United States
level 1
| champion | Sporting Kansas City |
| mvp | Tony Meola |
| golden boot | Mamadou Diallo |
| 192 games |
| 3.2 goals / game |
| 13755.0 avg. attendance |
| GP | W | T | L | pts | gf | ga | ppg | gf/ga | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 67 | 51 | 1.78 | 1.31 |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 52 | 62 | 50 | 1.63 | 1.24 |
| FC Dallas | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 46 | 54 | 54 | 1.44 | 1.00 |
| Columbus Crew | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 1.19 | 0.83 |
| New York Red Bulls | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 54 | 64 | 56 | 1.69 | 1.14 |
| New England Revolution | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 1.41 | 0.96 |
| Miami Fusion | 32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 41 | 54 | 56 | 1.28 | 0.96 |
| D.C. United | 32 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 44 | 63 | 0.94 | 0.70 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 29 | 1.78 | 1.62 |
| LA Galaxy | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 47 | 37 | 1.56 | 1.27 |
| Colorado Rapids | 32 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 59 | 1.34 | 0.73 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 32 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 50 | 0.91 | 0.70 |