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 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.
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^Romero, José Miguel (January 27, 2010). "Keeping Sounders FC together is key to long-range success". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^. MLSNet.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
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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 Major League SoccerSeason2009MLS CupReal Salt Lake 1st title Supporters ShieldColumbus Crew 3rd shield Champions LeagueColumbus CrewReal Salt LakeLos Angeles GalaxySeattle Sounders FCSuperLigaHouston DynamoChicago FireChivas USANew England RevolutionMatches played226Goals scored571 2 53 per match Top goalscorerJeff CunninghamFC DallasGoals 17Biggest home winRSL 6 0 NE April 25 1 DAL 6 0 KC August 1 Biggest away winCHI 0 3 DAL May 31 SJ 0 3 CLB August 8 Highest scoringLA 3 6 DAL September 12 2 Longest winning run5 wins Houston Dynamo May 23 Jun 13 Columbus Crew Jul 18 Aug 15 Longest unbeaten run11 matches Chicago Fire Mar 21 May 28 Houston Dynamo Apr 11 Jun 20 Longest winless run13 matches New York Red Bulls May 16 Aug 15 Longest losing run6 losses New York Red Bulls Jun 24 Aug 15 Highest attendanceCLB SJ 61 572Lowest attendanceSJ DAL 5 724Total attendance3 562 847Average attendance16 037 20082010 D C UnitedNew YorkColumbusNew EnglandChicagoKansas CityTorontoColoradoDallasChivas USAGalaxyHoustonSalt LakeSan JoseSeattleclass notpageimage Locations of teams for the 2009 Major League Soccer season Western Conference Eastern Conference Wikinews has news related to 2009 Major League Soccer season 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 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Season format 1 2 Stadiums and locations 1 3 Personnel and sponsorships 2 Results table 3 Standings 3 1 Eastern Conference 3 2 Western Conference 3 3 Overall standings 4 MLS Cup Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Goals 5 2 Assists 5 3 Clean sheets 6 Awards 6 1 Individual awards 6 2 Best XI 6 3 Weekly awards 6 4 Monthly awards 7 Attendance 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksOverview editSeason format edit 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 edit Main article List of Major League Soccer stadiums Team Stadium Capacity 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 edit Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Chicago Fire nbsp Denis Hamlett nbsp C J Brown Best Buy Chivas USA nbsp Preki nbsp Claudio Suarez Comex Colorado Rapids nbsp Gary Smith nbsp Pablo Mastroeni Columbus Crew nbsp Robert Warzycha nbsp Frankie Hejduk Glidden D C United nbsp Tom Soehn nbsp Jaime Moreno Volkswagen FC Dallas nbsp Schellas Hyndman nbsp Pablo Ricchetti Houston Dynamo nbsp Dominic Kinnear nbsp Wade Barrett Kansas City Wizards nbsp Curt Onalfo nbsp Jimmy Conrad LA Galaxy nbsp Bruce Arena nbsp Landon Donovan Herbalife New England Revolution nbsp Steve Nicol nbsp Steve Ralston New York Red Bulls nbsp Juan Carlos Osorio nbsp Juan Pablo Angel Red Bull Real Salt Lake nbsp Jason Kreis nbsp Kyle Beckerman XanGo San Jose Earthquakes nbsp Frank Yallop nbsp Ramiro Corrales Amway Global Seattle Sounders FC nbsp Sigi Schmid nbsp Kasey Keller Xbox Toronto FC nbsp John Carver nbsp Jim Brennan Results table editAbbreviation and Color Key Chicago Fire CHI Chivas USA CHV Colorado Rapids COL Columbus Crew CLB D C United DCFC Dallas DAL Houston Dynamo HOU Kansas City Wizards KC Los Angeles Galaxy LA New England Revolution NENew York Red Bulls NY Real Salt Lake RSL San Jose Earthquakes SJ Seattle Sounders FC SEA Toronto FC TORWin 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 5Standings editEastern Conference edit Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 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 21Source MLS Western Conference edit Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 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 30Source MLS Overall standings edit Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 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 21Source MLSRules for classification 1 points 2 head to head record 3 goal difference 4 number of goals scored C Champions S Supporters ShieldMLS Cup Playoffs editMain article 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference semifinalsConference finalsMLS Cup E1Columbus02E4Salt Lake13E4Salt Lake AET PEN 0 5Eastern ConferenceE2Chicago 0 4E3New England20E2Chicago12E4Salt Lake AET PEN 1 5W1Los Angeles 1 4W1Los Angeles21W4Chivas USA20W1Los Angeles AET 2Western ConferenceW2Houston0W3Seattle00W2Houston AET 01Player statistics editGoals edit Rank Player Club Goals 1 nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 17 2 nbsp Conor Casey Colorado Rapids 16 3 nbsp Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 12 nbsp Landon Donovan LA Galaxy nbsp Robbie Findley Real Salt Lake nbsp Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC nbsp Juan Pablo Angel New York Red Bulls 8 nbsp Dwayne De Rosario Toronto FC 11 nbsp Ryan Johnson San Jose Earthquakes nbsp Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards Assists edit Rank Player Club Assists 1 nbsp Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids 11 2 nbsp Dave van den Bergh FC Dallas 10 3 nbsp Brad Davis Houston Dynamo 9 4 nbsp Cuauhtemoc Blanco Chicago Fire 8 5 nbsp Landon Donovan LA Galaxy 6 nbsp Nate Jaqua Seattle Sounders FC nbsp Shalrie Joseph New England Revolution nbsp Claudio Lopez Kansas City Wizards nbsp Javier Morales Real Salt Lake 10 10 players 5 Clean sheets edit Rank Player Club Cleansheets 1 nbsp Zach Thornton Chivas USA 12 2 nbsp Jon Busch Chicago Fire 10 nbsp Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC nbsp Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo 5 nbsp Donovan Ricketts LA Galaxy 9 nbsp Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 7 nbsp Matt Reis New England Revolution 8 8 nbsp Kevin Hartman Kansas City Wizards 7 nbsp Will Hesmer Columbus Crew nbsp Matt Pickens Colorado RapidsAwards editIndividual awards edit Award Player Club Most Valuable Player nbsp Landon Donovan LA Galaxy Defender of the Year nbsp Chad Marshall Columbus Crew Goalkeeper of the Year nbsp Zach Thornton Chivas USA Coach of the Year nbsp Bruce Arena LA Galaxy Rookie of the Year nbsp Omar Gonzalez LA Galaxy Newcomer of the Year nbsp Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC Comeback Player of the Year nbsp Zach Thornton Chivas USA Golden Boot nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Goal of the Year nbsp Landon Donovan LA Galaxy Save of the Year nbsp Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo Fair Play Award nbsp Steve Ralston New England Revolution Humanitarian of the Year nbsp Jimmy Conrad nbsp Logan Pause Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire Best XI edit Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards nbsp Zach Thornton Chivas USA nbsp Geoff Cameron Houston nbsp Wilman Conde Chicago nbsp Chad Marshall Columbus nbsp Dwayne De Rosario Toronto nbsp Landon Donovan LA Galaxy nbsp Stuart Holden Houston nbsp Shalrie Joseph New England nbsp Freddie Ljungberg Seattle nbsp Conor Casey Colorado nbsp Jeff Cunningham Dallas Weekly awards edit Player of the Week Week Player Club Week 1 nbsp Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC Week 2 nbsp Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC Week 3 nbsp Conor Casey Colorado Rapids Week 4 nbsp Donovan Ricketts LA Galaxy Week 5 nbsp Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards Week 6 nbsp Javier Morales Real Salt Lake Week 7 nbsp Jaime Moreno D C United Week 8 nbsp Macoumba Kandji New York Red Bulls Week 9 nbsp Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards Week 10 nbsp Amado Guevara Toronto FC Week 11 nbsp Conor Casey Colorado Rapids Week 12 nbsp Taylor Twellman New England Revolution Week 13 nbsp Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew Week 14 nbsp Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids Week 15 nbsp Nate Jaqua Seattle Sounders FC Week 16 nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Week 17 nbsp Chad Barrett Toronto FC Week 18 nbsp Cuauhtemoc Blanco Chicago Fire Week 19 nbsp Yura Movsisyan Real Salt Lake Week 20 nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Week 21 nbsp Conor Casey Colorado Rapids Week 22 nbsp Chad Marshall Columbus Crew Week 23 nbsp Kheli Dube New England Revolution Week 24 nbsp Pablo Campos Real Salt Lake Week 25 nbsp Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards Week 26 nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Week 27 nbsp Brad Davis Houston Dynamo Week 28 nbsp Shalrie Joseph New England Revolution Week 29 nbsp Landon Donovan LA Galaxy Week 30 nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Week 31 nbsp Freddie Ljungberg Seattle Sounders FC Week 32 nbsp Robbie Findley Real Salt Lake Goal of the Week Week Player Club Week 1 nbsp Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC Week 2 nbsp Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC Week 3 nbsp Sainey Nyassi New England Revolution Week 4 nbsp Brian McBride Chicago Fire Week 5 nbsp Brian Ching Houston Dynamo Week 6 nbsp Clint Mathis Real Salt Lake Week 7 nbsp Jaime Moreno D C United Week 8 nbsp Chris Pontius D C United Week 9 nbsp Santino Quaranta D C United Week 10 nbsp Claudio Lopez Kansas City Wizards Week 11 nbsp Nate Jaqua Seattle Sounders FC Week 12 nbsp Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids Week 13 nbsp Davy Arnaud Kansas City Wizards Week 14 nbsp Eric Avila FC Dallas Week 15 nbsp Nate Jaqua Seattle Sounders FC Week 16 nbsp Marco Pappa Chicago Fire Week 17 nbsp Patrick Ianni Seattle Sounders FC Week 18 nbsp Bryan Namoff D C United Week 19 nbsp Claudio Lopez Kansas City Wizards Week 20 nbsp Fred D C United Week 21 nbsp Landon Donovan LA Galaxy Week 22 nbsp Steve Zakuani Seattle Sounders FC Week 23 nbsp Nate Jaqua Seattle Sounders FC Week 24 nbsp Wells Thompson New England Revolution Week 25 nbsp Edgaras Jankauskas New England Revolution Week 26 nbsp O Brian White Toronto FC Week 27 nbsp Brad Davis Houston Dynamo Week 28 nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Week 29 nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Week 30 nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas Week 31 nbsp George John FC Dallas Week 32 nbsp 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 nbsp Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC Week 11 nbsp Kevin Hartman Kansas City Wizards Week 12 nbsp Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo Week 13 nbsp Danny Cepero New York Red Bulls Week 14 nbsp Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy Week 15 nbsp Stefan Frei Toronto FC Week 16 nbsp Josh Saunders Los Angeles Galaxy Week 17 nbsp Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo Week 18 nbsp Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy Week 19 nbsp Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake Week 20 nbsp Dario Sala FC Dallas Week 21 nbsp Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC Week 22 nbsp Amado Guevara Toronto FC Week 23 nbsp Onstad amp nbsp Barret Houston Dynamo Week 24 nbsp Stefan Frei Toronto FC Week 25 nbsp Stefan Frei Toronto FC Week 26 nbsp Stefan Frei Toronto FC Week 27 nbsp Zach Thornton Chivas USA Week 28 nbsp Dario Sala FC Dallas Week 29 nbsp Tyrone Marshall Seattle Sounders FC Week 30 nbsp Dario Sala FC Dallas Week 31 nbsp Geoff Cameron Houston Dynamo Week 32 nbsp Kevin Hartman Kansas City Wizards Monthly awards edit Player of the Month Week Player Club March nbsp Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC April nbsp Brian McBride Chicago Fire May nbsp Conor Casey Colorado Rapids June nbsp Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew July nbsp Landon Donovan LA Galaxy August nbsp Chad Marshall Columbus Crew September nbsp Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas October nbsp Freddie Ljungberg Seattle Sounders FCAttendance editClub Games Season Game Avg 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 120See also edit nbsp Association football portal List of transfers for the 2009 Major League Soccer season 2008 MLS Expansion DraftReferences edit 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 King Jeffrey J September 13 2009 Dallas earns crucial win over Galaxy MLSworks Major League Soccer Retrieved September 17 2009 permanent dead link Romero Jose Miguel January 27 2010 Keeping Sounders FC together is key to long range success The Seattle Times Retrieved June 14 2023 Save of the Week MLSNet com Archived from the original on September 26 2009 Retrieved May 30 2009 External links editSoccernet ESPN Stats Site Archived December 2 2010 at the Wayback Machine MLS Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 Major League Soccer season amp oldid 1219910641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
