I'm used to seeing the historical preformances of teams put into columns thanks to the RSSSF (example), so I thought I would do it for the various competitions MLS teams teams compete in. Teams are ranked in order by the first column, and ties broken by the next column, and so onn.
MLS conference/division performance
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Los Angeles | 5 | 3 |
| 2 |
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| DC United | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 |
| Chicago | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 |
| Kansas City | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | New England | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | San Jose | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| Columbus | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Metrostars | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Miami | 1 |
| 1 | 2 |
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| Dallas |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Colorado |
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| 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Real Salt Lake |
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| 1 |
| Chivas USA |
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MLS playoff performance
| C | F | SF
| QF
| DC United | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | San Jose | 2 |
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| 4 | Chicago | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Kansas City | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | New England |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Colorado |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Columbus |
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| 4 | 3 | Dallas |
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| 2 | 6 | Metrostars |
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| 1 | 6 | Tampa Bay
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| 1 | 3
| Miami
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| 1 | 2
| Chivas USA |
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| Real Salt Lake |
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US Open Cup performance
| C | F | SF | QF | Chicago | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | DC United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Columbus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Kansas City | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Metrostars |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | Colorado |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Miami |
| 1 |
| 1 | New England |
| 1 |
| 1 | San Jose |
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| 1 | 6 | Tampa Bay |
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| 4 | Chivas USA |
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| Real Salt Lake |
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CONCACAF Champions Cup performance
| C | F | SF | QF | Los Angeles | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | DC United | 1 |
| 4 |
| Chicago |
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| 2 | 1 | Kansas City |
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| 1 |
| San Jose |
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| 2 | Columbus |
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| 1 | Chivas USA
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| Colorado
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| Dallas
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| Miami
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| New England
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| Real Salt Lake
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| Tampa Bay
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