Name: 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield
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Tampa Bay Mutiny won the 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield race on 58 points, 9 points ahead of LA Galaxy. The Shield itself was first handed out in 1999, so this one was awarded later.

Supporters' Shield standings, 1996

Team	W	L	PTS	L10	Streak
Tampa Bay Mutiny (TBM) s	20	12	58	7-3-0	W6
LA Galaxy (LA) x	19	13	49	4-6-0	W3
D.C. United (DC) x	16	16	46	7-3-0	W2
Dallas Burn (DAL) x	17	15	41	4-6-0	L2
Kansas City Wiz (SKC) x	17	15	41	6-4-0	L2
New York/New Jersey MetroStars (RBNY) x	15	17	39	4-6-0	L1
San Jose Clash (SJ) x	15	17	39	4-6-0	W1
Columbus Crew (CLB) x	15	17	37	9-1-0	W1
New England Revolution (NE)	15	17	33	4-6-0	L3
Colorado Rapids (COL)	11	21	29	2-8-0	L2

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
s: won the Supporters' Shield, awarded in 1999

Turning points

The lead changed hands 8 times.
Tampa Bay Mutiny trailed by as many as 8 points on June 26, 1996.
Tampa Bay Mutiny took first place for good on August 17, 1996.
LA Galaxy won 12 games in a row from April 13, 1996 to June 26, 1996, the longest run of the race.
LA Galaxy led by 8 points as late as July 3, 1996.
Tampa Bay Mutiny led by as many as 13 points on September 14, 1996.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 52 of the 91 days played.
Six clubs held or shared first place.
Tampa Bay Mutiny spent 60 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.