Central Division

League	Major League Soccer
Sport	Soccer
Founded	2000
Ceased	2001
No. of teams	4
Last champion(s)	Chicago Fire
Most titles	Chicago Fire (2)

TheMLS Central Division was one ofMajor League Soccer's three divisions, existing in2000 and2001.

• Chicago Fire
• Columbus Crew
• Dallas Burn
• Tampa Bay Mutiny

• The new Central Division is created
• The Chicago Fire and Dallas Burn move in from the Western Conference (which became the Western Division)
• The Columbus Crew and Tampa Bay Mutiny move in from the Eastern Conference (which became the Eastern Division)

• The Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny were contracted, resulting in the disbanding of the Central Division
• The Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew move to the Eastern Division (now renamedEastern Conference)
• The Dallas Burn move to the Western Division (now renamedWestern Conference)

• 2000:Chicago Fire
• 2001:Chicago Fire†

† – The Chicago Fire were declared winners of the Central Division in 2001 after theSeptember 11 attacks caused the cancellation of the rest of the regular season. TheMLS Cup Playoffs began on September 20.

• Eastern Conference (MLS)
• Western Conference (MLS)

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• Major League Soccer divisions
• 2000 establishments in the United States
• 2001 disestablishments in the United States

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