MLS Cup
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MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. The trophy is called the Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy, named after the founding chairman of MLS. The award for the regular season championship is called the Supporters' Shield, after the various clubs' supporters. In February 2006, MLS decided the MLS Supporters Shield and the MLS Cup winner will represent the United States in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Previous results
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Most Valuable Player Award recipients
| Year | Winner | Position | Team |
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| 1996 | Marco Etcheverry | Midfielder | D.C. United |
| 1997 | Jaime Moreno | Forward | D.C. United |
| 1998 | Peter Nowak | Midfielder | Chicago |
| 1999 | Ben Olsen | Midfielder | D.C. United |
| 2000 | Tony Meola | Goalkeeper | Kansas City |
| 2001 | Dwayne DeRosario | Forward | San Jose |
| 2002 | Carlos Ruiz | Forward | Los Angeles |
| 2003 | Landon Donovan | Midfielder | San Jose |
| 2004 | Alecko Eskandarian | Forward | D.C. United |
| 2005 | Guillermo Ramírez | Midfielder | Los Angeles |
MLS Scudetto
For the 2006 season, MLS created their version of the scudetto (Italian: "small shield"), a symbol worn on the jersey by the team who won the previous season's Serie A (the top Italian league).
The MLS scudetto is a curved, triangular badge featuring a backdrop of the American flag behind a replica of the Alan I. Rothenberg MLS Cup trophy. The MLS scudetto is worn by the winning team the season following the victory. It is only during the subsequent season (year two after winning the championship), that the team adds a star — a common soccer signifier of titles won — above the team logo.
The 2005 MLS Cup champion, the Los Angeles Galaxy, will be the first team to wear the scudetto and will receive a second star above the team shield on the jersey during the 2007 season[link].
Domestic Treble
It can be argued that any MLS club that wins the MLS Cup, MLS Supporters' Shield, and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in the same year has won the United States' version of the "domestic treble". While several teams have come close to doing so, no MLS club has been able to claim the U.S. domestic treble.
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Eastern Conference Chicago Fire | Columbus Crew D.C. United | Kansas City Wizards New England Revolution | Red Bull New York |
Western Conference C.D. Chivas USA | Colorado Rapids FC Dallas | Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy | Real Salt Lake |
| Previous seasons | |
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Historical teams | Future teams |
| Miami Fusion | San Jose Earthquakes | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Toronto FC |
| Miscellaneous | |
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MLS Cup | All-Star Game | USSF | CSA | Central Division | U.S. Open Cup Supporter's Shield | MLS two-team Cups | Current Players | Foreign Players | MLS Drafts | |
| MLS Cup |
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| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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