MLS Alltime Leading Goalscorer Timeline

Counting regular season matches only, here's the history of the record now jointly held by DC United's Jaime Moreno and FC Dallas' Jeff Cunningham. By the end of 1996, two men had begun a battle over the title that would last through 2000. Finally, on August 5th, 2000, Roy Lassiter overtook Raul Diaz Arce for sole possession of the goalscoring record. He would hold the title until mid-2004, when Jason Kreis surpassed him. In 2007, Jaime Moreno became the leader and now, Jeff Cunningham is at the doorstep. In all competitions, Moreno still has a double digit lead. Player Goal Date Team Opponent 1 Eric Wynalda 1 1996-04-06 San Jose H DC United Ivan McKinley 1 1996-04-13 Tampa Bay H New England Robert Ukrop 1 1996-04-13 New England A Tampa Bay Roy Lassiter 1 1996-04-13 Tampa Bay H New England Brian McBride 1 1996-04-13 Columbus H DC United Pete Marino 1 1996-04-13 Columbus H DC United Steve Pittman 1 1996-04-13 Tampa Bay H New England 2 Robert Ukrop 2 1996-04-13 New England A Tampa Bay Brian McBride 2 1996-04-13 Columbus H DC United Vitalis Takawira 2 1996-04-13 Kansas City H Colorado John Kerr 2 1996-04-21 Dallas A Colorado Marcelo Balboa 2 1996-04-21 Colorado H Dallas Raul Diaz Arce 2 1996-04-27 DC United A New England Jason Kreis 2 1996-04-28 Dallas A Tampa Bay Washington Rodriguez 2 1996-04-28 Dallas A Tampa Bay Roy Lassiter 2 1996-04-28 Tampa Bay H Dallas Mauricio Cienfuegos 2 1996-04-28 Los Angeles H San Jose 3 Raul Diaz Arce 3 1996-05-01 DC United H Dallas Washington Rodriguez 3 1996-05-01 Dallas A DC United Brian McBride 3 1996-05-02 Columbus A Kansas City Giovanni Savarese 3 1996-05-04 New York H Tampa Bay Diego Viera 3 1996-05-08 Tampa Bay H Kansas City Marcelo Balboa 3 1996-05-08 Colorado A San Jose Paul Bravo 3 1996-05-08 San Jose H Colorado 4 Brian McBride 4 1996-05-11 Columbus H New England Preki 4 1996-05-11 Kansas City H Dallas 5 Brian McBride 5 1996-05-11 Columbus H New England Steve Rammel 5 1996-05-15 DC United H Columbus Raul Diaz Arce 5 1996-05-15 DC United H Columbus 6 Brian McBride 6 1996-05-15 Columbus A DC United Giovanni Savarese 6 1996-05-16 New York H Colorado 7 Giovanni Savarese 7 1996-05-16 New York H Colorado Brian McBride 7 1996-05-19 Columbus H Colorado 8 Giovanni Savarese 8 1996-05-22 New York A Kansas City Brian McBride 8 1996-06-01 Columbus A San Jose Steve Rammel 8 1996-06-05 DC United H San Jose Preki 8 1996-06-08 Kansas City A Columbus 9 Preki 9 1996-06-15 Kansas City A New England Preki 10 1996-06-20 Kansas City H DC United Eduardo Hurtado 10 1996-06-26 Los Angeles H Colorado 10 Eduardo Hurtado 11 1996-06-26 Los Angeles H Colorado Roy Lassiter 11 1996-07-04 Tampa Bay H Columbus Preki 11 1996-07-06 Kansas City H Los Angeles Raul Diaz Arce 11 1996-07-07 DC United H Dallas 11 Raul Diaz Arce 12 1996-07-07 DC United H Dallas Raul Diaz Arce 13 1996-07-07 DC United H Dallas Raul Diaz Arce 14 1996-07-07 DC United H Dallas Preki 14 1996-07-31 Kansas City A DC United Roy Lassiter 14 1996-08-03 Tampa Bay H Colorado 12 Roy Lassiter 15 1996-08-03 Tampa Bay H Colorado Roy Lassiter 16 1996-08-03 Tampa Bay H Colorado Raul Diaz Arce 16 1996-08-07 DC United A Tampa Bay 13 Raul Diaz Arce 17 1996-08-07 DC United A Tampa Bay Roy Lassiter 17 1996-08-07 Tampa Bay H DC United 14 Raul Diaz Arce 18 1996-08-10 DC United A Columbus Roy Lassiter 18 1996-08-10 Tampa Bay A Dallas 15 Roy Lassiter 19 1996-08-17 Tampa Bay H New York Roy Lassiter 20 1996-08-17 Tampa Bay H New York Roy Lassiter 21 1996-08-31 Tampa Bay H New England Roy Lassiter 22 1996-09-04 Tampa Bay A New York Roy Lassiter 23 1996-09-12 Tampa Bay A New England Roy Lassiter 24 1996-09-14 Tampa Bay H DC United Roy Lassiter 25 1996-09-18 Tampa Bay A San Jose Roy Lassiter 26 1996-09-21 Tampa Bay H New York Roy Lassiter 27 1996-09-21 Tampa Bay H New York Roy Lassiter 28 1997-04-06 Tampa Bay H New England Raul Diaz Arce 28 1997-04-19 DC United A MetroStars 16 Raul Diaz Arce 29 1997-04-26 DC United H San Jose Raul Diaz Arce 30 1997-05-10 DC United H Dallas Raul Diaz Arce 31 1997-05-22 DC United H San Jose Raul Diaz Arce 32 1997-06-21 DC United A Kansas City Raul Diaz Arce 33 1997-07-04 DC United A Dallas Roy Lassiter 33 1997-07-18 Tampa Bay A New England 17 Raul Diaz Arce 34 1997-07-19 DC United A Kansas City Roy Lassiter 34 1997-07-20 Tampa Bay H San Jose 18 Raul Diaz Arce 35 1997-07-30 DC United H Columbus Raul Diaz Arce 36 1997-07-30 DC United H Columbus Raul Diaz Arce 37 1997-08-02 DC United H Colorado Raul Diaz Arce 38 1997-08-27 DC United H New England Raul Diaz Arce 39 1998-04-04 New England A Miami Raul Diaz Arce 40 1998-04-11 New England A Columbus Raul Diaz Arce 41 1998-04-25 New England H Miami Raul Diaz Arce 42 1998-05-10 New England H Tampa Bay Raul Diaz Arce 43 1998-05-10 New England H Tampa Bay Raul Diaz Arce 44 1998-05-16 New England H Kansas City Raul Diaz Arce 45 1998-05-31 New England H Metrostars Roy Lassiter 45 1998-06-07 DC United H Dallas 19 Roy Lassiter 46 1998-06-13 DC United A Columbus Raul Diaz Arce 46 1998-06-14 New England H Chicago 20 Raul Diaz Arce 47 1998-06-24 New England A Metrostars Raul Diaz Arce 48 1998-06-24 New England A Metrostars Raul Diaz Arce 49 1998-06-27 New England H Dallas Raul Diaz Arce 50 1998-07-04 New England A Tampa Bay Raul Diaz Arce 51 1998-07-04 New England A Tampa Bay Roy Lassiter 51 1998-07-18 DC United H Chicago 21 Roy Lassiter 52 1998-07-18 DC United H Chicago Raul Diaz Arce 52 1998-07-29 New England H Colorado 22 Raul Diaz Arce 53 1998-08-05 New England H San Jose Roy Lassiter 53 1998-08-07 DC United A Dallas 23 Raul Diaz Arce 54 1998-08-08 New England A Columbus Raul Diaz Arce 55 1998-08-22 New England H Los Angeles Raul Diaz Arce 56 1998-08-30 New England A Miami Roy Lassiter 56 1999-03-20 DC United A Tampa Bay 24 Roy Lassiter 57 1999-03-20 DC United A Tampa Bay Roy Lassiter 58 1999-04-03 DC United A MetroStars Roy Lassiter 59 1999-04-10 DC United A New England Roy Lassiter 60 1999-04-24 DC United H New England Roy Lassiter 61 1999-05-01 DC United A Chicago Roy Lassiter 62 1999-05-08 DC United H MetroStars Roy Lassiter 63 1999-05-15 DC United A Kansas City Roy Lassiter 64 1999-05-22 DC United A Miami Roy Lassiter 65 1999-05-22 DC United A Miami Roy Lassiter 66 1999-05-29 DC United H Chicago Roy Lassiter 67 1999-06-10 DC United H Miami Roy Lassiter 68 1999-06-26 DC United H Kansas City Roy Lassiter 69 1999-06-26 DC United H Kansas City Roy Lassiter 70 1999-07-25 DC United A New England Roy Lassiter 71 1999-08-21 DC United A Miami Roy Lassiter 72 1999-09-10 DC United A Tampa Bay Roy Lassiter 73 1999-10-06 DC United H Tampa Bay Roy Lassiter 74 2000-03-26 Miami H Metrostars Roy Lassiter 75 2000-05-13 Miami A Colorado Roy Lassiter 76 2000-05-20 Miami H Colorado Raul Diaz Arce 76 2000-07-12 DC United H Tampa Bay 25 Roy Lassiter 77 2000-07-22 Miami A Metrostars Raul Diaz Arce 77 2000-08-02 DC United H MetroStars 26 Roy Lassiter 78 2000-08-05 Miami H DC United Roy Lassiter 79 2000-08-12 Miami H Colorado Roy Lassiter 80 2000-08-18 Miami A Kansas City Roy Lassiter 81 2000-08-26 Miami A DC United Roy Lassiter 82 2001-04-07 Kansas City A DC United Roy Lassiter 83 2001-06-02 Kansas City A Tampa Bay Roy Lassiter 84 2001-07-14 Kansas City H Dallas Roy Lassiter 85 2001-07-14 Kansas City H Dallas Roy Lassiter 86 2001-08-12 Kansas City A Colorado Roy Lassiter 87 2001-08-19 Kansas City H Colorado Roy Lassiter 88 2001-09-08 Kansas City H San Jose Jason Kreis 88 2004-06-19 Dallas A Colorado 27 Jason Kreis 89 2004-06-26 Dallas H DC United Jason Kreis 90 2004-07-03 Dallas A Kansas City Jason Kreis 91 2004-07-28 Dallas A Columbus Jason Kreis 92 2005-04-09 Real Salt Lake A Los Angeles Jason Kreis 93 2005-04-30 Real Salt Lake H San Jose Jason Kreis 94 2005-04-30 Real Salt Lake H San Jose Jason Kreis 95 2005-05-14 Real Salt Lake H Los Angeles Jason Kreis 96 2005-06-26 Real Salt Lake A Chicago Jason Kreis 97 2005-07-04 Real Salt Lake H Metrostars Jason Kreis 98 2005-08-06 Real Salt Lake H Chivas USA Jason Kreis 99 2005-08-10 Real Salt Lake A New England Jason Kreis 100 2005-08-13 Real Salt Lake H Kansas City Jason Kreis 101 2006-04-15 Real Salt Lake H New York Jason Kreis 102 2006-04-29 Real Salt Lake H Los Angeles Jason Kreis 103 2006-05-27 Real Salt Lake H Colorado Jason Kreis 104 2006-06-17 Real Salt Lake A Houston Jason Kreis 105 2006-06-28 Real Salt Lake A Chicago Jason Kreis 106 2006-07-14 Real Salt Lake A New England Jason Kreis 107 2006-09-16 Real Salt Lake H Dallas Jason Kreis 108 2006-09-30 Real Salt Lake A Kansas City Jaime Moreno 108 2007-05-19 DC United A Toronto 28 Jaime Moreno 109 2007-08-22 DC United H New York Jaime Moreno 110 2007-09-09 DC United H New England Jaime Moreno 111 2007-09-23 DC United A Chicago Jaime Moreno 112 2007-09-29 DC United H Toronto Jaime Moreno 113 2008-04-05 DC United H Toronto Jaime Moreno 114 2008-04-26 DC United H Real Salt Lake Jaime Moreno 115 2008-04-26 DC United H Real Salt Lake Jaime Moreno 116 2008-05-24 DC United H Toronto Jaime Moreno 117 2008-06-07 DC United A Chicago Jaime Moreno 118 2008-06-29 DC United H Los Angeles Jaime Moreno 119 2008-08-02 DC United H Kansas City Jaime Moreno 120 2008-08-10 DC United A New York Jaime Moreno 121 2008-08-20 DC United A New England Jaime Moreno 122 2008-09-13 DC United H Dallas Jaime Moreno 123 2009-05-02 DC United H Dallas Jaime Moreno 124 2009-05-02 DC United H Dallas Jaime Moreno 125 2009-05-09 DC United H Toronto Jaime Moreno 126 2009-06-04 DC United H New York Jaime Moreno 127 2009-06-13 DC United H Chicago Jaime Moreno 128 2009-07-18 DC United H Colorado Jaime Moreno 129 2009-09-05 DC United A Dallas Jaime Moreno 130 2009-09-27 DC United H San Jose Jaime Moreno 131 2009-10-24 DC United A Kansas City Jaime Moreno 132 2010-04-10 DC United A Philadelphia Jeff Cunningham 132 2010-10-02 Dallas H Chicago There's a chance some of the early stuff might be incorrect, as I assumed that games on the east coast started an hour earlier than games in central time (which is usually the case). Also, Preki's 4th goal which tied McBride would have come almost at the exact same time as McBride's 5th, so it's hard to tell if it tied the record without actually seeing the broadcasts.