Name: 2003 MLS Supporters' Shield
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Chicago Fire FC won the 2003 MLS Supporters' Shield race on 53 points, 2 points ahead of San Jose Earthquakes. It came down to the final days: Chicago Fire FC did not lead for good until October 18, 2003.

Supporters' Shield standings, 2003

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
Chicago Fire FC (CHI) s	15	7	8	53	5-3-2	L1
San Jose Earthquakes (SJ) x	14	7	9	51	4-4-2	T1
New England Revolution (NE) x	12	9	9	45	7-2-1	W5
New York/New Jersey MetroStars (RBNY) x	11	10	9	42	3-5-2	L2
Kansas City Wizards (SKC) x	11	10	9	42	4-4-2	T1
Colorado Rapids (COL) x	11	12	7	40	3-3-4	L2
D.C. United (DC) x	10	11	9	39	3-4-3	T1
Columbus Crew (CLB)	10	12	8	38	5-3-2	W2
LA Galaxy (LA) x	9	12	9	36	4-5-1	T1
Dallas Burn (DAL)	6	19	5	23	2-7-1	W1

Final standings.

Clinch key

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

Turning points

The lead changed hands 6 times.
Chicago Fire FC trailed by as many as 10 points on May 24, 2003.
Chicago Fire FC took first place for good on October 18, 2003.
New England Revolution won 5 games in a row from September 28, 2003 to October 25, 2003, the longest run of the race.
San Jose Earthquakes led by 6 points as late as September 30, 2003.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 50 of the 57 days played.
Five teams held first place.
San Jose Earthquakes held first place for 84 straight days, the season's longest run.
Chicago Fire FC spent 27 of the season's 205 charted days in first place.