Saturday's tie with Real Salt Lake clinched for the San Jose Earthquakes the Supporters Shield, awarded to the team with the best MLS regular-season record.
MLS regular-season champs:
1996: Tampa Bay Mutiny
1997: DC United*
1998: Los Angeles Galaxy
1999: DC United*
2000: Kansas City Wizards*
2001: Miami Fusion
2002: Los Angeles Galaxy*
2003: Chicago Fire
2004: Columbus Crew
2005: San Jose Earthquakes
* Won MLS Cup.