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MLS and Supporters
The club won both the MLS Cup and the MLS Supporters ' Shield in 2000, and the Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup in 2004 and 2012.
For the 2011 – 12 CONCACAF Champions League, the qualifying clubs are MLS Cup 2010 champion Colorado Rapids, Supporters ' Shield winner Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS Cup runner-up FC Dallas, and 2010 U. S. Open Cup champion Seattle Sounders FC.
United has won the U. S. Open Cup twice, and holds an MLS record for most MLS Cup and Supporters ' Shields apiece, winning each honor four times.
United was also the first club to win both the MLS Cup and MLS Supporters ' Shield consecutively.
The Earthquakes has won two MLS Cup titles, in 2001 and 2003, and one MLS Supporters ' Shield in 2005.
The Quakes followed with two consecutive runners-up finishes for the MLS Supporters ' Shield and a 4 – 2 MLS Cup 2003 win over the Chicago Fire.
On the field, Kinnear led the team to two more playoff appearances, including a MLS Supporters ' Shield win in 2005.
The Galaxy are the reigning MLS Cup and MLS Supporters ' Shield champions.
They have won the MLS Cup three times ( 2002, 2005, 2011 ), the MLS Supporters ' Shield four times ( 1998, 2002, 2010, 2011 ), the Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup twice ( 2001, 2005 ), and is one of just two MLS teams to win the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup ( now replaced by the CONCACAF Champions League ) which they accomplished in 2000.
Los Angeles finished the 2009 season top of the Western Conference, and runners-up in the MLS Supporters ' Shield, qualifying for the 2009 MLS Cup.
In 2010, the Galaxy stayed at the top of the table and won the Supporters ' Shield, the first time MLS played a balanced schedule.
In 2011, a year in which they added the Republic of Ireland's all-time leading goalscorer Robbie Keane, they won their fourth Supporters ' Shield with 2 games remaining, becoming the third straight team to win consecutive Shields while amassing the second best points total in MLS history.
They have also won U. S. Open Cups in 2000, 2003, and 2006 ; in addition to the 2003 MLS Supporters ' Shield.
The Crew has won five major trophies: MLS Cup 2008, the 2004, 2008 and 2009 Supporters ' Shields, and the 2002 Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup.

MLS and Shield
Facing the Columbus Crew who captured the MLS Supporter's Shield for the best record in the MLS, the Wizards had a strong showing, earning a 1 – 1 tie in Game 1 of the first round series.
The Crew then won its first MLS Supporters ' Shield during the 2004 in a tie-breaker over the Kansas City Wizards.

MLS and 1996
* MLS All-Star of the Year: 1996
The Kansas City Wizards was a charter member of MLS in 1996 and became the Wizards from 1997 onwards.
In 1996, Seattle was considered for one of the 10 original MLS teams ; however, the region lacked an adequate outdoor stadium.
It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.
Bruce Arena, the club's first coach, led the team to the first " double " in modern U. S. soccer history in 1996, beating the Los Angeles Galaxy to take the first MLS Cup and the USL First Division club the Rochester Raging Rhinos to win the U. S. Open Cup.
It has also provided lessons for its successor Major League Soccer, which has taken precautions against such problems, particularly a philosophy of financial restraint ( mainstream US sport, by the time of MLS ' startup in 1996, had adopted financial restraint rules, which MLS adopted ).
The team is one of the ten charter members of MLS which competed in the league's first season in 1996 ( originally as the San Jose Clash ) and took part in the first game in MLS history, defeating D. C. United 1 – 0.
Although the Clash made the postseason in the inaugural 1996 MLS season, and Doyle earned recognition as the best MLS defender, the team floundered in 1997.
While functionally being the 14th franchise to join MLS, the team retained all records, logos, colors and titles of the 1996 – 2005 franchise and is a continuation of that franchise.
Their original jersey, used in the inaugural 1996 MLS season, featured black-and-teal halves, black sleeves with gold and red accents, black shorts and black socks.
MLS investor Lamar Hunt, and his son Clark became the owners of both the Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards in 1996.
Fitzgerald, who had coached 161 of the Crew's first 183 MLS matches over parts of six seasons between 1996 and 2001, was replaced by Greg Andrulis.
The Crew was the first MLS team to land a local television network, when they did so in March 1996.
They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters ' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in 1996 is still the MLS single-season record.
Since MLS ' debut in 1996, MLS clubs have won the cup in all but one of those years.
D. C. United were the first MLS team to win in 1996.
* 1996: Nicola Caricola, whose own goal started the " Curse of Caricola " for the MetroStars of the MLS.
In addition to the MLS Title, Arena also took United to the 1996 U. S. Open Cup championship.

Supporters and Shield
At the end of the regular season, the team with the highest point total is awarded the Supporters ' Shield.
Chicago qualified for the league final while also capturing the Supporters ' Shield and 2003 U. S. Open Cup along the way.
During the 2008 MLS Season the Crew won its second Supporters ' Shield by six points over Houston, en route to defeating the New York Red Bulls in MLS Cup 2008 by a score of 3 to 1.
Despite winning the Supporters ' Shield for best record in the league, the club would be eliminated from the MLS Cup in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Led by Barros Schelotto, who scored seven goals and had 19 assists and won the MLS Most Valuable Player Award, the team also won its second Supporters ' Shield.
The club went 13 – 7 – 10 in the regular season, good enough for 49 points and their second consecutive Supporters ' Shield.
The Revolution have never won an MLS Cup nor MLS Supporters ' Shield, despite reaching the MLS Cup finals in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007 ; and having the second best regular season record in 2005.
* MLS Supporters ' Shield: ( 1 )
His club won the Supporters ' Shield for the second straight season, became only the third team in league history to reach the 60 point plateau, and won the 2011 MLS Cup.
This season was also the first time in league history any MLS team won the regular season ( Supporters ' Shield ) and postseason title in the same season.

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