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A trophy given to the Major League Soccer club with the best regular season record. Soccer purists consider the Shield winner the true champion of MLS for that season; however, the league likes to the MLS Cup winner is the champion that season. The incentives for winning the Shield are nearly identical to the MLS Cup. Both teams are rewarded with Group Stage spots in the CONCACAF Champions League the following year. Past Shield winners include: 1996 - Tampa Bay Mutiny 1997 - DC United 1998 - Los Angeles Galaxy 1999 - D.C. United 2000 - Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC) 2001 - Miami Fusion 2002 - Los Angeles Galaxy 2003 - Chicago Fire 2004 - Columbus Crew 2005 - San Jose Earthquakes 2006 - D.C. United 2007 - D.C. United 2008 - Columbus Crew 2009 - Columbus Crew 2010 - Los Angeles Galaxy
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