The US soccer league system, 2021

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Final tables for the top three levels of the US soccer league system in 2021, from Major League Soccer down to USL League One. Play-off places are marked from each league's records.

Final tables

Tier 1Major League SoccerMLS27 clubs · 2 groups Tier 2USL ChampionshipUSLC31 clubs · 4 groups Tier 3USL League OneUSL112 clubs

CupsMLS Cup PlayoffsWon by New York City FC (beat Portland Timbers 1–1, 4–2 on pens in the final)

Bar width is to scale with the number of clubs in each tier.

Tier 1

Major League Soccer

27 clubs in 2 groups · final tables

1–7 in each group Play-offs

Eastern Conference

Major League Soccer, Eastern Conference
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	New England Revolution	34	22	7	5	65	41	+24	DWDWL	738
2 (Play-offs)	Philadelphia Union	34	14	12	8	48	35	+13	LWDWD	548
3 (Play-offs)	Nashville SC	34	12	18	4	55	33	+22	DLWDD	546
4 (Play-offs)	New York City FC 🏆 MLS Cup winner	34	14	9	11	56	36	+20	DWWWD	5111
5 (Play-offs)	Atlanta United	34	13	12	9	45	37	+8	DWDDW	519
6 (Play-offs)	Orlando City SC	34	13	12	9	50	48	+2	DDLDW	516
7 (Play-offs)	New York Red Bulls	34	13	9	12	39	33	+6	WLWDD	488
8	D.C. United	34	14	5	15	56	54	+2	LLWLW	476
9	Columbus Crew	34	13	8	13	46	45	+1	DLWWW	4710
10	Montreal Impact	34	12	10	12	46	44	+2	DDLWL	465
11	Inter Miami	34	12	5	17	36	53	−17	WWLLW	419
12	Chicago Fire	34	9	7	18	36	54	−18	DWWLL	347
13	Toronto FC	34	6	10	18	39	66	−27	LDDDL	283
14	FC Cincinnati	34	4	8	22	37	74	−37	LLLLL	200

Western Conference

Major League Soccer, Western Conference
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Colorado Rapids	34	17	10	7	51	35	+16	DWLWW	6110
2 (Play-offs)	Seattle Sounders	34	17	9	8	53	33	+20	DLLDD	603
3 (Play-offs)	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	7	10	58	40	+18	WWLLL	586
4 (Play-offs)	Portland Timbers	34	17	4	13	56	52	+4	LLWWW	559
5 (Play-offs)	Minnesota United	34	13	10	11	42	44	−2	WDLWD	498
6 (Play-offs)	Vancouver Whitecaps	34	12	13	9	45	45	0	WDWDD	499
7 (Play-offs)	Real Salt Lake	34	14	6	14	55	54	+1	LWLLW	486
8	LA Galaxy	34	13	9	12	50	54	−4	WDLDD	486
9	Los Angeles FC	34	12	9	13	53	51	+2	WDWDL	458
10	San Jose Earthquakes	34	10	11	13	46	54	−8	WDLWD	418
11	FC Dallas	34	7	12	15	47	56	−9	LDLWD	335
12	Austin FC	34	9	4	21	35	56	−21	LWLWL	316
13	Houston Dynamo	34	6	12	16	36	54	−18	WLLLL	303

Tier 2

USL Championship

31 clubs in 4 groups · final tables

1–4 in each group Play-offs

Eastern Conference Atlantic

USL Championship, Eastern Conference Atlantic
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	23	2	7	55	23	+32	710
2 (Play-offs)	Charlotte Independence	32	18	5	9	57	36	+21	590
3 (Play-offs)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	32	17	7	8	52	34	+18	580
4 (Play-offs)	Miami FC	32	16	6	10	55	40	+15	540
5	Hartford Athletic	32	12	5	15	50	50	0	410
6	Charleston Battery	32	10	7	15	49	60	−11	370
7	New York RB II	32	7	7	18	42	67	−25	280
8	Loudoun United	32	4	3	25	31	78	−47	150

Eastern Conference Central

USL Championship, Eastern Conference Central
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Louisville City	32	18	7	7	61	37	+24	610
2 (Play-offs)	Birmingham Legion	32	18	6	8	51	31	+20	600
3 (Play-offs)	Memphis 901	32	14	8	10	47	42	+5	500
4 (Play-offs)	Tulsa Roughnecks	32	14	5	13	49	48	+1	470
5	OKC Energy	32	8	13	11	30	38	−8	370
6	Indy Eleven	32	9	8	15	32	47	−15	350
7	Atlanta United II	32	8	10	14	47	56	−9	340
8	Swope Park Rangers	32	4	8	20	33	64	−31	200

Western Conference Pacific

USL Championship, Western Conference Pacific
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	Phoenix Rising	32	20	7	5	68	35	+33	670
2 (Play-offs)	Orange County SC	32	15	7	10	44	37	+7	520
3 (Play-offs)	San Diego Loyal	32	14	6	12	51	43	+8	480
4 (Play-offs)	Oakland Roots	32	11	8	13	36	43	−7	410
5	Tacoma Defiance	32	10	9	13	37	41	−4	390
6	LA Galaxy II	32	11	6	15	55	57	−2	390
7	Sacramento Republic	32	8	12	12	36	42	−6	360
8	Las Vegas Lights	32	6	3	23	41	77	−36	210

Western Conference Mountain

USL Championship, Western Conference Mountain
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PtsL5
1 (Play-offs)	El Paso Locomotive	32	18	10	4	56	34	+22	640
2 (Play-offs)	San Antonio FC	32	14	10	8	50	38	+12	520
3 (Play-offs)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	32	13	10	9	60	50	+10	490
4 (Play-offs)	Rio Grande Valley	32	13	8	11	49	42	+7	470
5	New Mexico United	32	12	10	10	44	40	+4	460
6	Austin Bold	32	10	12	10	32	42	−10	420
7	Real Monarchs	32	5	7	20	28	56	−28	220

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Tier 3

USL League One

12 clubs · final table

USL League One table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1	Union Omaha	28	14	9	5	44	22	+22	LWLWD	517
2	Greenville Triumph	28	12	9	7	36	29	+7	WWWDW	4513
3	Chattanooga Red Wolves	28	11	11	6	37	29	+8	LWLDL	444
4	Tucson	28	11	7	10	44	42	+2	LLWDW	407
5	Richmond Kickers	28	11	7	10	35	36	−1	WWWLL	409
6	North Texas	28	10	10	8	40	32	+8	WLWWD	4010
7	Toronto II	28	10	8	10	34	32	+2	WWWLW	3812
8	New England II	28	11	4	13	33	39	−6	LWLLL	373
9	Forward Madison	28	8	12	8	32	34	−2	LLWDW	367
10	Fort Lauderdale CF	28	8	7	13	40	49	−9	LLDLW	314
11	Tormenta	28	8	6	14	36	47	−11	DLDLL	302
12	North Carolina	28	7	4	17	30	50	−20	LWLWL	256