Major League Soccer · United States · level 1

2012

Honors
champion LA Galaxy (MLS Cup)
supporters' shield San Jose Earthquakes
mvp Chris Wondolowski
golden boot Chris Wondolowski

323 games 2.64 goals / game 18,805 avg. attendance closest-club map

Postseason

MLS Cup Playoffs

f · Dec. 1, 2012 Houston Dynamo 1 - 3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
San Jose Earthquakes 34 19 9 6 66 72 43 1.94 1.67
Sporting Kansas City 34 18 9 7 63 42 27 1.85 1.56
D.C. United 34 17 7 10 58 53 43 1.71 1.23
Chicago Fire 34 17 6 11 57 46 41 1.68 1.12
Real Salt Lake 34 17 6 11 57 46 35 1.68 1.31
New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 57 46 1.68 1.24
Seattle Sounders 34 15 11 8 56 51 33 1.65 1.55
Los Angeles Galaxy 34 16 6 12 54 59 47 1.59 1.26
Houston Dynamo 34 14 11 9 53 48 41 1.56 1.17
Columbus Crew 34 15 7 12 52 44 44 1.53 1.00
Vancouver Whitecaps 34 11 10 13 43 35 41 1.26 0.85
Impact de Montréal 34 12 6 16 42 45 51 1.24 0.88
FC Dallas 34 9 12 13 39 42 47 1.15 0.89
Colorado Rapids 34 11 4 19 37 44 50 1.09 0.88
Philadelphia Union 34 10 6 18 36 37 45 1.06 0.82
New England Revolution 34 9 8 17 35 39 44 1.03 0.89
Portland Timbers 34 8 10 16 34 34 56 1.00 0.61
Chivas USA 34 7 9 18 30 24 58 0.88 0.41
Toronto FC 34 5 8 21 23 36 62 0.68 0.58

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Chris Wondolowski 27
  2. Kenny Cooper 18
  3. Álvaro Saborío 17
  4. Robbie Keane 16
  5. Thierry Henry 15
  6. Edward Johnson 14
  7. Alan Gordon 13
  8. Fredy Montero 13
  9. Chris Pontius 12
  10. Will Bruin 12

Assists

  1. Graham Zusi 15
  2. Landon Donovan 14
  3. Marvin Chávez 13
  4. Mauro Rosales 13
  5. Brad Davis 12
  6. Dwayne De Rosario 12
  7. Thierry Henry 12
  8. Felipe Martins 10
  9. David Beckham 9
  10. Javier Morales 9

Appearances

  1. Eric Alexander 46
  2. Drew Moor 34
  3. Eddie Gaven 34
  4. Jimmy Nielsen 34
  5. Joel Lindpere 34
  6. Sean Franklin 34
  7. Andy Gruenebaum 33
  8. Bobby Boswell 33
  9. Brandon McDonald 33
  10. Brian Carroll 33

Most recent games

all games

date season round team score team venue referee attendance sources
Oct. 28, 2012 2012 8 Columbus Crew 2 - 1 Toronto FC Crew Stadium 15672 1
Oct. 28, 2012 2012 8 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 0 Seattle Sounders StubHub Center 27000 1
Oct. 28, 2012 2012 8 Chivas USA 2 - 2 FC Dallas Toyota Stadium (Frisco) — 1
Oct. 27, 2012 2012 8 Portland Timbers 1 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Providence Park 20438 1
Oct. 27, 2012 2012 8 Chicago Fire 1 - 1 D.C. United Toyota Park 20017 1
Oct. 27, 2012 2012 8 Impact de Montréal 0 - 1 New England Revolution Saputo Stadium 19998 1
Oct. 27, 2012 2012 8 New York Red Bulls 3 - 0 Philadelphia Union Talen Energy Stadium — 1
Oct. 27, 2012 2012 8 Colorado Rapids 2 - 0 Houston Dynamo DSG Park 15453 1
Oct. 27, 2012 2012 8 Real Salt Lake 0 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Rio Tinto Stadium 20507 1
Oct. 24, 2012 2012 8 Philadelphia Union 1 - 2 Sporting Kansas City Children's Mercy Park 19428 1
Oct. 21, 2012 2012 8 Portland Timbers 1 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps BC Place 21000 1
Oct. 21, 2012 2012 8 FC Dallas 1 - 3 Seattle Sounders CenturyLink Field 38755 1
Oct. 21, 2012 2012 8 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Buck Shaw Stadium 10744 1
Oct. 20, 2012 2012 8 Columbus Crew 2 - 3 D.C. United RFK Stadium 19647 1
Oct. 20, 2012 2012 8 Impact de Montréal 0 - 0 Toronto FC BMO Field 16151 1
Oct. 20, 2012 2012 8 New York Red Bulls 0 - 0 Sporting Kansas City Red Bull Arena 25219 1
Oct. 20, 2012 2012 8 Chicago Fire 0 - 1 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 25534 1
Oct. 20, 2012 2012 8 Houston Dynamo 3 - 1 Philadelphia Union BBVA Compass Stadium 22039 1
Oct. 20, 2012 2012 8 Chivas USA 0 - 2 Colorado Rapids StubHub Center 11499 1
Oct. 17, 2012 2012 8 Real Salt Lake 0 - 0 Seattle Sounders CenturyLink Field Ricardo Salazar 38356 2
Oct. 7, 2012 2012 8 Chivas USA 1 - 1 FC Dallas StubHub Center 13009 1
Oct. 7, 2012 2012 8 Portland Timbers 0 - 3 Seattle Sounders CenturyLink Field 66452 1
Oct. 7, 2012 2012 8 Columbus Crew 1 - 1 Sporting Kansas City Crew Stadium 13566 1
Oct. 6, 2012 2012 8 New England Revolution 0 - 1 Philadelphia Union Talen Energy Stadium 17079 1
Oct. 6, 2012 2012 8 D.C. United 1 - 0 Toronto FC BMO Field 15281 1

Awards

award winner
Assistant Referee of the Year Ian Anderson
Best XI Chris Pontius
Best XI Víctor Bernárdez
Best XI Chris Wondolwoski
Best XI Graham Zusi
Best XI Jimmy Nielsen
Best XI Landon Donovan
Best XI Matt Besler
Best XI Osvaldo Alonso
Best XI Robbie Keane
Best XI Thierry Henry
Best XI Aurélien Collin
Coach of the Year Frank Yallop
Comeback Player of the Year Edward Johnson
Defender of the Year Matt Besler
Fair Play Award Logan Pause
Goalkeeper of the Year Jimmy Nielsen
Humanitarian of the Year Chris Seitz
MVP Chris Wondolowski
Newcomer of the Year Federico Higuaín
Referee of the Year Silviu Petrescu
Rookie of the Year Austin Berry
Supporters' Shield San Jose Earthquakes

Where the minutes came from

United States: 286,921 minutes, 49.4%United States: 286,921 minutes, 49.4%United States: 286,921 minutes, 49.4%Jamaica: 13,585 minutes, 2.3%Colombia: 18,440 minutes, 3.2%Canada: 14,358 minutes, 2.5%Brazil: 12,293 minutes, 2.1%Argentina: 13,338 minutes, 2.3%Venezuela: 2,013 minutes, 0.3%Uruguay: 770 minutes, 0.1%Bermuda: 630 minutes, 0.1%Scotland: 8,124 minutes, 1.4%Northern Ireland: 1,179 minutes, 0.2%England: 7,312 minutes, 1.3%Trinidad and Tobago: 1,438 minutes, 0.2%Trinidad and Tobago: 1,438 minutes, 0.2%Sweden: 4,656 minutes, 0.8%South Korea: 2,970 minutes, 0.5%South Korea: 2,970 minutes, 0.5%South Korea: 2,970 minutes, 0.5%Sierra Leone: 4,472 minutes, 0.8%Saint Kitts and Nevis: 253 minutes, 0.0%Panama: 1,578 minutes, 0.3%Morocco: 1,116 minutes, 0.2%Mexico: 1,053 minutes, 0.2%Malta: 13 minutes, 0.0%Mali: 90 minutes, 0.0%Liberia: 2,777 minutes, 0.5%Kenya: 908 minutes, 0.2%Japan: 4,478 minutes, 0.8%Japan: 4,478 minutes, 0.8%Japan: 4,478 minutes, 0.8%Japan: 4,478 minutes, 0.8%Japan: 4,478 minutes, 0.8%Japan: 4,478 minutes, 0.8%Japan: 4,478 minutes, 0.8%Japan: 4,478 minutes, 0.8%Italy: 2,618 minutes, 0.5%Italy: 2,618 minutes, 0.5%Italy: 2,618 minutes, 0.5%Italy: 2,618 minutes, 0.5%Ireland: 3,333 minutes, 0.6%Honduras: 7,205 minutes, 1.2%Haiti: 271 minutes, 0.0%Grenada: 2,561 minutes, 0.4%Ghana: 3,330 minutes, 0.6%Germany: 1,876 minutes, 0.3%Gambia: 2,933 minutes, 0.5%France: 11,534 minutes, 2.0%France: 11,534 minutes, 2.0%Finland: 782 minutes, 0.1%Ecuador: 2,386 minutes, 0.4%Ecuador: 2,386 minutes, 0.4%Denmark: 88 minutes, 0.0%Denmark: 88 minutes, 0.0%Cuba: 2,955 minutes, 0.5%Costa Rica: 8,854 minutes, 1.5%Zaire: 1,518 minutes, 0.3%Chile: 2,556 minutes, 0.4%Chile: 2,556 minutes, 0.4%Chile: 2,556 minutes, 0.4%Cameroon: 3,063 minutes, 0.5%Bosnia and Herzegovina: 325 minutes, 0.1%Bosnia and Herzegovina: 325 minutes, 0.1%Austria: 1,845 minutes, 0.3%Australia: 2,236 minutes, 0.4%Australia: 2,236 minutes, 0.4%Australia: 2,236 minutes, 0.4%Algeria: 2,029 minutes, 0.3%Albania: 945 minutes, 0.2%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Minutes by country of origin. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
minutes by country of origin
countryminutesshare
United States 286,921 49.4%
not recorded 110,281 19.0%
Colombia 18,440 3.2%
Canada 14,358 2.5%
Jamaica 13,585 2.3%
Argentina 13,338 2.3%
Brazil 12,293 2.1%
France 11,534 2.0%
Costa Rica 8,854 1.5%
Scotland 8,124 1.4%
England 7,312 1.3%
Honduras 7,205 1.2%
Sweden 4,656 0.8%
Japan 4,478 0.8%
Sierra Leone 4,472 0.8%
Ireland 3,333 0.6%
Ghana 3,330 0.6%
Cameroon 3,063 0.5%
South Korea 2,970 0.5%
Cuba 2,955 0.5%
Gambia 2,933 0.5%
Liberia 2,777 0.5%
Italy 2,618 0.5%
Grenada 2,561 0.4%
Chile 2,556 0.4%
Ecuador 2,386 0.4%
Australia 2,236 0.4%
Algeria 2,029 0.3%
Venezuela 2,013 0.3%
Germany 1,876 0.3%
Austria 1,845 0.3%
Panama 1,578 0.3%
Zaire 1,518 0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago 1,438 0.2%
Northern Ireland 1,179 0.2%
Morocco 1,116 0.2%
Mexico 1,053 0.2%
Albania 945 0.2%
Kenya 908 0.2%
Finland 782 0.1%
Uruguay 770 0.1%
Bermuda 630 0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 325 0.1%
Haiti 271 0.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis 253 0.0%
Yugoslavia 96 0.0%
Mali 90 0.0%
Denmark 88 0.0%
Malta 13 0.0%

No birthplace is on record for 51,229 of these minutes, so they go by the player's recorded nationality instead.

Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.