2018 Major League Soccer season

Major League Soccer

Season	2018
Dates	March 3 – October 28 (regular season) October 31 – December 8 (Playoffs)
MLS Cup	Atlanta United FC (1st title)
Supporters' Shield	New York Red Bulls (3rd shield)
Champions League (United States)	Atlanta United FC Houston Dynamo New York Red Bulls
Champions League (Canada)	Toronto FC
Matches played	391
Goals scored	1,249 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorer	Josef Martínez (31 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Luis Robles (14 shutouts)
Biggest home win	6 goals: SKC 6–0 VAN (April 20)
Biggest away win	6 goals: COL 0–6 RSL (August 25)
Highest scoring	8 goals: MTL 3–5 LAFC (April 21) TOR 4–4 DC (June 13) RSL 6–2 LAG (September 1) TOR 5–3 LAG (September 15)
Longest winning run	9 games Seattle Sounders FC (July 21 – September 19)
Longest unbeaten run	15 games Portland Timbers (April 14 – August 11)
Longest winless run	13 games Orlando City SC (July 21 – October 21)
Longest losing run	9 games Orlando City SC (May 13 – July 7)
Highest attendance	72,243 ATL 1–1 SEA (July 15)
Lowest attendance	5,158 DC 2–2 HOU (March 17)
Total attendance	8,553,245
Average attendance	21,875
← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Major League Soccer season was the 23rd season of Major League Soccer, top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. The regular season began on March 3, 2018 and concluded on October 28, 2018. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 31, 2018 and concluded with MLS Cup 2018 on December 8, 2018. The league took a nine-day hiatus in early June for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, reduced from previous breaks.^[1]

Los Angeles FC joined the league as an expansion franchise, while D.C. United debuted their new soccer-specific stadium, Audi Field.

Toronto FC were the defending Supporters' Shield champions and defending MLS Cup champions.

New York Red Bulls won their third Supporters' Shield, with a league record 71 points, while Atlanta United FC won their first MLS Cup in their second year in the league.