

If the games ended in SOs were treated as TIEs & points were awarded according to standard FIFA regulation (W=3, L=0, T=1), the Table would become:
# Team------ GP W- L- T PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 32 22 06 4 70 85 44 +41 2.19
2 D.C.United 32 17 5 10 61 74 48 +26 1.91
3 Chicago--- 32 18 3 11 57 62 45 +17 1.78
4 Columbus-- 32 15 12 5 50 67 56 +11 1.56
5 Colorado-- 32 14 14 4 46 62 69 -07 1.44
6 New York-- 32 12 17 3 39 54 63 -09 1.22
7 Tampa Bay- 32 11 15 6 39 46 57 -11 1.22 *(9)
8 Dallas---- 32 11 15 6 39 43 59 -16 1.22 *(7)
9 San Jose-- 32 10 14 8 38 48 60 -12 1.19 *(10)
10 Kansas C. 32 10 16 6 36 45 50 -05 1.13 *(11)
11 Miami---- 32 10 17 5 35 46 68 -22 1.09 *(8)
12 N.England 32 09 17 6 33 53 66 -13 1.03

* Position Changes observed (as compared to Official Version).

In this case, the PO match-ups back then would have been:
East: D.C.United (E1) vs Tampa Bay (E4), Columbus (E2) vs New York (E3)
West: Los Angeles (W1) vs Dallas (W4), Chicago (E2) vs Colorado (E3)

Some Quick Stats:
-------------------
Games Played: 192
Home Wins: 101 (52.6%)
Draws: 33 (17.2%)
Away Wins: 58 (30.2%)
----------------------------
Goals Scored: 685 (3.57/G)
Home Goals: 391 (2.04/G)
Away Goals: 294 (1.53/G)
--------------------------
Most Frequent Scores: 2-1, 1-1, 0-1 (15 times each), 2-0, 3-1 (14 times each).

Monday, November 5, 2007

All-time MLS Table, at the end of 1997 (SOs=TIEs)

All Time Table at the end of 1997 season (if shootouts from '96 to '99 were considered ties):

# Team------ GP W- L- T- PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 D.C.United 64 32 20 12 108 132 109 +23 1.69 ** (3)
2 Tampa Bay- 64 33 22 09 108 121 111 +10 1.69 ** (1)
3 LosAngeles 64 29 21 14 101 114 093 +21 1.58 ** (2)
4 KansasCity 64 26 22 16 094 118 114 +04 1.47 ** (5)
5 Dallas---- 64 25 26 13 088 105 097 +08 1.38
6 Columbus-- 64 23 25 16 085 101 101 +00 1.33 ** (7)
7 San Jose-- 64 21 25 18 081 105 109 -04 1.27 ** (4)
8 New York-- 64 23 32 09 078 088 100 -12 1.22
9 NewEngland 64 20 28 16 076 083 109 -26 1.19
10 Colorado- 64 21 32 11 074 094 118 -24 1.16

** Position Changed (as compared to the previous season).

Quick Stats:
-------------------
Games Played: 320
Home Wins: 165 (52.5%)
Draws: 67 (20.9%)
Away Wins: 88 (27.5%)
----------------------------
Goals Scored: 1061 (3.32/G)
Home Goals: 623 (1.95/G)
Away Goals: 438 (1.37/G)
--------------------------
Most Frequent Scores: 2-1 (33 times), 1-2 (29 times), 2-0 (28 times).

Highlights:
1. By winning the 1997 SS (Supporters' Shield - Best Regular Season Record) for the first time, DC has stormed to the top ahead of Tampa Bay (albeit only on GD) & LA.
2. San Jose's bad campaign was evident in the standings as they slid from 4th last season to 7th in 1997.

Sunday, November 4, 2007

MLS 1997 Table: Official vs SOs=TIEs

This is the MLS 1997 Overall Table derived from the Official Site:

# Team------ GP W L SOW PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1 D.C.United 32 21 11 4 55 70 53 +17 1.72
2 KansasCity 32 21 11 7 49 57 51 +06 1.53
3 Tampa Bay- 32 17 15 3 45 55 60 -05 1.41
4 LosAngeles 32 16 16 2 44 55 44 +11 1.38
5 Dallas---- 32 16 16 3 42 55 49 +06 1.31
6 Columbus-- 32 15 17 3 39 42 41 +01 1.22
7 Colorado-- 32 14 18 2 38 50 59 -09 1.19
8 NewEngland 32 15 17 4 37 40 53 -13 1.16
9 New York-- 32 13 19 2 35 43 53 -10 1.09
10 San Jose- 32 12 20 3 30 55 59 -04 0.94

If the games ended in SOs were treated as TIEs & points were awarded according to standard FIFA regulation (W=3, L=0, T=1), the Table would become:

# Team------ GP W- L- T PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1 D.C.United 32 17 07 8 59 70 53 +17 1.84

2 KansasCity 32 14 09 9 51 57 51 +06 1.59
3 LosAngeles 32 14 12 6 48 55 44 +11 1.50 *(4)
4 Tampa Bay- 32 14 13 5 47 55 60 -05 1.47 *(3)
5 Dallas---- 32 13 14 5 44 55 49 +06 1.38
6 Columbus-- 32 12 13 7 43 42 41 +01 1.34
7 Colorado-- 32 12 15 5 41 50 59 -09 1.28
8 NewEngland 32 11 13 8 41 40 53 -13 1.28
9 New York-- 32 11 17 4 37 43 53 -10 1.16
10 San Jose- 32 09 14 9 36 55 59 -04 1.13

* Position Changes observed (as compared to Official Version).

In this case, the PO match-ups back then still remain the same.

Some Quick Stats:
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Games Played: 160
Home Wins: 81 (50.6%)
Draws: 33 (20.6%)
Away Wins: 46 (28.8%)
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Goals Scored: 522 (3.26/G)
Home Goals: 302 (1.89/G)
Away Goals: 220 (1.38/G)
--------------------------
Most Frequent Scores: 2-1 (14 times), 1-2, 3-1 (14 times each).

Saturday, November 3, 2007

MLS 1996 Table: Official vs SOs=TIEs

This is the MLS 1996 Overall Table derived from the Official Site:

# Team------ GP W L SOW PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1 Tampa Bay- 32 20 12 1 58 66 51 +15 1.81
2 LosAngeles 32 19 13 4 49 59 49 +10 1.53
3 D.C.United 32 16 16 1 46 62 56 +06 1.44
4 Dallas---- 32 17 15 5 41 50 48 +02 1.28
5 KansasCity 32 17 15 5 41 61 63 -02 1.28
6 San Jose-- 32 15 17 3 39 50 50 +00 1.22
7 New York-- 32 15 17 3 39 45 47 -02 1.22
8 Columbus-- 32 15 17 4 37 59 60 -01 1.16
9 NewEngland 32 15 17 6 33 43 56 -13 1.03
10 Colorado- 32 11 21 2 29 44 59 -15 0.91

If the games ended in SOs were treated as TIEs & points were awarded according to standard FIFA regulation (W=3, L=0, T=1), the Table would become:
# Team------ GP W- L- T PTS GF GA +/- PPG
1 Tampa Bay- 32 19 09 4 61 66 51 +15 1.91
2 LosAngeles 32 15 09 8 53 59 49 +10 1.66
3 D.C.United 32 15 13 4 49 62 56 +06 1.53
4 San Jose-- 32 12 11 9 45 50 50 +00 1.41 * (6)
5 Dallas---- 32 12 12 8 44 50 48 +02 1.38 * (4)
6 KansasCity 32 12 13 7 43 61 63 -02 1.34 * (5)
7 Columbus-- 32 11 12 9 42 59 60 -01 1.31 * (8)
8 New York-- 32 12 15 5 41 45 47 -02 1.28 * (7)
9 NewEngland 32 09 15 8 35 43 56 -13 1.09
10 Colorado- 32 09 17 6 33 44 59 -15 1.03

* Position Changes observed (as compared to Official Version).

In this case, the PO match-ups back then would have been:
East: Tampa Bay (E1) vs New York (E4), D.C.United (E2) vs Columbus (E3)
West: Los Angeles (W1) vs Kansas City (W4), San Jose (E2) vs Dallas (E3)

Some Quick Stats:
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Games Played: 160
Home Wins: 84 (52.5%)
Draws: 34 (21.3%)
Away Wins: 42 (26.3%)
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Goals Scored: 539 (3.37/G)
Home Goals: 321 (2.01/G)
Away Goals: 218 (1.36/G)
--------------------------
Most Frequent Scores: 2-1, 1-2, 2-0 (15 times each), 1-1, 3-1 (13 times each).

Friday, November 2, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 1997 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 1997:

# Team------ GP W* L* SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 Tampa Bay- 64 37 27 04 103 121 111 +10 1.61
2 D.C.United 64 37 27 05 101 132 109 +23 1.58
3 LosAngeles 64 35 29 06 093 114 093 +21 1.45
4 KansasCity 64 38 26 12 090 118 114 +04 1.41
5 Dallas---- 64 33 31 08 083 105 097 +08 1.30
6 Columbus-- 64 30 34 07 076 101 101 +00 1.19
7 New York-- 64 28 36 05 074 088 100 -12 1.16
8 NewEngland 64 30 34 10 070 083 109 -26 1.09
9 San Jose-- 64 27 37 06 069 105 109 -04 1.08
10 Colorado- 64 25 39 04 067 094 118 -24 1.05

* Wins included SOW
* Losses included SOL

Notes:
1.Looking at this table, had COL won the 1997 MLS Cup, regular season would have really meant absolutely nothing!
2.Tampa Bay's lead at the top was cut to 2 points from 9 in the previous season as DC won the SS.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 1998 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 1998:

# Team------ GP W* L SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 96 59 37 08 161 199 137 +62 1.68
2 D.C.United 96 61 35 12 159 206 157 +49 1.66
3 Tampa Bay- 96 49 47 05 137 167 168 -01 1.43
4 KansasCity 96 50 46 14 122 163 164 -01 1.27
5 Columbus-- 96 45 51 07 121 168 157 +11 1.26
6 Dallas---- 96 48 48 12 120 148 156 -08 1.25
7 New York-- 96 43 53 08 113 142 163 -21 1.18
8 Colorado-- 96 41 55 06 111 156 187 -31 1.16
9 San Jose-- 96 40 56 09 102 153 169 -16 1.06
10 N.England 96 41 55 12 099 136 175 -39 1.03
11 Chicago-- 32 20 12 02 056 062 045 +17 1.75
12 Miami---- 32 15 17 05 035 046 068 -22 1.09

* Wins included SOW
* Losses included SOL

Notes:
1.LA overtaken DC at the top with a magnificent '98 campaign.
2.Tampa Bay was pushed to 3rd after leading the first 2 seasons.
2.Chicago & Miami were introduced in '98 as new expansion teams.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 1999 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 1999:

# Team------ GP- W* L* SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 D.C.United 128 84 44 18 216 271 200 +71 1.69
2 LosAngeles 128 79 49 11 215 248 166 +82 1.68
3 Dallas---- 128 67 61 15 171 202 191 +11 1.34
4 Tampa Bay- 128 63 65 10 169 218 218 +00 1.32
5 Columbus-- 128 64 64 13 166 216 196 +20 1.30
6 Colorado-- 128 61 67 12 159 194 226 -32 1.24
7 KansasCity 128 58 70 16 142 196 217 -21 1.11
8 San Jose-- 128 59 69 19 139 201 218 -17 1.09
9 New York-- 128 50 78 11 128 174 227 -53 1.00
10 N.England 128 53 75 17 125 174 228 -54 0.98
11 Chicago-- 064 38 26 05 104 113 081 +32 1.63
12 Miami---- 064 28 36 10 064 088 127 -39 1.00

* Wins included SOW
* Losses included SOL

Notes:
1.DC has regained all-time lead from LA by just 1 point after '99 SS win.
2.Tampa Bay fell to 4th for the first time after winning the SS in '96.
2.Chicago continued its impressive move up the table since '98.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 2000 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 2000:

# Team------ GP- W* L* T SOW PTS GF GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 160 93 59 8 11 265 295 203 +92 1.66
2 D.C.United 160 92 62 6 18 246 315 263 +52 1.54
3 Tampa Bay- 160 79 77 4 10 221 280 268 +12 1.38
4 Dallas---- 160 81 75 4 15 217 256 245 +11 1.36
5 Columbus-- 160 75 80 5 13 204 264 254 +10 1.28
6 Colorado-- 160 74 82 4 12 202 237 285 -48 1.26
7 KansasCity 160 74 77 9 16 199 243 246 -03 1.24
8 New York-- 160 67 90 3 11 182 238 283 -45 1.14
9 N.England- 160 66 88 6 17 170 221 277 -56 1.06
10 San Jose- 160 66 86 8 19 168 236 268 -32 1.05
11 Chicago-- 096 55 35 6 05 161 180 132 +48 1.68
12 Miami---- 096 40 51 5 10 105 142 183 -41 1.09

* Wins included '96-'99 SOW
* Losses included '96-'99 SOL

Notes:
1.This was the first season the FIFA 3-1-0 points system was put in place, SOW no more!
2.LA has regained all-time leadership, as DC failed to make the playoffs for the first time.
3.Chicago, in just 3 seasons, has closed in on some Original '96 teams after finished 2nd.

Monday, October 29, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 2001 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 2001:

# Team------ GP- W** L** T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 186 107 066 13 11 312 347 239 108 1.68
2 D.C.United 186 100 078 08 18 272 357 313 +44 1.46
3 Dallas---- 186 091 086 09 15 252 304 292 +12 1.35
4 Columbus-- 186 088 087 11 13 249 313 290 +23 1.34
5 KansasCity 187 085 090 12 16 235 276 299 -23 1.26
6 Tampa Bay- 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
7 Colorado-- 186 079 095 12 12 225 273 332 -59 1.21
8 New York-- 186 080 100 06 11 224 276 318 -42 1.20
9 Chicago--- 123 071 041 11 05 214 230 162 +68 1.74
10 San Jose- 186 079 093 14 19 213 283 297 -14 1.15
11 N.England 187 073 102 12 17 197 256 329 -73 1.05
12 Miami---- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30

** Wins included '96-'99 SOW
** Losses included '96-'99 SOL

Notes:
1.The uneven number of games among the teams were due to games cancellation after 911.
2.DC has fell 40 points behind LA after yet another disastorous regular season.
3.Chicago jumped from 11th in 2000 to 9th after another 2nd-place finish.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 2002 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 2002:

# Team------ GP- W** L** T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 214 123 075 16 11 363 391 272 119 1.70
2 D.C.United 214 109 092 13 18 304 388 353 +35 1.42
3 Dallas---- 214 103 095 16 15 295 348 335 +13 1.38
4 Columbus-- 214 099 099 16 13 287 357 333 +24 1.34
5 KansasCity 215 094 100 21 16 271 313 344 -30 1.26
6 Colorado-- 214 092 106 16 12 268 316 380 -64 1.25
7 New York-- 214 091 115 08 11 259 317 365 -48 1.21
8 San Jose-- 214 093 104 17 19 258 328 332 -04 1.21
9 Chicago--- 151 082 054 15 05 251 273 200 +73 1.66
10 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
11 N.England 215 085 116 14 17 235 305 378 -73 1.09
12 Miami---- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30

** Wins included '96-'99 SOW
** Losses included '96-'99 SOL

Notes:
1.With another LA's SS & DC's disaster, the LA-DC gap has widen to a record 59 points!
2.The DC-Dallas was down to just 9 points! But this was about the closest it can get...
3.Tampa Bay has now fell to 10th (& same points as NER in 11th) after contraction.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 2003 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 2003:

# Team------ GP- W** L** T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 244 132 087 25 11 399 426 307 119 1.64
2 D.C.United 244 119 103 22 18 343 426 389 +37 1.41
3 Columbus-- 244 109 111 24 13 325 401 377 +24 1.33
4 Dallas---- 244 109 114 21 15 318 383 399 -16 1.30
5 KansasCity 245 105 110 30 16 313 361 388 -26 1.28
6 San Jose-- 244 107 111 26 19 309 373 367 -06 1.27
7 Colorado-- 244 103 118 23 12 308 356 425 -69 1.26
8 Chicago--- 181 097 061 23 05 304 326 243 +83 1.68
9 New York-- 244 102 125 17 11 301 357 405 -48 1.23
10 N.England 245 097 125 23 17 280 360 425 -65 1.14
11 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
12 Miami---- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30

** Wins included '96-'99 SOW
** Losses included '96-'99 SOL

Notes:
1.CLB moved up to 3rd thanks to Dallas' terrible finish in 2003.
2.CHI moved up to 8th after winning their first SS.
3.NER finally moved out of bottom 2!

Friday, October 26, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 2004 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 2004:

# Team------ GP- W** L** T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 274 143 096 35 11 442 468 347 121 1.61

2 D.C.United 274 130 113 31 18 385 469 431 +38 1.41
3 Columbus-- 274 121 116 37 13 374 441 409 +32 1.36
4 KansasCity 275 119 119 37 16 362 399 418 -18 1.32
5 Dallas---- 274 119 128 27 15 354 417 444 -27 1.29
6 Colorado-- 274 113 127 34 12 349 385 457 -72 1.27
7 San Jose-- 274 116 121 37 19 347 414 402 +12 1.27
8 New York-- 274 113 137 24 11 341 404 454 -50 1.24
9 Chicago--- 211 105 074 32 05 337 362 287 +75 1.60
10 N.England 275 105 138 32 17 313 402 468 -66 1.14
11 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
12 Miami---- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30

** Wins included '96-'99 SOW
** Losses included '96-'99 SOL

Notes:
1.CLB maintained 3rd-place thanks to their SS heroics.
2.CHI dropped a spot to 9th following a disaster last.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 2005 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 2005:

# Team------ GP- W** L** T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 306 156 109 41 11 487 512 392 120 1.59
2 D.C.United 306 146 123 37 18 439 527 468 +59 1.43
3 Columbus-- 306 132 132 42 13 412 475 454 +21 1.35
4 San Jose-- 306 134 125 47 19 411 467 433 +34 1.34
5 KansasCity 307 130 128 49 16 407 451 462 -10 1.33
6 Dallas---- 306 132 138 36 15 402 469 488 -19 1.31
7 Colorado-- 306 126 140 40 12 394 425 494 -69 1.29
8 New York-- 306 125 146 35 11 388 457 503 -46 1.27
9 Chicago--- 243 120 087 36 05 386 411 337 +74 1.59
10 N.England 307 122 145 40 17 372 457 505 -48 1.21
11 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
12 Miami---- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
13 Salt Lake 032 005 022 05 00 020 030 065 -35 0.63
14 ChivasUSA 032 004 022 06 00 018 031 067 -36 0.56

** Wins included '96-'99 SOW
** Losses included '96-'99 SOL

Notes:
1.DC has narrowed down the 57-point gap with LA in 2005 to 48 in 2006.
2.As expected, the 2 expansion teams were rock bottom in every department.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 2006 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Let's look back on how the all-time table was, at the end of 2006:

# Team------ GP- W** L** T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 338 167 124 47 11 526 549 429 120 1.56
2 D.C.United 338 161 130 47 18 494 579 506 +73 1.46
3 Dallas---- 338 148 150 40 15 454 517 532 -15 1.34
4 Columbus-- 338 140 147 51 13 445 505 496 +09 1.32
5 KansasCity 339 140 142 57 16 445 494 507 -12 1.31
6 Colorado-- 338 137 153 48 12 435 461 543 -82 1.29
7 Chicago--- 275 133 098 44 05 433 454 378 +76 1.57
8 New York-- 338 134 157 47 11 427 498 544 -46 1.26
9 NewEngland 339 134 153 52 17 420 496 540 -44 1.24
10 San Jose- 306 134 125 47 19 411 467 433 +34 1.34
11 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
12 Miami---- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
13 ChivasUSA 064 014 031 19 00 061 076 109 -33 0.95
14 Salt Lake 064 015 035 14 00 059 075 114 -39 0.92
15 Houston-- 032 011 008 13 00 046 044 040 +04 1.44

** Wins included '96-'99 SOW
** Losses included '96-'99 SOL

Notes:
1.DC has narrowed down the 48-point gap with LA in 2005 to 32 in 2006.
2.San Jose has dropped from 4th in 2005 to 10th in 2006 after an inactive season.
3.Houston, despite being last by points, had decent PPG comparable to DC.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

All-time MLS Table at the end of 2007 season (Regular Season Games Only)

Now that the 2007 MLS Regular Season has ended, it's a good time to post the all-time table to see how the teams stand since their inceptions:

(This is also updated on Wikipedia: MLS Recs & Stats: All Time Reg. Season Records)

# Team------ GP- W** L** T SOW PTS GF- GA- +/- PPG
1 LosAngeles 368 176 138 54 11 560 587 477 110 1.52
2 D.C.United 368 177 137 54 18 549 635 540 +95 1.50
3 Dallas---- 368 161 162 45 15 498 554 576 -22 1.35
4 KansasCity 369 151 154 64 16 485 539 552 -12 1.31
5 Columbus-- 368 149 158 61 13 482 544 540 +04 1.31
6 Chicago--- 305 143 108 54 05 473 485 414 +71 1.55
7 NewEngland 369 148 161 60 17 470 547 583 -36 1.27
8 NewYork--- 368 146 168 54 11 470 545 589 -44 1.28
9 Colorado-- 368 146 166 56 12 470 490 577 -87 1.28
10 San Jose- 306 134 125 47 19 411 467 433 +34 1.34
11 Tampa Bay 187 083 098 06 10 235 312 336 -24 1.26
12 Miami---- 122 056 056 10 10 158 199 219 -20 1.30
13 ChivasUSA 094 029 038 27 00 114 122 137 -15 1.21
14 Houston-- 062 026 016 20 00 098 087 063 +24 1.58
15 Salt Lake 094 021 050 23 00 086 106 159 -53 0.92
16 TorontoFC 030 006 017 07 00 025 025 049 -24 0.83

** Win included '96-'99 SOW
** Loss included '96-'99 SOL

Notes:
1.DC has narrowed down the 32-point gap with LA in 2006 to just 11 in 2007!
2.Chicago has moved-up 1 spot to 6th as NER, NYRB & COL share a 3-way-tie at 470 pts.
3.Houston has overtaken RSL into 14th place.
4.Toronto FC finished in last place, as with most other expansion teams in their 1st season.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

MLS 2007 Projected Finish: Special Edition

Some of you with sharper eyes may notice the Projected Finish in the "LAG 2-1 TOR: 5th-win in-a-row!" post is impossible to realize, as it conflicts with the last round fixtures of MLS 2007:
2007-10-18 Los Angeles - New York
2007-10-20 Chivas USA - Houston
2007-10-20 Colorado - Salt Lake
2007-10-20 Dallas - Kansas City
2007-10-20 D.C. United - Columbus
2007-10-20 Toronto FC - New England
2007-10-21 Chicago - Los Angeles

Case in point: as Chivas & Houston are playing each other in the last round, it's impossible that both of them will earn 3 more points by then.

As a result, there's a need to produce another projection base on the last round match-ups. For now, let's just assume that the final score will be a repeat of the previous result between the sides (home & away teams factored-in whenever applicable, thanks to SoccerDB):
2007-10-18 Los Angeles 1-0 New York
2007-10-20 Chivas USA 3-2 Houston
2007-10-20 Colorado 1-1 Salt Lake
2007-10-20 Dallas 2-1 Kansas City
2007-10-20 D.C. United 3-2 Columbus
2007-10-20 Toronto FC 0-3 New England
2007-10-21 Chicago 2-1 Los Angeles

MLS 2007 Projected Finish, Special Edition:
# Team------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 D.C. United 30 17 7 06 57 - 33 58 (+24)
2 Chivas USA- 30 16 7 07 49 - 30 55 (+19)
3 New England 30 15 7 08 52 - 41 52 (+11)
4 Houston---- 30 15 6 09 45 - 26 51 (+19)
5 Dallas----- 30 14 5 11 39 - 43 47 (-4)
6 New York--- 30 12 6 12 46 - 45 42 (+1)
7 Chicago--- 30 10 10 10 32 - 37 40 (-5)
8 Kansas City 30 10 7 13 44 - 47 37 (-3)
9 Colorado--- 30 09 9 12 30 - 34 36 (-4)
10 LosAngeles 30 10 6 14 39 - 48 36 (-9)
11 Columbus-- 30 8 10 12 38 - 45 34 (-7)
12 Salt Lake- 30 5 10 15 31 - 46 25 (-15)
13 Toronto FC 30 06 6 18 23 - 50 24 (-27)

Coincidentally, LA will still finish with the same number of points in both versions (& still miss the playoffs), hopefully they can do better against Chicago in the last game...