We’ve got a wrap on the 2026 MLS regular season, the second for the team with Gregg Berhalter at the helm. With the Fire’s entry into playoffs two weeks out, this is a good opportunity to take a look back on the season and put it in historical perspective.
By the numbers, it was a better season than last year in virtually every year: The Fire wound up with more wins, more points, and although they scored four fewer goals, goal differential went up because improved defense.
Other than a short dip early, when they were slightly behind the 2025 edition of the squad, the team was ahead of where they were last year for all of 2026. It was the fourth most points the Fire have in their history, trailing only the 1998, 2000 and 2012 seasons (and tying with the 2017 edition of the team as the best in the past decade on points; with the 2026 squad's 64 goals, it pulls ahead of the 2017 team on tiebreakers).
On a points per game basis, it's sixth in team history, also trailing the 2001 season (shortened by 9/11) and the 30 game 2003 season (when the Fire won the Supporters Shield).