Intre Miami wins 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield, past champions List | History since 1996.

The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team With the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system.

The first MLS Supporters' Shield was given in 1999.

Since 2006, the Supporters' Shield winner has to play in the CONCACAF Champions League.
D.C. United and LA Galaxy won the four Supporters' Shields each, have won the most shields of any MLS team, followed by Inter Miami won the first time 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield winners in history.

Inter Miami CF have won their first-ever Supporters' Shield 2024, as the Miami forward Lionel Messi scored twice in 3-2 victory at the Columbus Crew guaranteeing Lionel Messi & Co. will finish 2024 atop the regular-season standings.

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Miami's Lionel Messi Scores double wins 46th career trophy, lifts 2024 MLS Supporters Shield.

The Argentina playmaker opened the scoring with a close-range finish and doubled the away side's lead in first-half stoppage time with a sublime free-kick.

Crew winger Diego Rossi halved the deficit in Ohio before former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez restored Inter Miami's two-goal lead and they held on after Cucho Hernandez's penalty.

Miami's victory means the club will finish top of the table and have won the Supporters' Shield - which is given to the MLS club with the best regular season record - for the first time since they debuted in 2020.

The 2024 Supporters’ Shield marks Messi’s world-record 46th trophy for club and country. It is the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner's third title since joining Inter Miami last summer following Leagues Cup 2023 and 2024 Copa América.

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MLS Cup Final Winners: List of Past Champions Since 1996.

MLS Supporters' Shield: Full List of winners | past champions, history 1996-2024.

Debuting in 2020, Inter Miami are the 17th different club in MLS' 29 seasons to earn the Supporters’ Shield 2024.

Below is every Supporters' Shield winner since the league's inaugural campaign in 1996.

Year - Team -- Points (PPG)

1996: Tampa Bay Mutiny -58 (1.81)

1997: D.C. United - 55 (1.72)

1998: LA Galaxy - 68 (2.12)

1999: D.C. United - 57 (1.78)

2000: Sportin Kansas City - 57 (1.78)

2001: Miami Fusion - 53 (2.04)

2002: LA Galaxy - 51 (1.82)

2003: Chicago Fire - 53 (1.77)

2004: Columbus Crew - 49 (1.63)

2005: San Jose Earthquakes - 64 (2.00)

2006: D.C. United - 55 (1.72)

2007: D.C. United - 55 (1.83)

2008: Columbus Crew - 57 (1.90)

2009: Columbus Crew - 49 (1.63)

2010: LA Galaxy - 59 (1.97)

2011: LA Galaxy - 67 (1.97)

2012: San Jose Earthquakes - 66 (1.94)

2013: New York Red Bulls - 59 (1.74)

2014: Seattle Sounders - 64 (1.88)

2015: New York Red Bulls - 60 (1.76)

2016: FC Dallas - 60 (1.76)

2017: Toronto FC - 69 (2.02)

2018: New York Red Bulls - 71 (2.09)

2019: Los Angeles FC - 72 (2.12)

2020: Philadelphia Union. - 47 (2.04)

2021: New England Revolution - 73 (2.15)

2022: Los Angele FC - 67 (1.97)

2023: FC Cincinnati 69 (2.03)

2024: Inter Miami CF 68 (2.13)^

^ Miami still have two remaining matches.

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