Who's hot, who's not? GOAL ranks all 30 teams across Major League Soccer
It finally happened. It took 17 matches, and not until the official halfway point of the season, but the LA Galaxy finally won a game.
The reigning MLS champions defeated Real Salt Lake on Saturday, following a double gameweek that began with Matchday 16 on Wednesday. Some big results and potential season-changing performances followed, but the biggest was LA finally overcoming their roadblock. Could it be the start of a surge during the second half of the campaign?
In South Beach, Inter Miami finally rediscovered some form ahead of the Club World Cup, recording massive wins over both CF Montreal and the Columbus Crew.
In the Western Conference, Minnesota United was the top performer during the stretch, taking four points on a two-match road trip against the Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders. It was a tough week for FC Cincinnati, who found themselves on the wrong side of results on both Matchdays, making it three straight since losing defender Nick Hagglund to an upper-body injury. The same went for Orlando City and the Columbus Crew, who fell short of expectations across both matches.
Elsewhere, the New England Revolution are now unbeaten in nine matches. And in continental competition, LAFC defeated Club America to clinch a berth in the Club World Cup, and the Vancouver Whitecaps were handily beaten in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final by Cruz Azul.
With one half of the campaign officially in the books now, who's leading the pack, and who's falling short of expectations? GOAL presents the latest 2025 MLS Power Rankings.
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Getty Images Sport30CF Montreal
Prior Ranking: 28
Results: Lost to Inter Miami 4-2, lost to New England 3-0
Ramifications: Poor performances for Montreal in back-to-back matches, with seven goals conceded. They had a few bright moments against Miami midweek, but were ultimately outclassed by the superstar duo of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.
Then, against New England, they were doomed by a controversial red card to DP forward Giacomo Vrioni 36 minutes into the match. Scoreless at the halftime break following his removal, they conceded three goals in the final 45 minutes down a man, and couldn't rebound.
Advertisement29St. Louis CITY SC
Prior Ranking: 29
Result: Bye, defeated San Jose 2-1
Ramifications: That first game following your head coach's dismissal is always crucial. Following Olof Mellberg's sacking, CITY had a tall task, and they finally showed for the first time in nearly two months. By defeating the Earthquakes, they snapped an 11-game winless streak. A 92nd-minute penalty kick from Joao Klauss sealed the result, with their resilience paying off late.
Imagn28Los Angeles Galaxy
Prior Ranking: 30
Results: Lost 1-0 to San Jose, defeated Real Salt Lake 2-0
Ramifications: Ignore the SJ game. What matters here is that LA earned three points for the first time this season. They've had a ridiculously tough start to 2025, but this needs to be celebrated. They played a great game against a Western Conference rival. Perhaps this will kickstart their campaign following a dreadful start.
27Toronto FC
Prior Ranking: 26
Result: Lost to Philadelphia 2-1, lost to Charlotte 2-0
Ramifications: Bleh. Just an ugly two-game stretch. They had a chance at a point against Philly, but conceded a stoppage-time winner in relatively ugly fashion. It's just not been good enough of late from TFC. Three losses in a row in which they've conceded two goals.
