Name: 2020 MLS Eastern Conference standings
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Philadelphia Union won the 2020 MLS Eastern Conference playoff race on 47 points, 3 points ahead of Toronto FC. It came down to the final days: Philadelphia Union did not lead for good until November 8, 2020.

Eastern standings, 2020

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
Philadelphia Union (PHI) s	14	4	5	47	7-2-1	W1
Toronto FC (TOR) b	13	5	5	44	6-3-1	L1
Columbus Crew (CLB) b	12	6	5	41	3-5-2	W1
Orlando City (ORL) b	11	4	8	41	4-2-4	L1
New York City Football Club (NYC) b	12	8	3	39	7-2-1	W4
Red Bull New York (RBNY) b	9	9	5	32	4-3-3	W1
New England Revolution (NE) x	8	7	8	32	4-4-2	L1
Nashville SC (NSH) x	8	7	8	32	4-2-4	W1
Impact de Montréal (MTL) x	8	13	2	26	3-6-1	W1
Inter Miami CF (MIA) x	7	13	3	24	4-5-1	W1
Chicago Fire FC (CHI)	5	10	8	23	2-3-5	L1
Atlanta United (ATL)	6	13	4	22	2-6-2	L1
D.C. United (DC)	5	12	6	21	3-6-1	L2
FC Cincinnati (CIN)	4	15	4	16	1-9-0	L5

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
b: clinched a bye past the opening round
s: clinched the Supporters' Shield

Turning points

The lead changed hands 6 times.
Philadelphia Union trailed by as many as 7 points on August 20, 2020.
Philadelphia Union took first place for good on November 8, 2020.
Toronto FC won 5 games in a row from September 23, 2020 to October 11, 2020, the longest run of the race.
Columbus Crew led by 6 points as late as September 19, 2020.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 48 of the 59 days played.
Six teams held first place.
Atlanta United held first place for 133 straight days, the season's longest run.
Philadelphia Union spent 16 of the season's 254 charted days in first place.