Sporting Kansas City won the 2020 MLS Western Conference playoff race on 39 points, edging Seattle Sounders FC. It came down to the final days: Sporting Kansas City did not lead for good until November 4, 2020.
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Western standings, 2020
Team
W
L
T
PTS
L10
Streak
Sporting Kansas City (SKC)
12
6
3
39
6-3-1
W3
Seattle Sounders FC (SEA)
11
5
6
39
5-2-3
W1
Portland Timbers (POR)
11
6
6
39
5-2-3
T1
Minnesota United FC (MIN)
9
5
7
34
4-1-5
W1
Colorado Rapids (COL)
8
6
4
28
6-3-1
W3
FC Dallas (DAL)
9
6
7
34
4-3-3
L1
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC)
9
8
5
32
5-3-2
T1
San Jose Earthquakes (SJ)
8
9
6
30
6-3-1
L1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (VAN)
9
14
0
27
4-6-0
W1
LA Galaxy (LA)
6
12
4
22
2-7-1
L1
Real Salt Lake (RSL)
5
10
7
22
2-6-2
L3
Houston Dynamo FC (HOU)
4
10
9
21
1-6-3
L3
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 9 times.
Sporting Kansas City trailed by as many as 4 points on September 27, 2020.
Sporting Kansas City took first place for good on November 4, 2020.
Portland Timbers won 5 games in a row from September 19, 2020 to October 11, 2020, the longest run of the race.
Minnesota United FC led by 3 points as late as July 16, 2020.
Sporting Kansas City led by as many as 5 points on August 21, 2020.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 50 of the 55 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
Sporting Kansas City spent 193 of the season's 254 charted days in first place.