▁consec ut ively ▁won ▁the ▁M LS ▁Cup ▁title ▁and ▁the ▁M LS ▁Supp or ters ' ▁Sh ield ▁honor . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁M LS ▁Cup ▁champions ▁were ▁Houston ▁Dynam o ▁who ▁defeated ▁New ▁England ▁Revolution ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁D . C . ▁United ▁won ▁the ▁M LS ▁Supp or ters ' ▁Sh ield ▁ed ging ▁Ch ivas ▁USA ▁by ▁two ▁points ▁for ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁honor . ▁ ▁New ▁England , ▁Houston , ▁and ▁D . C . ▁United ▁earned ▁ber th s ▁into ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁CON C AC AF ▁Champions ▁League ▁for ▁their ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁play offs . ▁ ▁Ch anges ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Season ▁ ▁Struct ural ▁Ch anges ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁was ▁often ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁modern - era ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Soccer . ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁decre ased ▁from ▁ 3 2 ▁matches ▁to ▁ 3 0 , ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁matches ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁window , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁boost ing ▁the ▁cred ibility ▁for ▁the ▁M LS ▁Supp or ters ' ▁Sh ield . ▁This ▁year ▁marked ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁season ▁for ▁expansion ▁franch ise , ▁Toronto ▁FC ▁who ▁began ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁M LS ▁Cup ▁Play offs , ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁clubs ▁in ▁each ▁conference ▁automatically ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁play offs , ▁down ▁from