| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 221 | 579 | 2.61 | 119 | 53.85% | 43 | 19.46% | 59 | 26.70% |
| Eastern | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 43 | WWLO | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | |
| 2 | 1 | New York Red Bulls | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 41 | WLLW | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |
| 3 | 2 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 40 | LWWW | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |
| 4 | 1 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 38 | WWXL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | |
| 5 | 1 | D.C. United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 36 | LWLL | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | |
| 6 | Montréal Impact | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 33 | WWWL | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 28 | LWWL | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 8 | New England Revolution | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 23 | LLLO | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 23 | LLWL | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 10 | Toronto FC | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 19 | LLWW | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | ||
| Western | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 47 | WXLW | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 42 | LLWW | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 37 | LWWX | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 37 | WLWX | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 36 | WLWW | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | ||
| 6 | 2 | FC Dallas | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 26 | WXLW | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | |
| 7 | 1 | Chivas USA | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 26 | LWLW | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| 8 | 1 | Colorado Rapids | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 25 | LWLL | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 22 | |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 20 | XLLL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 17 | Chris WONDOLOWSKI (San Jose Earthquakes) | |
| 13 | Kenny COOPER (New York Red Bulls) | |
| Álvaro SABORIO (Real Salt Lake) | ||
| 11 | Thierry HENRY (New York Red Bulls) | |
| 10 | Chris PONTIUS (D.C. United) | |
| Eddie JOHNSON (Seattle Sounders) | ||
| +1 | Robbie KEANE (LA Galaxy) | |
| Will BRUIN (Houston Dynamo) | ||
| 9 | Landon DONOVAN (LA Galaxy) | |
| Danny KOEVERMANS (Toronto FC) | ||
| Alan GORDON (San Jose Earthquakes) | ||
| Saër SÈNE (New England Revolution) | ||
| 8 | Kei KAMARA (Sporting Kansas City) | |
| +1 | Steven LENHART (San Jose Earthquakes) | |
| 7 | Darren MATTOCKS (Vancouver Whitecaps) | |
| +1 | Fredy MONTERO (Seattle Sounders) | |
| Kris BOYD (Portland Timbers) | ||
| MAICON CARIOCA (D.C. United) | ||
| 6 | +1 | Jaime CASTRILLÓN (Colorado Rapids) |
| Edgar ESPÍNDOLA (Real Salt Lake) | ||
| Marco PAPPA (Chicago Fire) | ||
| David BECKHAM (LA Galaxy) | ||
| Patrice BERNIER (Montréal Impact) |
| Friday, 10 August 2012 | |||||
| New York Red Bulls | 2-0 | Houston Dynamo | |||
| 61 | Holgersson | ||||
| 90 | Solli | ||||
| Saturday, 11 August 2012 | |||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2-1 | Real Salt Lake | |||
| 58 | Camilo | 90 | Borchers | ||
| 64 | Richards | ||||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2-1 | D.C. United | |||
| 13 | Bunbury | 23 | Deleon | ||
| 63 | Zusi | ||||
| FC Dallas | 3-2 | Colorado Rapids | |||
| 41 | Castillo | 12 | Castrillón | ||
| 44 | Benítez | 55 | Larentowicz | ||
| 49 | Ferreira | ||||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2-1 | Seattle Sounders | |||
| 71 | Dawkins | 90 | Montero | ||
| 90 | Lenhart | ||||
| Sunday, 12 August 2012 | |||||
| New England Revolution | 0-1 | Montréal Impact | |||
| 61 | Nyassi | ||||
| Philadelphia Union | 1-3 | Chicago Fire | |||
| 34(og) | Anibaba | 43 | Rolfe | ||
| 47 | Friedrich | ||||
| 56 | Rolfe | ||||
| Chivas USA | 0-4 | LA Galaxy | |||
| 27 | Keane | ||||
| 64 | Juninho | ||||
| 74 | Juninho | ||||
| 83 | González | ||||