2021 Major League Soccer season

26th season of Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Season	2021
Dates	April 16 – November 7 (regular season) November 19 – December 11 (playoffs)
Matches played	52
Goals scored	144 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorer	Javier Hernández (6 goals)
Biggest home win	5 goals: NYC 5–0 CIN (April 24)
Biggest away win	2 goals: COL 1–3 AUS (April 25) PHI 0–2 NYC (May 2) CHI 0–2 PHI (May 8)
Highest scoring	6 goals: MTL 4–2 TOR (April 17)
← 2020 All statistics correct as of May 9, 2021.

The 2021 Major League Soccer season is the 26th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The 2021 season includes the addition of Austin FC as an expansion club, which takes the league to 27 teams. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was originally scheduled to begin on April 3, 2021, as opposed to the normal late February or early March start. This was later pushed back to April 16, 2021, which is the latest ever start to an MLS season. The regular season will conclude on November 7, 2021, the latest the season has ever concluded. In addition, COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government has also made the Canadian teams to play their home matches in the United States from the start of the season, while also sharing stadiums with other American MLS Teams.

The season will culminate with the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs, which will begin on November 19, 2021, and conclude with MLS Cup 2021, which will be played on December 11, 2021.

Columbus Crew SC are the defending champions, having defeated Seattle Sounders FC in MLS Cup 2020, while the Philadelphia Union are the defending Supporters' Shield winners.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums

Atlanta

Austin

Chicago

Colorado

Columbus

D.C.

Cincinnati

Dallas

Houston

Miami

LAFC

LA Galaxy

Minnesota

Montreal

Nashville

New England

NYCFC

NYRB

Orlando

Philadelphia

Portland

RSL

San Jose

Seattle

Kansas City

Toronto

Vancouver

Locations of teams for the 2021 Major League Soccer season

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Atlanta United FC	Mercedes-Benz Stadium[A]	71,000
Austin FC	Q2 Stadium	20,500
Chicago Fire FC	Soldier Field[A]	24,955
FC Cincinnati	TQL Stadium	26,000
Colorado Rapids	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	18,061
Columbus Crew SC	New Columbus Crew Stadium	20,000
FC Dallas	Toyota Stadium	20,500
D.C. United	Audi Field	20,000
Houston Dynamo FC	BBVA Stadium	22,039
LA Galaxy	Dignity Health Sports Park	27,000
Los Angeles FC	Banc of California Stadium	22,000
Minnesota United FC	Allianz Field	19,400
Inter Miami CF	DRV PNK Stadium[C]	18,000
CF Montréal	Saputo Stadium[D]	19,619
Nashville SC	Nissan Stadium[A]	60,000
New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium[A]	20,000
New York City FC	Yankee Stadium[A][B]	30,321
New York Red Bulls	Red Bull Arena	25,000
Orlando City SC	Exploria Stadium	25,500
Philadelphia Union	Subaru Park	18,500
Portland Timbers	Providence Park	25,218
Real Salt Lake	Rio Tinto Stadium	20,213
San Jose Earthquakes	PayPal Park	18,000
Seattle Sounders FC	Lumen Field[A]	37,722
Sporting Kansas City	Children's Mercy Park	18,467
Toronto FC	BMO Field[E]	28,351
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	BC Place[A][F]	22,120

1. Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.
2. A select number of home matches will be played at Red Bull Arena at Harrison due to scheduling conflicts at Yankee Stadium.
3. Temporary stadium.
4. Currently playing at DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale since the start of the season due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Canada.
5. Currently playing at Exploria Stadium, Orlando since the start of the season due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Canada.
6. Currently playing at Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy since the start of the season due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Canada.

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Shirt sponsor	Sleeve and short sponsor
Atlanta United FC	Gabriel Heinze	Brad Guzan	American Family Insurance	AT&T, Piedmont Orthopedics
Austin FC	Josh Wolff	Alexander Ring	Yeti	Netspend
Chicago Fire FC	Raphaël Wicky	Francisco Calvo	Motorola	CIBC
FC Cincinnati	Jaap Stam	Maikel van der Werff	Mercy Health	Kroger
Colorado Rapids	Robin Fraser	Jack Price
Columbus Crew SC	Caleb Porter	Jonathan Mensah	Nationwide	Scotts, OhioHealth
D.C. United	Hernán Losada	Steve Birnbaum	Leidos	EagleBank
FC Dallas	Luchi Gonzalez	Matt Hedges	MTX Group	AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo FC	Tab Ramos	Boniek García	MD Anderson	Kroger, Coushatta Casino Resort
Inter Miami CF	Phil Neville	Rotating		Baptist Health
LA Galaxy	Greg Vanney	Jonathan dos Santos	Herbalife	Honey
Los Angeles FC	Bob Bradley	Carlos Vela	Flex	Target, Postmates
Minnesota United FC	Adrian Heath	Osvaldo Alonso	Target	Bell Bank
CF Montréal	Wilfried Nancy	Samuel Piette	Bank of Montreal	Saputo, Frigo Cheese Heads
Nashville SC	Gary Smith	Dax McCarty	Renasant Bank	Hyundai
New England Revolution	Bruce Arena	Carles Gil	UnitedHealth	Santander
New York City FC	Ronny Deila	Sean Johnson	Etihad Airways	AT&T, Ford
New York Red Bulls	Gerhard Struber	Sean Davis	Red Bull	Provident Bank
Orlando City SC	Óscar Pareja	Nani	Orlando Health	Exploria
Philadelphia Union	Jim Curtin	Alejandro Bedoya	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Thomas', Subaru
Portland Timbers	Giovanni Savarese	Diego Valeri	Alaska Airlines	TikTok
Real Salt Lake	Freddy Juarez	Albert Rusnák	LifeVantage	KeyBank, Ford
San Jose Earthquakes	Matías Almeyda	Chris Wondolowski	Intermedia	PayPal
Seattle Sounders FC	Brian Schmetzer	Nicolás Lodeiro	Zulily	Emerald Queen Casino
Sporting Kansas City	Peter Vermes	Johnny Russell	Victory Project	Compass Minerals, Children's Mercy
Toronto FC	Chris Armas	Michael Bradley	Bank of Montreal	GE Appliances, Bank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Marc Dos Santos	Russell Teibert	Bell Canada	GE Appliances, Canadian Tire

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Toronto FC	Greg Vanney[1]	Resigned	December 1, 2020	Pre-season	Chris Armas[2]	January 13, 2021
D.C. United	Chad Ashton	End of interim period	December 12, 2020		Hernán Losada[3]	January 18, 2021
LA Galaxy	Dominic Kinnear				Greg Vanney[4]	January 5, 2021
Atlanta United FC	Stephen Glass		December 16, 2020		Gabriel Heinze[5]	December 18, 2020
Inter Miami CF	Diego Alonso[6]	Mutual consent	January 7, 2021		Phil Neville[7]	January 18, 2021
CF Montréal	Thierry Henry[8]	Resigned	February 25, 2021		Wilfried Nancy[9]	March 8, 2021

Regular season

Format

Each team will play 34 matches, including 17 home games and 17 away games. Due to the difference in the number of teams in each conference, each conference has its own schedule construction format:^[10]

• All 14 Eastern Conference teams will play six regional Eastern Conference opponents three times and the remaining seven Eastern Conference opponents twice. Each of them will also play two cross conference games against different opponents.
• 11 out of the 13 Western Conference teams will play eight regional Western Conference opponents three times and the remaining four Western Conference opponents twice. Each of them will also play two cross conference games against different opponents.
• The remaining 2 teams from Western Conference will play seven Western Conference opponents three times and the remaining five Western Conference opponents twice. Each of them will also play three cross conference games against different opponents.

The tie-breaker will be used in this order:[11] Points Total wins Total goal differential Total goals scored Fewer disciplinary points Away goal differential Away goals scored Home goals differential Home goals scored Coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Disciplinary points are decided as follows:[11] Foul (1 point) Technical area warning (2 points) Yellow card (3 points) Second yellow card (7 points) Straight red card (7 points) Coach dismissal (7 points) Any supplemental discipline (8 points)

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

Main article: Eastern Conference (MLS)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York City FC	4	2	1	1	9	3	+6	7	Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League
2	New England Revolution	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	7	Qualification for the Playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
3	New York Red Bulls	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	6
4	Orlando City SC	4	1	3	0	5	2	+3	6
5	Nashville SC	4	1	3	0	6	4	+2	6
6	Columbus Crew SC	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5	Qualification for the Playoffs first round
7	Atlanta United FC	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
8	CF Montréal[a]	4	1	2	1	6	6	0	5
9	Inter Miami CF	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
10	Philadelphia Union	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
11	D.C. United	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	3
12	Toronto FC[a]	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1
13	Chicago Fire FC	4	0	1	3	3	9	−6	1
14	FC Cincinnati	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1

Updated to match(es) played on May 9, 2021. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Western Conference

Main article: Western Conference (MLS)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seattle Sounders FC	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	10	Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League
2	San Jose Earthquakes	4	3	0	1	10	5	+5	9	Qualification for the Playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
3	LA Galaxy	4	3	0	1	8	8	0	9
4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a]	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7
5	Sporting Kansas City	4	2	1	1	6	6	0	7
6	Colorado Rapids	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	7	Qualification for the Playoffs first round
7	Real Salt Lake	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
8	Austin FC	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	6
9	FC Dallas	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	5
10	Los Angeles FC	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
11	Houston Dynamo FC	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
12	Portland Timbers	4	1	0	3	4	8	−4	3
13	Minnesota United FC	4	0	0	4	3	10	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on May 9, 2021. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Overall table

The leading team in this table wins the Supporters' Shield.^[12]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seattle Sounders FC	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	10	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2	San Jose Earthquakes	4	3	0	1	10	5	+5	9
3	LA Galaxy	4	3	0	1	8	8	0	9
4	New York City FC	4	2	1	1	9	3	+6	7
5	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7
6	Sporting Kansas City	4	2	1	1	6	6	0	7
7	Colorado Rapids	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	7
8	New England Revolution	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	7
9	New York Red Bulls	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	6
10	Real Salt Lake	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
11	Austin FC	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	6
12	Orlando City SC	4	1	3	0	5	2	+3	6
13	Nashville SC	4	1	3	0	6	4	+2	6
14	Columbus Crew SC	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
15	FC Dallas	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	5
16	Los Angeles FC	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
17	Atlanta United FC	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
18	CF Montréal	4	1	2	1	6	6	0	5
19	Houston Dynamo FC	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
20	Inter Miami CF	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
21	Philadelphia Union	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
22	Portland Timbers	4	1	0	3	4	8	−4	3
23	D.C. United	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	3
24	Toronto FC	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1
25	Chicago Fire FC	4	0	1	3	3	9	−6	1
26	FC Cincinnati	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1
27	Minnesota United FC	4	0	0	4	3	10	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on May 9, 2021. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:

1. As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away	ATL	AUS	CHI	CIN	COL	CLB	DAL	DC	HOU	MIA	LA	LFC	MIN	MTL	NSH	NE	NYC	NY	ORL	PHI	POR	RSL	SEA	SJ	SKC	TOR	VAN
Atlanta United FC	—		3–1											May 16	May 29
Austin FC		—
Chicago Fire FC			—				a			May 23				May 29		2–2				0–2
FC Cincinnati				—		a				May 16						May 29
Colorado Rapids		1–3			—		May 30		May 16				3–2									a
Columbus Crew SC				a		—	a	3–1																		May 29
FC Dallas					0–0		—		1–1												4–1	May 23
D.C. United			May 14					—									2–1	a	May 17	May 24
Houston Dynamo FC							a		—			1–1												2–1	May 13		May 23
Inter Miami CF	1–1							May 29		—	2–3			May 13
LA Galaxy		May 15									—	2−1						3–2						a	May 30
Los Angeles FC		2–0			May 23						a	—					May 30						1–1
Minnesota United FC		0–1					May 16						—									1–2					May 13
CF Montréal				May 22		0–0								—												4–2
Nashville SC		May 24		2–2						0–0				2–2	—	2–0
New England Revolution	2–1					May 17		1–0								—		May 23
New York City FC				5–0		May 23											—	a								May 15
New York Red Bulls			2–0					a									a	—	May 29						1–2	2–0
Orlando City SC	0–0			3–0													1–1		—							May 23
Philadelphia Union										1–2						May 13	0–2	May 16		—	May 30
Portland Timbers									2–1		May 22										—		1–2				a
Real Salt Lake					a								May 30		May 16							—		1–2	3–1
Seattle Sounders FC	May 23	May 29									3–0	May 17	4–0								a		—	a			a
San Jose Earthquakes							3–1	4–1			a										May 16		May 13	—	May 23
Sporting Kansas City		2–1							May 30										1–1						—		May 16
Toronto FC						May 13								a												—	2–2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC					0–1									2–0							1–0		a				—

Updated to match(es) played on May 9, 2021. Source: MLS
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

COVID-19 restrictions

Team	Home games with spectators allowed	Limitations	Source(s)
Austin FC	TBD	First home match at Q2 Stadium scheduled for June 19, 2021. Decision for capacity will be determined closer to the time of the home opener.
Atlanta United FC	All	Capped at 50% (about 22,000 fans) capacity at start of season. Plans to have full capacity beginning May 15, 2021.	[13][14]
Chicago Fire FC	All	Capped at 25% (about 15,500 fans) capacity from start of season.	[15]
FC Cincinnati	All	First home match at TQL Stadium scheduled for May 16, 2021. Capped up to 6,000 fans starting at the home opening match.[16]
Colorado Rapids	All	Capped at 44% (about 7,900 fans) capacity from start of season.	[17]
Columbus Crew SC	All	Capped at 30% (about 6,000 fans) capacity from start of season.	[18]
D.C. United	All	Capped at 25% (about 5,000 fans) capacity from start of season.	[19]
FC Dallas	All	Capped at 50% (about 9,000 fans) capacity from start of season. Plans to have full capacity starting June 1, 2021.	[20][21]
Houston Dynamo FC	All	Capped at 30% (about 6,200 fans) capacity from start of season.	[22]
Inter Miami CF	All	Capped at 45% (about 8,000 fans) capacity for the first 3 matches of the season. Current plan is to host 16,000 fans starting May 29.	[23]
LA Galaxy	All	Will allow at least 100 spectators per match.
Los Angeles FC	All	Currently allow at least 100 spectators per match.
Minnesota United FC	All	Capped at 25% (about 5,000 fans) capacity from start of season.	[24]
CF Montréal	TBD	Currently temporarily playing home matches at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale due to Canadian travel restrictions.	[25]
Nashville SC	All	Capped at 40% (about 27,600 fans) capacity from start of season.	[26]
New England Revolution	All	Capped at 12% (about 7,900 fans) capacity from start of season.	[27]
New York City FC	All	Capped at 20% (about 10,800 fans) capacity from start of season. Negative COVID-19 PCR test within past 72 hours, negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test within past 6 hours, or vaccination completed no fewer than 14 days prior to the game required to enter for home matches at Yankee Stadium. Capacity for home matches at Red Bull Arena will also be capped at 15%.	[28][29]
New York Red Bulls	All	Capped at 15% (about 3,750 fans) capacity from start of season.	[30][31]
Orlando City SC	All	Capped at 50% (about 12,750 fans) capacity from start of season. Could return to full capacity in May.	[32]
Philadelphia Union	All	Capped at 30% (about 5,000 fans) capacity from start of season.	[33]
Portland Timbers	All	Capped at 25% (about 6,300 fans) capacity from start of season.	[34]
Real Salt Lake	All	Capped at 50% (about 10,000 fans) capacity from start of season.	[35]
San Jose Earthquakes	All	Capped at 20% (about 3,600 fans) capacity from start of season.	[36]
Seattle Sounders FC	All	Capped at 25% (about 15,000 fans) capacity from start of season.	[37]
Sporting Kansas City	All	Capped at 35% (about 6,500 fans) capacity from start of season.	[38]
Toronto FC	TBD	Currently temporarily playing home matches at Exploria Stadium in Orlando due to Canadian travel restrictions.	[39][40]
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	TBD	Currently temporarily playing home matches at Rio Tinto Stadium in Utah due to Canadian travel restrictions.	[41]

Attendance

See also: Major League Soccer attendance

Average home attendances

As of April 29, 2021^[42]

Games without fans are not counted in averages or games played.

Rank	Team	GP	Cumulative	High	Low	Mean
1	Atlanta United FC	1	20,335	20,335	20,335	20,335
2	Nashville SC	1	12,164	12,164	12,164	12,164
3	Orlando City SC	1	11,503	11,503	11,503	11,503
4	FC Dallas	1	8,621	8,621	8,621	8,621
5	Chicago Fire FC	1	8,102	8,102	8,102	8,102
6	Inter Miami CF	1	8,000	8,000	8,000	8,000
7	Seattle Sounders FC	1	7,042	7,042	7,042	7,042
8	LA Galaxy	1	6,853	6,853	6,853	6,853
9	Houston Dynamo FC	1	6,376	6,376	6,376	6,376
11	Columbus Crew SC	1	5,180	5,180	5,180	5,180
12	Philadelphia Union	1	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000
13	Los Angeles FC	2	9,800	4,900	4,900	4,900
14	D.C. United	1	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500
15	Minnesota United FC	1	4,100	4,100	4,100	4,100
16	Austin FC	0	0	0	0	0
17	Colorado Rapids	0	0	0	0	0
18	FC Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0
19	Montreal Impact	0	0	0	0	0
20	New England Revolution	0	0	0	0	0
21	New York City FC	0	0	0	0	0
22	New York Red Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
23	Portland Timbers	0	0	0	0	0
24	Real Salt Lake	0	0	0	0	0
25	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0	0	0	0
26	Sporting Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0
27	Toronto FC	0	0	0	0	0
28	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	0	0	0	0
–	Total	15	115,576	20,335	0	8,048

Highest attendances

Regular season

Rank	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Date	Week	Stadium
1	Orlando City SC	0–0	Atlanta United FC	11,503	April 17, 2021	1	Exploria Stadium
2	FC Dallas	0–0	Colorado Rapids	8,621	April 17, 2021	1	Toyota Stadium
3	Chicago Fire	2–2	New England Revolution	8,102	April 17, 2021	1	Soldier Field
3	Seattle Sounders FC	4–0	Minnesota United FC	7,042	April 16, 2021	1	Lumen Field
4	Houston Dynamo FC	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	6,376	April 16, 2021	1	BBVA Stadium
5	D.C. United	2–1	New York City	4,500	April 17, 2021	1	Audi Field

Player movement

Main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2021

Expansion draft

The 2020 MLS Expansion Draft was held on December 15, 2020, at 10:00 am (EST).^[43]

Player statistics

See also: Major League Soccer § Player records

Goals As of May 9, 2021 Rank Player Club Goals[44] 1 Javier Hernández LA Galaxy 6 2 Raúl Ruidíaz Seattle Sounders FC 5 3 Valentín Castellanos New York City FC 4 4 Caden Clark New York Red Bulls 3 Cristian Dájome Vancouver Whitecaps FC Jesús Medina New York City FC Nani Orlando City SC Rubio Rubin Real Salt Lake 9 Corey Baird Los Angeles FC 2 Jhonder Cádiz Nashville SC Cristian Cásseres Jr. New York Red Bulls Cade Cowell San Jose Earthquakes Cecilio Domínguez Austin FC Diego Fagúndez Austin FC Gonzalo Higuaín Inter Miami CF Anderson Julio Real Salt Lake Gadi Kinda Sporting Kansas City Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC Jáder Obrian FC Dallas Emanuel Reynoso Minnesota United FC Brad Smith Seattle Sounders FC Luka Stojanović Chicago Fire FC Mason Toye CF Montréal Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes Jackson Yueill San Jose Earthquakes

Assists As of May 9, 2021 Rank Player Club Assists[45] 1 Fábio New York Red Bulls 4 2 Cade Cowell San Jose Earthquakes 3 Damir Kreilach Real Salt Lake 4 Corey Baird Los Angeles FC 2 Zachary Brault-Guillard CF Montréal Will Bruin Seattle Sounders FC Carles Gil New England Revolution Cristián Gutiérrez Vancouver Whitecaps FC Randall Leal Nashville SC Chris Mueller Orlando City SC Rubio Rubin Real Salt Lake Boris Sekulić Chicago Fire FC Khiry Shelton Sporting Kansas City Jared Stroud Austin FC Anton Tinnerholm New York City FC

Clean sheets

As of May 9, 2021

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets[46]
1	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	2
	Carlos Miguel Coronel	New York Red Bulls
	Maxime Crépeau	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
	Stefan Frei	Seattle Sounders FC
	Pedro Gallese	Orlando City SC
	Sean Johnson	New York City FC
	Eloy Room	Columbus Crew SC
	Joe Willis	Nashville SC
	William Yarbrough	Colorado Rapids
10	Clément Diop	CF Montréal	1
	Brad Guzan	Atlanta United FC
	Jimmy Maurer	FC Dallas
	John McCarthy	Inter Miami CF
	Pablo Sisniega	Los Angeles FC
	Brad Stuver	Austin FC
	Matt Turner	New England Revolution

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Score	Date
Javier Hernández	LA Galaxy	New York Red Bulls	3−2 (H)[47]	April 25

Awards

Player / Team of the Week

• Bold denotes League Player of the Week.

Team of the Week
Week	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Bench	Coach
1 [48][49]	Tytoń (CIN)	Brault-Guillard (MTL) Robinson (ATL) García (HOU) Gutiérrez (VAN)	Leal (NSH) Canouse (DCU) Rodríguez (HOU)	Berić (CHI) Hernández (LA) Ruidíaz (SEA)	Maurer (DAL) Hines-Ike (DCU) Mihailovic (MTL) Atencio (SEA) Acosta (CIN) Baird (LAFC) Sallói (SKC)	Wilfried Nancy (MTL)
2 [50][51]	Johnson (NYC)	Braut-Guillard (MTL) Figal (MIA) Smith (SEA)	Medina (NYC) Barco (ATL) F. Higuaín (MIA) Julio (RSL)	Cowell (SJ) Hernández (LA) Domínguez (ATX)	Ochoa (RSL) Þórarinsson (NYC) Atuesta (LAFC) Polster (NE) Asprilla (POR) Busio (SKC) Nani (ORL)	Josh Wolff (ATX)
3 [52]	Willis (NSH)	Smith (SEA) Shawcross (MIA) Sands (NYC) Tinnerholm (NYC)	Yueill (SJ) Ring (ATX) Gil (NE)	Rubin (RSL) Ruidíaz (SEA) Cowell (SJ)	Yarbrough (COL) Hollingshead (DAL) Farrell (NE) Ricuarte (DAL) Clark (RBNY) Nani (ORL) Rubio (COL)	Freddy Juarez (RSL)

Goal of the Week

Goal of the Week
Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	João Paulo	Seattle Sounders FC	[53]
2	Ezequiel Barco	Atlanta United FC	[54]
3	Nani	Orlando City SC	[55]

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