List of MLS Cup finals

, 33 teams have played in the league, 21 of whom have appeared in an MLS Cup final, including 16 that have won a championship. The LA Galaxy has appeared at and won the MLS Cup the most times, with six championships in ten appearances. The Chicago Fire won the MLS Cup in their inaugural season in 1998; the only previous professional American soccer team to win a league championship in their inaugural season was the Philadelphia Atoms in the 1973 NASL season. ==Stadiums==

, home of the LA Galaxy, has hosted seven editions of the MLS Cup|alt=A stadium with a soccer field surrounded by a full crowd. The field is lit with large floodlights above the stands. From 1996 to 2011, the MLS Cup was hosted by a neutral site selected before the start of the season in a manner similar to the National Football League's Super Bowl championship. Three teams advanced to the final after being named as hosts: D.C. United in 1997, the New England Revolution in 2002, and the LA Galaxy in 2011. Since the 2012 edition, the match has been hosted by the finalist with the highest regular season standing. The move towards a non-neutral venue was deemed a risk due to the cold November and December weather in some northern cities, as well as the lack of adequate stadiums for some teams. , the MLS Cup has been hosted in 14 stadiums across 10 metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada. Dignity Health Sports Park, previously named the Home Depot Center and StubHub Center, in Carson, California, has hosted the MLS Cup the most times of any venue, with eight editions between 2003 and 2024. The Los Angeles metropolitan area has hosted the MLS Cup nine times at three venues: the Rose Bowl, Dignity Health Sports Park, and Banc of California Stadium. The largest attendance for an MLS Cup final was the 2018 edition at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, with 73,019 spectators; Three editions have been hosted outside the United States, all at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada. ==See also==