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2004 MLS Supporters' Shield
Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards finished level atop the 2004 MLS Supporters' Shield race, both on 49 points. Columbus Crew finished first on an MLS tiebreaker these standings do not carry.
🏆 The 2004 playoffs, matchup by matchup
Eastern Western Supporters' Shield
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Supporters' Shield standings, 2004
Team W L T PTS L10 Streak Columbus Crew (CLB) s 12 5 13 49 5-0-5 T2 Kansas City Wizards (SKC) x 14 9 7 49 5-3-2 W1 LA Galaxy (LA) x 11 9 10 43 2-4-4 L1 D.C. United (DC) x 11 10 9 42 5-2-3 W3 Colorado Rapids (COL) x 10 9 11 41 4-3-3 T2 MetroStars (RBNY) x 11 12 7 40 2-6-2 L1 San Jose Earthquakes (SJ) x 9 10 11 38 2-3-5 T4 Dallas Burn (DAL) 10 14 6 36 3-6-1 T1 New England Revolution (NE) x 8 13 9 33 3-5-2 W1 Chicago Fire (CHI) 8 13 9 33 3-5-2 L2
Final standings.
Clinch key x clinched a playoff place s clinched the Supporters' Shield
Turning points The lead changed hands 14 times. Columbus Crew trailed by as many as 12 points on July 14, 2004. LA Galaxy led by 5 points as late as June 4, 2004. Columbus Crew went 4-0-4 from July 28, 2004 to September 8, 2004, turning a deficit of 12 points into a deficit of 1 point. The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 50 of the 54 days played. Seven clubs held or shared first place. LA Galaxy held first place for 48 straight days, the season's longest run. Columbus Crew spent 11 of the season's 198 charted days in first place.
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Data from the MLS stats API . Charts update soon after games go final. The league's own current standings are at MLSSoccer.com .
The numbers carry a few honest asterisks, from 1927 darkness ties to the only forfeit in WNBA history: all of them are disclosed in the data notes .
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