2021 in American soccer
The 2021 season was the 109th season of competitive soccer in the United States. A significant number of games scheduled for 2021 are matches postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
National teams
Men's
Senior
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 17 | 2 | 3 |
Friendlies
2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Final
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
Knockout stage
Final
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
CONCACAF third round
Goalscorers
Goals are current as of December 18, 2021, after the match against.U–23
CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The draw for the tournament took place on 9 January 2020, 19:00 CST, at the Estadio Akron, in Guadalajara, Mexico. On March 13, 2020 CONCACAF suspended all upcoming Concacaf competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days.On 14 January 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifying will take place between 18 March and 30 March.
Group A
U–20
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Honduras between 20 June and 5 July 2020. However, on 13 May 2020, CONCACAF announced the decision to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later. CONCACAF decided on 4 January 2021 that the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which served as the regional qualifiers, would be cancelled.Women's
Senior
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 17 | 2 | 5 |
Friendlies
SheBelieves Cup
Summer Olympics
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced.Group G
Knockout stage
Goalscorers
Goals are current as of November 30, 2021, after the match against.U-20
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in August/September 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled. On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament will be held between 20 January–6 February 2021, subject to further monitoring. On November 17, 2020 tournament was moved to 2022.Club competitions
Men's
League competitions
Major League Soccer
Conference tables
; Eastern Conference; Western Conference
Overall 2021 table
Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2021 Canadian Championship, and 2022 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.MLS Playoffs
MLS Cup
MLS All-Star Game
USL Championship
Renamed from United Soccer League after the 2018 seasonConference tables
;Eastern Conference;Western Conference
USL League One
National Independent Soccer Association
Spring 2021
;Legends Cup;Conference table
;Playoffs
Bold = winner
Source:
;2020–21 NISA Championship
Fall 2021
Cup competitions
US Open Cup
On July 20, US Soccer finally announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.International competitions
CONCACAF competitions
CONCACAF Champions League
| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Columbus Crew SC | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarter-finals |
| Philadelphia Union | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Semi-finals |
| Portland Timbers | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarter-finals |
| Atlanta United FC | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarter-finals |
teams in bold are still active in the competition
;Round of 16
Leagues Cup
| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Sporting Kansas City | 2021 Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Orlando City SC | 2021 Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2021 Leagues Cup | Runners-up |
| New York City FC | 2021 Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals |
teams in bold are still active in the competition.
;Quarter-finals
Campeones Cup
Women's
League competitions
National Women's Soccer League
Regular season
Playoffs
;ChampionshipUnited Women's Soccer
Cup competitions
NWSL Challenge Cup
Standings
;East;West
;Final
Honors
Professional
| Competition | Winner |
| NWSL Challenge Cup | Portland Thorns FC |
| National Women's Soccer League | Washington Spirit |
| NWSL Shield | Portland Thorns FC |
| Women's Premier Soccer League | no national champion |
| United Women's Soccer | Santa Clarita Blue Heat |
Amateur
| Competition | Team |
| USL League Two | Des Moines Menace |
| National Premier Soccer League | Denton Diablos FC |
| National Amateur Cup | Lansdowne Yonkers FC |
| NCAA Division I Soccer Championship | Clemson |
| NCAA Division II Soccer Championship | Cal State LA |
| NCAA Division III Soccer Championship | Connecticut College |
| NAIA Soccer Championship | Keiser University |
| Competition | Team |
| NCAA Division I Soccer Championship | Florida State |
| NCAA Division II Soccer Championship | Grand Valley State University |
| NCAA Division III Soccer Championship | Christopher Newport University |
| NAIA Soccer Championship | University of Tennessee Southern |