2017 MLS Eastern Conference standings
Toronto FC won the 2017 MLS Eastern Conference playoff race on 69 points, 12 points ahead of New York City Football Club.
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Eastern standings, 2017
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| Toronto FC (TOR) | 20 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 7-2-1 | T1 |
| New York City Football Club (NYC) | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 3-2-5 | T1 |
| Chicago Fire FC (CHI) | 16 | 11 | 7 | 55 | 4-4-2 | L1 |
| Atlanta United (ATL) | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 5-1-4 | T2 |
| Columbus Crew (CLB) | 16 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 6-0-4 | T1 |
| Red Bull New York (RBNY) | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 2-2-6 | W1 |
| New England Revolution (NE) | 13 | 15 | 6 | 45 | 5-4-1 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Union (PHI) | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 3-3-4 | W1 |
| Impact de Montréal (MTL) | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 1-9-0 | L5 |
| Orlando City (ORL) | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 2-5-3 | L2 |
| D.C. United (DC) | 9 | 20 | 5 | 32 | 4-5-1 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- Toronto FC trailed by as many as 6 points on April 15, 2017.
- Toronto FC took first place for good on July 19, 2017.
- Toronto FC won 6 games in a row from April 21, 2017 to May 13, 2017, the longest run of the race.
- Columbus Crew led by 3 points as late as April 7, 2017.
- Toronto FC went 6-0-0 from April 20, 2017 to May 13, 2017, turning a deficit of 6 points into a lead of 6 points.
- The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 45 of the 87 days played.
- Eleven teams held first place.
- Toronto FC spent 168 of the season's 234 charted days in first place.