Season format The season began on April 7 and concluded with
MLS Cup on November 18. The 13 teams were split into two conferences with 7 playing the Eastern Conference and 6 playing in the Western Conference. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 26 games. The remaining four games were played against four regional rivals, two at home and two away. The top three teams from each conference automatically qualified for the
MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the two highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to
MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The
away goals rule was not used in any round. The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the
MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the
CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, the winner of
MLS Cup also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions' Cup, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also,
Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the
Canadian Championship. Automatic qualification for the
U.S. Open Cup was awarded to the top three finishers in each conference. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games. Qualification for the
SuperLiga was determined by the overall table with the top four overall finishers qualifying for the
2008 edition.
Stadiums and locations Personnel and sponsorships Coaching changes ==Standings==