2018 Major League Soccer season explained

Competition:Major League Soccer
Season:2018
Continentalcup1:Champions League
(United States)
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Atlanta United FC
Houston Dynamo
New York Red Bulls
Continentalcup2:Champions League
(Canada)
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Toronto FC
Matches:391
Total Goals:1249
League Topscorer: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 Wins:9 games
Seattle Sounders FC
(July 21 – September 19)
Longest Unbeaten:15 games
Portland Timbers
(April 14 – August 11)
Longest Winless:13 games
Orlando City SC
(July 21 – October 21)
Longest Losses: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)
Attendance:8,553,245
Average Attendance:21,875
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason: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.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

See main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums.

Western Conference
TeamStadiumCapacity
Colorado RapidsDick's Sporting Goods Park18,061
FC DallasToyota Stadium20,500
Houston DynamoBBVA Compass Stadium22,039
LA GalaxyStubHub Center27,000
Los Angeles FCBanc of California Stadium22,000
Minnesota United FCTCF Bank Stadium21,895
Portland TimbersProvidence Park21,144
Real Salt LakeRio Tinto Stadium20,213
San Jose EarthquakesAvaya Stadium18,000
Seattle Sounders FCCenturyLink Field39,419
Sporting Kansas CityChildren's Mercy Park18,467
Vancouver Whitecaps FCBC Place22,120
Eastern Conference
TeamStadiumCapacity
Atlanta United FCMercedes-Benz Stadium42,500
Chicago FireToyota Park20,000
Columbus Crew SCMapfre Stadium19,968
D.C. UnitedAudi Field20,000
Montreal ImpactSaputo Stadium20,801
New England RevolutionGillette Stadium20,000
New York City FCYankee Stadium30,321
New York Red BullsRed Bull Arena25,000
Orlando City SCOrlando City Stadium25,500
Philadelphia UnionTalen Energy Stadium18,500
Toronto FCBMO Field30,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.

TeamHead coachCaptainShirt sponsor
Atlanta United FC American Family Insurance
Chicago Fire Valspar
Colorado Rapids Transamerica
Columbus Crew SC Acura
D.C. United Leidos
FC Dallas AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo
LA Galaxy Herbalife
Los Angeles FC YouTube TV
Minnesota United FCTarget
Montreal Impact Bank of Montreal
New England Revolution UnitedHealthcare
New York City FC Etihad Airways
New York Red Bulls Red Bull
Orlando City SC Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union Bimbo Bakeries USA
Portland Timbers Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes Sutter Health
Seattle Sounders FC Xbox
Sporting Kansas City Ivy Funds
Toronto FC Bank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps FCBell Canada

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Position in tableIncoming coachDate of
appointment
Montreal Impact Mauro BielloFiredPre-season Rémi Garde
New England Revolution Tom Soehn (interim)End of interim period Brad Friedel
Portland Timbers Caleb PorterResigned Giovanni Savarese
San Jose Earthquakes Chris LeitchReturned to technical director role Mikael Stahre
Colorado Rapids Steve Cooke (interim)End of interim period Anthony Hudson
New York City FC Patrick VieiraSigned by Nice2nd in East, 4th overall Domènec Torrent
Orlando City SC Jason KreisMutual decision6th in East, 14th overall Bobby Murphy (interim)
Orlando City SC Bobby Murphy (interim)End of interim period8th in East, 17th overall James O'Connor
New York Red Bulls Jesse MarschSigned by RB Leipzig2nd in East, 3rd overall Chris Armas
LA Galaxy Sigi SchmidResigned8th in West, 13th overall Dominic Kinnear (interim)
San Jose Earthquakes Mikael StahreFired Steve Ralston (interim)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Carl RobinsonFired Craig Dalrymple (interim)
San Jose Earthquakes Steve Ralston (interim)End of interim period Matías Almeyda

Regular season

Format

During the 2018 MLS regular season, each team played 34 games, including 17 home games and 17 away games. Teams faced each of their conference opponents (10 in the East, 11 in the West) twice during the season with one game at home and one game away. Western Conference teams played one additional intra-conference game and Eastern Conference teams played two. All teams faced each non-conference opponent once.

Overall standings

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Bracket

Attendance

See also: Major League Soccer attendance.

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

width=25width=170Teamwidth=45width=45width=45width=45
align=center 1 1772,243 44,696
align=center 2 1747,521 39,465
align=center 3 1730,79923,011
align=center 4 1727,068 16,231
align=center 5 1752,242 18,057
align=center 6 1725,527 22,337
align=center 7 1730,13918,584
align=center 8 1722,716 22,000
align=center 9 1727,863 17,357
align=center 10 1721,144 21,144 21,144
align=center 11 1721,064 18,508
align=center 12 1750,743 15,648
align=center 13 1725,219 14,768
align=center 14 1721,363 16,015
align=center 15 1726,005 15,485
align=center 16 1736,573 10,547
align=center 17 1720,573 5,128
align=center 18 1722,320 13,094
align=center 19 1719,013 14,795
align=center 20 1719,096 13,147
align=center 21 1717,837 10,790
align=center 22 1721,915 8,551
align=center 23 1719,121 7,683
align=center  – Total align=center 391align=center 8,553,245align=center 72,243align=center 5,128align=center 21,875

Highest attendances

Regular season

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateWeekStadium
1 Atlanta United FC 1–1Seattle Sounders FC 72,243 20 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2 Atlanta United FC 3–1D.C. United 72,035 2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
3 Atlanta United FC 2–0Real Salt Lake 72,017 30 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
4 Atlanta United FC 4–0Orlando City SC 71,932 18 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
5 Atlanta United FC 2–1Chicago Fire 71,812 34 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
6 Minnesota United FC 1–3LA Galaxy 52,242 33 TCF Bank Stadium
7 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3LA Galaxy 50,743 18 Stanford Stadium
8 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3Portland Timbers 47,521 18 CenturyLink Field
9 Atlanta United FC 3–1Columbus Crew 45,303 25 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
10 Atlanta United FC 5–0Los Angeles FC 45,207 6 Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Player statistics

Goals

RankPlayerClubGoals[2]
1 Josef MartínezAtlanta United FC31
2 Zlatan IbrahimovićLA Galaxy22
3 Bradley Wright-PhillipsNew York Red Bulls20
4 Mauro ManotasHouston Dynamo19
Gyasi ZardesColumbus Crew
6 Ignacio PiattiMontreal Impact16
7 Nemanja NikolićChicago Fire15
8 Kei KamaraVancouver Whitecaps FC14
Ola KamaraLA Galaxy
Carlos VelaLos Angeles FC
David VillaNew York City FC

Hat-tricks

See main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks.

Player Club Against Result Date
4–1 March 17
3–0 March 31
6–0 April 20
3–5 April 21
3–3 May 26
3–1 June 2
4–1 June 30
4–3 July 14
3–1 July 21
3–2 July 28
4–3 July 29
3–2 August 12
6–2 September 1
3–3 September 16
3–2 October 28

Assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[3]
1 Bořek DočkalPhiladelphia Union18
2 Luciano AcostaD.C. United17
3 Nicolás LodeiroSeattle Sounders FC16
Maximiliano MoralezNew York City FC
5 Sebastian GiovincoToronto FC15
Darwin QuinteroMinnesota United FC
7 Miguel AlmirónAtlanta United FC14
Julian GresselAtlanta United FC
KakuNew York Red Bulls
10 Tomás MartínezHouston Dynamo13
Ignacio PiattiMontreal Impact
Carlos VelaLos Angeles FC

Shutouts

RankPlayerClubShutouts[4]
1 Luis RoblesNew York Red Bulls14
2 Tim MeliaSporting Kansas City13
3 Andre BlakePhiladelphia Union10
Evan BushMontreal Impact
Sean JohnsonNew York City FC
Tyler MillerLos Angeles FC
Zack SteffenColumbus Crew
8 David BinghamLA Galaxy8
Brad GuzanAtlanta United FC
10 Jeff AttinellaPortland Timbers7
Stefan FreiSeattle Sounders FC
Nick RimandoReal Salt Lake

Awards

Individual awards

AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable Player Josef MartínezAtlanta United FC
Defender of the Year Aaron LongNew York Red Bulls
Goalkeeper of the Year Zack SteffenColumbus Crew SC
Coach of the Year Gerardo MartinoAtlanta United FC
Rookie of the Year Corey BairdReal Salt Lake
Newcomer of the Year Zlatan IbrahimovićLA Galaxy
Comeback Player of the Year Gyasi ZardesColumbus Crew SC
Golden Boot Josef MartínezAtlanta United FC
Fair Play Award Valeri QazaishviliSan Jose Earthquakes
Humanitarian of the Year Matt LampsonMinnesota United FC
Goal of the Year Zlatan IbrahimovićLA Galaxy
Save of the Year Stefan FreiSeattle Sounders FC

Player of the Month

See main article: MLS Player of the Month.

MonthPlayerClubStatsRef
March Felipe GutiérrezSporting Kansas City5Galign=center [5]
April Miguel AlmirónAtlanta United FC5G, 2Aalign=center [6]
May Zack SteffenColumbus Crew0 GA[7]
June Adama DiomandeLos Angeles FC7Galign=center [8]
July Josef MartínezAtlanta United FC9G, 1Aalign=center [9]
August Josef MartínezAtlanta United FC4G, 1Aalign=center [10]
September Luciano AcostaD.C. United4G, 6Aalign=center [11]
October Wayne RooneyD.C. United5Galign=center [12]

Player and team of the week

Goal of the Week

Best XI

Player transfers

See main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2018.

SuperDraft

The MLS SuperDraft is an annual event, taking place in January of each year, in which the teams of Major League Soccer select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. The first two rounds of 2018 MLS SuperDraft were held on January 19 in Philadelphia. Rounds three and four of the 2018 SuperDraft were held via conference call on January 21. Los Angeles FC selected João Moutinho with the first overall pick.

Allocation ranking

The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in the MLS allocation list. The MLS allocation list contains select U.S. National Team players and players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000. The allocations are ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2017 season, taking playoff performance into account.[116] As an expansion team, Los Angeles FC took the top spot.

Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS season.

Original
ranking
Current
ranking
ClubDate allocation used
(Rank on that date)
Player signedPrevious clubRef
3 1
4 2
5 3
11 4[117] [118]
7 5
8 6
9 7
10 8
1 9
12 10
13 11
14 12
15 13
16 14
2 15[119]
19 16
20 17
21 18
22 19
23 20
17 21 (17) [120]
6 22 (1) [121]
18 23 (1)

Notes and References

  1. News: January 4, 2018 . MLS releases full 2018 schedule, including shorter World Cup break . . January 4, 2018.
  2. Web site: Major League Soccer – Statistics – Goals.
  3. Web site: Major League Soccer – Statistics – Assists.
  4. Web site: Major League Soccer – Statistics – Shutouts.
  5. Web site: Sporting Kansas City's Felipe Gutierrez wins March MLS Player of the Month . . April 6, 2018 . April 6, 2018.
  6. Web site: Atlanta United's Miguel Almiron wins April MLS Player of the Month . . May 3, 2018 . May 3, 2018.
  7. Web site: Columbus Crew SC's Zack Steffen wins May MLS Player of the Month . . June 6, 2018 . June 6, 2018.
  8. Web site: LAFC's Adama Diomande wins June MLS Player of the Month pres. by EA Sports . . July 13, 2018 . July 5, 2018.
  9. Web site: Boehm . Charles . ATL's Josef Martinez wins July MLS Player of the Month pres. by EA Sports . . August 3, 2018 . August 3, 2018.
  10. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta United's Josef Martinez named August MLS Player of the Month . . September 5, 2018 . September 5, 2018.
  11. Web site: DC United's Luciano Acosta named September MLS Player of the Month . . October 5, 2018 . October 4, 2018.
  12. Web site: Butler . Dylan . DC United's Wayne Rooney named October MLS Player of the Month . . November 3, 2018 . November 1, 2018.
  13. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Earthquakes' Hoesen leads in Week 1. Major League Soccer. March 5, 2018. March 5, 2018.
  14. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . San Jose striker Danny Hoesen named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . March 6, 2018.
  15. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: LAFC's Carlos Vela shines in Week 2. Major League Soccer. March 12, 2018. March 17, 2018.
  16. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . LAFC forward Diego Rossi named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . March 13, 2018.
  17. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: FC Dallas' Lamah paces pack in Week 3. Major League Soccer. March 19, 2018. March 19, 2018.
  18. Web site: Butler . Dylan . Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 10, 2018 . March 20, 2018.
  19. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Sporting KC's Gutierrez leads Week 4. Major League Soccer. March 26, 2018. March 26, 2018.
  20. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips named Alcatel Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . March 27, 2018.
  21. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Dominique Badji races ahead in Week 5. Major League Soccer. April 2, 2018. April 2, 2018.
  22. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . April 3, 2018.
  23. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Tim Melia steps up in Week 6. Major League Soccer. April 9, 2018. April 9, 2018.
  24. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Sporting KC goalkeeper Tim Melia named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . April 10, 2018.
  25. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Tomas Martinez leads the way in Week 7. Major League Soccer. April 16, 2018. April 16, 2018.
  26. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Portland Timbers defender Alvas Powell named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . April 17, 2018.
  27. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Yohan Croizet comes through in Week 8. Major League Soccer. April 23, 2018. April 23, 2018.
  28. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Sporting Kansas City's Johnny Russell named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . April 24, 2018.
  29. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Almiron is king of the hill in Week 9. Major League Soccer. April 30, 2018. April 30, 2018.
  30. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Atlanta United's Miguel Almiron named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 10, 2018 . May 1, 2018.
  31. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Daniel Salloi steps up in Week 10. Major League Soccer. May 7, 2018. May 7, 2018.
  32. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Montreal Impact star Ignacio Piatti named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . May 8, 2018.
  33. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Waston a dynamo in Week 11. Major League Soccer. May 14, 2018. May 14, 2018.
  34. Web site: Butler . Dylan . Columbus Crew SC forward Gyasi Zardes named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . May 15, 2018.
  35. Web site: Baer. Benjamin. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Red Bulls shine in Week 12. Major League Soccer. May 21, 2018. May 28, 2018.
  36. Web site: Boehm . Charles . NYRB's Bradley Wright-Phillips voted Alcatel Player of the Week for Week 12 . . June 11, 2018 . May 23, 2018 .
  37. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Techera raises the level in Week 13. Major League Soccer. May 28, 2018. May 28, 2018.
  38. Web site: Butler . Dylan . Vancouver's Cristian Techera voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 11, 2018 . May 29, 2018.
  39. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Miguel Almiron continues stellar season . . June 11, 2018 . June 4, 2018.
  40. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 10, 2018 . June 5, 2018.
  41. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Alphonso Davies shines in Week 15. Major League Soccer. June 11, 2018. June 11, 2018.
  42. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Whitecaps midfielder Alphonso Davies voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 12, 2018 . June 12, 2018.
  43. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Revolution's Fagundez rolls in Week 16 . . June 18, 2018 . June 15, 2018.
  44. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Montreal's Ignacio Piatti named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week for Week 16 . . June 18, 2018 . June 15, 2018.
  45. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Borek Dockal dominates Week 17 . . June 28, 2018 . June 25, 2018.
  46. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Union playmaker Borek Dockal named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 28, 2018 . June 26, 2018.
  47. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Larrys Mabiala masters Week 18 . . July 25, 2018 . July 2, 2018.
  48. Web site: Butler . Dylan . LAFC's Adama Diomande voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . July 25, 2018 . July 3, 2018.
  49. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Samuel Armenteros leads in Week 19 . . July 25, 2018 . July 9, 2018.
  50. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Minnesota United's Darwin Quintero voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . July 25, 2018 . July 10, 2018.
  51. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Darwin Quintero flies in Week 20 . . July 25, 2018 . July 16, 2018.
  52. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . New York City FC's Jesus Medina voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . July 25, 2018 . July 17, 2018.
  53. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Quintero dominates again in Week 21 . . July 26, 2018 . July 23, 2018.
  54. Web site: West . Phil . Atlanta United's Josef Martinez named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . July 26, 2018 . July 24, 2018.
  55. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Zlatan Ibrahimovic dominates Week 22 . . August 3, 2018 . July 30, 2018.
  56. Web site: West . Phil . LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . August 3, 2018 . August 2, 2018.
  57. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Josef Martinez runs away in Week 23 . . August 7, 2018 . August 6, 2018.
  58. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Vako named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . August 7, 2018 . August 7, 2018.
  59. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Luciano Acosta flies in Week 24 . . August 14, 2018 . August 13, 2018.
  60. Web site: Boehm . Charles . DC United hat-trick hero Luciano Acosta wins Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . August 14, 2018 . August 14, 2018.
  61. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Jefferson Savarino stuns in Week 25 . . August 25, 2018 . August 20, 2018.
  62. Web site: Boehm . Charles . DC United's Wayne Rooney earns Week 25 Alcatel MLS Player of the Week nod . . August 25, 2018 . August 21, 2018.
  63. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Savarino strikes again in Week 26 . . August 29, 2018 . August 27, 2018.
  64. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Historic 28th goal earns Josef Martinez Alcatel MLS Player of the Week nod . . August 29, 2018 . August 28, 2018.
  65. Web site: West . Phil . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Savarino stars once more in Week 27 . . September 5, 2018 . September 4, 2018.
  66. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Real Salt Lake's Damir Kreilach named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . September 5, 2018 . September 4, 2018.
  67. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: David Villa shines in Week 28 . . September 12, 2018 . September 10, 2018.
  68. Web site: Quillen . Ian . Portland Timbers' Sebastian Blanco named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . September 12, 2018 . September 11, 2018.
  69. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Gerso Fernandes flies in Week 29 . . September 18, 2018 . September 17, 2018.
  70. Web site: Bogert . Tom . Red Bulls' Bradley Wright-Phillips named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . September 18, 2018 . September 18, 2018.
  71. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Darwin Quintero sparkles in Week 30 . . September 25, 2018 . September 24, 2018.
  72. Web site: Bogert . Tom . Philadelphia Union's Jay Simpson named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . October 5, 2018 . September 25, 2018.
  73. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Lodeiro crushes it in Week 31 . . October 6, 2018 . October 1, 2018.
  74. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . DC United's Luciano Acosta named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . October 6, 2018 . October 2, 2018.
  75. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Rooney rides to the top in Week 32 . . October 11, 2018 . October 9, 2018.
  76. Web site: Bogert . Tom . Portland Timbers' Sebastian Blanco Voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . October 11, 2018 . October 10, 2018.
  77. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Vela vaults to the top in Week 33 . . October 17, 2018 . October 15, 2018.
  78. Web site: Bogert . Tom . LAFC's Carlos Vela voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . October 17, 2018 . October 16, 2018.
  79. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Lodeiro lights it up in Week 34 . . October 22, 2018 . October 22, 2018.
  80. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . DC United striker Wayne Rooney named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . October 23, 2018 . October 23, 2018.
  81. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Zardes zooms on Decision Day . . October 28, 2018 . October 28, 2018.
  82. Web site: Columbus Crew SC's Gyasi Zardes named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . October 30, 2018 . October 30, 2018.
  83. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Diego Rossi wins Week 1 AT&T MLS Goal of the Week with LAFC's first goal . . June 15, 2018 . March 8, 2018.
  84. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta's Almiron wins Week 2 AT&T Goal of the Week with upper-90 blast . . June 13, 2018 . March 15, 2018.
  85. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta's Josef Martinez wins Week 3 AT&T MLS Goal of the Week award . . June 13, 2018 . March 22, 2018.
  86. Web site: Butler . Dylan . DC United's Yamil Asad wins Week 4 AT&T MLS Goal of the Week award . . June 15, 2018 . March 29, 2018.
  87. Web site: Boehm . Charles . ZOTW: Zlatan Ibrahimovic wonder volley cruises to AT&T Goal of the Week win . . June 15, 2018 . April 5, 2018.
  88. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Solo golazo by Sporting KC's Johnny Russell wins AT&T Goal of the Week . . June 15, 2018 . April 12, 2018.
  89. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Solo dribble by Portland Timbers' Alvas Powell wins AT&T Goal of the Week . . June 15, 2018 . April 19, 2018.
  90. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Real Salt Lake's Albert Rusnak wins AT&T Goal of the Week for Week 8 . . June 15, 2018 . April 26, 2018.
  91. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta United's Kevin Kratz wins Week 9 AT&T Goal of the Week honors . . June 13, 2018 . May 3, 2018.
  92. Web site: Quillen . Ian . Atlanta United's Ezequiel Barco wins Week 10 AT&T Goal of the Week honors . . June 13, 2018 . May 10, 2018.
  93. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Real Salt Lake rookie Corey Baird wins Week 11 AT&T Goal of the Week . . June 15, 2018 . May 17, 2018.
  94. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Portland Timbers' Samuel Armenteros wins Week 12 AT&T Goal of the Week . . June 15, 2018 . May 24, 2018.
  95. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Timbers' Samuel Armenteros wins second straight AT&T Goal of the Week award . . June 15, 2018 . May 31, 2018.
  96. Web site: Quillen . Ian . Philadelphia Union's Ilsinho wins AT&T Goal of the Week award . . June 15, 2018 . June 7, 2018.
  97. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta United's Josef Martinez nabs Week 15 AT&T Goal of the Week honors . . June 14, 2018 . June 14, 2018.
  98. Web site: Boehm . Charles . DC United's Paul Arriola nabs AT&T Goal of the Week with diving header . . June 20, 2018 . June 20, 2018.
  99. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Sporting KC's Diego Rubio wins AT&T Goal of the Week with dramatic strike . . June 28, 2018 . June 28, 2018.
  100. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Fire's Aleksandar Katai edges Zlatan to win Week 18 AT&T Goal of the Week . . July 5, 2018 . July 5, 2018.
  101. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta's Hector Villalba cruises to Week 19 AT&T Goal of the Week win . . July 13, 2018 . July 12, 2018.
  102. Web site: Boehm . Charles . DC's Yamil Asad wins AT&T Goal of the Week for inaugural goal at Audi Field . . July 23, 2018 . July 19, 2018.
  103. Web site: Butler . Dylan . Trapp game: Columbus Crew SC captain wins AT&T Goal of the Week . . July 26, 2018 . July 26, 2018.
  104. Web site: Butler . Dylan . Davies does it: Whitecaps phenom flies away with AT&T Goal of the Week . . August 2, 2018 . August 2, 2018.
  105. Web site: Butler . Dylan . Where there's a Will: Bruin's hit for Seattle wins AT&T Goal of the Week . . August 11, 2018 . August 9, 2018.
  106. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Upset! Montreal's Jukka Raitala beats DC drama to win AT&T Goal of the Week . . August 17, 2018 . August 16, 2018.
  107. Web site: Quillen . Ian . Rusnak edges out Martinez for Week 25 Goal of the Week honors . . August 25, 2018 . August 23, 2018.
  108. Web site: Lind . Jason . Josef Martinez's record-breaking 28th awarded Week 26 Goal of the Week . . August 30, 2018 . August 30, 2018.
  109. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Volleyed strike by RSL's Albert Rusnak cruises to AT&T Goal of the Week win . . September 6, 2018 . September 6, 2018.
  110. Web site: Quillen . Ian . Ibrahimovic's stunning, spinning volley easily wins AT&T Goal of the Week . . September 20, 2018 . September 20, 2018.
  111. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta United's Tito Villalba edges teammate to win AT&T Goal of the Week . . October 5, 2018 . September 27, 2018.
  112. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Chicago Fire's Mihailovic wins MLS Week 31 AT&T Goal of the Week award . . October 6, 2018 . October 4, 2018.
  113. Web site: Butler . Dylan . Johnny be good: SKC's Russell runs away with AT&T Goal of the Week honors . . October 12, 2018 . October 11, 2018.
  114. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Sounders' Victor Rodriguez wins penultimate '18 AT&T Goal of the Week award . . October 25, 2018 . October 25, 2018.
  115. Web site: Lind . Jason . Sporting KC's Roger Espinoza wins final AT&T Goal of the Week of 2018 . . March 12, 2019 . October 31, 2018.
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  117. Web site: . LAFC Acquires Walker Zimmerman From FC Dallas . December 10, 2017 . December 11, 2017.
  118. Web site: . FC Dallas Exchanges Places in the MLS Allocation Order with Orlando City SC for $400,000 of Targeted Allocation Money . January 30, 2018 . January 30, 2018.
  119. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire U.S. international defender Jorge Villafaña from Liga MX side Santos Laguna . . August 20, 2018 . August 8, 2018.
  120. Web site: . Whitecaps FC acquire Canadian international centre back Doneil Henry . December 22, 2017 . December 27, 2017.
  121. Web site: Orlando City SC. Orlando City Acquires Midfielder Oriol Rosell . January 30, 2018 . January 30, 2018.