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==Longest all-time droughts==
==Longest all-time droughts==


===Post-season appearance droughts===
===Post-season appearances===
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<sup>1</sup> Does not include the two seasons San Jose was dormant
<sup>1</sup> Does not include the two seasons San Jose was dormant


===MLS clubs with the longest all-time MLS Cup championship drought===
=== MLS Cup championships===
Only lists teams with droughts lasting at least five seasons
Only lists teams with droughts lasting at least five seasons


Revision as of 00:47, 24 November 2016

These are lists of active and all-time Major League Soccer (MLS) club post-season series win, MLS Cup Playoffs and MLS Cup droughts up to and including the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs. Those teams which have never made it in club history are listed by the season that they entered the league.

Among the current 20 MLS teams, 10 have never won the

1998 MLS Cup. The longest Supporters' Shield drought is Sporting Kansas City, who last won the season-title 16 years back, in 2000
.

The only team that has never qualified for the post-season tournament is

2015
.

Longest active droughts

MLS Cup Playoffs

Club Last appearance
in post-season 		Post-season
drought
Chicago Fire
 2012 4 seasons
San Jose Earthquakes 2012 4 seasons
Houston Dynamo
 2013 3 seasons
Orlando City SC Never (club entered MLS in 2015) 2 seasons
Columbus Crew SC
 2015 1 season
New England Revolution 2015 1 season
Portland Timbers 2015 1 season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2015 1 season

MLS Cup Final

Club Last appearance
in MLS Cup final 		MLS Cup
Final drought
Chicago Fire
 2003 12 seasons
D.C. United 2004 11 seasons
San Jose Earthquakes 2003 10 seasons*
Toronto FC never (club entered MLS in 2007) 9 seasons
New York Red Bulls 2008 7 seasons
Seattle Sounders FC never (club entered MLS in 2009) 7 seasons
Philadelphia Union never (club entered MLS in 2010) 6 seasons
Colorado Rapids 2010 5 seasons
FC Dallas 2010 5 seasons
Vancouver Whitecaps FC never (club entered MLS in 2011) 5 seasons
Montreal Impact never (club entered MLS in 2012) 4 seasons
Houston Dynamo
 2012 3 seasons
Real Salt Lake 2013 2 seasons
Sporting Kansas City 2013 2 seasons
New York City FC never (club entered MLS in 2015) 1 season
Orlando City SC never (club entered MLS in 2015) 1 season
Los Angeles Galaxy
 2014 1 season
New England Revolution 2014 1 season
  • Does not count the two years the Earthquakes were on hiatus.

MLS Cup droughts

Updated through 2015 Major League Soccer season

  - teams currently completing in the 2016 MLS Cup playoffs.

Club Last MLS Cup Subsequent MLS
Cup Final losses 		MLS Cup
drought
New York Red Bulls never (club entered MLS in 1996) 1 : 2008 20 seasons
FC Dallas never (club entered MLS in 1996) 1 : 2010 20 seasons
New England Revolution never (club entered MLS in 1996) 5 : 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 20 seasons
Chicago Fire
1998
 2 : 2000, 2003 17 seasons
D.C. United 2004 11 seasons
San Jose Earthquakes1 2003 10 seasons
Toronto FC never (club entered MLS in 2007) 9 seasons
Houston Dynamo
 2007 2: 2011, 2012 8 seasons
Columbus Crew SC
 2008 1: 2015 7 seasons
Seattle Sounders FC never (club entered MLS in 2009) 7 seasons
Real Salt Lake 2009 1: 2013 6 seasons
Philadelphia Union never (club entered MLS in
2010
)		 6 seasons
Colorado Rapids 2010 6 seasons
Vancouver Whitecaps FC never (club entered MLS in
2011
)		 5 seasons
Montreal Impact never (club entered MLS in
2012
)		 4 seasons
Sporting Kansas City 2013 2 season
Los Angeles Galaxy
 2014 1 season
Orlando City SC never (club entered MLS in
2015
)		 1 season
New York City FC never (club entered MLS in
2015
)		 1 season
Portland Timbers 2015 -
1 Does not include the two seasons San Jose was dormant

MLS Supporters' Shield

Club Last Supporters' Shield won MLS Supporters'
Shield drought
Colorado Rapids never (club entered MLS in
1996
,
runners-up in 2016)		 21 seasons
New England Revolution never (club entered MLS in
1996
,
runners-up in 2005)		 21 seasons
Sporting Kansas City 2000 16 seasons
Chicago Fire
 2003 14 seasons
Real Salt Lake never (club entered MLS in
2005
,
runners-up in 2010)		 12 seasons
Houston Dynamo
 never (club entered MLS in
2006
,
runners-up in 2008)		 11 seasons
Toronto FC never (club entered MLS in
2007
)		 10 seasons
D.C. United 2007 10 seasons
Columbus Crew SC
 2009 8 seasons
Philadelphia Union never (club entered MLS in
2010
)		 7 seasons
Portland Timbers never (club entered MLS in
2011
)		 6 seasons
Vancouver Whitecaps FC never (club entered MLS in
2011
)		 6 seasons
Los Angeles Galaxy
 2011 5 seasons
Montreal Impact never (club entered MLS in
2012
)		 5 seasons
San Jose Earthquakes 2012 4 seasons
Seattle Sounders FC 2014 3 seasons
New York City FC never (club entered MLS in
2015
)		 2 seasons
Orlando City SC never (club entered MLS in
2015
)		 2 seasons
New York Red Bulls 2015 1 season
FC Dallas 2016 -

CONCACAF Champions League

Club Last
Champions
League
Qualification
Champions League

drought
Chicago Fire
2003
 12 seasons
New England Revolution
2008
 7 seasons
Philadelphia Union never* 6 seasons
Colorado Rapids
2010
 5 seasons
Columbus Crew SC
2010
 5 seasons
Toronto FC
2011
 4 seasons
Houston Dynamo
2012
 3 seasons
San Jose Earthquakes
2012
 3 seasons

Note: The Philadelphia Union entered MLS in

2010
.

Longest all-time droughts

Post-season appearances

The list only includes MLS clubs that failed to make the playoffs for three or more consecutive seasons.

  Active club streak is highlighted
Club Previous post-season appearance Next post-season appearance Post-season drought
Toronto FC never (club entered MLS in 2007) 2015 8 seasons
Chivas USA
 2009 never (final season 2014) 5 seasons
San Jose Clash/Earthquakes 1996 2001 4 seasons
D.C. United 2007 2012 4 seasons
Philadelphia Union 2011 2016 4 seasons
Chicago Fire
 2012 4 seasons
San Jose Earthquakes 2012 4 seasons
D.C. United 1999 2003 3 seasons
Real Salt Lake never (club entered MLS in 2005) 2008 3 seasons
Columbus Crew
 2004 2008 3 seasons
Los Angeles Galaxy
 2005 2009 3 seasons
Colorado Rapids 2006 2010 3 seasons
New England Revolution 2009 2013 3 seasons
Houston Dynamo
 2013 3 seasons

MLS Cup final

Only lists teams with droughts lasting at least five seasons

  Active club streak is highlighted
Club Previous MLS Cup appearance Next MLS Cup appearance MLS Cup final drought
Dallas Burn/FC Dallas 1996* 2010 14 seasons
Columbus Crew 1996* 2008 12 seasons
New York/New Jersey Metrostars/New York Red Bulls 1996* 2008 12 seasons
Colorado Rapids 1997 2010 12 seasons
Chicago Fire
 2003 12 seasons
D.C. United 2004 11 seasons
C.D. Chivas USA
 2005* 2014*** 10 seasons
San Jose Earthquakes1 2003 10 seasons
Toronto FC 2007* 9 seasons
Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City 2004 2013 8 seasons
New York Red Bulls 2008 7 seasons
Seattle Sounders FC 2009* 7 seasons
New England Revolution 1996* 2002 6 seasons
Tampa Bay Mutiny 1996* 2001** 6 seasons
New England Revolution 2007 2014 6 seasons
Columbus Crew 2008 2015 6 seasons
Philadelphia Union 2010* 6 seasons
San Jose Clash/Earthquakes 1996* 2001 5 seasons
FC Dallas 2010 5 seasons
Colorado Rapids 2010 5 seasons
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2011* 5 seasons

* Indicates team's first year of existence
**Tampa Bay Mutiny folded after 2001 season (they did not reach the MLS Cup final)
*** Chivas USA folded after 2014 season (they did not reach the MLS Cup final)
1 Does not include the two seasons San Jose was dormant

MLS Cup championships

Only lists teams with droughts lasting at least five seasons

  Active club streak is highlighted
Club Last championship Next championship Championship drought
Dallas Burn/FC Dallas 1996* none 20 seasons
MetroStars/New York Red Bulls
 1996* none 20 seasons
New England Revolution 1996* none 20 seasons
Chicago Fire
 1998 none 17 seasons
Colorado Rapids 1996* 2010 14 seasons
Columbus Crew
 1996* 2008 12 seasons
Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City 2000 2013 12 seasons
D.C. United 2004 none 11 seasons
Chivas USA 2005* none*** 10 seasons
San Jose Earthquakes 1 2003 none 10 seasons
Toronto FC 2007* none 9 seasons
Houston Dynamo
 2007 none 8 seasons
Columbus Crew SC
 2008 none 7 seasons
Seattle Sounders FC 2009* none 7 seasons
Los Angeles Galaxy
 1996* 2002 6 seasons
Tampa Bay Mutiny 1996* none** 6 seasons
Philadelphia Union 2010* none 6 seasons
Real Salt Lake 2009 none 6 seasons
San Jose Clash/Earthquakes 1996* 2001 5 seasons
Colorado Rapids 2010 none 5 seasons
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2011* none 5 seasons

* Indicates team's first year of existence
** Tampa Bay Mutiny folded after 2001 season (they did not achieve a championship)
*** Chivas USA folded after 2014 season (they did not achieve a championship)
1 Excludes the two seasons that San Jose was on hiatus.

Cities/regions awaiting first MLS Cup

This list only includes cities that have a club playing in MLS.

City Seasons
waited 		MLS Cup
Final appearances 		Current MLS team
Boston
 20 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 New England Revolution
Dallas
 20 2010 FC Dallas
New York 20 2008 New York Red Bulls, New York City FC
Toronto 9 never Toronto FC
Seattle 7 never Seattle Sounders FC
Philadelphia 6 never Philadelphia Union
Vancouver
 5 never Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Montreal 4 never Montreal Impact
Orlando
 1 never Orlando City SC

See also

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