| Competition: | Major League Soccer |
| Season: | 2007 |
| Mlscup: | Houston Dynamo (2nd title) |
| Shield: | D.C. United (4th shield) |
| Continentalcup1: | 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Houston Dynamo D.C. United N.E. Revolution Chivas USA |
| Continentalcup2: | 2008 SuperLiga |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | D.C. United Chivas USA Houston Dynamo N.E. Revolution |
| Continentalcup3: | 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Houston Dynamo D.C. United |
| League Topscorer: | Luciano Emilio D.C. United Goals: 20 |
| Matches: | 195 |
| Total Goals: | 518 |
| Longest Wins: | D.C. United Games: 6 (08/05/ – 09/01) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | D.C. United Games: 13 (08/05 – 10/13) |
| Longest Losses: | Los Angeles Galaxy Games: 6 (08/09 – 09/01) |
| Highest Attendance: | Los Angeles Galaxy Season: 363,782 Game Avg.: 24,252 |
| Lowest Attendance: | K.C. Wizards Season:173,784 Game Avg.: 11,586 |
| Attendance: | 3,270,210 |
| Average Attendance: | 16,770 |
| Prevseason: | 2006 |
| Nextseason: | 2008 |
The 2007 Major League Soccer season was the 12th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 95th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 29th with a national first-division league.
This year marked the inaugural season for expansion franchise, Toronto FC who began play in the Eastern Conference. Two new soccer-specific stadiums opened as well. The Colorado Rapids moved into Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the Denver-suburb of Commerce City and, before the season began, BMO Field opened for expansion side, Toronto FC.
This season is often cited as the first in the modern-era of Major League Soccer because of the introduction of the Designated Player Rule which permitted each team to sign one big-ticket player without it counting against the salary cap. Six such players were signed for the 2007 season: David Beckham, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Juan Pablo Ángel, Luciano Emilio, Denílson and Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
The regular season began on April 7, and concluded on October 21. The 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 25, and concluded with MLS Cup 2007 on November 18. For the first time in league history, the same two clubs consecutively won the MLS Cup and the Supporters' Shield. The Houston Dynamo repeated as MLS Cup Champions by defeating the New England Revolution in the final and D.C. United won the Supporters' Shield by edging Chivas USA by two points in the standings.
The season began on April 7 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 18. The 13 teams were split into two conferences with 7 playing the Eastern Conference and 6 playing in the Western Conference. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 26 games. The remaining four games were played against four regional rivals, two at home and two away.
The top three teams from each conference automatically qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the two highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.
The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions' Cup, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the Canadian Championship.
Automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup was awarded to the top three finishers in each conference. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.
Qualification for the SuperLiga was determined by the overall table with the top four overall finishers qualifying for the 2008 edition.
See main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | Toyota Park | 20,000 | |
| Chivas USA | Home Depot Center | 27,000 | |
| Colorado Rapids | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 18,061 | |
| Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium | 22,555 | |
| D.C. United | RFK Stadium | 46,000 | |
| FC Dallas | Pizza Hut Park | 21,193 | |
| Houston Dynamo | Robertson Stadium | 32,000 | |
| Kansas City Wizards | Arrowhead Stadium | 81,425 | |
| LA Galaxy | Home Depot Center | 27,000 | |
| New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | 68,756 | |
| New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium | 80,200 | |
| Real Salt Lake | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,017 | |
| Toronto FC | BMO Field | 21,566 |
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire |  Dave Sarachan | Fired | June 20, 2007 |  Juan Carlos Osorio | July 1, 2007 |
| Real Salt Lake | John Ellinger | Fired | May 3, 2007 | Jason Kreis | May 3, 2007 |
See main article: 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs. 1 The Kansas City Wizards earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference.
They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luciano Emilio | D.C. United | 20 |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 19 | |
| 3 | Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 16 |
| 4 | Eddie Johnson | 15 | |
| 5 |  Maykel Galindo | Chivas USA | 12 |
| 6 | Ante Razov | Chivas USA | 11 |
| 7 |  Christian Gómez | D.C. United | 10 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 9 | |
| 9 | Landon Donovan | 8 | |
| Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake |
See main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks.
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–3 | |||||
| 3–2 | |||||
| 4–2 | |||||
| 4–0 | |||||
| 4–3 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | 11 |
| New England Revolution | |||
| 3 | Davy Arnaud | Kansas City Wizards | 9 |
| Guillermo Barros Schelotto | |||
| Sacha Kljestan | Chivas USA | ||
| 6 |  Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire | 7 |
| Christian Gómez | D.C. United | ||
| Columbus Crew | |||
| 9 | Eddie Gaven | 6 | |
| Stuart Holden | Houston Dynamo | ||
| Dax McCarty | FC Dallas |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan | Chivas USA | 13 |
| 2 |  Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo | 11 |
| 3 | Matt Pickens | Chicago Fire | 10 |
| Matt Reis | New England Revolution | ||
| 5 |  Bouna Coundoul | Colorado Rapids | 9 |
| 6 | Troy Perkins | D.C. United | 8 |
| 7 | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake | 7 |
| 8 | Joe Cannon | LA Galaxy | 5 |
| Jon Conway | New York Red Bulls | ||
| Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards | ||
| Will Hesmer | Columbus Crew | ||
| Darío Sala | FC Dallas | ||
| Ronald Waterreus | New York Red Bulls | ||
| Award | Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Luciano Emilio | D.C. United | |
| Defender of the Year | Michael Parkhurst | New England Revolution | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Brad Guzan | Chivas USA | |
| Coach of the Year | Preki | Chivas USA | |
| Rookie of the Year | Maurice Edu | Toronto FC | |
| Newcomer of the Year | Luciano Emilio | D.C. United | |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Eddie Johnson | Kansas City Wizards | |
| Golden Boot | Luciano Emilio | D.C. United | |
| Fair Play Award | Michael Parkhurst | New England Revolution | |
| Humanitarian of the Year | Diego Gutiérrez | Chicago Fire | |
| Goal of the Year | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire |
| Player of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | |
| April | Eddie Johnson | Kansas City Wizards | |
| May | Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls | |
| June | Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls | |
| July | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew | |
| August | Troy Perkins | D.C. United | |
| September | Luciano Emilio | D.C. United | |
| October | Matt Pickens | Chicago Fire | |
| Club | Games | Season | Game Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 363,782 | 24,252 | ||
| D.C. United | 15 | 314,506 | 20,967 | |
| Toronto FC | 15 | 301,947 | 20,130 | |
| New England Revolution | 15 | 251,132 | 16,742 | |
| New York Red Bulls | 15 | 247,948 | 16,530 | |
| Chicago Fire | 15 | 247,536 | 16,502 | |
| 15 | 239,395 | 15,960 | ||
| 15 | 238,240 | 15,883 | ||
| 15 | 228,451 | 15,230 | ||
| FC Dallas | 15 | 227,182 | 15,145 | |
| Colorado Rapids | 15 | 221,209 | 14,747 | |
| Chivas USA | 15 | 214,578 | 14,305 | |
| Kansas City Wizards | 15 | 173,784 | 11,586 | |
| OVERALL | 195 | 3,269,690 | 16,768 |
