Manage an MLS club — free in your browser
Take any of the 30 clubs in MLS through a full season — squads, transfers, contracts and cups, 800 players deep. Free in your browser, nothing to install.
30 clubs · 800 players · average rating 65.2 · average age 25.6. The strongest squad on paper is Inter Miami, and the highest-rated player in the division is L. Messi (86) of Inter Miami.
Every MLS club you can take over
Squad strength is the average rating of a club's best eleven — it shows who starts as favourites, and who you would be taking on as a rebuild.
| Club | Code | Squad | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Miami | INM | 26 | 75.1 |
| Los Angeles FC | LOF | 27 | 73.5 |
| FC Cincinnati | CIC | 28 | 73.3 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | SEA | 30 | 72.8 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | VAF | 26 | 72.6 |
| LA Galaxy | LAG | 27 | 72.6 |
| Atlanta United | ATU | 26 | 72.5 |
| San Diego FC | SAF | 29 | 72.2 |
| Charlotte FC | CHF | 27 | 72.2 |
| Portland Timbers | POT | 26 | 71.9 |
| New England Revolution | NER | 24 | 71.8 |
| Chicago Fire | CHC | 29 | 71.7 |
| Minnesota United FC | MIB | 21 | 71.5 |
| Columbus Crew | COA | 26 | 71.4 |
| Orlando City SC | ORS | 28 | 71.4 |
| Nashville SC | NAS | 28 | 71.2 |
| New York Red Bulls | NEB | 30 | 71.0 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | SAE | 26 | 71.0 |
| New York City FC | NEF | 27 | 70.8 |
| Philadelphia Union | PHU | 25 | 70.8 |
| Sporting Kansas City | SPA | 24 | 70.8 |
| Colorado Rapids | COR | 24 | 70.7 |
| Austin FC | AUF | 24 | 70.7 |
| Real Salt Lake | REL | 26 | 70.5 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | STS | 30 | 70.5 |
| Houston Dynamo | HOD | 30 | 70.3 |
| Toronto FC | TOA | 25 | 69.4 |
| DC United | DCU | 26 | 69.0 |
| FC Dallas | DAD | 30 | 68.4 |
| CF Montréal | CFM | 25 | 66.3 |
The best players in MLS
These are the names that decide matches in this division, whether you inherit them or have to go and buy them. Ratings are BALLKNW's own stylised approximations for gameplay balance, not official figures from any ratings provider.
| Player | Club | Position | Age | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Messi | Inter Miami | Forward | 38 | 86 |
| H. Son | Los Angeles FC | Forward | 32 | 85 |
| R. De Paul | Inter Miami | Midfielder | 31 | 84 |
| Sergio Busquets | Inter Miami | Midfielder | 36 | 80 |
| T. Müller | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Midfielder | 35 | 80 |
| Riqui Puig | LA Galaxy | Midfielder | 25 | 80 |
| L. Suárez | Inter Miami | Forward | 38 | 79 |
| D. Bouanga | Los Angeles FC | Forward | 30 | 79 |
MLS wonderkids worth signing early
Players aged 21 or under with the most room left to grow. Sign them before their value catches up with their potential and you fund a decade of the rebuild.
| Player | Club | Age | Now | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Aaronson | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 75 | 82 |
| A. Harangi | San Diego FC | 19 | 62 | 81 |
| M. Silvetti | Inter Miami | 19 | 63 | 81 |
| N. Buck | San Jose Earthquakes | 20 | 65 | 81 |
| Q. Sullivan | Philadelphia Union | 21 | 67 | 81 |
| K. Kelsy | Portland Timbers | 20 | 68 | 81 |
Where MLS players come from
39% of players here are from United States, with the rest drawn from 76 other nations — a home core with a real import market on top.
| Nation | Players | Share of division |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 314 | 39.3% |
| Canada | 45 | 5.6% |
| Argentina | 32 | 4.0% |
| Brazil | 32 | 4.0% |
| Colombia | 26 | 3.3% |
What MLS is like to manage in
The average age across the division is 25.6, which puts it mid-table for experience: a few veterans to move on, a core with years left. A 8.8-point spread between the best and worst first elevens leaves room for a mid-table side to gatecrash the top four. With 168 players aged 21 or under who still have real growth in them, it is one of the better divisions in the game to buy young and sell high.
The board sets a finishing position, and the rest is yours: tactics, selection, the transfer window, contracts, the academy and the cups. Miss the target badly enough and you are sacked. Your save lives in your own browser, with nothing to install and nobody to sign up to.
Common questions
Can I manage an MLS club for free?
Yes. All 30 MLS clubs are playable in Gaffa at no cost — there is no download, no account and no paid tier. Pick a club, set your tactics, work the transfer market and simulate the season in your browser.
Which MLS clubs are in the game?
Every club in the division: Inter Miami, Los Angeles FC, FC Cincinnati, Seattle Sounders FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, LA Galaxy and 24 more. Each carries a full squad, so MLS has 800 players in total.
Do I need an account to save my MLS season?
None needed. The season is stored locally in the browser you played it in, so returning on the same device carries on where you stopped.
Take an MLS club to the top
Open it, pick a club, and the season starts. Nothing to install and nothing to join.
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