Domestic competitions 2010 Major League Soccer season



the top 6 overall teams 2009 mls season (columbus, los angeles, houston, seattle, chicago, , chivas usa) received automatic berths third round of 2010 u.s. open cup, while 8 remaining u.s.-based mls teams , expansion philadelphia union competed in single-elimination qualification tournament determine mls s final 2 official entrants competition. teams seeded 1 through nine, seventh-place mls team 2009 earning first seed (and play winner of 8 v. 9 play-in game), while each following team receive respective seed. new york red bulls , d.c. united earned final 2 mls spots in third round.


for first time since 2006, semifinals contested exclusively mls teams, seattle beating chivas usa , columbus defeating d.c. united. final played october 5 @ qwest field in seattle defending cup holders, sounders, defeating crew 2–1. sounders became first mls team ever defend u.s. open cup, , first team league since new york pancyprian-freedoms in 1983.


canadian championship

toronto fc, canadian-based mls team, not eligible compete in lamar hunt u.s. open cup, , instead contested canadian championship 2 canadian-based teams in division-2 pro league, vancouver whitecaps , montreal impact. toronto fc won tournament, claiming voyageurs cup , canada s entry preliminary round of 2010–11 concacaf champions league.







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