Name: 2016 MLS Eastern Conference standings
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Red Bull New York won the 2016 MLS Eastern Conference playoff race on 57 points, 3 points ahead of New York City Football Club. It came down to the final days: Red Bull New York did not lead for good until October 16, 2016.

Eastern standings, 2016

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
Red Bull New York (RBNY) b	16	9	9	57	7-0-3	W4
New York City Football Club (NYC) b	15	10	9	54	5-3-2	W1
Toronto FC (TOR) x	14	9	11	53	4-2-4	W1
D.C. United (DC) x	11	10	13	46	5-2-3	L1
Impact de Montréal (MTL) x	11	11	12	45	3-4-3	L1
New England Revolution (NE)	11	14	9	42	5-4-1	W1
Philadelphia Union (PHI) x	11	14	9	42	2-6-2	L3
Orlando City (ORL)	9	11	14	41	4-5-1	W2
Columbus Crew (CLB)	8	14	12	36	4-5-1	L2
Chicago Fire FC (CHI)	7	17	10	31	2-6-2	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
b: clinched a bye past the opening round

Turning points

The lead changed hands 14 times.
Red Bull New York trailed by as many as 9 points on April 16, 2016.
Red Bull New York took first place for good on October 16, 2016.
New York City Football Club led by 5 points as late as July 30, 2016.
Red Bull New York went 5-1-1 from April 23, 2016 to May 28, 2016, turning a deficit of 9 points into a deficit of 1 point.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 79 of the 87 days played.
Six teams held first place.
New York City Football Club held first place for 52 straight days, the season's longest run.
Red Bull New York spent 23 of the season's 232 charted days in first place.