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San Jose Earthquakes, level with Vancouver on 29 points, lost 3-2 at Dallas after their midweek defeat at Seattle \u2014 two losses in a row for the West co-leader. Real Salt Lake climbed into the West top three on 25 points after wins over Houston and Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the live MLS 2026 Eastern and Western Conference standings, updated after every matchday. <strong>With the summer stretch underway, the playoff race in each conference is starting to take shape.<\/strong> For <a href=\"\/us\/outright-markets\/mls-2026-outright-winner-betting-odds\/\">MLS Cup winner odds<\/a> and the latest betting markets, see our outright page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-league-standings\" id=\"league_standings-1\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"competition\":\"692127d71392db10fa5adda0\",\"widget_type\":\"league-table\",\"groups\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Western Conference race<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vancouver Whitecaps moved to 29 points with their 3-2 road win at Dallas, taking the West lead on goal difference. San Jose Earthquakes drew level on points with their 2-3 loss at Seattle on May 12, their first defeat of the season and the result that flipped the West lead in one night. Seattle Sounders\u2019 win lifted them to 24 points and third in the West, with games in hand on most of the conference. Real Salt Lake\u2019s 3-0 home win over Houston Dynamo lifted them to 22 points and fourth, level with LAFC and Minnesota United at 21 in the playoff pack. Sporting Kansas City sit bottom on 8 points despite the 3-1 home win over LA Galaxy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eastern Conference race<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nashville SC lead the Eastern Conference on 27 points after a 3-0 road win at New England, the most dominant Eastern result of the matchday. Inter Miami climbed back to second on 25 points after their 5-3 road win at Cincinnati ended the run of stumbles that had started with the Orlando home defeat. New England remain third on 22 despite the Nashville loss, with Chicago Fire fourth on 20 after a 3-1 win at DC United. The Hudson River Derby in matchday 15, New York RB hosting New York City on May 16, will shape the next tier. Check the <a href=\"\/us\/mls\/\">MLS hub<\/a> for the latest news and match previews across both conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLS playoff format 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The top nine teams in each conference qualify for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs at the end of the 34-game regular season. The Supporters\u2019 Shield goes to the team with the best overall record regardless of conference, currently held jointly between Vancouver and San Jose on 29 points. Through thirteen rounds, the playoff line in both conferences is starting to stretch as the form sides pull clear and the bottom group falls back. For the full <a href=\"\/us\/mls-top-scorers-goal-leaders\/\">Golden Boot race and goal leaders<\/a>, visit the top scorers page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 MLS season is fourteen matchdays deep, with the conference shapes sharpening. Nashville SC pulled clear at the top of the East, beating Los Angeles FC 3-2 at home to move to 30 points from 13 matches. Inter Miami won both legs of a heavy week \u2014 5-3 at Cincinnati and 2-0 at home&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":393,"featured_media":122,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"mls standings 2026","_yoast_wpseo_title":"MLS Standings 2026: Live Conference Tables | Squawka","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Live MLS standings 2026: Nashville extend East lead to 30 pts. Vancouver hold West on GD. San Jose level on 29 after Dallas loss. 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