The American football pyramid
Final tables for the top three tiers of American football in 2022, from Major League Soccer down to USL League One. Promotion, play-off and relegation places are marked from each league's records.
Final tables
Tier 1Major League SoccerMLS28 clubs · 2 groupsTier 2USL ChampionshipUSLC27 clubs · 2 groupsTier 3USL League OneUSL111 clubs
Tier 1
Major League Soccer
- 1–7 in each group Play-offs
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 26 | +46 | WWDLW | 6710 |
| 2 (Play-offs) | Montreal Impact | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 50 | +13 | DWWWW | 6513 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 41 | +16 | DLWWW | 5510 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 41 | +9 | LWLLW | 536 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 56 | +8 | WWDLW | 4910 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Inter Miami | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 56 | −9 | WWWWL | 4812 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | Orlando City SC | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | LWLLW | 486 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 41 | +5 | LDWDL | 465 |
| 9 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 52 | −8 | WWWDL | 4210 |
| 10 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | LLLWD | 424 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 54 | −6 | WWDLL | 407 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 48 | −9 | WLLWD | 397 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 66 | −17 | LLLLL | 340 |
| 14 | D.C. United | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 71 | −35 | DLLLL | 271 |
Western Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 38 | +28 | LDWWL | 677 |
| 2 (Play-offs) | Austin FC | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 49 | +16 | LWDLD | 565 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | FC Dallas | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 37 | +11 | WWDLW | 5310 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 51 | +7 | LWWDW | 5010 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | WDDLW | 508 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Minnesota United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | LDLLW | 484 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | DLLDW | 475 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 53 | 0 | WWDLL | 467 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | LWWWL | 439 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 57 | −11 | WWLWD | 4310 |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 46 | +1 | WLDLD | 415 |
| 12 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 54 | −12 | DWWWL | 4010 |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 43 | 56 | −13 | DWLWL | 367 |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 69 | −17 | LDLWD | 355 |
Tier 2
USL Championship
- 1–7 in each group Play-offs
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) | Louisville City | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 720 |
| 2 (Play-offs) | Memphis 901 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 680 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 670 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Birmingham Legion | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 580 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 570 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Miami FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 550 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | Detroit City | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 540 |
| 8 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 420 |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 410 |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 360 |
| 11 | Loudoun United | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 280 |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 250 |
| 13 | Atlanta United II | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 230 |
| 14 | New York RB II | 34 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 150 |
Western Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) | San Antonio FC | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 770 |
| 2 (Play-offs) | San Diego Loyal | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 600 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 550 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 530 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | New Mexico United | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 510 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Rio Grande Valley | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 490 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | Oakland Roots | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 460 |
| 8 | El Paso Locomotive | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 460 |
| 9 | Las Vegas Lights | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 450 |
| 10 | Phoenix Rising | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 420 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 400 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 400 |
| 13 | Orange County SC | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 340 |
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Tier 3
USL League One
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond Kickers | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | DDDWD | 517 |
| 2 | Greenville Triumph | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | DDDWD | 467 |
| 3 | Tormenta | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | DWDDW | 459 |
| 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 39 | +13 | DLWWL | 437 |
| 5 | Union Omaha | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | DLDDL | 433 |
| 6 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 0 | WWLLW | 429 |
| 7 | Northern Colorado | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | LWDWW | 4210 |
| 8 | Central Valley Fuego | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | DLLWW | 407 |
| 9 | Forward Madison | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | LLLLD | 331 |
| 10 | Tucson | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | WDLLD | 325 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 53 | −18 | LWDLL | 304 |