The MLS 2023 Cup came to a head-to-head final game : The # 3 on Eastern Conference , Columbus Crew vs . the # 3 in Western Conference , LAFC — Los Angeles Football Club .
# 3 COLUMBUS CREW # 3 LAFC
1996 |
1st Season in MLS |
2018 |
2 |
MLS Cups |
1 |
2008 / 16 / 20 |
MLS Cup Appearances |
2022 |
7 Total Trophies 3
75-63-55 MLS Reg . Season Record since 2018 93-53-46
20-10-9 2023 MLS Record 18-10-10
Four years ago , only 1,500 fans watched Columbus beat Seattle Sounders FC for the MLS Cup 2020 trophy – a necessity at Historic Crew Stadium amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
Now , for the MLS Cup 2023 , a total of 20,802 fans flooded to the club ' s new state-of-the-art venue for an unforgettable night .
Factor in how on December 2022 , Columbus compensated CF Montréal to extract Nancy as head coach and the club ' s rise is even more memorable .
LAFC ? They lost their third final of the year and got a cold reminder of how hard it is to repeat something not accomplished since the back-to-back MLS championship 2011-12 by LA Galaxy .
Columbus , managed by coach Wilfried Nancy , produced a masterclass performance in the FINAL at rain-soaked Lower . com Field on December 9 , 2023 , resulting in the Eastern Conference club ' s third-ever MLS Cup repeating the feat of 2008 and 2020 squads . Third time entered the history books as champions .
The Columbus Crew culminated their long hard fight with extra effort and a burning desire of who believe they can make it .
This MLS Championship battle involving 29 talented teams started on the beginning of the year , February 25th , and finished on December 9 , 2023 .
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