2009 MLS Supporters' Shield
Columbus Crew won the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield race on 49 points, 1 point ahead of Houston Dynamo FC.
🏆The 2009 playoffs, matchup by matchup
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Supporters' Shield standings, 2009
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Columbus Crew (CLB) s | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 5-4-1 | L2 |
| Houston Dynamo FC (HOU) x | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 3-3-4 | W1 |
| LA Galaxy (LA) x | 12 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 5-3-2 | W1 |
| Seattle Sounders FC (SEA) x | 12 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 5-2-3 | W3 |
| Chivas USA (CHV) x | 13 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 3-4-3 | L2 |
| Chicago Fire FC (CHI) x | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 3-3-4 | W1 |
| New England Revolution (NE) x | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 3-4-3 | W1 |
| Real Salt Lake (RSL) x | 11 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 4-4-2 | W1 |
| Colorado Rapids (COL) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 2-4-4 | L2 |
| D.C. United (DC) | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 3-4-3 | T1 |
| FC Dallas (DAL) | 11 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 5-4-1 | L1 |
| Toronto FC (TOR) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 3-4-3 | L1 |
| Kansas City Wizards (SKC) | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 3-4-3 | T1 |
| San Jose Earthquakes (SJ) | 7 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 3-3-4 | L1 |
| Red Bull New York (RBNY) | 5 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 3-5-2 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- s
- clinched the Supporters' Shield
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- Columbus Crew trailed by as many as 15 points on May 16, 2009.
- Columbus Crew took first place for good on September 26, 2009.
- Columbus Crew won 5 games in a row from July 18, 2009 to August 15, 2009, the longest run of the race.
- Chivas USA led by 8 points as late as May 23, 2009.
- Columbus Crew led by as many as 5 points on October 10, 2009.
- Columbus Crew went 5-0-2 from June 26, 2009 to August 8, 2009, turning a deficit of 9 points into a lead of 1 point.
- The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 59 of the 86 days played.
- Columbus Crew spent 37 of the season's 221 charted days in first place.