2012 MLS Eastern Conference standings
Sporting Kansas City won the 2012 MLS Eastern Conference playoff race on 63 points, 5 points ahead of D.C. United.
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Eastern standings, 2012
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| Sporting Kansas City (SKC) | 18 | 7 | 9 | 63 | 5-0-5 | W1 |
| D.C. United (DC) | 17 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 5-2-3 | T1 |
| Chicago Fire FC (CHI) | 17 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 5-4-1 | T1 |
| Red Bull New York (RBNY) | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 4-2-4 | W1 |
| Houston Dynamo FC (HOU) | 14 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 3-3-4 | L1 |
| Columbus Crew (CLB) | 15 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
| Impact de Montréal (MTL) | 12 | 16 | 6 | 42 | 4-3-3 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Union (PHI) | 10 | 18 | 6 | 36 | 3-5-2 | L3 |
| New England Revolution (NE) | 9 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 3-4-3 | W2 |
| Toronto FC (TOR) | 5 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 0-7-3 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- Sporting Kansas City trailed by as many as 5 points on May 26, 2012.
- Sporting Kansas City took first place for good on August 11, 2012.
- Sporting Kansas City won 7 games in a row from March 10, 2012 to April 18, 2012, the longest run of the race.
- Sporting Kansas City led by as many as 11 points on April 18, 2012.
- The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 61 of the 87 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- Sporting Kansas City spent 163 of the season's 233 charted days in first place.