2011 MLS season standings
Every 2011 MLS race charted day by day: Eastern, Western and Supporters' Shield. Final standings, from a season that ran March 15 to October 23, 2011.
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Eastern standings, 2011
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Sporting Kansas City (SKC) b | 13 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 5-2-3 | W2 |
| Houston Dynamo FC (HOU) b | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 5-2-3 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Union (PHI) b | 11 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 3-2-5 | L1 |
| Columbus Crew (CLB) x | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 3-6-1 | L1 |
| Red Bull New York (RBNY) x | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 4-2-4 | W1 |
| Chicago Fire FC (CHI) | 9 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 7-2-1 | W2 |
| D.C. United (DC) | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 2-6-2 | L1 |
| Toronto FC (TOR) | 6 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 3-2-5 | T3 |
| New England Revolution (NE) | 5 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 1-5-4 | T1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- b
- clinched a bye past the opening round
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 18 times.
- Sporting Kansas City trailed by as many as 15 points on May 28, 2011.
- Sporting Kansas City took first place for good on October 15, 2011.
- Columbus Crew led by 5 points as late as August 20, 2011.
- Sporting Kansas City went 5-0-4 from June 11, 2011 to July 23, 2011, turning a deficit of 15 points into a deficit of 5 points.
- The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 87 of the 91 days played.
- Nine teams held first place.
- Columbus Crew held first place for 56 straight days, the season's longest run.
- Sporting Kansas City spent 30 of the season's 223 charted days in first place.