2009 Major League Soccer season

14th season of Major League Soccer

Football league season

Major League SoccerSeason| 2009

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MLS Cup| Real Salt Lake (1st title)
Supporters' Shield| Columbus Crew (3rd shield)
Champions League| Columbus Crew
Real Salt Lake
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders FC
SuperLiga| Houston Dynamo
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
New England Revolution
Matches played| 226
Goals scored| 571 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer| Jeff Cunningham
FC Dallas
Goals: 17
Biggest home win| RSL 6–0 NE
(April 25)[1]
DAL 6–0 KC
(August 1)
Biggest away win| CHI 0–3 DAL
(May 31)
SJ 0–3 CLB
(August 8)
Highest scoring| LA 3–6 DAL
(September 12)[2]
Longest winning run| 5 wins:
Houston Dynamo
(May 23 – Jun 13)
Columbus Crew
(Jul 18 – Aug 15)
Longest unbeaten run| 11 matches:
Chicago Fire
(Mar 21 – May 28)
Houston Dynamo
(Apr 11 – Jun 20)
Longest winless run| 13 matches:
New York Red Bulls
(May 16 – Aug 15)
Longest losing run| 6 losses:
New York Red Bulls
(Jun 24 – Aug 15)
Highest attendance| CLB @ SJ: 61,572
Lowest attendance| SJ @ DAL: 5,724
Total attendance| 3,562,847
Average attendance| 16,037

← 2008

2010 →

D.C. United

New York

Columbus

New England

Chicago

Kansas City

Toronto

Colorado

Dallas

Chivas USA

Galaxy

Houston

Salt Lake

San Jose

Seattle

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Locations of teams for the 2009 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference Eastern Conference

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2009 Major League Soccer season

The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 97th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 31st with a national first-division league.

The Seattle Sounders FC debuted as the league's 15th club and were the second team in history to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs in their inaugural season. The club set a league record for attendance and averaged 30,943 per regular season match at Qwest Field.[3]

After three seasons, the MLS Reserve League was discontinued. As a result, each team's Developmental Roster spots were reduced from 10 to four, and each team's Senior Roster spots were increased from 18 to 20. This had the effect of reducing each team's total roster from 28 to 24 players.

The regular season began on March 19, and concluded on October 25. The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 29, and concluded with MLS Cup 2009 on November 22. Real Salt Lake won their first MLS Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty shootout.

## Overview

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### Season format

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The season began on March 19 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 22. The 15 teams were split into two conferences with 7 playing in the Eastern Conference and 8 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 28 games. The remaining two games were played against four regional rivals, one at home and one away.

The top two teams from each conference automatically qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the four 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 League. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the U.S. Open Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, 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 six overall finishers. 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 awarded to the top four overall finishers not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

### Stadiums and locations

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Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums

Team  | Stadium  | Capacity

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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 | CommunityAmerica Ballpark | 10,385
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 | Rio Tinto Stadium | 20,213
San Jose Earthquakes | Buck Shaw Stadium | 10,525
Seattle Sounders FC | Qwest Field | 68,740
Toronto FC | BMO Field | 21,566

### Personnel and sponsorships

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Team  | Head coach  | Captain  | Shirt sponsor

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Chicago Fire |  Denis Hamlett |  C. J. Brown | Best Buy
Chivas USA |  Preki |  Claudio Suárez | Comex
Colorado Rapids |  Gary Smith |  Pablo Mastroeni | —
Columbus Crew |  Robert Warzycha |  Frankie Hejduk | Glidden
D.C. United |  Tom Soehn |  Jaime Moreno | Volkswagen
FC Dallas |  Schellas Hyndman |  Pablo Ricchetti | —
Houston Dynamo |  Dominic Kinnear |  Wade Barrett | —
Kansas City Wizards |  Curt Onalfo |  Jimmy Conrad | —
LA Galaxy |  Bruce Arena |  Landon Donovan | Herbalife
New England Revolution |  Steve Nicol |  Steve Ralston | —
New York Red Bulls |  Juan Carlos Osorio |  Juan Pablo Ángel | Red Bull
Real Salt Lake |  Jason Kreis |  Kyle Beckerman | XanGo
San Jose Earthquakes |  Frank Yallop |  Ramiro Corrales | Amway Global
Seattle Sounders FC |  Sigi Schmid |  Kasey Keller | Xbox
Toronto FC |  John Carver |  Jim Brennan | —

## Results table

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Abbreviation and Color Key:
Chicago Fire – CHI • Chivas USA – CHV • Colorado Rapids – COL • Columbus Crew – CLB • D.C. United – DC
FC Dallas – DAL • Houston Dynamo – HOU • Kansas City Wizards – KC • Los Angeles Galaxy – LA • New England Revolution – NE
New York Red Bulls – NY • Real Salt Lake – RSL • San Jose Earthquakes – SJ • Seattle Sounders FC – SEA • Toronto FC – TOR
Win • Loss • Tie • Home

Club  | Match
1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 28  | 29  | 30
Chicago Fire | DAL | DC | NY | SJ | KC | CLB | SEA | NE | TOR | NY | CHV | DAL | HOU | DC | COL | CLB | SJ | SEA | RSL | HOU | KC | LA | COL | DC | RSL | CLB | TOR | LA | NE | CHV
3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1
Chivas USA | COL | DAL | CLB | LA | SEA | TOR | DAL | SJ | RSL | DC | KC | CHI | SEA | HOU | CLB | LA | NE | COL | NY | TOR | RSL | LA | NE | SEA | NY | DC | KC | SJ | CHI | HOU
1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-2
Colorado Rapids | CHV | KC | LA | CLB | HOU | LA | RSL | NE | SEA | NY | RSL | DC | DAL | SEA | CHI | DAL | DC | NY | CLB | CHV | CHI | HOU | TOR | TOR | SJ | SJ | KC | NE | DAL | RSL
1-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-3
Columbus Crew | HOU | TOR | RSL | CHV | COL | CHI | TOR | KC | LA | SJ | SEA | KC | CHV | DAL | NY | DC | CHI | RSL | TOR | COL | SJ | DAL | NY | HOU | CHI | LA | SEA | NE | DC | NE
1-1 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0
D.C. United | LA | CHI | HOU | RSL | NE | NY | DAL | KC | TOR | CHV | RSL | NE | NY | CHI | SEA | COL | CLB | COL | SJ | HOU | TOR | LA | CHI | DAL | KC | SEA | SJ | CHV | CLB | KC
2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-2
FC Dallas | CHI | CHV | NE | TOR | TOR | CHV | DC | HOU | SEA | LA | CHI | SJ | HOU | CLB | COL | NY | COL | RSL | KC | HOU | CLB | NY | DC | LA | KC | RSL | NE | SJ | COL | SEA
3-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-2
Houston Dynamo | CLB | SJ | DC | NY | COL | NE | DAL | NY | SJ | TOR | CHI | CHV | DAL | RSL | LA | KC | SEA | TOR | NE | DC | DAL | CHI | RSL | SEA | COL | CLB | RSL | KC | LA | CHV
1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-2
Kansas City Wizards | TOR | COL | SJ | SEA | CHI | NY | TOR | DC | CLB | RSL | CHV | LA | CLB | NE | HOU | NE | LA | DAL | CHI | SJ | RSL | NE | DC | NY | DAL | COL | HOU | CHV | SEA | DC
3-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-6 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 2-2
Los Angeles Galaxy | DC | COL | CHV | SJ | COL | NY | RSL | SEA | CLB | DAL | KC | TOR | RSL | SJ | HOU | NE | CHV | NY | KC | NE | SEA | CHI | DC | CHV | DAL | TOR | CLB | CHI | HOU | SJ
2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2
New England Revolution | SJ | NY | DAL | DC | RSL | HOU | CHI | COL | TOR | DC | NY | KC | LA | KC | CHV | HOU | TOR | LA | SEA | RSL | SJ | KC | CHV | NY | SEA | DAL | COL | CLB | CHI | CLB
1-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-6 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0
New York Red Bulls | SEA | NE | CHI | HOU | RSL | KC | DC | LA | SJ | HOU | CHI | COL | DC | NE | TOR | SEA | TOR | CLB | DAL | LA | COL | CHV | DAL | CLB | KC | NE | CHV | SJ | RSL | TOR
0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-5
Real Salt Lake | SEA | CLB | DC | NY | NE | COL | LA | CHV | KC | DC | SJ | COL | LA | HOU | TOR | SJ | CLB | DAL | CHI | SEA | HOU | NE | CHV | KC | CHI | HOU | DAL | NY | TOR | COL
0-2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3
San Jose Earthquakes | NE | HOU | KC | CHI | LA | SEA | CHV | NY | HOU | CLB | RSL | DAL | SEA | LA | RSL | TOR | CHI | DC | SEA | CLB | KC | NE | COL | COL | DC | NY | DAL | TOR | CHV | LA
1-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-2
Seattle Sounders FC | NY | RSL | TOR | KC | CHV | SJ | CHI | LA | DAL | COL | CLB | CHV | SJ | DC | NY | COL | HOU | CHI | SJ | RSL | LA | NE | HOU | TOR | DC | CHV | NE | CLB | KC | DAL
0-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-2
Toronto FC | KC | CLB | SEA | DAL | DAL | CHV | KC | CLB | DC | CHI | NE | HOU | LA | NY | NY | RSL | SJ | HOU | CLB | NE | DC | CHV | SEA | COL | COL | LA | CHI | SJ | RSL | NY
3-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-5

## Standings

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### Eastern Conference

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Pos | Team

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1  | Columbus Crew | 30  | 13  | 7  | 10  | 41  | 31  | +10  | 49  | MLS Cup Playoffs
2  | Chicago Fire | 30  | 11  | 7  | 12  | 39  | 34  | +5  | 45
3  | New England Revolution | 30  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 33  | 37  | −4  | 42
4  | D.C. United | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 43  | 44  | −1  | 40  |
5  | Toronto FC | 30  | 10  | 11  | 9  | 37  | 46  | −9  | 39
6  | Kansas City Wizards | 30  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 33  | 42  | −9  | 33
7  | New York Red Bulls | 30  | 5  | 19  | 6  | 27  | 47  | −20  | 21

Source: MLS

### Western Conference

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Pos | Team

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1  | LA Galaxy | 30  | 12  | 6  | 12  | 36  | 31  | +5  | 48  | MLS Cup Playoffs
2  | Houston Dynamo | 30  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 39  | 29  | +10  | 48
3  | Seattle Sounders FC | 30  | 12  | 7  | 11  | 38  | 29  | +9  | 47
4  | Chivas USA | 30  | 13  | 11  | 6  | 34  | 31  | +3  | 45
5  | Real Salt Lake | 30  | 11  | 12  | 7  | 43  | 35  | +8  | 40
6  | Colorado Rapids | 30  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 42  | 38  | +4  | 40  |
7  | FC Dallas | 30  | 11  | 13  | 6  | 50  | 47  | +3  | 39
8  | San Jose Earthquakes | 30  | 7  | 14  | 9  | 36  | 50  | −14  | 30

Source: MLS

### Overall standings

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Pos | Team

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1  | Columbus Crew (S) | 30  | 13  | 7  | 10  | 41  | 31  | +10  | 49  | CONCACAF Champions League
2  | LA Galaxy | 30  | 12  | 6  | 12  | 36  | 31  | +5  | 48
3  | Houston Dynamo | 30  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 39  | 29  | +10  | 48  | North American SuperLiga
4  | Seattle Sounders FC | 30  | 12  | 7  | 11  | 38  | 29  | +9  | 47  | CONCACAF Champions League
5  | Chicago Fire | 30  | 11  | 7  | 12  | 39  | 34  | +5  | 45  | North American SuperLiga
6  | Chivas USA | 30  | 13  | 11  | 6  | 34  | 31  | +3  | 45
7  | New England Revolution | 30  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 33  | 37  | −4  | 42
8  | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30  | 11  | 12  | 7  | 43  | 35  | +8  | 40  | CONCACAF Champions League
9  | Colorado Rapids | 30  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 42  | 38  | +4  | 40  |
10  | D.C. United | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 43  | 44  | −1  | 40
11  | FC Dallas | 30  | 11  | 13  | 6  | 50  | 47  | +3  | 39
12  | Toronto FC | 30  | 10  | 11  | 9  | 37  | 46  | −9  | 39  | CONCACAF Champions League
13  | Kansas City Wizards | 30  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 33  | 42  | −9  | 33  |
14  | San Jose Earthquakes | 30  | 7  | 14  | 9  | 36  | 50  | −14  | 30
15  | New York Red Bulls | 30  | 5  | 19  | 6  | 27  | 47  | −20  | 21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

## MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs

| Conference semifinals | | | Conference finals | | | MLS Cup |

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| E1 | Columbus | 0 | 2 | | |
| E4 | Salt Lake | 1 | 3 |
| | E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (0)5 |
| Eastern Conference |
| | | E2 | Chicago | (0)4 |
| E3 | New England | 2 | 0 |

| E2 | Chicago | 1 | 2 |
| | E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (1)5 |
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| | | W1 | Los Angeles | (1)4 |
| W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | |

| W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 |
| | W1 | Los Angeles (AET) | 2 |
| Western Conference |
| | | W2 | Houston | 0 |
| W3 | Seattle | 0 | 0 |

| W2 | Houston (AET) | 0 | 1 |

## Player statistics

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### Goals

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Rank | Player | Club | Goals

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1  |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas | 17
2  |  Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | 16
3  |  Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew | 12
Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy
Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake
Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC
Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls
8  |  Dwayne De Rosario | Toronto FC | 11
Ryan Johnson | San Jose Earthquakes
Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards

### Assists

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Rank | Player | Club | Assists

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1  |  Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids | 11
2  |  Dave van den Bergh | FC Dallas | 10
3  |  Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | 9
4  |  Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire | 8
5  |  Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | 6
Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC
Shalrie Joseph | New England Revolution
Claudio López | Kansas City Wizards
Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake
10  | 10 players | 5

### Clean sheets

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Clean
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1  |  Zach Thornton | Chivas USA | 12
2  |  Jon Busch | Chicago Fire | 10
Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC
Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo
5  |  Donovan Ricketts | LA Galaxy | 9
Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake
7  |  Matt Reis | New England Revolution | 8
8  |  Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards | 7
Will Hesmer | Columbus Crew
Matt Pickens | Colorado Rapids

## Awards

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### Individual awards

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Award | Player | Club

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Most Valuable Player |  Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy
Defender of the Year |  Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew
Goalkeeper of the Year |  Zach Thornton | Chivas USA
Coach of the Year |  Bruce Arena | LA Galaxy
Rookie of the Year |  Omar Gonzalez | LA Galaxy
Newcomer of the Year |  Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC
Comeback Player of the Year |  Zach Thornton | Chivas USA
Golden Boot |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas
Goal of the Year |  Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy
Save of the Year |  Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo
Fair Play Award |  Steve Ralston | New England Revolution
Humanitarian of the Year |  Jimmy Conrad
Logan Pause | Kansas City Wizards
Chicago Fire

### Best XI

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Goalkeeper  | Defenders  | Midfielders  | Forwards

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Zach Thornton, Chivas USA |  Geoff Cameron, Houston
Wilman Conde, Chicago
Chad Marshall, Columbus |  Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
Stuart Holden, Houston
Shalrie Joseph, New England
Freddie Ljungberg, Seattle |  Conor Casey, Colorado
Jeff Cunningham, Dallas

### Weekly awards

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Player of the Week

Week | Player | Club
Week 1  |  Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 2  |  Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 3  |  Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids
Week 4  |  Donovan Ricketts | LA Galaxy
Week 5  |  Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards
Week 6  |  Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake
Week 7  |  Jaime Moreno | D.C. United
Week 8  |  Macoumba Kandji | New York Red Bulls
Week 9  |  Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards
Week 10  |  Amado Guevara | Toronto FC
Week 11  |  Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids
Week 12  |  Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution
Week 13  |  Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew
Week 14  |  Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids
Week 15  |  Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 16  |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas
Week 17  |  Chad Barrett | Toronto FC
Week 18  |  Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire
Week 19  |  Yura Movsisyan | Real Salt Lake
Week 20  |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas
Week 21  |  Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids
Week 22  |  Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew
Week 23  |  Kheli Dube | New England Revolution
Week 24  |  Pablo Campos | Real Salt Lake
Week 25  |  Josh Wolff | Kansas City Wizards
Week 26  |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas
Week 27  |  Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo
Week 28  |  Shalrie Joseph | New England Revolution
Week 29  |  Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy
Week 30  |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas
Week 31  |  Freddie Ljungberg | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 32  |  Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake
Goal of the Week

Week | Player | Club
Week 1  |  Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 2  |  Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 3  |  Sainey Nyassi | New England Revolution
Week 4  |  Brian McBride | Chicago Fire
Week 5  |  Brian Ching | Houston Dynamo
Week 6  |  Clint Mathis | Real Salt Lake
Week 7  |  Jaime Moreno | D.C. United
Week 8  |  Chris Pontius | D.C. United
Week 9  |  Santino Quaranta | D.C. United
Week 10  |  Claudio López | Kansas City Wizards
Week 11  |  Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 12  |  Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids
Week 13  |  Davy Arnaud | Kansas City Wizards
Week 14  |  Eric Avila | FC Dallas
Week 15  |  Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 16  |  Marco Pappa | Chicago Fire
Week 17  |  Patrick Ianni | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 18  |  Bryan Namoff | D.C. United
Week 19  |  Claudio López | Kansas City Wizards
Week 20  |  Fred | D.C. United
Week 21  |  Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy
Week 22  |  Steve Zakuani | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 23  |  Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 24  |  Wells Thompson | New England Revolution
Week 25  |  Edgaras Jankauskas | New England Revolution
Week 26  |  O'Brian White | Toronto FC
Week 27  |  Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo
Week 28  |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas
Week 29  |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas
Week 30  |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas
Week 31  |  George John | FC Dallas
Week 32  |  Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake

Save of the week was first introduced during week 10 of the 2009 season.[4]

Save of the Week

Week | Goalkeeper | Club
Week 10  |  Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 11  |  Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards
Week 12  |  Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo
Week 13  |  Danny Cepero | New York Red Bulls
Week 14  |  Donovan Ricketts | Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 15  |  Stefan Frei | Toronto FC
Week 16  |  Josh Saunders | Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 17  |  Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo
Week 18  |  Donovan Ricketts | Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 19  |  Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake
Week 20  |  Darío Sala | FC Dallas
Week 21  |  Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 22  |  Amado Guevara | Toronto FC
Week 23  |  Onstad & Barret | Houston Dynamo
Week 24  |  Stefan Frei | Toronto FC
Week 25  |  Stefan Frei | Toronto FC
Week 26  |  Stefan Frei | Toronto FC
Week 27  |  Zach Thornton | Chivas USA
Week 28  |  Darío Sala | FC Dallas
Week 29  |  Tyrone Marshall | Seattle Sounders FC
Week 30  |  Dario Sala | FC Dallas
Week 31  |  Geoff Cameron | Houston Dynamo
Week 32  |  Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards

### Monthly awards

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Player of the Month

Week | Player | Club
March  |  Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC
April  |  Brian McBride | Chicago Fire
May  |  Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids
June  |  Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew
July  |  Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy
August  |  Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew
September  |  Jeff Cunningham | FC Dallas
October  |  Freddie Ljungberg | Seattle Sounders FC

## Attendance

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Club  | Games  | Season  | Game Avg.

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Seattle Sounders FC | 15  | 499,262  | 30,897
Los Angeles Galaxy | 15  | 333,239  | 20,827
Toronto FC | 15  | 305,167  | 20,344
Real Salt Lake | 15  | 303,138  | 17,831
Houston Dynamo | 15  | 264,368  | 17,624
Chivas USA | 15  | 251,611  | 15,725
D.C. United | 15  | 202,605  | 15,585
Chicago Fire | 15  | 247,908  | 15,487
Columbus Crew | 15  | 226,808  | 14,175
Colorado Rapids | 15  | 195,282  | 13,018
New York Red Bulls | 15  | 165,672  | 12,744
New England Revolution | 15  | 173,985  | 12,427
San Jose Earthquakes | 15  | 134,283  | 10,329
Kansas City Wizards | 15  | 150,802  | 10,053
FC Dallas | 15  | 108,717  | 9,883
Totals | 225 | 3,562,847 | 16,120

## See also

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* Association football portal

* List of transfers for the 2009 Major League Soccer season
* 2008 MLS Expansion Draft

## References

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1. ^ Coon, John (April 25, 2009). "RSL's record-setting rout dooms Revs". MLSworks. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
2. ^ King, Jeffrey J. (September 13, 2009). "Dallas earns crucial win over Galaxy". MLSworks. Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 17, 2009.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Romero, José Miguel (January 27, 2010). "Keeping Sounders FC together is key to long-range success". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
4. ^ "Save of the Week". MLSNet.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.

## External links

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* Soccernet ESPN (Stats) Site Archived December 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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