2016 Major League Soccer season

Major League Soccer
Season	2016
MLS Cup	Seattle Sounders FC (1st title)
Supporters' Shield	FC Dallas (1st shield)
Champions League; (United States)	Colorado Rapids; FC Dallas; New York Red Bulls; Seattle Sounders FC
Champions League; (Canada)	Toronto FC
Matches played	340
Goals scored	956 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bradley Wright-Phillips; (24 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Luis Robles; (11 shutouts)
Biggest home win	5 goals:; HOU 5–0 DAL; (Mar 12); SEA 5–0 DAL; (Jul 13); DC 6–1 CHI; (August 27)
Biggest away win	7 goals:; NYC 0–7 NY; (May 21)
Highest scoring	8 goals:; CLB 4–4 MTL; (May 7); DC 6–2 CHI; (Aug 27)
Longest winning run	4 games:; New York Red Bulls; (May 18 – Jun 19); New York City FC; (Jun 18 – Jul 6); LA Galaxy; (Jul 4 – Jul 23); Toronto FC; (Jul 23 – Aug 6); Seattle Sounders FC; (Sep 17 – Oct 2); D.C. United; (Sep 24 – Oct 16); New York Red Bulls; (Sep 24 – Oct 23); Toronto FC; (Oct 23 – Nov 6); Montreal Impact; (Oct 27 – Nov 22)
Longest unbeaten run	16 games:; New York Red Bulls; (Jul 10 – Oct 23)
Longest winless run	10 games:; Columbus Crew SC; (Jun 1 – Aug 13)
Longest losing run	4 games:; New York Red Bulls; (Apr 1 – Apr 16); New England Revolution; (Jul 31 – Aug 20); Vancouver Whitecaps FC; (Jul 31 – Aug 20); Philadelphia Union; (Oct 1 – Oct 26)
Highest attendance	60,147; ORL 2–2 RSL; (Mar 6)
Lowest attendance	10,144; NE 1–1 POR; (Apr 27)
Total attendance	7,345,265
Average attendance	21,692
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The 2016 Major League Soccer season featured 20 total clubs (17 based in the United States, 3 based in Canada). The regular season began on March 6 and ended on October 23. The playoffs began on October 26 and ended on December 10. The defending MLS Cup champions were the Portland Timbers, while the New York Red Bulls were the defending Supporters' Shield winners. FC Dallas won the Supporter's Shield for the first time, and the Seattle Sounders FC won their first MLS Cup in their history after defeating Toronto FC 5–4 in a penalty kick shootout, after playing to a 0–0 result after regulation and added extra time.