MLS Cup 2014 was the 19th edition of the MLS Cup, the match that determined the champion of Major League Soccer's 2014 season. It is also the last MLS Cup to be held before the league's rebranding in 2015. The Western Conference Champions LA Galaxy played the Eastern Conference Champions New England Revolution. The soccer match was held at the Galaxy's home field of the StubHub Center in Carson, California, as the Galaxy were awarded home advantage by finishing the regular season with more points than the Revolution. The Galaxy won 2–1 after Overtime, winning their fifth MLS Cup title and also sending all-time U.S. national team goal scoring leader Landon Donovan into retirement with his sixth MLS Cup crown.[1]
It was a record sixth time that the MLS Cup was held at the StubHub Center, and the first time in two years that the venue has hosted the MLS Cup. The Galaxy returned to the MLS Cup for the first time since 2012, when they became the third club to win the championship in back-to-back seasons. It was the first time since 2007 that the Revolution reached the MLS Cup final. The two clubs had met twice before in the MLS Cup final: in 2002 and in 2005; the Galaxy defeated New England 1–0 after Overtime in both finals. New England Revolution became the first club to lose five MLS Cups.
Going into the match, the Galaxy had earned a berth into the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League regardless of the result; New England could only do so by winning the Cup. Since the Seattle Sounders won both the U.S. Open Cup and the Supporters Shield, the Galaxy had secured a berth into the Champions League as the Supporters Shield runner-up. Had New England won the match, they would have entered as the MLS Cup champion representative. Instead, Real Salt Lake went to the Champions League.
Both teams finished second in their respective conferences at the end of the regular season. The Galaxy convincingly defeated Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference semifinals by an aggregate score of 5–0. They then advanced past Seattle Sounders FC and to MLS Cup 2–2 on aggregate due to the away goals tiebreaker, as the Galaxy had 1 away goal to Seattle's 0. New England knocked out the Columbus Crew 7–3 on aggregate after dominating both legs of the Eastern Conference semifinals before narrowly besting the New York 4–3 over the two legs to reach MLS Cup.
^Carlisle, Jeff (December 7, 2014). "Three Points: Los Angeles vs. New England". ESPN FC. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
^"Boxscore – Player statistics". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
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MLS Cup 2014 was the 19th edition of the MLS Cup the match that determined the champion of Major League Soccer s 2014 season It is also the last MLS Cup to be held before the league s rebranding in 2015 The Western Conference Champions LA Galaxy played the Eastern Conference Champions New England Revolution The soccer match was held at the Galaxy s home field of the StubHub Center in Carson California as the Galaxy were awarded home advantage by finishing the regular season with more points than the Revolution The Galaxy won 2 1 after Overtime winning their fifth MLS Cup title and also sending all time U S national team goal scoring leader Landon Donovan into retirement with his sixth MLS Cup crown 1 MLS Cup 2014EventMLS CupLA Galaxy New England Revolution2 1After extra timeDateDecember 7 2014VenueStubHub Center Carson California USMost Valuable PlayerRobbie Keane LA Galaxy RefereeMark GeigerAttendance27 000WeatherCloudy 73 F 23 C 20132015 It was a record sixth time that the MLS Cup was held at the StubHub Center and the first time in two years that the venue has hosted the MLS Cup The Galaxy returned to the MLS Cup for the first time since 2012 when they became the third club to win the championship in back to back seasons It was the first time since 2007 that the Revolution reached the MLS Cup final The two clubs had met twice before in the MLS Cup final in 2002 and in 2005 the Galaxy defeated New England 1 0 after Overtime in both finals New England Revolution became the first club to lose five MLS Cups Going into the match the Galaxy had earned a berth into the 2015 16 CONCACAF Champions League regardless of the result New England could only do so by winning the Cup Since the Seattle Sounders won both the U S Open Cup and the Supporters Shield the Galaxy had secured a berth into the Champions League as the Supporters Shield runner up Had New England won the match they would have entered as the MLS Cup champion representative Instead Real Salt Lake went to the Champions League Contents 1 Road to the final 1 1 Tournament Bracket 2 Match 2 1 Statistics 3 ReferencesRoad to the final editFurther information 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs Both teams finished second in their respective conferences at the end of the regular season The Galaxy convincingly defeated Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference semifinals by an aggregate score of 5 0 They then advanced past Seattle Sounders FC and to MLS Cup 2 2 on aggregate due to the away goals tiebreaker as the Galaxy had 1 away goal to Seattle s 0 New England knocked out the Columbus Crew 7 3 on aggregate after dominating both legs of the Eastern Conference semifinals before narrowly besting the New York 4 3 over the two legs to reach MLS Cup New England Revolution Round LA GalaxyEastern ConferenceTeam GP W L T GF GA GD Pts D C United 34 17 9 8 52 37 15 59New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 46 5 55Columbus Crew 34 14 10 10 52 42 10 52New York Red Bulls 34 13 10 11 55 50 5 50Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 7 49 Regular season Western ConferenceTeam GP W L T GF GA GD Pts Seattle Sounders FC 34 20 10 4 65 50 15 64LA Galaxy 34 17 7 10 69 37 32 61Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 15 56FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 42 0 54Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 14 11 9 45 38 7 50Opponent Result Legs Playoffs Opponent Result LegsColumbus Crew 7 3 4 2 away 3 1 home Conf Semifinals Real Salt Lake 5 0 0 0 away 5 0 homeNew York Red Bulls 4 3 2 1 away 2 2 home Conference Finals Seattle Sounders FC 2 2 a 1 0 home 1 2 awayTournament Bracket edit KnockoutConference SemifinalsConference FinalsMLS Cup 2014E1D C United022E4New York Red Bulls2E4New York Red Bulls213E5Sporting Kansas City1Eastern ConferenceE4New York Red Bulls123E2New England Revolution224E2New England Revolution437E3Columbus Crew213E2New England Revolution1W2LA Galaxy a e t 2W1Seattle Sounders FC a 101W4FC Dallas2W4FC Dallas101W5Vancouver Whitecaps FC1Western ConferenceW1Seattle Sounders FC022W2LA Galaxy a 112W2LA Galaxy055W3Real Salt Lake000Match editDecember 7 201412 26 p m PSTLA Galaxy2 1 a e t New England RevolutionZardes nbsp 52 Keane nbsp 111 Report Tierney nbsp 79 StubHub Center Carson CaliforniaAttendance 27 000Referee Mark Geiger United States nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp LA Galaxy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp New England RevolutionGK 18 nbsp Jaime PenedoRB 20 nbsp A J DeLaGarzaCB 4 nbsp Omar GonzalezCB 22 nbsp LeonardoLB 14 nbsp Robbie Rogers nbsp 82 nbsp 91 RM 24 nbsp Stefan Ishizaki nbsp 91 CM 8 nbsp Marcelo Sarvas nbsp 113 CM 19 nbsp Juninho nbsp 96 LM 10 nbsp Landon Donovan nbsp 45 1 CF 7 nbsp Robbie Keane c nbsp 92 CF 11 nbsp Gyasi ZardesSubstitutes GK 12 nbsp Brian RoweDF 2 nbsp Todd DunivantDF 21 nbsp Tommy MeyerDF 33 nbsp Dan Gargan nbsp 91 MF 6 nbsp Baggio Husidic nbsp 96 MF 34 nbsp Kenney WalkerFW 9 nbsp Alan Gordon nbsp 113 nbsp 91 Manager nbsp Bruce Arena nbsp GK 22 nbsp Bobby ShuttleworthRB 2 nbsp Andrew Farrell nbsp 62 CB 5 nbsp A J SoaresCB 23 nbsp Jose Goncalves c LB 8 nbsp Chris TierneyDM 6 nbsp Scott Caldwell nbsp 58 DM 13 nbsp Jermaine Jones nbsp 113 RW 10 nbsp Teal BunburyLW 11 nbsp Kelyn RoweAM 24 nbsp Lee Nguyen nbsp 90 1 CF 9 nbsp Charlie Davies nbsp 72 Substitutes GK 18 nbsp Brad KnightonDF 25 nbsp Darrius BarnesDF 30 nbsp Kevin AlstonMF 12 nbsp Andy Dorman nbsp 90 1 MF 16 nbsp Daigo Kobayashi nbsp 58 FW 7 nbsp Patrick Mullins nbsp 72 FW 14 nbsp Diego FagundezManager nbsp Jay HeapsMLS Cup MVP nbsp Robbie Keane LA Galaxy Assistant referees Peter Manikowski United States Joe Fletcher Canada Fourth official Armando Villarreal United States Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions Statistics edit Overall 2 LA Galaxy New England RevolutionGoals scored 2 1Total shots 16 16Shots on target 6 6Saves 6 4Corner kicks 3 3Fouls committed 20 14Offsides 4 1Yellow cards 5 2Red cards 0 0References edit Carlisle Jeff December 7 2014 Three Points Los Angeles vs New England ESPN FC Retrieved December 7 2014 Boxscore Player statistics Major League Soccer Retrieved December 8 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MLS Cup 2014 amp oldid 1152557687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
