Name: 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield
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Chicago Fire FC won the 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield race on 57 points, edging Kansas City Wizards. It came down to the final days: Chicago Fire FC did not lead for good until September 9, 2000.

Supporters' Shield standings, 2000

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
Chicago Fire FC (CHI) s	17	9	6	57	7-1-2	W4
Kansas City Wizards (SKC) x	16	7	9	57	4-2-4	T1
New York/New Jersey MetroStars (RBNY) x	17	12	3	54	4-5-1	L1
Tampa Bay Mutiny (TBM) x	16	12	4	52	5-3-2	T1
LA Galaxy (LA) x	14	10	8	50	4-5-1	L2
Dallas Burn (DAL) x	14	14	4	46	6-3-1	W2
New England Revolution (NE) x	13	13	6	45	5-4-1	W1
Colorado Rapids (COL) x	13	15	4	43	3-5-2	W1
Miami Fusion FC (MIAF)	12	15	5	41	5-5-0	W1
Columbus Crew (CLB)	11	16	5	38	3-6-1	L5
D.C. United (DC)	8	18	6	30	4-5-1	L1
San Jose Earthquakes (SJ)	7	17	8	29	2-8-0	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
s: clinched the Supporters' Shield

Turning points

The lead changed hands 11 times.
Chicago Fire FC trailed by as many as 13 points on May 20, 2000.
Chicago Fire FC took first place for good on September 9, 2000.
New York/New Jersey MetroStars won 5 games in a row from July 1, 2000 to July 22, 2000, the longest run of the race.
Kansas City Wizards led by 8 points as late as June 16, 2000.
Chicago Fire FC went 4-2-3 from June 3, 2000 to July 15, 2000, turning a deficit of 13 points into a deficit of 4 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 38 of the 56 days played.
Six teams held first place.
Chicago Fire FC spent 1 of the season's 176 charted days in first place.