MLS Cup

MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. The trophy was originally called the Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy, named after the founding chairman of MLS. In 2008 the league unvieled a redesigned trophy called the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy. The award for the regular season championship is called the Supporters' Shield, after the various clubs' supporters. In February 2006, MLS decided the MLS Supporters Shield and the MLS Cup winner will represent the United States in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Starting in 2008 the MLS Cup winner and the Supporters' Shield winner gain entry in the CONCACAF Champions League.

MLS Cup
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[edit] Previous results

Date Played	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score	Location	City	Att.
October 20, 1996	D.C. United	Los Angeles Galaxy	3-2^†	Foxboro Stadium	Foxborough, MA	34,643
October 26, 1997	D.C. United	Colorado Rapids	2-1	RFK Stadium	Washington, D.C.	57,431^
October 25, 1998	Chicago Fire	D.C. United	2-0	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	51,350
November 21, 1999	D.C. United	Los Angeles Galaxy	2-0	Foxboro Stadium	Foxborough, MA	44,910
October 15, 2000	Kansas City Wizards	Chicago Fire	1-0	RFK Stadium	Washington, D.C.	39,159
October 21, 2001	San Jose Earthquakes	Los Angeles Galaxy	2-1^†	Columbus Crew Stadium	Columbus, OH	21,626^
October 20, 2002	Los Angeles Galaxy	New England Revolution	1-0^†	Gillette Stadium	Foxborough, MA	61,316^
November 23, 2003	San Jose Earthquakes	Chicago Fire	4-2	Home Depot Center	Carson, CA	27,000^
November 14, 2004	D.C. United	Kansas City Wizards	3-2	Home Depot Center	Carson, CA	27,000^
November 13, 2005	Los Angeles Galaxy	New England Revolution	1-0^†	Pizza Hut Park	Frisco, TX	21,193^
November 12, 2006	Houston Dynamo	New England Revolution	1-1 (4-3 pk)	Pizza Hut Park	Frisco, TX	22,427^
November 18, 2007	Houston Dynamo	New England Revolution	2-1	RFK Stadium	Washington, D.C.	39,859
November 23, 2008	Columbus Crew	New York Red Bulls	3-1	Home Depot Center	Carson, CA	27,000^

† Extra Time
^ sell out crowd

[edit] Most Valuable Player Award recipients

Year	Winner	Position	Team
1996	Marco Etcheverry	Midfielder	D.C. United
1997	Jaime Moreno	Forward	D.C. United
1998	Peter Nowak	Midfielder	Chicago
1999	Ben Olsen	Midfielder	D.C. United
2000	Tony Meola	Goalkeeper	Kansas City
2001	Dwayne De Rosario	Forward	San Jose
2002	Carlos Ruiz	Forward	Los Angeles
2003	Landon Donovan	Midfielder	San Jose
2004	Alecko Eskandarian	Forward	D.C. United
2005	Guillermo Ramírez	Midfielder	Los Angeles
2006	Brian Ching	Forward	Houston
2007	Dwayne De Rosario	Midfielder	Houston
2008	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	Forward	Columbus