Portland Timbers won the 2013 MLS Western Conference playoff race on 57 points, 1 point ahead of Real Salt Lake. It came down to the final days: Portland Timbers did not lead for good until October 26, 2013.
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Western standings, 2013
Team
W
L
T
PTS
L10
Streak
Portland Timbers (POR)
14
5
15
57
5-2-3
W1
Real Salt Lake (RSL)
16
10
8
56
4-3-3
W1
LA Galaxy (LA)
15
11
8
53
4-2-4
T2
Seattle Sounders FC (SEA)
15
12
7
52
3-4-3
T1
Colorado Rapids (COL)
14
11
9
51
5-4-1
L1
San Jose Earthquakes (SJ)
14
11
9
51
6-1-3
W1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (VAN)
13
12
9
48
3-4-3
W1
FC Dallas (DAL)
11
12
11
44
3-5-2
L1
Chivas USA (CHV)
6
20
8
26
2-6-2
L5
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 9 times.
Portland Timbers trailed by as many as 10 points on April 13, 2013.
Portland Timbers took first place for good on October 26, 2013.
Seattle Sounders FC won 5 games in a row from August 25, 2013 to September 13, 2013, the longest run of the race.
FC Dallas led by 8 points as late as April 26, 2013.
Portland Timbers went 4-0-2 from September 6, 2013 to October 13, 2013, turning a deficit of 9 points into a lead of 1 point.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 47 of the 78 days played.
Six teams held first place.
Portland Timbers spent 12 of the season's 240 charted days in first place.