All thirty clubs: fifteen in the Eastern Conference and fifteen in the Western Conference, the same field as 2025 — San Diego FC, who joined that year, are the newest. Each club plays its fourteen conference rivals home and away and six clubs from the other conference once, 34 games in all; every game counts in its own conference table, three points for a win. Clubs level on points are separated by wins, then goal difference, then goals scored, then their head-to-head record; the league's later steps (disciplinary points, home and away splits) are not applied here, so clubs still level share a place. Seeds one to seven in each conference go straight to Round One of the playoffs; eight and nine play a single Wild Card game, hosted by the eighth, for the last place. The best record across both conferences wins the Supporters' Shield.
2–1
Full time
PENS
Saturday 25 July
J. Thiaré 41′
D. Gazdag 45+6′ pen
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What happened
16 on the timeline
90+4′
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André GomesYellow card · Columbus Crew
90+4′
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G. ValenzuelaRed card · FC Cincinnati
Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
85′
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M. AmundsenSubstitution · Columbus Crew
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Malte Amundsen replaces Steven Moreira.
85′
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Chase AdamsSubstitution · Columbus Crew
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Chase Adams replaces Dániel Gazdag.
85′
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Tah AnungaSubstitution · FC Cincinnati
Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
79′
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Hugo PicardSubstitution · Columbus Crew
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard replaces Jamal Thiaré.
70′
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T. KarumanchiSubstitution · Columbus Crew
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Tarun Karumanchi replaces Dylan Chambost.
70′
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A. JabbariSubstitution · FC Cincinnati
Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Kévin Denkey.
70′
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Kyle SmithSubstitution · FC Cincinnati
Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kyle Smith replaces Matt Miazga.
66′
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M. MiazgaYellow card · FC Cincinnati
Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64′
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Bryan RamirezSubstitution · FC Cincinnati
Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bryan Ramírez replaces Ender Echenique.
64′
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T. BarlowSubstitution · FC Cincinnati
Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Kenji Mboma Dem.
45′
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André GomesSubstitution · Columbus Crew
Substitution, Columbus Crew. André Gomes replaces Sékou Bangoura.
45+6′
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D. GazdagPenalty · Columbus Crew · 2–1
41′
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J. ThiaréHeader · Columbus Crew · assist D. Chambost · 1–1
9′
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K. DenkeyGoal · FC Cincinnati · assist Evander · 0–1
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Line-ups
Columbus Crew3-4-2-1
- 28P. SchulteG
- 4R. CamachoCD
- 25S. ZawadzkiCD-L
- 31S. MoreiraCD-R
- 7D. ChambostCM-R
- 17S. BangouraCM-L
- 23M. FarsiRM
- 27M. ArfstenLM
- 8D. GazdagCF-L
- 16T. HabrouneCF-R
- 19J. ThiaréF
Substitutes
- 20André Gomes↳ for S. Bangoura 45′
- 50T. Karumanchi↳ for D. Chambost 70′
- 30Hugo Picard↳ for J. Thiaré 79′
- 46Chase Adams↳ for D. Gazdag 85′
- 18M. Amundsen↳ for S. Moreira 85′
- 1N. Hagen
- 12Cesar Ruvalcaba
- 14A. Sejdić
- 45Owen Presthus
- 90Nariman Akhundzade
FC Cincinnati3-4-3
- 18R. CelentanoG
- 11S. GidiCD-R
- 12M. RobinsonCD-L
- 21M. MiazgaCD
- 5O. NwobodoCM-L
- 20P. BuchaRM
- 22G. ValenzuelaCM-R
- 66E. EcheniqueLM
- 9K. DenkeyF
- 10EvanderCF-L
- 17K. Mboma DemCF-R
Substitutes
- 29Bryan Ramirez↳ for E. Echenique 64′
- 16T. Barlow↳ for K. Mboma Dem 64′
- 99A. Jabbari↳ for K. Denkey 70′
- K. Smith↳ for M. Miazga 70′
- B. Anunga↳ for O. Nwobodo 85′
- Bryan Josías Ramírez León↳ for E. Echenique
- 2A. Powell
- 4N. Hagglund
- 13E. Louro
- 15T. Hadebe
- 24Kyle Smith
- 27Tah Anunga