Eastern Conference (MLS)

The Eastern Conference (French: Association de l'Est) is one of Major League Soccer's two conferences, along with the Western Conference. As of 2023, the division of the Conferences broadly follows the path of the Mississippi river from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, with clubs east of the River in the Eastern Conference.

As of 2023, the Eastern Conference contains fifteen teams. The conference has produced seventeen Supporters' Shield champions and eleven MLS Cup winners in Major League Soccer's first 28 seasons. In 2000 and 2001, the conference was referred to as the Eastern Division when Major League Soccer briefly reorganized into three divisions.