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COLORADO RAPIDS
2023 Record: 5-17-12, 27 points (Did Not Make The Playoffs)
Head Coach: Chris Armas
Key Returning Players: MID Cole Bassett (6 goals) and MID Conor Ronan (11 assists)
Key Additions: GK Zack Steffen (Manchester City), MID Djordjie Mihailovic (AZ Alkmaar), DEF Sam Vines (Royal Antwerp)
Key Departure: DEF Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire)
COLUMBUS CREW
2023 Record: 16-9-9, 57 points (MLS Cup Champion)
Head Coach: Wilfried Nancy
Key Returning Players: FWD Cucho (16 goals, 11 assists) , MID Alexandru Matan (11 assists), and MID Darlington Nagbe (32 starts)
Key Additions: MID Derrick Jones (Atlanta United FC) and MID Marino Hinestroza (Pachuca)
Key Departure: MID Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF)
FC DALLAS
2023 Record: 11-10-13, 46 points (Western Conference Round 1)
Head Coach: Nico Estevez
Key Returning Players: FWD Jesus Ferreira (12 goals, 6 assists), DEF Marco Farfan (32 starts), DEF Sebastien Ibeagha (26 starts) Key Additions: MID Derrick Jones (Atlanta United FC), FWD Peter Musa (Benfica), and MID Marino Hinestroza (Pachuca)
Key Departure: FWD Jader Obrian (Austin FC)
D.C. UNITED
2023 Record: 10-14-10, 40 points (Did Not Make The Playoffs)
Head Coach: Troy Lesesne
Key Returning Players: FWD Christian Benteke (14 goals, 4 assists), MID Mateusz Klich (4 goals, 9 assists), and MID Ted Ku- DiPietro (26 appearances)
Key Additions: DEF Aaron Herrera (CF Montreal), MID Matti Peltola (HJK Helsinki), and MID Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) Key Departure: MID Chris Durkin (St. Louis City), DEF Donovan Pines (Barnsley), and FWD Andy Najar (CD Olimpia)
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
2023 Record: 14-11-9, 51 points (Western Conference Finalist, US Open Cup Champion)
Head Coach: Ben Olsen
Key Returning Players: MID Amine Bassi
(10 goals, 4 assists), MID Hector Herrera (4 goals, 17 assists, Best XI), and GK Steve Clark (85 saves)
Key Addition: DEF Kieran Sargeant (Homegrown Player)
Key Departure: FWD Thorleifur Ulfarsson (Debrecan)
INTER MIAMI CF
2023 Record: 9-18-7, 34 points (Did Not Make The Playoffs, Leagues Cup Champion, US Open Cup Finalist)
Head Coach: Tata Martino
Key Returning Players: MID Lionel Messi (11 goals in 14 appearances), DEF Jordi Alba (5 starts), and MID Sergio Busquets (10 starts) Key Additions: FWD Luis Suarez (Gremio), MID Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), and DEF Tyler Hall (Homegrown Player) Key Departures: FWD Josef Martinez
(CF Montreal), DEF Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers), and DEF Leandro Pirez (River Plate)
Sergio Busquets
CHRISTIAN BENTEKE
JORDI ALBA
CUCHO
Jesus Ferreira
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