Red Bull New York won the 2013 MLS Eastern Conference playoff race on 59 points, 1 point ahead of Sporting Kansas City. It came down to the final days: Red Bull New York did not lead for good until October 27, 2013.
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Eastern standings, 2013
Team
W
L
T
PTS
L10
Streak
Red Bull New York (RBNY)
17
9
8
59
6-1-3
W2
Sporting Kansas City (SKC)
17
10
7
58
6-3-1
W2
Houston Dynamo FC (HOU)
14
11
9
51
4-3-3
W1
New England Revolution (NE)
14
11
9
51
5-2-3
W3
Chicago Fire FC (CHI)
14
13
7
49
4-3-3
L1
Impact de Montréal (MTL)
14
13
7
49
2-6-2
L1
Philadelphia Union (PHI)
12
12
10
46
2-5-3
L2
Columbus Crew (CLB)
12
17
5
41
4-6-0
L3
Toronto FC (TOR)
6
17
11
29
2-5-3
W1
D.C. United (DC)
3
24
7
16
0-7-3
L2
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 18 times.
Red Bull New York trailed by as many as 10 points on March 23, 2013.
Red Bull New York took first place for good on October 27, 2013.
Impact de Montréal led by 5 points as late as March 29, 2013.
Red Bull New York went 6-2-1 from March 29, 2013 to May 11, 2013, turning a deficit of 10 points into a lead of 1 point.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 73 of the 81 days played.
Five teams held first place.
Impact de Montréal held first place for 46 straight days, the season's longest run.
Red Bull New York spent 75 of the season's 240 charted days in first place.