2021 MLS Supporters' Shield
New England Revolution won the 2021 MLS Supporters' Shield race on 73 points, 12 points ahead of Colorado Rapids.
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Supporters' Shield standings, 2021
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| New England Revolution (NE) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 73 | 6-1-3 | L1 |
| Colorado Rapids (COL) | 17 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 5-3-2 | W2 |
| Seattle Sounders FC (SEA) | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 4-3-3 | T2 |
| Sporting Kansas City (SKC) | 17 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 5-5-0 | L3 |
| Portland Timbers (POR) | 17 | 13 | 4 | 55 | 7-3-0 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Union (PHI) | 14 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 5-1-4 | T1 |
| Nashville SC (NSH) | 12 | 4 | 18 | 54 | 2-1-7 | T2 |
| New York City Football Club (NYC) | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 3-3-4 | T1 |
| Atlanta United (ATL) | 13 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 5-2-3 | W1 |
| Orlando City (ORL) | 13 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 3-3-4 | W1 |
| Minnesota United FC (MIN) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 4-3-3 | T1 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC (VAN) | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 5-1-4 | T2 |
| Real Salt Lake (RSL) | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 5-5-0 | W1 |
| LA Galaxy (LA) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 2-4-4 | T2 |
| Red Bull New York (RBNY) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 6-1-3 | T2 |
| D.C. United (DC) | 14 | 15 | 5 | 47 | 4-5-1 | W1 |
| Columbus Crew (CLB) | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 6-2-2 | W3 |
| CF Montréal (MTL) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 3-4-3 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) | 12 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 3-4-3 | L1 |
| Inter Miami CF (MIA) | 12 | 17 | 5 | 41 | 3-7-0 | W1 |
| San Jose Earthquakes (SJ) | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 4-4-2 | T1 |
| Chicago Fire FC (CHI) | 9 | 18 | 7 | 34 | 3-5-2 | L2 |
| FC Dallas (DAL) | 7 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 1-5-4 | T1 |
| Austin FC (ATX) | 9 | 21 | 4 | 31 | 4-6-0 | L1 |
| Houston Dynamo FC (HOU) | 6 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 2-6-2 | L4 |
| Toronto FC (TOR) | 6 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 3-3-4 | L1 |
| FC Cincinnati (CIN) | 4 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 0-10-0 | L12 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- New England Revolution trailed by as many as 5 points on May 12, 2021.
- New England Revolution took first place for good on July 25, 2021.
- New England Revolution won 5 games in a row from May 16, 2021 to June 23, 2021, the longest run of the race.
- Seattle Sounders FC led by 4 points as late as May 21, 2021.
- New England Revolution led by as many as 16 points on September 25, 2021.
- New England Revolution went 7-0-1 from July 16, 2021 to August 18, 2021, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 7 points.
- The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 41 of the 89 days played.
- New England Revolution spent 114 of the season's 206 charted days in first place.