2008 Major League Soccer season

Major League Soccer

Season	2008
MLS Cup	Columbus Crew (1st title)
Supporters' Shield	Columbus Crew (2nd shield)
Champions League	Columbus Crew New York Red Bulls Houston Dynamo D.C. United
SuperLiga	Chicago Fire N.E. Revolution Chivas USA Kansas City Wizards
Matches played	210
Goals scored	591 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorer	Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy Goals: 20
Biggest home win	COL 4–0 LA CHI 4–0 NE RSL 4–0 DCU
Biggest away win	FCD 1–5 LA NY 1–5 CHI
Highest scoring	NY 4–5 COL
Longest winning run	5 games: Columbus Crew
Longest unbeaten run	9 games: Columbus Crew San Jose Earthquakes
Longest losing run	4 games: D.C. United
Highest attendance	LA @ NY: 46,754
Lowest attendance	CLB @ CHV: 6,733
Total attendance	3,456,641
Average attendance	16,460
← 2007 2009 →

D.C. United

New York

Columbus

New England

Chicago

Kansas City

Toronto

Colorado

Dallas

Chivas USA

Galaxy

Houston

Salt Lake

San Jose

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Locations of teams for the 2008 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

The 2008 Major League Soccer season was the 13th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 96th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 30th with a national first-division league.

The San Jose Earthquakes returned to the league, following a two-year hiatus that began after the 2005 season.

The Kansas City Wizards left Arrowhead Stadium and moved to the Kansas side of the metropolitan area, occupying CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City. The league also debuted its newest soccer-specific stadium in October when Real Salt Lake opened Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.

The regular season began on March 29, and concluded on October 26. The 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 30, and concluded with MLS Cup 2008 on November 23. The Columbus Crew captured the league double by winning their second Supporters' Shield and by defeating the New York Red Bulls, 3-1, in MLS Cup.