MLS: Regular Season vs Play-offs

As MLS Cup comes upon us, lets compare how teams have done in the past seasons, and if those results translate into the play-offs. Here, there is no direct relation between how a team does in the regular season, and how a team does in the play-offs.


Chivas USA
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 18 points (4-22-6), last place
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 43 points (10-9-13), third place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, 2-3 aggregate loss to Houston

Colorado
1996
- Regular Season: Finished with 29 points (11-21), last place
1997
- Regular Season: Finished with 38 points (14-18), fourth place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 1-2 Loss vs DC United
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 44 points (16-16), third place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, lost series to Chicago
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 48 points (20-12), fourth place
- Play-offs: Wester Conference Semifinals, lost series to Los Angeles
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 43 points (13-15-4), third place
- Play-offs: Western Division Semifinals, lost series to Kansas City
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 23 points (5-13-8), last place
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 43 points (13-11-4), fourth place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Finals, lost series to Los Angeles
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 40 points (11-12-7), third place
- Play-offs: Wester Conference Semifinals, 1-3 aggregate loss to Kansas City
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 41 points (10-9-11), third place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, 1-2 aggregate loss to Los Angeles
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (13-13-6), third place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Final, 0-2 loss to Los Angeles
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 41 points (11-13-8), fourth place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Final, 1-3 loss to Houston

FC Dallas/Dallas Burn
1996
- Regular Season: Finished with 41 points (17-15), second place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, lost series to Kansas City
1997
- Regular Season: Finished with 42 points (16-16), third place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Final, lost series to Colorado
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 37 points (15-17), fourth place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, lost series to Los Angeles
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 51 points (19-13), second place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Final, lost series to Los Angeles
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 46 points (14-14-4), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern - Central Division Semifinals, lost series to Metrostars
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 35 points (10-11-5), third place
- Play-offs: Central Division Semifinals, lost series to Chicago
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 43 points (12-9-7), third place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, lost series to Colorado
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 23 points (6-19-5), last place
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 36 points (10-14-6), last place
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 48 Points (13-10-9), second place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, 2-2 lost on penalties to Colorado
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 52 points (16-12-4), first place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, 4-4 lost on penalties to Colorado

Houston
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 46 points (11-8-13), second place
- Play-offs: (currently) MLS Cup Final, vs New England

Los Angeles
1996
- Regular Season: Finished with 49 points (19-13), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 2-3 loss to DC United
1997
- Regular Season: Finished with 44 points (16-16), second place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, lost series to Dallas
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 68 points (24-8), first place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Final, lost to Chicago
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 54 points (20-12), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 0-2 loss to DC United
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 50 points (14-10-8), second place
- Play-offs: Western Division Final, 2-3 aggregate score lost to Kansas City
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 47 points (14-7-5), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 1-2 loss to San Jose
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 51 points (16-9-3), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 1-0 win over New England
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 36 points (9-12-9), fourth place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, 4-5 aggregate loss the San Jose
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 43 points (11-9-10), second place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Final, 0-2 loss to Kansas City
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (13-13-6), fourth place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 1-0 win over New England
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 39 points (11-15-6), fifth place

Real Salt Lake
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 20 points (5-22-5), fifth place
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 39 points (10-13-9), last place

San Jose Earthquake/Clash
1996
- Regular Season: Finished with 39 points (15-17), fourth place
- Play-offs: Westen Conference Semifinals, series loss to Los Angeles
1997
- Regular Season: Finished with 30 points (12-20), last place
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 33 points (13-19), fifth place
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 37 points (19-13), fifth place
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 29 points (7-17-8), fourth place
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (13-7-6), second place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 2-1 win over Los Angeles
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (14-11-3), second place
- Play-offs: East-West Conference Semifinal, 2-4 aggregate loss to Columbus
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 51 points (14-7-9), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 4-2 win over Chicago
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 38 points (9-10-11), fourth place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, 2-3 aggregate loss to Kansas City
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 64 points (18-4-10), first place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals: 2-4 aggregate loss to Los Angeles

Chicago
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 56 points (20-12), second place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 2-0 win over DC United
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 48 points (18-14), third place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, series loss to Dallas
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 57 points (17-9-6), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup final, 0-1 loss to Kansas City
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 53 points (16-6-5), first place
- Play-offs: Central - Western Division Final, series loss to Los Angeles
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 37 points (11-13-4), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinal, series loss to New England
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 53 points (15-7-8), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 2-4 loss to San Jose
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 33 points (8-13-9), last place
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 49 points (15-13-4), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Final, 0-1 loss to New England
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 47 points (13-11-8), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinal, 2-2 aggregate lost on penalties to New England

Columbus
1996
- Regular Season: Finished with 37 points (15-17), fourth place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinals, lost series vs Tampa Bay
1997
- Regular Season: Finished with 39 points (15-17), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Final, series loss to DC United
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (15-17), second place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Final, series loss to DC United
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (19-13), second place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Final, series loss to DC United
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 38 points (11-16-5), last place
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (13-7-6), second place
- Play-offs: Central-Western Division Semifinal, series loss to San Jose
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 38 points (11-12-5), second place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Final, lost series to New England
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 38 points (10-12-8), last place
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 49 points (12-5-13), first place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinals, 1-2 aggregate loss to New England
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 38 points (11-16-5), last place
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 33 points (8-15-9), last place

DC United
1996
- Regular Season: Finished with 46 points (16-16), second place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 3-2 win over Los Angeles
1997
- Regular Season: Finished with 55 points (21-11), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 2-1 win over Colorado
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 58 points (24-8), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 0-2 loss to Chicago
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 57 points (23-9), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 2-0 won over Los Angeles
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 30 points (8-18-6), last place
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 26 points (8-16-2), last place
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 32 points (9-14-5), last place
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 39 points (10-11-9), fourth place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinals, 0-4 aggregate loss to Chicago
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 42 points (11-10-9), second place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 3-2 win over Kansas City
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 54 points (16-10-6), second place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinals, 0-4 aggregate loss to Chicago
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 55 points (15-7-10), first place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference final, 0-1 loss to New England

Kansas City
1996
- Regular Season: Finished with 41 points (17-15), third place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Final, series loss to Los Angeles
1997
- Regular Season: Finished with 49 points (21-11), first place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinals, series loss to Colorado
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 32 points (12-20), last place
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 20 points (8-24), last place
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 57 points (16-7-9), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 1-0 win over Chicago
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 36 points (11-13-3), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern Western Division Semifinal, series loss to Miami
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 36 points (9-10-9), last place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Semifinal, series loss to Los Angeles
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 42 points (11-10-9), second place
- Play-offs: Western Conference Final, 2-3 loss to San Jose
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 49 points (14-9-7), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 2-3 loss to DC United
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (11-9-12), fifth place
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 38 points (10-14-8), fifth place

New England
1996
- Regular Season: Finished with 33 points (15-17), last place
1997
- Regular Season: Finished with 37 points (15-17), fourth place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinal, series loss to DC United
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 29 points (11-21), last place
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 26 points (12-20), fifth place
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (13-13-6), second place
- Play-offs: Eastern - Central Division Semifinals, series loss to Chicago
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 27 points (7-14-6), third place
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 38 points (12-14-2), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 0-1 loss to Los Angeles
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 45 points (12-9-9), second place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference final, 0-1 loss to Chicago
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 33 points (8-13-9), fourth place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Final, 3-3 lost on penalties to DC United
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 59 points (17-7-8), first place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, 0-1 loss to Los Angeles
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 48 points (12-8-12), second place
- Play-offs: MLS Cup Final, vs Houston

New York Red Bulls/Metrostars
1996
- Regular Season: 39 points (15-17), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinals, series loss to DC United
1997
- Regular Season: Finished with 35 points (13-19), last place
1998
- Regular Season: Finished with 39 points (15-17), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinals, series loss to Columbus
1999
- Regular Season: Finished with 15 points (7-25), last place
2000
- Regular Season: Finished with 54 points (17-12-3), first place
- Play-offs: Eastern - Central Division Final, series loss to Chicago
2001
- Regular Season: Finished with 42 points (13-10-3), second place
- Play-offs: Eastern - Western Division Semifinal, series loss to Los Angeles
2002
- Regular Season: Finished with 35 points (11-15-2), fourth place
2003
- Regular Season: Finished with 42 points (11-10-9), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinal, 1-3 aggregate loss to New England
2004
- Regular Season: Finished with 40 points (11-12-7), third place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinal, loss to DC United
2005
- Regular Season: Finished with 47 points (12-9-11), fourth place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinal, 2-3 aggregate loss to New England
2006
- Regular Season: Finished with 39 points (9-11-12), fourth place
- Play-offs: Eastern Conference Semifinal, 1-2 aggregate loss to DC United