2021 in American soccer

Association football-related events in the USA during the season of 2021

Soccer in the United States
Season2021
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldNew England Revolution
USL ChampionshipOrange County SC
USL League OneUnion Omaha
NISADetroit City FC
NPSLDenton Diablos FC
USL League TwoDes Moines Menace
US Open CupCanceled
MLS CupNew York City FC
Women's soccer
NWSLWashington Spirit
UWSSanta Clarita Blue Heat
NWSL ShieldPortland Thorns FC
NWSL Challenge CupPortland Thorns FC
← 2020 United States 2022 →

The 2021 season was the 109th season of competitive soccer in the United States. A significant number of games scheduled for 2021 are matches postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

National teams

Men's

Senior

As of December 18, 2021.
Wins Losses Draws
17 2 3
Friendlies
United States  v  Trinidad and Tobago
January 31 United States  7–0  Trinidad and Tobago Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Hector Said Martinez (Honduras)
United States  v  Jamaica
March 25 United States  4–1  Jamaica Wiener Neustadt, Austria
13:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Wiener Neustadt Arena
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
Northern Ireland  v  United States
March 28 Northern Ireland  1–2  United States Belfast, Northern Ireland
12:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Robert Jenkins (Wales)
Switzerland  v  United States
May 30 Switzerland  2–1  United States St. Gallen, Switzerland
14:00 ET
Report Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
United States  v  Costa Rica
June 9 United States  4–0  Costa Rica Sandy, Utah
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,007
Referee: Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)
United States  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
December 18 United States  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Carson, California
 Report Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 11,044
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals


The four teams were ranked based on their results in the group stage to determine the semi-final matchups.

Seed Grp Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 B  Mexico 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12
2 C  Honduras 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10
3 A  United States (H) 4 3 0 1 15 3 +12 9
4 D  Costa Rica 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 6
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9).[1]
(H) Hosts
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
June 3 2021 – Denver, CO
 
 
 Honduras0
 
June 6 2021 – Denver, CO
 
 United States1
 
 United States (a.e.t.)3
 
June 3 2021 – Denver, CO
 
 Mexico2
 
 Mexico (p)0 (5)
 
 
 Costa Rica0 (4)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
June 6 2021 – Denver, CO
 
 
 Honduras (p)2 (5)
 
 
 Costa Rica2 (4)
Honduras  v  United States
June 3 SF Honduras  0–1  United States Denver, Colorado
19:30 ET Report Stadium: Empower Field at Mile High
Attendance: 34,451
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Final
United States 3–2 (a.e.t.) Mexico
 Report


2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Haiti 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Martinique 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
United States  v  Haiti
July 11 United States  1–0  Haiti Kansas City, Kansas
21:00 ET
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 12,664
Referee: Hector Said Martinez (Honduras)
Martinique  v  United States
July 15 Martinique  1–6  United States Kansas City, Kansas
22:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
United States  v  Canada
July 18 United States  1–0  Canada Kansas City, Kansas
17:00 ET
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Knockout stage
United States  v  Jamaica
July 25 QF United States  1–0  Jamaica Arlington, Texas
21:30 ET
Report Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 41,318
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Qatar  v  United States
July 29 SF Qatar  0–1  United States Austin, Texas
19:30 ET Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Final
United States 1–0 Mexico
Robinson 117' Report
Attendance: 61,114
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
CONCACAF third round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 14 8 4 2 23 7 +16 28 2022 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 4–0 3–0 1–1
2  Mexico 14 8 4 2 17 8 +9 28 1–1 — 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0
3  United States 14 7 4 3 21 10 +11 25 1–1 2–0 — 2–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 3–0
4  Costa Rica 14 7 4 3 13 8 +5 25 Inter-confederation play-offs 1–0 0–1 2–0 — 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
5  Panama 14 6 3 5 17 19 −2 21 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 — 3–2 2–1 1–1
6  Jamaica 14 2 5 7 12 22 −10 11 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 — 1–1 2–1
7  El Salvador 14 2 4 8 8 18 −10 10 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 — 0–0
8  Honduras 14 0 4 10 7 26 −19 4 0–2 0–1 1–4 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–2 —
Source: FIFA, CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
El Salvador  v  United States
September 2 El Salvador  0–0  United States San Salvador, El Salvador
22:00 ET Report Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica)
United States  v  Canada
September 5 United States  1–1  Canada Nashville, Tennessee
20:00 ET Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 43,028
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Honduras  v  United States
September 8 Honduras  1–4  United States San Pedro Sula, Honduras
22:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
United States  v  Jamaica
October 7 United States  2–0  Jamaica Austin, Texas
19:30 ET
Report Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Panama  v  United States
October 10 Panama  1–0  United States Panama City, Panama
17:00 ET
Report Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
United States  v  Costa Rica
October 13 United States  2–1  Costa Rica Columbus, Ohio
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
United States  v  Mexico
November 12 United States  2–0  Mexico Cincinnati, Ohio
21:10 ET
Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Jamaica  v  United States
November 16 Jamaica  1–1  United States Kingston, Jamaica
17:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Independence Park
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica)
Goalscorers

Goals are current as of December 18, 2021, after the match against  Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Player Goals
Brenden Aaronson 4
Sebastian Lletget
Daryl Dike 3
Ricardo Pepi
Christian Pulisic
Giovanni Reyna
Miles Robinson
Paul Arriola 2
Sergiño Dest
Jesús Ferreira
Jonathan Lewis
Weston McKennie
Gyasi Zardes
Cole Bassett 1
Reggie Cannon
Nicholas Gioacchini
Matthew Hoppe
Shaq Moore
Antonee Robinson
Jordan Siebatcheu
Sam Vines
Timothy Weah
own goal 2

U–23

CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

The draw for the tournament took place on 9 January 2020, 19:00 CST (UTC−6), at the Estadio Akron, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5][6] On March 13, 2020 CONCACAF suspended all upcoming Concacaf competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days.[7]

On 14 January 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifying will take place between 18 March and 30 March.[8]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
United States  v  Costa Rica
March 18 Group A United States  1–0  Costa Rica Guadalajara, Mexico
17:30 ET Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
Dominican Republic  v  United States
March 21 Group A Dominican Republic  0–4  United States Zapopan, Mexico
19:00 ET Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Mexico  v  United States
March 24 Group A Mexico  1–0  United States Guadalajara, Mexico
21:30 ET
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Honduras  v  United States
March 28 SF Honduras  2–1  United States Guadalajara, Mexico
17:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

U–20

CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Honduras between 20 June and 5 July 2020.[9] However, on 13 May 2020, CONCACAF announced the decision to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later.[10] CONCACAF decided on 4 January 2021 that the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which served as the regional qualifiers, would be cancelled.[11]

Women's

Senior

As of November 30, 2021.
Wins Losses Draws
17 2 5
Friendlies
United States  v  Colombia
January 18 United States  4–0  Colombia Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 2,042
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
United States  v  Colombia
January 22 United States  6–0  Colombia Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
Sweden  v  United States
April 10 Sweden  1–1  United States Stockholm, Sweden
13:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Friends Arena
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
France  v  United States
April 13 France  0–2  United States Le Havre, France
15:00 ET Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
United States  v  Portugal
June 10 United States  1–0  Portugal Houston, Texas
20:30 ET Report Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 9,951
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
United States  v  Jamaica
June 13 United States  4–0  Jamaica Houston, Texas
22:00 ET
Report Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 8,737
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
United States  v  Nigeria
June 16 United States  2–0  Nigeria Austin, Texas
21:00 ET
  • Press 45+2'
  • Williams 90+4'
 Report Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
United States  v  Mexico
July 1 United States  4–0  Mexico East Hartford, Connecticut
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Attendance: 21,637
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
United States  v  Mexico
July 5 United States  4–0  Mexico East Hartford, Connecticut
17:00 ET
Report Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Attendance: 27,758
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
United States  v  Paraguay
September 16 United States  9–0  Paraguay Cleveland, Ohio
19:30 ET
Report Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 14,117
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
United States  v  Paraguay
September 21 United States  8–0  Paraguay Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 ET
Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 22,515
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
United States  v  South Korea
October 21 United States  0–0  South Korea Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 ET Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
United States  v  South Korea
October 26 United States  6–0  South Korea St. Paul, Minnesota
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,115
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
Australia  v  United States
November 26 Australia  0–3  United States Sydney, Australia
23:00 ET Report
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 36,109
Referee: Hyeon Jeong Oh (South Korea)
Australia  v  United States
November 30 Australia  1–1  United States Newcastle, Australia
04:05 ET
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 20,495
Referee: Seijin Park (South Korea)
SheBelieves Cup
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States (C, H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: US Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) Fair Play ranking.[12]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
United States  v  Canada
February 18 United States  1–0  Canada Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
United States  v  Brazil
February 21 United States  2–0  Brazil Orlando, Florida
15:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
United States  v  Argentina
February 24 United States  6–0  Argentina Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,702
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)
Summer Olympics

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced.[13]

Group G
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Australia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sweden  v  United States
July 21 Olympics GS Sweden  3–0  United States Tokyo, Japan
04:30 ET
Report Stadium: Tokyo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
New Zealand  v  United States
July 24 Olympics GS New Zealand  1–6  United States Saitama, Japan
07:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Knockout stage
Netherlands  v  United States
July 30 QF Netherlands  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		  United States Yokohama, Japan
07:00 ET
Report
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
Penalties
United States  v  Canada
August 2 Olympics SF United States  0–1  Canada Kashima, Japan
04:00 ET Report
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Australia  v  United States
August 5 Olympics 3rd Australia  3–4  United States Kashima, Japan
 Report
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 30, 2021, after the match against  Australia.

Player Goals
Carli Lloyd 11
Megan Rapinoe 10
Alex Morgan 8
Lindsey Horan 6
Sam Mewis
Christen Press
Rose Lavelle 5
Lynn Williams
Tobin Heath 3
Catarina Macario
Ashley Hatch 2
Kristie Mewis
Margaret Purce
Andi Sullivan
Sophia Smith 1
own goal 4
Total 76

U-20

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in August/September 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled.[14] On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament will be held between 20 January–6 February 2021, subject to further monitoring.[15] On November 17, 2020 tournament was moved to 2022.[16]

Club competitions

Men's

League competitions

Major League Soccer
Conference tables
Eastern Conference
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New England Revolution 34 22 5 7 65 41 +24 73 Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals
and CONCACAF Champions League
2 Philadelphia Union 34 14 8 12 48 35 +13 54 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
3 Nashville SC 34 12 4 18 55 33 +22 54
4 New York City FC (C) 34 14 11 9 56 36 +20 51 Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
5 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 45 37 +8 51 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
6 Orlando City SC 34 13 9 12 50 48 +2 51
7 New York Red Bulls 34 13 12 9 39 33 +6 48
8 D.C. United 34 14 15 5 56 54 +2 47
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 46 45 +1 47
10 CF Montréal[b] 34 12 12 10 46 44 +2 46 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[c]
11 Inter Miami CF 34 12 17 5 36 53 −17 41
12 Chicago Fire FC 34 9 18 7 36 54 −18 34
13 Toronto FC[b] 34 6 18 10 39 66 −27 28
14 FC Cincinnati 34 4 22 8 37 74 −37 20
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As MLS Cup 2021 champions
  2. ^ a b Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  3. ^ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners
Western Conference
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colorado Rapids 34 17 7 10 51 35 +16 61 Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals
and CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 17 8 9 53 33 +20 60 Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League
3 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 58 40 +18 58 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
4 Portland Timbers 34 17 13 4 56 52 +4 55
5 Minnesota United FC 34 13 11 10 42 44 −2 49
6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a] 34 12 9 13 45 45 0 49
7 Real Salt Lake 34 14 14 6 55 54 +1 48
8 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 50 54 −4 48
9 Los Angeles FC 34 12 13 9 53 51 +2 45
10 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 13 11 46 54 −8 41
11 FC Dallas 34 7 15 12 47 56 −9 33
12 Austin FC 34 9 21 4 35 56 −21 31
13 Houston Dynamo FC 34 6 16 12 36 54 −18 30
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
Overall 2021 table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2021 Canadian Championship, and 2022 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New England Revolution (S) 34 22 5 7 65 41 +24 73 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 Colorado Rapids 34 17 7 10 51 35 +16 61 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3 Seattle Sounders FC 34 17 8 9 53 33 +20 60 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
4 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 58 40 +18 58
5 Portland Timbers 34 17 13 4 56 52 +4 55
6 Philadelphia Union 34 14 8 12 48 35 +13 54
7 Nashville SC 34 12 4 18 55 33 +22 54
8 New York City FC (C) 34 14 11 9 56 36 +20 51 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
9 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 45 37 +8 51
10 Orlando City SC 34 13 9 12 50 48 +2 51
11 Minnesota United FC 34 13 11 10 42 44 −2 49
12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 9 13 45 45 0 49
13 Real Salt Lake 34 14 14 6 55 54 +1 48
14 New York Red Bulls 34 13 12 9 39 33 +6 48
15 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 50 54 −4 48
16 D.C. United 34 14 15 5 56 54 +2 47
17 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 46 45 +1 47
18 CF Montréal (V) 34 12 12 10 46 44 +2 46 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[e]
19 Los Angeles FC 34 12 13 9 53 51 +2 45
20 Inter Miami CF 34 12 17 5 36 53 −17 41
21 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 13 11 46 54 −8 41
22 Chicago Fire FC 34 9 18 7 36 54 −18 34
23 FC Dallas 34 7 15 12 47 56 −9 33
24 Austin FC 34 9 21 4 35 56 −21 31
25 Houston Dynamo FC 34 6 16 12 36 54 −18 30
26 Toronto FC 34 6 18 10 39 66 −27 28
27 FC Cincinnati 34 4 22 8 37 74 −37 20
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
  2. ^ As 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  3. ^ As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA4)[17]
  4. ^ As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)
  5. ^ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)
MLS Playoffs
First round
November 20–21, 23 		Conference semifinals
November 25, 28, 30 		Conference finals
December 4–5 		MLS Cup
December 11
            
E1 New England Revolution 2 (3)
E4 New York City FC (p) 2 (5)
E4 New York City FC 2
E5 Atlanta United FC 0
E4 New York City FC 2
Eastern Conference
E2 Philadelphia Union 1
E3 Nashville SC 3
E6 Orlando City SC 1
E3 Nashville SC 1 (0)
E2 Philadelphia Union (p) 1 (2)
E2 Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.) 1
E7 New York Red Bulls 0
E4 New York City FC (p) 1 (4)
W4 Portland Timbers 1 (2)
W1 Colorado Rapids 0
W4 Portland Timbers 1
W4 Portland Timbers 3
W5 Minnesota United FC 1
W4 Portland Timbers 2
Western Conference
W7 Real Salt Lake 0
W3 Sporting Kansas City 3
W6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
W3 Sporting Kansas City 1
W7 Real Salt Lake 2
W2 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (5)
W7 Real Salt Lake (p) 0 (6)

Note: The higher seeded teams hosted matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.

MLS Cup
Portland Timbers1–1 (a.e.t.)New York City FC
Mora 90+4' Report Castellanos 41'
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 25,218
MLS All-Star Game
MLS All-Stars United States Canada1–1Mexico Liga MX All-Stars
Murillo 53' Report Rodríguez 20'
Penalties
3–2
Attendance: 21,000
USL Championship

Renamed from United Soccer League (USL) after the 2018 season

Conference tables
Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AT Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 23 2 7 55 23 +32 71 Playoffs
2 CT Louisville City FC 32 18 7 7 61 37 +24 61
3 CT Birmingham Legion FC 32 18 6 8 51 31 +20 60
4 AT Charlotte Independence 32 18 5 9 57 36 +21 59
5 AT Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 32 17 7 8 52 34 +18 58
6 AT Miami FC 32 16 6 10 55 40 +15 54
7 CT Memphis 901 FC 32 14 8 10 47 42 +5 50
8 CT FC Tulsa 32 14 5 13 49 48 +1 47
9 AT Hartford Athletic 32 12 5 15 50 50 0 41
10 AT Charleston Battery 32 10 7 15 49 60 −11 37
11 CT OKC Energy FC 32 8 13 11 30 38 −8 37
12 CT Indy Eleven 32 9 8 15 32 47 −15 35
13 CT Atlanta United 2 32 8 10 14 47 56 −9 34
14 AT New York Red Bulls II 32 7 7 18 42 67 −25 28
15 CT Sporting Kansas City II 32 4 8 20 33 64 −31 20
16 AT Loudoun United FC 32 4 3 25 31 78 −47 15
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Western Conference
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PC Phoenix Rising FC 32 20 7 5 68 35 +33 67 Playoffs
2 MT El Paso Locomotive FC 32 18 10 4 56 34 +22 64
3 PC Orange County SC 32 15 7 10 44 37 +7 52
4 MT San Antonio FC 32 14 10 8 50 38 +12 52
5 MT Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 32 13 10 9 60 50 +10 49
6 PC San Diego Loyal SC 32 14 6 12 51 43 +8 48
7 MT Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 32 13 8 11 49 42 +7 47
8 MT New Mexico United 32 12 10 10 44 40 +4 46
9 MT Austin Bold FC 32 10 12 10 32 42 −10 42
10 PC Oakland Roots SC 32 11 8 13 36 43 −7 41 Playoffs
11 PC LA Galaxy II 32 11 6 15 55 57 −2 39
12 PC Tacoma Defiance 32 10 9 13 37 41 −4 39
13 PC Sacramento Republic FC 32 8 12 12 36 42 −6 36
14 MT Real Monarchs 32 5 7 20 28 56 −28 22
15 PC Las Vegas Lights FC 32 6 3 23 41 77 −36 21
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
USL League One
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Union Omaha (C, X) 28 14 9 5 44 22 +22 51 Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Greenville Triumph SC 28 12 9 7 36 29 +7 45
3 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 28 11 11 6 37 29 +8 44 Qualification for the play-offs
4 FC Tucson 28 11 7 10 44 42 +2 40
5 Richmond Kickers 28 11 7 10 35 36 −1 40
6 North Texas SC 28 10 10 8 40 32 +8 40
7 Toronto FC II 28 10 8 10 34 32 +2 38
8 New England Revolution II 28 11 4 13 33 39 −6 37
9 Forward Madison FC 28 8 12 8 32 34 −2 36
10 Fort Lauderdale CF 28 8 7 13 40 49 −9 31
11 Tormenta FC 28 8 6 14 36 47 −11 30
12 North Carolina FC 28 7 4 17 30 50 −20 25
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season Champion
National Independent Soccer Association
Spring 2021
Legends Cup
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chattanooga FC 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Advance to Legends Cup final
2 Detroit City FC 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
3 San Diego 1904 FC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
4 Los Angeles Force 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
5 Michigan Stars FC 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
6 California United Strikers FC 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
7 Maryland Bobcats FC 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
8 Stumptown AC 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
9 New Amsterdam FC 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
Semifinals
April 22, 2021 		Finals
April 25, 2021
1 Chattanooga FC 0
2 Detroit City FC 1 2 Detroit City FC 3
3 San Diego 1904 FC 0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Source: [1]

Conference table
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Detroit City FC (Y, X) 8 6 2 0 14 3 +11 20 Advance to season final
2 Los Angeles Force 8 6 0 2 11 6 +5 18 Advance to spring final[a]
3 Stumptown AC 8 4 3 1 8 4 +4 15
4 California United Strikers FC 8 4 1 3 12 10 +2 13
5 Maryland Bobcats FC 8 3 2 3 9 8 +1 11
6 Chattanooga FC (Z) 8 2 2 4 6 8 −2 8 Advance to spring final
7 San Diego 1904 FC 8 2 1 5 8 17 −9 7
8 Michigan Stars FC 8 1 2 5 5 12 −7 5
9 New Amsterdam FC 8 1 1 6 5 10 −5 4
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
(X) Spring Legends Cup champion; (Y) Fall Champion, qualifies for season final; (Z) Spring Legends Cup runner-up, qualifies for spring final [2]
Notes:
  1. ^ If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.
Playoffs
Semifinal
June 30, 2021 		Finals
July 3, 2021
FC Detroit City FC 1
LC Chattanooga FC 2 SS Los Angeles Force 0
SS Los Angeles Force 3

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Source: Spring Season | National Independent Soccer Association

2020–21 NISA Championship
Detroit City FC1–0Los Angeles Force
 Report
Broadcast
Attendance: 7,231
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
Fall 2021
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit City FC (C) 18 14 3 1 35 10 +25 45[a]
2 California United Strikers FC 18 9 6 3 31 20 +11 33
3 Los Angeles Force 18 7 9 2 20 14 +6 30[a]
4 New Amsterdam FC 18 7 2 9 29 29 0 23
5 Chattanooga FC 18 7 2 9 20 21 −1 23
6 Chicago House AC 18 7 2 9 18 26 −8 23
7 Michigan Stars FC 18 5 6 7 24 24 0 21
8 Stumptown AC 18 4 8 6 13 18 −5 20
9 Maryland Bobcats FC 18 5 5 8 20 28 −8 20
10 San Diego 1904 FC 18 2 3 13 17 37 −20 9
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The November 13 match between the LA Force and Detroit City FC was cancelled due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. The match was declared a 0-0 draw.[18]

Cup competitions

US Open Cup

On July 20, US Soccer finally announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.[19]

International competitions

CONCACAF competitions
CONCACAF Champions League
Club Competition Final round
Columbus Crew SC 2021 CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals
Philadelphia Union Semi-finals
Portland Timbers Quarter-finals
Atlanta United FC Quarter-finals

teams in bold are still active in the competition

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Estelí Nicaragua 0–5 United States Columbus Crew SC 0–4 0–1
Saprissa Costa Rica 0–5 United States Philadelphia Union 0–1 0–4
Alajuelense Costa Rica 0–2 United States Atlanta United FC 0–1 0–1
Marathón Honduras 2–7 United States Portland Timbers 2–2 0–5
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Columbus Crew SC United States 2–5 Mexico Monterrey 2–2 0–3
Atlanta United FC United States 1–4 United States Philadelphia Union 0–3 1–1
Portland Timbers United States 2–4 Mexico América 1–1 1–3
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América Mexico 4–0 United States Philadelphia Union 2–0 2–0
Leagues Cup
Club Competition Final round
Sporting Kansas City 2021 Leagues Cup Quarter-finals
Orlando City SC Quarter-finals
Seattle Sounders FC Runners-up
New York City FC Quarter-finals

teams in bold are still active in the competition.[20]

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Orlando City SC United States 0–1 Mexico Santos Laguna
New York City FC United States 1–1
(p 2–3) 		Mexico UNAM
Seattle Sounders FC United States 3–0 Mexico UANL
Sporting Kansas City United States 1–6 Mexico León
Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Seattle Sounders FC United States 1–0 Mexico Santos Laguna
Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Seattle Sounders FC United States 2–3 Mexico León
Campeones Cup
Columbus Crew United States2–0Mexico Cruz Azul
 Report
Attendance: 18,026
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Women's

League competitions

National Women's Soccer League
Regular season
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 24 13 5 6 33 17 +16 44 NWSL Shield
2 OL Reign 24 13 3 8 37 24 +13 42 Playoffs – Semi-finals
3 Washington Spirit (C) 24 11 6 7 29 26 +3 39 Playoffs – First round
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 11 5 8 28 28 0 38
5 NJ/NY Gotham FC 24 8 11 5 29 21 +8 35
6 North Carolina Courage 24 9 6 9 28 23 +5 33
7 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 31 31 0 32
8 Orlando Pride 24 7 7 10 27 32 −5 28
9 Racing Louisville FC 24 5 7 12 21 40 −19 22
10 Kansas City 24 3 7 14 15 36 −21 16
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Playoffs
First round Semi-finals Championship
1 Portland Thorns FC 0
4 Chicago Red Stars 1 4 Chicago Red Stars 2
5 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0 4 Chicago Red Stars 1
3 Washington Spirit (a.e.t.) 2
2 OL Reign 1
3 Washington Spirit (a.e.t.) 1 3 Washington Spirit 2
6 North Carolina Courage 0
Championship
Washington Spirit2–1 (a.e.t.)Chicago Red Stars
 Report
Attendance: 10,360
Referee: Tori Penso
United Women's Soccer

Cup competitions

NWSL Challenge Cup
Standings
East
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NJ/NY Gotham FC 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification for the Championship
2 North Carolina Courage 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 7
3 Orlando Pride 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
4 Washington Spirit 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
5 Racing Louisville FC 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
West
Pos Team
  • v
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10 Qualification for the Championship
2 OL Reign 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
3 Houston Dash 4 1 3 0 4 2 +2 6
4 Chicago Red Stars 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2
5 Kansas City 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4 1
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Final

Honors

Professional

Amateur

Men
Competition Team
USL League Two Des Moines Menace
National Premier Soccer League Denton Diablos FC
National Amateur Cup Lansdowne Yonkers FC
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship Clemson
NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Cal State LA
NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Connecticut College
NAIA Soccer Championship Keiser University
Women
Competition Team
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship Florida State
NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Grand Valley State University
NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Christopher Newport University
NAIA Soccer Championship University of Tennessee Southern

References

  1. ^ "Regulations CONCACAF Nations League 2018/20 Edition" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2021 Concacaf Nations League Finals provisional rosters and kick off times confirmed". CONCACAF. May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Goff, Steven [@SoccerInsider] (June 6, 2021). "Concacaf Nations League matchday – 3rd-place game: Costa Rica v Honduras, 4:36 pm local kickoff/6:36 ET (UniMas, TUDN, Paramount+). Final: United States v Mexico, 7:36 pm local kickoff/9:36 ET (CBS Sports Network, Univision, TUDN, Paramount+)" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Keeler, Sean (June 6, 2021). "Highlands Ranch native Ethan Horvath, Christian Pulisic lift U.S. to 3–2 win over Mexico". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Concacaf to Host 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Draw on January 9 in Guadalajara". CONCACAF.com. November 22, 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Draw Reveals Groups for 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". CONCACAF.com. January 9, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Schedule". CONCACAF. March 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Concacaf confirms Guadalajara to host Men's Olympic Qualifiers in March 2021". CONCACAF. January 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Honduras Named Host for 2020 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. January 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Concacaf Statement – 2020 Men's Under-20 Championships". CONCACAF. May 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "Concacaf statement regarding U20 and U17 Men's National Team Competitions". CONCACAF. January 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "2020 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa". US Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  13. ^ McCurry, Justin; Ingle, Sean (March 24, 2020). "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  14. ^ "Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. April 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. May 12, 2020.
  16. ^ "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments".
  17. ^ "Procedure Set to Determine Final U.S. Representative in 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". United States Soccer Federation. September 14, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "NISA League Statement on LA Force-DCFC Match Cancelation". NISAofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  19. ^ "SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT EDITION OF LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP IN 2022". ussoccer.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  20. ^ "Leagues Cup expands to 16 teams in 2020 with new qualification format | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  21. ^ Liga MX [dead link]

External links

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Notes

  1. ^ Though listed with a 19:00 kick-off time,[2] the match actually began at 19:36.[3]
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