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The 2012 Major League Soccer season was the 100th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and Canada, the 34th with a national first-division league, and the 17th season of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on March 10, when the Vancouver Whitecaps FC defeated the expansion team Montreal Impact 2–0 at BC Place, and concluded with the host Los Angeles Galaxy defeating the Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 on October 28 at The Home Depot Center. The San Jose Earthquakes would go on to become the Supporters' Shield champions by earning the most points of any team throughout the regular season. The season also featured the 2012 MLS All-Star Game on July 28, when MLS All-Stars defeated the Chelsea 3–2 at PPL Park (hosted by the Philadelphia Union). The 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs ran from October 31 until December 1, when the Los Angeles Galaxy claimed their fourth MLS Cup title by defeating Houston Dynamo 3–1 in MLS Cup 2012 at Home Depot Center in Carson, CA.〔("MLS announces changes for 2012 season," ) from The Score, November 20, 2011〕 ==Changes from 2011== The 2012 MLS season features several significant on- and off-field changes from 2011:〔 * The Montreal Impact became the 19th MLS franchise, replacing a same-named Montreal club that previously played in the North American Soccer League in 2011 and in the USL First Division before that. The Impact made their on-field debut on March 10 in a 2–0 loss at Vancouver. The Impact's home debut, a 1–1 draw with the Chicago Fire on March 17, attracted 58,912 to Olympic Stadium, setting the all-time record crowd for professional soccer in Montreal.〔("Impact draws 1–1 with Chicago Fire..." ) from ImpactMontreal.com, March 17, 2012〕 A 1–1 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy on May 12 attracted 60,860, setting the all-time attendance record for professional soccer in Canada. *The Impact joined MLS as the 10th team in the Eastern Conference; the Western Conference remains at 9 teams. *Each of the 19 teams plays a 34-game regular season schedule, one that employs a new unbalanced format that gives greater emphasis on in-conference matchups.〔("MLS will have unbalanced schedule in 2012," ) from The Score, 11/10/2011〕 * *Western Conference clubs will play each conference rival three times, and play once against each Eastern Conference club. * *Eastern Conference clubs will play seven of their conference rivals three times, the remaining two conference rivals twice, and each Western Conference club once. * *The span of the regular season will be the longest in MLS history, beginning with 5 matches on March 10 and ending with 3 matches on October 28.〔("MLS releases 2012 schedule; Cup final Dec. 1," ) from The Score, 1/5/2012〕 *A change to the Designated Player Rule regarding international players took effect with the start of the 2012 season. The salary cap charge for international designated players (i.e., players not from the U.S. or Canada) will depend on the players' ages: * * age 20 and younger: $150,000 * * ages 21 to 23: $200,000〔 * * over 23 years of age: $350,000〔 *The league gained a new U.S. TV partner in NBC Sports, whose 3-year deal was announced in August 2011 (replacing expired deals with Fox Soccer and Fox Deportes)〔("MLS, NBC announce three-year broadcast deal," ) from MLSSoccer.com, 8/10/2011〕 and began on March 11 with a NBC Sports Network broadcast of the New York Red Bulls/FC Dallas match.〔("NBC networks to air 41 regular-season matches in 2012," ) from MLSsoccer.com, 1/5/2012〕 As part of the deal, NBC Sports Network will air 38 regular season and 3 playoff matches, while the main NBC network will air 3 regular season and 2 playoff matches (the first time since 2002 that that many MLS games will be broadcast on English-language network television). NBC and NBCSN will also air United States men's national soccer team matches (2 on each network). Previous deals with U.S. partners ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and Galavisión continue in 2012, as do deals with Canadian partners TSN, TSN2, and GolTV. *The MLS Cup Playoffs setup will undergo several changes, as will the Championship Game, which will be played on its latest date ever, December 1.〔 (see ''MLS Cup'' below) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2012 Major League Soccer season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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