| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 374 | 1,110 | 2.96 | 208 | 55.61% | 90 | 24.06% | 76 | 20.32% |
| Eastern | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Toronto FC | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 69 | XWWL | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 55 | LWXW | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 33 | |
| 3 | 1 | Atlanta United | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 55 | XOLO | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 | XWWW | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | ||
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 50 | WOWL | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 33 | ||
| 6 | 1 | New England Revolution | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 45 | WWOL | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 46 | |
| 7 | 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 42 | WLWL | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | |
| 8 | 2 | Montréal Impact | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 39 | LLLL | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | |
| 9 | Orlando City | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 58 | -19 | 39 | LLOW | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 39 | ||
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 60 | -29 | 32 | LLLX | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 40 | ||
| Western | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 53 | WWLW | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | |
| 2 | 2 | Seattle Sounders | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 53 | WWLW | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | |
| 3 | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 52 | LXLW | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | |
| 4 | 1 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 50 | WOWW | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | |
| 5 | 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 49 | LOLX | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| 6 | 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 60 | -21 | 46 | WXWL | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 39 | |
| 7 | 1 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 48 | +0 | 46 | WLXO | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 28 | |
| 8 | 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 45 | WLXW | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 39 | |
| 9 | Minnesota United | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 36 | LLXW | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 44 | ||
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 33 | LWXW | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 31 | ||
| 11 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 67 | -22 | 32 | LWXX | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | ||
| Sunday, 22 October 2017 | |||||
| D.C. United | 1-2 | New York Red Bulls | |||
| FC Dallas | 5-1 | LA Galaxy | |||
| Houston Dynamo | 3-0 | Chicago Fire | |||
| Montréal Impact | 2-3 | New England Revolution | |||
| Portland Timbers | 2-1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | |||
| Seattle Sounders | 3-0 | Colorado Rapids | |||
| Real Salt Lake | 2-1 | Sporting Kansas City | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3-2 | Minnesota United | |||
| Philadelphia Union | 6-1 | Orlando City | |||
| New York City | 2-2 | Columbus Crew | |||
| Atlanta United | 2-2 | Toronto FC | |||
| 24 | Nemanja NIKOLIĆ (Chicago Fire, 4p) | |
| 22 | +2 | David VILLA (New York City, 4p) |
| 21 | Diego VALERI (Portland Timbers, 6p) | |
| 19 | +1 | Josef MARTÍNEZ (Atlanta United, 2p) |
| 18 | +1 | Ola KAMARA (Columbus Crew, 2p) |
| 17 | Ignacio PIATTI (Montréal Impact, 4p) | |
| Bradley WRIGHT-PHILLIPS (New York Red Bulls) | ||
| 16 | +1 | Sebastian GIOVINCO (Toronto FC, 1p) |
| +2 | C.J. SAPONG (Philadelphia Union, 3p) | |
| 15 | +1 | Jozy ALTIDORE (Toronto FC, 3p) |
| 14 | Erick TORRES (Houston Dynamo, 5p) | |
| David ACCAM (Chicago Fire, 2p) | ||
| Christian RAMIREZ (Minnesota United) | ||
| 13 | +1 | Chris WONDOLOWSKI (San Jose Earthquakes, 1p) |
| Fredy MONTERO (Vancouver Whitecaps, 2p) | ||
| Héctor VILLALBA (Atlanta United) | ||
| Justin MERAM (Columbus Crew) | ||
| Romain ALESSANDRINI (LA Galaxy, 2p) | ||
| 12 | Maximiliano URRUTI (FC Dallas, 1p) | |
| Kei KAMARA (New England Revolution) | ||
| Clint DEMPSEY (Seattle Sounders, 2p) | ||
| Cyle LARIN (Orlando City) | ||
| Daniel ROYER (New York Red Bulls, 4p) |