August 30, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
The 2022 MLS regular season has featured historic goals, victories, and record-breaking performances by both clubs and players through the first 27 weeks. With seven weeks remaining, several teams and individuals have their sights set on making even more history.
Below are significant records that are in peril of being broken, as MLS approaches the final stretch of league play.
Single-Season Points Record: The Los Angeles Football Club (57 points, 18-6-3) can reclaim the single-season points record from the New England Revolution, who set the current league high in 2021 (73) after surpassing LAFC’s previous record set in 2019 (72). With seven games left and 21 points available for the taking, LAFC needs to come away with at least 17 points to set a new record.
Single-Season Goal Differential: A stellar defense and emerging offense have propelled the Philadelphia Union to a plus-37 goal differential (57 goals scored, 20 goals allowed). If they can improve by at least 12 more goals than their opponents (+49 goal differential), Philadelphia will achieve the greatest single-season goal differential in MLS annals. Additionally, with six games left, the Union sit on 0.71 goals-allowed-per-game average in their quest to take down Real Salt Lake’s incredible 2010 defensive record of fewest goals allowed per game (0.67) in league history.
Most Shutouts: The stellar goalkeeping of New York City FC’s Sean Johnson (13 clean sheets) has the U.S. Men’s National Team player just three clean sheets away from tying Tony Meola (16 in 2000) for the most clean sheets in a single MLS season.
Greatest Points Improvement from Year 1 to Year 2: Sitting at 51 points (15-6-6) and in second place in the Western Conference standings, Austin FC’s sensational second-year leap leaves the club just one win shy of producing the greatest points improvement from an expansion club’s inaugural season to its second season. Nashville SC currently holds the record with a 22-point improvement from 2020-2021.
20-Assist Season: FC Cincinnati’s Luciano Acosta leads the league with 15 assists on the season and has a chance to become the fourth player in MLS history to produce 20 assists in a single season. Ironically, Acosta may have an opportunity to achieve the milestone on MLS Decision Day 2022, when he faces D.C. United – his former club.
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