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Supporters' Shield

The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer (MLS) team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since 1999 (with the winners between 1996 and 1998 awarded retroactively), and has been recognized as a major…

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Awarded for
Team with the best record in the regular season
First award
1999, 1996 (retroactively)
First winner
Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996, retroactively)
League
Major League Soccer
Most recent
Philadelphia Union (2nd shield)
Most wins
D.C. United LA Galaxy (4 shields each)

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Supporters' Shield

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Edges37
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Supporters' Shield

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related to 2020 cancellation and reinstatement · 19
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related to First Shield incentives arrive · 18
Supporters' Shield → Canadian, Champions Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, Group, If, In, In February, MLS, MLS Cup, On, Open Cup, Shield, Supporters Shield, United States, United States Soccer Federation, USSF, When
related to Redesign · 18
Supporters' Shield → As, Independent Supporters Council, ISC, Los Angeles, MLS, MLS Cup, MLS Supporters Summit, New York Red Bulls, Oregon, Portland, Shield, Support, Supporter's Shield, Telstar, The, The Supporter's Shield Foundation, Toronto, With
see also · 16
Supporters' Shield → American, Association, Australian, Canadian, Canadian Premier League, League Soccer's Wooden Spoon, List, MLS Supporters' ShieldMaurice Podoloff, MLS Supporters' ShieldMinor, MLS Supporters' ShieldNWSL Shield, MLS Supporters' ShieldPresidents' Trophy, National Women's Soccer League, NBA, NHL, Shield, Trophy
related to Winners · 13
Supporters' Shield → American, Canadian, Canadian Championship, Galaxy, However, LA Galaxy, MLS Cup, Open Cup, Seven, Sixteen, Toronto FC, United, While
related to Conception and fundraising · 11
Supporters' Shield → After, In, MLS, MLS Cup, MLS Cup Final, Nick Lawrus, North American, Supporters' Scudetto, Tampa Bay Mutiny, The, When Major League Soccer
Awarded for · 1
Supporters' Shield → Team with the best record in the regular season
First award · 1
Supporters' Shield → 1999, 1996 (retroactively)
First winner · 1
Supporters' Shield → Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996, retroactively)
League · 1
Supporters' Shield → Major League Soccer

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Supporters' ShieldAwarded forTeam with the best record in the regular season1.00infobox
Supporters' ShieldFirst award1999, 1996 (retroactively)1.00infobox
Supporters' ShieldFirst winnerTampa Bay Mutiny (1996, retroactively)1.00infobox
Supporters' ShieldLeagueMajor League Soccer1.00infobox
Supporters' ShieldMost recentPhiladelphia Union (2nd shield)1.00infobox
Supporters' ShieldMost winsD.C. United LA Galaxy (4 shields each)1.00infobox
Supporters' ShieldPresented byThe Supporters' Shield Foundation1.00infobox
Supporters' ShieldSportSoccer1.00infobox
Supporters' Shieldis aannual award given to the Major League Soccer0.90text
Supporters' Shieldrelated to 2020 cancellation and reinstatementOn October0.60section
Supporters' Shieldrelated to 2020 cancellation and reinstatementMajor League Soccer0.60section
Supporters' Shieldrelated to 2020 cancellation and reinstatementISC0.60section

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