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title: "Nashville top Eastern Conference after draw with New York City FC in MLS matchday 23"
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description: "Matchday 23 of the 2026 MLS season took place, with Nashville SC maintaining top spot in the Eastern Conference after a draw away from home against New York…"
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# Nashville top Eastern Conference after draw with New York City FC in MLS matchday 23

Matchday 23 of the 2026 MLS season took place, with Nashville SC maintaining top spot in the Eastern Conference after a draw away from home against New York City FC, while Sporting Kansas City are bottom of the Western Conference.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 22 October 2026، 04:11 Saudi time

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Nashville top Eastern Conference after draw with New York City FC in MLS matchday 23

Matchday 23 of the 2026 [MLS](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/mls-33) season saw 15 matches played, with [New York City FC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/new-york-city-fc-468) drawing 0-0 with [Nashville SC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/nashville-sc-469), while [Orlando City SC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/orlando-city-sc-470) beat [San Diego](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/san-diego-471) 1-0.

[Philadelphia Union](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/philadelphia-union-472) beat [CF Montreal](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/cf-montreal-473) 2-0, while the clash between [Toronto FC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/toronto-fc-474) and [Chicago Fire](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/chicago-fire-475) ended in an exciting 4-4 draw, and [Columbus Crew](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/columbus-crew-476) thrashed visitors [Colorado Rapids](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/colorado-rapids-477) 3-0.

In other matches, [Inter Miami](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/inter-miami-478) drew 2-2 with [Atlanta United FC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/atlanta-united-fc-479), [Charlotte](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/charlotte-480) drew 0-0 with [Houston Dynamo](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/houston-dynamo-481), and [Seattle Sounders](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/seattle-sounders-482) also drew 0-0 with [New York Red Bulls](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/new-york-red-bulls-483).

[FC Dallas](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/fc-dallas-484) beat [Sporting Kansas City](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/sporting-kansas-city-485) 4-3 in a match that saw seven goals, [Austin](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/austin-486) drew 1-1 with [San Jose Earthquakes](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/san-jose-earthquakes-487), and [Los Angeles Galaxy](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/los-angeles-galaxy-488) beat [New England Revolution](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/new-england-revolution-489) 2-1.

[Real Salt Lake](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/real-salt-lake-490) also drew 2-2 with [Los Angeles FC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/los-angeles-fc-491), [St. Louis City](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/st-louis-city-493) beat [Vancouver Whitecaps](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/vancouver-whitecaps-492) 3-1, the match between [Portland Timbers](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/portland-timbers-494) and [Minnesota United FC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/minnesota-united-fc-495) saw nine goals and ended with Portland winning 5-4, and [FC Cincinnati](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/fc-cincinnati-497) beat [DC United](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/dc-united-496) 2-1.

In the Eastern Conference standings, Nashville SC lead with 67 points from 30 matches after achieving 20 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats, followed by Inter Miami in second place with 55 points, then New England Revolution third with 52 points, and Chicago Fire fourth with 48 points.

In the Western Conference, Minnesota United FC occupy 13th place with 34 points, followed by Austin in 14th place with 31 points, while Sporting Kansas City are bottom of the table in 15th place with just 22 points from 30 matches.

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