The American football pyramid
Final tables for the top three tiers of American football in 2023, 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 SoccerMLS29 clubs · 2 groupsTier 2USL ChampionshipUSLC24 clubs · 2 groupsTier 3USL League OneUSL112 clubs
Tier 1
Major League Soccer
- 1–9 in each group Play-offs
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 39 | +18 | WWLWD | 6910 |
| 2 (Play-offs) | Orlando City SC | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | DWWWW | 6313 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 46 | +21 | DDWDW | 579 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 41 | +16 | DDWDL | 556 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | New England Revolution | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | WLLLW | 556 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Atlanta United | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 53 | +13 | DWLDD | 516 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 32 | +7 | DLDWL | 495 |
| 8 (Play-offs) | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 39 | −3 | WLWWW | 4312 |
| 9 (Play-offs) | Charlotte FC | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 45 | 52 | −7 | LWWDW | 4310 |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | LLDWL | 414 |
| 11 | New York City FC | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | WWDLW | 4110 |
| 12 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 49 | −4 | DLDLW | 405 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 51 | −12 | DWWLL | 407 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 54 | −13 | DLLDL | 342 |
| 15 | Toronto FC | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 59 | −33 | LLLLL | 220 |
Western Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) | St. Louis City | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 45 | +17 | DWWLL | 567 |
| 2 (Play-offs) | Seattle Sounders | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | WDWDW | 5311 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | DLWWD | 528 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | LDDWW | 518 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | WWLDW | 5010 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 48 | +7 | DDWDD | 487 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | DDDDW | 467 |
| 8 (Play-offs) | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | LWLWW | 449 |
| 9 (Play-offs) | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 43 | −4 | LDDDD | 444 |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 58 | −12 | WWDLL | 437 |
| 11 | Minnesota United | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 51 | −5 | LDLWL | 414 |
| 12 | Austin FC | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | DLWLD | 395 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 67 | −16 | DLLDL | 362 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 54 | −28 | DWLDL | 275 |
Tier 2
USL Championship
- 1–8 in each group Play-offs
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 670 |
| 2 (Play-offs) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 630 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | Charleston Battery | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 590 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Memphis 901 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 520 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | Louisville City | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 500 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 490 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | Birmingham Legion | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 460 |
| 8 (Play-offs) | Detroit City | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 410 |
| 9 | Miami FC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 410 |
| 10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 390 |
| 11 | Loudoun United | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 250 |
| 12 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 180 |
Western Conference
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 640 |
| 2 (Play-offs) | Orange County SC | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 570 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | San Diego Loyal | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 570 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 560 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 530 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Phoenix Rising | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 480 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | El Paso Locomotive | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 470 |
| 8 (Play-offs) | New Mexico United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 460 |
| 9 | Rio Grande Valley | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 430 |
| 10 | Oakland Roots | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 420 |
| 11 | Monterey Bay | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 410 |
| 12 | Las Vegas Lights | 34 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 190 |
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Tier 3
USL League One
- 1–6 Play-offs
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) | Union Omaha | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 41 | +20 | WDWWW | 6513 |
| 2 (Play-offs) | North Carolina▲ Won play-off | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 39 | +19 | WWDWW | 6313 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | Northern Colorado | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 37 | +22 | DLWWW | 6210 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | DWDLD | 496 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | Greenville Triumph | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | WLWDD | 488 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Forward Madison | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | DLDLL | 432 |
| 7 | Tormenta | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 56 | −1 | WWWLD | 4210 |
| 8 | One Knoxville | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | LLDDL | 382 |
| 9 | Lexington SC | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 57 | −11 | DLDLD | 323 |
| 10 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 65 | −19 | LWWDL | 317 |
| 11 | Richmond Kickers | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | LLLDL | 291 |
| 12 | Central Valley Fuego | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 61 | −25 | LLLLW | 233 |